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TheatreReviewCharing Cross theatre, London Among polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful force This musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel became a mammoth success in Austria where it was first staged in 2006. The gothic tale of marriage between a naive young woman (Emily Apps) and a rich widower, Maxim de Winter (Richard Carson), who appears to be haunted by his devastatingly beautiful late wife, Rebecca, incorporates 22 songs by German-language composers Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay.

New Hampshire This article is more than 8 years oldSt Paul's prep school trial: accused rapist admitted to sex, say former studentsThis article is more than 8 years oldThree friends of Owen Labrie say he engaged in sexual activities with the alleged rape victim during ‘Senior Salute’, a game of sexual conquest Boys at an elite New Hampshire prep school crowded into a senior’s room asking if rumors were true Owen Labrie had sex with a freshman girl during an unofficial school tradition known as “Senior Salute”, his friend testified in court Monday.

US news This article is more than 7 months oldUS air quality as far south as Virginia affected by Nova Scotia wildfiresThis article is more than 7 months oldNational Weather Service issues air quality alert for Richmond while Maryland, Pennsylvania and other states affected The historically intense wildfires that battered the Nova Scotia province on the eastern coast of Canada have had a severe effect on air quality as far south as Virginia and Maryland, the US National Weather Service alerted.

BIRDS AND THE BEESWhy do flies 'fly' in circles? Marianne, Sydney Australia Cos if they walked they wouldn't be flies. Toby, Canterbury UK Because one wing is smaller than the other. Vincent Price, Canada Like vultures, they catch vortex-like thermals around lightbulbs that lift them up to the ceiling. From this dizzy height they can scan the tabletops for succulent morsels of food. Richard Mauger, Bath Having never, to my knowledge, been circled by the same fly while in the open air, I assume it's because they are trying to get outside.

Washington stateOmak is at the epicenter of several blazes that have created a fire line 1,000 miles long – a fire so overwhelming that officials have stopped talking about beating it: ‘We’re in total defensive mode. We have to be smart’ John Belles built a concrete dome and turned it into a house 15 years ago because the manufacturers told him it was fireproof. Now he was getting the opportunity to test that claim.

Autobiography and memoirReviewA man turns his back on society and lives in a forest for seven years in this moving tribute to the animals that inspired him There’s a dreamy moment halfway through Geoffroy Delorme’s brief, sensuous book in which one of the young deer he gets to know curls up beside him, its head resting on his leg. The image is both touchingly familiar and surreal. A couple of walkers nod in greeting as they pass, as if it’s customary for a wild deer to snooze in the lap of a human.

World newsIndonesian survivor recalls eight days at seaAn Indonesian man, who survived after being swept out to sea by the tsunami, spoke yesterday of his ordeal clinging to a tree surrounded by corpses in the Indian Ocean. Rizal Shahputra was cleaning a mosque in Banda Aceh on December 26 when children rushed in to warn him of the tsunami. But the surging waves swept them all out to sea before they could escape.

10 of the bestBooksFrom Euripides to Stoppard, here are 10 literary examples of cross dressing. Got any more?The Bacchae by Euripides Pentheus wants to witness the revels of the Maenads, women under the ecstatic influence of Dionysus who range freely in the woods and mountains. He is persuaded by the god that in order to do this he must dress as a woman. He is spotted spying by the possessed women and is torn to pieces.

How to live nowCocktailsFrom a tequila highball to a wild raspberry sour, bartenders share the drinks they will be serving up to friends as the hot summer nights turn cooler Tequila highballChris Tanner, the executive bar manager at The Proofing Room, London I’m a big fan of a highball in the summer. It is relatively low abv (alcohol by volume) and super-refreshing, so you can put them away all day! Our tequila highball is a particular favourite.