A SCHOOL which has been inspected by Ofsted for the first time in nearly two decades has been praised by inspectors for being “welcoming and inclusive”. Kents Hill Infant Academy, in Kents Hill Road, ...

The Hamas militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal to halt the seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statement on Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, ...

SOUTHEND United will face an Essex derby with Braintree Town in the National League next season. The Iron triumphed 4-3 at Worthing in an entertaining National League South play-off final this ...

“It’s been a long time coming,” said an emotional Lando Norris in the moments after he became only the fifth British driver this century to win a Formula One race, and the 21st in all. His millionaire ...

Drummond’s unbeaten 79 steered Kent to a seven-wicket Vitality County Championship victory over Lancashire before lunch on day four at Emirates Old Trafford. The visitors resumed on 71 for one, ...

SOUTHEND United defender Ollie Kensdale helped England C record a 2-0 win against Nepal at Aldershot Town’s EBB Stadium this afternoon. Kensdale played the full 90 minutes on his international debut.

A QUIRKY food pop-up selling fried chicken out of a repurposed shipping container is set to put down permanent roots in Eastwood after seeing “incredible success”. Nugs, which has been serving fried ...

Israel’s plan to attack the Gazan city has raised fears over the potential harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there.

Black and Red Bistro Grill has already attracted a loyal fanbase, with delighted diners rushing to social media to praise its atmosphere ...

Russia has threatened to strike British military facilities and said it will hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid rising tensions over comments by senior western ...

Scientists say they have identified a new genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease that underscores the urgent need for developing specialised treatment and prevention strategies. Researchers in the US ...

Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis have joined a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz which honours the six million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and celebrates the state of Israel.