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The Independent (London, England)
The Independent is a Monday to Sunday newspaper, owned and published by Independent Print Ltd and headquartered in London, England. It was first published in 1986 in reaction to the conservative views held by the London Times and the London Telegraph. It has a liberal slant. The Independent's audience is London based, with 54 percent of its readership living in London and its surroundings. Other notable qualities of its readership are: the average reader is 43 years old; 59 percent are employed; 62 percent are married; 48 percent have a college degree or higher; and 73 percent own their own homes. Regions covered include: London and South East, South West, Midlands, North and North East, North West, Scotland, and Wales. The Independent is the youngest of Britain's daily newspapers and is notable for challenging London's more established and conservative daily newspapers. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. In 2010, Simon Kelner, Editor-in-Chief of The Independent, and Johann Hari, a regular columnist in the paper, each received a Comment Award, similar to the U.S. Pultizer Prize. Oliver Wright is Whitehall editor; Oly Duff is home news editor, and Katherine Butler is comment editor.
Articles from November 4, 2008
Adventures in Micro-Business
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Professor Russell Smith answers your queries, and profiles a small business facing a big challenge Survive recession through spending and savingQ Is it true that some businesses buy their way out of a recession?A Large companies often buy "recession...
A Lot of Bottle
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PROFILE CATTIER CHAMPAGNES A blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern marketing has struck Champagne gold. By Roger Trapp As far as most people are concerned, there are only a few brands of champagne from which to make their choice. Though less...
As the World Sees It
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The Bradley effectRENEW AMERICAThe reaction of pro-Obama supporters, even in my own family, to my reasons for not supporting Obama has been anger and accusations of "racism". This strikes me as strange behaviour for supporters of a candidate that is...
Banks Bailout Fails to Boost Labour Ratings
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Tories still hold 12-point poll lead and would win election with 62 majority Conference gives Brown modest boost but party remains in 'deep trouble' GORDON BROWN's rescue package for the banks has failed to boost Labour's standing with the voters, according...
Beloved Grandmother and Cornerstone of the Obama Family
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BARACK OBAMA made no secret of the reason for his 36-hour dash to Honolulu when only ten days remained before decision day in the presidential race. His beloved grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, was gravely ill and he was afraid she might not make it through...
Benitez to Leave It Late on Torres
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Striker '70 per cent' fit for tonight's Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid HE WILL adorn the match programme cover in the strips of both clubs and has been allowed the final decision on his match fitness, so it seems that Fernando Torres will...
Benitez to Make Late Decision on Torres
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Striker '70 per cent' fit for tonight's Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid FOOTBALL HE WILL adorn the match programme cover in the strips of both clubs and his manager says the decision is his, so it seems Fernando Torres will get the emotional...
Boothroyd Departs Struggling Watford
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THIS TIME two seasons ago Adrian Boothroyd was considered the brightest young thing in British management. Today he is out of a job.Watford last night parted company with their manager by mutual consent as they find themselves hovering just above the...
Boothroyd Departs Struggling Watford
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THIS TIME two seasons ago Adrian Boothroyd was considered the brightest young thing in British management. Today he is out of a job.Watford last night parted company with their manager by mutual consent as they find themselves hovering just above the...
Brutality, Despair and Erotic Ardour in a Less Than Subtle Collection
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The Tuesday Book In Carlos Fuentes' new collection of stories, the famous quotation from Tolstoy that "All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" is both confirmed and elaborated by Fuentes' miserable,...
Creative Thinking Begins Inside the Box
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BOOK REVIEW Creativity Unlimited: Thinking Inside the Box for Business Innovation By Micael Dahlen Wiley, Pounds 19.99 There is a tendency in any discussion of innovation and creativity to focus on "thinking outside the box". As the title of this rewarding...
Credit Crisis Diary
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Black swan makes abig splashNassim Nicholas Taleb, the investor-turned-author whose book on extreme events, Black Swan, became a bestseller last year, hit the jackpot in October - his hedge fund made 115 per cent buying hugely out-of-the-money put options...
Dividend Concession Revitalises Lloyds Merger with HBOS
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Outlook After much Downing Street lobbying, Lloyds TSB appears to have secured the right to resume dividend payments next year - that is, provided it manages to find a way of refinancing or otherwise paying off the preference capital it is receiving...
