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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Amanda Andrews, Alexi Mostrous, Anthony Burgess, Rupert Mellor, David Brown, Frances Gibb Legal Editor, Gary Duncan, Simon Barnes, Amanda Ursell, Jane MacQuitty, Nik Kalinowski, Chris Ancliff, Robert Lindsay, Paul Hoggart, Phoebe Dickerson, Mark Frary, Richard Hobson, Ivo Tennant, Clare Lazaro, Sarah Urwin Jones, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Tony Turnbull, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Emma Cook, Philip Howard, Julia Brookes, Carol Midgley, Geoffrey Holroyde, Anthony Horowitz, Ben Hoyle Arts Reporter, Kate Wighton, Ian Morrison, James Bone, James Ducker, Murad Ahmed, Melissa Katsoulis, Clive Davis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Sandra Boynton, Gabrielle Starkey, Lucia Van Der Post, Carl Mortished, Jane Taylor-Hayhurst, Graham Stewart, Will Pavia, Lee Wilkinson, John Bungey, Mary Cheesewright, Martin Samuel Chief Football Correspondent, Chris Sullivan, Giles Coren, Robin Pagnamenta, Rosie Millard, Caroline Hendrie, Andy Riley, Sathnam Sanghera, Martin Fletcher, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Nancy Durrant, Henry Wickham Headmaster, John Clarke, Rob Crilly, Rob Cassy, Donald Hutera, B. Bryan, Siobhan Kennedy, Philip Larkin, Canon Donald Gray, Debra Craine, Gary Jacob, Allan Simmons, Melanie Reid, Tim Reid, John Dew, Daniel Finkelstein, Sarah Dempster, Chris Riley, Tom Gatti, Sophie Michell, Jo Morris, Nicholas Blanford, Alan Hamilton, Helen Monks, Nicholas Roe, John Newman, Phoebe Greenwood, Jennifer Cox, D. H. Wagner, Keith Pike, Andrew Ellson Personal Finance Editor, Tina Gaudoin, Brian Noton, David Hands, Ian Fleming, Charles Bremner, Jonathan Richards, Adam Sherwin Media Correspondent, Helen Rumbelow, Ben MacHell, Jonathan Sacks, Lucy Sweeney, Tim Teeman, Susan Thompson, Hugo Rifkind, Derwent May, James Mottram, Angela Jameson, Kate Muir, Aggie MacKenzie, Russell Kempson, Richard Fleury, Barbara Eaton, Ed Potton, Suzy Jagger, Michael Barone, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, Oliver Kay, Stephen Anderton, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Angus Donald, Mark Henderson Science Editor, John Westerby, Neil Harman, Lisa Armstrong, Jane Wheatley, Tom Baldwin, Martyn Palmer, Pete Paphides, Sally Baker, Jane Knight Deputy Travel Editor, David Baddiel, Simon de Bruxelles, John Hopkins Golf Correspondent, Rob Wright, Eloise Midgen, Geoffrey Dean, David Watts, Natalie Haynes, Neil Harman Tennis Correspondent, Raymond Keene, Anthony Baden Baker, Suzi Godson, Matt Hughes, Gordon Ramsay, Stephen Hoggart, Hazel R. Morgan, Roger Phillips, Amy Lamé, J. K. Rowling, Rick Jones, Chris Campling, Fran Yeoman, Adam Fresco Crime Correspondent, Hilly Janes, Rosemary Conley, Helen Nugent, Richard Owen, Christopher Martin-Jenkins Chief Cricket Correspondent, Erica Wagner, Roger Boyes, James Charles, Vinnie Lee, Thomasina Miers, Jonathan Moles, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Tom Dart, Rosemary Bennett Social Affairs Correspondent, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, David Crick, A. S. Byatt, Kevin Maher, Steve Jelbert, Nigel Kendall, Gerard Baker US Editor, Joanna Pitman, Jo Rees, Giles Whittell, Jonathan Clayton, Richard Ehrlich, Robert Crampton, Steve Hawkes, Michele Kirsch, Harriet Addison, Dominic Maxwell, Roderick Strange, Matthew Parris, George Caulkin, Tim Wapshott, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Alan Lee, Neil Fisher, Tony Dawe, Jane Dunford, Ben Webster, David Hutcheon, David Sanderson, John Naish, Bojan Pancevski, Annabelle Thorpe, Minty Clinch, Mark Henderson, Martin Waller, Kate Quill, Nigel Hawkes Health Editor, Lenny Henry, Anna Shepard, Benedict Nightingale, Louise Cohen, Brian Logan, Paul Larter, Rick Broadbent Athletics Correspondent, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, J. R. R. Tolkien, Stephen Dalton, Nicola Woolcock, Richard Morrison, Tom Chesshyre, Tony Halpin, Robert Cole Personal Investor, James Christopher, Liz Whittle, Simon Crompton, Judith Heywood, Alan Jackson, Matt Roberts, Rosemary Behan, Will Hide, Miles Costello, William Golding, Daphne Lockyer, Rob Knell, Lord Smith,
ResumoThe Times The Times Health Club New laws to govern alternative medicine Healthcare council to govern £130m industry Move is a success for the Prince of Wales A son says goodbye to his footballing father Barack Obama on the march The 50 greatest writers since 1945 Lenny Henry Your seven-day financial detox Books Travel TheKnowledge Magazine Money Quick find Timesonline The Times These treatments may have their place, but we must not be foolhardy Remedy guide Speed demons will meet their match on the piste Village's prayers for 11-year-old killed on slopes George Smith Special forces win the right to take their secrets to the grave Fears for morale over the publication of names Families blamed MoD for media attention Covert missions in Iraq and Afghanistan Picture Gallery Claimants 'should work for benefits' Clothes fire defeat MP to take break Eleanor Rigby plea Teen murder charges Children's TV presenter arrested on suspicion of his fiancée's murder Scottish Widows Join The Times Health Club Today Stunning win lifts Obama's bid to become first black US elections Democrats Race reshaped by the son of Kenyan goatherd New Hampshire poses greatest challenge so far Winners and losers Timesonline Swept away by a tide of young idealists, Hillary knows she must bounce back Why the ornery voters of lowa do not always pick the winner Chanel Sale Picture