Playwright Sir David Hare has criticised the National Theatre, saying it “is meant to present the world’s drama, and it doesn ...

Britain’s best-performing ice dancers since Torvill and Dean, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have won Skate America and Grand Prix titles and landed a third career European medal in Estonia this month.

The partnership will see the veteran singer-songwriter provide two music students with fully funded scholarships.

The 20-year-old Scot is set to be one of a number of realistic medal contenders in the women’s freeski and snowboard programme in Italy next year.

The FCA launched proposals last year which would allow it to announce when it has opened enforcement investigations into financial firms.

Senior economists at the Bank of England will announce later on Thursday whether they are cutting the UK’s base interest rate, which currently sits at 4.75%. Most experts predict a quarter point ...