News from 11/10/2008
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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Janice Turner, Bill Pickering, David Almond, Christina Hardyment, John McNamara, Alexi Mostrous, Caroline Stacey, Gary Duncan, Simon Barnes, Amanda Ursell, Laura Whateley, Jane MacQuitty, Peter Lansley, Simon Hills, Robert Lindsay, Paul Hoggart, Claire McDonald, Mark Frary, Admiral the Lord Boyce Chief, David Rose, Celia Carter, Clare Lazaro, Sarah Urwin Jones, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Tony Turnbull, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Emma Cook, Philip Howard, Joseph Mullen, Julia Brookes, Carol Midgley, Nicholas Pierpan, Lee Elliot Major, David Chater, Ben Hoyle Arts Reporter, Kate Wighton, James Bone, David Wighton Business and City Editor, Duncan Bannatyne, James Ducker, Melissa Katsoulis, Clive Davis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Lisa Mullen, Julian Critchlow, Lucia Van Der Post, Carl Mortished, Graham Stewart, Will Pavia, Lauren Thompson, The Rev Dr Martin Dudley, Wendy Ide, Stuart MacOnie, John Bungey, Kevin Eason, Joanne Harris, Martin Samuel Chief Football Correspondent, Rob Wright Champion Tipster, Giles Coren, Vivienne Parry, Caroline Hendrie, Sathnam Sanghera, Dr Copperfield, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Nancy Durrant, Howard Davies, Hilary Rose, Vinny Lee, Rachel Sylvester, Julian Ryalls, David Byers, Deborah Haynes, Jack Malvern, Tom Bawden, Steve Bird, Professor Sir Bryan Thwaites, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Ruth Corbett, Debra Craine, Gary Jacob, Tom Charity, Victoria Segal, Allan Simmons, The Rev Toddy Hoare, Tim Reid, Rosemary Bennett, Jim Shuttleworth, Daniel Finkelstein, Charlotte Potter, Laura Lovett, Tom Gatti, Jo Morris, Helena Pozniak, Elaine Feinstein, Phil Gordon, Rhys Blakely, Sir Harold Walker Ambassador, Valerie Elliott Consumer Editor, Andrew Ellson Personal Finance Editor, David Hands, Graham Keeley, Caroline White, Ron Lewis, Martin Symington, Julia Belluz, Ben MacHell, Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent, Keith Turner, Lucy Sweeney, Stephen Burke Chief Executive, David Charter, Tim Teeman, Derwent May, Hugo Rifkind, Kate Muir, Jacqui Thornton, Lindsay Warren, Aggie MacKenzie, Tom Whitwell, Ed Potton, Suzy Jagger, Trevor Johnston, Stephen Anderton, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Lisa Armstrong, Jane Wheatley, Patrick Hosking Banking and Finance Editor, Tom Baldwin, Helen Lederer, Philip Wilkins, Caria Power, Sally Baker, Douglas Rankine, Pete Paphides, David Baddiel, David Robertson Business Correspondent, Rob Wright, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, Christina Koning, Edward Gorman Motor Racing Correspondent, Roy Harrison, General the Lord Ramsbotham Adjutant-General, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Suzi Godson, Kate Saunders, Matt Dickinson, Matt Hughes, Miley Cyrus, Gordon Ramsay, Christine Buckley Industrial Editor, Kaveh Solhekol, Richard Lloyd Parry Asia Editor, Tom Coghlan, Jeremy Page, Roger Phillips, Ben Harries, Rick Jones, Chris Campling, Alice Thomson, Fran Yeoman, Jill Sherman, Patrick Hosking, Rebecca O'connor, Ross Leckie, Erica Wagner, Roger Boyes, Clive Mason, James Charles, Nick Hasell, Thomasina Miers, Margaret Reynolds, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Paul Simons, Nicholas Clee, Dr Trokel, Steve Jelbert, Graham Rawle, Gerard Baker US Editor, Nick Szczepanik, Joanna Pitman, Nigel Kendall, Bettany Hughes, Richard Ehrlich, Andy Zaltzman, Robert Crampton, Kevin Eason Sports News Correspondent, Harriet Addison, Dominic Maxwell, Prue White, Matthew Parris, Mark Bridge, Helen Power, George Caulkin, David Starkey, Russell Jenkins, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Neil Fisher, Iain Finlayson, Ben MacIntyre, Kate Humble, Antony Beevor, Joe Clay, David Hutcheon, John Naish, Martin Waller, Mark Henderson, Andrew Staffell, Malcolm Farrow President, Anna Shepard, Charles Holcombe, Benedict Nightingale, John Chambers, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Stephen Dalton, Richard Morrison, Tom Chesshyre, James Christopher, Robert Cole Personal Investor, David Budworth, Adam Sherwin, Simon Crompton, Graham Kings, Alan Lee Racing Correspondent, Lisa Tuttle, Matt Roberts, Mary Raven, Alan Jackson, Lord Ezra, Kim Newman, Mike Atherton Chief Cricket Correspondent, Will Hide, Miles Costello, Anna Davies, Alex Hardy, Alex Orr, Peter T. Wright, Jon Bennett, Priya Elan, Lord Grabiner,
