News from 15/12/2007
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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Matt Dickinson Chief Sports Correspondent, Janice Turner, Phil Yates, Christina Hardyment, Hilary Swank, Dr Daniel P. Edgcumbe, Karen, Andrew Billen, Robert Cole, Leo Lewis Asia Business Correspondent, Alexandra Frean, Caroline Stacey, Amanda Ursell, Simon Barnes, Jane MacQuitty, Peter Lansley, Simon Hills, Robert Lindsay, Elspeth Rymer, A. M. Homes, James Rossiter Property Correspondent, David Rose, Jane Knight, Ivo Tennant, Clare Lazaro, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Tony Turnbull, Dr Peter Gooderham, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Philip Howard, Julia Brookes, Rob Smith Brighton, Anne Horner, Carol Midgley, Elisa Beynon, David Chater, Ben Hoyle Arts Reporter, Kate Wighton, James Bone, James Ducker, Brian Pedley, Melissa Katsoulis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Clive Davis, Elizabeth Judge, Gabrielle Starkey, Will Pavia, Graham Stewart, Robert Wade Associate Solicitor, Vince Ellis, Lord Howarth of Newport, Wendy Ide, Jonathan Keyte, Kevin Eason, Lucy Bannerman, Sam Lister, Joe Joseph, Anthony Seldon, Robin Pagnamenta, Giles Coren, Yasmin Kureishi, Vivienne Parry, Caroline Hendrie, Sathnam Sanghera, Dr Copperfield, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Nancy Durrant, A. C. Grayling, Stephen McClarence, Jane MacArtney, Vinny Lee, Rob Cassy, Linda Menzies, Deborah Haynes, Jack Malvern, Dominic Walsh, Ruth Gledhill, Tom Bawden, Debra Craine, Rory Watson, Tom Charity, Allan Simmons, Peter Stiff, Daniel Finkelstein, Angela Jameson Industrial Correspondent, Lydia Guy, Ruth Gledhill Religion Correspondent, Dan Sabbagh, Chris Riley, Tom Gatti, Jo Morris, David Sharrock Ireland Correspondent, James Clarke, Elizabeth Colman, Dr Alice Roberts, Rhys Blakely, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Richard Lloyd Parry, Tina Gaudoin, Peter Tappern, David Hands, Charles Bremner, Richard Johnson, Thiago Soares, Ron Lewis, Martin Symington, Ben MacHell, John Thirtle, Brain Pedley, Aisling Foster, Will Lawrence, Lucy Sweeney, Andrew Bissett, David Charter, Susan Thompson, Edward Gorman, Derwent May, Tim Teeman, Angela Jameson, Kate Muir, Mark Oliver Everett, Aggie MacKenzie, Russell Kempson, Tom Whitwell, Ed Potton, Suzy Jagger, Oliver Kay, Claire Bowman, Gerard Baker, Richard Milward, Stephen Anderton, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Ed Smith, Mark Henderson Science Editor, John Westerby, Lisa Armstrong, Marian Keyes, Jane Wheatley, Tom Baldwin, Martyn Palmer, James Rossiter, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Jessica Goodman, Sally Baker, GrÁinne Gilmore Deputy Personal Finance Editor, Jane Knight Deputy Travel Editor, David Baddiel, Pete Paphides, Simon de Bruxelles, Rob Wright, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, Margaret Lindsay, Christina Koning, Gabriel Rozenberg, Neil Harman Tennis Correspondent, Martin Samuel, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Suzi Godson, Kate Saunders, Lewis Smith, Rebecca O'Connor, Sarah Birke, Gordon Ramsay, Bruce Dessau, Kaveh Solhekol, Roger Phillips, Jeremy Page, Patrick Hosking, Julie Myerson, Laura Deeley, Christopher Martin-Jenkins Chief Cricket Correspondent, Rebecca O'connor, Bob Harris, Ross Leckie, Erica Wagner, Roger Boyes, Marcel Berlins, Diana Kinnear, Colin Peachey, James Charles, Thomasina Miers, Joanna Moorhead, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Tom Dart, Kevin Maher, Paul Simons, Adam Fresco, Lynn Kingsley, Nicholas Clee, Mike Mulvihill, Elizabeth Balsom, Joanna Pitman, Jay Mandal, G. Shaw, Jonathan Clayton, Sam Coates Chief Political Correspondent, Lieutenant-Commander Lester, Richard Ehrlich, Robert Crampton, Harriet Addison, Dominic Maxwell, Sophie Heawood, Matthew Parris, Mark Bridge, Amanda Craig, George Caulkin, Russell Jenkins, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Celia Dodd, Neil Fisher, Iain Finlayson, Peter Riddell, Sudan Thompson, Kit Malthouse, Sebastian Moore, Brian Clarke, Bess Twiston Davies, Richard Beeston Diplomatic Editor, Anne Stevenson, John Naish, Martin Waller, Mark Henderson, Patrick Foster, John Kerry, Anna Shepard, Benedict Nightingale, Louise Cohen, Angus Batey, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Sophie Attwood, Caitlin Moran, Stephen Dalton, Leo Lewis, Bill Edgar, Alyson Rudd, Tom Chesshyre, Richard Morrison, Robert Cole Personal Investor, James Christopher, Gabriele Marcotti European Football Correspondent, Michael Evans, Philip Oltermann, Elizabeth Lacey, Alan Lee Racing Correspondent, Alan Jackson, Michael Charney, Kim Newman, Terence W. Wiseman, Brian Clarke Fishing Correspondent, Will Hide, Carol Peters, Nick Meo, Grainne Gilmore,
