Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon Photograph: NYSDOCS / HANDOUT/EPA The latest parole hearing for John Lennon’s killer has been postponed, delaying Mark David Chapman’s sixth bid for freedom. The 55-year-old was scheduled to appear before a parole hearing this week at the Attica correctional facility in New York, where he has served 29 [...]

Salute to Sondheim … Simon Russell Beale, Judi Dench and Bryn Terfel at Prom 19. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Ever since the mid 1990s Stephen Sondheim’s songs have been heard more or less regularly at the Proms but never before has a whole concert been devoted to his work. Sondheim’s 80th birthday earlier this year provided the necessary [...]