Coming so close to the centenary of the June 28, 1914, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the murder that sparked the First World War, yesterday’s report from the UN refugee agency that the number of people driven from their homes by conflict or crisis is more than 50m for the first time since the Second World War is

Acclaimed tenor Ronald Samm describes Orpheus, in which he plays the lead role, as “a loving and stately opera”.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own.

A LOT has been made of Bernard Laporte’s insistence on experimentation for this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship, but it will be interesting to see if France’s head coach sticks to his word following the comprehensive opening day rout of beleaguered Italy.