Colne View care home in Halstead has celebrated its beloved Canine Relations Manager, Lady, as she marks ten years of dedicated service.

Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

Meet the schoolgirl who has gone from Essex to Hollywood - featuring in a new film starring A lister Tom Hanks.

A panel in the case of a Metropolitan police officer who is alleged to have used the term ‘cotton pickers’ has retired to consider its verdict.