It was two days before Christmas in 1968 when a photographer from the Southend Standard – the Echo’s predecessor – visited a 23-year-old Miss (now Dame) Helen Mirren at her home in Leigh to take some ...

Russia fired 597 drones and decoys, with 26 cruise missiles, into Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales could have their warmest days of the year so far on Saturday, as the third heatwave of the summer peaks.

Live Aid revellers have recalled what it was like to watch the historic gig at Wembley Stadium, 40 years on. The London venue has collated stories from stars of the show, staff and fans in a online ...

Live Aid remains one of the most iconic events ever, with it now hitting 40 years since the show. The benefit concert organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure was to help the 1983 to 1985 famine in ...

The non-for-profit consumer champion Which? surveyed 1,700 people asking them tor rank their stays at UK holiday parks.

Matt Sherratt hopes Wales’ 31-22 victory over Japan can “be the start of something” after they snapped an 18-match losing Test run. A hard-fought performance saw Kieran Hardy score two tries along ...

Tens of thousands are taking to the streets across the region for the traditional Orange Order parades on Saturday.

The full Live Aid concert from 1985 is not easy to watch in full, but can be found online. The Internet Archive website has the full 16-hour broadcast, with the full show also available on DVD. On ...

The Club World Cup concludes on Sunday as Chelsea take on Paris St Germain in the final in New York. Here, the PA news agency looks at some talking points ahead of the game.

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said he is “very disappointed” that an Eleventh Night bonfire was lit in south Belfast despite warnings over asbestos on the site.

Head coach Gregor Townsend warned Scotland to clean up their act after a bruising 29-14 defeat to Fiji dented their hopes of a favourable World Cup draw. The Scots went into the game with high hopes ...