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Planning in plain English00:02
BOOK REVIEW / In mine age the owls, after death the ghouls: A S Byatt on Peter Levi's sympathetic consideration of the life and works of Tennyson. 'Tennyson' - Peter Levi: Macmillan, 20 pounds00:02
Food and Drink: Pleasant garden, leaky Ark: Emily Green discovers one place that is really useful - and one that is not00:02
Football: Routine day for Rangers00:02
Colliery vigil00:02
Terrier's day00:02
Travel: A request stop on the branch line to the past: Andrew Brown sinks comfortably into the mould of life in mid-Wales, with a good read, a good yarn and a moment of magic00:02
Co-op pledge on rates00:02
Tour to promote 'green money' system00:02
CHILDREN'S BOOKS / Babar on rollerskates with a walkman: Christina Hardyment on the role of national classics; plus pandas, badgers and playground bullies00:02
To Wembley, in search of Eden (to take away)00:02
Wills00:02
Joyrider banned00:02
Hunt for murderer delayed00:02
Departures: Flag of convenience00:02
Suicide as political statement00:02
Travel: Murder in Miami and how to avoid it00:02
Rock has new postal account00:02
Letter: Alternative route to electoral reform00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
CHILDREN'S BOOKS / Bookshop Window00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Market forces00:02
Obituary: Kojiro Serizawa00:02
Quote Unquote00:02
Cheeky option from Bristol00:02
Delayed tax return may cost you dear: The Inland Revenue makes mistakes, but often these are the taxpayer's fault, warns Sue Fieldman00:02
Sporting Digest: Squash00:02
Mixed-race patriarch takes his leave from the ANC: Joe Marks tells John Carlin in Cape Town why he went over to the Democratic Party00:02
CHILDREN'S BOOKS / Over-egging the omelettes: Nicholas Tucker on the joys and tribulations to be found in books for older children00:02
Food and Drink: Gastropod00:02
Overdue reforms on intestacy imminent: If you die without having made a will your spouse will not automatically inherit the family home. Sue Fieldman looks at the likely changes00:02
Letter: Feeble action on Japan00:02
Triumph accelerates down long road to recovery: The famous British marque returns to create a growing waiting list and find that business is booming00:02
Good news for Gatt00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Upbeat: Round the horn00:02
Shevardnadze says conflict is looming: President of Georgia warns of Russian ambitions in the Transcaucasus region00:02
Today's Number: 11200:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
Letter: No laughing matter00:02
Obituary: Wells Root00:02
Style: Only high-class rubbish here: You're no one without a monogrammed bin bag or an 'executive club' luggage label. Jonathan Glancey reports on the new snobbery00:02
Single parents 'face hardship'00:02
Money Grouse: Penalised for being too young at 5400:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
Third boy dies in police shooting00:02
Discounts on PEPs00:02
Hockey: Cool Cullen provides a late leveller to thwart Leverkusen: Hightown earn their reward while Sutton give Swansea a thrashing despite missing a host of penalty-corner chances00:02
UN tightens security00:02
Rugby Union: Back up for new model flanker role: Deemed too small to be of use by the England selectors Neil Back finds his size no obstacle to success. Steve Bale weighs him up00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Weekend work00:02
German treatment of Romanians stirs up old fears: Deportations remind critics of Nazi era, writes Adrian Bridge in Berlin00:02
Departures: Travel bookshelf00:02
ROCK / Down but not out: Lloyd Bradley reviews American Music Club, in suits at the Astoria, London00:02
Easter celebration as performers re-enact the Crucifixion outside Westminster Abbey00:02
Cycling: All chained up and nowhere to go as the rain beats the riders at Herne Hill's reopening00:02
Birthdays00:02
The Week in Review: Home News00:02
Property: Mr Lamont buys 18,000 homes00:02
Motor Racing: Hill a happy second as Senna sings in rain: The first qualifying session for the European Grand Prix proved a thorough test for man and machine00:02
Football: Ferguson's toe trouble00:02
One year on, John Major remains the grey man: The Independent asked a cross section of people to answer the question 'What do you think of the Prime Minister's first year in office since the general election?' This was the response00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Old variations on park themes: Natasha Walter on a new book that examines the inescapable influence of picturesque art on the way we see now. 'Nature Pictorialised' - Gina Crandell: Johns Hopkins, 29 pounds00:02
THEATRE / A smooth way with the ruff stuff: Paul Taylor on Century's A Midsummer's Night Dream at the Lilian00:02
Sporting Digest: Snooker00:02
Saturday Night: I blame Nureyev's nostrils00:02
IRA terror suspect arrested in Dublin: Second Brixton prison fugitive is held00:02
Food and Drink: Knock the stuffing into Easter: The Sunday lunch can be special without necessarily being traditional, if you add some unusual contrasting flavours and textures00:02
Gardening: Putting a bower in apple pie order: Anna Pavord has the plans and the place; now all she needs is Eddie to turn up and do it00:02
