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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Toni Letts, Stuart Flitton, Jeremy Austin, Neelam Verjee, David Brown, Alexandra Frean, Susan Betts McMonagle, Frances Gibb Legal Editor, Gary Duncan, Peter Lansley, Barbara Stocking Director, Magnus Linklater, Mark Souster, John H. Greensmith, Rolf Clayton, Jane Knight, Ivo Tennant, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Philip Howard, Edward Wilkinson, Camilla Cavendish, David Chater, Ben Hoyle Arts Reporter, James Bone, James Ducker, Elizabeth Judge, C. T. Coney, Carl Mortished, Patrick Kidd, Will Pavia, Rachel Gonzaga, Sam Marlowe, Wendy Ide, Kevin Eason, Joe Joseph, Andrew Norfolk, Robin Pagnamenta, Bernard Levin, David Sharrock, Giles Coren, Roger Hancock, Pat Gibson, Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent, Jane MacArtney, Kenneth Heaton, Siobhan Kennedy, Wil Malone, Bernard Parke, Simon Thorpe, Ruth Gledhill, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Dominic Walsh, Tom Bawden, Gary Jacob, Elizabeth Bishop, Norman Harris, Tim Reid, Daniel Finkelstein, Ruth Gledhill Religion Correspondent, James Rossiter Professional Services Correspondent, Dan Sabbagh, Libby Purves, Nick Robinson, Stephen Farrell, Alan Hamilton, Ian Lovell, Anatole Kaletsky, Tony Blair, Richard Lloyd Parry, Charles Bremner, Charles Wilson, Guillem Balague, Adam Sherwin Media Correspondent, Matt Dickinson Chief Football Correspondent, Stefanie Marsh, Greg Hurst, Derwent May, Julian Haviland, Political Editor, Ben Schott, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, Jack Harris, Sarah Vine, Jane Wheatley, Mark Henderson Science Editor, John Westerby, James Harding Business Editor, Lisa Armstrong, James Rossiter, Sam Coates, Ann Treneman, Simon de Bruxelles, John Hopkins Golf Correspondent, Rob Wright, Geoffrey Dean, Michael Clayton Former editor of Horse and Hound, Alice Olins, Susan Shepard, Gabriel Rozenberg, Bernard Lagan, Neil Harman Tennis Correspondent, Edward Gorman Motor Racing Correspondent, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Matthew Pryor, Matt Hughes, Rebecca O'Connor, Peter Stothard, Sean O'Neill, Tim Worstall, Zhang Lirong Councillor, Chris Campling, Patrick Hosking, Richard Owen, Shane Warne, Damian Whitworth, Marcus Leroux, Mick Hume, Roger Boyes, Francesca Steele, Gabriel Rozenberg Economics Reporter, Nick Hasell, Stewart Tendler, Dalya Alberge, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Michael Legat, Tony Cascarino, Tom Dart, Paul Simons, Kevin Maher, Nigel Kendall, William Rees-Mogg, John Goodbody, Dearbáil Jordan, Mary Ann Sieghart, Philip Webster Political Editor, Steve Hawkes, Jane Shilling, Thomas Catán, Ian Johns, Emily Ford, Graham Searjeant Financial Editor, Matthew Parris, Peter Mullen, Sonia Verma, I. Mathieson, Russell Jenkins, Neil Fisher, Michael Austin, Alan Lee, Caitlin Moran, Peter Riddell, Ben MacIntyre, Martin Birchall is editor, Sir John Lea, Michael Gove, Melanie McDonagh, Tony Dawe, Ben Webster, Ben Macintyre, Philip Webster, David Pollitt, John Naish, Keith Plumb, Simon Jenkins, Jason Mellor, John Hardy, Martin Waller, Catherine Philp, Chris Ayres, Michael Horsnell, Lisa Verrico, Carl Mortished International Business Editor, Sarah Butler, Benedict Nightingale, Angus Batey, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Stephen Dalton, Leo Lewis, Peter D. Rossdale, David Powell, Frances Gibb, James Christopher, Nicholas Reeves Director of Collections, Caroline Charles-Jones, Clare Dight, Alan Lee Racing Correspondent, Olav Bjortomt, Richard Lethbridge, Jan Raath, Colin Bridger, David Robertson, Richard Ford, Bryce Elder, Andy Green, Patience Wheatcroft, Peter Barwell, Christopher Irvine, Juila Tibbs,
