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By Aidan Radnedge THE world united in fear and outrage yesterday after North Korea carried out a nuclear test with the force of the bombs that fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even the rogue Communist state’s usual allies, China and Russia, condemned the underground test which shook the ground 210km (130 miles) away. An emergency United Nations meeting was called to discuss toughening up sanctions against Pyongyang. Secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon accused the nation of ‘a clear violation’ of Security Council resolution 1718, which bars it from any nuclear tests. Gordon Brown threatened ‘renewed isolation’ for an act of nuclear provocation that made it ‘a danger to the world’. Barack Obama called the country’s nuclear programme ‘a grave threat to the peace and security of the world’, adding: ‘The international community must take action.’ In Russia, the Kremlin said the test caused ‘deep regret and the most serious concern’ while China said it was ‘vehemently opposed’ to the act. North Korea announced it had carried out a ‘successful’ test in the north-east of the country at 12.55am British time yesterday. This was reportedly followed by test-firing of three short-range, ground-to-air missiles at the Musudan-ri launchpad on the country’s north-eastern coast. The missile system was reported to be the S-200 SAM defensive set-up, enabling them to be loaded with nuclear warheads. The nuclear test was much larger than one carried out by the country in 2006, which prompted similar criticism and UN sanctions. Back then, the force was thought to be equal to 1,000 tonnes of TNT. Russia estimated the latest test at up to 20,000 tonnes. When the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, Hiroshima was hit by 13,000 tonnes and Nagasaki 21,000 tonnes. More than 220,000 people died.

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Can you spot the painting? AT FIRST glance, it seems easy to tell the art in this picture – the framed landscape, the statue, perhaps. But, in fact, everything in this photo – the cat, the foliage, even the woman reading – has been painted on a two-dimensional surface by remarkable artist John Pugh. He

paints realistic scenes that trick the viewer into seeing a 3D scene on a wall. ‘People take delight in being visually tricked. They say, “Wow did you see that – I thought that was real”,’ the painter said. ‘These life-size illusions allow me to communicate with a very large audience. I

want people to be captivated by the illusion and lured toward the piece.’ Mr Pugh paints in a style called trompe l’oeil – literally ‘trick the eye’. He created a huge mural in Honolulu, where a colossal wave appears to crash on to the pavement. The scene, including three chil-

dren staring in wonder at the tsunami, was so realistic it caught fire crews’ attention. ‘They jumped out to rescue the children in the mural,’ added the Californian artist (pictured). ‘They got about 15ft away and then doubled over laughing when they realised what it was.’ Pictures: Barcroft Media

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Taylor calls for death penalty THE father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor has repeated his call for the death penalty to be brought back. Richard Taylor (pictured) said it ‘would make people think twice’. ‘The law should make them aware that if they take a life, it is a life for a life,’ the 61-year-old said after the killing of Jahmal MasonBlair in east London on Saturday.

Less than 1 in 3 do history GCSE LESS than a third of pupils chose to do a GCSE in history last year. Just 202,482 pupils,

or 31 per cent of the year group, attempted the subject. In 1997, 35 per cent of GCSE pupils took a history exam. League tables were encouraging schools ‘to push pupils away from harder subjects’, said shadow schools secretary Michael Gove. Pupils gained a wide knowledge of history during their school career, said the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

2 charged over march trouble TWO people were yesterday charged over disorder during a march for the Armed Forces that turned nasty. They were among nine arrested after an Asian man was hit and windows broken at the ‘March for England’ on Sunday in Luton, Bedfordshire.

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Donkey work: Runners dressed as donkeys race the Bupa 10,000 for charity in London yesterday. The 10km (6.2-mile) run was won by Mo Farah from west London, who ﬁnished in less than 28 minutes, breaking the British record Picture: PA A police spokeswoman said: ‘Some were determined to cause trouble.’ A man was charged with having a weapon after he

was found with stones, a woman was charged for breaching her Asbo and another man fined £80 for a public order offence.

JADE GOODY’S doctor has attacked the NHS for allegedly missing her cancer symptoms. Dr Ann Coxon, a private consultant, believed the star, 27, (pictured) could still be alive if she was diagnosed earlier, said publicist Max Clifford. She will speak in E4 documentary Jade: As Seen On TV, to be broadcast tonight.

Seven held over death of Catholic SEVEN men were arrested yesterday after a Catholic man was killed by a sectarian

mob. The men were detained in Coleraine, Co Londonderry, as part of the hunt for the killers of Kevin McDaid. The 49-year-old was targeted by up to 40 loyalists following matches involving Glasgow Rangers and Celtic on Sunday. His wife, Evelyn, and another man were also hurt. Mr McDaid’s son Ryan, 22, described his father ‘as well known and well loved’.

and ﬁnally… A SHOPPER found a dead locust in a packet of runner beans. Horrified Glyn Silver, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, spotted the bug after putting the 60p beans, from Egypt, in his trolley at an Asda store. He said he was not offered another pack or an apology. Asda said it would investigate the incident.

Richest 30 nations see output fall THE 30 richest nations yesterday posted their biggest fall in growth since records began almost 50 years ago. The world’s economic powerhouses recorded an average 2.1 per cent drop in output in the first three months of the year compared with the previous quarter – proving the recession has hit hard. All of the G7 members – including Britain, the US and Germany – saw a drop in gross domestic product, with Japan revealing a table-topping four per cent fall. Britain’s growth decline of 1.9 per cent proved chancellor Alistair Darling’s predictions of a quick recovery were ‘optimistic’, said shadow treasury minister Philip Hammond. ‘Even his horrific projection of a £350billion deficit over two years may understate the scale of the problem we face,’ he added. The figures from the 30 members of the Organisation for Economic Co-op-

By John Higginson Chief Political Correspondent eration and Development were the worst since 1960. They follow an average two per cent fall in GDP recorded in the last three months of last year. In the first quarter of this year, growth was down 3.8 per cent in Germany, 1.6 per cent in the US and 1.2 per cent in France – the only country to show an easing in decline. During the past year, the falls in OECD members’ GDPs were much larger, with an average decline of 4.2 per cent. Japan again posted the biggest drop, at 9.1 per cent, followed by Germany at 6.9 per cent. Annual economic growth in Britain was down 4.1 per cent. Lib Dem treasury spokesman Vince Cable (pictured) said the ‘flattering’ figure hid the future financial difficulties stored up in the country’s debt.

Families crammed in by slum landlord A SLUM landlord raked in thousands of pounds by cramming families into single rooms and even making some live in a garden shed. The owner pocketed £36,000 a month while families paid up to £1,000 a month for one small room in the flats and houses, a council has revealed. One average family-sized house contained as many as 17 people in six ‘flats’. And two families were re-housed after the gas and electricity supplies were cut by the fire service because of safety fears. The revelations came

to light after a series of raids at homes by Harrow Council, in northwest London, after an investigation into the landlord. ‘We have a responsibility to ensure that in this country people’s basic rights and needs are catered for,’ said Cllr Marilyn Ashton. ‘Instead we uncovered a squalid picture of overcrowding and exploitation of our most vulnerable citizens which could have come straight from Dickens’ London.’ Legal action is being taken over some of the homes.

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Tory couple in £80,000 ﬂat claim to step down By John Higginson Chief Political Correspondent SIR NICHOLAS and Ann Winterton have become the latest MPs to stand down after details of their expenses claims were published. The Conservative husband and wife will bow out at the next election after it emerged they claimed £80,000 for a flat owned by a trust their children controlled. Passing ownership of the property in this way was reportedly designed to save them hundreds of thousands of pounds in inheritance tax. Tory leader David Cameron described their arrangement as ‘indefensible’ last year – before the scandal of MPs’ expenses fully emerged. The couple’s parliamentary careers will come to an ignominious end after notching up what will be 65 years between them as MPs. Sir Nicholas, 71, and his 68-yearold wife have written to Mr Cameron,

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Public paid out for tax returns NINE Cabinet ministers used accountants to help with their tax returns and then billed the taxpayer. While the public is not even allowed to claim tax back on using an accountant to help with their own tax returns, ministers – including chancellor Alistair Darling – claimed the whole lot back at a cost of more than £11,000. Communities secretary Hazel Blears, transport secretary Geoff Hoon and home secretary Jacqui Smith were among those who charged for accountants for their own purposes. All said the claims were allowed under Commons rules.

A dollar says I’ll stand as an MP FORMER pop singer and I’m a Celebrity star David Van Day has announced he may stand as an MP. The former member of 1980s pop duo Dollar, 52, may put himself forward as a candidate against Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries. He plans to visit the constituency under his own ‘No Expenses Party’. ‘I thought, “Somebody needs to go down and ask the constituents if it’s time for a change”,’ he said. Tory MP Ms Dorries is said to have claimed for a New Year’s Eve hotel room and a second home allowance while having just one home.

‘We will pass the baton to a younger person’ saying they could not ‘maintain the hectic pace’ of politics and wanted to spend more time with family. ‘We should pass the baton to a younger person because both Congleton and Macclesfield deserve the very best,’ wrote Sir Nicholas. The Cheshire MPs should be very proud of their record-breaking tenure as a husband-and-wife team, Mr Cameron responded. Tory MP Andrew MacKay is also set to stand down at the next election after it emerged he claimed secondhome allowances along with MP wife, Julie Kirkbride. She also faces pressure to step aside.

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Honoured: Sir Nicholas with wife Ann in 2002 after he was knighted for services to Parliament Picture: PA

g Johnson calls to scrap election system HEALTH secretary Alan Johnson was forced to deny he had begun jockeying for a leadership bid yesterday after proposing electoral reform. Mr Johnson, hotly tipped as a successor to Gordon Brown, called for a referendum on scrapping the first-past-the-post system in favour of proportional representation. ‘We need to overhaul the engine, not just clean the

upholstery,’ the former postman (pictured) wrote. Asked if he was posturing for the top job, he said: ‘It is absolutely nothing to do with that.’ With Labour’s popularity at its lowest ebb in years, PR would probably work in its favour now. But Mr Johnson denied his support was based on political calculation, adding: ‘I wish I were that sophisticated.’

TAXPAYERS footed a £5.5million travel bill for MPs and their families in the year to April 2008. In 2007-08, MPs received £1.9million for petrol money, £2.2million for train tickets and £900,000 for air fares. On top of this, they claimed nearly £500,000 for their spouses and children to travel. Among the cases was Conservative planning spokeswoman Jacqui Lait who claimed £6,836 for mileage – enough to travel 34,300km (21,344 miles), or once around the world – even though her Beckenham, south London, constituency is just 16km (10 miles) from Westminster.

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‘Naughty’ nuns face the music PERHAPS it was a good idea at the time. But after dressing up as nuns, some wearing ‘naughty lingerie’ and suspenders, 17 Britons found themselves hauled before a Greek court yesterday. The men, aged between 18 and 65, were paraded through the court still wearing the nun outfits they were wearing when arrested. They had been charged with exposing themselves in public and offending religious symbols. The group – believed to have been on a stag weekend – were accused of treating passers-by in the resort of Malia, Crete, to glances of skimpy underwear under the black costumes. ‘They were dressed like nuns, carrying crosses, but wearing thongs under their skirts and showing people their bottoms and the rest,’ said a police official. Cretan newspaper Patris reported some of the men had not even been wearing underwear. Police called in reinforcements to

By Fred Attewill arrest the party-goers after they allegedly started making obscene gestures, Patris said. That they were parading their nun outfits on Sunday morning added to the sense of alarm and they were held in custody until they were taken to court in the island capital of Iraklion yesterday. However, they were freed after prosecutors could not produce any witnesses to testify their antics were offensive. The British embassy in Athens confirmed the prosecutor dropped all charges against the men and all 17 were released. Police said they had apologised for their behaviour. It was not known where in Britain the men came from. Britons account for about 15 per cent of the 15million tourists Greece attracts each year. In 2007, residents of Malia demonstrated against British tourists’ drunken antics.

Bad habits: A group of Britons dressed as nuns trudge through to the Crete courtroom to face a judge. They were all later cleared of criminal charges Picture: EPA

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Girl in coma wakes up singing Mamma Mia! WHEN young Layla Towsey fell into By Miles Erwin a coma after contracting meningitis, her family was told to give her a kiss heart attack and was transferred to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west goodbye. But it was far from the final curtain London, and put on life support. ‘Before they put her in the ambulfor the three-year-old, who awoke and began singing Abba’s pop hit ance, we were told to give her a kiss goodbye. It was an awful moment,’ Mamma Mia!. The musical recovery came after said Ms Towsey. Layla was diagnosed with meningishe spent five days in the coma, with mother Katy waiting only to see how tis B and meningococcal septicaemia and spent the next five days uncdisabled her daughter would be. ‘When I heard her singing Mamma onscious in intensive care. ‘We’d been preparing ourselves as Mia! quietly. I couldn’t believe it,’ said the 23-year-old. ‘I knew immedi- the life-support machine was keeping her alive,’ Ms Towsey added. ately she was going to be OK.’ But then Layla began singing the The saga began last month when Layla developed a rash on her leg and words to Mamma Mia!, having seen the film starring Meryl Streep. started being sick. She was soon breathing by herself ‘When I picked her up, she didn’t recognise me and had a really high and only blood poisoning scars on her temperature,’ said Ms Towsey of Gi- legs betrayed her ordeal. ‘When we took her for a dea Park, Essex. check-up the She was taken ‘The machine was consultant had to Queen’s Hostears in her eyes. pital, Romford, keeping her alive’ She couldn’t belwhere doctors initially thought it was probably just a ieve what a good recovery Layla had made,’ said Ms Towsey. heat rash. The family now helps charity MenBut Layla had become delirious so Ms Towsey said she insisted on more ingitis UK raise money to help devchecks. Within hours, Layla had a elop a vaccine for meningitis B.

FOUR more people in Britain were confirmed with swine flu yesterday, taking the total number to 137. The new cases – three children and an adult – were from London, the southeast and the West Midlands, the Health Protection Agency said. The children – who include a two-year-old boy from Oxford – were linked to previously confirmed cases. The woman, from Tower Hamlets, recently returned from abroad. The total number of confirmed cases in London is now 71.

THE remaining organs of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling have finally been released by Indian authorities. They have been sent to a coroner in England who is keen to do further tests. Mother Fiona MacKeown said she was pleased the organs, including parts of the liver and kidney, had been returned. Scarlett, 15, from Bideford in Devon, was raped and murdered on holiday in Goa in February last year. Some organs were missing when her body was returned to Britain.

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centre and near the Stadio Olimpico – where there have been violent football-related clashes in the past – not to sell alcohol from tonight. British police will be on duty to deter fights with Barcelona and Roma ‘ultras’ hooligans. Official Giuseppe Pecoraro said: ‘Security will be tight but the city will not be militarised.’

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Red Army faces booze ban and 1,500 police A RED army invasion is under way as 30,000 Manchester United fans begin descending on Rome for tomorrow’s Champions League final against Barcelona. Supporters are being met by an unprecedented security force of more than 1,500 armed police officers – and a booze ban. Up to 10,000 fans will be without tickets and officials have ordered bars and shops in the city

Sick note: Layla Towsey has made a very musical recovery Picture: PA

MILLIONS of people are failing to relax on holiday because they cannot stop updating social networking sites. Nearly half of Britons check messages, go online, text or even pop into their workplace when they are supposed to be on holiday. And 42 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds constantly update online pages or microblogs such as Facebook or Twitter. Researcher lastminute.com called on people to take a ‘long tweekend’, where they turn off every gadget they have during a short break.

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Blackmail fears as RAF private ﬁles go missing gNHS loses medical records THE personal medical records of tens of thousands of people have been lost by the NHS. A total of 140 security breaches were reported between January and April, the Department of Health confirmed. These included computers containing

medical records stolen and left by skips and passwords taped on encrypted discs with sensitive information, The Independent newspaper said. Information commissioner Richard Thomas said a review had been ordered.

SENIOR RAF staff could be at risk of blackmail after files containing details of drug abuse, extra-marital affairs and the use of prostitutes were stolen. The 500 missing files, which contain sensitive information obtained during security clearance ‘vetting’, were lost in September. The MoD said at the time that personal data such as bank details and addresses could have been lost. But an internal MoD memo obtained under the Freedom of Information Act confirms that ‘routine vetting information’ also disappeared. ‘This information included details of criminal convictions, investigations, precise details of debt, medical conditions, drug abuse, use of prostitutes, extra-marital affairs including the names of third parties,’ the e-mail – published in The Guardian – from an unnamed wing commander stated. ‘This

By Jo Steele data provides an excellent target list for foreign intelligence services, investigative journalists and blackmailers. ‘Moreover, if the information relating to the private lives of RAF personnel, especially of some very senior officers, enters the public domain, the reputation of the service will be tarnished.’ In the e-mail, written three weeks after the discs were stolen, he added: ‘By not declaring that highly sensitive vetting information has been lost, I am concerned that we, the RAF, will be accused of attempting a cover-up.’ A spokesman for the MoD said individuals who were deemed to be at risk were alerted and interviewed to discuss potential threats. There was ‘no evidence’ to suggest the information held on the hard drive has been targeted by criminals, he added.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 METRO Tide’s out: Surfers’ paradise Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, was almost deserted yesterday – but packed with sunseekers just the day before Pictures: Retna

Heatwave to washout – in just one day WHAT a difference a day makes. The weekend’s scorching temperatures gave way to storms and noticeably cooler weather yesterday. The Bank Holiday ended with parts of the country, including London and the south-east, suffering grey skies, cool breezes and showers. A storm was set to hit the south-east overnight, bringing up to 5cm (2in) of rain which, the Environment Agency said ‘is quite a lot’. It could also hit the east before creeping up to Lincolnshire and even Yorkshire, an Environment Agency spokeswoman added. Forecasters predicted cool, unsettled weather for the rest of the week but said things should look up in time for the weekend. But this weekend was an unrivalled treat – for many the hottest day of 2009, as temperatures hit 25ºC (77ºF). The

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highest reading came in Clerkenwell, central London, on Saturday afternoon, where it was jut one degree below Malaga in southern Spain. Millions took advantage of the miniheatwave and flocked to the coast to enjoy the weather. In Bournemouth, beaches were packed and dozens took to the sea, even with the water at a chilly 13ºC (55ºF). About 1.8million people were thought to have gone abroad. The roads were relatively quiet yesterday evening as half-term meant many had taken the rest of the week off. But rail passengers faced delays and bus replacements as 38 engineering projects took place on Sunday alone. Check out your local forecast at metro.co.uk/weather

Cheesy does it: Contestants chase a Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, during yesterday’s annual cheese-rolling competition. Champion chaser Chris Anderson (inset) celebrated his ﬁfth consecutive win in the centuries-old event, which often leaves many injured, but announced his retirement to look after his baby. ‘It was scary – but good fun,’ said the 21-year-old, from Brockworth.

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Having enjoyed 20 years of rock’n’roll living, the pretty boy of indie and lead singer of The Charlatans, Tim Burgess, 41, knows how to survive the music scene. Now, he is mentoring new musicians through Virgin Media’s Road To V competition

Tim Burgess

O You’re 41, do you still get groupies? I don’t really know what

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you mean… I get a lot of people who like to follow me and watch my every move, but if you’re talking about casual sex backstage then not as much. But I quite like the idea of people who dedicate themselves to the band, it’s a bit mad.

aren’t around. I’m going to Cheshire tomorrow because the band have a studio in the countryside there.

