England were frustrated by the returning Kane Williamson as New Zealand reached 193 for three by tea on day one of the first Test in Christchurch. Williamson missed his side’s stunning whitewash of ...

Chris and Allison Bush lived together in Canvey for more than 25 years before moving to their “paradise” on the Isle of Wight four years ago ...

Thorpe Hall Avenue has been repeatedly hit by flooding during heavy rain in recent years and residents once again faced a road closure yesterday ...

A takeaway claiming to be Canvey’s oldest has been reborn as a new sit-down restaurant offering their range of delicious traditional Indian ...

A VAPE shop has resorted to using a jewellers-style buzzer system to prevent yobs terrorising staff and stealing handfuls of stock. Bosses at Pitsea Vaping, on Station Lane, claim they have been ...

WESTCLIFF’S beach has been stripped of its Blue Flag after its water quality was downgraded following an inspection. Blue Flags recognise beaches and marinas across the world but bathing water must ...

Essex Highways has confirmed that safety improvements are coming to the traffic lights at Tarpots, in Benfleet, where the A13 meets High Road ...

SOUTHEND Council should reconsider controversial plans to widen one of Southend’s worst bottlenecks a councillor has claimed ...

MORE than £5,000 has been raised in days and 50 volunteers have come forward to help a 14th century church hit with a £15,000 repair bill after vandals struck. St Margaret’s Church in Church Lane, ...

US President Joe Biden’s administration has urged Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more ...

Among those targeted was Elise Stefanik, Donald Trump’s choice to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations.

President-elect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had “agreed to stop migration through Mexico”. In a post on his Truth Social account on Wednesday evening, Mr Trump said this was ...