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Rare Beatles photographs for sale: Dalya Alberge sees the Fab Four's early days in a Life portfolio00:02
France and Germany vow to defend franc: Old partners may link currencies to show their alliance is still at the heart of the Community00:02
School closure00:02
Golf: Hirsch hob-nobbing with Palmer and Player00:02
Food and Drink: Gastropod00:02
Sporting Digest: Athletics00:02
Country Matters: My finest hour on an outrageous wicket00:02
C&G goes offshore00:02
Letter: Wit of a Parker pen00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Rebels win a thick coating of emollient: The Reparation00:02
MUSIC / A low-life approach to high art: Bayan Northcott surveys the unique history of The Beggar's Opera as the Britten version finally appears on CD00:02
Cycling / Tour de France: Boardman's heroic hour on the boards: Vintage performances in Bordeaux as Britain's golden Olympian makes a new mark while the pigeon-fancier from Uzbekistan flies high00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Smith speech rubs salt in Tory wounds00:02
NY bomb arrest00:02
Managing director quits Tomorrows after 17 days00:02
ShareLink float hugely oversubscribed00:02
View from Tokyo: Business is ready to be weaned from the LDP00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Street children killed00:02
Racing: Commander can gallop to glory: The Derby winner is poor value for punters but can prove his real worth in today's King George00:02
Travel: Departures: Russian crime00:02
Twelfth Man: Equine honours for Lara00:02
Wills00:02
Intervention helps franc to pull through: Bank of France raises overnight interest rates by 2.25% in attempt to deter speculators on a devaluation00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Voters unmoved by Commons feud: The Polls00:02
Autumn sunshine and blancmange on the wall: Dina Rabinovitch meets Shena Mackay, a gentle middle-aged enchantress in prose00:02
Buy a 200-year-old waistcoat, brand new: Linen farming smocks, tea dresses, velvet smoking jackets - repro antique clothing has leapt out of its glass case and on to the retail peg, reports Tamsin Blanchard00:02
Cricket: Ambrose's artistry frustrates00:02
Travel: Friendly advice00:02
Torrential new rains likely to swell US flood00:02
SmithKline sues Tokyo drug firms over patent: Loss of profits cited in lawsuits claiming total of pounds 31m00:02
Guard dies00:02
Clearing the air on policies : A new rule may help buyers to find value for money, says Maria Scott00:02
Letter: Madam Speaker was in order00:02
Abkhazian separatists put Georgian prisoners on show00:02
Cricket: Gatting going in the right direction00:02
Athletics: Cram running out of time to take on world00:02
Retail therapy00:02
Guard dies00:02
The Vote of Confidence: National tensions 'threaten unity'00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Carry on carping with Ken: 'The Kenneth Williams Diaries' - Ed. Russell Davies: HarperCollins, 2O pounds00:02
Travel: Blue seas, blue skies and a Blue Peter garden: John Noakes took his own advice and went . . . to a secret Majorca. Frank Barrett soaked up wine and sun with him00:02
THEATRE / Messing about on the ocean wave: When the singer Gillian Humphreys found her career all at sea she decided to take the plunge. Mark Pappenheim reports00:02
Letter: Deported to school00:02
Chelsea makes gross guarantee00:02
THE Vote of Confidence: Sullen rebels forced to surrender: United Cabinet ready to resign rather than let Major be picked off by opponents of Maastricht treaty00:02
Food and Drink: Recipe: In mint condition00:02
Sporting Digest: Shooting00:02
Rebels routed00:02
Athletics: Cram running out of time to take on world00:02
Departures: Travel bookshelf00:02
NatWest gets SIB all-clear on pension transfers00:02
Food and Drink: Imagine life without them: The indispensable tomato plays a vital supporting role in many dishes - and is the star of many more00:02
Obituary: Raul Gardini00:02
Travel: Departures: Abta concern00:02
Cycling / Tour de France: Abdoujaparov hangs on for his second stage win00:02
Church appointments00:02
Dares in dispute with trustees over covenant00:02
Gardening: Take a cutting, shed a tear, wave goodbye: Leaving a garden can be heartbreaking. Anna Pavord meets the creator of a magical oasis who must soon trust her plants to strangers00:02
Court bars use of coal pension fund to pay for redundancies: British Coal may appeal against decision that plan breaks rules. Rosie Waterhouse reports00:02
