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Travel: Tour de France: The new nights of the road: Hi-tech hotels are revolutionising budget accommodation in France, and offering bargain breaks for travellers. Report by Rob Davidson00:02
Appeals: The Dresden Trust00:02
CLASSIC THOUGHTS / A beak in our veins: Angus Macqueen on Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate, pounds 9.99)00:02
Boy in court despite pounds 60 weekly payout00:02
Loan rates cut00:02
Rwandan pillaging and killing 'out of control'00:02
Sporting Digest: Squash00:02
Dhaka protest00:02
FOOD / Cheese shop that swept the board: You will find perfectly kept cheeses and friendly, informed service at Britain's leading supplier, says Chris Arnot00:02
Yeltsin referendum 'rigged'00:02
Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
70% of convicted offenders are found to be unemployed00:02
Sporting Digest: Baseball00:02
Walking the birds00:02
Letter: Israeli settlements grow as Arabs fail to condemn Afula00:02
Guaranteed bond00:02
Shuttle delayed00:02
Britannia Royal Naval College00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
Solicitor wins case00:02
Letter: Balancing the wrongs with a sense of right00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Bearers, Blimps, and jungly fruits: 'India Served and Observed' - William & Mildred Archer: BACSA, 9 pounds. Jan Morris on the enthralling memoirs of two remarkably clever servants of the Raj00:02
American bonus00:02
Travel: Departures: New world-beater00:02
Obituary: Lee Brilleaux00:02
Letter: Don't be tolerant, eradicate that rat00:02
Tennis: Holm puts away Lendl00:02
Football: Either rod and pins or screws and plate: Paul Gascoigne faces a long plaster and a longer haul. Liz Hunt reports00:02
Italy's 'purgatory to paradise' federal plan00:02
Jackpot telephone game suspended00:02
Football FA Cup Semi Final /: Ferguson takes to the high road on French detour: Oldham plan positive approach while Peacock is poised to charge up Chelsea. Guy Hodgson reports00:02
Robber held00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby Union00:02
Easter rabbit on Norman's passion00:02
History man and the leading edge: Communications move so fast that the Science Museum's specialist curator can barely keep up, says John Windsor00:02
Letter: Tory broadcast misses the mark00:02
Travel: An Englishman takes a walk on the wild side: Intrepid Simon Calder set out to walk the length of New York's main thoroughfare - and he lived to tell the tale00:02
Athletics: Chinese skip Marathon00:02
Elysee aide suicide after break with Mitterrand00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Guilty: old dons with ugly Volvos: 'There's No Such Thing as Free Speech' - Stanley Fish: Oxford University Press, 16.95 pounds. The law to end law: Conor Gearty admires a ringing new critique of the liberal pose00:02
REVIEW / Dial nine for no-nonsense entertainment00:02
Judo: Fairbrother goes back to basics00:02
Football Team News00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Sad stories of the death of kings: Shusha Guppy on a humane evocation of one man's journey through the Shah's last days. 'From Palace to Prison' - Ehsan Naraghi Tr. Nilou Mobasser: Taurus, 19.95 pounds00:02
Troops on standby for Rwanda evacuation00:02
Racing: Katabatic's courage conquers quagmire00:02
Sailing: Field deals with adversity00:02
Mortgage curb00:02
Half-yearly Service promotions: Royal Navy00:02
ARTS / What's more ..00:02
Free-bag sacking00:02
Market Report: Utility shares buffeted by a tidal wave of selling00:02
Zulu anger builds against SA army00:02
Football: Gascoigne 'out for eight months': Lazio's England midfield player expected to play again as he flies home for operation on double fracture of right leg today00:02
Modern technology allows for 'rebirth' of The Beatles00:02
Smaller Companies: Development Securities is set to take off00:02
Obituary: Paul Howell00:02
Plain folk get Clinton squirming00:02
Crisis as Natal peace talks end in stalemate: Zulu King launches fierce attack on government and ANC as troops get set to move in on pacification mission00:02
Moscow links Nato plan to economic 'club'00:02
Women's seminar00:02
Faith and Reason: To still the storm and walk on water: Man could not survive as a species in a world where miracles happened all the time. Canon Derek Stanesby asks what miracles are and why God should want to perform them.00:02
Racing / The Grand National: Master Oats can see Williamson home and dry: A rider who has been in hot water will not be out of his depth. Richard Edmondson wades through the National field00:02
