The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like an advertisement for a dance company. Sleek, fleet and strong, clad in fetching bright colours, its fantastic performers dazzle with their brilliance.

'Putin, 56, to marry gymnast half his age' SO, Mr Putin, what could possibly attract you to the lovely, lithe 24-year-old gymnast you’re rumoured to be planning to wed?

In terms of cars that have improved so dramatically on their forebears that you feel a change of name is warranted, the new BMW X1 sits very much at the top of that list. The old X1 was a total dog's ...