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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 March 25, 2008
A Fresh Start, and Cautious Hopes for a Nation's Future
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LEADING ARTICLE PAKISTANI *the hours and days after Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, the prospects for Pakistan looked as bleak as for many a year. Just three months later, the darkest of the clouds seems to be lifting. It would be too optimistic to...
Alan Dargin
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Inventor of rock'n'roll didgeridoo playerThe Australian yirdaki (didgeridoo) player Alan Dargin invented a uniquely fast, powerful, non-traditional style, dubbed "rock'n'roll didgeridoo". At his favourite busking site on Sydney's Circular Quay, he was...
Aldermaston Protest Recalls the Birth of CND
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Thousands of protesters converged on the Berkshire village of Aldermaston yesterday to commemorate the birth of Britain's anti- nuclear movement in an act of mass defiance against the Government's plans to curb protests at the headquarters of Britain's...
Anderson Blames Referee as Saints Squander Lead
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HUDDERSFIELD 28 ST HELENS 26The St Helens coach, Daniel Anderson, could be in trouble with the authorities after his post-match criticism of the referee Ian Smith. "We've had him [Smith] in four games and he's not had a TV game this year. That speaks...
Anderson Blames Referee as Saints Squander Lead
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HUDDERSFIELD 28 ST HELENS 26The St Helens coach, Daniel Anderson, could be in trouble with the authorities after his post-match criticism of the referee Ian Smith. "We've had him [Smith] in four games and he's not had a TV game this year. That speaks...
Anderson Blames Referee as Saints Squander Lead
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HUDDERSFIELD 28 ST HELENS 26The St Helens coach, Daniel Anderson, could be in trouble with the authorities after his post-match criticism of the referee Ian Smith. "We've had him [Smith] in four games and he's not had a TV game this year. That speaks...
Any Self-Respecting Manager Would Take Responsibility for Indiscipline of Players
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Something is missing from the all points bulletin demanding the football authorities tighten discipline as a matter of extreme urgency, so quickly, indeed, that the conduct of Ashley Cole and Javier Mascherano will for ever be seen as steps into the...
Any Self-Respecting Manager Would Take Responsibility for Indiscipline of Players
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Something is missing from the all points bulletin demanding the football authorities tighten discipline as a matter of extreme urgency, so quickly, indeed, that the conduct of Ashley Cole and Javier Mascherano will for ever be seen as steps into the...
As M. Sarkozy Visits London, How Cordial Are Franco-British Relations?
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The big questionWhy are we asking this now?President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in Britain for a two-day state visit tomorrow. He and Mme Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will take tea with the Queen, ride in state carriages through the streets of Windsor, and attend...
As the Torch Is Lit, Protesters Send Message of Intent to China
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China got a taste yesterday of the protests that could dog the Olympic flame as it makes its way around the world to Beijing.Moments before the torch was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics, human rights activists broke through the Greek security...
Australia Facing Threat of Wildlife Catastrophe
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From the tiny tree kangaroo via the greater bilby to the quoll, some of Australia's unique and rare wildlife could disappear in the coming decades as a result of climate change, according to a report by the WWF published today.The species, already under...
Australian Miner Spreads Bets with Zinc, Copper and Uranium
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Small TalkIf Mother Earth was a real person, the entrepreneur Mark Hohnen would surely have made her a business partner by now, as his career has been built on farming, mining and extraction companies. He is founding chairman of the Cape Mentelle and...
Beckham the Enigma Looks Past Moment of History
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Between fixtures at Pizza Hut Park and Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the most famous footballer in the world will be at the Stade de France tomorrow for a poignant moment of history. That he will become only the fifth English footballer of all-time to...
Beckham the Enigma Looks to Continue His Journey beyond Moment of History
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Between fixtures at Pizza Hut Park and Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the most famous footballer in the world will be at the Stade de France tomorrow for a poignant moment of history. That he will become only the fifth English footballer to win 100 caps...
Beckham the Enigma Looks to Continue His Journey beyond Moment of History
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Between fixtures at Pizza Hut Park and Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the most famous footballer in the world will be at the Stade de France tomorrow for a poignant moment of history. That he will become only the fifth English footballer to win 100 caps...
Beckham to Get 100th Cap but Is Denied Honour of Leading Side
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David Beckham will win his 100th England cap against France tomorrow, although he does not expect the team's manager, Fabio Capello, to grant him thehonour of being captain for the occasion. The Italian is expected to ignore tradition for England centurions...
