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THEATRE / A web of deception: Paul Taylor on the new Kander and Ebb musical Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Shaftesbury00:02
Yeltsin move blocked00:02
Sport in Short: Boxing00:02
GM denies that Stempel will quit00:02
TELEVISION / Statistics00:02
Spectators' applause evokes terrible nostalgia: Andrew Brown travels to London with miners from Trentham, where 1,500 jobs are at stake00:02
Aspinall loses casino fight00:02
Letter: Those qualified should produce the nation's coal00:02
Cricket: Manjrekar unbeaten00:02
Russians free Greenpeace ship00:02
Coal that keeps the yuppie fires burning00:02
Deadline nears for Rabin's autonomy plan: Hopes for a swift deal between Israel and the Palestinians have receded, Sarah Helm writes from Jerusalem00:02
Market Report: Early Christmas cheer brings a four-month high00:02
Football: European Cup: Leaking Lukic gives Rangers the advantage: McAllister provides Leeds with the precious away goal but McCoist accepts a gift to turn the match00:02
Surgeons criticise neonatal provision00:02
Police still baffled by Green 'suicides'00:02
Goldman escapes Clinton tax plan00:02
Sport: Legacy of the miners00:02
Letter: Gross injustice00:02
Fall of a great ideas man: Heather Connon reports on the end of an era at Trafalgar House00:02
Sport in Short: Golf00:02
RAF bases to lose helicopters00:02
TELEVISION / Ross toes the line00:02
Save Britain from slump: The 'Independent' manifesto for national recovery00:02
Letter: Still feeling the loss of Peter Jenkins00:02
New policy indicator discussed00:02
Telephone companies resent EC price attack00:02
Olympic Games: Atlanta tee-off put on hold00:02
Obituary: Orton Chirwa00:02
Leading Article: Tensions explode at the BBC00:02
OPERA / Seraglio - Volunteer Hall, Galashiels00:02
Birthdays00:02
Sport in Short: Tennis00:02
Obituary: Shirley Booth00:02
Assad freezes his brother out: The President's sibling is back from exile but his former friends in high places are ignoring him, Robert Fisk writes from Damascus00:02
Sport in Short: Equestrianism00:02
Arthur's army laments its loss of clout: Jonathan Foster joins Yorkshire miners for yesterday's protest march in London00:02
Industrial leaders call for action on economy00:02
Public Services Management: Room at the top . . .: . . . but it's easier for Oxbridge graduates to get there. Sarah Hegarty investigates how senior civil servants make the grade00:02
Commentary: Banks' health needs a rate cut00:02
Letter: Applause all the way for miners00:02
Deadlock for Patten in China00:02
Fashion: Young, lean and mean: A new wave of designers stunned Paris. Some big names should be topping up their pensions, says Roger Tredre00:02
Select committee's chairman warns Major00:02
Racing: Twist in Turnell scheme00:02
Court Circular00:02
Letter: Government action on the economy00:02
Football: Bettagno breaks Hearts resolve00:02
Scientists act against tobacco00:02
'Value-added' test results for schools to be published00:02
Citicorp loses a third executive00:02
BA set for row over Dan-Air00:02
Experts call for energy review00:02
Football: Furore follows Hirst's red card: Derek Hodgson hears Sheffield Wednesday's list of grievances after a defeat in the Uefa Cup in Germany00:02
Privatisation ties Moscow up in red tape00:02
Rally becomes crusade against economic policies00:02
Racing: European challengers warm to Gulfstream00:02
'Low inflation allows U-turn'00:02
Royal Engagements00:02
UK unit to fly out after Bosnia clash00:02
Sport in Short: Pools News00:02
Rugby Union: Australia lose fight and match00:02
Sport in Short: Cricket00:02
Police deny blame over IRA bomb00:02
News ban after Malawi jail death00:02
RECORDS / With their hearts on their sleeves: - New albums reviewed - The fabulous Brecker boys - Charts and gig guide Andy Gill on releases from Neneh Cherry, Julian Cope and others00:02
Sport in Short: Baseball00:02
Isle of Man to make some payouts to SIB depositors00:02
De Klerk set on ploy to pass amnesty bill00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Children 'accept crime as part of everyday life': Most young people in all social classes experience crime - as victim or offender. Heather Mills reports00:02
Smith faces pressure over Maastricht00:02
Heseltine widens the scope of review00:02
Leading Article: Hong Kong's best hope00:02
Our manifesto for recovery: The 'Independent' ten-point plan00:02
Boxmore ahead of expectations00:02
Independent Schools: Can cocktail tittle-tattle really break a head?: Parent power is felt most forcefully by governors in the jittery private sector, says Elaine Williams00:02
CBI hits out at handling of pits00:02
Dutch crash prompts US to test Boeing 747s00:02
Admit you were wrong, Cook says00:02
Clements takes helm at Trafalgar House00:02
Higher Education: Ending a cultural contradiction: Whitehall has a chance to put humanities research on a par with science and revive the British Academy into the bargain, says David Walker00:02
