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EDITOR’S LETTER What entices people to join the Running of the Bulls at San Fermín? Is it bravado, peer pressure, or stupidity? Whatever it is, it makes for one of the most compelling (and gory) festivals in the world.

For a gripping account of the experience of racing Pamplona’s horned beasts, turn to Jahn Vannisselroy’s feature (spoiler alert: he survives) on page 76.

76 Raging bull: only the bravest run the gauntlet in Pamplona

59 TRAVEL

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9 LONDON 9 London Eye 10 London Life 12 GARDENS GALORE: Find respite in London’s grassy squares 14 Food & Drink 16 Spotted

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Celebrity News TNT Life Look Who’s Talking: Trevor Noah Cinema Culture

24 MUSIC & CLUBS 24 Music 26 ZERO TO HERO: After four albums, Sia’s happy to leave fame behind 28 Music Listings 30 Clubbing 31 Clubbing Listings

61 Lose yourself in the Scottish Highlands

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Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News The Week In Sport Super 14 AFL NRL General AT SIXES & SEVENS: International sevens rugby comes to the UK

59 Global Vision 61 TIME GONE BY: The Scottish Highlands hold a tragic history 64 Late Deals 67 TNTT Weekender: Venice 68 SENSUAL FEAST: Be seduced by the north African city of Tunis 70 Hotshots 72 Travel Tips 73 Travel News 74 On The Road 75 Gear Up 76 BRAVING THE BULLS: Run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain 00 A xxxxx 68 feastxxx for xx the eyes xxx xxxx xxxx and the stomach in Tunis

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REGULARS 4 Letters 6 Wins 130 Desperately Seeking & Dear Reuben 21 South African comic Trevor Noah is in London

26 Singer-songwriter Sia releases fourth album We Are Born

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Renee Beecham, via email ➥ TNT 1393 MAY 10-16 ONE FOR THE VEGGIES With barbecues the preserve of men, where the waft of machismo can infiltrate the nostrils as much as the chillimarinated lamb, Paul Ellis’s tips on hosting an impressive barbecue (‘In For The Grill’)

mung bean babies: barbecue sauce, brown sugar, chilli powder, red pepper flakes, orange juice concentrate and salt and pepper blended together make a great tofu marinade. Cut the tofu into thick rectangles and marinade it overnight if possible, before

They oscillate between “ hubris and apathy. The Poms need to shit or get off the pot

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travelling on a bus just outside Manaus and my passport was in my daypack by my feet when someone deftly swiped it – I didn’t even notice until I got off the bus.

I then had to wait in Rio for six weeks for a new passport.

I must admit, there are worse places to be stuck in and I got to know Rio inside out by the end of it. But my message to travellers is: put your passport in your undies: no one will want to grab it from there.

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TWO OF THE SAME? has given me an incentive to muscle my way to the grill and hotplate with confidence.

With his tricks up my sleeve, I reckon I can make a slab of dead meat taste as good as sin – with a side of bok choy – and impress the fellas.

But while I like nothing more than to get my gums around a succulent lamb chop, the article didn’t include any real tips for my vegetarian friends, so here’s one for you

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brushing with oil, pressing the tofu and cooking it on the grill.

Any marinade with sugar will make the tofu lovely and crispy on the outside.

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➥ TNT 1393 MAY 10-16 STICK IT DOWN UNDER To the passport-less Aussie (‘Stranded in London’), I feel your pain! I had my passport stolen while travelling in the north of Brazil last year. I was

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Why is everyone so surprised about the Nick Clegg/David Cameron bunk-up? OK, so they might be at opposite ends of the political spectrum but they both come from fairly privileged backgrounds, both went to posh schools, they’re

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YOUR SAY both the same age (43), and when they open their mouths they sound the same (give or take a few policy differences).

Hell, they even look the same.

I just hope Clegg gets his £10,000 tax allowance through.

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A BET EACH WAY Is there a more complex creature than the English sports fan?

The Fifa World Cup is approaching and Aussies, Kiwis and South Africans, while circumspect about their teams’ chances, are more or less on board. By comparison, the Poms are like abused dogs whose owners alternate between being really nice

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They oscillate between hubris and apathy. One day, Wayne Rooney is a star and their team is right up there with Spain and Brazil, the next day, it’s all bound for disaster and an attitude of: “Well, I don’t care – I support my club and I hate the English players who play for Chelsea, so there.”

The Poms need to shit or get off the pot. Are they backing their boys in or not?

I think we can expect the classic English bait and switch – they’ll feign indifference up to the point when glory beckons, and then they’ll come out of the woodwork.

Hopefully, once their hopes are up and they get cocky, it all comes crashing down. As usual.

Shane, Fulham

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COMMUNITY CORNER HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? A New Zealand man living in London has gone missing, and his friends and police are seeking assistance.

Johnny Sleigh, 36 (right), an engineering draughtsman, was at the Guanabara club in Holborn on the evening of Friday, May 7, and stayed after friends left at 12.30am. He has not been seen since. His family and friends are very worried.

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BAISHAKHI MELA FREE WHAT: Ring in the Bengali new year with a colourful parade that envelops East London – Brick Lane will be at the centre of the festivities but nearby Allen Gardens and Weavers Fields will also be humming.

WHEN: Sunday, May 23.

DO IT BECAUSE: There will be fantastic Indian food and it’s an opportunity to soak up the vivacious, slightly chaotic atmosphere that put the London area on the map in the first place.

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Capital idea: Chinatown In any of the world’s major cities, you can find an enclave of Chinese restaurants, full of colour and late-night gems, with plenty of well-kept secrets tucked away in dark corners.

London’s Chinatown is no exception.

Gerrard and Lisle Streets – on the south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, near the West End – are the main thoroughfares. If you’re after something quick, cheap and informal, then check out Candy Café or Rasa Sayang,

both on Macclesfield Street.

For dim sum or a swankier sit-down meal, head to Wan Chai Corner or Haozhan on Gerrard Street.

But ultimately, the beauty of Chinatown is that you’ll find your own favourite haunts and bargains that will keep you coming back on warm summer nights.

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The Kiwis battle Samoa for the title but, no matter who wins, London Sevens is a big party and a chance to watch some spectacular, attacking rugby.

A giant bubble will be travelling around London’s green spaces this summer, playing host to a range of cultural events, and it all gets kicks off in Potters Park.

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Police interviewed Sutcliffe nine times but never strongly suspected him.

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RUSSELL SQUARE With a fountain and a café, Russell Square in genteel Bloomsbury has everything necessary for a great time outdoors. Loll around the water feature, or stroll its pathways. It’s hugely popular with students and blinking tourists who have just emerged from spending hours in nearby British Museum.

Best for: A break from the mummies in the British Museum.

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FINSBURY CIRCUS More of an elliptical patch of grass than a square, Finsbury Circus (above), west of Liverpool Street station, is surrounded by grand buildings and busy urban life. But, it’s a quaint, peaceful spot, which includes

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a bowling green and old-fashioned bandstand.

Best for: A relaxing stroll.

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EMBANKMENT GARDENS A small strip of a pretty park along the Thames, Embankment Gardens is a classic garden square with benches, flowers and pathways, and its proximity to other London landmarks, such as Somerset House, make it an ideal place to rest your weary feet.

Best for: Contemplating nature after hitting the sights.

» Embankment Gardens, WC2 Embankment

POSTMAN’S PARK This former burial ground earned its name because of its proximity to the site of the headquarters of the General Post Office. Its main attraction these days is the Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice, made up of a wall of ceramic memorial tablets to commemorate the ordinary people who died saving the lives of others.

Best for: Taking a break and pondering over acts of humanity.

» Postman’s Park, EC1

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GROSVENOR SQUARE A patchwork of pathways and grass, Grosvenor Square, in hoity-toity Mayfair, is an open book.

Home to a memorial to former US president Franklin D Roosevelt, it’s no coincidence the stronghold that is the American Embassy also resides here.

Best for: A very secure picnic on a sunny day.

» Grosvenor Square, W1

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BERKELEY SQUARE Created in 1730, Berkeley Square is planted with some of London’s oldest plane trees. It’s also been home to some famous residents, including Winston Churchill. Crooner Nat King Cole even gave it a nod in his song A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.

Best for: Taking a break from the West End.

Bond Street

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LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS The largest square in London, Lincoln’s Inn Fields in busy Holborn is said to have inspired New York’s Central Park. Large grassy patches are criss-crossed by footpaths, and a lovely gazebo in its centre is perfect for shelter from unexpected rain. There’s also tennis courts and a café.

Best for: Showing off your athletic skills.

» Lincolns Inn, WC2

PARLIAMENT SQUARE Often the place of protests, Parliament Square is a mostly bare grassy patch adjacent to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

It’s also the place to seek democratic inspiration, as it’s surrounded by statues of political figureheads such as South Africans General Jan Smuts, and former president Nelson Mandela. plus a sober Winston Churchill.

Best for: Those who want to stand up for a cause.

» Parliament Square, SW1

Keep it simple. Make up some baguettes with brie and cranberry jelly before you head out for the day.

If you’re feeling gourmet, try a pasta or rice salad, some dips with breadsticks and a fruit salad.

THE BOOZE No one likes a glass of warm rosé, so stick your bottle in the freezer before you hit the park and it should be the perfect temperature when it’s time to start glugging. Don’t forget your bottle opener.

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ST JAMES’S SQUARE In St James’s Square, a pathway encircles a statue of William of Orange. Surrounded by some of London’s most lovely Georgian architecture, this is a great place to bag a bench and watch as flowers poke their colourful heads from the grass. One of the capital’s oldest squares, it’s located outside the London Library.

Best for: A picnic lunch with a view.

Colourful: Embankment Gardens

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SOHO SQUARE Soho Square is smack-bang in the middle of the West End’s media land. At its most basic, Soho Square is a tidy grassy area with benches, a small gazebo and statue of King Charles II. But on a sunny day, this is the place where Soho’s office workers and vibrant, colourful locals come together for lunchtime and twilight parties.

Best for: Watching London come alive.

» Soho Square, W1

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» St James’s Square, SW1

Don’t bother with one of those expensive plaid jobbies – a beach towel, sarong or even sheet will keep the (let’s face it) damp grass away from your party.

THE GAMES French cricket is always a winner. A hula hoop can also be a retro crowdpleaser. For a gentler picnic, pack a battery-powered radio, lie back and listen to the World Cup.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW Geeta

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THE SCENE It’s a low-key Indian restaurant, which feels a bit as if you’re dining in someone’s kitchen. No bells and whistles but authentic.

THE GRUB Forget about high

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Yummy salsa

street, franchised Indian food.

This place specialises in south Indian cuisine, so some of the dishes might be unfamiliar, but it’s worth trying something new. The portions are cheap, so order a selection and experiment. The marsala dosai, served with coconut chutney in lemon juice, is a must.

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from Thomasina Miers

This chilli salsa recipe comes courtesy of Thomasina Miers – the woman behind Mexican street food phenomenon Wahaca.

“This is a quick and easy table salsa, the likes of which grace every cantina across Mexico, and it goes with anything,” she says.

This recipe features in Miers’ new cookbook Mexican Food Made Simple, and makes about a cup.