Gallery Timesonline Victorious Huckabee is set to put squeeze on Romney Winners and losers Dfs Join The Times Health Club Today Virgin atlantic BA reprimanded over claim that new runway will reduce emissions Confusion over hand baggage Crowd pays tribute to a football inspiration Argos Nursery children arrive at school with bad attitude — and it rubs off Aggressive behaviour learnt in reception class Blow to parents who kept toddlers at home BBC iPlayer Early learning Big Brother contestant hopes to turn her stint into prize-winning art Turner spokeswoman says: yes, reality TV is in Latest series aims to showcase the talented A chosen few — not a dirty dozen Echoes of the past PC World Scientists 'let down by investors who fear risk' Multiple Display Advertising Items Sir Paul Nurse Monarch. co. uk Where did you get that hat? Prince reveals all Currys Helen Rumbelow Laura Ashley Michael Barone A vision for change? Bring me a blindfold Des Moines to Washington DC The message that Bush should take from the mood expressed in lowa Politics Before Wicket The smarter move would be to allow Zimbabwe's cricketers to tour England No Duffers Don't just watch Swallows and Amazons — be them Mesmerised by a pale green circle Picture Gallery Red alert! There's a Flashman on his shelf Index An agreed text Hostels lose custom Grammatically so Someone needs to look after our railways Smaller schools and boys' toys Timesonline The final flush The theory of jazz Added value? Beware bikers Keep it short A good starter — but where's the meat? My looming oil crisis: in Aisle 6 at Waitrose Remember 1955, if trains get you down Me and my Goldfish Went Swimming with Sharks Babysitter goes missing on way home in Costa del Sol Teenager was last seen on New Year's Day Mother tells of fears as police search resort Alliance Leicester A British woman died after being stabbed at her home … Wife quizzed over the fatal shooting of City broker Britney Spears in hospital after being barred from sons following stand-off Orange Whisky and onions recipe to reach 110 Sikh schoolgirl fights ban on bracelet Light of life found around distant star 10mph M-way driver must retake test Some may see a problem, but I do this job as well as anyone, says blind judge Pioneering recorder joins circuit full-time Justice done with aid of Braille and CD-Rom Price of protecting princesses a 'gross abuse of public money' Multiple Display Advertising Items Macho society under scrutiny as despair drives young men to 'honourable death' North London's Turkish population has been stunned by a series of suicides that followed a pattern, reports Murad Ahmed Everest BBC hopes youth of today will thrill to Swallows and Amazons Portland International heroes Larkin fans bucked up as poet is named best postwar British writer Halfords Choice of DVD player gets a little clearer Blu-ray wins backing over rival technology Film industry keen for confusion to end Multiple Display Advertising Items Dell Malaria and motorcycle maintenance Charity Appeal Spare engine parts are as important as drugs to the nurses of remote Gambia, writes Giles Whittell in the final piece for the Times appeal Timesonline Your gifts have put us in sight of our target Adopted son is jailed over theft of nearly £2m from sick mother Couple bought boat, Porsche and farmhouse Cheques forged as their business failed Multiple Display Advertising Items From unwanted empty shell to the world's busiest venue Currys Top 10 Almost 100 hospital wards close to contain spread of norovirus Sickness bug Holiday Inn Locked doors An epidemic or fevered speculation – should I be worried about catching it? Sickness bug Question of the week Follow the yellow brick road to a colourful show First night Theatre The Wizard of Oz Mayflower, Southampton Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Pubs impose a two-drink limit if you're with a child My Week Multiple Display Advertising Items Finland Italy There are battles on the streets — and there's no tonic for the gin 6,000 British tourists are stranded in Kenya Fears grow for safety amid fierce clashes MPs face time for sober reflection Call to make Swedish Parliament alcohol-free Official was caught drinking and kissing Multiple Display Advertising Items Sex, crime and brand names overwhelm the Elysian Fields Npower Never again: a nation works to cure ills that made teenager into a killer Finland Massacre aftermath Shocked by the school murder of eight children and teachers, Finland is looking hard at how to stop pupils slipping through the care net, Roger Boyes reports The bloggers bite back: the comments by Roger Boyes on the killing sparked outrage The Times Comet Paris and Brussels incur grapes of wrath Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Election turmoil threatens Rose Revolution after vote-fixing claim Beirut arms itself against a shaky future Gun sales soar in year of political uncertainty Hezbollah chief issues stark warning over talks Multiple Display Advertising Items Wild horse cull rides into a heritage war HSBC (AP): Violent protest at military base (AP): Four held over car bomb attack (AP): Terror threat halts car rally (AFP): Zuma to marry fourth wife Australian icon Express by Holiday Inn The Sunday Times Soaring oil cost could force BA to raise fares Darling beefs up FSA Housing market stalls Angels help MySpace Quote of the day Credit crunch Business big shot Intel, the computer microchip maker, has angrily abandoned the One Laptop Per Child venture, which aims to sell cheap computers to the world's poorest children, after a high-profile dispute