Concessions fail to pacify Tories' backbench critics00:02
Drunken wren 'bit man's nose'00:02
Rugby Union: Romance dies in Berbizier revolution: The French coach's ideals of collectivity are upsetting noted individuals. Steve Bale reports from Paris00:02
Profits up 16% at First Maryland00:02
Smaller charities facing closure00:02
Alexandra back in the black00:02
Racing: Walwyn flexes muscles00:02
Sport in Short: Athletics00:02
Awards for recruitment advertising00:02
Column Eight: Tennant's new lease of life00:02
Assad freezes his brother out: The President's sibling is back from exile but his former friends in high places are ignoring him, Robert Fisk writes from Damascus00:02
EC seeks control of air route deals00:02
Sport in Short: Snooker00:02
Cricket: NZ cameramen on spy mission00:02
Sport in Short: Football00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Education: Less detective work, more dates: At an Ipswich school, some favourite books are being consigned to the bottom of the cupboard00:02
FILM / Tying up the loose ends: Fatal Attraction is back - and this time it all goes horribly wrong. John Lyttle on the revenge of the original ending00:02
Letter: Importance of the right to silence00:02
Efficient companies suffer, too00:02
Letter: Applause all the way for miners00:02
Sellafield plant faces new public inquiry00:02
View from City Road: Wetherspoon worth a round00:02
Japan's political fixer replaced00:02
EC aims to clamp down on refugees from Third World00:02
Baseball: Braves bearded by Maldonado00:02
Rugby Union: S Africa keep to formula00:02
Prime Minister changes his economic line: Anthony Bevins finds that comments by John Major and his Chancellor show an apparent shift in policy00:02
European Football: Weah slices up Neapolitan defence00:02
Rugby League: Wright brings Trinity's first win00:02
British tourist shot in Egypt00:02
Sport in Short: Sailing00:02
Letter: Teenage pregnancy00:02
WHS 'arm-twisting' claim00:02
Thatcherites blamed for Major crack-up 'smear'00:02
Heseltine wins pits vote with new retreat00:02
Police batons 'too small'00:02
The US Presidential Elections: Campaign Diary00:02
Golf: Daly brings lustre to limited field00:02
Night of relief and disappointment00:02
Le Creuset looking for growth00:02
Rugby League: Fans' state-of-the-ark discomforts: Tony Collins laments the difference between a Wembley full house00:02
Letter: Applause all the way for miners00:02
Confusion remains on status of pit review00:02
Panic plans media war against Milosevic00:02
JAZZ / Breaking out of the shadows: So long the boys in the background, the Brecker brothers are back together as a band in their own right. Jason Nisse met them00:02
Snooker: White hour produces whitewash00:02
Bailiffs 'breaking the law' to settle debts00:02
Lamont remark subdues vigour in the markets00:02
Letter: A closer look at the boundaries00:02
'Lost' tapestries returned home00:02
Hospitals that face a fight for survival00:02
Nuclear waste dump delayed for tests: UK Nirex plans an underground laboratory to check safety of site. Tom Wilkie reports00:02
Judge who inspired 'JFK' dies00:02
I'm screwy about nutty jazz lyrics00:02
Letter: Britain has its share of Nobel winners00:02
Chess00:02
Spending reaches 18-month high00:02
The US Presidential Elections: Ulster back on agenda if Clinton wins: A new occupant in the White House could put Anglo-US ties under some strain, Leonard Doyle writes from New York00:02
Law Report: Mental element for murder in joint-venture crime: Regina v Roberts: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (Lord Taylor of Gosforth, Lord Chief Justice, Mr Justice Hutchison and Mr Justice Holland)00:02
View from City Road: Bad days at the offices00:02
German easing sparks wave of shallow cuts00:02
Business and City Summary00:02
Education: The art of first aid and nappies: Sarah Strickland meets pupils who are training to be accomplished baby-sitters00:02
Rugby League: Reilly reshuffles around Edwards: Britain choose new half-back pairing for World Cup final at Wembley on Saturday00:02
Liberal Democrats want rethink of entire energy strategy00:02
Commentary: Policy on U-turns remains the same00:02
Sport in Short: Basketball00:02
The US Presidential Elections: Democrats show magic touch00:02
MUSIC / Top marks: Stephen Johnson reviews the London Sinfonietta at the QEH00:02
View from City Road: Smiths may face a rough landing00:02
Tennis: Durie out as injury intervenes00:02
Education: Guns are loaded in the battle over history: Traditionalists believe they are making ground in the fight for less 'empathy' and more fact in the curriculum. Judith Judd reports00:02
Dollars 300m tag put on Wilkinson Sword sale00:02
Football: Senior service can provide spark for Souness00:02
Reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated00:02
Diary00:02
Sport in Short: Ice Hockey00:02
Racing: Roberts reaches exclusive rank00:02
Football: Maskell's mastery humbles Italians00:02
Obituary: Magnus Pyke