Provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

Sinner and Draper have been good friends off the court for some time but could meet in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Stepping up to a mile and six furlongs on her return to York in Group Three company, the bay held off all challengers, including the 6-5 favourite Term Of Endearment, to prevail by a head at 7-2 under ...

The UK struck a deal with Washington for import taxes on its steel to be removed weeks ago, but its implementation has not been finalised.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Basildon Towngate Theatre box office on 01268 205300. Aspiring performers can apply for September courses at South Essex College.

David Burton-Sampson, MP for Southend West and Leigh, visited the University of Essex's Southend campus. Here, the East 15 Acting School gave him a tour of their theatre and a display of stage ...

A young artist has been awarded a £5,000 commission to create a major installation in Southend. Hannah Wilkins, 23, from Rayleigh, will produce the artwork for Launchpad, Southend's innovation centre ...