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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Christina Hardyment, John McNamara, Dan Cruickshank, Robert Cole, Bel Mooney, David Brown, Alexandra Frean, Matt Spence, F. G. Cottam, Tom Dyckhoff, Frances Gibb Legal Editor, Amanda Ursell, Simon Barnes, David Aaronovitch, Jane MacQuitty, Lloyd Bradley, Peter Lansley, Kathleen Wyatt Travel Editor, Simon Hills, Robert Lindsay, Lionel Shriver, 50, Author and Journalist, Stephen Bayley, John Mulvey, Sarah Urwin Jones, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Kate Quill Assistant Travel Editor, Emma Cook, Tony Turnbull, Philip Howard, Carol Midgley, David Lister Scotland Correspondent, Christine Seib, David Chater, Kate Wighton, James Ducker, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Melissa Katsoulis, Clive Davis, Dan Kieran, Gabrielle Starkey, Lucia Van Der Post, Jane Taylor-Hayhurst, Will Pavia, Lauren Thompson, Margaret Sandiford, James Hider, Tristram Hunt, Hilly Janes Editor, Kevin Eason, Wendy Ide, John Bungey, Lucy Bannerman, Andrew Norfolk, Robin Pagnamenta, Giles Coren, Vivienne Parry, Sathnam Sanghera, Dr Copperfield, Anthony Burns, Dr Adam P Fitzpatrick, John Clarke, Jane MacArtney, Vinny Lee, Hannah Fletcher, A. S. H. Smyth, Siobhan Kennedy, Francis Elliott, David Byers, Madeline Thomas, Jack Malvern, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Debra Craine, Amanda Owens, Ruth Corbett, John Tiffany, Tom Charity, Allan Simmons, Robina Manger, Daniel Finkelstein, Rosemary Bennett, Tim Reid, Jeanette Winterson, Dan Sabbagh, Dalya Alberge Arts Correspondent, Dolly Daniel, Allan Wyatt, Tom Gatti, Jo Morris, Kevin Dolak, Sophie Harris, Marion Carr, Andrew Ellson Personal Finance Editor, David Hands, Nicky Hambleton-jones, Charles Bremner, Chris Johnston, Thamoasina Miers, Ian Collins, Helen Rumbelow, Ben MacHell, Jonathan Sacks, Lucy Sweeney, Tim Teeman, Lilly Peel, Hugo Rifkind, Derwent May, James Mottram, Angela Jameson, Kate Muir, Peter Carrington, Salman Rushdie, Aggie MacKenzie, Russell Kempson, Robert Crompton, Emma Mahony, Sue Fox, Ed Potton, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, George Rae, Stephen Anderton, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Lisa Armstrong, John Westerby, Jane Wheatley, Rebecca O'connor Troubleshooter, Debby Wakeham, Morgan Falconer, Douglas Rankine, Sally Baker, John Stanning, Pete Paphides, Sheera Frenkel, Rob Wright, Christina Koning, Carla Power, Natalie Haynes, Edward Gorman Motor Racing Correspondent, Neil Harman Tennis Correspondent, Victoria Lambert, Raymond Keene, Ken Howard, Adam Sage, Sean O'Neill Crime and Security Editor, Suzi Godson, Lewis Smith, John Russell Taylor, Kate Saunders, Matt Hughes, Rebecca O'Connor, Peter McGeown, Gordon Ramsay, Camilla Hempleman-Adams, Bruce Dessau, Dr Keith Hopcroft, Sean O'Neill, Lewis Smith Environment reporter, Kaveh Solhekol, Nigel Hawkes, Roger Phillips, Rick Jones, Andrew G. Marshall, Chris Campling, Emily Monk, Adam Fresco Crime Correspondent, Patrick Hosking, Richard Owen, Ross Leckie, Erica Wagner, Roger Boyes, James Charles, Sarah Wootton, Air Vice-Marshal Barry Higgs, Peter Dixon, Thomasina Miers, Peter Neall, Jonathan Luxmoore, Margaret Reynolds, Fu Ying, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Rosemary Bennett Social Affairs Correspondent, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, Kevin Maher, Mike Mulvihill, Nicholas Clee, Steve Jelbert, Nigel Kendall, David Byrnand, Dominic Kennedy, Dearbáil Jordan, Joanna Pitman, Philip Webster Political Editor, Sam Coates Chief Political Correspondent, Richard Ehrlich, Steve Hawkes, Lord Skidelsky, Dominic Maxwell, Steophen Dalton, Prue White, Matthew Parris, Mark Bridge, Gabriele Starkey, Michael Moran, Amanda Craig, Tim Wapshott, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Alan Lee, Neil Fisher, Iain Finlayson, Stuart pace, Ben MacIntyre, Jeremy Page South Asia Correspondent, Anna Dixon, Bess Twiston Davies, George Clooney, David Sinclair, John Naish, Catherine Philp, Martin Waller, Mark Henderson, James Jackson, Patrick Foster, Nigel Hawkes Health Editor, Ashling O'Connor, Anna Shepard, Benedict Nightingale, Louise Cohen, Brian Logan, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Stephen Dalton, Ben Hoyle, The Rev Michael Bentley, Alyson Rudd, Frances Gibb, Tom Chesshyre, Tony Halpin, Alice Miles, Robert Cole Personal Investor, Chris Moore, James Christopher, Richard Morrison, Simon Crompton, Michael Evans, Alan Lee Racing Correspondent, Lisa Tuttle, Alan Jackson, Steve Hawkes Retail Correspondent, Tobias Hill, Kim Newman, Miles Costello, Jan Raath, David Robertson, Steve Keenan Online Travel Editor, Richard Hammond,
