Firefighters are tackling a large field fire in Grays, with residents being warned to keep their windows and doors closed because of smoke. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service confirmed crews were responding to the

Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday has been found dead in London, days after resigning from his position following allegations of plagiarism. The 41-year-old was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday

A man and woman who secretly drugged men before stealing from them, causing the deaths of two victims and poisoning two others, have each been jailed for 17 years. Adina Mihai, 31, and Madalin Dumitru,

A defendant has been jailed for contempt of court after deliberately depositing faeces in the dock during a hearing at Grimsby Crown Court. Anton Barnes, 41, formerly of Grimsby and latterly of Gervase Place, Sheffield,