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Racing: Another day, another Abdullah: A new name joins the cast but the plot is unchanged as the season's leading owner enjoys a profitable weekend00:02
Football: Liverpool's U-turn keeps Souness in place: Anfield director resigns in protest after chairman's surprise announcement that manager will see out remaining three years with the club00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby Union00:02
Chess: Dabbling with the deep00:02
Little cheer in drinks results: Declining sales and difficult markets keep analysts' forecasts low00:02
Sporting Digest: Fencing00:02
Duathlon: Ovett rides and falls00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Leading Article: Cambodia's test of United Nations' effectiveness00:02
Letter: Holiday that wouldn't offend France and Spain00:02
Football / Ups and Downs: Drop in status for Shaymen: Niall Edworthy on the 1-0 loss which severed Halifax Town's links with the Football League00:02
Football: Champions summon sweet shades of '6700:02
Out to lunch on the hoof with a herd of cattle: It's not only exotic foreign birds that exploit larger animals when gathering food. Malcolm Smith reports on a study showing our yellow wagtail to be equally adept00:02
Motor Racing: Prost peerless in the procession: Blown engine costs Hill a chance for victory in Barcelona00:02
Leading Article: The message is: think again00:02
Bomb amnesty prompts US fury: Robert Fisk in Beirut examines why Lebanon's airline is the target of American anger at a pardon for the 1983 attack on its embassy00:02
Obituary: Professor Gerald Fowler00:02
Letter: Deceptive crumb of comfort for the Conservatives00:02
Letter: Optimistic option00:02
Board member resigns after Liverpool retain Souness: Grey skies and black sightscreens - pyjama cricket with a white ball arrives at Lord's00:02
TELEVISION / BRIEFING: A very average peak00:02
Opponents accused of having 'tantrums'00:02
Clark refuses to give Nadir free publicity: Fugitive promises to repay bail sureties00:02
The Pope condemns Mafia in angry plea: Sicilian visit turns into crusade against crime00:02
Peaceful rally marks victory day in Russia: Police ease off as 15,000 hardline Communists demonstrate against Boris Yeltsin on Moscow's streets00:02
The Daily Poem: Against00:02
Labour pressure to agree half-and-half quota plan00:02
Tennis: Martinez makes the most of her conditioning: A Spaniard wins the Italian women's title for the first time since 1930 as Sabatini's serve lets her down00:02
Obituary: David Shannon00:02
On a date with a royal and a few thousand onlookers00:02
Vive le franc fort00:02
Happy Anniversary: Mother of all holidays00:02
Football: Prize at a price for Wycombe: Rupert Metcalf reports on the non-League history-makers with much to ponder after a victorious visit to Wembley00:02
Letter: Was Thomas Jefferson politically correct?00:02
Hockey: Sixsmith is on song to orchestrate English win00:02
US blames allies for Bosnia delay: White House accuses Europe, but Clinton may be relieved that he can avoid tough decision00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Fuel for the fiery waste debate: Britain will be a dump for radioactive material, if BNF's new plant opens, says Andrew Blowers00:02
Iraq dismisses 'Bush plot' idea00:02
Rugby Union: Simmonds freed by action replay after a night in jail: Referee vindicated over Lewis' cup-winning drop goal for Llanelli - Hopley turns tide to lead defeat of Northampton at Twickenham00:02
Football / Ups and Downs: West Ham's joy pitches Portsmouth into the minefield00:02
Letter: Deceptive crumb of comfort for the Conservatives00:02
Puppeteers are as pleased as Mr Punch to perform for his 331st birthday celebrations00:02
Letter: Deceptive crumb of comfort for the Conservatives00:02
Argentine deal00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
Rugby Union: Wasps' Sevens sting: Barrie Fairall reports from the Middlesex Sevens00:02
Pembroke: Brick trick pic curtails Anita Rod00:02
TELEVISION / Reviews of the week00:02
Fraud claim00:02
Judges attacked00:02
Football / Ups and Downs: Oldham's golden goals leave sunken Palace prey to vultures: Royle's men survive the hard way while realistic Eastenders replace London rivals in Premier League next season00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Listening through the wall with a dirty realist: 'A Brief Life' - Juan Carlos Onetti Tr Hortense Carpentier: Serpent's Tail, 9.99 pounds00:02
