The Israeli government said it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to increase the pressure on Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Defence minister Israel Katz said Operation ...

Three Iranian nationals have appeared in court charged with spying offences on behalf of Iran’s foreign intelligence service. Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali ...

Lando Norris got the better of team-mate Oscar Piastri in final practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Max Verstappen showed signs he could take the fight to the McLaren pair. Championship ...

Legal action was brought against Lambeth Council over the use of Brixton’s Brockwell Park for the Brockwell Live festivals.

Ukrainian officials said the attack happened just hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct peace talks in years.

The broadcaster joined demonstrators outside the supermarket’s AGM in Manchester who are calling on the chain to ditch ...

POET and novelist Sir Ben Okri will launch the 2025 Essex Book Festival. The former Essex University student and honorary graduate will discuss his latest book, Madame Sosostris and the Festival for ...

Aidan O’Brien has issued a positive bulletin on star stayer Kyprios following his Saval Beg Stakes victory at Leopardstown on Friday evening. The seven-year-old claimed a third success in the Group ...

A SECOND arrest has been made after an early evening home burglary in Witham. Essex Police was informed that a home in Pippin Croft was broken into around 5.35pm on April 10 and a safe was stolen.

The UK has condemned a Russian drone attack that killed nine people in Ukraine early on Saturday. The attack, which struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region, came just hours after ...

Sade Adu moved to Essex in 1963 (Image: PR) Sade Adu was born in Nigeria in 1959 and moved to Colchester to live with her grandparents at the age of 4. The Nigerian-British singer-songwriter grew up ...

“Real Madrid CF and AFC Bournemouth have reached an agreement for the transfer of player Dean Huijsen, who remains tied to our club for the next five seasons, from June 1 2025 to June 30 2030,” the ...