You won't be feeling sleepy: Paul McKenna is bringing hypnotism to the small screen for a psychological version of Blind Date. Roger Parsons found himself mesmerised00:02
Paying a high price for flying over the limit: Long-haul travellers can face hefty charges for excess baggage. Andrew Bibby reports00:02
Squash: Wiens continues his march: French Open00:02
Teachers' test action 'will force U-turn': NUT likely to ballot members as leaders back boycott of national curriculum tests00:02
Auctions00:02
Food and Drink: Time to launch the campaign for real chocolate: In France they are highly priced and prized; in Britain they are over-packaged and taste of sugar; Joanna Blythman compares Easter eggs00:02
Iraq hospital cuts00:02
Hypnotherapist hotline set up in assault case: Police fear series of sexual attacks00:02
Eurocheque cash from Barclays00:02
Candid Caller: To be beside the seaside00:02
Customs drug operations criticised: Two men to appeal over convictions for smuggling based on information from former mercenary00:02
Appointments00:02
Football: Palace security stays hanging in balance00:02
Sport: Quotes of the Week00:02
Socialist gives his home to the nation: Paxton House, on the Tweed, opens to the public00:02
Concern over pension risks: Phased annuity schemes cause disquiet00:02
Country Matters: City folk learn country ways at a stroke00:02
Two-year fixed rates on offer00:02
Tennis: Smooth stylist Sampras ascends throne: Courier usurped as compatriot takes over as the 11th men's world No 1 in ATP history00:02
Football Diary: The art of close marking00:02
North Korea appointment00:02
Facts 'do not back hospital closure plans'00:02
Football: Raised voices sing out for needy league points: Henry Winter views Easter as no time to be coasting00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby Union00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Two fingers to the war effort: 'The Book of Nights' - Sylvie Germain; Tr. Christine Donougher: Dedalus, 8.99 pounds00:02
Sporting Digest: Baseball00:02
US warns Iraq after plane is fired on in no-fly zone00:02
Mother moved00:02
Plot to kill Walesa foiled00:02
Family structure collapsing in London: Third of children are living with lone parent00:02
Letter: Woodland secrets00:02
Retail Therapy: Sir Clive and other bright sparks00:02
21 Indian police killed00:02
Cut-price water deals00:02
Snooker: Davis comfortable in victory: Champion form denies comeback by Bond00:02
Church Appeals00:02
Motorcycling: Fleet Falappa the star00:02
Woman kills herself in wheelchair00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Organic lessons00:02
Interest payments on cheques will be delayed00:02
UN takes a beating over Bosnia: Serbs capitalise on arms smuggling row and refuse to allow garrison in Srebenica - Russia against further sanctions00:02
Travel: Dear hello00:02
Rugby League: Saints cling to title race by fingertips: Draw leaves Wigan in need of perfect end to season00:02
Profile: Trying to save our trains and his skin: Jimmy Knapp, driving force behind the railway strikes00:02
MUSIC / The old fashioned new fashioned: Stephen Johnson on David Matthews' 50th birthday concert at the Purcell Room00:02
Sporting Digest: Hockey00:02
Policy for the self employed00:02
Obituary: S. C. Griffith00:02
Cliff Richard fans injured00:02
Koresh dashes hopes of Easter end to siege: Rupert Cornwell in Waco finds deadlock between a self-styled Jesus and the law as immovable as ever00:02
Travel: Can't pay? There is no need to pay, monsieur: A little wine? Some cheese? An oyster? You might not get a free lunch, but Simon Calder discovers how to eat without money00:02
Acuma offers bond choices00:02
Motoring: The Independent Road Test: Just mad about the grille: Roger Bell sees Rover strengthen its bid to be the BMW of Britain00:02
World marbles final delayed by rain as weather washes out start of holiday weekend00:02
Free gifts for young savers00:02
Travel: Refreshes the parts other holidays cannot reach: Whether it's for an outdoor pursuit or an academic subject, make the most of the facilities that are available on Britain's college campuses, says Dymphna Byrne00:02
Brazil's leader all at sea as economy sinks: Itamar Franco's course is still uncertain, writes Phil Davison in Rio de Janeiro00:02
Letter: The misinterpretation of Russian history00:02
Rugby League: McCurrie sets Widnes on course00:02
Football: Team News00:02
LA awaits King trial verdict: Troops and police ready for trouble while gun shops do a roaring trade00:02
Equestrianism: Beerbaum upstages Whitakers: Grannusch wins vote00:02
Recommended Books00:02
Arguments for Easter: One bar of light in the darkness: In the concluding article in our series for Holy Week, the Ven George Austin, Archdeacon of York, sees Holy Saturday as a momentary silence before the clamour of the resurrection00:02
RECORDS / DOUBLE PLAY: How to get rich quick: Edward Seckerson and Stephen Johnson compare notes00:02
Golf: No Solheim solace for under-par tour: Neglected and scorned, the European Women's Tour has bogeys to lay. Liz Khan reports00:02
MUSIC / Talking to Aunt Mozart: As the 'Vote for Women' concert series ends, the composer Alison Bauld speculates about the fate of one of her predecessors00:02
Prisoner escort firm blames vans for escapes: Changes promised after three flee in four days00:02
