Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

The Irish Government has won a vote of confidence in the speaker of the parliament. The Government brought the motion after opposition parties initially proposed a no confidence motion in Ceann ...

A VIOLENT attack saw a girl attacked by a gang of “15 teenagers” outside a bar in Southend High Street. According to worrying reports on social media the victim, 14, was assaulted in an “unprovoked” ...

Tom Crowther was named in January as someone who would help the Government with their work to tackle child sex abuse and grooming gangs.

Mr Booker’s speech was not a filibuster, which is a speech meant to halt the advance of a specific piece of legislation. Instead, Mr Booker’s performance was a broader critique of Mr Trump’s agenda, ...

Camilla hosted a reception at Clarence House on Tuesday for the SafeLives charity which aims to eradicate domestic abuse.

Van der Merwe is the second high-profile Scotland back to have an injury issue ahead of the Lions tour after Sione Tuipulotu suffered a serious pectoral issue which kept him out of the recent Six ...

Semi-automated offside technology will be introduced in Premier League matches from April 12, the league has announced. The technology, which was originally intended to be introduced after one of the ...

Hoads Wood was described as an ‘environmental disaster’ by local people after it was buried under landfill waste.

Tributes have been paid to a "much-loved" Rayleigh teacher following his death in a shocking crash in Chelmsford last month ...

Three people have been arrested after a high-speed police chase through Southend. Essex Police confirmed a 32-year-old man, 18-year-old man, and 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of driving ...

Warnings around a common condition suffered by up to 60 per cent of the population in middle and later life has been highlighted by the Essex coroner after the death of a man at Broomfield Hospital.