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Football: Hibernian deserve to be lauded as favourites00:02
BOOK REVIEW / A character assassin in heels: Malice in Wonderland: Helen Birch reads Margaret Atwood's spiky new novel: The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood: Bloomsbury, pounds 14.9900:02
Challenge on women priests00:02
Quote Unquote00:02
Football: Saudi pitch invasion00:02
William Donaldson's Week: Talk of sex in Leamington00:02
Jet misses runway at Gatwick00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
Golf: Faldo warms up for Frost revenge match: Woosnam and Price make surprising exits from World Match Play Championship as Montgomerie progresses at Langer's expense: Tim Glover reports from Wentworth00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Wolf-whistle builders answer their critics: Jojo Moyes meets working men silenced by a union because of their public attitude to women00:02
Gardening / Tool Box: And it trims hedges, too00:02
Contenders enter ring for diamond belt found in bank vault00:02
Letter: How to investigate and report allegations of rape00:02
Equestrianism: All to ride for after dressage00:02
BOOKS / Recommended00:02
Rugby Union: Lessons from the class of '8800:02
Iraq 'uses chemicals in attack'00:02
Free Yourself: A character cottage in the country for just over pounds 1: Anne Spackman surveys the highs and lows of dream homes00:02
New styles of robbery find a world market00:02
Food & Drink: Gastropod00:02
Letter: No offence meant00:02
Spy case man 'warned of security risks': 'Shortcomings' at weapons firm identified00:02
Cambodia advice00:02
De Klerk warns of a crackdown on right-wing00:02
Army near-miss00:02
Severe petrol shortage puts squeeze on Haiti: UN embargo causes a 'gasoline war' as the deadline for Aristide's return nears, writes Phil Davison in Port-au-Prince00:02
Leading Article: If the money stops, so will murder00:02
Mushroom pickers in Booker protest: Sacked staff to picket prize ceremony00:02
Letter: They say 'souper' and we say supper00:02
Hockey: Reading call up Marlborough man: Stourport rely on Knott and Sherwani against Havant00:02
Food & Drink: Bake a red hot chilli waffle: Recipe00:02
OPERA / Off the record: David Patrick Stearns on Les Troyens00:02
Boutros-Ghali sparks protest00:02
Racing: Commander sold to Japan00:02
BOOKS / Off the Shelf: In the heat of battle: Kenneth Baxter on Hilaire Belloc's vivid The Girondin00:02
Bitter return00:02
Property: Our romance with the manse goes on00:02
Country Matters: Whistling in the frosty dark00:02
Quotes of the Week00:02
Malaysian packages00:02
Sporting Digest: Golf00:02
Usborne is back in the black with pounds 1.6m profit00:02
Letter: New York's not-so upright candidate00:02
Sporting Digest: Bowls00:02
Jerusalem and after Beyond Jerusalem: There's a revival of interest in Sir Hubert Parry's music, but it presents tricky choices. Andrew Green reports00:02
Landmarks: Hammersmith00:02
Out of Australia: Ghosts echo discord of a house's past00:02
Baseball: Dykstra lives up to spitting image: Phillies recover composure to keep World Series alive with win in Game Five00:02
Appeals: Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability00:02
Letter: Selecting a route for the anti-racist march00:02
Food & Drink: A good case for the Cape: South African wines are now politically correct and, adds Anthony Rose, the chardonnays are excellent value, too00:02
Candid Caller00:02
Letter: How to investigate and report allegations of rape00:02
Credit card to save on cars00:02
TELEVISION / Lauouaof? I nearly bought the Garden Weasel00:02
Motor Racing: Prost's pursuers heartened as they close the gap: World champion pressed by chasing pack in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix00:02
BOOK REVIEW / On the run with the takings: Pleading Guilty - Scott Turow: Viking, pounds 15.9900:02
Royal Aeronautical Society00:02
Food & Drink: The joys of going with the grain: Many of the world's most interesting dishes are based on rice, a staple ingredient often ignored by the British00:02
Yeltsin backs a broader Nato00:02
IRA target00:02
Easier sale 'threatens free Pill': Fear over prescription-free purchase00:02
Obituary: Willy de Majo00:02
On the right tracks00:02
France leads second round of rate cuts: Analysts fear that further relief for Europe's recession may be slow in coming UK shares close at record00:02
Heart Searching: The Agencies: You are thinking of joining an introduction agency - but which one? Naomi Coleman presents some facts and figures00:02
