News from 07/09/2003
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ResumoContents Saudis sentenced me to crucifixion, says freed Briton Bush's road map to peace ripped apart Inside Charcol Contents Geldof lashes courts over father's rights Women beat men in £1m league The Sunday Times Contents Halifax Ministers plan evacuation of London in terror strike Blair delayed child laws to rescue Hodge US fury at 'offensive' Meacher 8 out of 10 rejected refugees still in UK Martha, the cook on No 10's hotline Illusionist Blaine stops traffic, eggs, a few golf balls. . . Northern rock Princes to get Diana funds Wife was bullied by cruel Alec Guinness Siebel Skydive killer may already have confessed Al-Qaeda trail leads to diving school EasyJet Single-mother culture grows in a benefit climate Mercedes-Benz New abuse law may make teen kisses a crime Hewitt berates 'plumbing snobs' of the middle classes British women overtake men on millionaires' row 350 churches now no-go for Williams Surgery death risk is higher in UK Vauxhall Blair's party grab revealed in TV drama Majority think prime minister should resign Halifax Goodbye Galileo: a probe's last mission Nasa plans to fly shuttle for 12 more years Multiple Display Advertising Items GE imagination at work Levy's £10m to loosen union hold on Labour Blair son's school begs parents for cash to cope with funding cut Volkswagen Here comes the bridesman Allianz Group Sarah Payne's parents decide to separate Spymaster blamed for Iraq 'muddle' Land-Rover Bond girl draws town into a feud Monkey business in the lab caused ecstasy alarm Flybe Intuit Tortured until He Wanted to Die He was chained, beaten and condemned to crucifixion. A British expat reveals the full horror of being an innocent at the mercy of Saudi Arabia's police. Margarette Driscoll reports Why the oil kingdom The biggest threat to Saudi Arabia comes from its own terrorists, says Nick Fielding Worried about NHS waiting times? Mine expert killed on child crusade Almera Pulse Hoon to put 2,000 more men into Iraq A wise old spinner: the new kid at No 10 Profile Is it quiet on Mars? I may move from Oxfordshire AOL University inflation The Middle East challenge Empire direct The Sunday Times Full-scale marital breakdown in No 10 Even in Bush's Bible belt, the Iraq doubts are rising Comedy terrorist gets a bad review from Ken Atticvs No little misunderstanding over a statutory rape charge Allies stage last stand as Hoon talks of raising the white flag Everything in the garden's lovely for Gorbals Mick A nationality test won't win the new Battle of Britain A vintage moment in tomorrow's University Challenge Abominable Ali Campbell will not be flogging the only Mean while, early whispers about the future of Gavyn My TravelLite More engineers, that's what we need Nokia Damien's artistry The final frontier Points Drugs are fun Birthdays Letters to: The Sunday Times, 1 Pennington Street, … Nationwide Blowing the kids' Inheritance Hoping for a legacy? Think again. Jon Ungoed-Thomas reports on the rising trend to spend wealth rather than pass it on How to Bet the House on a Good Time Road map in ruins as Abbas quits Lexus Defensive Bush fights for minds on television Saddam hunters pick off 'bad guys' British Airways British wine exiles feel heat in France Sunny side up in Florida: the long-distance German welfare claimant Volvo Burma in crisis as sanctions bite Cyprus Airways Euro 'ja' vote rises in Sweden The Times Junior doctor, 12, stuns medical school Shades of mafia taint royal romance France accused of building military Trojan horse to break up Nato Iran's 20-year nuclear quest blown open The week's weather Newspapers Support Recycling Flybmi Children run over outside homes News in Brief Security scare BA cancels flights over computer chaos Ryanair wedding Corrections Three share £5.7m Lotto jackpot Omagh charge Disneyland death Will she, won't she, will she run? Romance blooms among victims of September 11 Mitsubishi Motors Born to perform Contents Mitsubishi Motors Rooney makes England history Beckham swoops to keep England afloat Late reprieve for Eriksson The coach finally got his tactics right, but a narrow victory could not mask another disappointing performance Player ratings England Captain warned:'You'll never get out of here alive' Hosts fail to seize the day England were outclassed in midfield early on, but MacEdonia's lack of self-belief let them off the hook. By Rob Hughes Rooney goal sparks revival Night a boy came of age Wayne Rooney chose the perfect moment to become England's youngest goalscorer as he lifted his older teammates in Skopje Turks win 3-0 away England's boy wonder Sky Sports Euro 2004 Qualifying Pools Barclaycard Premiership Nationwide First Division Second Division Third Division Scotland Other Football Fixtures Inzaghi wrecks Welsh hopes Ireland held by dour Russia Wiltord inspires five-goal France European round-up Hughes points finger at defence Lloyds TSB BT McCann goal keeps Scots' dreams alive Germany lack cutting edge Little threat to England The Liechtenstein part-timers who hope to embarrass England in Wednesday's Euro 2004 qualifying tie Barry back to bolster Under-21s Returning from injury, the Aston Villa midfielder has a crucial role to play in England's make-or-break match against Portugal on Tuesday, says Brian Doogan It was a result that crept under the rader of all but the most watchful football England's opponents on Wednesday boast a computer engineer, three bank clerks and a plumber in their squad The Sunday Times Football Shorts An irreverent look at the beautiful game Football tales from the tabs. . . Air-Berlin We fly Europe Out of the Blue The big interview: Gianfranco Zola Ian Hawkey learns why Zola left Chelsea's Russian revolution behind It's a big shirt to fill A man of great