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EDITOR’S LETTER For sports fans it doesn’t come much better than watching your national team smashing up the opposition. And this month, for no good reason other than it’s autumn, the All Blacks, Springboks and Wallabies arrive to take on northern hemisphere rivals.

Whether you’ll be watching live or in the pub, turn to page 51 to check out our features on this fine rugby tradition.

82 Mali and me: meet the locals of Dogon Country

67 TRAVEL

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67 Global Vision 69 HOLIDAY SEASON: The best UK Christmas break destinations 72 Late Deals 75 TNTT Weekender: Lyon 76 Hotshots 78 Travel Tips 79 Travel News 80 On The Road 81 Gear Up 82 INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: An adventurous trek through Mali

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I’m assuming the article (‘And finally … weed bad for sex’, Australia News) about smoking cannabis regularly was written by a man, or even worse, a woman? Results showing men have diminished sex life/enjoyment and women are sluts with STDs … not very politically correct!

It shows how statistics can be manipulated to prove a point. How many men had STDs and more than two partners. How many women were unsatisfied? What was the sample size, and the demographic breakdown?

But I guess men are allowed to be sluts and it’s irrelevant if the girl is satisfied or not.

I am shocked someone could produce such an inconsistent article – in a very loose sense – and think it’s acceptable to print.

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➥ TNT 1365 OCT 26-NOV 1 BAD TRACK RECORD Oh my God, Eddie. Thank you! I was actually on an Overground train this morning, reading your letter (‘Get in training’) in TNT and couldn’t agree more.

Five months ago I started a new job and now have to catch the Overground instead of the Underground, and I thought, ‘Yes! Less time – it’s only five stops – and cheaper’.

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The Overground “ train timetable bears no resemblance to reality ” turn up it was so overcrowded I couldn’t even get on, and had to wait for the next one. God forbid if there was someone with a bike or a pushchair, let alone a wheelchair.

And at times the delay can be anything between six and 13 minutes. This is London, not Sydney!

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I have written to TFL at least four times in one week and they failed to respond.

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PASSING THROUGH Most Australians visiting London are only visitors, never to become residents because their mentality is to take and then travel, rather than to give and so live.

The colonial mentality will die here at the centre of its origin!

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I recently attended the Australia v New Zealand Rugby League game and was disgusted by the behaviour of some of the Kiwi supporters.

Quite a few put on an All Blacks jerseys and painted their faces black. Since when is it funny to pretend you’re a Maori All Black?

I thought we had moved on as a nation from that kind of 1950s mentality. I was insulted, as were the Maori boys

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who were next to me.

It’s ignorant in that people fought and died for civil rights, and to change attitudes to ethic minorities around the world, especially in the ’70s and ’80s.

Next time think before you dress up, and read about the protests that took place in NZ for Maori rights. Maybe you’ll realise taking the piss out of skin colour is no laughing matter.

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ICE SKATING AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM £13 WHAT: You know winter’s just around the corner when London’s ice rinks start to open. Outside the Natural History Museum there’s a 1050 sq m rink, bar, café and carousel.

WHEN: November 5-January 17.

DO IT BECAUSE: Of all the ice rinks in London, this one is about the most picturesque. So lace up your skates and then head to the bar for a warming, recuperative drink.

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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD Kensington (nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/ice-rink)

Capital idea: Speakers’ Corner In 1885, riots erupted over the Sunday Trading Bill, which forbade buying and selling on a Sunday – the only day working people had off. Karl Marx described it as the beginning of the English revolution, and a leafy corner of Hyde Park served as the launching pad for many of the demonstrations.

Ever since, the same corner has been known as Speakers’ Corner – a site for public speeches, debate, protest and assembly in Britain.

It all sounds very noble

and community-minded, doesn’t it? And it certainly sends the right messages about free speech and people engaging with the system that governs them.

But Speakers’ Corner is also a favourite hang-out for religious zealots and tin foil hat conspiracy theorists.

Fortunately, free speech also extends to hecklers. TS

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The ceremony commemorates those who have died in combat. It’s a solemn affair, attended by representatives from the armed forces and the Royal Family.

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THE WORD ‘POM’ Shorthand for anyone of English descent, the word Pom has often been subject to false etymologies. How many times have you heard at the pub that it stands for Prisoner of Mother England, or some similar acronym? Or that Pommy rhymes with Tommy? But those drunks at your local are wrong.

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t’s that time of year again when London’s skies are lit up with fireworks displays in celebration of Guy Fawkes Night. Taking place every year on November 5 – although the fireworks tend to linger throughout the month – the annual festivities have been going for a mammoth 404 years.

So who was Guy Fawkes and why the

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massive party? He’s got a night named after him, so he’s got to be some sort of hero, right?

GOING OUT WITH A BANG While Fawkes met his grizzly end, the people of England celebrated the King’s fortunate escape by lighting bonfires, burning effigies of Fawkes and setting off fireworks – a tradition that continues to this day.

Also known as Bonfire Night, November 5 is an occasion when London’s councils put on a stack of impressive fireworks displays in parks

DIY BONFIRE NIGHT Avoid the crowds by stocking up with your own crackers and celebrating at home.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT If you’re doing the bonfire thing then use it to cook up a feast. Wrap some potatoes and corn on the cob in foil and roast in the embers, or get the marshmallows out for some sweet treats.

Stalls, music and beer.

What more do you want? » Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, N22 Wood Green (alexandrapalace.com).

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around the capital. Many also have fairground rides, food and drink and family attractions.

This year most of the big events are being held between November 5-7 (see right).

Households throughout the city also celebrate Guy Fawkes with their own fireworks nights. In fact, investing in a pair of earplugs might be a good idea, especially if you’ve got neighbours with cracker-mad kids.

GET CRACKING If you’re keen to set off a few crackers of your own, you’re in luck – because this is one of the only times of the year when you can actually buy fireworks. You’re legally allowed buy them from a registered seller between October 15 and November 10 for Guy Fawkes night (you can also legally buy them between December 26 and 31 for New Year and during Diwali and Chinese New Year).

If you reckon the shop you’re buying them from is dodgy, your council’s Trading Standards office will have a list of registered sellers. There’s also a stack of online sellers.

You can let fireworks off until midnight on Bonfire Night or until 11pm on other nights, but you can’t set them off in the street or in a public place. So rug up in your winter woolies and get ready to watch as London lights up.

Love is this year’s theme at Battersea Park’s celebration. » Battersea Park, Albert Bridge Rd, SW11 Battersea Park (wandsworth.gov.uk).

Nov 7, 8pm. £6

ALL OVER LAMBETH Lambeth Council is putting on three fireworks displays. » Clapham Common, SW4 Clapham North; Brockwell Park, SE24 Brixton; and Streatham Common, SW16 Streatham (lambeth.gov. uk). Nov 5, 7.30pm. Free

CRYSTAL PALACE An early show for little kids and a late show for big ones. » Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Station Rd, SE19 Crystal Palace (crystalpalacefireworks. co.uk). Nov 5, 7pm. £5

LORD MAYOR’S SHOW, CENTRAL LONDON The big one. You’ll be able to see it from miles around. » Victoria Embankment, SW1 Temple (lordmayorsshow. org). Nov 14, 5pm. Free

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Keep the cold at bay with some mulled wine. Whack a bottle of red, some sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and an orange on the hob, heat up and enjoy.

Includes stalls which are open until 10pm. » Wimbledon Park, Home Park Rd, SW19 Southfields (merton.gov.uk/fireworks).

Nov 5, 8.15pm, £7

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Follow the Fireworks Code. Light fireworks at arm’s length, never return to a lit firework, keep any pets indoors and read instructions using a torch – never a naked flame.

» For full details of the Fireworks Code, see fire.org.uk/advice/code.htm.

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GUNPOWDER AND TREASON No, actually. Back in 1605, there were 13 blokes who wanted to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament in a bid to start an uprising so Catholics could seize power. Guy Fawkes was one of them.

On November 5, Fawkes was busted by guards in the cellar of the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gunpowder ready to ignite and blow the place to bits as the aristocracy gathered upstairs for the state opening of parliament.

He was tortured and executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot, however there are a stack of conspiracy theories suggesting Fawkes and his comrades were framed by the King’s men in a bid to make Catholics out as enemies.

Check out these fireworks displays across London:

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FOOD & DRINK

BAR REVIEW The Porterhouse ★★★★★

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THE SCENE The Dublin brewery company’s London branch is a bit of an upstairsdownstairs warren, but it has the same lively atmosphere as any pub in Temple Bar, and its

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selection of beers from almost everywhere in the world is hard to beat.

THE GRUB Usual pub grub of nachos and burgers, from £6.

BEHIND THE BAR This is where the pub comes into its own. Choose from its own stouts, ales and lagers, or have fun drinking beer from all over the globe – try Lucky Buddha from China, Tusker

from Kenya, or Chimay from Belgium. And, of course, there’s a few from home – Castle, Coopers and Speight’s are also on the menu.

BILL PLEASE Most beers start from £3.50, with some hitting the £5 mark.

VERDICT Good vibes, good beer and a good central location – what’s not to like?

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A hearty bowlful

Invite your mates round for a warming bowl of tasty soup after the fireworks have finished.

WHAT YOU NEED: 4 carrots, chopped; 2 parsnips, peeled and chopped; 1 butternut squash, peeled and chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 1.5 litres vegetable stock; 1 tsp freshly grated ginger; 1 tsp fresh garlic; ½ tsp red chilli, chopped; squeeze of orange juice; coriander leaves and grated cheese to garnish.

THE WORK: Preheat oven to 200˚C. Place the carrots, parsnips and butternut in a roasting tin.

Drizzle with olive oil to coat, and season. Roast in the oven for about an hour until the vegetables are soft.

Meanwhile, sauté the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli until soft. Add the orange juice.

Transfer the roasted veg to a food processor or liquidizer

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heated through, ladle into bowls and garnish with grated cheese and fresh coriander leaves. Serve with buttered crusty bread and a spicy red wine.

Any leftovers can be frozen, and make a good work lunch.

EATING LOCALLY Plan bee

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Fortnum’s Bees, the very much locally produced result, sells for £10 for 227g.

Home grown ‘Made in London’ is a rare tag in a city that prides itself on its cosmopolitan cuisine,

but at Konstam at the Prince Albert (Acton St, WC1X 9NA) local is flavour of the day.

Over 80 per cent of the produce in the restaurant’s kitchen is from the area covered by the London Tube network. Try the Stansted duck with fried potatoes and the Barnet leaf salad.

W Martyn Muswell Hill Broadway, N10 3RS Step back in time at this old-fashioned, family-run caffeine specialist, whose counter still looks as it did almost 100 years ago.

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AND SHE LIKED IT: Saffa star Charlize Theron proved her philanthropic credentials by offering a kiss to the highest bidder at a charity auction in San Francisco.

When a trip to see the football World Cup in South Africa and the opportunity to meet Nelson Mandela failed to attract enough bids, the Oscar winner offered up herself, the Daily Mail reported.

To the delight of the men in the audience, the winning £85,700 bid was placed by a woman who shared a 20second lip lock with Theron.

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Aussie glamour greenie Isabel Lucas has been named an ambassador for the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) campaign to create the world’s largest marine heritage park.

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Much-loved Aussie drama All Saints, which starred the actor John Howard (pictured) as grumpy Dr Frank Campion, signed off after more than a decade on the small screen.

It won nine Logies in 11 years.

JUDE’S KIWI FLING Kiwi model Samantha Burke says she has “no regrets” about her high-profile fling with actor Jude Law.

Burke, a 25-year-old model from New Zealand, fell pregnant during a fling with Law – who already has three children Rafferty, 14, Iris, eight, and Rudy, seven, with his exwife Sadie Frost – earlier this year after they met at a New York nightclub.

She told British glossy Hello! that her daughter Sophia, born a month ago, looked just like the 36-year-old London-based

actor, and that she has already perfected his sultry expression.

“Her features are more like Jude’s,” she told the magazine.

“She has his chin and nose, and she does a little pout that I notice that he’s done before.

I think her eyes are more like mine, though.”

Although Burke is yet to introduce her daughter to Law, she is convinced he will be a good parent.