WHAT YOU NEED: 4 plum tomatoes; 2 cloves of garlic, unpeeled; 1 large jalapeño chilli; 1 large tbsp coriander, chopped; ½ white onion, finely chopped and rinsed under cold water; juice of ½ lime; a pinch of sea salt.

THE WORK: Gather all of your ingredients and heat a large, heavy-bottomed frying pan.

Place the tomatoes, garlic and chilli in the pan and dry roast until they are blackened and soft. The tomatoes will

the Cobra beers – they’re best-suited to Indian food.

BILL PLEASE Booze aside, you’ll struggle to spend more than £10 each on food before being full. It’s serious value.

VERDICT If you love Indian food but are bored by the old staples, grab a group of mates and head to Geeta – it’s truly outstanding. TOM STURROCK

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take a little longer, so remove the garlic and chilli first when cooked (about 5-10 mins).

Discard the stem from the chilli and skin from the garlic and put both in a pestle and mortar. Pound to a paste, then add the tomatoes and work them into the chilli.

Add the coriander, onion and lime juice. Taste and check for seasoning.

All of this can be prepared in a food processor, but the salsa will lose the lovely rough consistency that it

gets from using a pestle and mortar.

» Mexican Food Made Simple

by Thomasina Miers (Hodder & Stoughton). £20. For more on Wahaca, see wahaca.co.uk

Blomfield Rd, W9 2PA Open from April to October, this restaurant in Little Venice is your go-to for a slice of holiday in the city. Make mine a rosé.

Boundary Rooftop Boundary St, E2 7DD The plush rooftop of the posh Boundary Hotel in Shoreditch has a garden designed by Nicola Lesbirel and 360-degree views of the City of London.

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Number one is no other than … wait for it … nope, it ain’t Beatles legend Paul McCartney, nor is it electro pop king Calvin Harris, but South African singersongwriter Arno Carstens.

The Springbok Nude Girls’ lead singer (left) will be on stage at the festival on Saturday, June 12.

Other musos Jay-Z wants to meet ’n’ greet are Biffy Clyro and the Editors.

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Heavy floodwaters that hit Nashville, Tennessee, seem to have ruined all of Keith Urban’s music equipment, which was kept in a storage rental facility.

WORKING HOLIDAY What is Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett looking for when signing up to a flick?

A moving script? A hot coactor? Nah, Cate wants a holiday with the kids.

It seems priorities for the 40-year-old star have changed over the years, and she admits that the reason she signed up to play Maid Marion in Robin Hood was so she could go holidaying with her family.

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way for us all to spend the summer back in the UK – and it was,” Blanchett told Times Online when talking about hubby Andrew Upton and their three sons joining her at the film’s set in Windsor last summer.

And the Blanchett bunch is once again sticking together for the filming of Cate’s new movie Hanna in Germany.

Now let’s see which country, er, sorry, film she does next.

SAY WHAT?

”My husband had to get big scissors at dinner and cut me out.”

Heidi Klum on how Seal helped her out of her pants when she was pregnant.

New Idea: The mag celebrates 20 years of TV3’s Nightline; Warriors’ Kevin Locke has found love; Flight Of The Conchords comedian Rhys Darby and family are on the move, plus a report on the life and lies of Olivia Newton-John’s former partner.

AUSTRALIA Woman’s Day: Greg Norman’s ex-wives speak out, saying he betrayed them both; Saurish Verma, the child whose pram rolled under a train six months ago celebrates his first birthday; and Keith Urban talks about his happy life with Nicole and daughter Sunday Rose.

New Idea: Glenn McGrath and his love Sara Leonardi reveal their wedding plans.

SOUTH AFRICA You: TV presenters Riaan and Michelle Garforth-Venter present their baby boy Rainn; model Christina Storm talks about her friendship with murdered Teazers boss Lolly Jackson; and actor Eckard Rabe chats about his return to the soaps.

Heat: Mum-to-be Lee-Ann Liebenberg speaks to the mag about her pregnancy.

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The emerging stand-up star joins South Africa’s national comedy team, Bafunny Bafunny, this week but not before slagging off the Socceroos’ kit

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Trevor Noah INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER Have you had many experiences involving the US border patrol like the one you describe in your show?

Oh yes, I get that all the time in the US because I travel alone and I travel light, so I look very suspicious.

Have you ever been strip-searched?

No, but I’ve tried.

Well, I’m Australian, actually.

Oh, Australian? I always watch them play – they’re very tenacious, but they have a very horrible kit. Why do you insist on using those yellows and those greens in that combination? It’s horrible, horrible, horrible. I do think having a stylish kit has a lot to do with winning the games. Not many teams with horrible kits have won if you look at the history of the game.

Tried? How have you tried?

I try and look as dodgy as possible. You know, some days you just want to be loved, you just want some affection. There are some good-looking border patrol people in the US, especially in New York, and you think, ’Wow, I wouldn’t mind being strip searched here’. I think they see the eagerness in your eyes, and then they don’t do it. It’s like picking women up, once you stop looking desperate then it will happen.

I’ll become “ the Mugabe of the awards

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Everyone seems to be holding their breath over the World Cup in South Africa. How do you think it will go?

It is gonna be the most expensive World Cup to attend for everyone from overseas … so it’s gonna be a costly World Cup, but I do think it’s going to be the most unique.

Well, how ironic given SA’s colours …

You hosted the South African Music Awards (Samas) again this year – is that going to become a regular thing?

No, I’m going to limit myself to two terms or I’ll become the Mugabe of the Samas.

Did you enjoy hanging out with the cool music crowd?

Yeah, I did, but it gets a bit much sometimes. Everyone’s a VIP, everyone wants you to meet someone and everyone wants you to do a collaboration. Like the phrase ‘We should talk’ gets thrown around more than bombs on the Gaza Strip … I prefer straight comedy gigs.

In South Africa, you’re kind of spoilt for choice for comedy material, given how some of your politicians carry on.

Oh yeah, they’re crazy. They take the piss.

But I don’t blame them. The government we had before insisted on beating black people and making them do awful jobs, and were just racist. And the new politicians have a lot of sex and are a bit corrupt. I’ll take the latter.

Out of team Bafunny Bafunny who will perform best on the night?

John Vlismas is always my favourite.

He’s crazy, he’s mad and he just hates the world – he’s that guy.

» Bafunny Bafunny, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP South Kensington (royalalberthall.com).

Thu, May 20. £28-£50

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

They called me Noah.

Who do you think is going to win?

Tell us your guilty pleasure.

It’s a toss-up between video games and chocolate.

It’s so difficult. My underdog for the World Cup is the US. People overlook that they made the final of the Confederations Cup … But I think Brazil’s gonna win it bar some miracle.

I’m gonna support England for my own selfish reasons. Plus you haven’t really won a World Cup either … you always talk about the one that you won, but it wasn’t really a World Cup.

Have you ever been mistaken for someone famous?

Bryan Habana. People would go, ‘Are you Bryan Habana?’ and I realised that if I said yes, I got free things on his account. And I’m pretty sure there’s some women out there with illegitimate kids who think Habana’s the father.

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CINEMA Cop Out

SCREEN TEST: BRUCE WILLIS

Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott

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STARRING:

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RT 110 MINS

1 Who starred with Willis in ’80s sitcom Moonlighting?

2 What film franchise – in which he performed nearly all of his own stunts – catapulted Willis to international fame?

3 What piece of jewellery was Willis’ character, Butch Coolidge, obsessed with in Quentin Tarantino’s film, Pulp Fiction?

4 Willis has three children with which actress?

5 Where was Willis born?

★★★★★

On paper, this should be a blast. A homage to buddy cop films directed by Kevin Smith and starring John McClane and that funny bloke off 30 Rock? Pass the popcorn. Only, somehow, Cop Out is far less than the sum of its parts. The biggest problem is a script that’s tragically unfunny.

Willis and Morgan are Jimmy and Paul, cop partners who are suspended without pay when a sting goes wrong.

Desperate to pay for his daughter’s wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card, only for it to be nicked by criminal Dave (Scott). The duo set out to retrieve the prized possession at all cost.

From start to finish, Cop Out is guilty of wasting its cracking cast. Willis and Morgan are committed to

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the cause, but stale dialogue means there’s nothing for them to sink their teeth into.

An insipid plot adds to the film’s woes, and it’s only Scott, with his brilliant performance as a smart-mouthed burglar,

who stops the film from collapsing altogether. Given the actors at Smith’s disposable, this is a missed opportunity.

GOOD FOR: Those who love Seann Willam Scott.

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1 James Earl Jones

2 Gavin Hood 3 District 9 4 Morgan Freeman 5 The Mummy LAST WEEK’S WINNER Michael Mackinnon

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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

South African radio DJ Jeremy Mansfield is set to take his place in the playroom after announcing that he will voice a character in Toy Story 3.

“It has just been finalised”, a bubbling Mansfield told listeners of his 94.7 Highveld Stereo radio show. “This is really exciting news. I am a big fan of Disney/Pixar and this is indeed an honour.”

According to news24.com, Mansfield will voice the character of Lifer, a telephone who has spent his life in the toy box at a nursery school.

Mansfield will

Nicolas Cage puts in his best performance for years as a drugged-up cop investigating a gang killing in Werner Herzog’s riveting, darkly comical film. A seriously strange offering that has a unique tone, this is a superior collaboration between two of cinemas true mavericks.

GOOD FOR: Something completely different. PDV

★★★★★

feature only in the South African release of the film.

STREETDANCE 3D

★★★★★ A streetdance troupe led by enthusiastic Carly (Nichola Burley) gets some tips from a ballet schoolmistress (Charlotte Rampling) in this jaunty film, which makes the most of 3D technology.

The storyline is predictable and the dialogue is stilted, but the film’s dance scenes are pulsating.

GOOD FOR: Fans of Diversity.

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Aussie star Firass Dirani, who made his name in television series Underbelly, is on a fast track to Hollywood after being cast in budget action flick, The Killer Elite, which also stars UK actors Clive Owen and Jason Statham.

“To be part of this ensemble, and actors of that calibre, is phenomenal,” the actor (left) says.

Aussie actors Yvonne Strahovski, who stars in Chuck, and Dominic Purcell, of Prison Break, have also been cast.

CULTURE URBAN AFRICA Tanzanian-born architect David Adjaye spent 10 years travelling Africa, compiling an exhaustive photographic record of cities’ lives.

Presented here are the fruits of his labour, a work of photojournalism both revelatory and staggering in its scope and detail. Adjaye has captured 52 of Africa’s capital cities on film – he claimed Mogadishu was still too scarred by civil war to be considered – his emphasis alternating between commercial, civic and residential buildings.

This exhibition is for anyone who is fascinated by the

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SEE THIS: Exhibition historical diversity of Africa and its emergence from colonialism.

It’s difficult to imagine an exhibition that attempts to present a more immersive, unifying sketch of an entire continent – and succeeds so spectacularly.

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» Design Museum, Shad Thames, SE1 2YD London Bridge (designmuseum.org).

