Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach, near Colchester, at around 5.30pm yesterday following reports that several people needed rescuing in the water, according to police.

New analysis has found that half a million workers will have to pay the basic rate of income tax for the first time this year as their pay crosses the long-frozen £12,570 threshold.

A million more workers and pensioners will have to pay income tax this year as Andy Burnham backtracks on his plans to increase the personal allowance.

Top Gear legend The Stig said he 'nearly' died in horror car crash with Freddie Flintoff as he revealed his identity as Ex-Formula 2 and Porsche Supercup driver Paul Rees.

Natalie Fleet (pictured) has previously spoken about becoming pregnant at 15 after being groomed and raped by an older man.

His big day yesterday was marked, as is now tradition, with a new portrait. It was taken last month and shows the young prince looking remarkably relaxed.

Emma Reynolds merely said announcements would be made at the Autumn Budget as she was pressed on Left-wing demands for a raid on assets.

One after another, members of the family have been struck down by cancer and, in a harrowing turn of events, Tracy, now 50, has learned she has a 100 per cent chance of getting the disease.

The tropical retreat features three private beaches, its own airstrip, a marina and a celebrity guest list that includes Tom Cruise and Jimmy Carter.

The suspect, 70, is said to have killed 65-year-old Karen Carter in the village of Trémolat, in the Dordogne, in April 2025.

An Asian family, including children, are feared to have drowned at the beach in West Mersea, Essex.

In a busy day for crossings which saw the first arrivals under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, sources said as many as 100 migrants successfully crossed the Channel.

Claims have emerged that NASA pilots were told to destroy photos that may have contained images of UFOs, as other astronauts alleged aliens warned them to stay away from the moon.

If the latest AI model did ever manage to slip the digital confines made by its developers, this dangerous and untested software could wreak havoc on the open internet.

Police have arrested a masseur accused of sexually assaulting a pregnant British tourist during a massage session at her Majorcan hotel.

PC Alan Greer took his own life in May, but his 'truly shocking' crimes were not revealed by Police Scotland until two months after his death.

Liam Gallagher has snapped up England legend Tony Adams' mansion for £4million in a tiny Cotswolds village - becoming the latest in a celeb exodus to the area.

Orcas have once again proven they deserve their 'killer' reputation, as scientists capture a brutal never-before-seen behaviour.

The near miss took place as the jet - flying from Florence in Italy - was at 1,300ft and coming in to land at Heathrow Airport in May when a pilot spotted the small blue drone.

Andy Burnham has confirmed what much of the country feared. He is heading a fiscally illiterate government and has no economic plan that even begins to make sense.

New rules at border control were introduced earlier this year which have sparked chaos for holidaymakers from countries which are not a part of the European Union.

James Desborough, 40, is accused of murdering friends Daniel Coleman, 43, and Claudio Aquilino, 57, near his remote Cornish woodland cabin last year.

Tom Christopher, 35, carried the tub up Pen Y Fan- the highest peak in South Wales-  in an attempt to break the record for the 'world's highest bath'.

Lissie Harper spoke out after it emerged that two of her husband PC Andrew Harper's killers are due to be freed early.

Joseph Lidgerwood, an Australian chef who appeared on Netflix's Culinary Class Wars, is accused of using the insects as a garnish in his restaurant Evett.

Andy Carter is the National Lottery's 'fixer' from Cardiff, who has helped teenagers, centenarians and everyone in between following a win of anything between £50,000 and £195million.

What a strange country this is, where the King can pardon a long-dead killer, Ruth Ellis, while Lucy Letby, convicted in a dubious case, sits in jail while the rusty wheels of justice fail to turn

The awe-inspiring photos were taken as part of the David Malin Awards, which showcase the finest images taken of the night sky.

Andrew and Tristan Tate are said to be banking on on presidential support to fend off extradition to the UK on rape and sex trafficking charges, the Daily Mail has learned.

Evan D'Andilly, from Scunthorpe, died four days before his 20th birthday after entering the River Ouse in York at around 3.03am on March 5, 2025.

Internal Ukrainian politics may seem arcane and remote to us, the battlefield far more important. But the thousands of Ukrainians protesting know something most of us do not.

In her first intervention since Mr Burnham became prime minister, Mrs Badenoch will accuse him of 'still thinking like the mayor of Manchester'.

Mary Kate Golding, 34, was found dead with a knife lodged at her back in her family's basement apartment in Astoria shortly after midnight Tuesday.

A major review into Britain's broken social care system could be brought forward as Andy Burnham considers how to fund his plans for a National Care Service.

The force said that a female approached two other women who were travelling together at around 11.40pm at Preston station on Saturday and slapped them both before fleeing.

