The A12 is currently closed due to a crash. The incident occurred at junction 17 at Howe Green with long delays as a result heading Londonbound. Queues are building beyond junction 16 at Galleywood.

White Elm Garden Centre in Bicknacre condemns repeated Halloween vandalism and a break-in at its petting farm, after displays and enclosures were damaged.

The first named storm of the season is expected to bring disruption on Friday as strong gusts and heavy rain hit parts of the UK.

Radio Caroline’s pirate radio ship Ross Revenge will leave Essex’s Blackwater Estuary for Hull in February 2027 for vital structural repairs ...

A man with dementia stabbed himself with scissors before climbing over a hospital railing and falling onto a glass table, an inquest has heard.

Households across England and Wales should check their doormats and letterboxes for confirmation they will get £150 off energy bills, the Government has said. Eligible bill payers on means-tested ...

Norman ‘Tam’ Murray and Murdo Morrison, 23, remain missing after they, alongside their vessel the Kilda, disappeared on ...

Scottish Labour set the First Minister should set out his Government’s stance on the issue next week when Holyrood returns from recess.

Anglian Water has revealed whether Storm Austen will bring an end to the hosepipe ban. The ban, in place since July 11 in parts of Essex, was introduced following weeks of extreme heat and ...

An Essex petting zoo has announced it will be closed tomorrow due to the threat of Storm Austen.

Essex Police appeal for help finding wanted man Carl Clarke, 40, after he left Southend Hospital on October 21. Contact police on 101 with information.

Pictures posted on social media show the roof and the side of the van have suffered serious damage as a result of the suspected crash. The incident is not causing any traffic issu ...