Beckham to Get 100th Cap but Is Denied Honour of Leading Side
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David Beckham will win his 100th England cap against France tomorrow, although he does not expect the team's manager, Fabio Capello, to grant him thehonour of being captain for the occasion. The Italian is expected to ignore tradition for England centurions...
Berlusconi Boosted by Pessimism of Young
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The youth of Italy are increasingly gloomy about the future, according to a newspaper poll, and their despondency is helping Silvio Berlusconi consolidate his grip on the general election, due in less than three weeks.The election slogan of the People...
British Airlines Hit by Fresh Problems with Dreamliner
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British airlines face increased costs running into hundreds of millions of pounds, and expansion plans being blown off course, after fresh problems emerged with Boeing's rollout of its new 787 Dreamliner aeroplane.British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and...
British Export Gets Rushed off His Feet
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Dance ROMEO AND JULIET Coliseum LONDONLife is jam-packed for the British ballet dancer Douglas Lee, 31. He is dancing the role of the Count of Paris in John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet with the Stuttgart Ballet in London. This is part of the Spring Dance...
Brown and Sarkozy to Urge Banks to Admit Full Losses
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The premiers of both the UK and France are to demand that banks disclose all their bad debts, which could amount to a staggering $600bn (302bn), five times the sum already written off since November, in a bid to bolster confidence in the floundering...
Burley's Midfield Cupboard Threadbare
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Scotland's manager George Burley has only four midfielders remaining in his squad for tomorrow's friendly with Croatia at Hampden after seven late withdrawals, but he insisted yesterday that conspiracy theories citing Saturday's Old Firm derby as the...
Burley's Midfield Cupboard Threadbare
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By Nick HarrisScotland's manager George Burley has only four midfielders remaining in his squad for tomorrow's friendly with Croatia at Hampden after seven late withdrawals, but he insisted yesterday that conspiracy theories citing Saturday's Old Firm...
Calderwood Crowns Warriors' Fightback
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*RUGBY LEAGUE WIGAN 18 HULL KR 12Mark Calderwood's try five minutes from time yesterday decided a superb game that should have got rid of the bad taste left in Wigan's mouth after Good Friday's humiliation by St Helens.They seemed certain to look for...
Calderwood Crowns Warriors' Fightback
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*RUGBY LEAGUE WIGAN 18 HULL KR 12Mark Calderwood's try five minutes from time yesterday decided a superb game that should have got rid of the bad taste left in Wigan's mouth after Good Friday's humiliation by St Helens.They seemed certain to look for...
Calderwood Crowns Warriors' Fightback
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*RUGBY LEAGUE WIGAN 18 HULL KR 12Mark Calderwood's try five minutes from time yesterday decided a superb game that should have got rid of the bad taste left in Wigan's mouth after Good Friday's humiliation by St Helens.They seemed certain to look for...
Calls for Boycott of Opening Ceremony
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Calls for an EU-wide boycott of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games have now won the support of the president of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pttering.Mr Pttering is the most senior Western politician to argue in favour of an Olympic protest...
'Capello Wants to Make Sure the Players Know Exactly What He Means'
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CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGEplayers for just two days before tomorrow's game, and did not give those who played on Sunday the usual Monday off. Beckham said his former Real Madrid manager had "totally changed" the regime."I've not seen him [Capello] since...
CBI Cuts Growth Forecast and Predicts 'Bumpy Ride'
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The Confederation of British Industry has warned that Britain's economy faces a "bumpy ride" over the next two years, following the deterioration of the credit markets, rising commodity prices and a prospective rise in inflation.The CBI has cut its forecast...
Central Banks Have the Power to Avert Another Catastrophic Depression
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One American bank failure and, apparently, we have proof that market economies just don't work. The move towards ever more deregulation is leading us all into another depression. Greedy capitalists, left to their own devices, will suck the blood out...
Chess
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The 10th World University Chess Championship took place in Novokuznetsk, in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, from 3 to 11 March.This somewhat odd event was not a traditional team tournament, but two parallel nine round Swisses - one Open, one for women - with...
