News from 19/12/2004
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Jonathan Northcroft, Sir Mike Jackson, David Kennedy, John Dugdale, Barbara Hall, Brian Nixon, Bill Martland, Jeff Dawson, Jim Munro, Jon Swain, Peter Whittle, Sally Brock, Rob Hughes, John Peter, V S, Brian Pretty, Colin Brennan, Simon Barnes, Simon Hacker, Dave Gorman, Peter Bull, A B Williamson, Professor Gideon Garter, Amanda Ursell, Agnes Grunwald-Spier, Andrew Longmore, Adam Hathaway, Christopher Somerville, J D, Susan d'Arcy, Gareth Walsh, Frank Whitford, Matthew Davis, David Gower, Kathryn Cooper, Elspeth Chowdharay-Best, Judith Reilly, William Lewis, David Smith, Louise Armiststead, Humphrey Carpenter, Robosapien, Gareth Randall, Steven Poole, Richard Green, Andrew Sullivan, Clive Davis, Eileen Chubb, Stephen Grey, Andrew Porter, Tony Allen-Mills, Simon Wilde, Martin James, Mary Dawkins, Mark Martin, Anthony Sattin, Robert Winnett, Irwin Stelzer, Matt Rudd, Robert Hewison, Peter Wilson, Bill Salter, Charles Collingwood, David Dougill, Ray Clarkin, Gareth Edwards, C S, John Evans, Eric Knowles, Harry Royce, Ivor Guiney, Mark Edward, Steven Pools, Paul Forsyth, Margarette Driscoll, Hugh Canning, Ursula Sanders, John Sutherland, Jeremy Clarkson, Victoria Segal, Jack Hamilton, Edward Porter, D J, Natasha Bedingfield, David Cairns, Michael Portillo, David Taylor, Stewart Lee, Bob Walker, Sarah Dempster, Kevin Jackson, Christopher Price, Peter Logan, Richard Fletcher, David Blackburn, Colin Willett, Dominic Connell, Joan Smith, David Eimer, Lydia Slater, Jeremy Guscott, Paul Bailey, Dan Drillsma-Milgrom, Christopher Kanal, Andrew Thomas, Daisy Goodwin, David Walsh Chief Sports Writer, Paul Abdale, Robin Scott-Elliot, Stuart Wavell, Rachel Carron, Dan Crians, Paul Donovan, Susan Cross, Pat Cash, Adam Nathan Defence Correspondent, Edward Gorman, Vincent Crump, Paul Kimmage, V C, Hugh McIlvanney, Chris Woodhead, Jonna Simon, W R Chadwick, Jasper Gerard, Paul Driver, Michael Woodhead, Richard Pulford, Nicholas Hellen, John Follain, Chris Clemence, Richard Brooks, Ian Hawkey, Sue Fox, Michael Fox, A Lanigan, David Leppard, Rob Jamieson, A T, Derek Olsen, J L, Lisa Grainger, Helen Wallace, Mark Edwards, Sven Jaschan, Susan Clark, Graham Bell, Stephen Clarke, Len Hynds, Askold Krushelnycky, Clauda Croft, S M, Fraser Hughes, Derek Wilcox, Stephanie Bateman Sweet, Alan Combes, Bill Groves, Sean Newsom, James Bradley, C L, Raymond Keene, S P K, Monsieur Mangelout, Rod Liddle, David Cracknell, Cosmo Landesman, Bunny Platt, Diana Wright, S N, Kipper Williams, Richard Grenfell, S B, Emma Smith, Dominic O'Connell, Andrew Holgate, Stephen Bleach, Barry Flatman, Nick Cain, Gareth Roberts, John Rhall, Louise Armitstead, Kate Butler, Natalie Graham, Owen Williams, Kevin Hand, Susan Kelly, Caroline Donald, Hugh McManners, Rob Ryan, Barry Mason, Tom Norrington-Davies, Colin McDowell, Bryan Appleyard, Andrew White, Rachel Williams, Stephen Armstrong, John Elliott, Mark Anstead, Bethan Cole, R W Johnson, Robin Lane Fox, D H, Roland White, Shane Watson, Maurice Chittenden, Alex Fortune, Richard Brooks Arts Editor, Alison Aylen, Richard Rae, Guy Faulconbridge, Ray Hutton, S H, Jon Ungoed-Thomas, Conor Ryan, Martin Ivens, Saily Kinnes, Jonathan Leake, Tony Blackman, Maggie Jones, John Harlow, John Timpson Chairman, Barry Collins, Dipesh Gadher, James William, Mark Kleinman, J Maskrey, John Waples, Gareth Jenkins, A A Gill, John Winter, Tony Dawson, David Diprose, Matthew Campbell, Brian Glanville, Lorna V, Antonia Fraser, David Hutcheon, Andrew Lycett, Nick Fielding, Stephen Pettitt, Bill Bradford, Jonathan Carr-Brown, Will Iredale, Jonathan Leake Science Editor, Jessica Bown, Karen MacGregor, Susan Arcy, R H, Chrissy Iley, Sally Kinnes, Hugh Barnard, Daniel Emery, David Wickers, Roger Dobson, Brian Doogan, Michael Wills MP, John Aizlewood, Minette Marrin, Jeremy Lazell, Andrew Frankel, Christine Lees, Joe Lovejoy, Jonathan Futrell, Shelley Von Strunckel, A P, David Budworth, William Lewis Business editor, Hugh Pearman, Andrew Davidson, Dan Cairns, Clive Hetherington, Stewart Mitchell, Mrs Mills, John Burns, David Smith Economics Editor, Dora Ridgway, Penny Perrick, N P, Jon Kennerly, Brian Schofield, Colin Key, Sean Newsome, Matthew Goodman, India Knight, Chris Feetenby, Sara Hassan, Kate Spicer, Simon Wilde Cricket Correspondent, Fiona Henderson, Barry Newcombe, Dominic Rushe, Maurice Pickering, Alistair Baker Director, Karen Robinson, Helen Stewart,
ResumoContents Middle classes eat more junk food and exercise less Terror defence lawyer to quit The Sunday Times Contents British Airways One of us: Members of Fathers 4 Justice march through … Miaow! Blair babes ditch sisterhood to sharpen claws on Kelly Blunkett hit by new cover-up row 'Top secret' SAS records put up for auction on eBay Saddam bids to challenge case in US Despite the rain, this was one of the hottest years Contents Everything like a dame: Sir Ian McKellen takes to the … Tory anger as Howard supports ID cards Clarke and Milburn at Odds Ice queen puts £12m, into an artistic coup Wife who lost baby ripped foetus from woman's womb MazDa MPs may beat cap on pensions MI5 agent will build Fortress Westminister Samsung BBC seethes as Grade attacks 'dreary dramas' Muslims face rising suspicion in Europe Airwave hackers spark computer alert Sprouts spread a little sweetness PC World Sorry. . . this is no time for an apology British Airways Bullying naval captain sets sail for re-education Crime figures reveal 'top of the flops' police forces Campbell returns to torment the Tories Manchester comes top of the godless league Under-10s feel fame is the name of the game Dolly the spin doctor turns into a shrink Fight to prove acne drug caused suicides Multiple Display Advertising Items Love, Tears and a Cover-Up As David Blunkett resigned last week claiming to have done nothing