The “non-negotiable” protections that Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is to include in the Welfare Reform Bill are understood to include a guarantee that those who no longer qualify for ...

Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehran’s nuclear programme and ...

More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded overnight as powerful thunderstorms swept across the UK. The Met Office said the “vast majority” of the lightning struck over the sea, but torrential ...

Calls from Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears.

Flooding and thunderstorms are threatening disruption for large parts of the UK on Saturday, hot on the heels of the warmest day of the year to date. The Met Office said Santon Downham in Suffolk ...

Abdullah Souse, 27, was driving a Toyota Yaris in Colne Bank Avenue and was stopped when police noticed the car was being driven without headlights.

He spotted heavy smoke at the play equipment and called the emergency services.  He said: “I was going for a walk and had shown my son how to fly the drone, but the battery died.  “On our way back, I ...

Wayne Rooney, Maisie Adam, Leonardo Bonucci and Angry Ginge will be taking part in Soccer Aid 2025 but when will it be on?

A STUDENT musician from Colchester has released his debut album after four years of work. Henry Bowen, 17, who studies acting at the Colchester Institute, started writing poetry at the age of eight ...

The Telegraph has pulled together and ranked the best islands in Britain, and here is why Mersea Island made the list.

Liverpool agreed a club-record deal with Bayer Leverkusen for playmaker Florian Wirtz. The much-anticipated move could break the British record, with the Germany star set to join his former team-mate ...

A FINE dining restaurant in Colchester which suddenly closed after four years of service has been listed on the market.