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Jack Whitehead, from the Isle of Wight, finishing off his replica of the bow figure of Admiral Earl St Vincent from the 19th-century ship HMS Earl St Vincent. The sculpture is for a collector in the Caribbean00:02
Books: Lipogram man: Hugo Barnacle on the remarkable French novelist Georges Perec, who made light work of formal games00:02
Basketball: Guildford poised at crossroads00:02
View from City Road: A price worth paying for pensions advice00:02
Gardening: Tool Box: The pro has the edge00:02
Food & Drink: Gastropod00:02
Bullies go public for institution's open day: Stephen Ward visits a young offenders' centre criticised by prisons inspectors as it shows off attempts to reform conditions00:02
Cairo killing00:02
TV firms take stake in radio00:02
James was raped. Is that a crime?00:02
Football: Republic planted in second seed group00:02
Travel: I told them: 'Have fun'. And they did: Hunter Davies, self-appointed tour leader for the over-fifties, finds Madeira the ideal place to take his wife and sister for some pre-Christmas sun00:02
Cricket: Steps toward a team of many colours: Glenn Moore reports from Johannesburg as South Africa awaits its first black Test player00:02
A clear case of time and tide having to wait for all men: Grant Dalton, skipper of New Zealand Endeavour in the Round the World Race, who is writing for the Independent, on rewards for rescue00:02
Appointments: Church appointments00:02
Off the Shelf: Trailing baroque clouds of glory: Geoffrey Wheatcroft ponders Herbert Read's entrancing novel, The Green Child00:02
BOOK REVIEW / First fumbles and cross-dressing: 'The Wives of Bath' - Susan Swan: Granta, 8.9900:02
Cricket: Campbell faces up to Wasim00:02
Walking into the sunset: When Andrew Lloyd Webber took Sunset Boulevard to Norma Desmond's backyard, things had to change. Paul Taylor reports from LA00:02
Clean-up deal00:02
Country Matters: Llamas and hydraulic rams in the sky00:02
Skiing: Four to follow on the slopes00:02
Travel: Around the world in a day: Clutching his two-zone Travelcard, Simon Calder gets a taste of foreign climes without having to leave London00:02
Coach crash00:02
Quotes of the Week00:02
Hopes for Ulster peace move before Christmas00:02
Style & Spending: The Way I Was: Off to the country with a label round my neck: Michael Aspel tells Nicholas Roe about his wartime evacuation to Somerset when he was eight years old00:02
Obituary: Professor Ronald Lowe00:02
Music / Casts aside: Reviews: David Patrick Stearns reports from New York on new stagings at the Metropolitan Opera; plus the rival London orchestras00:02
Letter: King Charles III: no natural defects in his body politic00:02
Defence support staff to be privatised00:02
Crisis in hospitals over the mentally ill: Watchdog finds overcrowding, understaffing, suicides and regime of 'minimal therapy'. Nicholas Timmins reports00:02
View from City Road: Lloyd's confidence takes another knock00:02
Cricket: Lathwell makes mark again in stirring style: Somerset batsman helps England shine brilliantly in the sun as Transvaal wilt under the visitors' heat00:02
Norweb to freeze its prices: Domestic charges pegged as profits climb at electricity firm00:02
Car plate fetches a regal sum00:02
GP struck off00:02
Skiing: Palliative power of Tomba's golden touch: Although the World Cup circuit is beset with problems, its leading light still shines intensely. Bill Scott reports from Val d'Isere00:02
Rowing: Glory comes before Power00:02
Rugby Union: Tigers need to burn brighter than bright: Keeping the pressure on Bath in the Courage league brings pressure all of its own. Steve Bale reports00:02
Plaid Cymru MP to withdraw pair deal with Major: The Prime Minister is likely to become a victim of Labour's parliamentary war of attrition. Colin Brown reports00:02
Obituary: Lord Mais00:02
Delors' plan wins over British00:02
Germans fear cross-border Nazi alliance00:02
Shortlist of 50 for 'Independent' award00:02
Food & Drink: Champagne's message in a bottle: As the grandes marques start trying to improve their product, Anthony Rose offers his guide to the better bargains00:02
Rabin and Arafat to iron out differences: Last-minute effort to maintain timetable for Israeli withdrawal even while hardline settlers threaten war00:02
Books: Greek tragedies in Indian villages: Ziauddin Sardar looks at a series of writers from the subcontinent and their victims00:02
Gas sentence00:02
Rapper trial00:02
Letter: It's not how many go in, but how many come out00:02
Protest at Gabon vote00:02
Cricket: Ranatunga puts West Indians in a spin00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
Face of a Tibetan prisoner acuses the Chinese occupiers of his country00:02
View from City Road: Rights flood will be for acquisitions00:02
Profile: Charles's biggest buddy: Nicholas Soames, Royalist Minister for Food00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Pot luck00:02
Letter: King Charles III: no natural defects in his body politic00:02
Food & Drink: Light at the end of the meal: Yeast-raised, sweetened breads are more appealing than our crumbly, concrete-topped confections00:02
