Claire Button, 35, appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged over the death of her five-year-old son Lincoln Button.

The weather service said conditions ‘should not play a factor’ in any disruption to roads over the next few days.

The two women and five men were convicted of a range of offences last year which the trial judge said plunged ‘the depths of human depravity’.

Manchester City’s miserable run continued at the weekend as they were beaten at Aston Villa. It was a ninth defeat in 12 games in all competitions and they sit seventh in the Premier League at ...

England head coach Jon Lewis says his side are in “a really good place” for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia, which he describes as cricket’s “hardest challenge”. Lewis’ side bounced back from ...

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said. One of the strikes hit a tent camp in the Muwasi area, an Israel-declared humanitarian zone, killing ...

Driven Jack Draper believes he has the right formula to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in 2025. The 22-year-old took big strides in the game this year, climbing from outside the top 60 to ...

Officers have been trawling a landfill site in Essex for the body of Cumali Turhan, who was last seen in Chelmsford in the early hours of ...

School and nursery pupils across the region have raised more than £30,000 for St John's Hospice. Around 14,000 children from 70 schools in North Lancashire, the South Lakes, and parts of North ...

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu will lead a pro-European administration after the presidential election was annulled, deepening a political crisis.

Customers have complained that their More Card discounts have not applied at the tills or they have been told food deliveries will be late.