I met my boyfriend when he was playing Bach in the park. I was taking my usual jog past London zoo and around the Regent’s Park boating lake when I was stopped in my tracks by the most beautiful music

The Venice Biennale opening is just days away but Lubaina Himid isn’t in a rush. The artist, who will represent Britain at the “Olympics of art”, is at home in Preston, where there’s an air of calm. H

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Doug King is discussing the night Coventry clinched promotion to the Premier League after 25 years away. He had a tear in his eye when the moment arrived at Blackburn and, after eventually exiting the

Mikel Arteta can be forgiven for never missing the chance to remind everyone that these are unprecedented times for Arsenal. As his side prepares to face Atlético Madrid in the decisive act of their s

The plan to fly to Las Vegas to cover what the Enhanced Games claims is the “next frontier of human performance” ended with a short email sent at 7.02pm on Friday. “After careful consideration, we are

Reduce your calories. Eat more vegetables. Limit soft drinks and junk foods. For years, even decades, this has been the advice for those wanting a healthy body weight, lower blood pressure and better

Traffic lights are to be installed beside the scenic Clachan Bridge on Scotland’s wild Argyll coast despite fears it will be a “desecration” of a nationally-significant heritage site. Known since the

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In Pictures: Relive Coventry City's promotion party More than 50,000 people turned out to celebrate in Coventry's War Memorial Park as the Sky Blues celebrated winning the Championship title. Thousand

Photo series documents life on busy London maternity ward A photographer has returned to the London hospital where his daughter was born to document midwifery services in a project exploring life insi

State of high streets 'a key issue' in council elections It is on the high street that Thursday's local elections could be won or lost. It is where many voters really feel the impact of local politica

What's it like to be black and in the police? For decades the relationship between the police and the black community has been fraught with tension and mistrust, following high profile incidents of ra

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'We converted a horse box into stage for musicians' A 20-year-old and his great-grandad have transformed a horse trailer into a stage for grassroots musicians. Over the past seven months, Dylan Reesco

Footballer raises thousands after daughter's diagnosis A professional footballer and his fiancée are set to run the Bristol Half Marathon in support of their daughter who has a heart condition. Bristo

Women turn crime and litter hotspot into 'Narnia' A fly-tipping hotspot has been turned into a vibrant street project by volunteers. Tower Street, in Woodston, in Peterborough, was blighted by street

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National tourism agency backs £600m theme park plan Plans to build a £600m historical theme park in the countryside have been backed by the national tourism agency. French firm Puy du Fou submitted pr

Pub fixes village's polling station problem Many people will be heading to their village hall or community centre to cast their vote in the local elections on Thursday. In Tunstead, Norfolk, however,

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