with Nicholas Negroponte, the project's founder GCap Media spurns takeover approach from Global Radio Target's board says offer undervalued group Deal would link UK's top commercial stations Unemployment rise deepens US economic gloom Hot seat Stock markets Never mind perks, what about a good thrashing? Skoda Auto Commodities Currencies Picture Gallery Need to know No 1 for Business Timesonline United Airlines leads the way for British airlines to increase fares BA tipped to raise surcharge as oil hits high Carriers left exposed by not hedging fuel costs Business big shot Andrew Duff Borne to the USA Npower under attack for gas and electricity prices rises Darling unveils plan to stop Rock repeat The Times FSA's new powers Patrick Hosking Housing market cooling as loan approvals drop to three-year low Sharp downturn in number of new buyers House-price growth slows across all regions Mixed signals from service sector confuse interest-rate picture Warning wipes out 47% of Land of Leather market value Picture Gallery South West England A word in your Shell-like — it's all gibberish City Diary Here is Sir Ian McAllister, chairman of Network Rail, whose recent knighthood, I have suggested, should be taken back for the unprecedented incompetence his company displayed over the holiday period Reality bites as strike takes hold in America City Diary Blackstone makes bid for Close Brothers We have all been blithely writing that Northern Rock City Diary Laptop charity hits out as Intel leaves project after dispute Chipmaker 'reached impasse' over venture Disagreement over choice of technology Timesonline Ex-Goldman analyst jailed for insider deals Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds MySpace chief gears up for a face-off Chris DeWolfe believes that high-quality content will keep Facebook at bay in the social networking wars Partnership It's the year of living dangerously, but how bad will it get? The credit crunch The omens are not good. The credit squeeze could worsen and the housing market crash could push the United States into recession The Times Your survival plan if a recession strikes 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 Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates Carphone bucks FTSE plunge amid bid talk Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day Exploring for opportunity in the new $100 oil sector Carphone Warehouse Deal of the day ITV Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices What Will It Take? Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Faith Dr Barrington Cooper Psychiatrist to the stars as well as the powerful, who assuaged the soul and offered practical, informed advice Dr Barrington Cooper, physician and psychiatrist, was born on January 15,1923. He died on December 23,2007, aged 84 Philip Howard Andrew Grima Award-winning jewellery designer of the Swinging Sixties whose cutting-edge creations were worn by the Queen Andrew Grima, jewellery designer, was born on May 31,1921. He died on December 26,2007, aged 86 Michael Kidd Choreographer whose musical hits included Guys and Dolls and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Michael Kidd, dancer and choreographer, was born on August 12,1915. He died on December 23,2007, aged 92 Richard Willcox Producer of musical and variety radio programmes, most famously the Billy Cotton Band Show Richard Willcox, radio producer, was born on November 30,1938. He died after a long illness on December 21,2007, aged 69 Peter Haining Prolific anthologist who covered the occult and wartime history Peter Haining, author and anthologist, was born on April 2,1940. He died of a heart attack on November 19,2007, aged 67 Count your blessings and begin to change your life Faith Newman has the best answer to Blair's critics Church or State? The former Prime Minister's conversion has reopened debate about the loyalties of Roman Catholics What to do with foam, neckties, snifflers, and the useless and rude Modern times Feather report Readers reply Sticking to The Times through thick and thin Feedback Why newspapers ring the changes at holiday periods; plus hyphenation, and miscellaneous What to look out for Court Circular Premium bonds Church news Births Forthcoming Marriages Deaths To place death notices, acknowledgements or notices Memorial Services In Memoriam - Private Multiple Display Advertising Items Legal Notices Multiple Classified Advertising Items Legal, Public, Company & Parliamentary Notices Windsorproducts Jolliman Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The Sunday Times La Niña has a key role in warm forecasts for 2008 Weather Eye Birthdays On This Day January 5,1943 A special correspondent reports from Moscow on the extension of the Metro to the Stalin Factory Weather Weather quest Lynch's plea: 'i hope trainers won't view me suspiciously' Racing Jockey believes he has ten years left in him Two rides on return fail to provide a winner The opening of Great Leighs has again been delayed Chepstow Racing next week Giles Smith FA Cup Kempton Park Racing The Times Course specialists Lingfield Park Yesterday's results Southwell Lingfield Park Wolverhampton Quartano can stay jump ahead on hurdling debut Sandown Park Totescoop6 Wincanton Colin Bolger misses the ride on Alsadaa, trained by Rusty Rolls-Royce in need of repair again Athletics Bad back stops Macey going to training camp Resolute decathlete still has eyes on Beijing Basketball Results Cricket Golf Ice hockey Rackets Rugby union Tennis Football Fixtures Today Rugby league Rugby union Other sport Football Tomorrow Rugby