Schoolchildren formed a guard of honour outside St Mary’s Oratory in Buncrana ahead of the service for Emmanuel Familola, 16.

Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail on Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away ...

The broadcaster joined demonstrators outside the supermarket’s AGM in Manchester who are calling on the chain to ditch ...

Aidan O’Brien has issued a positive bulletin on star stayer Kyprios following his Saval Beg Stakes victory at Leopardstown on Friday evening. The seven-year-old claimed a third success in the Group ...

POET and novelist Sir Ben Okri will launch the 2025 Essex Book Festival. The former Essex University student and honorary graduate will discuss his latest book, Madame Sosostris and the Festival for ...

The UK has condemned a Russian drone attack that killed nine people in Ukraine early on Saturday. The attack, which struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region, came just hours after ...

Sade Adu moved to Essex in 1963 (Image: PR) Sade Adu was born in Nigeria in 1959 and moved to Colchester to live with her grandparents at the age of 4. The Nigerian-British singer-songwriter grew up ...

A SECOND arrest has been made after an early evening home burglary in Witham. Essex Police was informed that a home in Pippin Croft was broken into around 5.35pm on April 10 and a safe was stolen.

“Real Madrid CF and AFC Bournemouth have reached an agreement for the transfer of player Dean Huijsen, who remains tied to our club for the next five seasons, from June 1 2025 to June 30 2030,” the ...

Victory away against Nottingham Forest next Sunday will secure a return to Europe’s top club competition for the first time since 2023.

A TEENAGER who was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on the A12 has been described as “caring” and “beautiful” as her family have ...

Heather Donahue starred in the low-budget 1999 film about three film students who disappear in the woods while making a documentary about a legendary figure known as the Blair Witch. Now, 50-year-old ...