JAZZ DIARY / Summertime, and the living is easy: Phil Johnson on the festival merry-go-round, saxophonist Ed Jones and a jazz-rap crossover that really works00:02
De Klerk fury at 'naive' far right: ANC backs warning that Volksfront generals are playing with fire00:02
Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
Smaller Companies: Acquisitions give Vardy pole position00:02
Militant settlers threaten violent 'defence': Right-wing Jews are arming against a deal at the peace talks that would leave them isolated. Sarah Helm reports from Hebron00:02
Opposition threat to boycott Malawi poll00:02
Spy scandal may link CIA with death squads00:02
Freya Stark, traveller and writer, dies at 10000:02
Fiery game00:02
Men 'arrested for homosexual acts'00:02
Dream golf club hopes rough time is past: A buyer has been lined up for the Loch Lomond golfing project, once planned as Europe's most expensive course00:02
Trouser firm dropped00:02
Sporting Digest: American Football00:02
Obituary: Edward Ward00:02
Letter: It doesn't add up00:02
Drugs use admitted by 1 in 3 of the young00:02
Zeneca rights to be priced between 550p and 650p00:02
MUSIC / The dismantling of tradition: Stephen Johnson on Harrison Birtwistle at the South Bank00:02
Sporting Digest: Australian Rules00:02
The Week Ahead: Demirel on course for presidency00:02
Peter Pringle's America: Trump heads off the Indian chiefs00:02
Sudan starves as old allies wage war among themselves: Khartoum is making big military gains as tribal rivalry divides its opponents in the south, writes Richard Dowden in Kongor00:02
Group 4 'unlikely to lose contract'00:02
Football: Magpies' seven-goal sign-off00:02
Gonzalez goes out on the road: Spanish leader throws his passion and charisma into the bullring00:02
Sporting Digest: Snooker00:02
Coales' Notes: Give me libretti or give me death: Another week in the world of culture: Gordon Coales becomes a worker in the opera factory00:02
Computerlink: Thunderbirds please go: Politicians are apt to expect too much from technology. A spate of disasters in the public sector is the result, reports Andrew Hawker (CORRECTED)00:02
Imagine our prisons run by Lord Forte00:02
Factory death00:02
Law Report: Case Summaries00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
TELEVISION / Filling in the blanks: John Lyttle on the grim morality of youth and the breezy immorality of Mary Wesley00:02
Consumer recovery not yet secure: Fall in purchasing intentions casts shadow over improvement in demand00:02
Letter: Was Thomas Jefferson politically correct?00:02
Letter: Wine guarantee00:02
Lessons of History: Conquest that created harmony: Last weekend saw the 1,500th anniversary of a miracle whose impact was not only religious, writes John Julius Norwich00:02
The lady from Leamington: her true story00:02
Out of Sri Lanka: A black comedy of manners as old as the hills00:02
Falcon chicks00:02
Whitehall set to remain male bastion: Women look for political advance but Civil Service prospects remain gloomy00:02
Today's Number: 7700:02
Football Commentry: United's title helps new league take care of business: Old Trafford's triumph adds gravitas to the inaugural Premier League as Liverpool's board decides to press on with Souness at the helm00:02
Equestrianism: Leng rides pressure with polish00:02
BoS account beats strict Bonn rules00:02
Trotskyists blamed for race protest violence: Militant Labour accused of exploiting revulsion over murders00:02
Black wind00:02
Obituary: Ivy Benson00:02
Green shoots face credit frost: Lenders' fears threaten recovery for small firms, Alison Eadie reports00:02
Whale meet00:02
Muslim refugees evicted00:02
Pin-up exposed: why Marky Mark is taking the rap: The man wearing Calvin Klein's pants could be undone by his shady past and unguarded remarks. Will apologies save his skin? Mark Simpson reports00:02
THEATRE / Invitation to the oddball: Paul Taylor on The Chinese Wolf at the Bush, W1200:02
Football / Ups and Downs: West Ham's joy pitches Portsmouth into the minefield00:02
Sporting Digest: Golf00:02
Football: Standards struck heavy blow by boardroom farce00:02