import England's top 10 foreign imports 60 seconds in sport With former British tennis player Barry Cowan The top 10 Foul Play Foul play From captain to commander Barclaycard Bruce finds comfort in City lights After managing five clubs in as many years, Steve Bruce is happy to call Birmingham City home, writes Joe Lovejoy Oval rises to Thorpe as Tresco hits 219 England fight back Marcus Trescothick's double-century adds weight to the Surrey man's ton to give the home side the upper hand England v South Africa Third day, fifth Test, The Oval Vaughan must put team interests before his own England's captain will be back among the runs sooner rather than later as he juggles the roles of leader and batsman The prodigal batsman returns to show true class After more than a year in the cold, the complex but hugely talented Surrey left-hander wins a standing ovation Counties face desperate fight for survival Rod Bransgrove, Hampshire's dynamic chairman, believes that a loss of television revenue will lead to drastic changes in the game, says Simon Wilde The Sunday Times Hero revels in double century Marcus Trescothick is a tired man after his monumental knock, but a happy and vindicated one, writes Ivo Tennant Sussex rescued by Prior century County scoreboards Frizzell County Championships Lancashire keep title hopes alive Surrey's defence on the ropes Cricket round-up Future in safe hands Geraint Jones grew up in Australia, but his dearest wish is to don the gloves for Michael Vaughan's side this winter One-day wonder waits for academy call Name to remember Same old spin for England Michael Vaughan can call on tried and trusted players this winter, but should resist any urge to use Graham Thorpe in one-day matches. Simon Wilde reports Sports Calendar 2003 update with Sky Sports This season Sky Sports will be showing the Champions … England in Shape to Take on World Catt ready for Cup call-up Bath's talented player could be the final piece in the jigsaw as Clive Woodward prepares to unveil his World Cup squad Cohen sets new standards of excellence England's back three were inspired against France and should be in their element on Australia's fast pitches The chosen ones: Stephen Jones's England World Cup squad To Take on World Player ratings England Little to learn from scrappy French lesson It was a comfortable win for England, but things will be very different if these sides meet in the World Cup Gullivers Sports Travel Rugby Shorts End of the Rainbow Racism, deceit and cover-ups. . . with the World Cup weeks away, South African rugby is in crisis Boks struggle to break free of racist era As another controversy strikes South African rugby, the optimism generated by Nelson Mandela's celebrations eight years ago is fading fast, says Stephen Jones Hungry Tigers on title prowl A new season kicks off without its galaxy of World Cup stars, offering the tyros a golden opportunity to grab the limelight Murphy's World Cup dream over Who's who in the Zurich Premiership Glorious Henin does it again The incredible Belgian somehow finds the energy to beat Kim Clijsters and win the US Open in straight sets The Sunday Times Roddick battles back from dead America's young gun keeps the Stars and Stripes flying with a superb fightback, coming from two sets down to reach the men's final, writes Richard Evans Funnell galops for glory Only one rider now stands between the Badminton champion and a huge cash prize-the Princess Royal's daughter Subaru Londan test for Radcliffe Sky Sports Laura's theme song Laura Davies heads for the Solheim Cup with a broadside for players who fail to recognise that they have a privileged lifestyle The Sunday Times Walker woe as US rebound Great Britain and Ireland face an uphill task to hang on to the amateur trophy after the Americans surge ahead in the afternoon singles Times on Line Results 'You put in hours of work and then it kicks you where it hurts' Lee Westwood's return to winning ways provides a reminder of how tough you have to be to make it—I know, because I endured an endless spiral of pain The Sunday Times Young Rhino leads charge He's only 20, but already Danny McGuire has a key role as Leeds face League leaders Bradford today, says Richard Rae Oscar's winning performance They call him the Golden Boy, and next week Oscar de la Hoya tries to find the Midas touch in the ring The Times King's fourth goal crowns golden day for England Sports round-up Results round-up Today's racecards Fixtures Rugby Union Fixtures Racing This Week Storm erupts over High Chaparral victory In Dublin's 'race of the season', the rider of the dual Derby winner was accused of unfairly trying to better his finishing position. Michael Clower reports Turning for Home Pat Eddery has one more Classic to ride before he calls time on a glittering 34-year career laden with more than 4,500 winners Durcan's dream comeback sees Somnus shine in rain The much-fancied Oasis Dream comes unstuck at Haydock as the Tim Easterby-trained sprinter revels in the rain-sodden ground, reports Tim Richards Letters of the week Sky Sports Caught in time Leeds United, League Cup winners, 1968 Press offices, FA Premier League: Questions & answers Sport on TV Discover sporting way to dish out some stick 180- Page Travel Magazine Fun on the run Sunday Times fitness expert Paul Stephen Lubicz explains why running is a great way to stay in shape and raise funds for charity Getting fit and making a difference In training with Catriona Matthew Devil finds work for idol hands Daewoo Rainbow racism destroys dream Vapid Kournikova lost for words Contents Punch Taverns boss prepares for £300m pub buying spree Germany rues its 10 years of decline David Smith, Economics Editor, investigates how the Continent's former powerhouse became the sick man of Europe Hope over family firm