Labour MP Perran Moon called for a ban on trail hunting, which he warned was being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunting.

A British tourist is “really shocked, sad and distraught” after charges against the five Israeli men she accused of gang-raping her in a hotel were dropped by a court in Cyprus, her lawyer has said.

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

The Irish Government has won a vote of confidence in the speaker of the parliament. The Government brought the motion after opposition parties initially proposed a no confidence motion in Ceann ...

A VIOLENT attack saw a girl attacked by a gang of “15 teenagers” outside a bar in Southend High Street. According to worrying reports on social media the victim, 14, was assaulted in an “unprovoked” ...

Mr Booker’s speech was not a filibuster, which is a speech meant to halt the advance of a specific piece of legislation. Instead, Mr Booker’s performance was a broader critique of Mr Trump’s agenda, ...

Tom Crowther was named in January as someone who would help the Government with their work to tackle child sex abuse and grooming gangs.

According to Google reviews, here are five of the best in and around Southend where little ones can burn off energy and adults can unwind. The Old Walnut Tree is a firm favourite among local families, ...

Camilla hosted a reception at Clarence House on Tuesday for the SafeLives charity which aims to eradicate domestic abuse.

SOUTHEND United have been handed another 400 tickets for Saturday’s trip to Sutton United. Blues have sold out their initial allocation of 1,133 tickets for the National League clash at the VBS ...

Van der Merwe is the second high-profile Scotland back to have an injury issue ahead of the Lions tour after Sione Tuipulotu suffered a serious pectoral issue which kept him out of the recent Six ...

Marcus La Croix, 37, is accused alongside Michael Clarke, 35, of murdering 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake during a ‘ride-out’ in ...