Radio Essex

David Beckham has called it "truly humbling" and an "emotional moment" to be made a knight in the King's Birthday Honours.

British rapper Yung Filly is facing two additional charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman while on tour in Australia.

Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit.

There have now been five consecutive nights of ongoing violence and disorder on the streets of Northern Ireland, with Ballymena at the focus of the unrest following an alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in the town on 7 June.

Petrol bombs have been thrown in a fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland - with the trouble now moving from Ballymena to Portadown.

Roads have been flooded and a landslip has disrupted trains as the UK was hit by tens of thousands of lightning strikes during thunderstorms - with severe weather warnings in place for large parts of the country.