Until Sep 5. £8.50

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WORTH A LOOK Interior design meets multimedia art at Christian Jankowski: The Perfect Gallery. » Pumphouse Gallery, Battersea Park, SW11 4NJ

Pimlico (pumphousegallery.org.uk). Until Jun 6. Free

House. » Morton Metropolis, Berners St, W1T 3ND

• Provocative pop art for the 21st century at Stuart Semple: The Happy

Goodge Street (mortonmetropolis.com). Until May 29. Free

THEATRE OF THE WEEK

BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK

WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN

THE GREAT SHARK HUNT

★★★★★

Marianne Elliott’s darkly atmospheric revival of Thomas Middleton’s 17th-century tragicomedy of lust and corruption relocates from Renaissance Florence to an opulent ’50s setting.

Newly married Bianca is first secreted away from covetous

eyes by her spouse, then seduced by the immoral duke.

Moody jazz accompanies the slow revolve of Lez Brotherston’s richly oppressive set. LOUISE KINGSLEY

» Olivier at the National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 9PX Waterloo (020 7452 3000).

Until July 4. £10-£30 as part of the Travelex season

Hunter S Thompson

ROADIE: MY LIFE ON THE ROAD WITH COLDPLAY Matt McGinn

(Picador) MAY 21

(Portico) MAY 17

This, along with six other Thompson classics that span the father of gonzojournalism’s life from 1937 to 2005, are re-released in paperback this week.

A Hammer Of The Gods sex ’n’ drugs tell-all this surely ain’t as McGinn reveals the highs and lows of making sure everything goes to plan on a Coldplay tour (yawn).

WEDDING BABYLON

CLOSING TIME

Imogen Edwards-Jones

Joe Queenan

(Bantam Press) MAY 21

(Picador) MAY 21

The best-selling author behind the Babylon series now turns her attention to the excesses of the wedding industry, including its hugely inflated prices and, of course, the scary bridezillas.

In this memoir, Philadelphianborn film critic and journalist Joe Queenan casts a characteristically acerbic eye over his miserable childhood, growing up in a poor Irish Catholic family.

MORE THEATRE Emerging talent is showcased in Next

Curve: 2 One Act Plays. » The Old Red Lion Theatre, St John St, EC1V 4NJ

Angel (020 7837 7816). Until Jun 26. £13

•Lulu follows the

fortunes and ultimate tragedy of a young woman. » Gate Theatre, W11 3HQ

Notting Hill Gate (020 722 90706). Jun 10-Jul 10. £16

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MUSIC LCD SOUNDSYSTEM This Is Happening (DFA)

★★★★★

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Like the often brilliant but ultimately patchy Sound Of Silver, LCD Soundsystem’s This Is Happening gets off to a confused start. From low-key beginnings, opening track Dance Yrself Clean spirals on for nine thrilling minutes and never once loses its thread. By contrast, the skimpy new wave rock of Drunk Girls which follows goes precisely nowhere and takes its time doing so.

Happily, leaving aside the David Bowie-aping All I Want,

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TRACEY THORN

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Brothers

Love And Its Opposite

(Universal)

(Strange Feeling)

Ayobaness! The Sound Of South African House

★★★★★ Going on the strut of opener Everlasting Light, you might expect Brothers to unfold as a set of mainstream pop-rock.

It doesn’t, but this is still The Black Keys’ best album. The duo haven’t learned how to write songs to go along with their riffs yet, and the lyrics still contain an almost miraculous amount of clichés (after all, this is blues). But this time, there’s at least a little colour in their cheeks and the merest hint of a smile on their faces.

WFJ

★★★★★

Since her earliest records with the Marine Girls almost 30 years ago, and through her time with Everything But The Girl, Tracey Thorn’s wearied alto has always seemed most at home surfing melancholy melodies. From opening track Oh, The Divorces! to a cover of Come On Home To Me (a duet with Jens Lekman), Love And Its Opposite is full of them. Delicate on the surface but with a deceptively tough core, it’s an impressive set. WFJ

(Out Here Records)

★★★★★

“Ayoba” is township slang for expressing excitement, so it’s the perfect titular banner for this LP, basically a 13-song celebration of the breadth and depth of South Africa’s diverse house scene.

So you have Sebokeng’s Mgo mixing beats with kwaito on the joyfully bouncy Yes alongside Jo’burg-based Aero Manyelo’s inspired brew of kasi (township) drums and warped electro on Mexican Girl. A potent blend from the melting pot. ALISON GRINTER

SOUNDS OF HOME

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

NO.1 OMG, Usher feat. Will.I.Am MAKING NEWS Wollongong psych-rockers Tumbleweed have reformed and are set to release a new album this year.

The band, who once won a coveted spot supporting Nirvana in 1992, will preview tracks from the LP in Melbourne on June 25.

NO.1 Airplanes, B.O.B. feat.

Hayley Williams MAKING NEWS Metallica’s two shows at Auckalnd’s Vector Arena on October 13-14 sold out in a record 20 minutes. And forget jumping on a plane to catch some of their tour Down Under – the band’s 13 Oz shows have sold out, too.

NO.1 Stereo Love, Edward Maya OUT NOW A song penned by Underberg songwriter Don Clarke has been chosen as the official Bafana Bafana World Cup tune. Radio and TV audiences voted the song, Kick It Up! as their favourite from a shortlist of five.

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LIVE REVIEW Art Vs Science Monto Water Rats May 12 ★★★★★ Having notched up the number two spot by public vote on indie icon chart Triple J’s Hottest 100 for Parlez Vous Francais?

Aussies are clearly convinced of the noise these guys make. So too are a handful of Brits tonight, won over at the recent Camden Crawl where this electronica rock outfit recently played.

Hyper-energetic figures on stage, the trio throws at us a brief but almighty psychedelic medley of high tempo, heavily synthed rock cut with catchy lyrics. Flippers raises the roof, but forget flippers, these guys have wings.

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the remainder of the album is closer in quality to its outstanding opener than its dismal second track.

As ever, James Murphy’s more interested in reaching the dance floor mavens than the radio programmers: witness the single-chord, floorfilling pulse of One Touch, or the laconic You Wanted A Hit. But there’s pop here, too, never better than on the touching I Can Change.

Perhaps concerned about losing his edge, Murphy intimated last year that the third LCD Soundsystem record would be the last. If so, he’s gone out with a bang.

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Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS Kiwis Bret and Jemaine decided not to sign on for a third series of TV show Flight Of The Conchords with HBO. But, lest we forget, the Grammy-winning comedy duo started their career as musos, and some would argue that a live setting is as good a place to appreciate such satirical gems as Mutha’uckas and Demon Woman. As if this run of shows isn’t a treat enough, Arj Barker, who plays alpha-male try-hard Dave in the series, will open the shows with a stand-up slot.

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» Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH

Hammersmith (meanfiddler.com). May 17. Wembley Arena, HA9 0DH Wembley Park (whatsonwembley.com). May 18 and 25. £27.50

ESKIMO JOE

FAITHLESS

The Perth group and co-writer Steve Parkin recently won third place in the rock category of the International Songwriting Competition for Foreign Land – their song inspired by the death of fellow WA native Heath Ledger – from recent rock album Inshallah. TNT Music still prefers their earlier poppier tunes, but that’s just us.

Like the Duracell Bunny, Faithless are relentless in doing what they do best: that is, putting out killer dance tunes. They return to our favourite venue (and yours), the Brixton Academy to perform tracks from brand new album The Dance. Keep an ear out for oldies but goodies such as God Is A DJ and Insomnia.

» Shepherds Bush Empire, W11 8QE

» Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL Brixton (0844 477 2000; o2academybrixton.co.uk). Fri, May 21. £20

Shepherd’s Bush (o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk). Mon, May 17. £17.50

BELIEVE THE HYPE RAY DAR VEES THE LINE-UP Fred (vocals/

bass/keyboard), Matt (guitar/keyboard) and Gary (drums/percussion).

HAILS FROM Streatham.

THE BUZZ SO FAR A year ago they didn’t own an amp or drum kit between them, but now the trio is being trumpeted as the “next big thing” for their combo of shimmering guitars and heartfelt lyrics.

Think Echo And The Bunnymen for the iPad generation.

WHAT ELSE? Their first single Heart Attack was produced

by Craig Silvey, who has worked with Arcade Fire, The Horrors and The Coral.

He jumped at the chance to produce them after hearing only one demo. The song’s been playlisted on XFM, so that’s what we call a result.

THE CRITICS SAY “Probably

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named after The Kinks lead singer, who they sound nothing like, Ray Dar Vees seem to mix stirring, lighters-inthe-air rock anthems (Heart Attack) with burnished softies better suited to subdued Sunday nights (White Gold Tears)”. [someofitwastrue.com]

THE PLUG Debut single Heart Attack out on May 24 through Seven Sevens.

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Having defied the music industry to make the pop album she wanted, singer-songwriter Sia now admits she’d rather chuck fame to write songs for other artists WORDS ALISON GRINTER

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The newer fans “ are needy – they’re the ‘I wanties’ ”

MUSIC & CLUBS

A

delaide-born Sia Furler, one-time voice for UK band Zero 7 and now quirky singer-songwriter in her own right, can offer great insight into the bizarre nature of the record industry.

Take her “new” album, We Are Born. She delivered it to her label, Universal, after her melancholic breakthrough album, Colour The Small One, five years ago. “They weren’t ready for it,” she laughs down the phone line from Montreal, where she is currently touring. “They had me pigeonholed as ‘downtempo’.”

Stubbornly, she stuck to her guns – and Universal dropped her. End of. Except, it wasn’t.

Her sublime Breathe Me from Colour The Small One featured on the final episode of funerealdrama Six Feet Under and Americans went crazy for her. She hotfooted it to the US, got a licensing deal with Astralwerks and started to build an audience.

Weirdly, she still felt compelled to toe the industry line and make another ‘downtempo’ album, and so released her third album, Some People Have Real Problems, with Starbucksaffiliated label Hear Music.

“My management got me an outstanding deal when the whole industry was tanking – I’ll never pay that deal back,” she admits.

Sony outbid all the other majors to take on her fourth album, We Are Born, in a bidding war that even had Universal back in the running

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“Rock, paper, scissors … for the best seat on the tour bus“

Pantera and Lick Lick on tour with her, but struggles with fame. “The newer fans are very needy,” she says. “I call them the ‘I wanties’.”

Her time spent with Aguilera reinforced her negative view of the fame monster. ”She can only go out with security. I felt sad because that’s not what I want for myself. She loves it, loves performing, what it provides for her and her family. It works for her.”

Then the singer-songwriter drops this little bombshell: ”Actually, after this record I’m just going to write songs for other people … you get all the benefits of being a pop star, all the money, but you don’t have to deal with fame, and you don’t have to tour – that stuff is hard, especially for a 34-year-old woman who has two dogs and wants a baby!”

That said, she does enjoy performing and encourages heckling to break the monotony of touring. “It’s way more fun,” she gushes. “Sometimes they say ‘show us your tits!’ I reply, ‘they’re just like your mum’s’.”

Or fans throw her presents. In San Francisco, one girl flung a prosthetic limb, complete with stripy sock and Camper shoe, on stage. “I thought, ‘This is the best present ever! Oh, hang on …’ The girl was hopping in the front row and I was like, ‘You can’t actually give this to me, can you?’”

“for the album they didn’t want five years ago!”

The deal is worth £1.6 million, so what is it about Sia that inspires such industry confidence?

