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

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 ...

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 ...

Unite members have to see that the fee to affiliate with Labour is ‘worth something’, Sharon Graham told the BBC.

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

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.

Tony Holliday’s wife Bev urged travellers to ‘look out for things that we didn’t see’ when going on excursions while on ...

The UN General Assembly last year adopted a resolution to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre on the July 11 anniversary.

Bruno Tonioli is set to leave the judging panel on Britain's Got Talent, according to reports, with KSI and Alan Carr among rumoured replacements.

Firefighters in Northern Ireland said they dealt with a challenging night as bonfires were lit ahead of the July 12 celebrations. Tens of thousands will take to the streets across the region for the ...

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