With several prominent buildings lying empty and Colchester high street continuing to evolve, residents offered their thoughts on decline.

Demand for council housing in Essex is on the rise while the housing market has recorded its first annual fall in new sales in two years.

Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood is due to appear in court on Monday after being charged with rape and sexual assault. The Metropolitan Police said the 68-year-old is accused of offences against seven ...

An 85-year-old Royal Navy veteran has urged people to remember not only those who died in conflicts but the families they left behind on Remembrance Day. George Walker was around four years old when ...

This comes after a dip in the number of hearts donated to heart valve banks, with 600 hearts donated in 2021 and just 368 donated in 2024. Officials said that the shortage is continuing this year. NHS ...

A teenager and a mother-of-three have joined two fathers seeking to legally challenge government guidance on phones in schools. Flossie McShea, 17, and Katie Moore, 43, have added their support to ...

The First Minister has called for swift and decisive action in “tackling the climate emergency” as the Cop30 UN Climate Summit gets under way. Climate action secretary Gillian Martin is representing ...

Co-op is set to open more than 50 new and transformed stores across the UK before Christmas. This new announcement will take the total number of stores opened by Co-op in 2024/25 to over 200, with an ...

The Co-op is opening dozens of new stores before Christmas at sites across the country - here's the full list.

The figures come as consumer groups warned shoppers to be “extra cautious” with Black Friday deals. Citizens Advice consumer expert Jane Parsons said: “Black Friday is a prime opportunity for cyber ...

The chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, also announced her resignation following a week of controversy.

Northern Ireland’s leaders have laid wreaths in Belfast and President Higgins has attended a service in Dublin.