Essex County, England News

Residents have called on councillors who tried to rubbish claims of littering and dog fouling to stop moaning and start tackling the problems.

London's 122 Leadenhall Street is shown under construction on March 5. Once complete it will be London's second-tallest building.

The smartphone features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek metallic body. With its 4.7-inch high definition in-cell display, industry-leading 5MP front-facing camera, and outstanding software, the HUAWEI Ascend P6 is the embodiment of elegance with an edge.

That appears to be true, at least, for British luxury brand Burberry, which showcased its latest menswear designs in London on Tuesday after a decade in Milan.

Members of a pipe band are practicing the art of playing while marching to a beat in preparation for a day to mark the role of the armed forces.

A WAR of words has erupted over an illegal traveller site amid claims council chiefs failed to use powers that could have stopped the unauthorised development in its tracks.

Charles Saatchi told a London newspaper Tuesday that he went to police voluntarily over an incident in which he grabbed his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, by the throat to avoid it "hanging over all of us for months."

Britain's Serious Fraud Office has charged a former trader with conspiracy to defraud in the rigging of a benchmark interest rate.

A legal observer "kettled" during a demonstration against Government cuts has won a High Court declaration that police acted unlawfully when they filmed her and required the handover of personal information before letting her go.

Coco the shih-tzu featured on ITV's Paul O'Grady's For the Love of Dogs after she wound up at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, in London.

Michael Jackson gestures as he announces plans for Summer residency at the O2 Arena at a press conference held at the O2 Arena on March 5, 2009 in London, England.

Martin Brophy was awarded MBE as part of Queen's birthday honours list for his working promoting singing in the LGBT community A man has sung his way into the Queen's birthday honours list for his work with lesbian and gay choirs.

Charlotte Philby is a writer and reporter at The Independent, currently based on the news desk after six years on the Saturday magazine.

Crew were called just before 5.30pm this evening to an abandoned mill on Mill Lane, which was previously alight in March.

Members of a Somali community centre burned down in a suspected racist attack have been granted the temporary use of a library.

The Financial Conduct Authority issued an alert today warning clients of the business, which develops off-plan Caribbean holiday resorts, considering handing over completion money for finished rooms and villas to "do so with caution."

UP to 50 lorries will be trundling through Pitsea each day to get rid of almost 50,000 tonnes of junk after a waste plant was given the go-ahead.

Both the East and the West building of the new Thurrock Campus, set to open to students in September 2014, are taking shape.

THE parents of a boy born with an enlarged head - just like Indian girl Roona Begum - have sent a message of hope to her family.

Kirsty Heslewood, 24, was once so shy she would not speak to anyone outside her home.