AS someone who was in the frame to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson as England manager, Russia coach Guus Hiddink was entitled to feel an extra degree of satisfaction at victory. Like McClaren, he felt his team was in control and isolated the central positioning
Russia 2 England 1 England's Euro 2008 hopes - and possibly Steve McClaren's job - rest in the hands of Israel after Russia completed an astonishing comeback win at the Luzhniki Stadium tonight. The artificial pitch proved anything but fantastic
THE godfather of the man accused of murdering Dele Little told a court today how Aaron Roche was a "delightful young man." Barry Thomas appeared at Winchester Crown Court as a character witness for 21-year-old Roche who he has known since he was born
HUNDREDS of workers at Norwich Union in Eastleigh could be facing the axe after the company's parent group announced it needed to slash millions of pounds from its annual costs. Parent group Aviva made the shock announcement today, saying it needed
Simon Jones has left Glamorgan for Worcestershire - a month after Shane Warne admitted he wanted the former England fast bowler at Hampshire. Warne became interested when Jones's England contract was not renewed last month. Hampshire manager Paul Terry
ROAD chiefs today insist they will not refund fines for drivers caught speeding on a Hampshire road where the speed limit did not legally exist. Last week 14 motorists accused of speeding along the A27 in and around Fareham had their cases dismissed
A man suffering from alcoholism "calmly" jumped off the platform at a Hampshire train station and lay down in front of an oncoming freight train to take his own life, an inquest heard today. Malcolm Elworthy, 49, had lost his job because of drinking
HAMPSHIRE MP Chris Huhne today announced he will fight for the Liberal Democrat leadership. It is the second time the Eastleigh MP has put himself up for the top job in 18 months. Launching his bid in Westminster this afternoon he said: "Too many people
POLICE are hunting three men who held a knife against a man's throat during a robbery in Southampton. The 23-year-old victim was walking through Houndwell Park in the early hours of the morning when he was approached from behind by a man who grabbed
CIVIC chiefs were today poised to cross the final hurdle in their £100m city centre rejuvenation scheme. Winchester council bosses were due to signal the start of the process of ordering the sale of land owned by a rival developer. The city council wants
IT may be looking to Amsterdam and New York to revive its dead nightlife, but Winchester will be tonight hoping to retain its crown as the best place to live in the UK. The "unspoilt" cathedral city last year beat 434 authorities to top a poll compiled
A NEW state-of-the-art sports science laboratory that could see students coaching hopefuls for the 2012 London Olympics has been opened in Southampton. Costing £1.3m, the new lab at Southampton Solent University is being unveiled today by Saints legend
FLY-TIPPING is costing Hampshire taxpayers nearly £600,000 a year in clean-up costs, Government figures show. Ministers have ordered a crackdown on fly-tippers after it emerged that local authorities in the south-west of the county faced nearly 22,000
A UNIQUE study of a potentially-threatened natural treasure has been launched in the New Forest. Artists were out and about in the forest around Brockenhurst capturing artistically aspects of life that could be affected by climate change. Habitats such
RECYCLING kings Eastleigh have landed a major national award. It was for an initiative which led to a 95 per cent increase in getting residents in the environmentally-friendly mood on Bursledon's Pilands Estate. The year-long project included a traffic
YOU can experience hands-on science and discover what's lurking in the marine environment of Southampton Water this half-term with Discover Oceanography' sessions at the University of Southampton. The university's School of Ocean and Earth Science is
CHARGES based on the amount of rubbish being thrown out by homes across Hampshire have been opposed by the county council. Council leader Ken Thornber says that the Government's plans to charge householders for the amount of waste they send to landfill
SOUTHAMPTON docks is among the first ports in the world to start scanning containers destined for the US for nuclear materials. It's the latest development in the US War on Terror' and aims to prevent terrorists detonating a nuclear or dirty bomb. Nuclear
A TIE-UP with Harrods is the latest creative use found by Southampton Tuk Tuk importer Tuk Shop for one of its three-wheeled vehicles. The 40mph, 70mpg scooter is chauffeuring a tailor to London clients ordering a handmade suit as part of Harrods' Timeless
