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It is forgivable that the long election campaign went by without the issue of adoption being raised. It is not a suitable subject for a party political knockabout – but it is, nonetheless, one of the most important functions of a civilised state to remove young children from environments where their health and mental well-being are at risk and place them where they will be safe and well cared for. And it has to be done quickly. It does not take long for a very young child to be permanently damaged by the absence of a loving home. Читать дальше...

Odon von Horvath was 37 when he died. He was walking along the Champs Elysées in a thunderstorm when lightning struck a tree; a branch fell and hit him on the head, killing him instantly. That was in 1938. Born in Austria-Hungary, Von Horvath was living in Paris, in exile from the Nazi Party.

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In Merthyr Labour Club, National Theatre Wales’ artistic director John E McGrath has found a lively venue that decisively helps re-shape Bertolt Brecht’s 1939 play.

Wayne McGregor’s new Woolf Works glows with ambition, crowned by Alessandra Ferri’s charismatic central performance. In his first evening-length work for The Royal Ballet, McGregor blends biography and fiction in a production that sweeps from high-tech glitter to tender evocations of the past. His choreography can’t always keep up, particularly in the busy second act, but the scale of his vision carries him through.

Alright everyone, gird your loins: A musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada could be making its way onto Broadway very soon

Which blades will slice your loaf with ease and precision? IndyBest gives the verdict on those that make the final cut

The campaigner Ros Altmann has been appointed pensions minister. David Cameron announced before the election that the former adviser to Tony Blair would become a minister with responsibility for financial consumer protection and financial education, but has given her a more senior appointment following the failure of the last pensions minister, Steve Webb, to hang on to his parliamentary seat.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson may not defend her heptathlon title at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis at the end of the month and may instead switch her focus solely to August’s World Championships.