ResumoThe Times Index World tour is PM's way of bidding farewell Brown will campaign while leader is away Trips cover at least six countries in six weeks Index Budget airlines start cheap-ticket dogfight Girl 'held by sex gang' Customers down Rich pickings Coup man extradited The Blair Years Comment World Business Register Sport Index Timesonline Miscellany Today's weather The Times Divorcees may have assets taken to fund an ex-spouse's debts High Court ruling closes a loophole Thousands could suffer big losses Splitting up Pugh 'Captors' seek deal over BBC reporter Ambush charge Bullying at Ofsted All life is here Teenage girls strangled their best friend 'just because we felt like it' Pair watched as victim slowly died They hatched plot during a sleepover Young, twisted and murderous Rathbones Budget airlines start price war in struggle to fill new aircraft Millions of seats for £10 including tax Ryanair will have to pay duty on top Gina Ford accepts five-figure sum in Mumsnet libel case Irish teenager wins abortion battle Blackwall closure Vicar arrested Teenage killer Smoker caught out Early 'spy' watch KFC climbs a big hill to fight tiny pub Christmas feast 'breaches trademark' Innkeeper vows to resist food giant The ultimate gift for the boss: your kidney Omega Brown finalises team as rivals struggle to mount a challenge Labour leadership Party may shorten contest to six weeks Chancellor to woo voters at meetings Index Argos At 54, Blair is going early and will have time on his hands Labour leadership Leader of the Botox brigade still smiling to the (nearly) last Planet Su Doku Easy Jet Two found guilty over leak of secret Blair-Bush memo Side by Side by Sondheim Madeleine 'abducted to order by an international child sex gang' Police work on kidnap assumption Milly Dowler officer joins hunt Police image of suspect looks like an 'egg with hair' Britain lags behind in cancer treatment Fined for UK fishing Crufts winner killed Chelsea auction Glowing planet Stroke care failings Sainsbury's Idol thoughts Barclaycard Forget about sex, it's football after full time that keeps fans thinking Tiscali CitroËn C4 Pocasso When Lily Allen's fashion range went on sale at 10am yesterday in New Look's flagship store on Oxford Street, in Central London, there were, apparently, more media than shoppers. If the range was anything like the outfit the singer is pictured wearing, we can understand why Tesco In 2003, while making his first speech after standing … It really was a Matter of Life and Death at the Nationa Labour comes unstuck People Postscript Brian May, Queen axe-wielder, is to return to the astro Pounding the campaign trail is taking its toll of Barac Ruth Badger is championing National Service. "The 'Am … Like a rolling stone Bomber's widow is held in anti-terror raid Arrests linked to 7/7 London attacks Bishop speaks up for the Patel family Ing Direct British Gas KIA Motors Sting and his wife lose case over sacked pregnant chef In Praise of Wimps The Bank of England should be content with a small rise in interest rates Advice to Baghdad Iraq must make political progress or find itself new friends Men in Mind Men think about football every 12 minutes. And in the other 11 minutes? In the merry old land of lb and oz Picture Gallery A century on, the new scramble for Africa Thunderer: The Adam Smith guide to foiling bureaucrats China and Darfur Tireless monarch Blair: the good, the bad, and John Reid The case for Nell as Chiddingstone Venus Timesonline Land of hope Branching out Foreign field Politikspeak Bloke TV A matter of scale Is Mr Sarkozy the new Iron Lady of France? Whale hunting: a saga of cheating, bribery and greed Sky Ex-girlfriends tell court: Spector waved a gun in our faces Music producer went 'wild' in hotel Witness thought she was going to die Dfs Judges are told to cut jail terms for thieves Russian 'spy' planes put RAF on Cold War alert First Choice Parents will be given lessons on teaching their video generation of toddlers to talk Children cannot speak in sentences Reduced family contact is blamed Ebuyer Signing points way to speaking Skills stages Laugh if you can at this tale of American excess First night Theatre Vernon God Little Young Vic, SE1 GAP Hindus fight to save their sick bull from slaughterman Currys Oral sex linked to throat cancer Hybrid car is drivers' favourite Row over chips led to stabbing Boots Royal Opera renames hall in honour of late philanthropist PC World Mercy killing husband faces life in prison Cooperative Insurance How this little possum could help to find a paralysis cure The O2 The marvellous marsupial Sassoon's discarded medal up for sale Many thought he threw award in river Relative found it in a treasure chest Marksandspencer Bonhams Hard-living girls challenge dinosaurs of rock for the Mojo Awards Music makers Posh summer of love shifts from Ascot to Glastonbury Supporters of abortion have