News from 23/03/1997
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Taki, Alastair Reid, Waldemar Januszczak, John Dugdale, Michael Prescott, Victoria McKee, Barbara Hall, Nigel Botherway, Dan Pearson, John Peter, Walter F Stowy, Pam Barrett, Emma Moore, Amanda Ursell, Paul Nuki Correspondent, John Jay, Charles Sonabend, Susan d'Arcy, John Hughes, Emine Saner, Frank Whitford, J Bennett, Victoria O'brian, Dr Alexandra Morgan, Ferdinand Mount, Alistair Scott, Addison de Witt, Tanla Alexander, Christopher Finch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, David Smith, Sally Payne, Nick Pitt, Joe Lovejoy Correspondent, Penny Wark, Piers Birtwhistle, Sebastian Hamilton, Andrew Sullivan, Michael Thrasher, Neil Wormald, David James Smith, Stephen Grey, Edward Welsh, Mary Wilson, Sid Watkins, Karen Robinson, Clare Bayley, Andrew Grice Political Editor, Edward Platt, Tony Allen-Mills, Ernst Sommer, Jane Thynne, Susan d'ARCY, Anthony Sattin, Robert Winnett, Irwin Stelzer, Sarah Higgins, Mark Ottaway, Roger Anderson, Deryk Brown, Stephen Hayward, Marian Phillips, David Ljunggren, Robert Hewison, David Dougill, Diana Collins, David Hewson, Ciaran Byrne, Harvey Porlock, Yvonne Ridley, Margaret Coles, Margarette Driscoll, Hugh Canning, Jeremy Clarkson, David Nokes, Peter Conradi, Christine Stopp, Louise Taylor, Daniel Sokol, Edward Porter, Robert Harris, Michael Jones, Nick Moon, Port Moresby, Malt loaf, Liz Jones, Peter Hadfield, Jonathan Bruce, George Perry, Michael Davidson, Kevin Connolly, Graham Otway, Robin Marlar, Joanna Griffiths, Nick Gardner, Shelley von Strunckel, McLivanney's, David Sweetman, Paul Nuki Consumer Affairs Correspondent, Rob Steen, Beverley D'Silva, Ruth Bettina Birn, Nigel Summers Chief Executive, Ian MacKinnon, Grace Fitzgerald, Michael Travis, Paul Donovan, Jack Millan, Steve Waugh, Jeff Randall, Smita Talati, Paul Driver, James Adams, Olga Craig, Derek Clements, Michael Woodhead, Maeve Sheehan, Nicholas Hellen, Ian Hawkey, Ian Chadband, Christopher Morgan, David Leppard, Tim Kelsey, Walter Grey, Michael Prescott Chief Political Correspondent, Tom Shone, Mark Edwards, Rufus Olins, Chris Gilchrist, Susan Clark, Stephen Amidon, David Lawrenson, Jacqueline Brassey, Dave Thomas, Andy Goldberg, Theo Richamond, Phil Baker, John Harlow Arts Correspondent, Victoria O'Brien, Anna Pasternak, Peter Byk, Jennifer Chorley, Raymond Keene, Jonathan Leake Environment Correspondent, John Karter, Gareth Huw Davies, Judith O'Reily Education Correspondent, Gordon Taylor, Andrew Roberts, Marie Colvin, Diana Wright, Debbie Hill, Kipper Williams, Peter Bryan, Frank Kane, Stephen Jones, Lord Walsingham, Joan Goodman, Richard Evans, Nick Cain, Andrew Smith, Michael Wood, Andrew Grice, Fred Couples, Steve Connor Science Correspondent, Martin Searby, Keith Wheatley, Claire Oldfield, Fraser Harrison, Rob Ryan, Ian Critchley, Rasselas, Mel Greaves Professor, Trevor Lewis, Colin McDowell, Bryan Appleyard, Lois Rogers Medical Correspondent, Stephen McGinty, Cheryl Holmes Perfect, Christopher Goodwin, Josh Salzmann, Andrew Johnston, Richard Woods, David Windle, Garth Alexander, Ken Bates, Marcello Mega, Janet Street-Porter, Alex Fortune, Maurice Chittenden, Kevin Pratt, David Rudnick, Andrew Lorenz Business Editor, Judith O'Reilly, Mark Franchetti, Ray Hutton, Martin Ivens, Peter Watts, Kevin McCarra, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Sean Hargrave, Sharon Davey, John Harlow, Matthew Lynn, Godfrey Smith, Michael Austin, Alber To Manguel, Nia Williams, Ed Barrett, Peter Morris, Andrew Alderson, John Waples, Peter Willson, A A Gill, Andrew Malone, Kavanagh's, Jeremy Wayne, John Carey, Noel Pascoe, Rajeev Syal, David Hutcheon, Kirsty Lang, Nadine Meisner, Nigel Ryan, Chrissy Iley, Lauren St John, Paul Wettstein, Robert Johnston, Howard Jacobson, Cherry Norton, John Spurling, Stephen Pettitt, Andrew License, Andrew Lorenz, Naomi Caine, Roz Denny, David Wickers, Jane Hardy, Misha Glenny, Roger Dobson, Valerie Brooke, Hazel Courteney, Mark Hodson, Andrew Frankel, Nicholas Hellen Media Correspondent, Steve Connor, Joe Lovejoy, Lara Hancock, Colin Rallings, Rupert Steiner, Chris Lightbown, Aryeh Nusbacher, Patrice Mkubwa, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Andy McNab, Sarah Baxter, Carey Scott, Joanna Simon, Stephen Boyd, Mandy Piggot, Tom Bower, Robert Corbldge, K Darlington, Boris Schapiro, Adam Parsons, Peter Stanford,
