Children at the Grasmere school, whose Shakepeare production involved all the pupils. Scene 1: Dusk in the garden of Rydal Mount, William Wordsworth’s last and grandest home in the Lake District. The moon is rising, the early moths are out. Cue the fairies of Grasmere primary school:... 

The ContactPoint child database was set up in the wake of Victoria Climbié’s death in an effort to improve child protection. Photograph: PA The government’s closure of a database holding details of all 11 million children in England could lead to vulnerable children being seriously... 

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington today. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP The head of America’s central bank, Ben Bernanke, warned against immediate European-style budget austerity today when... 

Andrew Witty, chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, which has recorded a second-quarter loss after settling legal action for £1.57bn. Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian GlaxoSmithKline, the world’s second-largest drug company, was plunged into the red in the last three months by massive...