Early Freud Has a Ferocious Intensity
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VISUAL ARTS LUCIAN FREUD: EARLY WORKS 1940-1958 Hazlitt Holland- Hibbert, London **** The subjects of Lucian Freud's early drawings and paintings are so there it hurts. Enormous eyes stare painfully, heads framed in hair bristling as if electrified....
Excellent Questions, Evasive Answers
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Sketch IT WAS a cross between a meeting of the sober-suited Treasury committee and a Radio 2 phone-in. Members of the public had been invited to send in questions they wanted our leaders to answer and 5,000 obliged.The questions were excellent. Where's...
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The Italian defender Marco Materazzi has won libel damages from a British tabloid over reports that he racially abused Zinedine Zidane before the Frenchmen was sent off in the World Cup final for headbutting him.Although the amount of damages was not...
For 'Synergy' Read Job Losses
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THINGS ARE looking grim for job prospects north of the Scottish Border. Lloyds TSB has issued details of its "merger" bid with the ailing Edinburgh-based banking giant HBOS. That the merger is a takeover was clear from the fact that most of the plum...
From Behind Obama, I Could See a Girl Moved to Tears
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BARACK OBAMA is good at looking after his volunteers. On Saturday I found myself standing right behind him, catching a smile, as he addressed 10,000 supporters at a last-minute rally in the swing state of Nevada.My ringside seat was a reward for having...
Hail to the Chiefs Who Never Were
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For every man who has won the right to sit in the Oval Office, dozens have run out of luck on the road to the White House, writes Rupert Cornwell What if? For students of history, these are arguably the two most intriguing words in the English language....
Has the Divide between Britain's Social Classes Really Narrowed?
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The big question Why are we asking this now?The Government published a document yesterday which made the startling claim that, after a long period of social stagnation, British society has become socially mobile again. For 30 years, according to Getting...
How Do You Stop the HUMAN SLING?
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Long throw-ins from Stoke City's Rory Delap are spreading panic among Premier League defences. Glenn Moore, Football Editor, analyses why they are so dangerous A rsne Wenger is not a man who normally leaves anything to chance. The Arsenal manager's attention...
How Do You Stop the HUMAN SLING?
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Long throw-ins from Stoke City's Rory Delap are spreading panic among Premier League defences. Glenn Moore, Football Editor, analyses why they are so dangerous When it comes to pitches... size does matter Arsne Wenger is not a man who normally leaves...
Hundreds of Branches to Close after Creation of 'Superbank'
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220,000 jobs at risk as Lloyds seeks to save Pounds 1.5bn a year following takeover of HBOS HUNDREDS of branches and up to 20,000 jobs are to be lost when Lloyds TSB takes over Halifax Bank of Scotland to create Britain's first "superbank". Unions reacted...
International Reach Keeps WSP on Target
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Investment Column Our view: HoldShare price: 294.5p (+6p)Finance director Malcolm Paul is at pains to explain why shares in the management and consultancy group WSP have fallen by more than 65 per cent in the last year. As the property market has struggled...
In Their Own Write
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We know how they shape up in front of the cameras, but how do they fare in print? Our experts have read their autobiographies - so you don't have to Dreams from My FatherBy Barack ObamaIt doesn't matter how you dress it up - the idea of another political...
Investors Scour Mining Sector for Bargains
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Market Report The FTSE 100 remained firm last night as investors sought bargains in the mining sector, taking copper miner Kazakhmys to 337.75p, up more than 18 per cent or 52.25p.The session opened with Kazakhmys valued at about 1.5bn, while compatriot...
Italians Quick to See through Mourinho's Threadbare Clothes
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Jose Mourinho is feeling heat in Italy, more certainly, than at any point in his long and frequently orgiastic relationship with the English media. Perhaps not to the total surprise of some of us, though, there are a few shrewd judges who believe that...
Italians Quick to See through Mourinho's Threadbare Clothes
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Jose Mourinho is feeling heat in Italy, more certainly, than at any point in his long and frequently orgiastic relationship with the English media. Perhaps not to the total surprise of some of us, though, there are a few shrewd judges who believe that...
Italians Quick to See through Mourinho's Threadbare Clothes
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Jose Mourinho is feeling heat in Italy, more certainly, than at any point in his long and frequently orgiastic relationship with the English media. Perhaps not to the total surprise of some of us, though, there are a few shrewd judges who believe that...
