00:02
British general to lead UN forces in Bosnia: Falklands veteran takes charge as Western governments prepare public opinion for withdrawal of peace-keeping troops00:02
Obituary: Jimmy Meadows00:02
Football: Corruption sparks Rio breakaway00:02
Tea and moral rectitude: 'Having become an unmarried mother in 1987, I was a red rag to a bull, but I fought two elections for the Conservatives . . . did well in both and had a political track record', says Harriet Crawley00:02
Sports Letters: Head-hunting blight00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Bottom Line: Wait for the big one at Crabtree00:02
The Gene Dilemma: How a cold got in the way00:02
Football: Walker waits for a Norwich offer00:02
Court Circular00:02
Pound at new high00:02
And What's More ..00:02
'Poor' tax00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Letter: Ageing mothers, fatherless children00:02
Letter: Ageing mothers, fatherless children00:02
Jet crashes00:02
A warped sense of humour took me right back in time00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Outspoken Christian cast as architect of downfall: The Constituency: Steve Boggan in Suffolk South00:02
View from City Road: Liffe outgrows its environment00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Outspoken Christian cast as architect of downfall: The Constituency: Steve Boggan in Suffolk South00:02
Warning that advisers could go bankrupt: Failure to secure insurance cover may drive finance firms out of business00:02
Sporting Digest: Badminton00:02
Jet crashes00:02
Mexican planes turn their fire on the media: 'All hell broke loose as they came in lower, firing rockets and cannon'. Phil Davison reports from San Antonio de los Banos00:02
Football: Corruption sparks Rio breakaway00:02
Kabul airport seized00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Minister falls foul of 'back to basics' policy: Swift demise after constituency association released statement00:02
Pound at new high00:02
Higher Education: After the bullets, the books: A British university is helping displaced students from former Yugoslavia to continue with their studies, reports Fran Abrams00:02
INTERVIEW / Page, the Oracle: Jimmy Page turns 50 on Sunday. Giles Smith talked to him about acid, Led Zeppelin and the dreaded 'Stairway'00:02
Court Circular00:02
Speed blamed for rural road deaths: Institute of British Geographers conference in Nottingham00:02
Letter: French kiss00:02
Rugby League: Holroyd's kicking is crucial: Castleford suffer Trophy hangover at Headingley00:02
Speed blamed for rural road deaths: Institute of British Geographers conference in Nottingham00:02
Dogs' festive fowl00:02
Still waters run deep at Stoke St Gregory as the rain keeps pouring down00:02
Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
New faces at French bank: Bank of France completes its shift to independence00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Moscow alarmed as Vilnius turns to Nato: Yeltsin 'worried about effect on Russian public opinion'00:02
THEATRE / Knowing its farce from its elbow: Paul Taylor on Peter Hall's production of Feydeau's An Absolute Turkey00:02
DIY test to show if sperm is in the pink00:02
North Sea oilfield stakes sold: Enterprise and Clyde dispose of interests in two areas00:02
'A giant among commentators': Major leads tributes to voice of cricket00:02
Bosnia Appeal: Letting flow00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Who are you - the perilous knowledge: In the first of a three part series Independent writers report on the cutting edge of research into human genes00:02
Clintons' business deals face inquiry00:02
Warder freed00:02
Venezuela riot toll up00:02
Market Report: TV takeover predictions lead to star performers00:02
Cement tragedy00:02
The National Curriculum Review: Unions divided over Dearing proposals: Teachers advised to mark summer tests, but boycott on continuous assessment not lifted00:02
Letter: Expert attention00:02
Riva slips on warning of substantial 1993 losses: Electronics group shocks investors with unenviable 'first'00:02
Dear George Carey: The Archbishop of Canterbury is taken to task for spending too much time with Anglicans in sunnier climes when there is plenty to occupy him at home00:02
ALBUMS / Buckets of whitewash and gore00:02
Playing cautious in UK equities00:02
Hockey: Player power gives India a problem00:02
The Gene Dilemma: How a cold got in the way00:02
