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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Janice Turner, Peter Brookes, Sue Clifford, Ron Bridge, David Brown, Julian Worricker, Alice Bowe, Patrick Hosking Banking Editor, Andrew Fifield, Dr J. C. Gibbings, Caroline Stacey, Gary Duncan, Simon Barnes, Amanda Ursell, Jane MacQuitty, Lizzie Hide, Sandra Smith, Simon Hills, Robert Lindsay, Christopher Wood, Mark Souster, Andrew Coulton, Anne Lambourn, Nick Doffman, Lee Lewis, Clare Lazaro, Andrew Robinson, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Mike Gimblett, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Trevor Openshaw, Dr Toby Murcott, Philip Howard, Julia Brookes, Andrew Taylor, Carol Midgley, Tony Turnbull, John Freeman, David Lister Scotland Correspondent, Christine Seib, David Chater, George Byfleet, Michael Binyon, James Bone, James Ducker, Melissa Katsoulis, Murad Ahmed, Sam Stern, Clive Davis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Richard Hobson One-Day Cricket Correspondent, Lisa Mullen, Gabrielle Starkey, Nick Tims, Graham Stewart, Will Pavia, Martin Aston, Wendy Ide, John Bungey, Kevin Eason, Michael Northcott, Lucy Bannerman, Jeff Lock, Martin Vlietstra, Rosie Millard, Martin Jarvis, David Sharrock, Maung Zarni, Caroline Hendrie, Martin Fletcher, Sathnam Sanghera, Sean O'Neill Crime Editor, Dr Copperfield, Nancy Durrant, Valerie Elliott Countryside Editor, Jane MacArtney, Hannah Fletcher, Francis Elliott, Linda Menzies, Tom Bawden, Dominic Walsh, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Debra Craine, Mike Pattenden, Tom Charity, Victoria Segal, Allan Simmons, Tim Reid, Daniel Finkelstein, Jeanette Winterson, Justin Gest, Dan Sabbagh, Jonathan Romain, Jonathan Gornall, Libby Purves, Robert Harris, Tom Gatti, Richard Ford Home Correspondent, Jo Morris, Chris Riley, Alan Hamilton, David Sharrock Ireland Correspondent, Peter Millar, Reg Thompson, Alex James, Elizabeth Colman, Valerie Elliott Consumer Editor, Andrew Ellson Personal Finance Editor, Richard Lloyd Parry, Tina Gaudoin, Jonathan Richards, Adam Sherwin Media Correspondent, Dr Phillip Williamson, Helen Rumbelow, Martin Pavey Chairman of AgeCare, Sam Dunn, Lisa Armstrong Fashion Editor, Lucy Sweeney, Giles Coren, David Charter, Michael Rosen, Sarah Urwin Jones, Derwent May, Tim Teeman, Rhys Ifans, Kate Muir, Danny Clark, Russell Kempson, Emma Mahony, Tom Whitwell, Ed Potton, Stephen Todd, Stephen Anderton, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Lisa Armstrong, John Westerby, Jane Wheatley, John Hopkins, Pete Paphides, Jane Knight Deputy Travel Editor, Rob Wright, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, ZoË Strimpel, Edward Gorman Motor Racing Correspondent, Natalie Haynes, Bernard Lagan, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Suzi Godson, Lewis Smith, Rebecca O'Connor, Bruce Dessau, Katherine Whitehorn Columnist, Gordon Ramsay, Francis Elliott Chief Political Correspondent, Nigel Hawkes, Jeremy Page, Roger Phillips, Rick Jones, Chris Campling, David Davis, Jill Sherman, Carole Carrell, Laura Deeley, Marcus Leroux, Gráinne Gilmore Deputy Personal Finance Editor, Laura James, Kenneth Denby, James Charles, Peter Dixon, Gabriel Rozenberg Economics Reporter, Nick Hasell, Thomasina Miers, David Mattin, Simon McIlroy, Catherine Leech, John S. Taylor, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Owen Slot Chief Sports Reporter, Louise Doughty, Kevin Maher, Stephen G. G. Weall, Paul Simons, Nicholas Clee, Nigel Kendall, Gerard Baker US Editor, Joanna Pitman, Dearbáil Jordan, Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Clayton, Richard Ehrlich, Robert Crampton, Dominic Maxwell, Alice Fordham, Sophie Heawood, Matthew Parris, Mark Bridge, Virginia Blackburn, Michael Moran, Amanda Craig, Mark Hodkinson, Tim Wapshott, Russell Jenkins, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Neil Fisher, Peter Riddell, Ben MacIntyre, Helen Pridham, Graeme Le Saux, Richard Beeston, Bess Twiston Davies, David Hutcheon, Philip Webster, Dr Colin G Fink, Andrew Lycett, John Naish, Andrew Tyler, Lewis Stuart, Martin Waller, John B. Price, Mark Henderson, Keli Young, Gordon Jeffery, Sarah Butler, Ashling O'Connor, Anna Shepard, Angus Batey, Louise Cohen, Benedict Nightingale, Antony Peattie, Rick Broadbent Athletics Correspondent, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Stephen Dalton, Leo Lewis, Sir Michael Craig-Cooper, Richard Morrison, Tom Chesshyre, Tony Halpin, Alice Miles, Billie Piper, Robert Cole Personal Investor, James Christopher, Simon Crompton, Lisa Tuttle, Alan Jackson, Owen Slot, Olav Bjortomt, Thomas Stuttaford, Will Hide, Miles Costello, Dr John H. Turney, Anne Faricy, Joe Bolger, Damon Wise,

