Essex

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

Left to right: (back row) Thurrock Engagement Sergeant, Amelia Moore, Thurrock Children and Young Person's officer, Rachael Johns, Essex Police call taker, Ruth Potts, Essex Police Control Room Supervisor, Adam Taylor. Front row: Ronnie-Lee Gray and his mum Becky

Brave 7-year-old praised for dialling 999 after mum collapsed

Thivendran Kodeeswaran was threatened with legal action by British Gas over what turned out to be a fictitious £14,000 electric bill.

British Gas chased man for 18 months over fictitious £14k energy bill

The blaze destroyed around 200 cars

‘Spectacular’ scrapyard blaze destroys hundreds of cars

Watch: Mindless mum left with bruises after firefighters cut her out of baby swing

Watch: Mum rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in baby swing

Horrified onlookers watched as rescuers scrambled to the aid of eight terrified people stuck “at the top” of a 22-metre rollercoaster.

Watch: Rescue of terrified riders stuck at top of UK rollercoaster

18-year-old dies and two people fighting for life after horror crash

Police said Duncan Lougee, 70, went missing on June 18 after setting sail from Plymouth. (SWNS)

Fears grow for missing 70-year-old sailor

Nicola Bulley's inquest will be held in Preston on Monday and Tuesday.

Nicola Bulley: Inquest into tragic deach of missing dogwalker begins

A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

The Essex pub previously owned by The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint could become a community pub

Prodigy singer’s old pub to be bought by local community

Beau Avis was walker her dog Bonnie when she was bitten by a poisonous snake

Dog walker ‘lucky to be alive’ after being bitten by a snake

The Premium Bond winners for June 2023 have been revealed by National Savings and Investments (NS&I) - and Bristol residents are among the lucky ones.

NS&I Premium Bonds: June 2023 winners and how to enter

A woman who was hit by a police motorbike escorting a royal family member has died

Woman dies after royal family police escort vehicle collision

The iconic property was used for filming in the BBC series Gavin and Stacey

Iconic house made famous by hit series Gavin and Stacey up for sale

Anne-Marie The Unhealthy Club Tour: Singer announces UK dates including London, Manchester & Birmingham

Anne-Marie announces ‘The Unhealthy Club Tour’ including UK dates
Anne-Marie has announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2023

Blur have announced the news of their new album

Blur return with first new album in eight years

Rachel Smith, from Clacton-on-Sea, takes her two children Brayden, 11 and Elianna, 9, out of school every year during term time to go on holiday abroad. (SWNS)

Mum defends going on holidays with children on term time

Survey reveals worst seaside destinations - is your area on the list?

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

The star of EastEnders and The Bill put out a video that went viral on social media - Credit: Getty / Adobe

Warning issued as EastEnders star’s grandkids were nearly ‘kidnapped’

Julianne Cox, who worked at St Helena School, in Colchester, Essex between 2014 and 2017, told colleagues her right retina had been surgically removed and she was undergoing chemotherapy.

Teacher banned from classroom after lying about cancer diagnosis

Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison

Stephen Bear jailed for sharing Georgia Harrison sex video online

Reality TV star Stephen Bear is set to be sentenced on Friday (March 3) for sharing a private video of him having sex with his former girlfriend, Georgia Harrison, on his OnlyFans website.

Reality TV star Stephen Bear to be sentenced over ‘revenge porn’

Sainsbury’s is closing two of its Argos depots which will affect 1,400 jobs.

1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s announces closure of two depots

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

Empty shelves are seen in the fruit and vegetable aisles of a Tesco supermarket on February 22, 2023 in Burgess Hill.

Why is there a food shortage in the UK & how long will it last?
With major supermarkets placing limits on certain fresh produce, growers reveal how long they expect rationing of fruit and veg to last

“Emaciated little pony” Barney found collapsed in pile of rubble

Ford to cut around 1,300 jobs in the UK over the next two years

Nicola Bulley, 45, went missing from a Lancashire village while out walking her dog on Friday morning (January 27).

Daughters of woman who vanished while walking dog ‘want mummy home’

Vegan mayo delivery to your door (photo: James Linsell-Clark)

Plant based makeover for veganuary with a green taste for classic dressing

Speculation mounts on Lauren Goodger’s return to The Only Way is Essex

Oakwood Pond in Harlow.

Murder probe launched after human remains found in pond near hospital

The weather warning will be in place for most of Sunday December 18. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Met Office snow and ice alerts for 125 parts of the UK

A group of Irish travellers were asked to leave a Greene King pub in Essex when trying to watch a Tyson Fury fight

Travellers receive payout after being banned from Greene King pub

TOWIE’s Amy Childs announces she is expecting twins with Billy Delbosq

Ron Bowers, 64, who has been ghost hunting for 20 years. A real-life 'ghostbuster' has been hunting down spirits for the last 20 years - and says the best way to contact to dead is by meditating.

Meet Ron Bowers - ghost hunter for more than 20 years

Best and worst places to live if you’re scared of ghosts

According to Government data of registered vehicles, there are 1,521,680 Ford Fiestas registered in the UK.

Ford announces discontinuation of UK’s most popular car Fiesta

Jessica Whitehurst as Anita, Wayne Rollins as Vince and Josephine Melville as Maggie in Nine Night at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: by Sharron Wallace

Ex-EastEnders actress Josephine Melville dies backstage after play

Joey Essex will appear on Dancing on Ice in 2023 (Getty Images)

Dancing on Ice: Injured Joey Essex ‘lucky to still have finger’

Who is Gary Lucy (R)? All you need to know about the main face of Sunderland Empire's 2022 pantomime (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Who is Gary Lucy? All you need to know about the main face of Sunderland Empire'...

Th scariest areas have now been revealed

Mapped: The most haunted regions in the UK

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

Mike Clay has begun a 720-mile bike ride to raise money and awareness for bowel cancer screening.

Sunderland man's 720-mile bike ride for NHS after cancer scare

Judith Thomson is appealing for blood donors to come forward in a bid to find a match for her brother John Davey.

Sister's appeal to find match for rare blood group after brother and lifelong Su...

Recently harvested orange pumpkins

Fears over Halloween 2022 UK pumpkin shortage brought on by heatwaves

Archie Battersbee, inset, died on Saturday, August 6 after his treatment was withdrawn. Candles have been lit and flowers have been left outside the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Pictures: Hollie Dance/PA.

Family of Archie Battersbee vow to call for ‘change’ after his death

The Class of 1946 at West Rainton Primary School. (Left to right) Dennis Short, Rita Brown, Margery Gibson, Eileen Pritchard and Brian Terry. Sitting (left to right), Muriel Davison, June Syddall, Violet Gibson, Grace Cochrane and Margaret Dawson.

Picture by FRANK REID

Former classmates reunite after almost seven decades apart

Drinking and dining at The Cricketers is a connoisseur’s choice, thanks to a well-stocked bar with cask ales, refined single malt whiskies, artisan gins and a mouth-watering menu .

You’ll be bowled over by this traditional British staycation

The Titanic

The story of the Sunderland man who survived the Titanic disaster

Our readers have been identifying locations in Sunderland with the worst pothole problems.

12 of the worst roads in Sunderland for pothole problems according to readers

(Composite: Mark Hall/JPI Media)

The regions with the most speed cameras and worst offenders

Ben Stokes of England bats during day four of the First Test Match in the Ashes series between Australia and England at The Gabba on December 11, 2021 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

England and Durham cricket ace Ben Stokes signs new three-year extension

Where to find the cheapest used cars, plus the best all-round deals