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TNT vs Food Could you eat an 18,000-calorie burger or 12 beast-sized hot wings in 15 minutes? We give it our best shot Words LAURA CHUBB & MICHAEL GADD Taste of London kicks off on June 20, an al fresco festival of food serving up samples from the city’s very hottest restaurants. This gourmet wonderland is doubtless worth chewing over for the committed foodie, but if you really want to take a bite out of the Big Smoke, we’ve found a whole other take on London’s food scene for you to get your gnashers round. Seems Travel Channel’s Man V Food has a lot to answer for, as these days the capital is packed with monstrous food challenges to test the machismo, determination and gag reflex of its hardiest citizens. Of course we felt it only fair that TNT test run a few of these for you. What follows is not for the faint-hearted.

Laura Chubb: Hot wings Brand-new American BBQ-style hangout Lazy Bones in Farringdon has just launched a hot wings challenge, daring diners to eat 12 of its house special spicy chicken wings and down a chilli mojito in just 15 minutes. Manage it and you don’t have to pay for the meal. Sounds simple enough, but these wings are sourced from a 6

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farm just outside of London that must be breeding mutants – the wings are absolutely enormous. Still, it’s possible – I’m informed one punter smashed the challenge in six minutes. Beginning with a ‘slow and steady wins the race’ approach, I’m pleasantly surprised to find that the sauce – made on site using long red Dutch chillies, chipotle chillies and Thai Sriracha Uni-Eagle brand chilli sauce – isn’t as searing as I’d expected. Buoyed, I start tearing into them faster, the fiery red coating smearing up the sides of my face. Seven minutes in and the slowbuild effect of the heat makes itself known as my nose starts running. Twelve minutes in and the sheer volume of poultry I’ve ingested starts to make me feel a bit dizzy. When time’s up I’ve still three and a half to go and I haven’t even touched the mojito. So it’s a fail, but a respectable one. (As respectable as you can look with chilli sauce all over your mug, anyways.)

Michael Gadd: The Beast Croydon eatery Burgers at Black’s serves The Beast, the biggest burger in Europe. It hasn’t been beaten – and

it’s no wonder. Try to digest these numbers: 16 pounds total weight, seven of them taken up by two Prime Black Angus beef patties, plus half a pound of melted cheese, streaky bacon covering both layers, a whole iceberg lettuce, seven tomatoes and three layers of bun. In all, it’s 18,000 calories, the recommended daily intake for an average man ... for a week. Nevertheless, I’m going great guns at the 10-minute mark, but after 15 minutes my brain catches up and says: ”Oi, dickhead, stop eating.” I barely get through a third of it, but you can also take it on as a team. Four blokes once smashed it in 14 minutes, meaning they didn’t have to pay the hefty £90 pricetag for failure. Want to get amongst it? Turn over for more of London’s biggest and hottest meals. Good luck! MORE EXTREME EATING ›› Taste of London. June 20-23. Regent’s Park. Tickets £24+ london.tastefestivals.com Lazy Bones. 12 wings are £15.95. EC1M 6DQ Farringdon lazybones.uk.com Burgers at Black’s. Solo challenge £60 if fail. Purley burgersatblacks.co.uk CR8 2LN

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YARD-LONG PIZZAS SHOREDITCH Set in a converted fire station, warehouse-style The Yard offers all 14 of its pizzas (normally served at a quarter of a yard) in yard-long form – that’s a monstrous 36 inches. They reckon it’s perfect for sharing – the wusses! £30+

£3.95 The Hurlingham pub boasts that, using the highest pain rating chilli sauces from the PsychoJuice range at Dr Burnorium’s Hot Sauce Emporium, it has “created chicken wings that leave you speechless”. Finish them in 15 minutes and you win a T-shirt and a place in the Hall Of Pain. Sun-Thur, 12pm-12am; Fri-Sat, 12pm-1am 360 Wandsworth Bridge Road, SW6 2TZ Putney Bridge thehurlingham.co.uk

Mon-Sun, 12pm-late 140 Tabernacle St, EC2A 4FD Old Street yardrestaurants.co.uk

DEVASTATOR BURGER HOXTON There might not be a prize for conquering this monster, but polish it off and you can pretty much guarantee (a) the stunned respect of your contemporaries and (b) an instant and possibly devastating (hence the name?) cholesterol problem. Contains three 6oz patties, 200g of pulled pork, six rashers of bacon, six slices of cheese, lettuce, onions and pickles. Bon appetite! £22.75

Mon-Thur, 12pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 10am-11pm; Sun, 12pm-10.30pm 37 Hoxton Square, N1 6NN Old Street reddogsaloon.co.uk

BEAT THE MEAT FULHAM Newly reopened Antipodean mecca The Slug at Fulham has just launched its ‘Beat the Meat’ challenge, with the failed attempts so far named and shamed on Facebook. Could you be the first to prevail? This towering feast is stacked with five beef burgers, five bacon rashers, one chicken breast, four hash browns, five cheese slices, salad, onion rings, chips, jalapenos and hot sauce. Eat the lot in an hour and it’s yours for free – but you can’t leave the table in that 60 minutes and your plate must be absolutely clean at the end of it. Fail and stump up both £16 and your dignity. £16

Mon-Sun, 12pm-2am 490 Fulham Road, SW6 5NH Fulham Broadway theslugatfulham.co.uk

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ALL YOU CAN EAT HOT DOGS CAMDEN FREE To celebrate US Independence Day on July 4, The Blues Kitchen is hosting a hot dog eating competition. You’ve got half an hour to stuff down as many as you can. Email info@theblueskitchen.com if you want to take part. July 4, 7pm sharp 111-113 Camden High Street, NW1 7JN Camden Town theblueskitchen.com

RODIZIO RICO FULHAM Prime cuts of meat sliced onto your plate straight from the skewer, Brazilian-style. Turn over a card when you’re full. £25

Mon-Thur, 5.30pm-11.30pm; Fri-Sat, 12pm-4pm & 5.30pmmidnight; Sun, 12pm-11pm 11 Jerdan Place, SW6 1BE Fulham Broadway rodiziorico.com

BIG PIG GIG CHELSEA Every Monday at Big Easy on King’s Road there’s all-you-can-eat BBQ and bottomless beer for under £15. No prizes but still pretty sweet, no? £14.95

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Red Dog Saloon’s hot sauce is made with Naga Viper chillis – 250 times hotter than a jalapeno. Eat six wings in 10 minutes and win a T-shirt. You must sign a waiver before you take part and handle them with gloves. Good luck with that!

Hawksmoor is best known for its impeccable steaks, but any meat served up at this London institution is sure to be sublime. Reckon you’re a committed carnivore? Put your money where the meat is with the Guildhall branch’s serious-as-the-heart-attack-itmight-induce mixed grill (above), which the menu warns is “not for the faint-hearted” and requires 48 hours notice to cook up. Meant to share between three or four folks, it boasts beef, bacon, veal and mutton chops, veal liver and kidneys, Hawksmoor sausages, bone marrow, tomatoes, mushrooms and onions, Gentleman’s relish and beef dripping fries. Erm, holy shit!

Mon-Thur, 12pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 10am-11pm; Sun, 12pm-10.30pm 37 Hoxton Square, N1 6NN Old Street reddogsaloon.co.uk

Mon-Fri, 12pm-3pm & 5pm-10.30pm 10 Basinghall Street, EC2V 5BQ Moorgate thehawksmoor.com

Mon-Thur, 12pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 12pm-12am; Sun, 12pm-10.30pm 332-334 Kings Road, SW3 5UR South Kensington bigeasy.co.uk

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TERRY tUCKER BURGER PADDINGTON Pub The Pride of Paddington’s burger isn’t the biggest on the list – though it’s not exactly diminutive with three patties, three bacon rashers, triple chips and onion rings – but the real challenge lies in the timing. Wolf it down in 20 minutes and you don’t have to pay a penny – though we assume you have to keep it down, too. £20

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Enough to make Adam Richman himself dry retch (we imagine), The Thirsty Bear pub challenges you to eat three Grizzly Bear burgers – each contains 680g of sirloin and fillet with slow cooked BBQ pulled pork, mozzarella, mixed leaves, tomato and red onion – plus two portions of chips, a side salad and drink two pints of ale, all within an hour. Do it alone and get it free. £60

26-inch pizza bloomsbury Ray’s Pizza serves three formidable sizes – 12-inch, 18-inch and the preposterous 26-inch. There are eight toppings to choose from and plenty of extras, but be warned, Ray’s describes ordering the 26-inch as a “serious commitment”. Collection only, so bear transporting this elephantine effort in mind, too. £21.50

Mon-Wed, 12pm-12am; Thur-Sat, 12pm-1am; Sun, 12pm-11pm 62 Stamford Street, SE1 9LX Southwark thethirstybear.com

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HOLY FUCK WING PLATTER FULHAM BLOWOUT BREAKFAST croydon Evidently, there are some machismo issues in Croydon – not only does the borough offer up TNT-beater The Beast (see P8), it also serves a chestpuffing opportunity at breakfast. The aptly named Fat Boys Cafe is the brains behind The Blowout, which piles six rashers of bacon, two sausages, two eggs, a fried bread slice, beans, tomatoes and mushrooms on a mountain of chips. Might sound relatively easy, but we hear it’s the fries that get ya. Finish it in an hour and it’s free. Fail and live with evidence of your lameness forever. £9.95

Daily, 6.30am-4pm 306 Thornton Road, CR0 3EU West Croydon

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Elk Bar serves up 30 wings slathered in The Rib Man’s Holy Fuck sauce, packed with Scotch Bonnet peppers – they have a rating of 100,000-350,000 Scoville Units, compared to a jalapeno’s 2500-8000.

This Americanstyle diner serves two mega-burgers, The Empire State and The Towering Inferno, each stacked with four burgers and varying toppings.

Sun-Wed, 12pm-12am; Thur-Sat, 12pm-1am 587 Fulham Road, SW6 5UA Fulham Broadway elkbar.com

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Swanky-ass JW Steakhouse serves up this colossal Aberdeen Angus rib-eye – weighing in at just over 900g – on the bone. It’s a bona fide beast.

Amici serves up a gargantuan calzone weighing 2kg, topped with goat’s cheese, sundried tomatoes, ham and olives. Finish it and get dessert and coffee free. Bleurgh.

Mon-Thur, 6.30am-10.30pm; Fri-Sat, 6.30am-11pm; Sun, 7am-10.30pm 86 Park Lane, W1K 7TL Marble Arch jwsteakhouse.co.uk

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1kg steak WESTMINSTER Gillray’s Steakhouse and Bar offers nine cuts of 35-day dry aged English cattle, starting at a modest 300g and cranking it up to the positively Herculean 1kg ‘Bull’s Head’. This butterfly cut, double rib steak served bone-in costs a pretty penny, but surely the bragging rights that come with vanquishing this fiend are priceless? Either way, we’d definitely recommend bringing a cloth to mop up the meat sweats. £55

Mon-Fri, 6.30am-10.30pm; Sat-Sun, 7am-10.30pm London Marriott Hotel County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1 7PB Westminster gillrays.com

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Big doesn’t have to mean better (check out The Beast on P6). This lot (find branches in Brixton and Soho) serve ‘em sans bells and whistles, with nothing more exotic than bacon for garnish. Good, honest grub from £7.50.