Berry resigns as BTG chairman00:02
Children took LSD at party00:02
Football: Move for Justin Fashanu rumoured00:02
Today's Number: 2200:02
Brothers fined for counterfeit carved mice: Tiny trademark used on fake furniture00:02
Rugby League: Video clears Wembley pair: No action on Test tackles00:02
Murderer 'should be referred for parole': Home Secretary 'acted unlawfully', court says00:02
Travel: Top 20 Resorts: St Anton00:02
Queen takes no bets on future00:02
Crime threat to drivers of top cars: After four attacks on motorists in a week, the RAC has warned owners of luxury marques. Martin Whitfield reports00:02
The Deadbury Poets' Society00:02
Support grows for an end to clinical control00:02
Free Yourself: A lot more can mean a bit less: Free with the 'Independent' . . . You. Jim White introduces our competition by suggesting some life-enhancing ways to spend pounds 30,00000:02
A woman's place is on the pavement . . .: Sue Fieldman on wives who lose homes when men fail to pay debts00:02
Travel: An oldie hits the tracks: Bearing backpack and notebook, Humphrey Carpenter joined the Inter-Rail trail at the age of 4700:02
GKN to close body plant: Venture's closure follows defection by Jaguar and will cost 200 jobs00:02
Rugby Union: Rodber withdrwas00:02
Court Circular00:02
Woman campaigns over son's death: Medical progress that kept a brain-dead assault victim alive for over a year helped his assailant escape a murder charge. Chris Blackhurst reports00:02
Bates bids a sincere farewell to Radio 1: Rhys Williams listens in as a veteran disc jockey bows out with a syrupy tribute show from New York00:02
Top destinations00:02
BES to help homeless00:02
Employers offer staff a country life: Susan Watts reports on a 'hi-tech' work-from-home movement helping women with families return to employment on their own terms00:02
Jaguar ride on road to ruin00:02
Gardening / Cuttings: Gruesome goods00:02
NatWest raising dollars 300m new capital: Issue will lock in attractive rates and protect against appreciating dollar00:02
Gardening / Cuttings: Glass classes00:02
Service appointments00:02
France confronts 'another 1968': Widespread trouble feared in state industries as strikers mount blockade of airports for fifth day00:02
Company News in Brief00:02
Rebels ousted00:02
PC's ear bitten off00:02
Royal and Sun tidy up with asset switch00:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
Football: Daley wings his way towards Serie A: Italian club make their move for Villa's restless forward as Manchester United seek to regain pride00:02
Travel: A diet of cream and calvados: The chief ingredients of Norman cuisine might give a cardiologist a heart attack, but Tony Kelly and the locals do not seem to suffer from any adverse effects00:02
Scotland's estate owners resist a pounds 50m queue of buyers: Attracted by political stability and sporting promise, the rich want to move in but few owners want to sell, sensing the market will rise. Anne Spackman reports00:02
King of Babycham straight back into business00:02
Leeds deal is cheapest00:02
Guide urges credit refusers to say why without details00:02
Travel: Christmas goes crackers: A skiing trip over the festive season may not be a jolly experience. Chris Gill explains why00:02
Sailing: Smith in boat switch00:02
Football: Robson tackles the England conundrum: His national service may be over but the desire to lead his country remains. Joe Lovejoy meets Captain Marvel00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
Letter: How to investigate and report allegations of rape00:02
Mass arrests as Gaddafi 'crushes army rebellion'00:02
BOOK REVIEW / A diner serving God: Millroy the Magician - Paul Theroux: Hamish Hamilton, pounds 15.9900:02
BOOK REVIEW / Click: the Thatcherite stuff: Andrew Marr on that memoir: Margaret Thatcher's unreflective but riveting account of her career00:02
Police in shooting inquiry test gun00:02
Rugby Union: Wind of change sweeps land of long white cloud: The status of New Zealand's traditional winter pastime is being challenged by the 13-a-side code. Steve Bale reports00:02
Sporting Digest: Sports Politics00:02
National Lottery regulator appointed: Consortiums line up to run gambling venture. Gail Counsell reports00:02
Sikh loses his plea for asylum00:02
Bupa bites into dental care: Britain's biggest medical insurer is entering a new market, Tom Tickell reports00:02
Football: Allison spoils Tranmere's night00:02
Blick buys Mercury's security arm: Rights will help fund pounds 63m deal Net cash will be turned to debt00:02
