Half a dozen men have served as director of the BBC Proms since 1960, but only David Pickard provoked national fury, and ...

It was this book that reputedly inspired the poem by James Thomson which was set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740 - and became 'Rule, Britannia!'. This story was retold more recently in Giles ...

The first is Rule, Britannia! by Thomas Arne and arranged by Malcolm Sargent. We'll also be hearing these pieces soon Pomp and Circumstance, Jerusalem, The National Anthem and Auld Lang Syne.

Celtic placed down an early Champions League marker after hammering Slovan Bratislava 5-1 in Wednesday's opener.

Mo Salah has provided the biggest ‘hint’ yet over his Liverpool contract future, while David Raya’s double save has left one ...

Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been arrested in Scotlandfor allegedly attempting to import £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand. National Crime Agency officers detained him in Gourock, Inverclyde, with ...

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City was given a real test by Brentford on Saturday - and the Spaniard was full of praise for ...

All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium come Sunday when the top two go head-to-head. Injuries to Kevin De Bruyne and Martin ...

Nine of the top flight's 20 managers grew up near a border - is it a quirk, or a trend that reveals something about what it ...

Discover what football tipster Jimmy The Punt has picked out for his three bets via the Betfair Exchange for Saturday's ...

Get exclusive match odds tips from Alan Shearer as the Betfair Ambassador gives his Premier League predictions for Matchday 4 ...

Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.