The “non-negotiable” protections that Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is to include in the Welfare Reform Bill are understood to include a guarantee that those who no longer qualify for ...

More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded overnight as powerful thunderstorms swept across the UK. The Met Office said the “vast majority” of the lightning struck over the sea, but torrential ...

Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehran’s nuclear programme and ...

Calls from Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears.

Flooding and thunderstorms are threatening disruption for large parts of the UK on Saturday, hot on the heels of the warmest day of the year to date. The Met Office said Santon Downham in Suffolk ...

Wayne Rooney, Maisie Adam, Leonardo Bonucci and Angry Ginge will be taking part in Soccer Aid 2025 but when will it be on?

Liverpool agreed a club-record deal with Bayer Leverkusen for playmaker Florian Wirtz. The much-anticipated move could break the British record, with the Germany star set to join his former team-mate ...

An American TikTok personality praised Basildon after a fly by visit, drawing attention to the town after enjoying what it had to offer ...

A number of adorable pooches at the Dogs Trust site in Basildon are looking for their new home, can you help any of them out?

A whimsical penguin sculpture is set to capture the hearts of visitors along Southend’s coastline as part of a summer art trail. The sculpture, named "Oh, I Do Like to Waddle Beside the Seaside", is ...

FROM jailed drivers to uninsured motorists, these are 17 south Essex offenders who have been sentenced at magistrates' courts this month ...

The brother of Rochford soldier Aaron Lewis who was tragically killed in Afghanistan is undertaking an arduous race across the Sahara Desert ...