How 'The Archers' created new jobs: Susan Watts reports on a 'hi-tech' work-from-home movement helping women with families return to employment on their own terms00:02
Sporting Digest: Athletics00:02
I Confess: D M Thomas on a love of show tunes and Zulu00:02
Darts: Bitterness at the oche: Breakaway players issue writ against BDO00:02
Japanese stockbrokers rebound: Big Four return to the black in first six months00:02
Green with envy00:02
View from City Road: Lottery looks just the ticket for charities00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
Last-minute flights00:02
Guide for divorced women00:02
Birthdays00:02
Empress 'struck down by sorrow': Japanese palace officials seem to be blaming the media for Michiko's collapse and speech loss00:02
Account for charities00:02
Serbs face winter 'at mercy of the world': Refugees brace for misery as embargo bites, writes Marcus Tanner00:02
Flat owners given right to buy their freeholds: Vivien Goldsmith describes how a change in the law due to take effect on 1 November will be of particular benefit to organised groups of residents00:02
Football Team News00:02
Late packages00:02
Auctions00:02
Obituary: Sir Arthur Drew00:02
Toy fanatic jailed for pounds 12m fraud: Businessman who won Queen's Award for Industry 'created fantasy world in which he was an international wheeler-dealer'. James Cusick reports00:02
Obituary: Karl Henize00:02
Free Yourself: Eleven travel destinations that will do you the world of good00:02
Free Yourself: Eleven travel destinations that will do you the world of good00:02
Britain bars film stars from blockaded Sarajevo00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Skating00:02
Recovery slow but steady: Strong pound clears the way for Chancellor to boost sluggish manufacturing with interest rate cut00:02
Bye-bye to the bad boy of Brum: Jan Smaczny on Mark-Anthony Turnage's final collaboration with the CBSO00:02
Racing: Fairy Heights to elevate Callaghan: One of Newmarket's smaller stables takes on the best the Cecil and Gosden battalions can muster00:02
Hop Back to brew up pounds 750,000 in BES00:02
Tennis: Wood is foiled by Pierce: John Roberts reports from Brighton00:02
Bodies identified00:02
Rowland-Fayed handshake in Harrods food hall ends eight-year feud00:02
Council tax appeal deadline00:02
Sporting Digest: Badminton00:02
Obituary: Sir Leslie Williams00:02
Market Report: Wellcome benefits from new view of drug sector00:02
General resigns00:02
Ferry fares00:02
Dealing costs cut00:02
Boxing: Why judging remains an inexact science: Recent decisions in world title contests have drawn criticism but a standard interpretation is proving elusive. Ken Jones reports00:02
Property: Building society on a grant: Anne Spackman meets university students with a high degree of knowledge of the housing market00:02
Charities get pounds 34m Sainsbury shares: Industry minister makes transfer of family business stock to trusts00:02
Letter: Use of children's evidence in court00:02
Sporting Digest: Baseball00:02
Six of the Best00:02
Catty corner00:02
Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
Network chief00:02
Disney deals00:02
US Guards set for crime drive00:02
Gatt accord 'the key to a strong Community': Edouard Balladur tells Julian Nundy that trade talks can focus thoughts on Europe's future00:02
Tarmac and Marley agree bricks-for-tiles swap00:02
The Week in Review00:02
Food & Drink: Eat local and sever the food chains: Organic farmers are cutting out the middle-men and by-passing the supermarkets by delivering their produce direct to the local consumer, as Joanna Blythman explains00:02
Travel: This place is a real dive: Scuba divers travel the globe looking for the ultimate plunge. Nick Hanna tries out some of the best00:02
Bolshoi New Year00:02
Kurdish rebels fight fear with fear: Violence in Turkey looks set to spiral after a chilling threat, writes Hugh Pope in Istanbul00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
Only you: A short story by Amy Bloom00:02
Trust joins protest00:02
Letter: Labour's attempt to close the gender gap00:02
Letter: How to investigate and report allegations of rape00:02
Appeals: Literary and Philosophical Society00:02
Wills00:02
Wedding crash00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Fish, chips and guardsman's buttons: Big Ben, cricket and the Grand Canal: Sue Gaisford explores city life by browsing through the latest guide books00:02
Rail staff fooled by 'Saudi prince': Armed officer stood guard for 'VIP'00:02
