Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is the birthplace of one of the world's favourite carols, the Carol of the Bells. But there are few signs of Christmas in the city this year. Just a dusting of snow on ...

With the appeal closing on Friday January 31, now is your last chance to donate before we announce the final total next week. In case you need a reminder of the brilliant work our charity partners do, ...

Following a performance by the Ukrainian National Chorus at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 1922, American composer Peter Wilhousky made “Shchedryk” into a Christmas carol, “Carol of the Bells.” ...

With these new dates, new traditions have taken shape.

I first visited the looted museums of Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, in May 2024. At the time, my team at the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit and I were beginning an ...

(It’s also known as the place where, in the early 20th century, composer Mykola Leontovych wrote the Christmas song known as Shchedryk in Ukrainian, but as the Carol of the Bells around the world.) ...

Opening a mid-size dance venue has been on the mind of Alistair Spalding ever since he took charge of Sadler’s Wells in the ...

Kate, 43, joined her husband Prince William, 42, who himself paid tribute to those who lost their lives during the Holocaust.