Colchester Zoo has welcomed the arrival of an endangered chimpanzee as part of a breeding programme. Jessie, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, has moved from Welsh Mountain Zoo to Colchester Zoo following a ...

City face a hectic end to the season after Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth were moved either side of the FA Cup final.

US President Donald Trump indicated the “significant influence” John Swinney had on the removal of tariffs on Scotch whisky, the First Minister has claimed. Mr Trump announced the move on social media ...

Two separate incidents on the M11 have caused chaos this afternoon, with lane closures causing queues of traffic and severe delays.

A former Essex Police officer is set to face a misconduct hearing. Former PC Ben Preston is accused of failing to properly handle a domestic abuse report. The hearing will be held on Monday, May 11, ...

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A guitar used by Slash of Guns N’ Roses during the chart-topping rock group’s Not In This Lifetime tour has fetched more than £230,000 at auction. The photo-matched, stage-used and autographed Gibson ...

A sentencing hearing for a “senior lieutenant” in the Kinahan organised crime gang has heard he is a “committed father to two young girls”. Sean McGovern, 40, has pleaded guilty to two charges of ...

Kuwait-born Abdullah Albadri was tackled by armed police after he leapt up an embassy fence armed with two 4in knives last May.

The figures, published as part of a scheduled release of statistics, come in the same week as two Jewish men were attacked in London.

Three lenders and a consumer group have launched legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority’s redress scheme.

A “callous and cruel” woman who slit the throat of her film director sister before making off with her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch has been jailed for life. Nancy Pexton, 70, slashed and ...