Baby born as the sky went dark over Liverpool celebrates birthday under another eclipse

Nathan Howe made the ECHO's headlines back in 199908:00, 12 Aug 2026Twenty-seven years ago, Nathan Howe arrived in the world just as the sky over Liverpool began to turn dark. His birth made the pages of the ECHO after he was born at Liverpool Women’s Hospital on August 11, 1999, just as the eclipse began to grab the attention of thousands of Scousers.‌Now Nathan is 27, and the once little boy described as a “ray of sunshine” celebrates his birthday as another eclipse captures world's attention. But this time, he isn't watching it from Liverpool. Nathan, from Allerton, is marking his special day in Lake Como in Italy, alongside his partner Olivia, making what was already a memorable birthday even more unusual.‌Back in 1999, his mum Joyce Ashworth was 21 and had been watching the build-up t