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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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Articles from March 14, 2007
1,000 Extra Carriages to End Cattle Truck Misery
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Byline: PIPPA CRERAR TENS of thousands of extra train seats were promised today to ease cattle-truck conditions endured by London commuters. In a victory for the Evening Standard's A Seat For Every Commuter campaign, Transport Secretary Douglas...
1,000 Extra Carriages to End Cattle Truck Misery
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TENS of thousands of extra train seats were promised today to ease cattle-truck conditions endured by London commuters. In a victory for the Evening Standard's A Seat For Every Commuter campaign, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander announced that the...
Ad Chief Sorrell Sues Ex-Colleagues for 'Mad Dwarf Libels'
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Byline: PAUL CHESTON ADVERTISING tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell accused two former colleagues today of disseminating a "vicious" image of himself and a female executive and of labelling them "the mad dwarf and the nympho schizo". Sir Martin, chief...
Ad Chief Sorrell Sues Ex-Colleagues for 'Mad Dwarf Libels'
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ADVERTISING tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell accused two former colleagues today of disseminating a "vicious" image of himself and a female executive and of labelling them "the mad dwarf and the nympho schizo". Sir Martin, chief executive of services and marketing...
Agony of Indecision
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Byline: KIERON QUIRKE Someone Else's Shoes Soho Theatre *** Struggling with the corporate world: lovers with a conscience Mary (Denise Gough) and Jed (Jonjo O'Neill) THE drama of persistent indecision has been at the heart of the greatest...
Agony of Indecision
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Someone Else's Shoes Soho Theatre *** Struggling with the corporate world: lovers with a conscience Mary (Denise Gough) and Jed (Jonjo O'Neill) THE drama of persistent indecision has been at the heart of the greatest plays, but it takes a great playwright...
All Gong and No Dinner
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Byline: NICK CURTIS HOTEL REVIEW BERKELEY SQUARE HOTEL, BRISTOL IT'S SAD to see a hotel striving unsuccessfully to be something it's not. Bristol's Berkeley Square hotel is a stately Georgian building, its handsome facade promising an oldstyle,...
All Gong and No Dinner
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HOTEL REVIEW BERKELEY SQUARE HOTEL, BRISTOL IT'S SAD to see a hotel striving unsuccessfully to be something it's not. Bristol's Berkeley Square hotel is a stately Georgian building, its handsome facade promising an oldstyle, big-roomed, high- ceilinged...
All the Fun of the Fair ; It's Not Just Niche Shops That Are Stocking Fairtrade Products. Now High Street Stores Are Getting in on the Act, Says Barbara Chandler
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ETHICAL trading has become a hot topic. It is, of course, all about not exploiting the maker, to get the cheapest goods to your home. And if you care about this did you know it was Fairtrade Fortnight. There are even promotional windows in MS, which...
All the Fun of the Fair; It's Not Just Niche Shops That Are Stocking Fairtrade Products. Now High Street Stores Are Getting in on the Act, Says Barbara Chandler
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Byline: BARBARA CHANDLER ETHICAL trading has become a hot topic. It is, of course, all about not exploiting the maker, to get the cheapest goods to your home. And if you care about this did you know it was Fairtrade Fortnight. There are even...
All under One Roof
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Byline: KAREN WHITBURN My flat is in a small block. Last year, the majority of us decided we wished to acquire our freehold. Our solicitor served a notice on our behalf, informing the freeholder that we required him to transfer the freehold to us....
All under One Roof
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My flat is in a small block. Last year, the majority of us decided we wished to acquire our freehold. Our solicitor served a notice on our behalf, informing the freeholder that we required him to transfer the freehold to us. We each lodged funds with...
An Eastern Enchantment ; FIRST NIGHT
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A Midsummer Night's Dream The Roundhouse **** REBUILT, restructured and transformed into an ideal arts centre for the 21st century, the Roundhouse bursts back into dramatic life.Its first theatrical offering is Tim Supple's sensational, sexy and spectacular...
