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HER behaviour "seems to defy rational explanation". But a psychiatrist believes Keli Lane was compelled to keep falling pregnant, psychologically driven "to have the baby she could not have" following two abortions as a teenager.

A performance of breathtaking emotional depth is the keystone to Sarah Gavron's beautiful film rendition of Monica Ali's novel. Following her mother's death, Nazneen, an effervescent young Bangladeshi, is dispatched to Britain for an arranged marriage with an older man she has never met.

SOME footballers have teams against which they always manage to perform well. Trent Dennis-Lane seems to have one, too, but unfortunately his bunnies are the Swans, which is a slight problem as he plays for them.

COST-CUTTING and a revenue boost from the newly acquired Lane Cove Tunnel and the CityLink motorway in Melbourne have helped Transurban increase earnings by 48 per cent in the first half.