The OECD said growth will slow to 1.2 next year, before edging up to 1.3 in 2027, with ‘substantial’ downside risks from fiscal tightening.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in ...

ESSEX Police are taking part in a national campaign throughout December to tackle drink and drug driving. The force's roads policing unit officers will be carrying out targeted patrols across the ...

Social media is “chipping away at attention spans” and promoting disrespectful behaviour, Ofsted’s chief inspector warned as he said schools should be a “sanctuary” for children away from their mobile ...

Mr Lammy suggested in an interview with the Times that he would back Sir Brian’s proposals to limit jury trials to indictable-only offences, arguing that many defendants were “playing the system” by ...

A CRASH on the A12 near Hatfield Peverel has seen a road closed with slow traffic. Part of the A12 southbound is closed following a crash at J19, A131, Boreham Interchange. Traffic is slow with ...

Twelve more prisoners have been mistakenly freed in the past month and two are still at large, David Lammy has said. Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October ...

David Lammy, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday, amid reports jury trials could be limited to the most serious offences such ...

The Essex Rebels were cheered on by the largest crowd British volleyball has ever seen in a match against the Durham Palatinates.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be keeping you updated on the A12 southbound, where a crash has left part of the ...

COLCHESTER United have been dealt a blow after captain Tom Flanagan was ruled out for several months with a knee injury.

The agency has set out efforts to monitor and secure the 150-metre long rubbish dump, saying safety of local residents is ‘our top priority’.