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Today's number: 7,500,00000:02
EU applicants still haggling as deadline nears00:02
Letter: Reactions to the massacre of Palestinians at Hebron00:02
Sludge dam was 'nearly full'00:02
Algerians kill 'holy war' chief00:02
Time to forget the wounds of war and talk peace: Emma Daly in the divided city of Mostar finds the Croats ready to compromise00:02
London expected to lag in recovery: North/south divide to continue, says survey00:02
Hockey: Giles tames Trojans: Havant's hit man strikes twice00:02
Letter: Decline of British popular music00:02
Letter: Reactions to the massacre of Palestinians at Hebron00:02
Climbing deaths inquiry00:02
School acts as abuse craze kills pupils: Solvents-and-fire deaths linked00:02
Rescuer drowned00:02
Happy Anniversary: A short speech00:02
Football: Beardsley and Waddle likely to lead gift selection: Skill and form will be the overriding criteria when Terry Venables announces his first England squad today. Joe Lovejoy reports00:02
Obituary: Yann Piat00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Electricity prices warning: Trading pool charges could rise by 25%, says National Power chief00:02
Seedy club featured sex in the stalls: Patrons of cinema recall that some members preferred intimate contact to conversation. Mary Braid reports00:02
Branson eyes hotel management contract00:02
The Hell of the heavens: Beneath its beautiful veil of clouds, Venus is far from lovable; in fact, it is the most hostile of the planets, say Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest00:02
French troops for Cameroon00:02
Letter: A real railway00:02
Injured boy sent 2,000 pounds bill00:02
Claws and the law: How safe is our seafood if Thorp gets the go-ahead? asks Nicholas Schoon00:02
Cricket: Thomson steers Kiwis to victory00:02
Why I adore the penis, by a radical lesbian feminist: Professor Camille Paglia, famous for her attacks on the politically correct school of feminism, has now made a film in praise of the male organ. She explains herself to Ruth Picardie00:02
Miner gives troops bastion of security: The Army has forsaken sandbags for bombproof walls from Leeds. Christopher Bellamy reports00:02
Cricket: Bird wants end to bouncer rule00:02
Fijian leader re-elected00:02
Malaysian reports hit 'raw nerve': British businessmen in Malaysia want reprisals over the expanding trade ban. Chris Blackhurst reports on the mood in Kuala Lumpur00:02
G7 sees world economy on way up: Reassuring noises from finance ministers, but the problems over Japan and Russia remain unresolved00:02
TELEVISION / A boxer's bare-faced lie, a film-maker's fantasy00:02
Obituary: Sir Harold Acton00:02
Clark admits dam cash was 'soft loan': UK firms 'would gain' from pounds 234m aid. Colin Brown and Rosie Waterhouse report00:02
Church bomb killings linked to Christian feud00:02
De-chips are down for the mobile phone thieves00:02
Trust to put on view rare 18th-century wallpaper: Priceless Chinese painting on fine silk tells the story of tea trade. Oliver Gillie reports00:02
UN nuclear team for N Korea00:02
Guards arrested00:02
Managers in NHS 'taking clinical decisions': Doctors' leader fears cost takes priority00:02
Birds trade swoop00:02
The strange meltdown in financial markets00:02
Is it true art and science don't mix?: The 'Independent' and the Science Museum invite you to a forum on the great cultural divide. Tom Wilkie reports00:02
Letter: The bad old days00:02
Letter: More public officials to lessen our insecurity00:02
The value of changing old customs: Bespoke software can be risky and expensive. But adaptable firms can benefit from off-the-shelf packages, says Nick Beard00:02
Sudan keeps doctors at home00:02
Boys killed in fires00:02
Smoking kills00:02
Yemeni leaders agree on ceasefire00:02
Boxing: Walcott dies aged 8000:02
Villa ride Bosnich's luck to Wembley00:02
Beauty boycott00:02
Scouts' badge of masculinity removed00:02
Yeltsin plots next move as enemies leave prison00:02
Hospital calls in the police00:02
Method in the seeming madness (CORRECTED)00:02
Major urged to regain Ulster initiative00:02
Racing: For the Notebook00:02
Star's tapes stolen00:02
Rugby Union: Leeds in rout of Northern: Lowes cuts dash past Bradford - Ruane found wanting at Wheldon Road00:02
Missing girl found dead00:02
Obituary: Jersey Joe Walcott00:02
Witnesses say building blew up within minutes: Cinema death blaze: Murder of eight at 'dingy' club prompts demands for review of fire rules and inspections00:02
Jewish settlers to keep their guns00:02
UN troops needed to back shaky truce00:02
The worst of times: Newly wed, cold and lonesome in Osnabruck: Penny Vincenzi talks to Danny Danziger00:02