Haven’t tried Lucky Chip? Then you’ve no idea how good burgers can taste. Everything, from patty to bun, is exceptional – but you’ll get messy. Try the El Chapo with blue cheese and jalapenos. From £8, various venues.

Best known for its steaks, the Hawksmoor in Seven Dials also does a rather special kimchi burger, wrapping the spicy Korean staple around a mammoth hunk of beef and cheese. Not for the fainthearted. Costs £15 with a side.

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FLESH AND BUNS If you saw our gushing five-star review of ramen joint Bone Daddies back in April, you’ll understand why the TNT office is slavering at the thought of Flesh And Buns, a new venture from the B-Daddies crew set to open in Seven Dials in July. Inspired by Japanese pubs (or izakayas), it’ll serve up a ‘build-your-own-bun’ concept, with diners free to fill their hirata buns (Taiwanese in origin, confusingly) with fleshy fillings that include Koreanstyle slow-roasted lamb shoulder and seabass with coriander miso. (Excuse us while we dribble into the keyboard.) No website yet – watch this space.

TASTE OF LONDON Taste of London this weekend isn’t only offering up food from London’s most well-established restaurants, but there will also be pop-up cafes serving special, one-off experiences. The foodie fest in Regent’s Park will host dough making/ tossing masterclasses with street food heroes Pizza Pilgrims at the Sanpellegrino Orangery, while the Caorunn Gin Sensorium will be mixing it up with martini masterclasses. These are just a few examples – see more on Taste of London using the link below. tntmagazine.com/taste-of-london

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mi casa es su casa An outdoor beach bar indoors? Perfect for a London summer. We recommend getting some Latin flavour whatever the weather at new opening Casa Negra, little sis to Soho’s sex shop-themed La Bodega Negra, in Shoreditch.

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Oaka presents an egg/chicken, chicken/egg dilemma – does it serve boutique beers to go with food or is it’s all-of-Asia-inspired menu devised to get the most out of the Oakham Ales from which it takes its name? Is it a pub with a dining room or a restaurant with a genuinely welcoming waiting area (that looks, feels and is basically a pub)? Either way, off the hardly inviting Kennington Park Road, we’re welcomed by a cosy long bar area to the right and an unfussy, dark timber-warm dining area to the left. There’s no real indication of the vast crosssection of Asian flavours we’ll soon be devouring or the joint’s proud devotion (see the knowledgeable and uber-friendly staff) to their draught Oakham brews until you take a closer look at the taps and the menu, but then it all becomes clear. The grub I’m wary of massive menus – how can it all be fresh and quality with so many ingredients and dishes? But my cynicism takes the night off when our gap glam (literally ‘beer food’ in Thai) dishes arrive. Out of the 17 choices we go for herby, spice-coated, crunchy aubergines, almost jerky-like heavenly beef, sweet curried pumpkin gyoza and exquisite soft shell crab – all expertly executed and a treat with a refreshing pint of Oakham’s Citra. The middles and mains menu have subheadings of salads, wraps and rolls, from the sea, from the earth, soups, sashimi and futomaki (long sushi rolls), curries, rice dishes and noodles. A lot. The tom yum soup is hot and invigorating, the aromatic duck is Peking style and has the crispy/ juicy bits bang on, while the Malaysian rendang chicken is melt-in-the-mouth. THE SCENE

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Zoo Project will go later this year after moving even deeper into the forest following last summer’s debut. So more time to party and soak up the electronic tunes and vibes. Grandmaster Flash (left), Bonoba, Boddika, Evan Baggs and Spencer Parker are a smattering of the top acts confirmed. Camping options range from the basic to boutique luxury glamping.

The Perth-based group are set to take the stage this week to cement their place as the hottest Aussie band in the world right now. Ever since their debut Innerspeaker was released in 2010 it was clear there was something different about Kevin Parker, Dom Simper and Jay Watson. A classy, moody, psych-rock stomper, it marked the arrival of a band that were going to matter. Two years on, Lonerism was unleashed on the world, mixing the band’s pop and psych sensibilities with an altogether more adventurous and ambitious flavour. The creative decisions paid off and the world has now bowed. Triple J voted it their album of the year, so too did the Aussie edition of US rock magazine institution Rolling Stone and the NME in the UK. It adorned more end-of-year best-of lists the world over. But winning the adulation of the snooty writers was one thing, translating this artistic endeavour into commercial success – shifting those units – was quite another. Yet for Parker and co. this was no big thing at all. The album topped the ARIA album charts, going gold Down Under, and crashed charts around the globe, including the top 20 in the UK. This show will be as triumphant a gig as you could hope for as the band ride into town heroes, leading the pack of Aussie bands and artists currently making waves right now, before they head on over to Glastonbury Festival next week. Last time here they played Brixton Academy, now at the Apollo they’ll have 10,000 sweaty faces in front of them. Who knows where they’ll be next year! Hammersmith

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This third night celebrating the newly revamped room three at Pacha features a globe-spanning array of artists. Climbers, of LA-based imprint Culprit, have taken their funk-infused house over the world and headline the main room after Lula Circus, Jay West, Si Heslin, Si Alker, while Ben Prince, Dan Britton and more are in room two.

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In the latest of this year’s summer mega gigs, the Las Vegas rockers land in west London for a night that draws heavily on last year’s Battle Born record. With four albums now to cherrypick from, and their early electro-indie flavours sidelined for US rock anthems, Brandon Flowers and co. are the Boss’s descendants in many ways.

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In your Fatal Distraction show, you’re a mind reader who can’t read minds ... I love magic but it started to bore me – no one is really magic. So I say, ‘I can’t read minds’, but then do things that make the audience’s belief systems collapse around them. And I like the idea [of people thinking] after all the years of evolution maybe this is the guy who can do this! So the show’s part mind reading, part stand-up and part theatre ... [Fatal Distraction] is my fifth show and I wanted to do something totally different – it is a piece of theatre and has a love story, too. People are expecting to go, ‘Oh my god, how did he do that?’ but it also hits them emotionally at points. It was inspired by [the movie] (500) Days Of Summer and books Essays In Love and One Day. It was about finding a story to tell and then letting the audience control that narrative with their thoughts, and putting in these amazing tricks which no one has done before – there is a trick that took me five years to come up with! Which is... I can’t tell you, I will say it is my favourite bit in the show, but also the smallest. It involves a piece of newspaper and is a proper magic trick! Does the show change much with all of this audience involvement? Every night is different as the audience’s response will affect some of the things I do. And there is a whole section where I do things that people in the audience would like to see me do. I sit out in the audience as they think of something they’d like me to do, then I perform it.

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What odd things have they thought up? Last year Jonathan Ross thought he wanted me to sit on his shoulders like a giant baby, so I did. Then he stood up and walked me back on stage. As he did that I thought, ‘He is a lot taller than I realised.’ I had never been so tall in all my life – I felt like Stephen Merchant! Do you sometimes find the audience want to try to outsmart you? Fortunately, no one has even been a particular arse to me. I like it when people are challenging you as I can predict what they’re going to do.

Now you see Cox: soon he’ll fill The O2 – or is that an illusion? The hardest thing is when they try to be nice and help you, giving you a nod when they’re thinking of the right thing, because that throws me off. How do audiences react? People are genuinely freaked out on stage – I have had people vomit and faint before, although it was a very hot day on that occasion. The main thing I do is something that people haven’t seen before. And after the show I go outside and give out ‘I love Cox’ badges. Why do you think cross-generational shows like yours are finding their audience right now? A couple of things. Personally, I get bored watching a guy in a T-shirt talking in to a mic. There are a million of them, and audiences have been saturated with that for a long time. But for me, I don’t do kids’ parties, but I don’t see why 12-year-olds shouldn’t come to my show with their parents and their grandparents! People are in the market for something a bit different. And a London audience is very savvy and wants to see someone before they get big – so people come and see me now before I am selling out The O2. You’ve said that Paul Daniels was an early magic influence, how so? You can add me to the list of things we can blame him for. I got a Paul Daniels magic kit

as a kid in Bristol and my initial love came from that – as it did for anyone of my age. Two years ago I did Edinburgh and Daniels was there at the same time, and I was getting better reviews and selling better, which shows how audiences’ tastes have moved on. Nowadays, people think of David Blaine and Dynamo. Magic has always been popular but has been considered a bit shit for a while, so it is nice for people to come out of my show and go, ‘It’s not shit!’ So you haven’t got your own [magician’s assistant] Debbie McGee... No. A line of girls in fishnets backstage will be on the rider for when I do The O2, though. Is it true Dannii Minogue wanted to marry you after one of your shows? Yes. She came to a show and loved it – obviously! Afterwards as I was showing her another trick she went, ‘Oh my god. That is amazing, will you marry me?’ I had one of those moments where I didn’t engage my brain and I just said, ‘No thanks, I’ll wait for Kylie’. I completely ruined my chance. She took it alright, though, but I haven’t heard from her since. I like to think she missed the opportunity to be the Mrs Dannii Cox. Chris Cox: Fatal Distraction. Udderbelly. June 28. £15.50 SE1 8XX Waterloo magiccox.com

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Hawke and Delpy reprise their roles as Jesse and Celine, the couple who first met back in Paris in Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise. In this second sequel, they’re married but the relationship is on the rocks as familiarity and temptation affect marital bliss. Sure to be a drama with heart and soul. On general release June 21

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Max Brooks’ novel was a satire about bureaucratic impotence and American foreign policy, told through personal accounts after a zombie plague decimated the world. The Brad Pitt-starring movie adaptation is, predictably, a one-manwith-a-cute-family-saves-the-world affair. How much you enjoy it depends on how much you’re going to be disappointed by it not being the former. The novel spanned the world, multiple voices, and had an interlinked feel. A movie version of that would’ve looked a little like Steven Soderbergh’s viral-thriller Contagion. But Marc Forster’s World War Z has a typically US-centric view as Pitt’s United Nations hotshot Gerry sets out to find a cure to the flesh-eating pandemic. Plagued by production issues – rewrites and reshoots to change the ending – World War Z arrives amidst portentous scepticism. A mega-flop to rival Hollywood’s legendary turkeys? Truth is, it is actually an enjoyable, fast-paced action thriller. Opening with a zombie outbreak in Philadelphia, the film races through locations and scenarios – a ‘bite’ on a plane has disastrous consequences and a siege of a well-defended Jerusalem are highlights – without pause for thought. But herein lies the problem – narrative coherence is sacrificed, events ignored (a nuclear bomb at one point, seemingly) and the rushed, rejigged and claustrophobic ending (Pitt in a remote Welsh medical facility) sits at odds with the preceding mega-carnage. As pulse quickening as it is, there’s little behind the wellstaged CG-onslaught either of a personal or political nature. Good for: Z-heads and action fans – but fans of Brooks’ novel will feel shortchanged.

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Aussie actor Brendan Cowell’s three-hander – about the abandonment of two brothers in a chicken coup and their lives that unfold from this point on – makes for uncomfortable if often compulsive viewing, sucking us into their claustrophobic, interdependent world in which it is never quite certain who rules the roost. LK

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julian slee What is the show this week all about? We have two Edinburgh Festival previews – one from Ireland’s best hip-hop MC comedy improv group, Abandoman, and one from rising Irish star Aisling Bea, previewing her debut C’est La Bea. What is the funniest thing you have ever seen? A grandma getting frisky in a Leeds nightclub with a student at our show. Then probably Sanderson Jones (on the Gumtree ad) rocking the drums.