“He’s a great father to his three kids,” she said. She’s his daughter and I believe he’ll come through.”

SAY WHAT?

”I couldn’t give it away” 30 Rock star Tina Fey explains why she had to wait until the age of 24 to lose her virginity.

NZ Woman’s Weekly: As she unveils a sexy new look, Katie Holmes has babies on the brain and has apparently asked Tom for a sibling for three-year-old Suri. Plus, is Jennifer Aniston back with love rat John Mayer? And Jennifer Hudson’s baby joy.

AUSTRALIA OK!: Australian Idol’s Ricki-Lee Coulter shares her personal struggles with depression and the painful split from her husband. Plus, cover girl Jennifer Aniston is apparently addicted to John ‘The Player’ Mayer, while Delta Goodrem joins the mag as guest health editor, sharing her tips on staying fit and looking great this summer.

SOUTH AFRICA You: What will be revealed in Joost van der Westhuizen’s official biography? The book, Man In The Mirror by The Weekender sport journalist David Gemmell, is said to lift the shroud of secrecy from the ex-Bok’s involvement in a sex video scandal that has rocked South Africa. Plus, a romantic wedding for Springbok hero Morné Steyn and his high school sweetheart.

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The Aussie actress on taking martial arts lessons and playing the lover of English poet John Keats in NZ director Jane Campion’s new film Bright Star

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Abbie Cornish INTERVIEW JAMES MOTTRAM You play Fanny Brawne, the lover of Romantic poet John Keats, in Jane Campion’s Bright Star. How did you research what she was like?

His poems were a real key. She also had a diary, where she’d draw pictures of dresses she wanted to make. We had things like … on the day Keats left for Rome [where he was to die, aged 25], it says something as simple as ‘Mr Keats left Hampstead’, and it breaks your heart.

I wanted to be “ a travelling vet, or a musician ” How would you describe the love affair between Keats and Brawne?

I just think it was really pure and it was very real. They were like two peas in a pod, both sensitive, open, caring people – so their relationship was based on all of that. I think they had a great friendship.

They liked to laugh together.

Your character was a seamstress.

Did you learn how to sew?

I spent some time in rehearsals learning how to sew and embroider … I like the embroidery, because you could do flowers and trees, real artistic designs.

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How important to you was the relationship between Fanny and her mother?

As a daughter – and not a mother yet – I wanted to be loyal to 19-year-old Fanny Brawne. I had to see how falling in love with a man that your mother doesn’t so much approve of, what it does to a relationship. Rather than

just being Mummy’s little girl, you all of a sudden take on your own life and womanhood. It was important for me to get that right.

You’ve been dubbed ‘the new Nicole Kidman’ a lot. Do you think this will intensify, as you’ve now both worked with Jane Campion?

I don’t know. It’s something that someone else has said. She has a wonderful career.

I don’t mind.

So what are you doing next?

I’m just about to do a film [Sucker Punch] that Zack Snyder is directing. He did 300 and Watchmen. And it’s totally different

to anything I’ve done. It’s a studio film, Warner Brothers are doing it. It’s a pretty crazy concept film. I’ve always wanted to do a role where I have to train really hard for it. I have to do three months of training and learn a lot of martial arts and fighting sequences and weapons.

Are you quite physically active?

Yeah. I’ve done a few different forms of martial arts here and there. My mum was a karate champion, at one point, before she had too many kids. I used to go with her a bit, when I was young. My brother did too. I loved [Brazilian fighting style] Capoeira and I loved boxing.

Do you ever get fearful playing a role?

I don’t know if ‘fear’ is the word. Anxiety or excitement maybe. There is pressure, but it’s before you do the role. Once you’re in rehearsals, you find the character’s feet and you feel you have an understanding of what that film means.

Did you ever want to do anything else other than be an actor?

When I was a little kid I wanted to be a travelling vet, or a musician or a painter.

But you know how it is when you’re a kid – it changes every day!

» Bright Star is on general release from Nov 6. See our review on page 22

DID YOU KNOW? Abbie was born in Lochinvar, in the Hunter region of New South Wales, the second of five children.

When she was 13 she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals of a Dolly magazine competition.

She starred with fellow Aussies Sam Worthington in Somersault, Russell Crowe in A Good Year and Heath Ledger in Candy.

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In the years since The Piano was released in 1993, Kiwi director Jane Campion has failed to hit the same high notes with films like Holy Smoke and In The Cut. It’s a slump in form that is well and truly addressed with magnificent period drama Bright Star.

A beautifully constructed and visually sumptuous love story that dares to defy genre conventions, it chronicles the relationship between poet John Keats (Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Cornish), from the time they were neighbours in Hamptead in 1818 to his death from TB two years later.

By stripping away the usual window dressing you might expect from period dramas, Campion allows us to really focus on the depth of feeling between the intense

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Keats and the feisty Brawne.

For Bright Star to work, the director needed her leads to deliver – and they do so in spades. Whishaw brings layers to a character that quite easily could have been a stereotype, but it is Cornish who really

shines, putting in a thoroughly believable performance in one of the year’s best period films.

GOOD FOR: Those who thought Campion was a onefilm wonder. PIERRE DE VILLIERS

» For our interview with Abbie Cornish see page 21.

Writer Diablo Cody’s first film since Juno is a sexy but silly comedy horror that sees the hottest girl in school (Megan Fox) kill boys after being possessed by a demon.

It’s not nearly funny or scary enough and the film unravels badly in the last 20 minutes, but those with a hard-on for Fox will be in (wet) dreamland.

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★★★★★ George Clooney reminds us just how gifted a comedic actor he is as daft psychic soldier Lyn Cassady in Grant Heslove’s hilarious military farce. Clooney gets brilliant support from Ewan McGregor, as a journo who undertakes a road trip into Iraq with Cassady, in what is the quirkiest of comedies.

GOOD FOR: Clooney fans. PDV

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LAST WEEK’S WINNER Anna Ptaszynska

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suggest Charlize Theron has been earmarked for one of the lead roles.

Filming will begin in Australia next August.

Sydney will be the setting for a big budget Indian movie next month with the Bollywood remake of Step Mom set to be shot in the city.

It will be the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in Sydney and will bring with it several big name Indian stars including director Karan Johar.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge and Darling Harbour will both be featured.

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Aussie director George Miller says preproduction is well under way for the fourth instalment of the Mad Max franchise.

But he was tight-lipped on whether Gibson was being cast for the movie, titled Mad Max Fury Road.

Miller did say the movie would take the franchise in a new direction.

There’s speculation that Aussie actor Sam Worthington (right) may star in the new flick, and reports

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CULTURE WILD THING: EPSTEIN, GAUDIERBRZESKA, GILL In the early 20th century British sculpture was turned on its head by artists Jacob Epstein, Henri GaudierBrzeska and Eric Gill.

Their pre-occupations are palapably distinct.

Where Gill creates images of sex and fertility – his works could pass for pagan idols – Brzeska re-interprets the human form in a swirl of misshapen modernism.

But Epstein’s pieces are perhaps the most striking, marked by a sleek futurism that will seem familiar to fans of later sci-fi cinema,

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SEE THIS: Exhibition demonstrating his influence and the fact he was truly ahead of his time.

His ‘Rock Drill’ features one of the earliest images of robotic man in sculpture (right), which could pass as a Stormtrooper’s forebear.

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WORTH A LOOK Glimpse Victorian High Society in The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life » Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Rd, SW1A 1AA

Victoria (royalcollection.org.uk). Until Feb 14. £8.50

American pop art phenomenon » Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX

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Tragically, life mirrored art and, after the suicide of his ex-partner, Little Britain star Matt Lucas has withdrawn from Simon Bent’s new play about anarchic playwright Joe Orton’s final years.

He played Kenneth Halliwell (now Con O’Neill), the jealous

Catherine Ashmore, The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein

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lover who bludgeoned Orton (Chris New) to death before taking a fatal overdose.

Gwen Taylor’s caring neighbour adds a comic touch to this solid but unenlightening drama. LOUISE KINGSLEY

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Nick Cave (Canongate) OUT NOW

★★★★★ There’s no question that, when it comes to making music and scoring films, Nick Cave’s talents are second to none. But his second attempt at writing literature leaves much to be desired.

The novel’s anti-hero is Bunny Munro, a middle aged, selfstyled “cocksman” whose infidelities have driven his wife to suicide. Adrift and subsumed by a grief he can barely acknowledge, Munro drags his young son

Bunny Junior on a desultory road trip (basically Junior gets left in the car while his dad, a door-to-door salesman, tries to flog beauty products to female customers while trying to mount them).

There’s some atmospheric writing, especially towards the end as Bunny’s day of reckoning looms. But the plot never gets going and it’s hard to sympathise with the reprobate protagonist.

For the same themes of male vulnerability, rage and emotional impotence, you’re better off checking out Cave’s superb Grinderman LP. ALISON GRINTER

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Angel (oldredliontheatre.co.uk). Until Nov 17. £13-16

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MUSIC JULIAN CASABLANCAS Phrazes For The Young

MUSIC & CLUBS

(Rough Trade)

★★★★★

It’s been nearly four years since The Strokes’ last album was a commercial disappointment.

With the pop business more ephemeral than ever, the world hasn’t exactly been clamouring for their singer to make a solo album.

The world, though, might want to cock an ear in its direction. The departure from his day job doesn’t feel that great at first, opener Out Of

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★★★★★ Discussing his band’s eleventh album, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora told Rolling Stone that the group “experimented with a lot of new sounds”.

Good luck finding them. The Circle is a straightforward Bon Jovi record, owing more than usual to New Jersey comrade Bruce Springsteen but otherwise awash with all the expected punch-the-air choruses (and, on Work For The Working Man, a bassline more or less nicked from Living On A Prayer). WFJ

(Sub Pop)

★★★★★

The nagging suspicion that Flight Of The Conchords’ television show would be nigh-on perfect were it not for all those slightly clumsy songs gains momentum with I Told You I Was Freaky, a collection of tracks culled from the duo’s second series.

Many of these numbers weren’t especially amusing to begin with; but here, divorced from the often-far-funnier plotlines that spawned them, the jokes fall even flatter. Stick with the live show. WFJ

A Man’s Thoughts

★★★★★ “Girl you gonna get it,” croons Ginunwine on Trouble, “if you keep on doing that.” So this is what constitutes the ‘man thoughts’ of ’90s R’n’B sex symbol Ginuwine (real name Elgin Baylor Lumpkin!). So much for his growing up. Still, in taking his cues from ol’ smoothy Marvin Gaye, he’s created a more mature, retro sound.

But the stand-out track is the sultry Get Involved which reunites him with old innovator /collaborator Timbaland.

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ON TOUR The John Butler Trio will head on an Aussie tour in January to plug their fifth album, April Uprising.

Well, technically the album is John Butler’s first with new line-up Nicky Bomba (drums) and Byron Luiters (bass).

NO.1 Tik Tok, Ke$ha.

ON TOUR After traipsing around the globe for the past two years The Brunettes finally return home for a mini national tour (November 5-8) to air tracks from their new album Paper Dolls. The LP is a followup to the band’s 2007 release Structure And Cosmetics.

NO.1 Sexy Chick, David Guetta feat Akon.

MAKING NEWS One of the few Saffa artists to triumph at last week’s Channel O Music Video Awards at Carnival City near Boksburg was Khuli Chana, whose debut video Tswak Stik’em saw him named Best Newcomer.

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The Blue plainly cut from a Strokes cloth. But then, aided by higher-than-usual melodies that suit his vox, Casablancas starts to stretch his legs, and things get more interesting.

11th Dimension borrows effectively from New Order; River Of Brake Lights goes glitchy in places; and Ludlow St has a crack at country.

Only the limp soul of 4 Chords Of The Apocalypse bores.

The only problem with Phrazes … is that too much of it is three-and-a-half-minute songs dragged out nearer to five. Still, it’s a small quibble about one of the year’s more pleasant pop surprises.

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LIVE REVIEW Bad Lieutenant Heaven Oct 21 ★★★★★ Anyone mourning the demise of New Order can console themselves in the fact that Bernard Sumner’s new outfit Bad Lieutenant are essentially the same band minus moody bassist Peter Hook.