Claim by sacked nurse fails00:02
Runcie confesses00:02
Masters of the Universe: Peter Coombs's cricket ground has been 33 years in the making. Mr coombs is a mind-boggler, and he is not alone. Jonathan Glancey visits Olympia and wonders00:02
Paris retreats from military stand De Gaulle established00:02
Court told of boy's sex abuse bribe00:02
British general to lead UN forces in Bosnia: Falklands veteran takes charge as Western governments prepare public opinion for withdrawal of peace-keeping troops00:02
Silly Questions: Read/ignore this if applicable00:02
Tennis: Qualifier humbles Sampras00:02
Burnt-out wreckage of a jet that crashed in Siberia after an engine00:02
The National Curriculum Review: Unions divided over Dearing proposals: Teachers advised to mark summer tests, but boycott on continuous assessment not lifted00:02
Georgia's ex-president 'commits suicide': Confusion surrounds reported death of passionate nationalist Zviad Gamsakhurdia00:02
Football: Portsmouth delighted by Angell00:02
Sporting Digest: Swimming00:02
POP MUSIC / All the time in the world: Shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 1992, the jazz pianist Bheki Mseleku was suddenly the oldest newcomer in town. Phil Johnson found out what happened to him next00:02
Signature tester combats card fraud: Post office customers are guinea pigs in the fight against store crime, Rhys Williams reports00:02
Sporting Digest: Rallying00:02
EFM launches trust for Asian investment: New Tiger will concentrate on smaller companies across emerging continent00:02
Chairman steps down at Scottish Heritable00:02
Cricket: De Villiers' spell revives S Africa: Record-breaking Warne spins Australia to brink of victory before Kent reject turns tide in dramatic fashion00:02
Basketball: Cadle's Kings pasta caring00:02
Sporting Digest: Table Tennis00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
Letter: Ageing mothers, fatherless children00:02
Today's Number: 3300:02
Beckenham seeks to raise pounds 5m00:02
The Yeo Resignation: How minister was brought to heel00:02
Dear George Carey: The Archbishop of Canterbury is taken to task for spending too much time with Anglicans in sunnier climes when there is plenty to occupy him at home00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Who are you - the perilous knowledge: In the first of a three part series Independent writers report on the cutting edge of research into human genes00:02
Racing: Worcester hoping to ride a summertime tide: Tradition dictates jumping courses are left high and dry in the hottest months, but one aims to make waves. Greg Wood reports00:02
Paris guide 'runs brothel ads'00:02
Today's Number: 3300:02
93 migrants found hiding in truck00:02
Cash and complaints roll in for 'shock jock'00:02
Obituary: Professor Edward Thompson00:02
Sports Letters: Somme mistake00:02
Riva slips on warning of substantial 1993 losses: Electronics group shocks investors with unenviable 'first'00:02
Football: Walker waits for a Norwich offer00:02
Letter: Bevin Boys remember life down the pits00:02
Graveside search for MIAs00:02
Resurgent India puts the spice into British funds: Investors are lining up to take advantage of economic transformation. Paul Durman reports00:02
Racing: Trainers concede 5% rise for lads00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Major's government haunted by misfortune: The Fallen00:02
The National Curriculum Review: Changes that led to testing at 'key stages': Fran Abrams traces the history of the much-criticised national curriculum00:02
White House attacked over nuclear deal: US gives up demand for regular inspections in move to cool dispute with North Korea00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Leading Article: Yeo's fall serves as a warning00:02
Sporting Digest: Darts00:02
Obituary: Brian Johnston00:02
Political talks in Algeria00:02
Sporting Digest: Cycling00:02
Birthdays00:02
Education: Where do the children play?: Playgrounds may encourage pupils' bad behaviour, says Naseem Khan00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Departure opens way for three to rise: The Successor: Robert Atkins is a sports fan and Major ally, writes Stephen Goodwin00:02
The Yeo Resignation: MP hopes for end to 'distressing intrusions': The Letters00:02
German seeks mercy in Iran00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Departure opens way for three to rise: The Successor: Robert Atkins is a sports fan and Major ally, writes Stephen Goodwin00:02
Rugby League: Holroyd's kicking is crucial: Castleford suffer Trophy hangover at Headingley00:02
Football: Venables moves a step closer to the England job: FA interviews former Spurs chief executive00:02
Bosnia Appeal: Letting flow00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Researchers take lead in battle with disease: Ethics borne in mind amid laboratory progress00:02
Sports Letters: Somme mistake00:02
Letter: Donations guarantee Bosnian projects00:02
Political talks in Algeria00:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
The Daily Poem: We all know that you're going00:02
Key statistic00:02
Insurance tax 'unfair to the poor'00:02
Dilemmas: Maturity, not decline, begins with the big three-oh00:02
TELEVISION / Bending the law and distorting the map00:02
View from City Road: Liffe outgrows its environment00:02
Plans for 24 new motorway services00:02
The hard work of greatness00:02
Right of Reply: Critically, it was a bad first year for Carlton TV. Paul Corley begs to differ00:02
Bushfires kill three00:02
Israelis keep Hurd far away from Gaza squalor00:02
Willis receives more Gryphon deal cash00:02
War of attrition in petrochemicals: Overcapacity is bringing a vital European industry to crisis point. Neil Thapar reports00:02
Sports Letters: Head-hunting blight00:02
Chess: Face keeps its trap open00:02
Cement tragedy00:02
Masters of the Universe: Peter Coombs's cricket ground has been 33 years in the making. Mr coombs is a mind-boggler, and he is not alone. Jonathan Glancey visits Olympia and wonders00:02
Ivory Coast leader elected00:02
Kabul airport seized00:02
Forecasters warn of more floods on way00:02
Law Report: Teacher's dismissal was invalid: Regina v Secretary of State for Education, Ex parte Prior. Queen's Bench Division (Mr Justice Brooke), 21 December 199300:02
Mexican planes turn their fire on the media: 'All hell broke loose as they came in lower, firing rockets and cannon'. Phil Davison reports from San Antonio de los Banos00:02
Labour seeks clarification on Ulster: McNamara backs Sinn Fein call for details on declaration. David McKittrick reports00:02
Birthdays00:02
Letter: Ageing mothers, fatherless children00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Football: Hope, faith and clarity of vision: Bromsgrove's ambition extends beyond the weekend's third round. Phil Shaw reports00:02
Letter: Bevin Boys remember life down the pits00:02
Paris retreats from military stand De Gaulle established00:02
Crabtree shares rise with news of dividend00:02
Pembroke: Cadbury Christmas cracker00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Guide to the jargon of genetics00:02
Westland lands big order from Brazil00:02
Still waters run deep at Stoke St Gregory as the rain keeps pouring down00:02
FOLK MUSIC / The art of noise: Anyone can play. David McKeown sterilises an old penny-whistle and ambles down to his local pub in Lympstone00:02
POP MUSIC / John, Paul, George and Bugs Bunny: Jim Phelan's your man for daft Beatles records. Martin Kelner couldn't believe his ears00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
The Yeo Resignation: MP hopes for end to 'distressing intrusions': The Letters00:02
Aerospatiale cuts loss: Recovery for French aircraft group mooted for 199600:02
Young magazines challenge German publishing world: A trio of new political weeklies has found a public, but the market reflects the divisions between east and west, writes Steve Crawshaw in Hamburg00:02
Skiing: Compagnoni stays on winning run: Merle might miss the Olympics00:02
The hard work of greatness00:02
Cricket: Taylor seizes his second chance00:02
The Gene Dilemma: French steal lead in DNA research: Private and state funds help project00:02
Bird brains00:02
Baby death case00:02
A warped sense of humour took me right back in time00:02
Leading Article: Capitulation to the professionals00:02
Letter: Guilty secret00:02
Plans for 24 new motorway services00:02
Optimism on house prices00:02
Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
And What's More ..00:02
Chess: Face keeps its trap open00:02
Rugby League: Betts to stay with Wigan00:02
View from City Road: Scene set for fun and games00:02
ALBUMS / Buckets of whitewash and gore00:02
Sports Letters: Irish conflict00:02
Honk, and it could be love in the fast lane: Is the lover of your dreams passing you at 60mph? Jeremy Hart joins the drivers with alluring car numbers on the highways of Miami00:02
