It came as Simon Roberts warned ‘many households are finding things tough at the moment’ amid pressure on consumer budgets.

Some 9.6 of people aged 16 and over are estimated to have been the victim of domestic abuse in the year to March 2026.

A "PLEASANT and charming" man who was unwell with dementia was found trying to dig under a fence to escape a care home, an inquest has heard.

Thurrock Council's Trading Standards Imports Team joined forces with Border Force for the operation at Tilbury Port and London Gateway Port on September 22.

Three weeks after an investigation was launched into the alleged unauthorised access of Noah Woods' patient records, there is still no indication of when the inquiry will conclude.

Drivers are facing severe delays on the M11 this morning with eight miles of congestion on the major route after a serious crash.

A city in South Korea is trying to find a new way to free a huge dusky shark from a narrow canal. Workers in the port city of Busan had herded the shark, nicknamed Bukangi, out of the canal the day ...

Six-year-old Ivy Knighton-Leake, from Bradford, kicked off the 2026 launch in Manchester on Thursday morning, where she received a special poppy made from the metal of Second World War Spitfires, from ...

Huge tree crashes onto car on A129 Southend Road near Billericay, Essex, scattering debris across the carriageway late on October 21.

Judges will be given more powers to banish killers to their cells and block prison visits if they refuse to face their victims’ families as they are sentenced.

The incidents are heightening concerns about female politicians’ safety and raising fears about security in a country where politicians are highly accessible to the public. Poli ...

A120 in Great Bromley, Essex, is blocked in both directions after a lorry fire between the A120/A133 junction and Elmstead, with delays expected this morning.