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Gráinne Gilmore, Giles Smith, Paula Pryke, Andrew Robson, Nicholas Lowe, Consultant Dermatologist, Janice Turner, Liya Imaan, Barry J. Holmes, Christina Hardyment, Jonathan Pilkington, Harrison Birtwistle, Cath Urquhart, Don Taylor, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Joanna Hunter, Richard Whitehead, Robert Cole, Matthew Syed, Alexandra Frean, Ian Nathan, Sarah Potter, Hans Baumann, Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson, Simon Barnes, Magnus Linklater, Simon Hills, Jennifer Bovaird, Paul Hoggart, Claire McDonald, Mark Souster, Alison Gibson Table Talk, Lee Lewis, Richard Ford and Frances Gibb, Alan Turner, Karl Davies Chief Executive, Andy Davis, Philip Howard, Richard Beard, Hannah Betts, Carol Midgley, Suna Erdem, Joanna Bale, James Bone, Brian Pedley, Dominic Wells, Nic Hopkins, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Clive Davis, Kate Reardon, Kate Mossman, Richard Irving, Gabrielle Starkey, Ed Balls, Jane Taylor-Hayhurst, Katy Mair, Wendy Ide, Roger Maynard, Youssou N'dour, Howard Hughes, Ian R. Cartwright, Bess Twiston-Davies, Philippe Naughton, Philippe Petit, Pauline McLeod, Giles Coren, Richard Pulford (Chief Executive), David Sharrock, Antonia Senior, Mark Lister and Thair Shalkh, Fiona Neil, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Nancy Durrant, David McVay, MacArthur, John Clarke, Vinny Lee, Katherine Swift, Dave Robinson, Anthony Browne, Ashley Giles, Tom Bawden, Steve Bird, James Doran Wall Street Correspondent, Roger Bolton (General Secretary), Dominic Walsh, Ruth Gledhill, John Smith (General Secretary), Gary Jacob, Stocking Fillers, Guy Clapperton, Tom Charity, Debra Craine, Allan Simmons, Richard Jordan, Joe Morgan, Dr Jane Collins, Daniel Finkelstein, Madeleine Peyroux, Dan Sabbagh, Jane Clarke, Christmas Pudding, Benjamin Pring, Richard Ford Home Correspondent, Ian McGARRY (General Secretary), Nick Robinson, Stephen Farrell, Peter Millar, Candida Crewe, Richard Lea-Hair, Brian Wilson, Jenny MacArthur, Michael Tillotson, Keith Webster, David Eimer, Doctor Copperfield, Marie Ellis, David Elmer, Schubert, Brian Mitchell, Zoltan Gera and Willie Johnston, Kate Beckinsale and Leonardo Dicarrio, Peter Davies, Tina Gaudoin, Charles Bremner, Sara Lawrence, Ron Lewis, Stephanie Wynne, Stephen Morse, Tim Teeman, Derwent May, Arwa Haider, Angela Jameson, Kate Muir, Ivan Hewett, Robert Burrow, Russell Kempson, Paula Hawkins, Peter Paphides, Ariadna Daniela Espino, David Rowan, Nigel Williamson, Tony Halpin Education Editor, Terence Kealey, Oliver Kay, Jerome Burne, Ed Potton, Stephen Anderton, Carola Long, Amber Cowan, Lisa Armstrong, John Westerby, Michael Theodoulou, Rick Broadbent, Patrick Hosking Investment Editor, Mark Henderson Science Correspondent, Sam Coates, John Hopkins, Chris Power, Dr Feelgood, Barbara Follett, Owen Dominic, Simon de Bruxelles, John Hopkins Golf Correspondent, Rob Wright, Chris Bain Director, Elaine Monaghan, Geoffrey Dean, Simon Blackburn, Magnus Grimond, Charles Caldwell, Debra craine, Martin Samuel, Greg Hurst and Rory Watson, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Lewis Smith, Paul Norman, Matthew Pryor, Richard Brass, Brad Mehldau, Bebel Gilberto, Gordon Ramsay, Kaveh Solhekol, Kindred Spirit, Nigel Hawkes, Clifford Coonan, Jemma Chapman, Fran Yeoman, Cathy Harris, Helen Rumbelow Political Correspondent, Hilly Janes, Yule Cool, Christopher Martin-Jenkins Chief Cricket Correspondent, Alex Hawkes, Marcel Berlins, Roger Boyes, David Terry, Nick Hasell, Eric Chavot, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Victoria O'brien, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, Julie Myerson Author, John Allison, Michelle Henery, Nick Szczepanik, Joanna Pitman, Brian Case, Margaret Atwood, James Doran, Giles Whittell, Matthew Williamson, Clare Lazard, Robert Crampton, Alex O'Connell, Craig Lord, Julie Burchill, Marni Jackson, Justin Cartwright Novelist, Charlotte Jones (Chief Executive), Neelam Verjee, Joe Bolger and Tom Roundell, Deborah King, Matthew Parris, Alain De Botton, Mike Rosewell, Nigel Cade, George Caulkin, Jonathan Rendall, John Lister-Kaye, Sam Coates and Jill Sherman, Sam McKnight, Sheila Keating, Alan Lee, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Iain Finlayson, Tim Wapshott, Caitlin Moran, Peter Riddell, Ben MacIntyre, Benjamin Levy, Helen McGinn, Alison Gibson, Jamie Cullum, David Sinclair, Geoffrey Rowell, Anne Ashworth Personal Finance Editor, John Naish, Catherine Philp, Royal Automobile, Chris Ayres, Mark Henderson, L'enclume, Patrick Foster, Nigel Hawkes Health Editor, Sarah Butler, Richard Dannat, Benedict Nightingale, Joy Larkcom, Darian Leader, Francesca Wookey, Anna Shepard, Jonathan Meades, Stephen Dalton, Jill Crawshaw, Robert Fisk, Bill Edgar, Alyson Rudd, John Harris, James Christopher, Paul Connolly, Fred Dellar, Colin Baser, Tom Baldwin and Michael Gove, Sarah Butler and Neelam Verjee, C. W. Murray, Alan Jackson, Owen Slot, Edward Gorman Sailing Correspondent, Louis de Bernieres, Daphne Lockyer, Peter Klinger, Patience Wheatcroft, Jun Tanaka,