O Have you had a stalker then?

I was on the stage before a gig and there was a girl all in black. She said: ‘Hey there, how are you? What’s wrong with you?’ The conversation went on with me denying knowing her. She said dead seriously: ‘I’m your wife,’ and started attacking me. It was quite bizarre but hopefully she’s all married, growing grapes and making home brew now.

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O You’ve hung out with Madonna – give us a Madge anecdote. We

only had an encounter in New York. Lollapalooza got rained off so The Jesus And Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and all the people watching, like Madonna, came to watch The Charlatans. The band got trashed but then she wanted to come backstage so she kicked everyone out because she wanted to meet me.

O Is it true you’ve given up booze?

O Tell us about your new band, The Chavs (with Carl Barât). Will you be in fancy dress? Ha ha, of

I’ve given up nearly everything. I got addicted to Diet Coke. I’m drinking coffee now. It’s not too bad an addiction; I work a lot harder and I don’t have any down time any more.

course. The difficulty is me and Carl only ever decide to do something five minutes beforehand. But if we are going to be taken seriously, I think we should get dressed up, yeah.

‘Do I still get groupies? I get a lot of people who like to follow my every move, but casual sex backstage? Not so much’ O Do you get nervous playing gigs? No, not at all. At first I used to

O Anywhere we should look out for The Chavs? You should always

be nervous, that’s why I used to drink so much.

be looking out for chavs, on every street corner.

O What was your favourite tipple?

O Your bowl fringe is legendary. Ever been tempted to become a skinhead? It’s really growing out,

I guess Ecstasy and speed. O Do you miss the Madchester scene? We all move on. We came a

bit later than Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses, we were about six months behind but, in a lot of ways, the Manchester thing was built up by Factory Records. For me, it started in 1983 when New Order’s Blue Monday came out. It made a 15-year-old kid think music from Manchester could be made and could be global and it meant a lot to me. I went to the Haçienda a lot after that. I followed New Order around, almost stalker-ish. O Like that lady? Ha ha – exactly the same as that lady. O Where are you these days?

I live in Hollywood but I’m looking for a flat in London for summer. Last year, I had a flat in Hoxton Square but I had to give it up after the festival season. I don’t go to Salford as much because my dad’s parents

but I’ve got a nice beret on today. It’s a black beret, like a, er… French communist, it’s a little Alan Vega from Suicide [a 70s techno-punk band]. But I have had a skinhead before if you see the very first Charlatans’ press pictures. I’ve done a few things to my head but’s it’s good to move on. O Should a rock star ever be without a pair of sunglasses?

They probably shouldn’t but I always am; I get caught out as I wear prescription ones. It’s quite hard to wear sunglasses over my prescription glasses and I have tried the tinted ones but I always look like a trucker from the 1970s. That’s not where I’m at right now. To check out the Road To V bands, visit www.roadtov.com

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Italian leader hits back as questions mount over teen model

Gaffes? Me? Never! By Aidan Radnedge SILVIO BERLUCSCONI has insisted he ‘never’ makes any gaffes, blaming it all on a media-orchestrated conspiracy. The man who famously joked about Barack Obama’s ‘suntan’ and told earthquake survivors to view living in tents as a ‘camping holiday’ said newspapers were inventing his blunders. And the Italian premier vowed to silence critics of his relationship with an 18-year-old model, said to be the catalyst of his very public split from his wife of 19 years, Veronica Lario. ‘I have never made any “gaffes” – not even one,’ Mr Berlusconi told CNN television. ‘Every “gaffe” is invented by the newspapers.’ He defended his behaviour during the recent G8 summit in London, when the Queen was said to have rebuked him for ‘shouting’ during a photocall. According to Mr Berlusconi: ‘She released a statement from Buckingham Palace the following morning saying that her reaction had absolutely not been critical.’ A Palace spokeswoman did indeed say later: ‘There was no offence taken on either side.’ The 72-year also found himself under pressure for his links to model

Shrug: Silvio Berlusconi is under ﬁre over his relationship with model Noemi Letizia Pictures: Reuters/AFP

Noemi Letizia. Opposition leader Dario Franceschini called on him to clarify the relationship. Mr Berlusconi’s appearance at Ms Letizia’s recent birthday party was one of the complaints made by Ms Lario, as she announced plans to divorce. Mr

Berlusconi hit back: ‘In the face of an accusation of this nature, I will react. I will explain exactly what the situation is. I will still have the Italians on my side and, once again, this accusation will act as a boomerang against the people who have started it.’ In sepa-

rate revelations, Cherie Blair claimed husband Tony was petrified of being pictured next to Mr Berlusconi. She said the ex-prime minister begged her to get between him and the bandana-wearing Italian as the British press ‘would destroy me’.

The Green Room By Neil Sean Celebrities behind closed doors Jude Law is happy with his stint in Sherlock Holmes. ‘It’s a great movie and I can’t wait for the fans to see it,’ he says. Twilight’s Robert Pattinson is not bothered by snaps of him looking drunk. ‘I am an actor and not a celebrity,’ he explains. Kanye West wants fans to make an effort at his summer shows. ‘I am stylish, yet no one dresses up any more,’ he moans. Mischa Barton is upset her movie Assassination Of A High School President will go straight to DVD. ‘Furious would be the word – I even disrobe,’ she laughs. Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller would love to play James Bond. ‘I’m still young enough and all actors fancy a go,’ he insists. Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas wants a movie career. ‘I will always make music but acting is that alltime goal for me,’ she says. Brad Pitt is keen to make a comedy. ‘I’ve done serious quite well but I’d be more than happy for a great comedy,’ he says. Rosanna Arquette plans a tell-all documentary on the ﬁlm business. ‘It will be fun to show how hard it is to get a movie made,’ she insists. For more celebrity gossip, just go to www.metro.co.uk and click on fame

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Titanic diver dies seeing sister ship A PROFESSIONAL deep sea diver has died of the bends after exploring the wreck of the Titanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister ship, the Britannic. Carl Spencer is thought to have been taking part in a National Geographic expedition to the site in the Aegean Sea when he passed out. The 37-year-old, who had been involved in several high-profile dives in the past few years, was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Athens but never regained consciousness. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I

By Jo Steele think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about 120m down and so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite a tough dive and you need really qualified people to go down,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Mark Chirnside, a member of the Britannic Foundation. Mr Spencer, who was married, was well known for his worldwide diving adventures. He was part of the team which found the body of former world water-speed record holder Donald

Campbell in Coniston Water, Cumbria. Mr Spencer, of Cannock in Staffordshire, had also dived to the wreck of the Titanic, which sank in the Atlantic in 1912, and had met James Cameron, the director of the film about the shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sinking. The Britannic sank near Greece four years later â&#x20AC;&#x201C; during World War I â&#x20AC;&#x201C; after hitting a mine. The bends occur when divers surface too quickly and nitrogen bubbles form in the blood. Bends victim: Deep sea diver Carl Spencer poses with his gear in 2004

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M BIRD NOUS: The ‘first

unambiguous evidence’ that rooks have the insight to work with tools has been found. Rooks bred in captivity have the presence of mind to bend wire into a hook to reach food at the first time of asking, researchers have confirmed. They also quickly learned to drop a particular stone to collapse a platform holding food and even used different tools in sequence to reach their goal. ‘Rooks do not appear to use tools in the wild, yet they rival habitual tool-users such as chimpanzees and New Caledonian crows when tested in captivity,’ said Chris Bird from Cambridge University.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 METRO

Patients’ anger as GPs ‘cash in’ on sicknotes g A revolution from our bed – 40yrs on

M JUST SAY NO: How prone

people are to drug addiction may be decided by parts of the brain that control emotion and behaviour. These areas show different levels of activity when cocaine users and teetotallers tackle mental tasks, research showed. Pinpointing and strengthening reactions in these areas of the brain could help people resist drugs, scientists claim. ‘We see dramatic differences in the brain regions that play a very significant role in the ability to monitor behaviour and regulate emotion, which are both important to resisting drug use,’ said psychologist Rita Goldstein, who led the US study.

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This is one of several never-before-seen photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 Bed-In For Peace protest. Lennon reads to his wife during the Vietnam War non-violent protest, one of their two week-long bed-ins. The images are being released to mark the 40th anniversary of the event Picture: BNPS

By Fred Attewill DOCTORS are charging more than £50 to sign a sicknote as they cash in on services not covered by the NHS, it has been claimed. GPs can set their own rates for sick notes, medical certificates, malaria tablets or even some X-rays. They are advised by the British Medical Association to charge up to £53 for a sick note and £113 for a written report taking 30 minutes to complete. But there are no guidelines on malaria treatment, while a vaccination could cost £50. One parent was outraged after a GP in Billingshurst, West Sussex, charged him £60 to complete a medical certificate for his 11-year-old daughter before visiting Turkey. ‘To charge £60 for a quick once over is a bit steep. For a low-income family, this might equate to half a week’s earnings,’ said Luis Howard. The BMA defended the charges saying GPs were self-employed and needed to pay for staff, rent, heating and lighting. ‘The NHS covers these costs for NHS work but for non-NHS work the fees charged by GPs contribute towards their costs,’ it said.

METRO Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A new line on why Red Bull is addictive... WHEN Coca-Cola was first made in the 19th century, it famously contained traces of cocaine. Now more than 100 years later, another cola drink has found to have the same ingredient â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and has been pulled off the shelves as a result. Cans of Red Bull Cola being sold in Germany were found to contain traces of the Class A drug after experts ran tests on a key ingredient called coca leaf. A de-cocainised extract from the coca plant is used as a flavouring additive in many drinks and foods but is not seen as harmful. However, authorities have now banned the high-energy drink following the tests in North Rhine Westphalia, western Germany. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The institute examined Red Bull Cola

By Miles Erwin in an elaborate chemical process and found traces of cocaine,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said food safety expert Bernhard Kuehnle. The cocaine levels do not pose a health threat but the finding means the drink cannot be classified as a foodstuff and needs a special licence. So far, five German states â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hesse, North Rhine Westphalia, Thuringia, Rhineland Palatinate and Lower Saxony â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which have nearly half the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population have banned the drink. However, Red Bull Cola has protested. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;De-cocainised extract of coca leaf is used worldwide in foods as a natural flavouring,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said a spokesman. Red Bull Cola and other food that contains coca leaf extract is considered safe in the EU and US, he added.

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FOR years, it has been lampooned as being synonymous with the tackiness of the 1970s. But now Blue Nun wine is rebranding itself and has gone upmarket. It has launched a sparkling wine that contains flakes of 22carat gold. The German Blue Nun label â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a dinner table favourite which quickly fell from favour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hopes the bubbly will appeal to young women

drinkers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The launch represents a change in strategy for Blue Nun and an attempt to move away from its more serious German image,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Keith Lay, of British distributor Ehrmanns, told trade magazine The Grocer. Blue Nun Gold claims to be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the perfect wine for celebrations and special occasions. For lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golden momentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. At ÂŁ7.99, it is double the price of standard Blue Nun.

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Missing

Rio? No, this is Luton: Exotic dancers show that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to go to Brazil to enjoy a carnival. About 100,000 people turned out for Luton International Carnival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest oneday carnival. The event features music and dance from around the world

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Lavdije Ratkoceri The 26-year-old has been missing from west London since May 14. She is 1.55m (5ft 1in) with blue eyes and brown hair and was wearing blue jeans when she was last seen.

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BELGIUM: Dairy farmers clash with riot police in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels yesterday during a meeting of farm ministers to address the crisis in the milk industry Picture: EPA

Anger of ‘loyalty pledge’ proposal

Vote rival calls for access to websites

ISRAEL: Everyone could be made to swear loyalty to the Jewish state under new proposals by the nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party. Israelis would have to declare loyalty ‘to the state of Israel as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state’ before they could be issued a national ID document. Critics claim the legislation could hit Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel. ‘It’s more than a violation of human rights but blatant interference with the basic rights of citizens and destructive for democracy,’ said civil rights lawyer Oded Feller.

IRAN: An election rival to president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has hit out at moves to block access to websites ahead of upcoming elections. Mehdi Karoubi (pictured) said sites should be tolerated at ‘such a sensitive political period’. Ofﬁcials have restricted access to Facebook, political, human rights and news sites ahead of the June 12 poll.

Opposition wins presidential poll

Boozy groom dies on wedding day

MONGOLIA: The opposition leader has won the presidential election. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (pictured) of the Democratic Party declared victory, pledging to be ‘an honest president’. Nambariin Enkhbayar, of the ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, accepted defeat based on early results.

TAIWAN: A wedding day ended in tragedy when the groom died after having too much wine and beer. The 35-year-old, identified only as Wu, passed out at home after spending his reception attended by 100 guests at a top restaurant in Taipei. ‘Everyone was having a great time,’ said restaurant party organiser Linda Chien. ‘We don’t know what happened after that.’ Wu was taken to hospital after his face turned black, according to a local newspaper. The groom died despite treatment, a hospital spokeswoman said.

and ﬁnally… FRANCE: Marcel Marceau’s famous battered top hat – complete with a single red flower – goes up for auction this week. The trademark hat is among 900 personal belongings of the mime artist which will go under the hammer in Paris. His daughter, Camille, is selling the clothes and souvenirs to pay off his outstanding debts. Marceau died aged 84 in 2007.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 METRO

Taliban in Swat Valley ‘staring defeat in face’ By Aidan Radnedge TALIBAN fighters in the Swat Valley are ‘staring defeat in the face’, a Pakistani officer declared yesterday after a month of bloody fighting. The militants have pledged to stop attacking security forces, claiming they are concerned for civilians and property – although they stopped short of declaring a ceasefire. But the move showed the Taliban had ‘started using ploys to escape’, said Pakistan army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas. ‘They are now remembering the civilians whom they used to behead and decapitate,’ he added. About 1,100 militants and 60 soldiers have died in an offensive backed by the US to halt Taliban incursions from Afghanistan. Some 1.9million civilians have fled and up to 20,000 remain stranded in the main town of Mingora. Many are starving and suffering from untreated illness and injuries. ‘We do not have anything to eat. We do not have water. We do not have medicines. We do not have any doctor or any hospitals to go to,’ said resid-

Starting again: Orphans displaced from the Swat Valley wait to begin lessons in Peshawar, Pakistan Picture: AP

ent Liaqat Ali. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan yesterday said their ‘aides’ would stay in Mingora but would not attack soldiers in an effort to allow civilians to return. ‘I would

like to appeal to the people of Mingora to get back to their homes and start their routine life, as we will not fire even a single shot,’ he said. Pakistani troops are expected to sec-

ure the town in North-West Frontier Province over the next week. At least £630million of aid will be needed to rebuild the area, the Pakistan government has warned.

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Mother pays tribute to ‘fun-loving’ soldier THE mother of a British soldier killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan has paid tribute to her ‘tremendous son’. Theresa Rossi, whose 22-year-old son Jordan died on Saturday, said: ‘I have just lost my precious funloving son. He was doing a job he loved and was proud to be a soldier. There will be a big void in all our lives.’ The sapper, from 38 Engineer Regiment, was the second British serviceman killed in two days while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province. The soldier, from Baildon in West Yorkshire, was helping to clear improvised explosive devices.

Journalists ride for 2 fallen colleagues COLLEAGUES of two journalists killed by a bomb in Iraq have set out on a sponsored bike ride in their memory. Andy Clarke, Mark Ludlow and Andy Stevenson plan to cycle from London to Bayeux, France, by Friday to attend a memorial for fallen journalists. It will include tributes to their CBS colleagues, cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, who died in Baghdad in May 2006. ‘It is about remembering the boys, the people they were and the journalists they were,’ said Mr Clarke. The trio have so far raised £18,300 for journalists’ charities.

Good Taste Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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Well, ale be damned: Welcome the arrival of Wandle ale, named after the Thames tributary. Unpasteurised and without artiďŹ cial CO2 (yuk), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the ďŹ rst authentic real ales to be made in the capital in recent years. Think Maris Otter malt from Warminster Maltings (one of Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s few remaining ďŹ&#x201A;oor maltings) and recherchĂŠ whole leaf hops from East Anglia, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Sambrookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main aim is to bring craft brewing back to the heart of London. ÂŁ2.20, 500ml. www.sambrooks brewery.co.uk

As the Guardianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wine buff, Victoria Moore knows her tipples. In her new book, How to Drink, she covers all beverages, soft and boozy, from rosewater cordial to raspberry vodka, comprehensively. For example, we learn how the electric ďŹ lter is the nemesis of coffee-making while a cafetiĂ¨re is better than kawfee snobs let on as it enhances the beans. And the Moka, the Italian stove-top device that many adore? It burns the coffee, so take off the gas immediately after the liquid has gurgled through.

g Try me: Valentina, the eminent Italian deli, opened a second spot in Wandsworth, south London, last week. Those of us further away can order online. New products for May include Scarmozza, a smoky mozzarella (ÂŁ3.95 online) and Culatello (pictured, ÂŁ2.95 per 100g), rosy red, raw Italian ham cured and soaked in wine. www.valentinaďŹ nefoods.com

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India spice, Cocktails: With the Masala Magic and tamarind margarita among its drinks du jour, we find Mumbai abuzz with mixologists adding local flavours. BY CARMEN LICHI

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ick of screwdrivers? Bored of banana daiquiris? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for something different this summer, how about serving a Mumbatini, a tamarind margarita or a red and yellow bell pepper mojito to friends? Indian ingredients, with their reputation for pungency and spiciness, are fast gaining a reputation among the cocktail crowd. Nowhere is this more evident than in Mumbai. From the overwhelming Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire, set in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dharavi slums â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and its rising star Freida Pinto â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to Kylieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cameo in upcoming Bollywood flick, Blue, the city formerly known as Bombay is officially in vogue. Thanks to this ever-increasing confidence, Mumbaiite mixologists are leaving European conventions behind to concoct their own cooler cocktails for the languid summer. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Indian cocktail is all about creating the perfect blend of sweet and sour,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Aman Sharma, 33, resident cocktail guru at Mumbaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taj Hotel, a five-star landmark that is fast recovering its former glory after the terrorist attack of last November. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sweet-sour combinations are ideal for warm weather and so refreshing,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sharma adds. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Drinks using acidic ingredients are thirst-quenching. Combined with bitterness they clear the palate, which is very important for pairing with Indian food. Indian cocktails are also liked because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re spicier than the classics.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Here in the bars, in thermometer-busting temperatures, jaljeera â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a zingy, cooling drink commonly made with cumin, water, mint, rock salt and lemons â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is ubiquitous and used in several Indian cocktails. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jaljeera is a good ingredient, not only because of its taste, but because it comes in a powder form which mixes well with anything,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; explains Sharma. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ingredients such as lime and masala spice make a wonderful combination.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; As if to prove his point, a Masala Magic arrives on cue and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the mixture of gin and tonic with spicy jaljeera and sweet

mint is the perfect antidote to the sweltering, 40Â°C Mumbai afternoon. According to Sharma, Indian cocktails work better with lighter spirits: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Indian ingredients are so strong and unique in flavour that we find they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mix too well with darker spirits such as whisky and dark rum. These spirits have a lot of flavour too and can be overbearing. White spirits tend to be a bit more neutral.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Indian cocktails are also gaining new ground in Delhi. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nobody thought local ingredients such as tamarind and pistachio could complement spirits such as tequila and vodka so well,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says The Taj Hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resident mixologist Sunil Arya. His personal favourite is the bell pepper mojito (see box, above right): â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The peppers add a great tangy twist.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; With Indian-grown fruits such as the custardy, yellow-fleshed alphonso mangoes and lychees now in season and readily available in Britain, European foodies are inspired. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had guests e-mail to tell us they have replicated our cocktails at home, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone down a storm,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Arya. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;On a warm summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evening, with the bell pepper mojito, you could be in Mumbai, Delhi or even Hampstead Heath.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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g Slumdog cocktails to try at home 1. TAMARIND MARGARITA Mix 45ml tequila, 15ml Cointreau, 20ml orange juice, 1 pinch demerara sugar, 10ml lime juice, 45ml or two tsp tamarind (pictured, left). 2. THE MUMBATINI Mix 60ml vodka, 15ml lime juice, 15ml sugar syrup, four to ﬁve ginger slices, four curry leaves. 3. MASALA CHAI Mix 30ml Absolut Peppar vodka, 30ml Absolut, 60ml pineapple juice, 1tsp fresh

Mumbai hi: The Indian city, like rising-star actress Freida Pinto (below), is all the rage and cocktail-makers are developing stylish drinks to match, using local ﬂavours such as cumin, bell pepper and ginger

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ginger, seeds from six cardamom pods (or crush pods). 4. RED AND YELLOW BELL PEPPER MOJITO Shake 60ml Absolut Peppar vodka, 30ml lime juice, 20ml sugar syrup. Add some bell peppers, one lemon, chopped in quarters, six mint leaves. Shake. Add soda water to ﬁnish. 5. OTHER COMBOS For the pistachio margarita, try tequila, pistachio, lime and sugar. For a hard mango lassi, blend vodka, mango juice and lime juice. A golden orb is vodka, Cointreau, fresh squeezed lime juice

and blended mango (pictured, above). For Masala Magic, try shaking gin and mint leaves with jaljeera and soda water.