ResumoThe Times 7 For your eyes only Olympic torch fears after China shootings Eight killed as police open fire on Tibetans London is braced for clashes tomorrow Index Britain puts £300m on the National — and holds its … George Clooney Matthew Parris Salman Rushdie Airline terror trial Sitting pretty The Workout KenKen Travel The Knowledge Books Body&Soul Quick find Timesonline The Times Bankers hired to advise NHS on plan to raise billions in sale of hospitals London properties cost £700m to maintain They are an 'unlocked asset', says Government Selling spree Picture Gallery Brain Gym claims to be withdrawn Shannon case arrests Store fall girl 'critical' Spring snowfall The £130m pile with a squatter in the garden TIFFANY&Co Murder suspects go free as cases of witness intimidation double Judge says trial part of a 'disturbing trend' Figures highlight new threat to judicial system Gang left ailing bus driver terrified to leave house State-school intake to Cambridge falls Playground attack Knife mother jailed Council tax victory Universe mapped out Picture Gallery Sign up here for the puzzle that's driving France round the bend Allure Sensuelle They cried 'long live the Dalai Lama'— then the firing started Tibet protests Eight people killed and dozens wounded Monks were ordered to denounce their leader Magnet Protesters aim to snatch torch in London's Olympic flame parade Dfs Organist's light fandango wins him credit but no cash Procol Harum soloist is refused any royalties You left it too late, says Appeal Court judge Crying out for more? 'Heathrow, Canary Wharf and nuclear plants in bomb plot' Airline terror trial Alleged ringleader 'did not plan to take part in suicide missions' 'Plotters discussed taking their wives and babies on fatal flights' Staples Video messages said: The time has come for you to be destroyed Explosive tests Loud and proud in Aintree fashion stakes Bill Bryson Times tips for the Grand National Currys Monarch Duke is in hospital as chest infection makes him miss charity event Precaution for the recovery of a remarkably fit man Holiday Inn Commons reveals details of MPs' expenses Claims have included TV licences for No 10 Brown charged £415 a month for cleaning Honda How the party leaders fared Is it reasonable for us to pry into every cushion cover? Goldeneye, the home of Bond, is to become a celebrity village Brittany Ferries The Man With The Golden Pen Argos Natalie Haynes Laura Ashley Tristram Hunt A v. sloppy effort. See me after class, Blair Torch Song The Olympic torch should be fêted as a symbol of sport, not of China's misdeeds House Calls Mortgage lenders are making life more difficult for homeowners Political Capital Livingstone would have been wiser to have been more candid about his past My Adventure in the Wild West Picture Gallery Can eco-towns stop the sprawling suburbs? Grass-roots medicine Immigration benefits Mixed motives in the assisted dying debate Has the Royal Mint got it wrong? Timesonline Non-dom charity Religious reciprocity Coventry's Blitz Undergraduates only Living by the pen Facebook forecast Did we help bring a tyrant to power? My perfect diet: cheese and Diet Coke The Olympic torch is undimmed Amazon furious after publishers undercut its book prices online Penguin leads assault on the discount giant Fears that trade's sale contracts will be torn up Flybmi The Man with the Golden Pen Gambleaware Make-believe world of jailed egg thief Coded diaries reveal strange secret society Police find 7,000 eggs in collector's bedroom Trio held in £40m drug swoop Jessops Novotel Brown may face revolt by MPs over scrapping of 10p income tax band US-style points system would let teenagers mix exam results The Album Bathroom Paradise A suitcase from Terminal 5 My Week Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Stray dogs will be left to roam free, say charities BA chief takes blame for T5 'disaster' Protection for Melton Mowbray's pies Treatment curtails stroke damage Outcry over bullet-proof hoodies Npower Increase in volcanic activity is linked to ice melted by global warming Lib Dem leader keeps on smiling despite torrid week of 'Cleggover' Nick Clegg The politician who boasted of having had 30 lovers has now become a little coy about his past. But he has, at last, got himself noticed PC World From Cambridge to Westminster Multiple Display Advertising Items Negligent firms face huge fines for deaths Barnsley jokes are wearing thin as town finds reasons to smile In case the ex-mining community fails in its dreams of FA Cup glory, regeneration is giving it a long-awaited reason to celebrate Out of the pits Alzheimer's drug may help head injuries Hospital injury Police misconduct Rail death charge Picture Gallery Hillon Prince's old school links up with failing state secondary Gordonstoun to help the academies project Philosophy exchanged for technology skills Stop-gap jobs 'rob graduates of ambition' California dream reduced to a wallow in nostalgia First night Pop Beach Boys Brighton Centre Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles Vangerov bows out Visitors to a new display at the Natural History Museum will be able to enjoy a close encounter with hundreds of tropical moths and butterflies Mystery of exotic moth that has chosen to make Britain its home New species found in London and Kent Bug experts cannot say where it came from Foreign legion Nicholas Cage wins dog theft libel case Parking row killing Jealous killer claim Car fan past his peak Picture Gallery Four years for teenagers who killed brilliant graduate