Chief Justice Freed in New Blow to Musharraf
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Iftikhar Chaudhry, Pakistan's deposed chief justice, has been freed from house arrest within minutes of the country's new Prime Minister being chosen, in a swift double blow to President Pervez Musharraf.Mr Chaudhry, long a thorn in Mr Musharraf's side,...
Classical
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RPO / SANDERLING Royal Festival Hall LONDON **Daniele Gatti was sorely missed. The inspirational Italian conductor was indisposed and his short-notice replacement, Thomas Sanderling, achieved the dubious distinction of never once looking at his soloist...
Confidence Key as Strauss Grabs His Last Chance
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ENGLAND 253 & 416-5 NEWZEALAND 168Two extremely relieved and pleasantly tired men left the field here in Napier at the close of play on the third day of the series deciding third Test against New Zealand. Another low score for Andrew Strauss or Ian Bell...
Confidence Key as Strauss Grabs His Last Chance
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ENGLAND 253 & 416-5 NEW ZEALAND 168Two extremely relieved and pleasantly tired men left McLean Park after the close of play on the third day of the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand here in Napier yesterday. Another low score for Andrew...
Confidence Key as Strauss Grabs His Last Chance
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ENGLAND 253 & 416-5 NEW ZEALAND 168Two extremely relieved and pleasantly tired men left McLean Park after the close of play on the third day of the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand here in Napier yesterday. Another low score for Andrew...
Congress and a Comic Caper
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Popular culture and the American way have never been comfortable bedfellows. As a new book reveals, even cartoons were accused of corrupting the nation's youth. David Usborne reports Tales from the censor's cryptIt was just this month that the US Supreme...
CYCLE of Success
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Once famous for its plucky failures, cycling has undergone such a transformation in the UK that British riders are expected to excel both at the world championships which begin tomorrow and in this summer's Olympic Games. Mike Rowbottom charts a remarkable...
Daley Dives to European Triumph
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*SWIMMINGBritain's teenage diving prodigy, Tom Daley, sealed the latest extraordinary win of his career last night by beating the man regarded as the world's best diver, Germany's Sascha Klein, to win the 10m platform title at the European Championships...
Daley Takes Scalp of 'World's Best'
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*DIVINGBritain's teenage diving prodigy, Tom Daley, sealed the latest extraordinary win of his career last night by beating the man regarded as the world's best diver, Germany's Sascha Klein, to win the 10m platform title at the European Championships...
Death Toll for US Troops in Iraq Passes 4,000 Mark
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The number of US troops who have died in Iraq since the invasion five years ago has hit the 4,000 milestone following a roadside bomb in south Baghdad that killed four American soldiers.US military fatalities are half those suffered by the Iraqi army...
DIC to Seal Pounds 400m Deal for Liverpool in 'Three to Four Weeks'
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The long pursuit of Liverpool by Dubai International Capital is set to end within the next "three to four weeks" with the investment group taking full control of the Premier League club, according to a source close to the proposed deal.DIC is understood...
DIC to Seal Pounds 400m Deal for Liverpool in 'Three to Four Weeks'
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The long pursuit of Liverpool by Dubai International Capital is set to end within the next "three to four weeks" with the investment group taking full control of the Premier League club, according to a source close to the proposed deal.DIC is understood...
DIC to Seal Pounds 400m Deal for Liverpool in 'Three to Four Weeks'
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The long pursuit of Liverpool by Dubai International Capital is set to end within the next "three to four weeks" with the investment group taking full control of the Premier League club, according to a source close to the proposed deal.DIC is understood...
Ditto Rewrites the Rules, Again
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Pop THE GOSSIP Shepherd's Bush Empire LONDON *****After more than half a century of rock'n'roll, properly subversive gestures are quite difficult to pull off. But at the climax of an astonishing show, The Gossip's volcanic frontwoman, Beth Ditto, engineered...
Do Ya Think I'm Stylish? Rod Stewart Launches His Own Range of Clothing
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Platinum rooster hair, leopard skin leggings and spandex silver vests were just some of the fashion atrocities committed by Rod Stewart, as he strutted his way through the nation's consciousness during the 1970s and 1980s. One of his most popular songs...
Electoral Reform Could Be Just What Brown Needs. but If He Is to Act, He Must Do It Soon
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When a government falls well behind in the polls an unavoidably persistent question arises: what can be done, if anything, to bring about a recovery? It is a theme of a thousand conversations between ministers, advisers, Blairites, Brownites and those...