Second Thoughts: Faith in extra bottles: John Fowles recalls the first publication of The Aristos (Picador, pounds 5.99)00:02
Letter: Sticky issue00:02
Court to rule on baptism : Unmarried Muslim father fights to stop baby being christened00:02
Pots of interest displayed in open-air exhibition exploring art and nature00:02
Directors charged00:02
Saturday Night: Your flight has been delayed00:02
Manchester bonus for no withdrawals00:02
Knight denies complaints against it00:02
Drive away with a Barclayloan00:02
Today's Number: 20,00000:02
Candid Caller00:02
GDP picks up for second quarter in succession: Pace of recovery trails Treasury forecast00:02
UBS predicts house prices will recover slowly next year00:02
Priceless Roman treasures taken in British Museum raid00:02
Leading Article: Political survival in the theatre of the absurd00:02
Eureka] National quirks add up for Europe: Andrew Marshall celebrates a different approach to statistics00:02
Obituary: Jock Murray00:02
Seychelles vote00:02
C&G goes offshore00:02
Gazumpers out of court: Sue Fieldman meets a buyer who sued on a matter of principle00:02
Irish publican puts tradition and temperance before thirst: A teetotal pub owner in Co Monaghan opens for only two hours to retain licence held by his family for 100 years00:02
Racing: Wragg glad for Glatisant00:02
Sailing: Cayard in command00:02
Travel: Winging it all the way to Portugal: David Molyneux discovers the joys - and savings - of that impulsive, last-minute family holiday00:02
Confidence trickles down to smaller property firms: Shaftesbury raising and Southend spending cash00:02
Big societies rethink their loan offers00:02
Saudi-Iran oil row bursts into open00:02
Recommended Books00:02
Motor Racing: IndyCar circus is heading for Brands Hatch: Mansell is due back home while Prost impresses in Germany00:02
THEATRE / Casting Shadows00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
Faith and Reason: As a monopoly it will not pass Go: In the final article in our series on Catholicism without Rome, Gillian Crow argues that there can never be one Holy Catholic Church while the Papacy keeps its monarchical character00:02
Sporting Digest: Croquet00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Consider daylilies00:02
The Vote of Confidence: National tensions 'threaten unity'00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Not so naughty Nineties: Godfrey Hodgson on the pessimism and innovation that marked fin de siecle London. 'London in the 1890s' - Karl Beckson: Norton, 27.50 pounds00:02
Letter: Sticky issue00:02
Trade in French shares is frankly expensive: For those who fancy a Gallic flutter, Gail Counsell has a few words of caution00:02
Penny's lost and gone for ever00:02
Obituary: Raul Gardini00:02
Timor arrests00:02
Care home children had bones broken: Inspectors say staff caused injuries using restraint techniques devised for prisons00:02
Travel: Down Dover way00:02
Man bound over00:02
Market Report: ICI and Zeneca gain as first interims loom00:02
Sporting Digest: Baseball00:02
Credit union plans threatened00:02
The Week in Review: Sport00:02
Court Circular00:02
Incentives for travellers00:02
When Gloriana fancies a brain holiday00:02
Iraq blames UK00:02
Perpetual discounts end: Christine Stopp looks at the battle of the unit trust brokers00:02
Travel: Departures: Jungle trek00:02
Hammerson sale confirms upturn00:02
BT3 service from Ipas00:02
Service appointments00:02
Friendly trusts00:02
Golf: Woosnam's putting problem00:02
Travel: Departures: Yemeni chic00:02
Property: Dreams of thatch and roses . . . and the hard reality: Bargain cottages are disappearing fast as townies colonise village England, reports David Lawson00:02
For one competitor in the race to host the 2000 Olympics, it may be better to travel hopefully than to arrive00:02
Tennants press to take over running of housing estate : Residents of 1,460 flats have voted to oust council control. Martin Whitfield reports00:02
Sporting Digest: Volleyball00:02
Motoring: The Independent Road Test: High but not so mighty: The Nissan Terrano 2 is tall and manoeuvrable but lacks power, says Roger Bell00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Budding fruit trees00:02
Profile: Maastricht] Only Mogg can save us: William Rees-Mogg closes his eyes and thinks of England00:02
Calcutta stops00:02
Travel: Departures: Polish failure00:02
Travel: Swot Spot: Monsters escape from movie: You don't have to see 'Jurassic Park' to learn all about dinosaurs. David Keys tracks down fossils, models and a host of robotic delights00:02
