In the early days of U2 when they were still known as The Hype, a mum of the band members used to drive them to gigs in her small car and even help them to unload their gear outside tiny venues.

LEN LESSER, the veteran character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld, has died at 88.

News from a New Republic: Ireland in the 1950s

A CORONER warned of the dangers of stairs yesterday after a tragic inquest.

BY 1990, there was a general consensus that the office of president was worthy but dull, and there was no sign of debate or discussion in the 1980s about the possibilities of expanding the role of the president or a sense that its profile could or should be increased.

FIRE crews yesterday struggled to protect homes from a wind-whipped wildfire that trapped and killed four firefighters in a wall of flames as it raced across almost 38 square miles in southern California.

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