ResumoTwo-Week TV Guide In your Complete Weekend Newspaper Purge of e-mails will deny the right to know Picture Gallery News The Times Your multisection newspaper this weekend Next week in The Times New Year's Day in The Times Offers Internet counterfeiters quick to cash in on Botox's high price and popularity Tiffany & Co Botulism Beauty Paralysed by a quest for perfection Black market Botox has cost the health of a doctor and his patients, writes Chris Ayres The right to know: a guide to digging out the truth Parents' best hope over death of son What Officials Must Keep Matthew Parris wins top award Monckton charge Airport takes off £10m-plus scam Royal assignment A President, a Knight and a Prince Boucheron Singing Blues go for a first at the Grammy awards Where to find the big spenders this year People in the South East plan to dig deepest for Christmas presents, but women are cutting costs, writes Peter Riddell P&O Ferries High street pins hopes on last-minute sales Maxine Carr to seek lifetime anonymity Crackdown on street drunks Pill research Gunman's carjack Parking dispute 'Local' councillor Business Father stabbed to death trying to save boy from gang of bullies Lady Kimberly's Lover: a tale All the elements of a classic English tragedy were present in Home Secretary's fall, write Tom Baldwin and Michael Gove I think he fell madly No one could have warned Blunkett off, his friend tells Magnus Linklater Sir Bernard Crick: A Life Huge blow for patients and makers as arthritis drug fails Millions suffering the crippling disease will be left wondering if it is safe to take pills for pain relief, writes Nigel Hawkes Counting the Cost for Arthritis Sufferers Iressa no better than placebo Family Connections Chip and PIN Modern Times Struggle to be Lord of Darkness Old world will meet glam rock if either of two young Suffolk aristocrats has his way, Joanna Bale reports British Airways Police to detain and X-ray drug suspects Philips IRA's Colombia Three go on the run International community is asked to help in hunt for trio convicted of teaching rebels bombmaking, reports David Sharrock IBM Christmas Charity Appeal Make a bid for lunch with Gordon Ramsay digital Depot Street children who cry out for respect Simon Barnes meets the founder and shuttle-apostle of the charity Street Child Africa M&S Comet The Times Charity ball with a Sting in the sale Hollywood imports outshone by a very British dame at awards Gaul sunk by poor safety checks, not foul play, says judge The Egg Savings Account Spies, Explosions and Giant Waves Only in the New Year Saturday Times Comet Church schools can interview parents The Link Stores Ltd. William's county asks him to US for a party Times Comment We strongly advise that our client should not cry too often in public The time may come for a frank interview in which he would speak of loneliness and love The Week The Salvation Army Judges' ruling on terrorism laws Effect of aid on world's poor nations Increases in the cost of litigation Tory value for money Postal voting Freeze in funding for the theatre On his metal Making mincemeat Answers, please Nativity scene Do you hear…? Picture Gallery Turkish Delight Talks on EU membership will be long, hard and necessary Grey Christmas Consumers should not put all their cheer on credit Holy Musical Can the Pythons stage a revival? Bring on the clowns, the Piggly Wigglies and a defeated Home Secretary Notebook Paradise is paper, vellum and dust Libraries will survive the digital revolution because they are places of sensuality and power Fanatics always attack libraries first. But the internet has beaten the biblioclasts for ever There is too much 'is that enough? Home truths Knees bend I'm a parent - that is why I've joined the philistines and zealots Liberalism does not long survive listening with your children to on-screen swearing What is 'Intelligent Design'? Get the Idea Athlete told: You've had a broken neck for 37 years Online Sainsbury's Weekly wash led to death Lastminute American Express Service Europe Limited Passenger Survey Crash course on seatbelts for trains Currys American Express Service Europe Limited Image of the Day Is the Christmas turkey's goose cooked? The lost tribes that may lead Computer points to Chloe and Ben as surprise hope Sexually liberated, politically frustrated Book Tokens But ex-mining town pours scorn on party calculations PC World The Week on the Web Broadloids, bets and Blunkett blogs. Philippe Naughton rounds up the best Blunkett sets a trend Most-Read Stories at Times Online True or False? Mucus trooper Delegating duties Online Join the Debate Names to faces Living Language Websites of the Week Army The people's choice Young women who live it up may end up with a liver like this Cheap drinks and neglect have made cirrhosis rife, Alexandra Frean reports British Red Cross 'I literally had to have alcohol' Three stages on the way to liver failure Comet New material, but it is still Suede Pop The Tears Heaven, WC2 Dixons Concert CBSO/Seal/Anissimov Symphony Hall, Birmingham Theatre Fix Up Cottesloe, SE1 Arts In T2 on Monday I was privileged to know Ruth Kelly, the girl Funny to think that the school Ruth and i attended faced Labour hostility Picture Gallery Suspects try for freedom after terror ruling by law lords Lastminute Typhoon is here to stay, says RAF chief Footballer sent off for 30 years Postman jailed GCHQ man dies Racism claim Legal aid change Prison access Boy, 11, arrested Times World News Tough limits set as Europe finally agrees to talk Turkey The Conditions What a difference a decade has maden to Turkey Pop songs in Kurdish and lower inflation are among many signs of change in a country inching towards membership of the EU, reports Suna Erdem in Istanbul Premier travel inn Divided island holds the key Halfords Ltd. Westerners shot and beheaded as masked insurgents hijack car Holiday Inn By Our Foreign Staff: Sharon deal to ease pullout from Gaza Su Doku Proof of poison in Yushchenko Death in snow (AP): Hanging offence Zen Micro Oyster poachers and truffle bandits go thieving for their festive goodies Organised gangs have a voracious appetite for life's luxuries, reports Charles Bremner April 20: drank to Hitler, v. bad WH Smith Homechoice Why the phone camera may be kiss of death to secret lives for Bollywood stars A Snatched image breaks a taboo and horrifies India's screen giants, reports Catherine Philp (Reuters): Six die as wind lashes France (AFP): Tunnel escape (Reuters): Hostage freed (AP): Mandela ruling Torture in Kathmandu: hundreds Nepal has more 'disappeared' each year now than Colombia, writes Catherine Philp Times Online Nepal Facts Timberland Eight Years of Civil War Doctor's foetal injections are a sensation for the paralysed Wait a bit for conventional help, say scientists Idle musings bring Python gang out of the can and on to the stage Monty Python's flatulent Frenchmen, knights who say "Ni", killer rabbits and holy hand grenades are to get the musical treatment, writes James Bone On Speed Murdoch's $44m for New York Penthouse The great white shark hunters Australian vow to destroy the predator that killed a teenager has brought a mixed reaction, writes Roger Maynard lastminute.com Alarm clock that goes bump in the night Killers rip live baby out of dead mother The Sunday Times Times Business Oil price surges Saturday Dec 18 2004 Baugur bid terms Alstom plant blow Stock Markets Currencies Commodities Shares dive as drug giants halt key trials Lazard reveals plans to float quarter of bank for up … AZ appoints director to cure development pain A most Gratifying Ale Medical progress will have side-effects Business Editor's Commentary Profession under fire Optimism that runs too deep Need to Know Bradford & Bingley FTSE 100 Italian oil inquiry EMI 'in talks' Telecoms move Results in Brief Picture Gallery Data Day Exchange Rates Data Look Ahead British Funds That was the Week Stop Press Ebay buys site Call for an independent overseer for actuaries Simplyswitch Record year for private equity firms Insurance safety plan 'worrying' The Main Ideas Accident Group lawyers face claim Ofcom to kick off inquiry into BBC's football rights Cairn shares slide on oil tax shock and well warning Western banking syndicate deserts Gazprom EADS post for Airbus chief points to stake sale Spreading the word through new technology Young Enterprise Disney gives 1bn lifeline to Paris park restructure Spirit of the law City Diary SAS mission City Diary Company that has spread its tentacles far and wide Cool Iceland The Icemen cometh to plunder the UK's spoils Sarah Butler finds a new generation of Nordic invaders looking beyond the dynamic markets of their homeland Soldier's odyssey: from Chairman Mao to Bill Gates The Saturday Profile James Doran tells the story of how former communist Sidney Rittenberg returned to the US - as a capitalist Timesonline Sidney Rittenberg's CV The New Men on the Bloc Unit-Linked Insurance Investments Growth hopes help Smiths Group to escape day's retreat Larger Capitalisation Shares Nick Hassell Stock Markets Wall Street Major Indices Commodities London Financial Futures Money Rates % European Money Deposits % Gold/precious Metals Baird & Co Sterling Sport and Forward Rates London Metal Exchange Dollar Rates Other Sterling Recent Issues FTSE Volumes (000s) Eurotop 100 Fortune favours the brave but good years can mislead Tempus The Week's Biggest Movers Americans still look keen on Moneybox Smaller Capitalisation Shares Banking & Finance Diamond Trading Company Multiple Display Advertising Items Agnes Martin Doyenne of American abstract painters who remained a recluse in New Mexico even at the height of her fame Agnes Martin, painter, was born on March 22,1912. She died on December 16,2004, aged 92 Agostino Straulino Italian naval officer who competed in six Olympics and dominated dinghy racing in the 1950s Agostino Straulino, yachtsman and naval officer, was born on October 10,1914. He died on December 14,2004, aged 09 Lives Remembered Birthdays Births Deaths To place death notices, acknowledgements or notices … Want to place a classified advertisement? Athena Press Legal Notices Gifts Anniversaries Trustee Acts Christmas Greetings Announcements The meaning at the very heart of Christmas Sunday Worship Faith News At your Service A shepherd watching over her many flocks Brian Pedley finds it's no easy life raising lambs and working as a country vicar Court Circular Forthcoming Marriages Marriages School News Picture Gallery Launch Luncheons University News Anonymissus: Modern Times Morose mothers-in-law, club calamities and affairs of the heart Timesonline PH: Readers Reply Museum of secrets to open warfare's bag of tricks Military Matters Commonwealth Forces Memorial Gates General Sir Richard Dannat A Business of Some Heat Remembering the dead of a Mediterranean naval disaster Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Typhoon that sank three US destroyers Weather Eye Under the Grey, volcanic mountains along Sudan's eastern frontier with Ethiopia, a human tragedy of epic proportions On this Day December 18, 1984 Five-Day Forecast Times Sport King seeks change of luck after abject run Racing Alan Lee Racing Journalist of the Year Yesterday's Results from Three Meetings Sh Boom can stay step ahead in Long Walk William HILL Totescoop6 Windsor The Wright Track Racing next Week Newcastle Warwick Haydock Park The Sunday Times Lingfield Park Ladbrokes Jockey Club sets new appeal date for Murphy Is Channel 4's odds man out to get sport's price down? Jonathan Rendall Bet your Life Screen Select Armchair Investor Times Test The Results Service The Weekend's Fixtures Quiz of the Week Banks nurturing pack of Wolves Rugby League Lucozode Sport Snow Reports Baker plans to change allegiance Swimming Stylish Kelly jabs way to title Boxing Drinkhall hoping overseas aid can provide food for thought Golding buoyed by withdrawal of stricken Jourdain Sailing Timesonline Broome blasts Whitaker for refusing extra round Equestrianism Racing MacArthur keeps pace Coulthard deal Draper tees off India run spree Austrian sweep Haughton's move Hogan's story transcends generations of stars Book review Montgomerie still backing Langer Golf 'I want anonymity, but most Owen Slot talks to Tiger Woods about marriage, mates, majors, missions, magazines-and, of course, video computer games Win Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 Golf Sport Wasps grab chance to open door for Cipriani Powergen Cup Cup Pointers Money trouble and injury drawing sting from Bees John Westerby explains why the Birmingham club are unlikely to repeat upset Bristol plan to measure progress in elite company Powergen Cup Match-By-Match Guide A ceramic lion Jonny - now that's a novelty for Christmas… Return of Howard is the perfect remedy for Leicester John Westerby finds the former Australia centre relishing his role away from playing Hoggard gets England straight Cricket First Test Match Christopher Martin-Jenkins on the valuable role played by Ashley Giles Williams set to join Britain coaching staff Rowing Timesonline Golf Full Scoreboard from St George's Parnham listens to his body and retires Hockey Scoreboard from Perth Woolmer furious with 'disgraceful' Pakistan batting Those awards they never quite get around to making Magic Sponge Cricket Forest begin new era in usual style Football How They Stand Outside the Box The Weekend's Fixtures FA charges West Ham over missile attack on Wise Data shows that Souness is lurching towards trapdoor The Fink Tank Reports from the Football Laboratory Stoke owe vital win to Akinbiyi Game on Premiership Weekend Guide How They Stand The Saturday Echo Savage gouging row stokes Bruce's winter of discontent Digital World Radio Twelve days of Christmas? Why not try 12 bottles of champagne to be won and 12 tricky football questions to be answered to celebrate the festive season? They are set by Bill Edgar, out resident statistical expert 'Fancy a pop' rule works—It's official United clip Exeter's wings Bah humbug! Newcastle revellers have festive fun spoilt by the Souness that stole Christmas Timesonline Wenger vows no repeat of frailties against Bayern Barclays Van Nistelrroy's absence puts the onus on Rooney McClaren happy with Austrian challenge UEFA Cup Draw Stam handed the chance to make a point to Ferguson Benitez able to spare a smile over pairing We have no fear of Barcelona, Mourinho insists Bose European Cup: A Knockout Draw The Times Crossword True blue Cobham delighted to welcome the Chelsea set Giles Smith Times Sport Match made in heaven gives Mourinho his dream tie The Times In the swing Picture Gallery The Times Hole in the wall to hole in pocket Fee-charging cash machines continue to appear at an alarming rate, says Joe Morgan Worst mistakes turn into rewarding ideas Antonia Senior meets our Graduate of the Year winners Free guides Top notes The winning tie-breakers Fidelity Investments Hope falters with bank 'issues' Personal Finance Editor When the worst does happen Alison Gibson talks to a widowed father who urges all parents to re-examine their life cover Legal & General Over to you Bradford & Bingley abbey Neil's response Neil: what the experts say Website of the Week LifeSEARCH What was hot and wha Magnus Grimond looks back at 2004, which proved to be a year that favoured the discening investor CapitalOne Truth-Myth Independent Advice Independent Advice Unit Trust and Open-Ended Investment Company Prices Hargreaves Lansdown Japan provides a stern test for stockpickers Even the Staid 'Metal Bashers' Look Vulnerable money databank Alison Gibson Table Talk the Facts behind the Figures Mortgages Charcol Cheapest Level Term Assurance National Savings & Investments Permanent interest-bearing shares Savers' Best Buys Ing Direct High The Times My Night in Hugh Grant's Bed How to enjoy the celebrity lifestyle in the Caribbean this winter New Year Getaways I can see Kiev heading up the charts for short breaks before long Travel Editor The World this Week This Week Competition Jordan Checking in the Lygon Arms, Worcs Image of the Week It's worth a punt Multiple Classified Advertising Items Need to know The Travel Collection Posh frocks and real rocks Caribbean High Style: Jill Hartley kicks off our three-page special with a $300 martini Caribbean puts on the glitz Palm Tree Chic Multiple Display Advertising Items Germany Faces Need to know Virgin territory, but someone has to visit Hilly Janes found herself in celebrity land on Necker Island No snow, but who needs it? Tesco Doug Sager finds a wealth of non-skiing Alpine activities Val d'Isere, France Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Flaine, France Kitzbuhel, Austria Chamonix, France Saas Fee, Switzerland Courchevel, France The AirMiles Travel Company Timesonline Last tango of the Tang Dynasty A new film will inspire visitors to explore the Chinese city of Sian. Joanna Hunter explains why Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Spain Marks The Times Playing for Laughs What do you get when you cross stand-up comedy with classical music? Nobody move or the bear gets it Stiffed by a panto puppet 30 years ago, but that silent schtick don't fool Martin Samuel no more Be a Tree, They Said. I Mean, what Use is that on a Panto Caper? Inside Contributors Forget the back-rub, it's a good seeing-to I want Julie Burchill on Sex Affluent Americans Use their Apartments for a Three-Hour Grope-Fest And the answer is… Question Time Winners and losers, hits and flops—a culture quiz that takes its due from events of the past year The Times Picture Gallery Competition Answers to the Christmas Culture Quiz How much will that present cost? Charity Act More than you think, writes Simon Blackburn. Even in this season of goodwill, every gift comes with a hidden price Don't Just Fear the Greeks, Fear Everyone who Brings Gifts They think it's all over… Own Goal Claims that globalisation is destroying culture are off target. Just look at football, says Ed Balls The Migration of Foreign Players to Britain Has Raised the Level of our Football books My beautiful house Original Fiction In a new short story, Louis de Bernieres tells a haunting Christmas tale I Love Sitting Here at Christmas Time, at the End of the Garden. There's a Full Moon. I Can See Everything Advertisements From the Enthusiast Three novels I won't write soon Nice young Amanda and Chris were foolish to get involved in stories about dead worms, a rampaging sea sponge and suicidal beetles, writes Margaret Atwood BookFirst Read on Why Knot? Philippe Petit The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. Ashley Faber & Faber £50;620pp Isbn 0 571 09659 X Heaven's gate Take off Alain De Botton Airports: A Century of Architecture by Hugh Pearman Laurence King £40;240pp Isbn 1 856 69356 2 Aviopolis by Gillian Fuller and Ross Harley Black Dog Publishing £20;160pp Isbn 1 904 77211 0 Blackwell's The unusual suspects Crime Marcel Berlins Turkish Gambit by Boris Akunin Trans. Andrew Bromfield Weidenfield & Nicolson £12.99;320pp Isbn 0 297 64551 X £8.49 (p&p 99p) 0870 1608080 Budapest A load of hot air Fiction Peter Millar Staff of Fear by Michael Crichton Harper Collins £17.99;624pp Isbn 0 007 18159 0 £14.39 (p&p £2.25) 0870 1608080 Paperbacks Fiction Chris Power TLS Nonfiction Bestsellers O dream, where art thou now? Emily's world Poetry Derwent May Poems of Solitude by Emily Bornete Hesperus £7.99;128pp Isbn 1 843 91103 5 £6.79 (p&p 99p) 0870 1608080 Audio Books arts Turkey time again The Smurfs, Renee and Renato… What is it about December 25 that prompts record buyers to abandon any pretence of taste, asks John Harris The Race for the Christmas No 1 was a Test of both Timing and Endurance The Daily Telegraph Stones in £67m comeback Modern tourism has turned Stonehenge into a national embarrassment. Rachel Campbell-Johnston applauds a rescue package The Times Travel Direct When cellos attack Fancy! A cello that tells jokes and a viola-playing straight man. Alex O'Connell admires the classical buffoonery of a trio called Pluck Sadler's Wells This week The Best of the Arts Chosen by the Times Team of Critics Don't Miss… The chosen one At last a great Spanish dancer is finding roles to match her towering presence. By Debra Craine Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items life Walkies… Matthew Parris on Lathkil Dale, Richard Mabey in the Chilterns, Katherine Swift in Ludlow… in our writers for their best Boxing Day walks Feather Report Him Indoors: The Life and Times of Orlando Pigot, Reluctant Stay-At-Home Dad Him Indoors Starbucks Coffee Christmas interruptus Yearning, arousal, relief… Marni Jackson reveals the secrets of a very merry Yuletide, indeed Many Couples Defend Faking Christmas Out There Tower of power Jonathan Meades's Sense of Place Canary Wharf The Actual Style of the Buildings is Gotham City Bombastic gardens Katherine Swift There is Always a Sheltered Corner with Camellias-For the Altar Lighten up Winter can be a torrid time for houseplants. Stephen Anderton offers a survival guide White and green in frosted glass Dressing up, dressing down Make Christmas at your place totally gorgeous by copying or adapting one of these designs by floral queen Paula Pryke Cinnamon candle centrepiece Crossword for the Green-Fingered Ivy candelabra Multiple Display Advertising Items Clippings Lessons in self-sufficiency Garden Books Weekend Tips T2 Crossword No 3465 Picture Gallery The Listener Crossword No 3805 Stocking Up by Arcturus Su Doku Bridge Scrabble Word Watching Two Brains Answers Chess Picture Line Jumbo Crossword 556 T2 Clues The Times Get It on … but which one will burst? We put 100 condoms to the test Pukka herb remedies Why Recent Scare Stories from the US Need to Be Kept in Proportion Jerome Burne Stories behind the News Inside Jobs that Kill Work-Related Heart Attack Risk of attack for different work events Well, Well… Need to Know? Heart repair patch Aches and pines Immune to cancer? Antibody Why would you want to marry a serial killer? Analyse this Prison Marriages She Will Be the One who is Loved and Not Harmed Collectively crazy John Naish Break Throughs, Tips and Trends Inside the Mind of a GP Doctors don't do much harm—and red tape won't stop a homicidal maniac I'm Thinking of Grassing Myself up to the GMC body & soul Exploding sex myths Burst condoms are routinely blamed for chance pregnancies and STDs. Really? John Naish reports on the results of a Body & Soul test T2 Safe sex or bust? Junk Medicine Flu Virus For once, scare stories about a flu pandemic should be taken seriously Ministers Should Be Treating the Threat Urgently England's bravest heart Nothing could shrink Ben Cohen's resolve during the rugby World Cup. Not his grief over his father's violent death, not even the ice-cold baths he endured as part of his training, says Giles Whittell Rugby Gave Him an Outlet for his Emotions The Sanctuary Disturbing the peace? Could the jolly Christmas characters that we allow into our homes every year have hidden problems? John Naish prescribes some help Once Things Warm up, this Festive Dad Melts Away Picture Gallery Too much of a good thing Bully trouble Over to You Over to You The Times Travel Direct The Times Paediatric Consultant Your Problems Solved Magic memories that still sparkle How to retain a sense of spirituality over a festival that has been steadily overtaken by consumerism? He Unscrewed the Petrol Cap and Blew Hard How to Cheat at Eating The Christmas dinner diet Festive fare doesn't have to be an artery-clogging recipe for disaster-you can have your cake and feel good about eating it, says Jane Clarke C-Day menu Healthy grazing Healthy grazing Winter sun brings light A trip to Tenerife transformed the life of one disabled boy for the better, says Carol Midgley The Staff Built up Charlie's Morale and his Strength Somnus Multiple Display Advertising Items Take the wraps off a new you Sold as a quick fix way to lose weight, body wraps can involve multiple indignities. But does all the scrubbing, oiling and pulping really work? Kabbalah Centre A special treat Geo F Trumper: A Closer Shave for the Mistletoe Elemis: Peace and Quiet for Mayfair Ladies Treatments End with a Tibetan Gong-Ringing Serenity Spa: Yummy… a Chocolate Facial Stuck for inspiration on what to buy your partner for Christmas? A gift voucher for a luxurious spa is small, tasteful-and slips nicely into an envelope Get online Great expectations Agony and Ecstasy Sex with Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson Q After 27 years of marriage I am getting divorced. I have never made love to anyone other than my wife and, at 49, although i am excited, I am also filled with trepidation. Can you tell me what I should expect? Over to You A burning passion Not Just and Body how the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Cirque du Soleil dancer Benjamin Pring, 30, swapped a job in insurance for one throwing spears istanbut The Times Emporio Armani Index Contents 18.12.04 Hugh Grant Has a Ball Contacts MasterCard The Dark Ages As you read this, I am on a 14-hour pig-class flight to New Orleans. No more carols, school plays or Xmas Drunx Prada Wisdom Style Tribes On the Science of Happiness Half the men who survive a first heart attack report beneficial effects on their values and philosophies Lexiconfusion No. 15 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs This week: Manger I Didn't Get where I Am Today without… Danny La Rue, 77, Female Impersonator As my Appearance Change, so Does my Voice, my Attitude, Everything, until I'm No Longer Dan The next Big Thing Trendsurfing Pop-Up Stores With Little Warning, a Store Chain or Fashion Label Will Open a Shop Intended to Close after a Week Someone's Got to Do It… Santa's Elf Picture Gallery Pentax Shapi Mostly We're Wearing… Unhappy Returns Bargainhunter On Balance I'd Rather Be a Consumer Chicken than Spend One Second of my Life in a Returns Queue Out There Sparkle With so many sequined, beaded and jewel-encrusted frocks and accessories to choose from, it's impossible not to sparkly this party season Swimming Collhunter Ever since Ian Thorpe Streaked Dolphin-Like through the Hot Chlorine, the Work-Out World Has Gone Swimming Mad Lemmings Well Dressed… Hair God My pick of this year's "best tressed" have broken all the rules of age, race, class Take a Man like You… …Michael