A high-rise block of flats will be "uninhabitable" for about three months after a "major" flood, a leader of a council said. Brooke House in Basildon, Essex, was hit by flooding on 18 July which left ...

Residents have called for the demolition of a flooded tower block that has been the subject of safety complaints for years. The 15-storey Brisbane House in Tilbury, Essex, was evacuated on Wednesday ...