Some of my best friends are 5000:02
New five-year bonds launched00:02
Cricket / Fourth Test: Border combines brilliance and belligerence: More agony for England at Headingley as Gooch finds that life does not begin at 40 in the face of ageless Australian class00:02
Protesters jailed for M3 invasion00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Fear of election ends rebellion00:02
EC assisted area status to boost London jobs: Revised map shows a marked shift in aid to southern England00:02
Fighting flares00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Ham Spray and mumbo-jumbo: 'Other People' - Frances Partridge: HarperCollins, 18 pounds00:02
Edinburgh's small investment00:02
Birthdays00:02
The Vote of Confidence: EC partners mystified by Britain's behaviour: The View from Europe00:02
MUSIC / Double Play : Edward Seckerson and Robert Cowan on new releases00:02
Mick And Me: How we met00:02
Kim back00:02
Syria set to end Hizbollah attacks in south Lebanon: Both sides seek pause in fighting during US visit and run-up to peace talks00:02
Golf: Hirsch hob-nobbing with Palmer and Player00:02
Turkish Kurds charmed but unconvinced by PM's rhetoric: Hugh Pope watches Tansu Ciller on tour as she tries to end a conflict that threatens to bring further division and loss of life00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Tory commitment shifts Anglo-Irish balance: Ulster Connection: Major and Unionists deny 'deal' as SDLP threatens to boycott talks on future of the province00:02
Racing: Job offer for Quinn00:02
Christchurch By-election: Poll canvassers find relief from the M-word: The View from Europe00:02
BT gives way over publishing charges00:02
Heart Searching: Love? Super . . .: Rachel Lipman gets in touch with her inner self in the quest for a happy relationship. 'Superlove' - Anne Naylor: Thorsons, 5.99 pounds00:02
Sporting Digest: Hockey00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Too much sugar in her bowl: Helen Birch on Barbara Taylor Bradford's lastest blockbuster. 'Angel' - Barbara Taylor Bradford: HarperCollins, l4.99 pounds00:02
Tarnished prize00:02
Football: Reid keen to capture Stewart00:02
Russian MPs' antics risk hyper-inflation: Yeltsin ally under criminal investigation after parliament's end-of-term spree00:02
Golf: Higgins' rehabilitation continues apace00:02
View from Tokyo: Business is ready to be weaned from the LDP00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Attali denies Mitterrand wants book withdrawn00:02
Peterhouse, Cambridge00:02
Style: And many happy returns: They fly at 90mph, but you can't get rid of them. Jonathan Glancey looks at the comeback of the boomerang00:02
Exploding the commission myth : John Edwards, a financial adviser, insists that the Treasury's move on insurance selling is good news to him00:02
Debt counselling at RBS00:02
Clinton's key Congress ally under threat: Rostenkowski likely to face charges over House embezzlement scandal00:02
The Way I Was: I took my mother's sunshine with me: At 20, Barbara Taylor Bradford left home. She tells Nicholas Roe how this was to affect her family00:02
Letter: Albania's discrimination against its Greek minority00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
Letter: Caffeine withdrawal symptoms: experience tells00:02
Taxpayers slip through the net00:02
Appeals00:02
Motoring: Share a car and save a packet: Mary Campbell signposts the benefits of running four-wheels for two00:02
Nigerian leader curbs dissenting press : Police raid newspapers and state TV after criticism of annulled presidential elections00:02
Cricket: The salvage operation starts here00:02
Let's hear it for the little guy: Philip Statman wants a designer suit. He is short, but determined. He has to be00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Major wins gamble on Social Chapter vote00:02
Hope for income plan victims: Judges give go-ahead for compensation claims, but many people will still be out of pocket00:02
Tee off with a Fairway policy00:02
THEATRE / Keeping up with the Jinxes: Paul Taylor reviews The Devil's Only Sleeping at the Cockpit theatre00:02
Off the Shelf: A rose is a man is a rose: Adrian Dannatt on Wendy Walker's The Secret Service00:02
Solutions to inheritance tax00:02
Food and Drink: Look who's turning the tables: Restaurants come and restaurants go. Emily Green visits two that may stay - if the food improves00:02
Sporting Digest: Golf00:02
Rolfe & Norman warns of lower profits00:02
