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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Peter Brookes, Christina Hardyment, Geoff Robinson, Andrew Billen, Patrick Foster Media Correspondent, Alice Bowe, Louise Roddon, Ricky Gervais, Sally Baker Feedback Editor, Amanda Ursell, Simon Barnes, Jane MacQuitty, Laura Whateley, Simon Hills, Lesley Russell, Robert Lindsay, Robert Epstein, Nigel Harper, Catherine Boyle, John Mulvey, John S. Walker, Sarah Urwin Jones, Tony Turnbull, Philip Howard, Carol Midgley, Christine Seib, Joanna Walters, David Chater, Ben Hoyle Arts Reporter, Kate Wighton, James Ducker, Michael Binyon, Melissa Katsoulis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Clive Davis, Swapan Chakravorty, Carol Sarler, Lucia Van Der Post, Jane Taylor-Hayhurst, Will Pavia, Graham Stewart, Lauren Thompson, Wendy Ide, Kaya Burgess, James Hider, John Bungey, Harry Grayson, The Rev Dr Tony Whipp, Lucy Bannerman, Martin Vlietstra, Giles Coren, Rosie Millard, Vivienne Parry, Martin Fletcher, Sathnam Sanghera, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Nancy Durrant, Hilary Rose, Vinny Lee, Chris Hamilton, Francis Elliott, Katherine Swift, Tom Bawden, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Debra Craine, Ruth Corbett, Simon Gray, Gary Jacob, Tom Charity, Allan Simmons, Peter Stiff, Daniel Finkelstein, Angela Jameson Industrial Correspondent, Dan Sabbagh, Chris Brereton, Tom Gatti, Anne Ashworth Property Editor, Jo Morris, Peter Millar, Matthew Syed Sports Interviewer of the Year, Preppy Blazers, Emma Lunn, Stuart McGurk, Ian Belcher, Joanna Bourke, Rhys Blakely, Valerie Elliott Consumer Editor, Andrew Ellson Personal Finance Editor, Richard Lloyd Parry, Raymond Blanc, Graham Keeley, Caroline White, Ben MacHell, Sangeeta Mulay, Jonathan Sacks, Lucy Sweeney, Tim Teeman, Derwent May, Claire Williams, Kate Muir, Lindsay Warren, Aggie MacKenzie, Russell Kempson, Tom Whitwell, Ed Potton, Suzy Jagger, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, Stephen Anderton, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Lisa Armstrong, Jane Wheatley, Rick Broadbent, Heston Blumenthal, Chris Power, Douglas Rankine, Sally Baker, Pete Paphides, Jane Knight Deputy Travel Editor, George Hore, David Baddiel, Toni Morrison, Rob Wright, Christina Koning, Dr Augur Pearce, Alice Olins, Raymond Keene, Christine Buckley, Suzi Godson, Matthew Pryor, Murad Ahmed Technology Reporter, Toby Cohen, Charlotte Philips, Matt Hughes, Rebecca O'Connor, Bruce Dessau, Gordon Ramsay, Christine Buckley Industrial Editor, Kaveh Solhekol, Roger Phillips, Hildur Helga Sigurdardottir, Jeremy Page, Rick Jones, Chris Campling, Fran Yeoman, Adam Fresco Crime Correspondent, Patrick Hosking, Rebecca O'connor, Christopher Pailthorpe, Ross Leckie, Erica Wagner, Roger Boyes, Colin Love, Benjamin Black, Barbara Stocking Chief Executive, James Charles, Nick Hasell, Thomasina Miers, Giles Whittell Commentary7, Margaret Reynolds, Matthew Knowles, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Tom Dart, Kevin Maher, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, Adam Fresco, Nicholas Clee, Steve Jelbert, Nigel Kendall, Nick Szczepanik, Gerard Baker US Editor, Dominic Kennedy, Murray Hedgcock, Joanna Pitman, Richard Ehrlich, Sam Coates Chief Political Correspondent, Andy Zaltzman, Robert Crampton, Kevin Eason Sports News Correspondent, Fallen Angel, Tamzin Outhwaite, Dominic Maxwell, Dr Mark Reaveley, Matthew Parris, Mark Bridge, Helen Power, Mark Hodkinson, Amanda Craig, Sonia Verma, Tim Wapshott, Russell Jenkins, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Barry Pollard, Neil Fisher, Walter Gammie, Jonathan Ross, Andrew Ellson, Joe Clay, David Hutcheon, Matthew Dennison, John Naish, Lord Mandelson, Len Goodman, Martin Waller, Mark Henderson, Alan Sillitoe, Valentine Low, Danny Baker, Anne Sebba, Charlotte Phillips, Anna Shepard, Louise Cohen, Benedict Nightingale, Rick Broadbent Athletics Correspondent, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Leoni Seymour, Stephen Dalton, Leo Lewis, Richard Morrison, Tom Chesshyre, James Christopher, Robert Cole Personal Investor, David Budworth, Simon Crompton, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Smyth, Lisa Tuttle, Matt Roberts, Kim Newman, Alex Hardy, Paul Myners, Miles Costello, Leonora Weil, R. J. Ardern, Priya Elan, Christopher Irvine,
