French authorities in an inflatable boat passed life jackets to those on board the overcrowded dingy, which was leaving the coast across the Channel.

A drone photograph has captured the damage caused by a huge grass fire that burnt across 37 acres of a south Essex airstrip.

Tens of thousands of passengers were disrupted when French ATC staff walked out in a dispute over working conditions ...

Rachael Maskell, who lost the Labour whip in a purge of troublemakers, said the Prime Minister was wrong to act in the way he had.

Journey delays and queues of traffic are being reported as a result of emergency telecoms repairs this morning.

A SET of shuttered community tennis courts have reopened to the public following an £85,000 refurbishment. Tennis courts at the King George V playing fields on Canvey's Poplar Road have reopened ...

Drivers travelling between south Essex and Kent are set to face some disruption to their journeys due to slow moving traffic at the QEII Bridge.

Southend Airport has re-opened this morning after closing for 72-hours in the wake of a shocking and tragic plane crash that killed four people.

The car maker said around 1.5 of its UK workforce would be affected by the job cuts, which are going as part of a voluntary redundancy programme.

Tens of thousands of passengers were disrupted when French ATC staff walked out on July 3 and 4 in a dispute over working conditions.

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment increased to 4.7 in the three months to May.

Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection.