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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, K. C. Murray, Janice Turner, Phil Yates, Christina Hardyment, John McNamara, Sebastian Faulks, Robert Cole, Natalie Sandison, David Brown, Neil Johnston, Andrew Fifield, Matt Spence, Caroline Stacey, Amanda Ursell, Simon Barnes, Jane MacQuitty, Peter Lansley, Ashling O'Connor Olympics Correspondent, Robert Lindsay, Richard Hobson, David Rose, Anna Shepard Eco-Worrier, John Mulvey, Jane Knight, Ivo Tennant, Sarah Urwin Jones, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Tony Turnbull, Emma Cook, Philip Howard, Julia Brookes, Carol Midgley, Camilla Cavendish, David Lister Scotland Correspondent, Christine Seib, David Chater, Kate Wighton, Paul Gravett, James Bone, James Ducker, Melissa Katsoulis, Murad Ahmed, Nicholas Timpson, Clive Davis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Dominic Wells, Gabrielle Starkey, Lucia Van Der Post, Carl Mortished, Patrick Kidd, Gráinne Gilmore Economics Correspondent, Graham Stewart, Angela Dewar, Will Pavia, James Rampton, Hilly Janes Editor, Dr Joan Ransley, James Hider, Wendy Ide, Kevin Eason, John Bungey, Lucy Bannerman, Marie Claire, Giles Coren, Andrew Norfolk, Vivienne Parry, Carole Fleetwood, Martin Fletcher, Sathnam Sanghera, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Dr Copperfield, Pat Gibson, Caroline Hendrie, Rebecca Miller, A. C. Grayling, The Rev David Campbell, Fiona Hamilton London Correspondent, Nancy Durrant, Hannah Fletcher, Robert Gore-Langton, Toby Sawday, Siobhan Kennedy, Peter Lee, Jack Malvern, Dominic Walsh, Steve Bird, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Debra Craine, Gary Jacob, Sheila Weller, Tom Charity, Victoria Segal, Allan Simmons, Peter Stiff, Daniel Finkelstein, Tim Reid, Laura Lovett, Chris Riley, Tom Gatti, Phoebe Greenwood, Jo Morris, Dennis Murray, Nicholson Baker, Jenny MacArthur, Sophie Harris, Rhys Blakely, Harrison Ford, D. F. Hill, Adam Sherwin Media Correspondent, Ben MacHell, Edward Penney, Anthony Aust, Jonathan Sacks, Mrs M. P. O'hare, Lucy Sweeney, Tim Teeman, Derwent May, James Mottram, Lisa Jardine, Kate Muir, Rebecca Worrell, Russell Kempson, Tom Whitwell, Ed Potton, Suzy Jagger, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, Stephen Anderton, David Lister, Mark Atherton, Lisa Armstrong, John Westerby, Sarah Vine, Rick Broadbent, Jane Wheatley, Jonathan McLeod, Mavis Cheek, Jill Sherman Whitehall Editor, Sam Coates, Mark E. Smith, Sally Baker, Pete Paphides, Neel Mukherjee, Ann Treneman, Simon de Bruxelles, Rob Wright, Christina Koning, Carla Power, Neil Harman Tennis Correspondent, Barbara Buxton, Dan Murphy, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Suzi Godson, Kate Saunders, Lewis Smith, Matthew Pryor, Matt Hughes, Rebecca O'Connor, Gordon Ramsay, Dr Keith Hopcroft, Kaveh Solhekol, Roger Phillips, Jeremy Page, Neville Scott, Andrew G. Marshall, Rick Jones, Chris Campling, Fran Yeoman, Adam Fresco Crime Correspondent, Sarah Maslin Nir, Richard Owen, Helen Nugent, Laura Deeley, Rebecca O'connor, Peter Joyce, Ross Leckie, Erica Wagner, Roger Boyes, Gideon Glass, Francis Elliott Deputy Political Editor, James Charles, Nick Hasell, Margaret Reynolds, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Tom Dart, Kevin Maher, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, Adam Fresco, Nicholas Clee, Steve Jelbert, Nick Ray, Nigel Kendall, Anne Ashworth, Joanna Pitman, Richard Savinson, Philip Webster Political Editor, Sam Coates Chief Political Correspondent, Richard Ehrlich, Robert Crampton, Tim Hames, Harriet Addison, Canon John Burrows, Dominic Maxwell, Matthew Parris, Mark Bridge, Mark Hodkinson, Amanda Craig, Mike Barnard, George Caulkin, Russell Jenkins, Caitlin Moran, Richard Hammond, Celia Dodd, Neil Fisher, Iain Finlayson, Peter Riddell, Ben MacIntyre, Andrew Ellson, Bess Twiston Davies, Ben Webster, Dr Dave Allen, John Naish, Alan Maylin, Bojan Pancevski, Romola Showell, Catherine Philp, Martin Waller, Mark Henderson, Patrick Foster, Mark Baldwin, Nigel Hawkes Health Editor, Carl Mortished World Business Editor, Alan Woodward, Benedict Nightingale, Anna Shepard, Louise Cohen, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Stephen Dalton, Richard Morrison, James Christopher, Alice Miles, Nick Savill, David Budworth, Adam Sherwin, Simon Crompton, Lisa Tuttle, Alan Jackson, Eric Rayner, Kim Newman, Miles Costello, Stephen Carter, Fiona Hamilton, David Robertson, Brian McEvoy, Christopher Irvine,
