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Singing in the rain: Bye-bye thunder-sheets, fake wind and wobbly cardboard trees - open air opera revels in the real thing. Iain Gale packed his sandwiches00:02
Travel: The Rock against the clock: An eccentric phrase book, a hire car, and eight hours to go: Matthew Gwyther glanced at the sights of Gibraltar and sped away to Spain00:02
Travel Departures: Lyon bypass00:02
Market Report: Forte loud in protest as analyst advises selling00:02
BOOKS / Recommended00:02
Motor Racing: Italian Grand Prix called off00:02
Letter: Heathrow ordeal00:02
Doctor jailed for for prescribing opiate00:02
Gardening / Cuttings: Weekend work00:02
Money Grouse: What's in a name? In some cases a banking headache00:02
THEATRE / Love on a branch line: Two women kiss and a nation's housewives swoon. Marianne Brace welcomes Japan's all-female Takarazuka Revue Company to London00:02
Put to test00:02
Property: Appealing properties in homes00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Sharp rise in US jobs sparks inflation fears: Bonds fall in nervous market00:02
Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
Woman's attacker gets life sentence: Sorrow and relief of victim 'saved by her Christian faith'00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby League00:02
Athletics: Christie dominates Scotland yards: An imperious Olympic champion just misses world record for an imperial measure00:02
Rugby Union: RFU wages war on South Africa: Attacks on professionalisation of game dominate AGM00:02
Advice offered00:02
Travel Departures: Travel bookshelf00:02
Food & Drink / Gastropod00:02
Travel: Being up so long can get you down: Roll up for the mystery tour] The bizarre surprise packages on offer from KLM seduced Simon Calder. He had a day to forget00:02
Obituary: Ian Board00:02
The German who bombed Hitler: When a plot to kill Hitler failed, 50 years ago, retribution fell swiftly and brutally on the plotters and their families. But a few survived. Steve Crawshaw hears their stories00:02
Birthdays00:02
Soldiers hurt in flurry of violence00:02
BOOK REVIEW / An overdose of delights: Lucasta Miller on a sparkling biography of the picaresque and promiscuous Stendhal: Stendhal - Jonathan Keates: Sinclair-Stevenson, pounds 2000:02
Wills00:02
Food & Drink: Secrets of Mary's success00:02
Computer on funfair ride failed00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Maradona is criticised by Pele00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Cry beyond the art: D J Taylor on the vivid, direct life to be found in the diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner: The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner - Ed. Claire Harman: Chatto, pounds 2500:02
Crossrail moves00:02
Obituary: Stanley Segal00:02
32 die in US fires and floods: Extreme American summer weather brings ruinous downpours to south-east and fierce blazes in west00:02
Golf: Daly recaps on drugs00:02
Sporting Digest: Golf00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Pirouettes of an ex-visionary: Robert Fisk considers Edward Said's admirable essays during a decisive week in Palestinian history00:02
Cricket: Russell is rebuked on finish: Midlands' rivalry promises heated contest at headquarters while tourists are still seeking contest of any kind00:02
Stonehenge roads will go, says minister00:02
BOOK REVIEW / New shoes and French twists: The Blue Woman - Mary Flanagan: Bloomsbury, pounds 13.9900:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Striker who saw the light: Diary00:02
Travel Departures: Travel all-clear00:02
Waco jail term00:02
Nuclear talks off to cool start00:02
Golf: Mason builds up his hopes on back of 61: Royal scoring at King's Course in Scottish Open as journeymen and friends move into position for head-to-head climax to tournament00:02
Golf: Bulldog with a bark worse than his bite: In the past Colin Montgomerie might have snapped but now the Scot makes sure it is his snappy game that counts. Tim Glover reports00:02
O J to stand trial for murder00:02
Church appointments00:02
Boxing: Eubank sure he has the beating of Brazilian: Champion unconcerned at failure to produce knock-out punch as another opponent waits in wings00:02