ResumoIndex The Times Mandelson admits public were misled over oligarch meetings Britain in recession Markets swing wildly and pound plunges Boffin chef The explosive world of Heston Blumenthal Killer heels Sole-destroying truth about super-stilettos Dying with dignity? The sad reality of suicide at Dignitas Timesonline Party Politics Nothing illegal happened on Oleg Deripaska's yacht. But the episode shows that the funding of political parties needs urgent attention Index The Right to Dignity British assisted suicide laws only highlight their own inadequacy Free Sammy A whale shark's place is in the wild Body & Soul The Knowledge Magazine Books Travel Money Inside High risk of high life George Smith I'll be more careful, says Mandelson After weeks in a luxury hotel, Sammy the shark is being allowed to check out Species roams the world, prey to the unscrupulous Larger than life The Workout Correction Immigration curb Rape trials ruling EuroMillions result Most read at timesonline. co. uk Picture Gallery Marksman breaks down as he tells de Menezes family: I'm sorry but I had no choice Radio reception 'was awful' Dior Christal Downward spiral worsens as Britain cuts back on spending A tough year ahead . . . though not for everyone Case studies City jobless in denial about cutting back Bank must be bold, and cut base rate to below 2% Timesonline Global panic as investors take fright at spreading recession Church's English shoes Opec cuts output as oil heads back down towards $50 a barrel Volkswagen Cold shoulder from Icelanders M&S No longer a chum — Pedigree withdraws Crufts sponsorship after inbreeding row Honda Britannia High Fast food nation does its best to keep up with Ramsay Boots Amateur chef, 81, rustles up plain challenge on YouTube Waitrose Queen greeted with beer and a mountain sing-song Emirates Toyota This is the EastEnders version of a scandal The plot is thin and the cast tawdry, but the Deripaska affair could turn out to be a long and career-destroying saga PC World Guy Ritchie doing Sherlock Holmes? It's beyond parody Timesonline Sherlock, Stock and one smoking Meerschaum Your intrepid reporter has found the first page of the script for Guy Ritchie's film about Britain's greatest detective .. . Egrets, I've had a few — but not in England Hosepipe necks Bush's albatross Picture Gallery Sex, love and a hundred awkward questions The basic 'what goes where' in sex education is fair enough. But trying to explain 'relationships' is no job for a teacher Hey, moving house is always stressful 101 imperial reasons for refusing to let the former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands go home All hands on deck Podcast Only £50,000? Past Notes Conflicts of interest Biofuel controversy Should Church and State be kept separate? Science — good news for the future Timesonline Taking a sickie Many happy returns Save our cinemas Small beer Graffiti Burn after reading Cheap and offensive or the real McCain? Prudential Penny wise Buoys ahoy Bond's foes Heavy metal survivors hope to strike it rich at last Echo of Eighties as AC/DC turn up the amps again Novotel Currys Two dead, child missing after shooting at actress's home Jail for drunken gunman who shot girl as he danced Yakult 'London Games aren't just a junket, they'll win gold for us in hard times' Vauxhall Track record NatWest Quickfire five Dfs Dfs Festival of culture shows that the gamers are not just playing around I don't know if it is art, but it is good fun Peugeot Raphael is restored 461 years after house fell on it Two charged with sex assaults at children's home How line painters found way round an obstacle Two babies die at hospital with E coli outbreak Battlefield poppy triggers wartime remembrance Plug points in street will boost battery car revolution Bathmate Nationwide Mobility Current affairs 113mph crash Pair disappear Saving his bacon Canaletto sales Bringing it all together Murky truth beneath tranquil illusion of Swiss suicide 'clinic' It has an image of crisp, institutional efficiency but Dignitas has no proper home. And who is tipping remains in Lake Zurich? Roger Boyes reports Laura Ashley Deadly business 'Thus began the worst journey I've been on . . .' Bewitching tale that melts a stony heart Matilde di Shabran Covent Garden Casio Spirit Writers' wrongs Multiple Display Advertising Items They should be the bee's knees when it comes to spelling, so why are our literary luminaries lost for words? Alliance Leicester Inside today Foreign