union Other sport Adaptable Strettle keen to ensure latest script has a happy conclusion Rugby union Harlequins wing puts tale of woe behind him Return to England line-up in the offing Multiple Display Advertising Items Match-by-match guide to the weekend's action Bath maintain home run as Gloucester get bogged down Rugby union Guinness Premiership Jones enlisted to reinforce Saracens stronghold Early start does wonders as Rotheroe sets the pace Golf Ashes to ashes: how England can reverse two sorry years of decline Cricket Rank and file: rise and fall of Test teams in world order Cricket Schumacher refused to manage Ferrari Prince in command Masai misses out US win Hopman Cup England fight back Taylor on the prowl Ambrose wins tour prize as Prior is unable to hang on to England place Sussex man pays for failings in Sri Lanka Panesar surrenders 50-over spot to Tredwell Wanted: wicketkeeper who can handle the balancing act Squads Andrew Flintoff may make his return to action earlier Harbhajan faces Test ban for 'racist slur' Cricket Second 3. mobile Test match Timesonline Australia have no answer to genius of Tendulkar The FA Cup Murray shows the worth of getting back to work early by reaching final Tennis Qatar MobilExxon Open Davydenko beaten by Scot in straight sets Wawrinka provides chance to settle a score VU Ltd Adams to defend title with aid of puppet regime Darts Hingis shamed as Wimbledon cocaine test is confirmed Underdog always has his day in the FA Cup's land of giants Fink Tank In the football laboratory Lucozade Sport Mr Motivator happy to keep pushing for promised land After Tévez's dummy, goal celebrations may go potty Britain humiliated in slinging match A prawn and bred supporter Butt tipped for England recall as Capello era begins today The Times Beckham gets by with help from Wenger's pace-setters Persuasive Keane elated to get Evans back on loan Football FA Cup third round Talented defender returns to Sunderland Boxing Day request to Ferguson sealed deal Aston Villa v Manchester Utd Your guide to all 32 cup-ties this weekend Today 5.15pm, BBC One Chelsea v QPR Today 3pm Southampton v Leicester Today 3pm Watford v Crystal Palace Today 3pm Barnsley v Blackpool Today 3pm Colchester v Peterborough Today 3pm Southend v Dagenham & Red Today 3pm West Ham v Manchester City Today 3pm Blackburn v Coventry Today 3pm Everton v Oldham Today 3pm Sunderland v Wigan Today 3pm Wolves v Cambridge Utd Today 2pm Bolton v Sheffield Utd Today 3pm Huddersfield v Birmingham Today 3pm Swansea v Havant & W Today 3pm Burnley v Arsenal Tomorrow 2pm, BBC One United get double dose of annual déjà vu Football FA Cup third round Brighton v Mansfield Your guide to all 32 cup-ties this weekend Today 3pm Ipswich v Portsmouth Today 3pm Swindon v Barnet Today 3pm Derby v Sheffield Wednesday Tomorrow 2pm Bristol City v Middlesbrough Today 3pm Norwich v Bury Today 3pm Tottenham v Reading Today 3pm Fulham v Bristol Rovers Tomorrow 2pm Charlton v West Brom Today 3pm Plymouth v Hull Today 3pm Tranmere v Hereford Today 3pm Luton v Liverpool Tomorrow 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Chasetown v Cardiff Today 1pm Preston v Scunthorpe Today 3pm Walsall v Millwall Today 2pm Stoke v Newcastle Tomorrow 6pm, BBC One Shock watch The FA Cup third round - David against Goliath, little against large - will ensure an electric atmosphere around the country. Tom Dart assesses the chances of an upset in each of the 21 ties involving clubs from different divisions Allardyce still optimistic he can overcome latest hardships Defeat against Stoke 'would not be terminal' United reject bid for Brown from Newcastle The Times Timesonline Benítez on the defensive as expectations weigh heavily Village people united behind their heroes — but will Cardiff go west? Football The FA Cup minnows Chasetown have already made history, but a fork-lift driver, a fitter and a taxman want more, Alan Lee reports Charlie's Angels: the men who aim to put Cardiff in the dock Multiple Display Advertising Items To have and have not Nouveau riche Rangers urged to go easy on poor relations Chelsea meet match in battle of the wallets De Canio advised how to handle Mittal and Co Setanta Sports West London spending sprees Jewell hoping to add backbone with deals for Mills and Savage Dwdwdwdwdwdwdwd . . . letters that spell doom for Millwall Times Crossword 23,802 Luton's plea for financial help from Liverpool is turned down The Times Inside We've got your number – Arsenal's warm welcome for … Tennis Racing The Times Inside Timesonline Free guides Get in the savings habit The Week in Brief Case Study A Word to the Wise Axe this most iniquitous tax Fidelity International Timesonline In search of growing returns Mark Atherton helps a young couple to make tax-efficient savings for themselves and their daughter F&C Investments Jessica and James: what the experts say Financial CV Cheltenham & Gloucester Jess and James's response Detox cure for a festive financial hangover Helen Monks offers her seven-day money diet to restore a healthy glow to your fragile bank balance Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Steering Clear of Temptation Multiple Display Advertising Items Get back in the black Dividends are key for banks Multiple Display Advertising Items Unit trust and open-ended investment company prices Full funds service at www. timesonline. co. uk/funds Fidelity International Savings Watch Key Retirement Solutions 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 New Year Special New this Week Life Lessons Every Week Next Week Get a move on, Gordon Stories