no future in Church, Pope tells faithful Faith He vows to halt defections in Brazil Church's stance set to divide nation Magnet Summit on religious harmony is thrown into discord by Malaysia Serious setback for Archbishop Hope of Muslim dialogue thwarted The British participants Everyone should read the Bible, says atheist Dawkins Good God, Bad God Windows Mobile France America British 'mercenary leader' loses fight over coup plot extradition Simon Mann faces life in African jail Rearrested after release from prison Eton to SAS Home Information Pack In at the deep end: Olympic swim star who put love first 4headaches Virgin media Why all the fuss? asks Sarkozy as he dismisses holiday gibes Alliance Leicester Royal to sue over relationship claims Sarko I'Américain Mysterious Briton killed by Nazis 'was a top secret agent' English spy shot by fleeing Germans Key to identity found in archive Spider-Man 3 Averys Leftist terror groups 'to strike at G8' Raids on activists across Germany Ex-Red Army men spotted on marches Tax inspectors seek slice of prostitutes' earnings BT (AP): Putin makes veiled attack on Estonia at Victory Day parade (AP): Bribes 'journalist' jailed for life Why size really does matter (Reuters): Zimbabwe rations electricity Mfi (Reuters): A tasty treat? Cheney trip overshadowed by bomb attack and holiday row Kitchen magic Sky Hospital rebuked for stunting disabled girl's growth Strict vegans guilty of murder after their baby starves to death Breast is best HSBC (AP): Hollywood monument threatened as wildfire hits park Italian Property Show The National Trust Judge rejects call for Black mistrial Defence objects to 'golden egg' memo Request earns lawyer a reprimand The Times (Reuters): Tycoon sought over karaoke 'fight' (AP): Killer executed (Reuters): Pig virus 'no threat' (Reuters): Oil workers taken (AP): Advert removed Grand Master of the teapot ensures that you are sitting comfortably Cha-no-yu (Tea ceremony) BAA (Reuters): US 'mistake' over missiles in Europe (Reuters): Paedophile MP US academic held Woman beheaded (AP): Runaway wedding How to be nice Foreign Staff: Hamas is ordered to curb Militant Mouse Polite squad collar Beijing's finest Rude officers may face 're-education' Improvements in time for Olympics Inside Track US holds interest rate at 5.25% Icstis crackdown Return for Booker ABN to appeal Quote of the day Virgin Media hit Business big shot Number of £1m-a-year City lawyers rises to 200 Corporate activity drives increase Earnings gap with US narrowed Hydro foil? Bank says cutbacks pose threat to inflation figures Stock markets KKR has performed a very precarious balancing act Why the Old Lady is needled IBDO Commodities Picture Gallery Currencies Legal boom Need to know Results in brief Virgin Media loses nearly 50,000 customers despite rebranding Cable group set to lose more in Sky row Pressure from telephone rivals BBC makes history with investment in Left Bank Virgin numbers Premium rate phone watchdog seeks to curb TV quiz scams The Times UK economy loses competitive edge to rival nations UK struggles Times panel backs rise in rates to 5.5% to cool inflation Two vote for a half-point rise MPC should 'act decisively' City residents shortly will receive a leaflet on the … City Diary Cricket lovers have restored their Pride City Diary Rumour of the day In the know Deal of the day Talk is cheap, but not at Arsenal City Diary If Reuters merges with Thomson, will that make the … City Diary Picture Gallery Bet of the day Tiddler to watch BT Picture Gallery Tom Glocer, chief executive of Reuters, has a website … City Diary No Pep, some fizz City Diary Boots chief in line for £6.5m windfall in buyout N Brown rides wave as silver surfers take to the web Booker will return to market after merger with Blueheath Big shot (Reuters): Rio Tinto surges on rumour of BHP bid Marston's pub sale Easy Jet urges calm (Reuters): Provident sale Blow to Inter Link Protesters wade in where shareholders fear to tread Hanson chief poised for £22m pay day Alliance Leicester Hp SEC seeks mystery player in Dow Jones inquiry Murdoch seeks to negotiate Dow deal away from spotlight News Corp chief hopes to woo family Media group reports 6% rise Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Sacked Dow Chemical pair sue for $75m T Mobile ABN to launch an