Union membership in councils run by Reform has increased since the party took control of local authorities after the May elections, new figures reveal. The GMB said workers were “flocking” to join ...

ESSEX-BORN chef Jamie Oliver is call for greater support in schools for people with neurodivergence as he opens up about his dyslexia.

Summer has officially arrived, bringing with it golden evenings, garden gatherings, and the irresistible urge to refresh and rejuvenate our ...

Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the war’s biggest overnight drone bombardment, the Ukrainian air force said on Monday. Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different ...

Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee, has been described as a “special person who put everybody before himself” following his death at the age of 65.

TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver in Mistley as police appeal for witnesses. Essex Police are investigating an assault in Mistley that took place in the early ...

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a “horrific incident” in north Manchester. The teenager ran to a house nearby in New Moston after being ...

Step into a festive wonderland when you board a luxury from Colchester to the award-winning Christmas market in York ...

Uriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee, has died at the age of 65. The Jamaica-born official grew up in Sheffield and oversaw more than 300 matches starting with his breakthrough ...

But Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is yet to agree a final settlement with the Chancellor, with reports suggesting greater police spending will mean a squeeze on other areas of her department’s budget.

Alcaraz, coached by Ferrero, won the pair’s first grand slam final meeting to claim his fifth major at the French Open.

Juddmonte has announced the appointment of six-time Irish champion jockey Colin Keane as its retained rider with immediate effect.