behind the News We need clearer messages on the benefits of exercise Need to Know? Despite the craze for all things fair trade Heal boy, heal John Naish Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends Goodbye kiss Steam power Key to success Sweat and fears Flagging patriotism Antibody Well, Well . . . Welcome to The Times Health Club, by the editor of Body&Soul The Times Health Club In this together What really helps us to change our habits for good? John Naish reports on the latest research, and we offer a guide to the unique new Times Health Club to help you meet your goals for 2008 How the Times Health Club Works Getting fit and staying in shape in the new year couldn't be easier with our new interactive diet and exercise site. Here's how to use it .. . A Step in the Right Direction Join the fab ab set To get fit and to stay fit, set yourself realistic goals, The Times Health Club expert and celebrity trainer Matt Roberts tells John Naish The Times Health Club Help Me Get Slim Honeymoon Hopes Matt Roberts Competition He's just waisting away Weight loss Lee Wilkinson lost 12lb test-driving our new health club; Times nutritionist Amanda Ursell says her pick'n'mix diet will keep them off The Times Health Club Pick Any Breakfast (300 Calories) Add Any Lunch (350-400 Calories) Still Peckish? (100 Calories Each) Bless us all: the long and the short and the tall Ever wondered why you can feel fit and still get overtaken by that ungainly character while running in the park? Perhaps you exercise endlessly in the gym, hoping to bulk up, but get nowhere. Maybe you're a woman who struggles to reduce her pear-shaped curves but just seems to get bigger. All of these … The Times Health Club Wedding Belle Marathon Woman On the starting blocks for 2008 If you want to get fit in the new year, it helps to have a goal. So pick an event from our 2008 sports planner, from gentle walks to 10km runs or even a triathlon, and make it the focus of your training. There's still plenty of time to get in shape Picking your Event The Times Health Club I'm so happy for you Great house, great car … grrr. But Michele Kirsch discovers that there is a healthy side to envy Turn that frown upside down: the psychology of envy Ask your Father In the first of a new series, Emma Cook gets expert advice on what to do when your child turns to you and asks . . . In praise of pumpkin Home Cooking . . . With a Health Check The Times Pumpkin soup with chermoula Nutritionist's verdict Tuck in . . . for a low-calorie winter warmer Snoring? Eat your Greens Sweet, Sticky Roasted Turnip Value the veg box O brother, can you spare a dime? Waste Not. . . Part Two of our Series on the Simple Life: Fiscal Detox Riding a bike What a Difference a Day Makes.. . Short Cuts to Self-Improvement The Pupil Vivienne Parry The Problem She's a menace to other road users with her new bike The Expert Eric Gauster of Cycle Training UK The Times Here's a lucky dip Rosemary Behan gets value for money in a Tunisian hammam The Times Beauty Boff M Lab Anti-Ageing Treatment Cream Nothing to laugh about Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice Cooking myself happy Not Just Anybody How the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way TV chef Sophie Michell, 25, on overcoming ME, bankruptcy and being taken seriously in the kitchen Innocent by nature Index Inside Times Travel Authentic experience is something we all crave — but it can come at a high price The World this Week Image of the Week Win a Holiday Great Rail Journeys Hot Hotels Paris Match Golf? Oh, fetch me a Scotch Amy Lamé opens our 13-page learning holidays special mixing golf and fine whisky in Scotland Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Jordan Multiple Display Advertising Items This way, girls. . . Women can't read maps? Jennifer Cox takes a compass to the Highlands Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items To marché, to marché . . . Rosie Millard brushes up on her cooking . . . and her French Voyages of Discovery Noble Caledonia French correction Need to know Hold on to your hat, it's time to fly Nicholas Roe takes to the skies over Hampshire and gets high on the giddy delights of gliding Hebridean Need to know Times Online Multiple Display Advertising Items Fast track to the future Make your holiday an educational journey and take home a new skill, says Annabelle Thorpe Page&moy Multiple Display Advertising Items Happy snaps for every taste Holiday photography will never be the same again for Minty Clinch after a Photoshop course in France Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Holiday-rentals Breathe deep — it may be your last The modern sport of freediving has its roots in the Greek sponge trade. Richard Fleury takes the plunge with the help of an ancient treasure Need to know Qantas Hottest rooms on the planet Stay ahead of hotel fashion this year. Tom Chesshyre selects the 20 most exciting new openings worldwide Multiple Display Advertising Items TitanHiTours Reader Offers Ltd Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Bestatcruises Piste party comes with a twist Blond wigs and ski-boot dances . . . Rupert Mellor joins the frolics at the Aspen Gay Ski Week The Times Multiple Display Advertising Items What's Hot in the Cold Need to know Ski Lift Breakdown Hits Thousands Multiple Display Advertising Items Double trouble in Africa Kenyan tourism is worried about more than politics, reports Tom Chesshyre Baedeker's back in business News in Brief Life in a slow lane Book now Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Your Say Julia