Margaret Thatcher is 'determined' to attend the grand unveiling of a statue of Ronald Reagan in London on July 4 despite having been too unwell to make the royal wedding... more
The Way is arguably too long but is pleasantly sincere in its efforts to prove the difference between "the life we live and the life we choose"... more
This 19th-century Welsh Presbyterian chapel was a fair step down from the first Cat's Eyes performance, inside St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican... more
Pope Benedict will travel through central London twice during his four-day visit to Britain, giving thousands the chance to see him at close quarters... more
Spot betting, or spot fixing, which is at the centre of the Pakistan cricket crisis, is a phrase new to most of us but the idea itself is familiar... more
After a mystery illness and his dramatic withdrawal from Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art last year, Michael Gambon returns to the stage in Krapp’s Last Tape... more
Cuba has promised the Roman Catholic Church it will free 52 political prisoners — nearly a third of those held — in the communist-run island’s largest release of dissidents since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998... more
The Pope ran into further controversy on his Holy Land pilgrimage as he was accused of showing detachment from Jewish suffering in the Holocaust... more
The Pope started a week-long tour of the Middle East in Jordan and was condemned by Islamic leaders for a speech in 2006 when he implied Muslims were violent and irrational... more
The former home of comic legend Frankie Howerd is on the market with more than 4,000 items of memorabilia including his toupee, false teeth and photographs offered as an optional extra. The four-bedroom, pink, picture-postcard cottage in Cross, near Axbridge, in Somerset comes complete with two bathrooms, large grounds and its own war bunker... more
A thriller based on the death of Pope John Paul I could become the West End's least likely hit. The story will continue to fascinate, says its star David Suchet... more
David Suchet is to play Pope John Paul I in The Last Confession at the Theatre Royal, a play examining the mysterious death of the liberal Pontiff.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do