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EDITOR’S LETTER For Australians and New Zealanders there are few more emotive places than Gallipoli – and visiting the peninsula on Anzac Day is an experience that will stay with you your whole life, particularly for the stories of courage, mateship and suffering of the soldiers of both sides.

For information on how to plan a trip to Turkey for Anzac Day, see our feature on page 82.

82 Honour the fallen on Anzac Day at Gallipoli

DANIEL LANDON

9 LONDON 9 London Eye 10 London Life 12 GOING GREEN: How to be eco-friendly in the capital 14 Food & Drink 16 Spotted

19 ENTERTAINMENT 19 Celebrity News 20 TNT Life 23 Look Who’s Talking: Linda Hamilton 24 Cinema 27 Culture 28 DIRTY DANCING: We uncover London’s burlesque scene

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Music Music Listings Clubbing Clubbing Listings

74 Snow business: go skiing in Bulgaria

38 NEWS & SPORT 38 40 42 45 46 48 51 52

Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News The Week In Sport Super 14 Cricket General STORM WARNING: Melbourne Storm player Ryan Hoffman

69 Global Vision 70 LET’S DRINK TO SHEFFIELD: A pub crawl in the English city 72 Late Deals 73 TNTT Weekender: Stratford-upon-Avon 74 WHITE MAGIC: Why Bulgaria makes a great ski destination 76 Hotshots 78 Travel Tips 79 Travel News 80 On The Road 81 Gear Up 82 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM: Spend Anzac Day at Gallipoli 12 Going green: Take steps to save the planet

55 CAREERS & MONEY 55 Careers 58 BUILDING SUCCESS: Job opportunities in construction 64 Money 67 Coming & Going

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52 The Storm hope for victory in the UK

4 Letters 6 Wins 138 Desperately Seeking & Dear Reuben

28 Eager to tease: Burlesque in London

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Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, E1, Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Photo: Matt Crossick

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Capital idea: The Lion King Birds flutter from the balcony, elephants stomp through the stalls, while a menagerie of animals prance on stage. There couldn’t be a more magical start to a musical.

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Going green You no longer need to be an eco-Nazi to live green.

Here are some tips for giving the planet some TLC while in London WORDS TOM STURROCK

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BUY SECOND-HAND It’s a well-worn mantra of environmentalists: we need to consume less. Fortunately, London is one of the best cities in the world for buying second-hand stuff, whether its books, clothes, furniture, bikes or appliances. You probably

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PEDAL POWER Most Londoners rely on buses and trains to get around, but getting more bikes on the roads is key to making London a greener city. Once the weather warms, invest in a bike. Or, at least walk an extra stop to work or the pub.

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ondon is already well-known as a green city, with its commitment to parks and a mayor keen to brandish his environmental bona fides at every turn.

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CREATE GREEN SPACE London is famed for its inner-city parks, but there are still plenty of dreary stretches of asphalt, particularly around train lines, that could do with some extra greenery.

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Stencil and graffiti art is nothing new in London, often popping up in some unexpected places.

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FOOD & DRINK

RESTAURANT REVIEW La Cage Imaginaire ★★★★★

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THE SCENE Situated along a quaint cobbled alley in the heart of genteel Hampstead, this is an unpretentious yet classy French restaurant. The

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tables are candlelit, making for a romantic setting, but it’s not stuffy or overly formal.

THE GRUB Authentic French food that strikes a tasty balance between simple fare and over-the-top concoctions.

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BEHIND THE BAR A good selection of quality French

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VERDICT If you’re looking for a nice night out with friends or someone special, this restaurant is an inspired choice. DANIEL LANDON

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John Mayer’s fall from grace has hit high velocity, with Oprah Winfrey even refusing to interview him following his imprudent comment about his ‘white supremacist’ penis.

JOHNS JOINS NEW GROUP The comeback of Aussie rugby league personality Matthew Johns is imminent, after the former Kangaroo took an eight-month sabbatical from the limelight.

The Channel Nine Footy Show favourite will host his own programme on rival channel Seven in a venture with advertising guru John Singleton.

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“At the end of the day, I still like having a good time,” Johns said. “I’m just going to be smarter about how I do it.”

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“When you’re going for a bath and someone runs in and poos.”

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Woman’s Weekly: TV presenters Ali Mau and Pippa Wetzell gush over their special bond, cricketer Chris Harris divulges his IVF twins trauma, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pours a beer on the set of Coronation Street.

AUSTRALIA Woman’s Day: Pauline Hanson denies she is renouncing her Australian citizenship by moving to the UK, swimmercum-TV presenter Johanna Griggs is deleriously happy with her new hubby and life, cricketer Glenn McGrath is to wed his South African lover Sara Leonardi, and the violent past of swimmer Susie Maroney’s fiancé is exposed.

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The actress who plays Sarah Connor in the original Terminator movies on her lucky genes, Arnie and a truckload of Viagra

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Linda Hamilton INTERVIEW PIERRE DE VILLIERS Your ex-husband James Cameron has been nominated for a best director Oscar. Have you seen Avatar?

Yeah, I’ve seen Avatar. Twice. I love it.

Jim’s artistry is amazing.

South African film District 9 has been nominated as well. Have you seen that?

District 9? How great! I saw that twice as well, and it was so entertaining. I also saw The Hurt Locker and Precious and love those too. That’s why I don’t vote, because it’s so hard to compare a film with a big budget with something a lot smaller. But, out of family loyalty, I’ll say I hope Avatar wins.

You will, of course, forever be remembered as Sarah Connor.

How do you feel about the first two Terminator movies now?

I look at the first one and I can’t believe my voice was so high and mousey and that my hair was so awful. Oh my God, it doesn’t even look like real hair, it looks like a wig. When young actors come to me and say: ‘What do you recommend to someone who is just starting out’, I say: ‘Never be put on film in the 1980s because you will regret it’ [laughs].

YOU DON’T SAY? What was your nickname at school?

Leslie. That’s my twin sister’s name, so they kept calling me Leslie.

Your guilty pleasure?

Smoking. Very guilty. Very pleasurable.

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Your most embarrassing moment?

Falling out of the tent where I was doing a quick change on a movie set. I kept my boots on while I was taking my skirt off and I lost my balance and fell out of the tent half-dressed. They talked about that one for a while.

You had much better hair in the second one …

Well, one of the best things I did on that film was not cut my hair like Jim Cameron wanted. He wanted me to butch my hair up and cut it off with scissors before I leave the mental hospital in the film. I still believe to this day that had I cut my hair off people would not have been nearly as happy with that character. If I had butched my hair off it would have been too intense, too ahead of its time. The world wanted to see a feminine strong woman … There is still

a world full of women who don’t know they can be strong because of centuries of religious oppression. It’s nice to know that you’ve played a character that might one day open someone’s eyes to what a woman really can be.

Out of family “ loyalty I hope Avatar wins ” Speaking of strength, your physique in Terminator 2 made headlines around the world. How did you manage to get such an incredibly muscular body?

You know what, it was simply down to genetics. Not that I didn’t work hard.

I was completely disciplined, I watched what I ate and worked my arse off. But 15 out of 17 actors could have worked as hard as me and not looked as good, because I have lucky genetics.

Have you stayed in touch with Arnold Schwarzenegger at all?

Very peripherally. I am thrilled for him, the way things have turned out … I plan to get in touch with him when he is finished being Governor. I don’t want to bother him at the moment because he’s busy. In a year’s time I’ll make sure that he and Maria come over for dinner.

In your new film Holy Water you play a hard-arse hired by a pharmaceutical company to track down guys who have stolen a truckload of Viagra.

Well, I had the script for three years and no one I told about the movie forgot about it. It’s because the story involves something like Viagra, which has so much comedy potential. They kept on asking: ‘What’s happening with that Viagra film?’, which I took as a good sign.

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4 Travolta’s face was plastered on lunchboxes and T-shirts as which character from the ’70s American sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter?

5 Which 1994 cult movie heralded Travolta’s big screen comeback?

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“Tell me that wasn’t some impressive shit,” thunders John Travolta about a third into From Paris With Love, having just dispatched some thugs with kick-arse moves.

It’s hard not to agree – the action scenes in this OTT buddy-cop flick are sensational. Pity, then, that the storyline is sniggerinducingly bad.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays James Reese, personal aide to the US ambassador in Paris and a low-level CIA operative. Reese is given an opportunity to experience life as a real agent when a terrorist plot is unearthed and he’s teamed up with wisecracking hard-arse Charlie Wax (Travolta) to track down the bad guys.

From taking out a car on the freeway with a bazooka to

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shooting up a restaurant, the odd couple race through Paris as their investigation leads close to home.

With Travolta putting in a barnstorming, often hilarious, performance, you can almost forgive From Paris With Love for

its increasingly ludicrous plot.

But one of the worst endings you’ll see this year scuppers any chance of redemption. At best a guilty pleasure.

GOOD FOR: Anyone who favours flash over substance.

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LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1 Bad Taste 2 The Frighteners

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A low-budget doco about a Maori family and an Aussie bloody revenge flick have received a rousing reception at the Berlin Film Festival.

Kiwi doco This Way Of Life tells the story of a family living on the edge of freedom and economic disaster on the North Island’s Tukituki River after their house burns down.

Made by Hawkes Bay couple Barbara and Tom Burstyn, its three festival screenings in a 1000-seat Berlin theatre were all sell-outs.

Aussie western Red Hill received whoops and feet stomping from the crowd.

The first film for director Patrick Hughes, it stars former

Michael Moore takes aim at easy targets – Wall Street and greedy corporations – but fails to hit the mark in this doco. The filmmaker lashes out with his customary flair and puts an interesting spin on the economic crisis, but this isn’t as focused as his previous offerings.

GOOD FOR: Those who think banks aren’t all that bad. PDV

★★★★★

Home And Away star Ryan Kwanten as a policeman standing in the warpath of an escaped prisoner.

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★★★★★ The man that gave us Amélie, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, weaves another whimsical tale about a resourceful man (Dany Boon) who gets back at the weapons manufacturer that killed his dad and left him with a bullet in his head. Weird characters, a twisted storyline and great cinematography make this one of the French director’s most magical offerings GOOD FOR: Jeunet fans. PDV

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Fresh from his role in Avatar, Aussie Sam Worthington is being tipped to be the next James Bond.

Bookies are predicting a licence to kill for Worthington ahead of Will Smith, who would be the first black man to play the infamous British spy, after Daniel Craig’s withdrawal.

George Lazenby is the only other Aussie to have played 007.

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CULTURE ENRON Lucy Prebble’s much lauded bells and whistles satire makes it easy to understand at least the basics behind the financial manoeuvres which made and (in 2001) finally destroyed the Texan energy giant.

You’ll still need to keep your wits about you, but Rupert Goold’s high voltage production racks up the entertainment quotient with conjoined Lehman brothers, Three Blind Mice stumbling on in suits, slickly choreographed routines and tickertape projections charting the inexorable rise and ultimate fall of

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SEE THIS: Theatre Enron’s share price.

At the centre is Samuel West’s superb CEO, giving his CFO free rein to obscure the debts in endless shadow companies, and so obsessed with making profits that he even proposes trading in weather. LOUISE KINGSLEY

» Noel Coward, St Martin’s

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Ln, WC2N 4AU Leicester Square (0844 482 5140; enrontheplay.com). Until August 14. £12.50-£50.50

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WORTH A LOOK Four idealists try to start a new political party in Tom Basden’s Fringe First winning debut play Party. » The Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport St, WC2H 7JB

Leicester Square (0845 017 5584; artstheatrewestend.com). Mar 1-13. £20

Holly: The Spectacular Stage Show. » Indigo2, Millennium Way, SE10 0AX

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EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK

BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK

DEUTSCHE BORSE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE

THE BLUE DEMON

★★★★★

Now in its 14th year, the Deutsche Borse Prize recognises the most influential European photographers, based on their body of work.

Four snappers, each with markedly different styles, are on show here, and there’s no

©Anna Fox courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London

Stratford (0844 844 0002). Mar 18. £26

knocking the exhibition’s diversity. But the collections themselves seem scrambled – if there’s a throughline or theme in the photographers’ work, it’s not expounded with any clarity. TOM STURROCK

» The Photographers Gallery, 16 Ramillies St, W1F 7LW Oxford Circus (photonet.org.uk).

Until Apr 17. Free

David Hewson

THE DAUGHTER GAME

(Pan Macmillan) FEB 26

Kate Long

New thriller from one-time journalist David Hewson.

When a politician is found ritually murdered at the G8 summit in Rome, detective Nic Costa is on the case of a mysterious group called the Butteri.

(Picador) FEB 26

THE PIRATE DEVLIN Mark Keating

CONFUCIUS FROM THE HEART

The Bad Mother’s Handbook author returns with a new novel about a teacher who forges an intense friendship with a female pupil to compensate for her own failing home life.

(Hodder & Stoughton)

Yu Dan

FEB 22

(Pan Macmillan,

A historical adventure set during the first quarter of the 18th century, centring on Patrick Devlin – a captain’s servant who trades his life of servitude for a life of dangerous liberty.

paperback) FEB 26

Professor of media studies at Beijing Normal University, Yu Dan publishes a series of her rapturously received lectures on everyone’s favourite philosopher.

