Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called a financial package for developing nations a “critical 11th-hour deal at the 11th hour for the climate” as the United Nations environmental conference drew to a ...

Uruguayans will return to the polls on Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president. The conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition are locked in a close run-off ...

Last year, Mike received a Christmas card from a Help for Heroes supporter. It was part of the charity’s campaign encouraging people to send a message of hope to isolated veterans – and it made a ...

Westwood Academy, located on Beresford Close, Hadleigh, has maintained its "outstanding" standards following an Ofsted inspection on October 15 and 16. Inspectors found that pupils thrive in a ...

An eyesore spot in a Hockley wood could be transformed into a fenced-off dog training centre for a club following three years of discussion.

ORGANISERS behind a Southend music festival are hoping to almost double the event's capacity and remove restrictions on under-18s attending to make next year’s event even bigger and better. Lazydays ...

A CHARITY is calling on south Essex to unite and send hundreds of Christmas cards to a teenage boy battling cancer for the third time. The Benfleet branch of Bone Cancer Research Trust have launched a ...

FROM drink or drug drivers to speeding motorists, these south Essex drivers have been hit with bans at magistrates' courts in recent weeks. A BANNED driver caught behind the wheel in Basildon has been ...

BUSINESS owners along a thriving Southend street have backed plans for a new vibrant cocktail and tapas bar to open its doors at a former hairdressers. Southend Council’s licensing committee is set to ...

PLANS for a new mini-industrial estate which would be a “£29million boost to the economy” and create more than 400 new jobs are set to be given the green light. Under plans by “Lucton Educational ...

Cox, who was in line for a Test debut, was sent for X-rays after suffering the injury in the nets in New Zealand.

However, there were wins for both Benfleet and Hullbridge Sports. Benfleet moved 14th after beating Athletic Newham 3-0 with Nathan Saunders, Sonny Hartman and Toby Dickinson all hitting the back of ...