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In its 66-year history, few Eurovision entrants have achieved both a great song and a great live performance. Olivia Emily ranks the best of the best

In its 67-year history, few Eurovision entrants have achieved both a great song and a great live performance. Olivia Emily ranks the best of the best

Russian president Vladimir Putin sees his country’s history as providing the essential justification for the war he is waging against the Ukrainian people. He has long used history as a propaganda weapon. In his rambling address on the eve of his invasion of Ukraine, he claimed that Ukraine’s independence has…

In times of crisis, Russian leaders have tended to seek oppressive control instead of peace talks

Callum Brown, 24, studied at Edinburgh University before moving to London to work as a financial sales consultant.

Appropriately dominating the rotonde Napoleon in Lille's Musée des Beaux-Arts stands a bronze statue of Corsica's most famous son. Henri Lemaire's ornate piece portrays the former lord in his imperial raiment. A fitting symbol perhaps for Chelsea fans visiting the northern French city for Wednesday night's last-16 second leg Champions…

Banning Tchaikovsky is not the way to win a war. Last week, the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra removed the composer’s popular "1812 Overture" from its forthcoming program due to the invasion of Ukraine. The work noisily celebrates Russian resistance to Napoleon’s invasion.

Every year, tens of thousands of New South Wales State Library patrons walk past a stunning mosaic replica of the Tasman Map on the floor of the Mitchell library vestibule. The original Tasman map, recently restored, charts the two voyages of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 and 1644.

Analysis: Economic penalties have been meted out since Napoleon’s day but there’s little proof they achieve the desired outcome