ResumoIndex Boris seals Brown's May Day massacre Inside The Workout Body&Soul TheKnowledge Magazine Books Travel Money Quick find Timesonline The Times Brown's future is questioned after drubbing Local elections The results kept coming in — unstoppable and unspinnable Local elections Tory staff barred from victory party Boodles Blackmailers jailed for ludicrous plot against an innocent royal Tapes were made of aide's bizarre claims Lies and threats get them five years each Father denounces fantasist driven by money Picture Gallery Gang sentenced for £10m kidnap plot Library surveillance Food poisoning alert Andy Taylor Paddington goes from marmalade to meat Bear from Andes is no longer a vegetarian And he's got trouble with the police as well Home Staff: For your ears only, a radio homage to Ian Fleming Allure The coastal idylls where controversy is raging over mankind's faltering efforts to keep the waves at bay Britain's sea defences A government agency wants to let the sea reclaim British beauty spots. But is it just saving money? Martin Fletcher reports Why defences are crumbling Britain's sea defences Millions caught by stealth rise in road tax Covert decision places older cars in higher band Increase of £50 or £90, with more to come Waterstone's Curbs on young drivers rejected in favour of improving their skills Meet the chef who is turning French children into gourmets Today's specials P&O Sainsbury's Lampard's final tribute to the mother he tried to make proud Icesave Fiat Muddled bus ride does not know where to stop First night Theatre The Taming of the Shrew Courtyard, Stratford Ilva Double whammy for non-doms trying to bale out as new tax bites Brittany Ferries Picture Gallery Man faces retrial over murder of author Armour shortage Troubled waters Killer jailed for life Demoted for racism 'Technology for toddlers' scheme risks creating a screen-addict generation Language ability could suffer, says psychologist Computer skill targets to become compulsory What little surfers will have to know Arrow books Dodge Janice Turner Laura Ashley Giles Coren My simple advice to Labour MPs: give up Landslide I The lessons for all three parties from an extraordinary set of local elections Landslide II Proposals to abandon coastal defences are provoking furious opposition Wow! They warble on two continents Picture Gallery The divine right of bling reigns in our age Faithful to Scripture Abandoned dogs Don't blame bonuses Elections prove only that the system is failing Preying on the mind Timesonline Slothful rescue Who's in a name? Hooray for CMJ Enduring covenant Lollipop wars Signs of annoyance Local knowledge Govern with a New York accent Me, dirty? It's an insult to my doggy dignity Past Notes Jameson Tesco did not ask Thai critics for apology Even if they win, suing for libel is a PR disaster PIER Dfs Slick thieves raid home fuel tanks to cash in on oil crisis Burglars are being driven by market forces Single rural robbery can net more than £500 Fuel robbers struck under cover of night The Carphone Warehouse Rain or shine, the answer to climate change can be found on your roof Renault Same day, same fate, same pain for the family of On the anniversary of Madeleine McCann's disappearance, another family will relive a loss that has long faded from public view 'Light the way home' vigil plea PC World Home Staff: One man's new year trip is over at last Ex-Marine skis the length of Norway Four-month journey to the top of Europe Multiple Display Advertising Items Dell Scales used by patients to be checked Early bird kept falling to earth Diet offers hope for child epileptics Kennels sorry over tug-of-love husky Holiday Inn Disease, parasites and bad weather blamed for declining honey bees Comet Now, who do Americans think they are? US network buys British genealogy show Stars will be invited to trace family trees on TV Forbidden love of teenage couple has lasted 70 years Genealogy online Bmibaby Challenge over EU referendum given go-ahead by High Court Bringing it all together Multiple Display Advertising Items 'Pushy' pony parents reined in after one tantrum too many Showjumping officials ban them from event Bad behaviour is seen as a 'sign of the times' Zara Phillips trains her hopes on Cheltenham Hilton Halfords No method in place to stop killing spree by new Shipman Gallery show for grand art of dictatorship Carpet