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The star was famous for his role as Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street.

Actor Johnny Briggs, who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street has died aged 85, his family has confirmed. The star was famous for his role in the ITV soap making his Corrie debut as Mike in 1976 and remained on the cobbles until 2006. A statement from his family said he died after a long illness. The statement from the family of Johnny Briggs read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our father, Johnny Briggs. “He passed away peacefully this morning after a long illness, with family by his side. He was 85. We politely ask for privacy at this time, so t...

Coronation Street actors have shared tributes on social media to “lovely man” Johnny Briggs, who has died aged 85. Briggs made his Corrie debut as Mike Baldwin in 1976 and remained on the Cobbles until 2006, playing the role of an underwear factory boss. The official Coronation Street Twitter account posted: “The whole Coronation Street family is deeply saddened by the death of Johnny Briggs. The whole Coronation Street family is deeply saddened by the death of Johnny Briggs. In the role of Mike Baldwin, he truly was one of the most iconic characters The Street has ever known. We wish...

Signage from the Anglo Irish Bank headquarters in St Stephen's Green, Dublin is removed.Photo by Damien Eagers FitzPatrick resigned as chairman in ignominy. The word “disgraced” was routinely affixed to his name. Early on in the crash, he became a lightning rod for public anger. Drumm, who fled to the United States, was the biggest name of three Anglo executives to end up in jail after the bank’s collapse. FitzPatrick was ultimately acquitted of all charges against him at the Dublin Central Criminal Court, but he was later fined €25,000 and banned from practising as an accountant at a...

Back in their Celtic Tiger heyday, the two leading figures at Anglo Irish Bank, David Drumm and Seán FitzPatrick, were feted as heroes in the world of high finance in Dublin.