Food & Drink: Peasant food in an urban jungle: An idealistic and earthy chef has transformed a Victorian pub into a delightful restaurant. Emily Green reports00:02
Racing: Halkopous ready to vex Maguire: Richard Edmondson previews Cheltenham's dress rehearsal for the Champion Hurdle00:02
Motoring: Quantum leap for the Proton: John Simister discovers a Persona that is reliable, affordable and fun: The Independent Road Test00:02
Test case victory for immigrant00:02
Judge bars Currys shop from Sunday opening00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Money: A Family unit trust00:02
Sarajevo shelled amid plans for new peace talks00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Style & Spending: Auctions00:02
Letter: Musical value00:02
Terrorists wait in the wings00:02
Bulgers name new son after priest00:02
Market Report: Hungry punters look for a Christmas with bells on00:02
Style: Candid Caller00:02
Money: Martin Currie discount00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Twitch on the thread: 'Mr Barrett's Secret' - Kingsley Amis: Hutchinson, 14.9900:02
200m pounds Camco sale below Pearson hopes: Sharp drop in oil price is blamed00:02
Money: Still time to guarantee your exit price with a BES: Caroline Merrell looks at the schemes on offer as the year-end deadline nears00:02
Loss at Triplex Lloyd unit knocks shares00:02
Food & Drink: Wine everywhere, but none to drink00:02
1bn pounds deficit casts doubt on export-led recovery00:02
One-man rule00:02
Umpire retires hurt after peck: Vicious beaks and sharp language are among the hazards confronted by cage bird judges. Martin Whitfield reports00:02
Hebron tense as killing spreads00:02
Labour hijacks business in the Commons: Tory backbench debate sabotaged by 'trench warfare' as Opposition protests over use of guillotine00:02
Man killed in school coach crash00:02
Football: FA summons for Fashanu and Mabbutt: Wimbledon express anger over request to appear at Lancaster Gate while Barry Fry finds rewards are greater in Birmingham00:02
Greek apology for insult to Germany00:02
Travel: Dances with elephants: Barbara Jeffery packs her trunk and comes down with a serious case of elephant fever at a festival in Kerala, India's southernmost state00:02
Germans fear cross-border Nazi alliance00:02
Science takes step towards Sun power00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Sharp points of Sellafield satire: 'Radio Activity' - John Murray: Sunk Island, 7.9900:02
Across Ulster's great divide: Children grow up fast in Sinn Fein stronghold00:02
Style: Designs of a cultural tourist: Romeo Gigli's love of things Indian and Byzantine is apparent in his new London premises. Jonathan Glancey paid him a visit00:02
Church appeals00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Property: Daydream homes00:02
Recommended Books00:02
Leading Article: A chronicle of mismanagement00:02
Money: Fears for capital cause S&P to drop high-income trust00:02
Double Play: Discs - Edward Seckerson and Stephen Johnson on civilised concertos and an exploding symphony00:02
Travel: Executive stress00:02
Obituary: Sir Patrick Graham00:02
The king is dead ..long live cocaine00:02
Football: Team news00:02
And What's More . . .00:02
Property: A house can grow on you: With a good garden, a property is much easier to sell. Anne Spackman reports00:02
Rugby League: Saints gamble on new look: Coach concentrates on knockout competitions00:02
Class sizes00:02
Style: Saturday Night: My prose makes trees weep00:02
Travel: Hamster heaven00:02
Travel: Departures00:02
Letter: King Charles III: no natural defects in his body politic00:02
Rugby Union: Swansea walk on wary side00:02
Tennis: Becker's urge to rediscover boom times: Nick Bollettieri has been put in charge of revitalising the career of an ailing champion. John Roberts reports from Munich00:02
Hockey: Unhappy Hill opts out of Britain squad: Havant defender prefers rugby00:02
Obituary: Commandant Paul-Louis Weiller00:02
Search for jobs grows tougher for graduates: One in eight still seeking work after six months. Fran Abrams reports00:02
The Week in Review: Sport00:02
Wellwishing way to a Christmas with friends: Heart Searching: 'Single Again' magazine has launched a support network. Rachel Lipman reports00:02
Scottish football: Macari calls for belief00:02
Books for Christmas: When action pictures speak louder than words: Mike Rowbottom finds the coffee growing cold while examining a stunning collection of familiar friends00:02
China warns00:02
Belgian workers mass in streets00:02
Letter: King Charles III: no natural defects in his body politic00:02
Wills00:02
Today's number: 9500:02
Money: Act quickly to repair storm damage, householders told: Devastation is not on the scale of 1987. Nic Cicutti reports00:02
Obituary: Sir Jack Longland00:02
Music / Different teams, same league: LPO; Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall00:02
Obituary: Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Still ain't no black in the Union Jack: 'The Black Atlantic' - Paul Gilroy: Verso, 11.9500:02
Money: Shop around for the best mortgage fixes00:02
