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ResumoThe Times Royal Mail plans to axe over 7,000 post offices High street and rural offices on closure list Ministers determined to preserve network Index British interests 'under attack in Moscow' Police chief cleared Lawyer 'duped prince' Second body found Comment World 43 Business 56 Register 76 Sport 88 Online Quick find Offers Books Travel The Knowledge Magazine Body&Soul Money Picture Gallery Body&soul Royal Mail plans to axe over 7,000 post offices Brown could call for March 2008 election Lawyer 'duped prince out of $23m' Couple 'bought huses on beach' Court papers detail 'huge fraud' Big spenders? Tiffany & Co. Ian Blair cleared by inquiry into de Menezes shooting tragedy 'No evidence that he misled public' Officers may face criticism in report Key crime-cutting targets missed by Reid GCSE essays may be marked by a PC Drunken pilot jailed Food dye inquiry Murder charge Traffic fuming Picture Gallery Louis Vuitton Evil-minded parishioners making life hell for clergy Congregations cowed by bullies Vicars stressed by the need to be nice Russian regime is accused of intimidating British interests Ambassador suffers months of harassment and BBC service in Moscow mysteriously goes off the air after the Litvinenko murder Spies sent 'to seize cash from Yukos exiles' Disturbing echo of youth group that lauds Putin Tom Whipple WHSmith Airlines 'should pay full cost of their pollution' Interview Hard trade Motorists face a 20% rise in fine for illegal parking BT Discover the secrets of the Galaxy dress Bid for an exclusive lunch with Roland Mouret, Jonathan Saunders and Todd Lynnget and get a goody bag from each designer to take home with you Children smuggled in for life crime on the street Woman posed as legal guardian Organised gangs in benefit fraud Currys CIS Last gasp Win Investing LLP Science chiefs defends cancer pioneer Row over money from companies Researchers are accused of smear Tiffany & Co. DNA tests 'prove' Diana's chauffeur was drunk Halfords Wine-tasting with Jane MacQuitty Bemused by the wall of wines in the supermarket? Win a personal wine-tasting with Jane MacQuitty followed by lunch at the famous River Cafe Second woman found dead amid fear of vice-girl killer Divers recover body from brook Teenager missing from red-light area 'You're screwing your children up judge tells warring parents Terre Dhermes 'You're screwing your children up', judge tells warring Parents Exploited Poles seek trade union protection Tonight's Films Christmas Shopping Event now on £400 Perfect Gift Dodgy limo operators stretch safety to the limit PC World I should welcome the Baker report. So why do I feel sick? Wish list of the week Pundit of the week He has played a blinder Christmas is for kids Food critic of the week Art critic of the week Something to Hide? Moscow is breaking a promise to co-operate in the Litvinenko affair The Times Repellent Anonymity for convicted rapists flies in the face of justice Grave Robbers A cheap shot at the man who fought Big Tobacco After this disaster the team should be helicoptered out Heads down - there's an aid tourist coming Carol Sarler prince Harry's gap year 'work' overseas has set a hapless example Stop the sniping English insecurity Bullish business, and bookless schools Useful ASBOs Lab-Con pact? Have your say Join the debate online today timesonline. co. uk/debate Oxford must go postal General speaks out New super-A&Es Suez skulduggery Dress for success US-UK relationship Picture Gallery 1 Pennington Street London E98 ITA Goodbye, WI Trident Tax Plugging away Size matters You think I oppose just for effect? I disagree Stephen Pollard is stung by a reader's compliment Yes, there really is a way to help Darfur James Smith Politician can do more than just give speeches Graham Stewart 2006 or 1958 choose your sporting horror Fined after covring countryside in scrap Hermes GP dies from injury 30 years on No pudding for poorly Duchess Third time lucky for airport? Stone-curlew is flying high Currys Storm force Tornado victims face Christmas away from home - as one finds house was uninsured Eight-month wait to restore property Repair bill could rise to £20 million The heat is on, but alas not for this gypsy First night Opera Carmen Covent Garden Absolutely Mangnificent Citroën December Deals Virgin mobile Front line of fashion shows how you save lives with the labels Christmas appeal The Times How to encourage wildlife Gardeners urged to make peace with ugly bugs and slugs Virgin Mobile Literary lions roar in plagiarism row Writers rush to McEwan's defence Borrowing is 'an acceptable practice' I found myself in bed with a novelist but didn't complain John Lewis Six-point plan Not Santa's stocking, surely? Accept British way of life or stay away, Blair tells migrants Kember in court