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  • Lallana starts in England's final warm-up for World Cup

    Saints captain Adam Lallana played the entire game as England finished off their preparations for the World Cup with a disappointing 0-0 draw against Honduras. Lallana was named in the starting line-up by the national team manager, Roy Hodgson,

  • Picture Gallery from Pretty Mudder 2014

    Follow @EchoPics Smiles, laughter, mud, rain, thunder and later sunshine - the Pretty Muddy 2014 event had it all. Our photographer was there to capture everything. These images are available to purchase as prints, mugs, t-shirts

  • Protesters campaign against care worker pay cuts

    CAMPAIGNERS turned out in force in support of co-workers facing paycuts. Protestors took to Care UK's Southampton office in Millbrook Road East to support care workers in Doncaster who face 35 per cent pay cuts as a result of new contracts.

  • Images of the Southampton Naked Bike Ride 2014

    Follow @EchoPics A Daily Echo photographer was at Southampton Common and the local area to get pictures of the Naked Bike Rode 2014. Here are the images he took. These pictures are available to purchase as prints, mugs, t-shirts

  • Half of British fear swimming in the sea

    MORE than half of Britons are anxious about swimming in the sea because of pollution, new research has found. A poll conducted to coincide with World Oceans Day, which is celebrated tomorrow, discovered that 58 per cent of respondents were concerned

  • Pretty Muddy cancer fundraiser lives up to its name

    IT was called the Pretty Muddy – and it certainly lived up to its name. Hundreds of women braved torrential rain, thunder and lightning to tackle a challenging five-kilometre assault course. They were all crawling under and climbing

  • Cathedral peregrine falcon chicks ringed

    THE first peregrine falcon chicks to have hatched on England's tallest cathedral spire in more than 60 years have been ringed. The three chicks hatched in a nesting box installed on Salisbury Cathedral's iconic 123 metre (403ft) high spire three

  • Police chief to be quizzed on public confidence at meeting

    HAMPSHIRE’S top police officer will be quizzed on public confidence in the force next week. Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes will question Chief Constable Andy Marsh on the leadership and attitudes of the constabulary at a public meeting

  • Red Arrows set for display over Hampshire today

    THE Red Arrows are due to stage a spectacular display over Hampshire today as the county continues to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. As reported by the Daily Echo earlier this week, the 21-minute routine will form part of a

  • Council leader's disappointment of City of Football snub

    SOUTHAMPTON’S council leader has spoken of his disappointment after the city missed out on the chance to invest more than £1million in grassroots football. Football chiefs have decided Southampton does not have the credentials to become England

  • Doctors fundraising bike ride in memory of colleague

    A TEAM of doctors are summoning all their pedal power to buy a vital scanner that could have saved the life of their colleague. Seven doctors from Hedge End Medical Centre will cycle 260 miles from Land’s End to Hedge End in memory of Richard Percival

  • Cyclists bare all on Naked Bike Ride

    PEDESTRIANS and motorists alike could bare-ly believe their eyes last night as scores of cyclists stripped off for Southampton’s annual Naked Bike Ride. Now in its eighth year, it attracted around 50 brave men and women looking to promote

  • Thieves target gardens in 24-hour spree

    A SPATE of thefts from gardens across Southampton has seen six homes targeted in just 24 hours, the Daily Echo can reveal. Large pots filled with flowers, hanging baskets and garden statutes have all been stolen from doorsteps and front gardens

  • New mayor, new venue for Eastleigh

    EASTLEIGH has welcomed in a new mayor, but in a different setting. Councillor Tony Noyce was invested as the Borough of Eastleigh’s first citizen at the annual mayor-making ceremony. But, for the first time in 40 years, the ceremony was not

  • Heavy rainfall warning for the south

    THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with heavy, thundery rain expected to hit the region. Widespread thundery rain could hit Hampshire this morning before shifting into northern England. Members of the public are warned to be

  • Driver scalded after car overheats

    A DRIVER was scalded after opening his car's water tank when the engine overheated. Firefighters from Eastleigh and Winchester were called to the incident between junctions 12 and 11 on the M3 northbound at 3.45am today. The 22-year-old driver

  • Garage destroyed after tumble dryer catches fire

    A GARAGE was destroyed after a tumble dryer caught fire. A total of 11 firefighters from Eastleigh fire station were called to a blaze at a semi-detached home in Ashdown Close, Chandlers Ford, at 8.20pm yesterday. The fire spread to a brand

  • First it was donkeys - now cow headbutts woman

    FIRST it was donkeys seeing the red mist in Hampshire – now it’s cows. An elderly woman needed hospital treatment after being headbutted in the stomach as she walked in the New Forest. The latest incident saw the 81-year-old attacked by a large

  • End is in sight for Clipper race

    THE end is in sight. For the past nine months, Hampshire sailors competing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have been battling searing heart, storms, mountainous seas and – worst of all – no wind at all. Most of them had little sailing

  • £90m road scheme to ease traffic in Hampshire

    IT has been billed as the biggest road scheme in Hampshire in a generation. The £90million pound plans to improve transport around Fareham and Gosport would make 10,000 new jobs and 6,000 homes possible, according to the county's transport boss

  • Reds too late to beat Lallana Cup date

    Time looks set to run out today on Liverpool’s hopes of signing Adam Lallana before the World Cup. The Reds have been attempting to strike a deal for the Saints captain ever since the season concluded last month, tabling what they described as

  • Controversial plans for fast food restaurant to be approved

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for a fast food centre in a Hampshire town look set to be approved next week after a two-year battle. Council chiefs are being urged approve the latest application to build restaurants and drive-thru facilities for KFC and Costa

  • Cancer patients wait longer in Southampton

    CANCER patients in Southampton are waiting longer to start their life-saving treatment, worrying new figures show. Almost one in eight people suspected of having the disease are failing to get an appointment with a specialist within two months