Brookes Answers your Travel Queries Timesonline Contact us . . . Five Star Nile River Cruises The Travel Collection Mystery Guest We Send a Writer under the Covers this Week: Hotel UNA, Regency Square, Brighton Competition Timesonline Departure Board Route of the Week Malaga Book Ahead Deals of the Week Multiple Display Advertising Items Connections Index Reader's Block 'Sometimes a writer's influence is more enduring than the work' First word Swots and monsters Melissa Katsoulis collects the school reports of famous writers. Who is this week's pupil? Contributors Timesonline Next week in Books Contact us TLS 'If the conversation's drier than old turkey, ask the family about books' His word Find the connection Vintage Chart Bestsellers, January 1961 Critic's Chart You're reading . . . Tom Gatti picks writers for stage and song Reader Chart Top 50 Bestsellers of 2007 The indie top 10 They're reading . . . Greatest British Writers since 1945 The 50 Michael Moorcock Alice Oswald Rosemary Sutcliff Magic numbers Benjamin Zephaniah Bruce Chatwin Colin Thubron A. J. P. Taylor Julian Barnes Parlez-vous anglais? Writers with foreign interests Philip Pullman George MacKay Brown Isaiah Berlin Iain Banks Authors with a side-line in children's books Charlie Higson reveals the secret of Harry Potter's … Hanif Kureshi Geoffrey Hill Ian McEwan By any other name . . . Writers with more than one moniker Philip Hensher is impressed by the range and ambition of a historian of ideas Anita Brookner Alasdair Gray Kazuo Ishiguro Alan Garner Derek Walcott J. G. Ballard John Fowles Beryl Bainbridge Barbara Pym Alan Sillitoe Philippa Pearce Anthony Powell Penelope Fitzgerald Martin Amis John le Carré Mervyn Peake D. B. C. Pierre on a visionary whose chilling predictions are acted out on our streets today Roald Dahl On screen Career-boosting film adaptations Jan Morris Salman Rushdie Ben MacIntyre on the spy who brightened up postwar … Iris Murdoch C. S. Lewis Angela Carter The Times Kingsley Amis Relativity Writers from eminent families Muriel Spark V. S. Naipaul The Times Amanda Craig on the don who gave us Hobbits, Orcs and Bilbo Baggins Almost made it Others on our longlist Doris Lessing Ted Hughes What they did before they were famous Meg Rosoff hails a voyager whose best work is not his … George Orwell Where they studied Erica Wagner on our No 1: the quiet, sometimes shocking genius who spoke straight to our hearts An Arundel Tomb Timesonline Jumbo Crossword 736 Picture Gallery Chess Winning move Scrabble® Word watching Two brains Answers Polygon Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4416 The Listener Crossword 3963 Bridge PictureLine Su Doku No 1697 — Difficult Killer No 714 — Deadly (1 hour 10 minutes) Samurai Su Doku No 072 — Easy Puzzle Page Challenge - Win an iPod Nano Solution to Su Doku No 1686 Solution to Friday's Su Doku No 1695 Solution to Killer No 709 Solution to Friday's Killer No 713 Index Barbados — an island for all seasons and reasons Tony Dawe, who travels there often, explains why he and thousands like him keep coming back VIP tourist card now gives an extra bonus David Watts reports on how visitors can be guaranteed to receive more for less Key Bimshire (aka Barbados) Facts Wedding vow on the beach that was not forgotten David Watts reports on how Treasure Beach Hotel acquired new owners British Airways Why Barbados Beats Sidcup for Spurs Fan How to Tie the Knot in a Single Day — Caribbean Style Bowled over by the occasion David Watts visits the ultimate Caribbean wedding venue for cricketers in love A honeymoon in a beautiful, private and romantic place Tony Dawe reports on ideal locations for newlyweds seeking tranquility British Airways An Idyllic Location and Pampering on a Grand Scale The romance of the beautiful island that makes you take things slowly Jane Dunford tries out the spas in the most laid-back venues in Barbados The Wonderful and Cleansing World of the Caribbean Tips for the Perfect Marriage in Barbados Hotel restaurants urge their chefs to aim for the stars David Watts eats out in Barbados to sample the changing tastes of the Caribbean Barbados Former Funeral Parlour Serves Heavenly Cocktails The Boeing 777 Reaches New Heights of Comfort Ba. com One Barbadian man and his flying machine David Watts visits the last Concorde Banyan Tree aims to leap to the top of the luxury league David Watts looks at an exciting top-end hotel and the rebuilding of an old favourite Four Seasons Moves into the Barbados Market Splendid isolation along the island roads less travelled Tony Dawe urges more tourists to have designs on the interior Go Underground, or Take a Walk with the Wildlife The temporal abbey with an intriguing past and rum future Tony Dawe visits one of the few surviving 17th-century plantation great houses Sugar Takes a Caning but Diversification Starts to Bear Fruit Gold Cup Festival Gives Bridgetown Spring Celebration Famous racing ground owes its creation to the empire Minty Clinch looks at the development and colourful past of Garrison Savannah Growth of polo brings back the old glamour to the social scene Ivo Tennant studies the upsurge in interest in this upmarket sport British Airways The Life, Times and Records of the Greatest Cricketer The Oval shapes up as a model international venue To see a state of the art stadium, go to Kensington, not Kennington, urges Ivo Tennant This is Not a Boot Camp — Children Will Have a Ball Barbados Take lessons from the legends Youngsters improve their skills at this star-studded sports camp, writes Ivo Tennant All at Sea — a Maritime Guide to the