Link with base rates00:02
Faith and reason: More than a patch on everyday life: The second article in a series on the implications of belief in miracles, and whether they prove anything, is by Margaret Atkins, a student of theology at Exeter College, Oxford.00:02
Motoring: Prepare to blast off in Birmingham: Roland Brown previews the superbikes on display at the forthcoming Motor Cycle Show at the NEC00:02
Sailing: Leap for Dolphin crew: British on right tack in Whitbread Round The World Race00:02
New escape from homes equity trap: Plan can benefit 100,000 households00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Troops kill 29 in Kashmir: Indian forces shoot protesters during peaceful procession towards Muslim holy shrine00:02
The Way I Was: Formula One put on ice: Christopher Dean tells Nicholas Roe of his passion for motor racing00:02
Channel 4 to use 'Clockwork Orange' scenes: Appeal Court ruling on banned Kubrick film may have wide implications, reports Heather Mills00:02
Toy fanatic jailed for pounds 12m fraud: Businessman who won Queen's Award for Industry 'created fantasy world in which he was an international wheeler-dealer'. James Cusick reports00:02
New peers00:02
More obstacles put in Heitmann's path to presidency: Kinkel's Free Democrats cast new doubts on success of German chancellor's right-wing candidate00:02
Adams is cleared to meet MPs, says Benn: Sinn Fein leader's talks with SDLP provoke confrontation in Commons. Colin Brown reports00:02
Ukraine to use missiles for bargaining: US envoy visits former Soviet republics to ensure an end to nuclear arms, writes Christopher Bellamy00:02
Saturday Night: Phoebe goes for a whirl00:02
Third chess win00:02
Appointments00:02
Deal urged to avert trade war: Commonwealth agrees to launch a drive to get Gatt agreement00:02
VW to axe 9,000 jobs from Seat in Spain00:02
Motoring: A car that made its marque: The speed and grace of the Delage Super Sport raised eyebrows in 1932 - as will its price at auction this week, says Phil Llewellin00:02
Money Grouse: Savers tricked into sales call00:02
Bet on budget measures00:02
Football Diary: Typical of a Guy like Nigel00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby League00:02
View from City Road: Institutions must not be ignored00:02
Card to help Amnesty00:02
Return tax forms now00:02
Obituary: John Cawas00:02
Rugby League: Widnes on way up00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Imperial mincemeat: An Empire of the East - Norman Lewis: Jonathan Cape, pounds 14.9900:02
Couple jailed for beating maid00:02
Karadzic signs peace with Bihac: Muslim enclave reaches 'lasting' agreement with Bosnian Serbs00:02
Gardening / Cuttings: Weekend work00:02
Holborn Law Society00:02
On Tour / BOING] Time for bed: The Magic Roundabout has come to a standstill. Mark Wareham counts the casualties00:02
Boxing: McMillan shoulders burden of unknown00:02
WC yields00:02
BA hits back at Virgin: Airline targets rival's US linkLawsuit 'a litany of old grievances'00:02
Bonfire break00:02
Taxman wins verdict00:02
Letter: Use of children's evidence in court00:02
China package00:02
Junta leaders may face US drugs charges00:02
And what's more . . .00:02
DOUBLE PLAY / Sweet dreams for cold nights: Stephen Johnson and Edward Seckerson on new releases of opera and chamber music00:02
Profile: Scottish striker for the defence: Malcolm Rifkind, ambitious, able, but ill-defined00:02
Powerful pair for new radio channel: BBC names chiefs of news and sport station00:02
Action at last over child support shambles: A monitoring committee of welfare groups plans to alert MPs to the failings of the new maintenance system. Sue Fieldman reports00:02
Rugby Union: Doubts grow over South African World Cup00:02
FILM / Well, Holly would, wouldn't she?: Holly Hunter had to fight to get a part in Jane Campion's The00:02
Burundi plotters declare emergency00:02
Clapham's frightened cop lovers00:02
Jerez aperitif00:02
Gardening: Temples of mirth and jollity: In Ireland follies have, ironically enough, served some practical purpose. Anna Pavord takes a look at a new book that traces the tradition of 'monuments to mood'00:02
Sporting Digest: Snooker00:02
View from City Road: Lower rates will keep us on track00:02
Racing: Jeans back in Ascot fashion00:02
Racing: Three chasers killed at newbury00:02
Price of parenthood reviewed: Rosie Waterhouse talks to Ros Hepplewhite, head of the Child Support Agency, who promises a sympathetic ear to fathers00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Milk float death