Nick Carroll, chief executive of Together for Short Lives, said: “As ministers try to shift greater levels of healthcare from hospitals into communities, our amazing children’s hospices are doing more ...

Inspector Moloy Campbell said his thoughts were entirely focused on the need to ‘preserve life’ including that of his officers on the ground.

ALLOTMENTS in Halstead will now be owned by the town council after their 20 year lease ended. There are around 200 allotments in Halstead, including locations on Colchester Road, Oak Road, Parsonage ...

It has now been confirmed that the new store is expected to open in early August. The new store will mark Halstead's very first Tesco, with a Sainsbury's, Lidl and two smaller Co-op stores still ...

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Some closures from June 27 to 29 on the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing may affect some Essex drivers this weekend.

Liverpool have completed the £40million signing of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez on a five-year contract. The 21-year-old is the club’s third arrival this summer, following Jeremie Frimpong and ...

British pop rock band The 1975 will be the first headliners to grace the Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage this year when they perform ...

In a letter to MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said personal independence payments would be protected.

Kevin Roy and Aldrich Potgieter share the lead after the opening day of the Rocket Classic after carding bogey-free rounds of 62 at Detroit Golf Club. Both America’s Roy and 20-year-old South African ...

Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury last year in the wake of a review of sexual abuse committed by a Christian camp leader.

Olympic champion Dodds and men’s skipper Mouat are among the first batch of 10 athletes whose names have been officially confirmed for the ...