Sometimes stiffness goes away as you move. If it does not, it can be a sign of Parkinson's disease. You might notice that your arms don't swing when you walk, or maybe other people have said you look stiff. An early sign might be stiffness or pain in your shoulder or hips. People sometimes say their feet seem 'stuck to the floor.'.
Luciano Pavarotti, who has died aged 71 of pancreatic cancer, grew up in the 1940s listening to the previous golden generation of tenor stars on record and radio. So the presence of the past underpinned his own recorded achievement as a singer.
It's less of an opera and more crazy imbroglio, says Elizabeth Grice. The shrubbery tumbling down the hill from Luciano Pavarotti's house overlooking the sea at Pesaro is thick and fragrant, ideal camouflage for the paparazzi.