appeal against 'poison pill' ruling Going Dutch Hysteria over miners makes little sense Alcoa move for Alcan may hinge on secret power supply deal Special terms may not carry over Quebec minister to disclose details The Times The Times unit trust information service Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds The Sunday Times British funds Crossrail shapes up as yet another bottomless pit Acer 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 Analyst's rent theory puts cheer into Enterprise Inns Large caps Cazenove helps QXL to hit record Small caps Gilts Surge in profit shows time is right to buy into fashion company C&C Group Fenner Equity Prices Black n' Red Sir Brian Smedley Independent-minded judge who presided over the Matrix Churchill trial with his typical rigour Sir Brian Smedley, High Court judge, 1995-2000, was born on November 28,1934. He died of renal failure on April 6,2007, aged 72 Law Report Weather Eye Lord Weatherill Lives Remembered John Paulley Lesley Blanch Writer and traveller whose lyrical books blurred the boundaries between history, imagination and autobiography Lesley Blanch, writer and traveller, was born on June 6,1904. She died on May 6,2007, aged 102 Professor Lindsey Hughes Prolific and personable historian of Russia admired for her studies of Peter the Great and his contemporaries Professor Lindsey Hughes, historian of Russia, was born on May 4,1949. She died of cancer on April 26,2007, aged 57 Wing Commander Hardwicke Holderness Decorated pilot and enlightened Rhodesian politician Wing Commander Hardwicke Holderness, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF pilot and Rhodesian politician, was born on January 6,1915. He died on March 21,2007, aged 92 Police failed to protect life of prosecution witness at risk Law Report Court of Appeal Privilege survives extra material Queen's Bench Division No power to add late libel claim Queen's Bench Division Court Circular Annual Bernard Levin Award Appointment Dinners Church news Births Forthcoming Marriages To place death notices, acknowledgements or notices … Deaths Legal News Thanksgiving Services In Memoriam - Private Announcements Reception Imperial Britain gave metrication the chop Weather Eye Nature Notes On This Day May 10,1968 Almost 40 years ago the SNP was already achieving local election success — and nursing separatist ambitions for Scotland Winning Move Weather Weatherquest Bridge Chess Winning move Birthdays Anniversaries Newspapers Support Recycling Multiple Classified Advertising Items Legal Notices Public Notices The Sunday Times Legal Notices Legal, Public Company & Parliamentary Notices Public Notices Multiple Display Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Be a child of the New Forest, cycle to pastures new Late travel Multiple Classified Advertising Items Go with the flow on a smooth cruise Ocean cruise boom for Britons Trips cost from £129 to £16,000 Short haul Late deals Corsica for a week, £199; week in France, £232; a fortnight in Thailand, £659 Long haul The best of all times to occupy Guernsey Hanagan realises ambition with Greenwich Meantime Racing Jockey keeps cool to lift Chester Cup Cecil's hand for Oaks gets stronger Big-race odds Giles Smith Thick's switch to Aintree leaves Sandown in lurch Football Chester Racing Goodwood Metaphoric to blossom in Vase Newton Abbot Ayr Racing Wetherby Coral Chester Yesterday's results Beverley Fakenham Les Arcs on course for York Kelso Course specialists Kempton Park Kirkpatrick denounces video shambles Rugby league Sympathy for referee Ganson Officials stood down this weekend Football Results Badminton Basketball Bowls Football Fixtures Cricket Speedway Squash Tennis The Sunday Times Sawgrass changes provide hope for the rank and file Golf The Players Championship New date, but the same poor weather Tougher course presents fresh test The Sunday Times Timesonline Jowell takes shot at spoilsports London 2012 Versatile Taormina tries to scale Olympic heights for third time Modern pentathlon Roddick is devoted to finding his feet on clay Tennis Ryan believes young guns can justify top billing Rugby union Gloucester keen to improve on 2003 Confidence high for Grand Final Top honours Feuding parties set deadline for latest peace talks Whitaker chasing victory in Windsor New Zealand ahead Mayweather