Essex Libraries are helping residents take control of their heart health with free borrowable blood pressure monitors.

John Swinney has ordered an investigation into his Government’s dealings with Peter Mandelson to see if the “interests of Scotland have been undermined”.

GARDEN designer and broadcaster Adam Frost is heading to Chelmsford as part of his extended UK tour. The presenter, known for his appearances on BBC Gardeners’ World, will appear live at Chelmsford ...

Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will opt to leave rates unchanged at its next decision on Thursday.

Sir Keir Starmer knew about Lord Peter Mandelson’s ongoing friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him ambassador to the US, but claimed the peer “lied repeatedly” about ...

Police were called just after 5pm on Tuesday after a report that a man in his 20s had collapsed in Oxford Street, Leicester, close to the junction with Bonners Lane, near De Montfort University (DMU), ...

Talks between Iran and the US will be held on Friday in Oman, Iranian media said on Wednesday. The semi-official ISNA and Tasnim news agencies, and the Student News Network, all reported the talks ...

An expert who has been visiting high streets up and down the country has praised one Essex town for its architecture.

Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson made the claim as he questioned them over the lack of agreement over the redevelopment at the former Maze prison site.

A man seeking asylum headbutted and kicked security guards in a drunken rage at a former Essex military base. Adnani Mohammad demanded to see a doctor before hitting staff “very hard” at the RAF ...

Higher labour costs have raised the marginal cost of hiring by around 7, in real terms, for an entry level position, Niesr found.

A former vet who drugged children with sweets at a summer camp before sexually assaulting them has admitted drugging his wife so she would not wake while the abuse took place. Jon Ruben had previously ...