Radio Essex

The Oscars celebrate the craft and creative excellence behind the best movies of the year – but the red carpet ahead of the ceremony is quite a different matter.

Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh will not face a new terror trial after judges at the High Court rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal against the decision to throw out the case.

Theatre is enjoying a renaissance across the UK, welcoming more people to live events than ever before, but over a third of organisations say they still expect to operate at a deficit this year.

A man charged with murdering child killer Ian Huntley in prison has appeared in court.

In the end, the first drop of the Mandelson files contained neither a smoking gun nor bombshell revelation.

A 17-year-old girl has been shot in the legs in a “targeted attack” in Liverpool, police said.