ResumoIndex Designer baby fear over heart gene test Embryos with 'mild' disorder face destruction Cholesterol checks pose new moral dilemma Bamboozled by the wild: China's pandas Index Darling Dodi Sathnam Sanghera Index Matthew Parris Books Travel TheKnowledge Magazine Body&Soul Money Quick find Timesonline The Times Tories call for the BBC to share licence money with other TV channels Cameron review after scandals at corporation Conservative demand for consumer choice Home Staff: Labour's stance on pay rise is mean and shabby, claim chief constables What the fee buys Adieu, Gaddafi, a tricky guest Paris sighs with relief as his caravan moves on Sarkozy blamed for 'nightmare' invitation Green guide of the revolution Tiffany A single gene mutation can stop the body tackling 'bad' cholesterol Screening embryos for FH raises ethical issues because its milder form is treatable by drugs 'It seems like ethnic cleansing' Money pours in for Times charities NHS blindness drug Barry George denial J. K. buyer revealed Diana correction Picture Gallery Military lion shorn of his equipment after women troops protest Publishers to put age guide on children's book covers Bvlgari Floods, drought, famine, mass extinction — and a few bits of punctuation that may decide if the future is a full stop Climate change The Christmas eco-threats: sprouts and sauce Closer to saving the world – but not yet close Archbishop warns American church leaders to curb their pro-gay agenda Currys Clearest statement to emerge from chaos Diana's love letters to Dodi thanked him 'for bringing joy into this chick's life xxx' Dasling Dodi Currys Fuel protests go ahead as Treasury reaps £10m-a-day windfall from oil Rado Timesonline L. K. Bennett Well-behaved pupils given video games and executive perks Trust school says VIP treatment is incentive Dramatic reduction in problem behaviour School abandons cash reward idea as success matters more London camera exchange M&s New breast cancer drug offers long protection with fewer side-effects Anastrozole 'performs better than tamoxifen' Effect continues after patient stops taking it Multiple Display Advertising Items Index Boots Polluter pays to revive river killed by bleach Water company agrees to give record £500,000 Accident destroyed weed beds and fish Stark reminder of the threat to city treasures Index Sky Halfords Janice Turner Volkswagen Joe Joseph Please, Mr Benn, force us all to go green Bring Home the Bali The future of the planet will be decided round the kitchen table Testing Issue Genetic screening is permissible but only under strict regulation French Leave Has Sarkozy been too generous a host to Gaddafi? Winter's most desolate sound Picture Gallery Let's airlift the talented poor away from failure Goodbye to the RAF? Legal aid pay cut Fining hospitals will undermine transparency Literary archives and tax reform Timesonline Bethlehem's plight Assessing treaties Tut's trumpeter Exit postbus Whirligig of time A present for the homeless: a home That identity of yours — it's just irresistible Paddy Hitler, c/o 26 Priory Gardens, N6 Nespresso Addiction to painkillers killed anxious mother Office worker was on 64 Nurofen Plus a day Packet said six tablets was the maximum dose John Lewis Codeine may have led to dependence ASDA 'Tis the season to be joyful shoppers, but the young are not buying into the tradition Unicef Skewered driver has lucky escape Northern rock Scent of victory for libelled star Jail for gang in luxury car thefts 10-year-old wins photography prize with picture of colourful chameleon Flood man died 'because 999 crews lacked tools for the job' Multiple Display Advertising Items Dfs Barnacles! This is better than a gaggle of celebs! First night Theatre Hergé's Adventures of Tintin Playhouse, WC2 Waterstone's Timesonline It's under strength, struggling for money and fighting on two fronts. Can the Army cope? Armed Forces Question