Nostalgia

The late John Prescott and the 'fracas' that occurred at the 1998 BRIT Awards. The former deputy prime minister has died at the age of 86 overnight.

Explainer The late John Prescott and his skirmish at the 1998 BRIT Awards

Victrola Century music centre 6 in 1 that I tested out

I tested Century 6-in-1 Music Centre and know why it's selling so fast

Here's 9 artists and albums from the 90s that influenced a wave of artists after them - including recent chart-toppers.

9 celebrated 90s musicians who helped influenced the charts today

Even in 2024, it would appear Sir Paul McCartney cannot dodge the "Paul is dead" hoaxes.

Paul is Dead: what led to the long-standing hoax about Paul McCartney?

Film fan spends £35,000 building his own World War II style bunker

Who from the '80s has had a profound influence on musicians of recent years, including Justin Timberlake, Gerard Way and Karen O?

11 musicians from the 1980s that helped shaped the charts today

Before the Battle of Britpop between Oasis and Blur, another distinctively British music feud occured years earlier between The Cure's Robert Smith and Morrissey.

What led to the feud between The Cure's Robert Smith and Morrissey?

Dr Pinball Mark Squires at his home in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire where he fixes and restores pinball machines.

I've fixed over 500 retro gaming machines...I get called 'Dr Pinball'

David Madden (inset) was interviewed for a new documentary about the Freckleton Air Disaster, where he watched most of his classmates get killed 80 years ago.

'I ran through a burning doorway as my classmates got killed'

Ocean Colour Scene have announced a UK wide tour to commence March 2025.

Ocean Colour Scene announce extensive UK tour for 2025

Nik Kershaw has announced a series of UK tour dates to close out 2024 with - here’s how you can get tickets to his number of shows later this year.

Where is ‘80s star Nik Kershaw performing on his 2024 UK tour?

(Photos: John Lewis)

John Lewis teases 2024 Christmas advert with first look

Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder return for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," out in cinemas this weekend. But what happened to the rest of the original cast after it's release?

The cast of "Beetlejuice" then and now, as the sequel opens in cinemas

We made mocktails using the SodaStream Art and it was so much fun!

SodaStream Art brought back happy memories of my 80s childhood

John Junior with The Sugar Free Polo Mints (green and white) from 1997 and a modern day packet of Sugar Free Polo Mints.

'Still minty fresh': I found a 27-year-old pack of Polos in a drawer

Portsmouth Football Club’s photographic heritage is to be celebrated at a special exhibition at the University of Portsmouth in August in what will be the closing event of the club’s 125th anniversary season.

Photographic exhibition to celebrate Pompey FC's 125 anniversary

Almost 100 photographs will be showcased at a special exhibition to celebrate the Portsmouth Footbal Club’s 125 anniversary season.

Sophie Lewis

(Right, top to bottom) The Prodigy, Right Said Fred and Metallica all had chart success, but not enough to topple the 16 weeks Bryan Adams (left) spent at the top of the UK singles chart. Who else did the singer hold off during his reign? (Getty Images)

What songs did Bryan Adams keep off the top spot for 16 weeks?

The 7 most nostalgic school dinner classics that you’ll remember if you grew up in the 1990s.

The 7 school dinner classics you'll remember if you grow up in the 90s

T'Pau, pictured here in 1988, are set to tour the UK in late 2024, with the majority of their dates in support of The Human League's "Generations" tour. (Credit: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Iconic ‘80s pop act announce comeback with major UK tour

Retro Rewind event returns to Port Solent on Saturday, July 6, with a day of dancing to vintage tunes in store.

Free retro event returns with vintage live music and dancing

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury to relaunch popular 1990s chocolate bar in the UK

These are the top 10 nostalgic sweet treats of the nation

Will Young has a big 2024 planned (Photo: Jamie Noise 2024)

Will Young on new album and missing his dogs as he announces huge tour

The result of the train crash at Farlington Junction on July 23, 1894.

12 amazing old images from Farlington's past

Taking place in Southsea on August 23, 24 and 25 the three-day event is one of the biggest and best our city has to offer. The festival features music, comedy, food and drink and children's activities to make sure there is something for everyone. Headliners include Fat Boy Slim, Snow Patrol and Biffy Clyro. Information at www.victoriousfestival.co.uk

Victorious Festival announces more artists for 2024 lineup

Former pop star presents the top 15 flashbacks in fashion

The one-bedroom luxury apartment in the former headquarters of Cadbury's in Bournville Lane, Birmingham, is on the market for 145,000

Cadbury brings back fan-favourite chocolate after nearly 10 years

Cabdury is bringing back one of its much love festive chocolates for Christmas this year

Chelsie Sewell

Top 9 celebrity perfumes to make you feel nostalgic

The morning after the bomb dropped. I think this is Trafalgar Street with Conway Street crossing at the top of the road. Picture: The News

Nostalgia – the single bomb that killed 15 people just before Christmas 1940

S Club 7 pictured in 2014 - (L-R) Bradley McIntosh, Tina Barrett, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearitt, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Jon Lee. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

S Club 7 confirm 2023 reunion tour on BBC’s The One Show

Silver Jubilee 1977 Portsmouth: The Queen on her walkabout in Commercial Road. Picture: The News Portsmouth.