Former PC Thomas Odell, of Kent Police, grabbed a fistful of his victim's hair at Canterbury's Cuban nightclub before twice wrenching her head backwards in an unprovoked assault.

Mexican migrant Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 27, pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend. Donald Trump, who made illegal immigration a key part of his campaign, mentioned the case on the trail.

The bill covering the work of so-called union pilgrims emerged as the cash-strapped Corporation faces a mounting battle over the future of the £180-a-year television licence.

Is it safe to release rapists and killers from prison early?

The England striker turned TV commentator has joined 120 wealthy individuals who want to give the Government more of their money.

The grandchildren of the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine have won a bitter tax battle against HMRC over the multi-million-pound royalties of the series.

Lewis Potter has been stuck in Taiwan since June after being taken into custody when the suitcase he had agreed to take for a 'trusted friend' was detained.

Hundreds of users have been reporting hair loss to regulators in the United States and UK but new research on 50,000 people now appears to firm up the link.

For Fergie, the sense of loss will be profound. A friend tells me that, at the moment, she has no comment to make - in public, at least.

A witness who saw PC Andrew Harper's body being dragged behind a car in August 2019 mistook it for a bloodied deer carcass, such was the gravity of the young officer's injuries.

A teacher accused of having sex with a ten-year-old pupil 'countless' times was found under the covers with him by his sister, a court heard.

Trans public sector workers could be given paid time off for medical appointments related to their transition - even if they are otherwise fit to work.

Tragic child star Kaylee Hottle's cause of death has been revealed - shortly after harrowing new photos emerged of the aftermath of her fatal car crash on Tuesday.

The excavation team in Tuam, County Galway, which began its painstaking work in July last year, has recovered a total of 99 bodies.

Darts star Cameron Menzies was helped off stage after falling unwell during the World Matchplay Darts.

Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Jalawi al Saud, 29, was discovered fully clothed on the bathroom floor of his £600-a-night room at the Marriott Hotel in Kensington.

Ryley Hutson, 16, was pronounced dead at the scene in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire after an incident involving an electric bike and two cars.

The MP for Walthamstow posted a video with the caption: 'Have you lost a parrot in Walthamstow? Please share!', commenting that the bird was 'too big to be a parakeet'.

Christopher and Kayleigh Coll were found dead in their campervan having succumbed to fumes released by the gas heater which they switched on before bed in chilly October temperatures.

Jameela, 40, attended £32,000-a-year Queen's College school in London's Marylebone, whose alumnae include Vogue supremo Anna Wintour and actress Jane Asher.

Houra Inaba, 23, was walking on a pavement in Nagoya, Japan, around 1am last week when Shinsei Taguchi, 29, made the fatal fall.

Businessman Isak Andic, 71, was hiking with his son Jonathan, 45, near the Catalan city when he fell around 500ft down a cliff in late 2024.

After Spain's deserved triumph in the World Cup final, Lionel Scaloni's players threw punches and grabbed opposition players by the throat in ugly post-match scenes on the pitch.

'It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant,' Mamdani said. 'The federal government, however, does.'

Tributes for Sir Keir came from seemingly all quarters, including Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who called on Keir Starmer to resign in February over the Mandelson scandal.

Jihad al-Shamie, 35, was captured on CCTV at a mosque in Manchester discussing the plot with fellow 'committed jihadist' Mohammad Bashir, 31, a delivery driver, on August 9, 2025.

The adventurer, 52, was spotted collecting up his weekly shop on a custom-made boat opposite his private Welsh island, Saint Tudwal's Island West.

Footage shows a woman driving in her car - with a passenger filming the clip - as the officer sprints along the side of the road in pursuit of his target, who appears to be wearing shorts and a rucksack.

Trump has approved a sweeping nuclear agreement with a US ally as the Iran war spirals across the Middle East.

Building boss Robert McCarthy, 59, and wife Amanda, 61, had lived in their quiet corner of Nazeing, Essex, for years before the row erupted.

Adam Dudzinski, 17, and his girlfriend Chloe-Ann Naylor, 16, drowned after he lost control of a Ford Fiesta in Iwade, near Sittingbourne, Kent at around 8.30pm on January 3.

In his first act as PM, Andy Burnham announced he will slash VAT on domestic electricity bills from October. But the move will extend the driveway charging cost divide for EV owners.

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A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance's security detail has reportedly been sidelined for allegedly leaking information about his travels to MS Now.

On the most recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, uploaded Wednesday, Rogan's eyes bulged while revealing allegations about Sheldon Johnson.

Emergency services were called to Vickery Avenue in Rose Bay, east Sydney, about 5pm on Thursday.

Flinders Medical Centre closed a dozen emergency beds about 2am on Thursday after a chemical made 11 staff ill.