Sporting Digest: Baseball00:02
TELEVISION / We have the technology, we can rebuild him00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Sweden aim to overtake history men: Threat to Romania00:02
The day that trust moved out00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Dutch master flirting with grief and glory: Phil Shaw explains how the Netherlands have come to terms with the strengths and weaknesses of Ronald Koeman, their creative captain00:02
Appeals: United Artists' Association00:02
Bonn ban nears on UK beef00:02
Claes cleared00:02
Inquiry dashes Archer's hopes: Angry MPs ask why DTI disclosed share investigation that bars novelist from Tory chairmanship00:02
Options: Getting the best results out of a windfall00:02
Move that sparked takeover frenzy00:02
Motoring / Road Test: Motoring: Second time lucky: The first Ford Escort Cosworth was great. The new one is better, says Brett Fraser00:02
Competitors protest at delay in gas legislation00:02
New sports council to pursue goal of excellence00:02
Care rewarded00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Ferocious old boars and reservoir gods: Dogs of God - Pinckney Benedict: Secker & Warburg, pounds 9.9500:02
University appointments: Bradford00:02
Food & Drink: Crossing the blue Channel: Anthony Rose noses around Calais to judge the effects of the easing of excise duty last year00:02
Travel Departures: Late availability00:02
Head start for restaurant group raising cash for acquisitions00:02
Travel: Whisked off to France, with Love: Ruth Picardie sat next to the driver, an ex-Vietnam pilot, on a flying visit to Le Touquet from sleepy Biggin Hill00:02
Sporting Digest: Bowls00:02
Letter: Red pillar boxes are here to stay00:02
Looking east00:02
Cycling / Tour de France: Sad end for LeMond: Briton takes yellow jersey in Tour de France as a former winner pulls out00:02
Travel: A long night's journey into day: Instead of going to bed, Robert Yates flew to the Arctic Circle, saw a mountain in the midnight sun, and was back for breakfast00:02
Millionaire saves working-class festival from history books: Durham miners' gala faced oblivion as pits were closed. Barrie Clement reports on the saviour behind today's march00:02
Price lowered00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Rivalry resumed between Barcelona and Milan00:02
Profits in the air, Aromascan tells investors00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Ravelli closes on Shilton's record00:02
Letter: Religious education shapes Britain00:02
Border row00:02
Variable rate loan discounts increased00:02
Painful prank00:02
Letter: Now for the good news on software00:02
Cheat to pay pounds 132m00:02
Axa takes lead in increasing bonuses00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Upbeat: Rats' tales00:02
Food & Drink: Don't be a cowardy custard: Forget the stuff served at school dinners: go for the real thing, with the luxury of cream and eggs00:02
Women MPs back Prescott00:02
Gardening: Tool Box00:02
Mixed fortunes of a patriotic survivor: Lord Archer's switchback career has been driven by political ambition. Now he faces another setback00:02
Letter: Patient's suicide offers sad lessons00:02
House search00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Sammer's fitness in the balance00:02
Cycling / Tour de France: Yates' bold break brings a place in history: Motorola rider opens one-second advantage to become second Briton to wear leader's yellow jersey in first week00:02
No time limit on Air Miles00:02
Sporting Digest: Fencing00:02
Travel Departures: Upper-class flight00:02
Motor Racing / British Grand Prix: Schumacher has relaxed air of a king in waiting: Benetton's self-assured German charger is aiming to extend an impressive sequence at Silverstone tomorrow. Derick Allsop reports00:02
Appointments00:02
Leading Article: John Major returns from the dead00:02
And what's more . . .00:02
Banks taking on overdrafts in battle for new customers: Cut-price rates are putting pressure on competitors to follow suit. Caroline Merrell and Nic Cicutti report00:02
The Naples Summit / G7 Diary: Pasta, porn and political football00:02