over a chocolate bar Driver complained about yobbish behaviour Victim's sister tells court of family's pain Classicfurniture4u Severed head victim discarded like rubbish, says father Jameson Classics Politics Fear returns to Harare as Mugabe thugs vow to fight 'white invasion' Embattled President refuses to concede defeat Still no official results six days after election Index The terror is back as we wait for the return of a deranged, violent power In Harare celebration has been put on hold but, Jan Raath reports, with every passing day confidence in coming change is growing Post Office Key players in the negotiations How three little pigs showed that Latin is not just for the old bores RSPB Spare-rib scholars unearth 'scripture bias' Feminist version of Torah took 13 years Male interpretations 'play down woman's role' The London Mint Office Iraq security chief fought for his life before kidnap (AP): Adoptive parents jailed for deception (AP): Beauty advert 'insults Nazi victims' Gambleaware (AP): Officers accused Travelodge (Reuters): Images of sunken ship give hint of violent last moments Bush and Putin: double act that squabbled but managed not to fall out President tells summit he wants security and friendship (Reuters): Pirates take French yacht crew hostage (Reuters): Water imports (AP): B1 bomber blaze (AP): Landmine death toll (Reuters): Tiger eats man in zoo Picture Gallery Czechs no longer down in the dumplings Prague restaurant receives Michelin star Award underlines gastronomic revolution The Times The problems that lie in wait for the battling Democrats who keep tripping up over the truth 08 US elections Claiming the high ground Timesmobile Bill and Hillary bounce back from White House debts with £55m income Bulk of earnings from books and speeches Figures released after pressure from Obama Anglian Home improvements We want the return of the King Voters fear one-party rule after first elections Democracy not for us, say protesters in Bhutan Aerlingus Restless heads Italian wine seized after health alert (AP): Submarines for sale (AP): Prison warders hurt (Reuters): 40 held in PKK raid (AP): Snake catches bus The Sunday Times Setanta Sports drops plan to auction itself Rose turns on charm Trillium interest Mainsail II swoons Quote of the day Rebel rounds on UBS Business big shot Halifax will refuse to offer home loans without a heftier deposit Minimum of 5% required from Monday Big banks to resist new emergency powers Feeling the pinch British Energy shares leap on hopes of bid by EDF Stock markets Subtle tricks are academic — playing things straight is just the job Commodities Picture Gallery Boodles Currencies Need to know No 1 for Business Results in brief Timesonline Sale pitch, then Setanta calls off the game Goldman fails to raise interest in broadcaster Asking price of £1bn is considered too high Business big shot Trevor Matthews The team Timesonline Picture Gallery EADS astrium Our reader, whom we will call Robert Smith and who … City Diary Watchdog's wails put O'Leary in a spin City Diary Apology of the month comes from Loaded, the little boys' magazine, which somehow persuaded itself that Heinz once supplied the Nazi regime with a version of alphabet spaghetti consisting of tiny swastikas Lack of flu catches the drug companies cold City Diary Hichens board accepts offer of Indian takeover I have in my hands a copy of British Airways News that City Diary Rose tries to make peace as Brandes gives backing BAA eager to syndicate £1.2bn loan to reduce withering debt Timesmobile What they said . . . Tchenguiz moves for Trillium in spite of credit squeeze concerns Multiple Display Advertising Items Dearer power if EDF wins British Energy Shares leap 7 per cent on takeover hopes Bid may be referred over competition issues The Times Solent's Mainsail II calls in the receivers BarCap-designed SIV-lite focused on US Gloomy outlook for low-ranking creditors Train to Gain EMI proves to be out of tune Easter slump at Peter Jones Laura Ashley in Moss Bros move G4s buys US mine clearer Multiple Display Advertising Items Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds Employment figures add fuel to fears that America is in recession The Times Arnold calls for UBS board shake-up and asset sales Abbott steels himself for exciting new challenge at London Metal Exchange A law graduate who began work as a security guard is overseeing a significant advance for the world's premier non-ferrous market CV A new billet 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 House market strain tells on the builders Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day Tiscali sale puts Carphone Warehouse in spotlight Deal of the day Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices Hargreaves Lansdown Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Faith Modern Times Raymond Leblanc Comic-strip publisher who championed Hergé and made Tintin a household name worldwide Raymond Leblanc, publisher, was born on May 22,1915. He died on March 21,2008, aged 92 Paul Scofield Lives Remembered Professor Michael Podro Group Captain Robert Law Brian Asquith