clemency appeal Ride death fines To catch a thief Comet AA friend My week According to Hugo Rifkind Wine Dell Comes Early PC World Edison's original bulbs for sale Lecturer swallowed cyanide Collie has a head for heights Fifth of teachers must be men St Mungo's Save TV quiz dentist jailed for £450,000 fraud Surgeon used cash to pay off debts Scam motivated by greed, says judge Listen carefully: you're about to enter a verbal congestion zone Saturday interview John Lewis Life and times The week on the web Rhys Blakely How virtual world harms real planet Multiple Display Advertising Items Iran censors sites Picture Gallery Grim fairytales You've got mail Mind that language Spam, spam, spam Army Benevolent Fund Supporting the Best Volvo World Why the Dead Sea is dying Irrigation has lowered water level Rescue plan 'will make things worse' Channelling The shrinking sea Intel Spend a penny, but it makes you think of a tenor Bespoke Suits for Men and Ladies Fiji dictator shunned by Commonwealth Vital aid at risk after military coup Retired doctor is new prime minister Leader Olympus Celebration en masse for married rebel priests Ex-prelate leads push for change Vow is 'Outdated and unsound' Lifescan Converts Golfcross Charity worker 'murdered by gang' No indication of struggle, say police Husband of trust director is a suspect Euro Tunnel New arrivals (AFP): First woman envoy to UN dies in sleep (AP): Protester is fading (AP): Foley scandal ruling (AFP): Man dies in storm (Reuters): Molly must stay (AFP): Islamists prepare (AP): Pilots are charged More than 40 killed in fire at Moscow clinic Sony China admits social unrest threatens party's iron grip 'You must leave in 24 hours or your heads will be cut, your houses burnt' Iraq Sectarian conflict One Shia family saw their neighbours flee, one by one. they stayed, until the al-Qaeda death threat finally landed on the doorstep The warining letter Laura Ashley 1,000 troops seize terror suspects (AFP): New weather watch in China Crisis Rebuilding Lives (AFP): MP in naked sex video scandal (AFP): Safe haven for endangered bird Opera's severed heads vanish (AFP/Reuters): Imagine a day for forgiveness Daughter aged 11 abducted for reward of a fighting dog Spana Blow for Britain as Helmand's 'cleanest' governor is sacked President Karzai's order shocks Daud Deputy thought to have links to drugs Have lunch with Giles Coren Bid for lunch with Times Restaurant Critic Giles Coren, who will write about the experience in his weekly review in The Times Magazine Harrods Camels go on rampage after they get hump over drought Desert ships The Regal Cantona Decline of British manufacturing forces Rolls-Royce to find staff abroad UK talent pool not large enough Depletion in key mid-career area National Grid Wireless 'sale' Barclays surges Options scandal War of words Quote of the day Playing safe Business big shot Decline and fall Normal of Norway Forget bears and bulls—in Pinewood the lion is king Stock markets Nostalgia pricier than it used to be Polestar shows the way for deal mania Sony can console itself on Ps3 Commodities The Monday Manifesto Currencies Porsche Design Permira must pay to the tune of £3.2bn for EMI Need to know FTSE 100 Eurofirst 80 The day's biggest movers Results in brief Dow Jones Close 12,307.50 Nikkei For latest business news and market reports Camera, action It's no longer location, location, location. . . Chancellor works his tax magic to bring Narnia back to Britain Pinewood chosen over New Zealand New incentives key to decision Who's counting, Chancellor? The Times City Diary No such thing as a free lunch—still City Diary Picture Gallery Get Carter—not a chance City Diary Disappearing drunks City Diary Rumour of the day In the know Bet of the day Deal of the day PWC cans plans for Farepark meetings Domantis bought Setanta scores less Wii big success TUI to cut jobs Polestar in £800m restructure deal to stave off bankruptcy The Times Expect 20 hedge funds to collapse each year, warns FSA Call for more information on fees Promise to look at relaxing rules Inquiry into grocers delayed as head goes Times Online Mobile phone mast company may run up £2bn 'For sale' sign Elizabeth Judge Aerial view Monday The week that was Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Putin reconsiders foreign bids for Shtokman Don't mention the ... actually, do Why not meet someone new with Encounters Scania chief apologises after calling MAN's bid a 'blitzkrieg' Chief compared himself to Churchill Statement issued on company website Siemens results may be restated GdF complications Bloomberg: Citigroup rises Huntleigh deal Boost for Pfizer Speculation fizzes as Kent lands No 2 job at Coca-Cola Executive vaults above his peers Had returned to company last year Jail sentences rock Italian banking fraternity Business big shot Muhtar Kent Paulson's comments halt fresh declines in the dollar BoA eager to offer £60bn for Barclays, say Merrill analysts Bank of America Corp Pulsar Consortium finds finance for Tote deal As Microsoft looks ahead, will Vista be the end of an era? 'Bad guys' line up to test defences Google presents biggest challenge American economy under threat from notes on a scandal How the mighty are failen Where you want to talk to the taxman The Times Brit pack among record number of billionaires on Switzerland's rich list Low taxes and a high quality of life draw some of the world's wealthiest to the land of lakes and mountains Enjoying the good life Unit-linked Insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds The Times Meet the most powerful man in Norway Knut Kjaer, of the rich Norwegian Pension Fund, is obliged to make ethical investments Wall Street London Financial Futures Major indices Commodities Eurotop 100 Money rates % Sterling spot and forward rates FTSE volumes European money deposits % Gold/precious metals Baird & Co Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates Best of the Best slips to its worst Small caps Gilts The real hangover from dot-com party may still be waiting Tempus Miners simply digging a deeper hole, say analysts Large caps Banking & finance Investment companies Olympus Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Register Jeane Kirkpatrick US Ambassador to the UN who strove to get President Reagan to take Argentina's part in the Falklands conflict John Veale Unpretentious composer who wrote lyrical symphonies, concertos and film scores Emanuel Hurwitz Distinguished violinist who did much to foster the spirit of chamber music's golden age Lives Remembered John Millar Alan Freeman Nina Milkina Advent means no more hiding out in the hills and valleys Faith Credo Animals must not be scapegoats We should treat all creatures with respect, as the early Christians did Sunday Worship Church listings are online at Faith news Feather report Derwent May Readers reply What to look out for The curious case of the small white blob in the night-time Feedback A mysterious mark on the letters page has a technical explanation Finding harmony in hedges, playing host to hicks and deferring dull lunch dates Modern times Court Circular Birthdays Church News Personals Births Forthcoming Marriages Deaths Thanksgiving Services School Notices Services Multiple Display Advertising Items Court & Social Gifts Trustee Acts Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Sterling House Kitchen Magic Anniversaries On This Day Today Sunny spells for most, but showers in the West. Max 10C (50F), min Oc (32F) Five-day forecast Wet and windy spells of weather will continue Don't guess. Weathercall There's nothing mini about a British tornado Weather Eye Around Britain The world All readings midday local time yesterday Sport Injury puts Kicking King out of Festival William Hill Yesterday's results Cheltenham Gold Cup betting Southwell Wolverhampton Kempton Park Cheltenham Unreal McCoy Detroit City strides out along road to Champion Racing Copsale Lad can redeem reputation on return to Cheltenham Racing Wolverhampton Southwell Sha Tin tomorrow Course specialists Racing next week Armchair investor Results Pick of the action Fixtures Today Football The weekend's sport on TV Training pays off as Balfour takes the short route to British record Swimming Second European title of the year Melbourne next in line for Scot Warren's mature display lifts Scotland among leaders Golf WGC World Cup Pools winner Beaten McEnroe hints at retirement Schwartzel on top Bonds plays on Bulls cleared Cambridge on song Young swinger Woe for Harlequins The Sunday Times Leicester in command despite visit to sin-bin for Corry Rugby union Heineken Cup Guinness Job done for Bristol as quarter-finals beckon Sport Staff Scorers: Bourgoin" tries: Cabello (68min), coux (80+7) Off-pace Dallaglio relegated to bench duty for Wasps Matthew Pryor's guide to this weekend's European action Sale look to young guns to shoulder the burden Rugby union Heineken Cup Thirteen Sharks out with injuries Chabal's special incentive to shine Londoners prepare for historic reunion with Ulster Beginner's pluck puts student on fast track to big time Rising star Felicity Milton Teenager interrupts her engineering studies to join the Great Britain cross-country team only two months after taking up the sport From zero to hero—men and women who proved instants hits Milton's paradise found Persistent Thaxton ends long wait for British title Chaotic brawl sets tone for reprise of heavyweight battle Boxing I'm not even sure if Flintoff is getting the side he wants England captain is copping the flak but what exactly is it that he has done wrong so far? Does no one want to give me odds against England winning? Punter Down Under