A 21-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 May on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

THE Colchester Half Marathon has raised a record-breaking £92,351 for The Robin Cancer Trust. The annual race, which took place in March, involved 3,500 runners of all abilities tackle the 13.1-mile ...

A FRAUDSTER who used his girlfriend’s banking app to transfer £13,000 to himself will be sentenced before a crown court judge. Kyle Relf-Stables, 30, was due to be sentenced before Colchester ...

A PILOT has been reported to a watchdog after flying at an “irresponsibly low height” near a protected wetland area near Maldon.

Scotland has had its driest start to the year since 1931 while north-west and north-east England have had the lowest rainfall since 1929.

A Labour MP is being investigated by Parliament’s expenses watchdog over his spending. Tahir Ali, 53, faces a probe relating to “office costs, travel and accommodation,” the Independent Parliament ...

Goodison Park will become the home of Everton’s women’s team from next season, the club have announced. The men’s team are preparing to bid an emotional farewell to the ground ahead of their move to ...

Conservative MP Patrick Spencer has been charged with two counts of sexual assault allegedly carried out at central London’s Groucho club. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday that Spencer, ...

Jordan Spieth admits he has been inspired by Rory McIlroy completing the career grand slam as he bids to join golf’s most exclusive club himself.

Jaguar Land Rover has said it “cannot discount” starting manufacturing in the US in response to tariffs on carmakers despite the recent UK-US trade deal. However, the company said it currently has “no ...

Peter Sullivan has said he is “not angry” and “not bitter” after the Court of Appeal quashed his murder conviction, after spending 38 years in prison.

Wayne Norman was dismissed after being told he had been ‘marked down’ for not having a degree or construction qualification during ...