Explosive and chemical experts are working to make a Basildon property safe after "a number of items were discovered".

US President Donald Trump suggested American aircraft could help European nations police a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

A key mediator has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the UK’s allies in the so-called coalition of the willing on Tuesday.

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is widely expected to have increased to 3.7 in July, from the 3.6 recorded in June.

RWC 2025 chair Gill Whitehead reckons the Twickenham showpiece will “easily” surpass the 66,000 crowd for the opening sevens at last ...

WOKING will be looking to pick up their first three points of the season when unbeaten Wealdstone visit the Laithwaite Community Stadium tonight.

John Leech, best known for the soul show he presents each Sunday, started his career at Capital Radio before joining the BBC more than a decade ago. The much-loved DJ was a familiar voice on the ...

Carmers’ Queen’s Vase win at Ascot has looked like an increasingly solid piece of form – the runner-up, Furthur, has won the Geoffrey Freer since and the fifth-placed horse, Scandinavia, has ...

The Great British Bake Off is coming back to our screens in September, and one keen baker from Essex is hoping for a hug from Mr Hollywood himself.

James Tate is hoping a long-term plan comes to fruition with Majestic Warrior in the Sky Bet Ebor at York on Saturday. Successful in two of his first three races in 2023, the Churchill five-year-old ...

Jean Flick, 88, with daughter Frances, 60, in the garden at her home in Thorpeness, which is at risk of falling into the sea following coastal erosion (Joe Giddens/PA) ...