Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

The Irish Government has won a vote of confidence in the speaker of the parliament. The Government brought the motion after opposition parties initially proposed a no confidence motion in Ceann ...

Tom Crowther was named in January as someone who would help the Government with their work to tackle child sex abuse and grooming gangs.

Four men have been charged as a result of a spontaneous investigation which was launched in direct response to concerns over a gang of people ...

Camilla hosted a reception at Clarence House on Tuesday for the SafeLives charity which aims to eradicate domestic abuse.

Marcus La Croix, 37, is accused alongside Michael Clarke, 35, of murdering 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake during a ‘ride-out’ in ...

Ireland’s opposition parties have been accused of engaging in “cynical strategies of aggression and disruption” by premier Micheal Martin as the confidence motion gets under way.

Hoads Wood was described as an ‘environmental disaster’ by local people after it was buried under landfill waste.

Road closed and slow traffic after crash on A131 Halstead Road both ways between A1017 Gosfield Road and the Stisted turn off.

The Met Office has issued an amber wildfire warning for most of the UK, because of persistent warm weather. The warning is in place for most of England, including London, Dover in Kent and Wiltshire ...

The blue and gold-painted Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg is one of 123 painted eggs scattered in a charity trail across the capital.

Braintree Golf Club has donated more than £10,000 to Little Havens children's hospice in Essex. A cheque for £10,285 was presented to Little Havens by Braintree Golf Club’s Seniors Section. Seniors ...