ResumoIndex The Times The scramble to sell £2.7 trillion wiped off the global value of shares as confidence collapses Miley world a day in the life of a teen superstar E-mail hell Giles Coren on embarrassing 3am missives Crunch time The cest ski bargains Horrid Henry David Starkey on the iconic king The Meltdown Effect Leading articles The financial crisis has finally forced Gordon Brown to shelve politics in favour of government. It suits him, but is unlikely to save him Index The Determination of a Quiet Man Martti Ahtisaari is a worthy winner of the Nobel Peace Prize India's Shame Delhi should crack down swiftly on the violence against Christians Body & Soul The Knowledge Magazine Books Travel Money Brown relishes the chance to be author of his own heroics He turned up to discuss his war book, but there's only one battle on the Prime Minister's mind, writes Ben MacIntyre Highlights Inside today George Smith Seven days that shook the world: here's what really happened and how it will affect you Banking crisis Markets Bank failures The bailout Savers The economy Our ten indicators Housing Inside today Poorer by $230bn — but will big loss cut back Russia's big spenders? Dior 'It's irrational fear. The markets will trash anything that walks' Banking crisis Timesonline Let's go back to somewhere near Bretton Woods A day in the life of a trader Case study Cancer hospitals, universities — even cats — put their faith and cash in Iceland 9 lives good; 90 days disaster Case study Islanders wake up and smell . . . the fish West Ham 'up for grabs' as more clubs seek new, rich owners abroad Premiership for sale Church's Green credentials overtaken by drive for American sales as Toyota soups up the Prius Timesonline Home Staff: Petrol prices fall — but not in line with cheapest oil for year The Workout DNA database rises at a record rate Dog welfare review Spy ship's new role Ballesteros fears III soap star marries EuroMillions numbers British mother and daughter are swept to their deaths crossing flooded ravine Rochebobois Paris M&S Jordan in jodhpurs: she's out to pinkify the pony set Boots Panasonic 'Rhys killer told youth that a kid had gone down' Teenager admitted shooting someone, court told Multiple Display Advertising Items M&S Doctor on fire seen punching and kicking police Multiple Display Advertising Items Vestas Brown's big tent would hide a narrow interest If the Prime Minister makes a siren call in the name of national unity, the Opposition should block its ears La maison coloniale Index Timesonline Exclusive: those 'sent items' e-mails in full Google is trying to stop people sending late-night e-mails that they might later regret. As if I would ever need that . . . My hot Latin lover of birds in Paraguay High society Nutcracker treat Extreme twitch Picture Gallery Let's hope our mad gambling session is over We've learnt the hard way that you can't have something for nothing, but can we kick the habits of a decade of excess? It all comes down to mud, glorious mud The Bugle, Times Online's satirical podcast, fires its latest broadside in the world of print Greenwash In my view A bit fishy Timesonline The money game It was common for women to 'plead the belly' Lest we forget those who are still suffering Flying the flag Support the real economy, not fantasy finance Euphemisms stifle genuine debate Stansted sends out wrong message Timesonline Boxed in at No 10 Care with complaints Rum goings-on An ill wind blows Conundrum solved A lesson on bees, dinosaurs and elephant men Nissan Spell check Schoolboy humour Call to alms Currys Vision express Wandering seal rescued from beach Harefield transplant deaths review Mother mourns girls killed by father 'Beefy' Botham strides out again Villagers lose battle over phone box Police facing an inquiry are given the chance to collude, says judge Multiple Display Advertising Items Comprehensives 'more exclusive than grammars' Parents' school selection adds to social division Currys Exclusion makes mockery of proud scholarly tradition Peace concert sponsor is on trial for arms dealing Multiple Display Advertising Items Britain may back EU plan to relax rules on testing cattle for 'mad cow' disease Mfi Preened and ready to croon in new round of the 'cringe' factor Mfi The runners Forces chief faces a new battle on third front — the economy Saturday interview PC World Dfs A