MORE EXHIBITIONS Irving Penn Portraits presents the

work of the prolific snapper. » National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Pl, WC2H 0HE

Leicester Square (npg.org.uk). Until Jun 6. £11

• Arshile

Gorky: A Retrospective celebrates the Armenian expressionist. » Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG

Southwark (tate.org.uk). Until May 3. £10

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Dirty Dancing Aussie Ashley Wallen is the man behind the moves in London’s hottest new burlesque show WORDS REBECCA KENT

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is is a classic Billy Elliot story – taking dancing classes at the age of 12 when in suburban Queensland it was just plain uncool. But it turned out to be a path to stardom for choreographer Ashley Wallen, 30, who now counts the Minogue sisters among his chums.

He’s also danced with Mariah Carey, Nicole Kidman and the Sugababes.

These days based in London, and fresh from cutting shapes with Hugh Jackman in Rio de Janeiro for a TV commercial, Wallen is behind the scintillating moves of the Miss Polly Rae: The All New Hurly Burly Show, which boasts as its creative director William Baker, Kylie’s lifelong stylist.

Brit leading lady Miss Polly Rae (left) worked as a Selfridges assistant to pay her way through burlesque school – and it paid off. She and her gaggle of gorgeous girls clinched Troupe Of The Year at the international Ministry of Burlesque awards in 2007.

What sets The All New Hurly Burly Show apart, Wallen tells us, is Miss Polly’s ability to sing, as well as montages of sexed-up, contemporary tracks. In any case, she and her girls will fit right in when they arrive in London this week.

“The burlesque scene has taken off in London and it’s easy to see why,” explains Wallen, who himself got his big break cavorting in Kylie’s Live And Intimate tour.

“It’s empowering for women, and obviously men love the spectacle too. Dance in general is big too, so it ticks all the boxes,” Wallen says.

“Burlesque is about letting go and feeling great.

You’ve got to lose your inhibitions.”

The French can be credited with creating burlesque in the 1890s, by teaming satire and comedy with nudity and giving it a home at Paris’s Moulin Rouge.

Nostalgia for the glamour and bawdiness of burlesque has sparked the movement’s current

Burlesque is “ about letting go

and feeling great

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resurgence, helped along by celebrity exponents including Dita Von Teese.

Think evocative poses, fluttering feathers, saucy tassels, and throw in more than a little flesh and you’re about halfway there. Burlesque

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is a mix of dance, striptease and, believe it or not, comedy. A large element of burlesque is referencing the past, so it’s not surprising that Wallen looks to vintage film for inspiration.

“Having worked with Kylie, I’ve got the sexy moves down pat, but watching the old movies like Gypsy and the other MGM stuff inspired me with Miss Polly Rae,” he says. It’s not all about looking back, though. “We do Bad by Michael Jackson, with a ’40s striptease.”

While the burlesque scene has gone from strength to strength in London, things haven’t quite been the same back home. “It hasn’t really taken off in Australia,” Wallen says.

“I don’t think we’re quite ready for getting our boobs out – not in a classy way, anyway,” he adds.

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Hugh loves ya baby? Ashley Wallen with Hugh Jackman

GIVE IT A GO

» Miss Polly Rae at Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Pl, WC2H 7BX Leicester Square.

(0844 847 2475; leicestersqauretheatre.com) Feb 23-28. £15-£34.50

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WHERE TO SEE IT AFTERNOON TEASE Forget cucumber sandwiches at the Ritz.

Afternoon Tease at Volupte boasts a girly boudoir feel. ‘Teasemaids’ in fishnets serve delicate finger sandwiches, while husky singers entertain.

» Volupte, Norwich St, EC4A 1EJ

Chancery Lane (volupte-lounge.com). Every Saturday from 2.30pm. £35 includes full afternoon tea and champagne

KITSCH CABARET Soho institution Madame JoJo’s hosts Kitsch Cabaret every Saturday night, where Snakeboy performs at Kitsch Cabaret

Making Whoopee

Unleash your inner showgirl at the London Academy of Burlesque, run by artist Jo King (below).

A performer needs to have something unique, she says. “You could be size 12 or 20, and you don’t have to be classically attractive, just sexy and fun.

“Burlesque makes you feel good about being female.” » London Academy of Burlesque, Danceworks, Balderton St, W1K 6TN Bond Street (london academyofburlesque.com).

Monday drop-in classes 8-9pm, £10-£15

unashamedly camp transvestites whip the crowd into a frenzy.

» Madame JoJo’s, 8-10 Brewer Street, W1F OSE Piccadilly Circus. (madamejojos.com).

Every Saturday night. £20 including dinner

WHOOPEE CLUB London’s longest running monthly burlesque night The Whoopee Club has regulars Miss Immodesty Blaize and Katherine Delish.

» Various London venues (thewhoopee

club.com). Check listings magazines and register online to join the mailing list

PROUD CABARET A burlesque, cabaret and jazz club, restaurant and bar, Proud Cabaret is based on a 1920s speakeasy.

» Proud Cabaret, 1 Mark Ln, EC3R 7AA Tower Hill (proudcabaret.com). Nightly.

Check the website for events and prices

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MUSIC JOHNNY CASH American VI: Ain’t No Grave

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(Lost Highway)

★★★★★

If you thought that the well of Johnny Cash-Rick Rubin recordings must have been left dry after the posthumous release of the Unearthed box set in 2003, and of American V: A Hundred Highways three years later, think again.

Drawn from the same sessions as the latter of those two releases, American VI basically offers more of the same, as a croaky Cash

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MARINA & THE DIAMONDS

THE COURTEENERS

El Turista (Bedroom Classics)

The Family Jewels

(Polydor)

★★★★★

“I know it’s funny, this Midwestern guy doing Brazilian songs in Spanish,” admits Nebraskaraised, Valencía-based singersongwriter Josh Rouse on the press release plugging his eighth album. But, truth be told, the Spanish-language material on El Turista hangs together better than the songs Rouse sings in his native English. Skip the hazy Lemon Tree and the faintly Paul Simon-esque I Will Live On Islands and head, instead, for the slinky likes of Duerme. WFJ

(679)

★★★★★

Tipped for big things in 2010, Marina Diamandis has been parachuted into our lives courtesy of the kind of marketing budget that the music industry can rarely afford in these tough times.

She needs it, too, because her music, which weds a series of irritating vocal mannerisms to laboured lyrical puns and disjointed melodies, isn’t distinctive enough to win us over by itself. There’s actually a song on here called Hermit The Frog. WFJ

Falcon

★★★★★ With its soaring, spacious ballads and luscious walls of sound The Courteneer’s Falcon is a long way from the plodding Britpop of their first LP St Jude.

Yet band leader Liam Fray continues to punch above his weight, striving for the Arctic Monkeys’ “everyman” shtick without the lyrical smarts or the innovative songcraft to back it up. Oddly, the most striking thing on this album is You Overdid It Doll, a song that sounds like a Chris Rea offcut. ALISON GRINTER

SOUNDS OF HOME

NEW ZEALAND

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NO.1 Replay, Iyaz.

MAKING NEWS Wolfmother tried psychotherapy back in 2008 to avoid splitting up, frontman Andrew Stockdale revealed to the Herald Sun. But Myles Heskett and Chris Ross left the band soon after when Stockdale refused to fill out a self-assessment form.

NO.1 Black Box, Stan Walker.

MAKING NEWS Whitney Houston has disappointed Kiwi fans by cancelling her March 6 Taranaki concert. The cancellation results from a dispute between the promoter and the venue, the NZ Herald reports. Houston will perform in Melbourne instead.

NO.1 Fireflies, Owl City.

MAKING NEWS Newly reformed Boo! have been added to the Ramfest line-up.

The gig runs from February 2628 at Nekkies Holiday Resort in Worcester, and on March 6 at Emmarentia Dam, Joburg, and will see the band preview tracks from their new album.

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LIVE REVIEW Bertie Blackman Water Rats Feb 16 ★★★★★ Bertie Blackman’s famous father Charles might have been horrified when she chose to become a muso rather than a painter like himself, but the gig goers here tonight certainly aren’t complaining.

In the brevity of her halfhour set the Sydneysider and her band of three radiate an intensity that is a joy to witness first hand.

Armed with a guitar, Blackman brings an edgier, rockier dimension to the poppy experimental electro of her UK debut LP Secrets And Lies. But it’s her pure, clear, emotionally charged voice that really puts our hair on end.

A star in ascent. AG

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rumbles his way through ten songs (nine covers, one Cashpenned biblical adaptation) against an understated, Rubinproduced backdrop.

As posthumous albums go, American VI is several cuts above the norm; Cash’s everpresent charisma and Rubin’s empathetic production see to that.

But while these tunes are all getting their first release, there’s little here fans won’t already have heard, and the Cash catalogue ultimately isn’t noticeably improved by yet another album of death’sdoor recordings of songs that allude to the great unknown.

WILL FULFORD-JONES

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Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK LADY GAGA What crazy outfits will she wear? Will she be shooting rockets out of her jacksie this time around? (Sorry, but we do wonder how she can possibly top the boobs-flamethrower trick at last year’s Glasto). Well, one thing’s for certain: these O2 shows promise to be the ultimate pop spectaculars as former shrinking violet Stefani Germanotta unleashes hit after hit from her squillion-selling album The Fame. Support comes from preternaturally perky Swedish popsters Alphabeat.

Should be an absolute pop-tastic blast.

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» The O2, Peninsular Sq, SE10 0DX

North Greenwich (0844 856 0202; theo2.co.uk). Feb 26-27. £27.50-£35

HOT CHIP

AIR

Given Hot Chip’s new album One Life Stand is meant to be their “more melancholy, less danceable” album, it’s still as bouncy, upbeat and as gorgeously tuneful as you’d expect from the nerd-dance quintet who brought us Over And Over and Ready For The Floor.

Check ’em out at back-to-back shows this week.

Out of Air’s four LP back catalogue, it’s Moon Safari and Walkie Talkie which best showcase the French duo’s ability to craft ambient tunes so blissful they have the power to carry the listener off in a haze of aural opium. Or something.

So who cares if their recent album Love 2 isn’t much cop, this’ll be a lovely show in a lovely space.

» Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL

» Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm (0844 482 8008; roundhouse.org.uk). Fri, Feb 26. £24

Brixton (0844 477 2000; o2academybrixton.co.uk). Feb 26-27. £20

BELIEVE THE HYPE TEENAGERS IN TOKYO

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THE LINE-UP Samantha Lim

(vocals), Miska Mandic (keyboard), Linda Marigliano (bass), Sophie McGinn (guitar), Rudy Udovich (drums).

HAILS FROM Sydney, but now based in London.

THE BUZZ SO FAR They’re not teenagers and they’re not from Tokyo. And their elegant, gothic art-rock, of the like we haven’t heard since Siouxsie And The Banshees, has caught the ear of London indie label Backyard who recently snapped them up.

WHAT ELSE? Their forthcoming debut album was recorded in the Welsh countryside and produced by Bat For Lashes’ David Kosten. It’s expected to drop in spring 2010, with single Peter Pan, remixed by The Horrors, out soon.

THE BAND SAY “We stopped

doing crazy photoshoots because we realised people missed that it was us being tongue in cheek.” (ponystep.com) THE CRITICS SAY “Sometimes in this crazy thing called pop, you can tell something wonderful is going on even if

you’re not sure what it is.” (NME) THE PLUG Peter Pan out Mar 1 on Backyard.

SOUND BITES Turns out If you’re Antipodean you don’t have a chance in hell of winning a Brit Award unless you have a pert bum, a squeaky voice and ‘Kylie’ on your birth certificate.

Ladyhawke, Empire Of The Sun and Daniel Merriweather (below) were defeated in their categories last week.

And Kylie, who’s won loads of Brits, didn’t even get The Brits Hits 30 award either. So there goes that argument.

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Armachair Oracles The

Bertie Blackman, Say So

Norwegian trio play pop-rock.

R’n’B-flavoured indie-pop from the Australian singer-songwriter as she promotes her album Secrets And Lies. The Barfly,

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

Beth Nielsen Chapman The Texas singer-songwriter performs country songs. Cadogan Hall,

Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £6.

Sloane Tce, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £19.50-£29.50.

Defeated Sanity The Germanbased quartet play death metal.

Liam Frost, Jose Vanders

The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £12.

The Manchester-based indie-rock singer performs songs from his album, We Ain’t Got No Money, Honey, But We’ve Got Rain. The Lexington, Pentonville

The Elfrics, We Used To Make Things The Oxford-based combo play indie-pop. The Cross Kings Pub, York Way, N1 0AX (020 7278 8318). £10, adv £7.

Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £8.50.

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Livingstone Alt rock from the London-based five-piece. Hoxton Square Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). £8.50, adv £6.

Never The Bride London-based rock band.

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

Ollie Sloan, Laura Rose, Emma Cherry Acoustica from the London-based pianist, guitarist and singer-songwriter.