Right Newspeak in action Multiple Display Advertising Items Passing surgeon comes to the rescue of cyclist United States Austria Powerless India feels the heat Riots as millions are left without electricity Infrastructure cannot cope in boom economy Growing pains Opposition fury as results give Mugabe second chance of victory Multiple Display Advertising Items Bollywood plans film of Scarlett's murder RSPB Bradford & Bingley If a chap wants to pull, he should get a ponytail (AP): Election donation inquiry (AP): A blossoming record (Reuters): Six die in mosque blast 'DC Madam' hangs herself rather than go to jail over top-level prostitution ring Multiple Display Advertising Items Fiery sermons and segregation on a Sunday: the lasting legacy of slavery US elections Black Church divided by pastor's comments Religious culture is shaped by oppression The Times How I read the race code in North Carolina Latest polls For the anoraks Muslims feel under siege as Italian Right sets up town vigilante groups Screwfix Envoys want end to West Bank building (Reuters): Minister dies in crash (AP): War crimes 'retrial' (AP): Too heavy for court (Reuters): Judges to return (AFP): Porn in office hours (AP): Suu Kyi given a vote (AP): Too big to believe A twisted love fed by lies and deception Despite their trauma, the Fritzl family are beginning to relax — now that their father is confined to a cell Jessops Spirit of 1968 is invoked on the streets of Paris . . . this time to demand stability The London Mint Office Slogans of revolt The Sunday Times Google changes advertising policy Merlin's London catch Pressure on Barclays City Link 'not for sale' Quote of the day Mapeley CFO quits Business big shot Index Fed and ECB pump an extra $82bn into banking system Slow off the blocks but flat out now Stock taking Stock markets Microsoft and Yahoo! hold intensive talks about friendly takeover There really is no easy way to say this . . . Commodities Classicfurniture4U Currencies Picture Gallery Need to know No 1 for Business Timesonline Google alters policy on linked adverts Search terms will not be trademark-protected Tesco vows not to bid for slots against rivals Business big shot Dennis Woodside History of a global phenomenon Timesonline Merlin tops up list of London attractions with aquarium buy The Times Arriving next weekend at Golders Hill Park zoo, at the north end of Hampstead Heath, which is owned by the City Corporation — Calypso and Sienna, two donkeys from a farm in Guildford Calyon, formed from the merger of Crédit Lyonnais City Diary Flight of fancy from Ryanair customer City Diary Is this a new leading indicator for the economy City Diary Someone has sent me a KPMG briefing on recent City Diary Post Magazine has a list of movers and shakers in City Diary Picture Gallery Pressure piled on Barclays as analysts predict need for £3bn cash raising Injection from foreign investor expected Idzik quits amid rumours of infighting Cazenove Tiers before bedtime Rentokil is planning to hold on to City Link in spite of 'numerous offers' to buy it Pest control company forced to cut dividend Operating profit for quarter nearly halved Multiple Display Advertising Items Benfield tells staff to use video conferencing instead of planes Sharp rise in number of companies seeking protection LSE volume turned down low as serious money plays it cool The FTSE 100 index closed yesterday at 6,215, it NatWest Better than expected jobs data fails to lift US economic gloom Timesonline War against spam rages on as botnets win high ground Thai cartel idea outrages rice consumers Major exporter seeks greater price control Proposal condemned as against humanity Attempt to control the supply of food goes against the grain Figures Bank of Scotland Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds Posh organic cookery leads to plum job Susie Willis tells Martin Waller that she ignored the naysayers when she sought to take her baby food to the supermarkets CV The 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 Goldline. co. uk Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates C&R left behind with worries over liquidity Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day Cash calls pointing way to bottom of the market Rentokil Initial Deal of the day Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices Stihl Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Credo Sir Francis Vallat Lives Remembered Modern Times