wrong, the prime minister went into battle over his 'integrity'. David Leppard reports on a tale of hubris and deceit that could yet cost Labour dear Interflora Sunk by a Broken Working with the blind man who saw politics clearly Conor Ryan, who worked with Blunkett for seven years, on the formidable mental strength that made you forget his disability American Express 'two Pizzas' Gets Stuck in Magnet Waiting in their In-Trays Superwoman's Rapid Rise Barbie, meet your burping nightmare Profile Rummy's last stand against the forces of military reason The Sunday Times Off your knees, Sir H Hot air from China Book The Sunday Times Let's corrupt Turkey, it'll be the saving of them Picture Gallery Blair and his rule-benders are running out of excuses Bad news if you're thinking of legging it from the … Atticvs Mikhail's clan stake their claim as the new Russian aristocracy Atticvs St Andrews filly bitten by Welsh dragon for speaking her mind Atticvs Boris caught without a card up his sleeve again Atticvs "With the demise of David Blunkett has gone one Atticvs Picture Gallery The gasp-making follies of an artless adventuress With its expertise in the matters of marriage Atticvs There's a glimpse into the domestic life of the Blairs Atticvs Forget Teflon, why doesn't the kitchen trade try to … Atticvs On Speed Ending life is a heavy burden Nokia Blunkett out for wrong reasons Tale of Two Cities Play's the thing Myth or Man Points Birthdays The Sunday Times First-class mail goes second class in sorting chaos Sex pests target naturist groups Bin Laden's dirty bomb quest exposed 9/11 Mastermind Killed Daniel Pearl TA Blair ally in bitter Indian family feud Help end the despair of a desert child WHSmith The Sunday Times Darfur Appeal Net closes on the Kiev poisoners My fairy-tale life, by the refugee girl Jacques Chirac took home Queer theory of Lincoln starts civil war Pinochet has stroke as trial is debated Turkey faces bitter divide on EU entry Cold snap may have turned the heat on Europe's witches Multiple Display Advertising Items Test run for Da Vinci's flapping rooster plane It's never boring at Bill Gates academy Iranian links undermine mullahs' drive for power in Iraq Election lineup Bush feels the fury of the neocons Rumsfeld record under attack Ali on Trial The Sergeant who Fell Trying to save a Comrade Rummy's Last Stand against Military Reason The Sunday Times Today's weather 'Anti-Sikh' play hit by protest Fatal stabbing Man remanded over banker's murder Terrorism warning Youths throw baby from stolen car Four tickets share £4.4m Lotto jackpot Nurse decapitated £294,000 guitar 40,000 in siege of South African farm The Times Mugabe to grab last white land The minister for work declares two-thirds of the 2.7m Vectra Pity the baroness but not the minister who died on his feet Do army girls need more hunks? If Gordon takes the biscuit, get a curry Pity our boys Contents Chelsea go six points clear Bmi Contents Not bad for openers Strauss in command England's opener scores an unbeaten century to put the tourists on course to win the first Test against South Africa South Africa v England Eurostar Resolute Trescothick strengthens his defences It didn't look pretty, but the Somerset man's gritty innings should stand him in good stead for the rest of the series New coach ruffles South African feathers Ray Jennings, an abrasive aparthied-era wicketkeeper who has been put in temporary charge of the national side, may be England's best ally, says Simon Wilde Ray Jennings talks tough on Sizzling display signals intent The determination of the England opening pair to stamp their authority on the first Test has paid off handsomely writes Simon Wilde Everton's progress is halted by strugglers Jonathan Northcroft at Ewood Park United put Palace in their place Boro close in on elite status Paul Forsyth at Riverside stadium Barton adds to Bolton's misery John Aizlewood at Reebok stadium Robben inspires rout of Norwich Beckham left out as Owen scores for lucky Real Robson left to rue Savage attack on Albion Defoe haunts Saint Harry Silverstone Law and order Liverpool's Antiono Nunez plans a legal career after football, but is hoping to be judged on the pitch against Newcastle today Ashdown can save Pompey Jamie Ashdown, following in the footsteps of a line of goalkeeping greats at Portsmouth, can't wait for Arsenal's visit today, reports Andrew Longmore Black Cats sitting pretty Coca-Cola League Horror show for Hammers Cort spares blushes Gray gives Blades edge Turner enjoys show at Dons' expense Striker off as Royals win Big guns of Europe Chelsea's enigmatic coach will return to Barcelona, where he learnt his trade, with a lot to proved to the locals Real Madrid v Juventus Porto v Internazionale Barcelona v Chelsea Bayern Munich v Arsenal With erratic keepers, fragile defences and attacking talent in abundance, Bayern v Arsenal is a tie to savour Werder Bremen v Lyon Veterans of Milan will test United's youth Manchester Utd v AC Milan Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen PSV Eindhoven v Monaco Manchester Utd v AC Milan BMW Bayern Munich v Arsenal Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool's efforts to progress in the European Cup—and hold on to Steven Gerrard—have been helped by their draw in the quarter-final, writes Ian Hawkey Barclays Premiership Coco-Cola Championship League One League Two Pools Nationwide Conference Scotland Other Football He's the king of porn with £550m burning a hole in his pocket. Now he fancies a club on football's top shelf, closer to his Essex mansion Brimingham City owner David Sullivan is tiring of long hours on the road to St Andrews. West Ham or Spurs would be handier Media man with Midas touch Chileno Old Spice He was one of the likely lads at Liverpool, before thriving at Real Madird. He's struggling now, but has no regrets, he tells