The breezy pop of their debut album Never Cry Another Tear is politely received by a partisan crowd. However, it is only when Sumner drops New Order faves like Crystal and his Chemical Brothers assisted Out Of Control that the party gets going.

He then brings the house down with Joy Division classics Love Will Tear Us Apart and Transmission.

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GIG OF THE WEEK JAY-Z Jay-Z might have 99 problems but his man-of-the-moment popularity in the UK ain’t one of them. After making Noel Gallagher eat his own stoopid words about hip-hop not having a place at Glastonbury with a triumphant showing on the Pyramid stage last year, the New Yorker is back to reprise his kinetic, sell-out show at the Roundhouse in September to play cuts from new album Blueprint 3 (which features the vocal talents of Luke Steele from Empire Of The Sun). Ally Pally might not have a roof left after this one.

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He’s a blind, Aboriginal musician who shuns interviews and sings in his native Yolngu dialect, but whose self-titled debut album managed to crack the UK top 50 and has become a Radio 2 favourite. We’re happy to report that Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s rich and languid music is just as captivating as his back-story. Don’t miss.

For their first album Norwegian duo Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge gave us consciousness-expanding, blissful pop with tunes such as Eple and Poor Leno. After going a bit dark and techno for a while, the chill-out champs returned this year with a third, pull-outall-the-stops LP, Junior. It gets a run-through in She Bu this week.

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THE LINE-UP James Steel

(lead vocals/guitar), Nick Foots (guitar/keyboard), Dave Ferrett (bass) and Matthew Day (drums).

HAILS FROM Whitechapel.

THE BUZZ SO FAR Frequently compared to The White Stripes and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The Brute Chorus take bits of folk, blues, and indie, and add raw lyrics to the mix to create a boxfresh sound that’s being breathlessly touted as the new wave of indie.

WHAT ELSE? In good, oldfashioned DIY-style the band recorded their debut album live in front of 300 fans at Camden’s Roundhouse Studio in just one hour. They will be releasing it on their own label.

THE BAND SAY “We don’t look to other people to inform

what we’re doing or to be part of a scene.” (themusicfix.co.uk) THE CRITICS SAY “The Brute Chorus’s debut album is a gripping flight of fancy; intelligent but visceral, refreshingly honest and expertly conceived.”

(thelineofbestfit.com) THE RELEASE Self-titled debut

out now. ELIZABETH EUN

TNT online For more music reviews of the latest albums go to tntmagazine.com/london_life

SOUND BITES A big question mark hangs over the future of V Festival after the Aussie promoter Michael Coppel Presents (MCP) declined to renew a deal with Sir Richard Branson to stage the event, reports the Daily Telegraph.

V Festival, held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and the Gold Coast, has hosted such big-name acts as The Killers, and Vanilla Ice (right) in the past three years.

MUSIC LISTINGS MONDAY 27

SATURDAY 2

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Concern, Mewgatz

Dub Pistols The hip-hop, breakbeat and ska collective use horns and turntables for the performance. Koko, Camden High

The Chicago-based indiepop performer promotes his album Vs Children. The

St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £14.50.

Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). Adv £8.50.

Jooks Of Kent, The Nuns The trio play blues and boogie crossed with rock and roll.

Kenny G The saxophonist promotes his album Rhythm And Romance. Royal Albert

The Grosvenor, Sidney Rd, SW9 0TP (020 7733 1799). £5.

Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £29-£50.

Left With Pictures, My Sad Captains, The Riff Raff

Rosemary Branch Festival: Pete Letanka Trio South

The London-based combo play melodic indie-pop. The

African swing band. Rosemary

Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £6, w/flyer/NUS £5.

Branch Theatre, Shepperton Rd, N1 3DT (020 7704 6665). £10.

Raphael Saadiq The Grammy Award-winning American soul singer and producer plays tracks from his back catalogue.

IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £22.50 & £30.

Chris Wood Acoustic folkrock from the singer-songwriter and guitarist. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £14, concs £12.

NOFX American punk-

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rockers. Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999). £20.

Gary Moore, Buddy Whittington The veteran guitarist promotes his album, Bad For You Baby Baby.

Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £26.91-£34.26.

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TUESDAY 28

KT Sullivan The vocalist

The Bug, DJ Adrian Sherwood The London outfit

performs the songs of Jerome Kern. Live! On The Park At Pizza

play experimental rock. The

On The Park, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LY (020 7235 5273). £15 & £25.

Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774). £10.

Easy Star All-Stars The New York four-piece perform covers with a reggae twist. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £17.50.

Jayson Norris, Rhys Morgan, Amphibic Acoustic rock singer-songwriter originally from New Zealand. Halfmoon Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £5.

Sleepercurve, White Light Parade, HK:UK The London trio play progressive indie-rock to promote their forthcoming EP. Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 8806 2668). £6, w/flyer £5.

The Yeah You’s, Meg Hutchinson Alternative duo

FRIDAY 1

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Danny Schmidt

Skinny Molly

The Wednesday Night Showcase Acoustic showcase of signed and unsigned acts. The Bullet

The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £8, adv £6.

Herne Hill, SE24 9HU (020 7274 2733). £12, adv £10.

The Deadly Vibes, The Risk, The Branded

Tarrbaby, Three Times Daily

The Blockheads The veteran

punk-rockers play their hits. The

Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £23.50.

The American three-piece play country-rock tracks from their album Feels So Good I Wanna Do It Again. Boston Arms, Junction Rd, N19 5QQ (020 7272 8153). £7, concs £5.

Willie Garnett’s Big Band Gravity, Spector, Gunner Sgt, Continental Train Wreck The outfit play indie-rock songs.

Hope And Anchor, Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). £6, concs £4.50.

Sax-led swing from the 17-piece.

Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £7.

Hayze, I’m Spartacus, Hipsters Fix, The Blockade Indie-rock trio from Ipswich.

The Troubadour, Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £7.

12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £6.

Okkyung Lee, Christian Marclay, Steve Beresford, John Butcher Experimental

WEDNESDAY 29

Zoot Money’s Surprise Party The veteran blues man

tracks from the New York performer. Cafe Oto, Ashwin

plays his monthly residency.

St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £10.

Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, Barnes, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £10.

James Marsters

Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £5, concs £4.

Nina Ferro with Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band The Australian jazz singer performs with the outfit. Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, diners £4.50.

José González The Swedish singer-songwriter plays lo-fi pop.

The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Rd, SW8 2HJ (020 7627 0698). £5.

Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £8, £7 before 10pm.

The Wolfetones Brian Warfield and his band play upbeat interpretations of Irish ballads and songs.

Irish Cultural Centre, Blacks Rd, W6 9DT (020 8563 8232). £15.

SUNDAY 3 Ian Anderson Jethro Tull flautist. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (0845 120 7500). £17.50-£25.

Rhydian The Welsh X Factor finalist performs tracks from his self-titled album, which features covers and originals.

Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £22.02-£39.15.

trio play experimental rock.

Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 8806 2668). £6, concs £4.50.

Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). Adv £20.

John Standing The vocalist performs the songs of Noël Coward. Live! On The Park At Pizza

Ultravox The 1980s

Pink

new wave and electropop band perform tracks from their repertoire. Roundhouse,

The pop singer performs tracks from her album Funhouse. O2

On The Park, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LY (020 7235 5273). £15 & £25.

Tacoma The Paris-based

Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £32.50 & £35.

Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £35.

Jim White The Americana

Mick Thomas, Rachel Hatfield, Natalie MCcool

country singer plays tracks from his extensive back catalogue.

The Australian soloist performs folk-rock. The Troubadour,

Jeniferever, Red Skys, Caesura, Codes In The Clouds Indie-rock from the

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). Adv £17.50.

Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £12, adv £10.

Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £6.

The London singer and instrumentalist plays soul, funk and electronica. The Troubadour,

The acoustic pop vocalist plays songs from his album Like A Waterfall. Union Chapel,

East Wintergarden, Canada Sq, E14 5AB (020 7334 3922). £17.

Swedish four-piece playing tracks from their album Spring Tides. Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn

Southern US rock band featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Mike Estes. The Half Moon, Half Moon Ln,

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Bar, Kentish Town Rd, NW1 8PB (020 7485 6040). £5, w/flyer £4.

Sam Lewis Soul, blues and folk from the guitarist and his band playing tracks from album Everything You Are.

Heavy soulful rock four-piece from London. Bull And Gate,

And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15.

Folk from the Australian singer-songwriter and her band, including tracks from her album Despite The Snow Snow.

Mike Kintish and Nick Ingram perform electro-rock tracks.

Bridgefire, Son Of Bitch

Blues, funk and soul from the seven-piece. Dover St Restaurant

Submit your free listing at least three weeks prior to the publication by emailing gigs@pressassociation.com.

Tina Turner The Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter performs hits from her back catalogue.

O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £50-£200.

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FAST FORWARD AC/DC Wembley Stadium, Jun 26 (0871 2200 260). £55 Animal Collective Brixton Academy, Aug 20 (0844 477 2000). £18 Blur Hyde Park, Jul 2-3 (0870 534 444) £45 British India Dublin Castle, May 24 (020 8806 2668). £6.

John Butler Union Chapel, Jul 17 (0870 264 3333). £17.50 The Cat Empire Shepherds Bush Empire, Jul 3-4 (08444 77 2000) £17.50 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Latitude Festival, Jul 16-19, Henham Park, Suffolk, (latitudefestival.co.uk) £150 Die! Die! Die! Cargo, May 10, (020 7403 3331). £6.50 The Drones The Luminaire, May 21 (wegottickets.com). £8.50 Gurrumul Union Chapel, May 13 (0844 576 5483).£12.50 Manic Street Preachers Roundhouse, May 28-30 (0844 482 8008). £26.50 Mr Scruff Koko, May 23 (0870 4325 527). £15 Pet Shop Boys O2 Arena, Jun 19 (0870 534 4444). £30 Shapeshifter Forum, May 22 (0844 847 2405). £17.50 Toast Festival: Dave Dobbyn, Jayson Norris, Goldfish Clapham Common, Jun 26-28 (0871 230 5583). £15-£150

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK RABID WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL “London needs a winter indoor festival – people don’t just want to party in the summer. What are they supposed to do the rest of the year?” That’s what organisers of the Rabid Winter Music Festival reckon, and we think they’re on the money. Spread over five rooms, Rabid brings together a horde of underground and international names, including Hannah Holland (right), Matthias Tanzmann, Ambivalent, Fabriuzio Maurizi and Deepgrove.

» SEOne, Weston St, SE1 3QX London Bridge (020 7407 1617).

Sat, Nov 7, 8pm-8am. £35 adv beats/breaks

funk/soul

drum ’n’ bass

electro

hip-hop

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Timo Garcio is rocking out at Vauxhall’s coolest venue this weekend with his edgy house sound that’s sharper than a tack.

As head honcho at Berwick Street Records, he knows all about cool beats.

Italy’s biggest clubbing export Mauro Picotto is joined by Belgium’s Dr Lektroluv and his unique techno sound for London’s longest-running weekly party, The Gallery. Sonny Wharton is also on the bill.

hard house/trance

house/garage

rock/metal

techno

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» The Lightbox, South Lambeth » Ministry of Sound, 103 Pl, SW8 1SP Vauxhall (020 3242 0040). Sat, Nov 7, 10pm-6am. £12 adv, £14 otd

Gaunt St, SE1 6DP Elephant & Castle (0870 060 0010). Fri, Nov 8, 10.30pm-6am. £13 adv

LP REVIEW Round One Mixed by Prok and Fitch (Floorplay Music)

Big, bouncy, feel-good house music is what Brighton duo Prok and Fitch deliver on this digitalonly LP. These guys have always managed to do house music well – it’s got a great depth to it rather than that fluffy stuff house music is so often littered

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with. The track Red Light with DJ Disciple is a highlight.

With their edgy, percussionled sound, Prok and Fitch can do no wrong. The album’s out this month, available both mixed and unmixed.

We’ve got two pairs of tickets to the Rabid Winter Music Festival to give away. For your chance to win, email grabs@tntmagazine.com with ‘rabid’ in the subject line by noon on Wednesday, November 4.