The National Curriculum Review: Teachers give welcome tinged with scepticism: Diana Hinds finds staff at one London school unconvinced by the report's proposals00:02
Volkswagen 'planned to poach en masse': Special task force of computer experts was created to transfer GM information, German court is told00:02
Playing cautious in UK equities00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Local party ousts Yeo: Whips blame MP for failing to reconcile constituency to his problems after fathering child in an affair00:02
National curriculum is torn up00:02
Racing: Worcester hoping to ride a summertime tide: Tradition dictates jumping courses are left high and dry in the hottest months, but one aims to make waves. Greg Wood reports00:02
Secretaries trapped by 'pink collar' typecasting: Firms attacked for 'wasting skills'00:02
Boy found hanged00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Major's government haunted by misfortune: The Fallen00:02
DIY test to show if sperm is in the pink00:02
Saudi sheikh sues over BCCI fiasco00:02
Ice Hockey: Flyers take wing again00:02
Fertility test 'cuts stress': Susan Watts reports on a DIY kit to check levels of sperm00:02
Walking: Treading a fine line: Andrew Bibby catches the 8.45 to follow the Settle to Carlisle railway line00:02
PC 'shot by IRA gang' had been due to end shift00:02
Home alone children 'part of British life': Institute of British Geographers conference in Nottingham00:02
Leading Article: Middlemarch joins the masterpieces00:02
Bottom Line: Fields of Enterprise00:02
The National Curriculum Review: Teachers give welcome tinged with scepticism: Diana Hinds finds staff at one London school unconvinced by the report's proposals00:02
Kwik Save offloads Lateshopper chain: Blakemore buys 'very profitable' corner shops business in pounds 9.5m deal00:02
Obituary: Brian Johnston00:02
EFM launches trust for Asian investment: New Tiger will concentrate on smaller companies across emerging continent00:02
Diary00:02
Killing of protester fans bitter feud in Bhutto family00:02
Football: Venables moves a step closer to the England job: FA interviews former Spurs chief executive00:02
Bushfires kill three00:02
POP MUSIC / All the time in the world: Shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 1992, the jazz pianist Bheki Mseleku was suddenly the oldest newcomer in town. Phil Johnson found out what happened to him next00:02
Protests in Yemen00:02
Higher Education: After the bullets, the books: A British university is helping displaced students from former Yugoslavia to continue with their studies, reports Fran Abrams00:02
Arafat is still the supreme survivor: Charles Richards examines serious criticisms of the PLO chairman, but concludes that he is the only viable leader00:02
Runcie confesses00:02
Protests in Yemen00:02
North Sea oilfield stakes sold: Enterprise and Clyde dispose of interests in two areas00:02
Skiing: Compagnoni stays on winning run: Merle might miss the Olympics00:02
Our top women are great performers00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Sporting Digest: Skiing00:02
Who you turn to is only a matter of luck: Suzanne Capper's murder triggered lonely childhood memories for Matthew Campling00:02
Supermarket prices fall just a myth, says Which?00:02
Homes' cheer00:02
'Commuter' gunman fit to plead00:02
Israelis keep Hurd far away from Gaza squalor00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Old soldiers never die: they live on in Siberia: 'The Iron Cage' - Nigel Cawthorne: Fourth Estate, 16.99 pounds00:02
Willis receives more Gryphon deal cash00:02
Jobless figures add to German gloom00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby Union00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
Beckenham seeks to raise pounds 5m00:02
Letter: How Murdoch has shown the way for others to follow00:02
Rugby League: Betts to stay with Wigan00:02
Honk, and it could be love in the fast lane: Is the lover of your dreams passing you at 60mph? Jeremy Hart joins the drivers with alluring car numbers on the highways of Miami00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Local party ousts Yeo: Whips blame MP for failing to reconcile constituency to his problems after fathering child in an affair00:02
The Daily Poem: We all know that you're going00:02
Racing: Trainers concede 5% rise for lads00:02
Graveside search for MIAs00:02
