Mike Batt’s passionate and dramatic Symphony No. 1 ‘Ukraine’ with Batt conducting the London Symphony Orchestra has shot straight into the Top Ten of the Official Classical Chart at Number Seven. Having been involved with scores of chart-topping records for artists including Katie Melua, Vanessa Mae and, of course,...
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Opinion: Is it time for a Ukrainian-style policy for refugees?
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. When Ukrainian families arrived in Britain in 2022, the government showed what it can do when it chooses compassion. Visas were fast-tracked, red tape was cut, and people were allowed to work and study from the day they arrived. Councils received funding to prioritise school places,...
Preview: Bunker Cabaret, The Point, Eastleigh
The Point has programmed a special last-minute performance by the Hooligan Art Community from Ukraine, Bunker Cabaret, to The Point on Friday 14 October. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, the show is named because much of it was literally devised in a bunker by the company’s performers Sam...