It's the Unanswered Questions That Make Particle Physics Sexy
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Podium I WOULD like to give a brief introduction to particle physics and what we hope to achieve with the Large Hadron Collider at The European Organisation for Nuclear Rsearch in Geneva. Particle physics is the exploration of the world at its smallest....
'It Was Close until the Credit Crunch - That Was the Game-Changer'
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They followed every twist of the campaign - but what do they think now that the battle is over? The Independent Focus Group 1. Who will you be voting for ?Laura DeBusk: I will be voting for Obama because I believe his intelligence, decision-making style,...
Just like Mom Makes
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What does Joe Six-Pack enjoy more than shooting things and driving trucks? Eating. Chow down like a native with recipes from BBQ guru Bryan Tyrell BARBECUE CHICKENServes 41 medium-sized whole chicken100 ml barbecue seasoningBarbecue saucePurchase two...
Killers Show Their Lethal Talent
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First Night The Killers Royal Albert Hall, London **** FEW MODERN bands - certainly few indie bands - have grasped the essential necessities of riff, hook and repetition quite as thoroughly as The Killers. Musically, they seem to evade definition, not...
Knee Problem Forces Nadal to Miss Shanghai
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TENNIS ANDY MURRAY heads today for next week's Masters Cup in Shanghai but there will be no danger of the Scot bumping into Rafael Nadal when he arrives. The world No 1 has withdrawn from the end-of- season finale because of the knee injury he suffered...
Knee Problem Forces Nadal to Miss Shanghai
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tennis By Paul Newman ANDY MURRAY heads today for next week's Masters Cup in Shanghai but there will be no danger of the Scot bumping into Rafael Nadal when he arrives. The world No 1 has withdrawn from the end-of- season finale because of the knee injury...
Knee Problem Forces Nadal to Miss Shanghai
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TENNIS ANDY MURRAY heads today for next week's Masters Cup in Shanghai but there will be no danger of the Scot bumping into Rafael Nadal when he arrives. The world No 1 has withdrawn from the end-of- season finale because of the knee injury he suffered...
Lenders May Not Pass on Rate Cut to Homeowners
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ONE OF Britain's top bankers warned homeowners yesterday not to expect to feel the full benefit of this week's predicted interest rate cut as not all banks will pass on the reduction to customers.David Hodgkinson, the chief operating officer of HSBC...
Lloyds TSB Prepares to Resume Dividend in 2009
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HBOS admits taking Pounds 2.7bn hit over critical three months Lloyds TSB claimed victory yesterday in its tussle with the Government over whether it could pay dividends to ordinary shareholders while receiving backing from the state.Under the terms...
Made in Britain?
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Manufacturing accounts for half of UK exports, worth Pounds 150bn a year. But despite the sharp fall in sterling, the sector is still bearing the brunt of the downturn. Sean O'Grady reports Why is manufacturing doing so badly? With sterling down around...
Many Small Businesses Will Emerge from the Downturn Stronger Than Before
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Analysis The coming months look certain to bring more turmoil. Even if events do not turn out to be quite as cataclysmic as those of recent weeks, it is still highly likely that we will - in the words of the Chinese proverb - live in interesting times.Undoubtedly,...
Martins Lifts Newcastle but Barton's Troubles Continue
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Kinnear adds lustre to Magpies revival NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 ASTON VILLA 0 WITH A BURST of noise that could be heard 12 miles away on Wearside, Newcastle United last night booted themselves loudly off bottom place in the Premier League and up to 14th. Joe...
Moment of Truth - for the Pollsters
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Will America's voters spring one last surprise in this election? Probably not, but it is still possible. Rupert Cornwell reports MANY PEOPLE will be holding their breath as tonight's election results come in - but none more so than America's pollsters,...
Mother Killed Son Who Was an 'Inconvenience'
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A MOTHER who murdered her three-year-old son because he was an "inconvenience" to her social life was jailed for 10 years yesterday.Tara Haigh, 24, smothered her son, Billy, with a pillow and then went online to try to find a boyfriend on a dating website,...
Never a Moment's Peace
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Last Night's Television MY FAMILY AT WAR BBC1 PRESCOTT: THE CLASS SYSTEM AND ME BBC2 THE UNSINKABLE TITANIC CHANNEL 4 Let's start by giving the BBC some good press. My Family at War is a corker of a series in which various well-known people, not including...