links revealed of firms that hand £50,000 a time to the Tory party Political donations Theprivateclinic Cash flow The noticeboard of the Establishment Labour is braced for decision over Hain donations Holiday Inn My Week The Times 'McCain was never tortured in my jail. He says it for the sake of votes' Inside today Life on the inside Woman who killed her virtual husband held by real polic The sleeping giant is awake to back Obama with a Latino beat US Elections World Hispanic voters in New Mexico are preparing to play a decisive role in the election for the first time in many years, Lucy Bannerman writes The Bathstore Timesonline 'Frugal' Palin faces second hearing on Troopergate US Elections Ramada Bush's religious adviser comes out for Obama Nun emerges from hiding to tell of her brutal rape ordeal in Hindu rampage India Which? The Sunday Times Civil war veterans hold out for Spanish nationality Spain Express Kettler Woman who killed virtual husband is held by real police Japan Multiple Display Advertising Items Online crime Sympathy turns to scepticism as courtiers whisper that princess does not do her duty Japan The Times (AFP): Sect family kept boys chained in dog cages (AP): Letter reaches soldier (AFP): Cholera epidemic (AP): Marriott blast arrests Timesonline Gaza team can't beat the wall for first international West Bank Herbie Frogg (AFP): Israeli coalition plan threatened (AFP): Zimbabwe talks (Reuters): Graves attacked (AFP): Flash police car Helpboth Hands adviser attacks culture at EMI Fears over NU payout Pensions lack appeal National City rescue Quote of the day Carmakers' job fears Business big shot Wall Street halts futures trading as panic grips global markets 'One problem in the economy is that people haven't … Lord Myners, the new City Ministerr, said that the … Stock markets There is no end in sight for this particular storm Picture Gallery No such thing as a safe bet on the price of oil Commodities HSBC Currencies Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Lord Birt sounds a harsh note on how business has been conducted by the maestros at EMI Business big shot Recorded history Alan Greenspan may express a few words of regret in light of the credit crunch, but at last Federal Reserve seems to have captured the mood with this special edition note. It buys more fake pounds, too Npower Tenenbaum and a suitably palatial property City Diary YouGov, the political pollster, has kindly sent over … City Diary Plug for swimming pools really plumbs the depths City Diary A noble colleague rewarded Peter Mandelson, the Business Secretary, is to lead … City Diary Picture Gallery Aviva reviews its offer of £1bn payout to policyholders after stock market's slide The Sunday Times Care home providers face struggle to agree deals Tip for a restaurant everyone's talking about: go easy on the safety diplomas The Times Timesonline DWP admits few women will claim pension rights Doubts over deal as HBOS shares slide Counting the cost Quantum of Solace US Treasury adds $7.7bn sweetener to ensure PNC rescue of National City The Times Taxpayers may have to dig deeper to bail out AIG Iceland leaves British depositors out in the cold as Darling admits there are no safeguards in IMF deal Manufacturers slam on the brakes as orders slump for cars and lorries Industry set for smaller model Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds How do you grow in a recession? It's child's play for the boss who's been here before John Woodward, the head of Busy Bees, Britain's biggest childcare provider, sees new opportunities in uncertain times. Martin Waller reports Crèche course 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 Fear over mortgage assets and Hong Kong hit HSBC Market report Daniel Stewart reels after loss Smaller companies Gilts Rumour of the day Rapid fall in oil prices brings majors to their pain threshold Markets Deal of the day Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices What Will It Take? Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Gwyther Irwin Abstract painter whose art drew its independent spirit from the visual nurture of his Cornish upbringing These swans squabble in the water over their food David Evans Lives remembered Edward Grayson Nadia Nerina Gianni Raimondi Good-natured lyric tenor whose appearances opposite Callas at La Scala were a highlight of the Italian opera season for two decades Gail Robinson Popular American soprano who acted as a highly esteemed mentor to many younger artists at the Metropolitan Opera in New York Gail Robinson, operatic soprano, was born on August 7,1946. She died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis on October 19,2008, aged 62 Our Father which art in heaven . . . kip wi fram temtieshan The proposal by the Bible Society of the West Indies to translate the Bible into patois has been greeted with enthusiasm — and some doubts Timesonline Happiness is to be found in being, not in having Tread carefully with noisy neighbour, the art of letter-writing and napery Modern times Feather report Readers reply Timesonline Lakes, liquid assets and light reflected by water Questions answered What to look out for Court Circular Birthdays Births Forthcoming Marriages Marriages Golden Anniversaries Deaths Timesonline In Memoriam - Private Gifts The Times Multiple Classified Advertising Items Legal Public, Company & Parliamentary Notices Shoparound Multiple Display Advertising Items Shoparound Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Healthspan The Sunday Times The Times Weather Eye Multiple Display Advertising Items Weather Curlin to provide answers as questions surface in Classic Aintree Timesonline Chepstow Liverpool rival's family values help Lampard to pay … Santa Anita - main races Doncaster Course specialists Newbury Jukebox Jury can be number one hit in Trophy Totescoop6 Timesonline Radcliffe back in the running Athletics Stratford Racing Doncaster Yesterday's results Henderson Park (11-1) gave Thunderer a fourth winning Fakenham Wolverhampton Rain may hinder Stanford series Cricket Racing next week Robinson believes in England, but so must the players Rugby league Today Fixtures Football Rugby union Other sport Tomorrow Football Rugby union EDF Energy Cup Other sport Football Results Baseball Basketball Golf Hockey Murray's hot streak continues in Russia Lawson shown door Cannock leave it late Rugby union EDF Energy Cup: Pool D Tennis Noon scare adds injury to insult as Newcastle are put to the sword Rugby union The Times The sun set over Llanelli last night, a brilliant sun Hape takes a step towards winning over the doubters Preview of this weekend's EDF Energy Cup matches Multiple Display Advertising Items Johnson forced to play the waiting game Rugby union PayPal No quiet life for the village people in 2012 Now you have really made it big, David William Hill are offering 3-1 on Willie Thorne making … Fast bikes, loose women and death: Agostini tells of a time before Rossi Motorcycling The Times Ballesteros is stable after latest surgery Golf Plenty of friendly fire as Tomlinson and Brees plan to go on offensive American football Play-Offs ambitions on the line for bnoth teams Deuce McAllister and Will Smith, of the New Orleans … The Times First lady shows new face of New Orleans Superstitious approach propels Rays towards night in the sun Baseball Cup collision course raises threat of pitched battle for soul of Wimbledon 'You cannot manufacture passion, hence you lot will never have it' Best (and worst) of the web Campbell and James in rage at antics of Braga 'divers' West Brom v Hull Today 3pm Manchester City v Stoke City Tomorrow 3pm Tottenham v Bolton Tomorrow 3pm Blackburn v Middlesbrough Everton v Manchester United Today noon How they stand West Ham v Arsenal Tomorrow 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Sunderland v Newcastle Today 12.45pm, Sky Sports 1 Chelsea v Liverpool Tomorrow 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 Portsmouth v Fulham Tomorrow 5pm Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa Tomorrow 3pm Gallas makes Wenger fume over cigarette photograph Football Adebayor smiling, speaking out and silencing his critics 'Money is killing football,' the £80,000-a-week Arsenal forward tells Matt Hughes at a plush hotel Blood, sweat and Jeers Respect where it's due - referees are doing a good job Football Under-pressure Ramos admits he could be on borrowed time Spaniard may have seven days to save his job at Tottenham Losing their Spurs Timesonline Carew's future at Villa Park under threat Beckham in talks Robinho's tough task Grimsby falter again Delay over 2018 bids Ferguson targets Christmas period as make-or-break to retain the title Football Half-run races Citizen Eco-Drive Mancini on QPR's radar after Dowie is dismissed Concept 2 I've always respected Stevie for what he did Lampard