of the week 'We'll still be able to help Iraqi forces' Rehabilitation centre so overcrowded that staff move out to live in hotel Armed Forces Headley Court Laura Ashley Argos Pirate of the Caribbean's ship is discovered HSBC Anti-smoking pill 'threat to health' In brief Teenager killed man at bus stop Counterfeiter made £14m Bonhams Kennel worker loses an arm after attack by rottweiler PC World Hundreds gather to remember the British student murdered in Italy Funeral goes ahead six weeks after killing 'Important to try to remember happy times' Dell Cash to ease rail crowding is £1.5bn short Crisis Digital NatWest Guinness story moves from riches to rags Geneticists uncover brewer's peasant origins Famous name comes from a country hamlet Multiple Display Advertising Items You might as well just give up on life now The week on the web Multiple Display Advertising Items Virtual wealth Online most read God's eye view Articulated verse China South Africa Little woman in a big hat who got Obama all fired up and ready to go Chance meeting gave him his famous slogan Anecdote has become part of his repertoire Panda pioneers teach babies how to survive call of the wild Scientists learn from death after first release Breeding scheme key to avoiding extinction Jessops Complicated care Iraqis swap dollars for dinars as confidence and families flood back Fears of attack grow amid booming oil production Dourthe Comet Respect for celebrities goes west Magazine takes gloss off image of the stars Japanese readers want 'warts and all' stories The Times The times Restorelite Presentaid Play resumes on the ground that got washed away Maplin The Donkey Sanctuary Green shipbuilders hark back to age of sail Transatlantic vessel will harness wind power Wind kites could cut gas emissions by 50% Northern rock Comet Brothers in arms against apartheid, now they face each other in a bitter struggle for power South Africa The candidates square up Hilton Canon Troops dig in to defend seized town Musa Qala braced for Taleban reprisals Jaded population just want to get on with life Parker Knoll Which Brown and Sarkozy set out different dreams for Europe Timesonline Nationwide Le Pen faces trial for defending Nazi record Morrisons (AFP): Nationalists in arson attacks In brief (AP): Marine reservist discharged (Reuters): Bosnia deports Muslim fighters (AP): Mother is held over sex abuse (AFP): Love match for sporting couple St Mungo's Twin recovers after separation The Sunday Times Bolton moves back into property shares Higher gas bills likely Led Zeppelin tour pay 3i buys Inspicio Quote of the day Citi seeks to reassure Business big shot Google to tackle Wikipedia with new knowledge service 'knol' will be free to public within months Authors to share in advertising revenues Bingo! Gala Coral wins licence to run its games in China Whole lotta loot Stock markets Goldman Sachs makes $4bn profit on daring sub-prime bet The elevator speech just won't translate Commodities Cazenove Capital Management Currencies Need to know No 1 for Business Results in brief Timesonline Fidelity manager puts faith in property stocks as he says share values will build Anthony Bolton says market is set to rise Housebuilders down 50% since start of year Business big shot Anthony Bolton Retail fund aims to exploit slump in shops and offices Centrica paves the way for price increases at British Gas The Times What goes around . . . City Diary And this is what those statements really mean City Diary Finally, Rank's number is about to be called City Diary Sign of the times: Last Christmas, Friends Provident, … City Diary Earlier this week we suggested that Lehman Brothers … City Diary Picture Gallery Japanese group is front-runner to take Close as buyers line up for auction Bank discloses approach from Orix News sends shares surging by 10% Swiss Boom time for savers as banks cry out for ready cash to ease market turmoil Interest rates soar in pursuit of liquid assets Bridging the funding gap is squeezing lenders Coutts House buyers plan to use HIPs to drive a hard bargain US non-doms in Britain attack 'unfair' tax 3i vehicle comes first in race for Olympics testing firm Times Online Times Business Staff: Despite signs of foreboding, recession is not a certain The economy But data suggest that downturn is on its way Industry equipped to fend off worst