life in the front line Quick fire A leap of imagination puts 'pace and grace' legend on two wheels Holiday Inn Paedophile, 73, found strangled in remote woods National Trust tries to unlock mystery of key cache Schoolchildren rescue boy, 4, from river Cardinal Newman grave items to go on display Kazakhstan expects, but not too much, at Wembley Will Pavia and Julia Belluz meet the fans from Almaty who don't even know the players Timesonline What they're singing Multiple Display Advertising Items Comedy of arias reveals truer picture of tension and desires First night Opera Partenope London Coliseum MoD loses 700,000 more personal records Multiple Display Advertising Items The personal data of millions of people is at risk … Multiple Display Advertising Items My Week An Icelandic Recruitment Consultant* Gods, drums and weapons: the creed that drives the Hindu 'storm troopers' India Inside today Defying the Taleban with a touch of the Tate Holy war Troops take aim at drug lords who fund Taleban Afghanistan Multiple Display Advertising Items Touch of the Tate brings show of defiance as modern art goes on display Afghanistan CitroËn Multiple Display Advertising Items Clubbers pay up front for ticket to paradise Argentina Finland's persevering peacemaker takes Nobel prize A deserved reward for a (failed) plan Auto windscreens Inside today My son, the Democrat: how the Great Schlep may seal … US Elections Children and grandchildren are making trips to their Jewish families in Florida to persuade them to vote for Obama, Tom Baldwin writes The Times McCain orders supporters to show Obama respect Hundreds of voters in a New York county have been sent Inside today The Times Motorbike ban turns city's wild ones into uneasy riders Iraq Multiple Display Advertising Items The Sunday Times Petit Robert relaxes rules on spelling and accent — to the acute anguish of old guard France Source of stress The Times North Korea may be taken off terror list (AFP): Maoist group attacks (AP): Breath of fresh air (AFP): Dalai Lama on mend (AFP): Name of the game Dollar leaps against euro as oil slides again Soco bucks the market Fund managers hit Radio plan dropped Quote of the day Pensions setback Business big shot Sir Tom Hunter Lehman's demise triggers huge default as Fed bailout fears grow Paulson races against time to launch rescue We're in a mess, but I believe we should teach the … Inside today Stock markets Cult of equity down but not permanently out Opec divided over oil price Commodities Keeping an open mind Brioni Currencies Need to know Timesonline Take stock with The Times UK companies locked out of Landsbanki accounts Business big shot JJB Sports suffers as Sugar scents bargain in Woolworths Apcims, the smaller brokers' trade body, is in Venice City Diary Picture Gallery The Times Hitting them where it hurts — in the pocket City Diary The Tower Hamlets planners cleared the scheme to City Diary Quote of the day, in the mayhem, from an unnamed trader City Diary I am being bombarded with e-mails to go to New Zealand Digital radio plans turned off after advertising slump takes its toll at Channel 4 The moral of the story is . . . In the blue corner Pension fund shortfall could widen to £50bn after share rout Shares in funds take a battering over fear of cash pullout by panicking investors Banking criis Q&A Goodwin prepared to step down to help RBS secure rescue capital Banking crisis Chief executive who led bank to brink of collapse wants to avoid being a barrier to Government providing £10 billion aid. Patrick Hosking reports The Times Morgan Stanley and Goldman tumble amid downgrade fears Timesonline General Motors plans auction of key assets to avoid bankruptcy Global giant Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds Harsh reality of crisis presents threat to tribe of management consultants The Times Timesonline Wall Street Markets 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 Valiant Wall Street rally fails to halt London slide Market report Doubts weigh on Portland Gas Smaller companies Gilts Rumour of the day Amid the carnage, one truism holds firm — boring is best Deal of the day Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices Stihl The 'little red dot' intent on becoming the hub that Asia cannot live without Singapore Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent, looks at Singapore's transformation. The ambitious city has the feel of a giant genetic engineering project