Paul Kimmage We all need friends that we can trust until the day … The real McManaman: a football journey The Glenlivet Grobler digs for gold Having established Britain as one of the world's leading rowing nations, the coach is determined to do it all over again MacArthur stays on course The British sailor is ahead of schedule in her record bid, but as she tackles mountainous seas, she knows time could be lost at any stage. By Edward Gorman Making his Mark Mark Cueto, England's latest wing sensation, nearly passed rugby by, and is proof that late starters can blossom The Sunday Times Tigers stumble in war of attrition BMW Latter-day Saints teach old boys lesson Leicester still the team to beat in Europe Despite their hiccup yesterday, it's hard to see any other team matching the Tigers in this season's Heineken Cup Today's Powergen Cup ties Jones off as leaders tumble Round-up Quins facing endless winter Adam Hathaway at The Recreation Ground Shipshape Bristol may hold winning hand The Shoguns have been talking up today's Powergen Cup rivals Wasps, so don't be surprised to see an upset Catt drop goal decisive as Warriors crash Multiple Display Advertising Items New formula for success Justin Wilson has put the disappointment of failing to secure a F1 drive behind him to thrive in the Champ Car World Series. By Richard Rae The Sunday Times Aussies enjoy home help Justin Langer continued his brilliant year on his home pitch in Perth as Australia took absolute control of the first Test against Pakistan, writes Robin Scott-Elliot Stunned Tendulkar makes early exit India's master batsman fell to the first ball of the day in the second Test, but ther tourists still dominated Bangladesh in Chittagong. Alex Fortune reports Jimbo returns to serve Wimbledon has had some fiery clashes over the years, but Connors V McEnore in the commentary box may top the lot You sound upset. . . The Sunday Times Big guns struggle as Rauffer enjoys downhill glory Sports round-up Results round-up This week's fixtures Rugby Union Rugby League Racing Multiple Display Advertising Items Baracouda romps to victory A perfect ride from Tony McCoy helps the French horse to a fourth Long Walk Hurdle triumph. By Andrew Longmore Arcalis adds to growing stature The Times Caught in time Rangers win the Scottish League Cup, October 1986 Sport Letters Questions & answers Your sporting conundrums tackled Heroes' Heroes Sir Geoff, Hurst, England's 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero, on Gareth Edwards Multiple Display Advertising Items Sport on TV Don't miss this Intel Inside Golden shot at European glory Klitschko beats out a message The ref's blind side Contents Newspaper tycoon O'Reilly buys into India's biggest title Spurned Seifert in London bid fightback Pearson eyes $800m US deal Sony Retailers' holiday hopes fade Contents Yukos town fears the lights will go out Special Report As the state starts to break up the oil group, Guy Faulconbridge reports how this will afftect its workers Contents Multiple Display Advertising Items Property giant in £400m sale FSA finds former dotcom star guilty Times Online Bentley accelerates into the red BOC wins $300m deal for Mexican gas plant Wasserstein free to float Lazard Barclays Capital is bank of year Business Digest ABN looks favourite in caravan park race Duffield's New Star to rise again for spring listing Icelanders agree to pay £326m for Iceland Clarks boss plots bid for bookseller Property group tucks into Aubergine Out on the town . . . Women who like beer will soon … Pro-euro lobby forced to admit Britain is still best My Travel rescue in sight Cisco Systems Partners begin search for man to pilot Airbus Werner's wacky adventures in Wayne's world Agenda Will bubble bubble mean unemployment trouble? Economic Outlook America's love of cheap petrol props up Opec American Account Dumped His £1.3 billion bid for the London Stock Exchange has been rebuffed. His marriage is in tatters. His liver has told him their affair must end. But Werner Seifert is coming back for more. . . Spate of Mergers and Acquisitions Brings a Bonanza for Investment Banks An Elle of a comeback for Kevin Hand The former Emap chief executive now runs the UK arm of the world's biggest magazine publisher—but has he got his old firm in his sights? The Sunday Times E-mail spells death of Christmas cards A growing number of companies are opting for electronic greetings this year. Report by Matthew Goodman Kevin Hand's Working Day Vital Statistics Working Space King goes back to basics for Sainsbury revival The supermarket boss sets a lot of store by visiting his staff and checking the products himself, writes Richard Fletcher Tesco's success puts Clubcard firm on the map Richard Fletcher takes a look at the phenomenal rise of the date collector behing the grocer's loyalty scheme Analysis at ASDA Yukos town fears the lights will go out Multiple Classified Advertising Items The Rise and Fall of Yukos World share markets Databank Major share movements UK economy at a glance Top 200 companies Indicator of the week Interest rates/Bonds Currencies Commodities France fights Germany for control of EADS A simmering row over future ownership has unsettled Europe's aerospace and defence gaint, writes Dominic O'Connell Travis Perkins takes over Wickes The Week that was Business on the Box They'll Be Back. . . Judgment Day The Week Ahead Quote of the Week Holiday homes boom turned my life round How I Made It Jack Hamilton founder of Parador Properties Getco Product reviews could be texted to you in shop Idea of the Week Navigation system that does more than a to B Business Tools Smartnay price: £499 installation and £120 annual susription Employers must respect workers' religious beliefs The Business Doctor Todd Enterprises Pros and cons of setting up in China UK firms are rushing to set up in Hong Kong or