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ife is too short to drink good wine out of bad glasses,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says wineglass maker, Georg Riedel. Riedel has changed the way the world drinks, with wine buffs looking down their talented noses at the ubiquitous round Paris goblet in preference to a glass such as Riedelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinum Chianti. In pursuit of the ideal glass, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the pretty Tyrol area of Austria â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a clichĂŠ of log houses and window boxes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to talk to the man himself, the 12th generation in a long line of glassmakers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The perfect glass would be unbreakable,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Riedel, a neat, almost dandyish figure in the typical, smart style of his older generation of Austrian businessmen. His eyes lost in an inner vision, he goes on: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The perfect glass would convey the message from all the different grape varieties in the same way and suit all styles of wine: bubbly or sweet, rosĂŠ or whatever. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the search for the Holy Grail which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; though we dream about it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But he claims his passion is for wine, rather than glass. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in business because people do not drink wine from the bottle. But, without a doubt, I am more inspired by the wine than the glass. The glass is an instrument â&#x20AC;&#x201C; how can you be inspired by an instrument? The wine is emotional, the glass is truly beautiful but functional. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tool.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In his factory, you can see craftsmen blowing the lead crystal glasses and decanters with great skill. They are almost exclusively men, because of local laws banning women from heavy work due to the risks associated with pregnancy, although the shift to new technology has recently moved glass-making out of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;heavy workâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classification. The small teams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; paid on a piece rate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; blow a big glass bubble then attach a stem of molten glass, then a third blob of glass to make the base before the whole glass is cooled and the top of the bubble cut off by laser. There are many different styles, all done by eye, yet each finished glass varies in shape, size and weight by microscopic amounts.

Grape expectations: Georg Riedel (pictured, below left) swears his hand-blown lead crystal glasses will make any wine taste better

Despite the precision nothing stands still. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Technology evolves in gradual steps,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;For example, when dishwashers became popular, most glasses were not dishwasher-safe. Now the industry has adapted.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Even so, he recommends you handwash his glasses to stop them eventually clouding from harsh detergents. So how are glasses changing? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We are moving towards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it started with global warming â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more alcohol, more maturity, more ripeness and more concentration (because the wine writers rave about it) in the wine. And concentrated wines you need to open up or they become too onedimensional; so we are moving towards slightly larger glasses.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We do a glass test. Tasting the same wine in different glasses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including the standard glass you find in most restaurants â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I am amazed at how much difference in flavour there is. Critics say this is nonsense and Riedel is a smooth-talking snake-oil salesman. However, although he talks about making good wine better, he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t claim to make bad wine taste good. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little doubt a good lead crystal glass, with its clear brightness and ringing tone, brings a sense of occasion. Speaking for myself, I am convinced, though: the differences in taste are dramatic even to my uneducated palate. Given the poor results from the standard glass, I joke that I will start bringing my own stemware to restaurants and I am shown a carrier to let me do so; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a habit Riedel already has. See www.riedel.co.uk for wine glasses

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g Beginnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tips on tasting wine 1. Wine buffs pay attention to the controversial 100-point rating system invented by Robert Parker. Ask for the expertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scores on the bin: 96 to 100 is extraordinary; 70 to 79 is average. 2. Around eight per cent of vinos are corked. When something is corked it means itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been inďŹ ltrated by the chemical TCA (2, 4, 6, trichloroanisole). Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to ďŹ nd cork bits ďŹ&#x201A;oating about in your tipple. 3. Generally speaking, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that red vino works with meat and white with ďŹ sh.

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Karadzic: US gave me immunity deal By Miles Erwin missed,’ said his lawyer. Karadzic, leader of the Bosnian Serbs during the 1992-1995 Bosnia war, faces 11 charges of genocide and war crimes, including over the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica. The 63-year-old says he has enough evidence on the immunity deal for a hearing. But Mr Holbrooke has denied the existence of an agreement and the Hague tribunal has warned it would not give Karadzic, who faces life in jail, immunity anyway.

ABOUT 200 Somali gunmen have allegedly vowed to give up piracy. The converts met local leaders in the northern town of Eyl and promised to renounce the criminal activity. Their spokesman Abshir Abdullah now wants other groups to stop hijacking ships. ‘I understand the wrong things that I was involved in and I’m aware now these acts are wrong in Islamic teachings,’ he told the BBC. Pirates have seized dozens of foreign-owned ships off east Africa’s coastline and demanded ransoms.

‘Cult’ may be banned in France THE Church of Scientology faces being thrown out of France after going on trial for fraud and selling drugs. It was accused yesterday of taking large sums of cash from members, illegally selling them supplements and plunging them into a ‘state of subjection’. One woman spent £18,500 on books and ‘purification packages’ but was refused a refund when she tried to leave, the Paris trial heard. Scientologists had ‘an obsession’ with financial gain, lawyers said. The US group, considered a cult in France, denies the charges.

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The many faces of African tribes A PHOTOGRAPHER has swapped snapping tourists in London for taking pictures of reclusive tribesmen in remote African hideaways. John Kenny tracked down members of the most isolated rural communities on the continent – and persuaded them to pose for a series of striking portrait shots. The images capture their traditional dress, piercings and facial scarring. But 34-year-old Mr Kenny fears the nomadic tribes could be under threat from government interven-

By Aidan Radnedge tion, climate change and Western influences. The Londoner said: ‘You could really sense some of the pressures on them. Droughts are making it tricky to stay nomadic. ‘Taking these pictures, I wondered whether I’ll see the same people and the same ways of living if I return it ten or 20 years time.’ Among the communities he met were the Betammaribe of Benin, who have wounds deliberately,

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All steamed up at ﬁlling the kettle? IT IS a question that has echoed through the decades – why fill the kettle with fresh water every time we make a cup of tea? Well, we probably all have our theories, which is exactly what the Royal Society of Chemistry is hoping for. The society has got so steamed up about the issue that it wants the public to help provide a science-based justification for why we prefer to boil fresh water each time. As a sweetener, it is offering a trip for two to London followed by tea at The Ritz Hotel to the man or woman with the best theory. The quest was launched on what the RSC called the ‘oddly-neglected’ 50th anniversary of the automatic cut-off kettle. The famous Russell Hobbs K2

By Ross McGuinness kettle was launched in 1959 as part of the so-called ‘Forgettable’ range – you could forget it was on without worrying it would boil dry. To fuel the kettle refilling debate, the RSC has asked science writer Dr John Emsley, a former Cambridge chemistry academic, for his view. ‘It could be something to do with hard water,’ he suggested. ‘Boiling this produces limescale and so the amount of calcium in the water used to make the tea will be reduced – but so what?’ Boiling it may remove dissolved gases that could affect the taste, he reasoned, but re-boiling the same water should not make any difference...

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nstoppable Susan Boyle has been tipped to be the next Oprah Winfrey. The Britain’s Got Talent singing sensation has been tipped for stardom – but as a TV chatshow host rather than the music charts. ‘If she wins Britain’s Got Talent, she will go on to host it or have her own show,’ 1980s pop singer Sinitta, an exgirlfriend of Simon Cowell and one of his closest TV aides, told Heart FM. ‘She’ll be like the British Oprah.’ And it seems 48-year-old Boyle’s ‘love’ for BGT judge Piers Morgan may just be getting to 49-yearold Cowell a little bit more than he lets on. According to

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Sinitta, us gossips shouldn’t write off an unlikely romance between Cowell and Boyle now that she has ditched her frumpy look thanks to a makeover. So Macho star Sinitta revealed Cowell is having a turn for the I Dreamed A Dream star. ‘Do you know what, I think he is. I think there’s something about her,’ she said. ‘I don’t want to say too much, but Simon and Susan…?’ Meanwhile, Morgan says the show is the opposite of Big Brother. While BGT celebrates talent, BB is about celebrating the talentless, he told Radio Times. ‘It’s put Britain back on the map as a producer of talent. I think that Susan Boyle has come as

the antidote to the recession.’ Morgan also assured fans that the judges have no contact with acts before they go on stage. He said: ‘I can tell you the moment the acts walk in front of the judges is absolutely pure. We genuinely have no idea what is coming our way.’ Scottish spinster Boyle strolled into the Britain’s Got Talent final on Saturday by performing a rendition of Memory, from the West End musical Cats. Bookmaker William Hill now rates her as its 8/13 favourite to win the contest. The second semi-final was screened last night.

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Katie Price tried to put her marriage troubles behind her yesterday, spending a quiet afternoon horsing around. The former glamour model – who celebrated her 31st birthday on Friday – went for a gentle trot in Buckinghamshire with a friend so she could ‘really unwind’, said a source. ‘It’s no good for either of them to be holed up at home staring at wedding photographs. They both need time to get on with things,’ the mole added. But there was no such luck for estranged husband Andre, 36 – who was equally busy over the weekend showing their children, Princess and Junior, around his new home in Sussex. CMYK

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Paris Hilton poses at the launch of the Mardan Palace hotel in Antalya, Turkey. Mariah Carey, above, was paid a reported £1million to perform Pictures: PA/Getty

Co-star drunk on ‘intoxicating’ Si intoxifies the room that way, she Sienna Miller has become notorious for her controversial love life and her owns the room, she really does.’ Miller plays villain Baroness in the film flops – but she is finally making some good headlines. Miller has won film, which also stars Tatum, 29. ‘We had this scene where she’s running over her male co-stars on G.I Joe: away from me,’ added Tatum, who is The Rise Of Cobra with her engaged to his Step Up co-star Jenna intoxicating attitude and surprising Dewan. ‘So, fitness on set. I’m like, I’ll Actor Channing have to halfTatum said the 27News from run for her but year-old had the the molehill I’m halffilm’s cast and crew running and eating out of her she’s pulling palm with a string of Which glamour model has just away. I’m like, quirky accents. won her agency’s own take on wow, I’m really ‘She’s so brilliant. fantasy football? The rules were She does voices,’ he similar to the conventional version going to have to told Heart FM. ‘You except to include players in their run! She’s a teeny fashion just can’t help but be teams the girls had to bed them girl but she’d in a good mood – not a problem for the winner, probably be able when you’re around who collected a squad of 32. to beat me up!’ her, she just

Tweed scared Jack Tweed is apparently scared about leaving prison because of the reaction from people who say he was treated softly. ‘Jack’s terrified about how he’ll cope in the outside world,’ a close pal told Star. Jade Goody’s widower, 21, is due to be released on Friday after an assault last May.

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The Big Interview Neil Pearson

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here’s no messing about with Neil Pearson. His appearance may give an impression of rumpled and slightly bemused sexiness. But the 50-year-old actor, best known for his turns in the TV series Drop The Dead Donkey and Between The Lines, is so sharp, drily humorous and briskly efficient that half an hour in the pub with those blue eyes fixed on you leaves you feeling somewhat windswept. No probing personal details here. ‘If there’s any point at all in doing this [interview], it’s to give an idea of the sort of evening someone’s likely to have if they come to see the play,’ he says decisively. Fair enough. And, in his opinion, an evening watching Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia (in which Pearson plays celebrity-hungry academic Bernard) will be a transporting experience. ‘I’ve never been more convinced that I’m working on a masterpiece,’ he says, clearly bowled over by Stoppard’s 1993 play, which dizzyingly combines Romantic poetry, chaos theory, sex and gardening. ‘To be working on arguably the greatest play by arguably the greatest living playwright, with him in the room… it’s as near as we’re going to get to doing a run-through of The Cherry Orchard in front of Chekhov.’ Pearson, most recently seen in the BBC series All The Small Things, had met Stoppard before: both are bibliophiles and book collectors ‘so we’ve occasionally crossed paths in that world’. ‘This is the first time we’ve worked on our day jobs together: his presence is useful because you can pick his brains and turn to him and say: “I don’t know what this means,”’ he explains. And there are quite a few things that defy easy understanding in Arcadia. Stoppard, after all, here thrusts us into the world of iterated algorithms and thermodynamics as he presents two beautifully interwoven tales played out in

Arts & Entertainment In Town Tonight Amongst Friends James Dreyfus and Helen Baxendale (pictured) star in April De Angelis’s dark social satire set among the middle classes Tonight until Jun 13, Hampstead Theatre, Mon to Sat 7.30pm (tonight 7pm), Sat mats 3pm, £15 to £25. Tel: 020 7722 9301. www.hampsteadtheatre.com Tube: Swiss Cottage

K’naan First London date in three years for the Somali-born rapper, here playing material from his forthcoming album Tonight, Cargo, 7pm to 1am, £17.50 Tel: 020 7739 3440. www.cargo-london.com Tube: Old Street

London For Free Steven Berkoff The playwright and actor celebrates his latest collection of poems, You Remind Me Of Marilyn Monroe, with this literary evening that explores themes of love, hope, pain and despair, and looks back over his career. Free, but e-mail events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place. Tonight, Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, 6.30pm. Tel: 020 7437 5660. www.foyles.co.uk Tube: Tottenham Court Road

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The actor and bibliophile tells SIOBHAN MURPHY about the pleasure of performing in what he considers to be a modern masterpiece the same house, one in the early 1800s and the other in the present day. ‘Tom’s plays are often misdescribed as being intimidatingly intellectual,’ says Pearson, who appeared in a 2001 production of The Real Thing. ‘What they are is pregnant with ideas and the interplay of ideas, and they repay repeat visits. ‘There is an inverse snobbery among the humanities community in its attitude to science. Anyone who can’t name half a dozen Shakespeare plays is automatically regarded as undereducated; it doesn’t matter if they’ve isolated the polio vaccine. This regardless of the fact that you’d struggle to find 25 members of Equity who could tell you how their fridge works.’ But there is much more to Stoppard’s play than science. Pearson’s character is chasing evidence of an episode of Byron’s life that played out in the Derbyshire stately home of the Coverly family, where Arcadia is set. Pearson agrees Bernard is a bit of a cad. ‘Feelings are ridden roughshod over in what he believes is a pursuit for truth but is actually the pursuit of fame. But bastards tend not to know they’re bastards and are appalled when it’s pointed out to them.’ Literary research is a subject close to Pearson’s heart: he has written a bibliography of all the works under the Obelisk imprint, run by Jack Kahane, a Manchester Jew who moved to Paris between the wars and became a literary entrepreneur, publishing authors whose works were banned in Britain or the US

Stoppard’s plays are often misdescribed as being intimidatingly intellectual… What they are is pregnant with ideas and the interplay of ideas

but escaped French obscenity laws by being written in English. ‘It’s a world I’m familiar with – manuscripts, letters and dusty corners of libraries – and I like it very much,’ he grins. ‘And I found a lot of parallels between what I do for my day job: writing the biography of a man involves trying to understand a character.’ There are no more books planned and Pearson is now in the lucky

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A terminally ill patient (Juliet Stevenson, pictured) undergoing psychotherapy may not sound thrilling but this is a deserved West End transfer for Matthew Lloyd’s revival of Tom Kempinski’s 1980 play – it’s as scorching as it is thought-provoking. Vaudeville Theatre. Tel: 0844 579 1975.

A crack ensemble cast under Nicolas Kent perform 12 new plays charting Western involvement in Afghanistan from 1842 to the present day in this emphatic piece of event theatre. It won’t say whether we should be there but it does show how we got there. Tricycle Theatre. Tel: 020 7328 1000.

Steve Waters brings to vivid life the subject of climate change in this adept double bill. The apocalyptic ending of Resilience in particular will leave you pondering an imminent move to the nearest hill. Bush Theatre. Tel: 020 8743 5050.