effects Why the 'r' word can't be ignored Berry Bros & Rudd Promoters offer whole lotta loot to lure Led Zeppelin back on stage Citigroup under more strain as SIVs worth $49bn put on balance sheet New chief in pledge to keep funds afloat Analysis predicts $30bn writedown The Times Buoyant China expected to lead growing demand for oil IEA raises estimate by 200,000 barrels a day Possible recession in US already factored in The Times HSBC makes late push into Taiwan as it takes over debt-ridden Chinese Bank Fresh thinking gives currency to hopes that Third World can share in the wealth Some of the world's poorest people are being helped by a charity that takes modern banking to remote areas Business is booming for the 'Queen Mother' of Old Tafo Chickens nurtured by incubator fund 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 Goldline. co. uk Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates Close climbs 10% on news that deal is near Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day Vodafone has made good calls in emerging markets Deal of the day Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices The Foundation for Conductive Education Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds Faith Peter Warner Illustrator of many books and advertisements whose work betrayed a special fondness for animals, and cats in particular Peter Warner, artist and illustrator, was born on March 1,1939. He died of cancer on September 22,2007, aged 68 Modern Times Douglas Henderson Internationally respected mycologist who greatly extended the remit of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh Professor Douglas Henderson, CBE, HM Botanist in Scotland, was born on August 30,1927. He died on November 10,2007, aged 80 Art Arfons Three-times holder of the land speed record whose Green Monster machines were a triumph of mechanical engineering Art Arfons, land speed record holder 1964 and 1965, was born on February 3,1926. He died on December 3,2007, aged 81 Freddie Fields Powerful Hollywood agent who masterminded the careers of such stars as Astaire, Streisand, Newman and Redford Freddie Fields, film agent, executive and producer, was born on July 12,1923. He died on December 11,2007, aged 84 Each of us, alone with our true self, in the desert Faith Buddha's irresistible maroon army Burma's junta has brutally clamped down on the monks but it has not silenced the protests Faith news Tannoy manners, living in filth and sympathy for the yule dog Modern times Feather report Readers reply Free the Times One for Christmas Day . . . Feedback Nothing innocent about the NatWest Three; plus persuasion, thrawn, and a Christmas wish What to look out for Court Circular Thanksgiving service Legal news Latest wills Births Forthcoming Marriages Marriages Civil Partnerships Deaths Timesonline In Memoriam - Private To place death notices, acknowledgements or notices … Multiple Display Advertising Items The Times Christmas Greetings Lightning strikes up before it hits the ground Weather Eye Birthdays On This Day December 15,1869 The Times reviews a "batch of novels" by female novelists Weather Weatherquest Reader Offers Ltd Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items JML direct JML direct The Sunday Times Williams shines aboard Over The Creek Racing Jockey rewarded after proving doctors wrong Winner trimmed in Welsh National market Comeback hopes pinned on Gold Medallist Motor racing The Times Football Abragante can make most of lenient mark Racing Cheltenham Yesterday's results Southwell Rob Wright was in good form at Cheltenham yesterday, … Course specialists Wolverhampton Doncaster Racing Wolverhampton Lingfield Park Southwell Racing next week McEnroe calls on US to follow Britain by investing in future Tennis Patrick still revelling after Davis Cup win Captain says format of event has to change PartyBets Arthur hopes title bout will find new fans in Edinburgh Boxing Perfect Patriots ready to drive Dolphins close to extinction American football Maguire moves step closer to joining elite group Snooker Maplin UK Championship Record run England forced to tread cautious path over the fitness of Hoggard Cricket Yorkshireman suffers 'niggle' before last Test Coach praises the way batsmen played Murali Talisker Timesonline Brearley back 'for one ball only' in aid of tsunami relief Inside