A high-tech home from home for engineers who want a new challenge City takes the global financial crisis in its stride Dash of pizzazz enlivens conference city Thinking big has been key to creating a desirable destination for delegates, writes Mark Frary A venue that combines quality and value Singapore finance and engineering conferences All out for entertainment Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Michael Andreevich Romanoff Unassuming scion of the Russian imperial family who eschewed the limelight to live modestly in Australia Prince Michael Andreevich Romanoff was born on July 15,1920. He died on September 22,2008, aged 88 Great Irish Lives Much that is 'forbidden' to Muslims is not in fact Lord Thomson of Monifieth Lives remembered Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Lowry Margaret Wolfit Elizabeth Eames Meticulous archaeologist whose definitive research into tin-glazed tiles helped to illuminate the art and life of the Middle Ages Elizabeth Eames, archaeologist, was born on June 24,1918. She died on September 20,2008, aged 90 Service of Thanksgiving Liberal dares to challenge prohibitionist Islam A woman leading Muslim prayers? Why not, says the head of an education centre in Oxford. Much that is 'forbidden' is not outlawed by the Koran Timesonline Living in time with the rhythm of the Church's year Faith Meat-free morsels, gnomic numerals and cross-contaminated cheese Modern times Feather report Readers reply Timesonline Marmalade, Egypt's origins and baker's dozens Questions answered What to look out for Court Circular Legal news Service appointments Birthdays Reception Latest wills Births Forthcoming Marriages Marriages Anniversaries Multiple Display Advertising Items Deaths Thanksgiving Services In Memoriam - Private Gifts Legal Notices Trustee Acts Stauerhandbags Multiple Display Advertising Items BiGDUG Boost your hearing . . . Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Weather The Times Weather Eye Weatherquest The Times Weather Line 09067 577200 The Sunday Times Mull Of Dubai offers value over optimum trip Ascot Wolverhampton Archipenko misses the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes You'll play where I tell you, Capello warns Gerrard Nicholls shrugs off past glories to concentrate on new season Racing Hexham Carlisle Yesterday's results Lingfield Park Course specialists Wolverhampton Musselburgh Chepstow Sizing Europe, trained by Henry de Brom-head, is likely Bangor The John Oxx-trained Vitruvian Man, the winner of a Rivals gang up against Hamilton Motor racing Sri Lanka's IPL tie-up leaves Test series at risk Cricket Twomey and Fantasia claim second success Successor for Emms Montgomery jail term Easy win for England Walker's epic journey Klitschko returns in hope of completing double act Boxing Today Fixtures Rugby union Other sport Tomorrow Football Rugby union Other sport Football Results Baseball Boxing Cricket Equestrianism Golf Rugby league Rugby union Tennis Times Online Schwartzel plays through pain to top leaderboard Golf Ospreys show true colours as Henson banned for two matches Rugby union Heineken Cup Munster, the Heineken Cup champions, began their title International Rugby Union Hill remains optimistic after faltering display Matthew Pryor's guide to the Heineken Cup action Theakston From Huntingdon to Beijing, all the world is a stage for Smith After Beijing Many ingredients make up an Olympic medal-winner. In the case of Louis Smith, they include a giant wingspan, a short attention span and, of course, that indefinable X factor. Words: Matt Dickinson Timesonline Monday Generating medal power FA Confidential: sex, drugs and mini rolls Home improvement scheme designed to reduce fear factor Boundless joy at the breakthrough this week that spared Crosscountry A tangled path United may face bill for £12m as Chelsea bid to reclaim Mikel fee Club look to claw back money in transfer saga Middlesbrough await specialist's assessment on Huth injury Charlton set to be latest club under foreign ownership after Dubai offer Football Investment firm targets Premier League return MPH Inside today Bellamy return raises spirits in Wales camp Burley shows no concern about his job Healy offers hope in tough assignment Group four Group nine Group three Lamangaclub Agbonlahor provides touch of class Football The Times Kazakh coach urges players to show no fear or awe Statistics suggest Capello has winning way to escape the