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What is your favourite joke? One of my favourites is the one about the man going to the library for a book on suicide which he attempts to take out. The librarian then says, “I am not stupid – you won’t bring it back.”

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It’s not a film about The Stone Roses – leave that to Shane Meadows’ Made Of Stone – but a film about loving the Roses. Set in 1990 at the height of baggy and the Roses’ first wave of indie-dance power, it follows a young indie band as they go to the show on the titular island in Cheshire. A coming-of-age tale whose appeal will extend way beyond Brown-ites.

This new production of the 1912 play – about a northern family dominated by an industrialist who puts his glass manufacturing company’s future above his own children’s happiness – is well-written and astute, with touches of humour despite the occasional drift towards melodrama. A very welcome revival. LK

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What’s in the box? Aussie star Emily Barker brings her one-to-one Folk In A Box performances to east London. Prepare to be moved Words alasdair morton “It takes you back to the roots of what you do, boils things down to the basics – you’re so exposed and, depending on who you are, some find it too intimate!” Aussie-raised but Brit-based folk songstress Emily Barker is not talking about some on-the-couch confessional, but of her and hubby Dom Coyote’s Folk In A Box project – where an audience of one gets a most intimate musical performance. Barker and Coyote bring this startling project to the Spitalfields Music Festival, but it was almost by chance that the pair came up with the notion, Baxter reveals when we catch up with her ahead of Folk In A Box’s upcoming east London performances. “We were at Standon Calling a few years ago and there was a failed camera obscura room, this little outdoor building that didn’t work,” she tells us. “Me and Dom took it over and started inviting passers-by in for performances, often one by one, and it has grown from there.” From humble beginnings in which cast-off wood found abandoned in London skips was bolted together to construct a makeshift box (“each time we set it up it was like building a shed, we needed a tool box and power saws”), through a second design (“it had a lot of pros and cons that we learned from”), to its current incarnation designed by architects David Knight and Cristina Monteiro, Folk In A Box has been taking music to the people in this most intimate manner. Rather than standing squashed together in some sweaty venue, or a mile away from the stage in the middle of a field, Barker and Coyote bring music and performance back to its stripped down and raw campfire roots – one musician, one audience member, one box. The results have been astounding – for both audience and performer. “It’s overwhelming as the performers are at their most vulnerable and the audience picks up on that,” explains Baxter, who moved to these shores from her native Bridgetown, Australia more than a decade ago. “At festivals when people have been drinking their emotions are heightened – quite a lot of people burst into tears! “Dom often performs the same song and gets really into delivering it in different ways but, depending on how I’m feeling, I sometimes ask the audience what they’d like to hear, a mellow song or a more upbeat number. Once when I did an upbeat number I had a person who stood up and began dancing around the box, bumping into the walls.”

The box has popped up everywhere from street corners and front rooms to music festivals and museums such as Tate Britian and Battersea Arts Centre. It even had a three-month stint at the Venice Biennale exhibition. The Box, which has a small side door for the audience and

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Home from home: Barker considers ancestry on new album Dear River It was more daunting when it was lighter as both musician and audience member didn’t know which way to look.” Guest musicians to enter the box have included poet and novelist Simon Armitage and ginger-dreadlocked singer songwriter Newton Faulkner, but while some found the experience revelatory, for others it has been quite the opposite. “Mark [Chadwick] from The Levellers found it a bit too much!” Barker reveals. These one-to-one shows will work as a very strange warm up tour for Barker who has her new, fourth album Dear River out next month and embarks on an autumn UK tour in support with her band The Red Clay Halo, including her biggest ever headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. “It’s quite a contrast,” she laughs. “I played as the support act there a few years ago, in 2007 maybe, so it’s a big milestone for us to be playing a venue that size.” River is a step forward for Barker, being her most produced record yet as well as her first on respected musos’ label Linn. It also demonstrates a hitherto untapped rockier edge, inspired by the likes of PJ Harvey and her Mercury-winning Let England Shake. “The concept of the lyrics being about war and England

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Wheelbarrow race As if we needed another excuse to hop in the sack, as well as giving you a smile on your dial and a spring in your step, sex can leave you with bulging biceps, a solid stomach and toned thighs. “Sex can greatly complement your training by specifically targeting your core, cardiovascular fitness and some of the largest muscles in your body, ensuring that you burn a lot of excess fat during the process,” says Jon Stratford, owner of Commando Active boot camps (commandoactive.com). “Keep the bursts of high intensity short – obviously not taking it to climax, which itself is good exercise – while using your rest period to enjoy the moment,” he advises. “Change positions every few minutes to ensure that you vary the stimulation and to target different muscle groups.” Of course, as with any exercise, a warm-up is important. Stratford warns: “Progressively increase the intensity and the adventurousness of the positions to avoid embarrassing injuries or, even worse, calls to the emergency services!” So next time you need to hit the gym, try one – or all – of these moves instead...

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Reverse cowgirl The twister stalemate WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: The woman should be underneath the man, who is on his hands and knees. The woman wraps her arms around the man, lifting her body off the floor, with both feet planted on the floor, either side of the man’s. WHAT IT WORKS: “As the woman thrusts upwards, this works her glutes and hamstrings,” explains Decford Hutchins, one half of personal training duo ‘TeamDyle’ (teamdyle.com), who train at LA Fitness in West India Quay, Canary Wharf. “The man is bearing the woman’s weight, so his core needs to be engaged, while his chest and triceps need to work hard to stay in the position for a considerable amount of time.” KCALS BURNT IN 30 MINS: Him 135; her 97

The strictly ballroom WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: The guy stands while the woman wraps her legs around his hips and her arms around his neck. The man supports the woman by holding her bottom. WHAT IT WORKS: “The man needs to be strong in the bicep department and have substantial quad and core strength,” says

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Work it: lifting a woman beats lifting weights any day of the week Kyle Maslen, the other half of TeamDyle. “The woman will work her biceps as she keeps her arms wrapped around the man’s neck, and she will need to engage her core to maintain her position.” KCALS BURNT IN 30 MINS: Him 118; her 96

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The wheelbarrow race WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: The man stands behind the woman, lifting up her lower body by the front of her thighs, while the woman plants her hands on the floor. WHAT IT WORKS: “The man works his biceps as he holds her thighs in a fixed position,” Hutchins says. “He will also use his quads and glutes due to the weight-bearing pelvicthrust motion. The woman will use her core to stay in position and will work her chest and triceps as she supports her upper body.” KCALS BURNT IN 30 MINS: Him 101; her 97

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Set some ground rules To help avoid reaching the stage where you want to, well, kill your flatmate, make sure there are ground rules in place from the offset. If you are moving into a house share, ask what the rules are and if there’s something you think is missing, suggest it. If you are moving in with friends, before you even sign anything, have a chat about what you expect from your arrangement. Karen Meager, a coach at Monkey Puzzle Training & Consulting, suggests you ask: “Why do you want to share? For money reasons or social? How long are you looking to share for? What is your attitude to tidiness and cleanliness, your possessions – sharing or mine is mine – other people staying over, personal space, and so on? The more similar you are in these respects, the easier life will be.” Founder of Think Confidence coaching and author of Brilliant Self-Confidence, Mike McClement, adds, “You should discuss in advance how you’ll let each other know if you’ve got an issue.”

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THE DIRTY HOUSEMATE: Dirty dishes, bath scum and smelly socks can cause riots in any household. If you are friends, turn it around so it almost sounds like your problem, suggests Meager. “Try saying, ‘You know what I’m like about cleaning!’; that way they might change their ways out of respect for you.” Even if you are foe not friends, you should choose your words wisely: “‘You are so untidy and messy’ makes a problem behaviour personal and so is more likely to upset or antagonise the other person,” says Meager. “Try, ‘When you leave your dirty dishes, I feel annoyed’ instead.” THE NOISY HOUSEMATE: If it’s a case of conflicting work shifts meaning one person’s up while another one’s trying to sleep, put a rota up to remind people when they need to make an effort to be quiet. When you go to bed, announce it so that people know you need some peace. Most people don’t actually realise when they are being noisy, so don’t be quick to get mad. “Stay calm,” McClement says. ”Don’t play your music

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Five pupils were suspended from a Melbourne school after it was discovered they had baked weed cookies in a home economics class. The Education Department said: ”The school has confirmed the amount added into the cookie batter was very small and that none of the cookies were consumed by students.” It is understood that two of the pupils baked the cookies and the remaining three sampled the treats but spat them out. Way to make your home ec class dope. tweets of the week @caitlinmoran6h Shagging hell. Good on you, Julia Gillard ... calls for deselection over sexist menu @ggreenwald The fact that an act is illegal doesn’t mean it’s not noble or heroic. #Snowden @piersmorgan Obama needs an urgent little chat with Mr #Snowden

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A truck driver from Newark is suing a doctor after penile implant surgery left him with an erection that lasted for eight months. Daniel Metzgar, 44, underwent the procedure in 2009. A medical malpractice lawsuit last week heard claims that the surgery had been botched, with Metzgar also professing that his scrotum swelled to the size of a volleyball. Colleen D Shields, acting for Dr Thomas J Desperito, told the court that Metzgar 38

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Silly Joel: Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden got into hot water Down Under when a police raid on his Sydney hotel penthouse uncovered a stash of marijuana. Australia’s The Voice judge apologised: “Sydney is my adopted home and I appreciate the way the NSW police handled the situation. I hope this didn’t cause too much drama for anyone.”

complained of infection and a constant erection four months after the implant was fitted, and that her client advised the patient to have the prosthesis removed. However, it is claimed Metzgar failed to act on this advice for four more months, only seeking further surgery when tubing from the device punctured his scrotum during a family trip to Niagara Falls. Metzgar is now seeking unspecified damages for his ordeal. He told the court of the woes of a permanent hard-on, saying: “I could hardly dance, with an erection poking my partner.”

DOG SHIT MAILED BACK TO OWNERS SPAIN

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a unique way of stopping residents from letting their dogs poo on the pavements – by mailing any offending turds straight back to them. According to The Telegraph, a team of volunteers policed the streets of Brunete, a small town west of Madrid, over the course of a week back in February. After striking up conversations with offending owners, the volunteers found out enough info to track them down using a registered pet database at the town hall. During the week, 147 poos were couriered back to owners. Though a publicity stunt, violations have since dropped by 70 per cent.

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JULIA GILLARD FRIED CHICKEN FURORE AUSTRALIA

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Julia Gillard has called for Coalition candidate Mal Brough to be disendorsed after he apologised for a menu at a party fundraiser that listed ‘Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail – small breasts, huge thighs and a big red box’. ABC News reported that Brough called the menu “deeply regrettable, offensive and sexist”, but added he did not recall seeing the menu at the event for 20 people held on March 28. Tony Abbott has since claimed that the restaurant owner, Joe Richards, admitted to authoring the menu. Richards confirmed: “I created a mock menu myself as a light-hearted joke ... unfortunately, a staff member saw the mock menu and ... posted it on their Facebook.” Both Abbott and Richards insist the menu never made it out of the kitchen and was not seen by anyone else at the event. Before Richards’ admission, Gillard railed: “Mr Abbott personally has gone and stood next to signs that described me in a sexist way. We’ve had the Young Liberals hosting a function where jokes were cracked about the death of my father. And now, we have Mr Brough at a function with this grossly sexist and offensive menu on display.” Sucks to be you, eh Jules?