Sir Derek Higgs Peta Levi Ardent campaigner for British design who helped to bring it into the modern age and provided a forum for young talent Peta Levi, MBE, design campaigner and journalist, was born on December 6,1938. She died on April 24,2008, aged 69 Michael Mills Peter Hobbs Innovator and businessman whose company Russell Hobbs pioneered the automatic electric kettle and coffee percolator Peter Hobbs, partner of Russell Hobbs, was born on May 3,1916. He died on April 11,2008, aged 91 Ernest Shenton Pioneer of one-hour photographic processing whose marketing initiatives included free films for returning customers Ernest Shenton, managing director of Dixons and founder of Photo Shop, was born on December 19,1930. He died on March 7,2008, aged 77 Teach your children well — the power of Passover Faith The ugliness of religious intolerance A new trust plans to tackle fanatical vandals and the dangers of iconoclasm everywhere Faith news Outliving an OB, rude partners, screws or corks and birthday dilemmas Modern times Feather report Readers reply Presses fall silent but journalists thunder on Feedback The Times printworks may have moved, but its writers haven't. Plus prepositions and postboxes What to look out for Court Circular Announcement Legal news Service appointments Births Forthcoming Marriages Marriages Civil Partnerships Ruby Anniversaries Deaths To place death notices, acknowledgements or notices Multiple Display Advertising Items Funeral Arrangements Memorial Services In Memoriam - Private Appointments Charity Appeals Legal Notices Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Kneedit The storm that helped Wellington to victory Weather Eye Birthdays On This Day May 3,1969 The Times sends Philip Howard on board the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 at the outset of her maiden transatlantic voyage Weather Weatherquest Ibn Khaldun to end Godolphin's lean run Racing Newmarket Course specialists Snooker Football Totescoop6 Reading the racecard Newmarket tomorrow Goodwood Racing Ladbrokes Thirsk Hexham Fortune reaping rewards of dependable nature Racing Relationship with Gosden brings success Guineas mounts 'have excellent chances' Multiple Display Advertising Items Lingfield Park Yesterday's results Musselburgh Muthabara run in doubt Southwell Fontwell Park Bangor Uttoxeter Racing Today Football Fixtures Cricket Rugby league Rugby union Other sport Football Tomorrow Cricket Rugby league Rugby union Other sport Doncaster Football Results Basketball Boxing Cricket Equestrianism Golf Ice hockey Rugby league Rugby union Snooker Tennis Back to the Millennium for more magic and mayhem Rugby league Engage Super League Sky Sports 2, today 5pm; Sky Sports 3, tomorrow 4.30pm Bradford gunning for revenge against Leeds Cardiff established as a showpiece event Weekend's action The Sunday Times Marshall slowly stakes his claim as touring team made to labour Cricket Scoreboard Derbyshire v Durham Scoreboard Hampshire v Somerset Scoreboard Weather forecast Timesonline Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire Scoreboard Gloucestershire v Glamorgan Scoreboard Warwickshire v Leicestershire Scoreboard Northamptonshire v Worcestershire Cricket LV County Championship Scoreboard Ramprakash run chase of little interest to selectors Scoreboard Man of many talents causes those calling the tune to hit flat notes The big interview A Yorkshireman well versed in triumph and tragedy is getting under skin of MotoGP's established order, says Rick Broadbent The Times Lifting lid on rider The Times Sharapova gets hot under the collar over photo session Tennis Wasps intent on a stylish progression to semi-finals under 'old' laws Rugby union Guinness Premiership McGeechan set to take Lions coaching job Six clubs battle for places in the top four Race for the play-offs O'Sullivan stuns Hendry to reach final after barrage of brilliance Snooker 888. com World Championship BBC Sport Interactive, 10am Timesonline Montgomery in dock over heroin charges Garrido's 'best ever' Nadal advances Sunil Gavaskar Unruly subject who refused to follow royal command Equestrianism Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials Hoy holds off British trio to head the field after dressage All roads lead to Moscow but some are longer than others Lobe's labours could be lost on unsuspecting More losers than winners in games of the mind All good things come to an end as Sheringham hangs up