The town of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex is popular with commuters who work in London and is considered one of the UK's safest small ...

EXCL: Plans for the £10billion Lower Thames Crossing have stalled yet again, sparking outrage in communities plagued by ...

Recap as Rachel Reeves delivers a major speech designed to boost growth in the UK economy with Chancellor expected to back ...

One of the terms of a plan to restructure Thames Water “holds the company to ransom”, the High Court has heard. The utility, which is England’s biggest water company with about 16 million customers, ...

The chief constable of Thames Valley Police has been suspended amid an investigation by the police watchdog into allegations of gross misconduct. Jason Hogg was suspended with immediate effect amid an ...

National Grid has 330 substations across the UK which convert high voltage electricity so it can be moved around the country and connected into separate electricity distribution networks for homes ...

A projected weather map has shown how the UK faces the possibility of a new "Beast from the East" which could hit most the country in just a few weeks. A bitter cold spell that saw temperatures ...

A new 'Beast from the East' could blanket much of the UK in heavy snow, according to weather maps, with a significant system potentially arriving in just over a week. Brits have recently endured a ...

Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces that have made it so unstable.

A fresh blitz of wintry weather will cover most of the UK in a matter of days, according to new maps from WXCharts, as a weather system hits the nation from the east. The forecasts show snow ...

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