Francis is said to be responding well to treatment and has shown a ‘gradual, slight improvement’, his doctors say.

The former children’s laureate, 78, was rushed to hospital with Covid and put into an induced coma in intensive care.

Guatemala is vulnerable to the effects of climate change which is forcing its indigenous people further into poverty.

When you live in Ireland, you can close your eyes to the real life cost of wealth, policy adviser with Trocaire Chris O’Connell said.

The former prime minister said that there is ‘still a mountain to climb’, as he recalled the full destructive force of the illness.

For Diane and Teri, this was the 'best decision they ever made to take over the pub' in Harwich which won CAMRA's Real Ale Pub of the Year.

The UK recorded the warmest day of the year twice this weekend, with temperatures reaching almost 20C in parts of the country. The Met Office confirmed a record 19.7C was hit in Crosby, Merseyside, on ...

Various roads have been scheduled to close across Essex, with new proposals for 20mph Zones submitted by Essex County Council in some ...

A FATHER and two daughters have been charged with supplying Class A drugs across Clacton. Essex Police has charged the three with multiple drug offences as part of an investigation into the supply of ...

The move comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory of more than two million people.

Hundreds of events were hosted where the pain, grief, compassion and sacrifice of those difficult times was remembered.

The clashes, which erupted on Thursday, marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government in Damascus.