Firefighters who helped contain France’s largest wildfire in decades are on high alert because of forecasts of very high ...

An advocacy group has sued the Justice Department and the FBI for records detailing their handling of the sex-trafficking ...

A High Court judge said the founder of a driving school was “frequently aggressive and sarcastic” as he gave evidence in court.

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has praised the work done by Sir Chris Hoy to raise awareness of prostate cancer following a meeting at Bute House. The champion cyclist, along with his wife Lady ...

The chain operates 2,750 stores across 17 countries, including around 280 in the UK – among them branches in Colchester, Braintree, and Clacton.

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

Around 40 firefighters are reportedly on the scene of a fire in East Hanningfield near Chelmsford which is affecting three properties.

Other major events including the Community Shield match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Wembley are also taking place in London.

A man who raped and murdered his ex-fiancee at a luxury hotel in Surrey has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years, as the woman’s family branded him an “evil, controlling, manipulative ...

Stargazers have already been treated to one rare planetary parade this year, when Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune could all be seen in the sky at once in January. Then, in February, ...

The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to ...

More than 100 motorcyclists have paid a “wonderful tribute” by riding in convoy to mark the funeral of the UK’s oldest Second World War veteran. Donald Rose, who was a D-Day veteran and fought as a ...