Lewis AdamsBBC News, EssexPA MediaTensions have been high over the housing of 138 asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in EppingA temporary injunction that blocked asylum seekers being housed ...

The number of people in the UK visiting the most popular pornography sites has decreased sharply since enhanced age verification rules came into place, new figures indicate.Data analytics firm ...

Christine RoTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesBrake dust and tyre wear are significant sources of pollutantsGarage owner Kevan Gibbons has noticed many changes in his 45 years in the motor trade.Cars are ...

Ned Davies, Shayan Sardarizadeh & Matt MurphyBBC VerifyGetty ImagesSocial media companies ​​are blocking wide-ranging content - including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza - in an attempt ...

Amy GladwellBBC South West InvestigationsLauren WoodheadBBC England Data UnitEady familyClaire Eady believes her mother's fatal crash could have been avoided Claire Eady believes that if the rules for older ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached parliamentary rules by missing the deadline for registering gifts, the MPs' watchdog has concluded.In April, Reeves referred herself to the parliamentary commissioner for standards ...

Reddit has announced it is introducing age verification on its UK site from Monday to stop people aged under 18 from looking at "certain mature content".The social media platform ...

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterWatch: New Ofcom rules "foundation" for safer internet but "not end of the conversation" says Heidi AlexanderThe government is considering further action to keep children safe online ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has shelved any immediate changes to tax-free Individual Savings Accounts (Isas).But the Treasury is still keen to encourage more investment in ...

Developers who leave housing sites unfinished for years could see their land handed over to local councils under new rules aimed at getting new homes built faster.Under government plans, ...

PA MediaLord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west LondonBoris Johnson pushed for a more "ruthless, authoritarian approach" towards people who refused ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterEPASir Keir Starmer has promised to overhaul a "broken" immigration system, with plans to tighten English tests for all visa applicants and their adult dependents among the ...