The Queen's 1977 Silver Jubilee visit to Portsmouth | Nostalgia

Pompey bring home the FA Cup and parade it around the city, Sunday, May 18, 2008. Picture: Malcolm Wells 082235-5585.

’Arry and his Pompey lads bring home the FA Cup on the most famous bus tour of a...

W Pink was a famous Portsmouth grocery firm with an empire of 42 branches.

Portsmouth vans and their livery down the decades | Nostalgia

A collie herding sheep along Goldsmith Avenue, Fratton.

Goldsmith Avenue, Fratton – where sheep may safely graze | Nostalgia

Deck the wards... Christmas 1949 on a men's ward at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham.

A host of Christmases past in Portsmouth | Nostalgia

The magnificent St Paul’s Church, Southsea. Destroyed by the Luftwaffe in January 1941

Yet more Portsmouth buildings either destroyed by the Germans - or by fire | Nos...

Laburnum Grove, North End, Portsmouth. Laburnum Grove (AKA Lavatory Lane or Brass Button Alley) - Many of the houses in Laburnum Grove are faced with a white glazed brick. These were left over from the building of The Blackwall Tunnel in 1896 and bought by local builder Peter Briggs for a farthing each.

Ever wondered why this distinctive city street was nicknamed Lavatory Lane? | No...

The Queen visiting the D-Day map room at Southwick House in 1973.

D-Day: Secret room in country house near Fareham that would change history | Nos...

Redhill crossroads at the Staunton Arms, Rowlands Castle, later known as the Staunton Crossroads, circa 1928. Picture: George Barrett collection

Crossroads: Dodgy acting and wobbly sets or the intersection of two roads? | Nos...

Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, about 1910.

Fascinating historic pictures of Broad Street, Old Portsmouth | Nostalgia

The Camber Dock, Old Portsmouth, taken from the top of the cathedral bell tower circa 1930. Picture: costen.co.uk

Portsmouth in the 1930s | Nostalgia picture special

The fairground on the slopes of Portsdown Hill, 1930. It was located to the west of the old A3.

Are you going to Portsdown fair? Parsley sage... | Nostalgia

Street party at Lower Bere Wood, Waterlooville, in May 1995 celebrating 50 years since VE Day.

Havant and Waterlooville from the 1990s | Nostalgia picture special

McMurdo

Nostalgia picture special – local football team groups, 1984/85

HMS Delight on the starboard quarter with HMS Dainty manoeuvring astern. Picture: Tim King

HMS Dainty sabotaged in Portsmouth Dockyard | Nostalgia

HMS Defender arriving in Portsmouth, her new home, in ????????.

A look back at career of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender | Nostalgia

The Queen at Portsmouth naval base to meet HMS Invincible on her return from the Falklands war, September 1982. Picture: The News PP4048

Queen and Prince Charles were just two high-profile Portsmouth visitors in 1982 ...

Ice creams for less than a shilling. There was a time when a cornet cost 1d and a wafer 2d. Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, before the Second World War.

Just a penny for a cornet on Southsea prom | Nostalgia

Road signs being removed in Cosham so any German invaders would not know where they were. Picture: Mike Beel collection

Portsmouth street signs come down in bid to baffle German invaders | Nostalgia

Part of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Thorney Island. Picture: Edwin Amey.

Lest we forget... 'some corner of a foreign field' works both ways | Nostalgia

The damaged bow of HMS Wakeful after a three-ship collision. Picture: Tim King collection.

More red faces in Portsmouth dockyard as three warships go crazy | Nostalgia

Four camping tramcars at Fishers Camp, Fishery Lane, Hayling Island. Picture: Barry Cox postcard collection.

The perfect staycation... camping in old trams | Nostalgia

A survivor from the Battle of Trafalgar, the Duguay Trouin, left, renamed Implacable, alongside Foudroyant at Portchester Trot.

Sheer vandalism - Trafalgar veteran blown to pieces | Nostalgia

The cellar under Hill House, Bedhampton. Picture: The News archive

Was contraband smuggled through tunnel leading from this cellar? | Nostalgia

Pictured in Crofton Road, Milton, is the horse and cart belonging to Arthur Edward Shrubsole (Ted) who delivered all around the Milton area between 1935-55. The picture belongs to Doreen Watts who remembers the horse walking along the street and stopping at each customer's house. He knew the round better than Ted it seems.

Old pictures from Milton, Portsmouth | Nostalgia

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