Across the UK, 29,356 new homes were registered to be built in the first quarter of this year, which was a 36% increase on the same quarter in 2024 and 17% more than in the fourth quarter of 2024, the ...

A ground-breaking pilot scheme is offering free blood pressure checks at dental practices in parts of Essex. The NHS initiative means residents in Basildon, Brentwood, and mid-Essex can have their ...

A team of children organised by a little Essex boy raised an incredible £4,000 for specialist therapy to help his sister walk.

Australia’s cabinet was sworn into office on Tuesday after the centre-left Labor Party was re-elected in a landslide. With vote counting continuing, Labor expects to hold between 92 and 95 seats in ...

No wire service reporters, who supply reports to news outlets around the world, were on the plane to the Middle East with President Trump.

Researchers said the discovery could save ‘vast numbers of lives’ by enabling pre-emptive treatment of the condition.

Fighters with the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who returned to the UK after killings, terror attacks and persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria must face justice, a committee of MPs and ...

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will be honoured at Windsor Castle. The 23-year-old was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) after winning gold in the 800m at the Paris Olympics ...

Seventeen workplace pension providers are signing up to a voluntary initiative with the aim of boosting savers’ investments and UK growth. The Mansion House Accord aims to help defined contribution ...

In the Commons, Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement has also drawn attacks from across the political spectrum. Labour backbenchers criticised the language Sir Keir used to announce the plans, particularly ...

They have placed their hopes for Tuesday’s semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, on 21-year-old singer Claude Kiambe.