record Canada end hopes Taverners trouble Hamilton fallout Hare today, gone tomorrow - quest for live sport has really gone to the dogs . . . Sport on television Barclays How Alonso went from boy racer to the standard-bearer of Asturias Formula One Battle in Spain The world champion is creating history for his Spanish principality and will not be upstaged in his home grand prix on Sunday The idols of the Spanish mainstream Magnificent Maddy shows trance can be a fine thing LV County Championship First division Obdurate Sayers maintains vigil Di Venuto perfects accumulation Flintoff can mend it like Beckham once did, says Cork Panesar puts positive spin on Trescothick's onslaught Second division Derbyshire v Leicestershire Nottinghamshire v Middlesex Scoreboards Why Rashid's box of tricks will turn heads this summer Father-figure Findlay makes discipline new code word for West Indies The creed Revie: a name that will set fans' pulses racing at Leeds Football Son of legendary manager could bid Takeover rivals put deal on table Vauxhall Dowie 'deceived' Palace to secure Charlton move Football Jordan tells court about bitter dispute Manager 'wanted to move north' Timesonline Barton exit may be delayed by police inquiry Agent throws Eriksson hat into the ring at Newcastle Football Villa seek European reward for good behaviour Timesonline The Premiership today He has won plaudits. Now, if he wants to win trophies, Berbatov must move Football Hughes backing McCarthy to show his real worth in forward battle Uefa Cup puzzle Gerrard and Carragher will sign new deals before escape to the sun Football Training camp to aid acclimatisation Anger at tickets on black market Sportops Owen to be named for B international Arsenal signing Peterborough fears Loophole looked at Guard of honour but no truce as reserves stake Wembley claims Football Barclays Premiership Setanta Golf Carvalho has 1 per cent chance of making Cup Final, says Mourinho Times Crossword 23,597 The Insider Show us the evidence on Tévez, say furious clubs Wigan chairman challenges League Threat of legal action increases The Times Inside Mourinho refuses to go quietly in bruising clash at … Shane Warne Motor racing Index The face Perfectly delightful Did you see? Fools rush in The click Did you know? Take away those additives Did you hear? No through way Russian military cadets parade in Red Square for the annual celebration marking the end of the Second World War Modern morals God … in other words Richard Dawkins may be Britain's foremost atheist, but he is willing to be inspired and uplifted. Is he a believer after all? Interview by Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent The Times Lifelines Mothers and daughters: the perils of shopping together Women of a certain age shouldn't wear the same clothes as their daughters, says Lisa Armstrong 10 commandments for mothers with daughters (and all women over 40) The Times I'll give Blair six and a half out of ten Lost cause Splitting mad How my world fell apart Parents At 40, with a baby, good career and happy marriage, Jane Knight believed life was idyllic. Then when her son was 14-months-old, her husband died. She describes the pain — and joy — of bringing up their child alone Kids kit Cut 4 Cloth The Times Queueing for hours and hours for a dress is just stupid My life in fashion Lily Allen gives Alice Olins her frank views on her new range of clothes Timesonline What can my daughter do about a disfiguring red scar on her chin? Ask Dr Stuttaford The Times Sub urban worrier Sorry, speed-freaks — I like life in the slow lane Kevin Maher 28 Weeks Later Nick Broomfield goes to war From sly fly on the wall to the Iraqi frontline, the British director reveals his most ambitious film yet to Catherine Philp Highlights from the Broomfield CV Haditha: the case and charges Paris needs time off for bad behaviour With the heiress and reality star facing a jail sentence, Kevin Maher asks whether it's time to cut our most wayward celebrities some slack My best friend The Times Welcome back to crazy, viral Britain Reviews Film The eagerly awaited sequel to 28 Days Later spoils the original idea by adding evil American occupying forces, says James Christopher The wry camera of Stevan Riley delights Wendy Ide with its elegant portrait of an Oxford boxing squad Blue