News from 03/12/1995
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Taki, Sudarsan Raghavan, Sir Jeremy Beccham, John Dugdale, Waldemar Januszczak, Michael Prescott, Rosemary Marriott, Mrs Karen Green, Rhoda Koenig, Barbara Hall, John Jay City Editor, Jon Swain, Helen Davidson, Steve McNie, John Peter, Emma Moore, Mark Reason, Inge Morath, Basil Heather, John Jay, Susan d'Arcy, Max Glaskin, Carolyn Wigoder, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Nick Rufford, Frank Whitford, Jason Burke, Roy Porter, Christa D'souza, David Blunkett, Alistair Scott, Sally Payne, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, David Smith, Nicki Pope, Penny Wark, Mary Wilson, Steve Ball, Dr Michael Senior, Jenny McLean, Martin James, Robert Sandall, Irwin Stelzer, Peter Wilson, Roger Anderson, Deryk Brown, Mark Ottaway, David Dougill, Julie Conen, John Evans, David Hewson, Peter Owen Chief Executive, Robin Chapman, Ciaran Byrne, Harvey Porlock, William Dalrymple, Margarette Driscoll, Jeremy Clarkson, David Cairns, David Nokes, Peter Conradi, John Melmoth, Louise Taylor, Edward Porter, Maurice Cittenden, Sidney Sugarman, Geoff Whitten, Michael Jones, Andrea Jones, Robert Clothier, Caroline Lees, Peter Millar, Nicky Clarke, Peter Kellner, Adam Courtenay, George Perry, Steve Goldman, Kevin Connolly, Robin Marlar, Hugh McManners Defence Correspondent, Nick Gardner, Diana Geddes, Shelley von Strunckel, Ardyn Bernoth, Christine Toomey, Bernard Cafferty, Paul Ham, John Kavanagh, Paul Donovan, William Shawcross, Philip Craigle, Sue Lawrence, Peter Heims, Paul Driver, James Adams, Michael Sarasin, David Thomas, Caroline Scott, Ian Hawkey, Ian Chadband, Shelley Von Strunckel, David Leppard, Alexandra Lautenbacher, David Lamont, Tim Kelsey, Kirstie Hamilton, Carol Mann, Tom Shone, Chris Gilchrist, Susan Clark, Ken Livingstone, David Lawrenson, Edward Plan, Amir Shivji, Liz Fremantle, Dave Thomas, Phil Baker, John Harlow Arts Correspondent, Christopher Lloyd, Malcolm Rifkind, Katharine Hadley, Sean Newsom, Rodney Young, Sue Reid, John Karter, Paul Horrell, Cosmo Landesman, Diana Wright, Carl Franklin, Michael Bell, Rebecca Tanqueray, Frank Kane, Stephen Jones, Richard Evans, Andrew Neil, Andrew Smith, Paul Nuki, Andrew Grice, Philip French, Hugh McManners, Martin Searby, Rob Ryan, Claire Oldfield, Ian Critchley, Ian Birrell, Colin McDOWELL, Rajwant Lalli, Adrlenne Connors, Karim Calil, Mandy Francis, Christopher Goodwin, Mark Prigg, Richard Woods, Roland White, Randeep Ramesh Transport Correspondent, Garth Alexander, Louise Branson, Paul Kennedy, Peter Johnson, Rachel Cooke, Alex Fortune, Andrew Lorenz Business Editor, Donald Madgwick, Mark Franchetti, Julie Burchill, Ray Hutton, Peter Watts, Kevin McCarra, Jonathan Leake, Marc Henham, Dave Follows, C Hainsworth, Michael Mulloy, Sean Hargrave, Matthew Lynn, Godfrey Smith, Michael Precott, Douglas French Mp, Sir Roger Palin, Andrew Alderson, John Waples, Alan Jabez, Jonathan Ross, A A Gill, Penny Jordan, John Carey, Norman Macrae, Rajeev Syal, Kirsty Lang, David Dent, Steve Boxer, Norman Adams, Stephen Pettitt, Gilbert Adair, Phillip Barff, Andrew Lorenz, Naomi Caine, Adrian Levy, Liam Clarke, David Wickers, Anthony Haden-Guest, Michael Forsyth, Marcelle Katz, Mark Hodson, Steve Connor, Nicholas Hellen Media Correspondent, Joe Lovejoy, Christopher Higgins, Rupert Steiner, John Cole, Chris Lightbown, Hugh Pearman, Simon Sebag Montefiore, David Tuch, David Smith Economics Editor, Hugh Bradley, Peter Hennessy, Simon Reeve, Peter Roebuck, Carey Scott, Walter Ellis, Stephen Boyd, Joanna Simon, Philip Jacobson, Chris Feetenby, Dan Pearson, Kate Constable, Boris Schapiro, Karen Robinson,
