Joseph O’Brien’s Defiantly has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup after he failed a veterinary inspection. The four-year-old Kameko gelding had been referred for an extra check on Saturday ...

Dispersal orders will cover parts of Braintree and Canvey this weekend amid Halloween activity and a planned protest.

In his first major intervention since leaving Downing Street, the former prime minister warned that ‘things will not go back to the way they were’.

The King has arrived in Antigua and Barbuda for a gathering of Commonwealth leaders against the backdrop of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s offer to discuss a British apology for slavery.

The number of deaths in DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest ...

Brendon McCullum shrugged off Sam Curran’s struggles in Pakistan as England’s white-ball head coach suggested the all-rounder will have an important role to play at next year’s World Cup.

Paranormal Investigator Nick Howe recalls investigations at three potentially haunted places in Essex: Tilbury Fort, Thaxted ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Union leaders are set to conclude a two-day summit on Friday as the EU’s top official presses to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member”.

Unions and student groups are challenging an order for a planned march to follow a single route away from the centre of Paris.

Fallon Sherrock was delighted to “overcome the hate” and win the second biggest prize in darts history by beating Luke Littler. The 32-year-old was crowned champion of Netflix’s ‘Beat Luke Littler’ on ...

Steve Allen takes a humorous look at the new EU Entry/Exit System after spending as long getting through Faro airport as he did flying there.

A yellow fog warning is in force across parts of England and Wales, with the Met Office warning of possible travel delays on Saturday. The heavy fog warning is in place until 10am, but the Met Office ...