The final live performance takes place at a historic music venue in Shropshire.

A tobacconist fears a new law banning tobacco displays will force him to work behind a curtain.

A wrangle which threatened to bring the curtain down on a children's pantomime looks set to be resolved.

The Scarlets bring down the curtain on Stradey Park with an comfortable EDF Cup win over Bristol.

A look back at London's famous Astoria Theatre, set to be demolished for the £16bn Crossrail project.

Broadway theatres will dim their lights at curtain time on Friday for actor Paul Newman, who died last week aged 83.

A major theatre in Lincoln is forced to close after council funding is axed.

Darren Gough first-class career is over after he is left out of Yorkshire's final match of this season at Sussex.

Opera fans will be able to watch the whole of Mozart's Don Giovanni online from next month after a major redesign of the Royal Opera House website.

President Dmitri Medvedev accuses the West of trying to push Russia behind a new "Iron Curtain".

As the curtain fell on the Beijing Olympics, London became the official Olympic city, sparking celebrations across the UK.

China brings the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics with a spectacular closing ceremony in the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Satash United beat double-winners Bodmin Town 2-0 in the South West Peninsula League's Charity Bowl.

The SoundTown studio shuts at Baldragon Academy, but the school promises to keep up its radio broadcasting.

Poole Pirates rider Craig Boyce will bring the curtain down on a Speedway career spanning more than two decades on Wednesday.

On the longest day, no sooner has the sun dipped below the horizon than it peeks around the bedroom curtains. A curse or a blessing for the insomniac, asks a sleep-deprived Lucy Kellaway.

The second favourite for the Epsom Derby is thriving in his work, according to Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani.

Curtain Call, second favourite for the Derby, looks set to head straight to Epsom after quick ground scuppered his run at Lingfield.

Richard Hill will bring the curtain down on his 15-year career when Saracens take on Bristol in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Part of an iconic landmark used in the Michael Caine film Get Carter, is opened to public before being bulldozed.