ResumoContents The sad secret behind Norma Major's lost smile Blair to boost powers of 'sleazehunter' Failures force rail inquiry service to be scrapped Contents Direct Newman Contents Oasis hit record wonder windfall Round-the-world yacht hero heads for home Contents Women may give Ms a Miss The Top Team for Election 97 The Sunday Times Newspapers Support Recycling Europ assistance Labour deal with bosses rouses fury of unions Blair ready to pull plug on TV debate St. Joseph's Hospice Council votes put Labour on course for 100 majority Blunkett kicks off plan to make homework a ball Private prisons snub for Straw Hamilton got visa papers for Libyan Fattest of the land: the giant Wobblies of Walsall Giving it their worst shot, the film, stars up for a raspberry Exquisite Timepieces & Jewellery Angst makes Englanders of the Germans Call of the wild saves Moby Northern Rock Hand to Beat Picture Gallery Heroin gang sings to Fat Lady's tune Cost of crime exceeds £30bn Simon Godfrey Associates Egypt tells Britain to keep its treasures Press Complaints Commission Compaq Science finds how to 'grow' plastic in fields Norwich Union British firms helped Iraq beat oil ban Bible expert clears Judas of treachery Bruno enters election ring with threat to quit country if Blair wins Wempe Hunted: fabulous beasts of our time Coggan launches attack on Runcie over royal indiscretions The National Lottery Police call off 5-year hunt for Rachel's killer Tivoli An IBM Company Investors in People Airport shops take off as the passengers don't Vauxhall Beatles 'car boot sale' is hit and miss Atticvs Legoland Art for moolah's sake Atticvs As a Greek, I'm appalled at what is happening… Atticvs A singles issue unites north and south Atticvs Standards are slipping Atticvs Nick Newman's Week Atticvs The heavy price Yamaha 'Thatcher's children' to Britain's twentysomethings have become discenchanted political drop-outs, says David Smith Cheltenham & Gloucester First blood to Norma as Cherie fights shy Crying off Stress is lucrative for the growing army of counsellors but costs the rest of us billions. How much of it is real and how much imagined? Matthew Lynn and Robert Corbldge investigate Renault Cars with Flair British sea rescuer heads for hero's welcome in France Students on their marks for new degree system New rules for MP's expenses In today's Other Papers Scouts to welcome homosexual leaders Calvin Klein may sue dockers over logo Polanski forgiven by rape victim Gulf war disease 'is contagious' $3bn fund to help tobacco fightback Aldi News Limited Stocks Cellnet Hollywood turns its fire on Big Tobacco Old hippies go out Ganges style Line One Israel in despair as rage fills streets By Our Foreign Staff: Muslim rebels cut throats of 32 in Algeria Holiday autos Designed for power hungry Americans Rise of Zaire rebel messiah jolts west Yeltsin climbs down under covering fire of sumkit laughter Staples The round Tables Club Russian nuclear warrior in fear Novartis Relax British man of god finds hell in Albania Tirana heroine goes back to face food crisis Multiple Sclerosis Papuans divided by the dogs of war Telford Fantasy Casanovas find virtually perfect women Simpson Scandal buster hits French industry French prince cashes in on Japan's taste for Bourbon Inside Paris The Times Chirac's own goal Politically trés incorrect Net loss for the language Disability fraud soars to £600m Racehorse owner has £1m gems snatched Weather and Travel Outlook Forecast General Situation Atlantic Light fantastic: Hale. Bopp, the brightest come to… Rider's mother in cruelty case Ski Scene Yeltsin wants Russia in EU One2One Three ticketholders split £13m rollover News Digest Soldier charged in firearm case Hunting protest Football club fire MP 'attacked' Sex allegation Sergeant dies Record drug haul Cold sweat United cement top spot Ferguson makes his stand over injury toll Contents Canon Contents Boro fuel relegation escape bid Jack Daniel's Tennessed Whiskey Rangers to stand by wayward Gascoigne Kevin McCarra says an apology form the "bad boy" of football will help to keep him onside with his club Article Withdrawn Blues' skies turn cloudy Leeds display rare attacking edge Ward turns the tide back in Derby's favour Lyttle spoils Waddle's return Johnson's entrance proves vital for Villa Saints hold on to make a point Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division The Conference and Other Leagues Scotland and Other Leagues Pools Why the duty of care is paramount Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the PFA, argues that co-operation is needed to prevent injured players seeking redress in the courts Football is the game we love here McLivanney's viewpoint But inviting the British to select their individual sporting favourites shows th impact of televised events Hoddle awaits doctor's orders England's date with Mexico has stirred a fresh outbreak of club v country unrest. Joe Lovejoy, football correspondent, reports Home nations face crucial World Cup ties on Saturday Liverpool face tough exam Chris Lightbown explains why tomorrow hight's Highbury summit holds far-reaching consequences for English ambitions in Europe Dalglish steps back to press forward Disenchanted by their crumbling season, Newcastle fans must be patioent because the club needs restructing, says Louise Taylor Viewers' Guide to the Big Match Fighting holds up Spencer winner New brooms sweep clean after Sussex uprising Robin Martar, the new Sussex chairman, on last week's momentous annual meeting that saw members defy a reputaion for apathy Cork bobs up from the depths England's foremost strike bowler has gone from national hero to tabloid victim in less than two years Time, he assures Martin Searby, is on his side Where there's a will there must be a way My Golden Moment Steve Waugh recalls the day Debbie Flintoff King Won gold Bruised Bacher refuses to budge Ian Hawkey reports on the third Test between South Africa and Australia The new movers ready to shake up the world The ICC Trophy Kicks off tomorrow. It could spring a surprise or two, says Rob steen Scoreboard Leading man in need of big role Stephen Jones, rugby correspondent, meets Jeremy Guscott, a star reborn but still seeking a regular, and fitting, firmament One2One The alternative Lions: our team to face Boks Stephen Jones and Nick Caion put their heads together to pick a tour squad they feel could return from South Africa with the spoils Bristol turn the tide to sink sale Wasps dine on Logan's five-try feast England seek top gear to defend sevens title Alex Fortune in Hong Kong sees the holders, England, reach the final eight in the World Cup Walshe piles on misery for West Italy bring down France to boost Six Nations claims Two Eventful Days in the Life of Martin Offiah, MBE Twin-code Offiah at the double David Lawrenson joins the rugby star on a breathless trip around England as he plays games under both codes—and collects and MBE for good measure Leeds must dig deep to deny Bulls David Lawrenson looks at a Challenge Cup Semi-final between two great Yorkshire rivals Oxford seek formula to banish the blues Forget noveity and calamity. With quality and confidence high in both camps, Saturday's Boat Race could a classic. 