tax Virgin atlantic A girl's best friend . . . De Beers LV, the… Contents Investors attack Monsoon directors Collins Stewart analyst 'finds tracker' in car Contents The Sunday Times Business School Plea to Cayzers over Caledonia Prestige car wreck firm to hit market Billions at staked in defence study Times on Line 3 suffers from phone shortage Disney warns Brown of film armageddon Business Digest TUC calls for end to long-hours culture McDonald's to put 'healthy food' into supermarkets More gloom as profits shrink again Brascan salvo at Canary Wharf SAP Number of wi-fi hotspots to treble 3i BE could be renationalised in three weeks Shareholders stand up for their rights — at last Floating on a sea of debt High noon All change Great brick wall of China angers the free traders Return of the Eggheads After the collapse in 1998 of the US hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management, its original team is back-and making a fortune How Relative-Value Investing Works London Business School Farmers reap a bumper harvest It has been a good year for British agriculture but tough times still lie ahead, writes Louise Armitstead BASF Farming Today Blair angers big companies as he woos the unions No 10 has set up a 'forum' to aid the reform of public services, but the City does not approve A dandy dresser in designer heaven Selfridges' Peter Williams conquered Birmingham with his new store last week. But is he a natural retailer with the clout to power the group forward? MD Vital Statistics Peter Williams' Working Day The finewine Service Sick man of Europe needs an iron lady Unite yo Scandal returns to undermine Wall St Just when the stock market seemed poised to recover, a series of revelations is sapping the confidence of investors. Dominic Rushe reports from New York BT RSA boss fights to win over investors Andy Haste is off on a three-week tour to woo fund managers, write John Waples and Louise Armitstead Investors have high hopes for builder Judgment Day: Should You Be Buying Shares in Bellway? Northern Foods boss departs The Week that was Business on the Box Bellway at a Glance The Week Ahead Quote of the Week World share markets Databank Major share movements UK economy at a glance Top 200 companies Indicator of the week Interest rates/Bonds Currencies Commodities Doorstep service cleans up in ovens How I Made It Rik Hellewell founder of Ovenu I'm losing sleep, and all I want is a helping hand The 2am Moment Porsche Cisco Systems Rice puddings bring the sweet taste of success Idea of the Week Focus on Franchising. . . Mixing friends with business can be hell Setting up a firm with pals may sound a good idea but if can end in tears. Rachel Bridge reports on the pros and cons Business to Business Top Tips Long-Standing friends Jackie Wigley, 54, left… Turning a brilliant idea into cash Rachel Bridge explains how to register an invention at the Patent Office and obtain the legal protection it offers Xerox Can a disqualified director act as a general manager? The Business Doctor How to Advertise a Job Vacancy Tax Relief for Family Investors Kingston Smith Born Free seeks fat cats The animal charity inspired by the 1960s film has a shortfall in its finances despite the huge support that it receives from celebrities. Philip Smith reports What the Experts Say Born Free's Challenges Allied Irish Bank (GB) Progress Report Apex BNP gives staff a dressing-down Prufrock Swiss Advances in technology have made writing the… Get the violins out and your hankies at the ready Lobster's off, says Ted Cash call is not enough to fix RSA's troubles William Hill Northern Foods Contents The Full Monty It's. . . Monty Python's 'autobiography', and in it the Pythons reveal that their comic revolution revolved around an intense love-hate creative relationship between an angry John Cleese and the heavy-drinking gay jester Graham Chapman, whose excesses fed their surreal wit Mortgages for Business The Full Monty It Never Struck Me as Funny…john Cleese on the Ministry of Silly Walks Next Week Oh, what a circus! The father love that dare not speak it name When it comes to access to children divorced men haven't a chance writes Bob Geldof. In a world of dual-career couples the law needs to recognise the hands-on parenting role played by many fathers You greedy poms have a bad case of luxury fever Lollipop ladies and fat fascists Come on down for the terrorist superbowl You're sunk, Channel pirates Tangled up in her own red tape Mandy, Ali and Tony will never stop spinning—I should know Encounters I need to make a disgrace of myself Encounters From Pol Potto to Prue Leith Li Da Kruger, was rescued from Phnom Penh three days before it fell, adopted and brought up in the Cotswolds. This is the story of her return Catch 22: the nature of British identify If you have to ask what Britishness is, you don't get it, so how can you devise a test, says Mike Phillips What Kind of a Brit are You? Cosmo Landesman's Nationality Quiz The Sunday Times The damaged generation Neglect in the first year of life has a physical effect on the development of the brain that causes delinquency, writes Rebecca Fowler The Sunday Times crossword Frontline Kate lays down a heavy fire on women soldiers Women don't have the right stuff for the front line, veteran war reporter Kate Adie tells Margarette Driscoll Multiple Display Advertising Items Contents The games women play Computer gaming is no longer a male preserve. Rhianna Pratchett says it's time the industry started taking note Tablets to take anywhere Sounding off Girls' Toys The Sims Don't panic Nigel Powell answers your home technology queries Buyer's guide DVD players Plain sailing sites Web shopper Sunday's online challenge: Richard Simpson prepares for a voyage on the high seas BT Brilliant! Reaching out on the radio: Robbie Hudson tunes in to the brilliant Kingston Business School The school cowed by Saddam in a skirt As head teacher Colleen McCabe starts jail for stealing £500,000 from her school former colleagues tell Stuart Wavell how fear silenced the alarm bells Next Sunday It's a right betrayal Plans for a chirldren's commissioner are a sop to the rights lobby that do little to iprove eduction or welfare, says Chris Woodhead EF Learn a Language 'Paying through the nose' for precious few lectures A lesson in pudding diplomacy from the master Winner's Dinners Booby prizes all round Shock exchange The tabloid week This Life People of the Week The Independent: Last word… Charles Bronson The Daily Telegraph: Susan Chilcott Winner's Letters Talking Heads Nick Newman's Week Contents No sweat Six epic adventures made easy Crossing the Sahara, conquering the People, traversing the wilds of Siberia? Easy-peasy: get a specialist operator to sort out the logistical nightmares and you're free to release your inner adventurer O smart Good Gear Guide Multiple Display Advertising Items How the rough diamond sparkles Marseilles used to be a bruiser — now it's France's most exciting city, says Philip Jacobson Affordable Japan Qantas Somak Holidays Thomas Cook Travel brief Is this the great Channel rip-off? Directions Holiday money Total The Ski Chalet Just AA sk Peregor Travel Markwarner holidays Questions and answers Bargain map of the world Where was I? By Anthony Sattin Gateway Holidays Cruise bug Readers' rants Multiple Display Advertising Items Sovereign All aboard the super-cats One of you loves scuba, the other hates it? No problem: jump on a luxury dive boat, says Nick Hanna Cityinn Air France Shore bets CT2 The Sunday Times Fall ascending: the best Don't hide inside as the nights draw in: destinations the world over are at their best during our autumn. David Wickers is blown away While the hubby's away… …Karen Holden will contemplate disgraceful behaviour with her ex-boyfriend Clubs Sunsail Turkey Multiple Display Advertising Items Attack of the bosom clutchers When the opera festival descends on Wexford, hold onto your hat, says Christopher Somerville Multiple Display Advertising Items Get the best from Wexford Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items My hols An exotic childhood inspired her, but now Esther Freud is happiest in Suffolk Multiple Display Advertising Items Where was I? Win a week's scuba-diving for two on Egypt's Red Sea coast, with Regaldive The competition Contents Shares could soar 15% by end of year …but bond funds may suffer House prices rise News in Brief Contents Britannic bonuses Footsie soars amid increasing optimism Fidelity Investments As lenders cut their rates, they hike their fees Multiple Display Advertising Items The only way is up Your heirs need not fear a double tax whammy NatWest finally pays up after robbery Annuities may not be as bad as they seem Berkeley boss knocks down his holding Directors' Deals Bank's error meant charity lost out Is it time for a gamble on growth stocks? The professionals are piling into racier firms. Alicia Wyllie asks if you should throw caution to the wind and join them Ride the recovery with a global scheme Why regular saving has paid off The one account The Times Funds the Experts Recommend Savers 'wrong to shun pensions' Investors may have been too hasty in qutting traditional retirement plans for Isas and property Mortgage Intelligence How Pensions and Isas Compare The Sunday Times How Pensions and Property Compare Four out of ten delay retirement Bank of Scotland Direct Savings Government to launch tax credit for the elderly Schools push costly finance schemes Parents are being offered loans and insurance to cover fees, but those who do their homework will find better deals, says Clare Francis Banks battle for children's cash How Children's Accounts Compare Legal & General Six-Month-Old Daniel Gets a Head Start Direct Line Just had a baby? Then start saving now How trusts can help you beat the taxman There are a number of ways to shelter your wealth from the Inland Revenue. David Budworth explains the options Specialist car insurers may not offer the best deal Halifax Top Mortgage Deals Leeds Schools Inspector Got a Lesson in Tax Planning Where to Get Cheap Car Insurance Best Savings Accounts Mortgage Deals Low-Cost Loans Top Annuity Rates Cheap Credit Cards Windfall Shares Factfile Global trust 'is a good core holding' Fund Watch Multiple Display Advertising Items Trader's biggest profits come from small firms My DIY Pension L & C Multiple Display Advertising Items Halifax Swimmer's winnings go to the dogs Fame and Fortune World record holder Mark Foster's best investments are his bulldogs-even if they did eat his £500 bag. By Natalie Graham Landlord Mortgages Grab a cheap fixed home loan — while you still can The prospect of economic recovery is pushing up the cost of fixed-rate mortgages, writes Clare Francis Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The truth is people never really change Personal development is all the rage but recents studies suggest that little can be done to alter the way we behave, writes Adrian Furnham Multiple Display Advertising Items Will it be illegal to discriminate against the ugly? Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Making the work-life balance pay Putting people first benefits both employers and workers, David Varney, president of the Institute for Employment Studies, tells Gareth Huw Davies Multiple Display Advertising Items Finding Fairer Ways of Rewarding Staff for their Efforts Staff views can be eye-openers Multiple Display Advertising Items Contents The Funday Times Pole to Pole Jason Page gets to grips with the high-flying world of flags The Month Put the disc your computer and bring Funday to life… The Funday Times Funday News Good sports Close encounter Let the music play Happy horses Break with Becks? Samurai stroke The Simpsons Burp! Spirited Away Finding Nemo Holes The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Brother Bear The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Freaky Friday Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Beryl the Peril Fresh! Webby's World Funday Stars F-mail Next Week Funday Prize Haul The Funday Times is good to read, I can't start Sunday See the Light Catch the Ratz Contents Inside this Week Car Advertising Peugeot teases with a 7th heaven Up to Speed Goodwood's finest race for Sheene VW launches a show stopper Cars on TV Police had up on a charge Under pressure to be environmentally friendly the police are going electric, says Will Iredale Hollywood Powers up to Give Environmentally Friendly … Defeated by the real world Drives the BMW M3 CSL Vital Statistics At last, jobs for the girls More women are training to be mechanics than ever before, writes Helen Mound Making the Grade Dark, nasty and worth Me and my Motors The Sunday Times Also in the Jay Kay Garage Porsche Wild bunch, executive branch The British bikers at Harley's centenary bash were mean hombres with loadsamoney, reports Christopher Middleton Sunseeker' Europe In Gear The Stuff of Motoring Dreams The Knowledge Speed Cameras Everything you wanted to know about cars but were afraid to ask Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Used Car: Mercedes-Benz S500 Second Opinion Jason Dawe The Sunday Times It's the Renault Fren Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Car Clinic Your Motoring Problems Solved Design Disasters My First Crash Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Regtransfers Proven Perfection Contents Inside Peat worker's cottage, Wedmoer, Somerset, £40,000 Sales talk… Affordable Home essentials Flip-top television Time and place The musician Kid Creole says family came first in the tough area of New York City where he grew up How much? A traditional long house in. . . Moving on Grow your… own diet Slimming guru Monica Grenfell cultivates the ingredients for a healthy lifestyle at her restored 17th-century cottage in Oxfordshire, says Mark Anstead Kingsoak How to cultivate the right buyer A tidy garden can improve the prospects of your house, but be too ambitious and buyers might fear they won't be able to keep up, says Caroline Donald It's a slow but stable market Don't expect big reductions in the south, and move fast before prices rise even more elsewhere, reports Robert Winnett What's happening to house prices Houses of the week Gloucestershire £2.25m Lancashire £650,000 N Yorkshire £1.5m Cornwall £215,000 Carmarthenshire £800,000 Somerset £795,000 Park Lane It's not just what we build… Homes Barnes Bounder changes his manor Peter Bowles loves the view of 'strapping young women' rowers from his home. So why is he moving, asks Rosie Millard British Gas Slow simmer at Bubble House This £1.75m futuristic French home is ideal for a sci-fi lover or a Teletubby, but, as Dominique Coughlin reports, such a buyer is proving hard to find The sweet smell of a sale On the Market Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items It's not so grim up north Graduates who moved from the south to studay are staying put to get on the property ladder at an affordable price, Caroline Brannigan reports Lancaster Gate How to climb the price ladder What justifies a £300,000 price differnce on the same Fulham street? Mary Braid discovers the secrets of bumping up a house's value Multiple Display Advertising Items Hobby farms for city slickers More residential farms are now being sold to city-dwellers than farmers. But do your sums first Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Dark clouds over second-home The cheap routes that convinced many Brits to buy in Europe could disappear, warns Peter Conradi Flights of fancy Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Halifax Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items A time for Reflection The smartest mirrors can enhance a light-starved room and add a welcome touch of dazzle, says Victoria O'Brien Shopping around Design classics Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Ask the experts The interior designer The builder The architect The gardener Multiple Display Advertising Items Octacon The bath that scrubs up well Cheap and easy to make, bath panels add sparkle to any bathroom, says Paula Robinson Tool kit Jigsaw Nuts & bolts Multiple Display Advertising Items Super grass Exotic miscanthus grasses are the unsung heroes of the late summer garden, says Dan Pearson Garden cuttings What to do this week Charles Church Multiple Display Advertising Items Hamptons What's in a charge? Look at the small print of service charges before you buy, warns Josephine Smit The Sunday Times Be prepared Crosby Rigsby rises again Landlords are exploiting tenants by refusing to repay deposits, warns Rosie Millard Times Online The market Multiple Display Advertising Items Tempus Wharf Contents Do it the American way and American comes into its own in the fall, with great weather, shopping, goldern leaves and beaches, and a sky-high bliss factor, reports Jonathan Futrell Some of the Best Hotel Deals First See America on Line Multiple Display Advertising Items Happy Thanksgiving Never a better time to visit New York New York Fall Have a capital time Washington NYC Don't Miss The perfect routes to fall in East Coast Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Don't Miss Philadelphia In Philly, it's the real thing Philadelphia Don't Miss Quick trips back in time Boston See America Stateside Events The ultimate destination to take Las Vegas Beliagiov Las Vegas Don't Miss Chelsea Premium Outlets Visitors to