News from 16/03/1997
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Taki, Waldemar Januszczak, John Dugdale, Michael Prescott, Christopher Middleton, Barbara Hall, Arthur Smith, John Jay City Editor, Arthur Hall, Cathy Hopkins, Stuart Welburn, John Peter, Walter F Stowy, Pam Barrett, Emma Moore, John Jay, Susan d'Arcy, Joanna Duckworth, Benjamin Gil, Michael Graham, Frank Whitford, Nicolette Jones, A Krouwel, Addison de Witt, Sally Payne, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, David Smith, Richard McGuire, Humphrey Carpenter, Virginia Bottomley MP, Donu Kogbara, Nick Pitt, V R Mison, N Pisani, Penny Wark, Beverley D'silva, Sebastian Hamilton, Andrew Sullivan, Neil Wormald, Clive Davis, A I B Moffat, Jill Thompson, Carol Sarler, Stephen Grey Home Affairs Correspondent, Tony Allen-Mills, Robert Block, Robert Sandall, Philippa Gregory, Irwin Stelzer, Peter Wilson, Roger Anderson, Deryk Brown, Tom Gallagher, David Dougill, Glselle Smith, Nick Mead, Damon Hill, David Hewson, Ciaran Byrne, Harvey Porlock, Margaret Coles, Hugh Canning, Margarette Driscoll, Mrs J Moser, John Sutherland, Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Kemp, Edward Porter, Peter Conradi, Alan Brownjohn, Louise Taylor, Stewart Lee, David Cairns, Michelle Langley, Shirley Horn, Peter Bills, Michael Jones, Robert Harris, Peter Millar, George Perry, Kevin Connolly, Graham Otway, Charlotte Atkins, Nick Gardner, Rob Steen, Bill Kenwright Vice President, Christopher Silvester, James Ferman, Roger Eglin, Guy Richards, Paul Donovan, Jack Millan, Deborah Collcutt, Alan McGee, Sue Lawrence, Philip Craigie, Steve Boyd, Frederic Bradley Cirencester, Shelley von Strunkel, Paul Wheeler, Stan Labovitch, Smita Talati, Eleanor Bailey, James Adams, Olga Craig, Derek Clements, Simon Fanshawe, Paul Driver, Nicholas Hellen, Ann McFerran, Sue Fox, Ian Hawkey, Ian Chadband, Alex Clark, Stephen Shaw Director, Richard Lightfoot, Brian Jackman, Tim Kelsey, Michael Prescott Chief Political Correspondent, Tom Shone, Mark Edwards, Rufus Olins, Susan Clark, Stephen Amidon, David Lawrenson, Dave Thomas, Naomi Calne, Phil Baker, John Harlow Arts Correspondent, John Burn, Lois Rogers, Sean Newsom, Raymond Keene, Port Elizabeth, Jonathan Leake Environment Correspondent, Sir Derek Jacobi President, Stephen Birtchinell, Andrew Roberts, Marie Colvin, Diana Wright, Ambassador Francois Nordmann, Frank Kane, Stephen Jones, Nick Cain, Charlie Swan's, James Lipscomb, Atlanta Bartlett, Adrienne Connors, Andrew Smith, Paul Nuki, Melvyn Bragg, Andrew Grice, M J, Steve Connor Science Correspondent, Martin Searby, Claire Oldfield, Fraser Harrison, David Walsh, Ian Critchley, Rasselas, David Mellor, Trevor Lewis, Colin McDowell, Bryan Appleyard, Lois Rogers Medical Correspondent, S P, Stephen Armstrong, Christopher Goodwin, Mark Prigg, Grant Ringshaw, Richard Woods, Garth Alexander, Nigel McQuoid, Maurice Chittenden, Alex Fortune, Barrie Penrose, Kevin Pratt, Mickey Walker, David Rudnick, Andrew Lorenz Business Editor, Judith O'Reilly, Ray Hutton, Peter Hunt, Michèle Brett, Peter Watts, Kevin McCarra, Jonathan Leake, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Juliet Oxborrow, Martin Coath, Michael Sheridan, Sean Hargrave, Keith Daborn, Matthew Lynn, Godfrey Smith, Jean Aitchison, Andrew Alderson, John Waples, Terry Murden, A A Gill, Andrew Malone, Charles Townsend, Rajeev Syal, Kirsty Lang, Anthony Holden, Jonathan Powell Chief of Staff to Tony Blair, Lauren St John, Chrissy Iley, Robert Johnston, Kevin Goldstein-Jackson, Howard Jacobson, Stephen Pettitt, Andrew Lorenz, Sean O'brien, Naomi Caine, Roz Denny, David Wickers, Jane Hardy, Hazel Courteney, Roger Dobson, Andrew Verity, Fox Johnson, Mark Hodson, Nicholas Hellen Media Correspondent, Steve Connor, Joe Lovejoy, Jonathan Futrell, J P Donleavy, Rupert Steiner, Chris Lightbown, Hugh Pearman, Mat Oxley, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Angela Huth, John Phillips, David Smith Economics Editor, Alan Sugar, Neil MacLean, Clive Turner, Conal Gregory, Carey Scott, Bob Dwyer, John Rayner, Joanna Simon, India Knight, Chris Feetenby, Mandy Piggot, Tom Bower, Dan Pearson, Stephen Hayward, Boris Schapiro, Adam Parsons, Urs Burkard,
