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Alcina at Royal Opera: A magical evening

4/5 Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s opera is bizarre but beautiful revival

Evening Standard · Sep 23

‘I would be happy if prices came down’: the older Australians wanting house prices to fall for their kids’ sake

Parents and grandparents who bought their first home with ease are hoping the slide in affordability can be reversed for the sake of the younger generation

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19

Nearly half of London Underground track in 'very poor' condition as TfL faces £6.5bn maintenance backlog

Almost half of Tube track is rated ‘very poor’, as TfL warns it needs billions more to maintain the capital’s ageing transport network

Evening Standard · Sep 17

I Puritani review – Oropesa dazzles in Jones’s engaging Bellini staging

Bellini’s tale of Roundheads vs Cavaliers requires vocal gymnastics on an Olympic scale. Lisette Oropesa rises effortlessly to the challenge in Richard Jones’s detailed new production

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Nicola Peltz’s brother extends billionaire family dynasty with wedding to music legend Quincy Jones’s daughter

Kenya Kinski-Jones is the youngest daughter of the late Grammy winner

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Samson et Dalila review – their two voices combine as if made to measure

As the central couple, SeokJong Baek and Aigul Akhmetshina are dramatically persuasive and expressive in this revival of Richard Jones’s staging that works hard to make Saint-Saëns’ often dramatically inert opera zing

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Boris Godunov review – Bryn Terfel wild-eyed and barking in Mussorgsky’s relentless study of power

The second revival of Richard Jones’s compelling production boasts an impressive cast, with Terfel’s supple and rich voice at its centre. Conductor Mark Wigglesworth keeps up the momentum

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Boris Godunov at Royal Opera: Psychologically probing Russian epic

4/5 Richard Jones’ staging of Mussorgsky’s opera showcases some startling talents

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'I've had too many children to be a strict parent'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - who has kids Sonny, 21, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four with her husband Richard Jones - says she has "too many children to be a strict parent".

BANG Premier · Dec 27, 2025

Kansas man spends 17 years in prison for robbery he swears he didn’t commit. Then police find the real culprit – and can’t believe their eyes

A blunder cost him the best years of his life.

We Got This Covered · Dec 23, 2025