One postcode in Essex has won £1,000 in the postcode lottery over the last week (September 6 to September 13). Check to see if you (or your neighbours!) have won below.

A number of schools across south Essex have the highest Ofsted rating of "outstanding". Ofsted is making changes to its inspection framework and, from this month, will no longer use single-word ...

Several restaurants, cafes, and pubs in south Essex have received top food hygiene ratings this week, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. The scheme gives businesses a rating from five to zero, ...

With Bonfire Night just over a month away, we have compiled a list of the firework displays happening across south Essex. Basildon Round Table Charity Fireworks The annual charity fireworks event is ...

Historic paddle steamer the Waverley has been a popular visitor to Southend for decades with its much-loved river cruises. As the world's last seagoing paddle steamer returns to the landmark pier ...

Hospital senior managers have “given themselves a discount” for parking while workers are left in the lurch, UNISON have claimed. The union have claimed senior managers at the trust are paying a ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.

Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on Rust, was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has ...

Gaute Haugenes, who managed the team from 2001 to 2003, told the BBC members of staff were aware Mr Al Fayed ‘liked young, blonde girls’.

The Daily Mirror leads with a press conference hearing how there was a “systematic failure of corporate responsibility” in the Mohamed Al Fayed case, with lawyers labelling the late billionaire a ...

Consumers who buy their food at convenience stores could be paying up to a fifth more than at larger branches of the same supermarket, according to a study.

Commons Leader Lucy Powell hailed the 2024 election as a landmark for women’s representation, returning both the highest number and highest proportion of female MPs in history. Some 263 women were ...