Blood Like Minds The All Together Battle of Algiers Boy meets girl: it always ends in tears The love affair between the slushy romantic comedy and the public is over. Ian Johns counts the cost of the break-up Love and laughter: rom-com classics Trust me, I'm an actor 24's David Palmer and now Nelson Mandela — Dennis Haysbert specialises in pillars of dignity. But can Kevin Maher wake him up? The Lives of Others The Sunday Times Japan puts shellfish on the movie menu But what about the good guys? Closing credits Competition proves that short is sweet Opera Reviews First night Les Noces/Dido and Aeneas Grand Theatre, Leeds Multiple Classified Advertising Items Theatre Leaves of Glass Soho Theatre, W1 Pop The Cinematic Orchestra Barbican Concert Angela Gheorghiu Barbican Jessie pours on the sauce Last night's TV Miss Marie Lloyd: The Queen of the Music Hall BBC Four Jonathan Meades: Abroad Again BBC Two The Times David Chater's choices Have TV format, will travel Call of the wild response Today's TV BBC One The Museum Viewing Guide BBC Two, 7.30pm Hustle BBC One, 9pm Saddam's Tribe Channel 4,9pm Live Football Special Digital Choice Sky Sports 1 (& HD), 7.30pm The Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final 2007 BBC Three, 8pm Variations Chelsea Pensioners/Edwardians in Colour BBC Four, 8.30pm/9pm Boston Legal Living, 10pm Hitler: The Comedy Years Channel 4,11.05pm Brits Behind Bars: America's Toughest Jail Bravo, 10pm Film of the night Film choice The Aristocrats (2005) Channel 4,12.05am The Offence (1972) Best of the rest Sky Modern Greats, 4.25pm and 3am Being There (1979) TCM, 9pm Play Misty For Me (1971) ITV4, 10pm Web video of the day Puzzles — answers from the back page The Legend of 1900 (1998) BBC Two, 11.50pm Disco Pigs (2001) Channel 4,1.45am Entertainment, Factual and Kids 24-hour listings highlights Prime-time multichannel planner Sport Today's radio Radio Choice Su Doku Challenge Times2 Quiz Times2 Crossword No 4211 Clint Eastwood falls foul of Jessica Walker in Play Misty for Me (ITV4, 10pm) Word Watching Polygon St. James's Place Index Penna The Times Honesty is not the best policy The Week in Work Statwatch You Need a New Job when … What Else Happened Science takes to the front line Profile Deborah Fish, a research scientist, tells Clare Dight how rewarding it is to see the work she does benefiting British troops Milkround The Office Psychologist Home Working Queen Mary University of London You need time to think Six of the Best . . . Concluding our six-part series from the Chartered Management Institute's forthcoming book about the experiences of the brightest business minds, Andy Green considers managing yourself Six of the Best Sponsorship is a fine art Talking Point The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers Works of Art No 84 the Environment Agency How Do I Become … . . . A Lexicographer? Course Watch What It's Really like Working in . . . Financial Sales Degrees for sales Interview The sales profession has long been seen as the home of people born to the job, but moves are afoot to recognise the benefits of formal training. Emily Ford reports Sales Masters Careers of the Week Vodafone Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Streetcar Index Blair's years in The Times Timesonline We cannot suffer any longer the arrogance of power unchecked December 22,1987 Poll tax, schools, hospitals and national security — 10 years before reaching No 10, Tony Blair attacks the Thatcher Government in The Times Starting early with that trademark smile The winning way Brothers now, but one day they'll be rivals September 29,1992 Slick performance of the inseparable twins of the new Labour generation aroused envy in some Thatcher insists GCHQ union ban will remain Falklands factor fails to unseat Tory May 24,1982 Debutant lawyer learns to be a contender On the campaign trail during the 1982 election Tony and Cherie Blair in 1983 3,000 cheers for a man who can end this sorry era The taking of Labour September 23,1994 The Troy administration is tarnished, disgraced, shameless, treacherous, lazy and much, much more, says this former Thatcher supporter Blair is just a flash in the pan Unemployment in Britain (OECD) 27 bad things you didn't know about Tony Parliamentary sketch Early attempts to sway party activists failed to stop the Blair bandwagon Founding principle scrapped The controversial end of Clause Four opened the door to a new Labour Party Clause Four Royal rift Rock rift School carnage a former boy scout leader Thomas Hamilto Were you up for Portillo? 