Essex

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

Left to right: (back row) Thurrock Engagement Sergeant, Amelia Moore, Thurrock Children and Young Person's officer, Rachael Johns, Essex Police call taker, Ruth Potts, Essex Police Control Room Supervisor, Adam Taylor. Front row: Ronnie-Lee Gray and his mum Becky

Brave 7-year-old praised for dialling 999 after mum collapsed

Thivendran Kodeeswaran was threatened with legal action by British Gas over what turned out to be a fictitious £14,000 electric bill.

British Gas chased man for 18 months over fictitious £14k energy bill

The blaze destroyed around 200 cars

‘Spectacular’ scrapyard blaze destroys hundreds of cars

Watch: Mindless mum left with bruises after firefighters cut her out of baby swing

Watch: Mum rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in baby swing

Horrified onlookers watched as rescuers scrambled to the aid of eight terrified people stuck “at the top” of a 22-metre rollercoaster.

Watch: Rescue of terrified riders stuck at top of UK rollercoaster

18-year-old dies and two people fighting for life after horror crash

Police said Duncan Lougee, 70, went missing on June 18 after setting sail from Plymouth. (SWNS)

Fears grow for missing 70-year-old sailor

Nicola Bulley's inquest will be held in Preston on Monday and Tuesday.

Nicola Bulley: Inquest into tragic deach of missing dogwalker begins

A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

The Essex pub previously owned by The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint could become a community pub

Prodigy singer’s old pub to be bought by local community

Beau Avis was walker her dog Bonnie when she was bitten by a poisonous snake

Dog walker ‘lucky to be alive’ after being bitten by a snake

The Premium Bond winners for June 2023 have been revealed by National Savings and Investments (NS&I) - and Bristol residents are among the lucky ones.

NS&I Premium Bonds: June 2023 winners and how to enter

A woman who was hit by a police motorbike escorting a royal family member has died

Woman dies after royal family police escort vehicle collision

The iconic property was used for filming in the BBC series Gavin and Stacey

Iconic house made famous by hit series Gavin and Stacey up for sale

Anne-Marie The Unhealthy Club Tour: Singer announces UK dates including London, Manchester & Birmingham

Anne-Marie announces ‘The Unhealthy Club Tour’ including UK dates

Blur have announced the news of their new album

Blur return with first new album in eight years

Rachel Smith, from Clacton-on-Sea, takes her two children Brayden, 11 and Elianna, 9, out of school every year during term time to go on holiday abroad. (SWNS)

Mum defends going on holidays with children on term time

Survey reveals worst seaside destinations - is your area on the list?

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

The star of EastEnders and The Bill put out a video that went viral on social media - Credit: Getty / Adobe

Warning issued as EastEnders star’s grandkids were nearly ‘kidnapped’

Julianne Cox, who worked at St Helena School, in Colchester, Essex between 2014 and 2017, told colleagues her right retina had been surgically removed and she was undergoing chemotherapy.

Teacher banned from classroom after lying about cancer diagnosis