Eric Ashton
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Great Britain rugby captainEric Ashton had a number of distinctions in the world of rugby league. He was the first man to wi *the Challenge Cup as player, coach and chairman, as well as the first to be appointed MBE for his services to the game. He also...
Ex-Countrywide Chiefs Back in Business - Buying Distressed Loans
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Former executives from Countrywide Financial, the US sub-prime mortgage lender, have set up a new venture aiming to profit from the bursting of the housing bubble that their old firm is blamed for helping to create.A team led by former Countrywide president...
Hear the Echo Wins National Slog to Thwart Royal Gamble
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Not for the first time, a 33-1 outsider came to the rescue of bookmakers in a Grand National. Yesterday, it was unconsidered Hear The Echo in the Irish version of the marathon; the Mouse Morris- trained seven-year-old, ridden by Paddy Flood, finished...
He Got His Head Stuck in the Clouds
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Last Night's TV BEAR GRYLLS: MISSION EVEREST CHANNEL 4 THE FROST REPORT IS BACK! BBC4Ever since old Daedalus and his impulsive lad Icarus took to the skies over mythological Greece, man has undertaken some really daft airborne adventures. In Bear Grylls:...
Home of the Avant-Garde
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Last night's concert by REM celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the Institute for Contemporary Arts. Ciar Byrne and Emily Dugan pay tribute to an organisation that remains as modern as ever In praise of the ICAWhen REM stepped out at the Royal Albert...
Hope, Humanity and Humour in a World Struggling to Deal with Disability
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The Tuesday Book LOOKING UP By Tim Rushby-Smith VIRGIN, Pounds 7.99 Order (free p&p) on 0870 079 8897Attitudes to disability have changed beyond recognition since the days in the Seventies when I used to be out with my mother, a wheelchair user, and...
House Music
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Political firebrand Tony Benn is about to mount an assault on the pop charts - in the debut solo album of Mull Historical Society's Colin MacIntyre. By Nick Hasted"It's a battleground, not a museum," says Tony Benn, turning to look back at the Houses...
'I Got a Second Chance'
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The meningitis that almost killed Olivia Giles left her without hands or feet. Now she's walking again - and determined to help other amputees. By Rob SharpIn February 2002, when the Scottish lawyer Olivia Giles began to feel odd at work, she thought...
James Aims to Emulate Zoff's World Cup Win
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It was only when he stopped trying to be a perfectionist that he could start being the player he wanted to be, David James said yesterday. The England goalkeeper admitted that he spent "years and years not being happy about football" but now regards...
James Aims to Emulate Zoff's World Cup Win
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By Jason BurtIt was only when he stopped trying to be a perfectionist that he could start being the player he wanted to be, David James said yesterday. The England goalkeeper admitted that he spent "years and years not being happy about football" but...
'Jet-Setting' Government Clocked Up 300 Million Air Miles Last Year
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Ministers were accused of hypocrisy and extravagance after the Conservatives calculated that Whitehall departments and major public bodies clocked up more than 300 million "air miles" last year.The Tories said the flights would have been enough to take...
JPMorgan Hikes Bear Offer to $10 a Share to Calm Investor Fury
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JPMorgan Chase will pay five times as much as originally planned for its stricken rival Bear Stearns, in an attempt to pacify furious shareholders and devastated employees.Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan chief executive, decided to raise the value of his offer...
Kingfisher Investors Braced for Dividend Cut
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THE WEEK AHEADThis week, the market will be keen to hear from Kingfisher, the home improvement retail group behind the B&Q chain, which is due to publish full-year results on Thursday.Unhappily for investors, analysts at JP Morgan, who forecast an adjusted...
Lampard and Gallas Say Title Race Is Still On
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They were on opposite sides on Sunday in London and will be again tomorrow in Paris, but one thing unites Frank Lampard and William Gallas - neither believes the fight for the Premier League title is over.Both may be indulging in a wishful thinking with...
Mascherano to Face FA Charge for Dissent
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By Ian HerbertThe FA will charge Javier Mascherano with improper conduct today after the referee Steve Bennett's report into Sunday's match between Liverpool and Manchester United yesterday drew attention to the player's refusal to leave the pitch after...