Well, it helps she’s a songwriter of some note, with a Grammy nomination and Aria awards to her name; she also co-wrote Christina Aguilera’s new album, Bionic. What’s more, We Are Born is her best album yet.

Produced by pop-meister Greg Kurstin (Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue), it’s full of ebullient, upbeat pop numbers, a natural fit for Sia’s madcap personality. There’s Amy Winehouse inspired neo-soul (Be Good To Me), floor-filling disco (You’ve Changed), and a poignant cover of Madonna’s Oh Father.

The Strokes’ guitarist, Nick Valensi, also features on the album. “These were the most guitar-driven songs I’d ever demo-ed and I’ve always been a fan of The Strokes’ guitarist, Nick Valensi, his,” she says. lends a hand on Sia’s new album Sia takes her dogs

» At Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm (0844 482 8008). Thu, May 27. £18.50. We Are Born out Jul 12 through RCA

SUPERSTAR SONGWRITERS SOME “POP STARS” HAVE MORE SUCCESS AS SONGWRITERS ■ Linda Perry The erstwhile lead singer of 4 Non Blondes has penned such mega hits as Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful and Pink’s Get The Party Started.

■ Guy Chambers’ band, The Lemon Trees, never took off, but his songs for Robbie Williams did. Co-writing his first five solo albums, Chambers was responsible for some of Williams’ biggest hits, including Angels.

■ Cathy Dennis, a ’90s alsoran, is one of pop’s most successful songwriters. Her insanely catchy tunes include Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl, Britney Spears’ Toxic, and Kylie’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

■ Eg White, known as the songwriter behind Will Young’s Leave Right Now and Adele’s Chasing Pavements, had an earlier bid for fame as part of commercial flop Eg & Alice.

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SATURDAY 22

Boris Experimental metal from the Japanese combo.

The Beat, Pauline Black, Neville Staple The Birmingham-

Relentless Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £15.

based seven-piece plays ska and 2 Tone. Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £22.50.

Broken Social Scene The

Sonja Cvitkovic, Vera Nov, Tourrists, Kelli Rudick

Canadian collective plays indie-rock. Heaven, Charing

The Berlin-based pianist performs experimental and minimalist original compositions.

Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). £15.

Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £12, adv £10.

Freddy Cole The Chicagoborn singer performs jazz, pop tunes and love ballads.

Adrian Edmondson &The Bad Shepherds The

Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£37.50.

Eskimo Joe The Australian

comedian and his band performs folk versions of punk songs. Cecil Sharp

indie-rock band promotes its album Inshalla. Shepherds Bush

House, Regent’s Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £22, adv £20.

Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/ cc 0844 477 2000). £17.50.

Soulfly Punk-influenced metal four-piece. Islington Academy, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £17.

Wintersleep The Canadian five-piece play indie-pop.

The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £8.50.

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

N.E.R.D Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY Kentish Town (meanfiddler.com). Mon, Jun, 21. £30 Pop production supremos N.E.R.D will be pimping their fourth album Nothing around town. Well, at the Forum to be precise. Expect to hear old faves, such as Lapdance and Rockstar as well.

The Leo Green Experience The flamboyant saxophonist and his group plays swing, blues and soul. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15.

Lunasa Acoustic folk-rock from the Ireland-based five-piece.

Irish Cultural Centre, Blacks Rd, W6 9DT (020 8563 8232). £15, concs £12.

Natalie Merchant American

TUESDAY 18 The 3Ds, Bo Ningen The New Zealand-based four-piece play alt-rock. The Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5BZ (020 8671 0700). £10, adv £8.

Randy Newman The pop balladeer and social commentator performs songs from his album Harps & Angels.

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0844 847 9910/ cc 0871 663 2500). £35-£45.

The Pineapple Thief The Paul Dempsey Indie-rock and folk from the Melbournebased singer-songwriter.

Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £15.

Dinosaur Jr, Built To Spill The veteran American three-piece play alt-rock. Shepherds

George IV, Chiswick High Rd, W4 2DR (020 8566 4067). £10, adv £8.

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Scouting For Girls Indie-

Academy, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £13.50.

pop from the London-based three-piece. Hammersmith Apollo,

British Sea Power

Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £24.50.

Tim Hecker The Canadian

B.A.U., The Randoms

musician produces ambient and experimental electronica soundscapes. Cafe Oto, Ashwin

Funk-rock band from London.

The eccentric Northern four-piece plays indie-pop from its album Man Of Aran.

The Bloomsbury Ballroom, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Sq, WC1B 4DA (0870 060 0100). £16.

100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £20, adv £18.

Faithless Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo play their electronic hits. Brixton Academy, Stockwell

The Chemical Brothers

Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000/ cc 0844 477 2000). £32.50.

Electronic tunes from Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands. Roundhouse,

Little Axe The Ohio-based

St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £10.

Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). Also Fri-Sun. £30.

blues quartet plays songs from its album Bought For A Dollar, Sold For A Dime. Plan B, Brixton

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood The guitarists

Rd, SW9 4AY (020 7733 0926). £12.50.

and former members of Blind Faith perform rock and blues.

Alice Russell Brighton-based

Wembley Arena, Arena Sq, HA9 0DH (0870 060 0870). Also Fri. £60-£85.

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

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Example Electronic hip-hop from the London-based rapper. Islington Academy,

Crystal Castles

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £11.50.

Modern electro–pop from the Canadian duo. Heaven,

I Am Ghost The five-piece

Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). £14.

from Long Beach California, plays metal-rock. The

Stag & Dagger Featuring performances from These New Puritans, Cate Le Bon, Frankie And The Heartstrings, Archie Bronson Outfit, Lone Lady, Alan Pownall, Ex Lovers, North Atlantic Oscillation, A Place To Bury Strangers, Teenagers In Tokyo, My Tiger My Timing, Is Tropical, Wild Palms and Doppelereffekt.

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £16.50.

Andy Sharrocks, The Smokin’ Jackets The London-based singer performs Americana. Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX (0844 847 2475). £10-£15.

Jamie Lidell Pop, soul and rock from the New York-based singer as he promotes his album Compass. 229, Great Portland St,

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

folk-rock singer-songwriter.

Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £30-£32.50.

Partisans, Kairos 4tet

Anathema Experimental rock and metal from the Liverpoolbased six-piece. Islington

Yeovil-based four-piece plays

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Metal from the Seattle-based group. Islington Academy,

from the London-based trio.

indie-rock. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £12.

Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/ cc 0844 477 2000). £20.

Nevermore, Death Angel

The Sound Movement, The Hops Shoegazing indie

soul and power-pop singer.

Energetic jazz from the London four-piece. Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean St, W1D 3RW (020 7437 9595/ cc 0845 602 7017). £20.

Praying For The Rain World and folk music outfit.

Union Chapel, Compton Tce, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £16.50, adv £13.50, concs £12.

Tennessee Three, Hank Wangford And The Lost Cowboys The backing band of Johnny Cash plays country rock. Islington Academy, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £20.

Bobby Wellins Scottish tenor saxophonist. 606 Club, Lots Rd, SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £8-£10.

SUNDAY 23 Jamie Cullum The popjazz pianist promotes his album The Pursuit. London Palladium, Argyll St, W1F 7TF (020 7087 7599). £35-£45.

Ray Davies The veteran singer-songwriter and Kinks frontman performs his hits. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £38.50-£50.

Guana Batz The Felthambased four-piece plays psychobilly. Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £12.

Various venues, Shoreditch, (020 7792 3490). £20, adv £15.

Metric Indie-rock from the Canadian quartet.

Vileevils Electronica from

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £14.

W1W 5PW (020 7323 7229). £13.50.

Ramsey Lewis The veteran pianist promotes his album Songs From The Heart. LSO St Luke’s,

Marina And The Diamonds

Old St, EC1V 9NG (020 7638 8891/ cc 0845 120 7502). £20.

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

the Midlands-based duo.

The Welsh singer performs indie-pop with her group.

The Bloomsbury Ballroom, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Sq, WC1B 4DA (0870 060 0100). £12.50.

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FAST FORWARD The Cat Empire Brixton Academy, Oct 23 (0844 477 2000). £19.50 Johnny Clegg Hammersmith Apollo, Jun 19 (0844 844 4748). £27.50 Crowded House Hammersmith Apollo, Jun 8-10 (0844 844 4748). £44.75 Download Festival: AC/DC, Wolfmother, Aerosmith, Slash Donington Park, Jun 11-13 (0844 277 4321). £175 (weekend) Fat Freddy’s Drop The Troxy, Sep 9 (0870 264 3333). £27.50 Green Day Wembley Stadium, Jun 19 (0844 980 8001). £26-£35 Jack Johnson O2 Arena, Jun 30 (0844 856 0202). £30-£37 Jet Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Jul 18 (0844 477 2000). £25 Don McGlashan Dingwalls, Jul 22 (0844 477 1000). £10 Marina And The Diamonds Roundhouse, Nov 8 (0844 482 8008). £17.50 Motörhead Brixton Academy, Nov 27 (0844 477 2000). £32.50 The Necks Barbican, Jun 26 (020 7638 8891). £15 Pendulum Wembley Arena, May 28 (0844 815 0815). £22.50 Powderfinger Brixton Academy, Jun 4-5 (0844 477 2000). £22.50 Rugby Rocks: Feeder, Just Jack, Parlotones, Alex Gardner The Athletic Ground, Richmond, Jun 12 (rugbyrocks7s.com). £15-£55

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CLUB OF THE WEEK IBIZA GLOBAL RADIO WORLD TOUR With summer calling, it’s time to take the party outside. This is Egg’s official garden opening when the outdoor clubbing haven welcomes another season of parties on its terrace. Teaming up with Ibiza Global Radio for the event, the party will be broadcast live on the White Isle’s biggest radio station. The line-up includes David Moreno, Iban Mendoza and Neverdogs. Can’t catch the party? Listen to it at ibizaglobalradio.com.

» Egg, York Way, N7 9AP

King’s Cross (020 7609 8364; egglondon.net). Sat, May 22, 10pm. £15

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CHEMICAL BROTHERS Plugging new album Further (out in June), the Chemical Brothers are giving fans a taster of what it’s all about with four shows at the brilliant Roundhouse. Word is, they’ve gone all out with the visuals for this show, so expect your senses to be stuffed as things get slightly psychedelic.

» Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm (0844 482 8008; roundhouse.org.uk).

May 20-23. £30

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HOW’S MY RAVING? WEEKENDER The BPM come hard and fast with two nights at two venues. Friday sees Berlin’s Errorsmith in an exclusive set.

On Saturday, expect hard electro by Detroit’s DJ Stingray.

» The Big Chill Bar, Dray Walk, E1 6QL Liverpool Street. Fri, May 21, 7pm-1am. Free. The Big Chill House, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL King’s Cross. Sat, May 22, 8pm-4am. Free before 10pm, £5 after. See bigchill.net for both

We have two pairs of tickets to Ibiza Global Radio World Tour to give away. To enter, email grabs@tntmagazine.com with ‘Ibiza Global Radio’ in the subject line by noon on Wed, May 19.

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CLUB NEWS Indie club night Propaganda has kicked off a weekly residency at Islington Academy.

Taking place every Friday night, radio and TV presenter Alex Zane (right) has accepted the honour of being the club night’s resident DJ. He’ll be on the decks with Propaganda creator DJ Dan in the main room, while other names will spin pop, dance and drum ’n’ bass tunes.