An Eastern Enchantment; FIRST NIGHT
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Byline: NICHOLAS DE JONGH A Midsummer Night's Dream The Roundhouse **** REBUILT, restructured and transformed into an ideal arts centre for the 21st century, the Roundhouse bursts back into dramatic life. Its first theatrical offering is...
Ask Troops in Helmand If We Need Trident Now
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Byline: NICK COHEN THE sight of Emma Thompson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bianca Jagger and Damon Albarn signing a petition to scrap Trident is enough to make any reasonable person want to keep it. That they have allied themselves with George...
Ask Troops in Helmand If We Need Trident Now
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THE sight of Emma Thompson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bianca Jagger and Damon Albarn signing a petition to scrap Trident is enough to make any reasonable person want to keep it. That they have allied themselves with George Galloway, who described...
Bap Must Put in Beast of a Show
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ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL Barclays Premiership (Kick-off:7.45pm) JULIO BAPTISTA heads into tonight's clash with Aston Villa knowing he must improve his performance if he is to win a permanent deal. The Brazlian, nicknamed "The Beast", is on loan...
Bap Must Put in Beast of a Show
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ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL Barclays Premiership (Kick-off:7.45pm) JULIO BAPTISTA heads into tonight's clash with Aston Villa knowing he must improve his performance if he is to win a permanent deal. The Brazlian, nicknamed "The Beast", is on loan from Real...
BA Ready for Growth Takeoff at City Hub
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Byline: ROBERT LEA BRITISH AIRWAYS is today launching an ambitious expansion at London City Airport, fuelling talk that it has audacious plans to dominate the Docklands hub that may include launching a takeover bid for the airport's biggest airline...
BA Ready for Growth Takeoff at City Hub
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Byline: ROBERT LEA BRITISH AIRWAYS today launched an ambitious expansion at London City Airport, fuelling talk that it has audacious plans to dominate the Docklands hub that may include launching a takeover bid for the airport's biggest airline...
BA Ready for Growth Takeoff at City Hub
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BRITISH AIRWAYS is today launching an ambitious expansion at London City Airport, fuelling talk that it has audacious plans to dominate the Docklands hub that may include launching a takeover bid for the airport's biggest airline operator, VLM. Days...
BA Ready for Growth Takeoff at City Hub
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BRITISH AIRWAYS today launched an ambitious expansion at London City Airport, fuelling talk that it has audacious plans to dominate the Docklands hub that may include launching a takeover bid for the airport's biggest airline operator, VLM. Days after...
Battles Fought without Regard to Truth ; COMMENTARY
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SIR Alistair Graham is right to be angry that the Government intends to leave the committee on standards in public life without naming his successor. It is a clear sign that the Government wants to threaten this troublesome but essential watchdog and,...
Battles Fought without Regard to Truth; COMMENTARY
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Byline: MICHAEL PINTO-DUSCHINSKY SIR Alistair Graham is right to be angry that the Government intends to leave the committee on standards in public life without naming his successor. It is a clear sign that the Government wants to threaten this...
Beast Baptista Must Find His Bite as Wenger Looks for Signing in 'Super-Class'
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Byline: WAYNE VEYSEY ARSENE WENGER has revealed that he will only enter the transfer market in the summer to make a "super-class" signing. The Arsenal manager says his squad for next season will be made up of the present incumbents, bolstered...
Beast Baptista Must Find His Bite as Wenger Looks for Signing in 'Super-Class'
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ARSENE WENGER has revealed that he will only enter the transfer market in the summer to make a "super-class" signing. The Arsenal manager says his squad for next season will be made up of the present incumbents, bolstered by "maybe one or two maximum"....
Bermondsey Will Be a Bobby Dazzler ; Fast-Changing Bermondsey Is the First with a Revolutionary Lifestyle Plan for Its Famous Market Square, Says David Spittles
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FOR decades, early-bird bargain-hunters have been up with the lark on a Friday morning, scouring Bermondsey Antiques Market for good-value items. Soon they will be able to add property to their list. Redevelopment of this historic site is in full swing....