The Source Below, Lower John St, W1F 9TY (07956 818489). £6, adv £5.

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JAY-Z Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, W2 Hyde Park Corner (wirelessfestival.co.uk). Sun, Jul 4. £47.50 The hip-hop overlord and recent Brit Award winner will return to London this summer for a headlining slot at Wireless on American Independence Day. How fitting is that?

Hockey Indie-pop from the American four-piece.

Will And The People, XO Man The Brighton-based

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £11.50.

combo play offbeat indie-pop.

Bar Music Hall, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3AR (020 7613 5951). £8, adv £6.

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Arena, Arena Sq, HA9 0DH (0870 060 0870). £25.75.

performs flamenco-inspired material from her album, Sentir. Cadogan Hall, Sloane Tce, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £15.50-£30.

Mastodon, Totimoshi The metal four-piece play songs from their album Crack The Skye. Roundhouse, Chalk Farm

Chris Wood Acoustic folk-rock from the fiddle player and guitarist. The

Osibisa The Afro-jazz band perform songs from their album Oseeyee. Southbank

Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £14.

Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0871 663 2500). £17, concs £8.50.

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The Barfly, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £6.

Fionn Regan The Irish singer performs punk-rock. University

Jackie Leven Scottish

Of London Union, Malet St, WC1E 7HY (0870 060 3777). £10.

Sonny Black and Chris

A live band accompanies classic video footage of the king of rock ’n’ roll. Wembley

Belshaw Blues from the guitar-playing duo. Brook’s

Arena, Arena Sq, HA9 0DH (0870 060 0870). £35-£37.50.

Blues Bar, The Telegraph, Telegraph Rd, SW15 3TU (020 8788 2011). £10.

Storms-Nocturnes Jazz

The Cedars, The Dog Roses

trio led by saxophonist Tim Garland. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St,

Band play soul and Motown.

Hot Chip The synth-wielding five-piece from London play neon electronica. Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £20.

folk-rock singer-songwriter.

Tom McGuiness

The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £12.50, adv £10.

Blues from the Manfred Mann guitarist. Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £12.

Swing Out Sister

Theatre, The Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (0870 060 0100). £30.

Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £10.

Pop from the duo. Bush

Barfly, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £7.50.

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

Jackdaw The six-piece from London plays alt-rock. Halfmoon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £8.

Umbrella Assassins, The Banditos, The Years The Suffolk-based quartet play new wave garage and punk. 12 Bar Club, Denmark Pl, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £6.

Xtatic Soul and funk outfit fronted by Vanessa Haynes.

Overkill American thrash metal quintet. Islington Academy,

Cecil Sharp House Community Choir The choir

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £16.

performs a capella harmony songs from around the world.

Pere Ubu The veteran outfit

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Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £25.

Casiokids Electro-pop

Screaming Shadows, Kinn, The Lost Soul Crusade The Italian band

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0871 663 2500). £18.50.

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play progressive metal. The

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from the Norwegian outfit. The

singer-songwriter performs acoustica from her album, Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile.

Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15, diners only before 10pm.

Stephanie J Block The singer, famed for her Broadway work, performs songs from her album This Place I Know. New Players

Bigelf The Californian four-piece

Lisa Ekdahl The Swedish

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Gordon Webber’s Rd Runners The nine-piece Big

Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £12.50.

Cecil Sharp House, Regent’s Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £55.

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £16.

Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £6.

the London-based quartet.

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indie trio play songs from their album Wild Young Hearts.

Florence Rawlings

Futures Alt-rock and pop from

Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £10.

Noisettes The London-based

W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£40.

NW1 7PG (0870 060 3777). £19.50.

singer plays alt-pop with her group. Bush Hall, Uxbridge

The Pipeline, Middlesex St, E1 7DA (020 7377 6860). £10.

The London four-piece play indie-folk and Americana. The

The London-based vocalist performs soulful pop.

Marina And The Diamonds The Welsh

Industri Royal Punkrockers from Sweden.

Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £18.

Aswad The veteran reggae outfit play their hits. The Jazz Cafe, Parkway,

E2 9DR (020 8880 6100). £10.

Yasmin Levy The vocalist

30 Seconds To Mars Jared Leto’s American trio play alt-rock. Wembley

The Frantastics Londonbased folk-rock and country trio. Bistrotheque, Wadeson St,

from America play indie-punk.

Relentless Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £17.50.

Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15, diners only before 10pm.

The Yardbirds, Some Velvet Morning Veteran 1960s rock band featuring original members Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £18, adv £16.50.

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

Jack Bruce The composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist plays Chicago, Delta, West Coast and British blues covers.

Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £30-£47.50.

Thomas Dolby And Friends The veteran singer-songwriter and synthesist plays electro-pop with accompaniment. Union Chapel, Compton Tce, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £25.

Claudia Morris The West End singer performs songs from musicals. New End Theatre, New End, Heath St, NW3 1JD (0870 033 2733). £16, concs £14.

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FAST FORWARD 50 Cent Wembley Arena, Mar 20 (0844 815 0815). £32.50-£35.

John Butler Trio Hammersmith Apollo, Apr 14 (0844 844 4748). £21 Crowded House Hammersmith Apollo, Jun 8-9 (0844 844 4748) £44.75 Download Festival: AC/DC, Wolfmother Donnington Park, Jun 11-13 (0844 277 4321). £175 (weekend) Eskimo Joe Shepherds Bush Empire, May 17 (08444 77 2000). £17.50 Grinspoon Forum, May 23 (0870 0603 777). £18 Abdullah Ibrahim Barbican, Mar 30 (020 7638 8891). £10-£27.50 Jack Johnson O2 Arena, Jun 30 (0844 856 0202). £30-£37 Kings Of Leon Hyde Park, June 30 (livenation.co.uk). £47.50 Muse Wembley Stadium, Sep 10-11 (0844 277 4321). £45 The Parlotones Electric Ballroom, Apr 8 (020 7485 9006). £10 Pendulum Wembley Arena, May 28 (0844 815 0815). £28 Powderfinger Brixton Academy, Apr 22 (0844 477 2000). £tbc Sia Roundhouse, May 27 (0844 482 8008). £20 The Temper Trap, Sarah Blasko Shepherds Bush Empire, Apr 28-30 (0844 477 2000). £15 The Triffids Barbican, Apr 9 (020 7638 8891). £15-£25

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK SHIVA Back in 2007, Shiva made its debut on the London party scene with a mission to deliver quality house music to clubland. Three years on and Shiva is one of London’s most loved house parties, thanks to its dedication to good tunes.

For its first party of the decade, Shiva moves into The Lightbox, bringing with it Space legend Jonathan Ulysses (right) and Bora Bora’s Gordon Edge, who mixes mixing with a live trumpet.

» The Lightbox, 6 South Lambeth St, SW8 1SP

Vauxhall (020 3242 0040; thelightboxlondon.co.uk). Sat, Feb 27, 10pm-6am. £12

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electro

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Key Of Life take over Egg for a night of house, electro and minimal techno across the venue’s three floors. And just for something different, the night promises Egyptian-themed entertainment in the form of fortune tellers, belly dancers, snake charmers, human statues, massages, shisha smoking and more.

Art collides with clubbing as alternative dance event Lost Dawn takes you on an aural and visual experience.

Dale Anderson of Global Underground leads the lineup with an experimental set.

Meanwhile, taking the surrealism up a notch is Magic with Sam Cookney.

» Key Of Life, Egg, 200 York Way, N7 9AP (020 7609 8364; egglondon.net) King’s Cross.

Sat, Feb 27. 10pm-6am. £15 otd

» Cable, 33a Bermondsey St Tunnel, SE1 3JW London Bridge (020 7403 7730; cable-london.com). Fri, Feb 26, 10pm-6am. £10 adv

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CLUB NEWS Fabric is putting on a series of 30-hour non-stop parties to celebrate dance music, sleep deprivation and its 24-hour licence. Fabric creative director and resident DJ Craig Richards said: “We decided that every once in a while we should go on and on. On into the day and on into the next night. Sometimes the music won’t let you stop.

Every so often on a Saturday night we intend to let it keep going.” The first event will take place on Saturday, March 6, at 11pm, and will run through until 5am on Monday morning.

Glamorama clubbing brand Hed Kandi turns 10 this year

and it’s holding its doubledigit birthday celebrations at Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on March 6. The line-up for the party includes Phil Faversham, Andy Norman and John Jones. Tickets are available now from €35 (see hedkandi.com).

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CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 22 Anthem The residents play

Country Mondays DJ Fred plays Brazilian beats, plus Pe Na Estrada perform live.

Guanabara, Parker St, WC2B 5PW (020 7242 8600). 7pm-late. £5.

Happy Monday Chill-out anthems courtesy of the residents. Thirst, Greek St, W1D 3DR (020 7437 1977).

5pm-3am. £3, concs available.

Mambo Monday Latin and samba from the resident DJs, plus salsa dance classes before 10pm.

Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 7pm-2am. £8.

Salsa Caribe Doctor Jim plays

Formula DJs Rozzo, Richie La Rue, Si Barber, Rossko, JB, Leroy Roberts and Adam Paton play deep and soulful house. The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083). 10pm-6am. £8.

FERRY CORSTEN IndigO2, Millenium Way, SE10 0BB North Greenwich (020 8463 2000; theo2.co.uk). Fri, Apr 9.

From £21.25 One for trance lovers, Holland’s Ferry Corsten is heading to London to show off his skills, which have ranked him among the top 10 DJs in the world.

Glamorous The residents play funk, soul and disco. The Clapham Grand, St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT (020 7223 6523). 10pm-3am. £10, £5 w/flyer before 11pm.

Kuch Kuch Valentine’s DJ Ritu plays Bollywood, bhangra, Arabic, R’n’B and chart hits.

The Livery, Wood St, EC2V 6DL (020 7600 9624). 10pm-3am. £15.

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.

A Love Asylum The residents

Myclub Running Man, Sweet P and Mr Benz spin R’n’B and house. The Hill, Muswell Hill, N10

1RU (020 7359 6191). 7.30pm-late. £7.

Roxy, Rathbone Pl, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £4, NUS £3, £3 before 11pm.

supply drum ’n’ bass, house and techno. Raduno, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7490 5790).

10pm-5am. £10, concs £5.

3ST (020 8365 3651). 10pm-4am. £12 before 11.30pm, ladies £10.

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Trannyshack Miss Dusty O,

Popstarz Three rooms of indie,

Tasty Tim and Lady Lloyd, spin commercial dance and pop.

pop and R’n’B for a gay crowd.

Rejuvenation Resident DJs spin old-school funk, soul and dance. Inn On The Green, Thorpe

Afro-Cuban, salsa, timba and Latin jazz. Buffalo Bar, Upper St, N1

Festa Fiesta Latin and samba from the resident DJs, plus salsa classes before 10pm. Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 7pm-2am. £6.

Hey! Ho! Lets Go! Resident DJs spin indie and punk. The

The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

10pm-4am. £8, free before 11pm.

Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10pm-3am. £6, w/flyer £3, free before midnight.

Soul Fridays The resident Work Remixed Big John,

Lost In London Party on the ground floor, electro-house in the basement and commercial R’n’B in the VIP room. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

7.30pm-3am. £7, guest list/NUS £5.

Replay Nills Hess and Anto play house. The Den & Centro, West

Biggy C, Tuomo Fox and Freddie Thomas play R’n’B, pop, hip-hop and garage.

dubstep, grime and hip-hop.

Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 5DY (020 7494 3020). 10pm-3am. £10.

The Macbeth, Hoxton St, N1 6LP (020 7749 0600). 8pm-4am. £6.

Hidden, Tinworth St, SE11 5EQ (020 7247 4121). 11pm-4.30am. £6.

Twisted The residents supply

We Like You Resident DJs spin electro and house. Bloomsbury

THURSDAY 25 Candybox DJs Jamie, Michael

Toxic Tuesdays The residents

4DR (020 7734 6308). 10pm-3.30am. £6, w/flyer £5, £3 before 11pm.

Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010). 9pm-3am. £5-£10.

White Heat DJs Matty and Olly play indie, punk, techno and electro.

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

10.30pm-3am. £7, adv £6.

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and David spin indie, electro and retro. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D

FRIDAY 26 The Breakspoll After Party Stanton Warriors play breakbeat and electronica. Matter, O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0AX (020 7549 6686). 10pm-6am. £15.

Chicks Dig Jerks The G-A-Y Porn Idol The residents

DJs spin hits spanning the decades from the 1950s to the present day. The Queen

supply pop and disco. Heaven, Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020).

11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer free.

Of Hoxton, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX (020 7422 0958). 8pm-2am. £5.

Smash & Grab Resident DJs

Everybody Dance

play indie and electro, plus Bertie Blackman and The Good Natured perform live. Proud

Resident DJs David and Andrew spin dance, club classics and 1970s disco. Up The Creek, Creek

Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867).

7.30pm-2.30am. £8, £5 before 10pm.

Rd, SE10 9SW (020 8858 4581).

11pm-2am. £3 and £6.

Agita Brasil Latin and samba from the resident DJs, plus dance classes before 10pm. Fiesta

Unbelievable The residents

Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 7pm-2am. £6.