News in Brief
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UK is leader in green business investmentThe UK is the European hotbed of investment and innovation in low- carbon technologies, attracting 41 per cent of the total venture capital and private equity investment in low-carbon companies in the EU, according...
Nicholls Revels in Kauto Star's Restoration
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RACING THAT COCKSURE comeback from Kauto Star at Down Royal on Saturday has certainly put a spring in his trainer's step. What, for instance, did Paul Nicholls make of Tidal Bay's reappearance at Carlisle the next day? Well, Howard Johnson would be pleased....
Nicholls Revels in Kauto Star's Restoration
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RACING THAT COCKSURE comeback from Kauto Star at Down Royal on Saturday has certainly put a spring in his trainer's step. What, for instance, did Paul Nicholls make of Tidal Bay's reappearance at Carlisle the next day? Well, Howard Johnson would be pleased....
Obama May Lack Experience, but He Doesn't Lack Command
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LEADING ARTICLE Not since JFK has America had the prospect of so charismatic a leader Only in America. Tonight, or early tomorrow if John McCain makes a close race of it, the world will learn who is to be the 44th US President. And, unless we are about...
Opera
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LA TRAVIATA Theatre Royal, Glasgow **** Set on a vast slab etched with the words "Violetta Valery", there is no mistaking the doom-laden atmosphere of David McVicar's handsome new production for Scottish Opera. As they enjoy the high life, the party...
Out of the Spotlight
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INTERVIEW Actor Daniel Rymer tells Guy Clapperton how a business side-project has become both his passion and his livelihood Given the current financial difficulties in world markets, a lot of people will be considering starting up sideline businesses....
Pandora
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The real reason Jenkins confessedKATHERINE JENKINSS decision to pick up the phone to Piers Morgan and spew forth about her wild past has sent the Fleet Street rumour mill into overdrive.At the weekend, the cherubic Welsh opera star, pictured, gave a...
Pop
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THE WALKMEN University of London Union, London *** The Walkmen must have a lot of patience. Singer Hamilton Leithauser has three goes at starting the first song before he gets the mic to work, so guitarist Paul Maroon has to repeat his gentle interweaving...
Pop
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MARIZA Barbican, London **** When Mariza first fetched up on these shores, she seemed a creature from another planet. An androgynous figure, with hair looking like a peroxided skullcap and coiffed like ocean waves, her voice reflected her mixed origins...
Private Equity Giant KKR Postpones Plans for Listing in New York
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THE SLOWDOWN in the private equity industry started in mid-2007, predating the banking meltdown and the stock market volatility which has seen the market for initial public offerings practically disappear this year.So it came as little surprise when...
Professor Derek Brewer
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Obituaries Scholar of medieval literature who led the field of Chaucer studies after the Second World War Derek Brewer, Emeritus Professor of English at Cambridge, was the founding figure in the post-war study of Chaucer and, through the publishing...
Proof That Every Dog Has Its Day
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FINDING A NICHE Two friends are taking a bite out of the male grooming market with their Bulldog skincare range. By Kate Hilpern Picture a man walking through a major supermarket. In almost every non-food department - magazines, alcohol, gifts - there'll...
Racing Has Always Attracted Tricksters and Conmen
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Comment WHO WOULD be foolish enough to subscribe to a tipping service? Surely, any self-respecting tipster who could rake in the winnings at the rate that D&E Associates claimed in its advertisements should be bronzing themselves on a beach in the Bahamas...
Radcliffe Aims for Second Child before London 2012
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Athletics By Simon Turnbullin new york Twenty four hours on from her own marathon victory on these shores, the Marathon Mom was planning to stick around to see how the Hockey Mom might fare in hers. "We don't leave New York until Wednesday so we will...
Radcliffe Aims for Second Child before London 2012
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ATHLETICS TWENTY FOUR hours on from her own marathon victory on these shores, the Marathon Mom was planning to stick around to see how the Hockey Mom might fare in hers. "We don't leave New York until Wednesday so we will be here to see the election,"...
Radcliffe Aims for Second Child before London 2012
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ATHLETICS TWENTY FOUR HOURS on from her own marathon victory on these shores, the Marathon Mom was planning to stick around to see how the Hockey Mom might fare in hers. "We don't leave New York until Wednesday so we will be here to see the election,"...
Raison D'etre
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Miranda Raison has survived to the seventh series of Spooks - so far, at least. But being a super-spy isn't her only ambition, the actress tells Alice Jones There is a pleasingly cloak-and-dagger feel to the preparations for my meeting with Miranda Raison,...