Bermondsey Will Be a Bobby Dazzler; Fast-Changing Bermondsey Is the First with a Revolutionary Lifestyle Plan for Its Famous Market Square, Says David Spittles
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Byline: DAVID SPITTLES FOR decades, early-bird bargain-hunters have been up with the lark on a Friday morning, scouring Bermondsey Antiques Market for good-value items. Soon they will be able to add property to their list. Redevelopment of...
Big Al Gets Flirty with Gabby on a Starry Night ; THE ARMCHAIR VIEW
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AS EVERYONE agreed, the pressure was off at Old Trafford last night. This gave a splendid variety of commentators the chance to show what they could do in what might be termed an exhibition situation. Alan Hansen was the pick of the bunch by using his...
Big Al Gets Flirty with Gabby on a Starry Night; THE ARMCHAIR VIEW
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Byline: PETE CLARK AS EVERYONE agreed, the pressure was off at Old Trafford last night. This gave a splendid variety of commentators the chance to show what they could do in what might be termed an exhibition situation. Alan Hansen was the...
Blair Gives Ground to Rebels on Trident Vote
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Byline: JOE MURPHY TONY BLAIR'S authority took a new blow today as he resorted to last-ditch concessions in a bid to quell a giant Labour revolt over Trident. Minutes before a crunch Commons debate - and after a third Government resignation in...
Blair Gives Ground to Rebels on Trident Vote
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Byline: JOE MURPHY TONY BLAIR'S authority took a new blow today as he resorted to last-ditch concessions in a bid to quell a Labour revolt over Trident. Minutes before a crunch Commons debate - and after a third Government resignation in three...
Blair Gives Ground to Rebels on Trident Vote
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TONY BLAIR'S authority took a new blow today as he resorted to last-ditch concessions in a bid to quell a giant Labour revolt over Trident. Minutes before a crunch Commons debate - and after a third Government resignation in three days - the Prime Minister...
Blair Gives Ground to Rebels on Trident Vote
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TONY BLAIR'S authority took a new blow today as he resorted to last-ditch concessions in a bid to quell a Labour revolt over Trident. Minutes before a crunch Commons debate - and after a third Government resignation in three days - the Prime Minister...
BLUE PETER PHONE SCAM ; 14,000 Children Lose out as BBC Picks a Bogus Winner
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BLUE Peter bosses today admitted fooling viewers by faking the winning call in a phone-in competition. A member of the production team got a girl visiting the set to pretend she was " calling from London" and gave her the correct answer to a quiz to...
BLUE PETER PHONE SCAM ; 14,000 Children Lose out as BBC Picks a Bogus Winner
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BLUE PETER fooled its 1.1 million viewers by faking the winning call in a phone-in, BBC bosses admitted this afternoon. A member of the production team got a girl visiting the set to pretend she was " calling from London" and told her the correct answer...
BLUE PETER PHONE SCAM; 14,000 Children Lose out as BBC Picks a Bogus Winner
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Byline: ALEXA BARACAIA BLUE Peter bosses today admitted fooling viewers by faking the winning call in a phone-in competition. A member of the production team got a girl visiting the set to pretend she was " calling from London" and gave her the...
BLUE PETER PHONE SCAM; 14,000 Children Lose out as BBC Picks a Bogus Winner
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Byline: ALEXA BARACAIA BLUE PETER fooled its 1.1 million viewers by faking the winning call in a phone-in, BBC bosses admitted this afternoon. A member of the production team got a girl visiting the set to pretend she was " calling from London"...
British Museum Steals a March on China ; Its Terracotta Army Show Will Vie with Tutankhamun to Be the Biggest Attraction in London This Year. but the British Museum's Real Aim Is to Open Up a Newera of Cultural Exchange
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ONE frosty morning last week, in a pavilion where Ch'ing emperors issued edicts across half a continent, Britain reopened its cultural dialogue with China. The icebreaker was an historical exhibition, Britain Meets the World 1714-1830, that the Chinese...