Fine innings comes to an end Martyn steps down saying 100 per cent is not enough The ashes Symonds likely to win Test selection Unravelling of the greatest Xi begins Stewart rolls back the years and endures familiar result The Ashes CA XI v ECB XI Rugby World Cup 2007 Scoreboard from Perth Chance for Celebrity Wrestling to get serious on revamped BBC jamboree Summer plan leaves me cold Talk Sport Sullivan proud of his record as true Blue Football Background has helped inspire him Birmingham fans must show support Top scorers Assists League One Top scorers Championship Benitez backs Mourinho's call for reserves to join League Academies face closure as clubs seek quicker fix Football First could shut within two years English talent has no chance to shine Views from the top Picture Gallery Learning curve Keane prepares to do business with Arsenal Only the strong survive Attack still the best form of defence against relegation Fink Tank In the football laboratory Irish eyes all on Doyles as remarkable rise continues Football Compatriots snap up Reading shirts Striker getting used to attention The Times Offers Direct Allardyce keen on Argentina pair The pride of Wexford Follow your favourites team's performance live at timesonline. … Man Utd v Man City Today 12.45pm, live on PremPlus Portsmouth v Everton Today 3pm Watford v Reading Today 3pm How they stand Top scorers Bolton v West Ham Chelsea v Arsenal Goal misers League form at home Referee M Halsey Odds: Totespart: Home 8-5, Away 7-5, … Liverpool v Fulham Middlesbrough v Wigan Tottenham v Charlton Sheff Utd v Aston Villa Blackburn v Newcastle City boy looks back in anger, but ahead with new self-belief The interview Young midfield star talks frankly about a once troubled career that offers new goals and is starting to embrace more settled times Ferguson to test Chelsea's mettle under real pressure Football 144 Manchester derbies in the league Winning matters far more to Ballack than entertainment L'homme Second best Plea for Cole tolerance may signal warmer relations between rivals Times Crossword 23,468 On Monday in The Game 'It went realy quiet, and as I looked out of the window we hit a fence' Sir Bobby Charlton tells his moving personal story of the Munich Air Disaster Wenger puts faith in Senderos to stand up to tormentor-in-chief Sport Wenger pours oil on troubled waters as Cole faces fans' fury Being Barton I've achieved noting in this game. Maybe in time if i achieve everthing I want, I'll write a book The Times Money Are you among the lucky few? Inside Free guides Generous to a fault Working it out Top Blog The Week in Brief A World to the Wise Artemis Yet more moronic meddling Tuning up for a loan-free future Helen Pridham meets a single mum struggling to clear debts from essential home renovations F&c Investments Cheryl Asterley: what the experts say Legal & General Cheryl's response Hot air turned into a solid bet Make your Mind up with Mark and Magnus Privatised Gas Shares are Looking Cosy, Says Magnus Birmingham Midshires Times Online fund service The verdict Whine of the Week Times Online Will gas stay on a high or is it now time to switch off? There's Plenty of Life in All Three Demerged Companies, Says Mark Gifts right on the money Andrew Elison sprinkles a little gold dust under the tree with a guide to the best financial presents this Christmas Fidelity Surrenda-link™ Make saving child's play, but don't fall for glmmicks Case Study Secure saving at its best Timeless elegance Virginia Blackburn counts the hours to a sale of rare clocks Multiple Display Advertising Items What's It worth? Thumbs up Thumbs down Lloyds TSB No news is bad news on tax Multiple Display Advertising Items Olympus United trust and open-ended investment company prices Savings Watch Ing Direct Pension annuities Savings accounts How much do you know about who you do business with? Credit cards A Bright Body & soul Road Rage Remedy Inside Family Fear Body&Soul, the Time, 1 Pennington Street, London £98 … Sick of hospitals Simon Crompton Stories behind the News Josei Grove's case highlights a lack of dedicated teenage care Need to Know? The good news test Picture Gallery All in the wrist Fatal attraction Antibody Lindsay Lohan doll Well, Well. . . Dancing to a massive hit Dr Copperfield inside the Mind of a GP More Energy? A balm for your badness Can taking a pill prevent road rage? Or curb gambling? Roger Dobson looks at chemical 'cures' for our behaviour Patients, not guinea pigs Junk Medicinemedical Ethics The Experiment Could Have Made her Suffer More The Bourne supremacy As Matthew Bourne's acclaimed male Swan Lake returns to London, he tells Hannah Betts about His Repressed Tension Comes out as Headaches Haliborange Paws for thought It Works for Me Complementary Medicine for Pets Acupuncture for animals in pain? Sounds barking, says