Leading British industrial designer and silversmith who won prestigious commissions from national institutions Brian Asquith, silversmith and designer, was born on February 23,1930. He died of Alzheimer's disease on March 16,2008, aged 78 Mary Newcomb Seemingly artless English painter whose naive landscapes earned comparison with the work of Lowry and Chagall Mary Newcomb, painter, was born on January 25,1922. She died on March 29,2008, aged 86 Genesis tells us we have a duty to protect the planet Faith Krishna's advice to the hero Arjuna The Army's first Hindu chaplain explains how the Mahabharata can comfort soldiers Faith news Decorating dilemmas, eating habits, dressing down and schoolboy jokes Modern times Feather report Readers reply The who, what, when and where of pictures Feedback The photo that brought us 500 e-mails an hour; plus clichés, crosswords and columnists What to look out for Court Circular Service dinners Legal news Latest wills Births Forthcoming Marriages To place death notices, acknowledgements or notices … Marriages Deaths The Times Memorial Services Thanksgiving Services In Memoriam - Private Dinner Multiple Display Advertising Items Legal Notices Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Nationwide Mobility Kneedit Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The Sunday Times Weekend snow should perk up Scottish slopes Weather Eye Birthdays On This Day April 5,1968 The Times reports from Washington and London on the repercussions of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Weather Weather quest Samsung Nicholls bandwagon gains momentum Racing Champion trainer celebrates treble Master Minded falls short over longer trip Chepstow Kempton Park Motor racing Football Inside Slim Pickings primed to leave his supporters feeling satisfied John Smith's Grand National Multiple Display Advertising Items Aintree John Smith's Grand National Southwell Dobbin announces retirement Lingfield Park Wolverhampton Reading the racecard Course specialists Bluesquare Ladbrokes Guide to the Runners, Riders and Colours 4.15 John Smith's Grand National Chase Grade III: handicap: £450,640:4m 4f BBC One The experts' view Novelty bets One jump ahead William Hill Thomas keeping up appearances as public waits for its rising star Grand National The big interview Up-and-coming jump jockey hoping Aintree date with Mr Pointment can cap a truly memorable season Inside Factfile Newcastle Racing Lingfield Park Coral Ashton is left in limbo as RFU rushes to tie up Johnson's role England head coach may still pick tour party Meeting with Andrew holds key to his future The Times London Irish lead unlikely English trio on charge for European crown Luke McAlister inspired Sale Sharks to a 49-24 victory Murray enlists Corretja for clay expertise Tennis Football Results Basketball Golf Today Fixtures Football Motor racing Rugby league Rugby union Swimming Tennis Other sport Tomorrow Football Rugby league Rugby union Other sport E. on Stewart says Mosley's position is 'untenable' as opposition grows Motor racing 'i am surprised he is still there, ' admits Scot President's call for meeting could backfire Timesonline Thaxton saved from further punishment Whitaker looking to final after Classic win Haffield secures spot on team for Beijing Pietersen wants England players to grab a share of IPL bonanza Cricket Haroon Lorgat was yesterday appointed the ICC's new … Multiple Display Advertising Items Fisher enjoying the pursuit as Levet's sublime form continues Golf Flab Four step back in time to embark on magical and mysterious darts tour Swifter, higher, stronger: Tigers seek more raw recruits Jonjo O'Neill, the champion race-horse trainer, spoke … Arsenal v Liverpool Your guide to the weekend's Premier League matches Today 12.45pm, Sky Sports 1 Fulham v Sunderland Today 3pm Wigan v Birmingham Today 3pm Aston Villa v Bolton Today 3pm Manchester City v Chelsea Today 3pm Everton v Derby Tomorrow 3pm Blackburn v Tottenham Today 3pm Newcastle v Reading Today 3pm Middlesbrough v Manchester United Tomorrow 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 Derby are worst, but their fans are better than Tories Fink Tank In the football laboratory Why Derby are the worst Premier League team ever Ferguson to fight FA charge over remarks Dons hit the heights O'Neill shifts alliance Keegan lifts morale Dedicated Davey revelling in deliverance from dole queue to day of destiny FA Cup semi-finals Man who masterminded victories against Liverpool and Chelsea reflects on times less celebrated as a player and a manager Brief encounters Enckelman prefers to be in goal and off the net Mowbray wants to bang drum on behalf of English game FA Cup semi-finals Foreign managers 'need some competition' West Brom plan to keep on entertaining Npower The message is clear from Regis and Adams — give it everything Taking train adds to strain for fans from South Coast Arsenal likely to benefit from changing face of Benitez's side Football Barclays Premier League Spaniard rests players in league instalment Wenger believes that United could still falter Guinness Club Together Match-fix