A man who was diagnosed with young-onset dementia has celebrated his 60th birthday with an army-themed party. Ian Burton was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2014 when he was 50.

The owner of Colchester Zoo has vowed to maintain the attraction as a conservation project and not as a "theme park". Speaking on the Essex zoo's 60th anniversary, Dr Dominique Tropeano also said ...

Frank and Helena Farrar opened the zoo on what was a 25-acre plot in 1963 The owner of Colchester Zoo has vowed to maintain the attraction as a conservation project and not as a "theme park".