ResumoContents Major to call election tomorrow PM accepts challenge to debate Blair on TV The shoplifters' vicar hid fugitive spy Blake Contents Virgin atlantic Mob hijacks car of Our Man in Tirana Contents Scientists' brave new world needs no men Article Withdrawn Contents Major plays Brixton card in appeal to 'struggling classes' Broadcasters vie for 'presidential' TV debate Media battle Lang plans £1bn sale of airwaves A big idea Newspapers Support Recycling Paul Mitchell Luxury Hair Care Redwood comes out wild and woolly Voters warned of life after 'X files' The vision 'I long to see them get their fair share' Election countdown Underdog factor could be the last defence against Labour landslide NOP poll Compaq Vauxhall Asian genie in the Oxford gene bank Lover puts up £1m to make Jenny Seagrove movie star BT Alliance Leicester Jeep Information Service Revealed: the black orphan Victoria took to her heart House prices are predicted to double over next 10 years NatWest Lung cancer antidote found in watercress Nazi art loot in British collections Energy Efficiency Blair targets floating voters In today's Other Papers Clarke vetoes Tory campaign Major's daughter in burglary scare Churches attack political parties Follow the ball… Jews hail arrival of 'holy' cow Queen may be out of Africa Terror tourists queue for trips to war zones Jaguar No Title Worst council in Britain haunts Blair Church accused of McAliskey bias Multiple Sclerosis Super-crescents eat countryside Keep your eye on the ball… Fine art of being Japanese Atticvs Hollywood's man for all seasons dies at 89 Legoland Windsor Just give me that old time rock 'n' roll Atticvs Money or a life? Atticvs A golden hero of the silver screen Atticvs Nick Newman's Week Atticvs Tory school opt-out drive hits buffers Bally Storm in a teacup over the switch to pyramid selling One last mission for space probe that wouldn't die Mourning Matthew CJD: The Creeping Killer Alliance Leicester Renault Slave Labour Some predicted last week that robots would take over the world. Peter Miller doubts if they will ever have the artificial intelligence to manage it Albania falls to mob rule Berisha's forces rally for last stand in Tirana This is no time for western powers to sit on their hands As Albania moves closer to anarchy, so local warlords will stake out their claims and divide the country into statelets. The West must send in peacekeepers now, writes Tom Gallagher, before it is too late BT Internet Israeli bulldozers rev up for showdown in Jerusalem AVIS Woolwich Direct Nato war game kicks Russia in soft underbelly Novartis The round Table Club Peking set to rewrite history of Tiananmen Hong Kong's manners make Chinese spit Oh brother, it's that Roger Clinton again The National Lottery Give up work, judge orders super-father Miracle of a life lived in the blink of an eye Direct Line Instant Access Account Swiftcall Old Panthers pounce on new black radicals WHICHonline Rover Telford Pit row stokes Kohl's financial troubles Dutch are 'bullied' into euthanasia LineOne Holiday autos Zaire rebels win key city from Mobutu The National Languages for Export Award Eerie echoes of Watergate start to haunt Clinton Inside Washington The Times Spies start to count the cost All washed out France turns Euro screw on Blair Weather and Travel Outlook Sheer delight: French designer Hervé Léger wraps up… Dilapidated school sues for repairs Europeans lead the field in bogus asylum claims The Growth Pep from Royal Sunalliance Six winners share £9m lottery jackpot News Digest Girl questioned on boy's death fall Gladiator bailed Cliff tragedy Losing the plot Museum protest Picasso charge Eurovision choice View finders England's crowning glory De Glanville's men bring the house down Contents Eurostar Contents Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Slack Liverpool lose their cool Asprilla runs rings around dizzy Coventry Middlesbrough show their fighting spirit Cantona pulls United's strings Stubborn Hammers display true grit Gunners keep title dreams alive Dons undone by Gallacher Barmby nudges Everton awake Yeboah loses shirt as Spurs ride high Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division The Conference and Other Leagues Scotland Europe Pools English football wins back pride Chris Lightbown looks ahead to this week's European quarter-finals and suggests our game cannot be all bad No longer a rotten Boro With relegation looming, Boro are on the brink of two cup finals. Will they be cheering or crying at The Riverside? By Joe Lovejoy TV Matches Taking a shine to Sunderland's diamond Louise Taylor talks to Lionel Perez a Frenchman with Wearside's future in safe keeping Clock ticking for Rangers The Old Firm clash at Celtic Park today is the most significant for years. Kevin McCarra sets the derby scene Vauxhall Bull sees red as Wolves flounder Second Division Third Division Shankly statue South Africa hold the aces Ian Hawkey sees Australia stifled and stunned in the second Tests at Port Elizabeth Pigott saddles up for action Rob Steen meets the former pace bowler leading a campaign for urgent reform at Sussex following an unsavoury winter of discontent Windies singed by red-hot Sidhu Guy Richards sees India grasp the initiative in the second Test at Port of Spain Graveney