ResumoPM and Queen to discuss Diana's ambassador ambition £160m home loans rip-off is revealed Building societies overcharge All-clear to send women into battle Contents You can't see me Bitter MPs turn on Clarke as budget fails to halt Tory slide MPs attack Clarke as budget falls flat Presidential force: Bill Clinton is mobbed by American soldiers bound for Bosnia after telling them at their German base yesterday that they can use 'decisive force' if they come under attack while trying to maintain the peace. Full story: page 15 Picture: Paul Richards Death on K2 Internet erotica Scientists voice new beef doubts Concern over beef safety grows Cecil Gee Sale Contents NatWest quits its flagship tower in City Mercedes-Benz Tories may cut child benefit for the well-off The Classic Collection St. Joseph's Hospice Only 25% have feelgood factor Ten-year-old hailed as the new Picasso Art deal guarantees £400,000 Anne and Nick axed after losing battle of TV sofas American Express Anti-hunt heretic may be toppled Philip Morris Europe S. A. No glittering prizes for Nudd, neglected people's champion Harrods Abbey National Newton's 'apple' hid a dark secret Adventures for young offenders In today's Other Papers Nickell arrest Noel's party over? Sex in lift video BNFL Millions overcharged on loans Lenders admit interest-payments delay No excuse with new technology Consumer Rights in Europe The Lion, the Witch and the Weirdo PC Magazine Midland EC grants give birth to herd of white elephants Cypriot fights MP for his hideaway The Disnep Store Walk, don't run says toned down health charter Army tests clear women for battle German beach grabbers race Britons for Pacific island paradise Viglen Casio Picture man who caught out a king Dillons the Bookstore BBC cuts drama over legal fears Labour says teach French at seven Servis Laughable wedding present National Savings Gilbey fib secures Diana's sickening victim status Violent lives are only imitating 'art' Atticvs It's tough in the hotel world Atticvs Nick Newman's Week Atticvs A Giant Step . . . or a soft-shoe shuffle that the hard men will quickly trample on? The morning after the euphoria, Michael Jones analyses the real prospects for a lasting peace TSB Turning away from terror Leeson's last deal 'Lucky' Nick gambled on a light sentence in Singapore and lost again. Frank Kane and Nick Rufford report TSB Bank plc Decline and fall of a high-stakes gambler Hewlett Packard Closing in on a killer A colony of Scottish mice may hold the answer to a vital question about our food: has 'mad cow' disease jumped to man? Steve Connor reports The Omega from Vauxhall US troops arrive in Bosnia Clinton gives soldiers licence to shoot back A short Serbian fuse splutters in Sarajevo The future of the Dayton peace deal hangs on its acceptance by Bosnia's now-beleaguered Serbs, writes William Shawcross. If panic takes hold in the suburbs of divided Sarajevo, the Americans could pay a terrible toll Allied Dunbar Pentagon fears Islamic hitmen Papandreou clan puts Mimi in the cold France on brink of paralysis as strikes spread Moët & Chandon Moët & Chandon Renegade Cossack is the great white hope White House's electronic gossip goes on sale Dull Rao gets racy to woo India Sharp Intelligent Thinking Lipstick commando leads abortion raids Gwent the Natural Choice Lexus Juror finds love with killer she condemned to death The Royal Bank of Scotland Malan trial puts justice in the dock Glenfiddich Day of the Pentagon mindbenders Psychic warriors were trained to enact 'thought theft' on Kremlin Budget Hits The Royal Bank of Scotland Tibet children die in freedom climb Zovirax Colo Sore Cream Chinese Madonna sets poser for Peking's old men 2,000 police at arrest of Korean ex-president Stena Sealink Line Kidnap takes gloss off peace accord Inside Paris National Chaos Day A strike down memory lane Juppettes plot their revenge In vino veritas . . . Bond drops a bomb Lloyd's broker in Libya arms link Bronze Age 'Barratt' village found Weather and Travel Outlook Tory MPs uneasy at Ulster accord Sterling Single ticket nets £10.6m News Digest Princess hurt in hunting fall Roof siege Police van crash Jail inquiry Ban on men Winning roles False alarm Iceland and Alliance join forces for Littlewoods bid Lonrho may split itself in two parts Mining and trading to separate Rates to fall in ¼-point steps Fielding the critics British Gas slashes spending Racal to buy BR's telecoms arm Budget Focus Taking Aim . . . Trevor Osborne, the property entrepreneur, right, has teamed up with Owen Inskip of Johnson Fry Properties to open the bidding battle in the £2 billion privatisation of 60,000 homes by the Ministry of Defence Steve jobs in toyland Saudis freeze new