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Rufus Olins reports Getting the best out of the global market The Sunday Times Bradford & Bingley Limelight's shares head into twilight Rate rise dilemma as economy heats up Miktsubish apricot Taking a sporting chance on fashion Discarding cocktail gowns in favour of leisurewear, Hay & Robertson has signed up football celebrities to promote its latest line of clothing Growing trade gap stirs protectionists Labour pledges worry employers Some 70% of company owners claim to have not decided how to vote, but last Friday in Walesh they told the politcians what they want. Claire Oldfield reports Small print spells out a big success story A firm that makes subtitles for TV is booming, thanks to initiative and an astute investor, writes Claire Oldfield Family dispute prevents director fulfilling duty Questions of business Every week we tackle owner-managers' business problems, giving advice and guidance on survival and growth in an increasingly competitive world Pursuit of investment tip landed Eidos chief a job My First Break Charles Cornwall struck it lucky while investing his student loan in shares Bulletin Multiple Classified Advertising Items Swiftcall Executive Recruitment Partnerships Integra Information Technology Limited Hunter Associates Established Company Specialist Film Production Company A Unique Opportunity Networking Professionals The Chase organisation I Act for Three Established Companies PAS Technology Astra internet plc Valcor Arbitration Services International Product Design The Alternative Investment? Live Wires! 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Sean Hargrave reports Einstein comes to life on screen Software Intel sues rivals over chip rights Electronics Edited by Sean Hargrave Share trading from home PCs could set off a market crash Sounding off When share prices are sliding, a wave of selling by pre-programmed PCs could pull the market over the edge, writes David Hewson Wrapper on food detects E-coli Health and Safe A cheap and simple test incorporated into containers will warn consumers if they face a risk of poisoning. Roger Dobson reports Satellites fly into collision danger Space Experts are warning that a plan to create a network of 924 satellites to speed up the Internet will greatly increase the risk of accidents in space. Sean Hargrave reports The Sunday Times Robot aircraft will takes control at road crashes Automatic InFocus Train checks track to identify faults Sensors Rolls challeges US rival for $1bn order Soros backs London Clubs' Capital bid One2One Peking presses C&W to clinch Hong Kong deal City haven recovers form nadir Prufrock F1 Retail scores a bull with Arrows Dealers aim for net profit Generating power policy Financial futures The Red Cross often goes where lesser mortals fear… Peak practice from Ritblat The bard's done good Contents Payout deals dupe victims of mis-selling Soaring credit-card fraud costs Britons millions Taxing business of calendar changes Contents Safe as Houses . . . 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Diana Wright gets 11th-hour advice from four experts Hodgson Martin Limited Exploit your assets Make the most of your tax breaks by choosing the most suitable investment vehicle, writes Chris Gilchrist Race is on to beat tax deadline Diana Wright begins a five-page special guide offering comprehensive advice on preparing for the end of the tax year Prolific Schroders 10 ways to thwart Revenue Many unhappy returns Tackling your tax The Inland Revenue is letting millions of people decide how much tax they owe, but it is a complex process, writes Jonathan Bruce M&G Timetable for self-assessment Securitised Endowment Contracts PLC The Equitable Life Paying into a pension can be a great relief Tacking your tax The taxman encourages you to plan to your retirement by offering big financial incentives, writes Christine Stopp Govett Investment Liechtenstein Global Trust Mercury Asset Management Virgin direct Legal & General Gartmore Money Section Crack the code and save cash Tacking your tax Paying the wrong amount of tax is expensive, so make sure your allowances and fiabilities are right, writes Kevin Pratt A-Z of