Bride behind bars hopes to escape through marriage00:02
Resurgent India puts the spice into British funds: Investors are lining up to take advantage of economic transformation. Paul Durman reports00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby Union00:02
Dogs' festive fowl00:02
Hockey: Player power gives India a problem00:02
Fine for driver in lorry death crash00:02
Sports Letters: Wisdom blinded, by Witt's charms00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Researchers take lead in battle with disease: Ethics borne in mind amid laboratory progress00:02
White House attacked over nuclear deal: US gives up demand for regular inspections in move to cool dispute with North Korea00:02
PC 'shot by IRA gang' had been due to end shift00:02
Cricket: De Villiers' spell revives S Africa: Record-breaking Warne spins Australia to brink of victory before Kent reject turns tide in dramatic fashion00:02
Sporting Digest: Table Tennis00:02
Letter: Farmers' hand-outs00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Old soldiers never die: they live on in Siberia: 'The Iron Cage' - Nigel Cawthorne: Fourth Estate, 16.99 pounds00:02
Obituary: Jimmy Meadows00:02
The Yeo Resignation: Minister falls foul of 'back to basics' policy: Swift demise after constituency association released statement00:02
Home alone children 'part of British life': Institute of British Geographers conference in Nottingham00:02
FOLK MUSIC / The art of noise: Anyone can play. David McKeown sterilises an old penny-whistle and ambles down to his local pub in Lympstone00:02
The National Curriculum Review: Changes that led to testing at 'key stages': Fran Abrams traces the history of the much-criticised national curriculum00:02
'Commuter' gunman fit to plead00:02
Football: Hope, faith and clarity of vision: Bromsgrove's ambition extends beyond the weekend's third round. Phil Shaw reports00:02
Arafat is still the supreme survivor: Charles Richards examines serious criticisms of the PLO chairman, but concludes that he is the only viable leader00:02
Bridge: That elusive contract00:02
Darts: No one can hold a candelabra to George: Another week and another world championship. Clive White on the not-so-different 'official' version00:02
MUSIC / Under the baton: Anthony Payne on how television sees the conductor's art00:02
Law Report: Teacher's dismissal was invalid: Regina v Secretary of State for Education, Ex parte Prior. Queen's Bench Division (Mr Justice Brooke), 21 December 199300:02
MUSIC / Under the baton: Anthony Payne on how television sees the conductor's art00:02
Optimism on house prices00:02
Lyric Sheets00:02
Market Report: TV takeover predictions lead to star performers00:02
Obituary: Francis Loring00:02
Leading Article: Yeo's fall serves as a warning00:02
Our top women are great performers00:02
Young magazines challenge German publishing world: A trio of new political weeklies has found a public, but the market reflects the divisions between east and west, writes Steve Crawshaw in Hamburg00:02
Killing of protester fans bitter feud in Bhutto family00:02
The Yeo Resignation: How minister was brought to heel00:02
Rugby Union: Reed recalled to Scottish squad: Selectors turn to Caledonian Cornishman to improve line-out strength00:02
Letter: Guilty secret00:02
Aerospatiale cuts loss: Recovery for French aircraft group mooted for 199600:02
Dilemmas: Maturity, not decline, begins with the big three-oh00:02
Education: Where do the children play?: Playgrounds may encourage pupils' bad behaviour, says Naseem Khan00:02
Boy found hanged00:02
Regalian banks on revival: Partnership to exploit rising London property values00:02
Volkswagen 'planned to poach en masse': Special task force of computer experts was created to transfer GM information, German court is told00:02
Darts: No one can hold a candelabra to George: Another week and another world championship. Clive White on the not-so-different 'official' version00:02
Leading Article: Capitulation to the professionals00:02
Riffs: Tasmin Archer on the range of Elvis Costello's 'All Grown Up'00:02
Inside File: Our man on the board00:02
Letter: How Murdoch has shown the way for others to follow00:02
Fine for driver in lorry death crash00:02
Signature tester combats card fraud: Post office customers are guinea pigs in the fight against store crime, Rhys Williams reports00:02
Education: The annual bout of out or in: Diana Hinds seeks out the views of governors00:02
