While rising motor premiums are largely driven by external cost pressures, shortcomings persist in how some insurers handle claims, the FCA said.

The ONS said borrowing rose £6.6 billion to £20.7 billion last month, marking the second highest on record for June.

Deputy chairwoman Emma Runswick says a push to maintain scheduled care could cause harm in emergency departments.

A crash involving a lorry and a car is causing severe delays and four-mile queues on the M25 clockwise in south Essex this morning.

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero said Energy Secretary Ed Miliband had signed the final investment decision for the development.

A Shoebury primary school has been forced to close today after heavy rain caused “severe flood damage” yesterday evening.

Sir James Cleverly is expected to return to the Conservative front bench as Kemi Badenoch makes changes to her senior team. The Leader of the Opposition is expected to reshuffle her shadow cabinet on ...

Nearly seven in 10 people surveyed said they had used cash to pay for something in the previous two weeks, according to cash access network Link.

Right now, you can save on selected puzzles in Wentworth’s summer sale, check out the link to the website here and to find out more . The code must be entered in the box provided during checkout.

Charlie Boy’s Angels, a Southend homelessness charity, has earned Dogs Trust endorsement for supporting homeless people and their pets.

A new Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant has opened in Leigh, standing in the place of a Chinese restaurant that shut shop in November last year ...

SOUTHEND’S counter fraud team is investigating more than 150 council tenants who have thousands of pounds idling in their accounts.