The Roxy, Rathbone Pl, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £4, £3 before 11pm, NUS £3.

play indie, pop and rock.

Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7734 6308).

9pm-3am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

house and commercial dance.

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

8pm-late. £10, guest list £5, free before 10pm.

SATURDAY 27 Allure DJ T and The Drezone play house and pop. Aquum Bar, Clapham High St, SW4 7UL (020 7627 2726). 5pm-3.30am. £8, £6 before 11pm, free before 9pm.

The Big Pink Robbie Furze and Off Modern spin a mix of genres including rock, electro and dubstep. The Amersham Arms, New Cross Rd, SE14 6TY (020 8469 1499).

10pm-3.30am. £4, NUS £3.

Latin Fever Latin tracks from resident DJ Jorge.

Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277).

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

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

Bowling Lanes, Basement Of Tavistock Hotel, Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9EU (020 7183 1979). 8pm-3am. £8.

SUNDAY 28 BackIIBoogie Jazzie B, Spin Doctor, Johnny Reckless and Ben Waist play 1980s soul and boogie. East Village, Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173).

2pm-1am. £5, free before 5pm.

Cuban Club Cuban and salsa, with dance classes before 9pm. Stanza, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 5DY (020 7494 3020).

9pm-midnight. £5, £4 before 9pm.

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

Groove Sanctuary AfricanLatin, electronica, funk, disco and deep house from DJ Jimbo (Raw Deal), Joey Vieira and guests. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer

Dance Party 3000 Resident

St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

9.30pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

Carwash Resident DJs play

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

Urban Nerds Presents The House Party DJs spin electro,

DJs supply R’n’B, 1990s soul and funky house. Stanza,

Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

11pm-7am. £10, ladies £5.

supply funky house, R’n’B, hip-hop and chart anthems.

Close, W10 5XL (020 8962 5757).

8pm-1am. £7, adv £5.

1970s and 1980s disco and funk.

DJs play dancehall, metal, country and rock ’n’ roll, plus Lidl Richard performs live and karaoke. Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, Pollard Row, E2 6NB (020 7739 2727). 9pm-2am. £7.

Horse Meat Disco Jim Stanton, James Hillard, Filthy Luka and Severino spin disco.

Eagle, Kennington Ln, SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903). 8pm-3am. £6.

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rock anthems. Punk, Soho St, W1D 3DN (020 7734 4004).

8pm-late. £5, free before 11pm.

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

“What’s the world coming to is what I want to know. How did this happen in a little, quiet, beautiful part of the world?” Natalie Smoothy, whose son attends the college where 12-year-old Elliott Fletcher was stabbed.

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AUSTRALIA MacKillop sainted The sainthood of Mary MacKillop was “deeply significant” and “an inspiration” for all Australians, whether or not they were Catholic, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said.

Pope Benedict XVI announced MacKillop would become Australia’s first Roman Catholic saint when she was canonised on October 17. MacKillop died in 1909 at the age of 67.

Cousins in court AFL star Ben Cousins avoided a conviction for hitting an elderly

killer message: A man walks past a cardboard cut-out of a schoolgirl armed with a weapon at Melbourne’s Southern Cross train station. The image part of a national campaign by the Red Cross to raise awareness of the plight of civilians in war zones.

driver’s car after performing an unsafe U-turn.

Cousins, 31, was charged with the driving offence on The Esplanade in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton last year.

He appeared in the Moorabbin Magistrates Court, in Melbourne’s south, and was ordered to undertake a diversion order.

Seven backs down

Ben Cousins

Channel Seven retracted its claim that a former parliamentary waitress had a sexual relationship with South Australia premier Mike Rann.

During its Sunday Night programme, Channel Seven

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Of the 1100-odd respondents, aged between 40 and 65, 25 per cent said they felt more sexually confident than 20 years ago.

Sixty one per cent believed the image of the cougar – a woman dating a younger man – was harmless, while 10 per cent embraced it.

Terrorists jailed Five Sydney men convicted of plotting to commit violent jihad on Australian soil were jailed for maximum terms ranging from 23 to 28 years.

Justice Anthony Whealy said their motivation had been “an intolerant and inflexible fundamentalist religious conviction”.

Last October the men were each found guilty of conspiring to commit an act or acts, in preparation for a terrorist act.

“It is something that any decent government should do. In that spirit I would again appeal to Mr Abbott to back this on a bipartisan basis.”

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on his pledge to halve the homeless rate by 2020.

“The athletes are training. You can’t have them wondering what’s the point?” Australia’s Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Perry Crosswhite on threats against athletes.

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Younger men are a turn-on for Aussie women with many revealing in a new survey that even a 10-year age gap wouldn’t stop them dating a guy.

When quizzed by Prevention magazine, 55 per cent of women said they had dated a younger man.

And some believe their own older age may even be helping

acknowledged Rann’s denial of Michelle Chantelois’ claim made in November last year.

“That’s a very big sentence. Not even murderers get sentenced that much.

Twenty-three years, that’s half of his life. It’s not fair to him, our community or our religion.” The sister of the youngest of five Muslim men sentenced to maximum terms of between 23 and 28 years for plotting a terrorist attack.

What’s happening across the country

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■ Brisbane 12-year-old stabbed to death at school.

■ Thirteen-year-old student charged with murder.

■ More student knife incidents reported in New South Wales.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA A pitch invader was fined a total of $9000 for running onto a cricket field and tackling a Pakistan player during a one-day international in Perth. David James Fraser, 37, tackled Pakistan’s Khalid Latif at the WACA ground last month.

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13-year-old boy was charged with murder over the Brisbane schoolyard stabbing of a 12year-old fellow student.

Police alleged a 13-year-old boy from the same school, St Patrick’s College at Shorncliffe, stabbed Elliott Fletcher in the chest with a knife in school grounds.

Elliott was critically injured and treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken by ambulance to the Royal Children’s Hospital with a senior staff member by his side, under police escort.

His parents were contacted and immediately went to the

NEW SOUTH WALES Students at St Patrick’s College mingle outside their school where a classmate was stabbed

hospital to be with him.

But he died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

The 13-year-old student who was charged was found by officers near the school with a minor wound that required hospital treatment.

No one else was injured during the incident.

Later in the week, police in

Sydney charged another two children in separate kniferelated incidents.

The first involved an 11-year-old boy who allegedly confronted a fellow pupil with a knife at a school in Sydney’s west, while the second involved a 14-year-old boy who threatened students at his school.

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Hanson considering move to UK Former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said she planned to sell her Queensland property and resettle in Britain.

She revealed her plans in an interview with Woman’s Day magazine.

“I’m going to be away indefinitely. It’s pretty much goodbye forever,” she said.

“I’ve really had enough. I want peace in my life. I want contentment, and that’s what I’m aiming for.”

The former federal MP’s hardline views on race sparked a national debate over immigration policy and

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Aboriginal disadvantage from the time she entered Parliament in 1996 at the same election that made John Howard prime minister.

Hanson, 55, told the magazine she was disappointed with the way Australia had changed.

“Sadly, the land of opportunity is no more applicable,” she said.

Hanson said she’ll sell her property at Coleyville, spend a few months in the South Island of New Zealand and eventually relocate to Britain.

Her father was English and her mother’s family was Irish.

A man was arrested following the assault of two toddlers with chilli powder in Sydney’s inner west. The 40-year-old man allegedly assaulted the children in separate incidents when the toddlers were being pushed in their prams by their mothers.

VICTORIA Two teenage brothers detained for less than a year over a brutal bashing that left a man in a coma would not spend any further time in custody, a judge ruled. The pair were sentenced to 12 months’ youth detention last year over the attack which left a 27-year-old man in a coma for 15 days.

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Police were investigating whether a woman whose body was found in her car boot may have climbed in to sleep after a drinking session. Cherry Gleeson, 56, was last seen buying two bottles of wine from the bottle shop at the Star and Garter Hotel at New Norfolk.

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Telecom investigates

Prime Minister John Key said the Government was not telling sports teams to avoid playing in India following terror threats against international sporting events there.

A Pakistani militant with links to al-Qaeda, Ilyas Kashmiri, warned the international community against sending competitors to the

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The amount of jobs Air New Zealand engineering subsidiary Safe Air in Blenheim is planning to cut after delays in a major contract.

Telecom was investigating a Wanganui woman’s claims she received a text message from a Telecom call centre which said “f**k you customer” after she complained texts to her family were taking hours to get through.

The woman, known only as Vanessa, raised her complaint with Wanganui mayor Michael Laws during his Radio Live show.

Her call was prompted after Laws said he was becoming increasingly concerned with Telecom’s level of customer service to Wanganui residents.

Key on sideline

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The age former prime minister Helen Clark turned last week.

10,150 top honour: Former prime minister Helen Clark, who now lives in New York, receives the Order of New Zealand from the governor-general, Anand Satyanand, at Government House.

The award is only held by 20 living New Zealanders.

Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket competition, hockey’s World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

with her murder, along with sexual assault charges, unlawful detention and assaulting a child.

Mother mourned

Police need to clarify their pursuit policy for abandoning a chase, following a case where a young woman was seriously injured in a crash after a pursuit, the Independent Police Conduct Authority recommended.

Police actions in pursuing a man driving a stolen car at more than twice the speed limit through a busy part of central Christchurch in December 2008 breached policy and amounted to misconduct, the authority said.

Family and friends farwelled slain mother Vanessa Pickering in Christchurch as her family looked to the future of her orphaned sevenyear-old daughter.

Hundreds of mourners filled Christchurch Cathedral, which was lit up with pink and purple lights – Pickering’s favourite colours, for her funeral.

Freezing worker Malcolm George Chaston, 40, was charged

Police criticised

The amount in dollars that a doodle of a proposed new New Zealand flag drawn

by Prime Minister John Key was sold for in an online auction.

124

The number of times Taser guns were used in 2009.

7

The number of years since farm sales were lower than those recorded in January.

33

The per centage some believe finance minister Bill English will drop the top personal income tax rate to in farreaching reforms.

*And finally … mind the spokes

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Rd, north of Upper Hutt last year.

“I couldn’t believe it, it just wasn’t right,” Lowe said.

He told the newspaper he wasn’t an exhibitionist, “I’m just uncomfortable in clothes”.

He completed last year’s Coast to Coast race with his lower half exposed and said he often trained naked.

The court reserved its decision.

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A nude cyclist took his desire to ride unencumbered to the High Court.

Nick Lowe, 40, appeared in the High Court at Wellington after refusing to pay a $200 fine for offensive behaviour, The Dominion Post reported.

He had been reported to police by a motorist who spotted him during a nude ride on Akatarawa

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■ New Zealander Peter Bethune is being held on Japanese whaling ship.

■ Bethune boards the ship to make citizen’s arrest.

■ He may be taken back to Japan to be charged.

UPPER NORTH ISLAND A driver who knocked down four cyclists on a popular Auckland waterfront road last year lost her licence and must pay the victims reparation.

Jennifer Speakman, 20, was disqualified from driving for six months and ordered to pay $1000 reparation to each of the cyclists she hit.

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abour called for more action from the Government to resolve the conflict between Japanese whalers and the New Zealand environmentalists scrapping with them.

In the latest Southern Ocean stoush, New Zealander Peter Bethune, part of the Sea Shepherd protest group, boarded the whaling ship Shonan Maru and tried to make a citizen’s arrest on the captain.

As well as trying to arrest the captain over the collision, Bethune reportedly handed him a bill for the cost of replacing his boat, Ady Gil. He was detained by the

Japanese foreign minister Katsuya Okada answers questions about Peter Bethune

ship’s crew and may end up staying on board and facing the Japanese judiciary when the ship returns to its base.

Bethune’s high-tech speedboat Ady Gil, which had been part of efforts to harass Japanese whalers, sank following a collision with the Shonan Maru on January 6.

Foreign minister Murray

McCully said he had met Japan’s ambassador and told him New Zealand wanted to offer consulate assistance to Bethune, and was confident efforts would be made to ensure that happened.

He said he wasn’t going to discuss the logic of Bethune’s actions or how Japanese authorities would react.

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Dead baby found in garden shed A baby who had been dead since last year was found in a Christchurch garden shed.

The mother of the child was charged for failing to report the death of her baby.

The woman was found by police, 24 hours after the baby was discovered in a shed behind a boarding house in suburban Waltham.

Police believed the baby was born in the middle of last year after earlier saying that the child could have died up to two years ago.

Detective inspector Tom Fitzgerald said a post-mortem examination had been carried

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out but he refused to reveal the gender or ethnicity of the baby.

Up to 12 people lived at the boarding house, but the occupants said they had not seen a baby there.

Fitzgerald said it was possible the baby’s mother could have been a visitor.

The body was taken away from the house by hearse, in a washing basket, after being found while the shed was being cleaned out.

He said there may have been no deliberate attempt to hide the body in the shed. Police investigations continued.