Germany introduces insider trading law00:02
Travel Departures: Latin bargains00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Food & Drink: Pass the suckling pig please, Auntie00:02
William Donaldson's Week: Cheques please to Mr P Amin00:02
Thatcher makes plea for armed forces: Rosyth greets latest round of defence cuts with 'stark despair'. John Arlidge and Patricia Wynn Davies report00:02
Motoring: Why Alfa stuck out a tongue: Stephen Wood investigates the Alfa Romeo 155 Silverstone's curious extras00:02
Air victims named00:02
Appeal Court throws out Manchester shop plans00:02
Letter: Religious education shapes Britain00:02
Low-risk crime that reaps a high reward: Last year the Stock Exchange investigated 476 cases of suspected insider trading, but securing a conviction is difficult. Heather Connon reports00:02
Motor Racing / British Grand Prix: Silverstone team-by-team guide00:02
Faith and Reason: Literal belief in bishops exploded: Peter Mullen this week pays a back-handed tribute to Dr David Jenkins, whose absence will make duller this weekend's meeting of the General Synod in York.00:02
Chiltern seeks ruling on stake00:02
Motor Racing / British Grand Prix: Schumacher keeps his cool as the competition hots up: Hill shows his fire after the wheels come off the Williams challenge during morning practice for tomorrow's race00:02
Letter: The way ahead for Northern Ireland00:02
Healthy idea00:02
Centre blocked00:02
Insurance register under fire: Vivien Goldsmith reports on a dispute with the Data Protection Registrar00:02
Double benefit00:02
Young Turks lay claim to a leadership role: A new generation wants to rise above present stagnation and old traditions. Hugh Pope reports from Istanbul00:02
Out of Russia: Moscow Mob fuels explosion in car sales00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
Dollar falls as Clinton puts growth first00:02
Country Matters: Welcome to the carnival of gore00:02
Sporting Digest: Sumo00:02
Bowater man to replace sacked chief at Fisons00:02
Food & Drink: Dry, crisp and fruity. Not bad for a beer: Take the wine-maker's skills, let them loose in a brewery and the result is a blend called Ryman's Reserve, writes Michael Jackson00:02
View from City Road: 'Dirty tricks' explained away00:02
Rules explained00:02
Racing / Irish Oaks: Son and Hair can take family affair: Hills' Wind may blow backers some good as the Epsom runner-up aims to go one better in The Curragh's generation game00:02
It was natural to go naked00:02
Yemeni victors call for unity00:02
Companies in Brief00:02
Surgeons halt urgent referrals00:02
Eurotunnel gets go-ahead in duty-free row00:02
Police trimmed00:02
No charges00:02
Hasbro raises its offer for Spear: Rival American bidder Mattel considering its options in battle to take over UK games maker00:02
African trust00:02
Jewish deaths spark riot00:02
Return of Turkish troops to Bosnia enrages Serbs00:02
Strife in the air over al fresco opera evenings: Simon Midgley reports on a music festival which has split an Oxfordshire village00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
War crimes role for SA judge00:02
Pensioners hurt00:02
Slovakian parliament approves Hungarian signs00:02
Having your cake and eating it: Ever since a 15-year-old Mike Hanson was kissed by a 16-year-old girl at a school dance, he has wanted to date older women. But why?00:02
Gardening: Green leaves are my delight: Brightly coloured and fashionable blooms are all very well, but the essence of a successful garden lies in its foliage, says Anna Pavord00:02
One-third drop in trade deficit surprises City00:02
Quotes of the Week00:02
Former children's home chief jailed for sex abuse: Teenagers were invited to late-night 'counselling sessions'00:02
View from City Road: Another thorn in BT's side00:02
Closing time00:02
Sporting Digest: Athletics00:02
Service appointments00:02
Football: Premier clubs' tax inquiry00:02
Obituary: Professor Harry Levin00:02
Equestrianism: Lop-sided Dun Equity stands tall: Shore repeats himself in Royal International Horse Show00:02
US seeks more 'safe havens' for Haitians00:02
Food & Drink: Those marvellous little places: Swanky to funky: Emily Green enjoys three London discoveries00:02