contracts Virgin direct Clarke takes a budget gamble with Grim Reaper OKI Osborne to bid in £2bn MoD sale Japanese ally could help rescue Amec Compass sells health division Lillywhites sale aids Forte BA, KLM and AA 'merger talks' Business Digest SFA sues for £¼m GEC £400m interim McAlpine moves Hostile Welsh bid Swansea US steel firm fears takeover attempt Fat cats maul Greenbury After the initial furore over executive pay, the bosses claim the new rules are too tough. Greenbury says legislation is the next step if they refuse to play ball. Kirstie Hamilton reports Moores family retreats under pressure of bids The clan behind the Littlewoods empire may fight off Bidco's advances. But their business will never be the same again, writes Ardyn Bernoth Carolina Herrera Clarke's slow-burning budget The chancellor was boxed in on taxes and now has to rely on early base-rate cuts to provide for growth, writes David Smith Olivetti personal computers Employee shareholders receive boost Never before has owning a stake in a company been more attractive for those who work in them, writes David Tuch of KPMG Two cheers from betting shops and distilleries The budget brought some reward for the fierce lobbying of the hard-pressed whisky distillers and betting chains. But they still want more, writes Matthew Lynn Disability Discrimination Act Jack clears the road for private finance initiative Michael Jack, the Treasury minister, is streamlining the process, but critics say it is not enough. David Smith reports Bunny rabbit to run Live TV Union Bank of Switzerland End of era as Hogg departs Courtaulds Prufrock Nosy biker in boardrooms Prufrock New pilot for aero firm Prufrock Disney hit gives Apple founder a second bite Steve Jobs has made a second fortune by floating an animation company, writes Garth Alexander from New York Bank rap on BCCI Giant Rothmans Pearson in films FT-SE 100 index Major share movements Top 100 companies International data NatWest runs into trouble on US sale Share watch Lotus A share in the boardroom Orange puts squeeze on its rivals Orange, once dismissed as an also-ran, is powering ahead in its quest for a significant slice of the mobile-phone market and a £2bn flotation, writes Andrew Lorenz The Times Defiant Amec vows to repel Viking raider Norway's Kvaerner has made its bid official, but Amec says the terms are derisory and is determined to fight. John Waples reports Forte comes out fighting Britain's biggest hotel group aims to use its top property values to beat off Granada. Report by John Waples Sharp Intelligent Thinking Sunday Times Business Unterest Cheque Account Selling the benefits of global free trade More liberalisation of trade rules is crucial to future prosperity, writes Malcolm Rifkind, foreign secretary Clarke budgets for a miracle growth revival Economic Outlook Business to Business Multiple Classified Advertising Items International Company Services (UK) Limited Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Message plus Multiple Display Advertising Items Overseas Company Registration Agents Ltd Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Plus Many Morei Multiple Classified Advertising Items SCF Merseyside Soaring markets call Clinton's bluff American Account Modest help for entrepreneurs Small firms rued the absence of an immediate stimulus in the budget but welcomed the carefully aimed measures to help them, reports Claire Oldfield Cheesed off with the rules Whitehall, not Brussels, is tying up small farmers in red tape, writes Helen Davidson Merchant Investors Assurance Templeton Business for Sale Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The Original Poster Company Floor Coverings International Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items The Ostrich Farming Corporation Ltd Multiple Display Advertising Items TRiOX International Limited Multiple Display Advertising Items A Future in Television and Film Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Probex plc Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Minster Services Group UK Multiple Classified Advertising Items AUdiTEL (UK) LTd. The Pet Club of Great Britain Sure Care Uniglobe Travel Why Lara won't