LOWER NORTH ISLAND A former Napier florist who changed her competitors’ details on Google Maps to direct clients to her business was sentenced to 100 hours community service. Kendra Drinkwater, 40, admitted six charges of accessing a computer system for dishonest gain.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND A German tourist due to leave the country pleaded guilty to possessing 16 rare geckos from the Otago Peninsula after the lizards were found in his backpack. Manfred Bachmann, 55, pleaded guilty to the Wildlife Act charges and was remanded in custody.

LOWER SOUTH ISLAND An Invercargill woman who stole $1.2 million of pokie machine money to prop up her business during a five-year period escaped a jail sentence.

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Student case drags on The case of a Grade 11 pupil suing the department of education to get promoted to Grade 12 was postponed again in the Gauteng South High Court.

Edwin Botha, an 18-year-old A-student at Hoërskool Noordheuwel in Krugersdorp, dropped out of school in October last year before writing his Grade 11 exams, claiming an initiation ceremony for newly-elected prefects left him traumatised.

The school agreed to promote him due to his good academic record, but the Gauteng Education Department objected.

Competition urged The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) was considering taking on cell phone giants over pre-paid call rates.

Describing the rates as “astronomical”, ICASA chairman Paris Mashile told Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications that proper

48.6 people power: Trade union Solidarity’s three-member delegation Erika Botha-Rossouw, Jaco Kleynhans and Dirk Hermann dump wheelbarrows with an estimated 23,000 letters about crime from concerned citizens to President Jacob Zuma.

competition was urgently needed in this market, because it was mainly used by the poor.

He said ICASA would have to come up with a solution.

appeared to have been taken from her flat. Van Eyk was the public relations and marketing manager at Sun City.

Manager murdered

The Afrikaans daily Die Son publicly apologised for publishing a story on a phoney winner of the national lottery’s Powerball competition.

Die Son earlier published a picture of a deaf and dumb township man, saying he had won R91 million.

It later emerged that while the numbers on his lottery ticket were correct, it did not match the draw date.

*And finally … blue language of the People (Cope).

Kohler-Barnard was heard saying the word as tempers flared after Cope MP Mluleki George was ordered to leave.

He was told to go when he refused to withdraw his statement that the Government was leading the country into lawlessness. Kohler-Barnard was fined five days’ salary.

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The cost of a liquor licence in ZAR for any pub or club where live TV coverage of the 2010 Fifa World Cup would be publicly screened, but legal experts question the constitutional correctness of the proposed Bill.

A Sun City manager was found murdered in her apartment at the upmarket resort, on the same day a Fifa workshop on medical matters started at the venue.

Police said Colleen van Eyk, 60, was strangled with a telephone cord and there was no sign of forced entry to her home in the residential area for employees.

The motive for the murder remained a mystery and nothing

The 2010 Parliamentary proceedings barely got underway before a female member was rapped over the knuckles for obscene language.

The Speaker of the National Assembly suspended Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dianne KohlerBarnard for saying “fuck” in Parliament during a walkout of the DA and the Congress

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NORTH WEST Police re-arrested two men charged with the murder of businesswoman Mirriam Khoza. The men escaped from the Rustenburg police holding cells and were arrested in Gauteng after a tip-off from the public.

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FREE STATE Jacob Zuma talks in Parliament

gained momentum.

Land reform minister Gugile Nkwinti announced he planned to introduce a bill to speed up the reform process.

He said the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ concept was not working, and that 87 per cent of South African farmland still belonged to whites.

Legislation was also planned

for this year to ensure companies complied with employment equity policy.

The director-general of Labour, Jimmy Manyi, said that under the legislation non-compliant businesses would face heavy fines – amounting to 10 per cent of their turnover – and would be “named and shamed”.

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Welfare dependency criticised benefit from tax cuts.

He did, however, announce a hefty 25.5 cents a litre increase in fuel tax, as well as the customary increases in “sin tax” targeting smokers and alcohol users.

In his budget speech, the minister rejected calls from the left to broaden the SA Reserve Bank’s mandate to include economic growth and unemployment.

Most economists welcomed the budget as “balanced”, but trade unions, especially those aligned to the powerful Congress of SA Trade Unions, were more reserved.

The skies were a hive of military activity when the South African Army’s airborne and air assault forces demonstrated their combat readiness at the Bloemspruit Air Force Base. The “Young Eagle” Open Day exercise consisted of briefings, static displays and exhibitions and a pathfinder infiltration, airborne and air assault demonstration.

MPUMALANGA Protests against mining company BHP Billiton flared up in the town of Ogies, resulting in the arrest of more than 40 people. At least four people, including three police officers, were injured in the unrest.

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A man alleged to have threatened to “rob and kill” tourists in a TV interview, was remanded in custody pending a psychiatric report. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court ruled that Evans Tsietse Radebe would stay in prison until a bed could be found in a mental institution in Sterkfontein.

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■ President says nationalisation of business not Government policy.

■ New land reform measures mooted to replace ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ model.

■ Tougher employment equity laws with heavy fines planned.

South Africa was the biggest welfare state in the world according to leading economist Mike Schussler.

Addressing a gathering of the SA Institute of Tax Practitioners in Johannesburg, Schussler said the country’s dependency ratio was three people to one taxpayer, which was not sustainable.

Schussler described finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s maiden budget speech as “conservative”.

During the speech, Gordhan announced there would be no income tax increases, but the lower income group would

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peaking during a debate in Parliament, President Jacob Zuma made it clear nationalisation was not Government policy.

Zuma said there were set guidelines and procedures in order to alter the ruling party’s policy, and that it would take a long time before a new policy was adopted.

The ANC Youth League, however, said it remained adamant that mine nationalisation would soon become Government policy.

While Zuma allayed fears on one front, others issues

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RUGBY LEAGUE Kurt Gidley is cleared of serious injury as a result of the Indigenous v All Stars match.

Clubs are already worried about their stars playing in it again in the future.

TUESDAY

AFL St Kilda player Andrew Lovett is sacked the day after he is charged with rape. Officials say his sacking is unrelated to his guilt or innocence of the charge.

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LAWN BOWLS Bowls New Zealand suspends national fours skipper Gary Lawson for six months and fines him $5000 for match-fixing. Three other players were fined $1000.

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BOXING Danny Green announces a fight against one of the men who has taken down Anthony Mundine – Manny Siaca.

Green says he’s hoping to “smoke” Mundine out.

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RUGBY UNION The Melbourne Rebels announce they’ve got Danny Cipriani on board for the Super 15 next year. Apparently it was Cipriani who did the pursuing in this deal.

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RUGBY LEAGUE Willie Mason turns out in two matches for the Cowboys on debut. He plays half a game for feeder team the Young Guns, before playing 15 minutes in the loss to the Warriors.

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SURF LIFESAVING Shannon Eckstein wins a record-equalling fifth Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Ironman title.

Eckstein won four of the five races in the series to completely dominate.

It’s like he’s got two “ golden retrievers attached to his pelvis ” Sidelined Tasmanian cricketer Brett Geeves on teammate Travis Birt’s thighs.

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David Moyes There are some big wraps on this bloke isn’t there?

There is, but he’s been touted as one of Britain’s best young managers and has been lauded for his work at Everton.

He doesn’t look that young.

He’s only 47 and has a lot

of time left to forge a top career.

He’s being mentioned as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor.

Did he ever play?

He was a bit of a journeyman and played for Celtic and Bristol City among others.

How long has he been at Everton?

Since 2002 but he wants to win silverware.

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Wynand Olivier of the Bulls scores despite the efforts of George Smith

Steyn nabs 35 points Bulls 50 M Steyn 2, F du Preez, W Olivier, G van den Heever tries; M Steyn 5 cons, 5 pens

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32 Brumbies R Elsom, P McCabe, G Smith tries; S Mortlock 1 con, 4 pens; M Giteau 1 drop goal

The Brumbies learned some harsh lessons about what it takes to be a Super 14 top dog as they lost to the Bulls, despite encouraging debuts from Matt Giteau and Rocky Elsom.

The visitors led in both halves, before the defending champions piled on 30 points.

Converted tries to winger Gerhard van den

Reds lose skipper in upset victory Reds 41 Q Cooper 2, R Davies, D Ioane tries; Cooper 3 cons, 5 pens

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20 Crusaders A Ellis, B Thorn tries; D Carter 2 cons, 2 pens

Playmaker Quade Cooper bagged a record 31 points as Queensland ended an 11-year drought against the Crusaders with an upset victory.

But the Reds uplifting four-tries-to-two win was soured with a knee injury to skipper James Horwill, which will rule him out for the remainder of the season.

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John Smit SHARKS The Springboks legend became the first South African to rack up 100 matches with the same Super rugby team.

Other players have managed to get to the magic 100 mark, but none have shown the same loyalty as Smit.

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Quade Cooper went on a rampage against the Crusaders

Heever and centre Wynand Olivier midway through the second half signalled an irreversible momentum shift.

The Brumbies scored three tries but were let down by poor discipline.

Springboks flyhalf Morne Steyn bagged 35 points, scoring two of the Bulls’ five tries – all of which he converted – plus five penalties.

Brumbies coach Andy Friend drew some solace from the displays of Elsom and Giteau.

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Chiefs snare try-fest Lions 65 W Mjekevu 3, T Chavhanga, T Clever, C Grobbelaar, D La Grange, J Lombaard, C Spencer tries; E Rose 7 cons 2 pens

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72 Chiefs R Kahui 3, C Bruce, S Donald, B Leonard, L Messam, J Poluleuligaga, S Sivivatu tries; S Donald 9 cons 3 pens

Attacking rugby was at a premium, while defence was non-existent as the Chiefs ran in nine tries to down the Lions.

Ahead 27-25 at half-time, the Chiefs ran in five tries in the first 20 minutes of the second half to dominate a young Lions team.

But in an unlikely revival, the Lions fought back to run in six second-half tries, Jacques Highlanders 15 I Dagg, M Hobbs tries; M Hobbs con; I Dagg pen

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P Williams 2, R Ranger tries; S Brett 2 cons

R Kankowski try; R Kockott 5 pens

Fullback Paul Williams played a sterling role to help steer the Blues to victory over the Highlanders at Dunedin.

Both sides were after their first win of 2010.

Williams opened the scoring in the first half and grabbed another in the second half.

While Williams starred for the Blues, welltravelled Highlanders flyhalf Michael Hobbs was impressive bagging a converted try.

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Lombaard securing the bonus point four minutes into injury time with a try converted by fullback Earl Rose.

For the Chiefs, Richard Kahui was back to his mesmerising best, running strongly and picking up a hat-trick of tries.

Flyhalf Stephen Donald was also impressive, sinking everything within kicking distance as well as crossing for an early try.

The Chiefs started well, with Callum Bruce and Kahui finding gaps in the first minute.

22 Force D Haylett-Petty, C O’Young, J Tatupu tries; J O’Connor 2 cons 1 pen

The Hurricanes raced in seven tries to swat aside the Western Force.

Hurricanes winger David Smith scored a double, both created by All Black Tamati Ellison who also laid on a first-half try for fellow international Cory Jane.

Wallaby James O’Connor was a class act at fullback for the young Force side.

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25 Cheetahs R Viljoen try; N Olivier con; N Olivier 3, R Viljoen 2 pens, 1 drop goal

The Cheetahs secured their first away win in three seasons in an all-South African derby.

The Cheetahs showed greater commitment and conceded fewer penalties than the Sharks in a game strewn with errors.

The contest was enlivened by a 70m solo run for a try by Cheetahs full-back Riaan Viljoen.

Rory Kockott’s five penalty conversions were not enough to halt the Cheetahs.

Stormers 27 B Habana 2, F Louw tries; J Pietersen 3 cons 2 pens

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6 Waratahs B Barnes 2 pens

The Waratahs were unable to pull off another miraculous comeback as the Stormers won in Cape Town.

NSW secured more possession and forced the Stormers to make more tackles, but the visitors made too many mistakes and the Stormers were more disciplined and clinical in scoring three tries, two by Springboks winger Bryan Habana.

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Proteas fall short South Africa were denied the top spot in the world rankings when they fell agonisingly close to saving the second and final Test against India.

Needing to bat the entire final day to salvage a draw, the Proteas fell just nine balls short to leave the series tied 1-1.

Having been bowled out in the first innings for 296, South Africa were on the back foot when India piled on 6-643.

From there it was a matter of survival for the visitors and

Hashim Amla was once again the man for the fight.

He finished the second innings unbeaten on 127, to go with his 114 from the first innings and the 253no he scored in his only bat in the first Test.

Unfortunately his teammates weren’t able to demonstrate the same sort of grit.

But for Graeme Smith’s men, the game and the chance to regain the tag as the world’s

best Test team was lost on the first day when they crumbled from 1-218.

From there the South Africans were fighting just to stay in the game as the Indians led by Virender Sehwag (165) and VVS Laxman (145no) heaped on the punishment.

When it was the tourists turn to bat again, the top order failed to show the appropriate application leaving it to the less-abled batsmen to try and save the match.

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Mitchell Johnson third with 87.

Watson was also voted oneday player of the year, while fellow Test opening batsman Simon Katich took out the Test player award.

Watson choked up on stage when handed the medal.

