Police have confirmed a body found in a wooded area has been formally identified as that of teenager Cole Cooper, who was ...

The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.4C, the Met Office said. It comes as the forecasting body announced thunderstorms were “pushing into” the English Channel ...

Aiden Markram’s brilliant unbeaten century carried South Africa to the brink of victory against Australia on the third day of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

Two sisters in their early 20s on their way home from surprising their grandmother for her birthday are among the victims.

Over in the singles chart Alex Warren’s Ordinary has been knocked from the top spot by Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild.

Darren Jones faced criticism after suggesting on the BBC’s Question Time that the majority of small boats crossings are ‘children, babies ...

Israel and Iran must de-escalate and work towards a “diplomatic resolution”, Sir Keir Starmer has told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu amid mounting tensions in the Middle East. Sir Keir ...

COLCHESTER Council has welcomed the announcement of a £39 billion commitment to affordable and social housing by the Government. The funding, announced as part of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, ...

Ed Bethell’s See That Storm showed he is still improving when catching a tartar at York on Friday in the shape of Burrito. Since joining Bethell from Andrew Balding, See That Storm won his first four ...

Acting shadow energy minister Andrew Bowie accused the UK Government of ‘overseeing the wilful deindustrialisation of this nation’.

An Irish politician has had his phone and passport confiscated by Egyptian authorities while on a march to Gaza. Paul Murphy, a TD (MP) for People Before Profit-Solidarity, was among a large group of ...

Ahead of Father's Day, we have put together some of the best steakhouse options in Colchester to best treat them.