At least 170 homes have been damaged or burned down, the team said. Dozens of fire engines and more than 200 firefighters ...

COLCHESTER United enjoyed a statement win at Walsall, at the weekend. The U’s were in fine form and ran out 2-0 winners at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, to stun the previous League Two leaders.

The principal of Edinburgh University has said there will be no compulsory redundancies at the institution before July, as part of a “fair and carefully considered offer” to unions. Lecturers and ...

The house and rental price figures were released as the ONS also said that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation slowed to 3.6% in October, from 3.8% in September. Some commentators suggested this ...

Fans have shared their elation after Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Scotland sealed their place at next summer’s tournament with a dramatic 4-2 win over Denmark at ...

PEOPLE with Parkinson's are being welcomed to join a Parkison's Cafe in Mersea Island. Anne Marfleet, is a Mersea Island resident, who has Parkinson’s which is a progressive disease of the brain ...

The attack came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due in Turkey for talks on finding a settlement that might end Russia’s invasion of his country. The night-time attack hit two nine-storey ...

Chairman Paul Greenhouse spoke out after the petrochemical firm announced plans to close the Mossmorran ethylene plant in Fife.

Ambulance and police closed the eastbound carriageway, and drivers faced delays of up to an hour before the road was reopened at 8pm.

A popular garden centre off the A12 is taking over a cafe, reopening this week. The Bluebell tea room at the Bypass Nurseries in London Road, Capel St Mary, has been shut since Monday, as the garden ...

A senior NHS leader in Essex has been named one of Europe’s most influential Muslims and elected chairman of a.

Economists think the latest inflation reading will encourage the Bank of England to reduce borrowing costs at its next decision in December.