“It’s been an awesome ride and it’s very overwhelming actually to receive this award,” Watson said.

He thanked Cricket Australia’s medical staff, in reference to his horrendous run with injuries.

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South Africa’s ODI captain Jacques Kallis said the threematch series against India would prove wonderful preparation for next year’s World Cup. Kallis was deputising for the injured Graeme Smith.

“The World Cup is here in another year’s time and a lot, including about conditions, can be learnt from this series,” Kallis said.

“We need to win this series as part of our preparation for the World Cup.” South Africa were looking for improvement after losing the series against England.

Batsman Loots Bosman and seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe were included in the squad.

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Lee still in the hunt Australia’s selectors want the chance to pick Brett Lee again, but will have to wait until June to recall Ashes swingman Ben Hilfenhaus.

National selection chairman Andrew Hilditch was unperturbed by Lee’s announcement last week that he “might never bowl another ball”, while at the same time reckoning Hilfenhaus would have to wait until the mid-year tour against Pakistan in England for another international stint.

“He had a very difficult run during the Ashes but then came back and was in a real dominant role in our victories in one-day cricket up until his recent injury,” Hilditch said.

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All-rounder Shane Watson was nearly in tears as he accepted his first Allan Border Medal as Australia’s top cricketer.

After a series of injuries restricted him to only eight Tests in four years, the 28-yearold managed nine in seven months and made a stunning career transformation.

He was the favourite before Monday night’s black-tie function in Melbourne and won easily, polling 125 votes.

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Chappell’s cap sold A baggy green cap worn by former Australian Test captain Greg Chappell shortly before he defected to World Series Cricket in the 1970s sold for more than $16,000 at an auction in Melbourne. The cap, given to Chappell and worn by him during 1977, was sold by Charles Leski Auctions for $16,310, including the auctioneer’s commission, a spokeswoman said.

Symonds unfazed Andrew Symonds was one Australian cricketer set to honour his IPL contract with little fear after revealing he felt far safer in India than South Africa. On a day Symonds admitted he still regretted signing the strict behaviour agreement he broke in England last year, leading to his Cricket Australia dismissal, the former Test all-rounder said he was keen to help Deccan defend their IPL title.

T20 host undecided The venue for the 2010 Twenty20 Champions League is anyone’s guess after tournament chairman Lalit Modi flatly contradicted an official statement saying the event would be held in South Africa. Modi said while the South Africans were “a hot contender”, the event was yet to be alotted a host nation.

Tim Southee is congratulated after dismissing Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh

NZ claim big win New Zealand delivered a predictable victory but not before Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan settled a personal score in the one-off Test.

The hosts won the contest by 121 runs after dismissing Bangladesh for 282 runs in the middle session on the fifth and final day at Seddon Park.

It may have marked the sixth Test win in Daniel

Doug Bollinger

Australia dumped more misery on the West Indies in a 125-run pounding in the final one-day match at a sparse MCG on Friday night.

In another clinical performance, Australia made 5-324 and had the game all but won before twilight, as West Indies skipper Chris Gayle was out to Doug Bollinger for the fourth time in four completed innings this series.

Gayle top-edged two sixes but was out for 14 in the third over, and the tourists were all out for 199. Bollinger finished with 3-33.

Australia’s win kept them on

track for their first unbeaten season in nine years, and wrapped-up a 4-0 series win after the third game was washed out.

Ricky Ponting’s side has now won 24 of its past 29 matches, with two no-results.

But not even that excellence could sway many fans to watch in glorious weather, as a paltry crowd of 15,538 was doubled by the attendance at the AFL pre-season game between Collingwood and St Kilda at Etihad Stadium.

Friday’s attendance was the lowest for an AustraliaWindies game at the MCG.

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Bangladeshis’ performance: exhilarating one moment and exasperating the next.

But Al Hasan’s neat 100 was just reward for some scintillating strokeplay after he resumed on nought with the tourists’ hopes in ruins at 5-88 after being set 404 for victory.

Bangladesh now face England in a one-day and Test series at home.

Bollinger steers Aussies home

Bond back in mix Pace bowler Shane Bond will return to New Zealand colours for the limited overs leg of Australia’s tour of New Zealand. Bond, who recently retired from Test cricket, was included in the squads for two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals.

New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch said Bond was primed for his return.

Vettori’s 25-test reign as skipper, but it was his Bangladeshi counterpart who grabbed a major share of the limelight on the back of a maiden Test century.

The 22-year-old enlivened the last day with a sublime innings in his 16th Test, posting three figures in the first over after lunch before getting out to a wild slog.

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Australian gold medallist Torah Bright admitted the aftermath of her victory in the women’s halfpipe event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games had been a “bit of a blur”.

Bright was awarded her gold medal at BC Place on Saturday in a ceremony that capped what had been a hectic 24 hours of media commitments and receptions involving family and friends.

Bright, who had only a few hours sleep following her triumph, told the ABC she had been through a whirlwind of emotions since nailing the gold medal in her second run of Friday’s final.

She said one of the stand-out moments was seeing the Australian flag raised during the medal ceremony.

“Seeing that Aussie flag

Begg-smith lands silver Australian team officials were adamant Dale BeggSmith’s run in the men’s moguls final should have made him the only freestyle skier to win back-toback Olympic titles.

Begg-Smith fell 0.17 points shy of achieving the feat but judges thought Canada’s Alexandre Bilodeau’s effort was good enough to win his country’s first home gold medal.

raised higher than the others and hearing the national anthem play, it was awesome,” Bright said.

She said the ceremony made her reflect on her years of training, which was conducted under the watchful eye of her coach and brother, Ben.

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Socceroos to face Kiwis at MCG Melbourne is to host a Socceroos’ World Cup farewell game against old foes New Zealand at the MCG on May 24, Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed.

The match promises to draw a big crowd with the timing likely to ensure most of the Socceroos’ biggest names such as captain Lucas Neill, Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell and Mark Schwarzer take part.

It’s believed FFA had been negotiating with a number of European and South American countries about playing a friendly in Australia but found it difficult to lure a biggername nation than world No.79 New Zealand.

Melbourne secured the game with backing from the Victorian Government. It follows the farewell match between the Socceroos and Greece at the MCG for the last World Cup in 2006.

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Lucas Neill will lead the Socceroos in a friendly against New Zealand in May

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competitive match against the All Whites. It will be a great way for us to start our pretournament camp,” he said.

Saints clinch one-point win St Kilda set aside a tumultuous week and a controversial AFL off-season, beating Collingwood by one point in a nailbiting round-one NAB Cup match at Etihad Stadium.

Former Saint Luke Ball was among the Magpies’ best as they stormed home, but Adam Schneider kicked the last goal of the match with 28 seconds left to give his team the win, 2.13.4 (100) to 1.13.12 (99).

Collingwood defender Harry O’Brien was best afield, while Saints captain Nick Riewoldt led superbly with four goals.

Ball was the focus of attention in this match after his controversial exit from the Saints at the end of last season.

Meanwhile, the Swans had their first AFL pre-season cup win since 2002 on Saturday night, beating Carlton by 12 points at Blacktown in western Sydney, 2.7.11 (71) to 0.8.11 (59).

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And on Sunday, the two sides, reigning champions of their respective nations, will meet in the World Challenge Cup in Leeds for the second time in three years.

“It’s something the boys get excited about.

Straight after the grand final we were talking about it,” Storm second-rower Ryan Hoffman says. “We’ll play the best team we can, and it’s

a piece of silverware we haven’t won, so we’re definitely over here to win.”

INTO THE RHINOS’ CAGE Since the World Club Challenge became an annual fixture in 2000, the English sides have had the better of it, winning seven to the Australian sides’ three – the Storm won in 2000, the Roosters in 2003 and the Sea Eagles last year. Arguably, the travel and the timing give the Poms an advantage, but Hoffman insists the Aussies have no place to hide.

“We only come over for a short time and the English competition has been going for a few weeks already, but they’re just excuses,”

Hoffman is congratulated by Storm fans after the 2009 premiership win

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makes you want to do it again, to keep going.”

“We’ve spoken about winning a third flag, but not in terms of what those other sides have done. Grand finals and premierships are outcomes – what we’ve worked really hard on at Melbourne are the processes.”

Of course, Hoffman is quick to acknowledge his team is more than just a dour, workman-like outfit that's perfected its ‘processes’: “It certainly helps having blokes like Greg Inglis and Billy Slater in the side.”

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the 26-year-old says. “We’re here to give a good account of ourselves.”

Two years ago, Leeds pipped Melbourne 11-4 in a rugged affair. Since then, they’ve won two more titles and added former Newcastle Knights star Danny Buderus to their roster.

“Buderus was one of Australia’s greatest ever hookers,” Hoffman says. “I remember him and Cameron Smith used to have some great tussles, both in Origin and whenever we played Newcastle, so certainly that will be a match-up to watch.”

A THIRD TITLE BECKONS There’s a sense in some circles that Melbourne’s golden run is set to end. The grind of long campaigns, interrupted pre-seasons and a perpetual player drain, which claimed Dallas Johnson in the off-season, must take its toll sooner or later.

“It probably looks like that to outsiders,” Hoffman says. “But when things get hard, you just remember how much fun it is playing in grand finals and winning premierships, and it

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LIFE IN MELBOURNE In Melbourne, the Storm often have to play second fiddle to the city's Aussie Rules sides. In theory, that could have hurt the Storm’s chances of developing a successful culture, but they appear to have turned it to their advantage.

“We’re out of the limelight a little bit in Melbourne – we just go about our business quietly, and it’s a very tight-knit group,” Hoffman says. “We love fighting for each other and we all play for the coach. A lot of us are from interstate – I came down in 2003 and haven’t looked back.”

Whether the Storm’s legendary toughness and big-game nous is enough to win a third flag remains to be seen. Certainly, Hoffman expects a fierce challenge from other sides.

“Parramatta will be strong and the Tigers look like they’ve spent a bit of money over the summer. I reckon South Sydney could be a real dark horse, and you’d expect the Bulldogs and the Dragons to be up there again,” he says.

“Like last year, it’s pretty even – there won’t be any stand-outs, and that’s partly what made last season so interesting.”

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Demand for social care is predicted to steadily increase as the population continues to age. In the next 20 years the number of people aged over

65 in England will increase by just under half, and those older than 85 will double.

Care Services Minister Phil Hope said there was a wide range of positions working with older people, children, families and people with disabilities.

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SUPPLY AND DEMAND There are always ample jobs for electricians, plumbers and carpenters, rather than bricklayers or plasterers, Burrows says.

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QUALIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS One of the major differences between working here and at home is a lack of regulation in the UK construction industry.

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This is the basic mandatory requirement for large building contractors and it will give you access to any construction site.

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“Tradesmen such as painters and electricians will additionally need to get the relevant skills card based on their qualifications and acceptance of those qualifications by the Construction

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Ben Lewis, 30, of Chelsea, originally from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, has lived in London for four years. He has his own business Builder Ben Lewis Limited.

How did you set yourself up as a builder in London?

I ran my own business at home for five years, then when I arrived here I worked for someone else for two weeks, picked up two or three jobs on my own and the business grew from there.

How were you affected by the recession?

Luckily I have a client base that has allowed me to continue working, and I have about a six-month lead time on jobs, too. About one year ago I only had enough work to do myself, but it picked up and I now employ three people.

What advice would you give to builders looking for work in London?

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supply isn’t, particularly for electrical and mechanical engineers, degree-qualified and chartered engineers.

“On the basis they have the skills and qualifications, engineers can take their pick from a large crop of positions across the UK. “Projects based around energy and utilities are expected to last right up until 2025 in some cases,” Uyanna says.

WHERE TO START LOOKING It is usually best to start with bigger firms and agencies, which is where large contractors source most of their workers.

“Even if you go online to look for positions, you will almost always be directed to an agency to apply first, it’s just the way the recruitment

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Reputable agencies will be members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

WHERE ARE THE JOBS? The obvious major project that comes to mind is the 2012 Olympic development in Stratford, East London.

However, it is not necessarily the Olympic venues, but the offshoot infrastructure, such as hotels, which are creating jobs, Burrows says.

There is also the massive Crossrail high speed rail network across London, expected to generate 14,000 construction jobs.

Plus work on the London Gateway port in Thurrock, Essex, has just begun. Expected to be the largest deep-sea port in Europe, it’s likely to create thousands of new jobs.

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THE RECESSION “Trades and labour jobs were down about 30-40 per cent and housing was particularly hard hit,” Burrows says.

“What we are concerned about now is that number not dropping in 2010.”

For the latest construction and engineering jobs The engineering in Australia and New Zealand. Contact Diane Townson at industry, however, Hays on diane.townson@hays.com or call 020 7259 8831. was barely dented, hays.com.au Uyanna says.

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70 per cent of the market.

“Their spending on beer has held up well over the last year, but there has been a clear shift from the on to the off-trade,” execution analyst Martin Dolan said. “While respondents rated taste as their most important consideration, price came a close second.”

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Australians spent a record $22 billion on credit and charge cards in the lead-up to Christmas, but economists say the nation’s consumers are spending conservatively.