letters and digits on your Revenue notice Risky ventures can pay off Tacking your tax Pumping cash in to young firms not only helps them grow but also shelters you from the taxman, writes David Rudnick Framlington Rotrschild Asset Management 3i: the big helper for small firms Norwich Union Save & Prosper HSBC Asset Management Essential guide to your money matters A book that answers the most commonly asked personal-finance questions The Sunday Times Friends Provident Top savings rates UK unit trusts: Commodity & Energy Best mortgage rates Chase De Vere Duty rise may cut use of travel cover A hike in premium tax may lead to people going abroad without, insurance, writes Robert Winnett AA service will check car history Savings News Chase De Vere Investments PLC Parkdale Group Policy Portfolio PLC Invest on-line Direct Line Rates Up to 60% Tax Saving in Venture Capital Trusts Jeweller must polish pension to keep smiling Maintaining a fast-paced lifestyle into returement will take careful investment planning now, writes Smita Talati 3m in line for shares windfall from flotation plan Poundbite Norwich Union demutualisation Fidelity Investments™ City hails fast-moving taxi maker Best shares to buy … banks Goodwood Travel Limited Picador The whodunit and the Holocaust War crimes historian Ruth Bettina Bim, an expert on the sources used by Daniel Goldhagen to write his world bestseller on the Holocaust, challenges his selective use of evidence against 'ordinary Germans' Big brother is watching him—and vice versa Profile The Dimbleboys Labour's two arms weigh the fruits of victory Inside Politics Mercantile Credit Crunch vote for biscuits Losing credibility Flying the flag Merchant Investors Assurance There's more to life than money Do not pass go, do not talk, do not go to jail Now it's the war for Maggie's ear Taxing their ingenuity Converted too late on the road to nowhere All ominous on the eastern front Life is sweet without the opposite sex TLS the Times Literary Supplement Pussycats with golden paws John Harlow on the rich new breed of art patrons thrown up by the lottery Bally Switzerland Now it's war among the British friends of Albania Misha Glenny sees old hostilities opening up again Lacoste There's a hole in the argument somewhere Interview Simon Sebag Montefiore meets Swampy William could be very big in monarchy Royalty may again hold its head high, Writes Penny Wark Clinton clues to Blair stews Magazine Right out of paper work Media studies has lost its shine for students who find they cannot get a job, writes Judith O'Reilly Magazine Feminists taken to task by guru from the grave An attack on the women's movement has had a surprising welcome, says Margarette Driscoll Reunion Day for the angry brigade Switching horses Woodrow Wyatt's 21 years at the Tote have been a bravura performance of string-pulling, writes Jeff Randall. 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Labour is working on it, says Sarah Baxter Mean machine that pensioned off old Labour Labour's leader has built a ruthless support system in his own image, writes Andrew Grice Eat, drink and be vicious Jerry Hayes, left, Tory MP for Harlow, on the Westminster battleground where the whisperers will win or lose the war Gilt comes off the golden people's party Public suspicion of billionaire politicians may ruin Sir James's party, says Simon Sebag Montefiore Cry spin and let slip the dogs of war Party control centres for the media battle were never more icily efficient, says Michael Prescott Ashdown takes an all or nothing gamble The Liberal Democrats go into battle with their best chance since the war of wielding power and influencing government—and their biggest chance of disappearing for ever, writes Michael Prescott 1997 Electoral Map of Britain Calculating the To gain the overall majority, Labour must take 57 target marginals. Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher examine the must-win constituencies Some votes will matter more than other votes No matter how far Labour seems ahead, the electoral system is capricious, write Colin Rallings and Michael thrasher Percentage point of no return for pollsters If they don't get it right this time, the opinion polls will never be trusted again, write Nick Moon of NOP and David Smith Yellow peril for Tories in the west The Lib Dems are taking over the West Country just as surely as Labour is annexing Wales and Scotland, says Michael Prescott Hot on the trail of the virgin voter All parties are chasing a 'lost generation' of apathetic young but are likely to end up jaundiced themselves, says Andrew Grice Campaign Timetable The maverick tendency A Sunday Times survey of the likely new intake of MPs shows both Labour and Tories could be in for a shock, write Andrew Grice and Sarah Higgins New and Old, for and against: The Four Faces of Politics What They Stand for: Policies Compared It could be a knockout vote for Big Frank Sebastian Hamilton and Cherry Norton hear how celebrities will be voting in this election All to play for in the Tory handicap May 1 could be the starting gun for a succession race. Michael Jones looks at the form BT Goodbye to the nearly men Michael Prescott bids farewell to the good, the bad and the unlucky for whom this election marks the end of a career Some You Win, Some You Lose General elections are not the only time when politicians say and do funny things. Answer the 40 quiz questions below to prove you are fit for the polling booth Contents Blinded by Science Huxley: Evolution's High Priest by Adrian Desmond M Joseph £20 pp 384 Contents Old friends Bending the truth We welcome letters on all subjects raised in the… Pile 'Em High Wrong-headed Critical List Tricky business, this question of the English and humour, muses Harvey Porlock Flights of fancy One Up: A Woman in Action with the SAS by Sarah Ford HarperCollins £16.99 Viraco The hidden years A Jump for Life a Survivon's Journal from Nazi-Occupied Poland by Ruth Altbeker Cyprys Constable £18.95 pp243 Joseph Connolly Agent Publisher The sins of the father Castles Burning by Magda Denes Doubleday £15.99 pp344 Fascinating Arabia Yemen Travels in Dictionary Land by Tim MacKintosh-Smith John Murray £18 pp281 Memories of things past My Foreign Country Trevor Fishlock's Britain by Trevor Fishlock John Murray £18 pp275 The Unruly Queen Diary Simply the breast? A survey of bosoms through the ages is a good idea, says Janet Street-Porter, but this study lacks the support needed to deliver the goods The underworld heroes of Hanoverian England David Nokes discovers that crime paid in the 18th century 80 Years Ago this Week From Siegfried Sassoon's diary Hotel Belfort, Amiens, March 30,1917 On the Shelf Alberto Manguel recalls his terror on first reading The Island of Dr Moreau Abacus Modern myth maker Love and Longing in Bombay by Vikram Chandra Faber £12.99 pp268 Wrecked lives The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman Faber £15.99 pp387 Writing by numbers The Partner by John Grisham Century £16.99 pp366 History Today The Good Book Guide In the Blood by Steve Jones The Sunday Times Concise Crossword No 471 Talking Books Hardbacks Paperbacks The Sunday Times The Open University The History Guild The Adventures of Tintin The Adventures of Tintin Fact File Club address Canon Funday Times Club The Numskulls All things spice Horse play Paper pitch Towering news New voyage of discovery She's a Sumo Soggy doggy tale Home Sweet Home Beryl the Peril N. U. T. S. Investigations Fish Tales Rex and Tex Deputy Dink The creature feature Squirt The Funday Times Fans Utd Funday Times The Funday Times Club Funday Puzzles The Funday Times Club Contents Harrods The Aga Who do they think they are? Contents Clash of the titans Tara PALMER-TOMKINSON'St Never Trust . . . A man who wants to go dutch Gown and out Harpors & Queen Snap happy What does a supermodel like Gail Elliott do when her face no longer fits? She