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Index November poll alert as Brown rides high Labour takes ten-point lead in new Times poll Setback as minister is accused over fake photo England achieve World Cup lift-off Helen Mirren Space special Bullion crumbling Burma crackdown Shorter sentences Books Travel The Knowledge Magazine Body&Soul Money Quick find Timesonline The Times Prisoners may have sentences cut by a fifth to ease crowding Anti-war group's march on Parliament is banned Rush to nominate power of attorney Murder charge Huntley overdose 'Taleban comeback' Kyle loses sponsor Belated honour All that glisters may not be gold Bank of England's bullion is cracking up Officials deny hoard is tainted by base metal The miracle metal Tiffany & Co. Labour takes commanding poll lead Politics Apathy is the only winner in closest of marginals Tories promise tax breaks for couples with children Faked photo prompts call to resign Liberty Democracy takes a beating as uneasy calm returns to … Burma Something like normality — which means fear — returns to Burma as the junta's iron grip slowly squeezes the life out of protests Footage capturing the last, terrible seconds of Kenji … Who will win? Can the world help? Picture Gallery Dolce & Gabbana Bluetongue is confirmed as a full-blown viral outbreak Q. How many of 100 Britons passed the citizenship exam? A. Not one Volunteers fell short of required standard Questions deemed irrelevant to 'Britishness' Test yourself: how would you score? Barclayswealth Thames Water fined £12m for poor service Company must pay penalty to the Treasury Consumer chief says it should go to customers Number of failing schools jumps 18 per cent in a year Patek Philippe Geneve Barratt Homes Counting the hours McCann friends refute 'missing hours' claim as smears continue Virgin atlantic Currys Janice Turner Lastminute Maung Zarni Don't be fooled by sickly Mama Gordon Paradox of the Polls It will be the Conservatives who decide the election date Bristol Fashion The immense power of the Seven Estuary should be harnessed Gold Fingered The truth about a not-so-precious metal Eight legs, eats fish. What is it? Picture Gallery IGB — now he's what I call a real man Who is British? Bulldog parrot The human instinct v the HSE's guidelines Slaughter is Defra's only response Timesonline Out of code Burma questions Plumb crazy Midden maddener All shall know me Loving kindness' will beat the generals There's nothing freaky about being geeky The red-light revelations of Gino & Co No extra funds to fight sex-traffickers Home Office attitude is 'just get on with it' Illegal migrant found in suspected brothel Christian aid £90 expenses investigation cost taxpayers £500,000 Bradford & Bingley John Lewis Scottish Widows Dresses to wear racing through a rose garden Milan fashion Daks Twelve brave men Brave young Resistance fighter who helped Cockleshells escape Gestapo Carpet Right Head fined over fall that led to boy's death Pupil, 3, had not been properly supervised 'They won't learn if we wrap them in cotton wool' Thomson Elastic band school 'attack' landed 12-year-old in court Bonhams Bradford & Bingley Has scepticism done for the Loch Ness Monster? Sightings are down to only two this year Decrease could hit the £6 million tourist trade Dfs Caretaker jailed for letter bombs A two-door Rolls for just £240,000 MMR vaccinations show slight rise Grand gift replaces wrecked piano Answers The Economist Wildlife photos go on display Dell Council tax rebel claims a moral victory Rubbish pick-up policy blamed for rat problem Judge asks health officers to help out Multiple Display Advertising Items Lloyds TSB Wanted: 90 detectives to help flagging force 'Patten payoffs' lead to exodus of Ulster