David Mattin What's the Evidence? Alternative care for pets Should I Fly to Africa? Here's what You Think The Times Don't fake it, take a bough Eco-Worrier Is my son depressed? The Times Paediatric Consultant your Problems Solved You're the Doc Especially for Families in today's Times Times Online Testing for festive stress Less is More Guide to Christmas So what was your score? More time, less cash More cash, less time Less is More Worried sick about how you are going to fit in all the shopping, the cards, the cooking? Lucia van der Post takes the strain with top tips on delegating the lot Warning: Christmas can seriously damage your health Second opinion Love it or hate it, we want to know what you think The Times Traveldirect Sweet root to happiness Home Cooking... With a Health Check Layered baked parsnips Nutritionist's verdict Master Chef A lesson in healthy cooking from Raymond Blanc Luxury to a tee Menu Mentor Nutritious but Delicious Eating out at below Zero The Times Hoop springs eternal Baby Stole my Body Weighing in In the latest instalment of her weight-loss diary, Suzi Godson gets a shock on the scales Suzl's top tips Sardines Best Betts Late-Night Recovery Treatment Issima Going to bed with the boss Agony and Estasy Sex Advice Times Online The alternative PM Little Britain's Anthony Head, 52, believes in homoeopathy, horse healing and being well by willpower Oral-B Travel Inside So where the bloody hell are you? Actually, I'm at the bar with Beefy. . . The World This Week Come fly with me. . . The right track Climate Cost Carbon calling Bollywood, by gum Moment in the Sun Out in the Cold Picture Gallery Multiple Display Advertising Items Home & Away River Views My homage to Patagonia Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman has come across some tough adversaries in his time - but nothing like the trout at Bahia Mala Times Online Multiple Display Advertising Items TP Online Voyages Julies Verne The Travel Collection Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Tales of t It's the season for cosy nights in Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. Sally Shalam picks five top winter warmers, where tradition meets modern Exclusively Online 1St Tee Tour the Bay of Naples Travel cruise Visit The Colourful Caribbean On The QE2 Multiple Display Advertising Items General travel The Times Offers Direct World in your hands From designer luggage tags to a tea set with a twist ... Nicole Swengley picks the best Christmas gifts for the traveller in your life Fly Me Write Stuff Multiple Display Advertising Items Great Rail Journeys Princess Cruises Book now Jo Morris Finds the Best Late Deals Mystery Guest We Send a Writer under the Covers this Week: Hudson Hotel, Edinburgh Multiple Display Advertising Items The Bargain Hunter Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Books Erica Wagner 'Isn't any really good book a thriller?' Picture Gallery Required Reading Contributors Swots and monsters Melissa Katsoulis collects the school reports of famous writers. Who is this week's pupil? Turn to page 19 to find out Your say Contact US Books First Here word Picture Gallery Heavyweight thinking, Featherweight prices Jeanette Winterson 'The Wise Men follow their star but they have nothing to do with Herod' They're reading Find the connection Vintage Chart Reader Chart Nicola Scott, of Bedfordshire, chooses Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 Required reading Extract An indigestible back story is hard to swallow In Hannibal Rising Thomas Harris carelessly fleshes out the details of the cannibal's past. Erica Wagner wishes he had paid more attention Hot type The Richard & Judy effect Their show transformed publishing and their choices go to No 1 On the day of the dynamic duo's Christmas Special, Zoë Paxton reports from behind the scenes It simply wouldn't be Christmas without a Redstone Nicholas Clee celebrates 20 years of a brave and idiosyncratic publisher A terrible beauty is borne in the weapons that shaped history From the exquisite workmanship of early swords to the bleak functionality of modern guns, a survey of arms and armour has Allan Mallinson transfixed If they liked . . . What to get for your dearest this Christmas The Times Guide that never came out of Shell It's taken Peter Burton 22 years to get the 37th book in the series published. He tells Stephen McClarence how The keeper of England's conscience Biography Pistache Joys patched from death's shadows Collected writings Salley Vickers An ego-trip round America Travel In short A map of Europe in ten voices Short stories The Times The Cussler inheritance Thrillers In short Audiobooks Christina Hardyment Bleak worlds streaked with light Classics, Poetry and Essays Classics Nonfiction Paperbacks Fiction Atlas Maior In Westall's Kingdom His superb tales of