surveys his field for a spell at the very top Graham Otway hears the new chairman of selectors' plans to win back the Ashes Guscott provides touch of magic David Walsh says Wales were woeful on their Arms Park farewell and asks how Jack Rowell can ignore Jeremy Guscott's talents Davies bows out with a final point Alex Fortune sees an all-time Welsh great have the last word in his farewell at the Arms Park Bulldozers can bury myths of glory It has hosted its last international. But don't cry over Cardiff Arms Park; we are better off without it says Stephen Jones How England Broke Welsh Hearts JPR returns to strut on rugby's field of dreams One of the greatest full-backs ever, JPR Williams, now 48, is still going strong. By Nick Cain Grand Slam France hit high notes Parc des Princes enjoys feast fit for a king Peter Bills watches a sparkling exhibition of rugby as France are crowned Five Nations champions in a fitting au revoir to their home Injury may shatter Jenkins's hopes of Lions place The Rugby French flair runs rings around Scots Bob Dwyer, Leicester coach, sees the old French style in renaissance and says that attention to detail makes this a truly great Grand Slam Bass SAAB Broncos bid to buck the north stars Selling rugby league to London has been a tough game. But now Barry Maranta is getting more bullish. By David Lawrenson Reds in thrall to Wembley magic Salford are relishing the prospect of facing St Helens in the cup. By David Lawrenson Coe is bracing himself to lose his oldest friend Ian Chadband looks at the adopted Dane aiming to remove the world 800m record from British hands Back in the gold routine Reunited in training, the Redgrave—Pinsent duo remain driven by independent goals. Nick Pitt reports The Times Dong takes chance to wipe away the tears Sports Round-Up Results Round-Up Rugby Union Racing Rugby League Top judges salute the real McCoy David Walsh reflects on how the youthful jockey delivered the top two prizes at the Cheltenham Festival Seven Towers proves his staying pedigree Paul Wheeler sees the Grand National favourite fail to deliver Rescued by the one-horse cavalry McIlvanney's viewpoint Charlie Swan's wonderful ride on lstabraq gave a much-needed boost to a scribe's battered wallet Sky Dome is value for the Lincoln Marks your Card Why Villeneuve is playing with fire Damon Hill, the world champion, pours cold water on the latest calls to make Formula One more dangerous The Sunday Times Alesi left running on empty as Coulthard shines Adam Parsons salutes David Coulthard but reckons Williams are still the team to beat Ballesteros and Co walk into recurring nightmare Dereck Clements finds the European Tour again beset by problems as the greens in Gran Canaria are scorched by fertiliser Olazabal's fairytale continues Lauren St John on the remarkable comeback of one of European golf's most popular stars Blues for Americans on the greens in Scotland My Golden Moment Mickey Walker recalls Europe's remarkable success in the 1992 Solheim Cup at Dalmahoy Wentworth Club Ltd. Walker has effortless return to the fast lane Action Replay Sport on TV This Week's Fixtures Play the Game Kevin Connolly discovers that Arsenal's success this season might have as much to do with getting body and soul together as tactics Honda dials V for victory Japan's latecomer to the v-twin stakes is a beautiful bike that will give Ducati a run for its money, says Mat Oxley Multiple Classified Advertising Items Auto Expert Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Motoring Multiple Classified Advertising Items The Sunday Times Multiple Display Advertising Items On the Road Luck of the Diablo Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Bates Deliver Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Altwood Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Holland Park Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items L&C Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Short Term Sports & Prestige Contract Hire British Car Auctions Four Wheel Drive Multiple Classified Advertising Items Marlborough Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Woodford Specialist Cars William Loughran Marriott & Co. 