'Killer named'00:02
In search of the modern father: As the woman's role changes, the man needs to find himself in the family, says Patricia Hewitt00:02
Sporting Digest: Motocross00:02
Racing: For the Notebook: A weekly list of horses to follow:00:02
Turn the town hall lights back on: Howard Elcock offers a five-point plan for the revival of local democracy00:02
Court Circular00:02
Golf: Broadhurst consolidates Ryder rise: Sponsors consider Sky the limit00:02
City shows indifference over Lamont's fate: Likely successors to the Chancellor would be little better, say economists00:02
Turkish press fuels sanctions fear: Concern that Nadir's flight will provoke economic reprisals appears unfounded00:02
Cricket / Sunday League: Wasim's rapid response00:02
Sporting Digest: Squash00:02
Girl in hospital00:02
Football / European Round-Up: Barcelona in the clear00:02
Veteran executed00:02
Testing of 7-year-olds rejected by parents: Most support boycott and want this year's tests abandoned, survey shows00:02
SFA to examine Warburg role in Greencore fiasco: Probe to focus on underwriting arrangements with Irish broker00:02
Pakistan warned it could be declared a 'terrorist state': US says Islamabad must end its support for Kashmiri militants Pakistan warned it could be declared a 'terrorist state'00:02
Sporting Digest: Motorcycling00:02
Football: Villa's passion peak peters out00:02
Sporting Digest: Athletics00:02
Rugby League: Saints' final thrust00:02
Sporting Digest: Cycling00:02
Croatian war flares as Serbian truce holds00:02
The Worst of Times: From high society to decay and disarray: When the money and servants had gone and a childhood of Eton and insecurity was over, there was still another surprise to come - Derek Malcolm talks to Danny Danziger00:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
Pick your plot and get up with the lark00:02
Boxing: Bruno next in line for labouring Lewis: After the WBC champion's successful first defence the bargaining begins for the lucrative heavyweight battle of Britain00:02
Priests disturbed by converts plan: 'Special treatment' for Anglicans questioned00:02
Italian Football: Van Basten comes back to ignite Milan's title drive00:02
Letter: Doctors' computers programmed for success00:02
Firebomb attacks on stores00:02
Obituary: Professor Gerald Fowler00:02
Cycling: Rominger climbs into the lead00:02
Cricket: Lathwell makes no impression on tourists00:02
Leadership talks00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby League00:02
Letter: Garden fit for a saint00:02
Commodities: Struggling wool industry pins hope on new fashions00:02
300,000 pounds facelift for historic gents: Preserving a pierhead lavatory is a matter of national convenience for Scots heritage group00:02
Diary: 12-16 May00:02
Couple found dead00:02
The harpoons are sharpened again: As the International Whaling Commission meets in Japan, Peter Taylor looks at growing pressure to defy the limits on hunting00:02
Algerian opening00:02
Sporting Digest: Baseball00:02
Boy dies of injuries00:02
Contemporary Art Market: Sculptor creates fibreglass vision: Turner prize winner displays his expertise00:02
Football: Fenton quits at Forest00:02
Birthdays00:02
Parents take children out of school tests arena: An Independent/NOP poll shows parents believe testing should be dropped. Judith Judd finds government policy is uniting the opposition00:02
Leading Article: Women are making men redundant00:02
Major beset by divisions over Lamont and Europe: Tory turmoil continues in the aftermath of election setbacks00:02
Standard Life attacks bosses' pay bonanzas: 'Increasingly concerned' investment institution warns it will take a harder line on salary increases00:02
Paraguay poll00:02
Sporting Digest: Hockey00:02
Women drawing level with men in British jobs market: Report predicts continuing growth for part-time female workforce00:02
Smith in optimistic mood00:02
Sad anniversary for Mitterrand: The left's woes have marred their big day, writes Julian Nundy in Paris00:02
Letter: Deceptive crumb of comfort for the Conservatives00:02
Football / Ups and Downs: Royle's men survive the hard way while realistic Eastenders replace London rivals in Premier League next season00:02
Obituary: Professor Gerald Fowler00:02
BA pilots to vote00:02
Blast rocks Armagh