The brilliant soprano Angela Gheorghiu and her dashing tenor Roberto Alagna are the stars of the most tempestuous and public break-up in opera history. Lydia Slater talks to Draculette about divorce, dictators and drama queens... more
Queenco Leisure, the hotel and casino operator, signs a joint-venture deal with Paradise Investment to open a hotel, casino, restaurant and karaoke premises in Cambodia... more
Already the doomsayers are at it. The Mayor’s new cycle-hire scheme, they warn, will be a disaster. But I believe that when the scheme launches this Friday, they will be proved wrong... more
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel is optimistic of being fully fit for the start of Slovakia's World Cup campaign which starts in just over a month... more
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was satisfied with his side's 1-0 Europa League victory over Unirea Urziceni despite their obvious struggles to break down the determined Romanians... more
Rangers' explanation for the crowd disturbances in the Champions League match against Unirea Urziceni has been backed by a top Glasgow policeman who attended the game... more
What was bad news for newt fanciers has proved good for London cyclists. Ken may be gone but cyclists have found a champion in Boris Johnson, whose £111 million investment programme will - all going to plan - make 6,000 bicycles available for instant hire across the city... more
Football: Eduardo believes he has put his injury nightmare behind him after making a decisive return to action in Croatia's friendly against Romania... more
Looking like the cast of The Sopranos after a music shop heist, Eugene Hutz + Friends mixed Balkan, Turkish and North African elements in a frenetic fusion.... more
As you'd expect from a festival celebrating Roma and Gypsy music and culture, The 1000 Year Journey has kept progressing. First held in 2000, this event tapped into a burgeoning wave of interest in gipsy roots... more
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