player should be named, says Wenger as FA plans inquiry Football Plenty of room, no one to fill it The Insider You will love this Times Crossword 23,880 Video nasty ditched Clarke ready to quit Chelsea Times experts mark your card for greatest show on turf The Times Ladbrokes Inside Kevin Pietersen Giles Smith Index Inside Free guides Charity begins at homes Webwatch Money Letters Fuelling discontent Case Study A Great Deal All round What squeeze? The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise Don't panic, but don't dally either Jupiter Not the time to retire from the fray Lauren Thompson says that stock market turmoil presents challenges for pension investors — both young and old Fidelity™ Case Study Schroders Nurturing a legacy for the family James Charles helps a recently widowed father to review his finances and plan for his children's future Alliance Leicester Richard Atwood: what the experts say Financial CV M&G Investments Richard's response Jump to it if you want to back a dead cert Mark Atherton explains how to take advantage of your tax-free Isa allowance before tonight's deadline Multiple Display Advertising Items ISA Watch Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Staggered Investment Pays off The pros and cons Worrying case of ignored complaint Multiple Display Advertising Items Your Shout Multiple Display Advertising Items On the bright side Go figure Readers to the Rescue NON-UK Shares Why pay when it's smarter to barter? Mark Bridge on the benefits of local exchange systems that enable members to trade their skills cash-free Threadneedle How to be a successful schemer Alliance Leicester Case Study Good deals are now in exceedingly short supply Rebecca O'Connor considers the prospects for homeowners who have to remortgage in the next few months Multiple Display Advertising Items Can you get a mortgage? Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Repayments up by £250 a Month It appears the feeling is mutual Madeline Thomas says that building societies are experiencing an influx of new customers as consumers seek greater stability and long-term value The Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Where are the windfalls? Need help to mind your own business? Lauren Thompson on initiatives that are designed to promote entrepreneurship among women Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Reckitt sales and bonus bang on 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 Is this a killer look? Simon Crompton Stories behind the News We evolved to notice clothing as a way of identifying threats Need to Know? If You had to save one item from going up in flames, … The talking cure John Naish Breakthroughs, Tip and Trends Smoke and mirrors It's a knockout Not hard to swallow Eye in the sky Dogs' dinner Antibody Mariah Carey Well, Well . . . Yep, I've got your number Dr Copperfield inside the Mind of a GP Meet nature's magic healers From gecko glue to spider sutures, animals show science the way. Vivienne Parry reports Natural cures Just the first of many steps Junk Medicine Genetic Advances Hitting the write notes The novelist Patrick Gale says that writing is like therapy. He explains to John Naish how it has helped him to find happy endings The Times What is bipolar disorder? Winding up the doc Your GP seems grumpy — what's going on? Dr Keith Hopcroft lists ten things patients say that give medics the hump Breathe Easy The father's tale John Itsagwede talks to Victoria Lambert about the pain of recurrent miscarriage What is anti-phospholipid syndrome? Haunted by the ghost of relationships past If your ex is overshadowing your new love, it's time for an exorcism, says Andrew G. Marshall Boots What kind of lover are you? Find out how your approach to sex is affecting your relationship Ask your Father Experts advice on what to do when your child asks . . . Talking about my green generation These day it's teenagers who are showing adults how to follow the green path. Anna Shepard meets … eco-nags who are using pester power to help save the planet Sunrise Getting Involved For Families in today's Times Putting Delia to the test Is tinned and frozen food as nutritious for us as Delia would have us believe, asks Amanda Ursell The Times Kitchen confidential: the nutritional effects of cooking Feasts fit for Popeye Pantry Girl One Shopping List, Three Recipes, No Waste Thomasina Miers goes green — literally — with three healthy meat-free spinach recipes Spinach and butternut squash stew with almond and thyme picada Equipment needed Spinach and potato soup Florentine pasta E-cell On top of the world — our Health Club heroes Timesonline Get fit with other Health Club members We're raring to go Better Half Mr & Mrs Millard's Marathon Challenge: One Week to Go "When the day came I was like a greyhound in the traps" He has only run it once, but Times columnist David Aaronovitch recalls the countdown to the race two years ago "Glide. Power. Achieve it. That's my current mantra" Mrs Millard thinks Timeshealth Love it or hate it — write in and tell us Feedback Star Letter SoOrganic SnorBan How the other half