13 h. ago ‘The cultural landscape is decimated’: Louise Alder on stage fright, arts funding and the Last Night of the Proms

The great soprano will be the first British singer to top the bill at the Last Night in over a decade. So why does she advise her younger colleagues to leave the country?It’s the height of the August heatwave when I sit down opposite British soprano Louise Alder in a fiercely air-conditioned central London office. We’re here to discuss her headline performance at this year’s Last Night of the Proms but, as a seasonal warmup, I ask whether she’s had a break this summer. Alder looks faintly amused, then reminds me she’s been at Glyndebourne doing three performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro every week since the end of June. In fact, she was on stage as the Countess barely 12 hours earlier.“It’s never-ending,” she says. “I don’t want this to come across negatively – it’s been the most amazing contract – but an extremely long run. Twenty shows, which I think is the longest single run that Glyndebourne has done.” Days after the show closed, the company performed it again at the Prom...

Politics

31 h. ago Voices: Why I’m disappointed so many of my colleagues are leaving the NHS

The NHS may not have the perks of working for a big financial firm, but when it works, it is like nothing else, says Dr Ammad Butt. The government must find compromises to help stop the brain drain of UK doctors to Australia and the private sector

Sport

57 h. ago City boss who emailed all staff praising a colleague's use of 'inappropriate language' leaves his £650,000

Stuart Rouse has reportedly 'moved on' from his role at insurance firm Nexus Underwriting after sending an 'offensive' farewell email to a colleague who was semi-retiring from the company.

Economics

2 w. ago MoD worker sues after colleagues fail to give him 'good luck card' when leaving his job

The hearing, held in Cambridge, heard James Eyles began working for the MoD in March 2020, managing their accommodation stores at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

Events

3 w. ago Ronan Keating calls for stronger fatal car crash sentences and voices his 'disappointment over broken system' after man who caused death of his brother avoids prison

The singer, 48, voiced his 'disappointment over Ireland's broken system' after a man escaped a prison sentence for causing Ciaran's death.

Events

4 w. ago Bride left in shock after receiving HR complaint from colleague for leaving her out of her wedding

A woman, who appears to be from the UK, was left reeling when a colleague lodged an HR complaint after she didn't receive an invitation to her wedding.

Society

4 w. ago Virgil van Dijk hits out at Crystal Palace fans who spoiled minute's silence for Diogo Jota before Liverpool's Community Shield defeat by Crystal Palace at Wembley

AADAM PATEL AT WEMBLEY: Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk voiced his disappointment after a section of Crystal Palace supporters interrupted the minute's silence for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.

Events