A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a “Halloween scene”, a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

A TENNIS club in Braintree will see a special guest appearance from GB Davis Cup player, Danny Sapsford. The club in Clockhouse Way will host the event next Saturday, featuring an exhibition match and ...

Jeremy Corbyn has said United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese will contribute to the “Gaza tribunal” event which he is hosting. The former Labour leader, who is campaigning for a new ...

US rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have got the crowd rocking as the first headliners of a seaside festival which has been hit by controversy over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest. Thousands of ...

Inside the welfare tent at Wilderness Festival, volunteers from – Essex-based charity specialising in drug and alcohol recovery support.

A fault with track circuits at Ingatestone is forcing trains to run at reduced speed on the line towards Witham, Braintree and Colchester.

A GREAT Yeldham resident is launching a campaign after the village bus service issued a new timetable reducing the area's buses.

Both sides met near the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Horley, which is used to house asylum seekers, and were separated by police.

SALVATION Army staff took part in a football tournament in Braintree to educate students about knife crime. The tournament, held at the Great Notley Discovery Centre, aimed to raise awareness of knife ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

UK temperatures could hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain along with big waves to the coast. Warm and sunny spells are expected over the ...

An Emmerdale star has spoken out about the rumours that he is leaving the ITV soap opera very, very soon in explosive scenes.