play ball Angered by a fine levied by the West Indian board, Brian Lara has refused to go on a forthcoming tour of Australia. Cricket in the Caribbean is in crisis, but Lara is confident that only he can win in the long run. By Ian Chadband and Ian Hawkey First duty must be to country The demands made of modern international cricketers are leading to problems which can only be put right by following the South African and Australian examples in contracting players to their countries. By Iann Hawkey Brooks jettisons jet-set Charlie Brooks is blessed by success but he eschews all the airs and graces. John Karter reports Pearson puts Britain back in the running Steelers led in by Hand A star is born to leap John Karter sees the emergence of a new headliner as an old favourite fails to live up to his billing Results Round-Up Racing Sport on TV This Week's Fixtures Rugby Union Midlands put Samoa on the rack Marston's Pedigree Dawson may be the answer to the puzzle England have to get the pivot right, says Mark Reason, so Matt Dawson should wear the No 9 jersey King reigns over South West Regan anxiously awaits fate Paddling through the bubbly She seeks neither fame nor fortune but deserves both. Ian Chadband on canoeist Lynn Simpson, the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Mercedes-Benz Winners who triumphed against the odds Laura Davies took five jobs to pay for her golf. Carolyn Wigoder on the women who have given their all to succeed Sampras a safe bet Buy SFC clubs with bags at unbeatable prices No trouble for McCullough Warne's last ball turns game Failure to net sponsors leaves Russians in red Football is solvent but Richard Evans found the rest of Russian sport beset by rouble troubles Practice made Teddy perfect After his performance against the Swiss, says Joe Lovejoy, it will be no surprise when Teddy Sheringham retains his England place against Portugal next week Reid looks for life after Roker Peter Reid, manager of Sunderland, talks to Louise Taylor about his club's struggle to compete with Newcastle and Middlesbrough Master of the endgame He is under fire but Ken Bates is resolute—Chelsea are his. He talks exclusively to Chris Lightbown Fans emerge as a political force in the game's future Alan Sugar Hitchin fall to Fortune-West Telford lose giant-killing instinct Premier League First Division Third Division Second Division Third Division The Conference and Minor Leagues Scotland Europe Pools Yorke rises to the occasion Joe Lovejoy at Villa Park Fox and Limpar left to fly solo McAllister shows Leeds the art of possession Kevin McCarra hails the Leeds captain's disciplined devotion to club and country Collymore rescues Liverpool Kinkladze keeps City stock rising United pegged back by Wise Shearer relishes Hammers' follies Bolton frustrated by last-gasp Cooper Rugged Rangers turn on the power PPP healthcare Dark days for England Russell's record the only solace Wise puts brake on United Dunhill Angry Young Man Wise Old Bird South Africa v England You can't see me The invisible children: a story of heartbreak and hope LYNX Cross France's old anger goes back on the streets The country has been paralysed by a wave of strikes that have echoes of 1968. But it is not that simple, reports Diana Geddes GRRR AHA Mmm's Port The sword dance of a Tartan Tebbit Profile Devil makes work for idle Labour frontbench hands Inside Politics Sharp Intelligent Thinking Is there a vet in the house? Theodore Dalrymple Save the hunter Our guilt-ridden desire to spare animals cruelty threatens the traditional Arctic way of life, argues Stuart Wavell Michael Dobbs the Final Cut The first Mrs Thatcher Penny Wark tracks down Denis's former wife and finds her enjoying a quiet life in the country Bored man hits buffers on EC gravy train Neil Kinnock got into trouble through having too little to do, says Peter Conradi Out with the old: this is the face of modern Britain Walter Ellis examines the prime minister's failure to create a Britain that is at ease with itself Picture Gallery Ah, but the '80s were glorious Why do we feel guilt over a decade when Britain refound energy, asks Simon Sebag Montefiore Time to wheel on the gardener's boy Norman