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ART / The secret of the lost paintings00:02
Societies must allow cooling-off on bonds: Maria Scott reports on new guidance about the way guaranteed equity investments should be sold00:02
Annual Passover sale: everything must go00:02
Revenue tackles banks over BES investments00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Here's to you, Robinson: Peter Forbes is delighted to see the re-emergance of the mysterious and highly-gifted American poet Weldon Kees: Collected Poems - Weldon Kees: Faber pounds 7.9900:02
Motor Racing: Mansell set to enter new dimension: World champion looks forward to first IndyCar race on an oval circuit00:02
Eagle Trust founder convicted of pounds 12m theft from company: 'I am prepared to take whatever comes along,' says ex-boss - Ten-month trial gives SFO its second triumph in a week00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Football and dances among bullets: George Boyce on the legacy of division in the troubled history of Northern Ireland: A history of Ulster - Jonathan Bardon; Blackstaff Press pounds 3000:02
Anniversaries00:02
Court circular00:02
Latest threats to maritime power: The targets set in Options for Change are clearly not final. Christopher Bellamy reports00:02
Appointments00:02
Property: March house prices rise by 1 per cent00:02
Judge backs rebel teachers: High Court denies Wandsworth council an injunction to stop boycott of national curriculum testing00:02
Music: Improving the tone of Vienna: Nick Kimberley meets Franz Welser-Most, whose Alternative Vienna programme at the South Bank promises to bring the city's popular image up to date with a tonal bang00:02
Music: A Catholic outlaw in his own country: Bayan Northcott celebrates the still-mysterious Elizabethan genius of William Byrd00:02
Obituary: Denis Burkitt00:02
Murderers freed00:02
Food and Drink: Wines of the week00:02
Rugby League: Too late for Castleford to play the hero's part: Fixture fears realised00:02
Hindus win case00:02
Style: Fondled by an expert underneath the arches: Meet Oliver Sweeney, designer of some of the world's best classic men's shoes - including the pair on Roger Tredre's feet00:02
Upbeat: Forty's company00:02
Saturday Night: Watch with mother00:02
Patten seeks help at home: The Hong Kong Governor is in Britain to discuss his next move00:02
Letter: Questionable arguments in support of opted-out schools00:02
Former executives take on Philips00:02
Campaign aims to take the mystery out of gilts00:02
BAe pays out pounds 2m in handshakes and hellos00:02
Union chief dies00:02
Coventry splits three-year mortgage rate00:02
Retail Therapy00:02
Books: Off the Shelf: Dear John, with love from Lucy: Kenneth Baxter on the ups and downs of a Civil War marriage00:02
BBC regret00:02
Rugby Union: MacNaughton exchanges obscurity for centre stage on tour: Scotland to award caps on their Pacific tour despite the absence of a number of senior players00:02
Letter: Offers the consumer shouldn't refuse00:02
High income wasted on a slack budget: Maria Scott on a prizewinning adviser who shows why big earners need discipline00:02
Obituary: Mitchell Parish00:02
Food and Drink: How I ate my birthday gift00:02
Business and City In Brief00:02
Upbeat: Key sources00:02
Service appointments00:02
Death driver sentenced00:02
Murder hunt00:02
Berry Birch travel package00:02
Judo: Fairbrother's test00:02
Letter: The right answer is the wrong approach00:02
Golf: Faldo goes forward and then back: Practice does not make perfect for a Briton in New Orleans as Swedish newcomer shows an old head in Lyons00:02
Black Monday set the stage for Ferriday's disgrace: Paul Durman traces the events leading to yesterday's conviction00:02
MB Caradon sale triggers bid alert: CarnaudMetalbox stake raises pounds 473m00:02
Turmoil in Italy pushes lira to new low00:02
Profile: Spurred from Queer Street to Wembley: Terry Venables is in a different ball game00:02
Today's Number: 1100:02
Johnson Fry stays open00:02
Stores let muggers play their cards: A robbery victim was shocked at how easily thieves went on a spree in her name00:02
Football: Gascoigne wins computer vote00:02
Food and Drink: Best drunk when fresh: You wouldn't buy stale bread, so don't accept beer tasting of damp paper, says Michael Jackson00:02
Travel: Reaching a peak in summer: Chris Gill has some ideas for skiers who can't wait until Europe's next season00:02
View from Frankfurt: Finding unification in Luxembourg's safe haven00:02
Books: Recommended00:02
Birthdays00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Symbols that dog everyday life: In a hotel garden - Gabriel Josipovici Carcanet pounds 12.9500:02
Travel: The Hand of God and all its works: Majestic falls, Maradona, massive steaks . . . Frank Barrett, a non-footballing vegetarian at large in Argentina, goes misty-eyed at the tomb of Eva Peron00:02
French skipper under arrest in Guernsey00:02
Yorkshire in the mail00:02
Market Report: Bright start goes up in tobacco smoke00:02
Racing: National to set a fierce pace: Firm grounds for concern over the runners and riders chasing their dreams at Aintree today00:02