Wilcock, 61, Vale of Glamorgan "I have been retired for six years, but I feel as though I've lost touch a bit, and I'm not ready for the blazer and grey trouser brigade" Top Gear Remy Martin American Express The Advent Rahmina Kamber, 19, with her baby son Bedradin, born … The Advent South Africa Great Britain Picture Gallery intel inside China Mexico Picture Gallery Bethlehem Denmark France Jameson The Aviator Great Britain United States New Zealand Kenya Sainsbury's Subaru Bad Tidings Bourgognes Picture Gallery The Lion Speaks Tonight It's Babe meets The Lion King in the BBC's state-of-the-art Christmas family drama, a wildlife film with a twist. The lions are the stars of the show-but they sound just like Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren and John Hurt Comet Champions League Oris Picture Gallery Unhappily Ever after Children's author Lemony Snicket-aka Daniel Handler-promises books with no happy ending and few happy things in the middle. Now his adventures have been turned into a movie and life is sweet for the man who brought us kid noir TomTom Go Picture Gallery Picture Gallery Picture Gallery Fashion Picture Gallery Samsung Presents Mean More if Someone Had to Suffer to Get Them Baubles Stocking Fillers Six Great…party Shoes The Art of Receiving How to Get Dressed With Close Donors, Tell Them that in Order to save Them Time and Stress You Have Compiled a List of Suggestions Nizoral Most of Christmas is Geared towards the Slutty Friend The Moment I Wake up Bag of Tricks Evelyn Glennie MacLeans House of Flying Daggers «« All of the Chic Metropolitan Emporia Seem to Be Having a Crystally/frosty/white MOMENT»» Scenes from Domestic Life Lucia Van Der Post Picture Gallery Six Great…bed Linen Sets Pinboard Heart of Glass Georg Riedel's passion for wine transformed his family home when his plans for adding a cellar got a little out of hand… Raymond Weil Geneve Ask Aggie Home Help What your Hospitality Says about You Soft Sell Tastemaker You don't need a second mortgage for that coveted cashmere cardy. At Brora, you can be indulgent without being fleeced 'I'm Not Looking for a Mega Empire Sainsbury's «I Don't Mind when a Chef Cooks Better than I Can, but when He Writes Better Too, I Feel FUNNY»» Restaurants Early Starters Picture Gallery «« It's Good to Have a Few Tried and Tested Recipes to Fall Back On-The Sort You Can Do in your SLEEP»» Food Where Father Christmas Drinks The Clachan, London W1 threshers «Mulled Wine only Tastes Good if It's Strong and Sweet, so Don't Be Shy with the SUGAR»» Six…kitchen Greats Gluten Intolerance Food Detective Oats May Be Contaminated with Wheat during Harvesting, Milling or Processing, and during Transportation The Roast of Christmas past Food Daunted by turkey and all the trimmings? Spare a thought for the Jacobeans, who really knew how to feast Vienn Bose Food My Best… Taste Test… Look out for: A Loose, Syrupy Texture and a Fruity Flavour with a Tart, Dry Bite to It Guest Panellist: Eric Chavot at the Capital (020-7591 1202) Food Heroes… The company focused on traditional breeds, with beef hung properly to mature Lora The Sunday Times Enjoy an Evening at London Art Fair Reader Promotion London Artfair Penfolds Relax by the Red Sea Enjoy Seven Nights from only £299 per Person Multiple Display Advertising Items «« Is there anything in the whole world, I asked Chris, that's camper than going ice-skating. Yeah, there is, he said, going ice-skating at Christmas»» Beta Male Varta Bourgognes The Ultimate Festive TV Guide Bose Santa about the House The problem with Christmas is that it's not commercial enough, says Peter Paphides "Father Christmas Has Been Instrumental in Erecting the Moral Apparatus of Dora's World" This Fortnight Our Pick of the Festive TV Silent night? Holy night? Not with the Gallagher clan, says Daphne Lockyer The Vicar of Dibley Paul Hoggart on a national institution best drama best family bestkids Black is the New Black There's a lorra legs left in Cilla's career, says Daphne Lockyer "The Ultimate Achievement is Someone Sitting at Home and Thinking:'that's Easy! I Could Do that" Something to Bray about But Adam Buxton Hopes his New Sitcom is far from Asinine best comedy Working-Class Hero Arena celebrated the genius of Dennis Potter. By Brian Case Belittled and Large A New Film Examines the Troubled Lives of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore best factual Christmas with the Kumars Sanjeev Bhaskar invites us into No 42 for a traditional Indian celebration Soap Wars Tim Teeman watches all the wackos come carol-singing out of the woodwork the surreal Life Unusual Holmes Rupert Everett? As Sherlock Holmes? On Boxing Day? Guy Clapperton Unearths Some Even Stranger Incarnations Boy Wonder Film & DVD Stuck for gift ideas? Our reviews of 2004 are sure to inspire Screen Grabs the EYE's critics remember the best films and DVDs of the year Film Reviews It's a fairytale romance for Ella Enchanted, while The Aviator takes off critic's choice Our pick of the recent releases Total Fitness DVD Reviews Spanish lessons in high-camp melodrama Xmas star choice Mark Knopfler The Alamo (12) A Flight of Fantasy As the Aviator touches down, Tom Charity examines the amazing life of Howard Hughes howard's way The Tales