Macrae Longines The Sunday Times Sin—I'll take it neat . . . no water Julie Burchill Just say no to this tax cut Godfrey Smith Bandwagon for peace Anything to declare, honourable member? Quidnunc Patten's his own man A new American realism rekindles love for London Gorman comforts outcast Radisson Edwardian Hotels London British Gas Service Living in sin is a step towards marriage Privacy is unprotected Did West reports corrupt? Blundering in a linguistic battlefield Give us more obnoxious shopkeepers The Sunday Times Grow up, says a dismayed young brother Critics battle with logic of black holes No truce in pensions row Politically correct Cellphones direct Mistaken identity Helping hand Points Birthdays Galileo's day of truth on Jupiter A space suicide mission will this week unlock a planet's heart, say Peter Millar and Steve Connor Party left tells Blair: be brave or be ousted A Labour cabinet must target the wealthy, argues Ken Livingstone Lloyds Bank King of the wild frontier Americans find they can go anywhere in a Hummer, from a desert war to a hamburger joint, writes Paul Horrell Multiple Classified Advertising Items Graypaul Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Shoreham Car Auction Multiple Display Advertising Items ADT Auctions Multiple Classified Advertising Items Santa will be driving a Testarossa this year Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Bramley Multiple Classified Advertising Items Privilege Insurance Multiple Classified Advertising Items BMW Approved Used Cars Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Sytner Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Park Lane Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Lancaster Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Jaguar Daimler Multiple Display Advertising Items Lancaster Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Land Rover Multiple Display Advertising Items Lexus Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Porsche at Sytner Group Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Rolls-Royce & Bentley Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Lexus Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Mercedes - Benz Retail Multiple Classified Advertising Items Hughes of Beaconsfield Puttocks Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Malaya Tradition of Excellence Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Turbo Technics Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items CNDA Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Midland Registrations Multiple Display Advertising Items Elite Registrations Registration Transfers Multiple Display Advertising Items Tomorrow is another Daewoo Ray Hutton in South Korea has a sneak preview of an ambitious new model range Ferrari Multiple Display Advertising Items Rolls-Royce & Bentley Authorised Dealers Multiple Classified Advertising Items Lancaster Multiple Classified Advertising Items H. 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Young women drivers can get 60% discount Fair shares for all in budget By over-indexing allowances and widening the lower-tax band, the chancellor spread his cuts more widely, writes Diana Wright Flemings Mercury Asset Management The M&g Group Independent Financial Adviser HSBC Asset Management Goodbye to carefree retirement The government is attempting to shift more of the cost of elderly care to the individual, writes Paul Ham Drinkers win, smokers lose Partridge Muir & Warren Don't let taxman inherit The higher threshold for inheritance tax will benefit 'Middle England', but not until April—and Labour sees it as an area to raise revenue, writes Nick Gardner Finsbury Asset Management Perpetual Virgin direct Money Section Foreign Colonial Investment Management Motors Schroders Savers should spread risk A likely fall in interest rates means savers will not have long to savour tax cuts on deposits, cautions Diana Wright Birmingham Midshires Building Society Story with a happy ending Success as a prolific writer of romantic novels for Mills & Boon has brought financial security for Penny Jordan Money Talk Rented property trusts will be a Hit Scottish Widows Betting-tax cuts net