Murder bid charge00:02
POP MUSIC / John, Paul, George and Bugs Bunny: Jim Phelan's your man for daft Beatles records. Martin Kelner couldn't believe his ears00:02
Inside File: Our man on the board00:02
Sporting Digest: Squash00:02
Sealink changes ferry fare structure: Reshuffle to compete with Channel tunnel's imminent passenger service00:02
Bridge: That elusive contract00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Who are you - the perilous knowledge: In the first of a three part series Independent writers report on the cutting edge of research into human genes00:02
Letter: Donations guarantee Bosnian projects00:02
Letter: How Murdoch has shown the way for others to follow00:02
Sporting Digest: Skiing00:02
Here Today00:02
Morgan Glen viaduct under threat00:02
Critic caught in the line of artistic fire: Will Bennett finds accusations of homophobia and misogyny give Brian Sewell 'the giggles'00:02
German seeks mercy in Iran00:02
Ice Hockey: Flyers take wing again00:02
Letter: Farmers' hand-outs00:02
INTERVIEW / Page, the Oracle: Jimmy Page turns 50 on Sunday. Giles Smith talked to him about acid, Led Zeppelin and the dreaded 'Stairway'00:02
'A giant among commentators': Major leads tributes to voice of cricket00:02
Regalian banks on revival: Partnership to exploit rising London property values00:02
Burnt-out wreckage of a jet that crashed in Siberia after an engine00:02
Court told of boy's sex abuse bribe00:02
Athens warns EU over Macedonia: Balkan issue likely to bring six difficult months as Greeks take on presidency00:02
Bottom Line: Wait for the big one at Crabtree00:02
First Impressions: Edmonde Charles-Roux on Yves Saint Laurent00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Key statistic00:02
TELEVISION / Bending the law and distorting the map00:02
New Faces for '94: Versatile Harris side-steps the burden of expectancy: Warrington and Wales should benefit from a product of rugby league's controversial Academy. Dave Hadfield reports00:02
Bride behind bars hopes to escape through marriage00:02
Cash and complaints roll in for 'shock jock'00:02
Letter: French kiss00:02
Chairman steps down at Scottish Heritable00:02
ARTS / The international culture club: The Cold War and Barry Humphries have a lot to answer for. Dalya Alberge tours the embassies to discover the truth about the modern cultural attache00:02
Paris guide 'runs brothel ads'00:02
Sports Letters: Irish conflict00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
Obituary: Professor Edward Thompson00:02
Why some prefer Zapata to Nafta: The Mexican miracle was always flawed. Larry Birns and John Nagel explain00:02
Diary00:02
Morgan Glen viaduct under threat00:02
Venezuela riot toll up00:02
Forecasters warn of more floods on way00:02
Education: The annual bout of out or in: Diana Hinds seeks out the views of governors00:02
New Faces for '94: Versatile Harris side-steps the burden of expectancy: Warrington and Wales should benefit from a product of rugby league's controversial Academy. Dave Hadfield reports00:02
Sailing: Smith's high rollers will avoid the big gamble: Britain's Whitbread Round the World Race skipper is shipshape. Stuart Alexander reports from Fremantle00:02
Georgia's ex-president 'commits suicide': Confusion surrounds reported death of passionate nationalist Zviad Gamsakhurdia00:02
Athens warns EU over Macedonia: Balkan issue likely to bring six difficult months as Greeks take on presidency00:02
Sporting Digest: Badminton00:02
Obituary: Brian Johnston00:02
New faces at French bank: Bank of France completes its shift to independence00:02
Obituary: Francis Loring00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
Warning that advisers could go bankrupt: Failure to secure insurance cover may drive finance firms out of business00:02
Education: Gravy train slows down: Judith Judd says opted-out schools will remain a minority, in spite of extra cash on offer00:02
Sailing: Smith's high rollers will avoid the big gamble: Britain's Whitbread Round the World Race skipper is shipshape. Stuart Alexander reports from Fremantle00:02
ARTS / The international culture club: The Cold War and Barry Humphries have a lot to answer for. Dalya Alberge tours the embassies to discover the truth about the modern cultural attache00:02
Saudi sheikh sues over BCCI fiasco00:02
Sporting Digest: Cycling00:02
Leading Article: Middlemarch joins the masterpieces00:02
Sports Letters: Wisdom blinded, by Witt's charms00:02
