Colchester Zoo has revealed the name of a recently-born cherry-crowned mangabey monkey.

A former Essex Police officer is due to face a misconduct hearing next week over allegations of using a police phone to take sexually explicit images.

All lanes have been stopped following a crash on the M25 anticlockwise near Junction 26 for Waltham Abbey in Essex.

Hundreds of homes are without power near Halstead due to a "potentially dangerous situation".

After a "serious" small plane crash in Ongar, we have put together all we know on the incident so far.

Demolition of a former Watford NatWest bank for redevelopment has been approved, with a six-storey replacement on the way.

Police, firefighters, and the ambulance service are all responding to a concern for welfare report near Watford town centre, with drones seen.

From fans to sleeping bags, ice cream makers and pretty much everything in between, High Street TV has some great offers to check out this summer.

The public inquiry which will decide whether 256 homes can be built on open green fields by Carpenders Park begins today as neighbours are not giving up.

Our amazing photographers have been out capturing summer fun – you can enjoy a selection by scrolling down on this page.