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Clapham Common music festival Get Loaded in the Park is crossing over to the dark side with a New Year’s Eve party at Brixton Academy this year. Get Loaded in the Dark will say goodbye to 2009 and hello to 2010 with Simian Mobile Disco (above), Chase & Status, Annie Mac and Herve performing. Tickets start at £25 and are on sale at getloadedinthedark.com.

Sander van Doorn’s been tripping around North America with his Dusk Till Doorn tour, playing recent gigs in Canada, and he reckons he’s gonna make history with his efforts:

“2010 will see many, many more Dusk Till Doorn dates, both in North America and the rest of the world, so it’s a real piece of clubbing history coming up.” Yeah, whatever you say, mate.

Hed Kandi is soon to reach its 10th birthday and is asking you to send in your favourite Kandi moments taken on a camera. The best 10 snaps will be added to the brand’s upcoming Winter Mix album inlay booklet. Send your pics to competitions@hedkandi. com with your name and details of when and where they were taken. Pics must be 500KB or more.

CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 27 Authentic Cuban Night Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005).

5pm-2am. £5, free before 9pm.

Bite DJs Lydia, Ian, Marcus and Complexus play electro, hip-hop, indie, Motown and pop. Punk, Soho St, W1D 3DN (020 7734 4004). 9pm-3am. £5, concs £3, free before 10pm.

Explosive DJ Rugrat spins R’n’B, funky and club classics.

Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 10pm-3.30am. £5.

Hard Core Salsa DJ

Electrovibe James Mac and DJ Lukass play house and electro. Club Boulevard, The Broadway, W5 5JY (07912 654 543). 10pm-late. £10.

TIESTO VICTORIA PARK Bethnal Green Jul 3, £36 The Dutch DJ is coming to London this summer for a bit of festival fun.

Having sold out the O2 Arena last year, he’s sure to do the same at this event.

Get your tickets now at ticketmaster.co.uk.

House Rules Bank Holiday Special Norman Jay spins house classics. Plan B, Brixton Rd, SW9 4AY (0870 116 5421).

9pm-6am. Adv £10.

Lost And Found Keb Darge and Andy Smith play blues, rock and Northern Soul. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10pm-3am. £8.

Miami 305 Funky house and pop from Mr Mak and Edge. Stanza, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 5DY (020 7494 3020).

9.30pm-3am. £15, mems £10.

Mario plays mambo and salsa. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277).

5.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Double Shake It With Laquisha Jonz Andrew

Salsa Night The resident

Elmore and Tommy Sandhu supply club hits. The Shadow

DJs provide salsa tracks. The Standard, Blackhorse Ln, E17 6DS (020 8503 2523). 8pm-9pm. £6.

Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm-3am. £5£10, free before 10pm, mems free.

TUESDAY 28 Barrio Latino Merengue, salsa, bachata and urban Latin tracks from Chino and Alex. Bar Rumba, Shaftesbury Ave,

Delicious Thursdays R’n’B and retro hits on the ground floor, with house and party anthems in the basement. Zoo Bar, Bear

Funky Fridays DJs provide funk, disco, pop, African beats and 1980s hits, plus live performances from Jesse, Ken and Tyrone.

St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

10pm-3am. £10, £8 before 10pm.

Royal Oak, East Hill, SW18 2QB (020 8874 4892). 7.30pm-late. Free.

Fuse The resident DJs spin funky house and indie. The

Hospitality High Contrast and Skream Zinc spin house. Matter

chart, party and retro hits in the basement with R’n’B, electro and house in the VIP room. Zoo Bar, Bear St,

Langley, Langley St, WC2H 9JA (020 7836 5005). 4.30pm-1am. £8, free before 9pm, £3 before 10pm.

At O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0AX (020 7549 6686). 10pm-6am. £15.

WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

9pm-3am. £7, NUS £5, adv £4.50.

Members Night DJ Bambach

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W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715). 9pm-3am. £5, £4 before 11pm, NUS £3.

Socialism Brockie, Nicky

Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins

BM and Phantasy provide drum ’n’ bass. Herbal, Kingsland

salsa, samba and Latin tunes, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing

supplies funky house anthems.

Latin Fever Latin music from resident DJ Jorge, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing Cross

The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 9pm-late. £5£10, free before 10pm, mems free.

Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277).

7pm-2am. £10, £8 before 11pm, £4 before 9pm, £2 before 8pm.

Rewind Residents spin classic

Twisted The residents supply

club anthems. LVPO, Dean St, W1D

house and commercial dance.

Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 5.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Rd, E2 8DA (020 7613 4462).

9pm-2am. £7, £5 before 12am, NUS £4, ladies Free before 11.30pm.

5BQ (020 7434 3399). 9pm-3am. £8.

Trannyshack Tasty Tim and

Silk Cuts DJ Nick Fletcher spins

global house. Jewel, Glasshouse

Lost In London Party hits

Dusty O supply chart anthems, plus live bands. Madame Jo Jo’s,

Motion, Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6PA (020 7389 9933).

8pm-late. £10, guestlist £5 before 11pm, free before 9pm.

St, W1B 5DQ (020 7439 4990).

9pm-1am. £10, guest list £5.

Upper Class DJ Leo spins

on the ground floor, electrohouse in the basement and commercial R’n’B in the VIP room. Zoo Bar, Bear St,

Wicked Wednesdays

WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

9pm-3am. £7, guestlist/NUS £5.

The residents supply R’n’B and hip-hop. Sound, Leicester

Salon DJ Aubrey spins club anthems. The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 9pm-late. £5-£10, free before 10pm, mems free.

Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10.30pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

9pm-3am. £10, £2.50 before 11pm.

THURSDAY 30 Arpdays DJs Idjut Boys, Bill

house. Jewel, Glasshouse St, W1B 5DQ (020 7439 4990).

9pm-1am. £10, guest list £5.

FRIDAY 1 Appropriate For... Party!

Residents spin dance, pop and club classics. Apt, Queen St, EC4N 1TX (020 7618 9020). 7pm-3am. £5, £3 guest list. Free before 10pm.

Back In The Day Resident DJ Stevie B spins retro pop, electro, funk, house, dance and R‘n’B.

White Heat DJs Matty and Olly spin rock and disco.

Brewster and Jonny 5 spin club hits. Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A 3AY

Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10.30pm-3am. £7, adv £6.

(020 7739 3440). 7pm-1am. £8.

Escape Soho, Brewer St, W1F 0SU (07833 327002). 9pm-3am. £4.

Classique The residents

Calentito Resident DJs spin

play house classics, 1980s pop and commercial R’n’B. The Hill,

pop, R’n’B and classic soul.

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Muswell Hill, N10 3ST (020 8365 3651).

10pm-3am. £10, £7 before 11.30pm.

Salvador And Amanda, Great Newport St, WC2H 7JA (020 7240 1551).

9pm-3am. £10, guestlist £5.

The Libertaire, High St, W3 6NG (020 7160 0572). 10pm-late. £10, ladies Free before 11pm.

Rock The Kaz Bar Resident DJs spin disco, funk, pop, house and R’n’B grooves.

Digress Soho, Beak St, W1F 9RA (020 7437 0239). 12noon-3am. £10, £7 before 11pm, free before 10pm.

Steve Smart Steve Smart spins dancefloor hits. Club Boulevard, The Broadway, W5 5JY (07912 654 543). 10pm-1.30pm. £10, ladies £5 before 11.30pm.

XXL Techno and pop from resident DJs for a crowd of hirsute guys and their admirers. The Arches, Southwark St, SE1 1RU (020 7403 9643).

9pm-6am. £12, concs/mems £8.

SUNDAY 3 Dubfire Paul Woolford, Tim Sheridan Vs Mr C and Biased Guy spin dubstep.

Matter at O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0AX (020 7549 6686).

10pm-6am. £15, adv £12, NUS £10.

SATURDAY 2 Born 2 Boogie DJ Legs, Playboys and Milk Tray spin R’n’B, hip-hop, soul and reggae. Archangel, Kensington High St, W8 5NP (020 7938 4137).

10pm-2am. £10, concs £8.

Funkinyou 5th Anniversary & Sunglasses Party DJ Arkoss and special surprise guests play house, funk and electro.

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). 10pm-5.30am. £15.

Carwash Resident DJs play 1970s and 1980s disco and funk.

N-Joy The resident DJs

Club Aquarium, Old St, EC1V 9DD (020 7251 6136). 10pm-3.30am. £15.

supply club anthems.

Destination Resident DJs

Cheap$kates Disco and hip-hop courtesy of DJ Downfall.

spin funky house, dance, commercial dance, R’n’B and club anthems. On Anon,

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7734 6308). 9pm-3.30am. £6, NUS £4.50, w/flyer £4.

Piccadilly, W1V 9LA (020 7287 8008).

9pm-late. £10, £7 before 11pm, free before 10pm.

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Platinum Funk The resident DJs supply R’n’B, hip-hop and funky house.

Motion, Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6PA (020 7389 9933).

10pm-3am. £10, free before 12am.

Wetyourself Resident DJs spin electro and minimal tunes. Club Aquarium, Old St, EC1V 9DD (0776 704 7420).

10pm-4am. £10, w/flyer £5.

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wrap up of last week’s events from australia, new zealand and south africa

“Our Australian officials on the Oceanic Viking are probably going to be forced into a very ugly, nasty scenario where they have to forcibly remove those people. This is a disaster on every front.”

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AUSTRALIA Rates set to rise Interest rates were expected to be raised 25 basis points on Melbourne Cup Day. With an increase in the annual inflation rate revealed to be 3.5 per cent in September, economists were expecting interest rates to be raised to 3.5 per cent.

Prince Edward gaffe Prince Edward was being compared to his gaffe-prone father, Prince Phillip, after he said the risk of death made the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Prince Edward

flying high: Travis Pastrana of the US performs a back flip on his dirt bike over a hovering helicopter in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Pastrana has performed other stunts around the world, including jumping out of a plane with no parachute.

more appealing to young people.

Prince Edward was in Australia to promote the award and made the comment in reference to the death of David Iredale, who died bushwalking.

Teens face charges Three teenagers were charged over the alleged gang rape of a woman during an end-of-season aussie rules trip.

The teens were among a group of 16 young men arrested over the alleged rapes at Phillip Island last month. Only the three teens were charged.

A 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds were charged with

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by 2008, a return of 154 per cent.

The bet eliminated all horses from the line-up that had odds longer than 50-1, and put $1 on all possible box trifecta combinations for the other starters. But it isn’t foolproof.

The mathematicians said there would need to be a run of results statistically similar to the past 20 years for it to work again.

Chang killer still in jail The decision to grant parole to one of the men convicted of murdering Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang was put on hold following a public outcry.

The State Parole Authority determined that Phillip Choon Tee Lim would be released on November 11, by which time he would have served his minimum sentence of 18 years.

But on Tuesday, NSW corrective services minister John Robertson said the release date had been put on hold.

“He, in some ways, is the pin-up boy ... of people who are entitled to come back, serve their sentence and start a clean slate.” Brett Collins, advocate for convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson.

“I’ve been in this industry for 49 long years. I’ve never seen the stocks in better shape. We’re catching our fish in a shorter period of time than we ever did before ... to put it in a nutshell, this is the worst possible outcome for Australia.” Chairman of Cleanseas Tuna, Hagen Stehr, on the cut to the southern bluefin tuna catch.

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Mathematicians from the University of NSW have come up with a Melbourne Cup betting formula that would have netted them a better return over the past 20 years than saving at a bank.

From an initial outlay of $4896 on Melbourne Cup Day in 1989, the winning formula, called the Melbourne Cup Trifecta, would have returned a profit of $40,885

false imprisonment, rape and indecent assault.

“Australia has more to lose through continued inaction on climate change than do our competitor economies.” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

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■ Body of 71-year-old Lucia Amenta is discovered in a barrel in Melbourne.

■ She has been missing since January 2008.

■ Police say they are close to laying charges.

NEW SOUTH WALES Convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson filed a court application for an apprehended personal violence order against neighbour, Sean Killgallon.

Killgallon erected a sign saying “pedophile” (sic) in the street and placed a coffin outside Ferguson’s unit, the application stated.