LA should try to get California Multiple Display Advertising Items Don't Miss City pass Greater Fort Lauderdale Come on in, the water's lovely Florida FLA USA Don't Miss What you want Contents Rabbit Proof Fence Contents Somebody Trapped in the body of a north London songsmith is — the genius behind 12m album sales, a new-age nut, a stuck-up diva, or all of the above? Would the real Dido please stand up, says Dan Cairns A masterpiece you can feel at home in Frank Gehry's first building in Britain is a heartfelt personal tribute to a lost friend, says Hugh Pearman The winners of the Singer & Friedlander competition leapt out at us, says judge Frank Whitford. They were really pushing the boundaries Contrasts and contradictions Third Prize: £1,000 Royal Opera House Biteback The daftest puns in the west Tuned to nature Radio waves That's when good He went from Ramsay Street's muscled heart-throb to cult hero in LA Confidential—so why didn't Guy Pearce make it bigger, asks James Mottram Theatre Royal Haymarket Rest of the week's films The Hollow Crown Short Cuts Blue and unpleasant land Little England seems like a deeply tedious place in the latest pair of Brit flicks, says Cosmo Landesman Apollo Theatre The Month A right royal pair Kobborg and Cojocaru show off the first great ballet partnership of the 21st century in Out of Denmark Carrousel De Louvre Wheeldon keeps on turning San Francisco Ballet's triple-bill tribute to the coolest of British choreographers was a red-hot success, says David Dougill Multiple Display Advertising Items Back in the frame A storming account of Alex Higgin's life, Hurricane blew Fringe audiences away and is making a break for the West End, says Adrian Turpin Anything Goes The Sunday Times The Month Classical On record Classical CD of the week Handel Giulio Cesare Soloists, Les Musiciens du Louvre, cond Marc Minkowski Archiv 474 210-2 (3 CDs) Pop and Jazz My Morning Jacket It Still Moves) New kids in town The Killers Pop CD of the week Dave Swarbrich Swarb!!Free Reed Frqcd-45 BT Performed like a true Trojan An unusual choice of works from the Berlin Phil is overshadowed by LSO mastery Royal Shakespeare Company Radical rappers Outlandish are a Muslim Danish-Asian boyband with issues, says Gitangeli Sapra Nigel Havers The weeks Theatre Newsnight - The Opera BAC Sunday Performance from 5 October Samsung The top art events of the coming months Look ahead Film The critical list The Sunday Times top fives Theatre Long players Art Opera Madama Butterfly Pick of the Proms Dance Concerts Pop Comedy This week, don't miss Games A Tale in the Desert PC, free download from www. atitd. com and 24 hours' gameplay time, then £8.90 per month; all ages Dark Chronicle PlayStation2,39.99, ages 11+ Wildlife Park PC, £29.99, all ages TLS PlayStation2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, £39.99, all ages The Month Games to watch out for this winter DVDs and videos The Hours Buena Vista, 12,110 mins; £19.99 (DVD), £14.99 (VHS), rental Jungle Book 2 Buena Vista, U, 69 mins; £19.99 (DVD), £15.99 (VHS), rental Main in Man… Columbia TriStar, PG, 101 mins; £19.99(dvd), £12.99 (VHS), rental The Man Without a Past Optimum, 12,93 mins; £19.99 (DVD) UK box office August 1-31 US box office August 1-31 Hollywood agenda The Sunday Times Guide to West End Cinema The Official Guide of the Society of London Theatre Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Pile'em High The Sunday Times concise crossword No 808 Hardbacks Paperbacks Fiction The myths behind the man Orson Welles: The Stories of his Life by Peter Conrad Faber £20 pp384 The Wild child who took Paris The Rose of Martinique a Life of Napoleon's Josephine by Andrea Stuart MacMillan £20 pp455 Fancy man Diary The edge of darkness Fugitive Minds On Madness, Sleep and Other Twilight Afflictions by Antonio Melechi Heinemann £18.99 pp348 Orion Worldbooks A little night reading In the news The debt India owes to its founding father Nehru: A Political Life by Judith M Brown Yale £25 pp407 Lambs to the slaughter A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb by Sarah Burton Viking £16.99 pp446 Waterstone's Splendid isolation The Journals of a White Sea Wolf by Mariusz Wilk Harvill £15.99 pp244 Pimlico When two scribes go to war Anthem by Tim Binding Picador £16.99 pp407 Charlie Johnson in the Flames by Michael lgnatieff Chatto £12.99 pp150 Hutchinson Oh what a tangled web he weaves My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey Faber £16.99 pp284 Ever better than sex Times Magazine La dolce vita turns sour Waking Raphael by Leslie Forbes Weidenfeld £12.99 pp374 Spoiler by Amanda Prantera Bloomsbury £9.99 pp214 WHSmith's Book The Folio Society Children's book of the week Waterstones Paperbacks Pick of the week Audio books of the week Much Obliged, Jeeves by P G Wodehouse read by Simon Callow Alan Bennet at the BBC Book… You really must read. . . The Sunday Times The Sunday Times Contents Best travelogue Belonging Today, ITV1, 1.10pm Boot films Comedy for the road The Booze Cruise Today, ITV1, 9pm Best soap Coronation Street, Monday, ITV1, 7.30pm Best hypothetical What If . . . Smith Not Blair? Monday, BBC4,10pm Best sounds Mercury Music Prize Tuesday, BBC4, 9pm Tips for commuters Jump London Tuesday, C4,10pm But no cigar Mr Personality Wednesday, Sky One, 8pm Oddest comedy Doggy Fizzle Televizzle Wednesday, MTV, 10.30pm The one to watch Daftest gameshow Little Monsters Thursday, Sky One, 8pm Hardest decision MMR: Can You Decide? Thursday, BBC3, 9pm Radio Pick of the Day Classic Serial: The Three Hostages (R4 FM, 3pm) Best travelogue Belonging (ITV1, 1.10pm) Best holiday ideas Planet Ustinov (Sky Travel, 5pm) Little treasures Antiques Roadshow (BBC1, 6.35pm) Best drama Richard II (BBC4, 7pm) Best nostalgia Heartbeat (ITV1, 8pm) Pick of the day The