mainland. Christopher Price looks at some who took the plunge Tax Loss from a Capital Gain The Times How Costs Compare Quinlan's school project Career Mars may leave Slough's orbit Prufrock Miami nice . . . Judging by the parties alone, cash … BA braced to meet the challenge The Sunday Times Talk of £11bn GUS bid is nonsense Inside the City Aggregate Industries Market Mole Online garden centre needs to grow a profit Enterprise network Two old schoolmates set up Crocus to give gardeners a much wider choice of plants. Now they have to boost sales to make profits. By Colin Brennan Hire a financial manager What the Experts Say Highlight the fact you offer better value Crocus's Challenges Attract more customers Find out what customers want Review costs and margins Give clients a good experience Allied Irish Bank (GB) Progress Report IBM Contents The Morse Saga Melanie Thaw has seen her family life writ large in the Christmas bestseller. But it was she and her sisters who promoted their mother to be so searingly honest about John Thaw, she tells Margarette Driscoll Radisson Contents Follow me to the promised land On the eve of Blair's visit to Israel, Martin Ivens meets Ariel Sharon and finds the old hawk curiously doveish The Morse Saga Alexander's battle of 2004 A politically correct world cannot come to terms with the bloody reality of antiquity, says Robin Lane Fox, adviser on the new Alexander epic John Lewis I don't know how Ruth Kelly does it All the world's best books at a click They used to be the preserve of academics but now rare books are going online, says John Sutherland Sharks, you're dead meat Christmas? Been there, done that, now we're off to the sun I'm not wrecking the army Interview Multiple Classified Advertising Items A tale of two very different princes in Africa William followed the traditional discreet royal route, but Harry is hanging out with the flash Afro-trash, says Alison Aylen Now why can't we build a bridge like that in this country? Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, new head of the Royal Academy, tells Hugh Pearman Britain needs to think big like France In the beginning there was something His atheist chums aren't happy, but Antony Flew tells Stuart Wavell why he now thinks there was a higher power at work in the creation of the universe The Sunday Times Be a bad bird watcher, it could change your life Last week a survey said that one in ten bird species faces extinction. Simon Barnes says hurry while they last A mere million signatures needed to change Europe The Sunday Times Christmas Crossword Some sound advice on learning to read There's only one way that's proven to teach children to read and it's up to parents to see that it's practised, says Chris Woodhead Multiple Display Advertising Items Schools must not become a victim of their own success Chris Woodhead Answer the question Lonely road for the born again full-time mother Antiques going cheap Home Antique dealers have misread the market, says TV expert Eric Knowles. As a result, auctions are full of quality items, prices have dropped and your chances of finding good value have never been better On every tycoon's wish list You'd think a househunter with a £30m budget could get what he wanted. But some things even this kind of money can't buy, says Karen Robinson Shopping around Make home smell like Christmas Peter Sellers's penthouse Houses of the week Multiple Classified Advertising Items It's called what? £235,000 Share a chapel Prague ups the ante It is everybody's idea of what a European city should look like. But the market is changing, so before you invest in the Czech capital, Sean Newsom suggests careful research When Santa came home Charles COLLINGWOOD—Brian Aldridge in The Archers—missed out on his nativity play as a six-year-old, but can still remember the day Father Christmas visited him in Surrey Time and place On the Market A house that will never go hungry Seismic shifts as the e-volcano rumbles In our sixth annual awards, the Doors team acclaims the people and events that are revving up the next digital revolution Driving Force Broadband internet Internet-For-All Award Feelgood Cup Playing-god games Christmas £1,800 prize quiz Test your knowledge of the year's hottest digital issues and win the coolest new Media Center laptop Doors awards 2004 Online Phenomenon of the Year The blogging boom Online Beat Bobby DCS Len Hynds World in your Pocket Award Storage Unsung Heroine Jargon Honeypot Buzz words for our times All-Round Chutzpah Ofcom Doors awards 2004 Foolproof Digibox Thomson DHD-4000 Savvy Shopper Award The gadget girl Look No Phone Award Skype Out Flying Surfer Trophy The internet traveller Bust of the Year Ciny There's no debating quite how important I am Winner's Dinners Elton feels the heat Shock exchange The tabloid week This Life It's Bruce Forsooth People of the Week Here Comes the Bride or Possibly Not I'm a Minister, Get Me out of Here! The Daily Telegraph: Fernando Poe Jr Last word. . . Winner's Letters Talking Heads Nick Newman's Week Contents Man about Town Get in touch with your metrosexual side on a Manhattan makeover weekend Wardrobes and waxing are no longer the preserve of women—in New York, at least. One hotel is now offering to turn slobs into studs in just a weekend. Matt Rudd volunteers for the Metro Man package Timberland Digital Radio Good Gear Guide Don't be a slob, be a metrosexual Markwarner Safari Bag Wind-Resistant Fleece . . . or, stay at home and get your guns resculpted Travel brief Emergency Torch Pain-Relief Patch Caribbean Classics A Caribbean island without great beaches? You've got to be joking. Far from it, says David Wickers Multiple Display Advertising Items Wrap it up Multiple Display Advertising Items The case for ski helmets gained support last week from Holiday money Pilots threaten travel chaos Directions Leonardo