Letter: Ribbon development00:02
THEATRE / A flightless bird00:02
Man with 15,000 answers mines rich vein in trivia: Law student takes pounds 60 maximum jackpot out of dozens of pub quiz machines every week00:02
Racing: 147th Grand National: Zeta's Lad to vindicate Upson's instinct: A chaser with a perfect record this season is selected by Richard Edmondson to maintain the sequence00:02
West cools towards Mubarak: President's failure to talk to opponents causes concern00:02
Costly chips00:02
Labour calls for inquiry into Tyne Tees TV: Dossier sent to ITC alleges breaches in television company's franchise pledges00:02
THEATRE / All ears, tongues, hands: Jeffrey Wainwright on Titus Andronicus at the Bolton Octagon.00:02
Cattle ban00:02
Racing: Penza less pensive00:02
Gastropod00:02
Letter: Questionable arguments in support of opted-out schools00:02
Gardening: Tool Box: Let the tongs take the strain00:02
Letter: Steps to make cycling safer00:02
Property: We can't tell you how wonderful it is: New rules mean agents and sellers must mind their language, reports David Lawson00:02
Quotes of the week00:02
Upbeat: Passion missing00:02
Furious Danes fight own fish wars00:02
Garrison puts forward Pep fee00:02
ART / The eyes have it in Paris: He was huge in New York - in Paris he is slimmer and more striking. James Hall on Matisse and Walter Elkan on his great Russian patrons00:02
Rugby Union: More agony than ecstasy00:02
Party funding scandal threatens Gonzalez: PM under pressure over Socialists' 1989 campaign00:02
Institution of Mechanical Engineers00:02
Porn television channel evades government ban: Homes with satellite dishes will need only smart-cards to pick up Danish broadcasts00:02
Price of top-selling cigarette is cut: Dow Jones plunges 72 points as Marlboro makers fight discounters00:02
'Telework' trend gains momentum00:02
Travel: Borovets: best resort for skiing on the cheap00:02
Lonrho hints that it may make fresh rights issue: Chairman faces complaints over pricing of previous cash-call00:02
Racing: 147th Grand National: Mystique of the big green walls begins to crumble: Andy Orkney explains to Paul Hayward how elation now overrides00:02
The Way I Was: Summers of love in Switzerland: The work was hard, but the living was easy, as Janet Reger tells Nicholas Roe00:02
Clark cuts dividend as profits plunge to pounds 1.7m: Restructuring costs hit results00:02
Cricket: Jones left out of Ashes tour: Australian selectors concentrate on youth for this summer's England trip00:02
Fire and ice: From the luxury of the Hollywood Hills, Ice-T hears the voice of his people in the ghetto and smells riot in the air. Simon Garfield reports00:02
Vancouver Summit: Wary Clinton keeps his options open: American leader pursues dual policy of boosting Yeltsin but preparing for a successor00:02
Football: Hearts face cup test00:02
Full force00:02
Obituary: Reginald Grenfell00:02
Firm poised to quit HQ over radioactive leak00:02
Golf: Hjerstedt takes lead00:02
Jackson has a dream of civil rights leadership: On the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King's murder, the largest US black group reaches a crossroads, writes David Usborne00:02
Unwelcome view00:02
Unigate to raise pounds 150m in US float00:02
Lord Stevens to leave Invesco MIM early: Long-standing directors depart as fund manager pushes ahead with reorganisation00:02
Travel: Departures00:02
Obituary: Robert Baxter00:02
Chancellor reassures societies00:02
RECORDS / Double Play: Perfection with a few rough edges: Stephen Johnson and Edward Seckerson on intimate Beethoven and Schubert00:02
Ready for riots00:02
Islamabad blamed for Bombay blasts: India says Pakistan is terrorist state00:02
Azeri emergency00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Kydding about with Marlowe: Tush. Gadzooks. James Woodall on a new addition to the expanding line of attempts to mimic the voice of the past: Christoferus, or Tom Kyd's revenge Robin Chapman: Sinclair-Stevenson pounds 14.9900:02
Football: Wembley Focus: Adams constructing a colossal reputation: A top stopper is out to thwart Spurs in tomorrow's FA Cup semi-final. Joe Lovejoy reports00:02
Loyalists given 18-year sentences00:02
Female generals00:02
Weekend begins early as many take day off to avoid traffic jams: Stations are deserted and roads quieter than usual as tens of thousands of workers heed minister's advice to stay at home00:02
Service guest00:02
Russia 'seeks markets, not charity'00:02
Football Diary: Wright's right to peerage00:02
Shares tumble after trial of Aids drug: Nearly pounds 500m wiped off value of company manufacturing AZT00:02
Athletics: Jones resigns at BAF00:02
Football: FA Cup Semi-Finals: Wednesday have edge for derby drama: Sheffield United hope to stand logic on its head at Wembley as Arsenal look to Wright for the way forward00:02
Quote unquote00:02
Leading Article: The business of Aids00:02
Royal Navy Half-Yearly Promotions00:02
Gardening: Preserve our skinhead00:02
Annuity apathy costing pensioners thousands00:02