loves Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice In pole position Not Just Anybody How the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Camilla Hempleman-Adams, 15, is preparing to join her explorer father on an expedition to the North Pole. But is she ready for -42C? Healthcare Commission Index Inside/online Regulars Times Travel Sick of greenwash? Step back and take a look around you The Debrief Arrivals Metal fatigue, American-style Site of the Week Www. green. tv Rock the House Traveller Tailor Made Travel I reject the notion that the tourist can only destroy what he seeks Simon Barnes is determined to keep flying in the face of criticism to see the wilderness of Zambia – it's a positive act of preservation Multiple Display Advertising Items Craghoppers Green with pride (even the crabs) Devon is very proud of its eco credentials, but first signs worry Anna Shepard African Safari Club Great Rail Journeys Hug Trees, Find Peace Body&soul Reader Offers Ltd Who is the greenest of them all? Richard Hammond goes on the job with a new-style, eco-aware hotel inspector Full Inspection Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Arrive at your leisure to take the most away Slow travel is the best way to approach a place, says Dan Kieran, who takes a train along the Danube into Europe's historic cities Silver Jet Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items It can be several small steps, or one giant leap The judges of our Green Spaces awards vote for their favourite places — from Shropshire to Namibia. Go online to add your voice to theirs Your Say Julia Brookes Answers your Travel Queries The Times Timesonline Contact us . . . Book now Cruise Saver Travel Will tourists buy into Zimbabwe? A change of regime could revivify the ailing industry, reports Tom Chesshyre Timesonline Travel In Brief Fools rush in . . . Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Radical vision grows dim Brasília was the embodiment of a socialist dream. Dan Cruickshank heads there to see what remains Need to know Crystal Cruises Royal Caribbean International Multiple Display Advertising Items Malta Multiple Display Advertising Items Watch Travel Aide My Hotel Brighton Mystery Guest Pack Read Our Woman in . . . Chamonix Multiple Display Advertising Items Noble Caledonia Index Index Reader's Block Erica Wagner First word 'There is a different kind of truth in storytelling' Contributors The wrong blurb Ever wonder if the preson who wrote a book's blurb actually read it? Sometimes they seem like wild guesses — is Last of the Mohicans really about haircuts? Melissa Katsoulis imagines potential blurb blunders: see page 19 to discover the classic in question The real James Bond Timesonline Foliosociety 'The self - help buzz slogan right now is the Laws of Attraction' Her word Find the connection Vintage Chart Top six nonfiction, April 1,1990 Critic's Chart You're reading. . . Bel MOONEY's Salman Rushdie reading list Reader Chart Dolly Daniel selects six favourite books Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading . . . Misery inflicted by mob rule Required reading Robert Cole analyses McMafia, Misha Glenny's investigation into how the trickle-down economics of crime and corruption eventually affect all of us Waterstone's Rushdie goes racy Two decades after the fatwa, the literary heavyweight tells Kate Muir that he is tired of politics but intrigued by the sex lives of the Mughal emperors The Times The Enchantress of Florence: the reviews so far TLS Hot type By George, Hague is in the frame The Enchantress of Florence The ancient arts of sex, scent and spin combine in an exclusive extract from Salman Rushdie's new novel A mysterious, yellow-haired stranger from Florence is discovered on board a ship bound for India. The Stowaway tells the ship's captain, Hauksbank, that his name is Uccello and that he is a scholar and an enchanter, performing several apparent miracles to prove his claim. The traveller poisons Hauksbank … Ashes to ashtrays Reviews Smoking Iain Finlayson The Butt by Will Self The Last Cigarette: The Smoking Diaries, Volume 3 by Simon Gray In short Fiction Waterstone's Unravelled by technical hitches SocietyWE-THINK by Charles Leadbeater Waterstone's In Short Non fiction Muqtada Al-Sadr and the Fall of Iraq by Patrick Cockburn Faber, £16.99 … £15.29 (free p&p) A Corkscrew is Most Useful: The Travellers of Empire by Nicholas Murray Little, Brown, £25 … £22.50 (free p&p) Too much of a good thing Short stories The Dog of the Marriage Collected Stories by Amy Hempel The Times Steeped in gore Sci-fi/fantasy Classics The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Family Romance Paperbacks By John Lanchester, Faber, £8.99 … £8.54 (free p&p) Nonfiction Ross Leckie Darkmans By Nicola Barker Harper Perennial, £8.99 … £8.54 (free p&p) Fiction Christina Koning Atomic Bazaar Dispatches from the Underground World of Nuclear Trafficking by William Langewiesche Penguin, £8.99 … £8.54 (free p&p) Persepolis By Marjane Satrapi Vintage, £7.99 … £7.59 (free p&p) Out of the Storm The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther by Derek