Games: Live (C4,9pm) Metaphysical TV Soul Searching (C4,8pm) Best hairdos Beckham Abroad: A Survival Guide (Five, 8pm) Best documentary Towering Ambitions: Dan Cruickshank At Ground Zero (BBC2, 9pm) Best comedy The Booze Cruise (ITV1, 9pm) Best profile The South Bank Show: Robert Harris Takes On Rome (ITV1, 11.05pm) Gags galore New Comedy Awards: Grand Final (BBC3, 11.30pm) Heat (BBC1, 9pm) Sky One Films Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Radio Radio 4 Fm 92.4-94.6 MHz Pick of the Day Soap moment Coronation Street, (ITV1,7.30pm) Archeology The Big Monster Dig (C4,8pm) Quiz University Challenge: The Professionals (BBC2,8.30pm) Best panel game Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary The Curse Of Friends Reunited (Five, 9pm) Pick of the day Suspicion (ITV1, 9pm) New drama Burn It (BBC3, 9pm) Best documentary Chile: The Other 9/11 (BBC4,9pm) Escapology David Blaine: Above The Below (C4,10pm) What it? (BBC4,10pm) Promising comedy Grass (BBC3, 11pm) The Talented Mr Ripley (BBC1, 9pm) Sky One Films Sky Movies Premier Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Radio Pick of the Day The new term 1 Pirate Islands (ITV1, 4.30pm) The new term 2 Byker Grove (BBC1,4.55pm) Best soap moment EastEnders (BBC1, 7.30pm) Disturbing doc Infested (ITV1, 7.30pm) Pick of the day Soapy bubble Holby City (BBC1, 8pm) Lifestyle advice Escape To The Country Revisited (BBC2, 8pm) This is reality? At Home With The Eubanks (Five, 8pm) Top hobby Hidden Treasure (BBC2, 8.30pm) Scariest show Britain's Worst Driver (Five, 8.30pm) The one to vote for Restoration (BBC2, 9pm) Best music? Mercury Music Prize (BBC4,9pm) Transport tips Jump London (C4,10pm) The Shipping News (Sky Movies Premier, 8pm) Sky One Films Sky Movies Premier Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Radio Radio 4 Fm 92.4-94.6 MHz Pick of the Day Thinking Allowed (R4,4pm) The big game Match Of The Day Live (BBC1, 7.30pm) Reminiscences Homeground: Babycham Night (BBC2, 7.30pm) Best documentary Heroes Of World War II (Five, 7.30pm) Pick of the day Chelsea Tales (BBC2, 9pm) Home idol Other People's Houses (C4,8pm) No cigar Mr Personality (Sky One, 8pm) British history Days That Shook The World (BBC4, 8.30pm) Best profile Peter Sellars (BBC4, 9.30pm) Must do better Teachers (C4,10pm) World history Genius Of The Vikings (Five, 10.25pm) Worst title Doggy Fizzle Televizzle (MTV, 10.30pm) Maverick (Five, 8pm) Sky One Films Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Radio Pick of the Day Lords of the files Little Monsters (Sky One, 8pm) Life coach Help Me Rhonda (Five, 8.30pm) Best documentary Seven Wonders Of The Industrial World: Brooklyn Bridge (BBC2, 9pm) Medical drama Sweet Medicine (ITV1, 9pm) Pick of the day Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale (BBC1, 9pm) Medical dilemma MMR: Can You Decide? (BBC3, 9pm) Profile Hollywood Composers (BBC4, 9.30pm) Quiz QI (BBC2, 10pm) Docusoap preview The Salon (C4,10pm) Best comedy drama Six Feet Under (E4,10pm) Documentary Premium Rated: The 0898 Story (Five, 11.20pm) When We Were Kings (Sky Movies Premier, 12.15pm) Sky One Films Sky Movies Premier Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Radio Pick of the Day Best natural history This Land (BBC2, 7.30pm) The war on terrorism Alt-TV: Learning To Surf In Ball (C4,7.30pm) Dull documentary Greatest Military Clashes (Five, 8pm) More mummies Lost Mummies Of The Clouds (Five, 8.30pm) Best talking heads Antony Sher Talks To Joan Bakewell (BBC4, 8.30pm) Pick of the day Best drama? Er, no Rosemary And Thyme (ITV1, 9pm) Best comedy Trevor's World Of Sport (BBC1, 9.30pm) Oddest hobby Into The Danger Zone (ITV1, 10pm) Best chat shows Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC1, 10.35pm) Grouchiest comedy Jack Dee Live At The Apollo (BBC1, 11.25pm) The hit parade Mercury Music Prize (BBC2, 11.35pm) The Age Of Innocence (Sky Movies Cinema, 8pm) Sky One Films Sky Movies Premier Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Radio Pick of the Day Kid's choice The Saturday Show (BBC1,9am) Cookery class Ever Wondered About Food (BBC2, 11.30am) Best sport Grandstand (BBC1, 1pm) New comedy The Pitts (ITV1, 5.30pm) New gameshow Celebrities Under Pressure (ITV1, 6pm) Best music Last Night Of The Proms (BBC2,7.45pm) Pick of the day Best drama Alias (Five, 8.10pm) BBC1 Best dramatist Tom Clancy (Biography, 8pm) Biggest mystery Who Got Diana Dors' Millions? (C4,9.15pm) Best interiors Design Wars (ITV1, 9.30pm) The big match The Premiership (ITV1, 10.30pm) The Count Of Monte Cristo (Sky Movies Max, 8pm) Sky One Films Sky Movies Premier Sport Sky Sports 1 Kids' TV Cbeebies BBC1 Anglia Variations Vauxhall The Sunday Times magazine American Airlines Discovery Channel Contents Vodafone Relative Values Dennis and Hannah Waterman I never thought I'd leave my two daughters, but things overtake you. When I look back I think:'Gosh, I was a fool' Catalunya Amdega Sony Best of Times Worst of Times We moved slowly away from the house with our hands on our heads, shouting:'We're British journalists!' Toyota Whatever Happened to Wagner? The Facts of Life Nissan Anna Netrebko Food Explore Square Pizzas Food Explore Spaghetti Bolo Pirate radio is illegal, dangerous - and taking over … Renault Espace The world's fastest personal computer Apple. com Living for Ever Many 'stars' are famous for only 15 minutes. Unlike those who have been immortalised through the lens of Terry O'Neill-as seen in the finals part of our series on celebrity England Conquest fitted furniture Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer While serving life, Dennis Nilsen has written a book explaining what drove him to strangle 12 men. But should he be allowed to tell his story? Russ Coffey, who has exclusive access to his letters and autobiography, reports The Artist behind