Mascherano to Face FA Charge over Dissent
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The Football Association will charge Javier Mascherano with improper conduct today after Steve Bennett's report into Sunday's match between Liverpool and Manchester United yesterday drew attention to the player's refusal to leave the pitch having been...
Missing: Monks Who Defied Beijing
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Tibetans detained by China at risk of torture, Amnesty warns Fears grow for Tibetan monks detained after demonstrationsThey were the 15 youthful Tibetan monks - three still in their teens - who sparked a rebellion by daring to speak out against China's...
Neil Aspinall
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Beatles' friend and road manager who became the boss of AppleAlthough Neil Aspinall could lay claim to being the "fifth Beatle", few outsiders knew who he was and indeed Paul McCartney publicly referred to him as "Mr X". He was rarely interviewed about...
Neil Aspinall, the 'Fifth Beatle', Dies Aged 66
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He managed Apple records, sang in the chorus of "Yellow Submarine" and was known affectionately within the music industry as the "real fifth Beatle". Few people had such an intimate knowledge of the world's most famous band as Neil Aspinall, who died...
New Zealand Face Survival Battle
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New Zealand made an encouraging start in their attempt to avoid defeat in the third Test when they failed to lose a wicket on the fourth morning. Set the highly improbable target of 553 in 168 overs by England, a score 145 greater than the previous highest...
Opera
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PADMAVATI Theatre du Chatelet PARIS ***When the elephant-headed god Ganesh is flown in near the beginning of Albert Roussel's Hindu opera-ballet Padmvat, followed not long after by an elephant bearing the lustful sultan, Alaouddin, you could be forgiven...
Out of Sight Will Not Be out of Mind
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LEADING ARTICLE SMOKINGThere is an injunction that could be applied as well to ministers as to gamblers or even smokers: quit while you're ahead. Unfortunately, it is not advice this Government always understands.Last summer England joined Scotland and...
Pandora
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email pandora@independent.co.ukinternet site www.independent.co.uk/pandoraA kosher Bridge too far for Roman AbramovichAs any Chelsea football fan will testify, when Roman Abramovich's name becomes linked to a project, the rumour mill excitedly reports...
Paws for Thought: A Dog at Prayer
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Picture PostThe path to inner peace is long and arduous. But sitting on his hind legs, paws raised in reverence before the altar, this enlightened canine may just have discovered the key.Against a backdrop of swirling incense and solemn chanting, the...
Pop
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THE STORYS 100 Club LONDON **From the opening song "I Believe in Love", with its hopeful chorus, The Storys don't so much wear their influences on their sleeves as have them branded to their arms.Seventies soft rock is where it's at for the band, the...
Schools 'Should Use Imams and Rabbis for Religious Instruction'
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State schools would be required to give religious instruction in every pupil's faith under a radical shake-up of education proposed by Britain's biggest teachers' union. Under the plan, Christian schools and community comprehensives must allow an imam...
Scotland's Double Salvages Point for Stuttering Swansea
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SWANSEA CITY 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 2Swansea City's supporters might like to think of themselves as the Arsenal of League One, a passing team who entertain with a pleasing and effective style of attacking football. Like Arsne Wenger's team, however, they are...
Scotland's Double Salvages Point for Stuttering Swansea
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SWANSEA CITY 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 2Swansea City are the Arsenal of League One, a team of passers and ball players whose enterprising brand of football has won admirers throughout the country. Like the one-time Premier League leaders, however, they are starting...
Sorry, but We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties
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According to the Italians recently appointed by the FA, England's best footballers - the ones who earn millions of pounds a year playing in the world's most powerful league - are not good enough at the moment to succeed at international football. Can...
Spiralling Prices Threaten Food Aid for Millions in Need
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Faced with the dramatically spiralling costs of wheat, rice and corn, the World Food Programme has made an unprecedented appeal for at least $500m (250m) to help it continue supplying food aid to 73 million needy people this year.Josette Sheeran, the...
Stipe Masters Fine Art of the Comeback
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First Night REM Royal Albert Hall LONDONREM know how to trumpet the release of a new album. They've taken over the ICA for a day of events, including a playback of Accelerate, their perfectly sequenced and compact 14th studio album, which harks back...
Tesco Invades Seaton - Closing the Nursery and Holiday Village
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Sandwiched between the red and white cliffs of the Jurassic Coast and surrounded by acres of unspoilt saltmarsh, the Devon resort of Seaton has prided itself on its status as a serene backwater whose last serious skirmish with an unwanted invader was...
