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Johnston set to counter Gannett's Newscom bid00:00
Anger over UK residencies being sold for £1m00:00
Tonic has the fizz for Cup hat-trick00:00
Death beneath the Dome00:00
Black music industry poll is a whiter shade of pale00:00
Trimble in plea for caution on Nelson report00:00
Hamilton 'paid £10,000 for writing two letters'00:00
Ulster: guns handover 'will take place'00:00
The devil is in the details00:00
Forget champagne. Toast the new year with British beer00:00
£20,000 pay-off for former Dewar aide00:00
Paperbacks00:00
The Good Family Hotel Guide: Hotel Vicky, Niederau, Austria00:00
A-Z of Skiing: L is for Linked Areas00:00
Bride cannot sue police for ruining her reception00:00
Cooke given two life sentences for abusing teens00:00
Gun found by river is not Dando weapon00:00
Bites: Islands00:00
Glaxo shares soar on renewed merger hopes00:00
Hatfield prepares for invasion of Spielberg brigade00:00
If Tommy and Joey the Crow shot Nicky, who took them out?00:00
Village of future: cold beer and spinsters sharing cars00:00
Foster makes his last stand and refuses to take Wembley plan back to drawing board00:00
M&S shares surge as record dealing fuels bid speculation00:00
Paribas consortium set for United Biscuits bid00:00
Water shares rally as United Utilities cuts 1,000 jobs, raises dividend and prepares telecom float00:00
Russians offer 'safe passage' but Grozny's besieged say the bombs still rain down00:00
Concern grows over Net frenzy00:00
Religious clash looms in Nigeria as Christians rebel against Islamic law00:00
Caroline mother loses claim for negligence00:00
A Week in Books00:00
Philip Green weighs up float of MK One00:00
Sir Cliff 'exploited people's religion to sell vile record'00:00
Sigh of Japanese relief at belated royal pregnancy00:00
Lloyds TSB restructures as e-commerce tops the agenda00:00
Straw's Christmas gift to Ben James: get ready to leave now00:00
Profile: Delia Smith00:00
Super league backers reveal £85m plan00:00
Colomiers threaten court action over banned prop00:00
Revealed: a map of drug-taking across Britain00:00
Ewing returns as Knicks beat 76ers00:00
Blues beat Predators 4-200:00
Blair says UK courts must be reformed00:00
Car discounts on way after sales fall00:00
Stock markets around the world end the millennium on new record highs00:00
Mellor's Task Force is disbanded amid chaos00:00
Italian job, French connection00:00
Logica and eXchange keep Net craze on the boil00:00
The secret of Life00:00
In a powerless, frozen city of no food, the blind hear the bombs and know there is no escape00:00
BT Cellnet aims to double users to 12m by 200300:00
Killer mother freed after court hears of abuse00:00
Travel trade launches sale of the millennium00:00
250,000 savers may be forced to sell their ISAs00:00
India: HIV capital of the world00:00
Legal has a strong case for O'Neill00:00
Squatters take over a £5m mansion00:00
Power of prayer is catalyst behind Rougier's advance00:00
Straw puts pressure on Labour MP to take on private member's Bill to ban fox-hunting00:02
Reed's investment plans send shares soaring00:02
Rates kept on hold, but rise is likely early next year00:02
Colt raises pounds 700m for European growth00:02
Pop: Riffs00:02
Cricket: England's dawn thunder defied by Klusener00:02
Letter: Alternatives to cars00:02
BOXING: Tyson makes British debut in Manchester00:02
Jailed Burmese journalist awarded top prize00:02
THE ASHCROFT AFFAIR: Treasurer makes another pounds 70m - but could still escape UK taxes00:02
Football: Gregory refuses to take vow of silence00:02
Wanted: the heirs to a pounds 12m fortune00:02
Pop: This Week's Album Releases00:02
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The Independent Recommends: The Five Best Plays00:02
The Knack: HOW TO JUDGE A BOOK00:02
The Independent Recommends: The Five Best Films00:02
Allied Irish in frame for Ulster Bank00:02