police Once-high detection rate has plummeted Multiple Display Advertising Items The rushing tide of change that divides Britain's conservationists Severn barrage would boost renewable energy Risk to wildlife habitat is too great, some say Councils get £500m to settle pay claims Air-rage man is jailed Israel boycott 'illegal' Knife attacker, aged 5 Homoeopathy off Hat-trick for Harry My Week ILVA Multiple Sclerosis Society Loyal supporter who manages to remind you of Cameron's flaws Saturday interview The Shadow Home Secretary lost out to the present Tory leader, but two years on he does not look or sound like a beaten man PC World Life and times Conference agenda Workers picket IBM office in cyberspace The week on the web Edge Boys will be girls For what it's worth The dark side Too much help Times Online Multiple Display Advertising Items Google's lost minutes Grumpy, middle-aged, but still got the ooh factor First night Comedy Jenny Eclair Millfield Arts Centre, N18 Nationwide Harrods Holiday Inn For sale: codpieces of the stars Everything must go Sky The Netherlands United States Cleared of rape and fraud and set to be South Africa's next president Zuma courts rich and poor to ensure support ANC likely to name him as 2009 candidate What he said . . . Jessops Space NatWest Fly Zoom Amsterdam turns off the red lights as mayor seeks a smarter image Sartoriani Underground 'terrorists' with a mission to save city's neglected heritage Cities down under Court lets Musharraf stand for president as head of army Legal challenges are dismissed by judges Opposition suspects intimidation of bench Road to power Preferential travel insurance Rivals square up as Ukraine goes to polls (AP): Mourners honour religious leader who called for soldiers to disobey orders Kodak Abortion row teenager pregnant again (AP): Silent march tribute to gun victims Riots as TV win splits communities (AP): What do you call a 20st baby walrus? Party chiefs admit that what Confucius says . . . is good for the nation Striking teachers paid but school's future is uncertain Life Scan Face emerges from the D-Day surf after 60 years in obscurity Bush rejects mandatory limits on emissions Caught on film Picture Gallery (AP): Legal rights offer to 'high-value' suspects (AP): Leader killed in Iraq (AFP): Phuket crash claim (AP): Nuclear fuel (AP): Nailed for screw theft The Sunday Times Dollar tumbles on talk of further US rate cuts Patientline plight SMG hits 16-year low Sub-prime bills to rise Quote of the day Australian horse flu Business big shot Tate & Lyle caned as shares slump 30% on sour outlook Nearly £750m wiped off market value Pressure on chief executive grows Dedicated followers Stock markets MPs braced for avalanche of protests from Rock shareholders Not so innocent appeal of corporate chums Commodities Brioni Currencies Need to know Results in brief Timesonline Buyout firms stalk catwalk as brands struggle with their figures Growing market holds promise of huge profits Firms say labels lack essential business skills Business big shot Founder of Monsoon makes fresh bid to take chain private Camelot Foundation projects under threat News of the World Patientline in critical condition after warning on its liquidity JJB Sports rethinks as profits plunge nearly 40% Resolution presses on with Friends merger SMG shares dive after losses hit £41m and dividend is scrapped The Sunday Times Resolution PLC National Savings falls short with its face-saving efforts City Diary This must be the dream home for someone with a deeply pessimistic take on the markets It is a pleasant tradition that the Worshipful Company City Diary Playing the long game with Tate & Lyle City Diary The head of Merrill Lynch's forex operations has quit … City Diary Overhead at an industry awards bash: a recently appoint City Diary Picture Gallery Payments on sub-prime mortgages could rise by more than a quarter Rating agency spells gloom for risky debtors Some lenders have effectively exited market Northern Rock queues knock confidence in British economy Times Online Sarkozy seeks restoration of France's faded former glories in art market Fresh palette The Sunday Times Timesonline Board dismissed in Swedish bank scandal Carnegie chief resigns after