Zane says: “It’s about time the UK’s biggest indie night found a permanent home in the capital.”

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Ibiza – has announced it will hold a series of events right here in the capital.

The first of three summer parties will be held on Saturday, July 3, at Matter, with M.A.N.D.Y, DJ Hell and Paul Woolford.

CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 17

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

9pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

Electric Sound Club Resident DJs play 1960s garage, indie, rock, electro and post-rock. The Camden Head, Camden High St, NW1 0LU (020 7485 4019). 7.30pm-late. £14.

Explosive DJ Rugrat spins R’n’B, house, hip-hop, party and club classics. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 10pm3am. Gents £10, ladies £7, gents £7 before 10.30pm, ladies guest list £5.

Salsa Cellar Resident DJs play

Decadence DJs Shuff and Belle play glam rock and punk.

St Moritz, Wardour St, W1F 8WL (020 7437 0525). 10pm-3.30pm. £6, mems/w/flyer £5, free before 11pm.

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO Matter, The O2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DY North Greenwich (matterlondon.com).

Sat, Jul 24. £15 Following a sell-out night in February, SMD are back with another tasty serving of dance music, accompanied by sets from Joakim, Optimo and Joey Beltra.

Everybody Dance Resident DJs David and Andrew spin dance, club classics and 1970s disco. Up The Creek, Creek Rd, SE10 9SW (020 8858 4581).

11pm-2am. £8, w/flyer £4.

Glamorous Funk, soul and disco. The Clapham Grand, St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT (020 7223 6523).

10pm-3am. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet! DJs Lady VIP and Don Innis play 1970s and 1980s soul, funk and disco. The Ivy House, Stuart Rd, SE15 3BE (020 7732 0222).

9pm-late. £15, adv £10.

Latin funk, salsa and reggae.

Downstairs At The King’s Head, Crouch End Hill, N8 8AA (020 8340 1028).

7pm-late. £7, concs £4.

Vodka Island Funky electro, house and chart with residents. Tiger Tiger, Haymarket, SW1Y 4SP (020 7930 1885).

9pm-3am. £6, £5 before 10pm.

TUESDAY 18 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.

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

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372). 9pm-3.30am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

Hey! Ho! Lets Go! Resident DJs spin indie and punk. The Roxy, Rathbone Pl, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £4, NUS £3, £3 before 11pm.

Goldmine Indie, pop and rock, plus Jesse Murphy In The Woods, The Boicotts, Broken Stars and Sebastian Melmoth perform live. The Rhythm

SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080).

8pm-late. £8, £5 before midnight.

Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774). 7pm-late. £5.

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Oh Inverted World

Resident DJs play soul, disco and R’n’B from the 1980s.

Resident DJs play indie, folk, electro, house and pop. The Old

Swerve Drum ’n’ bass from

Queen’s Head, Essex Rd, N1 8LN (020 7354 9993). 7pm-midnight. £5.

Alix Perez, Fabio and Social Security. Cable, Bermondsey

Rough Disco Electro, indie,

St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730). 10pm3am. £7, NUS £5, £5 before 11pm.

Dance Rocks House, R’n’B, chart, indie and 1980s and 1990s hits. The Watershed, The Broadway,

The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm3am. £10, free before 11pm.

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Revolution, Leadenhall St, EC3V 4QT (020 7621 9955). 8pm-2am. £7, £5 before 10pm, free before 8pm.

Hyponik Grime, dubstep, UK drum ’n’ bass and hip-hop.

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

funky, house, garage and bass from Sinden, Cooly G, Brackles, Bok Bok and Reecha. East

Electro, trance, techno and house from Loose Cannons, Miss Divine, Union DJs and Michael Green. Pacha, Terminus Pl, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489).

10pm-5am. £20, adv £15.

Lost And Found Keb Darge and Andy Smith play blues, rock and northern soul. Madame

Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010). 7.30pmlate. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Village, Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173). 9pm-3.30am. £15.

Smash & Grab Indie, pop and

On The Real DJ Rhettmatic,

Perry play commercial dance

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

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

rock, plus live music from Lunar Youth, Rubber Kiss Goodbye and Depot. Proud Camden,

Buff 1, 14KT, DJ MK, Spin Doctor and DJ Snuff play hip-hop. Plan B,

and R’n’B. Crazy Larry’s, King’s Rd, SW10 0TZ (020 7376 5555). 10pm3am. £10, guestlist £5 before 11pm.

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

7.30pm-2.30am. £8, £5 before 10pm.

Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083). 11pm-7am. £10, ladies £5, ladies w/flyer free.

Boom Boom Club DJs

Temptation Pop, R’n’B and

Bioux and David H play 1950s swing and rock ’n’ roll, plus live burlesque and cabaret. The

cheese with resident DJs. Zoo Bar,

Shadow Salon DJs spin disco

Bathhouse, Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M 3TJ (020 7920 9207). 8.30pm3am. £7, adv £5.

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, guestlist/NUS £5.

Replay Neverdogs, Diego CK, Anto and Steve Nocerino play deep house. The Den &

house and dance-pop mixes. The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm, mems/guests free.

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. £6, adv £5.

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Trannyshack Miss Dusty O, Tasty Tim and Lady Lloyd spin commercial dance and pop. Madame Jo Jo’s,

Electric Thursday The resident DJ spins house, commercial dance and chart. LVPO, Dean St, W1D 5BQ (020 7434 3399). 9pm-3am. £5.

Unbranded DJs Howie and

Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

10pm-3am. £10, £7 before 10pm, guest list free before 10pm.

FRIDAY 21

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

Brixton Rd, SW9 4AY (020 7733 0926).

10pm-4am. £10, adv £5.

Play On Pop, commercial dance and R’n’B with resident DJs. On Anon, London Pavillion, Piccadilly, W1V 9LA (020 7287 8008).

9pm-3am. £10, free before 10pm.

Urban Chic Resident DJs play R’n’B, hip-hop and funk. Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

10pm-3am. £10, £8 before 11pm.

Blow House, electro, techno, drum ’n’ bass and disco from the resident DJs. Egg, York Way, N7 9AX (020 7609 8364).

10pm-10am. £12, NUS/concs £8.

G-A-Y Porn Idol The residents supply pop and disco. Heaven, Charing

Calentito Pop, R’n’B, and soul. Salvador And Amanda,

Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020).

11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer free.

Great Newport St, WC2H 7JA (020 7240 1551). 9pm-3am. £10, guestlist £5, free before 9pm.

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

Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10pm-3am. £8.

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SATURDAY 22 Allure The residents spin R’n’B and house. Aquum Bar, Clapham High St, SW4 7UL (020 7627 2726). 8pm-3.30am. £8, £6 before 11pm, free before 9pm.

Beat The St Eighties boogie, disco and house from Rahaan, Andy Bird, Sean P and Mark Gurney Plan B, Brixton Rd, SW9 4AY (020 7733 0926).

10pm-4am. £8, adv £5.

SUNDAY 23 Groove Sanctuary AfricanLatin, funk and deep house from DJ Jimbo, Joey Vieira and guests. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

9.30pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

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

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

Simply Sundays Martin Alexander and DJ Browning play soul, hip-hop and house.

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

11pm-late. £10, concs £5.

WetYourSelf Jacob Husley, Peter Pixzel and Cormac play house, electro, soul and techno.

Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898). 11pm-6am. £8.

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“Now, it might be easy for you to sit in 7.30 Report-land and say that was easy to do. Let me tell you, mate, it wasn’t.” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd loses his cool at the ABC’s Kerry O’Brien while explaining his decision to scrap the emissions trading scheme.

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AUSTRALIA Slug leaves man ill A Sydney man who ate a slug as a dare was fighting for his life after contracting a rare form of meningitis.

The 21-year-old caught rat lungworm disease after performing the stunt some time ago, the ABC reported.

He was in a critical condition.

The disease is caused by a parasitic worm carried by rodents.

Employment soars The number of people working breached the 11 million mark for

out there: Artist Rohan Wealleans throws himself head first into his sculpture He with Glands of Wasp during a media preview of the 17th Biennale of Sydney at Cockatoo Island. The exhibition is Australia’s largest and most important contemporary art event.

the first time in April, but economists doubted the latest jump in employment would prompt another interest rate rise at this stage.

Employment minister Julia Gillard said the latest labour force numbers released showed the rate of unemployment had clearly peaked.

Hostie back in court

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A woman said she was left sickened and fearing for her life after being punched repeatedly by a former Qantas hostess known for her mile-high romp with British actor Ralph Fiennes.

Lisa Robertson, 42, was

fighting charges that she punched her former friend Kirsty Moon outside a St Kilda restaurant in Melbourne on August 16 last year after a fivehour drinking session.

Banks to be sued Law firm Maurice Blackburn said more than 20,000 unhappy bank customers had already signed up to join Australia’s largest-ever class action to recover allegedly unjust fees.

The firm was preparing to launch what it said was Australia’s biggest class action against 12 banks to recoup a range of penalty charges.

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“Tony Abbott’s approach to budget policy is like those dodgy American teleevangelists who preach chastity during the daytime TV shows and at night are out at cheap motels.” Finance minister Lindsay Tanner.

“Obviously something is not working right when we know a boat was there and two weeks later, five people are dead.” Greens spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young after revelations authorities knew a boat had run out of food, fuel and water weeks before five asylum seekers drowned.

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“Australians have defied global economic gravity, not by accident but by choice.” Treasurer Wayne Swan.

What’s happening across the country

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■ Treasurer Wayne Swan hands down no-frills budget.

■ Government expects budget to return to surplus three years early.

■ Swan refuses to step back on mining tax.

ACT A man was charged with murder after a man was shot in the chest as he sat with two others in a car parked near the Hughes shops, in Canberra’s south.

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reasurer Wayne Swan rejected suggestions his plan to return the budget to surplus three years early was based on a tax windfall.

The treasurer and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd also dismissed opposition criticism the forecast was based on the best terms of trade in 60 years.

Labor’s third budget – the last before an election likely later this year – forecast a small surplus in 2012/13, three years earlier than previously predicted.

“Revenues are coming back ... but they are not coming back to the extent they were there prior to the global financial

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crisis,” Swan said.

He attributed the improvement to the Government’s 2 per cent cap on spending growth rather than increased revenue.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott said a return to surplus was welcome.

“The high road back to surplus is to restrain spending;

the low road back to surplus is great, big, new tax,” he said.

The Government’s proposed 40 per cent tax on mining super profits was still coming under fire.

Swiss resources giant Xstrata blamed the tax proposal for its decision to postpone $30 million worth of copper exploration in Queensland.

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Watson makes it home safely Teenage solo sailor Jessica Watson crossed the finish line of her epic round the world voyage after 210 days at sea.

The 16-year-old Queenslander sailed through the Sydney Heads on Saturday to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop and unassisted.

Her mum, Julie, cried as her daughter crossed through the Sydney Heads finish line.

“She’s home,” she said.

“She said she would sail around the world, and she has.

“Home is the sailor, home from the sea.”

The crowd roared as the

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horn sounded to mark the momentous end to Jessica’s 23,000 nautical mile (about 38,000km) journey.

