Exclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council

Exclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council

Furnace Brook in East Sussex was home to carp, tench, bream, roach and trout – and 15 trailer-loads had to be buried. The mystery led to a neighbouring farm, and a story of waste, pollution and dirty ...

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims

Campaigners say at current glacial pace some unpaid carers will die before receiving a refund

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

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Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.

NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars

One-fifth of deaths of those in care occur at 18, in what experts call a ‘care cliff’, as vital support is lost

A spokesperson for Save Our Libraries Essex said: “This is very disturbing and alarming news.”

Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hears

Exclusive: Seven in 10 survey respondents expect services to be reduced or shut, while more than half anticipate job losses

Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence

DWP measures aimed to end carer’s allowance scandal yet in 2025-26 there were 32,559 overpayments

CONSERVATIVE, Labour, and Liberal Democrat Essex County Councillors are set to join a protest against what has been described as a “diversity ban” within the county’s libraries. The demonstration will...

Did you hear that Essex's Reform council have banned libraries from "promoting" LGBTQ+ events and materials? It's outrageous! Sign the petition now to make them scrap this hate-filled decision!

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Stop the ban on Pride events in Essex libraries

Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...

Les valeurs les plus élevées, jusqu’à 43 °C, toucheront la façade ouest du pays. Quarante départements sont également placés en vigilance orange canicule à partir de midi, soit au total l’équivalent de 90 % de la population française exposée à des chaleurs extrêmes et exceptionnelles.

Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, families are turning to controversial new therapies backed by the US health secretary

Letters: Readers respond to an article by George Monbiot on the companies cashing in on unregulated children’s homes in England

For decades, our libraries have promoted a large range of themes and events linked to books, education, local issues, culture, and libraries themselves. As well as Pride, and Black History Month, ther...

An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

US vice-president speaks out over UK teenager’s death after Keir Starmer rebuffs claim of two-tier policing

Exclusive: Experts say homelessness is primary driver of crisis that led to 77 ‘avoidable’ deaths in 2025

Union says emphasis on academic goals conflicts with proposed measures on special educational needs provision

Replacing Keir Starmer won't be enough to solve the far deeper problems of how a Labour Government lost the trust of the British people, argues his former adviser Simon Fletcher