England are sweating over the fitness of Fin Smith as their first-choice fly-half battles a calf problem that places his involvement in the Nations Championship opener against Australia in doubt.

Campaigners and opposition parties have vowed to fight plans for thousands of new homes on Southend’s Green Belt.

Conservative and Reform councillors have launched separate bids to oust Southend Council leader Daniel Cowan after the Government intervened over delays to the city’s controversial Local Plan.

Eight car parks across the Rochford district are set to close temporarily for line marking. Rochford Council confirmed the closures will allow for improvement works to proceed. The Market and The ...

Tributes have been paid to a botanic garden curator who died after being hit by a tree in Dumfries and Galloway during Storm Boelo. Richard Baines, 60, curator at Logan Botanic Garden, died while ...

The family of Henry Nowak have said they will not stop fighting for answers following the announcement of an independent review into his murder.

The BBC has paid more than £400,000 to a Jewish producer who said she was the victim of antisemitism while employed at the corporation. Lucie Kon, a former commissioning editor for the BBC’s ...

Unison has urged Glasgow City Council staff to reject pay and grading packages. The largest union at Glasgow City Council has said the proposed package “does not go far enough” as balloting starts on ...

Basildon shoplifter David Pitcher jailed for eight weeks after admitting 11 thefts from Tesco Express and BP; banned from both shops for two years.

New Telegraph guide grades every secondary school in Essex. See local scores, with Chelmsford's KEGS topping England on a perfect 40/40 score.

Superdry & Co opens at Braintree Village on November 13, with Sweaty Betty, Lisa Angel and Christmas pop-up shops joining the Essex outlet.

Youngsters can get creative with spooky Halloween crafts at an interactive workshop in Southend. Southend Libraries will host its next Create and Make session at The Forum from 11am to 1pm on Friday, ...