Wilson Pimlico, £12.99 … £11.69 (free p&p) The Devil's Footprints By John Burnside Vintage, £7.99 … £7.59 (free p&p) Fantasies spring to life Children's Amanda Craig Tom Trueheart & the Land of Dark Stories (6+) by Ian Beck the Game (8+) by Diana Wynne Jones The Times Audio books Pick up a book with The Times at WHSmith Lionel Shriver explores two divergent paths in The Post-Birthday World, next week's specially priced novel The House of Lost Souls The Books group Black magic and creepy happenings in the 1920s infuse a disturbing tale. Alyson Rudd asks the author about his motivations Jumbo Crossword 750 The Times Chess Winning move Scrabble Word watching Two brains Answers Polygon Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4494 Harpy: The Listener Crossword 3976 The Workout Bridge Picture Line Ken Ken 1 Samurai Su Doku No 085 - Medium 2 Su Doku No 1830 - Fiendish 3 Killer No 792 - Deadly (1 hour) Friday Solutions: Kenken No 11 Index Emporio Farmani Contents Woody Allen Working in Bed Digital Ixus 860 15 The Dark Ages Audi This week: Real-life superheroes Microtrends I Didn't Get where I Am Today without . . . Lexiconfusion No. 178 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs Slummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney Shop Retail Therapy Bravia Kicking up a Stink Bargainhunter Carol Midgley Out There Pale and Interesting Diaphanous layers and ruffles in pastel shades brought romance to the spring catwalks. Team chiffons, silks and organzas with cool flats or sky-high heels Fold-Up Footwear How to Get Dressed Lisa Armstrong The Male Room Men's Stuff Gant O George where Art Thou? George Clooney's easy banter and high-brow films have made him the thinking person's heart-throb. But what do we really know about him? Ginny Dougary has a close encounter with a most elusive superstar Old Speckled Hen Boots Bosch Clarks The Bump Club These days, becoming a parent can be an isolating experience — hence the growing modern phenomenon of the babygroup. But are these friendships for life, or just for maternity leave? 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Mirrors Pinboard Pure Collection Ask Aggie Home Help Each week, Times Magazine readers put their on domestic goddess queries to our houseproud expert, Aggie MacKenzie Polly Beard Do Try this at Home Entertaining ideas for modern families This week: School-holiday fun The Travel Collection Ina's shop is clean, bright and thriving; there are dumplings, tripe, been and 25 different Kinds of sausage Little Show – Offs Bearded dwarf irises have all the frilly charm of their taller siblings – and they can stand up for themselves, too The World of Irises Gardens Must-Have Plants Prostanthera Cuneata Weekend Tips Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Kitchen Magic Coincraft Thinredline My public … Beta Male Robert Crampton My Multiyork With a Bupa Premier Health Assessment you can have … Index Warren Evans Make my Day In Gok we trust Gok Wan isn't just presenter of How to Look Good Naked, he's the saviour of modern womanhood, says Caitlin Moran Mud fatigue Hugo Rifkind won't risk Glastonbury this year. . . but what if it's sunny? 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James Mottram has a close encounter Top Films in Rep Awake New Film Reviews Director: Joby Harold, 15,84 min Stars: hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, lena Olin On general release Never Back down Director: Jeff Wadlow, 15,110min Stars: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Cam Gigandet On general release The age of innocence Son of Rambow is a funny, nostalgic look at growing up in the 1980s, says Wendy Ide How She Move Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid, 12A, 94min Stars: Rutina Wesley, Brennan Gademans, Tre Armstrong On selected release Funny Games Director: Michael Haneke, 18,107min Stars: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt On selected release I'm a Cyborg Director: Park Chan-Wook, 15,105mins Stars: Lim Su-Jeong, Rain On selected release, in Korean My Brother is an only Child Director: Daniele Luchetti, 15,100min Stars: Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Diane Fleri On selected release, in Italian One Missed Call (15) Also out Films on Release Hmv She's a laugh Each week we show DVDs to the people who really know. Here, a group of female stand-up comedians check out Clubland Rescue Dawn Director: Werner Herzog, 12,2006 Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies Out to buy and rent on DVD Moomin Creator: Tove Jannsen Directors: Hiroshi Saltõ, Masayuki Ojimaen, U, 1990 Out to buy on DVD Chromophobia Director: Martha Fiennes, 15,2005 Stars: Ben Chaplin. Penelope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes, Ian Holm, Kristin scott Thomas Out to buy and rent on DVD Also Out PS3 Vs Xbox 360: Time for round 2 Stung by the cheeky Nintendo Wii, the big boys of the console world are fighting back, and this time they're offering more than just games. 