The year 1967 was a busy and presumably dusty one in Southend as the town was in the midst of getting a huge makeover ...

Veteran broadcaster John Stapleton was a stalwart at the BBC and ITV where he presented current affairs and topical discussion shows across a lengthy career. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1946, ...

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said he wants to see co-operation at the next Assembly election to maximise the number of unionists elected.

Georgia Hunter Bell pipped training partner and Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to an 800 metres silver medal by one one hundredth of a second on the final night of action at the World Athletics ...

The Scottish Liberal Democrats will “certainly” overtake the Scottish Conservatives at next year’s Holyrood election, its leader has said. Alex Cole-Hamilton said that people have been abandoning the ...

David Lammy had been suggested as a potential replacement for Lord Mandelson, who was sacked over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Run Boy Run completed a big handicap double for trainer Richard Spencer and jockey George Wood in the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap. Earlier on the card, Candy had landed the Silver Cup and Run Boy ...

ESSEX Police want to speak to a man after a woman reported that she was assaulted in a supermarket. A woman reported that she was assaulted as she shopped in Tesco in Radwinter Way in Saffron Walden ...

On this day in 2024, a new luxury care home officially opened its doors in Rayleigh after years of construction. Pinetree, a 60-bed care home located on Rawreth Lane, was declared open by Dr Margaret ...

Liverpool have postponed their Women’s Super League fixture against Aston Villa following the death of former manager Matt Beard on Saturday. Beard, who had two spells in charge of Liverpool, left the ...

Peace activists in Israel have hailed the planned recognition of a Palestinian state, calling for an end to the war and the release of hostages.

Stapleton, who revealed his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease in October 2024, died in hospital on Sunday morning.