behind Howard Hughes's More Unusual Projects Kef Flying on the Wings of Legends Kate Beckinsale and Leonardo Dicaprio Tell Lesley O'toole how the Aviator Fulfilled a Dream Make Yours a Bitter Lemony Forget Harry Potter, the sinister Lemony Snicket and Jim Carrey could be the names on the lips of children this Christmas, says David Elmer Picture Gallery Kasabian the Debut Album Hitting the Right Note Music & Cd Our special review of the year continues… Need a last-minute gift? The EYE's critics choose 2004's best CDs symantec Games & PC All the gaming action you could wish for this Christmas Presents that Play to Win Tim Wapshott looks back in wonder at the year's videogames Join the Debate Film & DVD It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Music TV & Radio Opinion 36 TV films 37 TV listings 46 Radio 102 Shocking Chillers Cheery festive films? Bah, humbug, says Stephen Dalton Your 14-Day Film Guide The best of the festive fortnight by Stephen Dalton best Gone with the Wind (Christmas Eve) TV5 best Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Christmas Day) Christmas Day Boxing Day best thriller Training Day (Wednesday 29) best dreme The Mother (Monday 27) Sky movies Main Channels Main Channels DC: TV Choice Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Kids' choice ED, EDD N Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle Multichannel Choice Main Channels Five Variations TV Choice Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Kids' choice Nine Dog Christmas Multichannel Choice Main Channels Five Variations TV Choice Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Main Channels Five Variations TV Choice Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Main Channels Five Variations TV Choice Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Thursday 23 Main Channels TV Choice Thursday 23 Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Christmas Eve Main Channels TV Choice Sport Christmas Eve Multichannel Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Christmas Day Main Channels S4c TV Choice Christmas Day Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Kids' choice Mickey's once upon a Christmas Multichannel Choice Boxing Day Main Channels Variations TV Choice Boxing Day Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual AF: Kids' choice Multichannel Choice Main Channels TV Choice Monday 27 Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Tuesday 28 Main Channels TV Choice Tuesday 28 Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Wednesday 29 Main Channels TV Choice Wednesday 29 Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Thursday 30 Main Channels Five Variations TV Choice Thursday 30 Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice New Year's Eve Main Channels Five Variations TV Choice New Year's Eve Multichannel Sport Entertainment Factual Multichannel Choice Saturday 18-Monday 20 Radio Radio Choice Tuesday 21-Christmas Eve Radio Christmas Eve Christmas Day-Monday 27 Radio Boxing Day Monday 27 Radio Choice Tuesday 28-New Year's Eve Radio Wednesday 29 Thursday 30 New Year's Eve Giant Film, TV and Music Puzzle win prizes Borders Five further winners will each receive Borders vouchers worth £50 to spend on books, videos DVDs and CDs in Borders stores WB Merchant Venice Late Gift Ideas & Survival Guide Picture Gallery Contents It's Hip to Help the Homeless Top Festive Feasts Treat yourself on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve with Square Meal's guide to the best restaurants for the festive season Open on Xmas Day See overleaf for more reviews from Square Meal, the … traditional spirits Top Festive Feasts Price Guide Open on New Year's Eve foodnews newyear champagnes squaremeal. co. uk Top Festive Feasts Cirque Du Soleil Short Sharp Shop tradesecrets auctionwatch «mystyle…» Last-Minute Miracles "A candy gift box should sweeten up most Scrooge-like relatives" Arlington Way, EC1 Streets of London localhero Your Seasonal Stress Buster Let us take the panic out of Christmas closures: use this seasonal survival guide to everything from travel to tinsel Caitlin Moran's Xmas Do's and Don'ts FilmFirst Know your Film new week one Reviews box office critic's five big West End Hit or Hype? Locals Hit or Hype? Hit or Hype? Hit or Hype? Hit or Hype? Film Prices critic's jazz critic's rock Week One Music Music Listings 20. Charity Work Picture Gallery Christmas Eve Boxing Day Monday 27 Tuesday 28 Wednesday 29 critic's rock Week Two music venues Concerts Critic's Pick Opera classical venues West End Reviews Critic's Pick Tickets for most West End shows can be bought via The … west end venues Fringe Hit or Hype? Off-West End Dance Critic's Pick Major Galleries Critic's Pick Hit or Hype? Other Shows Comedy Critic's Pick Clubs Christmas critic'spick Hit or Hype? newyear'seve critic spick Gay Clubs club venues Events top five newyear's eve ice rinks Get your Skates on in the Capital Picture Gallery get out of town Great Escapes for this Weekend film clubs Shows Kids Kids' Film Clubs Activities "Everywhere is a Good Place for Celeb-Spotting. London is Filled with Celebs. It's a Stalker's Paradise" Picture Gallery Film First Nastro Azzurro
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