investigation Regulator imposes maximum penalty Can Australia halt equine flu outbreak and save the race that stops a nation? Paying the price Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds Shepherd Neame shakes off hangover from bitter family disputes Conflict proved to be the wake-up call that the Faversham-based business needed to breathe new life into Britain's oldest brewer Getting them in The Sunday Times 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 Lonmin mines rich seam of speculation Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day Tate & Lyle good only for those with a taste for risk BSS Group Deal of the day SMG Group Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices Jacuzzi Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Faith Philip Howard Jeff Watson Scottish zoologist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the golden eagle Jeff Watson, conservationist and ornithologist, was born on December 24,1952. He died of a brain tumour on September 19,2007, aged 54 Dr Geoffrey Orbell Physician who discovered a rare New Zealand bird species Dr Geoffrey Orbell, MBE, physician and amateur naturalist, was born on October 7,1908. He died on August 15,2007, aged 98 André Emmerich Influential New York gallerist whose interests ranged from abstract painting to ancient art André Emmerich, art dealer, was born on October 11,1924. He died on September 25,2007, aged 82 Madeleine Stern Rare-book dealer who discovered the long-lost 'blood-and-thunder' tales of Louisa May Alcott Madeleine Stern, writer and book dealer, was born on July 1,1912. She died on August 25,2007, aged 95 Geoffrey Wilde Lives Remembered Nigel Clark John Wedgwood Rear-Admiral Derek Bazalgette Jews don't have to believe — if they do what He says A harvest fit for a moral climate? It is the season to reflect on why so many of us feel only guilt amid the cornucopia of cheap industrial foods in our supermarkets Faith news Winter wardrobes, thankless friends, office jokes and pardoned partners Modern times Feather report Readers reply Achieve immortality at the London Library What to look out for Court Circular Sheriffs' breakfast Legal news Births Forthcoming Marriages Marriages Anniversaries Deaths Memorial Services School Notices Company Notices Ball Multiple Display Advertising Items Legal Notices Public Notices Gifts Announcements Multiple Classified Advertising Items Jolliman Flexilium GC+ Multiple Display Advertising Items Health & Home Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items South London balloonists set new altitude record Weather Eye Birthdays On This Day September 29,1818 A classified advertisement appeals to a range of tradesmen as it seeks to ensure that a workhouse is kept well stocked Weather Weather quest Stormy River on course to make a splash Racing The trial of Kieren Fallon has been delayed after a … Ascot Chester Great North Run Rugby union Haydock Park Racing Bet365 Market Rasen Kempton Park Road reopens for rejuvenated Radcliffe Athletics BUPA Great North Run Tomorrow marks first race since 2005 Childbirth has made me stronger, she says Boxing Results Football Golf Ascot Racing Yesterday's results Haydock Park Lingfield Park Motor racing Wolverhampton Rugby league Rugby union Snooker Tennis Today Football Fixtures Rugby league Rugby union Other sport Football Tomorrow Rugby union Other sport India's conquerors get rich endorsement Cricket The Twenty20 revolution In the final part of our series on the event that changed the sport, Ashling O'Connor examines the rebirth of a nation's hope Toshiba Bell calls all the shots in innings for every format Scoreboard The Sunday Times Ecclestone sets collision course Motor racing Japanese Grand Prix Land Rover Warren gets off lightly after smashing time in hotel room Golf Seve Trophy Fuji moments Capital braced for initial invasion force American sport NHL, NBA and NFL descend on London Owners setting out to conquer new markets Rugby union: Guinness Premiership guide Times Online A Pro Licence? Surely a Blue Peter (Kenyon) badge counts The photograph of Sussex, the newly crowned county … Arsenal save the planet — remember, you read it here first Weathering the storm that is predicting the Championship Fink Tank