AUNT CHEATS NEPHEW OUT OF INHERITANCE NEW ZEALAND

A primary school teacher has been found guilty of faking a will to cheat her nephew out of an inheritance at Auckland District Court. Ena Croft, 48, was ordered to repay

102 years young: Dorothy Custer

Value, in pounds, of the Cornwall home Christopher McGowan smashed up with a JCB ‘cos he faced eviction

NZ$120,000 that she spent on herself. Her brother, Jim Croft, drowned in 2008 and left more than NZ$426,000 in life insurance to his son, but Ena forged an alternative will and spent the money on paying off credit cards, her mother’s mortgage and a new lounge suite. Ena’s lawyer Heeni Phillips said her client was truly sorry for the offence.

WOMAN BASE JUMPS ON 102ND BIRTHDAY UNITED STATES

A 102-year-old woman celebrated her birthday with a base jump off a bridge into Idaho’s Snake River Canyon. But Dorothy Custer complained that her 486ft tandem leap was “too short” – “I don’t know why it went down so quickly. It was alright,” she shrugged when asked about the leap afterwards. The badass centenarian had zip-lined across the canyon for her 101st birthday. An appearance on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno revealed that Custer’s primary joys in life are extreme sports, playing harmonica and sewing. “Nothing much left to do except live now,” she said. Catch the video on tntmagazine.com.

Number of miles Aussie Chloe McCardel tried to swim between Cuba and Florida. She gave up after a jellyfish sting

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Debt, in pence, that meant 10-year-old Jacob Lynn was refused a school dinner until he topped up his lunch account

Amount, in pounds, that Basildon Council in Essex spent on a project to measure how much grass it needs to mow

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK He has a fundamental right to sunbathe Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patino expresses his concern for Julian Assange’s rights/ complexion as the WikiLeaks founder remains holed up in the country’s London embassy over summer

Blowing the whistle Ex-CIA man Edward Snowden has caused the biggest upset to the US government since WikiLeaks. But what really motivates whistleblowers? WORDS OLI JONES The news that America’s National Security Agency was routinely collecting the date and time of almost every phone call made in the US, and almost all web communications that flow through American companies, appears to be taking some time for the public to digest. The multi-faceted fallout from the actions of whistleblower Edward Snowden, the NSA contractor at the centre of the scandal who’s currently holed up in a Hong Kong hotel, is only just beginning. In his interview with The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald, a measured and articulate Snowden claimed that “sitting at my desk I certainly had the authority to wiretap anyone, from you, your accountant, to a federal judge to the president”. The reaction to the scandal has been mixed. Fox News pundit Ralph Peters called for the death penalty, while Time magazine columnist Joe Klein called it a “nonscandal”. Meanwhile, Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower at the centre of the Vietnam War Pentagon Papers furore, wrote in The Guardian (in a piece entitled Saving Us From The United Stasi Of America): “There has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden’s – and that definitely includes the Pentagon Papers 40 years ago.” Snowden himself claims the reason behind the leak is that he believes it should be up to the public to decide whether these enormous surveillance techniques are right or wrong. But he is under no illusions about his own future. Asked if he feared prison, he said: “I could not do this without fear of prison. If they want to get you, over time they will.” Snowden is the second high-profile US whistleblower in recent years (after Bradley Manning of WikiLeaks fame), but he is the first to target the proliferation in intelligence gathering infrastructure in the US post 9/11. Speaking about why he’d come out as the man behind the leak, Snowden said: “I think the public is owed an explanation of the motivations behind the people who make these disclosures, that are outside the democratic model.” 40

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But are whistleblowers simply brave individuals sacrificing their future for the broader good or, as some commentators this week have suggested, are they self-serving narcissists, making decisions with ramifications for millions of people that no one has empowered them to make? TNT spoke to psychologist Roxana Rudzik-Shaw of RRS Counselling about what goes through the mind of those who become whistleblowers. “Decision-making regarding formal organisational disclosure is often a very complex process, not least for the fact that whistleblowing is perceived as a form of civil disobedience, ethical resistance or principled organisational dissent,” Rudzik-Shaw said. “Individuals who disclose illegal, immoral or illegitimate practices within an organisation are typically motivated by their personal as well as professional, moral and ethical principles.” She added: “Common traits of whistleblowers include, but are not limited to, selflessness, being driven by altruistic motives and pro-social behaviour for the greater good, often following a cost-benefit analysis prior to the act of disclosure. “The potential consequences of whistleblowing may be short- or long-term. Furthermore, should the suspected or alleged wrong-doing become public interest, the implications may be more so controversial, damaging and long-lasting.” With that in mind, we take a look at what might have driven history’s most famous whistleblowers.

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Noble?’ A brilliant student and decorated soldier, Ellsberg completed a PhD in economics at Harvard before going to work for the Pentagon. He leaked confidential documents to anti-Vietnam War senators and eventually the New York Times. The fallout from the case was wide-reaching, showing from early on in the Vietnam War that the US government knew it was unlikely to be won.

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The source behind diplomatic cables published by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, 25-year-old former private Bradley Manning faces life imprisonment charged with offences including aiding the enemy. A glimpse into Manning’s mind came in his instant message conversation with former hacker Adrian Lamo, during the period in which Manning was leaking information. Manning said he struggled to fit in with the army and admitted his role in the WikiLeaks scandal. Forthcoming documentary We Steal Secrets also suggests Manning was a vulnerable individual battling with gender identity disorder. “The only safe place I seem to have is this satellite internet connection,” Manning told Lamo. Lamo went to the FBI and Manning was arrested.

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Today’s ICC Champions Trophy game against Sri Lanka at The Oval is a mustwin for Australia, regardless of results over the weekend, to get some sort of momentum going ahead of the Ashes. Led by George Bailey in the absence of Michael Clarke, and with David Warner dumped due to a pub fracas involving England’s Joe Root – see Sport View (P48) – the Aussies were a much-improved side against an impressive New Zealand and were poised for a close finish before their match was abandoned due to rain. Middlesex signing Adam Voges (71) was outstanding on a tricky Edgbaston wicket and helped the defending champs set a competitive score. Depending on results betwen England and New Zealand, this could be a do-or-die game to stay in the comp. How will they fair against Sri Lanka’s rampant quick Lasith Malinga from 1pm?

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Taking a little attention away from the All Blacks third Test against France on Saturday is news that their spiritual and forward pack leader Richie McCaw is plotting his return to rugby. The flanker plans to come back from his six-month sabbatical through club rugby, with the ultimate goal to be ready for the first match of the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies in August. Depending on the needs of his Super Rugby club the Crusaders, he could also appear in the play-offs. “I want to start playing after I have done 11 or 12 weeks of pre-season and after that I will be ready to play,” he said. 42

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Dwarf boxing arrived in New Zealand on Thursday last week as Matthew Wood (in blue) defeated Colin Lane. The pair were fighting on the undercard of the heavyweight bout between Joseph Parker and Francois Botha at Trusts Stadium, Auckland. Botha was the colourful character beaten on points by Sonny Bill Williams. Parker knocked him out.

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There were no major celebrations after the Socceroos dominated Jordan with a 4-0 win in their vital World Cup qualifier at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne last week – the job was only half done. Holger Osiek’s side returns to the same venue on Tuesday to play Iraq, and the equation is simple. If they win, they can pack their bags for the World Cup in Brazil next year. After keeping a clean sheet, Mark Schwarzer said: ”We’ve had quite a few discussions in the change-room afterwards. “We’ve won the game, we’ve done half the job,” the Fulham stopper added.

BIG WEEK FOR ... While he’s no Black Caviar for glamour, Danny O’Brien’s Down Under charge Shamexpress is on his own historybreaking mission starting Tuesday in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. Newmarket Handicap winner Shamexpress will attempt to win the 1000m sprint before preparing to take on the July Cup, a race never won by an Australian horse. He won’t run in Saturday’s Golden Jubilee Stakes, as previously planned, to be ready for the Cup.

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK Blake has earned his right to compete in the 100 metres by winning the title at the last World Championships. I was always going to run the 100 Double-triple gold medalist Usain Bolt on news he has to go through full qualifying to get to the World Champs in Moscow. He false-started in Korea two years ago

Real deal: Kurtley Beale is back

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It’s finally here, the first of three Tests for the Lions against the Wallabies. The once every 12 years clash kicks off on Saturday with the tourists sure to be well steeled after Wallabies coach Robbie Deans released several of his squad to play for the NSW Waratahs at the weekend and ACT Brumbies on Tuesday, after early complaints they weren’t getting challenged by domestic sides. But, as always, characters have taken

the headlines rather than the game itself. Quade Cooper was left out of the final Wallabies squad but Kurtley Beale appears to be a changed man on his return. ”Obviously there were some tough times there I had to get through,” Beale told Fox Sports Rugby HQ’s Nathan Sharpe. “There were some issues I had to sort out … but I’m just thankful for the support of my close friends and family, and my teammates. I’m just very grateful to have the opportunity to be back as part of this (Wallabies) group.” Time will tell if the Lions are happy about it as well.

THE CHAT | Bad seeds for Murray

Public humiliation is probably enough ‘Captain grumpy’ and renowed straightlaced pro Allan Border on David Warner

I honestly think if [James O’Connor] started the first Test then the Lions will definitely win … a massive weak link Former England playmaker Stuart Barnes doesn’t rate the possible Wallabies no.10

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CRICKET Is Andy Murray right to be angry about his Q draw for Wimbledon, starting June 24? hero Andy Murray got a raw deal after A Home-kingdom the seedings for Wimbledon were released. As it stands, he could end up having to beat the three greatest players of the modern era – Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic – to take the title he lost in the final last year. With the quirks of the rankings system, Nadal actually went down after winning the French Open, as they’re calculated on a 12-month cycle. Having missed seven months this year with a knee injury, the Spaniard is seeded fifth. All going to plan for Scot Murray, he faces Nadal in the quarter-finals, defending champion Federer in the semi and world number one Djokovic for the win. Raw: Andy Murray

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Cream of the crop From champions to the strawberries and cream, Wimbledon is special WORDS MICHAEL GADD

Strawberries and cream, the smell of fresh-cut grass, whiteonly rules and more history than just about any sporting event there is – the Wimbledon Championships are as special as it gets and they begin Monday, June 24, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. The 2013 event will be the 127th edition of the tournament which began in 1877, with champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams both hoping to defend their crowns on July 6 and 7. This is what we’re looking forward to during this fab fortnight.

Grass King Federer going for eight Only Roger Federer could have beaten Andy Murray and left the Scot in tears on his home turf and still remained the most popular bloke on Centre Court – and he did that last year. If he does it again, 10 years since he first won the third Grand Slam of the year in 2003, The Fed will be the first man to win the Wimbledon singles eight times and the most decorated men’s singles player on grass ever. He’ll have his work cut out though, as this is the first tournament in which we’ll see all of the ‘big four’ at a major since last year here (injury kept Nadal from the US and Australian, and Murray from the French). Novak Djokovic is the world number one for good reason, too, and a former Wimbledon champion.