Now you have it, now you don't: Sue Fieldman on the phantom Halifax contents cover that vanished with the burglars00:02
Lawyers urge televising of court proceedings: Bar Council condemns 'absurd' ban after Scottish experiment00:02
Dresdner advance defies recession00:02
RUC questioning 18 over party killing in Belfast00:02
Cricket / Fourth Test: Richardson's insertion difficult to justify00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Ghostly voices on an arid plain: 'Pedro Paramo' - Juan Rulfo Tr. Margaret Sayers Peden: Serpent's Tail, 7.99 pounds00:02
Up the junction: dragon migrates north to guard new border of expanded City00:02
Granny takes a dip00:02
Virgin Atlantic set to pay dollars 800m for six Boeing 777s00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
Luxury back in demand as new car sales surge00:02
President pleads for caning youth00:02
Hi-tech screening plan for airports00:02
Football: Italy in love with a rule-breaking rogue: Though he can be outrageous, Italians warm to Gazza because he is different, writes Andrea Galdi00:02
United Breweries needs refinancing: Banking covenants breached after pounds 7.2m write-down of pub values00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
Sistine celebration00:02
Travel: On the prowl for India's big cats: In the foothills of the Himalayas, Corbett National Park is home to about 120 tigers. But they all refused to meet Duff Hart-Davis00:02
Pension policy00:02
Candidates line up for lengthy succession war00:02
US officials bicker over Balkan policy: Rupert Cornwell in Washington wonders who in the administration decides on foreign policy as Pentagon and State Department fall out again00:02
Error delays rape case00:02
Today's Number: 2800:02
Racing / The Grand National: The contenders' colours of distinction: From Bishops Hall to Zeta's Lad, a punters' guide to the 39 runners aiming to break the circuit at Aintree today00:02
Envoy charged00:02
Football: Zambia's burden of national desire: Nick Harling on a revival climaxing in tomorrow's African Nations' Cup final00:02
Cricket / Fourth Test: Stewart plunder puts England in the ascendant: Atherton shares in stand of 171, but Smith and Ramprakash make no lasting impression00:02
View from New York: A portrait of paintings as the next junk bonds00:02
Last bodies at house in Gloucester identified: Dental records used to name victims00:02
Small investors get fingers burnt in Europe: The Continent was disappointing. Now Caroline Merrell and Nic Cicutti find hopes pinned on Japan00:02
Golf / US Masters: Olazabal's 67 transforms his prospects00:02
Auctions00:02
Team spirit thrives at independents00:02
Travel: In the pub where time stands still: A Yorkshire town and its ramshackle inn have survived the era of 'progress' towards blandness, as David Hewson discovered00:02
Private companies to resurrect three pits00:02
Football: Time for a turn-around for the troubled Saints: With relegation threats looming, Henry Winter looks at today's games for clubs facing the cut00:02
Football Diary: Selhurst explosion ahead00:02
Letter: Tory broadcast misses the mark00:02
'Mr Clean' leaves Japan in disarray: Hosakawa bows out, dashing reform hopes and threatening government00:02
Travel: Departures: Cannes package00:02
Pensioner suffered 'Dark Ages neglect': Maggots ate away woman's flesh in nursing home, inquest told00:02
PIA likely to 'drive out 2,000 advisers'00:02
DRINK / Some masters give black marks for the gold stars: The Institute of Masters of Wine has dipped its toe into commercial waters and some members are not happy, says Anthony Rose00:02
The mane attraction: Racing's elite retire to a life of book signings and charity gigs. Julie Aschkenasy hoofs it round the equine celebrity circuit00:02
Police to have new stop and search powers: Civil liberty groups fear move threatens human rights. Jason Bennetto reports00:02
New search for Welsh police chief00:02
Football / FA Cup Semi-Finals: Mr Gentle relishing a giant encounter: As a youth Kerry Dixon was rejected by Luton but has now returned as a revered figurehead. Joe Lovejoy reports00:02
Lambs fall victim to severe spring weather00:02
Joint launch00:02
Paris's big day00:02
Rugby League: Rovers on the brink: Hull KR in drop zone00:02
Trustees appointed in du Cann bankruptcy00:02
Letter: Claims of abuse in the classroom00:02
Schroders slashes PEP costs00:02
Sport: The Week in Review00:02
Motor Racing: Mansell sets the pace in first session: Briton dismissive of debut disaster while Reynard chassis passes initial test on the short oval00:02
Racing / The Grand National: Windy Ways very doubtful00:02
Sporting Digest: Cycling00:02