In the football laboratory Caffeine Boost Win tickets for Arsenal v United Grant intent on giving Chelsea a facelift with smiles and style Football Barclays Premier League Coach vows that his side will be entertainers Drogba back in action again after knee injury The Times Wenger sticks to his guns over need for glamour buy Birmingham v Man Utd Your guide to the weekend's Barclays Premier League matches Today 5.15pm, Setanta Sports 1 Derby v Bolton Today 3pm Portsmouth v Reading Today 3pm West Ham v Arsenal Today 3pm Chelsea v Fulham Today 3pm Man City v Newcastle Today 12.45pm, Sky Sports 1 Sunderland v Blackburn Today 3pm Wigan v Liverpool Today 3pm Caffeine Boost Everton v Middlesbrough Tomorrow 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Tottenham v Aston Villa Monday 8pm, Setanta Sports 1 Torres hopeful Benítez might apply the brake to his rotations Football Barclays Premier League Spain striker wants to carry on from hat-trick Fans are frustrated by manager's system Allways Sports Resurgence of old foe makes Ferguson wary Bill Perry, who scored the winning goal for Blackpool … Timesonline Richards close to signing new deal Eriksson not guilty Levy puts Jol on spot Reid in Celtic hotseat First Italy, then the world as bold Scotland dream of semi-finals Rugby union World Cup Multiple Display Advertising Items Woods favourite to retain his world title Pollock dropped Derek Shackleton Ashton's men must go back to finishing school despite victory Rugby union World Cup Guinness World Cup at a glance Tables Did you know? Peel holds key as Wales aim to stifle Fijian flair in decider Rugby union World Cup Jenkins's job hangs on progress to last eight Coach aims to avoid loose play at all costs The Times Ireland living on a prayer as exit door swings open England overcome early wobble to turn out light on Tonga challenge England in statistics Head-to-head Bitten McLaren catch bug The Insider Hurrah for The Insider and Steve McClaren. We told … Times Crossword 23,719 Eubank: more than your average Joe Sackey races in to keep dream alive for England The Times Setanta Sports Motor racing Giles Smith The Times Inside Free guides Get it out of your system Webwatch Saved me a bundle Tesco's take Timesonline Rare treat for suppliers The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise Watchdog offers little protection Jupiter Abbey Only brave investors should take on Japan Mark Atherton says the latest talk of an uplift may provoke scepticism about a region of many false dawns New Star Are we galloping into chaos? Rebecca O'Connor helps a family whose "spend-as-we-earn" approach is starting to cause problems Neptune The Burkins: what the experts say Financial CV ING Direct Julia and Steve's response Schroders Don't fall foul of the credit crackdown Elizabeth Colman explains how to ensure that increasingly cautious lenders regard you as a good risk Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Income protection policies are just the job Sam Dunn on a surprisingly unloved insurance product offering good-value cover in the event of illness or injury Multiple Display Advertising Items How to keep down premiums Your Shout Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Prepare for culture shock Helen Pridham on the painful switch from company to private medical insurance Selftrade Timesonline Eat your way to cheaper premiums Multiple Display Advertising Items Henderson Case Study Adwatch Bupa Medical Cover Play fair and pay the fare A Question of Money Chelsea Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items Thumbs up Thumbs down Sainsbury's Bank Telephone Loan Follow the leading lights in innovation Virginia Blackburn switches on to the latest in contemporary design What's It worth? 