Two people have died and a third remains in a serious condition in hospital after several people got into difficulty in Mersea.

Next Wednesday marks two years since Rudakubana carried out an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024, killing three girls.

An eyewitness said a teenage girl and a woman died after the tide came in while a group of people were on a sandbank near a ...

All three ward councillors for Mersea Robert Davidson, Martin Parsons and Carl Powling, have issued a joint statement on Facebook. It said: “We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the ...

A penguin chick has hatched at Colchester Zoological Society (CZS). The Humboldt penguin chick was discovered by the Animal ...

AN eyewitness to a major incident in Mersea Island which left two people dead has described the huge emergency response which involved three air ambulances being called when people got into difficulty ...

The UK’s new Energy Secretary held “constructive” talks with industry leaders as she visited Aberdeen just days after being appointed to the role. Miatta Fahnbulleh took over from Ed Miliband when ...

Migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel for a second day since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. Crossings continued on Thursday during warm, sunny weather and calm conditions at ...

A deep partial solar eclipse is set to be visible across Essex skies on August 12. Here is all you need to know.