Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.

Tennis legend Venus Williams will not play at the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament revealed. The development comes days after it announced she would compete after accepting a wildcard entry.

A HOMELESS shelter in a former Westcliff hotel is throwing open its doors today after three years of renovations ...

The organisers of an otherworldly Basildon art installation have reflected on its success and discussed the creative potential they see in the town ...

FAMILIES and children at nine south Essex schools will soon benefit from free, daily breakfast clubs after being selected by the Government ...

HOARDINGS have gone up and empty shops are being gutted as work is well underway on a 492-home town centre development ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients in south Essex are turning to private care providers following medication shortages ...

A trio of fed up councillors took matters into their own hands to round-up dozens of supermarket trolleys scattered across Pitsea's streets.

A former Westcliff High School for Boys pupil and his wife have celebrated an astounding achievement as they break record as the oldest mixed ...

Skater in Hockley look set to be enjoying the town's new skatepark this summer, with a Rochford councillor describing the new design as ...

The Ukraine resolution, co-sponsored by the 27-nation European Union, refers to “the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the ...

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury will be sentenced for punching a man following a row in the street. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who has been sitting as an independent since he was suspended following ...