The Big Issue in America Is Not Race, It's Class
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They're calling it bold, audacious and risky, a political milestone and the most important speech on American race relations since Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed that his children might be judged by the contents of their character, rather than the colour...
The Omega Code
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Fish oils have long been known to benefit health. Now a simple test will reveal exactly how much each of us needs. Liz Bestic finds out about her cod quotaUnless you have been living on a desert island for a couple of years, you can't have missed the...
The 'Paid Mate' Who Kept Apple's Money Rolling In
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The title "Fifth Beatle" has been conferred on various individuals for more than 40 years. Brian Epstein and George Martin had solid claims, Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe, one-time band members, also had claims. But Neil Aspinall, whose name few music...
The Past That We Believe in Is to Others a Myth
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People who argue that nothing should be sacred often stay attached to their own chosen taboos. Secular humanists (and here I'll stand up to be counted) like to tell religious believers that, in an open democracy, the odd squall of outrage and offence...
'There's a Danger That We Are Losing the Ability to Communicate'
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Les Dennis The 5-minute Interview TV presenterLes Dennis, 54, is a television presenter and actor best known for his 15-year stint hosting 'Family Fortunes'. His autobiography 'Must the Show Go On?' is out next month, published by Orion.If I weren't...
'There's a Dark, Twisted Braid of Resentment and Superiority That Runs through Naipaul's Make-Up'
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Tales of the CityIt's hard to open a newspaper without seeing the face of Sir Vidia Naipaul, expressing with every line, every crow's-foot and grey whisker of his noble physiognomy, his urgent wish that everyone would bugger off and leave him alone....
The Right Rev Kevin Dunn
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Bishop of Hexham and NewcastleKevin Dunn had been the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle for less than four years, but in that short time had impressed the people of the diocese with his warmth and humanity. He is probably the first Catholic...
The Ten Best Film Books
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INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/BEST1 Bambi vs Godzilla by David MametDavid Mamet turns his poison pen on the film industry, from the perspective of a rebel in the ranks. Entertaining and shocking, it's a great addition to the Hollywood-insider genre.Simon & Schuster,...
The Traditional Mussel Fair with Not a Mussel in Sight
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Miles Kington Remembered 20 MAY 1994The reason I was in the west of Ireland last weekend was to go to the Bantry Mussel Fair. Last year I happened to be there with three friends called Eric, Alan and Peter, and we thought we'd go back again this year,...
Today in the Premier League
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ARSENALJens Lehmann feels the club could miss out on silverware this season due to a lack of experience. "The current squad doesn't have the experience because they haven't done it," he said. "There are some very good players, but it is not only quality...
Train Your Brain
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Exercise won't just get you fit - it can also make you more intelligent. Simon Usborne discovers how to shape up your mindWe don't need to be told that exercise is good for us. We know that it combats cholesterol, we know boosts our hearts and we know...
What Do Politicians Know about Teaching?
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Well, I don't know the best way to teach children how to read. Haven't a clue. Wouldn't know where to start. I'd probably get them to sing the alphabet song repeatedly, and then show them a great big picture of an elephant next to the word ELEPHANT....
Why China Might Have Olympic Regrets
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There will be no international boycott of the Olympics in Beijing. By the time the Games are over, however, even the Chinese Government might be wishing that its country had never been chosen to host them.The disruption yesterday by pro-Tibetan demonstrators...
Woods Outburst as Winning Run Ended by Ogilvy
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*GOLFTiger Woods was never going to give up his winning run quietly, so perhaps the world of golf was not too surprised when he pushed Geoff Ogilvy all the way before releasing his grip on the WGC CA Championship in yesterday's rain-delayed finish here...
Woods Outburst as Winning Run Ended by Ogilvy
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*GOLFTiger Woods was never going to give up his winning run quietly, so perhaps the world of golf was not too surprised when he pushed Geoff Ogilvy all the way before releasing his grip on the WGC CA Championship in yesterday's rain-delayed finish here...
You Write the Reviews
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INSPIRAL CARPETS New Roadmender NORTHAMPTON *****The reunion bandwagon continues to plough its relentless furrow through modern music, but at least the latest stragglers to re- appear were once pioneers of their time. Pre-Britpop, Inspiral Carpets were...