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Art Review Raqib Shaw: Absence Of God Indian-born artist Raqib Shaw set a new world record for sales of Indian art at auction when, in 2007, his Garden Of Earthly Delights III sold at Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for ÂŁ2.7million. It was one of a series of paintings inspired by Hieronymus Bosch. For his first White Cube show he again warms to a Bosch-inspired theme where madness and mayhem ensue: hybrid creatures engage in mortal sexual combat and severed monkey heads grimace in either agony or ecstasy. The canvases, with one painting measuring 7m, are spectacularly busy and their glitter and gemstoneencrusted surfaces certainly bedazzle. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, every detail is outlined in gold and the sheeny metallic paintwork is delicately marbled with a slender porcupine quill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all undeniably impressive, though as much for sheer labourintensiveness as anything else. Of course, a sensibility unrestrained against the delights of kitsch can make gorgeous spectacle, though not necessarily great art. But where this balance finally tips is in the half-human, half-bird sculpture upstairs. With its flayed birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head â&#x20AC;&#x201C; swarming with copulating parasites â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and its beak in a rictus scream, this creature is being savaged/raped by a giant bejewelled lobster. The words silly, camp and over-the-top just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it justice. Fisun GĂźner

Theatre Review When The Rain Stops Falling The Almeida is enjoying a good run of emotionally powerful drama: its last production, Duet For One, has just transferred to the West End. And now this equally harrowing and devastatingly structured play from Andrew Bovell, which examines the impact of a fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret on four generations against a backdrop of pending environmental apocalypse. At the centre is Englishman Gabriel Law (Tom Mison), who has come to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coorong in search of that father, who inexplicably abandoned him two decades previously. Yet as it moves back and forth through place and time, the play takes on the determinist nature of Greek tragedy as secrets are exposed: that of Gabrielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother Elizabeth who has retreated into silence and red wine; the family tragedy of the Australian girl Gabriel falls in love with; and the story of their adult son who, come 2039, is a recluse living in Perth. This is an extremely clever play, in which environmental catastrophe becomes a metaphor for the inherited damage of the father-son relationship,

but also (through the ruined lives of the two women) a lament for all that we destroy. Michael Attenborough imbues his rain-soaked production with the locked-in loneliness of an Edward Hopper painting and the coiling tension of a looming electric storm. And Phoebe Nicholls heads a terrific cast as Elizabeth, who in trying to protect her son also loses him. Superb. Claire Allfree Until Jul 4, Almeida Theatre N1, Mon to Sat 7.30pm, Sat mats 3pm, ÂŁ6 to ÂŁ29.50. Tel: 020 7359 4404. www.almeida.co.uk Tube: Highbury and Islington/Angel

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position of being able to choose to work or not. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I think my ambitionlessness has been a major source of contentment,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he decides. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m making this up as I go along.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Arcadia, previews from tomorrow, opens Jun 4 to Sep 12, Duke of Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre, Mon to Sat 7.30pm (Jun 4 7pm), Wed and Sat mats 2.30pm, ÂŁ15 to ÂŁ65. Tel: 0870 060 6623. Tube: Leicester Square

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So much about the modern music scene seems flighty and fast-changing but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something extraordinarily solid about Island 50: a celebration marking the semicentennial of Island Records: the multi-genre British label founded by Jamaican Chris Blackwell, which signed musicians from Bob Marley to U2. Many legendary and shooting stars feature in Island 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s week-long series of anniversary gigs in this atmospheric theatre space. Festivities commence tonight with pioneering reggae duo Sly And Robbie and guests including divine collaborator Grace Jones (pictured). Tomorrow features exuberant indie rockers The Fratellis, with forthcoming events including Yusufâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rootsy melodies alongside Senegalese songsmith Baaba Maal (Thu), modfather Paul Weller with Spooky Tooth and veteran guitarist Ernest Ranglin (Fri) and Keane (Sat) with cult percussive popsters Tom Tom Club and electro-rocker Ladyhawke. Invariably, the most discussed name on the bill was Amy Winehouse, who was originally scheduled to headline Sunday night, but whose show was cancelled at short notice (perhaps unsurprising given her disastrous Caribbean â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;comebackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gig). But rest assured that there are plenty of other showstoppers here, and that this label overshadows any celebrity craze â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the music this week. Arwa Haider

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www.blackvoices.com This is a US-based website that aims to keep its users informed about all the latest news and reviews happening in the States and further aﬁeld. Looking mainly at black American celebrities, the site has interviews and reviews of music and ﬁlms including the 20th anniversary of En Vogue (pictured), Jamie Foxx’s latest movie, The Soloist, and even an interview with Mel B from the Spice Girls. The site also contains a news section. www.cmrnashville.net This country music radio station celebrates the genre’s worldwide appeal by playing music recorded by artists not just from the US but also from countries such as England, Brazil and Ireland. The site plays different styles of country music such as bluegrass, alternative and country pop, with artists ranging from Johnny Cash to Keith Urban, Sugarland and Alison Krauss. The station has various shows throughout the week such as Richard Alen’s Sounds Country (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) and Daryl Kirkup’s Australian Showcase, broadcast

DVD Of The Week The Reader Entertainment In Video, 15, £19.99

via CMR Australia on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. www.lamiglo.com Keeping the brain active and feeling sharp has become very popular recently with a variety of games that have been devised online and for the video games market. This website has two online games to get its users thinking. The ﬁrst is the massively popular game sudoku and the second is Memoglo, featuring a series of recognition puzzles which test how sharp your memory is. Anthony Gibson

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There’s no getting away from Kate Winslet’s towering performance in this heart-rending Holocaust drama. She’s a revelation as Hanna Schmitz, with her red-raw and naked (both literally and emotionally) portrayal more than deserving of the Oscar she won for Best Actress. Much has been made of the film’s sex scenes and they’re certainly hot and steamy, depicting the illicit love affair that grows between 36-year-old tram conductor Hanna and 15-year-old student Michael (David Kross, pictured with Winslet). She schools him in the pleasures of the flesh while he reads to her, introducing her to his passion for words. When she suddenly leaves, he’s devastated: the next time their paths cross, she’s in the dock for war crimes as a Nazi guard and he’s a law student with the power to help her. Both are crippled by memories of their past and he is pushed to make a decision that will forever haunt his older self (an enigmatic Ralph Fiennes) and damn him to a lonely existence. Director Stephen Daldry has crafted a film of subtle ambiguity and nuanced beauty showing how love, guilt and passion can irrevocably shape a person and those around them. All three leads are mesmerising and The Reader’s real strength is in how it keeps an astute yet sympathetic eye on the moral complexity of its characters and evokes the fragile nature of human intimacy. It’s a highly sensual work of searing intensity that will leave you breathless until the final reel. Extras: Trailer, featurettes, making-of, deleted scenes, interviews. Ann Lee

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You’ll notice two-time Academy Award nominee Will Smith didn’t get a glint of Oscar action for this one – and let’s just say he wasn’t wrongly overlooked. Effortlessly ever-likeable, Smith is, to be fair, the only reason you’ll keep watching this big, fat, ponderous pile of steamingly preposterous nonsense from the director of The Pursuit Of Happyness. Here he once again puts on his ‘concerned’ face to star as a lowly, careworn tax man who mysteriously goes among the blind (Woody Harrelson), the crippled and the ailing-yet-still-outrageouslypretty (Rosario Dawson) like some thinner, non-bearded Santa, rewarding the good and needy. Basically, this is the sort of film that bills itself as inspirational but achieves as much uplift as an ant under an anvil. Making you sigh for the old, fun Will Smith of Independence Day, this contains a dark twist so silly it’s almost worth recommending. Almost. Extras: Director’s commentary, four featurettes, deleted scenes. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Here’s a curious project – three Japanese language short films tied together by a common theme of Tokyo life but each directed by a nonnative film-maker (two Frenchmen and a Korean, in fact), each with very distinct story-telling styles. Yet the finished product makes for a mostly charming and enjoyable whole. Michel Gondry sets a typically quirky tone with his curtain-raiser Interior Design, about a young woman facing an extraordinary identity crisis. Leos Carax’s offering, Merde (it’s French for s***), is the weirdest and the hardest to warm to. It follows a sewerdwelling critter who goes on a violent rampage in the city. The closing act from Bong Joon-ho, Shaking Tokyo, sees an obsessive-compulsive recluse rethink his solitary life when a beautiful pizza delivery girl faints in his doorway during an earthquake. Like Gondry’s segment, it’s short and sweet but packs plenty of heart. By the end, you may wonder what it all says about Tokyo but it definitely makes a delightful impression. Extras: Making-of docs, trailer. Damian Tully-Pointon

Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans Entertainment In Video, 18, Cert, £19.99

It’s rarely a good sign when a movie has no advanced press screenings before its theatrical release. But, actually, Underworld 3 isn’t terrible, mainly because the film-makers have dispensed with personality-free Kate Beckinsale (and her director hubby Len Wiseman) and opted instead to let Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen take centre stage, two excellent character actors whose combative characters anchor this dark and silly vampires vs werewolves saga. A prequel to the first movie, it sees a beefed-up Sheen back as an enslaved Lycan werewolf Lucian, who rebels against his vampire captor Viktor (Nighy) before winding him up further by bonking his daughter (Rhona Mitra, decently plugging the female role) and precipitating a war. Rousing stuff but for all the sterling thespian work unleashed here, we hope this is the last of the gloomy franchise; just like Lucian, this is a beast that has outstayed its welcome. Extras: Film-maker commentary, Script To Screen, creating the aesthetic and music video. Sharon Lougher

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If the daily grind is getting you down, hire a concierge, sweetie! Traditionally dragons paid to torment Parisian apartmentdwellers, the term nowadays implies a 24-hour service dedicated to facilitating your fabulous lifestyle. Launching today, Total Concierge will assign you a personal manager to organise life’s tiresome details such as recruiting essential staff; butlers, stylists and elocution coaches – for upwardly mobile Wags, presumably. If you want to party at the Playboy mansion, shop with a fashion editor in Manhattan or get make-up tips from Jemma Kidd (pictured), Total Concierge’s Distinct membership package costs £7,500 (ex-VAT) for the first year but with such stresses removed from your day, you’ll save that on massages alone.

The Hit List Metro Life’s Pick Of Screen, Sound And Print X MUSIC: Eminem: Relapse

Marshall Mathers’s return after a four-year hiatus doesn’t fail to impress, as this comeback album blends confessionals, skits and Dr Dre’s sharp production – you could say Eminem (pictured) hasn’t changed his repertoire much, but he still has the power to stop you in your tracks.

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X DVD: Frost/Nixon

Peter Morgan’s adaptation of his stage play perfectly captures the battle of wills between TV host David Frost and ex US president Richard Nixon during a series of televised interviews in 1977. Terriﬁc drama.

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A convincing case can be argued that anything is improved by the addition of ninjas. And so it is with this feature-length Scooby-Doo adventure, which isn’t a patch on classic episodes and soon starts to drag, but nonetheless features robot ninjas, which even Fred – in a much-needed postmodern moment – concedes is ‘double cool’. The gang arrive in Tokyo so Daphne can take part in a martial arts contest (yeah, right). Soon they’re confronting the ghost of the Black Samurai, who is after the Destiny Scroll, which will lead him to the Sword of Doom, where his soul is trapped and… actually the plot is too lame and convoluted to bother with. All you need to know is there are chases with really dodgy musical accompaniment, some very un-PC Polynesians, a sushi chef who teaches Scoob and Shaggy the Way Of The Samurai (a highlight) – and Brian Cox voicing a green dragon. Make of it what you will. Extras: Scooby-Doo Dojo, a child-friendly look at martial arts. Siobhan Murphy

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The beginning of this year saw a glut of doggie movies on the big screen. Though this live-action movie boasts a good cast, it certainly isn’t the best of them. Drew Barrymore voices Chloe, a Beverly Hills-dwelling chihuahua spoilt rotten by her wealthy Bluetooth-addict owner (Jamie Lee Curtis). Enter Rachel (Piper Perabo), who loses Chloe while combining dog-sitting with a break in Mexico City. The film then bounds along at pace as Rachel rushes to find Chloe and Chloe tries to find home, with baddies in hot pursuit. There’s a vague message here about home truths and friendship (in the shape of a German shepherd voiced by Andy Garcia) but, mostly, gratingly crass materialism prevails, which is fine if you’re the sort who can bear a preening airhead puppy naffly gasping lines like: ‘Where’s the concierge?’ every five minutes. As tiresome as too-licky Labrador. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, bloopers, animated feature about chihuahuas. SL

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Inside The Box What Keith Watson Saw This Bank Holiday Nobly accepting the fact the Britain’s Got Talent juggernaut was flattening all ratings opposition, BBC2 duly decided to celebrate Bank Holiday Monday with a paranoia and slaughter double bill. As if the back-to-work commute wasn’t twitchy enough. The true nerve-shredder was Going Postal (BBC2), which marked the tenth anniversary of the Columbine High School tragedy with a dispassionate survey of the mass shooting phenomenon, told entirely through the stories of those involved. It’s called Going Postal because it started among disgruntled US postal workers in the early 1980s: now it’s happening everywhere from Kentucky plastics factories to German colleges. But Paul Tickell’s skilfully interwoven film wasn’t a countdown of triggerhappy nutters. As we travelled from flashpoint to flashpoint in the US, what emerged was the ordinariness of the shooters. Whether schoolchildren or workers, the flipping point that turned them from mildly disgruntled to homicidal maniac was all but invisible. The combination of societal pressure to fit in and easy access to guns proved a fatal equation. The truly chilling thing was you ended

Who’s Watching You?, BBC2

up not remotely surprised by these horrifying acts of violence – and it’s likely to get worse. The increasingly competitive brutality of the modern workplace runs counter to consumerist propaganda that wants us to believe life is getting better and better and we can have it all. That’s not going to change anytime soon and, with alienated ex-employees a sinister spin-off from the recession, the next massacre is a headline waiting to happen. ‘Sometimes it feels like somebody’s watching me,’ sang one-hit wonder Rockwell back in 1984. And how right he was. These days it feels like every move you make is caught on CCTV, so reporter Richard Bilton set out to find out who’s behind the cameras. But Who’s Watching You? (BBC2) felt like someone had left the lens cap on. There were some scary moments but they weren’t to do with the ragbag of interviews and film items that failed to coalesce into anything remotely resembling a juicy conspiracy theory. What got me all edgy was Bilton’s habit of turning and talking to camera while he was driving to Middlesbrough or Fleetwood or wherever. It was like one of those road safety adverts that always end with a nasty splat. At least it was possible to concentrate on those bits. For the rest of the time Who’s Watching You? was overproduced to the point of lunacy – was the director auditioning for the Mission Impossible franchise? – with graphics and wobbly cameras competing with fade-ins and outs in a desperate attempt to mask the lack of a cohesive argument. Who’s Watching You, Richard? Not many is my guess.

Give Us A Break Commercial Sense Or Ad Nauseam? Today: Matthew Williamson For H&M Director Johan Renck is the talent behind this catchy psychotropic fantasy. The message? We Need A Change. But on plus-ça-change Planet Fashion, this inevitably translates as ‘let’s rehash mum’s cast-offs!’ In this case, her last days of disco duds. H&M’s floaty kaftans recall the sort of schmutter Jerry Hall might have bunged on to watch Grace Jones play a Fire Island tea dance back in the day. And what’s that pink horse about, if not an homage to Bianca Jagger’s legendary entrance at Studio 54? Even the arch Close Encounters theme screams 1977 but is what emerges from the crater really a fashion revolutionary, or just a camp Mancunian dressmaker with a nice line in nostalgia? Keith Barker-Main CMYK

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Listings Key: R – Repeat; T – Text; W – Widescreen; M Picks Of The Day; M Films

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6.00 Breakfast (T,W) 9.15 Real Rescues (R,T,W) 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer (R,T,W) followed by BBC News 11.00 The Unsellables (T,W) 11.30 Cash In The Attic (T,W) followed by BBC News 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,T,W) 1.00 BBC News; Weather (T,W) 1.30 Regional News And Weather (T,W) 1.45 Doctors (T,W) Karen crosses paths with a man on the run from the Mob. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder (R,T) Sloan inherits a winning lottery ticket from a dying man – whose widow is not slow in coming forward to claim the multimillion-dollar jackpot. 3.00 BBC News; Weather; Regional News (T,W) 3.05 CBeebies 3.25 CBBC 5.15 Weakest Link (T,W) Backstabbing general knowledge quiz.

6.00 CBeebies 7.00 CBBC 11.00 FILM: The Shaggy DA (1976) (T) 12.30 Working Lunch (T,W) 1.00 Castle In The Country (R,T,W) 1.30 Animal 24:7 (R,T,W) 2.15 Escape To The Country (R,T,W) 3.00 Murder, She Wrote (R,T) Part one of two. Jessica visits an Irish castle. 3.45 Flog It! (R,T,W) Hunting for valuables in Corby, Northamptonshire. 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (T,W) Aldo Zilli and Nick Nairn serve diners in London’s ﬁnancial district. 5.15 Cash In The Celebrity Attic (T,W) Property expert Martin Roberts searches for items to auction. 5.55 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (T,W) By the British National Party.

6.00 GMTV (T,W) 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (T,W) 10.30 This Morning (T,W) Eighties pop group Madness perform their new track Forever Young, Sophie Dahl cooks a favourite dish and one of Britain’s Got Talent’s unlucky semi-ﬁnalists will be in the studio. Including at 11.25 News, Weather and Regional Weather. 12.30 Loose Women (T,W) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (T,W) 1.55 Regional News (T,W) 2.00 60 Minute Makeover (T,W) DIY challenge from Aigburth, Liverpool. 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,T,W) A leech jar stirs up interest in Winchester. 3.59 Regional Weather (T,W) 4.00 The Biggest Loser (T,W) The teams tackle an assault course in Sherwood Forest. 5.00 Divided (T,W) Hosted by Andrew Castle.

6.15 The Hoobs (R,T) 6.40 Planet Cook (R,T) 7.00 Freshly Squeezed 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,T) 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,T) 8.30 Frasier (R,T) 9.00 Will & Grace (R,T) 9.25 The Class (R,T) 9.55 Fat March USA (R,T) 10.55 Mark Ronson’s Top 20 Brit Girls (R,T) 12.00 News At Noon (T) 12.30 The City Gardener (R,T) 1.00 FILM: The Quiet Man (1952) (T) Drama, starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. 3.25 Countdown (T) With Barry Cryer. 4.15 Deal Or No Deal (T) Highstakes game show. 5.00 Coach Trip (T) The tourists visit Reims and the World War II Surrender Museum. 5.30 Come Dine With Me (T) Hugo Preece hosts the second party in west London.

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff (T) 10.45 Trisha Goddard (T) 11.45 I Own Britain’s Best Home 2009 (R,T) Owners of unique properties vie for the title. 12.45 Five News (T) 12.55 Wordplay (T) Quiz show, with Jenni Falconer. 1.45 Neighbours (T) Libby is rushed to hospital. 2.15 Home And Away (T) Tony finds it difficult to control his emotions. 2.50 Wordplay Plus (T) Viewers take part in the daily quiz show. 3.10 FILM: The Wedding Dress (2001) (T) A bridal gown plays an integral part in the romances of five successive couples. Drama, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Margaret Colin and Tyne Daly. 5.00 Five News With Natasha Kaplinsky (T) 5.00 Weather 5.30 Neighbours (R,T)

6.00 BBC News (T,W) followed by Weather 6.30 Regional News Programmes (T,W) followed by Weather 6.55 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (R,T,W)

6.00 Great British Menu (T,W) The eight regional ﬁnalists recreate their ﬁsh courses. A public vote, combined with the judges’ decision, will determine which chef will emerge as the victor. The winning dish will be announced on Friday.

6.00 Regional News (T,W) followed by Weather 6.25 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (T,W) By the British National Party. 6.30 ITV Evening News (T,W) followed by Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,T) Bart is sent to a juvenile correctional facility, where he meets fellow tearaway Gina, who helps him plot his escape. 6.30 Hollyoaks (T) Hannah feels increasingly isolated when Ash refuses to admit to planting food in her room.

6.00 Home And Away (R,T) Charlie helps Tony. 6.30 Animal Rescue Squad (R,T) A coyote is prepared for release into the wild. 6.55 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (T) By No2EU — Yes to Democracy.

7.00 The One Show (T,W) With guest Jerry Springer. 7.30 EastEnders (T,W) Jay goes missing after giving evidence in court, sending Billy and Minty into a panic. Ian offers Heather a loan, while Zainab’s matchmaking skills land her in trouble with Syed. Followed by BBC News; Regional News

7.00 South Paciﬁc (R,T,W) An exploration of the marine wildlife of the region, including the epic journeys of sperm whales from one side of the ocean to the other in search of food and a mate.