Former umpire gets decisions right Cricket Football Results Basketball Bowls Cricket Golf Ice hockey Rugby union Snooker Football Fixtures Today Rugby union Onions puts spice into Madras victory Hanley's challenge Thomson in second Other sport Football Tomorrow Rugby union Other sport London Irish wary of French fury Rugby union Heineken Cup Perpignan out to gain revenge for 'injustice' Leicester seek double to improve pool hopes Drinkaware The Ospreys rallied from two points down at half-time … Vickery left out after trampling charge Guide to the weekend's matches Rugby union Heineken Cup Sky Sports Flutey calls tune to keep Wasps on song for Europe Dennis should pay price after wreckage of McLaren season Motor racing The Times Lowdown on Ron Here you have it: Terry really is worth six times the going rate Fink Tank In the football laboratory Edge Win tickets for FA Cup match Championship Your guide to the weekend's action League One League Two Jones makes plea for time to help Cardiff realise expensive dream Football Coca-Cola Championship Manager threatened after slump in results Club facing debts that amount to £30 million Sky Sports Coventry safe after Ranson deal averts loss of points Artful Capello has to admit: 'I'm in this for the Monet' Life's a beach for the sunshine boys Training now simply the best for Blackburn Keane looking to sign Hunt as he prepares his rescue package Football Barclays Premier League Manager wants players who hail from Britain Moves for Evans and Balde remain possible The Times Graeme Souness, the former Newcastle United manager, … Anelka in shop window again as Eriksson lines up move McLeish enjoys mixing it with the best Football Barclays Premier League New manager plans long stay at Birmingham Lure of the Premier League was too strong Where are they now? Aberdeen's class of '83 Graeme Murty, the Reading captain, played in Scotland's Birmingham v Reading Your guide to the weekend's Barclays Premier League matches Today 3pm Manchester City v Bolton Today 3pm Sunderland v Aston Villa Today 3pm Wigan v Blackburn Today 3pm How they stand Derby v Middlesbrough Today 3pm Arsenal v Chelsea Tomorrow 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Fulham v Newcastle Today 5.15pm, Setanta Sports 1 Portsmouth v Tottenham Today 3pm West Ham v Everton Today 3pm Liverpool v Manchester United Tomorrow 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 English lesson from the top of the class: get out of your comfort zone The big interview Cesc Fàbregas Spain star tells Alyson Rudd that players in this country should be prepared to take the risk of progressing their careers overseas The Times Celebrations put on hold as friends form mutual admiration society in dugouts Times Online Stat attack Ferguson gives his backing to Benítez as Anfield owners ride into town Football Barclays Premier League Liverpool v Manchester United Spaniard's record is praised by great rival Americans ready for talks with manager Different strokes for different folks — how the Americans are running their clubs Italy's man of many talents to prove the power behind the throne of King Fabio Football Enter Capello A year in the life of England's new manager The support act Money no object as FA breaks the bank for Italian master Football Enter Capello New manager will be highest paid in world Compatriots brought in as backroom staff Graham's Timesonline Statement of intent Wanted: one pure Englishman to give fresh regime the bulldog spirit Football Enter Capello Keeping you ahead all week New man raises the stakes The Insider Lost for an answer Times Crossword 23,785 The Spy's the limit Capello will net millions if he wins World Cup The Times Investec Index Giles Smith Richard Johnson Index Inside Timesonline Thetimes Does it warrant extra cover? Boiling point Money Letters Waste-paper trail Case Study Comet Makes Slow Progress Got their number The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise They're too rash with your cash Artemis Gifts that are not just for Christmas James Charles on how to extend the season of goodwill with a present that brings long-term financial benefits Bradford & Bingley Collectors' items with star quality Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Charity First Bargain buys Multiple Display Advertising Items You've been scrooged Rebecca O'Connor