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omicide detectives said they were close to laying charges after the body of 71-year-old Melbourne grandmother Lucia Amenta was found stuffed in a barrel in a creek.

Amenta went missing in mysterious circumstances on January 20, 2008.

The development came after police searched the family home in Sydney Rd, Fawkner, in Melbourne’s north, where Amenta’s husband, Paolo, still lived and took away items including a barrel and tray truck.

Mr Amenta and the younger of his two sons, John, 41, were

Police raid the home of Lucia Amenta whose remains were found in a barrel

present at the search and were questioned by police.

The black plastic barrel containing Amenta’s remains was found on October 24 by workers cleaning a creek running through a reserve, less than 3km from her home.

Police detective inspector Steve Clark said detectives believed the barrel containing

the body had only been dumped in the creek some time after July 31 this year, when the creek was last cleaned out.

Last week a large poster featuring Amenta’s photo and an appeal for help to find her, which was put up after her disappearance, remained at the front of the family home.

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Asylum seekers refuse to move There was no deadline for the transfer of 78 asylum seekers aboard an Australian Customs vessel to an Indonesian detention centre, foreign minister Stephen Smith said.

The group was rescued more than a week ago by an Australian navy vessel in Indonesia’s search and rescue zone, before being transferred to the Oceanic Viking which was anchored 10 nautical miles off Indonesia’s Bintan Island.

The asylum seekers were refusing to be off loaded.

Negotiations for the transfer of the group to the Tanjung

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ANOTHER BOAT ARRIVES Another boatload of asylum seekers was intercepted off the northern Australian coast.

The vessel was the 37th intercepted by Australian authorities this year.

The vessel was thought to have 34 passengers and four crew members on board.

Pinang detention facility were ongoing, Smith said.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd would not rule out the use of force to disembark the group.

QUEENSLAND A balcony at a Brisbane home collapsed injuring eight people. It came days after the finish of a coronial inquiry into the death of a woman following another balcony collapse in Brisbane last year.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA A 53-year-old Adelaide man died after contracting meningococcal disease. Health officials said the man was admitted to hospital in a critical condition on Thursday but died soon after.

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A Sri Lankan asylum seeker

Tasmania was described as the safest state with crimes against people, such as assaults and robberies, falling for the second consecutive year. Figures showed the total number of these offences recorded to the year ending June fell 6 per cent on the previous year’s total, after an annual fall of 7 per cent in that year.

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Anti-smacking protest New Zealanders were being urged to join a “march for democracy” on November 21 in Auckland after the result of a referendum on the antismacking law was rejected by Prime Minister John Key. Auckland businessman Colin Craig said he would fund the

The percentage of people who claim to have been discriminated against in the past year.

1m Big welcome: Maoris perform the ‘Powhiri’ at a giant rugby ball pavilion placed beside the Tokyo Tower in the lead up to last Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup match. The New Zealand tourism office has built the giant pavilion to promote the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

march because it was disturbing the Government had chosen to ignore the public’s message.

In a referendum on Green MP Sue Bradford’s controversial antismacking law, which attracted 1.6 million votes, nearly 88 per cent said smacking should not be a criminal offence.

Burglar not so smart

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A blushing burglar turned himself in to police after realising he had left too many clues behind.

The 23-year-old man took a bus to Mairangi Bay and broke into a house.

He then piled a stash of goods

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kneeling seductively in front of a piano and frolicking in a spa.

Whitwell, who is the girlfriend of Kiwi multi-millionaire porn movie distributor Steve Crow, appears in six photos.

She said her modelling should not be an issue.

“My ability to teach and have good relationships with students is not affected,” Whitwell said.

before realising he could not carry them with him.

He left with just a digital music player, but later realised he had left his pre-pay mobile in the house.

He attempted to disconnect the phone but handed himself in when he realised police could trace him with it.

Debt growing Treasury secretary John Whitehead warned national net debt could reach $2 trillion by 2050.

He said growth in government spending had averaged 6.3 per cent a year for the past 15 years.

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The percentage of grandparents’ marriages which break up after taking in grandchildren to raise.

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The percentage of New Zealanders who are “totally committed” to doing their bit for the planet according to a survey commissioned

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A series of steamy naked photographs in Australian Penthouse may have cost a primary school teacher her job.

The New Zealand Teachers Council revealed it was investigating 26-year-old Rachel Whitwell after she appeared on the magazine’s website professing to love pornography.

The shots show Whitwell

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The percentage of Kiwis who say they are happy with their lives according to a survey undertaken by Statistics New Zealand.

A 10-year-old boy died in Dargaville after accidentally shooting himself.

Police said there was nothing suspicious about the circumstances of his death.

A New Zealand Olympian accused of sex and violence offences that include raping his wife had his name suppressed.

The defendant was facing 13 charges, including four of rape, arising from alleged incidents last year.

Among other allegations were unlawful sexual connection, abduction for sex and threatening to kill.

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■ Two of the killers of Nia Glassie appeal their convictions.

■ Nia’s mother, Lisa Kuka, claims jury should have been given other options.

■ Court reserves decision.

UPPER NORTH ISLAND A bank customer was being praised by Hamilton police after he responded to a call for help and chased a robber. After demanding money from a teller, the robber fled with his cash. The teller then called for help and a man in the queue chased him down the street before losing sight of him.

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he Court of Appeal reserved its decision over two appeals related to the death of Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie.

Wiremu Curtis, one of two brothers found guilty of murdering Nia, and Lisa Kuka, the mother of Nia, who was found guilty of manslaughter, appealed their convictions.

During the original trials the court heard Nia was dropped on her head, put in a clothes dryer which was turned on, had wrestling moves performed on her and was flung off a clothesline before she died in August 2007.

Curtis was sentenced in the

Lisa Kuka cries at the funeral of her daughter Nia Glassie. She was later found guilty of her manslaughter

High Court at Rotorua in February to life imprisonment.

Kuka was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment.

In the Court of Appeal Curtis’ lawyer said insufficient emphasis had been placed on the limited mental capacity of Curtis, and whether he had “conscious appreciation” that his actions

could lead to Nia’s death.

Kuka’s lawyer Mene Tuilotolava said the jury should have been offered a second option of neglect rather than manslaughter due to the “high emotion and high profile” of Nia’s death.

“Just having one option for the jury left it in a corner,” Tuilotolava said.

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English cleared over payments Finance Minister Bill English would not be formally investigated over the housing allowance he received and had paid back.

English was cleared by the Auditor-General of wrongdoing over his housing allowance claims, after he was criticised for claiming almost $1000 a week in expenses, including $700 a week in rent, to live in his own house, leased to the Government as an official residence.

He paid back the difference, about $12,000, between what he had been claiming as a minister and what he would

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have been able to claim as an MP. He then paid back all the allowance he had received since becoming a minister, a total of about $33,000, including the $12,000, and said he wouldn’t make any further housing allowance claims.

English said the report showed he had been open about his family’s situation and followed the rules.

It was a challenge to be a senior politician and a father and he stood by keeping his family together, he said.

He said new rules would make entitlements clearer.

LOWER NORTH ISLAND A Wellington woman died after falling under the wheels of a bus she was chasing. Police said the woman was running late for the bus but chased after it before stumbling. She died at the scene.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND The Christchurch Arts Festival had debts of up to $500,000 and had laid off most of its 18 staff according to The Press. The future of the festival was unclear after the Christchurch City Could allegedly refused to bail out the organisation out.

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Two Dunedin Hospital wards were closed after patients started suffering vomiting and diarrhoea, the Otago Daily Times reported.

A statement from the hospital said it was not known what had caused the outbreak. Investigations were continuing.

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The number of South African beaches to achieve Blue Flag status which is the international hallmark of cleanliness and sound environmental management.

Zuma worried by guns

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global change: Nobel Prize winner Al Gore speaks at IMB South Africa’s Smarter Planet green marketing event at the Cradle of Humankind in Maropeng. The event aims to provide the tools and help create strategies that will drive positive global change.

had legal firearms could have them stolen by criminals.

Man in court for remix A man appeared in court for allegedly insulting Nelson Mandela during a potjiekos competition at Sun City.

Benjamin Burger, 46, a shareholder of the security company hosting the competition at the hotel, allegedly played a remixed version of the national anthem in which Mandela was referred to as a “kaffir”.

Burger, who was subsequently fired, appeared at the Mogwase District Magistrate’s Court on a

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official thought some travel documents were missing, Die Burger reported.

Gaucho was eventually flown to Cape Town and released at the Drakenstein Lion Park, feeling grass under its paws.

charge of crimen injuria and the case was postponed until December 11.

Doctor wins award A South African doctor won the Royal Society Award for HIV and TB co-infection research.

Dr Linda-Gail Bekker, who received the award during a ceremony in London, is deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town and CEO of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.

Her research looked at how TB epidemiology had changed in the HIV era.

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The number of Aids sufferers in South Africa who do not have access to treatment.

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East London 16

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A Chilean circus lion finally reached its new home outside Paarl after a bureaucratic bungle left it cooped up at OR Tambo airport for three days.

The male lion’s transfer hit a snag at the airport when an

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The official rate of unemployment for the third quarter of 2009.

Economists predict job losses of more than one million by the end of the year.

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema came out in full support of University of the Free State rector Jonathan Jansen remaining in his position.

“We do not agree with any call that he must go,” Malema said after a meeting with Jansen, who came under widespread criticism for offering a pardon to the so-called Reitz Four.

“Jansen is one of our own,” Malema later told students.

“We cannot feed Jansen to the enemy.”

President Jacob Zuma raised concerns about current gun laws, saying there were too many firearms in South Africa.

“This country, which has such a high level of violent crime, has too many guns in the hands of the citizens.

“We need to look at the law, whether we should all have guns,” he said.

Zuma said even people who

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■ Taskforce probing Caster Semenya debacle calls on Government to extract truth.

■ The team hands findings over to Ministry of Sport for further investigation.

■ Winnie MadikizelaMandela says Semenya is “relaxed and happy”.

A 30-year-old man who suffered severe head injuries in a Roadlink bus crash was claiming R1215 million from the company’s passenger services. Wellington Manana was involved in an accident on Christmas Eve, 2006 in Pietermaritzburg.

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extracting the truth from ASA.” In September, ASA president Leonard Chuene admitted lying to the South African public about not having any knowledge of gender tests carried out on Semenya in August, in an attempt to protect the athlete.

However, briefing the National Assembly’s sport

and recreation committee on October 20, he denied lying about his knowledge of the tests.

Taskforce team member Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said: “When a respectable body lies, and then they justify their lies saying they were trying to protect Caster, it is untrustworthy.”

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End to bling cars for ministers The days of ministers cruising around in luxury cars could soon come to an end, according to public service minister Richard Baloyi.

Baloyi, who was a member of the ministerial team appointed to effect savings in government spending, said he was troubled by the amount of money being spent on expensive vehicles for ministers during a recession.

“Yes, it does bother,” Baloyi told a media briefing.

“That is why we are saying we are considering options.”

Baloyi hinted that the quality of ministers’ cars might

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taskforce set up to probe the Caster Semenya debacle demanded the Government “extract the truth” from Athletics South Africa (ASA) about the role it played in the controversy.

“South Africa deserves nothing else but the truth,” ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu said, as the team handed over its findings to the Ministry of Sport for further investigation.

“We encourage sports minister Makhenkhesi Stofile to institute a mechanism of

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be downgraded or a system set up where a vehicle was drawn from a government pool.

Over the past six months, Cabinet members had spent tens of millions on luxury vehicles, many fitted with costly accessories, for official use.

Baloyi did not give a date when the review would be completed.

Cosatu urged ministers to trade-in their expensive cars for more moderately priced transport and praised finance minister Pravin Gordhan for driving a “modest” Lexus and Audi A8.

NORTH WEST PROVINCE Forty new stateof-the-art ambulances will be released this week in the North West in an effort to improve emergency medical service delivery.

The distribution of the vehicles, worth R17 million, will give preference to rural communities.

GAUTENG A 10-day quarantine was declared at a Johannesburg prison where 51 cases of measles were confirmed. The health department said it would lead a vaccination programme to inoculate more than 6000 prisoners and 400 correctional services officials.

