Campaign highlights elder loneliness

One out of every five elderly people in the UK who feel lonely say they have no-one to turn to, a survey indicates.

Essex Chronicle published Drivers at ambulance firm ERS Medical demand urgent action to...

WORKERS at under-fire private ambulance firm ERS Medical have slated the "shambolic" patient transport service for leaving the sick stranded.Ambulance drivers at the Springfield depot sent an open letter to the company's boss, the Chronicle, UNISON, Witham MP Priti Patel, Chelmsford MP Simon Burns and the chief executive of Mid Essex NHS Trust Paul Forden, to demand immediate action.It described patients waiting for up to six hours, drivers being forced to work overtime, and a taxi...

Rooney inspires United victory

Manchester United maintained their 100 per cent winning start to pre-season with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona in California.

'Glass floor' protects middle classes

Middle-class parents create a "glass floor" to protect their less able children from slipping down the social scale in Britain, a study of 17,000 people concludes.

Arsenal fire six past Lyon

Arsenal continued their preparations for the new Premier League season with a 6-0 win over Lyon in the Emirates Cup.

Tsar to target late payment billions

A small business commissioner will help firms tackle the problem of the billions of pounds in late payments they are owed, under government plans.

LvG expects to have De Gea

Louis van Gaal is confident David de Gea will be ready to start the season in goal for Manchester United.