Mining, coal, part of the north-east of England’s raison d’etre, has gone

Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions: Union Jack thrones, dancing beefeaters, someone dressed like the queen. Maybe it is the queen

Review: The hyperbolic judging panel are a work in progress, in dire need of a Mr or Ms Nasty

Hungary’s government is to end funding for course it sees as ‘liberal ideology’

Opera chief in Hungary denies pressure from nationalist government prompted the move

The former ‘Billy Elliot’ star on Durham versus LA, acting pitfalls, and women in film

One day you find yourself longing to be free from the internal and external pressures compelling you to interrupt ordinary moments by turning them into columns

Love/Hate actor Aoibhinn McGinnity and former star of Jesus Christ Superstar Ben Forster are bringing the Will Ferrell festive favourite to life on stage in Dublin

Ahead of tonight's live relay of Kenneth MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ in selected cinema’s around the country, the Royal Ballet’s Director, Kevin O’Hare, reveals how he went from appearing in Bugsy Malone to leading Britain’s largest ballet company

It is hard to argue against a system that at least tries to sideline the hatchet men

“I knew there was going to be a fallout, but I didn’t realise how big” – Gatland

From Adrian Mole to Ben Elton and Billy Bragg, everyone had an opinion on the Iron Lady