Ryanair Profits Dive 47% after Oil Price Surge
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Ryanair's profits slumped by almost half in the first six months of the year thanks to the spiralling oil price, the company said yesterday.Passenger numbers in September were up by 19 per cent to 31.6 million, compared with 26.6 million the year before....
SAS Hardman Becomes Molly Jackson
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Gulf war hero turned writer uses female nom de plume for romantic novel HE MAY have made his fortune crafting violent page-turners based on his brutal experience as an SAS trooper marooned behind enemy lines in the first Gulf war. However, it seems the...
Scolari Plays Down Chelsea's Greatness
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He wrinkled his nose at one invitation to sing his own praises - after Luciano Spaletti, Roma's coach, said Chelsea were currently the "best side in the world" - by declaring there were maybe "10 or even 50" top sides but Luiz Felipe Scolari decided,...
Scolari Plays Down Chelsea's Greatness
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HE WRINKLED his nose at one invitation to sing his own praises - after Luciano Spaletti, Roma's coach, said Chelsea were currently the "best side in the world" - by declaring there were maybe "10 or even 50" top sides but Luiz Felipe Scolari decided,...
'Shriti the Shriek' - the Minister with Gordon's Ear
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Her forthright manner may have upset civil servants but Baroness Vadera is a breath of fresh air to business leaders. By Andrew GriceWhen the government minister Shriti Vadera held a leaving party at the Department for International Development (DfID),...
Skandia Quits Association of British Insurers amid Reform Row
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LIFE INSURANCE group Skandia launched a stinging attack on its own industry yesterday, resigning its membership of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and criticising its peers for supporting a new regulatory regime which it said would confuse...
Sky Is the Limit for High-Flyer Hamilton
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The youngest-ever world champion has set a pace even the giants of his sport could not match. David Tremayne considers what's next for F1's golden boy In all the inevitable hoopla that surrounded Lewis Hamilton's dramatic World Championship success in...
Tait Adds to Johnson's Troubles
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RUGBY UNION Sale man joins growing list of absentees as England manager runs out of options THE WHOLE POINT of the new multi-million pound agreement between the Rugby Football Union and the Premiership clubs was to give Martin Johnson, the England manager...
Tait Adds to Johnson's Troubles
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Rugby union 2Sale man joins growing list of absentees as England manager runs out of options By Chris Hewett The whole point of the new multimillion pound agreement between the Rugby Football Union and the Premiership clubs was to give Martin Johnson,...
Tait Adds to Johnson's Troubles
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RUGBY UNION Sale man joins growing list of absentees as England manager runs out of options THE WHOLE POINT of the new multimillion pound agreement between the Rugby Football Union and the Premiership clubs was to give Martin Johnson, the England manager...
The Bespoke Tipster Who Ran out of Inside Track
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Racing 'experts' who conned punters out of Pounds 300,000 from phone lines did not exist, court told TO PUNTERS who fancied having a flutter, D&E Associates offered the chance of getting one over on the bookmakers. For a little more than 150 a year,...
The First Law of Interviewing: Listen, Don't Talk
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What a shame it is that Studs Terkel's batteries gave out just before Election Day in the United States. The great oral historian, whose tape recorder chronicled a nation's evolution, died on Friday, aged 96. A lifelong Democrat, he would doubtless have...
The French Find Our Local Obsessions Simply Ridiculous
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The Frenchman in the Eurostar lounge threw the international edition of his English newspaper aside and asked me a question I found difficult to answer. "Tell me, when the Americans are about to decide on their President, and the markets are still collapsing,...
The Great American Election
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Have you been paying attention? Test your knowledge of the contest, the candidates, and the battleground states in the spotlight tonight Round 1: Campaign trail trivia1. What is Joe the Plumber's real name? And how did John McCain mangle it in the third...
The Last Lap
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Presidential candidates traverse US in final desperate dash for votes Woman who shaped the life of Obama dies on the eve of poll The world watches as America decides on its next President THE LONGEST and most expensive presidential race in history drew...
The Ultimate Reality Show
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The campaigning is over, the pollsters have hung up their clipboards - and now it's time for the voters of America to have their say. Michael Bywater takes his seat for the TV event of the year Roll up! Roll up! Take your seats for the spectacle of the...
