Daily Echo

Southampton judge retires after lengthy career in law

A CROWN court judge will hang up his robes for the last time today.

Protesters swarm Jimmy Carr

PROTESTERS swarmed a Southampton venue as Jimmy Carr hit the stage – after the comedian joked about the Holocaust.

Meet the owners behind Southampton

A NEW health store full of organic and vegan products has thrown open its doors in Southampton.

Decision on KFC plan that split the local community

CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a KFC in a Hampshire town have been given the go-ahead after a three-month war of words.

Shoppers WILL be expected to wear masks - what the new

Shoppers have been told by the Government they are expected to wear masks from Monday when they will no longer be required by law in a coronavir…

Bake Off’s Prue Leith made a dame

The 81-year-old is a prolific cook book author, broadcaster and restaurateur.

Tolkien: a magical storyteller

From his incredible imagination came the magical tales of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit. Keith Hamilton reveals JRR Tolkien’s little-know…

LETTER - Correcting a few anomalies about Cunliffe Owen, Briggs and Ford

Having read in your column marked Heritage, I feel I must correct a few anomalies regarding the history as one of the few remaining people who…

Earth mounds could be used to stop travellers' camps

THREE earth mounds and more than 20 metal and plastic bollards could be used to stop illegal encampments in Eastleigh.

Mum's terror at seeing son in US earthquake on live stream

A HAMPSHIRE mum was left terrified after seeing her son, who was halfway across the world taking part in a world poker tournament, caught up in…

Hungarian leader hopes for shift on migration

Viktor Orban said he believes the issue is stoppable and ‘will reorganise the political spectrum in the European Union’.

Woman who told the President to wait dies

A SOUTHAMPTON centenarian who once told US President Dwight Eisenhower to wait in line for his mail has died.

Brexit to hit Ireland’s economic growth, according to report

A ESRI report found that the Irish economy is expected to grow by 3.8 this year.

Barclay to brief Cabinet on latest Brexit negotiations

The Brexit Secretary is said to have had a ‘productive’ meeting with the EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier.

Becker and his estranged wife Lilly prepare for latest divorce court hearing

A judge has already been told that each have accused the other of ‘unreasonable behaviour’ and both have issued divorce petitions.

IN THE COURTS: The people facing justice in Southampton

A round-up of court cases heard in Southampton...