Motor Racing: Coulthard tries to find way out of trap: Guy Hodgson reports from Silverstone on the problems in the Williams-Renault pit00:02
View from City Road: Summit co-operation not at a peak00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Functionals and flying fishes: Graham Farmelo on the scientist Murray Gell-Mann and the hunting of the quark: The Quark and the Jaguar - Murray Gell-Mann: Little, Brown, pounds 18.9900:02
Court Circular00:02
Today's Number: 8m00:02
Doctor charged00:02
Letter: Religious education shapes Britain00:02
Travel Departures: Sail to Spitzbergen00:02
Tennis: Agassi wants go-slow00:02
Quote Unquote00:02
Travel Departures: Late packages00:02
Landmarks: Bibliotheque Saint-Genevieve, Paris00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Pirouettes of an ex-visionary: Robert Fisk considers Edward Said's admirable essays during a decisive week in Palestinian history00:02
Obituary: Cameron Mitchell00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Upbeat: Coda00:02
Patten hints at return to academic streaming00:02
Motor Racing: Tracy chases dollars 1m bonus00:02
Clergymen quit00:02
Satellite tax00:02
Brazil siege00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Double Play: French fancies00:02
The Naples Summit: G7 aid urged to halt North African exodus: France and Italy demand action to counter economic hardship and the murderous onslaught by Islamic fundamentalists00:02
View from City Road: Ownership rules leave radio in a mess00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Romania protects statue of medieval Mathias the Just: Tony Barber explains why the government has halted an excavation around a monument to a Hungarian hero00:02
The Week in Review00:02
Racing: Pounds 3.4m bid for Newcastle00:02
Letter: Big Brother? Hardly00:02
Gardening / Cuttings: Ferns return00:02
Bond guarantees income up to 10%00:02
CLASSICAL MUSIC / Looking as if he means it: Endellion Quartet - South Bank Centre00:02
Chinese PM breaks off visit to Germany00:02
Sporting Digest: Hockey00:02
Prescott pledges cash aid for school-leavers00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Spun out of air and rain: His Mother's House - Marta Morazzoni Tr. Emma Rose: Harvill, pounds 13.9900:02
Pregnancy sackings 'an outrage'00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: Americas' team look to Romario to fire dream00:02
'Independent' sales continue to improve00:02
Jury awards 'ludicrous' pounds 1.5m libel damages to yacht couple00:02
Policy guide00:02
Polls may help Soviet empire strike back00:02
Sentence cut00:02
BBC staff cuts fund new programmes00:02
Football / World Cup USA '94: It's a funny old World Cup00:02
AT&T readies for battle with BT: Granting of licence to US giant sets scene for new wave of competition in British telephone services00:02
Property: Living in a piece of history: Anne Spackman visits Giffords Hall, built in 1480, still used as a family home and now up for sale00:02
THEATRE / Every picture tells a story: Paul Taylor on The Seagull, directed by John Caird, at the National00:02
Appeals: Seafarers in Distress00:02
Travel Departures: Globe-girdling00:02
Sporting Digest: Badminton00:02
Bond survey00:02
Profile: The wiliest Roman di tutti: Giulio Andreotti - was he in the Mafia all along?00:02
Golf: US players out of Open00:02
Refugees pour out of Kigali00:02
The Naples Summit: Clinton cool on interest rate rise00:02
Losses slashed at Browne & Tawse00:02
Driving forces behind car sharing: Paul Gosling looks at a growing practice backed by the AA which can save money while helping the environment00:02
Letter: Patient's suicide offers sad lessons00:02
Mixed fortunes of a patriotic survivor: Lord Archer's switchback career has been driven by political ambition. Now he faces another setback00:02
Baby's abductor made earlier visit: Bogus nurse seen day before kidnapping00:02
Baseball: No return for Jordan00:02
Bank clerk is jailed for making obscene calls00:02
Circumcision doctor killed boy, 9, with heroin overdose: Suspended sentence for GP who gave 'wholly inappropriate' pain relief00:02
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