Man cleared of stabbing to death escort agency woman00:02
Gardening: Tool Box: Where there's muck there's brass00:02
In custody00:02
Money Grouse: No compensation after slow post wiped out share profits00:02
Death toll from floods caused by Monsoon downpours soar00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Motor Racing: Schumacher splits the Williams pair00:02
Auctions00:02
Food and Drink: Make mine the deep-fried locusts00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Double monuments to the rhetoric of ruins: 'The Texture of Memory' - James E Young: Yale, 27.50 pounds00:02
Food and Drink: Masters of the made-to-measure wine: British buyers are using their muscle to demand from producers the styles and flavours that customers want, says Anthony Rose00:02
Travel: Departures: Cheap round trips00:02
Travel: In the hoofprints of Genghis Khan: Banks of purple iris, steaming mutton, yak's cheese - and vodka that flows with the hospitality. Ian Robinson rides the mountains of deepest Mongolia00:02
Travel: Funny tales00:02
Gardening: Take a cutting, shed a tear, wave goodbye: Leaving a garden can be heartbreaking. Anna Pavord meets the creator of a magical oasis who must soon trust her plants to strangers00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Double monuments to the rhetoric of ruins: 'The Texture of Memory' - James E Young: Yale, 27.50 pounds00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Counting error00:02
GDP picks up for second quarter in succession: Pace of recovery trails Treasury forecast00:02
Street children killed00:02
Cricket: Australia's driving force rewarded00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Quotes of the Week: Sport00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Weekend work00:02
Prime Minister wins but the price is yet to be paid00:02
The Vote of Confidence: Unspoken threat that hangs over dissidents: The Whips00:02
Twyford Down group jailed for defying court: Campaigners weep and hug each other as 28-day sentence is passed00:02
Cricket: Glamorgan lose touch of glamour00:02
Life shares plunge on disclosure demands00:02
Review offers teachers more class freedom: Patten to hear options for curriculum revision00:02
UN pleads with Serbs to halt new assault: Bosnia's capital fears it now faces what may be the final, brutal battle as the fighting escalates and 4,000 shells hit the city00:02
Letter: Caffeine withdrawal symptoms: experience tells00:02
The Vote of Confidence: MPs survive rebellion that was a 'matter of principle': The Constituencies00:02
Athletics: Christie and Gunnell confirm their class: Backley throws himself back into contention among the spear-carriers while Jackson and Murray race away from the opposition00:02
Letter: Sentencing and treatment of drug couriers in Britain and abroad00:02
Cricket Round-up: Bowler's bat does the damage00:02
Royal College of Physicians00:02
EC anger at currency traders00:02
Reaping the tax rewards from your BT3 shares: Case where personal equity plan hype may be justified00:02
Paris Post War: Art and Existentialism 1945-5500:02
Golf: Alfredsson makes inspired recovery00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Carry on carping with Ken: 'The Kenneth Williams Diaries' - Ed. Russell Davies: HarperCollins, 2O pounds00:02
Mushrooms and slaves linked in farm protest: Sacked workers look to the Booker Prize to highlight their case. Barrie Clement reports00:02
Man accused of second murder00:02
Obituary: Jock Murray00:02
Letter: Sentencing and treatment of drug couriers in Britain and abroad00:02
Cambridge lifts its price00:02
Colourful Alaskan separatist missing00:02
Letter: Sentencing and treatment of drug couriers in Britain and abroad00:02
Letter: Keeping a check on rainy days of the week00:02
Property: Freehold rights or a lawyers' charter?00:02
Sporting Digest: Badminton00:02
Cricket: Somerset benefit from Harden graft00:02
Appointments00:02
Second Italian tycoon commits suicide: Glamorous industrialist and America's Cup challenger shoots himself to avoid corruption charges00:02
Managing director quits Tomorrows after 17 days00:02
Letter: Sentencing and treatment of drug couriers in Britain and abroad00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
59 die in China air crash00:02
Crash driver's damaging experience: Tyre defect of which motorist was unaware halted insurance payout00:02
ShareLink float hugely oversubscribed00:02
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Rolfe & Norman warns of lower profits