A British man shot dead alongside two friends while travelling in Mexico was “tragically in the wrong place at the wrong time”, his inquest has heard. Ben Marshall Corser, 36, from St Just in Cornwall ...

Russia poses a direct threat to the European Union through acts of sabotage and cyber attacks, but its massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin also plans to use his armed ...

A rapist who preyed on a 15-year-old girl after following her in a town centre has been jailed for nine years. Sadeq Nikzad, 29, targeted the schoolgirl after spotting her walking down a town centre ...

A member of rap group Kneecap faces criminal charges for supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation and not his support for the people of Palestine, a court heard. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs ...

Family members of staff at the embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem have been ‘temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure’.

COLCHESTER’s town crier has taken home an award in a national competition. Town Crier Rennie Chivers, 67 and his wife Denise, 65, won the best dressed couple trophy at the National Championships of ...

Falls in the cost of petrol and air fares in May were offset by a record rate of inflation for chocolate and jumps in the price of everyday items such as coffee and cheese. The average price of ...

Around 170 patients have suffered harm as a result of a cyber attack on blood services at London hospitals and GP surgeries, reports suggest. Pathology services provider Synnovis was the victim of a ...

A FIRE is an Essex village took almost four hours to extinguish earlier today, with 100 tonnes of waste "fully alight".

The former health secretary called for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to ‘speed up their normally painfully slow process’.

Emergency services confirmed a cyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash in Colchester. The East of England Ambulance Service were called to the Rovers Tye roundabout this morning, where a ...

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has also been given a wild card after returning to the sport following the birth of her son. Seven British men have been given wild cards into the main draw, ...