boots Football Veteran striker misses final match with injury Body needs rest after 25 years in the game The Times Vintage performer Championship Your guide to the weekend's Coca-Cola Football League fixtures League One League Two Relegation for old friend could be downside as Pulis aims high Football Coca-Cola Championship Holloway may become victim of Stoke triumph Manager refuses to let emotion get in the way Southampton have to fight the drop without Lucketti McCarthy has no illusions about the cost of promotion Judge Grant on his results, says Keegan Football Barclays Premier League Growing support unlikely to keep Eriksson at City Guinness 'Disrespectful' Liverpool bid for Barry incurs wrath of O'Neill Football Barclays Premier League Villa turn down £10m part-exchange offer Manager says tactic is 'deliberately unsettling' Mikel Arteta, the Everton midfield player, will miss The Times Wenger puts pressure on Flamini to give answer Aston Villa v Wigan Your guide to the weekend's Barclays Premier League matches Today 3pm Fulham v Birmingham Today 3pm Middlesbrough v Portsmouth Today 3pm Arsenal v Everton Tomorrow 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 Blackburn v Derby Today 3pm How they stand Liverpool v Manchester City Tomorrow 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Manchester United v West Ham Today 12.45pm, Sky Sports 1 Bolton v Sunderland Today 5.15pm, Setanta Sports 1 Reading v Tottenham Today 3pm Newcastle v Chelsea Monday 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Premier League Football Battle for survival Ups and downs Championship League One League Two Key dates Jaidi aims to stay one jump ahead of the competition Tunisian's weapon of mass distraction crucial Captain's return gives Birmingham a boost Berbatov holds sad memories for Coppell Timesonline Al Fayed stepping in to inspire fight for safety Football Battle for survival Nolan reiterates desire to stay at Bolton Winner of top management award comes out of the blue Fink Tank In the football laboratory Tired United believe that days of home rule could be nearing end Football Barclays Premier League Sky Sports 1,12.45pm Ferguson says future domination will be hard Win over Barcelona delivers timely boost Ryan Giggs could surpass Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time Fans will be refused refund if visa requirement waived Top of the table Green plans to be a barrier against Ferguson hopes Football Man United v West Ham Cardiff gets into the groove The Insider Times Crossword 23,904 Burnley change tune to drum up support Ferguson and Grant fire the first shots in war of words The Times Terre D'hermÈs Simon Barnes Giles Smith Index Inside The Times Always have a back-up plan Webwatch We gave up on Barclays Money Letters High flyer Case Study Good-Value Peace of Mind Rude exchange The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise New IFA rules on the right track Fidelity Currency funds broaden horizons Mark Atherton on an alternative asset for private investors Alliance Leicester Tax boost for shareholders in foreign companies Multiple Display Advertising Items Schroders Where your pounds will go that little bit farther James Charles seeks out the holiday destinations that offer the best exchange rates for British travellers Multiple Display Advertising Items Tourist rates Leeds Building Society Cut-price cover Multiple Display Advertising Items Crossed lines with mobile insurance Your Shout Multiple Display Advertising Items On the bright side Readers to the Rescue Gift Recipient Rights Edge Sounds like the Seventies As we return to the days of soaring energy prices, fears of unemployment and worsening industrial relations, David Budworth considers how to survive an economic downturn Timesonline Return of the inflation monster? Edge Good time to think bigger Mark Atherton helps newlyweds to weigh up their property options and fine-tune their savings Chelsea Pete and Suzy Williams: what the experts say Financial CV Barclays Stockbrokers Suzy's response This trickle won't become a flood As three big lenders cut their rates Rebecca O'Connor warns borrowers not to expect others to follow suit Npower Principality Credit crunch — the good news Chelsea Norwich Union Coventry Backed into a corner by HBOS Multiple Display Advertising Items Unit trust and open-ended investment company prices Full funds service at www. timesonline. co. uk/funds Fidelity Savings Watch