salutes compassion of Liverpool Timesonline Benítez aims for landmark victory to bridge title gap Football Chelsea 'letting go of Abramovich lifeline' Times Crossword 24,054 The Times Perfection is Scolari's next goal Manager believes Chelsea can stay unbeaten all season Here come the girls: Gridiron returns to cheer up Wembley The Times 2012 athletes will wake up and smell the coffee - or Inside today The Times Inside Free guides Know your foreign policy Banking Watch Tart retort Money Letters Case Study Relief after Icelandic Fright Spinning energy The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise Banker Brown playing with fire Fidelity™ Beware of the mobile text pests Rebecca O'Connor on the alarming growth in the number of people ripped off by premium-rate phone services Neptune Case Study Unsolicited Messages Cost £35 Check true cost of broadband freebies Schroders How to hang on to your home As the courts receive new guidance, James Charles offers self-help tips on avoiding repossession HM Revenue & Customs Timesonline Case Study Halifax Refused to Bend over Mortgage Arrears Jupiter Little hope with negative equity The pressure of Russian roulette With the Moscow stock market down 70% this year, Mark Atherton considers whether it is time to invest Halifax Surrenda-link Inside Chelsea Building Society Lloyds TSB I need to put my house in order Mark Atherton helps a lecturer desperate to reduce his mortgage debt before he enters retirement ING Direct Brendan Lennon: what the experts say Financial CV Links Jump Savings Plan Brendan's response Have I leapt to the wrong conclusion? Multiple Display Advertising Items Your Shout Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items On the bright side Readers to the Rescue Easyjet Boarding Multiple Display Advertising Items Home loans hard to find James Charles says that tracker rates are rising despite the falling base rate Are you our Graduate of the Year 2008? Your chance to win a first prize of £10,000 The Times Competition questions Bold-as-brass Buffett backed up by the stats M&G Timesonline Sage of Omaha's words of wisdom Unit trust and open-ended investment company prices Full funds service at www. timesonline. co. uk/funds Fidelity™ Savings Watch High Returns Disappearing Fast Britannia Building Society Pension annuities Motor insurance Level-term assurance Overdrafts Personal loans Savings accounts National Savings & Investments The share centre Credit cards Mortgages Permanent interest-bearing shares Invesco Perpetual The Times Profile Family Food Every Week Next Week Wish you were here? You may yearn for the good life but keeping up with the Joneskis can damage your health Need to Know? Food for thought The beauty of light John Naish Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends Healed by eel Stronger swan Beer therapy Mind-bending Unhappy clappy? Antibody Well, Well ... The Playboy effect laid bare Junk Medicine Evolutionary Psychology Free Tickets for the Battle of Ideas Highs and lows of the killer heel From Posh to Gwynnie, super-stilettos are the hottest must-have. Rosie Millard steps out in a pair to find out what they really do to your feet Walking tall: the facts Fancy footwork Ahoy! Just off to conquer the world Yachting ace Dee Caffari tells John Naish how she is preparing mind and body for her first solo round-the-world race — the Vendée Globe Davidormerod Hearing Centres Making waves "Light therapy ended my thinning hair misery" A new product has been clinically proven to promote hair growth in both men and women Innovate4u 'First non-drug product' 'Successful hair growth' 'Shinier and thicker looking hair' Be afraid, be very afraid Should your let your children trick or treat? Charlotte Phillips looks at the pros and cons Hallowe'en do's and don'ts For Families in the Times Scary numbers Spelling? It's all in your genes Are you lousy with words? Well, don't blame your old teacher, says Kate Wighton, the likely source of your woe is a little closer to home The Times Tips and tricks Labour, Lib Dem, Tory: who can spell the best? How good is your spelling? The Times The eyes have it A new generation of high-tech scans can detect everything from brain tumours to heart disease. Simon Crompton puts his eyes to the test Focusing on your health Look and learn Simon's verdict on five high-tech scans Too old for the top job? Many believe that John McCain, 72, is too long in the tooth