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Only from Authorised… Multiple Display Advertising Items Guaranteed Motor Cars Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items There'll be another one along in a Mini Multiple Classified Advertising Items Efficiency drive could end jobs for life at Rover NatWest to widen probe into losses Concern grows at SFO and Bank The paper that is preferred by small firms IF Not now, when? Contents Pearson hit could top £200m Contents Formula One chief attacks Salomon over float plans Suez and Lyonnaise aim to merge into £9bn giant Contents Call for smarter fraud jurors Will a Labour chancellor tax companies for funds? Agenda John Jay Managing banks Brown can keep rate rises down PHH Vehicle Management Services Rebirth at Williams Widows to boycott 'millennium bug' victims Business Digest Deutsche eyes big stake in C&W arm Curtiss couple hit the jackpot Otto ready to join race for Freemans Domecq creation raises spirits Foreign Invasion Forty of Britain's biggest firms have foreigners as chairman of chief executive. Matthew Lynn and Rufus Olins report on what attracts these executives to Britain and the skills they bring Foreign Bosses at the Top Sage Solutions Centre Flextech and BBC in eight-channel deal Sharewatch A share in the boardroom BT Databank Mr Rock 'n' Roll plays the tycoon Alan McGee of Creation Records snorted cocaine and drank too much but it did not stop him making a fortune by signing Oasis, the pop phenomenon of the decade Profile UAP Provincial Heinz chief makes last shake-up Tony O'Reilly is preparing to step down after 18 years at the top. Garth Alexander reports in New York City suckers fall for the same old tricks Amstrad's Alan Sugar reflects on the slump at one of his rivals, Pace Microtechnology, and claims that the City's attitudes make it incapable of seeing a snowflake in a blizzard Intel inside Grand Prix starts a race to market Pay-per-view television and merchandising will bring in big money, but can a business with net assets of £14m be worth £2.5bn? Report by Frank Kane and Rupert Steiner BT and MCI tune up for Concert debut As the new transatlantic mega-group takes shape, it will aim to fuse the best elements of its two partners. Report by Andrew Lorenz The Greater Peterborough Effect The Novotel Hotel Influencing futures Rebirth of NatWest Markets in disarray Confidence and morale are the main casualties as investigations over the £90m trading losses widen. Frank Kane reports Staples The Office Superstore Pegasus Business Software Chinese City debut accelerates reform City firms stand to benefit a China seeks foreign help for economic reform. Michael Sheridan reports from Peking There's no investment as safe as houses Economic Outlook Multiple Classified Advertising Items Helicopter Company for Sale Multiple Classified Advertising Items Business to Business Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Executive Recruitment Partnerships Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Air fares dogfight helps passengers American Account Multiple Classified Advertising Items Hunter Associates Multiple Display Advertising Items Travel baron eyes Europe Phil White of National Express sees potential in countries where transport deregulation has yet to take place. John Waples reports The Sunday Times Tivoli An IBM Company Strategies for triumph in the global market The latest Sunday Times Business Skills videos provide a guide to success in international business, writes Roger Eglin The Sunday Times Multiple Classified Advertising Items NatWest Multiple Classified Advertising Items Allied Dunbar Multiple Display Advertising Items Aston Corporate Trustees Ltd Multiple Display Advertising Items Valcor Arbitration Services Status Hydraulics Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Alphagraphics Multiple Classified Advertising Items Franchises British Franchise Association Multiple Classified Advertising Items Your Opportunity to Join One of the Top Franchises… Multiple Display Advertising Items Election fever puts fire to red tape As politicians court small business, both the Tories and Labour are promising to cut costly paperwork. Claire Oldfield reports Video weepies and the true story of Odyssey A British video label has carved out a niche in the market for true stories of tragedy. Report by Claire Oldfield LineOne Inventive ways to find buyers for a patent Questions of business Every week we tackle owner-managers' business problems, giving advice and guidance on survival and growth in an increasingly competitive world Car dealer hit road to top with travelling bar My First Break Arnold Clark made money to start his career by running a bar for dances. By Rupert Steiner Bulletin The Personal Number Company PLC Multiple Display Advertising Items The Personal Number Company Multiple Classified Advertising Items The Personal Number Company PLC Multiple Classified Advertising Items Your Number Zup Company Take Control of your Calls Multiple Classified Advertising Items The Personal Number Company PLC Multiple Classified Advertising Items Bramshaw Garage (Hampshire) Ltd. Multiple Classified Advertising Items Perpetual in Peps battle with Jupiter Soros gambles on a stake in Capital One 2 one Sugar delivers broadside at City over Pace