Home contents insurance due for a shake-up: Vivien Goldsmith explains why one area faces a premium increase of 150 per cent00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Nails, guns, shawls and crucifixes: traditional religious ceremonies around the world00:02
Leading Article: Despair, defeat, then hope00:02
Fourth issue for guaranteed bond00:02
The Way I Was: What I wanted to tell the BBC: Mary Whitehouse describes to Nicholas Roe the day she was put in charge of sex education00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Upbeat: Off the record00:02
Golf / 57th US Masters: Faldo out of contention after torture by water: Maggert makes the running as British favourite reels to quadruple-bogey at the 12th00:02
The hype is as high as an elephant's eye: The ban on the ivory trade is inspired by money and emotion, not conservation, says Raymond Bonner00:02
Travel: Hatch your plans for Easter: Siobhan Dolan rounds up the events, wacky or traditional, inside or outside, to entertain you over the bank holiday00:02
Obituary: Walter Farquhar00:02
Postal strike00:02
Football: New love for a dedicated follower of passion: Barry Fry endured a grilling at Barnet while touting his wares for Stan Flashman. Trevor Haylett on a survivor00:02
Hackney has highest unemployment rate in country: Labour says latest census figures strengthen the case for government help in deprived parts of the capital where manufacturing has declined00:02
Khasbulatov call for Yeltsin snub00:02
Travel: Western decadence in the Promised Land: Easter focuses attention on the holier parts of Israel, but Chris Dunkerley chose instead to visit the less-than-holy town of Eilat00:02
Still the right place to be for the right thinking folk: Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young founded Salt Lake City 146 years ago - and they are still very much in charge00:02
Letter: Official responses to interrogation by MPs00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
TA officer charged with spying is released00:02
Motoring: Breaching limits of power for glory: Triumph's Daytona 1200 may be naughty, says Roland Brown, but it is also very nice00:02
Gunmen fire on Nile cruiser00:02
CHILDREN'S BOOKS / Sink into them, smell the baby powder: Arabella Warner assesses the new crop of picture books00:02
Style: Who is that guy everyone's talking about?: Roger Tredre delves into the world of the secretive Martin Margiela, one of the hottest names to emerge from the fashion underground this year00:02
I'll eat my words to cut the deal00:02
Travel: Awful Eiffel00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Upbeat: Coda00:02
Food and Drink: It may be fertiliser to you, but to me it is supper00:02
Sporting Digest: Golf00:02
Racing: Zeta's Lad follows Fairyhouse trail00:02
Such women are dangerous00:02
Letter: How the science of restoration prevents tyranny of taste00:02
Britannia Royal Naval College00:02
Hume calls for end to violence00:02
Football: Deane helps Blades to cut through rain00:02
Property: What pounds 60,000 can buy you in Britain: From Belfast to Birmingham to Brighton, the price gap is narrowing. David Lawson reports00:02
Racing: Hannon ready to strike Right note: With the 2,000 Guineas looking a more open contest, the champion trainer starts to show his hand00:02
Story of the Year: Brush your teeth: Daisy Waugh tells Imogen Edwards-Jones why reading was not always a pleasure. Her second novel, 'A Small Town In Africa' will be published by Heinemann next year00:02
Koresh dashes hopes of Easter end to siege: Rupert Cornwell in Waco finds deadlock between a self-styled Jesus and the law as immovable as ever00:02
Food and Drink: Flavours of Spain00:02
Sporting Digest: Swimming00:02
A new English variety of apple: John Windsor watches Neil Curd blend the skills of the craftsman with modern machinery to make silver at an affordable price00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Rugby Union: Tigers look a picture of health while Wasps come back into focus: Steve Bale on today's battles in the last four of the Pilkington Cup00:02
Court Circular00:02
The Week in Review: Sport00:02
Tool Box: Worth its weight in digging power00:02
Obituary: Professor Charles Vernon00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Nando's brilliant career: 'A Lonely Devil' - Sousa Jamba: Fourth Estate, 12.99 pounds00:02
Sporting Digest: Cycling00:02
Bosnia Catholic leader stays with his flock: Archbishop Vinko Puljic, a Croat, has hung on despite the dangers, writes Marcus Tanner in Sarajevo00:02
Royal National Lifeboat Institution00:02
Out of Israel: Efi and crew try to sweep aside divisions00:02
Letter: How the science of restoration prevents tyranny of taste00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Roses rising00:02
Carey attacked for attitude to opponents of women priests00:02
Football: Norwich suffer crushing blow: Sheringham leads Tottenham's five-goal rout of championship challengers00:02
Loan offer at Abbey00:02
UN admission fails to lift Skopje gloom00:02
Sporting Digest: Rallying00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Upbeat: All keyed up00:02
Pakistani cricketers arrested over drugs find on beach: West Indies tour in doubt after four held in Grenada00:02
Christians in Gaza face extinction: The rise of Islam adds to woes of campaigning Orthodox priest00:02
Blinded football fan seeks retribution