The total value of credit and charge card transactions, including advances, rose by 10 per cent in December.

New research has identified technology that allows fraudsters to use a stolen debit or credit card without knowing the Pin. The card terminal is tricked into thinking the correct Pin has been entered, while the card is tricked into thinking that a signature has been provided.

How do you budget in London?

I try to keep my impulse spending to a minimum and buy from discount retailers instead of the high street shops.

Week-to-week, what do you spend your cash on?

I have a company car here so transport costs don’t affect me as much.

It’s mostly going out with friends – two drinks often turn into 20.

Do you have any extraordinary, one-off blow-outs?

My phone bill gets out of control, especially when I travel abroad. Also, online gambling seems to be my new fix. I’m gonna win EuroMillions one day.

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I’m planning on coming to the UK to live and work next year. My grandfather was born in England and my dad was born in Australia. My dad has a British passport, which he was able to get through his father.

Am I also eligible for a British passport because my dad has one and because my grandfather was born in the UK? If I can’t get the passport, what visa would I be eligible for? Are there specific documents I’ll need to provide? I’m in Australia.

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Your father would have obtained his British nationality by descent, but unfortunately this cannot be passed on to

you. However, as your grandfather was born in the UK, you are eligible for an ancestry visa provided you are aged 17 or over, and are able and plan to work in the UK. You would have to prove your grandfather was born in the UK and show evidence of the link between your grandfather, father and yourself, which would usually be in the form of birth certificates.

You would need to apply through the British High Commission in Australia.

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you want, though it’s usual to give a month’s notice and help find someone to move in.

Pay and cancel your bills

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

Settle overdrafts and credit cards Any defaults on bank

payments will be filed with a credit reference agency (making it difficult for you to set up an account or rent a flat if you return), or you could receive a County Court Judgement.

EMPLOYMENT Getting a job doesn’t have to be an impossible task. Register with a couple of agencies, the cream of which advertise in TNT and at tntjobs.co.uk.

Most recruitment agencies handle specific sectors: IT, banking, finance, secretarial, legal, medical and teaching are the broad categories.

Make an appointment to see a consultant, and take your passport, CV and references with you. Some agencies will help you open a bank account.

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Some NI contributions go into a State Second Pension (S2P). You can contract out of this and direct the money into a private pension fund instead.

You’ll need to do this before the end of the tax year or your contributions will be lost.

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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. If you’re living in a sharehouse and haven’t signed a contract, you can move out whenever

The UK tax year begins on April 6, and if you work only part of the tax year you should get some tax back.

The tax threshold is £6475 per year – so if you earn less than this, you won’t pay any tax. You’ll need a P45 (when you leave a job) and a P60 (at the end of the tax year).

If you’re leaving the UK and won’t work again before the end of the tax year, you can claim a rebate by filling in a P85.

SHIPPING Get plenty of quotes, checking sizes and whether customs and tax charges are covered.

For sea freight (which should take no longer than 12 weeks to arrive) you’ll pay about £80£150 for your first box – less for suitcases – and £30-£90 for additional boxes.

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LET’S DRINK TO SHEFFIELD Enjoy some of England’s top brews up north WORDS DAVID WHITLEY

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REAL ALE REVOLUTION The choice will make you giddy before your first sip. There are ten real ales on tap, most of which you can’t get anywhere else in the world. And that’s before you even touch on the continental lagers and fruit beers.

Most of the cask-conditioned tipples are

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nywhere else, the Gardener’s Rest would be the best local pub in town. A random mannequin poses in one seat, the walls are plastered with a photo exhibition and there’s always live music on the go.

Punters propping up the bar will happily wade in and advise you on which drinks to choose. And frankly, this assistance is needed.

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GETTING AROUND

A dizzying array of ales

supplied by the nearby Sheffield Brewery Company, one of many breweries to have sprung up in and around Sheffield. Other names to look out for include Thornbridge, Abbeydale and Wentworth, all testament to Sheffield’s real ale revolution.

BEER BONANZA Real ale has an unfortunate reputation for attracting bearded, sandal-wearing, socially inept geography teachers. But you don’t have to be a Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) member to have a bloody good time trying it out.

Sheffield’s pubs have taken to it in a big way, and Kelham Island is the epicentre of the beer bonanza. It’s a former steelworks area that has recently seen some gentrification. And the pubs in the neighbourhood – all of which have a large range of real ales on tap – are booming.

The Gardener’s Rest is just one among many.

The Wellington and The Harlequin are good

stops on the pub crawl, but it’s the Kelham Island Tavern and the Fat Cat that have the most fans.

The former is a packed traditional pub, with 13 pumps and a whole gamut of bizarre beers.

In 2008, Camra voted it the best pub in Britain.

STRANGE BREWS But it was the Fat Cat that kicked off the revolution. It started specialising in ales from across the country in 1981, then added the Kelham Island Brewery in 1990. The brewery got so busy it had to move, but the original building has been converted into a visitor centre.

This is where wildly experimental beers are brewed for special occasions – when U2 played in Sheffield, four beers were whipped up for each of the band members.

Then there’s the legendary Fat Cat itself … an obese moggy looking like he’s had a few samples too many. And he’s not the only one on this beer lovers’ island paradise.

TOP FIVE OTHER THINGS TO DO Sheffield Round Walk This 14-mile circuit is arguably the best ‘urban’ walk in Britain. It’s almost entirely parks, woodlands and riverside paths, right up to the edge of the Peak District.

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Sheffield Ski Village Sheffield is home to one of the largest artificial ski slopes in Europe and also hosts the UK’s only snowboarding half-pipe. Hit

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the snow out of season at the Sheffield Ski Village (sheffieldskivillage.co.uk).

Take the Supertram from the Shalesmoor stop for Kelham Island; buses serve most other destinations.

GOING OUT £2 to £3 for a pint in all but the most poncey bars.

ACCOMMODATION Private rooms from £29 at the city centre Premier Inn (premierinn.com).

SEE sheffieldtravelguide.com.

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Live music at the Leadmill

Comedy The Grin Up North comedy festival in October pulls in all the big-name acts.

The organisers are also behind the weekly Last Laugh Comedy Club at the City Hall (lastlaughcomedy.com).

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Live music There’s more to the music scene than the Arctic Monkeys – try The Grapes or The Boardwalk for up-and-coming bands, or The Leadmill and Plug for bigger names.

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Magna This Science Adventure Centre (visitmagna.co.uk) is set inside a former steelworks. It’s interactive, fun, and you can even go bungee jumping there.

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WHEN TO GO Summer for outdoor activities, October for the month-long Grin Up North comedy festival.

GETTING THERE A direct train to Sheffield takes just over two hours from London St Pancras.

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TNT Weekender Stratfordupon-Avon ENGLAND

Stratford-upon-Avon is best known as the birthplace of the Bard, and home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

furnishings more reminiscent of the 16th century. Part of the exhibition is a window into which previous visitors could scratch their names with a diamond. Among the famous autographs are those of Keats, Dickens and Hardy.

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BEST OF THE REST HEADLINE ATTRACTION There are five houses said to be linked to local lad William Shakespeare, including the Tudor house where he was born, which was once owned by a local glovemaker and his wife. The Henley Street residence has been a tourist suction-pad for three centuries.

Now there’s a new-fangled visitor’s entrance but continue inside and you’ll reach the wooden beams, lattice windows and rare

After well and truly making his mark in London, a wealthy Shakespeare retired to his home town and took up residence in the town’s second biggest house in New Place.

It was here he died in 1616.

The house has since been demolished but the adjacent Nash House – where Shakespeare’s granddaughter Elizabeth lived – now has an exhibition looking at the town’s history. You can also visit the former residence of Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna, who married respected doctor John Hall.

Their lovely Elizabethan town house Hall’s Croft now features an exhibition on medicine in the 16th century.

CHOW DOWN Avoid the touristy cafés and head instead to the Windmill Inn on Church Street for a glass of ale and a bite.

OUT OF TOWN You’ll have to follow a footpath to Shottery, one mile from Stratford’s town centre, where you’ll find the pretty thatched farmhouse (above) where Ann Hathaway grew up. Here it’s supposed Shakespeare wooed his wife-to-be from an armchair known as the Hathaway Courting Chair.

The gardens are the best bit, though, with an Elizabethan maze, Shakespeare-inspired sculptures and a garden blossoming with examples of trees mentioned in the dramatist’s work.

CULTURE VULTURE You must see a play at the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre.

Ticket prices start from as little as a tenner, which isn’t bad if you manage to catch a production featuring a bigname star – David Tennant was on the bill last year! You can also tour the theatre.

NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO The town’s great for a visit any time, but it gets absolutely rammed in summer when the tour buses roll in every weekend.

GETTING THERE Trains run from London Marylebone direct to Stratford-uponAvon and take about two and a quarter hours.

LANGUAGE The Queen’s finest English, of course.

GETTING AROUND Stratfordupon-Avon itself is easily navigated by foot with almost all sites within walking distance. There are a number of interesting tours you can participate in.

GOING OUT A beer costs about £3.

ACCOMMODATION A bed in a dorm room starts at £20.

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Learning to ski is by turns terrifying, painful – and enchanting. When I’m not contorting my lower limbs into a sumo-style squat, I find myself gazing, captivated, at the peaks across the valley, shrouded in snow-silent pine forests, beckoning with the promise of virgin powder.

Even the crisp mountain air offers a thrill as I breathe it deep into my lungs, an ideal antidote to the previous evening’s excesses.

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BULGARIAN BARGAIN Known for its affordable resorts, lively nightlife and reliable snow, Bulgaria is an increasingly popular destination for skiers and snowboarders, whatever their level of expertise.

With cheap equipment hire and lessons to suit all skill levels, the country is an attractive alternative to the pricier eurozone resorts. And

SHORT BREAK SKIER OR BOARDER?

ON THE RUN Here in Bansko, the massive investment of the past few years has seen the ski area extended and new, state-of-the-art lifts installed.

Of course this popularity tends to translate into long lift queues and busy nursery slopes, but once you’ve progressed enough to tackle the more challenging runs, there’s plenty to explore – with 70km of marked piste on offer.

A favourite with everyone is the gentle fivemile blue run off the mountain back into town.

The ski road is kept open with snow cannons even when the resort (which is at 925m) hasn’t seen any snowfall.

OLD AND NEW The town itself, nestled into the foothills of Pirin National Park, is a long-established summer holiday destination. But with the arrival of the bright blue gondolas, the winter season is taking off.

The gondola station (it’s a 25-minute ride up to the mountain’s main lift hub) is the centre of activity in the new town, surrounded by chaletstyle hotels, ski hire outlets and lively bars

Lift me up: start your day on a gondola

touting all manner of après ski fun. But venture to the other end of the main street and you enter a different world.

Bansko old town is a delightfully quaint warren of charming timber and stone buildings, filled with arts and crafts, souvenirs and sweets.

It’s here you’ll also find traditional Bulgarian mehanas, offering hearty cuisine, cheap beer and live folk music. Fortunately, your hangover cure is waiting on the mountain.

» Claire Goodall travelled with Balkan Holidays (0845 520 1263; balkanholidays.co.uk).

A seven-night ski trip is £374, including halfboard accommodation, flights and transfers

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Bansko’s LANGUAGE Bulgarian. Ski ski season runs from mid lessons are in English.

BULGARIA December to mid May. GOING OUT A half-litre SOFIA GETTING THERE Flights from of local Tuborg beer is Borovets the UK to Sofia take about about 2.20 BGN in town, Bansko Pamporovo four hours.

5 BGN on the mountain.

GETTING AROUND Transfers from ACCOMMODATION HalfSofia take about three hours. You board hotel accommodation can walk around the town, and hotels starts from £374. Self-catering run minibuses to the gondola station. apartments start at about £300 for four VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa. sharing. Learn-to-ski add-ons are £115.

CURRENCY Leva. 1 GBP = 2.26 BGN. SEE bulgariaski.com.

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unlike in the Alpine areas, lessons go for both morning and afternoon sessions, so you get more pain – sorry, tuition – for your money, too.

New to the snow, and not sure whether to ski or board?

Here’s the idiot’s guide to making your choice. ✵ Boots: Ski boots are the most uncomfortable footwear known to man.

They’re rigid, so climbing stairs is a mission, and you can’t sit down to pee. In contrast, snowboard boots are like giant comfy slippers. ✵ Looking cool: Snowboard gear is the grungier, sk8er boi kind of look. But no one looks cool hopping on one leg, dragging a skateboard without wheels along behind them – or falling off a button lift. Repeatedly. ✵ Skill level: Mastering the basics of snowboarding is fairly straightforward – if you don’t mind spending a day or two on your arse. From there it’s a hop, skip and a spread eagle to freestyling like a pro.

The learning curve for skiing is gentler – progressing from snowplough to linked turns to parallel and carving.

But once you can do it you’ll go like the clappers, and leave the boarders in your powder wake. ✵ Practicalities: Skiing remains the more popular sport, so it’s better catered for, with more lessons and cheaper kit hire. That said, snowboard classes tend to be smaller, so you’re likely to get more attention.