Caribbean The allure of seeing a turtle lay her eggs Mary Cheesewright was amazed viewing a new family begin An excellent place to discover and explore shipwrecks Barbados Team building over beach volleyball Office athletes everywhere will have a chance to shine in Barbados, writes Ivo Tennant British Airways A Competitor's Guide to the Corporate Games Five golf courses on Sandy Lane give a view to a kill Ivo Tennant describes how James Bond's Barbados is coming to the fore British Airways The Times Say No to No Contents Rescuers save a Baby Girl in Puerto Rico Contacts Hp Complaints Choirs are rather like The X Factor, except the performers, not the judges get to do the complaining The Dark Ages Sky This week: Media detox I Didn't Get where I Am Today without . . . Wisdom Duncan Goodhew, 50, Olympic Gold Medallist Swimmer Lexiconfusion|no. 165 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs* Slummy Yummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney Shop Retail Therapy Royal Caribbean Thinking Positive Bargainhunter Out There Skiwear Practical Princess Coolhunter "My mother's death affected everything in my life. I thought, 'If all you are doing is trying to get laughs, then really, is it worth it?'" Classical Egypt The Fightback On the front line in Iraq and Afghanistan, all of these soldiers lost legs or arms, and one his sight - but the loss that each sustained goes far beyond the physical. On the ski slopes of Colorado, they begin rebuilding their shattered lives Wounded Warriors Wickes Magnet London Gothic In his new film of Sweeney Todd, Tim Burton brings his dark vision to Victorian London, with his closest conspirator Johnny Depp taking up the razor for the bloodiest of musicals Brittany Ferries Willis&gambier Finally, a Shine That Lasts (Here's the latest from the US about a phenomenon now available in the UK) Miracle Polish Ends Struggle With Tarnishing Metals By D. H. Wagner Shops Rise and Shine Chill out on lazy winter days with the most delicate frills and lace, under layered knits and masculine tailoring The Times Virgin trains The Party Starts Here Liverpool 08 The world is heading to Liverpool for a year of great art, theatre, festivals and sport - oh, and music, of course. Let it be! The Beatles put Liverpool on the map, but the city has much more to offer music fans Music The city, already home to the most galleries outside London, hosts three blockbuster shows Art Calendar Writers, actors, comedians .. . the city has them all. And '08 will showcase world and local genius with equal aplomb Stage Ferry across the Mersey? Catch a Tall Ship instead Outdoors Whether it's football, horse racing or golf, Liverpool's fervent sports fans make any sporting occasion in the city an event to relish Take a stroll round the city to witness its extraordinary history - and vibrant future Exploring Multiple Display Advertising Items Six Great . . . Winter Boots Rewriting the Rules How to Get Dressed The Times Machine Genie Because You Need It Can a new diagnostic device prescribe the perfect detox? Truth in Beauty Bose Dear Sarah Salon Spy: Frances Hastings Beauty Therapy 106 Beckenham Lane, Shortlands, Bromley Truth in Beauty Once Made, a Terrine is the Quickest Supper in the World Food Foie Gras, Game and Root Vegetable Terrine (right) Serves 12 Remember to order grade-A foie gras from a quality butcher or delicatessen in advance. Pink sea salt, or "sel rose", maintains the colour of the foie gras, and can be found in good delicatessens Mosaic of Seafood with Caviar Vinaigrette Serves 12 Choose the thickest, most even fillets of fish, as this will make it easier to slice them into strips, with as little wastage as possible Two Glasses of Champagne for £60. What the Hell Have we Become? Restaurants The Year of the Fridge The Green Kitchen The Sunday Times Resolve to Make 2008 the Year You Start a Wine Collection, even if You Don't Have a Cellar Wine Six . . . Kitchen Greats Tiger Prawns Food Detective Schwartz Spice Boy Foodie at Large How Ketan Varu is putting the kick back into home-made curries Taste Test. . . Naan Bread The Travel Collection There's Scarcely a Designer in History who Hasn't Explored this Famous Teardrop Shape Scenes from Domestic Life Reasons to Be Cheerful Interiors Lucy Knightly made three dreams come true in her Victorian townhouse, filling it with light, colour and depth Great Rail Journeys Wesley-Barrell Fired Earth Voyages Jules Verne Ask Aggie Home Help Polly Beard Do Try this at Home VI Spring He seemed to take great delight in introducing me as Valley Girl in a nudge, nudge, wink, wink sort of way Valley Girl Plant It now Peonies Bigger? Longer Lasting? Here's how . . . Weekend Tips Red Sea Luxury Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Cotton Traders The … bloke with the … and the … stamped relegation was at my shoulder, and I stood ready to accept my fate like a man … Beta Male The Times My Bupa The Times Warren Evans Index Echoes of the past Starts After years in the television wilderness, Jason Donovan returns to prime-time ITV1. About time, says Caitlin Moran Party's over Going out The arts world will have to tighten its belt this year, says Richard Morrison Juliette does Disney Screen She may have taken up with Disney, but La Binoche is still very much her own woman, as James Mottram discovers SiCKO P. S. I Love You New Film Reviews Alice in the Cities Passion killers The Big Film Ang Lee's Lust, Caution looks wonderful but has little attraction for Kevin Maher Half Moon El Violin (NC) Also out Top Films in Rep Films on Release Sicko DVD Reviews Sherrybaby