northern childhood in the war are bestsellers. Now we can read Robert Westall's own story, says Amanda Craig Ben MacIntyre 'I cannot stop thinking about Tarzan uttering that donkey cry' TLS The Ten Best Books of 2006 Across For more crosswords and your favourite puzzles The prize for each of the first correct solutions to … Games Jumbo Crossword 672 Chess Scrabble Word watching The Listener Crossword 3907 The Consequence of Being Mortal by Phi For more puzzles go to Literary quiz Bridge Picture Line Time to solve The Times Emporio Armani Contents 09.12.06 Liz Hurley Steps out in 'that Dress' Contacts Boots The Dark Ages Breitling 1884 Alfie and Perry's Beginners' Guide to . . . Wisdom (Not for beginners, but by beginners) I Didn't Get where I Am Today without… Frankie Dettori, 35, Champion Jockey Lexiconfusion No. 111 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs This week: Graduation Slummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney The next Big Thing Trendsurfing Pearson's Collaborative Business Book Will Be Written by 'thousands of Authors and Editors' Someone's Got to Do It. . . The Underwear Maker Picture Gallery Canon Retail Therapy Mobile Upgrades Bargainhunter I Can Exchange Something Clapped-Out and Old-Fashioned for Something Shiny and New without Getting my Purse out Out There Velvet Jennie Moncur Coolhunter The Rug Company's Marni, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood Rugs Adorn Floors and Walls All over the World The Male Room Men's Stuff Parfums Mac Picture Gallery Soul Sisters Seiko Hermes Paris Liberty Out for the Count MasterCard Canon Pixma Mp600 Kazakhstan Ford Sony National Book tokens Lloyds TSB Philips Ray Lamontagne Glenfiddich Panasonic Life's a Journey I've Got to Get a Message to You Young Americans Nespresso Navman Picture Gallery Scent of a Man Anchoro Sky TV Sky Sky TV Sky Talk Sky Broadband Sky HD BBC Sky The New Romantic Fashion Elegant party dresses in seductive silks and lace have a distinctly vintage, Parisian feel this season Picture Gallery Pulsar Picture Gallery John Lewis Radiantstar Lockets Haven't Been Fashionable since Victorian Times-That Last Great Age of Sentimentality Baubles Hidden Treasure Six Great Fair Isle Knits Dark Nails How to Get Dressed If You Look at Dark Nails as a Sort of Proxy Pair of Leggings for the Risk-Averse, their Meteoric Rise is Easier to Fathom Epson Eyelash Extensions are Not Nearly as Naff as They Sound Because You Need It Readers' Review what You Think about ... 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Floor Hides Pinboard Energy saving trust Ask Aggie Home Help Polly & Suzy Do Try this at Home The Sunday Times Wine Club The Joy of Ceps Valley Girl A mushroom hunt leads to some exotic encounters, and an ovine convalescent comes on in leaps and bounds Raoul's granny used to chop up toadstools into a saucer of milk on the kitchen table to kill flies Top of the form Gardens From clipped boxes and sculpted myrthles to the spikiest palms, architectural plants aren't just a business for nursery owner Angus White, they're also a passion Neville Johnson Offices Ltd. Good Varieties for UK Gardens Sniff your own Get your garlic cloves in the ground now, and you should be pulling up fat, juicy bulbs come May Gifts of Life Weekend Tips Readers' Queries Planting Willows for Pollarding Beautiful Black Cultured Pearls The Sunday Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Nerve-shredding business, public speaking. I had two litres of water before hand and still my mouth was bone dry. Must have been the beta-blockers Beta Male Picture Gallery Chanel The Times Bill Bryson Timesonline. co. uk/the knowledge Timesonline. co. uk/ Starts Ignore the critics, how was it for you? Never mind our writers' verdicts, we want you to name your favourite shows of the year. Richard Morrison explains Make my Day Star Choice Their plans for the week Want to know what's on in galleries, cinemas or theatres … Talent on tap The tap dancer Saivon Glover lets his feet do the talking Wood fights Victoria Wood makes a rousing debut as a woman at war, but it's a sad farewell to Bodies, says Caitlin Moran Our readers decide Picture Gallery Back on the Yellow Brick Road As The Wizard of Oz returns to the big screen, Kevin Maher explains its magic Screen HMV To celebrate the reissue of The Wizard of Oz, we've … Top Films in Rep Cold steppers The Big Film Happy Feet mixes funky moves with eco sentiment to mixed success, says Ian Johns New Film Reviews Films on Release Screen Virgin magastores Monster House DVD Reviews Stewart Lee: 90S Comedian Renaissanace Tech our advice Each week we show DVDs to the real experts. Here an IT support team decides whether The IT Crowd reflects working life Screen Forget saving the world, anyone for tennis? 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