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“We were on our way to our Christmas party when Bob Geldof called us and said ‘It’s your turn’”: The story of Band Aid II, the Do They Know It’s Christmas? they tried to forget

With the 40th anniversary remix featuring nothing from 1989’s version, let’s take a deep dive into the big-selling charity single that no one remembers

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"I really wanted The Yardbirds to continue, because I really believed in it... ": Jimmy Page on the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and his early career with guitars

Jimmy Page at 80 - classic interview: "It’s hypothetical, but I may not have come up with the riff from Whole Lotta Love on the Telecaster"

MusicRadar

Unseen photos of comical eating contest capture Manchester's lost way of life

The unearthed set of images show Manchester's Canal Street like you've probably never seen it before

Manchester Evening News

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Liverpool 80s nightclub where clubbers were affectionately known as 'Snobs'

The club lived many lives before its demolition

Liverpool Echo

19 lost factories once at the heart of Merseyside for generations

From tobacco to sweet treats and more

Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool nightclub that had 'first of its kind' dancefloor

Its theme was inspired by a popular cartoon character

Liverpool Echo

13 lost Liverpool bars and clubs we loved in the 80s

Fond memories were made at these venues

Liverpool Echo

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Brookside's other spin-off show that came after Damon and Debbie

Singer Morrisey also made a cameo in the 'soap bubble'

Liverpool Echo

Vanished city centre hotel loved by celebrities and tourists for over 30 years

It was demolished in the 00s

Liverpool Echo

Seven photos that show Manchester's best dressed in 1978

These photos from the archive show what people were wearing in the city centre 45 years ago

Manchester Evening News

'Science fiction' style shopping mall where it was 'like summer all year round'

Described as like a 'supersonic mosque' and a work of 'science fiction', the indoor shopping centre was once the largest in Europe

Liverpool Echo

City-centre 'institution' where Liverpool shoppers 'could get everything'

It's still remembered fondly by all who went there

Liverpool Echo

'Space age' Greater Manchester shopping centre set for multi-million pound transformation

The Merseyway shopping centre was built to reflect the exciting and modern aesthetic of 1960s design

Manchester Evening News

The Christmas toy crazes that had Edinburgh parents queuing up like mad

The town's always busy in the weeks leading up to December 25 - but the shops are guaranteed to be rammed if they happen to be stocking the subject of that year's Christmas toy craze. We take a look back at the top must-have toys our kids asked for back…

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Liverpool Echo

Lost 'tropical' leisure pool that boasted a wave machine and water slide

Heatwaves first opened in 1990

Manchester Evening News

Furby, Rubiks Cubes and Cabbage Patch Kids: The Christmas Toys parents spent hours waiting for

Before you could Christmas shop from the comfort of your sofa, parents had to trudge for hours to get their hands on that year's biggest toy craze

Liverpool Echo

Christmas toy crazes anxious parents in Liverpool would have spent hours queuing to buy

Before the internet, parents in Liverpool were forced to wait in long queues or trudge store to store in a desperate attempt to get their hands on that year's most in demand toy

Manchester Evening News

Green Shield Stamps - the lost savings scheme that came before Argos

There was something exciting about collecting them and sticking them into your book

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The former Welsh Christmas factories that supplied trimmings all over the world

The Rhondda-based factories made and supplied seasonal trimmings internationally

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside's lost bakeries famous for strawberry tarts and 'best workers in the world'

Merseyside workers are "the best in the world. They are tremendous and they have a marvellous sense of humour."

Liverpool Echo

Amazing photos show Edge Lane's Hollywood Bowl before it opened in 1990

Wales Online

How a Cardiff hospital scandal changed healthcare forever across the UK

Some 55 years after the Ely Hospital scandal shocked the country, the aftermath is still felt today

Wales Online

The night a police helicopter fell from the sky onto a Cardiff home

The family and helicopter crew had a very lucky escape after a helicopter smashed into the Whitchurch home.

Wales Online

The disappeared Swansea cafés and restaurants we miss the most

From the likes of the Espresso to Wimpy - Swansea misses you!

Liverpool Echo

Lost photos capture famous Liverpool brewery back in the 1980s

Here, we take a look back at its life in the 1980s

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