Essex

Croydon Airport in 1946. Credit: Evening Standard/Getty Images.

London’s first international airport where ‘mayday’ was created

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, signed a decision notice in July, giving the Day Travelcards scheme six months until alternative funding is secured. Credit: Gustavo Garello/Getty Images.

The councils surrounding London which oppose removing Day Travelcards

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Holly Willoughby ‘under police guard’ after sinister kidnap plot

Three rage rooms Londoners can visit to get their anger out

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

Left to right: (back row) Thurrock Engagement Sergeant, Amelia Moore, Thurrock Children and Young Person's officer, Rachael Johns, Essex Police call taker, Ruth Potts, Essex Police Control Room Supervisor, Adam Taylor. Front row: Ronnie-Lee Gray and his mum Becky

Brave 7-year-old praised for dialling 999 after mum collapsed

A tram in Croydon in 2022. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Could a London borough get a new tram system?

Thivendran Kodeeswaran was threatened with legal action by British Gas over what turned out to be a fictitious £14,000 electric bill.

British Gas chased man for 18 months over fictitious £14k energy bill

More than 180,000 vehicles use the Dartford Crossing every day, driving between Essex and Kent. Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.

Dart Charge payment period extended after new system introduced

The blaze destroyed around 200 cars

‘Spectacular’ scrapyard blaze destroys hundreds of cars

Sadiq Khan is expanding ULEZ this month. (Photos by: Jack Taylor/Getty Images/Noah Vickers/Local Democracy Reporting Service)

‘Start your own ULEZ scrappage schemes,’ Khan tells home counties

Customers looking to sign up to the new Dart Charge payment system are facing further delays. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

Delays on new Dartford Crossing payment system amid high demand

Watch: Mindless mum left with bruises after firefighters cut her out of baby swing

Watch: Mum rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in baby swing

Horrified onlookers watched as rescuers scrambled to the aid of eight terrified people stuck “at the top” of a 22-metre rollercoaster.

Watch: Rescue of terrified riders stuck at top of UK rollercoaster

18-year-old dies and two people fighting for life after horror crash

Police said Duncan Lougee, 70, went missing on June 18 after setting sail from Plymouth. (SWNS)

Fears grow for missing 70-year-old sailor

Nicola Bulley's inquest will be held in Preston on Monday and Tuesday.

Nicola Bulley: Inquest into tragic deach of missing dogwalker begins

A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

The Essex pub previously owned by The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint could become a community pub

Prodigy singer’s old pub to be bought by local community

Beau Avis was walker her dog Bonnie when she was bitten by a poisonous snake

Dog walker ‘lucky to be alive’ after being bitten by a snake

Matthew King admitted to a plot to attack police officers or soldiers on home soil. Credit: Met Police

How a teenage Islamic State fanatic plotted to kill police officers

The Premium Bond winners for June 2023 have been revealed by National Savings and Investments (NS&I) - and Bristol residents are among the lucky ones.

NS&I Premium Bonds: June 2023 winners and how to enter

Around 25,000 people are set to take part in the Ride London event on Sunday May 28.

Ride London: Weekend’s cycling challenge and road closures

Calvin Harris will perform at Creamfields South 2023

Creamfields South 2023 set times including Calvin Harris

Creamfields South is nearly here

Full weather forecast for Creamfields South 2023

Adele performs on stage as American Express present BST Hyde Park. (Getty Images)

BST Hyde Park confirms details for its 2023 Open House series

Creamfields 2023 Chelmsford: How to get to there via train, coach and car

How to get to Creamfields South 2023 by train, coach and car

A woman who was hit by a police motorbike escorting a royal family member has died

Woman dies after royal family police escort vehicle collision

Calvin Harris will perform at Creamfields South 2023

Door opening times & weather forecast for Creamfields South

The iconic property was used for filming in the BBC series Gavin and Stacey

Iconic house made famous by hit series Gavin and Stacey up for sale

Blur have announced the news of their new album

Blur return with first new album in eight years

Rachel Smith, from Clacton-on-Sea, takes her two children Brayden, 11 and Elianna, 9, out of school every year during term time to go on holiday abroad. (SWNS)

Mum defends going on holidays with children on term time

Survey reveals worst seaside destinations - is your area on the list?

The final stage of the Elizabeth line will be delivered on May 21. Credit: TfL

Changes to Elizabeth line to begin next month

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

The star of EastEnders and The Bill put out a video that went viral on social media - Credit: Getty / Adobe

Warning issued as EastEnders star’s grandkids were nearly ‘kidnapped’

Julianne Cox, who worked at St Helena School, in Colchester, Essex between 2014 and 2017, told colleagues her right retina had been surgically removed and she was undergoing chemotherapy.

Teacher banned from classroom after lying about cancer diagnosis

Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison

Stephen Bear jailed for sharing Georgia Harrison sex video online

Reality TV star Stephen Bear is set to be sentenced on Friday (March 3) for sharing a private video of him having sex with his former girlfriend, Georgia Harrison, on his OnlyFans website.

Reality TV star Stephen Bear to be sentenced over ‘revenge porn’

Sainsbury’s is closing two of its Argos depots which will affect 1,400 jobs.

1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s announces closure of two depots