A BUSY road in Southend is closed this morning as emergency services are on the scene of a reported crash. Hamstel Road is currently shut off between Newington Avenue and Poynings Avenue, near Hamstel ...

COMMUTERS are facing delays as a major Essex road is blocked heading towards London this morning. The A12 is partially blocked with slow traffic due to an "obstruction on the road" London-bound at ...

COMMUTERS have been warned to plan ahead as Tube drivers' strikes are planned to start next week. Planned strikes by RMT Tube drivers will affect some London Underground services on Tuesday, April 21 ...

Crash on A12 between car and lorry causing severe delays Traffic being held as a result with delays in excess of 45 minutes ...

The deal will see Standard Life – recently rebranded from Phoenix Group – pay £750 million in cash and issue 181.1 million new shares to Dutch financial firm Aegon. Aegon wil ...

Earlier this month, West was denied a UK visa, which led to the cancellation of his headline appearances at Wireless Festival following repeated antisemitic remarks. French interi ...

Claims of a car break-in being linked to an asylum seeker in the wake of protests in Essex have been dismissed.

The UK’s biggest housebuilder said it remained on track for 2025-26, but that the outlook for 2026-27 was more ‘uncertain’.

A POLICE plan is in place as fuel protests are planned at the Dartford Crossing and M25 today. Essex Police confirmed yesterday that they are aware of posts circulating of plans for fuel protests at ...

Ben Stokes has admitted he feels lucky to be alive after being hit in the face by a cricket ball. The England captain suffered a broken right cheekbone and other facial injuries following the accident ...

Hopes have risen for renewed talks between the United States and Iran, as the US military said its blockade of Iranian ports ...

Our thoughts on this significant and poignant day, as always, are with all those affected by the tragedy at Hillsborough and we pause in memory of the 97 fans who will never be fo ...