Described as one of the modern greats of classical music, he was a hugely charismatic figure.

The new rule will begin on 28 December amid concerns over the new variant of coronavirus.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic it has still been another astonishing year of sporting drama - test your knowledge in our quiz.

As India face Australia in Melbourne on 26 December, what can you remember from infamous Boxing Day Tests in years gone by?

2020 was the year that sport came to a standstill, but there was still drama and emotion in the strangest of times.

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Pip Hare is spending Christmas Day alone, in the Southern Ocean, as she races the Vendee Globe - the 'Everest of the seas'.

Lyubov Sobol had earlier turned up at the home of an agent Alexei Navalny says helped poison him.

Former England batsman John Edrich, who scored more than 5,000 runs including 12 centuries in 77 Test matches, dies aged 83.

Singers perform inside the Paris cathedral for the first time since the April 2019 fire.

"We cannot erect walls" to its availability, he says, in his first online Christmas Day message.

A waste disposal worker rescues a cat from imminent death while sorting through rubbish at a plant in Russia.

Australia, China and the US work together to medically evacuate the expeditioner.

Oleg Sokolov, an expert on Napoleon, was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.

She says that while all many people want is "a squeeze of the hand", there is "hope in the new dawn".

Critical payments to 14 million people could stop from Saturday in a standoff over a stimulus bill.

Three people are injured in the blast and possible human remains are later found near the site.

Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker - along with two members of staff - test positive for Covid-19.

The Islamist group also burnt down the church in the Christian village in northeast Nigeria.

Strong winds caused the boat to sink on the lake, which has a history of incidents, officials said.

Former England bowler Robin Jackman, who took 1,402 wickets in a 16-year career in first-class cricket, has died at the age of 75.