An Italian opera house has cancelled performances by a Russian singer seen as close to President Vladimir Putin, in a move welcomed by the Italian government.

Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid ...

Chowing down on a bacon sandwich Ed Miliband looked how I used to feel after a night out. He seemed confused about where he was and finding his press opportunity breakfast very hard to swallow. That ...

Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nation’s history. René Pape is ...

Boris Johnson was left in a "homicidal mood" by the 2020 exams fiasco and considered sacking Sir Gavin Williamson, WhatsApps showed to the Covid Inquiry revealed. The Tory ex-PM acknowledged that the ...

The Covid inquiry this morning heard from Boris Johnson for the final time as a mammoth morning session addressed the impact of the pandemic on children's education. Here's a summary of what the ...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is today giving evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry on the pandemic’s impact on children. Various restrictions were imposed on schools and other areas of life under Mr ...

Papers in hand, Boris Johnson arrived at the Covid Inquiry before the sun came up. He was there to answer questions on decisions he made during the pandemic that directly impacted children. And what ...

History will play out in front of your eyes as the ruthless Tsar Boris Godunov grapples with his sacrifices in the name of power. After being crowned the Tsar of Russia, his spiral into paranoia ...

The official Covid-19 inquiry has revealed more illuminating swear-laden texts between top ministers and Boris Johnson. The probe spent today cross-questioning Gavin Williamson, who served as ...

Former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tells the Covid inquiry mistakes were made in planning for the pandemic and during it, and says he wishes he had done things differently Williamson also ...

This year’s George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest marked the 70th anniversary of the composer’s death, which it commemorated with more than 40 performances of his works. Such is the scope ...