turnip treatment The Times Kinnear backs Owen to make England return after impressing Culture shock has consigned blame games to annals of English history Football World Cup qualifying group six Gerrard put in his place as manager issues warning Timesonline Times Crossword 24,042 The Times Gerrard put in his place with warning from Capello Liverpool player told position is not negotiable The Times Sky Sports Let them eat cake! Shock revelations that set Alam The Times Inside Timesonline The fallout from the rate cut Taxman slacking Money Letters Not so attractive The best deals for borrowers Play fair The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise Small price to pay for calm Jupiter Plenty at stake for investors Mark Atherton explains what the Government's £50bn bailout means for shareholders and considers the prospects for UK banking stocks Baillie Gifford Inside today Fidelity Facing up to the debt monster Lauren Thompson helps a family whose buy-now-pay-later approach has led to a £50,000 problem Standard Life The Davises: what the experts say Financial CV HM Revenue & Customs Paul's response Stampede for safe but sorry returns Mark Atherton says that rate tarts are abandoning the chase in favour of greater security, but at what price? Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Fixed rates are dwindling fast How to turn yourself into a model borrower As lenders play hard to get, give your credit rating a facelift to qualify for the best deals, says David Budworth Multiple Display Advertising Items Timesonline Drive down the cost of car insurance Postcode pensions look here to stay Multiple Display Advertising Items Case Study Mortgage in the Pink after Forsaking the Suntan NatWest takes a hard line on phishing Multiple Display Advertising Items Your Shout Multiple Display Advertising Items On the bright side Readers to the Rescue Income Bonds Tax Are you our Graduate of the Year 2008? Your chance to win a first prize of £10,000 Brand Alley From cap and gown to cap in hand James Charles examines the funding options for postgraduate studies Neptune Case Study Hidden messages in febrile FTSE Multiple Display Advertising Items Unit trust and open-ended investment company prices Full funds service at www. timesonline. co. uk/funds Fidelity Insurance Watch Payment Protection Mis-Selling ING Direct Pension annuities Motor insurance Level-term assurance Overdrafts Personal loans Savings accounts National Savings & Investments Share Credit cards Mortgages Permanent interest-bearing shares Schroders The Times Food Green Living Profile Every Week Next Week Why we need to forgive to forget Vivienne Parry Stories behind the News Widowed Carolyn Todd knows how to turn the other cheek Need to Know? Breast of British Beethoven's babies John Naish Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends Charisma curse The white stuff Low-level alarm Bad air days Pocket rocket Antibody Well, Well . . . Someone has to play God Dr Copperfield inside the Mind of a GP Infected by mass anxiety We're in the grip of a panic epidemic, says John Naish — here's how to survive it How to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs Prize for Medicine in Literature Cheltenham Festivals 'i just get on with life' Jeffrey Archer talks to Janice Turner about lies, doing time — and why he doesn't do mortality Stranger than fiction: Archer's storyline PERiproducts Down's side of knowing Junk Medicine Ante-Natal Testing Forever fresher From hangover cures to safe sex — a student's guide to keeping health (and wealth) intact this term. By Harriet Addison Lean and mean Doctor and dentist Stay safe in the sack How to survive benders Highs . . . and lows Cut-price cosmetics Keep taking the vits Support networks Exam blues Close to her chest Inside Story Breast Cancer Getting her cleavage back after a mastectomy was a surprise bonus for one woman, says Jacqui Thornton Shaping up after surgery "Does God have a mummy? Ask your Father Expert advice on what to do when your child asks . . . Timesonline The survival guide for modern grannies How much time should grandparents be expected to spend looking after their grandchildren? Family expert Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall has her say Rules for parents Rules for grandparents Timesonline 'i enjoy it when my children ask for help' Sharp practice: facing up to beauty's ugly truths Facial fillers are safer than surgery, right? You'd be