7.00 Emmerdale (T,W) Mark visits Faye, who reminds him about the potential consequences of their secret past and threatens to reveal the truth to Natasha, and Gennie steps in to rescue Bob when the release of a smoke bomb causes the sprinklers to go off at the variety show.

7.00 Channel 4 News (T) 7.55 3 Minute Wonder: If Not School, Then What? (T) New series. A 15-year-old who has been out for school for nearly two years reassesses his life when he is given the opportunity to work as a volunteer at an orphanage.

7.00 Five News At 7 (T) 7.15 Cricket On Five (T) England v West Indies. Mark Nicholas presents action from the third and ﬁnal one-dayer of the series, held at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Commentary by Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Ian Bishop.

8.00 Holby City (T,W) In a special episode focusing on Maddy in the aftermath of her attack, the doctor is faced with the choice of staying at Holby or joining Dan Clifford in Europe. Featuring a guest appearance by Peter Wingﬁeld.

8.00 Springwatch 2009 (T,W) Simon King discovers a goshawk nest and continues his search for the elusive polecat in Wales. Plus, Gordon Buchanan presents an update on the fortunes of his Essex badgers, and the team reﬂects on last winter, supposedly the coldest in two decades.

8.00 Coronation Street (T,W) Peter grows jealous of Michelle’s romance with Luke and decides to declare his feelings for her, and Sian worries about losing Ryan. The next episode is on Thursday at 8pm. 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent (T,W) Ant and Dec present the third semi-ﬁnal. Eight more acts take to the stage in a

8.00 Gok’s Fashion Fix (T) The stylist sets out to make a high-street convert of Ben Shephard, whose wardrobe is full of the designer gear that has deﬁned his time in the limelight. Plus, a sports therapist receives a makeover, and Brix SmithStart continues her crusade to convince the public of the power of couture fashion.

8.00 Helicopter Warfare (T) Reservists from the US Air Force describe how they were dispatched to Afghanistan to rescue a missing Navy Seal – the sole survivor of a failed assassination mission. Followed by Five News

9.00 Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (T,W) See Today’s Highlights.

9.00 Simon Schama’s John Donne (T,W) Part of the BBC’s Poetry Season. See Today’s Highlights.

bid to impress Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and reach Saturday’s ﬁnal – where they will be in with a chance of scooping the £100,000 prize. After the public votes are counted and the winner makes the ﬁnal automatically, the second and third-placed acts vie for the all-important judges’ choice.

9.00 The Lost World War One Bunker: A Time Team Special (R,T) Tony Robinson joins an archaeological expedition to Belgium, where excavations are taking place in search of a British-built World War l bunker.

9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (T) Hodges and Wendy indulge a shared guilty pleasure when they attend a sci-ﬁ convention, but the event is promptly disrupted by the murder of a TV producer in attendance. The investigation soon highlights what can happen when a much-loved show is meddled with.

10.00 BBC News (T,W) 10.25 Regional News And Weather (T,W) 10.35 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (T,W) 10.40 Kick Out The Kids (T,W) A scheme through which twentysomethings leave the comfort of the family home.

10.00 Have I Got News For You (R,T,W) Guest host Alexander Armstrong and panellists Reginald D Hunter and Stuart Maconie join Paul Merton and Ian Hislop for another round of the satirical current affairs quiz. 10.30 Newsnight (T,W) followed by Weather

10.00 News At Ten And Weather (T,W) 10.30 Regional News (T,W) 10.33 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (T,W) 10.35 UEFA Champions League Final Preview (T,W) A look ahead to Manchester United v Barcelona.

10.35 The Operation: Surgery Live (T) The series offering a unique insight into modern medical procedures continues as Paul Grundy carries out brain surgery at Southampton General Hospital. During the procedure, viewers can interact with the operating theatre through Twitter and by phone and e-mail.

10.00 CSI: Miami (R,T) Two suspicious deaths occur on the same day, but initially seem unconnected – until Horatio discovers a crusading TV show had recently exposed both victims as paedophiles. Drama, starring David Caruso and Adam Rodriguez. Followed by Five News Update

11.25 FILM: Jacknife (1989) (T,W) The idyllic life of an ex-serviceman is shattered when an old friend pays a visit – and promptly falls for his schoolteacher sister, bringing back memories of the conﬂicts they fought together in Vietnam. Drama, starring Robert De Niro and Ed Harris. Followed by Weatherview

11.20 Party Election Broadcast For The European Parliament (R,T,W) By the Libertas Party. 11.25 The Wire (T,W) The detail makes dawn raids on the targets of the investigation and Sobotka is arrested when the FBI storms his ofﬁce. Stringer manipulates Omar into pursuing Brother Mouzone.

11.35 Nightwatch With Steve Scott: Action Stations (T,W) The work of ﬁghter pilots and ground troops in Afghanistan, plus Air Sea Rescue and the Red Arrows.

11.40 My Name Is Earl (R,T) Having ﬁnally emerged from his coma, Earl decides he loves Billie and will do anything to be with her. Unfortunately, he must seek her former boyfriend’s help to track her down. Jason Lee and Alyssa Milano star.

11.00 CSI: NY (R,T) Mac and Stella have reason to suspect a police ofﬁcer is involved in the murder of a wine store owner after evidence links him to a Hispanic gang present at the crime scene. Their investigations prove upsetting for Flack, as the man under suspicion is his old mentor.

1.10 See Hear (R,T,W) 1.40 Rocket Science (R,T,W) The children visit China. Last in the series. 2.40 Country Tracks (R,T,W) Ben Fogle embarks on a journey through the Peak District. 3.35 Real Rescues (R,T,W) A horse trapped in its box. Presented by Nick Knowles. 4.20 to 6.00 BBC News (T)

12.25 BBC News (T) 4.00 to 6.00 BBC Learning Zone (T)

12.30 Supernatural (R,T,W) Dean makes a deal with a demon. 1.15 Loose Women (R,W) Topical debate from a female perspective. 2.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,T,W) Talk show. 3.00 ITV Nightscreen. Text-based guide to forthcoming programmes. 5.30 to 6.00 ITV Morning News (T,W)

12.10 European Poker Tour 1.10 World Superbikes 1.35 World Sport (R,T) 2.05 4Sport: Destination 2012 (R,T) 2.55 FIA GT3 Championship (R) 3.20 KOTV Classics (R,T) 4.10 Freesports On 4 (R,T) 4.35 Scrapheap Challenge (R,T) Highlights. 5.35 Inuk (R,T) 5.50 to 6.15 The Hoobs (R,T)

12.00 The Shield (R,T) Rawling pressures Vic and the team to reveal their secrets. 1.00 NBA Basketball. A crucial match from the play-offs. 3.30 NBA Basketball (R) A classic play-off match. 4.20 IndyCar Series. The Indianapolis 500. 5.10 Neighbours (R,T) 5.35 to 6.00 Home And Away (R,T)

Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link, BBC1, 9pm

Today’s Highlights With Sharon Lougher & David Baldwin Pick Of The Day Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link BBC1, 9pm We’d have thought this hour-long documentary narrated by David Attenborough about a fossil that reveals the roots of human evolution could have arrived on our screens with a bit more fanfare. Not. The hoopla continues with legendary naturalist bringing to life the 47million-year-old specimen Ida, which sits somewhere between prosimian (think lemurs) and anthropoid (which includes monkeys, apes, and – hurrah! – humans). SL

We Need Answers BBC4, 10pm Back when this ramshackle quiz was a bonkers night out at the Edinburgh Festival, the site of deadpan comic Tim Key (nearly) falling off his track-rolling quizmaster chair routinely had us in stitches. Now, said quiz, which asks ludicrous questions then asks text-messaging service AQA to answer them, has made the jump to TV. Mark Watson is the host and tonight’s presumably baffled guests are Julia Bradbury and Red Dwarf’s Robert Llewellyn. SL

Simon Schama’s John Donne BBC2, 9pm Ask your average Joe who John Donne is and chances are they won’t know. So here’s the refined Simon Schama to tell us why he’s ‘the most electrifying poet in the English language’. If Donne’s precise, punchy and powerful work doesn’t grab you, then his life will; the well-to-do bright spark was caught between two religions, winding up converting to Protestantism and fighting against the Spanish Catholics protecting his mother. SL

Film Of The Day Buffy The Vampire Slayer Film4, 11.40pm We’re recommending this bubblegum horror on more of a curiosity basis, what with it being made five years before the cult TV series. Our first introduction to vamp-slaying cheerleader Buffy Summers (here played by Kristy Swanson) is definitely uneven, yet there are glints of light thanks to writer Joss Whedon’s typically snappy dialogue, like when Paul Reuben’s one-armed monster tells Buffy the undead can do anything, to which she sarcastically replies: ‘Oh yeah? Clap.’ DB

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Weather 3.59-4.00 Meridian Weather 6.00-6.25 Meridian Tonight; Weather 10.30-10.33 Meridian Tonight; Weather Tyne Tees As ITV except 1.55-2.00 Tyne Tees and Border News 3.594.00 North East Weather 6.006.25 North East Tonight; Weather 10.30-10.33 North East News; Weather West As ITV except 1.55-2.00 The West Country Today 3.59-4.00 ITV West Weather 6.00-6.25 The West Country Tonight; Weather 10.3010.33 The West Country Tonight; Weather Westcountry As ITV except 1.55-2.00 The West Country Today 3.59-4.00 Westcountry Weather 6.00-6.25 The West Country Tonight; Weather 10.30-10.33 The West Country Tonight; Weather Yorkshire As ITV except 1.552.00 Calendar News; Weather 6.00-6.25 Calendar; Weather 10.30-10.33 Calendar News

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9.25am Really Caught In The Act 9.50 Andromeda 10.50 The Prisoner 11.50 Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) 12.50pm Championship Play-Off Final Highlights 1.55 UFO 2.55 The Prisoner 3.55 Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) 5.0 Motorsport UK 6.0 Liverpool V Arsenal 1989: Up For Grabs 7.0 Championship Play-Off Final Highlights 8.0 The Professionals. CI5 investigates a shooting. 9.0 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The boys plan to take the bridge to Arizona. 10.20 FILM: The Day Of The Jackal (1973) Assassination thriller, starring Edward Fox. 1.10am Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) 2.05 Space 1999 2.50 ITV4 Nightscreen 3.0 Teleshopping

M E4

7.30am Six Degrees Of Coldplay 8.0 Our Pop Showbiz Mates 9.0 Best Of Fresh Albums 10.05 Smallville 11.0 One Tree Hill 11.55 Gilmore Girls 12.50pm Scrubs 1.45 Smallville 2.35 One Tree Hill 3.30 Gilmore Girls 4.25 Hollyoaks 5.0 Friends 6.0 Scrubs 7.0 Hollyoaks 7.30 My Name Is Earl 8.0 Friends 9.0 Smallville 10.0 Jade: As Seen On TV 11.0 Big Brother: Around The World 12.05am Scrubs 1.05 My Name Is Earl 1.35 Joan Of Arcadia 2.20 Roswell 3.0 Beauty & The Geek 3.40 Hollyoaks 4.10 Switched 5.0 E4 Music Zone

M More4

9.0am Deal Or No Deal 9.45 Room For Improvement 10.45 Location, Location, Location 11.15 FILM: Carry On Behind (1975) Comedy, starring Kenneth Williams. 1.0pm 3 Minute Wonder: CCTV Nation 1.10 Deal Or No Deal 2.0 Come Dine With Me 2.30 Coach Trip 3.0 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 4.0 How Clean Is Your House? 5.05 Relocation, Relocation 6.05 Deal Or No Deal 7.0 Grand Designs 8.0 More4 News 8.30 Grand Designs 10.0 True Stories: Painting The Mind 11.10 True Stories: Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Johnny 12.20am Grand Designs 1.55 True Stories: Painting The Mind 2.55 True Stories: Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Johnny 4.05 Close

M Fiver

6.0am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 6.45 Out Of The Blue 7.10 Neighbours 7.35 Home And Away 8.05 The Gadget Show 8.50 Fifth Gear Shortcuts 9.0 How To Be A Property Developer 10.0 Neighbours 10.30 Home And Away 11.0 The Wright Stuff 12.30pm Trisha Goddard 1.30 Animal Rescue Squad 2.0 How To Be A Property Developer 3.0 The Gadget Show 4.0 SoďŹ aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diary 4.05 Out Of The Blue 4.40 8 Simple Rules 5.05 Everybody Hates Chris 6.0 Animal Rescue Squad 6.30 Home And Away 7.0 Neighbours 7.30 8 Simple Rules 8.0 The Gadget Show 9.0 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green 10.0 Police Interceptors: Special Edition 11.0 Oil Riggers 12.0mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Close

Sky1

6.0am Good Morning Sports Fans. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early stories. 7.0 Brainiac: Science Abuse 8.0 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Me Or The Dog USA 9.0 Airline 9.30 Hello Goodbye 10.0 Stargate SG-1 12.0noon Project Runway 1.0pm Shear Genius 2.0 Tru Calling 3.0 Cold Case 4.0 Malcolm In The Middle 4.30 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Me Or The Dog USA 5.30 Futurama 6.30 Oops TV 7.0 The Simpsons 8.30 Futurama 9.0 Road Wars 10.0 FILM: Predator 2 (1990) Sci-ďŹ sequel, starring Danny Glover. 12.05am Road Wars 1.55 Toughest Pubs In Britain 2.50 Street Wars 3.45 Stargate SG-1 5.25 Gladiators G Zone 5.35 Cruise With Stelios: Caribbean

Sky2

6.0am Sky Travel 9.0 Tru Calling 10.0 Brainiac: Science Abuse 11.0 Cold Case

12.0noon Cruise With Stelios 12.30pm Airline 1.0 Zoo Story 1.30 Malcolm In The Middle 2.0 Road Wars 4.0 Futurama 5.0 Stargate SG-1 7.0 Stargate Atlantis 8.0 Oops TV 9.0 Bones 10.0 24 12.0mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stargate Atlantis 1.0am Stargate SG-1 2.40 Naked In Blackpool 3.40 Relic Hunter 4.40 Bite Size Brainiac 5.0 Shear Genius

M Sky3

6.0am Taste 7.0 Relic Hunter 8.0 The 1900 House 8.30 Psychic Detectives 9.0 Extreme Bodies: Vanity Insanity 10.0 Sky Travel 11.0 Beat The Bailiff 12.0noon Sky Travel 12.30pm Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Drop The CofďŹ n 1.0 Relic Hunter 2.0 Sky Travel 2.30 Extreme Bodies: Vanity Insanity 3.30 Psychic Detectives 4.30 Sky Travel 5.0 Shadow Of The Shark 6.0 The Dog Whisperer 8.0 Cold Case 9.0 Mums Who Leave Their Kids 10.0 Cold Case 11.0 The Final 24 1.0am Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2.0 Taste 3.0 Guilty! 4.0 Extreme Bodies: Vanity Insanity 4.30 Scare Tactics 5.0 Sky Travel

M Virgin 1

6.0am Classic Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 7.0 Take It Or Leave It 8.0 Ninja Warrior 9.0 Star Trek: Voyager 10.0 Star Trek: The Next Generation 11.0 The X Files 12.0noon The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air 1.0pm My Wife And Kids 2.0 Star Trek: Voyager 3.0 Star Trek: The Next Generation 4.0 Enterprise 5.0 The Outer Limits 6.0 The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air 7.0 The X Files 8.0 Star Trek: The Next Generation 9.0 Penis Envy. An investigation into the male appendage. 10.0 CCTV UK 11.0 Sexcetera 12.0mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Roulette Nation 3.0am Travel Sick 3.50 Game-Pad 4.15 Gadgets And Stuff 5.0 Ninja Warrior

M Dave

7.0am Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Den 9.0 Airport 9.30 Speeders 10.0 Fifth Gear 10.30 Trawlermen 11.0 Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Den 12.0noon Top Gear 2.0pm Fifth Gear 2.30 Trawlermen 3.0 Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Den 4.0 Top Gear 5.0 Top Gear Winter Olympics Special 6.0 Fifth Gear 6.30 Trawlermen 7.0 Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Den 8.0 Top Gear 9.0 Have I Got News For You 9.40 Jack Dee Live At The Apollo 10.40 QI 11.20 Rob Brydonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annually Retentive 12.0mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Jack Dee Live At The Apollo 1.0am QI 1.40 A Question Of Sport 2.15 Harry

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Listings Key: M = Freeview Ghost Whisperer 10.0 Eleventh Hour 11.0 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.0am Charmed 2.0 Ghost Hunters 3.0 Men In Trees 3.55 Make Me A Supermodel 4.40 The Jerry Springer Show 5.30 Home Shopping

Bravo

8.0am Playr 2 9.0 Dog The Bounty Hunter 10.0 Street Crime UK 11.0 Dog The Bounty Hunter 12.0noon Walker, Texas Ranger 1.0pm The A-Team 2.0 Chuck 3.0 World’s Most Amazing Videos 4.0 Dog The Bounty Hunter 5.0 Street Crime UK 6.0 Walker, Texas Ranger 7.0 The A-Team 8.0 Chuck 9.0 Behind

9.0 Die Hard 4.0 (2007) 11.10 Ghost Rider (2007) 1.05am Outlaw (2007) 2.55 Dead Presidents (1995) 5.10 Enemy Within (2007)

Sky Movies Comedy

6.0am Milk (1998) 7.40 I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) 9.20 I Think I Love My Wife (2007) 11.0 The Nanny Diaries (2007) 12.50pm Epic Movie (2007) 2.30 School For Scoundrels (2006) 4.15 The Distinguished Gentleman

The Day Of The Jackal, ITV4, 10.20pm Enﬁeld’s Television Programme 2.45 Radical Highs 3.0 Close

G.O.L.D

6.0am Solo 6.40 The Two Ronnies 7.40 Bread 8.20 Solo 9.0 Last Of The Summer Wine 9.40 Ever Decreasing Circles 10.20 My Family 11.0 Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? 11.40 One Foot In The Grave 12.20pm As Time Goes By 1.0 Last Of The Summer Wine 2.20 Only Fools And Horses 3.0 Last Of The Summer Wine 3.40 Ever Decreasing Circles 4.20 My Family 5.0 Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? 5.40 As Time Goes By 6.20 One Foot In The Grave 7.0 Last Of The Summer Wine 8.20 Only Fools And Horses 9.0 The Story Of Only Fools And Horses 10.20 The Royle Family 11.0 Harry Enﬁeld And Chums 11.40 The Story Of Only Fools And Horses 1.0am The Royle Family 1.40 Harry Enﬁeld And Chums 2.15 The Two Ronnies 3.0 Close

Comedy Central

6.0am QVC – Shopping Made Easy 9.0 Frasier 10.0 Becker 11.0 The King Of Queens 12.0noon Scrubs 1.0pm Two And A Half Men 2.0 The King Of Queens 3.0 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.0 Two And A Half Men 5.0 Scrubs 6.0 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.0 Two And A Half Men 8.0 Scrubs 9.0 Two And A Half Men 10.0 Scrubs 10.30 Sex And The City 11.40 Two And A Half Men 12.10am South Park 12.40 Scrubs 1.10 South Park 1.40 Two And A Half Men 2.10 The King Of Queens 3.10 Scrubs 3.40 Becker 4.10 Cybill 5.0 M*A*S*H