No need to underwrite cash call, says GPG00:02
FOOD / Gastropod00:02
Drug barons promote heroin in the hunt for fatter profits: US war on narcotics is failing to stop a new 'product' hitting the streets, writes Patrick Cockburn in Washington00:02
Cashier sacked for giving away 2p bags00:02
FOOD / How to cook up a perfect salad: With summer on the horizon, our cookery writer serves up some rich, chilled dishes made with cooked vegetables00:02
Firebombs inquiry00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Pseudo-logical pseudo-stages: Natasha Walker on Harold Brodkey, a writer with much talent and greater reputation, but little to show for them. 'Profane Friendship' - Harold Brodkey: Jonathan Cape, 15.99 pounds00:02
Laird Group weathers downturn: Sharp improvement in non-automotive side and successful legal claim help lift profits to pounds 38m00:02
Sporting Digest: Athletics00:02
RAF College Cranwell00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Writing with a Passion: Fifty years after its first performance, Bayan Northcott considers the survival of Tippett's 'modern oratorio', A Child of Our Time00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: See no weevil00:02
Musician dies00:02
Travel: Departures: Two for one00:02
An investment dream turns to ashes: Nic Cicutti on how 75p in National Savings blossomed into pounds 5 in 49 years00:02
Struck by the jitterbug: Fancy an evening with a difference? If you like dancing, but hate night-clubs, then Le Roc is the place for you. Lyndsay Russell gets down in south London00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: April pruning00:02
Sport: Quotes of the week00:02
KLM in new scare00:02
The street of hot tempers and cold comfort: Correction00:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Landmarks: The Natural History Museum00:02
Rugby League: Newlove's try lifts Bradford: Title contest kept alive00:02
Sterling fund00:02
Athletics: Building on the legacy of pair of heavyweights: The leading coach Tom McNab looks at opportunities to be grasped in evolving a coherent strategy after the departure of influential figures00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
FOOD / Eat up, prune face: People on silly diets succumb to binges right afterwards: having been ever so virtuous, they find 'sin' doubly pleasureful00:02
Smoke-free zones00:02
Sporting Digest: Golf00:02
Grunge rock superstar found shot dead00:02
Football: Team News00:02
PEP discounts00:02
Balladur excused00:02
RE teacher jailed00:02
Trust aims at undervalued shares00:02
Fair Bhagwan trial 'threatened by TV'00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby League00:02
HSBC directors paid pounds 1m more00:02
REVIEW / Hidden depths: Anthony Payne on Falla00:02
Disease cover00:02
Property: Dash if you have the cash: Builders are desperate for land. In a year or so, ir will by customers who feel the pinch, says Anne Spackman00:02
Church appointments00:02
William Donaldson's Week: Where did you get that Mitsubishi?00:02
Truce collapses as Serbs batter Gorazde00:02
Stockings sold00:02
Appeals: Trauma After Care Trust00:02
Campaign to end pensions anomaly: Marriages after retirement can catch out civil servants' widows, Caroline Merrell reports00:02
Care home resident 'had maggots in open sores': Coroner condemns elderly woman's 'deplorable and appalling' condition00:02
Hebron shooting00:02
Travel: Tourists fight back00:02
Athletics: Norman is sacked in silence: Questions unanswered00:02
Don't be blinded by science: The venture capitalist Dr John Walker is worried about the euphoria surrounding biotechnology flotations00:02
Out of Germany: Dream line takes Berliners back to reality00:02
Country Matters: Over-fed, over-sexed, over here00:02
Birthdays00:02
Obituary: Frances Donaldson00:02
Escalating interest00:02
Travel Bookshelf00:02
Saturday Night: It was hell in there for housewives00:02
Tania on the hill with bulldozers00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Rugby Union: Harris and Leicester eager to settle their differences: Heavyweight contenders look to land a telling blow but the championship is likely to come down to a points decision00:02
Bridge of peace00:02
Travel: Departures: Bergen flight00:02
Letter: How cyclists can help to fill in the potholes00:02
In the scheme of things: Simon Callow and the sonnets: a marriage made in heaven? Michael Arditti reports00:02
Letter: Tory broadcast misses the mark00:02
Property: Want a home overseas or a rural retreat?00:02
Profile: You may laugh, but she's hurtin': Roseanne Arnold, housewife, superstar, autobiographer00:02
Horse killed00:02