On Tuesday, authorities requested help from the public in gathering more information about the fatal drowning. The girl was declared dead before she was able to be rushed to the hospital.

Tropical Storm Bertha slammed into the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, leaving drivers stranded as homes and businesses across the south were flooded.

Multiple bottles of old and degraded chemicals deemed 'compromised' were found in the house in Lexington, near Boston.

The new PM has continued his flurry of 'cost of living' announcements with the pledge to trim the charges.

A chemical smell was detected in the emergency department of the hospital.

Mayor Jayden Williams, 22, has been stripped of several privileges as he awaits the results of an independent investigation.

Musk, who became the world's first ever trillionaire last month, has repeatedly lambasted Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster and the actors cast in it.

NSW Minister Paul Scully shared a video road testing a slide which has since been cordoned off after an incident.

A leading Republican alleged Smith could have made 'false statements and representations before Congress' while testifying under oath in December.

Six beluga whales have been rescued from an abandoned theme park in Canada after officials threatened to euthanise them. 

The US Secretary of State addressed reporters on Wednesday in the Philippines regarding the extradition of the Tate brothers after their arrest on Saturday.

Aussies with a secret side fling have been warned to be aware ahead of Monday's national emergency alert trial which could reveal the existence of their secret phone.

A Labor MP is set to urge Anthony Albanese and the party to adopt a tougher stance on Israel.

Virginia Fletcher paid $405,000 to Beechwood Homes Constructions in January last year but construction, which was due to break ground at Christmas, never began.

Terrifying new details have emerged.

A cyclist has gone viral for intervening in traffic on a busy Boston street amid a meltdown.

Judge Yolanda C. Parker-Smith, 53, has been hit with three complaints which are being investigated by the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JCC).

Two Franks has been operating for four years in Coburg, north Melbourne , but will no longer be serving customers from August 1.

A Melbourne woman was mistakenly declared dead after a police and hospital identity mix-up led officers to wrongly tell her family she had died.

The wife of media executive Antony Catalano is now urging authorities to abandon the criminal case against him.

While the unemployment rate came in line with forecasters' expectations at 4.4 per cent in June, a sharp rise in employment of 76,300 jobs far exceeded consensus estimates.

Anthony Albanese claims to understand why Australians are losing faith in politics and turning towards populism. He might start by examining his own conduct.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said the 'massive' excise has backfired.

Find Ya Feet mental health charity founder Tommy Herschell was travelling through Gold Coast Airport this week.

Tsegaab Binessu, 30, is facing three counts of second-degree murder for the alleged rampage on Monday at an apartment complex in St Paul, Minnesota.

Before his speech on Thursday, Anthony Albanese was riding the escalator when it suddenly stopped.

Miami-Dade County allegedly commissioned three paintings of former Chairman Oliver Gilbert at the eye-watering sum, and two of the artworks were not even used.

The mother said she experienced an 'unforgettable night' when four airmen knocked on her door around 10.15pm and told her the 'unbearable' news about her 23-year-old son.

More than 35,000 Victorian state school teachers, principals, and education support staff were expected to gather in Melbourne's CBD on Thursday to demand better pay and conditions.

A weekly government payment worth up to $338 is set to be expanded.

Some details of the allegations against Alan Jones have been made public for the first time after an non-publication order was lifted.

Tourists were stunned to spot a pony crammed into the boot of a tiny Citroën aboard a ferry crossing to an Italian island.

Wayne Swan's warning about One Nation marks a notable shift in tone from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Tareq Kamleh's parents remain deeply hurt and blindsided by their son's actions to leave Australian and join ISIS.

The Sikh recorded himself getting kicked out of the gym and posted the video on TikTok, where it has been going viral. Although the gym apologized, many people believe it was originally in the right.

A 70-year-old woman has been charged over the killing of British expat Karen Carter, who was found stabbed to death at her French home over a year ago. 

Forget crypto and stock picks. One vintage clothes dealer is outperforming them all by buying and selling second-hand fashion online.

A solicitor will earn over €31,000 in criminal legal aid fees for a single court appearance representing a client charged with 130 money laundering offences.

Another major row between BAM and the Hospital Board, which is in charge of the project, is set to further delay the completion of the €2.24billion hospital.

Republican lawmakers are wondering what exactly will be in store for them should they choose to attend the upcoming GOP midterm convention this fall.

The Texas Democrat invoked Argentina's 'racist history' before a Yale historian offered a different explanation for fans' World Cup loyalties.

The President laid down the ultimatum on Wednesday as oil prices spiked to their highest level in more than a month.

Tsegaab Binessu, 30, was allegedly captured on surveillance cameras shooting two people six times each and a third four times out of frame.