I AM writing in response to your coverage regarding alterations to South West Trains' timetable from December 2007. Your coverage failed to mention the new hourly service that will be introduced in December, linking Salisbury, Romsey, Southampton and
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Oriana, passenger, 0630, 106; Saga Rose, passenger, 0630, 101; Delta Rotterdam, container, 0700, 207; Grande Portogallo, roro, 0830, 104; Vans Queen, roro, 1200, 201; Don Pasquale, vehicle, 1230, 43; Talitha G
A BUSY Hampshire motorway was closed last night after a car flipped onto its roof, blocking the carriageway. The eastbound M27 was shut to other traffic for three quarters of an hour while fire crews freed the female driver of the car, which had ended
A MUM became so terrified of her son that she was too scared to order him to go to school, a court heard. The woman claims to have grown suicidal, fearing the 15-year-old would kill or injure her if she continued to try to force him to attend lessons
ANGRY post office customers today vowed to fight plans to axe more than 60 branches across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The closures, which will leave just 291 full-time post offices in the county, will hit small rural communities and urban areas
OF COURSE the only Wow factor for Southampton must be our beloved Spitfire, pictured below. Thank you Daily Echo for this brilliant idea. Please help kill the stupid idea of the map of the city, or whatever it was. There are to be major alterations to
WHY oh why is the myth perpetuated that Queen Victoria opened the Royal Pier? (Echo, Oct 13). It was, in fact, officially named "Royal Pier'' on the July 8, 1833 by the Duchess of Kent, who happened to be accompanied by her 14-year-old daughter, Princess
YOU comment on the proposal to use the hard shoulder of the M27 as a fourth lane, with the suggestion that it will ease traffic congestion. This is of course nonsense, because then, as now, 90 percent of the drivers head for the outside lane irrespective
ALAN Kebbell (letters, October 11) is rightly worried at New Labour's plan to outlaw incitement to homophobic hatred. Such a vague and blunt instrument will have a damaging impact on free speech, especially for Christians who are in any case under a moral
WHEN I was a green green! I was always told that much to do with green ethics was on not only environmental issues but on social issues, to date this has remained with me! But so much I have not forgot, still very green, but not so green to realise that
LAST Saturday at around 9.40pm some people in Bisterne Close, Burley, without any warning, decided to let off massive fireworks. They were extremely loud. I ended up having to stand in one of our paddocks with horses which are not mine, until they stopped
THEY are set to become some of the most expensive council houses in the country. Five homes, four of them Grade II listed and dating from the 1840s, are to be auctioned by Winchester City Council. The windfall is estimated at about £1.5m. But with the
THE man accused of murdering teenager Dele Little told a court how one of the teenager's friends could have inflicted the fatal knife injury. Aaron Roche told Winchester Crown Court: "I'm not entirely sure that I did cause that fatal wound to Dele."
THE man accused of murdering teenager Dele Little told the court how he was not aware that he had stabbed anybody. Aaron Roche told jurors that he did not hear anyone shouting that Dele had been stabbed and did not notice blood on his butterfly knife
Saints are aiming to become triple record breakers when they get back to Championship action this weekend. George Burley's team have been left kicking their heels for a fortnight after they ended West Brom's six-game unbeaten streak with a superb 3
PILOT Mike Ash is flying higher than ever after shedding the excess weight that left him at risk of being grounded. When the amateur aviator was told he was too fat even to sit in the cockpit of a new light aircraft, let alone try to fly it, he knew
More Green Watch stories FLY-TIPPING is costing Hampshire taxpayers nearly £600,000 a year in clean-up costs, Government figures show. Ministers have ordered a crackdown on fly-tippers after it emerged that local authorities in the south-west of
AN outstanding teenage Hampshire clarinet player has been voted out of the final stages of a new X-Factor-style BBC television competition to find the next orchestral superstar. Anke Batty, 18, of Beaulieu Road between Lyndhurst and Beaulieu in the New
PICTURES of police officers are being posted on the backs of Hampshire buses to encourage people to help crack down on crime and deal with problems in the community. Photographs of officers and staff from the Safer Neighbourhoods team have been put on
CIVIC chiefs were today poised to cross the final hurdle in their £100m rejuvenation scheme for a Hampshire city centre. Winchester council bosses were due to signal the start of the process of ordering the sale of land owned by a rival developer. The