British Museum Steals a March on China; Its Terracotta Army Show Will Vie with Tutankhamun to Be the Biggest Attraction in London This Year. but the British Museum's Real Aim Is to Open Up a Newera of Cultural Exchange
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Byline: NORMAN LEBRECHT ONE frosty morning last week, in a pavilion where Ch'ing emperors issued edicts across half a continent, Britain reopened its cultural dialogue with China. The icebreaker was an historical exhibition, Britain Meets the World...
Buy a Place in the Sun While You're Still Young
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Byline: JESSIE HEWITSON IT IS one of those games that's perfect for long car journeys: if you could own a house abroad, where would it be? It's a lovely notion - a place in the sun, a bolthole in another country. But it used to be that most people...
Buy a Place in the Sun While You're Still Young
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IT IS one of those games that's perfect for long car journeys: if you could own a house abroad, where would it be? It's a lovely notion - a place in the sun, a bolthole in another country. But it used to be that most people had to wait until their fifties...
Chichi Vibe with Food to Die for ; Review
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MAGDALEN 152 Tooley Street SE1 020 7403 1342 Three course dinner for two (without service) Pounds 90 IMAGINE a restaurant that's just made for meeting the parents. You know the sort of place: elegant claret-coloured walls, a bit formal, where anyone...
Chichi Vibe with Food to Die for; Review
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Byline: LARUSHKA IVAN-ZADEH MAGDALEN 152 Tooley Street SE1 020 7403 1342 Three course dinner for two (without service) [pounds sterling]90 IMAGINE a restaurant that's just made for meeting the parents. You know the sort of place: elegant claret-coloured...
Children in Terror of Bus Theft Gangs
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Byline: NICHOLAS CECIL YOUNG people are so terrified of gangs on London buses that they regard sitting at the back to be like entering a "piranha pool". They fear being "jacked, shanked, taxed or peeled" - meaning robbed - by thugs, a senior...
Children in Terror of Bus Theft Gangs
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YOUNG people are so terrified of gangs on London buses that they regard sitting at the back to be like entering a "piranha pool". They fear being "jacked, shanked, taxed or peeled" - meaning robbed - by thugs, a senior London MP has warned. Ealing North's...
Cityspy
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FALLEN press baron Lord Black has had to sign a waiver agreeing that, if he loses his fraud case, he may not appeal on the grounds that it was his lawyer's fault. Black is being defended by Canadian lawyer Edward "Fast Eddie" Greenspan, pictured, one...
Cityspy
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FALLEN press baron Lord Black has had to sign a waiver agreeing that, if he loses his fraud case, he may not appeal on the grounds that it was his lawyer's fault. Black is being defended by Canadian lawyer Edward "Fast Eddie" Greenspan, pictured, one...
Climb Every Mountain ; You Don't Have to Ford Every Stream to Find a Holiday Home in a Great Ski Resort. It Just Needs Some Research, as Cathy Hawker Discovers
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THE first rule for overseas hunters is thorough research, and Allan and Gill Willis, who have just taken possession of a three- bedroom apartment in the tiny Swiss village of Les Crosets, certainly did that. Allan, from Penn in Buckinghamshire, is managing...
Climb Every Mountain; You Don't Have to Ford Every Stream to Find a Holiday Home in a Great Ski Resort. It Just Needs Some Research, as Cathy Hawker Discovers
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Byline: CATHY HAWKER THE first rule for overseas hunters is thorough research, and Allan and Gill Willis, who have just taken possession of a three-bedroom apartment in the tiny Swiss village of Les Crosets, certainly did that. Allan, from Penn...
Creature Comforts ; Gardening News
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Diary date Win tickets to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, plus free RHS membership THIS summer, the world's largest flower show is held from 3 to 8 July (3 and 4 July, RHS members only). Tickets for the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show can be booked...
Creature Comforts; Gardening News
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Byline: PATTIE BARRON Diary date Win tickets to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, plus free RHS membership THIS summer, the world's largest flower show is held from 3 to 8 July (3 and 4 July, RHS members only). Tickets for the Hampton Court...