Slacker Secret Diary of a Call Girl (18) Also out Ballet Shoes (PG) Out of this world Panel of Experts Each week we show DVDs to the people who really know. This week, four leading UFOlogists watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind Comet Podcast of the Week In the first of his new series Chris Campling hears The Word Bee Movie Games Reviews Activision/PS2 (£29.99) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog/PS3 (£44.99) Alvin and the Chipmunks Eidos/PS2, wii, DS, PC (£34.99) The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Sierra/DS, Ps2, Wii (£24.99-£34.99) Barrel of laughs Stage Theatre Dance Opera Comedy What makes us chuckle? Brian Logan meets a man who is so sure he knows that he has written a show about it What to See at the London Mime Festival Top Opera PEteR GriMeS Top Comedy Top Five Theatre Top Five Dance Booking ahead Theatre Multiple Classified Advertising Items No sleep till Lake Malawi Sounds Ed Potton joined musicians on a 2,500-mile trip across Africa by bus to the Lake of Stars festival. This is his story Liverpool08 Top Five Gigs Tom Baxter Music Reviews All albums out on Monday unless otherwise stated Rock/pop Skybound (Sylvan) GNAC The Arrival of the Fog (LTM) The Whitest Boy Alive Dreams (Modular) Mike Bloomfield Jazz/world/blues Analine/Michael Bloomfield (Takoma) Tcheka Lonji (Lusafrica) Things in Herds The Big CD On Nothing is Lost Merle Haggard The Studio Recordings 1969-1976 (Bear Family) Enders Dome (Intuition) Trevor Pinnock Classical Brandenburg Concertos (Harmonia mundi) Antoni Wit Penderecki (Naxos) Richard Hickox Rusalka (Chando) Top Five Jazz All Write now They've sung to us, they've played to us now every self-respecting rock star wants to write a blog for us. But have they anything to say, do they dish the dirt and can they spell "ciggarettre"? Pete Paphides casts an appraising eye over seven popular rock blogs Top Five Classical Top Five Clubs Booking ahead Phoebe Dickerson's rock and pop highlights for 2008 New spaces Nancy Durrant tips the galleries nurturing the next wave of Brit art Top Five Galleries Top Five Events Top Five Museums Booking ahead Nancy Durrant puts the best shows of the year ahead in the frame Square Meal: Veggie Vegan Top healthy eating spots Eat your way back into shape with Square Meal's guide to healthy dining in the South East ££ Acorn House £ Au Lac Leon The Big Eat ££ Beit Eddine ££ Cicada ££ Daylesford Organic ££ Kasturi £ Momiji £££ Roka Squaremeal Top Five for Kids Bed and bawdy TV&RADIO Mistresses rarely come out well in television drama. Can a new series be different, wonders Sarah Dempster Life's a beach once more He's beaten drug addiction and won over a hostile media — now Jason Donovan is back in a new prime-time ITV drama. Daphne Lockyer meets him in Cornwall Radio Head Chris Campling on pop stars who can talk Hoggart's Choice This week's ... Scariest documentary Saturday 5 Main channels Key Variations TV Choice The Ladykillers (1955) Film Choice @#ITV1, 12.20pm Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) ITV1, 5pm The Village (2004) BBC Two, 9.55pm Constantine (2005) ITV1, 10.05pm Tigerland (2000) BBC One, 12.05am Night at the Museum (2006)/ Stranger than Fiction (2006) Multi Channel Sky Movies Premiere, 8pm/10pm Saturday 5 Prime-time multichannel The Trial of Tony Blair Digital Choice More4,10pm Radio listings Radio Saturday 5 Sunday 6 Main channels Variations TV Choice Gladiator (2000) Film Choice Channel 4,9pm The Family Man (2000) Five, 9pm Sin City (2005, b/w) BBC Two, 10pm Rain Man (1988) Channel 4,11.50pm The Life of David Gale (2003) ITV1, 12.10am If . . . (1968) Multi Channel Film4,11.10pm Sunday 6 Prime-time multichannel Brotherhood Digital Choice FX, 10pm Radio listings Radio Sunday 6 Monday 7 Main channels Variations TV Choice Appointment in London (1952, b/w) Film Choice Channel 4,1.45pm The Others (2001) BBC Two, 9pm Dawn of the Dead (2004) Channel 4,10pm Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)/Ocean's Thirteen (2007)/ The Good German (2006, b/w) Multi Channel New to Sky Box Office Monday 7 Prime-time multichannel Radio listings Radio Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Main channels Variations TV Choice Doctor at Large (1957) Film Choice Channel 4,1.40pm Thirteen Days (2000) BBC One, 11.05pm Scarface (1983) ITV1, 11.05pm Tuesday 8 Prime-time multichannel Pop, what is it Good For? Digital Choice BBC Four, 10pm Radio listings Radio Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Main channels Variations TV Choice The Blue Lamp (1950, b/w) Film Choice Channel 4,1.50pm Identity (2003) Five, 9pm Primal Fear (1996) Channel 4,12.10am Wednesday 9 Prime-time multichannel Project Catwalk Digital Choice Sky One, 9pm Radio listings Radio Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Main channels Variations TV Choice 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) Film Choice Channel 4,1.30pm Cape Fear (1991) ITV1, 11pm Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) BBC One, 12.20am Absolute Beginners (1986) Multi Channel BBC Four, 11pm Thursday 10 Prime-time multichannel Er Digital Choice More4,10pm Radio listings Radio Thursday 10 Friday 11 Main channels Variations TV Choice The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963, b/w) Film Choice Channel 4,1.40pm 48 Hours (1982) ITV1, 11.40pm Borderline (1930, b/w) Multi Channel Sky Arts, 10.35pm Friday 11 Prime-time multichannel The Lost Evidence Digital Choice History Channel, 8pm Radio listings Radio Friday 11 The Sunday Times
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