reveals your nominations for Britain's worst money grabber Your Shout Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items On the bright side . . . Caution prevails amid market strife Mark Atherton finds out how the Upton St Leonards investment club has fared since we last paid a visit Multiple Display Advertising Items Expert Analysis St Modwen Schroders You simply can't afford to drop your guard Fund investors must check that their high-performance heroes have not become zeros, says Mark Atherton Multiple Display Advertising Items Abbey Thumbs up Thumbs down Would you gamble on a goat? Birmingham Midshires Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items Unit trust and open-ended investment company prices Full funds service at www. timesonline. co. uk/funds Fidelity™ Savings Watch ING Direct Pension annuities Motor insurance Level-term assurance Overdrafts Personal loans Savings accounts National Savings & Investments Chelsea Credit cards Mortgages Permanent interest-bearing shares New Star Index This Week Every Week Next Week In need of spare parts Vivienne Parry Stories behind the News Scare stories about dodgy organs don't help to save lives Need to Know? Lads' night in Dumber switch John Naish Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends Hilary has invented a new type of dangerous excess: … Well, Well . . . 'Peace' gene in our time? Junk Medicine Evolution and Ethnicity Freedom of expression Professor Simon Baron-Cohen reports on advances in helping children with autism to understand feelings What's the difference between autism and Asperger's syndrome? The Times Prof of the Week Just spell it like it is Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis tells Celia Dodd that overcoming his dyslexia was an important motivation on the road from tea boy to tycoon In the beginning was the word . . . Menopause? No, I was pregnant Inside Story Late Motherhood At 46 and with a 16-year-old son, the last thing Yasmin Kureishi was expecting was another baby. Then she discovered she was expecting twins What are the risks of late pregnancy? What Would You Do to Change the World? Warning: scan cause cancer Inside the Mind of a GP It's the thought that counts . . . How does a vicar's wife reconcile Christianity with consumerism at this time of year? Elisa Beynon says that Christmas has always been about a gift For Families in the Times Today Family Battlegrounds The Cupboard under the Stairs The Good Granny The guilt-free green Christmas Store Detective Healthy Fast Food Each week our ace nutritionist tracks down a good three-course supermarket meal and gives a breakdown of its content The Times We're only here for the deer Looking for a healthy alternative to turkey? Don't turn your nose up at venison, says Caroline Stacey. It's low in fat, high in protein and full of flavour Helena Puolakka's Loin of Venison with Spiced Red Cabbage Agnar Sverrisson's Venison with Chocolate and Hazelnut Tom Lewis's Mhor Venison with Skirlie Nutritionist's verdict Party season's big dippers Home Cooking . . . With a Health Check The Times Baba ganoush The Times Eat your Greens Stir-Fried Sprouts with Seeds Wicker wonderland Just because you are diabetic or have a food intolerance, festive feasting doesn't have to be off the menu. The Body&Soul team lift the lid on hampers that cater for all Boning up on the body Anatomist Dr Alice Roberts, presenter of BBC Two's Coast, picks the best anatomy books for kids Tree pruning What a Difference a Day Makes . . . Short Cuts to Self-Improvement The Pupil Anna Shepard The Problem How to prune her neglected apple tree The Expert Jonathan Keyte, Royal Horticultural Society Feedback Love it or hate it — write in and tell us SoOrganic Star Letter Modern Malaises Sun, sea and silence Sam Lister indulges in a little fresh-air therapy in a Brazilian spa Snorban Beauty Boff Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Protective Recovery Complex Time to show self-control Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice Fine body of work Not Just Anybody How the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Brazilian ballet star Thiago Soares, 26, uses the gym — then gets his kicks with a caipirinha Superdrug Index Inside Never mind the headlines, you can still bag a bargain on the slopes this season The World this Week Man with the