10.0am Buffy The Vampire Slayer 12.0noon King Of The Hill 1.0pm Cheers 2.0 Tour Of Duty 4.0 Cheers 5.0 Water Rats 7.0 JAG 8.0 NCIS 9.0 Dexter 10.05 Family Guy 11.05 Nip/Tuck 12.05am NCIS 1.05 The Wire 2.15 Cops 3.45 Close

Living

6.0am Home Shopping 7.0 Bewitched 8.0 Maury 8.55 The Fix 9.0 Nothing To Declare 10.0 Britain’s Next Top Model 11.0 The Jerry Springer Show 12.0noon Maury 1.50pm The Fix 2.0 Passport Patrol 2.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 3.0 CSI: Miami 4.0 Charmed 6.0 Britain’s Next Top Model 7.0 Nothing To Declare 8.0 Britain’s Next Top Model 9.0

Bars 10.0 Sons Of Anarchy 11.0 Enterprise 12.0m’t Star Trek: The Next Generation 1.0am Street Crime UK 2.0 Enterprise 3.0 Star Trek: The Next Generation 4.0 Close 5.0 Home Shopping

Sci-Fi

6.0am 3rd Rock From The Sun 7.0 Star Trek 8.0 Teleshopping 11.0 3rd Rock From The Sun 12.0noon Star Trek 1.0pm Psych 2.0 Eli Stone 3.0 FILM: Fire From Below (2009) Sci-ﬁ adventure, starring Kevin Sorbo. 5.0 Star Trek 6.0 Psych 7.0 Eli Stone 8.0 Knight Rider 9.0 Dollhouse 10.0 FILM: The Lost Treasure Of The Grand Canyon (2008) Adventure, starring Michael Shanks and Shannen Doherty. 11.50 FILM: Child’s Play 3 (1991) Horror sequel, starring Justin Whalin. 1.30am Ghost Stories 2.0 3rd Rock From The Sun 3.0 Star Trek 5.0 Quantum Leap

MTV One

6.0am Room Raiders 6.30 My Super Sweet 16 UK 7.0 Made 8.0 Daddy’s Girls 9.0 The Hills 10.0 My Super Sweet 16 3.0pm Cribs 4.0 Room Raiders 4.30 My Super Sweet 16 UK 5.0 Made 6.0 Daddy’s Girls 7.0 The Hills 8.0 MTV Cribs Awards 9.30 Britney’s Most Shocking Year Ever 10.0 Kerry Katona – What’s The Problem? 10.30 Cribs 11.30 South Park 1.0am Rock Of Love 2.0 Kerry Katona – What’s The Problem? 2.30 Cribs 3.0 The Hills 4.0 Cribs 5.0 Classic Cribs

Film

Sky Movies Premiere

10.0am Son Of Rambow (2008) 11.45 Hitchcock Special 12.15pm Dan In Real Life (2007) 2.0 Strange Wilderness (2008) 3.45 The Three Investigators And The Secret Of Skeleton Island (2007) 5.30 Family Show 6.0 Son Of Rambow (2008) 8.0 The Incredible Hulk (2008) 10.0 The Mist (2007) 12.10am Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008) 2.10 The Top 10 Show 2.30 Close

And The Butterﬂy (2007) 5.40 Bottle Rocket (1996) 7.15 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007) 10.0 Control (2007, b/w) 12.05am The Diving-Bell And The Butterﬂy (2007) 2.0 The Tango Lesson (1997) 3.45 Bottle Rocket (1996) 5.30 Close

Sky Movies Modern Greats

6.0am Rocky III (1982) 7.45 Pale Rider (1985) 9.45 Night At The Museum 2 Special 10.0 Austin Powers: The Spy Who S*****d Me (1999) 11.45 Kindergarten Cop (1990) 1.45pm Mommie Dearest (1981) 4.0 Hitchcock Special 4.30 Cruel Intentions (1999) 6.15 Austin Powers: The Spy Who S*****d Me (1999) 8.0 Pale Rider (1985) 10.0 The Running Man (1987) 11.50 The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) 1.55am 35MM 2.25 The Running Man (1987) 4.15 The Top 10 Show 4.35 Ransom (1975)

Sky Movies Sci-ﬁ/Horror (1992) 6.10 The Nanny Diaries (2007) 8.0 Epic Movie (2007) 9.40 I Think I Love My Wife (2007) 11.15 School For Scoundrels (2006) 1.0am Music And Lyrics (2007) 2.55 Milk (1998) 4.35 I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

Sky Movies Classics

6.10am Hitchcock Special 6.40 Rear Window (1954) 8.40 Psycho (1960, b/w) 10.40 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 12.45pm To Catch A Thief (1955) 2.45 Spellbound (1945, b/w) 4.45 Hitchcock Special 5.15 Lifeboat (1944, b/w) 7.0 Rear Window (1954) 9.0 To Catch A Thief (1955) 10.50 Psycho (1960, b/w) 12.40am Lifeboat (1944, b/w) 2.20 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 4.25 Spellbound (1945, b/w)

Sky Movies Drama

6.0am A Father’s Son (1999) 8.0 The Trench (1999) 10.0 The Children Of Huang Shi (2008) 12.10pm Varsity Blues (1999) 2.0 Georgia Rule (2007) 4.0 The Astronaut Farmer (2006) 5.50 Gridiron Gang (2006) 8.0 Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) 9.45 Three (2005) 11.30 Sleepers (1996) 2.0am Vanishing Point (1971) 4.0 American Grafﬁti (1973)

Sky Movies Indie

9.0am The Tango Lesson (1997) 10.45 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007) 1.30pm Control (2007, b/w) 3.40 The Diving-Bell

8.0am Cocoon (1985) 10.0 Alien 3 (1992) 12.0noon Ghost Voyage (2008) 1.30pm The Skulls (2000) 3.20 Cocoon (1985) 5.20 Alien 3 (1992) 7.20 The Breed (2006) 9.0 The Skulls (2000) 10.50 Shrooms (2007) 12.25am Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2008) 2.25 Ghost Voyage (2008) 3.55 The Breed (2006) 5.30 Close

Sky Movies Screen 1/1HD

6.25am The Magic Sword: The Quest For Camelot (1998) 7.55 The Game Plan (2007) 9.50 Enchanted (2007) 11.45 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) 1.30pm The Guns Of Navarone (1961) 4.10 The Game Plan (2007) 6.05 Enchanted (2007) 8.0 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) 10.50 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) 12.30am The Krays (1990) 2.35 Scarface (1983) 5.30 The Magic Sword: The Quest For Camelot (1998)

M Film4

11.0am Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939, b/w) 1.30pm Jolson Sings Again (1949) 3.20 Phffft (1954, b/w) 5.05 Bullwhip (1958) 6.50 Made In America (1993) 9.0 Gosford Park (2001) Period drama, starring Maggie Smith and Kelly Macdonald. 11.40 Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992) 1.20am Wild Strawberries (1957, b/w) 3.05 Close

TCM

6.30am Teleshopping 7.05 Mary, Mary (1963) 9.05 Spencer’s Mountain (1963) 11.15 A Lion Is In The Streets (1953) 1.0pm Welcome To Hard Times (1967) 3.0 Grand Prix (1966) 6.15 Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969) 9.0 Tin Cup (1996) 11.35 Klute (1971) 1.45am The Swarm (1978) 4.20 The Screening Room 5.0 Spencer’s Mountain (1963)

Documentary Discovery

6.0am Scrapheap Challenge 7.0 Deadliest Catch 9.0 Bear Grylls: Born Survivor 10.0 World War Two: The Complete History 11.0 The Brother Of Jesus 12.0noon Time Team 1.0pm Forensic Detectives 2.0 Crime Museum UK With Martin Kemp 2.30 Unsolved Murders 3.0 Deadliest Catch 4.0 Time Team 5.0 Scrapheap Challenge 6.0 American Chopper 7.0 How Do They Do It? 7.30 How It’s Made 8.0 Deadliest Catch 10.0 Bear Grylls: Born Survivor 11.0 Crime Scene Australia 12.0m’t North Mission Road 12.30am Suburban Secrets 1.0 A Haunting 2.0 Couples Who Kill 3.0 Deadliest Catch 3.50 The Man With No Face: Shocking Story 4.40 Extreme Engineering 5.30 How It’s Made

National Geographic

7.30am Overseas Property Shop Infomercial 8.0 Falklands: Sea Of Fire 9.0 Moon Mysteries Investigated 10.0 Danger Men 11.0 Monster Bass 12.0noon Super Truck Rally 1.0pm Ancient Megastructures 2.0 Who Killed Jesus? 3.0 Falklands: Sea Of Fire 4.0 Air Crash Investigation 5.0 Birth Of The Solar System 6.0 Stauffenberg: Operation Valkyrie 7.0 Underworld 8.0 Ancient Megastructures 9.0 Rameses The Great 10.0 Air Crash Investigation 12.0m’t Rameses The Great 1.0am Air Crash Investigation 2.0 Close

Animal Planet

6.0am Animal Cops Philadelphia 7.0 Animal Cops Houston 8.0 Pet Rescue 9.0 Wildlife SOS 9.30 Animal Hospital 10.0 Crocodile Hunter 11.0 Giant Squid: Caught On Camera 12.0noon Monkey Life 12.30pm Meerkat Manor 1.0 Animal Cops Houston 2.0 Pet Rescue 3.0 Crocodile Hunter 4.0 Animal Cops Philadelphia 5.0 Animal Cops Houston 6.0 Wildlife SOS 6.30 Animal Hospital 7.0 Monkey Life 7.30 Meerkat Manor 8.0 Animal Cops Houston 9.0 Miami Animal Police 10.0 Animal Cops

Houston 11.0 Animal Cops Philadelphia 12.0m’t Monkey Life 12.30am Meerkat Manor 1.0 Miami Animal Police 2.0 Monkey Business 3.0 Crocodile Hunter 3.50 Pet Rescue 4.40 Wildlife SOS 5.05 Animal Hospital 5.30 Horsetails

History

6.0am Dogfights 7.0 Battle Stations 8.0 The Wehrmacht 9.0 The Plague 10.0 The Virus Empire 11.0 Weird Weapons: The Axis 12.0noon Rome: Rise And Fall Of An Empire 1.0pm Battlefield Detectives 2.0 Hitler’s War 3.0 The Wehrmacht 4.0 Battle Stations 5.0 Battlefield Detectives 6.0 Hitler’s War 7.0 Rome: Rise And Fall Of An Empire 8.0 Britain AD: King Arthur’s Britain 9.0 How Britain Was Built 10.0 The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide 10.30 Highlands 11.0 Hitler’s War 12.0m’t How Britain Was Built 1.0am Battle Stations 2.0 Dogfights 3.0 Battlefield Detectives 4.0 Rome: Rise And Fall Of An Empire 5.0 The Wehrmacht

Sport

Sky Sports 1

6.0am Good Morning Sports Fans 9.0 Ocean Adventures 9.30 Championship Play-Off Final 10.30 Live International Cricket. England v West Indies. The one-day series concludes with the third and ﬁnal game, held at Edgbaston in Birmingham. 7.0pm UEFA Champions League Final Preview 8.0 Live Super League. Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC (Kick-off 8.00pm). Tonight’s top-ﬂight match comes from Headingley, as the defending champions entertain their Yorkshire rivals. 10.0 Living With Lions 11.30 International Cricket 2.0am Living With Lions 4.0 Revista De La Liga 5.0 Celebrity Soccer Sixes

Sky Sports 2

6.0am Aerobics Oz Style 6.30 Ocean Adventures 7.0 Speedway 9.0 Premier League Darts 12.0noon Speedway 2.0pm Premier League Darts 5.0 Celebrity Soccer Sixes 6.0 Revista De La Liga 7.0 British Rally Championship 8.0 International Cricket 10.0 UEFA Champions League Final Preview 11.0 Poker 12.30am Super League 2.30 Great Manchester 150 3.0 World Hockey Monthly 3.30 International Cricket 5.30 Close

Sky Sports 3

7.0am WWE: Afterburn 8.0 Thinking Tackle 9.0 Premier League Bowls 11.0 Aerobics

Sky Movies Action/Thriller

6.25am A Bridge Too Far (1977) 9.25 Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) 11.55 Daylight (1996) 1.55pm A Bridge Too Far (1977) 4.50 Next Of Kin (1989) 6.40 Die Hard (1988)

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Oz Style 11.30 Racing News 12.0noon Poker 2.0pm Championship Play-Off Final 3.0 Premier League Bowls 5.0 WWE: Smackdown 7.0 Pool 8.0 Ladies European Tour Golf 9.0 Celebrity Soccer Sixes 10.0 NFL: Total Access 11.0 Revista De La Liga 12.0m’t Celebrity Soccer Sixes 1.0am Football Asia 1.30 Ladies European Tour Golf 2.30 Premier League Bowls 4.30 Ladies European Tour Golf 5.30 Close

British Eurosport

7.30am French Open Breakfast 7.45 Cycling. The 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia. 8.30 Game, Set And Mats. A review of the latest French Open action. 9.0 French Open Tennis. The second day’s play at Roland Garros. 10.0 Live French Open Tennis. The third day’s play from the second Grand Slam of the year, held at Roland Garros in Paris, as the players take to the courts for the remaining matches of the ﬁrst-round stage. 7.30pm Game, Set And Mats 8.0 French Open Tennis 9.30 Game, Set And Mats 10.0 World Superbikes 11.0 World Series By Renault 11.30 World Rally Championship 12.30am Close

M Setanta Sports 1

6.0am French Football 7.0 Adrenaline Rush 7.30 FIBA Basketball 8.0 Teleshopping 10.30 The Full SPL 11.30 Horse Racing 12.0noon Setanta Sports News 1.0pm Indian Premier League Cricket 3.0 Football Matters 5.0 Premier League Football 7.0 Back Of The Net 7.30 Live FA Youth Cup Football. Liverpool v Arsenal (Kick-off 7.45pm). All the action from Anﬁeld, where the second leg of the ﬁnal takes place. 10.30 US Tour Golf 11.30 Bundesliga Highlights 12.30am Poker 1.30 ESPN America Xtra 3.0 Australian Rugby League 5.0 Bundesliga

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Hastings Direct plans a high street ﬁghtback

Business & Finance Edited by Jayne Atherton jayne.atherton@ukmetro.co.uk

INSURANCE company Hastings Direct is defying the high street gloom with plans for new branches. The firm, bought out by managers from Insurance Australia in February, plans three shops in the south-east later this year, under the name Hastings Local. If they succeed, more will be rolled out elsewhere. The company also plans to experiment with services in partnership with security and car hire firms. Chief executive Edward Fitzmaurice (pictured) said: ‘The economic times mean there are opportunities for us. People want to talk directly about their requirements, particularly when something goes wrong.’ Hastings has also launched a non-profit comparison site which will make a charity donation for every car insurance policy taken out online.

Jobs market gets tougher for graduates ALMOST half of firms have no plans to recruit school-leavers or graduates in the coming months as the recession continues to blight job prospects, a report reveals today. Young people were facing a ‘long, hot summer’ looking for work, said the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). A survey of 500 companies showed that only one in five planned to take on 16-year-olds in the next few months. The picture was slightly better for graduates, although a third of employers said they had cut the number of university-leavers they had hired this year, while 45 per cent are not planning to recruit from either group. Gerwyn Davies, public policy adviser at the CIPD, said: ‘Employers have for a long time had doubts about the employability skills of those leav-

By Laura Shannon Business Correspondent ing education, and this year’s crop face employers in a more choosy mood than ever before. ‘Graduates and school leavers need to sharpen their case for being picked ahead of their classmates – and fast.’ The study comes days after the government suggested graduates move abroad or do volunteer work to ride out the recession. The advice is included in a booklet issued to university leavers. Meanwhile, manufacturers have called for clarity about future training budgets. Manufacturers’ organisation EEF said uncertainty over government-funded training budgets was putting plans at risk, and could leave companies with a skills shortage when the economy revives.

Charity shop boom Cash dance: Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hardy said her winning turn (pictured) with ex-cricketer Mark Ramprakash on the 2006 run of the TV show has boosted business at the dance studios she runs with husband Conrad Murray. Hundreds have joined the £400,000 Chelsea,west London studio in its ﬁrst two months Picture: BBC

THE recession has sparked a boom in Britain’s charity shop trade, a survey says. One in ten Britons is buying more from charity outlets than before the recession, while one in five is donating more goods. The study was conducted by YouGov for the charity insurer Ecclesiastical.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS THURSDAY JUNE 4TH POLLING STATIONS OPEN 7AM-10PM

Elections to the European Parliament are happening throughout the UK on June 4th. The deadline to register to vote in these elections has already passed. If you’re not sure if you’re registered, contact your local electoral registration office. You can find their contact details on aboutmyvote.co.uk. WHAT DOES IT DO? The European Parliament represents people living in the 27 member countries of the EU and has powers in a range of areas that affect you, including consumer rights, the environment, international trade and workers’ rights. It also has the power to approve, amend or reject new European laws and to approve the EU budget.

HOW DOES IT WORK? The European Parliament will be made up of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who will be elected by the member countries. The UK is divided into 12 regions and is represented by 72 MEPs. Each region is allocated between three and ten MEPs according to its population. HOW IS IT ELECTED? You have one vote at this election. Each party puts forward a list of candidates and you can vote for one of these lists or for an individual candidate standing as an independent. The number of MEPs that are elected from each party to represent a region depends on the overall share of votes that each party receives.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

If you live in England you may have local elections on the same day. To find out if there are local elections in your area and for more information: • Visit aboutmyvote.co.uk • Call the helpline on 0800 3 280 280

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London’s roads are getting safer THE number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on London’s roads fell by seven per cent in 2008 according to Transport for London’s (TfL’s) annual road casualty statistics. This means 258 fewer people were killed or seriously injured than in 2007. The ﬁgures show a reduction in fatalities and serious injuries for almost all road users in 2008: M

Pedestrian KSIs down seven per cent

Motorcycle KSIs down ten per cent

Car occupant KSIs down eight per cent

Cyclist KSIs down three per cent

Child KSIs down six per cent

In achieving this, London has already exceeded the government’s 2010 casualty reduction targets and is now working towards achieving higher,

London-speciﬁc targets set by TfL in 2006. A further £45million has been allocated for road safety schemes in 2009/10, including education training and research. In the past year, emphasis has been placed on cycle safety and raising awareness of cyclists among other road users. The speciﬁc issue of collisions between cyclists and goods vehicles being tackled as a priority. Around 15,000 ‘fresnel’ lenses, to improve the visibility of lorry drivers, are currently being issued and another 5,000 await distribution. TfL is also working with the Metropolitan Police to run cycle safety awareness days for HGV drivers and cyclists. TfL’s Head of London Road Safety Unit, Chris Lines, said: ‘We will continue to invest in both innovative and proven ways of improving road safety through education and training to make London’s roads even safer.’

