The issues at this year’s event sprang from a sharp-tongued scolding of Miss Mexico, which sparked a controversy marked by a walkout.

A charity scheme is calling on all Essex residents to share joy with those less fortunate this Christmas by donating festive cards.

If the uplift is 3.8% as expected, families with one child should receive receive the new amount of around £27.04, up 99p from £26.05 per week each week from April 2026.

With energy bills set to rise again in January, we are increasingly reminded to heat ourselves and not our homes to save money ...

Inheritance tax is one of the more controversial elements in many budgets - here the experts look at what's likely to change, and the simplest ...

It comes as details emerged of a US plan to end the war, nearly four years after Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbour.

A man accused of murdering a dog walker by shooting him with a shotgun will stand trial next year. David Campbell, 76, is accused of killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy on February 16, 2024 ...

Kings of Leon, Neil Young and The Lumineers have been revealed as the headliners for a new festival coming to Essex next summer. State Fayre will celebrate "rock, Americana and barbecue" and will be a ...

Mourners were told that there is “incomprehension” at the death of Alan McCluskey, 23, from Drumconrath, who was a “caring” friend. Alan was one of a group of friends who were travelling in a ...

Essex residents are advised to prepare for a cold, wet weekend as winter weather continues to dominate across the UK.

The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported a reading of 50.5 in November, slipping from 52.2.

JD Wetherspoon is to open its first pub in mainland Europe with plans for a bar at Alicante airport in Spain. The pub – to be called the Castell de Santa Barbera – is set to open at the end of January ...