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Should this building be saved? Lovers of postwar concrete have their work cut out. Tom Dyckhoff assesses the contenders for preservation Lloyds Building City of London Robin Hood Gardens Poplar, London United States Embassy Mayfair, London Top Five Events Top Five Music . . . It's totally cosmic: art from outer space Liliane Lijn tells Morgan Falconer how to make art with space gel, but some artists use even more bizarre materials in their work Dark Materials Who needs paint, when there's Vaseline and dung? Top Five for Kids South Bank Centre Top Five Galleries Square Meal: Top French restaurants Enjoy a taste of France with Square Meal's guide to the best Gallic food in London and the South East L'atelier De Joel Robuchon Bord'eaux Grosvenor House, Park Lane, W1 (020-7399 8460), open Mon-Sun 7am-10.30pm (Fri-Sat -1pm) Cafe Boheme 13-17 Old Compton Street, W1 (020-7734 0623), open Mon-Sat 8am-3am; Sun 9am-midnight Le Café du Marché The Big Eat Chesil Rectory 1 Chesil Street, Winchester (01962 851555), open Wed-Sat noon-2pm; Tues-Sat 7-9.30pm The Great House Market Place, Lavenham, Suffolk (01787 247431), open Wed-Sun noon-2.30pm; Tues-Sat 7-9.30pm Morgan M 489 Liverpool Road, N7 (020-7609 3560), open Wed-Fri, Sun noono-2pm; Tues-Sat 7-9pm Papillon 96 Draycott Avenue, Sw3 (020-7225 2555), open MOn-Fri noon-3pm, 6pm-midnight; Sat noon-4pm, 6p,-midnight; Sun noon-5pm La Petite Maison 54 Brooks Mews, W1 Racine 239 Brompton Road, Sw3 Squaremeal We look a right pair Headcases will lampoon Peter Andrew and Jordan but ITV's satire show promises serious targets too, says Bruce Dessau It's Battlestar Head Chris Campling on listening to golf Fantastica Dominic Maxwell's favourite sci-fi show is back, and there isn't a Tardis in sight Chater's Choice Saturday 5 Main channels TV Choice Variations The Shipping News (2001) Main channels Saturday 5 Film ChoiceBBC Two, 9.30pm Taxi Driver (1976) Channel 4,12.45am Mad Dog and Glory (1993) ITV1, 2.25am Dual Alibi (1946, b/w) Channel 4,2.45am School for Scoundrels (2006) MultiChannel Sky Movies Premiere, 10pm Saturday 5 Prime-time multichannel Verity Lambert: Drame Queen BBC Four, 9.50pm Digital Choice Mike Mulvihill Live Premier League Football Sky Sports 1, midday Live Rugby Union Sky Sports 2 (HD2), from 2.30pm Inspector Morse ITV3, 4.40pm Live Super League Sky Sports 1,5.55pm Murphy's Law UKTV Drama, 9pm Band of Brothers National Geographic, 9pm Duran Duran Biography Channel, 9pm Radio listings Radio Saturday 5 Sunday 6 Main channels TVChoice Variations Mission: Impossible (1996) Main channels Sunday 6 Film Choice ITV1, 2.30pm Sahara (2005) Channel 4,8pm The Man Who Sued God (2001) Five, 9pm Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Five, 11.05pm The Deer Hunter (1978) Channel 4,12.20am Shadows (1959, b/w) MultiChannel Sky Arts, 11pm Sunday 6 Prime-time multichannel The Two Coreys Biography, 10pm/10.30pm Digital Choice Gabrielle Starkey Live Ford Super Sunday Sky Sports 1 (and HD), 1pm Live FA Cup Football Sky Sports 1 (and HD), 3.30pm Gavin & Stacey/Pulling BBC Three, 9pm/9.30pm Mad Men BBC Four, 10pm A Boy Called Alex More4,10pm Brothers & Sisters E4,11pm Radio listings Radio Sunday 6 Monday 7 Main channels TV Choice Variations Monster (2003) Film Choice Main Channels Monday 7 Channel 4,10pm High Plains Drifter (1972) Five, 11.05pm Battle Royale (2000) Channel 4, midnight Atonement (2007)/The Heartbreak Kid (2007) New to Sky Box Office Monday 7 Prime-time multichannel Chuck Digital Choice Virgin 1,10pm Young Mums' Mansion BBC Three, 9pm Skins E4,10pm The Final 24 FX, 10pm Curb Your Enthusiasm More4,10.35pm Radio listings Radio Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Main channels TV Choice Variations David and Bathsheba (1951) FilmChoice Main channels Tuesday 8 Channel 4,1.20pm The Wings of the Dove (1997) BBC One, 11.15pm The Godfather: Part II (1974) MultiChannel Sky Movies Modern Greats, 9pm Tuesday 8 Prime-time multichannel Chinese School DigitalChoice BBC Four, 9pm Uefa Champions League Live ITV4, 7.30pm Battlestar Galactica Revisited/The Phenomenon/Razor Sky One, 9pm/9.30pm/10pm Caught Barehanded Nat Geo Wild, 9pm Nip/Tuck FX, 10pm The Wall BBC Three, 11pm Radio listings Radio Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Main channels TV Choice Variations Young Guns (1988) FilmChoice Main Channels Wednesday 9 Five, 10pm The Boys from Brazil (1978) BBC One, 11.30pm Faces (1968, b/w) MultiChannel Sky Arts, 10pm Maurice (1987) Film4,11.10pm Wednesday 9 Prime-time multichannel Rather You Than Me DigitalChoice Gabrielle Starkey BBC Four, 9pm Child Genius More4,9pm Rome Discovery, 9pm Frances Tuesday ITV3, 10pm Fight Masters National Geographic, 10pm The Kill Point Bravo, 10pm Radio listings Radio Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Main channels BBC One TV Choice Variations The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) Film Choice Main channels Thursday 10 Channel 4,1.30pm Shadow of a Doubt (1943, b/w) MultiChannel Sky Classics, 7.05pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) Film4,9pm Mr Brooks (2007) New to Sky Box Office Thursday 10 Prime-time multichannel Arena: The Strange Luck of V. 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