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Hairline cracks appeared on the main deck of the bulk carrier Seli 1, which was grounded in Table Bay. The cracks were being monitored daily by the salvage team on the ship, which still had 30,000 tonnes of coal on board.

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TENNIS Lleyton Hewitt returns to the top 20 in the rankings for the first time in 18 months. Jumping to No.19 the little Aussie battler will almost certainly be seeded at the Australian Open.

TUESDAY

CRICKET NSW allrounder Moises Henriques receives a call-up to the Australian one-day side.

The call to go to India comes hours after returning from the Twenty20 Champions League.

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SURFING Australian surfer Mick Fanning extends his lead in the World Championship Tour with a decisive win in Portugal. Only his close mate Joel Parkinson can now overtake him.

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RUGBY LEAGUE A State of Origin fight blows up with Queensland premier Anna Bligh confirming the state will bid for the NRL grand final.

Sydney is only guaranteed the big day until 2012.

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FOOTBALL Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer confirms he will lock fans out to keep crowds below 5000 at home games. The move will save $100,000 per match in expenses.

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TRIATHLON Emma Jackson and Courtney Atkinson take out the women’s and men’s Noosa Triathlon, respectively. Only 18, Jackson is already being tipped as a 2012 Olympic gold medallist.

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Jarryd Hayne sparks controversy, claiming England will tank their game to avoid playing the Kangaroos

THURSDAY TENNIS ATP Valencia 500 The circuit moves to Spain 11am Sky Sports 3 FRIDAY RUGBY Leicester V South Africa Springboks in early action 7.30pm Sky Sports 2 SATURDAY FOOTBALL Wolves V Arsenal Wolves need the points 5.30pm ESPN SUNDAY CRICKET South Africa V Zimbabwe A warm-up for South Africa 11am Sky Sports 2

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Jonny Wilkinson Haven’t we heard enough already?

If you thought that last week, after he was recalled to the England rugby squad, just wait for this week with the Test against the Wallabies.

You’d think nobody else was playing for England.

Well, this is the guy who won England the World Cup in 2003 but

has spent more time on the sidelines than a touch judge ever since because of injury.

Is he in the side on merit?

A lot of southern hemisphere rugby fans have never rated Wilkinson as highly as the locals. But don’t bet against him kicking the winning points on Saturday – if he doesn’t break down first.

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Bulls take out Currie Cup Springboks Morné Steyn and Fourie du Preez played crucial roles as the Blue Bulls held off a fiery Free State Cheetahs comeback to win the Currie Cup final 36-24.

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Wellington through to Cup final Wellington spiked Southland’s party drinks with a 34-21 Air NZ Cup rugby semi-final win.

Wellington qualified for their fourth successive final, against Canterbury in Christchurch, after a fast-paced game plan proved too hot for Southland to handle.

Southland entered the match still buoyant from an historic Ranfurly Shield victory over Canterbury nine days earlier but could not repeat such heroics against a well-oiled Wellington team.

They briefly threatened to do so as a 14-point burst within the space of five minutes after the interval saw them lead 21-19, but Wellington finished full of running and a late brace of tries to substitute hooker Dane Coles were hammer blows to Southland’s hopes.

Wellington adopted uptempo tactics from the start, using a dominant scrum, fleetfooted backs and a rampant

David Smith skirts down the sideline for Wellington in their semi-final victory

loose forward unit featuring Victor Vito and Serge Lilo to give Southland little respite.

Boasting the best defensive record in the competition, Southland conceded just one try in the first half.

The constant pressure

showed, however, as Wellington flyhalf Piri Weepu landed four penalties during the opening stanza as the visitors paid a price for their infringing.

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Hawke’s Bay’s cruel Air NZ Cup rugby semi-final record continued as clinical Canterbury prevailed 20-3 to book a home final.

For a third straight year, a promising Hawke’s Bay season ended at the penultimate stage, with the defending champions scoring three unanswered tries to lodge a deserved win.

Canterbury bounced back from losing the Ranfurly Shield to Southland a week ago, unlocking the Hawke’s Bay defence at key moments to make the difference in an even, error-filled match.

Locks Sam Whitelock and Isaac Ross scored in the first half to help Canterbury to a 12-3 half-time advantage, but it was a brilliant try to flyhalf Stephen Brett 10 minutes after the break that clinched the win.

As top qualifiers, Canterbury will host Saturday’s final.

Flyhalf Steyn missed just one of eight shots at the posts as he contributed 21 points at Loftus Versfeld, including a trademark drop goal.

Du Preez, widely rated the best scrumhalf in the world, created the three Bulls tries scored by wings Bryan Habana, who dotted down twice in his final appearance for the Pretoria side, and Francois Hougaard.

Success in the South African inter-provincial championship final completed a memorable year for the Bulls, who trounced the Chiefs of New

Zealand at the same venue this year in the Super 14 final.

Another one-sided decider seemed on the cards midway through the opening half on Saturday when the Bulls built a 24-0 lead.

The Cheetahs once again demonstrated never-say-die spirit to score two converted tries within five minutes.

A Steyn drop goal left the Bulls 27-14 in front at half-time despite having had only 25 per cent possession and making four times more tackles than the Cheetahs.

Steyn landed an early second-half penalty before lock Nico Breedt barged over for a Cheetahs try that flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter converted. He added a drop goal to reduce the deficit to six points with 48 minutes gone.

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All Blacks suspended All Black stars Sitiveni Sivivatu and Tony Woodcock will not be able to play against Wales on Saturday after they were suspended for one week.

The pair were cited for separate offences in the 32-19 defeat of Australia in the Bledisloe Cup Test.

Sivivatu was cited by Citing Commissioner Scott Nowland (Australia) for a dangerous tackle on Adam Ashley-Cooper in the 34th minute of the first half, while Woodcock was cited for allegedly striking Wallabies flanker George Smith with his elbow in the 80th minute.

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The All Blacks battled to a 32-19 win over the Wallabies on Saturday to complete a clean sweep of their four Bledisloe Cup Tests.

The Wallabies led 16-13 at half-time but the All Blacks gave away only one penalty goal in the second half with centre Conrad Smith adding one try and Dan Carter two penalties and a conversion.

It was a seventh straight win for the All

Blacks against the Wallabies, stretching their record to 81 wins against 32 defeats and four draws in the Bledisloe Cup series since 1931.

New Zealand led the overall record against the Australians with 110 wins, 45 defeats and five draws.

Carter kicked eight from eight for a 22-point haul, while All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was his usual dominant self.

Carter’s opposite Matt Giteau kicked five from six, for 14 points.

Barnes out of European tour Wallabies vice-captain Berrick Barnes was ruled out of the remainder of the team’s tour of Europe with an ankle injury.

Barnes rolled his left ankle at training on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup match in Tokyo, with a scan subsequently revealing he had torn ligaments.

The ARU said the injury would require further treatment, and possibly surgery, ruling the player out of action for several months.

Australia under-20 flyhalf Matt Toomua was called into the squad.

Coach Robbie Deans said his team would overcome the latest setback.

“I’ve got no doubt that this experience with this group will pay dividends,” Deans said.

“You never enjoy injuries, so to see the players suffer misfortune and miss out isn’t too much fun for anyone.”

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Australia got their Four Nations campaign back on track but only after holding off a fastfinishing England 26-16 in Wigan on Saturday.

Having cruised to a comfortable 26-0 lead at the break, Australia held on for dear life as they finished with 12 men after Johnathan Thurston was sent to the sin bin for holding down the tackled player with seven minutes left on the clock and the visitors leading 26-12.

Winger Lee Smith reduced that margin to just 10 when he scampered down the right

edge, but time ran out on the home side, who were devastated by their first-half capitulation.

It took only four minutes for Australia to get on the board with Darren Lockyer starting and finishing the movement which took him level with Ken Irvine (33) for most Test tries for the Kangaroos.

Then came the eight-minute blitz in which the visitors blew the game wide open, with Billy Slater collecting a double before Greg Inglis pounced on an England dropped ball to run 80 metres for a 22-0 scoreline after as many minutes.

Kiwis thrash hapless French New Zealand 62 S Perrett 3 L Hohaia 2 J Waerea-Hargraves 2 B Goodwin B Marshall F Nuuausala J Sau tries; B Goodwin 9 goals

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underdogs to the sword as the world champions proved too strong.

With talismanic duo Dimitri Pelo and Clint Greenshields among a host of French players sidelined through swine flu and injury the hosts were always expected to struggle.

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Kearney still wants more New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney called for a complete performance in Saturday’s Four Nations clash with England.

Despite a convincing win against France, Kearney said his side would need to turn it on for the full 80 minutes if they were to make the Four Nations final by avoiding defeat against England. “[We] demonstrated what we are capable of and we need to do that for the full game against England if we want to win this [tournament],” Kearney said.

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Winger Sam Perrett bagged a hat-trick to help New Zealand belt France 62-12 to give the Kiwis their first Four Nations win.

New Zealand raced to a 10-point lead through skipper Benji Marshall and Perrett before France hit back thanks to Sebastien Martins’ maiden try.

World Cup hero Lance Hohaia and France’s Australian-born James Wynne exchanged scores either side of the break as the hosts kept their hopes alive.

But Perrett, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Frank-Paul Nuuausala led a succession of second-half tries to eventually put the

GREG INGLIS Tim Sheens thinks he’s one of the best centres Australia has produced. After Saturday’s performance, which included numerous tackle busts and an-80 metre try, it’s hard to argue with him.

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Moody ruled out Former Australian Test allrounder Tom Moody ruled himself out of the running for the New Zealand coaching job. Moody, who previously coached Sri Lanka, said he had no interest in returning to the Test scene. Steve Rixon threw his hand up for a second crack at the job.

Afridi signs up Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi signed to play for South Australia in the domestic Twenty20 competition. Afridi won’t play in the final should the Redbacks make it because of his national commitments.

lee still hopeful Brett Lee was hopeful of making himself available for selection in Australia’s first Test against the West Indies in Brisbane later this month.

Lee was forced home early from Australia’s one-day tour of India with an elbow injury after recently leading NSW to the inaugural Champions League trophy on the subcontinent.

manou called up Graham Manou was drafted into the Australian squad for the remainder of the ODI series against India. Manou was called up to replace Tim Paine who broke his finger in game two of the series.

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Australia were undone by an expert partnership between Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni as India strode to a sixwicket victory in the third limited-overs match at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.

The tourists had fancied their chances of successfully defending 5-229 on a pudding of a pitch that favoured slow bowlers, but the aristocratic Yuvraj (78, 96 balls) and his more punchy captain Dhoni (71no, 95 balls) batted well to reel in the target with 10 balls to spare and claim a 2-1 lead in the series.

Yuvraj and Dhoni joined each other with India 3-53 and wobbling, but they took their time before thrashing 24 in overs 34-35 from debutant Moises Henriques (1-51) and part-timer Adam Voges (one

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over for 13) to ease the pressure.

Australia’s innings was built upon the good batting of captain Ricky Ponting (59 off 92 balls) and the in-form Mike Hussey (81 off 82 balls).

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Styris says Vettori needs support Veteran New Zealand cricket allrounder Scott Styris called on the Black Caps’ senior players to step up and take the load off skipper and acting coach Daniel Vettori.

New Zealand arrived in Dubai to prepare for their three-match one-day cricket series against Pakistan, following the recent resignation of coach Andy Moles.

Moles walked away after an internal review of the team’s performance revealed senior players were unhappy with their progress under the English coach.

Vettori consequently added coaching duties to his list of responsibilities and Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said he would find the job tough.

But Styris had no doubt that, with the support of senior

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players, Vettori could manage his roles as captain, coach and leading allrounder.

“The only possible perceived weakness is that Dan’s performance could drop because of this,” Styris said.

“The only way we can help Dan out is to make sure those senior players, those guys that have been around a while, pick

up some of the slack and start putting in big efforts.”

Styris was called into the team following injuries to Jesse Ryder, Grant Elliott and Daryl Tuffey.

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Former Test opener Phil Jaques was named to start for NSW in their opening Sheffield Shield match.