On the buses with CentreComm BEHIND the scenes at London Buses, a dedicated team of experts work 24/7 to keep the buses running smoothly and reliably. CentreComm – London Buses’ emergency command and control centre – celebrated its 30th anniversary last week. Staff at the centre take around 1,300 calls a day from London’s 23,000 bus drivers, responding to any incident that has an impact on the bus network, setting up diversions and coordinating an emergency response where necessary. When it opened in May 1979 (right), CentreComm was staffed by just two people who recorded bus movements as they were radioed in by drivers. Today, it is

a 45-person operation, relying on GPS technology to keep track of the location of every single bus in the fleet (above). CentreComm has planned the bus network response to all major events taking place in London over the past 30 years, including the first London Marathon in 1981, the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997 and the Tour de France Grand Départ in 2007. The centre also deals with unplanned events,

including responding to the terrorist attacks on July 7, 2005, for which two members of staff were awarded MBEs. Ken Davidson, London Buses Network Operations manager, said: ‘Last year, 2.2billion journeys were made on London’s bus network, and I imagine most of our passengers have no idea how much hard work goes on behind the scenes to keep the buses running.’

What’s coming up… Story of London

2012 Games and Beyond

Various locations June 1-30 The Story of London is a major celebration of the city’s past, present and future taking place throughout June. With more than 350 events, it is time to get out and explore the capital. O www.london.gov.uk/storyoﬂondon

Walthamstow Assembly Hall June 9, 7pm to 8.30pm Discuss the impact the Games will have on the lives of Londoners, and hear from speakers including the Mayor and Sebastian Coe. Tickets are free, although it is recommended to reserve them in advance. O www.london.gov.uk

Keep London’s transport litter-free. Remember to take rubbish home.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 METRO

Start The Day

For the Metro crossword, see www.metro.co.uk/crossword For puzzle answers, go to www.metro.co.uk/answers

NEMI by Lise

WHO, WHAT WHERE AND WHEN? WHO... abdicated from the throne of the Netherlands in 1948? WHAT... are the colours of the two disciplinary cards brandished by the referee in football? WHERE... in the Americas are the Xochimilco canals? WHEN... did Pink Floyd release their debut album?

ENIGMA One and two and three and four, Five and six and many more. What is each thing on this list? (‘Feeling less’ still gives the gist.)

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CLOCKword The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter M in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a late US pop star.

GEMINI

(May 22-Jun 21)

Mercury continues to reverse and is grating against Jupiter and Neptune. This aspect can lead you to see opposition that isn’t there, or to exaggerate what is. Mars is on top form, pushing you to exclude negative vibes from your particular situation.

THIS LIFE by Rick Brookes

QUIZ

METROscope

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Small drum Type of carriage Respect Nonsense Notify Plaster Uproar Heavy metal Organised persecution 10. Decorative tuft 11. Symbol 12. Musical beat

Friday’s solution: Veronica Lake

by Nikki Harper SAGITTARIUS

(Nov 23-Dec 21)

CAPRICORN

(Dec 22-Jan 20)

Jupiter links superbly with Mars giving a real ‘feel good’ factor, more challengingly, it also angles with Mercury. Both these aspects in different ways require feet on the ground. Be upbeat, yet don’t promise more than you can deliver.

CANCER

(Jun 22-Jul 23)

You need to get used to Pluto looking towards you, and through this someone may seem demanding. Don’t withdraw into your shell. Mars is emphasising the leader in you, it’s just that questions can be asked, and credentials be checked.

Over the last year, the natural powers of your sign have been given a new lease of life. Getting used to its added authority may take time. Someone can say something harmless today and you may find yourself giving it too much oxygen.

LEO

(Jul 24-Aug 23)

AQUARIUS

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

PISCES

(Feb 20-Mar 20)

One business involvement may never work as you hope however much you wished it would. Or perhaps you are looking for too much reassurance from others. However, there can be those who are only too happy to pair up with you.

Although you may have felt a bit inward looking, this is unlikely to be so from now. Whereas you may have found it harder to find your voice, now you can speak with enthusiasm, be fun but also be kindly in your uniquely inimitable way.

VIRGO

(Aug 24-Sep 23)

A business idea could go forwards. This could however, get snared up in an unrelated situation, if for example you are looking for references. Don’t spoil a good opportunity by failing to get on top of issues.

The current Piscean astral influence continues giving a kindly influence to the stars. As much as someone’s ill considered words may still be ringing in your ears, another part of you can think ‘why not give them a second chance’.

LIBRA

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

ARIES

(Mar 21-Apr 20)

SCORPIO

TAURUS

(Apr 21-May 21)

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

You may find yourself using your fingers to tap, tap, tap on the table as you await information or news. Just keep putting in the calls, sending the emails and being persistent. Romantically, a special connection with someone can compensate. With the potential for uncertainty swirling around a romantic tie or some other relationship, it’d be easy to feel you have to assert yourself. You may - that’s your choice, but you might also count to ten and consider what’s at the bottom of this.

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You may find yourself with the need to handle a work-life issue, and you can feel more sensitive than usual, and find it harder to mask your feelings. Before the day is out a friend can put a smile on your face. With Jupiter and Neptune combining, illusion and overconfidence are possible. Add Mars, and invincibility can make its entrance. If you find yourself in a heated discussion, be sure of the facts, or you could end up with egg on your face.

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ANSWERS: WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN? Wilhelmina; Red and yellow; Mexico; 1967. ENIGMA: Number. WHO AM I? Gerry Rafferty.

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METROSPORT Tuesday, May 26, 2009

THE TIPSTER LOOK around your tube or train carriage and anyone with a long face is obviously glum that they missed out on our bumper weekend of tipping advice. Paul Casey was a 16/1 winner at the BMW PGA Championship, with 33/1 shot Rory McIlroy an each-way success, while Aston Villa beat Newcastle, Leinster took the Heineken Cup and Burnley and Scunthorpe won their play-off ďŹ nals at Wembley. Wise Thought is through to the Blue Square Greyhound Derby ďŹ nal to oblige the each-way section of our 40-1 ante-post gamble and we also tipped Manchester United to win the Premier League and both Newcastle and Middlesbrough to be relegated. Get in there! Burnley are as short as 4/9 ON with Blue Square to fall out of the Premier League next term but Birmingham, Pompey and Hull look more likely to go down. But McBookie.com have Clarets boss Owen Coyle at 4/1 to be the next Celtic manager.

RUGBY UNION THE LIONS Picture: Reuters

South Africa will inspire us, claims McGeechan Top man: Ian McGeechan faces the media in Johannesburg

Roger Federer to win the French Open. 11/2 at MEbet.co.uk By Glen Rogers BRITISH & Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan claims playing in South Africa always inspired him to raise his game and believes his squad should feel the same way as they begin their ten-match tour. The Lions arrived in South Africa yesterday for the first time in 12 years and play their opening fixture against a Royal XV in Rustenburg next Saturday as they build up to the three Test matches with the world champions in June and July. The tour is McGeechanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third to South Africa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he was also in charge of the side in 1997 and toured as a player in 1974 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and he believes playing against the Springboks is motivation in itself for the players. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To come to a country where rugby has always been number one and so important, raises your own ambitions, because you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in an environment

8 Appearances Ian McGeechan made for the British & Irish Lions as a player

where it is important to everybody in the country,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said after the Lions flew into Johannesburg yesterday. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Of course itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough place to tour. I think we have to become part of South African rugby over the next seven weeks. We take it on board, we embrace it and we are part of it. I never knew any easy grounds and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anticipate any on this tour either.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Scotsman believes the tour will be more difficult than in 1997, when his team clinched a famous 2-1 series victory over the hosts. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It will be hugely more difficult,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he admitted. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;South African rugby is in very good shape â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the structures with the Super 14, the players who have come through that, a settled Springbok side with a very good captain, a very strong coaching team. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;So, having come through from a World Cup, they

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Strettleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ne fettle DAVID STRETTLE aims to relaunch his England career after a cruel run of injuries. The winger suffered three metatarsal injuries on his left foot and missed Harlequinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Premiership run-in with an ankle problem, but is ready to shine against the Barbarians and Argentina this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been frustrating and sometimes I feel cursed but you just have to get on with it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

Lion men: Adam Jones, left, and Joe Worsley arrive with the squad in South Africa

have established themselves post that and that stability at international level is very important.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; McGeechan was pleased to finally have all his players in camp after the conclusion of the European season. He added: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delighted to be here now. It is always a relief when you arrive. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here together now and everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fit.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Looking ahead to his XV for the first Test in Durban on June 20, the 62-year-old said: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We have to look at how we want to play, what we want to do and where we want to start from. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look to give everyone a game in the first three matches. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already said to the players that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll all get an opportunity to play for a Test place. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anticipate picking the Test team until Test week.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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FORMULA ONE MONACO GRAND PRIX

Williams pledge is boost for Max WILLIAMS have become the first Formula One team to confirm their entry for the 2010 championship. But with the deadline for entries closing on Friday, the British team insist their position does not undermine the unified efforts of the Formula One Teams’ Association [FOTA] in its ongoing debate with the FIA about next year’s rules. FOTA has demanded Max Mosley, head of the sport’s governing body, the FIA, scrap new rules relating to the budget cap and the prospect of a two-tier championship, in return for the teams’ commitment to the sport through to 2012. But, despite the continued furore, Williams felt compelled to step forward. ‘We can confirm we have submitted our entry for the 2010 Formula One world championship,’ said team

Streets ahead: Jenson Button’s Brawn GP passes fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton on his way to victory in Monaco

Hamilton ready to bet on Button LEWIS HAMILTON is ready to put money on fellow Briton Jenson Button taking his Formula One title this season. Any remote hope Hamilton had of catching Button disappeared when he slid his McLaren into a tyre wall during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. From 19th on the grid, Hamilton finished 12th, albeit a lap down on Button who won his fifth race out of six this year to stretch his lead at the top of the championship standings to 16 points over Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello. As for Hamilton, he now trails Button by 42 points and, barring a miracle, the 24-year-old’s reign

By Adam Hay-Nicholls will be for one season only. It is now all eyes on Button, and Hamilton said: ‘Jenson and the Brawn team are doing a fantastic job this year. ‘Clearly he is in the best position to win the championship. All the

‘I doubt very much I can win the title now’ best to him. I’d definitely put my money on him.’ Hamilton can appreciate his own chances are as good as over, although the fighter in him is

refusing to throw in the towel just yet. He added: ‘I doubt very much whether I can fight for the championship now, but I’ll keep pushing and we’ll see what happens. I won’t give up.’ Although Hamilton had a strong car in Monaco – at least up until his crash – thanks to the slow corners, the high-speed circuits of Turkey and Silverstone next month will again find the McLaren wanting. Hamilton added: ‘Don’t get your hopes up. It was just Monaco. ‘When we get to Turkey it will be an even tougher race because it’s all high-speed corners, and we don’t have a good car for those.’

Jenson eyes Silverstone supershow JENSON BUTTON has vowed to put on a show for his fans next month at Silverstone as he is now guaranteed to be world championship leader going into the British Grand Prix. No matter what unfolds in Turkey in a fortnight, Button’s blistering start to the season, with five wins from six grands prix, ensures he cannot be caught before driving

Winning feeling: Button

at his home circuit on June 21. ‘That’s a great feeling,’ said Button. ‘I always love the British Grand Prix, which is obviously

my home grand prix. Even when you’re not competitive and things are tough, you still get a lot of support there, being British. But

going there having won five races [potentially six if he triumphs in Turkey] will be a nice feeling. ‘Hopefully, there will be lots of Brawn caps out there. I think they’ve only just gone on sale. It would be nice to see a couple. ‘But turning up leading the championship, it’s going to be nice and, hopefully, I’ll put on a good show.’

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boss Adam Parr. ‘We have done that, firstly as we have a contract with Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management, and also with the FIA – the Concorde Agreement. ‘We extended that for five years up until the end of 2012. Bernie has honoured his obligations to us under that agreement. We have been paid in full for our participation. We feel morally and legally obliged to honour our side of that contract. It is very important for our employees, sponsors and fans to know we will be in F1 for next year and many years to come.’ Parr stressed Williams have not broken ranks with FOTA, adding: ‘We are absolutely committed to them. But what we have here is a marriage. It’s too important for everyone for that to break up.’

Partying in the Principality – our man Adam does his best to join in Jenson Button’s celebrations in Monaco. Read more at metro.co.uk/f1blog

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TENNIS FRENCH OPEN

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gAnne goes from hero to zeroes On a high: Paul Casey celebrates his win on Sunday

Casey now on major mission after cracking the top three PAUL CASEY headed back to the United States yesterday hoping the next time he is in Europe he is a major champion and even higher than third in the world. Casey moved from seventh to the top three of the rankings with his superb win in the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The 31-year-old Englishman declined to reveal all the ‘lofty’ targets he and American coach Peter Kostis listed for this year, but with a smile he said it was ‘a reasonable assumption’ a major was among them. Casey, whose birdies on the two closing par fives gave him a one-shot win over compatriot Ross Fisher, said: ‘There are lots of things to try and accomplish, and certainly the major success is at the top of the list.’ The Ryder Cup star has yet to have even a topfive finish in any of the four majors and his best placing of sixth was five years ago on his Masters debut. But his confidence has never been higher now he has joined Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam and Colin Montgomerie as the only Britons to reach the top three in the world since the rankings began in 1986. Only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ahead and it is not known when Mickelson will play next because of his wife’s breast cancer battle. ‘Hopefully everything turns out good for them,’ added Casey. ‘I’d love for Phil to be playing.’ V SWEDE Peter Hanson secured a place in next month’s US Open with a play-off hole-in-one last night. Hanson was left battling with Scot Stephen Gallacher and England’s Richard Bland for the last of the 11 spots up for grabs in the European qualifier at Walton Heath. The 17th hole measures 206 yards and Hanson said: ‘I was pumped up. It was a perfect shot.’ Among the other qualifiers were English pair Simon Khan and Simon Dyson.

ANNE KEOTHAVONG accepts she will be the butt of some jokes after her humiliating first-round defeat by top seed Dinara Safina at the French Open. Just three days after playing in her first WTA Tour semi-final, in Warsaw, the British No.1 was routed 6-0, 6-0 in 61 minutes in her debut appearance at Roland Garros. The Londoner, 25, said: ‘I don’t think I was intimidated – I just knew I was capable of playing better tennis. ‘I’m sure there will be a few jokes about it but I can take it. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.’ Safina added: ‘I can understand how she felt but I was just completely in my match.’ Meanwhile, fellow Briton Mel South lost 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 to 16-year-old Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito after serving for the match at 5-4 in the third set, while lucky loser Katie O’Brien went down 6-1, 6-1 to Olga Govortsova of Belarus.

Murray won’t take his eye off the ball By Greg Hobbs ANDY MURRAY is refusing to get carried away about his French Open chances, despite his improving form on clay and a decent draw at Roland Garros. The British No.1 will not be back on court until tomorrow after his straight-sets rout of Juan Ignacio Chela on Sunday. A round-two tussle against Italy’s Potito Starace awaits and the highest-ranked rival in Murray’s quarter of the draw is Gilles Simon, the seventh seed who struggled past world No.87 Wayne Odesnik in five sets. Murray said: ‘I don’t really

RESULTS TENNIS FRENCH OPEN (Roland Garros, Paris) Men’s singles 1st rd (selected): (10) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Stefan Koubek (Aut) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, (23) Robin Soderling (Swe) bt Kevin Kim (USA) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, (30) Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt Steve Darcis (Bel) 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3), (1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Marcos Daniel (Bra) 7-5, 6-4, 6-3, (12) Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Jiri Vanek (Cze) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Women’s singles 1st rd (selected): Aravane Rezai (Fra) bt Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 6-3, 6-2, (1) Dinara Safina (Rus) bt Anne Keothavong (Gbr) 6-0, 6-0, (29) Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Corinna Dentoni (Ita) 6-3, 6-4, (15) Jie Zheng (Chn) bt Stephanie Cohen Aloro (Fra) 6-1, 6-3, (3) Venus Williams (USA) bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 (3).

CRICKET TWENTY20 CUP NORTH DIVISION Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 163-6 (W I Jefferson 75) v Durham 167-9 (I D

Dread noughts: Anne Keothavong buries her head in her towel after being thrashed by Dinara Saﬁna, inset

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Staying calm: Andy Murray

focus on the draw. Guys can play great matches when they haven’t been expected to. ‘It’s happened to me a couple of times at slams. I just focus on each match, especially on this

surface. It’s not like I can take anyone for granted as my results don’t really merit me doing that.’ Murray has made great strides on clay this year but in two visits to Paris he has not progressed

past the third round. He saw off Chela 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday but Starace, the world No.104, should give him more of a work-out in the second round. ‘He is probably more of a clay-court specialist than me so it should be an interesting match,’ added the Scot. World No.1 Rafael Nadal began his bid for a fifth consecutive French Open title yesterday by labouring past Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. Roger Federer, who is again bidding to equal Pete Sampras’ record of 14 grand slams, advanced with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win against Spaniard Alberto Martin.

THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES Blackwell 59, D M Benkenstein 53) Durham beat Nottinghamshire by 1 wkt Headingley: Leicestershire 148-3 (H D Ackerman 66 no) v Yorkshire 149-7 Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by 3 wkts MIDLANDS/WEST/WALES DIVISION Northampton: Northamptonshire 176-6 v Warwickshire 159-8 (J O Troughton 53, I J Harvey 4-18) Northamptonshire beat Warwickshire by 17 runs The SWALEC Stadium: Somerset 113-6 (Z de Bruyn 70 no) v Glamorgan 112-9 Somerset beat Glamorgan by 1 run New Road: Worcestershire 145-7 v Gloucestershire 122 Worcestershire beat Gloucestershire by 23 runs SOUTH DIVISION The Rose Bowl: Sussex 133-8 (D R Smith 63) v Hampshire 137-1 (J H K Adams 68 no) Hampshire beat Sussex by 9 wkts Canterbury: Essex 187-7 (A N Cook 80) v Kent 16-0 No result Lord’s: Surrey 186-1 (U Afzaal 98 no, M R Ramprakash 61 no) v Middlesex 129-7 Surrey beat Middlesex by 57 runs

TODAY FOOTBALL The FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON ﬁnal, second leg Liverpool v Arsenal ...... (7.45pm) CRICKET The NatWest Series: England v West Indies (Edgbaston) Twenty20 Cup North Division: Durham v Derbyshire (Riverside), Lancashire v Yorkshire (Old Trafford) South Division: Surrey v Sussex (The Brit Oval) RUGBY LEAGUE engage Super League: Leeds v Hull (8pm) WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL Uefa Champions League ﬁnal (Olympic Stadium Rome) Barcelona v Man Utd... (7.45pm) CRICKET Twenty20 Cup Midlands/ West/Wales Division: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (The SWALEC Stadium), Somerset v Warwickshire (Taunton)

South Division: Middlesex v Kent (Lord’s), Surrey v Hampshire (The Brit Oval) THURSDAY CRICKET Twenty20 Cup North Division: Lancashire v Nottinghamshire (Old Trafford), Leicestershire v Derbyshire (Grace Road) South Division: Sussex v Essex (Hove) GOLF (until Sunday) The European Open (The London GC, Ash, Kent, England) US PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Colonial Country Club, Texas) FRIDAY FOOTBALL International matches Rep of Ireland v Nigeria .... (8pm) Wales v Estonia ........... (7.30pm) CRICKET Twenty20 Cup Midlands/ West/Wales Division: Northamptonshire v Glamorgan (Northampton), Somerset v

Gloucestershire (Taunton), Warwickshire v Worcestershire (Edgbaston) North Division: Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire (Derby), Durham v Leicestershire (Riverside), Yorkshire v Lancashire (Headingley Carnegie) South Division: Essex v Surrey (Chelmsford), Kent v Middlesex (Beckenham), Sussex v Hampshire (Hove) MOTOR CYCLING (until Sunday) British Superbike Ch’ship rnd 4 (Thruxton ) MotoGP rnd 5 (Mugello, Italy) World Superbike Ch’ship rnd 7 (Salt Lake City, Utah ) RUGBY LEAGUE Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-ﬁnal: Wigan v Salford (8pm) SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA Cup ﬁnal sponsored by E.ON: Chelsea v Everton...........