Hospital alert00:02
Letter: Israeli settlements grow as Arabs fail to condemn Afula00:02
Getting together to win a million: Vivien Goldsmith on forging new bonds00:02
Topping up a pension plan creates hostages to fortune: Vivien Goldsmith on the ABC of AVCs - and which have done best and worst00:02
Money Grouse: Card 'useless' in US machine00:02
Sporting Digest: Volleyball00:02
Racing / The Grand National: Tape quality brings sound improvement to old track: Greg Wood on the measures taken to ensure a fresh start00:02
Motoring: Urban farmers have a field day: James Ruppert surveys the latest cash crop00:02
Major backs competitive sport in schools: Teachers condemn plans for compulsory 'character-building' team games. Judith Judd and Fran Abrams report00:02
Last days for the B&W fixed-rate offer00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Recommended00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Queens Moat's new valuations under attack: Struggling hotel group announces pounds 46m loss00:02
Policyholders invited to chase compensation: Ex-adviser to pursue pension complaints00:02
Appeals: Emmaus Greenwich00:02
Scottish Football: New Firm rivals meet at Hampden with much to prove00:02
Experts split on refining fitness or finding stars: School sport as fun or means to an end? The politicians and experts disagree. Wendy Berliner looks at both sides00:02
Football / FA Cup Semi-Finals: Shreeves schemes to unleash elusive qualities: Trevor Haylett reports on the difficulties facing an astute coach who is plotting for a novel day00:02
Obituary: Norman Jackson VC00:02
Butcher of the killing fields lines up with his Khmer Rouge officials00:02
Racing / Grand National: Rain threatens a second Grand National washout in two years00:02
Squash: Cairns is pleased to make mark00:02
Cassell books a float ahead of expansion00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Darkest days in Java: 'The Way of a Boy' - Ernest Hillen: Viking, 15 pounds00:02
Quote Unquote00:02
Why two years is a long time in politics: Early in 1993, after a series of post-election disasters, many Conservative MPs believed things could only get better for John Major. But they did not. Colin Brown reports00:02
Leading Article: Sporting excellence: a worthwhile goal?00:02
China rearrests veteran activist00:02
Racing: Hyperion's TV tips00:02
Vote for CIS00:02
Gay's murderer jailed for life00:02
Gardening: Tool Box: French Dragon takes pole position00:02
Travel: Departures: Tenor trip00:02
THEATRE / Rise and fall: Paul Taylor reviews Brecht in Hollywood at the Bridge Lane Theatre00:02
Ex-Army major wins record pounds 300,000 for sex discrimination: MoD likely to contest award to woman forced to leave over pregnancy00:02
READER RECIPE / Chicken to crown them all00:02
Letter: Captive workers who earn 16p an hour00:02
Basketball: Cunningham set for title tilt00:02
Hockey: England to start with Argentina00:02
US fears further setback in breaking trade deadlock: Hosokawa resignation an unwelcome shock for Clinton00:02
Golf / US Masters: Augusta keeps reputation for hidden menace: They used to birdie it, now the 15th is a bogey hole for the best of them. Peter Corrigan reports00:02
Athletics: Rumour, innuendo and death of a coach00:02
General has theory on cereal vote-killer00:02
Travel: An Englishman takes a walk on the wild side: Intrepid Simon Calder set out to walk the length of New York's main thoroughfare - and he lived to tell the tale00:02
Ball puts up sale sign and points to losses00:02
Japanese banks unhappy with Euro Disney rescue00:02
Triplex Lloyd warns of pounds 3m loss: Shares suffer but damage is limited by promise of maintained dividend00:02
Gardening: Cuttings: Pots more00:02
Insurance check00:02
Motoring: Land Rover rediscovers its fighting spirit: Four-wheel drive is not for old sticks-in-the-mud. John Simister has fun with a new Discovery00:02
Europe divided on single currency: Clarke claims Britain's view is prevailing Differences emerge over speed of return to narrow bands00:02
Football: England's two-day session00:02
Gardening: A company going for growth: Van Hage's, the pounds 4m garden superstore, offers endless diversions for a shopper with an empty trolley, says Anna Pavord00:02
Travel: Bags of trouble00:02
Mostar revels in an imperfect peace: Christopher Bellamy samples the euphoria in the Bosnian city that suffered the worst siege00:02
Travel: Departures: Cruise the Med00:02
Court Circular00:02
Bail refused00:02
Crisis as Natal peace talks end in stalemate: Zulu King launches fierce attack on government and ANC as troops get set to move in on pacification mission