Jaques was hoping to use the early part of the Shield season to relaunch his Test career which has been disrupted by injury.

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Viewed draws well Viewed and Alcopop remained favourites for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Reigning Melbourne Cup winner Viewed, who drew barrier nine, was at $5.50.

The favourite, Alcopop, drew gate 12.

Master trainer Bart Cummings had two of the top three in the betting market with Viewed and stablemate Roman Emperor, who drew barrier 15, next at $8.

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the race, Allez Wonder, drew barrier 13 and was at $26.

Jockey Brad Rawiller was

happy with Viewed’s draw.

“You don’t want to be drawn out and near the inside there is a lot of pressure, but from there [nine] we can find a spot where we need to be,” he said.

Master O’Reilly, who drew barrier 16, was at $14.

The seven-year-old was trainer Danny O’Brien’s sole runner after stablemate Vigor failed to make the 24-horse field.

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Unknown aims for Cup glory Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup will be a case of the master and the apprentice.

Favourite Alcopop is trained by almost-unknown South Australian trainer Jake Stephens, while last year’s winner Viewed will be saddled up again by racing legend Bart Cummings who is aiming for his 13th Melbourne Cup win.

But Stephens was not fazed by the competition.

“He’s pretty cool and calm.

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He’s one of those horses that’s a pleasure to have in the stable, he’s very relaxed,” Stephens said of Alcopop.

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In fact, New Zealand have not been bettered on a northern hemisphere jaunt since John Mitchell’s under-strength side was shaded by England in 2002. But after an up-and-down year, the All Blacks group that arrives in London this week will carry a bit more tension than on previous tours.

THE STRUGGLE FOR SPOTS While the uncapped Zac Guildford, Mike Delany, Ben Smith and Tamati Ellison will primarily be happy to have made the plane, for the likes of Rodney So’oialo, Jason Eaton, Tanerau Latimer and recalled Liam Messam, the tour looms as a make-or-break trip.

Coach and captain admit this expedition has a different feel due to New Zealand’s poor results in 2009.

“Because we haven’t had a great year it creates an extra edge,” Henry says.

“Players, coaches and the whole group

want to prove themselves. There’s a bit more tension and focus than last year. We went to Hong Kong last year on the back of the Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations, we got through that and went on to win a Grand Slam.”

NORTHERN RIVALS Those exploits are a fading memory for the current All Blacks – on this tour, atoning for their last three Tri-Nations Tests against South Africa is the focus.

“We’ve had a couple of weeks to reflect on what’s happened this year, and for the senior boys it was pretty tough during the Tri-Nations,” says captain Richie McCaw (left).

“We have to put it behind us now, take the lessons and keep believing in what we’re doing.”

McCaw agrees Wales, England and especially France might fancy their chances of claiming a rare triumph on home soil on the basis of New Zealand’s patchy form.

“They could have greater self-belief, so we have to perform good enough to show they shouldn’t be like that,” the skipper says.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE Wales Played: 24; won 21, lost 3 Last Test: NZ 29-9 Wales, Nov 2008 in Cardiff (above) Last Wales win: 13-9 in Cardiff, Dec 1953 Italy Played 10; won 10, lost 0 Last Test: NZ 27-6 Italy in Christchurch, Jun 2009 England Played 32; won 25, lost 6 Last Test: NZ 32-6 England at Twickenham, Nov 2008 Last England win: 15-13 at Wellington, Jun 2003 France Played 48; won 35, lost 12 Last Test: NZ 14-10 France at Wellington, Jun 2009 Last France win: 27-22 at Dunedin, Jun 2009

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ultimate and it’s all about building for that – but if you lose a game, you’re not going to sit down afterwards and say that it’s OK because you’re building for the World Cup,” Giteau says.

“The coaching staff probably have a longer view than the players, who can’t afford to think long-term – you might get dropped.”

IGNORING THE FLAK Commentators have certainly been queuing up to reinforce this unforgiving reality after Australia’s performance in this year’s TriNations – where they won just one of their six

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Wallabies flyhalf Matt Giteau acknowledges that, while a four-year cycle is often superimposed on a side’s results, players cannot think too far ahead.

“The World Cup is obviously the

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matches. In particular, Australia’s limp final match against New Zealand in Wellington, where the All Blacks thundered to a 33-6 win, saw the floodgates open.

“Within most of the games we were pretty close – it was just the last match against New Zealand where we let ourselves down,” Giteau says in defence of his team’s poor results.

UNFANCIED WALLABIES In recent weeks, even the British press have picked up on the uncharacteristically downbeat vibe emanating from the Australian back pages.

If the Aussie journos don’t rate the Wallabies, why should the Poms?

“You don’t hear it from current players, so you don’t worry about it,” Giteau says. “There are ex-Wallabies who have their opinion as well, but what does it matter? You can’t control it – it’s much more important that the group knows they’re on the right track.”

To ensure that Australia move in the right direction, Deans has made some radical changes to the squad, including appointing flanker Rocky Elsom as captain.

“It was good for Rocky – I’m sure he enjoyed playing for [Irish club] Leinster and he’s come

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back with a bit more confidence and he’s shown he’s able to lead with what he does on the field,” Giteau says of his 26-year-old skipper, who is 197cm and built like a brick shithouse.

“They’re all like that – every other player is bigger than me. But he’s certainly imposing – when he’s on your team you don’t notice it as much, but I’m sure he’s pretty intimidating for guys on the other side.”

GRAND SLAM RUGBY Elsom and his team will have to be at their very best as they tackle the four home nations in a rare Grand Slam tour.

“The Grand Slam doesn’t come around too often and that’s been spoken about, but we can’t focus on four matches. We have to take them one at a time,” Giteau says.

“We want to go over there and play well – and hopefully the results follow.”

“It’s a great tour for a player.

Whether it’s Cardiff or up to Murrayfield, it’s a big occasion wherever you go – they’re all great stadiums with a fair bit of history, and there’s always a big turn-out.”

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THE LAST OZ GRAND SLAM It’s been 25 years since Australia embarked on a Grand Slam tour.

Back in 1984, they played 18 matches on a tour that lasted two months.

They lost to Cardiff, Ulster, Lianelli and South of Scotland, but prevailed in their four Test matches against England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

That Wallabies side was coached by Alan Jones, then relatively unknown in Australian rugby circles, having had only one season as a first-grade coach at Manly before his rise to the national position.

Australia beat England, Scotland and Wales with relative comfort, but their clash against Ireland in Dublin went down to the wire. Ireland led 9-6 with 17 minutes remaining before Mark Ella (left) levelled the score with a drop goal, and then scored the matchwinning try.

Ella is remembered for that tour, where he crossed in each of the four Tests, before stunning the rugby world by retiring aged 25.

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There’s two kinds “ of rugby: winning and losing ” 2007 World Cup, where we tried to set up two teams. Your best side is your best side.”

Traditionally, South Africa has looked to blood young players on end-of-year tours. With the World Cup two years away, building depth becomes a priority, and Du Preez names Bulls teammate Dewald Potgieter as a rookie destined for greater things.

“He’s a young flanker, and he’s got the makings of a good international player,” Du Preez says. “He’s had a great year but needs to keep going, because he’s got some pretty stiff competition among those loose forwards.”

WAGS WELCOME Since taking over from Jake White, who steered the Boks to the 2007 World Cup, Peter de Villiers has proved a divisive figure, with some suggesting his appointment smacked of racial tokenism, and others recoiling at the shut-down, kick-heavy style of rugby he has ushered in. But Du Preez is having none of it.

“He’s set up a great culture, a real family culture. The wives and girlfriends and kids are all very welcome and it keeps everyone happy,” he says. “Most of the guys are experienced, so it’s just about keeping everyone relaxed and playing well.”

And what about the Boks’ ‘ugly’ rugby?

“At the end of the day, there are only two kinds of rugby: winning rugby and losing rugby,” Du Preez says. “The way Australia beat us in Brisbane in the Tri-Nations, they played a similar style to us. Most sides in the world are like that. New Zealand are the only team that looks to run the ball from their own tryline.”

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feet off their pedal after a long year, or simply having nothing left to prove.

“I wouldn’t say they’re weaker – we’ll be playing them at home, and it’s the end of our season,” Du Preez says of the Boks’ upcoming opponents. And even if the Boks are avoiding a full-scale tour, Du Preez welcomes the break from Australia and New Zealand.

“It’s not good for your rugby to only play against the same guys week-in, week-out,” he says. “And these teams are among the best in the world, so it’s a new challenge.”

» Fourie du Preez is playing for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Dec 5.

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WHO ARE THE BARBARIANS? The Barbarians, or Baa-Baas as they’re also known, are an invitational rugby club based in Britain. It’s considered an honour to represent the Barbarians, and since 1915 players from all over the world have donned the black and white hoops to face touring sides in what are usually thrilling encounters.

It’s not Mickey Mouse by any stretch – the Barbarians beat South Africa in 2007, and beat England in 2005. But it’s been a while since they beat New Zealand, who they play at Twickenham on December 5. Not since 1973 – in a famous match in Cardiff – have

the Baa-Baas got one over on the All Blacks.

But with Fourie du Preez, Matt Giteau, Bryan Habana (right), Stirling Mortlock and Victor Matfield confirmed starters, it looks like the Baa-Baas are planning to give it a shake in what will be a spectacular exclamation point on the autumn internationals.

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MOVING ON Resign from work How much notice you need to give your employer will depend on your contract (usually two weeks to three months). You must give at least one week’s notice if you’ve been in your job for a month or more.

Give notice on your flat

Check the conditions of your Tenancy Agreement. If you want to leave before your lease is up, you may be liable to pay until new tenants are found.

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to yourself is about £80 a week.

Going it alone A bedsit or studio is at least £150 a week.

Bills Bills can include phone, gas, electricity, water, council tax and a TV licence.

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Namely council tax, internet, phone, gas, electricity, TV, gym membership, insurance.

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n 1647 Oliver Cromwell and his cronies banned Christmas, claiming that festive celebrations were sinful. The ruling was abolished 13 years later and Brits have thrown Jesus a pretty massive party since.

Coupled with the weather and landscape that matches the cards, the UK comes into its own over the festive period. All you need to do is decide what kind of Christmas you want.

RURAL ESCAPE Leave London behind and head into the countryside for bracing walks in frosty fields

followed by pints of ale in old man pubs. There are 14 national parks in the UK, all with their fair share of the above.

The Brecon Beacons, New Forest and South Downs are nearest to London, but you’ll also find rural idylls in the home counties. If you’re on a budget, rent a cottage with friends and hunker down over a Tesco home delivery.

See: nationalparks.gov.uk; helpfulholidays.com; unique-cottages.co.uk.

Also try: Head to the South Coast to get rid of the party cobwebs. West Wittering and Camber Sands are within easy reach of London.

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FESTIVE ACTION Christmas is a great excuse for being a couch (roast) potato, but if you want to work off all those mince pies there are plenty of options.

Despite the chilly temperatures, it’s become something of a tradition to take a Christmas dip in many places. Join the goose-pimpled crowds taking the plunge at Brighton, or head to Boscombe Pier where members of the Bournemouth Spartans Winter Sea Swimming Club attempt to swim in fancy dress. Other top swimming spots include Coney Beach at Porthcawl and Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

See: christmasswim.org; thisbrighton.co.uk; aldeburghchristmasswim.org.uk.

Also try: Head to Fistral Beach in Newquay, or Croyde Bay in Devon, to catch the massive waves that roll off the Atlantic each winter.

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WHITE CHRISTMAS According to weatheronline.co.uk, Christmas Day in Britain looks likely to be cold with a showery northerly flow, so there’s a “reasonable probability of it being a white one somewhere in the UK”.

That doesn’t exactly narrow it down, but the Scottish Highlands are a good bet for the white stuff, particularly at the area’s ski resorts. There are three ski centres in the Grampian mountain range – Cairngorm, Glenshee and The Lecht – as well as the Nevis range and Glencoe resorts in the west of Scotland near Ben Nevis. Check weather reports to avoid disappointment.

See: visitscotland.com/ski.

Also try: Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons in Wales, and the Lake District – there’s a permanent ski lift on Helvellyn.

