Jessica Pegula reached the US Open semi-finals for the second year in a row with a comfortable victory over Barbora Krejcikova. The American fourth seed made her first grand slam final here 12 months ...

Cornish people should be “loud and proud” of their identity, a Labour MP has said, as he told the Commons he is not English. Perran Moon said he had been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish, as ...

Jim Boyle has a return to Newbury for the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef in mind for his runaway debut winner Into The Sky. The Starman colt made a serious impression when taking to the racecourse for the ...

Harry Brook’s winning streak as England’s white-ball captain came to a shuddering halt against South Africa, with Sonny Baker’s painful debut summing up a torrid display in the first Metro Bank ...

A young man from Mistley led police on a dangerous chase through Colchester before he was caught with drugs in his backpack.

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

Mr Scott’s tearful mother, Paula Scott, told Morgan: “You killed him for doing his job, for doing the right thing. “You didn’t give him a chance. My son was everything you are not. He was strong, ...

A search for a boy in Dublin who has not been seen for several years and is feared dead has so far been unsuccessful, the head of Ireland’s police service has said.

A man has appeared in court in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old boy in his tent at Loch Ness Bay Campsite. John Bell, 44, made no plea when he appeared in private at ...

Tendring Antiques Centre, an antiques and collectables centre, has found a new home at Birchwood Farm in Birchwood Road, Colchester. In a statement, the owners said: “During the last two months we ...

Loftus-Cheek and Quansah will join Thomas Tuchel’s group for the double-header after Adam Wharton withdrew due to a groin injury.

A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole. Elias Morgan, 35, gunned down father-of-three ...