Post Office Pension annuities Motor insurance Level-term assurance Overdrafts Personal loans Savings accounts National Savings & Investments Chelsea Credit cards Mortgages Permanent interest-bearing shares Invesco Perpetual Index Medicine This Week Every Week Next Week Thrill of the chase Stories behind the News No-holds-barred computer games can be highly addictive Need to Know? Perfect passengers Great expectations Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends Breaking the mould Brain gain Bottling it Image makers Medics' mistakes Antibody Well, Well… Everyone could be a winner With cheetah feet, magnetic fingers and ultrasonic sensors, even lesser mortals can be faster, stronger and fitter. Vivienne Parry reports Prof of the Week On the Snail Trail It's all in the genes Junk Medicine Treating Cancer Who'd have thought it? The legendary rocker Roger Daltrey, of the Sixties supergroup The Who, is a health freak. He tells John Naish about shunning drugs, long country walks and how homoeopathy saved his baby's life Pizza? Take four a day Inside the Mind of a GP Tell it straight Dr Keith Hopcroft diagnoses ten misleading medical expressions Distorting reality Why does this woman think she's so ugly? Racheal Baughan tells Celia Dodd about the years she spent hiding behind closed curtains Live and let DIY Much strife in relationships is caused by home improvements. Andrew G. Marshall tries to fix it The Times Seven steps to diffuse a power struggle For Families in the Times Today "Mummy, why is granny so wrinkly?" Ask your Father Expert advice on what to do when your child asks . . . Why the world is an illusion created by the brain Seeing is believing, but as the pictures below show, our eyes can play tricks with us — and for very good reasons, according to the neuroscientist who created them. Simon Crompton investigates Visual clues that cause shady cube confusion Street lighting Food for all seasons It used to be asparagus in May, strawberries in June — but now they are available almost all year round. Caroline Stacey looks at how seasonal foods, and our expectations of them, have changed Asparagus The Times Tomatoes Apples Strawberries Cherries Nutritionist's Verdict Why erratic eaters need nutritional normality Nappy ever after The Times Angel Devil Greenie Points Green fingers Sorted Eco-Gardening Anna Shepard picks out products to help you get on top of your bank holiday chores The Times Slimmer and trimmer at the club What's up at our free online diet and fitness site? Meet April's members of the month and find out Ten weirdest things tracked Health Is Robert Crampton losing the flab fight? Happy in their skin Rebecca Worrell dips into a medical spa in France to help her eczema . . . Beauty Boff Feedback Love it or hate it — write in and tell us Wade Star Letter Star Letter Wins £50 of Organic Products The hardest choice of all Sex Advice The big hitter Not Just Anybody how the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way England batsman Kevin Pietersen, 27, on looking good, playing hard — and a fear of small spaces Wassen Nutrition Index Bandwagon, me? It's more fun on the train — and you save the planet too Correspondents Inside/online Arrivals Citizen Traveller Winner Timesonline Virgin He likes climbing . . . but she prefers reclining One idyllic African hideaway, two very different people. Matthew Parris and Alice Miles test the limits of friendship on the island of São Tomé Style Multiple Display Advertising Items Espana His 'n' hers: a tale of two travellers Reader Offers Ltd Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The Times All the world's an enchanted garden From Indian palaces to Brazilian rainforests … Julia Brookes suggests trips to enthral any garden-lover Kenya New York's wild heart Central Park today is a haven of peace and beauty. But it wasn't always so, as Erica Wagner recalls Timesonline Central Park: Need to know How about some flying foxes? Multiple Display Advertising Items Desert blooms with surprise Spring flowers and 2,000-year-old trees. Is this really Namibia, asks Angela Dewar Need to know Brits 0, Moscow 1 Football fans face frustration if they want to see Euro clash Travel in Brief Timesonline Voyages of Discovery Paddle power for the planet Green Awards Our judges pick three favourites from your Green Spaces nominations each month - a tough task The Times Your Nominations Your Say Contact Us… Book now Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Travel Aide Mystery Guest Jolyon's Boutique Hotel, Cardiff Our Man in . . . Christchurch Multiple Display Advertising Items Titanhitours Index Index Reader's Block Erica Wagner 'How do you remain faithful to two languages at once?' First word Contributors The wrong blurb Your say The Times TLS Jeanette Winterson 'Reading Sartre requires less effort than travelling by public transport' Her word Find the connection Vintage Chart Reader Chart Romola Showell picks her six favourite books Critic's Chart You're reading . . . Paul Gravett picks his top six superheroes Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading . . . The Times A war in fragments Required reading A. C. Grayling finds Nicholson Baker taking history out of context in his examination of simmering 20th-century hostilities in Human Smoke Extract From Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker Booker birthday quiz: the answers Which Booker buff has won Peter Straus's fiendish quiz marking 40 years of the prize? The Times My essential reading list Sebastian Faulks faced an onerous task when Waterstone's asked him to pick 40 of his favourite books for their first 'Writer's Table'. Here he reveals his list, and 13 that just missed out Who should be given the next Writer's Table? Here they are: Faulks's fabulous forty Hot type Keep the change, to coin a phrase Word aloud Presence of royalty in Hove Crucial mission for an avenger A superhero who happens to be gay is the central character in Perry Moore's new novel. He tells Sarah Maslin Nir how his own experiences motivated him Driving force through the ages Nonfiction Nostalgia The Original Highway Code Edited by Rod Green Icons and the art of science Science Cosmic Imagery Key Images in the History of Science by John D. Barrow The Times Lisa Jardine's selection Rock chicks who started it all Rock music Girls like us Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller Soul of a poet behind the scowl Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith by Mark E. Smith In short Stories from the asylum Fiction Novel The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Lost in time, deep in space Science fiction/fantasy Teenage troubles Novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Death, marriage and motherhood Novels Amenable Women by Mavis Cheek The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller The Times In short Classics The Blair Years Paperbacks Nonfiction Between Each Breath Fiction Young Stalin The opposite House Byzantium The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin Penguin, £9.99 £9.49 (free p&p) Inglorious By Joanna Kavenna Faber, £7.99 £7.59 (free p&p) Comic twist on history Children's The Dragonfly Pool (9+) by Eva Ibbotson The Times Audiobooks The deadline for the Times/Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry Translation is approaching ... Ben Macintyre 'Smoking may be bad for your health, but it might be good for your career' Last world Return of the Laureate Games Jumbo Crossword 754 Picture Gallery Chess Winning move Scrabble Word watching Two brains Answers Find the Connection Polygon Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4518 The Listener Crossword 3980 The Workout Bridge Picture Line Win a Nintendo DS today KenKen No 36 — Medium 2 Su Doku No 1874 — Fiendish Killer No 816 — Deadly (1 hour 20 minutes) No 816 — Deadly (1 hour 20 minutes) Friday Solutions: Su Doku No 1872 The Times A city expects as 'The Boris' wins the battle for London Record number turn out to vote for capital's next mayor Lib Dem candidate bemoans that he was up against 'giants' My Week Ahead Brown will play for time to avoid knockout blow Local elections 08 Tory triumph puts Labour on the ropes Defeat puts general election back to 2010 State of the parties Tory highlights Labour highlights Lib Dem highlights On other pages History suggests that there's no way back after a result like this Leader hails steel city victory Clegg salutes his troops after surviving first big campaign Local elections 08 Lib Dem vote holds up around the country Gains ease pressure on party's new leader Defection causes a storm in Liverpool We knew the unknown long before they had news for us Bloggers' reaction Yes, the tone will be softer - but doubts remain that sums for the new London regime will add up The hazards ahead Hands-off approach wins friends in City Fears that Olympics preparation