Murray to unleash his happy tears A lot has happened since Federer rolled the Team GB star in four sets last year. He took the disappointment here and spun it into gold at the Olympics after breaking his Slam duck at the US Open. Despite back woes, on provisional seedings Murray goes into this year’s Wimbledon as the number two, behind Djokovic. That means last year’s finalists are on the same side of the draw and all going to script they’ll meet in the semis. No one wants to see the big fella blubber again, and his form last week at the Queen’s Club looked mighty promising. 44

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GET IN – THE QUEUE The Brits love to queue. So it stands to reason that the only way left to get tickets to Wimbledon now is on the day and by standing in a rather organised and civilised one. The Queue means you still buy tickets without paying a mint – cash only prices start at £37. • The Queue opens at 8am from Sunday, June 23 and each day of the tournament after. • Get there early. Organisers say 6.30am but 4am is more like it. Or go the night before with a sleeping bag. Stewards will wake you from 6am. • A wristband and queue card proves your place in line. • There are 500 seats for Centre Court (except the prebooked-only ﬁnal four days), 500 for courts one and two, and several thousand for the outside courts. • Miss out? If you still want to wait, there’s a one in/one out policy for the rest of the day. • Only one bag per person is allowed, but you can check your overnight gear in at the gate to pick up later. • Still not in? Try later. The Queue opens again after 5pm for late entry seats for night sessions. wimbledon.com

Which Williams will make it six? As a family, the Williams have 10 All England titles, but a win here for defending champ Serena would break the five-each deadlock with Venus and make it an epic couple of months after her French Open win. Beware the wounded champion when it comes to older Venus, though. Her form is bad. She took just three games from Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open and went out in the first round of the French Open to Urszula Radwanska (Serena beat her big sister Agnieszka here in last year’s final). However, if Venus

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is on a court, she’s a chance. They won the Olympic doubles gold on this court and are defending champions here, too.

More money, more kudos Even though it was already considered the mother of all Grand Slams, Wimbledon added to its cache and became the biggest Grand Slam in total prize money for this year as well. The pool is up 40 per cent on last year to £22,560,000 with the winners of the men’s and women’s singles each pocketing £1.6 million. Whether that changes anything is anyone’s guess, but the party for a first round loser could be substantial – £23,500 can buy a lot of lemonade!

Lleyton to deliver a thriller An Aussie winner’s an ambitious ask, but Lleyton Hewitt’s always good for a crowd-pleaser. Ranked 86 in the world he cops nasty seeds early on, just like in the French when he went out in a five-set thriller to Giles Simon. It’s easy to forget that before Federer took over the world, Hewitt was world number one and won this event in 2002. Youngster Bernard Tomic is ranked 61, the highest of anyone from Down Under, and made the quarters here in 2011. The best chance is in the women’s draw, with former US Open champ Sam Stosur having plenty to prove after her early exit from the French saw her drop out of the top 10. She’s never been past the third round at All England, though.

world hockey league blyth hits 250 in london Aussie midfielder Madonna Blyth lines up for her 250th international appearance this week in London when the Hockeyroos take on Spain in their World Hockey League Semi-Finals opener. From Saturday, eight teams are competing for spots in the 2014 World Cup in the Netherlands and the WHL finals in Argentina later this year. But a sideshow for ‘Donny’ will be this milestone as she join the ranks of Nikki Hudson and Jay Stacey, legends of not just Australian but world hockey. “I’ve been trying not to think about it too much, but it’s something that I’m hugely proud of,” she tells TNT. “I’ve been really lucky to have had a continuous run since the end of 2004, and I wear the fact I’ve been to two Olympics (Beijing and London) as a badge of honour.” The Hockeyroos also play rivals South Africa and England in pool B this week. They met in February in South Africa in a tight Investec Challenge, also including the Dutch, when the unfancied hosts snuck into second. Although beating England 3-1 earlier in the comp, Australia lost on penalties in the third play-off with the Poms. “They’re always close battles,” Blyth says. englandhockey.co.uk/investecworldleague

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Spare a thought this week for the champions of Oceania, Tahiti, as they take on the best of Africa, South America, Europe and Asia in the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Tahiti has every right to be in Brazil – they beat New Caledonia in the OFC Nations Cup final to earn their place (New Zealand had a shocker). But the impact of Australia’s decision to leave the lowly OFC and be part of Asia is rarely so evident. Ranked 138 in the world, Tahiti plays Nigeria today in what will be their easiest game of the tournament and I shudder to think what will happen to them against

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the Euro and World champions Spain on Thursday or for that matter, Luis Suarez and his mates from Uruguay on Sunday. Oceania hasn’t won a game in the three Cups since Australia became Asian in 2006. And last time, New Zealand managed the only draw (scoreless). Surely no one’s helped by minnows being embarrassed.

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An alien to land in London last week could’ve been excused for thinking David Warner had taken his Gray Nicholls Kaboom to the back of Joe Root’s head. But once ET got his brain about no balls and wides, he would have been mistaken. Walka-gate in Birmingham was a beat-up, not of Aussie slugger Warner on demure batsman Root, but in the media. It stands to reason that the UK scribes’ wet dream was answered by a bit of a dust-up involving a bloke who’s not in form and has been a bit controversial recently, but as an Antipodean on this side of the pond it seems fair to throw a bit of perspective in among the outrage that naughty Warner was only fined and suspended until the start of the Ashes, and not sent packing back home. I don’t condone Warner having a swing at Root – violence is the refuge of the braindead. But it really just sounds like handbags at 10 paces and like it could have been, and apparently was, sorted there and then. With injured skipper Michael Clarke, Warner fronted a press conference and copped his punishment just as Root almost copped his swinging arm, on the chin. The press conference couldn’t have been more like Jason Gann’s “apologising sportsman” Mark Wary (YouTube it, you won’t be sorry), but athletes have done far worse, apologised less genuinely and been forgiven far more easily than Warner. The bit that irks me most is that before the breeze from Warner’s unsuccessful blow at the Brummie Walkabout had died down, the English Cricket Board had cleared Root and his mates unequivocally and melodramatically labelled it an “unprovoked attack”: “Following a full investigation, team management has concluded that the England player was in no way responsible for nor retaliated to the attack.” Full investigation? The Walkie released a statement saying the teams were having a chat after the scuffle and Warner picked up the bill. And surely being in an Aussie-themed pub after beating them and taking the piss in a green and gold wig is a bit of a ‘come on’? Until the next ‘scandal’, enjoy your sport.

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MYTNT.COM FOR TRAVELLERS One of the more memorable travel tips I’ve ever been given was when I was on my first ever backpacking trip with my best buddy. We were young, wideeyed and impressionable. And among the many, many weird guys we met in Bangkok bars (a bitter Russian exclown was among their number) was a crusty chap who told us that it wasn’t worth going to the island of Koh Pha Ngan unless we went to a certain hill, at the top of which was a cafe where we could buy magic mushroom milkshakes. We hadn’t lived ‘til we’d tried them apparently.

He drew us a map on the back of a ripped packet of L&M cigarettes, complete with notes such as ‘Follow secret path’ (oh the excitement!) and a sketch of the wizened old woman who would serve them to us. We dutifully carried the scrap of cardboard around for weeks, stuffed inside the cover of our Lonely Planet tome. When we finally got to Koh Pha Ngan, we followed the map and miraculously, found the place. And the rest of that story is lost in history. Anyways, the point of that ramble is to tell you that this week we’ve launched a brand spanking new version of our social network, myTNT (my.tntmagazine.com), which is perfect for you all to share tips and photos or post blogs to let everyone know what you’ve been up to on your travels. So luckily, you no longer have to rely on drunk, unwashed showoffs in bars (or lug around heavy guidebooks for that matter) to get your insider travel info. If you want to find out anything from hostel recommendations to, uh, where to score mild, chocolate-flavoured hallucinogenics, sign up and see what you can find out.

This festival brings partying to a whole new level. How about listening to beats drop while dancing in an 18th-century fortress on a hill, 10-14 overlooking the Danube river? The Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad is the scene of Exit festival, and this year Snoop Dogg, The Prodigy, Atoms for Peace and Bloc Party are all on the lineup. JULY

WHY: Exit started life in 2000 as a celebration, when the Serbian former leader Slobodan Milosevic was arrested for corruption and crimes against humanity. ‘Exit out of 10 years of Milosevic’s madness’ was the original premise of the festival. Nowadays it’s less politics and more party.

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The three dining areas at the Atlantic Hotel are a great place to while away a Sunday afternoon with a big lunch and a few drinks. There’s a wide selection of vegetarian dishes on the menu here, too. Mains from £9.75. atlantichotelporthcawl.co.uk

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mechanics of how the ropes will take my weight and I’m panicking. Really panicking. My left toes are stuffed introduces me to the routes I’m going to take up the into a crack in the stone, both hands are gripping a tiny rockface – they’re named, inexplicably, Pluto and Popeye. nub of rock and my right foot is … well, letting me down But first it’s the fun bit, abseiling down to the bottom. – swinging, scrabbling and slipping against the cliff face in After a few nervy seconds on the cliff edge during which a vain attempt to find something solid to rest on. I can feel I doubt all the theory, knots and equipment Dan has just the strength draining out of my arms. explained, I hold my breath and lean back, the ropes tauten Dan Hobbs is belaying from above and shouting and everything holds fast. Leaking the rope gently through encouragement, pointing at a good hold just a little above my hands as I’ve been taught, I gently bounce to the ground my head. “OK, fuck, OK, OK fuck,” I mutter to myself. I lurch for it, miss, and it’s game over. I’m left swinging like a sack of – and don’t plummet onto the wet rocks below. An excellent start, even if I do say so myself. potatoes on the end of a neon pink rope over the black cliffs of Porthcawl. Oh the shame. This sleepy north Welsh village, with its serene coastline, beautifully kept Kenfig National Nature Reserve and friendly, relaxed locals doesn’t immediately strike you as an extreme sports destination. But since taking the train here from London the day before, I’ve already had a go on a high ropes climbing course, quad bikes and a zip wire (as well as overhearing the howls of a stag party peppering each other Time to climb back up again. I scramble, drama-free, up with paintball bullets) at Adventure Wales Activity Centre. two of the easier routes before getting tempted by one a However, it’s the rock climbing I’m here for. Porthcawl grade up. It has numerous tricky features, including a jutting is great for beginners as there are a couple of man-made corner I’ll have to climb round. Inspired by Dan’s daredevil climbing walls at the activity centre, and just 10 minutes’ tales, though, I decide to give it a go. drive away there are dramatic, craggy black cliffs, with the It’s unbelievably tough, and my fingers start to feel cold cold waves of the Bristol Channel slapping against the rocks and raw as I inch my way up. I get to that corner, and that’s below. That’s where we’re heading. when the panic sets in. I fall, swing back onto the rocks, fall It’s a beautiful day, and we arrive at the climbing spot again, get back on the rocks and tumble off again. I’m with a couple of hours until the tide comes in. My instructor about to concede defeat and ask Dan to hoist me up, until Dan is a serious climber, and arrives laden down with a a desperate lunge miraculously takes me over top. reassuring amount of gear – ropes, harnesses and heaps of At first I don’t know whether to weep with relief nuts and hexes, metal chunks which are wedged between or punch the air, but as I turn around and see rocks to secure the ropes. the sparkling sea all that way As he sets up, securing three loops to take my weight if below I’m completely flooded I fall (or when, as it turned out, countless times) he chats with exhilaration. Next stop about his own rock climbing experiences. One of these K2, maybe? includes having to sleep in a bivi bag on a tiny ledge in Country living: Rock climbing is £69pp (when two Switzerland’s mountains … harnessed up to the rock face. The UK’s best people book) via Adventures Wales Gulp. Dan’s a real climbing fanatic, working round the farmstays adventureswales.co.uk, clock for half the year so he can go off on mad, bad and bridgendbites.co.uk dangerous rock climbing jaunts the rest of the time. “For UK’S BEST ROCK CLIMBING DESTINATIONS me rock climbing is a lifestyle, not a hobby,” he says. tntmagazine.com/rockclimbing-uk His experience shows as he runs me through the