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Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
EU SUMMIT: Beef kept off the agenda at Europe's frosty talks00:02
Fight to exempt unit trusts from `kitemark' plan00:02
Outlook: Thomson break00:02
Outlook: Rates standstill00:02
Football: Diamonds prove a ringer's best friend00:02
COMMENT: Pandora00:02
Rowing: Cambridge show superior form00:02
Squash: Champions' mission to put squash on the map00:02
Archer denies dead libel alibi witness lied00:02
Frontline: TRIPOLI - The Col Gaddafi guide to women and wrestling00:02
Pop: This Week's Album Releases00:02
Football: French duo seal Arsenal's advance00:02
Parliament: Tories ask for checks on 'mad' Blair00:02
Football: Yeovil begin to live up to expectations at last00:02
Christmas Gifts: Basket cases00:02
Football: Radebe's late strike sends Leeds through00:02
Stress at work makes staff more selfish, says study00:02
First Night: Diana returns to haunt Royal Family from the stage00:02
Foxes find holes in United's defence Some foxes think its leftovers... They're on pitch, they think its leftovers...00:02
Racing: HYPERION'S TV TIPS00:02
Film: Also Showing00:02
Internet mania rockets through market00:02
pounds 1m job offer sets new Net record00:02
Film: I always wanted to go into space, man00:02
Letter: A crime in Chechnya00:02
Ex-Nazi slaves tell Germany: raise payout or face trade war threat to boost pounds 2.7m payout offer00:02
Music: Pictures from an exhibitionist00:02
Arts: Classical - Vivid pictures with a light and truthful touch00:02
Doctors in child abuse detection suspended00:02
THE ASHCROFT AFFAIR: How two tycoons cooked up a secret deal to help the Tory party00:02
Digital, Cable and Satellite Television: Pick of the Day00:02
Christmas Gifts: No batteries required00:02
Kidnap victim died `as police delayed'00:02
DTI suffers travel industry rebuff00:02
BASKETBALL: Barkley's farewell after knee injury00:02
Film: The Big Picture - Blimey! Cockney rhyming slaughter00:02
Leading Article: Don't let France's bad behaviour ruin the Helsinki summit00:02
Science: History is written in the stars00:02
Christmas Gifts: Christmas shopping on the Internet00:02
Racing: Dandy relishes role in the land of the dragons00:02
20,000 French cats stolen by rustlers00:02
Letter: Post-mortem ethics00:02
COMMENT: Friday Book - European history through the eyes of the Tsar's lover00:02
Sporting Digest: Skiing00:02
A swift Russian victory is an apparition00:02
Break-up looms as Hyder is swamped by a sea of debt00:02
PARLIAMENT: The House - In Brief00:02
THE INFORMATION on: `Dancing on Dangerous Ground'00:02
Law on removal of organs at post-mortems `is a mess'00:02
Football: Keane confirmation underpins United ambition00:02
Football: Italians keep Newcastle at bay00:02
Scientologists are refused charitable status00:02
The Independent Recommends: The Five Best Shows00:02
OBITUARIES: Stephen Greene00:02
Box Office00:02
Champion jockey issues writ against trainer00:02
FSA issues warning to investors after explosion in share buying00:02
20 police forces in major Internet child porn swoop00:02
MUSIC: Lyric Sheets: Hamster00:02
Racing: Club and bookies differ on review priorities00:02
THE ASHCROFT AFFAIR: `Times' editor insists he still has the confidence of his proprietor00:02
Tennis: Masters Cup to herald new era of co-operation00:02
OBITUARIES: John Streetly00:02
Christmas Gifts: It's not just the thought that counts00:02
Swimming: Baker races to gold medal and record00:02
Comment: When your father confessor is a small plastic box00:02
SWIMMING: Revenge for Baker with gold medal and record00:02
Morning sickness is sign of a baby girl00:02
`Devious' Hamilton lied to Heseltine and Chief Whip, says Fayed lawyer00:02
Mathematical Notes: Zero tolerance and Saracen magic00:02
COMMENT: Worshipping the cult of celebrity00:02
MILLENNIUM CORNER: 22 DAYS TO GO00:02