bigger prizes General Accident Fidelity Investments Weak pound makes world smaller As sterling plunges on foreign exchanges, where do holidaymakers go to get value for their money? Naomi Caine reports Guinness Flight Invesco Tessa's wait gain Savings News The Equitable Life Chase De Vere Investments Plc Top savings rates UK unit trusts int balanced Micropal unit trust index Best mortgage rates Chase De Vere Mortgage Management Boxing Ireland as a whole package My favourite share As a 'child of the troubles', David Lamont is keen to seize the peace dividend Legal & General Film stars post a profit Prolific Securicor puts human face to Internet Bits & Bytes Alarm deafens car thieves Proof here that the Internet need not be a cold, scientific experience The Sunday Times Weighty affair of paraglider price Electrode suit shows athletes how to win Athletes, medical patients and film makers all benefit from a device that measures human motion electronically, reports Sean Hargrave It's high technology but who needs it? Companies making high-tech goods seem to think that ever more sophisticated machinery is an end in itself, writes David Hewson Easy Tutor: Get Connected 96 Kid Pix Studio Architects build on Darwinism A program that makes and tests variations of standard designs could help create better buildings, writes Max Glaskin Sharedealing costs plunge on Internet stock exchange Bright Ideas from the Patent Office Online service guru plugs into Britain Profit Steve Case hopes to repeat America Online's success in Britain but may find the market here more challenging, writes Christopher Lloyd We were caught on the hop, says Gates Microsoft aims to reposition itself in the market with a new strategy, writes Mark Prigg Demon Free software puts live radio on to the Internet Broadcasting Data services to pour in by mobile phone Mobile-phone users could soon be gaining access to a host of useful information, writes Sean Hargrave Go for a little spin—on the moon Driving a buggy on the surface of the moon could be within anybody's reach before the end of the decade. 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Planet of the Ducks Creature Feature The Funday Times Club Beryl the Peril Food for Thought Christmas past Feline Left out Sinking Feeling For the Chop? Action Hero! Could It Be Magic Brain Drain A Christmas Caper Picture Gallery Deputy Dink Mr Clean Picture Gallery Rex and Tex Lord Snooty Fish Tales The Numskulls Spider-Man The iNTELLIGENT Cod Create a Cartoon Contents Contents Teething troubles Jonathan Ross's Week Scrooged! For the princely figure If Sophie Rhys-Jones is to marry Edward, she may want him to look less alarming and more charming, says Christa D'souza The uninvited guest Monsieur Claude is an amiable Frenchman with an unusual hobby—gate-crashing royal weddings and state banquets. He'd like to meet the Queen, so the palace had better watch out, says Marcelle Katz Article Withdrawn Look who's talking dirty As two feuding lovers demonstrated last week, sex talk can be an erotic art and women have always done it better. Rhoda Koenig bares all Frankly, my dear . . . Girls have always had a way with words The Landmark London A more democratic party While Bill was doing the diplomatic thing in London last week, Haillary Clinton had the girls over for coffee and some highfalutin chitchat. But why did she invite such a serious bunch? She'd have learnt much more from the ladies on Roland WHITE's list—and had a bit of a giggle, too Bulgarian Vintners Company Limited Sinutab We are no longer alone Aliens are a lot more popular than they used to be. Even in nightclubs, says Andrew Smith Royal Mail Can you help with my problem? Mandy, left, the agony aunt on TV Hits magazine, was vilified last week for giving her prepubescent readers explicit sexual advice. Sue Reid asks just what qualifications these people have to offer up such guidance The children who know more than you think International Watch Co Ltd. The Times Literary Supplement Change of toon Cartoon-wear sales are huge, but trendy adults are to blame, not kids. By Rachel Cooke Street cred Raquel, the tart-with-a-heart barmaid from Coronation Street, is a new gay icon. Penny Wark talks to the very different person who plays her Janet Reger The Sunday Times Barramun Di Stand by your woman Men—like cheated-on Tory wives—are now saying nothing when their spouses mistreat them. Why, asks David Thomas Member of the bored Restaurant Watch Winner's Dinners The Antique Wine Company Letters Radisson Edwardian Hotels London Tie Rack The QE2 Brief Lives The Sunday Times Crossword Oliver Stone vs William Safire Feuds Corner The unexpectant mum Family Life Take a run on the wild side Fitness Hip joggers are escaping the concrete jungle for the great outdoors. 