With Emperor Naruhito’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum throne, his wife Masako is now Empress Consort of Japan – but she has been absent from public life for the last 17 years. Via: How the wife of Japan’s new Emperor has struggled with life in the public eye
Karanbir Singh Cheema, 13, suffered a serious allergic reaction to a slice of cheese ‘the size of a post-it note’ after it was thrown at his neck at school in Greenford, West London in June 2017. Via: Boy with severe dairy allergy dies after classmate threw cheese at him
Kensington and Chelsea Council could be set to introduce a stringent set of new rules to street artists, limiting them to a 45-minute time limit and demanding they play a ‘full and varied repertoire’. Via: Buskers at London tourist spots face £1,000 fines
Eileen Bunting (pictured) had been a patient at the Hull Royal Infirmary and was recovering from having a stent fitted in her bile duct. Via: Mother dies after 'premeditated' attack from woman she shared room with who tied doors shut
Coliseum, LondonEven Danielle de Niese’s fine voice can’t save ENO’s out-of-sync commercial collaboration – no matter how many times they play The Impossible DreamPrevious collaborations between commercial producers and English National Opera have given us memorable productions of Sweeney Todd and Sunset Boulevard. The luck runs out, however, with this Read more
• Team Ineos principal: ‘I’m very comfortable with the situation’• Environmental protesters are expected to line the routeSir Dave Brailsford defended the new owners of his cycling team as Team Sky formally became Team Ineos on Wednesday. The new-look team will make their debut at this week’s Tour de Yorkshire, Read more
Attorney general will testify a day after Mueller sent a letter saying Barr’s summary created confusion about ‘critical aspects’ of his report Trump-Russia: Mueller criticized attorney general’s memo on findingsSign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.36pm BST Taxpayers are picking up the tab for Trump Read more
500th anniversary of artist’s death overshadowed by escalating diplomatic tensionsEvents to commemorate Leonardo da Vinci will take place in France and Italy on Thursday, the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death, with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, hosting his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarella.The two heads of state will meet at Read more
Transport secretary axes further deals made to ensure imports under a no-deal BrexitThe ferry contracts signed to ensure critical imports could reach the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit have been cancelled, costing taxpayers a further £50m.The latest payout joins an accumulating bill for the contracts awarded by Read more
Prime minister’s spokesman refuses, four times, to rule out the concession – which would enrage Brexiteer Tories Via: Brexit: Theresa May admits she could cave in to Labour demands to stay in customs union