DiCaprio hits our cinema screens as the millionaire … Where was I? It's cheaper, but not faster Step away from the cake, ma'am The latest follies of US airport security are pushing travellers to the limits, says Tony Allen-Mills New FO fears on Indonesia Readers' rants Exploring strife's rich tapestry If you think Bayeuz is just for school trips, you're missing a masterpiecde—and a weekend of Norman gluttony, says Stephen Clarke Istanbul Travel brief What we loved, and loathed travelling in Britain this Our writers have spent the year searching for the Best of British. This is what they discovered—and what they wished they hadn't Best Lakeland Bolt Hole The Sunday Times Best Country-House Hotel The Manor House, Wiltshire Worst Railway Cock-Up The Strategic Rail Authority Best Eccentric Host John Leslie Best Educational Outing The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall Worst Woeful Waitressing The Old Pharmacy, Pembrokeshire Everything but the partridge Susan d'Arcy and Vincent Crump guide you to some star-quality events for a traditional Christmas Best Country Gardens Best Frozen Fun Mountain Innovations Worst Port of Call Glasgow Prestwick internationa airport Best Use of Offal Best Aussie Import Most Depressing Digs Best A-List Self-Catering Best Stately-Home Visit Worst Waste of a Reputation Best Customer Care Best Enid Blyton Beach Best Lost Weekend Best Way to Leave Britain Best Bit of Bird-Watching The Sunday Times Worst Missed Opportunity Best Hangover Cure Don't blame the tools The wrong skis can spell disaster, the right ones a top time in the hills. Graham Bell, left, and Sean Newsom pick the season's best On-piste skis Beginner to Intermediate Multiple Display Advertising Items Confident Intermediate Atomic SX: 11 £599, including binding GB Experts Head Worldcup i. Race GS £549, including binding You wait seven years for a man. . . . . . and then two turn up at once. Rachel Carron finds love on the rebound in Italy Confessions of a tourist All-mountain skis Rossignol Bandit B2 £359, skis only Deep-powder skis Should I rent or buy? Line What to wear Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items My hols Daisy Goodwin nearly drowned in the Atlantic. Now, she prefers Lake Como Multiple Display Advertising Items Where was I? Win a summer week for two on Lake Garda, with Thomson Lakes and Mountains The competition Contents Millions face new year mortgage shock Rates could go higher still Rate Forecast Mis-selling claims News in Brief Contents Bigger home loans Dollar weakness holds back Footsie Structured Solutions Group Labour's child trust funds face growing pains Comment Multiple Display Advertising Items Out of the shadows Woolwich blamed loyal 74-year-old for fraud A Question of Money Each week Diana Wright sorts out readers' financial problems Congestion charge boss nets £3.5m Directors' Deals Where to find the next star fund managers One of the City's top talents, Anthony Bolton, will soon step down. Who are the pretenders to his crown, asks David Budworth Anthony Bolton backs Britain's biggest companies for 2005 Multiple Display Advertising Items Pensioner Has No Doubts about Thomas's Skills Lloyds puts time limits on mis-sold mortgages Shoppers are lured with cashback on debit cards You can earn up to £100 a year when you spend on Halifax's new card. Jessica Bown asks if you should rush to sign up MPs start probe into cash machine charges Multiple Display Advertising Items Tessa only ISAS Mortgage Deals Low-Cost Loans Top Annuity Rates Cheap Credit Cards Windfall Shares Savings Accounts Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Radio host lives 'entirely for pleasure' Fame and Fortune Ned Sherin, the presenter of Loose Ends, makes sure he can afford life's necessities food, wine and taxis, By Natalie Graham HSBC Trader treats himself to Typhoo and custard My Diy Pension Contents Merry Christmas! Dog Star News Sleepover (cert PG) Christmas Pudding Kitkat Fresh! BA' Humbug Scene It? (cert 12) Goldeneye: Rogue Agent Bagpuss Hotwater Bottle Cover Picture Gallery Ho Ho Ho Honour Robotop The Boston Pulse Snatcher Claus out! Snow Speeders Red Alert Wild World The Buzz On Screen Fish Tale Entertainment overload! Count on Jim! Creative Christmas Before the big day, customise your Christmas with Funday's festive creation The Big Funday Christmas Giveaway Quick Fire Zoo Tycoon 2 Bon Chance Puzzlezone Band Aid Pop Puzzler Fans Ltd Children's Cookbook Mail with our stamp of approval Puzzle Zone Answers Jokes Corner Riding High Sport Competitions Champion chat and first for sports facts!. . . Ellen Says . . . The Simpsons The funday times Contents Inside this Week BMW goes speeding on the M6 Up to Speed Ford has designs on Soho model General Lee is in command Cars on TV I'm getting too old for this Me and my Motors Ross Kemp On his CD Changer Safety first on eBay Internet auction sites are now a magnet for car buyers, but be careful out there, says James William It's Amazing what You Can Pick up The thoroughly modern magic of Chitty Emma Smith tracked down a showbiz legend and took the wheel for an unforgettable school run Porsche Too fast, too furious Drives the Mitsubishi Evolution VIII MR FQ400 Vital Statistics The Opposition Multiple Display Advertising Items Ingear The Stuff of Motoring Dreams Bright Way to Keep your Keys Two Wheels Good, Three Wheels Better The Knowledge the LDV Van All you wanted to know about cars but were afraid to ask Picture Gallery Bentley BMW Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Used Car: Jeep Wrangler Times Online Because I'm worth it . . . Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Controlling Interest One small step for the eco-revolution This is Britain's front runner in the race to the hydrogen-fuelled future — and it had a helping hand from R2d2, says Emma Smith Vital Statistics Multiple Classified Advertising Items Letters Multiple Classified Advertising Items Have your Say Car Clinic Your Motoring Problems Solved The Sunday Times My First Crash The Sunday Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Regtransfers Masterati Contents Obsessive Compulsive Quality Ford Contents Thank you 2004 Thank you 2004 We need religious art more than ever Says Waldemar Januszozak — but his spirit wasn't revived by Tate Liverpool's Seeing in Believing Damien & Hirst I'm a celebrity, get me Advertising has gone A-list. But do Hollywood's hottest actors and the most influential film-makers really bring quality to commerce, asks Bryan Appleyard O come, all ye wastrels The painful truth about the hit series Shameless is that it's so real, its creator, Paul Abbott, tells Sally Kinnes The Aviator Biteback Detecting a spot of foul play Television Corpus Christie Radio waves Up, up and away Leonardo DiCaprio's star continues to rise with his powerful portrayal of the flawed genius Howard Huges. By David Eimer La Dolce Vita 15,174 mins Multiple Display Advertising Items When the Last Sword is Drawn 15,137 mins Ella Enchanted Sleepover PG, 97 mins The Month Veradrake Big film releases DVDs of the year Classics & special editions World cinema Children Television Documentaries Comedy Music ENO sky & artsworld They're playing his 'toons He's known as the man who drew Woody, but Bud Luckey's new love is a great short called Boundin', says Jeff Dawson Yell Ringing the changes The wacky, the rude and the spooky — yes, it's Christmas, but not as we know it, says Victoria Segal The Royal Opera Flying Daggers His Dark Materials Olivier, SE1 The surreal life The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe London Assurance Unmistakable German Craftmanship Multiple Display Advertising Items Presents of mind Make an arty impact this Christmas. Gallery gift shops have stimulating offerings for all the family that are more than just museum pieces, says Peter Whittle Romeo & Juliet Presents of mind Merchant of Venice Bose Weihnachtshistorie (History of the Nativity) Classical On record Rosenmuller Cantus Cölln, Concerto Palatino, cond Konrad Junghanel Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901861 Thomas Beecham Shostakovich Classical CD of the week Symphony No 4 Bavarian Radio so, cond Mariss Jansons EMI 5 57824 2 Ludwig Senfl Im Maien Charles Kaniels (tenor), Fretwork Harmonia Mundi 907334 George Benjamin Palimpsests Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Modern Orchestr Nimbus NI 5732 Various Artists Pop and Jazz Grandaddy: Below the Raido Ultra UL 12362 July Skies The English Cold Make Mine Music Mmm009cd KT Tunstall Eye to the Telescope Relentless Cdrel06 Bird The insides Ice Cream Ic05cd New … town Various Artists Get Thee Behind Me Santa Puppy Dog Records Pup1 Szapora The Month Keep things complicated The experimentalists Benedict Mason and Gavin Bryars are still not easy listening, says Paul Driver The Sunday Times Statue of limitations Opera North tries to …reathe life into a … Weill rarity, and almost most succeeds, says Hugh Canning Yell The top arts events of the coming months Film The critical list Sunday Times too Lives Theatre Longplayers Art Christmas flowers Dance Concerts Pop Comedy Film The Polar Express Theatre Grand Hotel Art Manet Face to Face Comedy James Campbell: Comedy for Kids Opera Das Rheingold Dance Peter Pan Concerts London Symphony Orchestra Pop The Pogues Yell Superhero Spider-Man 2 Pc (£29.99), Gc, Ps2, Xbox (£39.99), Gba (£34.99); all ages Playing God Sims 2 PC, £39.99, ages 7+ Plant life Pikmin 2 GC, £39.99, all ages Game of the year PC, £39.99, ages 15+ Armchair Beckham Pro Evolution 4 Pc (£29.99), Ps2, Xbox (£39.99); all ages Fantastic voyage Fable Xbox, £39.99, ages 16+ Burning rubber Need for Speed Underground 2 GBA, PC (£29.99), GC, PS2, Xbox (£39.99); all ages War on the web Halo 2 Xbox, £39.99, ages 16+ Compete against players all over the world through World domination Rome: Total War PC, £34.99, ages 12+ Jailbreak The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Pc (29.99), Xbox (£39.99); ages 16+ Blood and guts Conflict: Vietnam PC (£29.99), PS2, Xbox (£39.99); ages 16+ Brain tease Chessmaster 10th Edition Pc, 29.99, all ages Avoid at all costs JFK Reloaded Pc, £5.20 download (from www. jfk-reloaded. com), ages 18+ Games of the year Scarfe suits Clara well English National Ballet are looking good in their edgy, vibrant Nutcracker, By David Dougill 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 875 Manuals Hardback Children's Hardback Books a majestics The Garden at Buckingham Palace An Illustrated History by Jane Brown photographs by Christopher Simon sykes The Royal Collection £30 pp 224 Read on . . . All that you can eat Paul Bailey relishes a culinary selection of the offbeat and the mouthwatering Hot stuff Alex Give us a clue How to Read a Painting Going down fighting The Letters of Rudyard Kipling Vols 5 (1920-30) and 6 (1931-36) edited by Thomas Pinney Palgrave MacMillan £55 each pp584 (Vol 5) pp527 (Vol 6) Christmas at war Diary of an Old Contemptible: From Mons to Baghdad 1914-1918 edited There is nothing like a dame It's behind You! The Story of Panto by Peter Lathan New Holland £19.99 pp144 Read on . . . Dangerous liaisons The Cabaret by Lisa Appignanesi Yale £25 pp265 The merry widow Reader I Married Him by Michele Roberts Little, Brown £14.99 pp240 WHSmith Dispatches from the past From Tudor dungeons to 1940s Hollywood, Joan Smith detects murder through the ages The Sunday Times Sky movies Contents Watch it: a fortnight of festives viewing Christmas choice BBC1 Family favourites Best panto Best comedies Most seasonal fare Best music New Year's choice Coronation Street Highlights, lowlights and fairy lights Goodbye to 2004 Seasonal singalong Best dramatist Potter At The BBC Way out western Mountain