to be the next US president. Psychologist Robert Epstein looks at how far our cognitive powers decline with age, and asks if it really matters The Times Slowing the decline Five things that influence how we vote for leaders Harriet Addison checks out the hottest lunch kits Turn up the heat in your lunchbox Why settle for a soggy sandwich at work when it's easy to rustle up a hot meal - and save cash Tuna linguine Smoked chilli chicken Frittata with feta and chilli-roast sweet potato Black bean soup with coriander and lime Nutritionist's verdict Are nuts safe for children to eat? When and how should you introduce nuts into your child's diet is a question that mums frequently ask me. Here is a quick guide to current guidelines Multiple Display Advertising Items Mixed up on plastic Eco-Worrier Why yo-yo exercise is bad for the heart Matt Roberts Staying in Shape Timesonline Greenie Points Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items Feedback Love it or hate it — write in and tell us The Times So Organic What's cooking in the Health Club Timesonline Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice Things you need to know before you . . . buy a vibrator Baby, you're the best Not Just Anybody how the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Hotel Babylon actress Tamzin Outhwaite, 37, on being a new mum and how she's getting back in shape Aquability The Times I chased a bear, and limped home: adventure is a mixed blessing Inside/online Arrivals Will Hide Site of the Week Timesonline Thailand Explorer Citizen Traveller Week 3 They call Jerome a ghost town Folks don't visit this Arizona beauty spot just for the scenery, says Joanna Walters. They come to America's Hallowe'en capital to meet otherworldly spirits Post Office Multiple Display Advertising Items Need to know I'm 47, and I had to sleep with all the lights on Malta Langsmeade House, Oxfordshire Spooky sites Kirkstone Pass Inn, Cumbria Talbot Hotel, Northamptonshire Lord Crewe Arms, Northumberland Feathers Hotel, Shropshire FTO Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Broomsticks at the ready for a spooky time The Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Bond's favourite bird? The hooded warbler, of course Mile Tones Need to know Crosscountry 1926 The year James Bond, the ornithologist, began … The name is Bond Head chef's specials As Raymond Blanc picks the winners in The Restaurant series, he reveals where he goes to relax Multiple Display Advertising Items Dollar wins, tourists lose Bellboy Travel In Brief The Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd. Scenic Tours Your Say Julia Brookes Answers your Travel Queries Contact us .. . Book now Your Say Online Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Travel Aide Mystery Guest Grey Street Hotel, Newcastle Timesonline Our Man in . . . Barcelona Cox & Kings Noble Caledonia Index Required Reading Reader's Block Erica Wagner 'Book is the new cool for the txt generaltion' First word Contributors The wrong blurb Timesspellingbee Multiple Display Advertising Items Toni Morrison The Times TLS David Baddiel 'Updike may be running out of gas, but I'm staying with him' His Word Find the connection Vintage Chart Top six paperbacks, Oct 24,1993 Critic's Chart Reader Chart Sangeeta Mulay picks her six favourite books Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading .. . The Don of TV Dance The monster sleeps .. . Living with Enza by Mark Honigsbaum paints a vivid picture of the 1918 influenza pandemic Joanna Bourke wonders how modern Britain would cope should it happen again Required reading Timesonline Waterstone's Hot type An audience with a grudge? The Times Working-class hero On the 50th anniversary of his enduring classic, Alan Sillitoe tells Mark Hodkinson why he still writes Extract From Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Student translates her love of Latin into a winning entry Imogen Halstead, winner of the Times Stephen Spender Prize, says Ovid released the poet in her Visual humour sharp enough to draw blood The British Character Love of Keeping Calm Peter Brookes revels in a 'splendid memorial' to the cartoonist's art The Best of Punch Cartoons Beano boys don't never grow up Danny Baker recalls a childhood where an iconic comic created a brilliant world of mad possibilities Flesh-eating zombies are more fun than real life Creepy collections and terrifying tomes give Lisa Tuttle