Colchester and Essex news, sport and information from the Gazette

3:40am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Conservatives Michael Gove and Theresa May are set to become the first serving Cabinet ministers to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics.

12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Employees start working for themselves rather than the Government on Tuesday - two days later than last year, according to low tax campaigners.

12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Charities are axing jobs and services and some risk closing down because of Government cuts, new research has revealed.

12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Nick Clegg is expected to say two years in office have convinced him Britain's "broken establishment is past its sell by date".

12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Dentists may be deliberately misleading their patients about their NHS entitlements to prompt them to pay for private care, a watchdog has said.

11:18pm Monday 28th May 2012

A man was arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a performance by the Israeli national theatre company at London's Globe Theatre.

10:30pm Monday 28th May 2012

More than seven in 10 people want the Government to U-turn on the economy and prioritise growth over spending cuts, a new poll has revealed.

9:44pm Monday 28th May 2012

The Government has signalled retreat on controversial tax rises on pasties and caravans, in a move costing the Treasury £70 million.

8:43pm Monday 28th May 2012

The Government is to announce U-turns on controversial Budget proposals dubbed the pasty tax and the caravan tax.

6:55pm Monday 28th May 2012

A woman being treated for rabies after being bitten by a dog in south Asia has died.