McAlpine finds the plot Prufrock New York PR guru gets a good press Long-running City charity effort Duke bugs bunnies Hard-boiled advertising Sluggish pub boss misses party Buffett ducks Peking fare Contents Yard starts inquiry into pensions Lender checks in with first current account mortgage A Mig by any other name still stinks Contents X Files: … a Greenpeace protester objects to… Swiss deny 'cheap' bank deal Fidelity Investments Contents Policyholders not told about premium cuts Don't bank on winning £3bn discount jackpot Fair decision R&M offers cheapest Pep The M&G Group Hounded by vet over unpaid bill for dog Questions of cash Every week our own consumer champion tackles readers' money problems, giving answers and seeking redress on their behalf Pension rights stay frozen Edinburgh Police probe promises action Scotland Yard's investigation into pensions mis-selling offers real hope to victims, writes Nick Gardner The Equitable Life Care plan sets out to help those Kevin Pratt examines the government's plan to change the way long-term care for the elderly is funded Legal & General Labour 'would The Equitable Life Henderson Investors Virgin direct What are activities of daily living? Guinness Flight Flemings Fidelity Investments Don't be a casualty of phone insurance Medical cover is available over the telephone, but can your body be insured as easily as a car? By Naomi Caine Legal & General 10 points to raise Insurers break ranks over genetic tests Identifying those at risk from inherited diseases poses financial and ethical dilemmas for insurers, writes Andrew Verity Scientists could reveal which illnesses we are likely to catch Scotish Widows Securitised Endowment Contracts PLC Mercury Asset Management Pep donates to Amnesty Scottish Widows Schroders Home in on the best deal for house cover Kevin Pratt offers advice on getting cut-price deals from insurers to cover buildings and the valuables inside against disaster The Pep Shop Ltd Legal & General Investment Management Tax change on art could drive treasures overseas A revenue-raising scheme could devastate our heritage, writes David Smith, Economics Editor Labour plans to launch stakeholder pension After the launch of the Conservatives' new pension blueprint, David Rudnick examines the opposition's plans Eagle Star Beale Dobie & Company Limited Seymour Sinclair Investments The Sunday Times Norwich Union Cheltenham & Gloucester Monthly cure for election nerves Drip-feeding regular payments into collective funds every month is not as risks as lump-sum investments, writes Juliet Oxborrow Revenue rethink eases DIY pension selection Foreign Colonial Shelter windfalls in Pep The taxman has ruled that free shares can be sheltered without penalty in personal equity plans, writes Grant Ringshaw Nine buyers for each house Zurich Municipal Policy Portfolio PLC Rothschild Asset Management Policy Choice Direct Save & Prosper Northern Rock Questions to ask when aiming for a profit Careful company research can unearth potential winners for shareholders on the Alternative Investment Market Financial Discounts Direct Policy Plus Hill Samuel Asset Management Fidelity Investments Bartering turns into big business An ancient practice is making a comeback in a network of 'local exchange trading systems' in many parts of Britain, writes Smita Talati Easing the pain of paying school fees The Equitable Life Guinness Flight Direct Line GT Global Claim cash if gas or water let you down Compensation is available if the utilities fail to connect you promptly or miss appointments, writes Conal Gregory Friends Provident Direct Line Financial Services Top savings rates UK unit trusts: UK Equity Growth Micropal unit trust index Best mortgage rates Chase De Vere Put Pep into your windfall Savings News Chase De Vere Investments PLC Clydesdale Bank Independent Financial Adviser Couple should take future into account A banker does not have to give part of his pension to his ex-wife, but should put aside more for himself, writes Smita Talati Play your cards right to help you spend and save Poundbite Cash back on credit Fidelity Investments Fine tuning gets Ricardo revving up Kavanagh's Inside Track Best shares to buy Hitler's cuckoos Who won the war? The Swiss, of course… Blood Money: Part Two Virgin direct School Fees Insurance Agency It's a lie-on-the-wall documentary The fly-on-the-wall technique is a television instrument of medieval torture Next Week The more you pay' em the angrier they get Profile British shock jocks Noises off signal war of the Tory succession India Tea It's good to talk, guv Black-hole poll Civilisation as we know it US Robotics When Major blew his last, best chance 'By hanging on until the very last minute, he may have succeeded in