Night (Thursday 30, BBC4, from 8pm) Brain still working? Light entertainment Carols and killers Auld aquaintances Premiere league Christmas film choice New kids on the box No peace on earth Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone The odd couple Festive nightmares Festive favourites Radio Pick of the Day Sheep thrills One Man And Hits Dog (BBC2, 5pm) Thanks, but . . . This OBE is Not For Me (BBC2, 7pm) Anybody out there? What We Still Don't Know (C4,8pm) Trivial pursuits Test The Nation (BBC1, 8.50pm) Pick of the day The South Bank Show: Howard Goodall's Musical Netlon (ITV1, 11.05pm) Best whodunit Agatha Christie's Marple (ITV1, 9pm) Same old song? The Band Aid Story — Do They Know it's Christmas? (C4,9pm) Von Ryan's Express (BBC1, 3.45pm) Films Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day Telephone banking Real Story With Fions Bruce (BBC1, 7.30pm) It's a jazz thing Keith Jarrett — The Art Of Improvisation (C4,7.30pm) Kiss this frog Prince Charming (Sky One, 8pm) Chocks away Bomber Crew (C4,9pm) Pick of the day Christines Lights (ITV1, 9pm) Disappearing acts Without a Trace (C4,10pm) God save the ring Days That Shook The World (BBC4, 10.15pm) Films Penny Serenade (BBC2, 12.10pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day Culture clash Wife Swap (C4,8pm) Where there's a will Diana's Will (Five, 8pm) Crime watch Cops, Robbers And Videotape (BBC1, 9pm) Girls aloud Grumpy Old Women (BBC2, 9pm) Horseplay The Helst: Horse Trading (C4,9pm) Pick of the day Teachers (C4,10pm) Nursery crimes Someone To Watch Over Me (BBC1, 10.35pm) Films Remember The Titans (BBC1, 3.45pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day Who Was Wenceslas, And Who Decided He Was Good? (R4,3.45pm) Crimes of passion The Bill (ITV1, 8pm) Builders' bottom line Bricking it (C4,9pm) Crimes of fashion What Not To Wear (BBC1, 9pm) In a perfect world If We Could Stop The Violence (BBC2, 9pm) The Land That Time Forgot (C4,12.20pm) Pick of the day The British Comedy Awards (ITV1, 9pm) Let's rock'n' roll The Last Chancers (C4,10.35pm) Dancing to his tune Imagine: Tony Pappano — a Year At the Opera (BBC1, 10.45pm) Films Ford BBC1 Sky One ITV1 Anglia Variations Radio Thursday 23 December Pick of the Day Child-catching legacy The Making Of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Musical (ITV1, 5.30pm) Well versed Essential Poems For Christmas (BBC2, 7.30pm) Russian doll trick River Cottage Christmas Feast (C4,8pm) Wot, no Bessie? TV's Greatest Cars (Sky One, 8pm) The root of all evil Mine All Mine (ITV1, 9pm) Pick of the day Shameless (C4,9pm) Got any dust? Little Britain (BBC1, 10.15pm) Films Swing Time (BBC2, 12.05pm) Critics' choice Ford BBC1 Thursday 23 December ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Thursday 23 December Radio Friday 24 December Pick of the Day The Adventure Of The Chrismas Pudding (R4,2. 15pm) Cars and girls After They Were Famouse: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (ITV1, 3.25pm) Sing hosanna Carols From King's (BBC2, 6.15pm) Bah, humbug My Family (BBC1, 9pm) Voice of America The World Of Nat King Cole (BBC4, 9pm) Pick of the day The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (C4,9pm) Fields of gold Dead Men Talking: Van Gogh (History, 9pm) Dining out Taboo: Delicacles (National Geographic, 10pm) Films Sky Movies 1 My Fair Lady (BBC2, 2.30pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day With Great Pleassure At Christmas (R4,10am) Springfield calling The Simpsons Christmas Message (C4,3pm) My fair lady Lesley Garrett — Music From The Movies (BBC2, 6.10pm) Ho, ho . . . oh! Too darn hot Kiss Me Kate (BBC2, 7.10pm) Inspired reading Who Wrote The Bible? (C4,8. 30pm) Pick of the day Painting The Clouds — a Portralt Of Dennis Porter (BBC2, 9.40am) Old chestnuts Parkinson (ITV1, 10.30pm) Films Love Actually (Sky Movies 1, . 8pm) Ford BBC1 Sky One ITV1 Anglia Variations Radio Pick of the Day When a child is born Heartbeat (ITV1, 8pm) Goodbye Walford? Casualty At Holby City (BBC1, 8.30pm) So-so comedy Dead Ringers (BBC2, 9.25pm) Pick of the day Best drama The Singing Detective (BBC4, 10pm) Spooky tale Haunted Homes (ITV1, 11.15pm) Films Citizen Kane (BBC2, 10.30am) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day Ice work 'Allo,'allo La Femme Musketeer (C4,4. 15pm) Lion's tale Pride (BBC1, 6.35pm) What's in a name My Shakespeare (C4,7pm) Pick of the day Greece is the word That Olympic Summer (BBC2, 7.30pm) Scots wha hae Billy Connolly's World Tour Of New Zealand (BBC1, 10pm) Films The Charge Of The Light Brigade (BBC2, 2.40pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day Pull together Hanging Rooms Goes To Boscastle (BBC1, 6.30pm) Royal flushed Constantine — The King Who Lost His Throne (Five, 7pm) All our yesterdays The Second World War in Colour: A New World Order (BBC2, 8pm) A dog's best friend Art Reports: Dodie Smith — Mad Dogs And An Englishwoman (BBC4, 8pm) God bless America Holiday Showdown (ITV1, 9pm) Pick of the day Auf Wledersehen, Pet (BBC1, 9pm) Fear the reaper Sobhraj — The Hippie Killer (Five, 10.55pm) Films Apollo 13 (ITV1, 12.55pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Pick of the Day Best profile The Real King Herod (C4,7pm) Fez and flowers Ground Force On The Road To Marrakech (BBC1, 8pm) Comic nostalgia Arena: Remember The Secret Policeman's Bail? (BBC2, 9pm) In my life The Beatles' Biggest Secrets (Five, 9pm) Pick of the day Storyvillet The Natural History Of The Chicken (BBC4, 9pm) Most revealing Naked Britain (C4,9pm)/Diary Of a Teanage Nudist (C4,10pm) No sleep Classic Albums: Motorhead — Ace Of Spades (BBC2, 11.15pm) Films Odd Man Out (BBC2, 12.15pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Radio Thursday 30 December Pick of the Day In Our Time (R4,9am) Get grafting, or go The Dobsons Of Duncraig (BBC1, 7pm) Christmas darlings Little Angles (BBC3, 7pm) Too close to home The Bill (ITV1, 8pm) Fame at last Africa's Secret Seven (National Geographic, 8pm) The year that was 2004 Winners And Losers (BBC2, 9pm) Pick of the day Not Only But Atways (C4,9pm) 38 special Taggart (ITV1, 9pm) Films The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner (BBC2, 12.15pm) Ctitics' choice Ford BBC1 Thursday 30 December ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Thursday 30 December Radio Auld acquaintances 1 All the old haunts Housebusters (Five, 8.25pm) Snow business 50 Years Of TV Weather (BBC2, 9pm) DIY laughs Colin And Justin's Makeover Madness (Five, 9pm) Scaramouche! The Story Of Bohemian Rhapsody (BBC2, 9.40pm) Auld acquaintances 2 Jools's Annual Hootenanny (BBC2, 11.10pm) Animal Farm (C4,12.05pm) Films Pick of the day … Road (ITV1, 9pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One Review the situation After They Were Famous: Oliver! (ITV1, 4.10pm) Radio Pick of the Day D'oh! Oh dear Celebrate The Sound Of Music (BBC1, 6.30pm) Oh, lordy Scream! If You Want To Get Off (ITV1, 7pm) One night with you Elvis Night (Performance, 7pm) Funny ha ha The Comedian's Comedian (C4,9pm) Pick of the day Tom Brown's Schooldays (ITV1, 9pm) Best drama The Murder Room (BBC1, 9.40pm) No duds The South Bank Show (ITV1, 11.10pm) Films Flight Of The Phoenix (BBC2, 3.15pm) Ford BBC1 ITV1 Anglia Variations Sky One The Sunday Times Guide to West End Cinema The Official Guide of the Society of London Theatre A journey through Gerard's day Ford Contents Tiffany & Co. Subaru Contents Jameson Secret Britain Eye opener . . . What you won't find in the guidebooks The 'headless man' sex scandal: 48 Upper Grosvenor St, London W1 Lost in Translation Stats Entertainment Why eastern Europeans are Britain-bound Max Factor Next Big Thing The Price of Everything How much is . . . a 10Ib turkey? Waitrose Bystander On the edge of history Flashback Listomania Eight of the oddest jobs Endpiece Epson Billy Childish and Nichollas Hamper Nick was Always so Much Bigger than Me. He Tried to Bully Me into Submission and Destroy Every Ideal Had Kenco Faustino Coop Jason Hatch It was Easier to Get onto the Queen's Balcony than It is to See my Children. It's Love of Them Makes You Do It Dfs Breitling Breitling Battle Hymn of the Republicans 1 Year 100 Pictures The Political Carousel Fame and Misfortune Siemens Fame and Misfortune Fame and Misfortune A Soldier's Life In the Hands of the Enemy Women on the Front Line Sorrow and Savagery Tesco Iraq: A Year of Conflict The Fight for Justice Share Practics Bourgognes Man's Beast Friends Send in the Crowns Citizen Accentuate the Negative Ukraine and Shine Son of a Gun Stars in their Eyes Athens 2004: Games People Play Precious Medals KEF Farewell January-June 100 Pictures Freixenet Madrid Bose Samsung Bridge Chess Teaser 2205 Bookwise Mephisto Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Darcey Bussell On the Tube, People Stare at Me. Why my Hair Stuck to my Head. My Bouquests of Flowers and my Big Ballet Bag Nikon Bordeaux Contents Gucci Envy Inside Lacoste Harley-Davidsons The Intellectual's Guide to Fashion Billionaire Blaggers Celebrity Sex Clinic Going up Going down Are You Desperate Housewife? Lumberjack Chic Who Could It Be? Issey Miyake Fashion Moment Mont Blanc Christmas Rebranded Rolex "sprouts Definitely Need a Rebrand — Actually, I'd Ban Them Altogether" Cbel Man in the mirror Dark, dazzling, vain and insecure, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is grooming himself for stardown For this actor, says Shane Watson, image is everything Eternity So what Exactly is It You Look for in a Woman? "i Dunno Fashion Style Faking It Chanel Let It shine There's more than one way to scintillate, you know By Sara Hassan Stella The Christmas Outfit Nightmare Nightmare If you want to dress to impress your parents, remember family and fashion don't mix, says Kate Spicer Wardrobe Mistress to the Rescue Pringle T. K. maxx Cold mountain At last, skiwear is getting chic again. Photographs by Philip North-Coombes styling by Fiona Henderson Cold mountain Baldessarini Breil Givenchy Lady in Danger Why do women always fall for playboys, even when they know they're going to get burnt, asks Chrissy Iley Olay Thinking outside the Box The Sybarite Warm Glow Hair Bitch! Do It now All Singing . . . Keep It Sweet Morning after Glory You've overindulged and now your skin is paying the price. Here's show to look as fresh as a daisy. By Lorna V Macleans Vanessa Wilde's Secret Diary Bad … Bad … It's cold and dark outside, you're feeling miserable and your natural instinct is to reach for the chips. Amanda Ursell tells you why — and what you can do to avoid the winter stodge Wave Goodbye to Winter Weight Gain Clarinsmen It's a fact. With Clarins, Christmas is more beautiful What's the Alternative? Remy Martin Italian for Cake Foodstyle Truly Scrumptious Take 3 Ingredients Foodie The Prickly Issue Figgy Pudding Alternative Don't particularly like Christmas pud? Not to worry, says Tom Norrington-Davies there are plenty of other options — and there's not a raisin in slight in his simple desserts Alternative Christmas Trifle Mastercard Upside-Down Quince Cake Vanilla Ice Cream with Roast Plums and Sloe Gin Oral-B The Best of Beaujolais Drinkstyle The Hard Stuff Ethical Wine Don't Mention the S-Word If You Drink only One Wine this Week Make It 2001 Bethany Cabernet Morlet Bluebird Dining Room Table Talk Where to Eat British Starbucks Coffee Retro Receiver It on Bring glamour to your table with sexy glassware and customised place settings, says Stephanie Bateman Sweet Sumptuous spa In the Stars Kenya Caprice and Stinker Bourret Small Talk The Ubiquitous Gilet They may be cosy, but Shane Watson will be glad to see the back of them Mrs Mills Solves All your Problems Seiko Armani
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