Stephen Hough review: He talks and writes about music as insightfully as he plays it

Stephen Hough is a genuine polymath who, among other gifts, talks and writes about music as insightfully as he plays it By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 Stephen Hough Wigmore Hall, London Rating: Historically, the list of great British pianists is a sadly … Read more

Reckitt is rocked as it writes off £5bn from value of Mead Johnson

Reckitt is rocked as it writes off £5bn from value of baby formula maker Mead Johnson By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 27 February 2020 Reckitt Benckiser has written off £5billion from the value of baby formula maker Mead Johnson, just three years after … Read more

Coronavirus is a deadly wake-up call, writes historian DOMINIC SANDBROOK

One day, long after the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, historians may see the last few days as the moment when the world tumbled into the abyss. On Thursday, the head of the World Health Organisation declared that mankind stood at a ‘decisive point’. The world faced ‘a crisis, an epidemic that … Read more