may suffer in the long run Local elections 08 He never excelled at sport but 2012 Olympics may now be the only game in town Ascent of Ken Campaign storms: how bad news made the weather How the joker in the pack played his cards right to trump the opposition Ascent of Boris Jubilant Cameron visits the scene of his party's northern conquest Tories seize Bury for first time in 22 years Victories are proof of a revival, says leader 'We've shown the way with a magnificent campaign' . . . while Labour counts the cost of a battering across the South Loss of Reading sinks only red island in a blue southern sea Campaign storms: how bad news made the weather The Times Independents charge through the Valleys and seize the reins Local elections 08 Labour strongholds breached across Wales Party loses authorities and scores of councillors BNP picks up ten more seats on mixed night Small earthquake, not many reds Local elections 08 Metropolitan districts Local elections 08 Non-Metropolitan districts Unitary Wales Mayoral results Guide to parties How London voted Barclays Wealth Index Next Samsung Contents 03.05.08 The Challenger Explodes Contacts The Future of Luxury Playmobil's Terminal 5 will come with four security checkpoints and an extra rack for confiscated babies' bottles The Dark Ages Sony This week: Hyperediting I Didn't Get where I Am Today without... Wisdom Gavin Esler, 55, Broadcaster and Journalist Lexiconfusion No. 182 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs Slummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney Retail Therapy Russell&Bromley Sauce of Discontent Bargainhunter Out There Nautical but Nice Dressing down How to Get Dressed New Agila The Wisdom of Donkeys Sony Book Extract how Gribouille Taught Me to Live Clarks Vodafone The Times Amdega Friends Reunited MBT SAAB 93 New Country for Old Men Plant/krauss An ageing rock god's sweet duets with a Nashville angel were the surprise hit of last year, On the eve of the pair's UK tour, Craig McLean witnesses a spry sexual chemistry in action Hamleys Your very own Ireland Magnet Paddington's Return It is 50 years since Paddington Bear was first discovered on a railway platform. To celebrate, Michael Bond has created a new adventure in the modern world for the much-loved refugee Paddington Spills the Beans Book Extract John Lewis Valley of the Dolls Photography Young photographer Alex Prager uses her partying friends as models to create a vision of LA that is Boogie Nights meets David Lynch Six Great . . . Biker Jackets Shop Window Getting Away from It All Advertising Promotion Secret adventures, magical scenery and a laid-back heartening charm: California is better than you think it is Prime Time Keeping up Appearances How to prepare your skin to ensure you'll grin when you bare it Dear Sarah I have less than three months to lose my … Foot Soldiers Keeping up Appearances Prue White An arsenal of pedicure products for sandal-worthy summer feet Salon Spy: Balance Clinic The Sunday Times Sweet-Tasting Shellfish Copes Well with Herbs and Spices Food Seafood Stews Easy Bouillabaisse Serves 4-6 Despite the long list of ingredients, this version of the classic French stew, pictured right, is easier and quicker to make than you might think Seafood RagoÛt with Angel Hair Pasta Serves 4 Soak the mussels and clams in several changes of water before steaming them. This will rid the shells of any trapped sand or grit and prevent the steaming juices from becoming too salty to use later in the recipe Neville Johnson Bengali Fish Stew Serves 4 I also like to include chunks of red and yellow pepper in this dish, adding them after the onion mix has been sautéed to soften a little, before pouring in the coconut milk Oatly There Exists in the Mind of Every Adult Male the Platonic Ideal of a Burger Restaurants The Green Kitchen Use your Loaf Seeds of Change If the South of France Doesn't Change its Ways Soon, There Will Be a Sea of Bland Midi Bottles Wine Bring Me my Spear Foodie at Large The clouds will unfold for asparagus of all different colours Taste Test… Honey Mustard Dressing Tropicana The Sunday Times Wickes Shagreen Adds an Air of Instant Luxe and Sophistication to Inherently Humble Objects Scenes from Domestic Life Green Dreams On a Roll Since moving into the apartment above their studio, wallpaper designers Absolute Zero have gone from strength to strength Six Great . . . 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