View from City Road: Scene set for fun and games00:02
Moscow alarmed as Vilnius turns to Nato: Yeltsin 'worried about effect on Russian public opinion'00:02
'Poor' tax00:02
Letter: Expert attention00:02
The Gene Dilemma: French steal lead in DNA research: Private and state funds help project00:02
Labour seeks clarification on Ulster: McNamara backs Sinn Fein call for details on declaration. David McKittrick reports00:02
View from City Road: Making both ends of the Channel tunnel meet00:02
Sporting Digest: Rallying00:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
Who you turn to is only a matter of luck: Suzanne Capper's murder triggered lonely childhood memories for Matthew Campling00:02
Sporting Digest: Squash00:02
British Steel to close seamless tube plant: Axe for 330 workers as excess supply takes its toll00:02
Lyric Sheets00:02
Cricket: Taylor seizes his second chance00:02
Fertility test 'cuts stress': Susan Watts reports on a DIY kit to check levels of sperm00:02
Tea and moral rectitude: 'Having become an unmarried mother in 1987, I was a red rag to a bull, but I fought two elections for the Conservatives . . . did well in both and had a political track record', says Harriet Crawley00:02
Critic caught in the line of artistic fire: Will Bennett finds accusations of homophobia and misogyny give Brian Sewell 'the giggles'00:02
First Impressions: Edmonde Charles-Roux on Yves Saint Laurent00:02
Who are they to pass judgement?00:02
Tennis: Qualifier humbles Sampras00:02
Warder freed00:02
Football: Portsmouth delighted by Angell00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
THEATRE / Knowing its farce from its elbow: Paul Taylor on Peter Hall's production of Feydeau's An Absolute Turkey00:02
Sporting Digest: Swimming00:02
Sporting Digest: Darts00:02
National curriculum is torn up00:02
Westland lands big order from Brazil00:02
Obituary: Brian Johnston00:02
Letter: How Murdoch has shown the way for others to follow00:02
Why some prefer Zapata to Nafta: The Mexican miracle was always flawed. Larry Birns and John Nagel explain00:02
Murder bid charge00:02
Homes' cheer00:02
Pembroke: Cadbury Christmas cracker00:02
War of attrition in petrochemicals: Overcapacity is bringing a vital European industry to crisis point. Neil Thapar reports00:02
Bottom Line: Fields of Enterprise00:02
Insurance tax 'unfair to the poor'00:02
Claim by sacked nurse fails00:02
Singapore lifts curbs on 'Economist'00:02
Secretaries trapped by 'pink collar' typecasting: Firms attacked for 'wasting skills'00:02
Crabtree shares rise with news of dividend00:02
Table Tennis: Eden's debut paradise: England's series victory00:02
Supermarket prices fall just a myth, says Which?00:02
Here Today00:02
93 migrants found hiding in truck00:02
Clintons' business deals face inquiry00:02
Bird brains00:02
Sealink changes ferry fare structure: Reshuffle to compete with Channel tunnel's imminent passenger service00:02
Silly Questions: Read/ignore this if applicable00:02
Stargazers fail to see dust-up: Planetary aspects for corporate horoscope are less than bright00:02
Basketball: Cadle's Kings pasta caring00:02
Stargazers fail to see dust-up: Planetary aspects for corporate horoscope are less than bright00:02
Who are they to pass judgement?00:02
View from City Road: Making both ends of the Channel tunnel meet00:02
Ivory Coast leader elected00:02
Kwik Save offloads Lateshopper chain: Blakemore buys 'very profitable' corner shops business in pounds 9.5m deal00:02
Table Tennis: Eden's debut paradise: England's series victory00:02
The Gene Dilemma: Guide to the jargon of genetics00:02
Right of Reply: Critically, it was a bad first year for Carlton TV. Paul Corley begs to differ00:02
Education: Gravy train slows down: Judith Judd says opted-out schools will remain a minority, in spite of extra cash on offer00:02
Rugby Union: Reed recalled to Scottish squad: Selectors turn to Caledonian Cornishman to improve line-out strength00:02
Singapore lifts curbs on 'Economist'00:02
British Steel to close seamless tube plant: Axe for 330 workers as excess supply takes its toll00:02
Riffs: Tasmin Archer on the range of Elvis Costello's 'All Grown Up'00:02
Jobless figures add to German gloom00:02
Walking: Treading a fine line: Andrew Bibby catches the 8.45 to follow the Settle to Carlisle railway line00:02
Letter: Bevin Boys remember life down the pits00:02
Letter: Bevin Boys remember life down the pits00:02
Baby death case