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Four parts of vodka, one part of dry vermouth, with two olives and served extremely cold. No? How about a few drops of bitters, a twist of orange peel, a splash of syrup and a lot of bourbon then? OK, two bottles of blue WKD with a shot of port it is. Your tipple of choice certainly says a lot about you – well, at least what you like drinking. More than that, cocktails can say where you are and often a lot about the cities and eras they were invented in, be that the decadently colonial, flamboyantly Eighties or sophisticated and expensive (no, we don’t mean the Cheeky Vimto there, Geordies). Take the Singapore Sling, invented in 1915 by a chap called Ngiam Tong Boon, at the legendary Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. This was a favourite drinking hole for expats and travellers, and some of the planet’s most notorious booze hounds, including Ernest Hemingway and Noel Coward, used to come here to escape the city’s searing heat. It was a lavish, colonial hideout, and one English writer of the time, William Somerset 58 00

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Maugham, once described the Raffles Hotel as the symbol for “all the fables of the Exotic East”. Which might go some way towards explaining the truly OTT tipple that is the Singapore Sling. Recipes vary but the drink is a sticky pink mix of gin, cherry brandy, pineapple juice, lime juice, Cointreau, Dom Benedictine, Grenadine and Angostura bitters, served with a frothy top and decorated with pineapple and cherries. In other words, it sounds like something a precocious 10-year-old might develop a taste for. Nowadays, the bar has moved location from the lobby to the second floor, and you’ll find tourists rather than literary luminaries knocking back the hotel’s signature drink – they’re said to sells upwards of 1000 of these a day. Like what you taste? There’s even a pre-mix available for purchase in the gift shop so that you can take a taste of the classic cocktail home with you. raffles.com/singapore

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Although some versions of the drink have existed since the 1800s, the story goes that the classic potion was invented in 1874 at the Manhattan Club in New York City. According to popular lore, the whiskey, vermouth and Angostura bitters combo was first whipped up for a party for Lady Randolph Churchill (Winston’s mum). Try one today at the speakeasy-themed Death + Company. That’s in Manhattan, naturally. deathandcompany.com

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The terrifyingly easy-to-drink Bellini first came into existence in Harry’s Bar, Venice, and was created by its founder, Giuseppe Cipriani, some time between 1934 and 1948. A mixture of sparkling wine and peach puree gives the cocktail its pastel colour, which reminded Cipriani of a toga on a 15th-century painting by Venetian artist, Giovanni Bellini – hence the name. How very civilised … much like the drink, which you can still try at the original bar. harrysbarvenezia.com

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Bring me another Mai Tai! Must be from Hawaii, no? Wrong. Turns out that everyone’s fave tropical cocktail is actually from Oakland, California. Invented during the height of the tiki-bar craze in the Forties, Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron is one (of many) who has taken credit, selling the potent rum and juice mix at his restaurant first called Hinky Drinks. Now, as if you didn’t already know, you can get it in what are now Trader Vic’s across the world. tradervics.com

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Cubans get all the good drinks don’t they? Cuba Libres, mojitos and, in Santiago especially, the daiquiri. Made with lime juice, sugar cane and rum, the drink was named in 1905 when an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox ran out of gin while entertaining friends. He was living in the town of Daiquiri, near Santiago, and improvised. We doubt there’s a bar in Santiago that doesn’t serve these, but try the noisy, busy Santo Remedio bar for a cool one.

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sights of this historic Italian city. Begin with its most famous landmark, the stunning 19th-century tower Mole Antonelliana, which houses the National Cinema Museum. Entry is £10.20 and includes a go in the whizzy panoramic lift for views of the city. Next up, visit the city’s must-see, the Shroud of Turin. A copy of the burial cloth of Jesus is on display in the Duomo di San Giovanni. Turin has fantastic options for foodies, too. The best can be found at Eataly (eataly.it), a food store which brings together the best of

Italian cuisine. There are also cooking courses and tastings throughout the year in the shop. My advice would be to spend four to five days in Turin and use the rest of your time to get out and explore the areas surrounding the city. With your remaining 10 days, divide your time between the mountainous region Aosta and coastal Liguria. Aosta is just two hours north of Turin by train and offers great opportunities for walking and hiking in the stunning alpine terrain. You can also sample the melting pot of food available in the Italian/Swiss border towns of this region. You should also head south of Turin to the Liguria region to enjoy some of Italy’s summer sunshine. The port town of Genoa is a transport hub for the coastal resorts of Portofino, Santa Margherita and onwards to the clifftop villages of the Cinque Terre region.

Best stops on a trip to the Balkans? Mostar and Sarajevo in Bosnia, Ljubljana in Slovenia, Tirana in Albania and Kotor in Montenegro. Favourite place? Bosnia, as there’s so much to see. A country half-covered in Europe’s last primeval rainforest, it’s dwarfed by 12 mountain peaks, wide glacial lakes and rivers, as well as the deepest canyon in Europe. It’s hard to beat a river rafting experience where water is so clear it’s drinkable and jungle forests line the shore. Secret Sarajevo spot? A pub called Kino Bosna, which used to be a communist cinema. There’s a great band and it’s always packed. balkanroadtrip.com

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Porto calling We uncover the other side of Portugal – its north – from the artsy, shopping lovers’ city of Porto to the Douro Valley wine country Words Helen elfer

Compared to Lisbon’s urban cool and the Algarve’s surfperfect waves, northern Portugal gets overlooked. But here you can find a whole new side to the country, filled with colourful, ramshackle houses, quirky bookshops, serene rivers and, most importantly, bottles and bottles of port. Here’s our top tips for what to do when you get there.

Cruise the River Douro Need to get your bearings? A Douro Azul river cruise down the Douro, which divides the city of Porto from neighbouring Gaia, is a great way to get a sense of what the place is all about. On any other scenic river in the world, the banks would be lined with wildly expensive five-star hotels. But here in Porto, due to strict property laws (and the recession) this has been avoided, so instead you’ll see brightly-painted houses, some smart, some completely unkempt, some tagged with graffiti – it’s a refreshing, down-to-earth sight. The cruise will also take you under historic bridges such as the Luiz I, a design collaboration between Théophile Seyrig and his teacher Gustave Eiffel, of Paris fame. MORE: Cruises start from £8.50. douroazul.com

Go shopping Porto has hundreds of tiny boutiques, vintage shops and general knick-knack stores, but the most interesting has to be Livraria Lello in Porto. Frequently topping ‘world’s best bookshop’ lists, it’s been trading since 1881 and has the kind of old musty paper smell that you should be able to bottle and buy. It’s got a more recent claim to fame, too – the winding red staircase in the centre of the store is said to have inspired JK Rowling’s description of Hogwarts school in the Harry Potter series, as the author lived in Porto teaching English for a couple of years. If you’ve managed to hang on to any of your holiday spending money after a visit here, hit Porto’s Saturday flea market. This city tradition draws out all of Porto’s hipsters, who you’ll find rummaging through baskets of Seventies platform shoes, old vinyl records or snacking on fresh cakes. It takes place from 2.30pm at Rua Alvares Cabral. MORE: portoturismo.pt; esnporto.org ››

Get arty You could love or hate contemporary art and you’d still enjoy a visit to the Contemporary Art Museum of Serralves. The spacious gallery itself is interesting – there are no permanent exhibitions here, but a series of installations by Portuguese and foreign artists. The real draw is the salmon-pink art-deco mansion, Casa de Serralves, which sits inside an 18-hectare park. The Jacques Gréber landscaping around it looks like a painting, so carefully crafted that even the colours of the gravel on the paths and water in the pond have been adjusted to make them complement each other. Look out for the gigantic shovel installation by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in the grounds too. MORE: serralves.pt

Climb a tower It’s got to be done – all 240 steps of the winding staircase to get to the top of the Clérigos Tower, one of Porto’s most iconic monuments, attached to the 18th-century Clérigos Church. From the top you can get a 360-degree view of Porto. MORE: Entrance £2.50. torredosclerigos.pt/en

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Visit a vineyard Just a few hours’ drive from Porto, you’ll find yourself in the Douro Valley, which is all dramatic green slopes lined with rows and rows of fruit-packed vineyards. Not only is it deep-sigh beautiful in this region, but here you can learn about Porto’s most famous export – the sweet, fortified goodness that is port. At Quinta do Panascal, an old family-run wine estate, you can learn about the grape-growing methods that date back to the 18th century, including the barefoot stamping of their grapes during harvest season. You can also wander through the vines and, of course, sample the goods – this particular area is where the renowned Fonseca port is produced. If you find the tipple on its own a little heavy, do what the trendy Portuguese do and mix white port with tonic and mint. It’s goes down dangerously easy – you’ve been warned. MORE: fonseca.pt ❚

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The historic Majestic Cafe used to be a famous meeting place for artists, poets and writers to gather in the Twenties. Lots of the original furnishings are still here and you can admire them over lunch or a thick hot chocolate. cafemajestic.com

It doesn’t come much quirkier than Book restaurant and bar, which used to be a bookshop and uses old paperbacks as serving mats. The cuisine is traditional Portuguese with a few modern twists. restaurante-book.com

You’re in for some serious surprises when you order the tasting menu at DOP Rui Paula, where you can taste everything from light, fresh seafood dishes to fizzing lollipops. Mains from £17. ruipaula.com

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One of the cheaper places to grab a beer in the Ribeira part of Porto, Prioridade Bar has a lively atmosphere and regular drinks deals. Beers from £1.50. (Rua da Lada 76/78; tel. +35 1965 429 594)

The interior of Galeria de Paris is crackers, with dolls, antiques and even a huge car hanging from the walls. Eerie or cool? You decide. Drinks from £2. (Rua Galeria de Paris 56; tel. +35 1934 210 792)

Another ultra-trendy hangout is the Casa do Livro, which has regular live music and looks like you’re in someone’s (rather smart) living room. Drinks from £2.50. (Rua Galeria de Paris 85; tel. +35 1919 676 969)

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Simple, comfortable rooms are available at the Oporto Poet’s Hostel. Plenty of facilities are available for guests, including kitchen and wi-fi. Dorm beds from £15pn. oportopoetshostel.com

Find a retro, classic movie-themed lobby and rooms overlooking the city of Porto here. Hotel Vila Gale is a relaxed, central place to stay in Porto and a good base for exploring the city’s action. Double rooms, including breakfast, from £65pn. vilagale.pt

Waking up in a room at the glamorous Douro Palace Hotel Resort & Spa overlooking the rolling hills of the Douro Valley is a real treat. Double rooms, including breakfast, from £80pn. douropalace.com

