More than 100 people in Braintree will spend Christmas without a home, new estimates suggest. Research by housing charity Shelter suggests 354,000 people in England are homeless, a 14% jump from ...

The residents of a cul-de-sac dubbed "Christmas Street" for its large festive light displays have raised nearly £10,000 for charity. Nayling Road in Braintree, Essex, welcomes hundreds of ...