Thousands of people lined the foreshore of Sydney Opera House, others were partying on waterfront balconies and yachts to mark the historic occasion. Many were waving pink banners, with one reading: “Welcome Home Jess” and another “Jessica, Sydney salutes you”.

The congratulations were literally sky high with an aeroplane flying over the Harbour writing “Jessica” in the blue heavens.

A bomb found on the backseat of a car in Sydney’s suburban northwest didn’t appear to be related to terrorism, police said. The car’s driver, a 46-year-old man, faced explosive and firearms charges, with police linking him to another improvised explosive device left outside a Sydney home in March.

VICTORIA Melbourne City Council was reviewing the $1.5 million it spends decorating the CBD for Christmas but was unlikely to trim the figure.

The council will this year spend more than $450,000 alone on an aluminium Christmas tree.

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Jessica Watson has finished her trip

The devastated Queensland family of a heart attack victim believed the father of three could still be alive if “penny pinching politicians” had not moved Mackay’s ambulance call centre to Rockhampton. Greg van Moolenbroek, 45, died after an ambulance took 75 minutes to reach him at his property near Marian.

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Visas fill up Applications for a visa aimed at luring young skilled workers to New Zealand filled within 30 minutes, immigration minister Jonathan Coleman said.

The “Silver Fern” visa started last month with only 300 places, giving skilled people with New Zealand-recognised qualifications, between the ages

The percentage of people on the navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha who are female.

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of 20 and 35, the opportunity to look for long-term work for up to nine months.

Once they have a job, people could apply for a two-year working visa, which could possibly lead to residency under the skilled migrant category.

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A four-year-old boy was assaulted while playing in a Bay of Plenty park simply because he was wearing a red shirt – the colour associated with the Mongrel Mob gang, police said.

The boy was approached while his father’s back was turned, who poked him in the chest and

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like the devil.

“I thought ‘oh my God, is that a face?’… it really kind of shocked me,” she told the Southland Times.

Calling an 0800 consumer helpline on the side of the tin, she left a message explaining her find.

In the meantime, she posted her photo on websites including TV3 and Facebook.

shouted at him to remove the shirt, police said.

The man then physically removed the shirt from the boy before his father could intervene.

Key puts foot in it Prime Minister John Key said he was hopeful of eventually reaching a Treaty of Waitangi deal with Tuhoe – just minutes after a speech where he joked about the iwi eating him.

“The good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner,” he said.

The percentage of businesses who are against an increase in the GST according to the MYOB Business Monitor survey.

93,500

The number of feepaying foreign students who studied in the country in 2009, up from 88,570 in 2008.

30m

The amount in dollars the government is expected to commit to tourism in this week’s budget.

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18

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A Southland woman seeking a late-night snack was shocked to find a pear with a face carved in it in her tin of fruit.

Wendy McMahon, from Otatara, near Invercargill, said the tin of Budget pear halves, bought from Invercargill Pak’N Save, had a face carved into one of the slices.

She said she thought it looked

189.5m The amount in dollars the Government is committing to technology development grants to support research and development in businesses.

The father of a family who was found dead in their Christchurch home on May 5 was found dead four days later.

Young Jin Baek, 44, was found dead in the suburb of Avonhead.

Police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

A soldier was injured by a stray bullet casing during live firing training at Waiouru army base, in the central North Island.

The soldier was taken to the base and then to Palmerston North Hospital, where he was in a stable condition.

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What’s happening across the country

SUMMARY

■ A school teacher is stabbed four times by student.

■ Teacher escapes serious injury but hospitalised.

■ Accused student put into custody of Child, Youth and Family.

UPPER NORTH ISLAND Auckland City Council was cracking down on beggars. The crackdown came as the number of complaints the council received about beggars in March rose to 154, from 94 in February.

A

maths teacher at a school in Western Bay of Plenty was stabbed by a student four times.

Te Puke High School principal Alan Liddle said staff and students were coping well following the incident.

Maths teacher Steve Hose, 53, was stabbed four times in the neck and shoulder with a 10cm kitchen knife by a 13-year-old student at the end of an afternoon class.

The incident occurred in a classroom in front of about 23 students. Hose was lucky to escape serious injury and was released from hospital.

The student who allegedly

LOWER NORTH ISLAND Inspector Mike Clement and Te Puke High School principal Alan Liddle address the media

stabbed him was interviewed by police and put into the custody of Child, Youth and Family pending a family group conference.

Liddle said everyone was dealing with the attack.

“We’re actually coping well, we’re working well together,” Liddle said.

“We’re providing the

students with ongoing support and the student body is actually in good spirits.”

A St John ambulance officer said Hose had been lucky as the wounds could have been a lot worse.

“They were not very nice wounds. They had the potential to be quite serious,” the officer said.

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Goff says NZ lagging behind Oz In an appeal to low and middle income earners Labour leader Phil Goff said the Government was hitting them with GST, but only the rich would benefit from planned tax cuts.

Goff made his pre-emptive attack on this week’s Government’s budget in a speech in Nelson, accusing National of creating an unfair New Zealand which was increasingly lagging behind Australia.

He said the Government planned a “tax switch” to benefit the rich, was failing to grow the economy and was

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allowing the gap with Australia to widen.

“Wages have risen faster in Australia over the last year,” Goff said.

“Our unemployment is higher than Australia’s by a significant margin for the first time in a decade.”

He said while Australia was boosting employer contributions to superannuation the Government here had done the opposite.

Finance minister Bill English dismissed the speech as promoting more debt and higher taxes.

Two Martinborough men who attacked teens while part of a vigilante patrol group were discharged without conviction. The pair admitted possessing an offensive weapon and recklessly discharging a firearm during a clash with teens on May 21.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND A nurse was struck off the register for punching a “vulnerable” elderly man in the mouth while she was working at a rest home.

Registered nurse Kim-Marie Ainsworth was found guilty in Timaru District Court of assaulting the partially-blind Lister Home Resident in January last year.

LOWER SOUTH ISLAND

Labour leader Phil Goff lashes out before the budget

A disagreement over muttonbirds led to man a being stabbed on one of the islands off Stewart Island, police said. The 37-year-old man suffered a single stab wound to the neck during the incident on Big South Cape, or Taukihepa.

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Call to classify threats

66.1bn

Value of transactions in rands passed through bank accounts last year that were regarded as suspicious.

Fever advisory

New election terms Cooperative governance minister Sicelo Shiceka said South Africa would have a single election for

40,000 Cup protest: Informal traders picket outside Safa House, over their exclusion from benefiting during the World Cup. Some traders say they have been evicted after being told Fifa will not allow them to trade in certain vicinities during the tournament.

all spheres of Government by 2014.

Shiceka told members of the SA Local Government Association that the term of municipal councillors would be three years after the 2011 municipal elections.

Thereafter they would be elected for four-year periods, in sync with their provincial and national counterparts.

Repatriations start

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The first group of relatives of the Libyan air crash victims left South Africa for Tripoli to begin repatriation preparations.

The Afriqiyah Airways

Airbus 330 crashed near Tripoli’s airport after an overnight flight from Johannesburg, killing 103 people.

Eleven people with ties to South Africa had been identified as among the victims.

Authorities had not released their names.

Worry over food Human Rights group, the Black Sash, said it was alarmed and distressed by the latest findings of Statistics South Africa’s 2009 General Household Survey.

It showed that 20 per cent of South African households had inadequate access to food.

The number of members of two trade unions who embarked on a damaging pay strike at the parastatal, Transnet.

20,000 The number of government-built houses in the Eastern Cape with serious defects that were now being fixed.

6.5

The Repo Rate as set by the SA Reserve Bank.

Economists were not surprised when the Monetary Policy Committee left it unchanged.

20,000 The shortage of accountants in South Africa.

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19

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25

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25

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22

Port Elizabeth 12

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epic ride: British citizens Ian MowbrayWilliams and Alan Wells arrive at the Cape Town Stadium after cycling from London to Cape Town. The duo left London on their Eye On Africa journey in May last year to raise funds for Childreach International.

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The value in rands of drug-making equipment found during a swoop on a Johannesburg house.

Three people were arrested.

The Rail Safety Regulator wanted copper cable theft and vandalism of railway lines declared as economic sabotage.

The Regulator was commenting on the derailment of a train in KwaZulu Natal as a result of such actions.

The accident led to the spillage of about 10,000 litres of diesel.

It was speculated that the sabotage was linked to a strike at Transnet.

The World Health Organisation advised travellers to South Africa to take precautions against insect bites and contact with raw meat, following 18 confirmed deaths due to Rift Valley fever.

The UN agency’s recommendation was especially directed at people who intended visiting farms or game reserves.

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Malema punished

FREE STATE A traffic official was killed near Odendaalsrus when she tried to stop a speeding vehicle at Monyakeng.

Police said the 35-year-old traffic officer was hit by the vehicle which was trapped at 146km/h in an 80km/h zone.

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EASTERN CAPE Julius Malema, left, at a rally in April where he publicly supported Robert Mugabe’s party

of the conditions were suspended.

The committee further ruled that Malema’s ANC membership would be suspended if he contravened certain regulations again within two years.

The punishment was dismissed as inadequate by critics, who said it sent

out a wrong message to ANC leaders.

Malema was disciplined for publicly supporting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party, for calling a BBC journalist a “bastard” and a “bloody agent”, and for singing “shoot the boer” after it was banned by the high court.

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Cele says there are no threats there was no need to worry.

It had been reported that a group said it would be pleased to see the bombing of the stadium where the England.

Police earlier busted an alleged right-wing plot to cause disruption in the run-up to the football extravaganza, a charge denied by the country’s right wing.

Cele said each of the 31 countries represented in the World Cup would bring security officers who would work closely with the South African police. South Africa would pay the expenses for some of the visiting officers.

Five people, including a six-year-old boy and a month-old baby, were killed in an accident on the N2 outside Grahamstown. Police said a car had overtaken a truck when it collided with an oncoming truck.

KWAZULUNATAL Two policemen were jailed for murder and armed robbery. KZN police said a policeman from Nongoma was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for murder, while another policeman from the same area, was imprisoned for 12 years for armed robbery.

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Police are confident of security arrangements

An Angolan mining magnate’s five-year-old son was kidnapped by four men at a church in Troyville, Johannesburg. The boy was left in the care of his minder while both his parents travelled to Angola. The minder took the boy to her church and he was kidnapped while playing with other children.

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■ Julius Malema receives punishment from ANC. ■ Malema ordered to attend anger management classes.

■ Critics say punishment not harsh enough.

National police commissioner Bheki Cele said they did not know of any terrorism threats to the Fifa World Cup. Cele was addressing journalists at King Shaka International Airport during an event to display police capabilities ahead of the tournament, which starts next month.

He said reported terrorism threats believed to have been made by a group in North Africa had been properly investigated and dealt with.

He added that the rumoured threat was pursued, police found the end of it and that

COAST TO COAST What’s happening across the country

SUMMARY

he ANC meted out a number of punishment measures against its Youth League leader Julius Malema following his disciplinary hearing.