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Riding off with the fairies TNT gets up close and personal with Cappadocia’s famous fairy chimneys on a native horse and a modern quad bike Words Michael gadd

WHEN TO GO: High season is from July to mid-September, but we villains), armed with minimum horse riding This sandy nature-built rock bridge can’t be went in early April and enjoyed the wider than my horse. So how the hell am I experience. Not a total novice, I still answer mild, comfortable spring climate. supposed to ride across it? I’ve just passed Ata’s query of “beginner, intermediate or CURRENCY: £1 = 2.94TRY halfway of a horse trek in Cappadocia in advanced?” with the first – better to lag (Turkish Lira) Turkey’s Central Anatolia. There’s no option behind than break my neck getting thrown to chicken out, but the pants-wetting several- ACCOMMODATION: If you off Jolly Jumper. When I meet Ekrem, see a rock, it’s likely somewhere storey drop either side of the path I’m being though, I feel the same calm I see captivate you can stay. Serinn House in led down is the first time I haven’t been his horses. A legend of the area, he started Ürgüp is a boutique beauty, with marvelling at the other-worldly landscape. the horse trek business on advice from a simple facilities, enough mod-cons Canadian tourist and wears an American I just have to remember the advice I was and personal touches from owner cowboy hat (a gift from a carpet-trading given by rancher Ekrem Ilhan (a Turkish Eren. From £100pn with breakfast. friend). But the ranch’s name aside, he’s Robert Redford, basically): “If you just sit on Or pitch a tent among the fairy the horse you’ll be fine.” a bona fide horse whisperer. chimneys for £5pn at Nirvana Cave The valleys, peaks and quirky lumps of Leaning against a log fence at the front Hotel, Göreme. Cappadocia are unlike anywhere. Coming of his home, a couple of rooms carved into SEE: serinnhouse.com; into the region from Kayseri Airport, it’s a cave, one horse previously running around moon-like – sparse in different greys and like a wild animal comes up and puts its head nirvanacave.com a lighter shade of Mars. Then as I arrive at on his shoulder. Turns out Ekrem catches the the region’s largest town, Ürgüp, where I’m staying, the native mounts in Mount Argeus and breaks them in for his horizon’s filled by honeycombed rocks. Many are homes, business and on commission. He explains the horses exist to and have been for centuries, or hotels such as the small and walk this terrain, which I soon find as I’m negotiating inclines serene Serinn House, the modernised caves I’ll call home. and declines so steep that when I lean back or forward to But it’s the ‘fairy chimneys’ which really set this part of the keep balance I’m in full contact with my horse. world apart. These unique figures, my guide Atakan ‘Ata’ I’m on the chestnut beauty, Dilber, who made her Ceyhan tells me, formed after a series of eruptions from three presence felt earlier. Ata tells me her name means a surrounding volcanoes, each bathing the valley in a new layer compliment for a woman with big lips. Ekrem’s horses are of lava that became stone of varied colours and density. Then, trained with the softest touch, his belief being that a horse over thousands of years, they were carved by the wind and treated sternly will be one that bites and kicks. His are water into the rocky rainbow landscape we see today and in trained with a loving hand and “sweet things” (treats of films such as Nic Cage’s Ghost Rider (Ata was the star’s guide). carrot and cucumber). I have neither with me, so rely on his employee Erhan, a friendly but quiet young bloke leading The hard black layer on top erodes slower than the layers it the way on an unruly grey (I’ll later be shown a newspaper pins down, giving the chimneys a mushroomy cap. Or if you story about Erhan’s skills at the game of cirit, what I can only prefer legends to science, early settlers here around the period explain as javelin warfare on horseback). Big Lips – not that of the Stone Age thought “they were the chimneys of fairies I’d call her that to her face – is happy to follow and lead a living under the ground”. Now that’s much more fitting. Hong Kong couple riding their first horse. From afar – from lookouts or a hot air balloon – these Up, down and around, it’s a sensory overload as we go chimney-packed valleys are remarkable, but given the name through the almost silver Sword Valley, from where great Cappadocia (from the Old Persian “katpatuka” meaning Ottoman emperors would order weapons, horses and soldiers. “land of the beautiful horses”) there’s only one way to see I try to keep Dilber at a safe walk, but she knows this terrain the phenomena up close. I arrive at the hardly authentically better than me. When it looks like a slippery slope up, she ›› named ranch, Dalton Brothers (named after the Lucky Luke tntMagazine.com

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Clockwise: fairy chimneys; horse whisperer Ekrem; Dilber leads TNT’s Mick; dancing quad-bike rider Taci gets a run up. If it’s steep down, she’s like a ballerina. After some hairy moments, and even more breathtaking views, we reach a cave tea house. We sip a refreshing brew and look down at our relieved steeds in the shade. I also realise that in all the rises and falls, we’ve gone quite high and will have to go back down. The trickiest bits are to come. Within minutes, I reach the point at which I turn from a quasi-Cappadocian cowboy looking for a lasso to rope a chimney to a meek little wuss. Holding Dilber back for

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tracks Dilber negotiated with ease – their belligerent motors disrupting the absolute calm and occasional pigeon call (the fairies apparently became the worshipped birds when people arrived here). It looked like fun though, so I have to give it a run. I meet my new instructor, Taci, at Oz Adventures in Göreme and find he too had showed Nic Cage around this amazing place. I’m helmeted and meet my new ride, a blue four-wheeler with tyres so low on air it can only mean one thing – rough terrain. Within minutes we’re whizzing up near vertical rises and sliding around corners. The tracks aren’t the small alleys we followed on the horses (bikes aren’t allowed) but rudimentary roads. The scenery plays second fiddle to the exhilarating ride and trying to keep up. I follow Taci, who puts in headphones for music every time we take off, around the Love Valley. He waves his arms and sways as he speeds away from me, sometimes directing me to slow down for a road but most of the time just dancing. Taci’s a joyous bloke. Occasionally he jumps off a ledge (I occasionally follow) and gets up on two wheels (I don’t). At the top of the Love Valley we stop for tea, and gaze down at the rocky wangs. Juvenile thoughts aside, it’s stunning. We then rip around and through the Rose and Red Valleys, and stop at a cafe for a pomegranate and orange juice. As we head back to Oz HQ, I start to recognise landmarks from the day before. How different do they look through dust-filled eyes? Immensely, but still incredible. ❚ Michael travelled courtesy of Turkey Tourism. Horse treks from £35 (two hours) cappadociahorseriding.com Quad bike tours from £20 (two hours) ozcappadocia.com More info: goturkey.com goreme.com Turkey Tourism says it’s business as usual with airports and tourist areas not affected by political protests. Check FCO advice before travel fco.gov.uk

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The unique terrain makes Cappadocia perfect for adventure sport and remarkable sightseeing: Hot-air ballooning Look up at dawn on a clear day and it’s like a balloon festival across the valleys, with a kaleidoscope of floating baskets cruising around the fairy chimneys. From £60. goremeballoons.com

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Goreme Open Air Museum A must-see marvel of Cappadocia is this series of former cave monasteries and churches dating back to the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries. A guide is worth the extra expense. Entry £5. goreme.com/goreme-open-air-museum Kaymakli Underground City An incredible eight-storey city, fortress and refuge from the heat, you can see how people lived, made wine, kept animals and more. Tours are £35 for two people. goreme.com/kaymakli-underground-city.php

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Whirling Dervishes Ceremony at Caravanseri A double treat. A replica (real ones aren’t open to outsiders) Dervish ceremony, with hypnotic music and spiritual spinning, plus it’s held in a massive Caravanserai, a kind of inn on the Silk Road that served as a refuge for traders. The £30 fee includes a lift from your hotel and a traditional serbet (delicious hot spiced drink). goreme.com/whirling-dervishes-ceremony.php Cross golf Much of Cappadocia’s landscape is World Heritage-listed, so it’s no golf resort haven. But how about the challenge of hitting balls as they lie around natural obstacles into aerial goals instead of holes on the ground? Not cheap at £120 per person in NEXT WEEK a group of five, but once-in-a-lifetime. crossgolf.com.tr Texas: Hipster central in the US’s south

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History: the 2000-year-old Cardiff Castle

Tartan army: see in New Year at Hogmanay

Troubled times: political murals in Belfast

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Best city breaks Steal away on a short trip to one of the UK’s top cities and you’ll find castles, clubs and culture to rival anything on the continent. Here’s TNT’s hit list ... Words laura chubb

he Big Smoke ain’t the only world-class city on this cute little island of ours. A weekend away in one of the UK’s premier urban hubs is filled with unique experiences, plus you’ll get an insight into the many different personalities that make up the mother country. So forget Cockneys, the West End and the Thames and make a pilgrimage to discover Scousers, Scots, Welsh wonders, the best of Belfast and why Manchester is worth the trip “oop North”. Here’s our pick of the very best city breaks that the UK has to offer.

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Edinburgh BEST FOR: Parties The Scottish capital sure knows how to throw a party, whether it’s the world’s largest arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe every August (edfringe.com), or the three-day, citywide celebration of New Year, Hogmanay (edinburghshogmanay.org). In between all the merrymaking, however, there are loads of sights to tick off your list – make sure you don’t miss Edinburgh Castle (edinburghcastle.gov.uk), a grand icon dominating the skyline, or a trek up Arthur’s Seat, an extinct volcano affording ace views over the city. For history with a bit of horror, try Mary King’s Close (realmarykingsclose.com), an underground warren in the Old Town said to be haunted by plague victims. MORE: edinburgh.org

mind, but two of the Welsh capital’s best experiences live up to the old adage ‘the wetter the better’. Start your day with a shot of adrenaline at Cardiff International White Water (ciww.com), where thrill-seekers can tackle whitewater rapids (£50pp for a two-hour session). Then check out the vibrant waterfront bars and restaurants at Mermaid Quay (mermaidquay.co.uk). For a spot of ‘culcha’, head for 2000-year-old Cardiff Castle (cardiffcastle.com), enclosed within immaculate parkland at the heart of the city. MORE: visitcardiff.com

Liverpool BEST FOR: Culture Known for its nightlife and that accent, you might be surprised to see Liverpool is our cultural pick, but this brilliant slice of life oop north packs loads of insight into the English. It’s the birthplace of The Beatles, so take the Magical Mystery Tour (beatlestour.org) to learn all about where pop music began, then swing by Tate Liverpool (tate.org.uk/ visit/tate-liverpool) for an education in modern and contemporary British art. Finally, climb the steps to the top of Liverpool Cathedral (liverpoolcathedral.org.uk) for a panorama of the metropolis by the Mersey, then end your day in the Cavern Club (cavernclub.org), where Fab Four tribute bands and karaoke guarantee a top night. MORE: visitliverpool.com

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Must-see: Liverpool Cathedral

There are few places in the UK with a more important recent history than the capital of Northern Ireland, a city in which the trauma of The Troubles is gone but not forgotten. However, alongside the reminders of its troubled past – don’t miss Big E Taxi Tours’ (big-e-taxitours.com) trip around the city’s colourful political murals – there’s a real sense of a city on the up (ﬁnd the party in the Queen’s Quarter). Belfast’s shiniest new addition is the Titanic Museum (titanicbelfast.com), opened last year to commemorate 100 years since the ill-fated ship launched from the city. MORE: visit-belfast.com

Manchester BEST FOR: Variety The unofficial capital of the north, Manchester offers a little bit of everything: history, culture, shopping and a ‘mad for it’ clubbing scene. It’s where modern British music got its cool (see The Smiths, the Haçienda nightclub) and where the Industrial Revolution flourished (see the Museum of Science and Industry, mosi.org.uk). There’s also the upmarket likes of Harvey Nichols (harveynichols.com/ stores/manchester) or the grungy glory of Affleck’s Palace (afflecks.com) for retail therapy, one of the UK’s premier gay nightlife districts at Canal Street (canal-st.co.uk) and a night out steeped in pop culture class at Fac251 (former HQ of Factory Records, responsible for the likes of Joy Division, factorymanchester.com). MORE: visitmanchester.com 

Heritage: Belfast’s Titanic Museum

GREEN SPACES Sick of the sight of concrete and done pounding the pavements? Find peace and pockets of nature at these urban parks Princes Street Gardens Gorgeous gardens smack-bang in the middle of Edinburgh Bute Park Cardiff’s green corridor stretches 1.5 miles along the River Taff. Bliss Belfast Botanic Gardens Relax in this chilled-out oasis just a short stroll from the university and don’t miss the tumbling foliage in the Tropical Ravine

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Feeling adventurous? You don’t have to jet off somewhere exotic to take on heart-thumping, adrenalinepumping activities. The UK has plenty in store for the most hardened action junkies Words Helen elfer

ant to really get to know the UK? There’s no better way than to get out there in the great outdoors and take on the country’s most magnificent natural features. You can cover the mountains by bike, climb the rock faces, surf the highest waves and explore the eeriest caves in the land when you go on an active adventure jaunt. Take your pick from these top adrenaline-pumping activity holidays.