Critic's Choice Cinema
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Byline: DEREK MALCOLM Bamako This groundbreaking Malian tale centres on a village court, which tries the IMF and the World Bank for virtually raping (with the capable assistance of a corrupt African elite) an Africa otherwise capable of prosperity....
Critic's Choice Cinema
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Bamako This groundbreaking Malian tale centres on a village court, which tries the IMF and the World Bank for virtually raping (with the capable assistance of a corrupt African elite) an Africa otherwise capable of prosperity. Barbican, Curzon Soho,...
Dame Helen Is Queen Yet Again
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Byline: ALEXA BARACAIA OSCAR WINNER Dame Helen Mirren has picked up yet another award - but for once it was not for her stately portrayal of the Queen. The actress won best actress for her role as Det Supt Jane Tennison in the drama Prime Suspect...
Dame Helen Is Queen Yet Again
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OSCAR WINNER Dame Helen Mirren has picked up yet another award - but for once it was not for her stately portrayal of the Queen. The actress won best actress for her role as Det Supt Jane Tennison in the drama Prime Suspect at the Royal Television Society...
Deal or, No Deal? ; Paula Hawkins Asks If Using an Independent Financial Adviser Really Does Get You a Better Mortgage
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PICKING a mortgage is not as simple as it used to be. High fees, different loan types, and redemption penalties make it increasingly difficult to make a straight cost comparison. So it is worth getting a professional to make the tough decisions. Independent...
Deal or, No Deal? Paula Hawkins Asks If Using an Independent Financial Adviser Really Does Get You a Better Mortgage
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Byline: PAULA HAWKINS PICKING a mortgage is not as simple as it used to be. High fees, different loan types, and redemption penalties make it increasingly difficult to make a straight cost comparison. So it is worth getting a professional to make...
Diary of an Estate Diary of an Estate Agent ; in Sunbury, an Elderly Couple Reveal Their Dying Wish, a Vendor Reveals Her Naked Ambition, and Our Agent Nearly Reveals All
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Monday I wore my new suit for the first time, having ripped my last one on an iron gate on Friday while out on a leaflet-drop in the rain. I felt pretty smart on my first valuation, a bungalow owned by a lovely old couple who told me they had lived there...
Diary of an Estate Diary of an Estate Agent; in Sunbury, an Elderly Couple Reveal Their Dying Wish, a Vendor Reveals Her Naked Ambition, and Our Agent Nearly Reveals All
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Byline: LLOYD MOSS Monday I wore my new suit for the first time, having ripped my last one on an iron gate on Friday while out on a leaflet-drop in the rain. I felt pretty smart on my first valuation, a bungalow owned by a lovely old couple who...
Dim Future for Inefficient Lights ; Traditional Bulbs Will Vanish from Next Year
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CONVENTIONAL light bulbs will start disappearing from shops as early as January. The brightest 150- and 100-watt bulbs will no longer be produced and manufacture of the more widely used 75- and 60-watt versions will cease in early 2009. By 2010 all traditional...
Dim Future for Inefficient Lights; Traditional Bulbs Will Vanish from Next Year
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Byline: JONATHAN PRYNN CONVENTIONAL light bulbs will start disappearing from shops as early as January. The brightest 150- and 100-watt bulbs will no longer be produced and manufacture of the more widely used 75- and 60-watt versions will cease...
Dimitar Is Too Valuable to Sell, Says Jol
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Byline: GARY CHAPPELL TOTTENHAM(3) v SPORTING BRAGA(2) UEFA Cup last 16, 2nd leg Live on ITV1 from 8pm (Kick-off: 8.15pm) TOTTENHAM manager Martin Jol has reassured fans star striker Dimitar Berbatov will not be sold to a top-four club. The...
Dimitar Is Too Valuable to Sell, Says Jol
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TOTTENHAM(3) v SPORTING BRAGA(2) UEFA Cup last 16, 2nd leg Live on ITV1 from 8pm (Kick-off: 8.15pm) TOTTENHAM manager Martin Jol has reassured fans star striker Dimitar Berbatov will not be sold to a top-four club. The Bulgarian forward signed for Spurs...