van Web of the Week Hot Hotels Tallinn Nights The France Show 2008 Image of the Week Three girls for every boy . . . Will Hide goes looking for his six-pack — and for the equally elusive Miss Right — at LeSport on St Lucia Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items What's new in the Caribbean Multiple Display Advertising Items From revolutionary roads to magic bungalows Your Say Julia Brookes Answers your Travel Queries Return to Woodstock Gap Year Safety Checks Hire Car on the Bill Timesonline Where every day is mother's day . . . Single mum Joanna Pitman discovers a resort in the Dominican Republic that keeps her brood smiling The Times Timesonline Need to know Caribbean Storms Hurtigruten Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items My sizzling love affair Jamaica's cooks are biting back against bland global cuisine, says Brian Pedley Jerk lobster, anyone? The Times Need to know Cumbria Cruises Wendy Wu Tours Mystery Quest We Send a Writer under the Covers this Week: Malmaison, Princes Dock, Liverpool Mystery Guest: Competition Mystery Guest: Ice maiden Mystery Guest: Departure Board Mystery Guest: Route of the Week Vienna Mystery Guest: Book Ahead Mystery Guest: Deals of the Week Multiple Display Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Index Index Reader's Block First word Erica Wagner 'Reading leads to realms enchanting and mudane' Contributors Swots and monsters Melissa Katsoulis collects the school reports of famous writers. Who is this week's pupil? Your say The Times TLS David Baddiel 'At Christmas who settles down with a biography of John Stuart Mill?' His Word Find the Connection Vintage Chart Critic's Chart Reader Chart Lydia Guy pick her six essential books Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading . . . The Times Horror behind the headlines Required reading Crimes of War 2.0 is an essential guide to understanding how news can conceal truth — and we need it more than ever, A. C. Grayling Says The Times 'Literacy is everything' Yesterday the Richard & Judy producer Amanda Ross led a delegation of leading authors to 10 Downing Street to deliver a petition urging greater efforts to get children reading. We exclusively reveal the star-studded list of signees, and ask some of the authors involved why they have the joined the campaign Cities of broken hearts What the Luftwaffe began, arrogant, philistine town planners finished off. Now a new study names the guilty men, Stephen McClarence says Timesonline Hot type Stylistically challenged? The secret life of a poet Anne Stevenson has been writing verse for more than 40 years without attracting attention outside a small circle. Now, at 74, the prizes are rolling in. Tom Gatti asks her why Waterstone's Beach Kites Once upon a time in the West End How bears keep us wild at heart Nature Nonfiction Bears: A Brief History by Bernd Brunner Whatever did she see in him? Memoir What created the wealth creators Economics God & Gold: Britain, America and the making of the Modern World by Walter Russell Mead In short The lady and the lake Fiction Novel Blowing up a storm Crime In short This Dublin Anna Karenina is no Celtic tiger Novel Vintage Classics The horrors that hide in a fairytale palace Novel Audiobooks Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land Nonfiction Paperback By Tim Mackintosh-Smith John Murray, £9.99 £9.49 (free p&p) Boy a Fiction By Jonathan Trigell Serpent's Tail, £7.99 £7.59 (free p&p) The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cell Phone Jane and Prudence By Barbara Pym Virago, £7.99 £7.59 (free p&p) Bad Medicine Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates by David Wooton Oxford, £9.99 £9.49 (free p&p) The Shoe Queen By Anna Davis Black Swan, £6.99 £6.64 ?