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Many Aussie and Kiwi surfers – actually, many surfers from anywhere – scoff when they hear that Porthcawl in Bridgend has world-class surfing conditions. But those in the know flock here any time they get the chance. This little-known surf town faces a westerly direction in the path of Atlantic swells on the South Wales coast, so there are a series of beaches here where you can catch decent waves. At Rest Bay, there are well-formed beachbreak peaks and waves up to 6ft on good days, plus hollow sections at low tide around the cliff. Whether you’re a complete beginner, or just want to develop your technique, try Cressey’s Surf Academy, which is the first surf school in Wales accredited with the Academy of Surfing Instructors. Head Coach Ingemar Cressey is also a South African National Surf Champion and Welsh National Surfing Champion, so you know you’re guaranteed to be getting some top tips. When you’re finished in the sea, there are plenty of pubs and cafes with a seaside view to relax in, too. MORE: cresseyssurfacademy.com

Caving, Peak District If you’ve got the bottle, caving is a great way to explore the Peak District from a perspective that not many tourists get to see. You’ll discover walls of fossils, ancient passages, spooky chambers and beautiful mineral rocks on your adventure. The Peak District is also home to the highest natural cavern in the UK – Titan Cave, Castleton at 141m – which is at the northern end of the limestone mass and offers some thrilling opportunities for vertical caving. For beginners, try Adam Evans Outdoor Instruction, which provides novice courses at sites around the Peak District. Most of the gear you need is provided, but you’ll definitely need to wrap up in some very warm clothes, as temperatures inside the caves can be extremely chilly. MORE: outdoorinstruction.co.uk

Kitesurfing, Achill Island Achill Island, part of County Mayo in western Ireland, is a scenic place, with the blustery Keel Beach stretching along its west coast, and a backdrop of the Minaun Cliffs. While it might be freezing cold for much of the year and constantly rainy, it’s also infamous for it’s super kitesurfing conditions. Watersports fans come from all over the world to get into the chilly Atlantic waters and make the most of the powerful winds. Pure Magic is at the heart of this kitesurfing hub. It’s a hostel, pizzeria and surf school all rolled into one, and an excellent place to start if you want to get in on the action. A great place to meet more experienced kitesurfers too, as many pros and semi-pros come here to practice. MORE: puremagic.ie tntmagazine.com/destinations

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Rock climbing, Snowdonia Snowdonia has some of the most varied and dramatic rock climbing in the world, with cruelly steep ridges and sea cliffs. What better place to get involved in the sport? You could ﬁnd yourself feellng for a limestone ridge, scrambling up slate or ﬁnding your footing on rhyolite, quarzite or dolerite. And after hours of effort, the views from wherever you climb to are bound to be spectacular. Louise Tully Outdoors Instruction and Guiding run an Intro to Rock Climbing Course, set in Snowdonia’s National Park, over two days. It covers all the basics and takes you out to some exhilarating sites. MORE: freedom-outdoors.co.uk

Mountain biking, Yorkshire If you’re all about the speed, a mountain biking jaunt through Yorkshire will definitely get your heart racing. There are hundreds of smooth paths, dirt tracks, downhill slopes and off-road passages to find. You can just hop on two wheels and plan your own route, but for a knowledgable insight into the environment, take a guided mountain bike ride. You’ll learn solid cycling techniques as you go with Yorkshire Mountain BIking, plus they’ll take you past some of the area’s top sites, including the huge White Horse at Sutton Bank or the famous Castle Howard, just north of York. They have rides available for all levels of ability and fitness, either over a full or a half-day. MORE: yorkshiremountainbiking.co.uk 

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URBAN ADVENTURES You don’t have to go somewhere remote in the UK to enjoy adventurous activities, as there are plenty of urban sports centres. It may not be very seasonal, but Manchester’s Chill Factore (chillfactore.com) has a 180m indoor ski slope where you can take lessons or practice your ice-cool moves. In Birmingham, try your hand at rock climbing without exposing yourself to the elements at Twin Peaks, an indoor rock climbing centre (climbbirmingham.co.uk). For petrol heads, indoor go-karting is a must, and there’s a massive track at Edinburgh’s Xtreme Karting (xtremekarting.co.uk). Snowtown: chill out in Manchester

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Beside the seaside The UK boasts a variety of top seaside destinations, each bursting with their own history and personality. Check out our guide to the ones you can’t afford to miss Words alasdair morton

here are 12,500km of coastline around the United Kingdom, with destinations to suit the thrill-seekers, those looking for peace, quiet or a bit of culture and anyone who’s up for a surf this summer.

St Ives, Cornwall this town, sitauted out towards the furthest tip of Cornwall, is a beautiful beachside haven, famous for its long stretches of golden sandy beaches, steep cliffs and vertigo-flouting walks. Sidestep Newquay’s pub-crawling beer hounds to explore the quaint town’s culture and winding web of narrow cobbled streets. Don’t forget to drop in at the Tate St Ives, which leads the art charge, either. Grab fish and chips by the dock and a pint in one of the friendly, ye olde pubs for a good all-round seaside experience. MORE: stivesbay.co.uk

Europe, too – is Rohossili Bay deserving of this praise? Hell yes. Miles of smooth sand stretch as far as you can see making it popular with surfers and nudists, who held a record-breaking attempt in 2011 in which 413 skinny dippers ran into the surf. At low tide you can walk out to the village of Llangennith – but watch the tide, you can get stranded. MORE: the-gower.com

Holy Island, Northumberland this island off the northeast of England is cut off twice daily by the tide, so time your visit accordingly. Secluded and quiet, it is an ideal place for anyone trying to get a bit of alone time with nature – keep your eyes peeled for the geese and ducks along the shoreline. History buffs should include a stop at the 16th-century Lindisfarne castle which used to be constantly under attack from Vikings and nowdays is often used as a filming location. MORE: lindisfarne.org.uk

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Croyde Bay, North Devon This trendy beach is a hotspot with surfers and walkers, but has managed to retain some of its pre-influx charm that recalls the seaside romanticism of the Thirties and Forties. there are three long-stretching sandy beaches and an emphasis on outdoor activities, such as coasteering, so don a wetsuit to clamber all over the coastal scenery. MORE: croydedevon.co.uk

Rohossili Bay, South Wales Voted the best beach in the UK in Feburary of this year, as well as claiming the title for third best beach in all of

Bundoran Beach, Ireland This Donegal beach, set against the backdrop of the Benbulben mountains, is known as Ireland’s surfing capital and is a top seaside resort. It even hosted the 1997 World Surf Championships, which speaks volumes. Get into the Atlantic with your board and try out the reef break of the The Peak, or head for Tullan Strand, which is suitable for all skill levels. Not so bothered about the board? We still recommend – the beauty of this two-mile beach is reason enough to visit in itself. MORE: discoverbundoran.com tntmagazine.com/destinations

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Inspiring Ireland From its shamrock-green scenery to black gold pints, every corner of Ireland offers great craic, legendary stories, stunning views and perfectly poured Guinness Words michael gadd

or a cracking party, mystical natural wonders and the UK’s biggest 2013 cultural showcase, head to Ireland.

DO IT: Get to Cork from Dublin in three to four hours driving or five to seven hours by train. Blarney is 7km from Cork. Entry to Blarney Castle is £10 (blarneycastle.ie).

Dublin As Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood said, “I go off into Dublin and two days later I’m spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends.” ‘Tis indeed a friendly place where it’s easy to find a pint. A pub crawl is a great way to see it’s most popular area, Temple Bar, named not for the pub called Temple Bar, but the waterway which once ran here. Take tours themed on traditional Irish music or the city’s great literary history. A boozy must-visit is also the Guinness Storehouse, an ode to Ireland’s black gold which they say tastes better here. Pour a perfect pint in the old grain store, a seven-storey museum-type affair shaped like a pint. The head is the Gravity Bar, where the end of a tour is finished, obviously, with a glass of the good stuff. DO IT: Dublin City Pub Crawl, £10.20, includes a free pint, pub grub and tour (thedublincitypubcrawl.com); Guinness Storehouse, £14 (guinness-storehouse.com).

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Blarney Stone If you feel you’re lacking the gift of the gab – or are greedy and want more – this stone sorts it. And the Irish won’t hear a cynical word about it. The Stone of Eloquence is met by a walk up the stairs of Blarney Castle. Statesmen, writers, celebrities and tourists in their thousands have done this to kiss the stone over 200 years. Your prize on giving it a smooch is ‘the gift of eloquence’. A visit here is also a great excuse to explore cosmopolitan Cork, Ireland’s second city.

Derry/ Londonderry Northern Ireland’s cultural revival is being led by Derry or Londonderry, depending on where you sit on the historic English/Irish divide. The riverside city boasts a combination of historical sights and modern upgrades in honour of it being the UK City of Culture 2013 (it’s hosting the Turner Prize and the world’s biggest Irish festival). Take a historical tour and learn all about events from the Siege of Derry to the Battle of the Bogside, wander around the 17th-century city walls and check out the Bogside murals. DO IT: Try Martin McCrossin’s award-winning tour for £4 (derrycitytours.com). Also see derryvisitor.com; cityofculture2013.com.

Giant’s Causeway Northern Ireland’s most popular attraction is as mysterious and puzzling as it is stunning. In boring scientific terms, the Unesco World Heritage Site in County Antrim on the northeast coast is about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns due to a volcanic eruption. The cooler legend is that it is what’s left from a walkway built by giant Finn MacCool across the North Channel so he could fight another giant, Benandonner. Stories vary on who won. The National Trust manages the site, which is also a popular hiking destination. DETAILS: Get to Bushmills or Ballycastle by train/bus and walk/ cycle. Entry £7.50 (nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway). tntmagazine.com/destinations

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