goes behind the lens instead. Tony Allen-Mills reports Going out on a limb The leggy look is back with a vengeance. So if you've got the pins, flaunt them, says Janet Street-Porter. A nice pair can take you far 10 ways to better legs Amdega Pearly queen Coco Chanel, famous for her fake baubles, dismissed ostentatious jewellery as vulgar. Yet the fashion house is now to open a shop in London selling diamond and pearl necklaces at £215,000 a throw Brief lives New Orleans Fatsos The Sunday Times Crossword Help! The answers to all your problems Fancy a nibble? Light Lunch, a hip new show, Promises to revolutionise the way we look at daytime TV. Anna Pasternak meets the brains behind it Scotts missed Winner's Dinners Letters Sue Lawrence A peer in Provence Wine Bottles of the Week Table Talk Testing Time Aladdin's den Interiors Who says that lofts should be bare? All that space is perfect for eclectic chutter Aladdin's den Homefair Direct Design directory How to get the look The Sunday Times The dinner of doom £100 outfit Bags of desire Do you think it's me? While the British designers certainly wowed Paris with their magnificent shows, the clothers themselves were less than practical. Colin McDowell reports Down to Earth Neil Wormald has some advice about mulching, and answers your queries Growing together Gardening The appeal of a plant is all the greater if you raised it from seed yourself Growing together Cuttings Oakridge Direct The Original Slipcover Company Scatter Show Kitchens Moriarti's Tablesafe Woodland Nursery Grown Wildflowers Dolmens Agriframes Churchill's Stairlifts plc Sturdy Kirkdale Range Type Cookers Husqvarna Granite Setts & Yorkstone Flags Automatic Gates F & S Lighting Thomas Lloyd Scandinavian Flooring Company GLUCOsamine Horse Power There is nothing like getting on top of half a ton of horseflesh to exercise both body and spirit, says Clare Bayley. And, no, riding won't give you a big bottom Horse power Riding to fitness Does Size matter? If you have a large bottom, learn to love it, says Sharon Davey. Or else get rid of it How to tone your bottom 30 minute Post-gym snack Abdominal exercisers Consumer Test Join the revolution Are you after the ultimate workout, but need the motivation of exercising in a group? Get on your bike, says Cheryl Holmes Perfect, and try a spinning class Work it out If it is a question of fitness, Josh Salzmann can work out the answer 6 of the best Hair thickeners How Do I Look? Treat of the week Finger tips Finger tips Emma Moore Polishes up on the latest nail varnishes Medical notes The bad news Stop the world The phone is ringing, the fax is whirring and your e-mail box is overflowing: how do you cope with information overload, asks Susan Clark The NuTron Diet Diet watch The nutritionist's view Countax Trembath Distributors Ltd Hard Water Cannock Gates Lawnflite Conservatory Too Hot? AGF Concern What's the alternative? 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The Intelligent Choice Contents Contents More deadly than the male From Maid Marian to Valerie Singleton, women on TV have fitted up a generation of men for adult life The rise and rise Read the book, got the team shirt… The film of Fever Pitch opens next month, underlining the central role football now plays in the middle-class imagination. Ed Barrett reports The rest of the week's films Aldwych Theatre Is the Force still with it? Two decades ago, in the country quite far away, Star Wars hit the big sceen to great acclaim. But have the creaky plot and old-style effects stood the test of times, asks Tom Shone A Helluva Musical… Winning women losing out Oscar glitter all too often turns to dust, says Peter Stanford On the statue books Lyricist Don Black tells Beverley D'Silva how he votes for the Oscars Bigger and better Texas were always a lukewarm band, so how come they're suddenly cool, asks Andrew Smith Give your dreams a chance From fallen angel to St Oscar the martyred Gone are the days when