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WINNER TIGER CUB Etienne Pienaar Getting close to a baby wild animal is a magical experience, and conjuring a photo like this out of the situation is spellbinding.

The eye is perfectly lit − you can almost see the cub’s soul – and that fur is temptingly tactile. The colours and textures are really in your face – just like the subject.

HOT TIP: Eyes always look better with a catch of light.

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RUNNER-UP MEZQUITA MOSQUE, CORDOBA Andrew Robertson A holy experience usually involves seeing the light in some way. This figure, looking upward and haloed by the

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light streaming in from beyond the archway, has certainly added a spiritual dimension to this image.

Perfectly centred framing, combined with nice space around the figure, creates a clean composition.

HOT TIP: Backlighting always makes images dramatic. Try to

experiment with the exposure for different effects. » Andrew wins a photography course from Nigel Wilson Photography (020 7793 8664; photographycourses.org.uk) valued at £60

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THEME: URBAN WILDLIFE Out And About In Cairo by David Nicholas

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Panning is a great way to bring a professional look to your action shots and it’s fairly easy to set up on a compact camera if you know the tricks. David has done a fab job here with four blokes and a scooter.

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1 The faces are sharp with expressions clearly visible.

2 Each figure is distinguishable by the colour of the clothes.

3 Excellent panning techniques blur the background.

4 The backdrop is plain.

5 The subject is humorous.

1 It’s best to practise panning on a predictable subject such as a car on a race track. That way you can set up your shot.

2 If you can, select a slow shutter. If not, create a similar effect by choosing night-time mode, disabling the flash and

selecting a low ISO speed.

3 Place yourself where the subject will not be obscured by other people or objects, and where the background is fairly plain.

4 Get the camera parallel to the subject as it passes and pre-focus on a spot in

advance. This will give the autofocus a head start.

5 Track the subject as it passes with as smooth a motion as you can.

6 Begin tracking before you release the shutter and continue the action after the shutter has been released.

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YOU ASKED FOR IT Tom Hall FROM LONELY PLANET

Are you skint yet desperate for a break? Then spend a week in a four-star hotel in Spain, simply speaking English to adults who want to learn the language?

The project is run by VaughanTown, and the only cost you’ll have is to pay for your flight. Plus you get to meet a range of wonderful Spanish people.

For more information see vaughantown.com.

Joanna, via email

My fiancé and I are planning to take a three-week honeymoon in Peru and Bolivia. We want to visit Lima and Cusco, hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, see Lake Titicaca and Colca Canyon, visit the Amazon Jungle and finish in La Paz. Can we do this independently or is it better to do a tour?

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Letters such as this give me a warm glow, both for the kind words and the thought of a week in Tokyo. Hopefully your dad can take care of somewhere to stay to take one expense off your shoulders, and give you time to explore.

Think of Tokyo as a series of day trips to various areas of the city. You’ll find a good overview of the main districts, plus suggested itineraries, at seejapan.co.uk. Pick your times though: the electronic overload of Akihabara, along with the bustling nightlife zones of Shinjuku and Shibuya, are best visited at night.

In Shinjuku, seek out the Golden Gai, a row of wooden shacks that are almost all that survives of traditional Tokyo entertainment.

Days are meant for exploring the green spaces of Ueno Park and Yoyogi-Koen, as well as strolling the tranquil temples, such as Sensoji.

Another good day out is to the entertainment island of Odaiba, reached via the monorail.

Oh, and when you’re jet-lagged at 4am take a taxi to Tsukiji fish market, which is the largest of its kind in the world. Sushi for breakfast will feel a bit odd but essentially wonderful, which is a good way to sum up Tokyo itself.

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Semi-independent travel is best for this trip. In fact, most backpacking and overland trips follow this format, consciously or not. Peru and Bolivia are easy to get around when you’re travelling between major cities, but when you want to explore places that are remote or only of interest to travellers then you have little choice but to join a locally run tour.

These tours are good-value ways to reach places such as the Bolivian Amazon jungle, and are great for meeting people. You’ll also join tours if visiting the Colca Canyon.

If you’re planning on going on the Inca Trail you’ll need to join a group too – and book many months in advance. Five hundred people set out on the Inca Trail every day. That’s some walking party. You might find some of the alternative walks around Machu Picchu offer something a little less crowded for your honeymoon.

As you’re on honeymoon I assume that you would like to have plenty of time to yourselves.

By going semi-independent you can pick and choose when you mix with other travellers.

I’m heading Down Under – going to miss your column. My first stop is Tokyo.

I’m there for a week, partly with my dad (who’s there on business) and partly on my own. What are your tips for where to go?

Katie, via email

TRAVEL NEWS Inca site set to reopen

HOLIDAY & HELP Sense, the national charity for deafblind people, is offering free volunteering holidays in the British countryside for those willing to spend time helping children and adults who have a combination of sight and hearing impediments.

See sense.org.uk.

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Machu Picchu is expected to reopen in April after being shut last month when severe rains cut off rail access to the ancient Incan site, the Peruvian government said.

The company in charge of the train route repairs said it was likely these would be finished by the end of March.

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ALL ABOARD THE TRANS-SIB Ever dreamed of riding the Trans-Siberian, but never had the time, money or bravery to actually get on board?

The world’s most famous train journey just got that little bit more accessible thanks to Google Russia and Russian railways, who have launched a new website that takes you on a virtual tour of the 5752-mile route from Moscow to Vladivostok.

The multi-platform portal features six-days of

video footage of the view out the window as the train pushes steadily eastward.

You can also choose your own sound – from the clattering of train wheels, to the dulcet tones of a balalaika or even listen to Russian readings of Leo Tolstoy’s War And Peace. All this while watching the locomotive’s progress on a Google map, a satellite view, or tracking the actual terrain and mountains. See google.ru/intl/ru/ landing/transsib/en.html.

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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Cannes, South of France May 12-23, 2010 festival-cannes.com

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KUMBHA MELA HARIDWAR, INDIA WHAT: This is the largest

religious show in the world – tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims take a dip in the sacred Ganges, Shipra or Godavari rivers.

WHERE: The festivals rotates between four Indian cities – this year, it’s in Haridwar.

WHEN: The main date is April 14, but the event lasts for more than a month.

WHY: During a mythical battle between demi-gods and demons, drops of the

nectar of immortality were spilled and became rivers.

DO IT BECAUSE: It’s a spectacular show, though the rivers are notoriously polluted.

HOW MUCH: It’s free to bathe in the rivers, but antibiotics aren’t cheap.

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BISKET JATRA Bhaktapur, Nepal April 5-12 Ring in the Nepali New Year in the Kathmandu valley. A giant chariot rumbles through the centre of town, before the villagers divide in half for a tug of war.

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Los Angeles, because it’s too spread out.

Your dream destination?

Rome – I’d like to see all the history there.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Anzac Commemorative Site – where the Dawn Service takes place – can’t be any more atmospheric. Looming above it is the Sphinx, a towering, pointed rock formation so named by the Anzacs because they had trained near the real thing in Egypt.

Most of the Australians and Kiwis attending the Dawn Service arrive at the site from midafternoon on the eve of Anzac Day, or in the early hours of the morning itself. During the night, big screens around the area show footage from documentaries and films about the Anzac campaign, as well as recorded memories of diggers. There are also performances of songs from the period by military bands.

Although there are several thousand people crammed into the site, the feeling is one of respect. Gone are the times of people raving and boozing during the night.

It’s a long, cold night, but I only have to think of what the diggers were going through in 1915 to put it in perspective.

IT BEGINS AT DAWN The Anzac Day events at Gallipoli begin with the Dawn Service, which is a simple but poignant ceremony remembering the heroism and sacrifice of the soldiers who waded ashore in the first light of April 25, 1915.

A lone bugler playing the Last Post can be spine-tingling at any ceremony, but hearing it at dawn on Anzac Day at Anzac Cove is even more special. The two minutes’ silence is for contemplation – it was at this time the soldiers were bravely making for the cliffs, encountering noise, chaos, panic and death.

There’s plenty of time between the Dawn Service and the other services – Australia, New Zealand and Turkey all hold their own – to visit the many cemeteries dotted around the peninsula.

POIGNANT MOMENTS I am compelled by the cemeteries. At the end of the war, families of fallen Australian servicemen could, for a fee, have a message

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itting among thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who are waiting for the Dawn Service to begin at Anzac Cove, I am in awe.

The Anzac Day ceremonies at Gallipoli are sombre, reflective occasions, but as I shiver through the freezing cold in the early hours of April 25, my respect grows for the brave Anzac and Turkish soldiers and the place itself, which has come to mean so much to the national identities of Australia, New Zealand and Turkey.

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IN THE TRENCHES Along the road from Lone Pine, there were trenches on either side: Allies on the left, Turks on the right. There were often displays of camaraderie between the opposing soldiers

DAWN SERVICE FAQS HOW DO I GET THERE? The only way to attend the Anzac Day ceremonies at Gallipoli is on an organised trip run by a tour company. Most Anzac Day tours leave Istanbul on April 24. It’s a six-hour journey to Gallipoli. Most tour groups arrive from mid-afternoon onwards.

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inscribed on the gravestones. Some tributes are simple, some poetic – but all are heartfelt.

Recognising the name of a town which I am familiar with and noting the tender age of the soldier who died on one particular gravestone is by far one of the most moving aspects of my visit to Gallipoli.

The Australian Anzac Day service is held at Lone Pine (main picture, previous page), a plateau high above the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula. This area was at the front line of the campaign, and changed hands several times. It became infamous as a site of carnage, a result of the close-quarter fighting which took place between Australian and Turkish troops in August 1915, when more than 4000 soldiers died.

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who, with good nature, hurled tins of food at each other to break up the boredom of their own rations. But most often it was bombs and bullets landing on the other side.

It’s a long, uphill walk to Chunuk Bair, where the New Zealand memorial stands proud. It was here from August 6 to 9 in 1915 that New Zealand troops made an epic stand against the Turks.

The New Zealand commemorative service here is a must for its accounts of the heroism of the soldiers, who captured this strategic stronghold, which is one of the highest points of the peninsula.

The views from Chunuk Bair are incredible

WHEN TO GO Anzac Day is on April 25.

GETTING THERE Fly to Istanbul with EasyJet, BA, Turkish Airlines or Pegasus.

It’s about six hours by bus from the city to Gallipoli.

GETTING AROUND An organised tour is the only way to attend the Anzac Day services at Gallipoli.

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VISAS Australians, South Africans and Britons need to buy a visa on arrival – do so before lining up for immigration. Kiwis don’t need a visa.

CURRENCY Turkey new lira. 1 GBP = 2.38 TRY. LANGUAGE Turkish, but English is widely spoken in tourist areas.

ACCOMMODATION At Gallipoli you’ll be sleeping under the stars; you cannot pitch a tent. In Istanbul, dorms start at about 20 TRY and doubles from 40 TRY. SEE tourismturkey.org; turkishconsulate.org.uk.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I ARRIVE? Unless you arrive in the afternoon and secure a spot on the grass, you’ll sit in a temporary grandstand until the Dawn Service starts.

However, the view and atmosphere are good across the site.

WILL IT BE COLD? It might be shorts and T-shirt weather during the day, but at night and early in the morning it will be freezing. You need to take a sleeping bag and lots of warm clothes. You can buy blankets on site for about £10.

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FUEL FOR THE DAY You can buy food, such as burgers, kebabs and gozleme (Turkish pancakes), and water and hot drinks, on site, but it’s worth picking up some snacks in Istanbul. Anzac Day at Gallipoli is an alcohol-free zone.

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– they offer a commanding panorama of the unforgiving landscape in which the soldiers fought.

THE MEMORIES GO ON The New Zealand service concludes Anzac Day’s formal events. But for most visitors, including myself, the memories will doubtless last a lifetime. Learning about the stories of bravery, walking around Anzac Cove and then up into the dramatic hills above, passing the countless graves, provides a vivid snapshot of the Gallipoli campaign.

The sheer futility of the battles combined with the incredible courage and camaraderie of the soldiers leaves a lasting impression. It was this that forged the spirits and national identities of two young nations on the other side of the earth.

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“Soldiers, I am not ordering you to attack, I am ordering you to die,” said Colonel Mustafa Kemal on the morning of April 25, 1915, to the troops of the Turkish 57th Regiment defending the Gallipoli peninsula.

While Australians and New Zealanders know the importance of Anzac Day to their national identities, the campaign has equal meaning for the Turks.

The 57th Regiment’s efforts to contain the Allies to a few beach heads on the first day of the invasion were critical in thwarting the campaign. For the Turks, forcing the invaders to retreat was a momentous victory, fuelled by Kemal – later known as ‘Ataturk’ – who went on to found the nation of Turkey in 1923.

Ataturk helped to cement the relationship between his country and Australia and New Zealand after the war. In 1934 he proclaimed that the Australian and New Zealand fallen soldiers were “lying in the soil of a friendly country.

After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well.”

Turkish troops are honoured in a ceremony at the 57th Regiment Memorial on Anzac Day.

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