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Tough, says Tom Shone The rest of the week's films A dangerous move? With her breathtaking beauty, Michaelle Pfeiffer has the pick of Hollywood's scripts. So why take the tough role of marine turned teacher, asks Steve Goldman Toys 'R' Disney Toy Story is a blockbuster—but not just at the box office, says Christopher Goodwin Titillation in virgin territory Erotic art is as old as Titian, but the spread onto television and the Internet of Japanese adult cartoons featuring schoolgirls is giving it a new and unsettling face. By Peter Millar On a roll: the Sellotape Company's most famous… Stuck with a household name Can a business reinvent itself? Should it even try? Hugh Pearman on a sticky problem for the Sellotape Company The Brothers McMULLEN Conduct unbecoming for a director Scrutiny Angels & Insects Naxos Two for one Christmas concerts Exclusive Ticket Offer Pregnant with hope The latest play at the Royal Court asks searching questions about our end-of-the-century society Victoria and Albert Museum Opera North Picture Gallery The language of the master Stephen Pettitt reminds us why Bartok deserved more of a splash this year Open-eared and open-minded Paul Driver finds audiences at the Huddersfield Festival receptive to the most challenging music Welsh National Opera Boys who showing love off Bags of energy and a varied act reveal Blur as the true kings of Britpop, says Robert Sandall Record check National Theatre The Great Escape. . . A little bit batty Moses Pendleton's baseball ballet does not reach first base with David Dougill Haliborange British Airways Cool Britannia In 1965, RCA rebels; today, Goldsmiths' gang: in Minneapolis they love new British art, says Waldemar Januszczak Royal Albert Hall Crazy for You Multiple Display Advertising Items The Box Office Academy of St Martin in the Fields Barbican Centre Royal Festival Hall Wigmore Hall Philharmonic Squeeze Multiple Display Advertising Items Adelphi Theatre Multiple Classified Advertising Items Royal Albert Hall Returns to London for a Limited Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Multiple Display Advertising Items The Showstoppers Collection Theatre Tokens The National Bowl Crystal Palace Multiple Display Advertising Items Royal Albert Hall Five Guys Named Moe London Calling Music Ltd Shaftesbury Theatre Christmas Exhibition Nutcracker If you would like to advertiser in entertainments The Official Guide of the Society of London Theatre The Theatre Club Theatre Tokens Five Guys Named Moe Riverdance and theatreland weekend Artists and public divided The critics say Damien Hirst represents the best of contemporary British art—but what about the rest of us, asks Cosmo Landesman Sunday 3 December Satellite Critics' choice Toshiba Home Cinema Regional Variations Film choice BBC1 Satellite Critics' choice Regional Variations Film choice Tuesday 5 December Satellite Critics' choice Regional Variations Film choice Wednesday 6 December Satellite Critics' choice Toshiba Home Cinema Regional Variations Film choice Thursday 7 December Satellite Critics' choice Toshiba Home Cinema Regional Variations Film choice Miller Time Friday 8 December Satellite Critics' choice Miller Time Regional Variations Film choice Saturday 9 December Satellite Critics' choice Regional Variations Film choice Uk Living Highlights Sports Choice Today 3 December Monday 4 December Thursday 5 December Critics' choice Wednesday 8 December Thursday 7 December Friday 8 December Saturday 9 December In sickness or in health? 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