A teenage girl and a woman have died at West Mersea beach in Essex after emergency services were called to reports of several people in difficulty in the water

The 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister was found dead at her home earlier this month

Fresher weather is on its way after weeks and weeks of dry, warm weather

Fire crews spent more than an hour putting out the fire

Protestors gathered outside the council building in Warwick ahead of a full council meeting where councillors were set to vote on the Reform UK climate emergency motion

The M42 will be closed both ways between Junction 5a and Junction 9 northbound and Junction 7a and Junction 6 southbound this weekend for essential HS2 works

It follows requests from locals

Four cats died in the care of Carol and Sinead Hodkinson, with the RSPCA saying their deaths could have been 'completely avoided'

City planners also say there's not enough proof the houses wouldn't have a severe impact on local roads and ancient woodlands

The families say they are 'living in a nightmare'

The drugs were wrapped in waterproof packaging and fitted with GPS tracking devices, but the plan unravelled when the trackers failed to send a signal

Officers have appealed to find Peter Hill

The Pubs Code Adjudicator wants to hear from Stonegate landlords

Neighbours have rallied to help those impacted by the fire on Meadow House Drive. One woman had only just moved in while another couple affected were away on holiday when the fire broke out

A public consultation is set to be launched on the plans - which could earn Warwickshire County Council up to £220k a year

Kaiser, 12, is missing from Walsgrave in Coventry

He'd only been married for a few weeks when he was killed

The provisional cause of death for 16-year-old Iretomiwa Abiodun Micheal is 'drowning'

It is based at Arena Shopping Park in Coventry

It's been a scorching summer so far with three separate heatwaves since the end of May

A 22-year-old woman was left stunned after being turned away because she could not produce a physical ID

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued a plea to all parents and carers

The operation ran from the car park at the Pingles Leisure Centre off Avenue Road

Over £100,000 has been donated to the family of the young boy thrown into the crocodile enclosure at a Cambridegshire zoo

An independent conduct panel has cleared Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch following a complaint from chief executive Monica Fogarty over the Pride flag row at Shire Hall