DOC KNOWS BEST ; GP-Turnedtrainer Can Score with Overstrand
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MAKE an appointment with the doctor tomorrow and take a dose of Overstrand in the Ladbroke World Hurdle. Dr Richard Newland, a Birmingham GP, has made remarkable waves in his first season as a trainer. Holding a permit licence - meaning he can only train...
DOC KNOWS BEST; GP-Turnedtrainer Can Score with Overstrand
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Byline: WILL HAYLER MAKE an appointment with the doctor tomorrow and take a dose of Overstrand in the Ladbroke World Hurdle. Dr Richard Newland, a Birmingham GP, has made remarkable waves in his first season as a trainer. Holding a permit licence...
DOC KNOWS BEST ; GP-Turned Trainer Can Score with Overstrand
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MAKE an appointment with the doctor tomorrow and take a dose of Overstrand in the Ladbroke World Hurdle. Dr Richard Newland, a Birmingham GP, has made remarkable waves in his first season as a trainer. Holding a permit licence - meaning he can only train...
DOC KNOWS BEST; GP-Turned Trainer Can Score with Overstrand
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Byline: WILL HAYLER MAKE an appointment with the doctor tomorrow and take a dose of Overstrand in the Ladbroke World Hurdle. Dr Richard Newland, a Birmingham GP, has made remarkable waves in his first season as a trainer. Holding a permit licence...
Don't Drink Just for the Sake of It ; First It Was the Cuisine, Now Japan's Traditional Rice Wines Are Taking London by Storm
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SASHIMI, wasabi, miso, tempura - these days Japanese food just trips off the tongue. Japan's cuisine is fixed firmly in our culinary consciousness, so it's about time that its drinks had a look-in, too. If you've never tried sake (14 per cent alcohol...
Don't Drink Just for the Sake of It; First It Was the Cuisine, Now Japan's Traditional Rice Wines Are Taking London by Storm
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Byline: HILARY ARMSTRONG SASHIMI, wasabi, miso, tempura - these days Japanese food just trips off the tongue. Japan's cuisine is fixed firmly in our culinary consciousness, so it's about time that its drinks had a look-in, too. If you've never...
Doubts over Nickname but It's Time to Hail Chief
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Byline: WILL HAYLER NICKNAME'S participation in today's Queen Mother Champion Chase will hinge upon an eleventh-hour inspection of the course by his trainer Martin Brassil. Brassil sought the opinions of several jockeys after racing at Cheltenham...
Doubts over Nickname but It's Time to Hail Chief
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NICKNAME'S participation in today's Queen Mother Champion Chase will hinge upon an eleventh-hour inspection of the course by his trainer Martin Brassil. Brassil sought the opinions of several jockeys after racing at Cheltenham yesterday and admitted:...
Estate Agents Earn Pounds 1m Bonuses in Record Year
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LONDON'S top estate agents are being rewarded with City-style million-pound bonuses after making record profits. The windfalls were revealed today by upmarket agency Savills, where profits rose by almost a third to Pounds 75 million last year.Details...
Estate Agents Earn [Pounds Sterling]1m Bonuses in Record Year
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Byline: NICK GOODWAY LONDON'S top estate agents are being rewarded with City-style million-pound bonuses after making record profits. The windfalls were revealed today by upmarket agency Savills, where profits rose by almost a third to [pounds...
Fast Talk JULIEN MACDONALD with . . . Instant Interview
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WELSH fashion designer Julien Macdonald, 34, learnt to knit as a child in Merthyr Tydfil and has never looked back. Now one of British fashion's biggest stars, he has recently turned his hand to designing five unique Livebox broadband boxes for Orange....
FCUK Slides but Boss Gets Pounds 2m
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CONTROVERSIAL fashion chain French Connection's profits for the year have slumped, but chairman Stephen Marks is still getting a Pounds 2 million payout. The retailer is best-known for its FCUK logo and for risque advertising that often draws complaints...