Laura Collins, 39, was convicted on Friday of the violent murder of her lover Gerald Robichaux, 50, who had forked $45,000 to secure his beloved's release from jail.

Tom Panos issued the grave warning as fresh data from Domain's House Price Report showed on Thursday that Sydney was leading the downturn in house prices.

In the video, Mullin sits down, adjusts his tie, and catches a stress ball before looking into the camera and proclaiming, 'Ok, well, I guess we're on TikTok.'

Los Angeles police are facing fresh criticism after resurfaced video showed the driver of a stolen vehicle stop at a gas station during a high-speed chase.

Cellphone video captured the six-foot, 160-pound bird being chased through a Pennsylvania neighborhood before police were forced to put her down.

The ex-wife of Cameron Hughes, who died on July 10 in a Bali detention cell, has bravely opened up about the desperate reason she tipped off immigration authorities about his overstay.

Paula Budin, 72, a former elementary school teacher, was struck and killed by a pole in 2024 while walking on a high school track.

In July last year, a beaming Arturo Gonzalez stood arm-in-arm with his wife Irma on a Florida beach as they celebrated their youngest daughter Ashley's engagement.

When pondering the functions of a cone, there are many: roadworks, football drills, illuminating pathways. To play with is typically not one of them - especially when it ends up on your head.

A reef skipper accused of telling crew to "let them die" about snorkelling tourists has won an unfair dismissal case after the FWC found his sacking was botched.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says a forensic pathologist 'cannot rule out foul play' in the death of Nolan Wells after the results of a second autopsy came back inconclusive.

Lissie Harper said the support she received from politicians in the wake of her husband's death felt 'forgotten' after it emerged two of her husband PC Andrew Harper's killers may be released from jail.

Nicolas Maduro, 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, 69, appeared before a judge at the federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday in their drug trafficking case.

Florida homeowner Sierra Wynn said the creature - which measured 7 feet and 6 inches long - was making 'such a deep guttural hiss and growl.'

Scottish Labour is embroiled in a 'civil war' after the revelation that Anas Sarwar is to quit as leader to take up a job in Andy Burnham's government.

FP-5 Flamingo missiles are allowing Zelensky's men to hit targets deep into Russian territory for the first time.

A teenager who shared personal details of football referee John Beaton in the wake of a controversial penalty award has been fined.

It was F Scott Fitzgerald who said there were no second acts in American lives. American lives could do with a House of Lords, source of many a second act in the lives of British politicians.

Isabel Rose from Hackney, east London, travelled to Hong Kong in early 2024 to visit a man she had previously met while travelling in Thailand.

More than 100 dangerous wild animals are being kept legally as pets in Scotland, wildlife charity Born Free has revealed.

José Mario Pineda Díaz, 33, and Marina Suyapa Regalado, 28, who were parents from Honduras, were among those who died in the Scioto River in Powell on Sunday.

The House of the Dragon series and the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have both been honoured via a Game of Thrones dragon soaring over the city.

Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has said more financial support is needed if the Mackintosh Building is to be restored to its former glory - after being devastated by fires in 2014 and 2018.

It was 1851, it was a new township on Lewis, and Catriona already had quite enough on her plate when she first glimpsed the carriage on its trundle out the road.

Scottish Ballet has cancelled shows over the Christmas and New Year week in Edinburgh, blaming 'impossible' rising costs.

A somber President Trump arrived at Dover Air Force Base today to honor four US service members killed in recent Iranian strikes.

Nearly 6,000 people signed a petition opposing the muted new ID, but Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi insisted officials would not back down.

There is an increasingly hollow ring to Andy Burnham's diktat about Cabinet ministers needing to demonstrate how projects are being financed.

The breakthrough comes more than a decade after 32-year-old Irasema Chavez was found brutally slain inside her Texas apartment in January 2012 with more than 100 stab wounds.

Mark Lamb, the endorsed Trump-endorsed candidate in Arizona's 5th congressional district, has bested fellow Republican Daniel Keenan in Tuesday's primary election.

Filming it for social media clout, the three men claimed they were 'window inspectors' as they leapt out in the direction of Blackpool Promenade after unlocking a window.

Office workers have complained of 'leg hair harassment' - with women appalled at the sight of men wearing shorts.

Officers and fire crews were called to an address outside Tumwater, Washington, on Tuesday afternoon to reports of a car engulfed in flames with a child still inside.

Andy Burnham has been boasting about his decision to cap single bus fares at £2 across the country - instead of £3 typically now.

Recruitment expert and father-of-three Steve McBride, 40, died after falling 36 feet from a hotel rooftop during a team-building ski resort trip when he went to fetch his room keys in the dark.