Essex and Suffolk Water’s new hosepipe ban is the first since 1997 - here’s what happened the last time restrictions were ...

Temperatures are expected to cool for parts of the UK with a chilly start to the weekend for many, forecasters have said. It follows days of hot and humid weather with the Met Office announcing that ...

Firefighters are tackling a field fire that has sent smoke billowing across the area. Around 20 firefighters are working to ...

A Colchester road is expected to remain closed throughout the evening. This is as fire crews tackle a major blaze at Middlewick Ranges. Forty firefighters currently remain on the scene of the fire, ...

Every drop can help keep plants alive.” “Teach children to water only the plants that really need it, using a watering can ...

Firefighters are at the scene of a major incident in Colchester A fire has broken Smoke can be seen for miles as crews tackle ...

Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day ...

A public wake is to be held for Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard in Dublin where people can pay their respects. The wake will be held in the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art at the ...

The Government vowed to formally regulate the funeral sector as grieving families criticised the 20-year prison sentence handed to crooked funeral director Robert Bush.

The DVSA is cracking down on fraudulent activity relating to MOT tests in the UK by adding a new feature following a successful trial.