FCUK Slides but Boss Gets [Pounds Sterling]2m
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Byline: SIMON ENGLISH CONTROVERSIAL fashion chain French Connection's profits for the year have slumped, but chairman Stephen Marks is still getting a [pounds sterling]2 million payout. The retailer is best-known for its FCUK logo and for risque...
Fears for the Future of Sleaze Watchdog as Blair Sacks Chairman
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Byline: PAUL WAUGH THE future of Britain's anti-sleaze watchdog was thrown into doubt today after it emerged that Tony Blair had effectively sacked its chairman. The Cabinet Office refused to confirm that the Committee on Standards in Public...
Fears for the Future of Sleaze Watchdog as Blair Sacks Chairman
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THE future of Britain's anti-sleaze watchdog was thrown into doubt today after it emerged that Tony Blair had effectively sacked its chairman. The Cabinet Office refused to confirm that the Committee on Standards in Public Life would continue in its...
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot ; FOOD SPY
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THERE is a real vogue for chilli sauces at the moment and we are rapidly becoming aficionados. No longer will a dash of the brilliant Tabasco always suffice. Happily, there is a whole world of hot chilli sauces waiting to be explored, and as well as...
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot; FOOD SPY
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Byline: CHARLES CAMPION THERE is a real vogue for chilli sauces at the moment and we are rapidly becoming aficionados. No longer will a dash of the brilliant Tabasco always suffice. Happily, there is a whole world of hot chilli sauces waiting...
Flash of Pearlies from Hugh ; Star Joins Elton, Moss and Macca for the Fanciest of Fancy Dress Parties
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AS THE old saying goes, there is something about a man in uniform - but there is nothing like Sir Elton John in uniform. Particularly this uniform. Here he is, dressed up in characteristically flamboyant manner as a Russian general as he helped celebrate...
Flash of Pearlies from Hugh; Star Joins Elton, Moss and Macca for the Fanciest of Fancy Dress Parties
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Byline: VALENTINE LOW AS THE old saying goes, there is something about a man in uniform - but there is nothing like Sir Elton John in uniform. Particularly this uniform. Here he is, dressed up in characteristically flamboyant manner as a Russian...
Footsie Slides Back to 2007 Starting Point ; MARKET ROUND-UP
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LONDON share prices today slumped to their lowest since the start of the year amid investors' growing concern about the US economy. The FTSE 100 index tumbled 108.2 points to 6053.0, stretching its two-day loss to 180 points, or almost 3%. That means...
Footsie Slides Back to 2007 Starting Point ; MARKET ROUND-UP
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LONDON share prices today slumped to their lowest since the start of the year amid investors' growing concern about the US economy. The FTSE 100 index was down 118 points at one stage, before reducing the deficit to 95.7 points at 6065.5, stretching...
Footsie Slides Back to 2007 Starting Point; MARKET ROUND-UP
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Byline: MICKEY CLARK LONDON share prices today slumped to their lowest since the start of the year amid investors' growing concern about the US economy. The FTSE 100 index tumbled 108.2 points to 6053.0, stretching its two-day loss to 180 points,...
Footsie Slides Back to 2007 Starting Point; MARKET ROUND-UP
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Byline: MICKEY CLARK LONDON share prices today slumped to their lowest since the start of the year amid investors' growing concern about the US economy. The FTSE 100 index was down 118 points at one stage, before reducing the deficit to 95.7...
Fury as Blair Sacks Sleaze Watchdog 'For Criticising Ministers'
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Byline: PAUL WAUGH BRITAIN'S anti-sleaze watchdog has lambasted Tony Blair after he was effectively sacked from his post for being too critical of the Government. Sir Alistair Graham, long a thorn in Labour's side, was formally told last night...
Fury as Blair Sacks Sleaze Watchdog 'For Criticising Ministers'
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BRITAIN'S anti-sleaze watchdog has lambasted Tony Blair after he was effectively sacked from his post for being too critical of the Government. Sir Alistair Graham, long a thorn in Labour's side, was formally told last night that the Prime Minister has...