the name of Oscar Wilde was held in contempt for his homosexuality. But his writing is now the least of the reasons why he is revered Salome Grosz by nature? Grosz by nature? Abc Noises off Northern Ballet Theatre The Critical List Mixed singles The Royal Bank of Scotland Glyndebourne gala tickets to be won with every CD Affairs of state carved in ice Waste is one of the best plays about politics—its revival is well timed, says John Peter How to go about writing the wrongs The pain of failed writer lies at the heart of Brian Friel's latest, haunting play The rest of the week's theatre One 2 one Grappling with porn David Dougill is cast as a voyeur by V-TOL's latest piece Prima donna in search of a portfolio Sylvie Guillem can afford to pick and choose her roles. She has the skill, but does she have the judgments asks Nadine Meisner Royal Albert Hall Antiques Royal Shakespeare Company The Box Office Beauty and the Beast Bank House The Goodbye Girl Mendelssohn & Brahms Maureen Lipman Live & Kidding Paul Rodgers Theatre Royal Haymarket Theatre Experience Ben Elton's The Entertainments Section Asgard Presents Royal Albert Hall Gielgud Theatre Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Royal Philharmonic Royal Choral Society East is East Barbican Centre Moscow State Circus Luxury Theatre Breaks Multiple Classified Advertising Items Gt. Portland Entertainments The Show of Shows Theatre Breaks Viva city! The Peter Hall Company Major Exhibition of Photographs INXS The Blue Nile Playhouse King of Pop Michael Jackson Animal Farm Take it to the Max Paul Driver applauds a night of Peter Maxwell Davies The masterwork returns The best just got better: the Royal Opera's triumphant staging of Die Meistersinger goes from strength to strength Sifting the sounds of the Sixties Hugh Canning feels a qualified nostalgia for the classical music of the swinging decade A talent for understatement This week's CD offer celebrates Pierre Boulez's quiet brilliance as a conductor Sony Music Doing it by the book Mark Edwards identifies the Top 10 video clichés Music Shop The ultimate collection Sunday 23 March Critics' choice Film choice Monday 24 March Critics' choice Film choice Tuesday 25 March Critics' choice Film choice Wednesday 26 March Critics' choice Film choice Thursday 27 March Critics' choice Film choice Good Friday 28 March Critics' choice Film choice Saturday 29 March No Title Cirtics' choice Film choice Satellite movies Satellite Highlights Satellite Satellite Satellite Satellite World Service Learning to play by ear Radio Today 23 March Radio Monday 24 March Tuesday 25 March Critics' choice Wednesday 26 March Thursday 27 March Good Friday 28 March Saturday 29 March The Sunday Times Show and dinner special offers The Official Guide of the Society of London Theatre Guide to Regional Theatre Guide to West End Cinemas Which? Contents The Body's Guaranteed for 8 Years Alfacare Beverly Hills Contents Thorntons Contributors Zoë Heller Toshiba Better Quality Same Price Sainsbury's Austria Relative Values Taj, Taryll and TJ Jackson, members of 3T, and nephews of Michael Samuel Heath Furniture Village Conquest Ideal Home Kingdom of Leather Sharps bedrooms Honda How Hollywood whispers in the president's ear How Hollywood whispers in the president's ear Waitrose Ireland Swan Marks & Spencer Paddling down the Al in the rush hour? Surely not! Thomas Sanderson Tunisia ISAS Pinelog Ltd Beloved country Voyages Jules Verne Bryant Homes The Travel Collection Berkeley Homes Shelvex OMEGA Scalewatcher BAC Limited Voyages Juies Verne Scotts of Stow The man of a thousand faces He has masqweraded as a monk, a prince and a pel of Lord Lucan, but this con man is no latter-day Raffles Indonesia Massive Closing down Total Liquidation Neville Johnson Mephisto 1909 Brainteaser 1801 Bookwise Chess Bridge 'Promenade Dress c. 1910' Theatre of Fashion A Life in the Day of Retinol Actif Pur Honda
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