Football: Ball thinks over future following dismissal by Pompey00:02
Comment: Why the water vole never made it to Ireland00:02
1679, a very good year for Madeira00:02
The Investment Column: Harvey Nichols00:02
Pop: This Week's Album Releases00:02
At the twelfth stroke, Thames will be set on fire00:02
Words: tote, adj. and v.00:02
Thought for the Day00:02
Gazette: Lectures00:02
Around the World's Markets: NEW YORK00:02
Quote of the Day00:02
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Blueprint for creating artificial life is discovered Minimum genes to support living organisms found00:02
Film: Videowatch - Human Traffic (18) to rent00:02
Letter: A crime in Chechnya00:02
Football: Amoruso apologises for racist remarks to Ikpeba00:02
Film: The beauty in the beast00:02
Books For Christmas: Golf - Qualities of a good read unspoilt00:02
BMA orders full review of all health funding00:02
Comment: I did my bit for my kids' school - but it isn't enough00:02
SKIING: Austrian benefits from new skis for slalom win00:02
Old herbal remedy `better than drugs'00:02
COMMENT: My beef with the French: not only is this ban gutless, but it's against your interests00:02
Outlook: Poor old Mr Hawker is on a Hyder to nothing00:02
Kidnap victim died `as police delayed'00:02
The information Daily: New Films00:02
Gazette: Dinners00:02
The Investment Column: Compass beats expectations after sports hospitality boost00:02
COMMONS STATEMENT: Minister rejects both trade war and resignation00:02
RADIO: Pick of the Day00:02
Serb court jails doctor who aided Kosovo women00:02
BP Amoco may rebrand stations after name change00:02
Around the World's Markets: LONDON00:02
Letter: Crumbling Cuba00:02
Arts: Dance - It may be authentic, but it's still a big pot of Irish stew00:02
Market Report: Dealers cash in as Lloyds and M&S light up screens00:02
Newcastle Utd links with NTL00:02
COMMENT: Podium - People will embrace genetic testing - in time00:02
Film: Double Bill - JEREMY PODESWA, DIRECTOR OF `THE FIVE SENSES', ON HIS IDEAL CINEMATIC PAIRING00:02
Schools' progress removes threat of direct rule Progress wards off threat of direct rule at schools00:02
No black and white answer to colourful language issue00:02
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Arts: Survival of the wittiest00:02
Police six times more likely to stop black people00:02
`Odd' gun revives stalker theory in Dando killing00:02
Cricket: Silverwood and Tufnell rally to England's cause00:02
CLASSICAL: On The Air00:02
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Rain or Shine...00:02
Life found 12,000 feet under polar ice00:02
Television Review00:02
US accuses diplomat of spying and expels him00:02
RUGBY UNION: Reivers cleared of racism00:02
The House In Brief: MP seeks to outlaw hospital `euthanasia'00:02
Science: Update00:02
CLASSICAL: The Compact Collection00:02
Football: Spurs fans have no confidence in Sugar00:02
Racing: Amateur hour ends in fiasco and a fatality00:02
Around the World's Markets: HONG KONG00:02
Leading Article: An inglorious episode for the press and politicans alike00:02
Army retreats from Montenegro airport00:02
RUGBY LEAGUE: Clinch accepts Kear's offer of Giants lifeline00:02
Moscow softens line on shelling of Grozny00:02
PARLIAMENT: HEALTH - MP plans bill to ban starving of patients00:02
CLASSICAL Review: From Manchester with love00:02
The Investment Column: First Technology00:00
Minis offer little room for manoeuvre00:00
Survival of the wittiest00:00
This Week's Album Releases00:00
Kidnap victim died 'as police delayed'00:00
'Devious' Hamilton lied to Heseltine and Chief Whip, says Fayed lawyer00:00
At the twelfth stroke, Thames will be set on fire00:00
Riffs00:00
Warehouse flats come of age00:00
Watchdog launches inquiry into CPS00:00
How two tycoons cooked up a secret deal to help the Tory party00:00
Mania sweeps the market00:00
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