Darren Jones said it will depend on the outcome of the strategic defence review, which is currently under way.

A volley from a gun fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from nearby Horse Guards Parade rang out to signal the start of the two minutes of silent reflection, punctuated by the sound of ...

Andrew Edhouse, 64 and his partner, Carol Streatham, 66, were hit with an eviction notice from their static home on Canvey’s Thorney Bay Village ...

CONTROVERSIAL evening parking charges could be expanded to a car park off Southend High Street, it has been revealed ...

Sir Mark Cavendish wrapped up his record-breaking career in fitting style by winning Sunday’s Singapore Criterium. Here, the PA news agency looks at the Manx Missile’s achievements. Cavendish’s ...

Ahead of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, members of south Essex’s Royal British Legion clubs have shared their views on why remembrance ...

A STATUE honouring D-Day hero Don Sheppard will be unveiled in Basildon town centre, the council has revealed. Don Sheppard, who died aged 104 in September of pneumonia, is to be honoured with the new ...

A HEALTH watchdog has raised serious concerns over “failed” and “unsafe” discharges of patients in south Essex ...

The King will open two hubs designed to save and circulate tonnes of surplus food as he marks his 76th birthday. The opening of the distribution centres will also mark the first anniversary of the ...

Sir Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore ...

Air traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports was temporarily halted during the incident overnight into Sunday.

An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people, according to local hospital officials. Dr Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, said nine women are ...