The Homecoming Scottish Cup ﬁnal Rangers v Falkirk CRICKET Twenty20 Cup Midlands/ West/Wales Division: Glamorgan v Warwickshire (The SWALEC Stadium), Worcestershire v Northamptonshire (New Road) MOTOR RACING (until Sunday) British Touring Car Ch’ship (Oulton Park) RUGBY LEAGUE Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-ﬁnal: Hull K R v Warrington (5.30pm) Gateshead v St Helens (6pm) engage Super League: Celtic Crusaders v Wakefield (7pm) The Co-operative Championship: Barrow v Sheffield (6.30pm), Gateshead v Toulouse (6pm) RUGBY UNION International matches: England v Barbarians (4.15pm),

Canada v Wales (7.45pm) British & Irish Lions Tour: Royal XV v British & Irish Lions (Rustenburg, South Africa 2pm) SUNDAY CRICKET Twenty20 Cup North Division: Derbyshire v Yorkshire (Chesterfield), Durham v Nottinghamshire (Riverside), Leicestershire v Lancashire (Grace Road) South Division: Hampshire v Surrey (The Rose Bowl), Kent v Sussex (Beckenham) RUGBY LEAGUE Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-ﬁnal: Huddersfield v Castleford (3.30pm) The Co-operative Championship (all 3pm): Batley v Widnes, Featherstone v Leigh, Whitehaven v Doncaster RUGBY UNION International match: USA v Ireland (9pm)

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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

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Henry, Iniesta boost Barca

Best foot forward: Mo Farah

Capital gains for magniﬁcent Mo

BARCELONA duo Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta returned to training yesterday ahead of the Champions League final. The pair are coach Pep Guardiola’s big doubts to face Manchester United but worked out with the rest of the Barca squad in what was their final session before the

Follow all the build-up to tomorrow’s big showdown in Rome by going to metro.co.uk/football Catalan giants depart for the Italian capital. Former Arsenal striker Henry, who has scored 25 goals in all competitions this season, has been sidelined with a knee injury since Barca’s 6-2 win at Real Madrid at the

By Kevin Aitken MANCHESTER United defender Nemanja Vidic believes the team’s knack of scoring goals at critical times gives them an edge heading into tomorrow’s Champions League final against Barcelona. United have a reputation for scoring late – most notably in the 1999 final when two injury-time strikes defeated Bayern Munich – and this season the timing of crucial goals has again proved significant. A month ago their successful defence of the Premier League title hung in the balance when they trailed Tottenham 2-0 with almost an hour gone before a fortuitous penalty got them going and they won 5-2.

Afzaal inspires Surrey to victory CRICKET: Middlesex began the defence of their Twenty20 Cup title with a 57-run loss to Surrey at Lord’s. The Brown Caps won just twice while finishing bottom of the South Division last season but were in control against the reigning champions when they posted 186 for one batting first. Usman Afzaal hit an unbeaten 98 from just 59 balls, and shared a decisive unbroken 139-run stand with veteran Mark Ramprakash (61). Leg-spinner Chris Schofield took three wickets as Middlesex made 129 for seven in reply.

‘When we need the goals, we score them’

Radford seeking Hull of a revival RUGBY LEAGUE: Captain Lee Radford believes Hull can get their season back on track with victory at Leeds tonight. Hull made a blistering start to the campaign by winning their opening five Super League games but have lost six of their eight matches since. Second rower Radford said: ‘It’s imperative we go there and get two points. Hopefully, we can win our next couple of games. It’s been an up-and-down season but you’ve got to pick yourself up from the defeats as soon as possible.’

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beginning of the month, while influential midfielder Iniesta has been out with a thigh problem picked up a week later in the 3-3 draw against Villarreal. Young defenders Alberto Botia and 17-year-old Marc

Muniesa have also travelled with the Spanish champions. The pair will help provide cover for a Barca defence that has lost full-backs Dani Alves and Eric Abidal to suspension, and senior centre-backs Rafael Marquez and Gabriel Milito to injury.

Conﬁdent Vidic has faith in United’s perfect timing Picture: EPA

ATHLETICS: Mo Farah smashed the British record yesterday to win the London 10,000 road race. The 26-year-old Londoner crossed the line in a time of 27 minutes, 50 seconds, knocking five seconds off Mark Scruton’s 25-year-old British ten-kilometre record to easily beat Kenyan Samuel Kosgei and Ukraine’s Sergiy Lebid. Farah, who won the European Indoor 3,000m title in March, said: ‘I knew I was in really good shape. I wanted to win and to get close to 28 minutes, to get the British record is a bonus.’

QUIZ

Crucial tie: Rio Ferdinand arrives in the Italian capital last night

A fortnight later Carlos Tevez came off the bench to equalise at Wigan, a match they went on to win 2-1. ‘When we need the goals we score the goals,’ said Vidic. ‘In a few games we were one or two goals down and won the games. We have shown when we need to score the goals our attackers can. ‘We are not a team that is just going to go there and defend. We want to

gTevez puts moving matters on hold CARLOS TEVEZ insists he wants to help Manchester United retain the European Cup before giving any further thought to his future. Tevez looks set to quit Old Trafford next month, once his two-year loan deal expires. United chief executive David Gill is planning further talks with the striker’s adviser Kia Joorabchian but the 25-year-old said: ‘I want to win the European Cup for the club and the fans.

After that we will talk about the future.’ Meanwhile, Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano wants an Anfield reunion with his Argentina team-mate, having played with Tevez when they first arrived in the Premier League with West Ham in the 2006-07 season. ‘It would be great to have Carlos here with me,’ he said. ‘I know how good he is. He is a great player and a great person.’

Focus: Tevez

g MASSIMO BUSACCA will referee tomorrow’s game in Rome. The 40-year-old Swiss will be taking charge of his first Champions League final, having officiated at the 2007 Uefa Cup final and the Euro 2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey. He refereed Manchester United’s quarter-final, second leg against Porto and took charge of last season’s semi-final, first leg between this year’s finalists and was criticised by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson for not awarding a second penalty after Cristiano Ronaldo missed one spot-kick. attack.’ Many believe the match in Rome has the potential to be one of the best European Cup finals of all time. Both sides are attack-minded – with Barca scoring more than 100 goals in the Spanish league this season. But Vidic said: ‘It is the big game but we are thinking about the trophy. ‘Barcelona are a good team but I don’t think in ways of it being the best final. ‘Any team that gets to the final is a good team and it will be a good final. ‘It is not going to be easy because they have good players, especially up front. ‘We respect them but we think more about us, how are we going to do and what we are going to do.’ Vidic could well line up alongside youngster Jonny Evans, whom he partnered for the final three league matches they played in, as Rio Ferdinand remains a fitness doubt. The England defender did not make the squad for United’s final league game at Hull but Vidic is hopeful his experienced team-mate will recover from a calf injury. He said: ‘Rio is an important player for us and I think he will make it.’

CRICKET NATWEST SERIES

Bright outlook as Flintoff shadow lifts

1. Who did Leicester Tigers beat in this season’s Premiership ﬁnal? 2. Which team won cricket’s Indian Premier League? 3. How many French Open ﬁnals has tennis star Roger Federer played in?

Answers: 1. London Irish; 2. Deccan Chargers; 3. Three

Belief: Stuart Broad

STUART BROAD believes England are finally emerging from the shadow of influential all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and have the potential to win the ICC World Twenty20 without him. Lancashire all-rounder Flintoff is still recovering from a knee operation after sustaining the injury playing in the Indian Premier League and remains a major

doubt for the ICC tournament starting in England on Friday week. Broad claimed four for 46 during Sunday’s six-wicket triumph against the West Indies at Bristol and England hope to wrap up another series win with victory in today’s final match of the NatWest series at Edgbaston. ‘We’ve certainly won well without Fred in the

past, but it’s important we play good cricket,’ said Broad. ‘He’s obviously a very important player for us with bat and ball but players step up and take responsibility when he’s not here, that’s very important. We need to gain confidence of winning without Fred so when he comes back there will be a lot of belief and confidence there.’

METROSPORT Tuesday, May 26, 2009

CHELSEA

Guus: Chelsea must invest GUUS HIDDINK says Chelsea must increase the depth of their squad if they are to compete with Manchester United. Sunday’s win at Sunderland sent the Blues into next Saturday’s FA Cup final with Everton on the back of a 13-game unbeaten run.

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However, Hiddink, whose temporary reign will draw to a close at the weekend, said: ‘The people at this club know they must improve in depth. You need a squad not just of 14 or 15 or 16 players, but you need quality players all over the place.’

Ancelotti’s future on hold AC MILAN have made no decision on who will coach the Serie A club next season, claimed owner Silvio Berlusconi. With speculation linking coach Carlo Ancelotti to Chelsea, the club will not clarify matters until next Sunday’s match with fourth-placed

Wade to go: Elliott curls home the winner for Burnley

Fiorentina, which will determine if they gain a Champions League spot. ‘Milan have not chosen their coach yet,’ said Berlusconi. ‘We promised again to sit down at the end of the season and take decisions that will be good for Milan and for Ancelotti.’

Picture: Acton Images

Clarets boss Coyle rejects Celtic switch By Mark Curtis BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle has distanced himself from the vacancy at Celtic after guiding the Clarets back to English football’s top flight for the first time in 33 years. His name topped the bookmakers’ lists after Gordon Strachan decided to leave Parkhead yesterday. But Coyle made it clear he intends to remain in charge at Turf Moor as his side take their Premier League place. ‘I didn’t know there was a vacancy at Celtic,’ he said. ‘It’s flattering that people mention your name but I’m with Burnley. ‘I’ll concentrate on my job here, and long may that continue.’ Burnley were deserved winners after creating a host of chances and it was Wade Elliott’s superb curling shot in the 13th-minute which settled the game at Wembley. For all Sheffield United’s penalty claims, the Clarets were the better side throughout and deserved to scoop their £60m promotion jackpot. The Blades’ last chance disappeared with the dismissal of Jamie Ward, while Lee Hendrie was also red-carded by

BURNLEY ............................ 1 SHEFFIELD U ................... 0 Burnley: Jensen, Duff, Carlisle, Caldwell, Kalvenes, Elliott, Alexander, McCann (Gudjonsson 27), Blake (Eagles 69), Thompson (Rodriguez 73), Paterson. Booked: Carlisle, Kalvenes. Goal: Elliott 13. Shefﬁeld Utd: Kenny, Walker, Morgan, Kilgallon, Naughton, Montgomery, Howard (Lupoli 82), Cotterill (Ward 58), Quinn (Hendrie 85), Halford, Beattie. Booked: Lupoli. Sent off: Ward (pictured), Hendrie. Attendance: 80,518 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral).

referee Mike Dean after the final whistle. And with the Blades’ income set to drop by more than £10m-a-year now the parachute payments following their Premier League relegation from two seasons ago have ended, boss Kevin Blackwell is considering his future. He said: ‘There’s a rebuilding job to do at the club, and it might need someone different to do it. ‘I will go away and reflect on it but I am thinking that I might have taken the club as far as it can go. ‘To pick clubs from the floor after this is difficult.’

ARSENAL

Wenger wants Walcott to take summer break ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has asked Stuart Pearce not to pick Theo Walcott for this summer’s European Under-21 Championship. Wenger does not want Walcott to go to Sweden for the tournament after World Cup qualifiers

with the seniors, although the player is happy to play through the summer. England face Kazakhstan and Andorra before Walcott is expected to go on Under-21 duty. Wenger said: ‘I have nothing against the senior side, that is the normal Fifa dates. The

basic problem is can you use a player for two different national teams during the holiday period? ‘I do not want to stop Theo from playing for the Under-21s but during the holiday period, they should choose one or the other.’

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 METROSPORT

FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE

Wheater wants to battle on with Boro MIDDLESBROUGH defender David Wheater has pledged his future to the club but admits he fears being sold to balance the books following relegation from the Premier League. Wheater, a Boro fan, insists the prospect of Championship football will not prompt him to ask for a transfer, and feels a year in the second tier of English football will not harm his long-term England ambitions. The only way the 22-year-old will leave is if the club sell him and Wheater said: ‘I’ve got two more years left here so it is up to the manager. I’m happy to stay. ‘I won’t ask for a transfer but if the manager accepts another bid, that is a different matter. Maybe if I was 28 or 29 and hadn’t played for England I might be thinking differently but I’ve got plenty of years ahead to get in the England squad. I’ve supported Boro all my life so they are the team I want to be playing for. ‘That’s where I want to be, the Premier League with Middlesbrough. I think we can get straight back.’ Wheater knows there will be departures and added: ‘Stewart Downing is too good for the Championship, Tuncay as well. ‘But it is down to them. I’d like to think I’m too good for the Championship but that’s obviously where I’m heading at the moment.’

Picture: North News

Loyal: David Wheater

Mowbray warning for rivals

WEST Brom manager Tony Mowbray has warned Newcastle and Middlesbrough to expect a rough ride in the Championship next season. Mowbray’s side are returning to the second tier after just one

found in the past, the extra quality does not always get you there. The fact you are a big scalp can make that difference and you can lose games. ‘The Premier League demands salaries way above what the

Championship can sustain. There is a huge imbalance. As Leeds found out, if you’re stuck with players on huge wages and people do not want to take them on, you are losing money hand over fist every week.’

Duff pleads for Shearer to remain at Newcastle Staying on or clearing out? Shearer at Newcastle’s training ground yesterday

g NEWCASTLE owner Mike Ashley will speak with Alan Shearer this week and thrash out his future after the club’s Premier League relegation. Shearer had initially taken over as manager for the final eight games of the season but could now be persuaded to stay on and try to lead the

club back into the top flight. Managing director Derek Llambias said: ‘Everyone at the club is hurting. Mike and I will sit down with Alan this week to discuss how the club moves forward again. ‘I hope to be able to say more to our supporters later this week.’

Quinn is adopting no-frills approach in manager hunt NIALL QUINN has called for a change in mentality at Sunderland after the club’s nail-biting Premier League survival scrap. Three years after leading a successful takeover at the Stadium of Light, the Irishman is looking for his third boss following Ricky Sbragia’s decision to stand down with their top-flight status secured for another season. A growing list of potential candidates is already emerging – Slaven Bilic, Martin Jol, Frank Rijkaard, Steve McClaren, Steve Bruce among them. But Gordon Strachan – who quit Celtic yesterday – is now the leading contender.

season in the top flight and know what is to be expected from a gruelling 46-match programme. Mowbray said: ‘The Championship is a league of attrition with so many games. You have to be up for every one. As we have

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Quinn said: ‘I believe we have got a lot of talent in that dressing room. At times during the season you’d ask yourself, what are we doing at the bottom of the league? ‘But then there were times when I realised why we were. ‘We need somebody who will come in and alter our mentality

and attract the type of player that Sunderland needs. We don’t need frilly players here, we need proper men, and I think a big manager can bring us that type of player.’ Meanwhile, Sunderland have opted not to make striker Djibril Cisse’s season-long loan from Marseille a permanent deal. The 27-year-old Frenchman scored 11 goals in 32 appearances for the Black Cats but chairman Quinn has revealed the club would not be taking up an option to buy the former Liverpool forward. Quinn said: ‘We wish Djibril well and thank him for his contribution to the club this season.’

DAMIEN DUFF has vowed to remain at By Paul Murphy Newcastle after his own goal sealed the club’s relegation from the Premier with him. It’s been a proper football club League. for eight weeks, and it’s about time. It’s And the Republic of Ireland winger just disappointing we couldn’t stay up for wants Alan Shearer to become manager him and the fans. on a full-time basis despite his failure to ‘I think he’s been brilliant even though keep United in the top flight after his we haven’t got the results to keep us up. eight-game spell in charge. It’s the first time in a long while that this Duff inadvertently deflected a first-half place has felt like a proper football club. shot from Aston Villa’s Gareth Barry past ‘Things are done right and it’s been a goalkeeper Steve Harper as Newcastle breath of fresh air. If there’s one man to went down 1-0 at get us back up, it’s Villa Park. Alan Shearer.’ ‘We’re too big to be in It ensured the Duff insists he will Magpies finished in the Championship’ not walk away from the bottom three and Tyneside and added: were relegated from the top flight for the ‘I’m as loyal as they come and, whether first time since 1989. the gaffer stays or goes, I’d love to try and But Duff is keen to help the club regain get Newcastle back up into the Premier their Premier League status at the first League. attempt. ‘I don’t know what words can describe And he is convinced Shearer, who will the way I feel. I’m devastated. decide on his future this week, can bring ‘The lads haven’t tasted relegation apart the good times back to St James’ Park from me at Blackburn and Nicky Butt at after playing under him for the past couple Birmingham. No disrespect but we’re too of months. Duff said: ‘I’ve loved working big to be in the Championship.’

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Strachan closes in on Sunderland job By David Kennedy

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GORDON STRACHAN appears close to taking over as Sunderland boss after quitting Celtic yesterday. Bookmakers last night made Strachan favourite to succeed Ricky Sbragia at the Stadium of Light, with some even closing the market. Sbragia kept the club in the top flight but stood down following Sunday’s defeat by Chelsea and Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has vowed to recruit a big-name manager as he attempts to take the club to the next level. Frank Rijkaard, Ronald Koeman and Slaven Bilic have also been linked with the vacancy. But Strachan, who previously managed Coventry and Southampton in the Premier League, appears to be in pole position. He quit a day after a goalless draw with Hearts brought a disappointing end to an otherwise successful four years in charge, with the club missing out on a fourth successive title. Strachan, who twice led Celtic into the last 16 of the Champions League, said last night: ‘I will be sad to leave this great club.’ Quinn wants proven winner gP55

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g Burnley are back in the big time BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle last night praised his players after they secured promotion to the Premier League. Skipper Steven Caldwell got his hands on the Championship play-off trophy, left, after the Clarets beat Sheffield United 1-0 at Wembley to return to the top flight for the first time since 1976, securing a place in the Premier League worth around £60million to the club. Coyle said: ‘I’m immensely proud and delighted for everyone in the town.’ Coyle: I’m staying gP54

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