STEP BACK IN TIME Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is said to have revived people’s enthusiasm for the holiday, which is why a lot of the traditional elements of Christmas are associated with the Victorian era, and also why Dickens’ World in Chatham comes into its own in December.

The indoor theme park (right), based on the author’s stories, becomes a winter wonderland, with the likes of Jack Frost and Ebenezer Scrooge wandering the cobbled streets and Victorian buildings. Nearby ye olde Rochester was a big inspiration for Dickens, and there’s a Dickensian Christmas festival on the first weekend of December.

See: dickensworld.co.uk.

Also try: Bath, for a Christmas market among Georgian buildings à la Jane Austen.

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RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE If there’s one venue you can guarantee being open on Christmas Day, it’s a church.

London, with Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, may be a big hitter when it comes to religious buildings, but if you’re keen for a festive break there are some just as impressive elsewhere.

Try Canterbury in Kent, home to the mothership of the Anglican church, or Salisbury in Wiltshire, with one of Britain’s finest medieval cathedrals. Further afield, Liverpool has the largest cathedral in the UK, and Durham one of the most imposing.

See: britainexpress.com.

Also try: Opt out of Christmas on a Buddhist retreat at Rivendell in Sussex, from December 23-27 for £200. See rivendellretreatcentre.com.

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I MISS OUR DODGY OLD HOUSE IN BRISSY – CAN YOU GET MORE QUEENSLANDER THAN THIS? Kahlie Jensen No matter how old a building is, if it’s your home then nowhere else will feel quite as safe or comforting.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 Horizon on the rule of thirds – it’s on the lower line to emphasise the sky.

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3 Turn around. Hotels on the beachside, or even a portrait of your mate are magical by

the light of a setting sun.

4 Use reflections. Sunsets can produce areas of blank dark shadow, but the sea, windows of a skyscraper or clouds can act as reflectors, maximising the effect of the light.

5 Watch your composition.

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SAVING THE SITES TripAdvisor has launched a campaign to support the Unesco World Heritage Centre, by calling on its members to help protect the places around the world that matter.

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Brussels, Belgium November 26-28 See Brussels’ arty quarter Sablon come alive with street art and illumination. Local antique dealers, jewellery shops and art galleries open late and welcome visitors with nibbles and drinks.

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WHAT: Thousands of Santas,

big and small, run a 7.2km course through a Welsh town.

WHEN: November 29.

WHY: Although the run appears to be just a crazy way to start the holiday season, the money raised supports both local charities and hundreds of other charities chosen by the runners themselves.

DO IT BECAUSE: Newtown is hanging up the fluffy red hat for good after this year’s run, and they’re hoping to go out

on a big note. They need at least 8500 jolly people to help regain the world record they once held in 2004 for the most Santas in one place.

HOW MUCH: £10 for adults, £5 for kids; includes registration and a Santa suit.

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TAR BARREL ROLLING Ottery St Mary, England Nov 5, 2009 otterytourism.org.uk

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CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Durham, England December 5-6 After 15 Christmas festivals, Durham City has perfected the art of merrymaking. The Market Place will be filled with entertainers, reindeer, and more than 150 stalls selling crafts, food and gifts.

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Victoria Mester, 29, from Daylesford, Australia What’s the best place you’ve been to?

Lake Bled in Slovenia.

It’s magical and the locals are wonderful.

Best place in the UK?

St Ives, Cornwall – it’s where Doc Martin lives.

Most over-rated place?

Madrid.

It’s just another city.

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On the Greek island of Paros.

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You can’t really blame your stomach for freaking out. Travel often involves flying long distances, eating different food and drinking more alcohol than you might normally.

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THE INSIDER MARK KALCH, PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURER The best part of my job is … Choosing my next expedition – taking a map of the world and seeing where I’d like to go next.

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that you’ll consume contaminated food and water. All in all it’s a lot for the belly to deal with.

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Amazon River, complete with deadly whitewater, narco-terrorists, tropical disease and the friendliest people I’ve ever met.

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the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf later this year.

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INCREDIBLE JOURNEY Experience dramatic scenery and the local way of life on an adventurous trek into Mali’s Dogon country WORDS NICOLA PERIDES

BIG TRIP Dogon country MALI

UP AND OVER THE ESCARPMENT Leaving early, we drive a few kilometres to the small village of Dourou where the trek starts.

We pack day bags of essentials – water bottles, wet wipes, toothbrushes, towels, underwear and a change of clothes – then at 4pm we set off, hiking 7km to Nombori village.

Our local guide Malik has given each of the girls in our group a traditional name to fit

The spectacular “ panorama makes it worth the effort ” their personality. Mine is Djenba, which means ‘happy one’. “We’ll see,” I think as we start the ascent up the 500m escarpment.

Luckily the climb is gradual, and the spectacular panorama at the top makes it more than worth the effort. I sit on the precarious lookout post – a small sliver of cliff with just enough room to stand – and take in the remarkable landscape around me. To my left the escarpment dominates the skyline and to my right are rolling sand dunes, while in front of me the rainy season has left mile upon mile of green farmland, interrupted only by narrow flowing streams.

There’s not much time to linger, though, as time is against us. The descent is trickier and we need to reach the plains and arrive in the village before sunset.

GREETING THE TRIBE We make it to Nombori just as night is falling to find a village typical of the Dogon region, with

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s I glance to my left, the large African sun is disappearing quickly, transforming the sky from a burning red into a pinky haze as deep purple clouds close in. To my right a storm rages, forked lightning stabbing the already rain-drenched savannah in an electrifying display. With these contrasting scenes on either side it’s as though nature is competing for my attention. Mali is creating a dramatic first impression and I can’t wait to get into the thick of it.

I’m on my way to start a trek into Dogon country – four days of hiking deep into the wilderness, to stay with the Dogon people.

That night after the sun disappears, the lightning continues, illuminating the sky and casting eerie silhouettes across the land. We shelter in a run-down old hostel, and by the time we wake, the sun is back in its rightful place, drying out the flooded landscape.

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The Dogon area’s escarpment

small single-storey mud houses nestling into the cliffside. The villagers come out to greet us and, as is polite in their culture, ask everyone a series of questions. The greeting might be time consuming, but it’s rhythmical and nice to listen to.

After a dinner of couscous and tomato sauce I retire to a small stone room – it’s raining slightly so there’s no rooftop camping tonight – to get some rest before our early start the next morning.

The sun beams in at 5.30am, and after a short tour of the village we’re off again. We’re covering 16km on the first day, stopping only for lunch and to witness the famous Dogon mask dance in the village of Tirelli.

By about 8am the temperature has already soared above 30˚C. The sheer heat makes walking very tough, and sooner or later we all slip into our own worlds. At a brief rest stop I sink to the floor, defeated, and look up to find a fellow trekker leaning against a baobab tree,

The dancers are “ dressed in brightly coloured masks ” his face pressed up against the trunk enjoying this precious moment of shade. We‘re all feeling the effects.

THE DOGON MASK DANCE We arrive in Tirelli to a long table filled with cold bottled water. The traditional mask dance is performed to passing tourists as well as an audience of village elders who, to my surprise, continuously heckle the male dancers. We watch a cast of 30, dressed in brightly coloured masks and costumes made out of the wood stripped from baobab trees.

After a short rest we’re back on the road and off to Ireli, where we will stay the night. It’s

DOGON CULTURE VILLAGE LIFE

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The Dogon people can be traced back to the 14th century and are a mix of Muslim, Christian and animist. Village life is male dominated, with animist men allowed up to 10 wives. All villages contain a toguna – a small stone temple in which the men discuss village goings on. The toguna is only a few metres high, so in a heated debate if anyone wants to storm out they have to crawl, which isn’t quite so effective.

The Dogon believe men and woman are born with both sexual components. The clitoris is male and the prepuce is female. Circumcision is performed on both sexes, so men and women can assume their proper gender.

ON LOCATION Dogon villages are carved into the side of the escarpment, where centuries before the Tellem lived. The Dogon believe the Tellems were ‘mystical flying pygmies’, due to their homes being built high into the hills.

AND DEATH The villages’ graveyards and funerals are for men only. Funerals are a time of celebration in the Dogon culture, and it’s feared that women would be too emotional at them. Women can visit their loved ones only after three months have passed, but not during menstruation.

Traditional Dogon dancer

MASK DANCE The dance is performed in an array of colours.

This has been modified from traditional colours used to represent humans – black for skin, white for bone and red for blood. The dance is performed by men ranging in age from 15 to 50 years old. Characters are determined by the dancers’ ancestors.

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WHEN TO GO November to January is thought of as the most pleasant time to visit. At present the Foreign Office advises against all travel to the provinces of Mali north of the River Niger from Mopti.

GETTING THERE Mali’s main airport is Bamako’s Sénou International Airport. Air France (airfrance.co.uk) flies to Bamako via Paris.

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Otherwise use private buses for travel south of the River Niger, or take boat trips on the river itself.

VISAS Everyone needs a visa. It’s possible to get one on entry into Mali for about €20. Bring two passport photos with you.

CURRENCY West African CFA Franc. 1 GBP = 700.35 CFA. It’s not advisable to use credit/debit cards – bring travellers cheques in euros instead.

LANGUAGE French and Bambara.

ACCOMMODATION A dorm bed will set you back about 3000-5000 CFA. Airconditioned rooms are in short supply, but expect to pay 8000 CFA plus.

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85 been two days since we left relative civilisation.

I’m tired, uncomfortable and desperately wanting a shower.

That night I climb up to the roof of a village mud house and into my mosquito net-covered mattress. I lie down and stare into the night sky. With the Milky Way’s hazy band of white lights twinkling in front of me, I feel like I can see right through to the centre of the universe.

I wake in a much better frame of mind, ready to ignore the pain from my blistered feet. We traipse through crocodile-infested waters, get eaten alive by flies, and eventually climb back up the 500m escarpment in the midday sun to reach the village of Sanga.

I collapse on top of the escarpment and look over the Dogon country, feeling an enormous sense of achievement. Mali has more than lived up to the drama of its first impression.

HIGHLIGHTS OF MALI DJENNE Be sure to visit the Unesco World Heritage Site of Djenne, which is built entirely of mud. The bustling market lies at the foot of Africa’s largest mud building – The Grand Mosque.

Pirogues on the Niger River

NIGER RIVER Cruise along the majestic river on a pirogue, hovering just inches above the water.

If you’re lucky you’ll see herds of grazing hippos. The sun setting over the river casts beautiful silhouettes of the Bozo tribe fi shing.

NEXT WEEK: WINTER BREAKS Where to find fun in the snow

SEGOU This town is refreshingly different to all other towns in Mali. Wander down its wide, tree-lined streets marvelling at the old colonial buildings.

The shores of the River Niger offer an ample supply of photo opportunities.

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come to shut your door for good, the times that have been had and the friends that have been made under your roof will not be forgotten, they will be shared and laughed about, especially over New Year’s.

Thanks for getting us all together, let’s celebrate at New Year’s! It’s gonna be huge!!

From all members of Milton, here and back home. Ka Pai. The blonde chick in the pink dress at Henry J Beans in Wimbledon on Saturday, October 24: You grabbed my

ass, and I liked it. It’s here for you to touch any time. Email assforyou@hotmail.com.

Nanon, my dearest Orange Wednesday Buddy: Mid-week

Maccas and a movie won’t be the same without you *insert witch cackle*. A soundtrack for our last year … I said, “Hello, you fool”; You sound like you’re from London; Am I missing a tooth?; It’s tricky to rock a rhyme; Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!; Shotties are good mate. I love you, man. I’ll miss you terribly but will see you next year back in Oz. Love, Kel ;-).

Lost plastic bag with clothes in: I lost a plastic bag at

Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout, containing a scarf, jersey, socks etc. Please reply if you can help. Thanx. See tntmagazine. com/seeking.

addition of a two-letter word.

Sit down and figure out if it’s the bloke or going home that’s more important to you right now. Then tell it to him straight – no more stuffing around and pretending things will magically work out.

You can’t stay at the fork of the road forever.

» Got a sex or relationship dilemma? Email dearreuben@ tntmagazine.com

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