that Hallowe'en feeling A polyglot city realised only in its literatures Calcutta ought to be the next city of literature, Swapan Chakravorty says The Times Tracks of an eco adventurer Nature Reviews Revealed at last: a heroine for any age Of titans and truth Myth This is the Russian house that deregulation built Novel A fairytale villain Novel The Times Intrigue and a whole lot of action Classics A Little History of the World Revelation The Letters of NoËl Coward The Silver Swan By Benjamin Black Picador, £7.99 £7.59 (free p&p) The Bush Tragedy People of the Book By Geraldine Brooks HarperPerennial, £7.99 £7.59 (free p&p) A feast of magical goodies Children's Amanda Craig The Times Audiobooks Ben MacIntyre 'Imagine a people with no history, no numbers and no sense of left or right' Last word Pick up a book with The Times at WHSmith Confessions of a Fallen Angel by Ronan O'Brien is a charming account of our ability to control outcomes Timesonline Jumbo Crossword 782 Picture Gallery The Times Chess Winning move Scrabble Word watching Polygon Answers Codeword No 349 Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4668 The Listener Crossword 4005 Wild Goose Chase by Tea Leaves Two brains Bridge Pictureline Win a plasma screen TV KenKen No 891 - Medium Top tips to recession-proof your life As the slump in the housing market deepens, Laurer Thompson looks at how to boost your selling power Case study Lower asking price did the trick Tenants should just sit tight while house prices continue to fall, says The Times Timesonline James Charles sets some crucial homework for those seeking a new deal in a shrinking mortgage market Remortgaging You don't have to be a mechanical genius to make your money go farther, says Lauren Thompson Motoring Case study Any colour, as long as its green Try a clean machine Timesonline With a little effort you have the power to reduce your bills. Lauren Thompson explains how Energy Mark Bridge tells you how to boost your spending power and make retail therapy more fun Shopping The Sunday Times Case study Put more money in your pocket by profiting from your hobbies and selling your skills, says Mark Bridge Income Webwatch Shopping Mark Bridge's pick of the clicks The products that are bucking the inflationary trend It's easier than you think to keep more of your cash from the clutches of the taxman, says David Budworth Tax The Times Timesonline With trust in the banks shaken, David Budworth tells you how to safeguard a hard-earned nest egg Savings Face up to your debt problems and seek free professional advice, says David Budworth Debt Lauren Thompson says to trawl comparison websites and ditch unnecessary and expensive cover Insurance Even the wealthy are feeling the pinch Super-rich David Budworth finds that more exotic investments are struggling to hold their value The Times Timesonline Index Award winning I'm talking about the gin of course Contents 25.10.08 Clara Bow, the Original 'it' Girl Omega Of all the crops you grow, pumpkins are the freakiest, their leaves snaking like a speeding triffid across the soil Panasonic This week: Photoshop disasters I Didn't Get where I Am Today without.. . Wisdom Ricky Gervais, 47, Actor and Comedian Lexiconfusion No. 206 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs Slummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Lucy Sweeney Das Auto Retail Therapy Absolutely Barking Bargainhunter Out There Deep Red Blood red is the hot colour for winter. Pick one bold piece and team with daywear for an instant style update The Way of All Flesh How to Get Dressed Men's Stuff Boots The Alchemist Honda Smirnoff Breitling Gu… Wings of desire Panasonic Land Rover In his final work, the late playwright Simon Gray addresses … Pomegreat Philips Isklar University Challenge As they bed into their second year, three students we've followed since Freshers' Week reflect on what life is really like at uni today True Rum Knorr HSBC Ben & Jerry's Saab EnjoyEngland Dorrit Revisited After sexing up Pride and Prejudice and turning Bleak House into a soap. Andrew Davies is now dragging Little Dorrit into the 21st century. Andrew Billen gets a sneak preview on set México The New Cobblers Step aside, Louboutin, Blahnik and Choo — four of London's designers are setting the pace for the future of footwear. And, from killer heels to mega deals, they're taking it all in their stride Six Great . . . Preppy Blazers Shop Window