The punishment included that Malema must publicly apologise to South Africa, the ANC and President Jacob Zuma; he must attend the ANC’s Political School for at least 20 days; Malema must pay a R10,000 fine to a youth development programme; and he must attend programmes on anger management, leadership communication as well as others as determined by the National Disciplinary Committee of the ANC. None

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BASKETBALL The Australian men’s team cops a blow when NBA superstar Andrew Bogut pulls out of this year’s world championships in Turkey because of injury.

TUESDAY

RUGBY UNION Crusaders halfback Kahn Fotuali’i is stood down from the weekend’s must-win Super 14 clash with the Brumbies after breaching team protocol. A big call in the last week.

WEDNESDAY

FOOTBALL Tim Cahill’s Everton announce they’re coming to Australia in July for a pre-season tour.

They’re set to play Melbourne Heart, Sydney FC and the Brisbane Roar.

THURSDAY

AFL Geelong keep star midfielder Joel Selwood after announcing he’s ready to sign another contract. There were concerns the 21-year-old was heading to the Gold Coast.

THE

FRIDAY

HOCKEY The Kookaburras struggle to a 2-2 draw with Korea at Azlan Shah Cup. Kieran Govers and Matt Gohdes were Australia’s goal scorers but the result left the team struggling.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL Football Federation Australia announces new state-of-theart arenas will be built in Perth, Canberra and Blacktown in Western Sydney as part of the bid for the World Cup.

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WEDNESDAY CRICKET West Indies v South Africa Twenty20 international 6.55pm Sky Sports 2

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FORMULA ONE In-form Australian Mark Webber is linked with a move to Italian giants Ferrari with his contract at Red Bull due to expire at the end of 2010.

He takes catches “ very easily, it’s like he’s taking the piss ” Mitchell Johnson on Aussie cricket natural Steven Smith.

MONDAY BASEBALL NY Yankees v Boston Major league action 11pm ESPN America

THURSDAY RUGBY LEAGUE Dewsbury v Sheffield Super League battle 7.30pm Sky Sports 4 FRIDAY TENNIS Warsaw Open Semi-final time 10am British Eurosport SATURDAY RUGBY UNION IRB Sevens Action from London 10.30am Sky Sports 2

SUNDAY RUGBY UNION Cardiff v Toulon Amlin Challenge Cup Final 1.30pm Sky Sports 1

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Avram Grant He doesn’t seem to get a lot of respect, does he?

It depends who you talk to, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of love.

Why is that?

Well before he was Portsmouth manager he was managing Chelsea. Because he

was a friend of Roman Abramovich, people saw his involvement at the club as a bit of a joke.

How did he go?

After replacing ‘the special one’, Jose Morinho, he took them to the Champions League final. They lost to Manchester United on penalties and in true football style he was sacked.

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Tahs romp home Waratahs 32 K Beale 2, D Mitchell 2 tries; B Barnes 3 cons 2 pens

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16 Hurricanes D Smith try; P Weepu con, 3 pens

The prospect of a taxing assignment in South Africa holds no fears for the NSW Waratahs after they put the Hurricanes to the sword to lock up a Super 14 semi-final spot.

Fullback Kurtley Beale and winger Drew Mitchell each had try-scoring doubles as NSW romped to a 32-16 bonus-point triumph in front 31,491 fans at the Sydney Football Stadium, the Waratahs’ biggest crowd of their undefeated 2010 home campaign.

The Waratahs have called former Wallabies hooker Adam Freier into a 24-man squad to

travel to South Africa for this weekend’s semifinal against the Stormers in Cape Town.

Freier and young back-rower Chris Alcock have been added to the 22-man team.

After trailing 6-3 early following two Piri Weepu penalty goals to Berrick Barnes’ one, the Waratahs burst to life with a wonderful chip-chase try to Beale in the 15th minute.

Winger Lachie Turner chimed into the act with some chip-chase magic of his own to put man-of-the-match Mitchell over.

Mitchell’s tries put him at the top of the tournament’s try-scorers’ chart with nine for the season.

Argentina to make it four Rugby’s Tri-Nations will become the Four Nations in 2012 with the last hurdle cleared for a fullstrength Argentina to enter the annual competition.

The Pumas’ brute force, which propelled them to third at the 2007 World Cup, will challenge the Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks after the International Rugby Board ensured they would have access to their best players.

A participation agreement is yet to be signed with governing body SANZAR but the path was cleared with the IRB approving a player availability regulation forcing European club sides to release Argentinian players for Four Nations internationals.

“Today’s announcement represents an historic milestone in the process of Argentina’s integration into an expanded Tri-Nations tournament and is an extremely exciting development,” IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset said.

The Four Nations will be played from mid-August to October, during the start of the Northern Hemisphere season.

As part of the integration, Pumas stars will be assisted in joining Super 15 teams from next year.

Free-flowing Blues go out on a high Blues 30 R Wulf 2, P Williams, B Stanley, A Matthewson tries; S Brett pen, con

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20 Chiefs L Messam, S Takula tries; T Renata 2 pen, con

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The Blues closed out their Super 14 campaign with their seventh victory of the season, beating last year’s runners-up the Chiefs 30-20 at Eden Park.

The match was played at an entertaining pace and the Blues scored five tries to the Chiefs’ two.

Blues wing Rudi Wulf was rewarded for his high work rate throughout the match with two

second-half tries. The Blues took the game to the Chiefs from the kickoff but spent a fruitless 24 minutes hammering at the Chiefs’ line as mistakes and poor ball retention coupled with tough defending from the Chiefs took their toll.

Chiefs wing Save Tokula produced a brilliant solo run for the try of the night to close the game out but it was too little too late to prevent the Chiefs suffering an eighth loss in a season that promised to be so much better at the start.

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The Hurricanes’ Conrad Smith on the Waratahs superb attacking form.

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Quade Cooper REDS Cooper played outstanding against the Highlanders scoring one try and setting up the three others. When the Reds were down 29-24 late in the game, Cooper combined with Hynes from a kick return to put Luafutu over. Cooper stepped up again to land a conversion from near touch to send the 26,700 crowd into hysterics.

THE TABLE Team Bulls Stormers Waratahs Crusaders Reds Brumbies Blues Hurricanes Sharks Cheetahs Chiefs Highlanders Force Lions

P 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Crusaders 40 O Franks, Z Guildford, S Maitland, R McCaw, K Read tries ; D Carter 3 cons 3 pens

L 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 6 7 8 10 9 13

BP 7 8 7 7 7 5 9 7 5 4 8 7 3 5

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SATURDAY Sky Sports 2, Times TBA STORMERS V WARATAHS

PTS 47 44 43 41 39 37 37 37 33 26 26 19 19 5

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22 Brumbies B Alexander, H Edmonds, T Smith tries; M Giteau 2 cons pen

The Brumbies stop-start Super rugby campaign came to a shuddering halt as they crashed out of finals contention with a 40-22 loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch.

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B Habana 2, A Bekker, J Fourie tries; P Grant 3 cons 4 pens

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10 Bulls R Snyman try; F Brummer con; J Potgieter pen

The Stormers beat a second-string Bulls outfit at Newlands to clinch a home semi-final against the Waratahs next weekend.

Stormers winger Bryan Habana scored the first of two tries against his former team after only four minutes.

Lock Andries Bekker and centre Jacque Fourie also crossed and man of the match Peter Grant kicked 18 points.

Cheetahs 59 B Basson 2, H Daniller 2, S Pretorius 2, C Oosthuizen, B Pieterse, C Uys tries; N Olivier 6, L Strydom cons

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10 Lions M Killian try; H Kruger con pen

The Lions set an unwanted record of being the only Super 14 team to lose all 13 league matches in a season after being thrashed by compatriots Central Cheetahs in South Africa.

Cheetahs picked up a maximum five points and finish 10th – their best placing – while the Lions ended rock bottom with just five bonus points.

Super champions outscored the Brumbies five tries to three, taking control of the match with two five-pointers in two minutes just before the half-hour and 18 straight second-half points.

The Brumbies paid the price for some sloppy and play, with almost all of the Crusaders’ tries coming from either turnovers or penalties.

The Brumbies hadn’t won in Christchurch since 2000 and had conceded more than 30 points in each of their last six matches there.

Sharks 27 J Botes, R Kankowski, L Mvovo tries; R Pienaar 3 cons 2 pens

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22 Force N Cummins try; J O’Connor con; O’Connor 3, Brett Sheehan 2 pens

Western Force ended their season on a low but coach John Mitchell was brimming with pride after the side’s fighting 27-22 loss to the Sharks in Durban.

The Force pushed the in-form Sharks all the way, with James O’Connor initiating a try from behind his own try-line to put the Perthbased franchise within two points with 17 minutes to go.

Reds 38 P Luafutu 2, Q Cooper, P Hynes, D Ioane, R Samo tries; Q Cooper 4 cons

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36 Highlanders F Vainikolo 2, I Dagg, C King, J Rutledge tries; I Dagg 4 cons pen

The Reds finished on a high with a nervejangling win over the Highlanders in Brisbane.

The Reds’ eighth win of the year came only after stand-out Highlanders fullback Israel Dagg missed a last-gasp 55m penalty attempt.

It shot the Reds to fifth on the table, their best finish since 2002.

The Reds had allowed the Highlanders back into the game with 26 unanswered points.

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We travel “ well, it’s not new for us.

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Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse gives a frank assessment of his team’s ability to handle the trek west.

THE PLAYER BULLDOGS Hall tackled hard, crashed through the packs, and finished with 19 valuable disposals to cap his five goals and four behinds against his old club, Sydney.

THE LADDER P 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8

W 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 0

A Sandilands 2, H Ballantyne 2, M Pavlich 2, P Hasleby 2, R Crowley 2, S Hill 2, A Silvagni, G Ibbotson, M De Boer

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 145 152 120 119 119 118 115 88 92 81 101 88 88 85 74 54

PTS 28 24 24 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 12 12 8 8 4 0

Saints v Bombers

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SATURDAY 10.15am ESPN BOMBERS V TIGERS

SUNDAY 5am ESPN BLUES V HAWKS

Other Round 9 games Roos v Bulldogs, Swans v Dockers, Demons v Port, Crows v Lions, Eagles v Saints.

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20.130.133 Magpies T Cloke 5, A Didak 3, C Wood 2, B Johnson, B Macaffer, D Beams, D Swan, J Anthony, L Ball, L Davis, S O’Bree, S Pendlebury, S Sidebottom

Travis Cloke booted five goals as Collingwood continued their premiership charge with a convincing 36-point victory over fellow high flyers Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.

The Magpies led by 31 points late in the first quarter but looked vulnerable when the Dockers stormed back to close the gap to six points midway through the second term. But Bulldogs 14.17.101

L 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 7 8

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Barry Hall

Team Magpies Cats Dockers Bulldogs Blues Saints Swans Power Lions Roos Demons Eagles Hawks Bombers Crows Tigers

Ryan Crowley of the Dockers runs with the ball

B Hall 5, B Stack 3, B Lake 2, J Hill, M Hahn , N Eagleton, S Higgins

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9.9.63 Swans A Goodes 4, D Hannebery 2, B Kirk, G Rohan, J Bolton

Barry Hall kicked five goals to help sink his former team by 38 points at Manuka Oval.

Coach Rodney Eade labelled it as one of the Bulldogs’ best performances of the season as they kicked 10 goals to two across the second and third quarters to set up a big win.