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Simon Crompton reports Weighing up the evidence Leave the acting to me Inside the Mind of a GP Timesonline One man and his faith in horse power The horse whisperer Monty Roberts, back on tour in Britain, says wild ponies and unruly children can be tamed in the same way. But is that the whole story, asks John Naish Clarymist Softly, softly Once upon a time on a therapist's couch Is Cinderella really a people-pleaser? Is Goldilocks just selfish? Laura James puts Tigger and Co through a little analysis to find out what our favourite childhood characters can tell us about personality disorders Especially for Families in the Times Today The Good Granny Family Battlegrounds The Kitchen In the first of a new series on domestic hotspots, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall turns down the heat in the kitchen New pull for old curtains Greenie Points A cure for heart-ache It Works for Me Emotional Healing Can a holistic technique help Emma Mahony to relax and work wonders on her stress levels? What's the Evidence? What is it? Keeping your family as safe as houses From tripping over a toy to dodgy ladders, household accidents kill up to 4,000 people a year. To avoid pain and grief, follow this room-by-room guide to the potential pitfalls Store Detective Healthy Fast Food Lean, mean, British cuisine Traditional British food has a reputation for stodge. But a new generation of chefs and cooks show how to take a no-suet approach, with ingredients such as herrings and oats, so that typically British dishes can be healthy, too. As British Food Fortnight reaches the halfway mark, encouraging British … Eat your Greens Red Pepper Soup Timesonline Sue Lawrence See the movie, cook the dish Home Cooking .. . With a Health Check The Times Tommi's ratatouille Multiple Display Advertising Items Writing musical foot notes Michael Nyman's latest work celebrates the Great North Run, writes Rosie Millard Timesonline Grow your own tree Breathing Space Seed-Gathering There's no better way to help the environment than tree-planting and autumn is the perfect time to collect their seeds. Join one of the Tree Council's walks and follow a forestry expert through woodland and park. The walks, which are suitable for all the family, will include advice on what, where and … Grin and bare it Sorted Perfect Pearlies Friday is World Smile Day so brush up your pegs, slap on a grin and dazzle everyone with your pearly gnashers. These products, approved by the British Dental Health Foundation and recommended by dentists and hygienists, will help to keep your breath fresh and your teeth and gums in perfect health The Times Feedback Love it or hate it — write in and tell us Star Letter Some of you had other ideas about cooking fat . . . The Times SoOrganic Modern Malaises I'm grey and I may be gay Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice Culinary cool Not Just Anybody How the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Teen superchef Sam Stern, 17, is passionate about healthy food — as long as it comes with a dollop of tomato ketchup Superdrug The Times Inside The pause that refreshes: a simple break can set you on the path to a new life The World this Week Hot Hotels Thai Thai Again Club Med Image of the Week It's not perfect, but it's home Midlife Crisis From round-the-world trips to fat farms, fitness camps and volunteering abroad—12 pages of exciting journeys to change your life After 17 months the Tims family are back from their gap year. Rachel Tims, below, and husband Nick, opposite, share their memories Multiple Display Advertising Items Make the leap Tims top tips Multiple Display Advertising Items My bags are packed . . . Good job, nice flat, plenty of chums — life was good for Julian Worricker, but still he found himself wanting more Noble Caledonia Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd 'Turkey changed me for ever' Catherine Leech was a career-minded singleton — until a yoga retreat turned her life upside down Multiple Display Advertising Items Time to stretch out Open Doors SriLankan Airlines Book now 'Now I teach dance in Brazil' Great Escapes Unfulfilled? Bored? Four people tell Alex James how they started new lives abroad African Safari Club 'Kiliminjaro gave me perspective' Anita Goldsworthy, 40, specialist nurse, Cumbria 'I'm godfather to 150 children in Peru' Duncan Goose, 39, former board director, London 'i found freedom in Canada's outdoors' Chris Schofield, 50, former cycle shop owner, Hull Oceania Cruises Your Say Julia Brookes Answers your Travel Queries Connections Bahrain unbound Timesonline Holiday Inn Timesonline This is the end, my friend . . . Jonathan Gornall set out to row