Bars TESCO Offer avaolable only at www. tesco. com Siemens AGA The Cilla Instinct She's lost her husband and left Blind Date. But the queen of showbiz is still smiling. Is this the performance of Cilla Black's life? By Lesley White. Portraits by Nicky Johnston Strachan Jean-Patrique Professional Hammonds New Activia Sensation Mephisto 2246 Teaser 2138 Bookwise Chess Bridge Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items A Life in the Day When you put your head on the Buckwheat pillow, it gives a slightly noisy, crunchy sensation. I'm passionate about it Gleneagles Alfa Romeo Contents House of Fraser A Good Look Clinique Cucci Inside VitalumiÈre Lovingit The Intellectual's Guide to Fashion Untucked Shirts Tall Women Going up Fashion Moment Kinky Boots Narciso rodriguez Nothing like a Dame When Shirley Bassey auctions her gowns for charity this month, 50 years of memories will go w… them, she tells Melanie Rickey Boots Are You Man Enough? We've changed our minds about Just Gay Enough man. Sadly, he's a touch too gay. Shane Watson's revised ideal is more in tune with his rough and ready side So Cool, but so over Ian Schrager is the man behind some of the world's hippest hotels. But now one of them has field for protective bankruptcy. So is this the beginning of the end, asks Susan M Kirschbaum Fashion style Hit Parade Q I'm horrified to hear that miniskirts are back. What's … Dollond&aitchison Collstars Turner Classic Movies Under Wraps Sneaker Pimps And you thought only women were obsessed with shoes. Damon Syson enters the freaky world of the sneakerholic Frizz Ease Hair Bitch! Wear eyeshadow in a bold graphic shape Groom Boom Razor Sharp Light Saver Vanessa Wilde's Secret Diary In which Vanessa has an operation that should present a challenge to Rupert Rise of the Superfacial The new generation of designer facials is more luxurious and more expensive than ever before. But, at more than £100 a go, are they really worth the money, asks Ateh Damachi The Cult Facialists Beauty Your Cut out and Keep Guides to Healthy Eating How to Eat Healthy eating is not just about counting calories, but understanding exactly what is in your food is often full of pitfalls. In the first of a two-part series, Amanda Ursell tells you all you need to know Picture Gallery Sugar Protein Galaxy What's the Alternative? Caramel Cellulite Busters A pair of trainers that will make your cellulite disappear, just by walking in them? Can't be, says Harriet Griffey. Or can it? Body Talk Galaxy Minstrels Petal Power Cheese Roll Tip from the Top Taste Trials Ripple In 15 Hours this Man Gets Married-But First He Must Prepare Lunch for 125 Guests He has a TV series and a book in the offing, is best mates with Jamie Oliver and his lady has said yes, But that didn't stop Tom Kime wanting to prove something at his own wedding, finds Helen Chislett Austin Reed India Knight Table Talk The Kings Arms Where to Eat in a Rural Idyll Made in Italy Concetto Marletta has a passion for Italian design, particularly furniture by renowned compan Cappellini. In fact, he is one of the biggest collectors in the country, finds Sarah Smith Style Inaugural Interiors Lecture Comfort Fast Dry The Great Wallpaper Revival Anything goes in the new trend for wallpaper-from overscaled baroque patterns to dainty orientals. If you are scared to paper a whole room, do as the design cognoscenti do and paper a feature wall-or even just a part of it. Jane Molloy picks this season's groovies patterns. Photographs by Beth Evans Matki Showering In the Red Sea diving holidays Mel C with Emma and Geri Goodbye Summer Girl! And Good Riddance Her tanned skin and bare flesh made you want to scream. Thank God, winter's back, says Shane Watson - and with it black opaques Mrs Mills Solves All your Problems Sofa Workshop Friends Contents What kind of a wine drinker are you? Bar-hopping socialite or old buffer? Try our fun quiz to see where you fit in the wine-drinking spectrum Introduction Contents What's you flavour? Crisp, dry, light-bodied Up for it Artist Tracey Emin has won international renown for her provocative and sometimes shocking 'confessional' work. Her attitude to wine is just as honest and uncompromising, writes Tim Clifford The taste, the smell and the colour of wine all begin with the grape. Each variety has its own characteristics and thrives under different conditions Coup de femme Anything but chardonnay. . . Maybe it's one too many bottles of identikit wine or that character from Footballers' Wives, but many people are sick to death of chardonnay. Over the next six pages Joanna Simon meets the producers of three excellent white alternatives. First up is Patricia Atkinson, a winemaker who defies all the stereotypes: … Greece is the word Anything but chardonnay. . . There's much more to Greek wines than rasping retsina. Young winemakers like Yannis Paraskevopoulos have begun applying modern methods to old vines-and some of the results are simply stunning Riesling star Anything but chardonnay. . . Before chardonnay took the world by storm, the most common white wine was riesling. It was pretty nasty, too, but the Germans have learned their lesson. Now Ernst Loosen is spearheading the classic grape's revival White wine: hidden gems and argain buys Joanna Simon picks her selection of personal favourites The novice When wine's on the curriculum, Tim Clifford can't wait to get back to school Smell the cork Half-truths and muddled thinking abound in the world of wine. Here we put the record straight on eight popular misconceptions The Sunday Times Bubbling up At Ridgeview Estate, Michael Roberts is proving that England can produce quality wines, reckons Ed Cassidy The Sunday Times Robert Nicol Chabi The Sunday Times Wine Club The Sunday Times
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