A fight at the opera

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Boult from the bluesRenowned classical conductor Sir Adrian Boult was born on this day in 1889, and exactly 80 years later a recorded tribute was paid by musicians of a very different kind.

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Tebbit proposes cricket test for immigrantsOn this day in 1990, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with Conservative politician Norman Tebbit, in which he questioned the loyalties of Asian immigrants to the United Kingdom.

On this day in 2008 there was uproar at the London’s Royal Opera House as violence disrupted a performance of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. Read on...

Manchester United players celebrate victory

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