Glyndebourne is offering local people the chance to go behind the scenes of an international opera house.

Scottish Opera is delighted to present a rare opportunity to hear Morning Ragas by one of the world's most celebrated sarodmaestros, Wajahat Khan with Shahbaz Hussain accompanying on tabla, on Sunday, 2 March, 2008, 11am.

There has been a strong reaction in the media and elsewhere to the Archbishop of Canterbury's remarks of yesterday on civil and religious law. Let's see what Archbishop Rowan Williams has actually said.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that UK law needs to continue to find accommodation with religious legal codes such as the Islamic system of Sharia if community cohesion and development are to be achieved.

Britain has announced a hike in UK immigration visa fees to fund sweeping changes it plans to introduce to improve border security over the next 12 months.

The Prime Minister has exchanged letters with Peter Hain following the Secretary of State's decision to resign from the Government.

Proposals to save troubled bank Northern Rock will protect shareholders and depositors as well as maintain stability in the economy, the PM has said.

Gordon Brown today explained the Government's decision to stage pay rises for public sector workers such as police and nurses as an important part of controlling inflation and protecting the economy from volatility.

The Prime Minister has spoken of the "new and deepening relationship" between the UK and India at the conclusion of his two-day visit to the country.

Gordon Brown has welcomed Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to Downing Street.

A new report has found a national carbon trading scheme could wipe out the expected $15 billion windfall to New South Wales taxpayers from privatising the electricity sector.

There are fears the New South Wales Government has abandoned its promise to businesses to overhaul the state's workplace health and safety laws.