The meeting was not previously included with Leo’s planned appointments but was listed in the Vatican’s daily bulletin.

Former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform UK. The former MP and minister, who also led the Conservative government’s vaccine programme in the early days of the pandemic, said ...

Gardens across the county open their gates for the National Garden Scheme, raising money for nursing and health charities.

Essex Police has addressed the public’s concern regarding costs to building works and police stations as the new Dovercourt Police Station nears completion. The Dovercourt Police Station in Fronks ...

A five-year-old Essex girl from Colchester has helped inspire the creation of the world’s first autistic Barbie doll. And this has been welcomed by charities and campaigners as an important step ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh met the senior women’s and men’s teams at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform X has breached UK law after reports its AI chatbot Grok was used to create and share sexualised images ...

An “other-worldly” photograph of gnarly giant trees has won the main prize in the South Down National Park’s annual photography competition. Richard Murray, from Waterlooville, Hampshire, was chosen ...