Images posted on social media show a plume of fire and black smoke coming up from the crash site at the Essex airport.

Parts of England, Scotland and Wales all reached 30C on Sunday before the third heatwave this summer starts to ease its grip on the UK. It comes after several records were broken during the peak of ...

Essex Police said they were alerted shortly before 4pm on Sunday to reports of a serous collision involving one 12-metre plane.