the Atlantic — and ended up in a singalong with a dead rock star Multiple Display Advertising Items Bradford & Bingley Ultimate endurance Jersey Multiple Display Advertising Items Lash out and get your bounce back Midlife blues making everything grey? Alex James suggests ways to stave off that mental meltdown Around the world Discoverireland Tarzan-like fitness When it's serious Crack up, feel better Fat, 40 and fed up: time to flush out Lizzie Hide, left, knew it was time to clean up her act. She found her solution in a no-nonsense Austrian health spa Celebrity Cruises Connections Need to know Great Rail Journeys Fat-busters and bootcamps Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items I'm dying for a drink . . . Tourists shun morgue decor and blood bag shots at a Singapore bar, reports Tom Chesshyre Times Online Raffles View Threatened by Towers Know your onions Burma visits rise over past decade Hotels Old Hat as Florida Camps out Times Online Travel News Multiple Display Advertising Items News in Brief Multiple Display Advertising Items Royal Caribbean The Travel Collection Mystery Guest We Send a Writer under the Covers this Week: Roomzzz Central, Burley Road, Leeds Competition Timesonline Departure Board Route of the Week: Budapest Book Ahead Deals of the Week Multiple Display Advertising Items Grand River Cruises The Times Cheltenham special Reader's Block Erica Wagner 'Cheltenham really does get better every year' Contributors Swots and monsters Melissa Katsoulis collects the school reports of famous writers. Who is this week's pupil? Your say Timesonline TLS Jeanette Winterson 'a child and Picasso share the urge to remake and reorder the world' Her word Find the connection Vintage Chart Top nonfiction, September 26,1999 Critic's Chart You're reading . . . Louise Doughty picks six of the best plots Reader Chart Sandra Smith picks six emotional rollercoasters Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading . . . Graeme Le Saux Football Outsider The spooking of Tony Blair Required reading A devious political thespian with a conniving wife at No 10. Does that ring any bells? Robert Harris has changed the names in The Ghost, but Peter Millar isn't fooled Extract From the Ghost by Robert Harris Directors' action Change is the festival theme. But what does it mean? The two guest directors introduce themselves and explain Alan Alda and the science of living The American actor has come a long way since M*a*s*h, exploring the frontiers of knowledge and his own philosophy of life. It's all in his new memoir, he tells John Freeman Hot type The latest news and gossip from Cheltenham The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Just a taste of what's on The Times When Old Fred met Lady Henniker Britain is home to an astonishing variety of (often oddly named) apples. Sue Clifford celebrates Pen ultimate It's not just signings. Margaret Atwood says her remote-writer encourages reading and could even save the planet From sawbones to superstars Doctors' status once depended more on bedside manner than on treatments. Thomas Stuttaford charts their rise Tales from here, there and everywhere Storyteller Praline Gay-Para makes poetry out of 'normal facts', she tells Tom Gatti The age when the cartoonist was king Not even the highest in the land were immune from the scabrous satirists of the 18th century. The Times political cartoonist Peter Brookes delights in their work Take the thing into your hands The theme of this year's Cheltenham festival, "What does change mean to us?" is explored in a specially-commissioned poem by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate A spellbinder in stripy stockings Ignore the black lips, Winnie is the most benign of witches. Amanda Craig meets her creator, the illustrator Korky Paul The immortal Jeeves His first appearance was in 1915, and his last in 1974. Martin Jarvis describes the challenge of re-creating P. G. Wodehouse's enduring and inimitable valet Oh, © !!!, where's that *** !!! £ sign? There's more to writing English than just 26 letters. Andrew Robinson explains The fat lady stings The rude nickname was the making of Clarissa Dickson Wright. But, as Alice Fordham discovered, behind the jollity lies a tale of