Provisional figures for 2024 from the Met Office showed an average temperature for the UK of 9.78C, 0.64C above the 1991-2020 average and putting it in fourth place for the warmest year following 2022 ...

A FORMER Colchester Police officer has had her claim of disability discrimination dismissed following an employment tribunal case.

Aquarists armed with their measuring tapes and clipboards counted more than 30,000 creatures at Sea Life aquariums across the UK as they undertook their annual stocktake.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar was solely responsible for the attack and professed allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, the FBI said.

A total of 339 people were arrested for drink or drug driving-related offences, an increase of nearly 13 per cent on the 296 arrests during the same period in 2023. Police say the rise has been driven ...

A man who was among four people hurt when a car hit pedestrians in London’s West End on Christmas Day has died. Aidan Chapman, 25, died in hospital on New Year’s Eve after sustaining life-threatening ...

A man who died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks and fuel canisters outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was a US soldier, officials said. Two law enforcement officials ...

Graeme Hicks, 32, from Stanway has been charged after indecently exposing himself to passengers on a bus and assaulting them.

Cold weather health alerts have been issued across England as the UK experienced chilly conditions at the start of 2025. Amber alerts have been issued from 12pm on Thursday until January 8 by the UK ...

Fire crews in Greater Manchester attended more than 100 incidents as a result of the flooding, caused by heavy rain through New Year’s Eve and into New Year’s Day. In neighbouring Cheshire, the ...

A gunman who shot dead at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by ...

The annual sales decline came despite offers of discounts such as 0 financing, free charging and low-priced leases.