Good Questions: Significant surnames00:02
Coale's Notes: Low pressure00:02
For sale: the kitsch of corruption00:02
The Daily Poem: Proof00:02
Church bomb raises fears for Pope: Massacre of Maronite Christians brings back nightmares of Lebanon's bitter civil war00:02
'Professional assassins' killed French MP00:02
Call to drop Unionist 'veto' on Irish unity: Sinn Fein Conference: Delegates back peace strategy - Adams keeps ceasefire option open - Poll result challenged00:02
Green power plan00:02
Boxing: Benn sticks to script as Nunn slips: Wharton overpowered00:02
Revenge clue as sex club fire toll reaches 800:02
Court Circular00:02
Sweets before sex00:02
And what's more ..00:02
Venue 'had no safety licence': Adequate precautions are dependent on the owners seeking approval. Rhys Williams reports on an easily broken area of the law00:02
Americans face a five-day wait for buying guns00:02
Our Price set to merge with Virgin Retail: Link-up will cost Woolworth its place as Britain's largest music retailer00:02
Iraqi plea for pilgrimage cash00:02
Apathy mars Moldovan vote00:02
Peacemakers ignore the Prince Charles factor at their peril00:02
Controversy hits the contracting market: Lynne Curry meets Christina Symons, who aims to change the current system of recruitment00:02
MAI to avert showdown in dispute over Meridian00:02
BEST-SELLERS: Top 10 most pawned items00:02
Letter: Reactions to the massacre of Palestinians at Hebron00:02
Golf: Mason's memorable end to his 20-year odyssey: A 40-year-old journeyman celebrates long-awaited victory00:02
'Alien' kidnap tales brought to life: Contemporary Art Market00:02
Music: Pumping up the volume: Nick Kimberley reviews Glenn Branca at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Michael Nyman at the Barbican Hall00:02
Rugby Union: England pick Pears in new look for Paris: Five Nations' Championship: Sweeping changes in wake of Irish defeat00:02
Majority in Ireland 'want a halt to IRA violence'00:02
Adams holds back on joint declaration: Alan Murdoch finds concern at differences between Dublin and London00:02
Leading Article: Why reason must prevail00:02
Monkey business in Pembroke: the advertising world00:02
You know the one about London Fashion Week00:02
Mayans press President to quit00:02
Hebron settlers shed no tears after slaughter: Militant Jews are turning mass killer Baruch Goldstein into a folk hero, writes Sarah Helm from Kiryat Arba00:02
Letter: Decline of British popular music00:02
Leading Article: No such thing as a free source of energy00:02
Law Report: Case Summaries (CORRECTED)00:02
Dressed to kill the old image: The leaders look more respectable, but Sinn Fein militants still applaud the IRA, says David McKittrick00:02
Piranhas prowl in Kinshasa: Richard Dowden fights his way into the capital on his trip round Zaire00:02
Adrenalin: Driving in the dark: Blindfold driving is the latest way to entertain corporate clients and stag parties. Owen Slot sets off into the unknown00:02
A time for laughter - not forgetting00:02
Mafia trial ends00:02
Day Out00:02
Cricket: Malcolm's exit puts England in a spin: West Indies win on faster scoring rate00:02
Letter: Environmental realities of population growth00:02
Smaller Companies: Cedardata offering impresses institutions00:02
Festival: Clean up, then dance: Philip Sweeney, man on the spot, watches the dust-sheets being lifted off Lisbon, European Capital of Culture 199400:02
Barclays disposes of Australian operation00:02
Major and Clinton to forge old bonds in steel town: Leaders aim to dispel fears over differences00:02
Rugby Union: Castleford way ahead of Widnes00:02
Letter: Coursing ground is a year-round haven for hares00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
Motoring history recalled by UPF flotation: Manufacturer of car chassis frames boasts 86-year link with Rolls-Royce00:02
Leading Article: Europe must think big to prosper00:02
Birthdays00:02
FBI humiliated by Waco verdict00:02
A home fit to house our nation's history: Moving the Public Record Office to the London suburbs shows a lack of vision, says David Starkey00:02
Harold Acton dies00:02
Father charged00:02
Getting the message across: Alison Eadie looks at the trend for business to favour 'community sponsorship' over arts and sport00:02
Chess: Innate vision00:02
Realism enters Italian fashion00:02
Rugby League: Wigan joy marred by brawl00:02
Dockers' claim00:02
Demure faces hide bare flesh: Out of Japan00:02
Racing: Remittance return ups interest rate: A great chaser writes poetry into the ante-post books and stands poised to reclaim his crown00:02
Sunday Round-Up: The main stories from yesterday's City pages00:02
Obituary: J. L. Carr