(free p&p) A great adventure is lying in wait for you Nicola Morgan's historic highwayman tales have modern children hooked, Amanda Craig says The Times In this week's TLS After the Apocalypse, a rotten apple gives mankind an uplifting glimmer of hope The Books group Next week in Books Jumbo Crossword 731 Games Picture Gallery Chess Winning move Scrabble® Word watching Two brains Answers Word Watching Polygon Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4399 The Listener Crossword 3960 Misprinted Choice by Schadenfreude Bridge PictureLine Puzzle Page Challenge - Win an iPod Nano Su Doku No 1666 — Fiendish Killer No 697 — Deadly (1 hour 5 minutes) Solution to Friday's Su Doku No 1664 Solution to Friday's Su Doku No 1665 Solution to Friday's Killer No 696 Index Merryclinique Contents 15.12.07 Audi Naomi Campbell Strikes a Pose Contacts IPhone The Dark Ages John Lewis This week: Elderly iPods I Didn't Get where I Am Today without . . . Wisdom Andrea Bocelli, 49, Italian Tenor Lexiconfusion No. 162 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs Slummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney Detox Debunked Bargainhunter Out There Knitwear Knits are chunky and rustic this winter. Team with wide trousers or skating skirts, cinch in with heavy belts and finish with flat military boots Lucien Pellat-Finet Coolhunter Men's Stuff Attitude The Unseen Doctor The Doctor Who Christmas special has been a year in the making — and, with unprecedented access, Caitlin Moran was there every step of the way. She reveals what happended when the Time Lord met Kylie Sony National Book tokens Prada Sony Going Home Christmas comes but once a year, yet for many of us it has a habit of repeating itself, as the invitable return to our roots restores memories and senses, goog and bad, of days, years and Christmases past. Four contemporary writers — American novelist A. M. Homes, Irish comic novelist Marian Keyes, Middlesbrough-born … Boots Debenhams December 19,1986, London to Dublin Canon Yuletide on Teesside Coming Home for Christmas Ford Good Year Killing Them Softly Javier Bardem has long been both a star and a heart-throb at home, but now the gentle giant of Spanish cinema hits the global big time as a killer in the new Coen brothers film Narciso rodriguez Narciso rodriguez Oral B® O Little Town of Wintershall In deepest Surrey, families are flocking to watch a cast of real people in a most extraordinary nativity play Magners Bosch Morocco The Bewitching Hour Go for maximum impact this party season, with floor-length frocks in dramatic prints or opulent beading Pulsar Armani's David Giorgio Armani likens David Beckham to Michelangelo's masterpiece. So who better to model the Italian designer's underwear? We get a preview of the footballer's new strip Six Great . . . Cocktail Rings Treat Yourself How to Get Dressed NescafÉ Pandora's Box Because You Need It Spare your loved one the horrors of the Christmas coffret Truth in Beauty The Times Dear Sarah Salon Spy: Carmel Forest Spa Resort Haifa, Israel (00 972 4 8307878; www. isrotel. com) Truth in Beauty Quince Has a Perfumed Aroma and Apple-And-Pear Flavour Food The Sunday Times As I Sit, Desperate to Start Writing, I Hear a Muttering in my Brain of New Openings yet Unvisited Restaurants The Green Kitchen Local Food Dolmio Mitsubishi Motors With the 2002 Champagne Vintage, You'll Get a Star Turn at a Non-Exorbitant Price Wine Six . . . Kitchen Greats Stuffing Food Detective Lirpa Butter Pasta La Vista Foodie at Large These days, even Italians don't bother to roll their own pasta Taste Test . . . Amaretti Biscuits The Sunday Times Northern Light A converted mill in Leeds provides the perfect backdrop for experimenting with a simpler, more contemporary style of living Portugal Ask Aggie Home Help Polly Beard Do Try this at Home Entertaining ideas for modern families Vaio 'It sounded as though we were planning ali-night raves in the village hall, instead of the odd film night Valley Girl A touch of frost Gardens The big freeze renders many a garden lifeless, but not this Essex plot, still full of drama in the depths of winter The Sunday Times Weekend Tips Plant It now Camellia Soil, Positioning and Watering are All Key Factors in Ensuring your Camellias Flourish Reader Offer Bose Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items For weeks, I cajoled my wife to secure me an invitation to ex-Page 3 stunna Suzanne Mizzi's 40th, but nothing doing, pals only, partners not required Beta Male Morrisons Chanel Index Navman Index Here's to big breasts Staying in Who needs Nigella and her fussy festive fare when there's Jamie to seduce us with a capon, says Caitlin Moran Praise be Going out Carols bring a glow to the cash-strapped classical world, says Richard Morrison Girl behaving badly Screen Mischa Barton has quit the cool of The OC for jolly japes at St Trainian's. 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