Motoring: The Independent Road Test: Spaced out in the top people's carrier: Renault's Espace will be even more popular in its turbo-diesel version, says Brett Fraser00:02
Travel: You and your holiday plans00:02
Letter: Offers the consumer shouldn't refuse00:02
Travel: Capital fun that's almost free: London is famously expensive but much of what it has to offer can be enjoyed on a shoestring. Louise Nicholson offers a budget guide to fun in the city00:02
Welfare cuts00:02
Tory U-turn on care homes00:02
Lenders face inertia sales ban: OFT warns against 'sold if you don't say no' loan insurance00:02
Quotes of the week00:02
Obituary: Brandon Lee00:02
Built by Quick to go like the clappers: Magnus Mills is not a flash cyclist, but he coveted a hand-made bicycle. Would the old-fashioned professionals accept his business?00:02
Court upholds 850% rent rise00:02
Soft porn magazines join computer revolution00:02
Moorgate seeks further dollars 30m00:02
Leyland DAF supplier fights off court action00:02
Deadline for Abbey offer00:02
New French cabinet rejects Gatt deal00:02
Mail firms will have to serve rural areas00:02
Travel: Bed, breakfast and a hot-water bottle, too00:02
Treatment that left virus victim cynical: Confidence in the Aids drug AZT has been dented. What is it like to be an HIV patient, and what is medicine's way forward?00:02
Appeals00:02
Racing: Party over for Street00:02
Gardening: What good Fellows to open their garden: Cambridge college gardens are at their most seductive and the children can be diverted by teas. Anna Pavord suggests some weekend walks00:02
Bosnia's year of agony and division: After 12 months of civil war, further Balkan conflicts could be started by the carve-up of the republic, writes Tony Barber00:02
Queens Moat chiefs suspended as banks agree standstill00:02
Bridge00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Village life with thugs, dragons and unicorns: Hugo Barnacle on Ben Okri's new novel, a continuation of his mythical journeys into an African wonderland: Songs of enchantment - Ben Okri; Jonathan Cape pounds 14.9900:02
Country Matters: A tree-loving David beats the Goliaths00:02
Unions consider more rail strikes: Many commuters take the day off work00:02
Bonn split on enforcing no-fly zone00:02
Gardening: Cuttings00:02
Letter: Questionable arguments in support of opted-out schools00:02
Three wallies in a mini-drama00:02
Trusts open up National Savings00:02
Appeals00:02
Football: Team News00:02
Rugby Union: Casualties are inevitable in Wales' power struggle: The problems affecting rugby union across the board in Wales are producing dissension, division and disillusion. Steve Bale reports00:02
Dealing with the bankers00:02
Food and Drink: Golden grains make finer fare than flour: From smart slices of polenta to nursery puddings, cornmeal is the key ingredient00:02
OPERA / A gentle rebellion: Revolution goes timid in the Royal Opera's revival of Fidelio, says Nick Kimberley00:02
Wills00:02
Bomb lessons00:02
Auctions00:02
Nuns to move00:02
Football: Fifa inquiry into Izmir00:02
Hockey: Crostyx rely on Allkins to save day00:02
Broadmoor death was accidental: Second inquest confirms verdict on patient forcibly injected with drugs00:02
Tourists wearing away vital pieces of history: Memorial stones and priceless treasures are being damaged by the millions of people who visit Britain's cathedrals and churches. Dalya Alberge reports00:02
Associated Fisheries into black00:02
Let's have a night in watching the Scophony: We cherish the old shows, now we should cherish the old sets, which are likely to boom in value, says John Windsor00:02
Career loans extended00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Minister converts00:02
Motoring: A new car that dares not speak its name: Rover Mondeo 60000:02
Row looms over extra Navy cuts: Defence announcement greeted with gloom00:02
RECIPE / Piggy's breakfast00:02
Candid caller00:02
Court undermines EC 'laws'00:02
Letter: Absent by order00:02
Hoover director00:02
Letter: How LSE benefits from a federal university00:02
Heavier but simple forms to lighten tax return burden00:02
Church appointments00:02
Hospital where staff can never relax: Martin Whitfield reports from Broadmoor where nurses must remain vigilant at all times to guard against the risk of violence00:02
Letter: Placing the blame for Matrix Churchill00:02
Faith and Reason: Every Eden has its sinning side: In a further article in our series on the Loss of Virtue, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, argues that God must be at the centre of the morals guiding any society.00:02
Fear of burglary00:02
Wellcome sees shares plunge00:02
Britain takes leading role in drugs test00:02
Talks may end Kurdish war: Despite the Turkish army's doubts, conditions for peace exist00:02
Food and Drink: Independent 1993 Cook Competition: Could you feed us for a change?00:02
Food and Drink: Pythagoras, Da Vinci, Hitler and Colin Spencer: The heretic's path to truth is lined with vegetables. Robert Tewdwr Moss went to lunch with the latest in a line of nonconformist eaters and thinkers