The Valley of Terror
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Taliban forces burn schools and behead opponents during advance across four-fifths of Swat Valley Tribal militiamen are kidnapped and killed as signs are erected in largest city warning women not to shop IT WAS routinely vaunted as the "Switzerland of...
'This Race Is Swinging like Count Basie'
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For generations of Americans, NBC's Dan Rather was the face of election night. Now he's retired - but his words live on... ELECTION NIGHT 2004"This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.""His lead is as thin as turnip soup.""The presidential race...
Trouble in the Oval Office of Rap
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The suicide of the young head of Def Jam Recordings threatens a new battle for control of the label that brought hip-hop to the world. By Ian Burrell The New York headquarters of Def Jam Recordings, the legendary label which was pivotal in turning an...
Trump Gets His Course, Plus 500 Luxury Homes
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Holyrood gives planning permission for Pounds 1bn resort on Aberdeenshire coast SOON AFTER Donald J Trump submitted his plans for a 1bn golf resort on an unspoilt stretch of the Aberdeenshire coast, he made clear that he expected officialdom's approval....
Turmoil at the Tape as Voters Flock to the Polls
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Warning that technical problems could spoil ballots Late vote- counts and legal challenges predicted THE US presidential election is threatened by chaos as voter turnout, expected to reach record levels today, could overwhelm a creaking electoral system...
UN Aid Workers Stunned to Find Camps Empty
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Charities fear for health of refugees after shelters in eastern Congo destroyed THE FIRST UN aid convoy to reach the heart of rebel-held territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo arrived yesterday to find refugee camps that had housed tens of...
Urban Notebook
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Whats this crunch Im hearing about?REASSURED THAT, yes, they do have The X Factor there too, I visited the country at the weekend. As a London-dweller, in the eyes of those living in green valleys, I am supposed to be bearing the brunt of the credit...
Victory in Fight to Let Waiting Staff Keep Tips from Diners
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Ministers back guidelines requiring restaurants to display gratuities policy RESTAURANTS will soon be required to tell diners whether their tips go straight to staff, in a victory for The Independent's "fair tips, fair pay" campaign. The move follows...
We Did Not Take Taxpayer for a Mug, Darling Insists
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Darling, King and Turner face hostile MPs New vehicle to manage government stakes in banks THE CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England and the chief executive of the Fin-ancial Services Authority faced a barrage of hostile questioning...
'We Learnt That We Complement Each Other'
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PROFILE ME AND MY PARTNER Relay Recruitment was established in 1996 by close friends Steven Street and Laurence Elliott. The company employs 34 staff directly and achieved sales of Pounds 7.85m last year Steven StreetI first met Laurence in 1993 when...
We're Living in the Great Age of Panic
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IT IS TIME to hide under the duvet once more. Killer flu - or, at least, the highly contagious conversational version of it - is back.Three years ago, the Chief Medical Officer announced that a great pandemic was "a biological inevitability". Now the...
What the Stars Have in Store for McCain and Obama
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Presidential astrology Forget opinion polls - the result is written in the stars. The author of Political Astrology, Michael O'Reilly, explains: "A major outer planet opposition between traditional, security-oriented Saturn and progressive, revolutionary...
Will Europe Get the America It Wants?
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We are dreaming, we Europeans, of Obamaland: a temperate land of sunshine and showers, of soft music and plenitude, of conciliation and concord. We think we caught glimpses of it in July, just fleetingly, behind the garden wall at Number 10; on the steps...
William Wharton
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Artist and writer who found fame with the novel 'Birdy' William Wharton - to give him the name by which the world knew him - liked to call himself "a crazy painter who lived on a boat." The description was true, as far as it went. He was a notable artist...
Would Ya Believe It?
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From phoney fishing trips to hanging chads, the election of America's presidents is a feast for fans of trivia and intrigue. John Walsh separates truth from fiction According to the US Constitution, the only actual requirements for a person to be president...
Yma Sumac
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Singer who moved from folk music to Broadway and Hollywood Known as "The Peruvian Songbird", Yma Sumac is in the record books for possessing a five-octave range. To have a voice which spanned the length of a piano was an extraordinary achievement, but...
You Aussies Are 'Bludgers', Says Murdoch
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Fury as expat billionaire delivers withering verdict on his countrymen AUSTRALIANS have never forgiven Rupert Murdoch for renouncing his citizenship in order to get rich in the United States. So they were not exactly ecstatic to be warned by him, during...