transforming a mere defeat into a rout' A low moan from Maggie's Rasputin Vegetarians clean up in the Hogg wash A gay old time in Exeter Marketing a myth of European prosperity Something nasty in the neutrals Innocent victims of a rape trial One 2 one Article Withdrawn The Times Educational Supplement Son to mother: I'm more expensive than a Porsche. How did I get born? Are children worth the candle, asks Margarette Driscoll A crash course in censorship James Ferman on the censors' cruel dilemma Saving souls, cash on delivery Interview Simon Sebag Montefiore meets Cardinal Winning One 2 one Major looks good from Washington Did any nation act honourably in the war? Shot in the arm for British films Blair's art choice not for No 10 The Sunday Times World Society for the Protection of Animals Points Going down: Tories can't buck the trend David Smith assesses the latest poll ratings Birthdays Bring on the clones Howard's way is no solution Whisper it softly - we're winning Anoraks' apocalypse Information will win the war of the future and America is cornering the market American generals realised the full possibilities of cyber warfare for the first time during the Gulf war. Now the Pentagon is pouring billions into the new battlefront, writes James Adams Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Port Grimaud Property Multiple Classified Advertising Items Alto Astra satellite will speed up access to Internet Consumer Electronics Race is on to fix oxygen fault on Mir The Russians may be forced to evacuate the crew of their Mir space station, writes Sean Hargrave Doctors examine sick air travellers over Net Sunday Times Personal Computer World Bugs Bunny moves to cyberspace Apple's rot eats away Mac The Mac will fall further behind as the company founders, writes David Hewson Spectacles correct colour blindness Exhibitions Sean Hargrave reports on the best products and ideas at the Great British Innovation and Invention Fair Students dissect digital corpses Multiple Display Advertising Items The Sunday Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Property Multiple Classified Advertising Items Imagine A bonanza to tempt families to the Net Multiple Classified Advertising Items Farrar & Co Multiple Display Advertising Items Foxtons Stylish Secure Wentworth Gate Fairclough Homes Multiple Classified Advertising Items Regalian Central London Estate Agents Multiple Classified Advertising Items Egerton Chestertons Multiple Classified Advertising Items Berkeley Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Beaney Pearce Berkeley Homes David Wilson Homes Octacon AA Home Insurance Hamptons International Home Search (London) Ltd Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Balearics Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Regalian Multiple Classified Advertising Items London Rentals Multiple Classified Advertising Items Berkeley Homes Octagon Berkeley Homes Copping Joyce Multiple Classified Advertising Items Savills Richmond Bridge Multiple Classified Advertising Items Cavendish Lodge Multiple Classified Advertising Items Melville Homes Ltd Multiple Classified Advertising Items Templar Court & Squire Gardens Barratt Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Savills Multiple Classified Advertising Items Wainhomes Multiple Classified Advertising Items Berkeley Homes Residents Exclusive Club Services The water garden Spring Breaks One 2 one The last laugh In his second article on Mittel-European cities, Howard Jacobson finds the new Prague much improved. So why do the locals still joke about being crushed by Kafka's fist? 'I am just going outside, and may be some time…' The Travel Collection Travel Brief—Prague Swan Hellenic Question & Answer Prague Can't pay, won't pay? Directions Safety first On the waterfront Set the ball rolling Small change Return of Miami's vices Holiday Money Charles Rennie MacKintosh's House for an Art Lover, Glasgow Stena Line Doing the business for fliers Checking in is about to get easier for people using UK airports, says Sean Newsom Young and prowed Cruising is leaving its fusty image behind, says David Wickers Corsica An island guide Take one part France, add a strong dash of Italian and, says Jonathan Futrell, you have the combination that makes Corsica one of a kind The Sunday Times Voyages Jules Verne Multiple Display Advertising Items Travel Section Air Portugal Come for a walk in the 12th century Debonair Mark Warner Travel Bag Multiple Display Advertising Items Nature nurtures Melvyn Bragg takes a Cook's tour of the Great Barrier Reef Scandinavian Travel Service Travel Brief Queensland Sunsail Backpackers Backpackers pride themselves on being 'real travellers'. 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