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The beloved Christmas ballet, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was first performed in 1892 ...

A new exhibition displays 40 years of work by the artist who stages scenes to painstakingly replicate the images in his mind - and some, he says, are definitely easier than others ...

Columbus, Indiana, is a mecca of modernism that still embodies the progressive ideals of its founders and star designers. Our writer explores 'the Athens of the prairie'

Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on 8 December, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria ...

The mobile phones we loved then lost will go on show in Finland and online to reveal history of bestselling brand ...

From a radical retelling of Huckleberry Finn to Al Pacino's autobiography, novelists and nonfiction writers reveal the books they will be giving as gifts - and the volumes they would love to find in their own stocking ...

The photographer's 1980s shot of a punter and his dog shows a London destination already in thrall to its storied past ...

Residential building attacked by Franco's aircraft may not become memorial, rightwing council suggests ...

Ceremony gives French president moment of glory in company of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he delivers on promise to restore cathedral ...

Art, sculpture and inspired colour palettes turn a home into the story of a life ...