MTMelissa Todd

1. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Melissa Todd

   ‘I tried the London restaurant serving classy Kentish grub' (opens the original)

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   When you're invited to lunch in St James’s, Piccadilly, the funky gentlemen’s club part of London, you automatically dress with care, check if your shoes are polished enough and feel vaguely anxious you may well be unworthy of your repast. When you're invited to Claro, you wonder whether you've accidentally wandered into a photoshoot. The room is all soft stone, elegant curves and effortless luxury, filled with people who somehow manage to look comfortable wearing tailored suits in 34-degree

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2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Melissa Todd

   'I was picked because I was crying': Woman shares heartbreaking forced adoption story (opens the original)

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   Columnist Melissa Todd spoke to a forced adoption survivor about the lifelong impact of having her identity taken away… Can you imagine discovering that the very institution which taught you about compassion, forgiveness and truth had also played a huge part in taking away your identity? This has been the story of Chatham's Sian Elizabeth Thomas, an independent chaplain, and Church of England survivor engagement consultant and adoptee advocate. Her tale is extraordinary, heartbreaking, occasio

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