Radio Essex

The UK government has scrapped plans to introduce copyright law exceptions which would allow AI firms to use the work of songwriters without their permission.

After Oscar winners collect their golden statuettes on stage at the Dolby Theatre, they are brought into rooms outside to have their photos taken and answer questions from journalists.

One Battle After Another led the night, taking six Oscars, including best picture, best director and best supporting actor.

A man who raped a 14-year-old girl after offering her a lift home at an Aberdeen taxi rank has been jailed for 12 years.

A girl's body has been found after a car carrying five people crashed into a river in Cambridgeshire.

Fly-tippers could be forced to carry out unpaid clean-ups of streets, parks and dumping hotspots under new plans announced by the government.