surprised, says Simon Crompton, who reports on how Britain is the testing ground for products, while Lucia Van Der Post has a Y-lift in her lunch-hour 'I'm very pleased. My cheekbones look more pronounced, my jawline firmer' Lucia van der Post, the weekly style columnist for times2, puts her faith in fillers and a New York surgeon Before you begin What cosmetic doctors use on themselves A chef for all seasons Mark Hix is a busy man, with a new book out and restaurants to run. But he always finds time for simply great British food, says Caroline Stacey The Sunday Times Healthy home cooking that's value for money Pumpkin soup Thomasina Miers Fresh Takes on Old Favourites Pumpkin soup with fresh mint oil Multiple Display Advertising Items Nutritionist's verdict Is ending better than mending? Eco-Worrier Greenie Points MacKenzie Crook The actor continues his series on his own piece of woodland Timesonline RESPeRATE Bouncing back from injury Exercise after Sickness Multiple Display Advertising Items Health Club Trick or treatment? Cutting-edge beauty — without the knife Ready for take-off Helen Lederer and her daughter check in to a spa at Terminal 5 Beauty Boff Superdrug Vitamin E 12-Hour Moisture Cream, £2.49,125ml Timesonline Feedback Love it or hate it — write in and tell us The Times Hearty breakfasts at the Times Health Club Health Club My wife and I practise Taoist sex without ejaculation and orgasm. Is semen retention harmful in the long term? Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice 10 Things you need to know before you . . . watch porn with your girlfriend A breath of fresh air Not Just Anybody How the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Autumnwatch's Kate Humble, 39, on motion sickness, marriage and why she doesn't want children Nationwide Mobility The Times When the going gets tough, the tough go skiing (in Scotland) Correspondents Mark Frary on a Slippery Slope Inside/online Arrivals Will Hide Hot sounds Site of the Week Qantas Traveller Great skiing on the cheap Hit by the crunch? Then hit the slopes — and make big savings. Mark Frary and Will Hide show how Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Bargain basement Get ready for the season Places, chalets, courses, clothes . . . Times ski correspondent Mark Frary has the latest news Euro Tunnel Inside today Viking River Cruises Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items A night in an igloo? That's cool Keep the teenagers busy — get them building an icehouse in the Tyrol, says Martin Symington Tirol Austria Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Resorts for teens I'm the leader of the pack . . . The sun may not rise, but a weekend in Norwegian Lapland dog-sledding and fishing crab is a fine way to beat the winter blues, says Joanne Harris Multiple Display Advertising Items Experience Malaysia Need to know Saffron yuba? Just the fish, please If you can't book a table at El Bulli this week, try eating where the restaurant's chef does, says Julia Brookes Food trail The Times Ten ways to the sun this winter It's not too late to book a bargain half-term holiday, says Caroline Hendrie Timesonline Singapore Airlines Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Bellboy Gypsies on wheels The Times Iceland is latest hotspot Cold, dark and expensive? The credit crunch is yielding dividends for visitors, says Tom Chesshyre Travel in Brief Your Say Julia Brookes Answers your Travel Queries Book now Multiple Display Advertising Items Luxury Multiple Display Advertising Items Crystal Cruises Travel Aide Mystery Guest Aviator, Farnborough Timesonline Our Man in . . . Florence Jon Bennett, 30, moved from Cheltenham to Florence this year as general manager of the holiday company Sanctuary Villas & Apartments Crystal Reader Offers Ltd The Times Index Reader's Block Erica Wagner 'The Man Booker seems to make some people grumpy' First word Contributors The wrong blurb Ever wonder if the person 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 18 to discover the classic in question Multiple Display Advertising Items David Baddiel 'The multifocal experience is not unlike a high-grade hallucinogenic' His word Skoda Find the connection Vintage Chart Top six paperbacks, Oct 6,1974 Critic's Chart You're reading . . . Iain Finlayson picks 6 books on young leaders Reader Chart Charlotte Potter picks her six top books Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading . . . A terrifying masterpiece Required reading The Third Reich at War reveals how Hitler was the agent of his own destruction, Antony Beevor says The Folio Society Hot type The knives come out at Christmas TLS In search of the real Henry VIII David Starkey tells Giles Whittell that his new biography has its roots in a long-held obsession The Pooh Also Rises A new anthology celebrates the brilliant humorist and Times Columnist Alan Coren, who died last year. In this exclusive extract, A. A. Milne gets an Ernest Hemingway makeover All's fair when playing at war Growing up demands that we recognise the monster within, David Almond says Timesonline Cricket: cure for a cash crisis As the world is stumped by financial disaster, Joseph O'Neill talks to Kate Muir about his novel set in post-9/11 New York All-American financial hero Nonfiction Business The Snowball Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder In short The Schindler story: a writer's journey Memoir Searching for Schindler a Memoir by Thomas Keneally The Times Dark lives behind the sound of laughter Comedy Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas by Graham McCann Tony Hancock: The Definitive Biography by John Fisher The Times Lost in the wilderness Fiction The Other by David Guterson Fine Just the Way It is by Annie Proulx Audiobooks In short Always hurt the ones you love Novel Happy Families by Carlos Fuentes translated by Edith Grossman The Times Why some new worlds can feel vaguely familiar Sci-fi/fantasy Classics The New Testament, 1526 translated by William Tyndale Nonfiction Paperbacks Other Colours Writings on Life, Art, Books and Cities by Orhan Pamuk translated by Maureen Freely Faber, £9.99 Fiction Duma Key by Stephen King Hodder, £7.99 Silent Fields The Long Decline of a Nation's Wildlife by Roger Lovegrove OUP, £12.99 The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce By Paul Torday Orion, £7.99 Conan Doyle: The Man who Created Sherlock Holmes By Andrew Lycett Phoenix, £10.99 Natural History By Neil Cross Pocket Books, £6.99 Pick up a book with The Times at WHSmith The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold elegantly presents a disturbing yet compulsive view of mental illness Ben MacIntyre 'The most benign words can have the bloodiest origins, such as mayonnaise' Last word The Offer Games Jumbo Crossword No 780 Picture Gallery Chess Winning move Scrabble Word watching Polygon Answers Find the Connection Two brains Codeword No 337 Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4656 The Listener Crossword 4003 10 by 8 Solution: The Listener 4000 Quadrivium by Dimitry, Viking, Arcturus & Trev Bridge Pictureline Win a Dell laptop today The Times Clinique Contents The Falling Soldier Controversy Contacts Mercedes-Benz Letsgettogether This week: Mass customisation I Didn't Get where I Am Today without . . . Wisdom The Rev Al Green, 62, Pastor and Soul Music Star Lexiconfusion No. 204 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs Slummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney Pomegreat Retail Therapy Fake Pound Coins Bargainhunter Out There Shine Fashionistas are drawn to things that shine. This autumn's collections delivered, with a wealth of brocades, sequins and metallics Inventive Knitwear How to Get Dressed Look Sharp! Men's Stuff HSBC plus Strong & Natural Teen Spirit Miley Cyrus is the world's biggest ever teenage star, thanks to Hannah Montana, a TV show about a girl called Miley with a pop star alter ego. But where does fiction end and real life begin? Craig McLean is sucked into a whirlwind of wholesome ambition Land Rover Knorr Samsung Loyd Grossman Wing and a Prayer He built a £4 billion empire on the back of Kingfisher beer, and now hopes to rule the skies with Kingfisher Airlines. Hilary Rose meets Vijay Mallya, India's most flamboyant tycoon Beringer Kingsmill Amdega Voyages Jules Verne Royal Caribbean First Day of School AEG Electrolux True Rum 'You get involved in a gang just to take your caste forward' Dewsbury Summer 2008, and the mill town of Dewsbury hits the news, linked with violence among Asian gangs, drugs and religious extremism. Photographer Nick Danziger and writer Will Pavia went there to try to unravel the identity crisis — British? Muslim? Or British Muslim? — lying behind the headlines Fired Earth Gourmet IRobot Cunard My Own Private Oz Somewhere in London, artist Graham Rawle has remade Dorothy's dream world using his own style of