Est 1886 Taylors of Harrogate Uncommon Scents Keeping up Appearances At the perfume house of Frédéric Malle, the nose has it Dear Sarah Counter Intelligence Salon Spy: The B Bar 332 Oxford Street, London W1 (020-7409 7795) Rocskinclinic Sausages are an Essential Store-Cupboard Ingredient, Especially at this Time of Year Food Nespresso Hotpoint Weeny Spanish Men are Happy with an Olive Each and a Thimbleful of Sherry. Englishmen are Not Restaurants The Green Kitchen Nonstick Panacea Loyd Grossman Drinkers Clearly Crave Recession—beating Wines, Vinous … Six ... Kitchen Greats Fishcakes Food Detective Northern Exposure Taste Test.. . Chocolate Cake Kingsmill Samsung Putting Luscious Shapes where once There Had Been Stiff Pieces Transformed the Elysee Palace House of the Spirits Music aficionado Richard Elliott found the perfect plot to let rip without riling the neighbours — his light-filled, concrete and glass home overlooks Highgate Cemetery in London Vip Deals SmileTrain Fired Earth Six Great . . . Chaises Longues Pinboard Dunelm mill 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 Rejuvenate in Grenada The Times Great Rail Journeys Investment club members agreed that if push came to shove we all had a bit of land to grow our own food Valley Girl This Week: Crunch Time The Line of Beauty Gardens Whether it's working on large country estates or her balcony pots, this garden designer's love of art translates into painting with plants Index Plant It now Weekend Tips Home Service Multiple Display Advertising Items Dwell Shops Multiple Display Advertising Items Who wouldn't want to be Robin Hood? Loved by the good, feared by the bad? Rescuing the local crumpet? Sleeping under the stars? What a wonderful life Beta Male Act on Co2 Mercedes-Benz Index Barclaycard Index Working class, moi? Starts John Prescott hits the street to unravel the mysteries of the English class system. Caitlin Moran is none the wiser Buy for now Frightfully cool From bullied schoolkid to millionaire maestro of gore, Clive Barker tells Ed Potton about his rise to notoriety Ghost Town Incendiary In Prison my Whole Life Top of the class A Bloody Aria Chocolate Quiet Chaos Outlanders Also out Top Films in Rep Films on Release This week's LFF highlights Iron Man Sleeping Beauty: 50Th Anniversary Edition Timesonline Lou Reed's Berlin Also out He's smokin' Panel of Experts Each week experts assess a DVD. Here custodians of the Battlefield Line Railway watch Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery Half-term titles for children or families Kidz Sports: Crazy Mini Golf Brave new world Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Family Trainer Boingi Docomodake DS Multiple Display Advertising Items Top Opera Multiple Display Advertising Items Hitornype Top Five Dance Nazi but Nice A musical about Jews persecuted by the Nazis is opening soon. So where are the laughs, asks Bruce Dessau Top Five Theatre Top Five Comedy Unlikely Subjects The Open University Tivoli He will survive Blackmail, drugs, a near-fatal crash — but Marc Almond is still standing proud, finds Ed Potton Almond on Disc: Six of the Best Top Five Gigs Top Five Jazz The Cure Arthur Russell Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna (Warp, TS £10.99) Pink Funhouse (EMI, TS £12.99) The Saturdays Chasing Light (Fascination, TS £10.99) Philip Clemo The Rooms (All Colours Arts, TS £12.99) Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall (World Circuit, TS £13.99) Snow Patrol Stephen Gadd and Claire Rutter Classical Rutter and Gadd: Family Album (Spinto Music Media, TS £12.99) Cameron Carpenter Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Telarc, TS £13.99) Sir John Eliot Gardiner/orchestre RÉvolutionnaire Et Romantique Top Five Classical Top Five Clubs Return to Babylon Does Babylon deserve its legendary reputation for depravity? Michael Binyon unlocks its secrets at the British Museum Admire the views on the Tube Half-Term for Kids Step this way for the glories of autumn Seasonal Fun Top Museums Top Five Events Top eateries with ambience Get into the Hallowe'en spirit with Square Meal's guide to the best atmospheric spots in the South East Bleeding Heart The Big Eat Top Five Galleries Britain Tate Help, it's murder in here Charlie Brooker's new satire condemns the Big Brother household to a gruesome fate. Ed Potton paid a visit Who's in charge here? 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