An update has been issued following reports of major flooding in Benfleet earlier today. Essex & Suffolk Water has confirmed the incident was caused by a burst pipe in Orchard Road, with crews ...

A man arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into an alleged threat to an Islamic event has received a suspended sentence for ...

Oliver Champion stabbed another man at the junction of Palmerston Road and Station Road in Westcliff, Basildon Crown Court ...

Southend holidaymakers could face hours-long passport delays at European airports this summer due to the new EES rules.

One of Essex’s most popular children’s attractions has temporarily closed its doors to the public. Marsh Farm, a children’s ...

Firefighters are expected to remain at a blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh “for a couple of days”, according to a senior officer in the fire service. A report was received at about 6.30pm on Sunday ...

A person has died following a crash at a busy A12 junction. The London Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Whalebone Lane North and Eastern Avenue West, Chadwell Heath, at 9.20pm yesterday ...

A person was rescued from a car after becoming trapped following a crash on a busy Essex road. Emergency services were called to the A127 near the Fairglen Interchange, between Rayleigh Weir and ...

A reported burst water main has caused flooding in a residential street this morning. Residents reported water pouring across Orchard Road, Benfleet, with vehicles and the pavement partially submerged ...

The ban had been in place just for its customers in Kent. The ongoing heatwaves and lack of rain are putting pressure on raw water sources. To protect essential supplies (drinking ...

The charge relates to the death of 53-year-old Paul Heyfron, who died on Sunday, July 12, after being assaulted inside a shop in Brook Walk, East Finchley, on Tuesday, June 30. A ...

A fraudster who swindled £11.5 million from 115 victims in a “Ponzi scheme” targeting retired people across England has been jailed.