scrapbook surrealism. Ann Treneman went off to see him Co-operative Globrix Working the icon's look, actress Elizabeth McGovern … The Open University Six Great. . . Black Lace Dresses Shop Window Great Rail Journeys Queen of the Crop Keeping up Appearances Show off your features with a sexy short hairstyle I've had lower-eyelid surgery which now emphasises … Counter Intelligence Keeping up Appearances Prue White In autumn's windswept days, reach for these enriching potions Salon Spy: BÜty Salon Boots The Sunday Times Autumnal Produce Gives us that Comfort Factor we All Crave Food Nespresso I Want Frenchies to Go Home Suddenly Aware that we Eat Better These Days than They Do Restaurants The Green Kitchen New Wave Cooking Morphy richards Welsh Oddbins' New Owner Plans to Concentrate on Provenance and Buy from Small Family Growers Wine Six . . . Kitchen Greats Vanilla Food Detective Student Fare Foodie at Large A group of undergraduates want to get their peers cooking Taste Test. . . Pork Pies Pizzas Express The Times Pure Collection Nevillejohnson It's Come to Something when a Big Supermarket Chain Sells Fine Egyptian Cotton Bed Linen Scenes from Domestic Life King of the Curve Ron Arad has been creating iconic designs for 30 years — but for this ping pong and word game enthusiast, the office is still a playground Smile Train Artisan the beauty of ercol solid oak, design, craftsmanship, and a free chair!* Six Great .. . Radiators Pinboard Ligne roset Ask Aggie Home Help Each week, Times Magazine readers put their own domestic goddess queries to our houseproud expert, Aggie MacKenzie Polly Beard Do Try this at Home Entertaining ideas for modern families The Sunday Times I asked a Sebastian Flyte figure why he wasn't flying: 'a train journey is the right length for reading a novel' Valley Girl This Week: Slow Train to Italy Feet up, tools down Gardens Do you spend more time at work in your garden than at rest? Stephen Anderton has a few labour-saving ideas Multiple Display Advertising Items Weekend Tips Readers' Queries Everything in the Garden . . . Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items The Kitchen Restoration Company Dwell Very silly word, badminton. It's also one of those games, like croquet or chess, that you think are genteel then turn out to be total bloodsports Beta Male Tda Bupa The Knowledge Burn after Reading Index Can we build it? A documentary about Polish and British builders will put you off that loft conversion for life, says Caitlin Moran Exit music Going out As the pianist Alfred Brendel retires, Richard Morrison salutes a virtuoso Mersey mission Ignored in Britain, director Terence Davies looked washed up — until his brilliant Liverpool satire, says James Christopher Tips for the LFF's opening week Hmv Top Films in Rep New Film Reviews Nights in Rodanthe Director: George C. Wolfe, PG, 97 min Stars: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Christopher Meloni On general release Gomorrah Director: Matteo Garrone, 15,137min Stars: Toni Servillo, Gianfelica Imparato, Maria Nazionale On general release, in Italian City of Ember Director: Gil Kenan, PG, 95min Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Harry Treadway On general release Blondes have less fun The Big Film The House Bunny has a certain ditzy charm but is short of laughs, says Tom Charity Mirrors Director: Alexandre Aja, 18,110min Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Flemyng, Amy Smart On general release Bigga than Ben Director: Suzie Halewood, 15,82min Stars: Ben Barnes, Andrei Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan On selected release Tuesday Director: Sacha Bennett, 15,79min Stars: Philip Glenister, John Simm, Ashley Walters On general release Mutant Chronicles (18) Also out Gunnin' for that No 1 Spot (12A) Films on Release Festen DVD Reviews Director: Thomas Vinterberg, 15,1998 Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen Retail DVD The Incredible Hulk Director: Louis Leterrier, 12,2008 Stars: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt Retail/rental DVD; retail Blu-ray Risky Business — 25th Anniversary Edition Director: Paul Brickman, 18,1983 Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Pantoliano Retail DVD and Blu-ray The Ultimate Gangster Class a Selection (18) Also out Priceless (12) Posses galore Panel of Experts Each week we show a DVD to the people who really know. 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