Transport, planning and housing will be devolved to new unitary local authorities, under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

Essex Police said it was called to reports of a two-vehicle collision at the Rayleigh Spur roundabout, near Wickford, shortly after 4.15am on Monday.

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge.

Cornish people should be “loud and proud” of their identity, a Labour MP has said, as he told the Commons he is not English. Perran Moon said he had been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish, as ...

A search for a boy in Dublin who has not been seen for several years and is feared dead has so far been unsuccessful, the head of Ireland’s police service has said.

Mr Scott’s tearful mother, Paula Scott, told Morgan: “You killed him for doing his job, for doing the right thing. “You didn’t give him a chance. My son was everything you are not. He was strong, ...

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

Opposition politicians have criticised the arrest of Graham Linehan after the Father Ted writer was detained over social media posts about trans people. The 57-year-old said he had been detained by ...

Mr Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who will join Chinese President Xi Jinping to watch Wednesday’s massive military parade in Beijing that commemorates the 80th ...

The retailer posted a 9.1 rise in net revenues to £49.8 million for 2024, with UK sales up 6.5 to £42 million.

A protester clutching a dog who climbed the clocktower at King’s Cross train station in London has been arrested, police said.