Welsh Water boosted by efficiency drive00:02
Appointments: Service appointments00:02
Brittan beavers away to meet Gatt deadline00:02
Appointments00:02
Money: Tax in your pocket00:02
Saudi burger00:02
Money: Christmas increase00:02
Antall illness worsens00:02
Food & Drink: Recipe: Why not stay at home for an Indian?00:02
Russian Elections: Yeltsin struggles to stir tired voters00:02
Gunman holds 10 hostages00:02
Sporting digest: Motor Racing00:02
Albania corruption trial00:02
Child attacked00:02
Letter: It's not how many go in, but how many come out00:02
I confess . . .: Nigel Finch, the writer and director, reveals his weakness for follies to John Lyttle00:02
Centre-left set to win in Chile00:02
Boxing: Bruno puts Europe on ice00:02
Classical Music: Upbeat00:02
Jackson talks00:02
'Mascot' dies00:02
Travel: Sky high taxes00:02
Campbell out00:02
Classical Music: As long as the muse lives on: On Elliott Carter's 85th birthday, Bayan Northcott inquires into the music of composers who have kept on writing to the end00:02
Britain accepts Delors jobs package00:02
Money Grouse / Bouncing into problems00:02
Racing: Steel in limelight00:02
Money: Your rights on fuel00:02
Letter: That's the limit00:02
Travel: Viennese fancies00:02
Macmillan loses dollars 137m Maxwell shares case: Judge rules in favour of Lehman Brothers and Swiss banks in dispute over Berlitz equity00:02
Hubble orbit00:02
Birthdays00:02
Ethnic boost00:02
'Ethnic' talks agreed00:02
Letter: Better late . . .00:02
Money: Unions act over pensions: The TUC is alerting its 8 million members00:02
Football Diary00:02
View from City Road: Too much swing in the trade figures00:02
Wolverhampton & Dudley says UK beer sales will fall further00:02
Across Ulster's great divide: Fences keep family 'safe' in an abnormal existence00:02
Hendrix inquiry00:02
New nappy can be put down drain: Firm claims biodegradable first00:02
US 'Mob state' remains home of corruption: Cleaning up Rhode Island goes beyond destroying Mafia00:02
New era dawns as Mandela and De Klerk take Nobel00:02
Postcard from Paris: Living only to forget: Jorge Semprun speaks memories with Amanda Hopkinson00:02
Scenes of joy as Britons fly home00:02
BOOK REVIEW / The city that walks alone: 'Three Sides of the Mersey' - Rogan Taylor, Andrew Ward & John Williams: Robson Books, 16.9500:02
Market Place: Bury00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Theatre / Willkommen: Robert Hanks and Edward Seckerson on the London revival of Cabaret00:02
Nissan pays off 250 as car exports collapse00:02
Football: English progress hits the old buffers: The case for a smaller Premier League is unarguable but still remains unanswered. Joe Lovejoy reports00:02
Russian Elections: Hypnotist seeks power: Helen Womack sees a Russian psychotherapist campaigning in Yaroslavl via a televised seance00:02
Money: Savings rates are beginning to fall00:02
Faith and Reason: Deadly afraid of dying all alone: The Rev Robert Rea, of Newark, New Jersey, gives an account of the challenge of trying to give individual care to an Aids patient in the last days of his life in an American city.00:02
Letter: Suffering of nuclear test witnesses00:02
Money: Dispose of foreign change00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: The onion field00:02
Style & Spending: Model-makers with one-track minds: Finescale locomotives, especially the meticulous replicas by the late Stanley Beeson, attract a rare breed of enthusiast. John Windsor reports00:02
Football: United stand tall but Beardsley looks to deliver: Henry Winter on today's Premiership programme00:02
Court Circular00:02
Tennis: Sampras making lucrative progress00:02
Sporting digest: Swimming00:02
1.76m pounds art bid00:02
Money: Giving in a charitable way00:02
Rapist jailed for eight years00:02
Changes to the Arts Council urged: Leading figures say crisis would not be solved by abolition. Dalya Alberge reports00:02
The smell of success: Business is booming at the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby. Adrian Turpin trawls its fragrant exhibits00:02
Branson achieves another media coup00:02
Gardening: The earth won't move for you: Respect for your raw material is essential, says Anna Pavord. Ignore the basics and your garden will be littered with corpses00:02
French police foil Algerian's attempt to hijack plane to Libya00:02
'Beast' on film00:02
Blubber galore - whales blown up at Offal Point00:02
Rich hands over reins at commodities company00:02
Travel: Top 20 resorts: Cortina d'Ampezzo00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Death Wish II00:02
League flounders in a sea of troubles: Italian party hit by scandals, electoral defeat and feuding00:02
Vetted by a paperhanger: William Donaldson's Week00:02
Ice Skating: Main seizes chance00:02
Analysts dispute Lloyd's claims on cover00:02
Quote Unquote00:02
2m pounds assets targeted in MoD trial: Crown seeks confiscation of homes00:02
Travel: Resorts with the white stuff: There is fresh snow in the Alps, but do your homework before booking a trip, says Chris Gill00:02
Gardening: Officer, there's a transvestite standing on the roof