Get More for Your ; Aylesbury Got a Raw Deal from Sixties Developers but That's All about to Change, Says Rosalind Russell
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AYLESBURY Vale, Buckinghamshire, is one of the top 10 best places in Britain to live in, if you are searching for a good quality of life, according to a recent survey. Only 45 miles from central london, it has low unemployment, a low burglary rate, and...
Get More for Your; Aylesbury Got a Raw Deal from Sixties Developers but That's All about to Change, Says Rosalind Russell
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Byline: ROSALIND RUSSELL AYLESBURY Vale, Buckinghamshire, is one of the top 10 best places in Britain to live in, if you are searching for a good quality of life, according to a recent survey. Only 45 miles from central london, it has low unemployment,...
Go for Glitz, Glamour and Glass ; LONDON DESIGN WEEK Barbara Chandler Is First among the Silks, Flocks and Glitter of the Capital's Shamelessly Extravagant Festival of Decor
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AT CHELSEA Harbour Design Centre the annual spring launch parties of London Design Week are in full fling. The harbour houses about 70 exclusive decor brands and is a worldwide shop window for new collections and ideas in fabrics, wallpapers, furniture,...
Go for Glitz, Glamour and Glass; LONDON DESIGN WEEK Barbara Chandler Is First among the Silks, Flocks and Glitter of the Capital's Shamelessly Extravagant Festival of Decor
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Byline: BARBARA CHANDLER AT CHELSEA Harbour Design Centre the annual spring launch parties of London Design Week are in full fling. The harbour houses about 70 exclusive decor brands and is a worldwide shop window for new collections and ideas in...
Go Native for Finest Shellfish ; REAL FOOD CAMPAIGN WEEK 3 OYSTERS for a Sublime Flavour, Seek out the Oyster Sellers with Pearls of Wisdom
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HERE'S an easy test to define a great oyster from a standard one.Eat a native oyster and delay your sip of stout. It will leave a tingle of marine flavours in your mouth for up to 15 minutes and is one of the greatest fish-eating experiences. A Pacific...
Go Native for Finest Shellfish; REAL FOOD CAMPAIGN WEEK 3 OYSTERS for a Sublime Flavour, Seek out the Oyster Sellers with Pearls of Wisdom
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Byline: ROSE PRINCE HERE'S an easy test to define a great oyster from a standard one. Eat a native oyster and delay your sip of stout. It will leave a tingle of marine flavours in your mouth for up to 15 minutes and is one of the greatest fish-eating...
Good Fans Haunted by Return of Bad Old Days
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Byline: DAVID MELLOR AFTER a thrilling FA Cup quarterfinal the serried ranks of Tottenham and Chelsea fans filed quietly out of Stamford Bridge, separated by a thin blue line of police. "Not like it used to be," I murmured. "Wait till they've had...
Good Fans Haunted by Return of Bad Old Days
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AFTER a thrilling FA Cup quarterfinal the serried ranks of Tottenham and Chelsea fans filed quietly out of Stamford Bridge, separated by a thin blue line of police. "Not like it used to be," I murmured. "Wait till they've had a few drinks," my partner...
GPs 'Should Bring Back Surgeries on a Saturday' ; Out-of-Hours Shake-Up Was Farce, Say MPs
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THE shake-up of GP out-of-hours services was a costly shambles that benefited only doctors, MPs said today. Saturday morning surgeries should be reinstated because they are convenient for patients, their report said. The new GP contract allowed family...
GPs 'Should Bring Back Surgeries on a Saturday'; Out-of-Hours Shake-Up Was Farce, Say MPs
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Byline: REBECCA SMITH THE shake-up of GP out-of-hours services was a costly shambles that benefited only doctors, MPs said today. Saturday morning surgeries should be reinstated because they are convenient for patients, their report said. ...
Grand Plans or a Ship of Fools? ; PREVIEW
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Grand Designs 9pm, Channel 4 UNLESS you're a Spurs fan and will be tuned to ITV1 for hours, it's hard to get especially excited about tonight's telly. Fortunately, we can always rely on Grand Designs to showcase a combination of creativity and lunacy,...