hard times overcome The Times Radio Bore? Never! Despite its idiocies, its eccentricities and its mutinies, Radio 4 remains a national cultural treasure. On its 40th birthday, Libby Purves revels in two new tributes The Times … and clues from a master detective The Sherlock Holmes stories are perfect three-act dramas, Andrew Lycett says How to thicken the plot Having a good story is one thing, having a plot quite another. The crimewriter Andrew Taylor explains the difference and offers advice on keeping it tight Fiction, biography, politics, poetry, art: you'll find Dear Charlie: Letters to a Lost Daughter The Books group The Oxford-based Books on the Broad has won the 2007 Penguin/Orange Broadband for reading groups. Here members share some tips and discuss this month's title with Alyson Rudd Follow the money Generation Z Jumbo Crossword 720 Games Cryptic clues Chess Winning move Scrabble® Word watching Two brains Answers Polygon Polygon Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4333 The Listener Crossword 3949 Greetings from Bufo Bridge PictureLine Puzzle Page Challenge — Win £500 cash Su Doku No 1545 — Difficult 3 Killer No 631 — Deadly (1 hour) Solution to Last Week's Samurai Su Doku Solution to Friday's Su Doku No 1543 Solution to Friday's Su Doku No 1544 Solution to Friday's Killer No 630 Nintendo DS Brain training and beyond Richard Lloyd Parry meets the Japanese professor who has made playing video games respectable Carry on playing: a history of Nintendo's handheld consoles . . . How it all works Nintendo DS Lite Which Oscar winning actress enjoys a daily workout? Can a video game really improve mental agility? Does Brain Training work? Neuroscientist Doctor Barry Gibb gives his opinion Familiarity breeds contentment A hi-tech gadget? Not really. Its true appeal is that it's so simple to use, says Nigel Kendall A revolution driven by self-improvement Japan is in love with Nintendo's DS, but will Britain follow suit, wonders Lee Lewis Big sellers in Japan Simple, fast sums Now try it for yourself Memory game How to play Picross How to play Link up How to play Memory game answer space UK DS top five Picross answers Out soon in the UK Nintendo DS Lite The Times Inside Timesonline "To be the first to enter the Cosmos, to engage single Let's really blast off in the next 50 years Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, salutes the pioneers of space exploration as he looks back on his crucial role in its development and hopes that mankind's best is still in the future On a wing, a prayer, and petty cash. Yet Britain's brief space adventure was an astonishing success, Nigel Hawkes says The be-beep that woke up the world It was no bigger than a basketball, but Sputnik seemed to signal the triumph of communism over the West. Giles Whittell recalls how the Soviet 'chief designer' won the race to be first into space Dog end: Laika, the first animal in space, depicted … Poor resources actually helped the Soviet space programme, Michael Binyon says The best . . . Science fiction "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do … Heroes with their feet firmly on the ground Scientists, soldiers, technicians . . . hardly ever poets. Ben MacIntyre on the unique breed of men and women who reach for the stars The best . . . Cinema The Times Line A fascinating trail around some key exhibits at the National Space Centre Thor Able Blue Streak Skylark Giotto Orlan Spacesuit Columbus Module Space toilet for MIR Space Station Six decades of space milestones at the National Space … The International Ultraviolet Explorer The Times Line The Hubble Space Telescope The Nakhla Meteorite Voyager Mop-4 Tranquillity Base Space Now Getting to the National Space Centre Visitor Information Opening times and ticket prices The all-seeing eyes Want to take the long view? Or experience real time-travel? With a telescope you can. Erica Wagner explains her lifelong fascination University of Leicester 'Not one man on the Moon, but an entire nation' Never forget — Apollo really was a giant leap It's fashionable to write off the Moon landings as a mere distraction. But Giles Smith sees them as mankind's greatest adventure yet The best . . . 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