The world’s last seagoing paddle steamer, Waverley, has unveiled its 2025 River Thames cruise timetable, with Southend Pier once again set to play a central role.

For the very first time since the show’s finale, Matthew will sit down with a live audience to discuss his Gavin & Stacey journey.

John Higgins established a slender 5-3 advantage over Mark Williams at the end of the opening session of their World Snooker Championship quarter-final at the Crucible.

Rumarni Tuitt is accused of using a 12-inch Zombie knife against Kamani Spooner, then aged 18, on August 26 last year in Canal Way, west London.

A woman who has accused a former Britain’s Got Talent contestant of rape has denied plotting with another alleged victim to get a “victory” over him. Andrew Johnston, 30, who competed as a singer on ...

A burns victim is being treated for critical injuries after a house fire and explosion in the Bloxwich area of Walsall. West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male, ...

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their ‘mindless vandalism’, a court heard.

Part of Southend seafront has been shut off by police as firefighters are at the scene of a car blaze, the Echo understands.

General Motors posted strong financial results for its first quarter on Tuesday, but says it will reassess its expectations for 2025 due to auto tariffs. The car maker is pushing back its conference ...

The Grangemouth refinery has now ceased processing crude oil, its owner Petroineos has confirmed. The industrial site in central Scotland was the last oil refinery operating north of the border. The ...

PLUMES of thick black smoke can be seen across Southend seafront this afternoon amid reports of a "fire". Drivers on the seafront, near Three Shells Beach and the Zinnia restaurant, have shared ...

Twelve people were arrested during the operation in West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside on Tuesday.