A COLCHESTER junior school says its hard work to make progress has been shown in its latest Ofsted report. King’s Ford Academy, in Gloucester Avenue, was inspected by the education watchdog in June as ...

In February, Phoenix Cooper rescued three snakes and named them Tuna, Toast and Tobasco. The 27-year-old helped them settle into a luxurious vivarium tank and enjoyed caring for them before he noticed ...

A COLCHESTER councillor is calling for a “defective road marking” near a school to be resolved as it is “an accident waiting to happen”.

At least three police vehicles and multiple officers were on scene, with police seen speaking to a group of teenagers near the entrance to ...

It is alleged the defendant messaged four girls under the age of 16, saying he would “kiss every inch of their beautiful bodies”.

Liverpool were linked to Alexander Isak with Newcastle determined to keep hold of their star striker. Former Reds captain Jordan Henderson returned to the Premier League at Brentford, while Crystal ...

X Factor winner Lewis will be formally made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music and charity.

Nicholas Prosper was jailed for a minimum term of 49 years earlier this year for the murders of his mother and two siblings.

Sandie Peggie was suspended after she complained about having to share a changing room with Dr Beth Upton at an NHS Fife hospital.

A student who suffered a serious spinal cord injury leaving him with chronic pain that threatened his career has graduated from university. Archie Wills-Johnson, 22, was a year into his biology degree ...

Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women ...

A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close on ...