1997 Euphoria A simply astonishing election night for Labour when Conservative ministers fell like ninepins and the party didn't win a seat until 1.30am Children given day off school Blair speaks to the people outside No 10 Average house price Ring out the old, ring in the new May 2 Let the bells chime for this romantic revolution Cool Britannia kicks off Death of Diana Start of a wizard success Cool Britannia loses its verve 1998-99 Cooling off 18 December 1998 Leading article Stars shout "sell out" as the PM's hard reality clouds the rock world's rose-tinted view of the future Packed to please PM's priorities Chinese visit Blair and democracy In a spin over new Labour baby But its leader still wears make-up to go to war 21 December 1998 The strain was telling, but Mr Blair still wanted to look his best when showing off his Gulf snaps The number of qualified nurses in the NHS Dishonest and stupid — but still popular 30 September 1999 Conference speech prompts claims of hypocrisy, spin and mind control How Jane Austen got Blair before the biographers 28 September 99 Smooth and shallow makes an imperfect hero Baby Beckham Presenter murdered Colourful candidate Dome is a stunning national symbol with a hole where its heart should be 2000 Auld Lang Syne January 1 New Labour's attempt to invest an accident of the clock with some deeper communal meaning was just stupid Average price for a litre of unleaded petrol Rising … You can't expect people to like being patronised for making jam June 8 The moment a baffled PM discovered the Women's Institute found his charm offensive Learning from Richard and Judy December 15 The WI nightmare behind him, Blair weaves his magic for a TV audience Blairs' baby Out of the circle Jenny Paige, Millennium Dome chief … Show-biz split Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant announced … Rough crossing The Blair Years A second term at No 10 June 8 The burden of history has fallen. There is a newly hawkish look on this face September 22 With the world on the brink of a new type of war, The Times boarded the Blair flight of diplomacy Crystal balls and cranky friends 2002 My Cherie December 11 Cherie Blair was vulnerable and naive but the Daily Mail was determined to discredit her Percentage of a grades at a level She should have had more sense . . . Leading women writers on The Times comment on what became known as the 'Cheriegate affair' Mrs Blair must tell Ms Booth to leave December 17 The activities of this property-hungry woman cannot be dissociated from her husband's office Cherie: the media Juggling acts In the spotlight The allegations Soham murders Gone to earth Hot stuff Feeling the heat in the pressure cooker of power 2003-04 War May 3,2003 The Times gets unparalleled access to the Prime Minister over 30 anxious and turbulent days Blair's heartbeat Purple-flour Rethinking the PM Going in Suddenly I got it — he's mad March 29,2003 Doubts surface about the Prime Minister's sanity over his decision to wage war against Saddam Cold and unfeeling over Kelly's tragic death Parliamentary sketch Suicide of MoD man who had doubts on 'Dodgy Dossier' prompts an inquiry Getting out Driven down Grounded Fat furore Back for the third term May 7 Epitaph written in the instant euphoria turned to carnage July 9 24 hours that started with a sporting success but ended in an horrific act of mass murder World viewpoints Two dispatches illustrate the Prime Minister's roller-coaster of emotions A bit of early practice for that Legacy Tour Parliamentary sketch The Prime Minister uses a visit to a school to reveal that the 2006 Labour Party conference would be his last as leader Picture Gallery Disc record Brown Blair Brown Blair Brown Stop! please now all shut up November 15,2006 The relationship between the PM and his long-serving, and some say long-suffering, Chancellor is important, but we've got it wrong — it's Gordon who is new Labour through to his bones Blair's years The good, the bad and the ugly £1,902,900 Bastion falls Final sentence Picture Gallery
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