Lions 10.14.74 J Brown 3, J Sherman 3, A Buchanan, B Fevola, L Power, T Rockliff

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24.11.155 Cats S Johnson 6, T Hawkins 4, C Mooney 3, S Byrnes 3, J Bartel 2, P Chapman 2, C Ling, G Ablett, S Hogan, T Varcoe

Geelong forward Steve Johnson bagged six goals as the Cats wiped an injury-depleted Brisbane by 81 points at the Gabba.

Geelong’s Mathew Stokes had a very respectable 22 touches to justify his immediate return to the side.

Tigers 13.8.86 J Riewoldt 4, A Graham 2, C Newman 2, A Rance, D Jackson, M White R Tambling S Edwards.

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13.11.89 Hawks C Rioli 4, C Peterson 2, J Roughead 2, L Franklin 2, C Young, G Birchall, J Lewis.

Hawthorn survived a determined Richmond fightback to break a six-match losing streak with a thrilling victory at the MCG. The Hawks led from early in the second quarter but the Tigers fought back to give themselves a chance in the final minute.

Cloke’s dominance up forward and classy midfield drive from Dane Swan, Ben Johnson, Luke Ball and Dale Thomas ensured the Pies held on for victory.

Collingwood finished with 13 separate goalkickers but Cloke, matched up against in-form Dockers defender Chris Tarrant for much of the night, was the standout, with Alan Didak chipping in with three majors.

Dockers’ Aaron Sandilands (43 hit-outs, two goals) was a tower of strength in the ruck.

Demons 6.10.46 B Green 2, D Hughes, J Bennell, J McDonald, T Scully

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10.15.75 Eagles J Kennedy 2, M LeCras 2, A Selwood, B Ebert, B McKinley, D Cox, M Rosa, Q Lynch

West Coast notched a rare away win, downing Melbourne at the MCG. The victory was just the Eagles’ second away from Subiaco in 25 attempts. Josh Kennedy kicked two goals in the first three-and-a-half minutes.

Roos 12.12.84 B Harvey 3, A Edwards 2, A Swallow 2, L Harding 2, D Wells, L Thomas, T Goldstein

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11.9.75 Crows T Walker 3, J Porplyzia 2, A McLeod, B Vince, J Petrenko, K Tippett, M Cook, S Stevensw

North Melbourne beat Adelaide by nine points at Etihad Stadium in a result unlikely to satisfy either side.

The Kangaroos dominated the first three quarters, but the Crows produced a charge to kick seven goals to none in the last quarter.

Power 14.8.92 C Hitchcock 2, D Motlop 2, J Surjan 2, S Salopek 2, B Ebert, C Cornes, J Davenport, J Schulz, J Westhoff, R Gray.

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17.16.118 Blues M Kreuzer 3, S O’hAilpin 3, C Yarran 2, J Waite 2, R Houlihan 2, A Carrazzo, C Judd, H Scotland, J Garlett K Simpson

Carlton’s resurgence continued with a spirited come-from-behind 26-point triumph over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

Carlton kicked six goals to Port’s one in a sterling last quarter to record their fifth win from eight games.

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It was a “ bit of the Broncos of old

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Broncos coach Ivan Henjack invokes the spirits of past legends to get his team’s season back on track.

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Dragons on top Bulldogs 6 J Morris try; B Goodwin goal

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19 Dragons M Cooper, B Creagh, J Nightingale tries; J Soward 3 goals, field goal

St George Illawarra proved nobody does the grind better than the red and whites after the ladder leaders resisted an early Canterbury onslaught at ANZ Stadium.

The Dragons were made to look second rate early, but they soon ran in three unanswered tries before a Jamie Soward field goal sealed the result with 11 minutes on the clock. Before Broncos 28 I Folau 2, M Gillett, L Setu, B Te’o tries; C Parker 4 goals

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6 Titans J Tomane try; S Prince goal

Israel Folau scored two tries as the Brisbane Broncos continued their resurgence with a win over the Gold Coast at Suncorp Stadium.

Folau bagged two powerhouse first-half tries in front of 40,168 fans.

Ben Te’o, Sam Thaiday and Corey Parker also had strong games.

Raiders 6 D Vidot try; T Campese goal

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17 Storm G Inglis 3 tries; G Inglis 2 goals; B Finch field goal

A hat-trick of tries from Melbourne centre Greg Inglis led the Storm to victory over the Raiders at Canberra Stadium.

After Storm’s Brett White was penalised for a high shot, acting Raiders captain Terry Campese became involved in an on-field altercation which led to a major all-in brawl.

Tigers 10 C Lawrence, R Lui tries; B Marshall goal

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50 Rabbitohs N Merritt 3, B Champion 2, C Best, C Sandow, F Talanoa, D Taylor tries; I Luke 7 goals

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12 Cowboys M Bani, S Bolton tries; J Thurston 2 goals

The New Zealand Warriors snapped a threematch losing streak beating North Queensland in Auckland.

However, the Warriors’ victory was tempered by Manu Vatuvei limping off.

Winger Kevin Locke’s try nine minutes from full-time sealed the win.

Roosters 18 B Anasta, M Aubusson, A Minichiello tries; T Carney 3 goals

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34 Knights A Uate 3, C Vuna 2, S McDonnell tries; K Gidley 5 goals

An ounce of Akuila Uate magic and a tonne of Newcastle courage combined to power the injury-ravaged Knights to victory over the Sydney Roosters at Bluetongue Stadium.

Uate scored a hat-trick and Gidley’s performance at first-receiver would have given NSW selectors food for thought.

Sharks 14 D Collis, N Gardner tries; T Smith 3 goals

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Akuila Uate KNIGHTS

Uate landed a stunning hat-trick of tries to hold off the Roosters, despite having an interchange bench resembling a casualty ward.

THE TABLE Team Dragons Panthers Titans Sea Eagles Rabbitohs Eels Warriors Roosters Tigers Bulldogs Broncos Knights Raiders Cowboys Sharks Storm

W 8 6 7 6 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 7

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PTS 16 14 14 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 6 0

*Storm deducted all points for salary cap breaches

Monday night game Sea Eagles v Eels

M Jennings 3, S Elford 2, M Iosefa tries; M Gordon 5 goals

Michael Jennings gave NSW selectors a timely reminder of his talents with a hat-trick of tries as a Lachlan Coote-inspired Penrith beat Cronulla at Toyota Stadium.

The 22-year-old centre took advantage of some feeble Sharks defending to produce his best performance of the season.

Round 11 games

Knights v Tigers, Eels v Sharks, Dragons v Raiders, Warriors v Rabbitohs, Panthers v Bulldogs

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South Sydney wound back the clock for the NRL’s heritage round, returning to the scene of some of their most famous victories to smash a woeful Wests Tigers.

In front of more than 30,000 at the SCG, Souths five-eighth John Sutton was outstanding.

a crowd of 37,773 – the biggest for an NRL match in Sydney this season – the Bulldogs showed there would be no rustiness from the bye as Josh Morris whizzed over in just the fourth minute for a 6-0 lead.

Two Jamal Idris bell ringers on Ben Creagh gave NSW selectors proof the Canterbury youngster was ready for an Origin call-up.

The defeat does little to help struggling Canterbury, who have just three wins for the season.

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The four independent directors of the Storm – chairman Rob Moodie, Petra Fawcett, Peter Maher and Gerry Ryan – have made a unanimous decision to commence legal action against the NRL. A directions hearing has been scheduled for May 21 before Justice Tony Pagone.

The directors will claim the penalties, which include stripping two NRL premierships, a massive fine and wiping all points for this season, were made in breach of the NRL rules and were therefore invalid.

They want an injunction restraining the NRL from imposing the penalties and are also seeking costs.

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process was not fair, impartial or transparent,” Moodie said.

“The NRL also did not provide the club with an opportunity to obtain independent legal advice before imposing penalties or to argue about the appropriateness of the penalties that should be imposed.”

NRL chief executive David Gallop slammed Moodie and his fellow directors for a backflip less than a month after standing shoulder to shoulder in condemning the systematic rorting of the cap.

The NRL revealed their investigation into the $1.7 million rort showed the figure could be even higher.

Hussey steals victory Mike Hussey helped Australia pull off a remarkable threewicket win over Pakistan to qualify for the final of the World Twenty20 competition in the Caribbean.

Hussey belted an unbeaten 60 off 24 balls, hitting a six to pass the target of 192 with one ball to spare.

Australia was due to play England in the final in Barbados after TNT Magazine went to print.

Needing 18 off the final over chasing Pakistan’s 6-191, Hussey knocked three sixes and a four off spinner Saeed Ajmal.

Heading into the semi-final unbeaten for the tournament, victory looked unlikely after the Australians had slumped

Mike Hussey hits the winning runs against Pakistan at the T20 World Cup

to 4-62. When Cameron White went for 43 in the 17th over it still looked a long shot for Michael Clarke’s men with 53 needed from 3.3 overs.

Earlier in the tournament,

Pakistan stunned South Africa in the Super 8 stage with an 11-run win while England knocked the Black Caps out in the same stage with a three-wicket victory.

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Australia’s Michael Katsidis again broke the hearts of British boxing fans with a stunning third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Englishman Kevin Mitchell in London.

Katsidis retained his WBO interim lightweight boxing world title with the win.

A large and noisy crowd at the Upton Park home of West Ham United football club were left shellshocked, after the sturdy Queenslander bombed out Mitchell, who entered the fight as the betting favourite.

Used to fighting away from home in front of hostile audiences, Katsidis demonstrated both patience and power in an impressive performance.

The Melbourne Storm’s independent directors will argue in court the NRL acted unlawfully in handing down its sweeping penalties for the club’s salary cap breaches.

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International sevens rugby comes to London this weekend and Aussie captain Patrick McCutcheon is a young man going places WORDS TOM STURROCK

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ugby sevens, for so long the poor cousin of the 15-a-side game, is in a halcyon period; interest is booming on the back of the sport’s admission to the Olympics for the 2016 Games and, more than ever, sevens players are kicking on to play at Super 14 level.

Ahead of the London sevens tournament, to be played at Twickenham this weekend, Australian captain Patrick McCutcheon claims the code is in better shape than ever.

“There’s been a real increase in interest, especially in Australia, and I think that’s evident in some of our improved results,” McCutcheon, 23, says. “The fact that it’s been accepted for the Olympics is a big deal. That’s made a difference.”

A STEPPING STONE In March, McCutcheon became the latest player to benefit from a stint honing his game in sevens when he signed with the Waratahs until the end of 2012.

“I’m ecstatic about the opportunity to play Super 14, and it just shows sevens can be

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Being accepted “ into the Olympics is a big deal ”

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a good stepping stone to play for one of the Aussie sides,” the loose forward says. “I think more and more players will get Super 14 contracts after playing sevens and more blokes will see it as a way to improve.”

Indeed, Richard Kingi, a former star for Australia on the sevens circuit, has since been playing with the Reds, before announcing his signing to Melbourne Rebels earlier this year.

According to McCutcheon – who captained the 2005 Australian Schoolboys side, which included Quade Cooper, Kurtley Beale and Lachie Turner – skills prioritised in sevens have increasing cross-over value.

“You’ve got to have the ball-handling skills; in many ways the skill base actually needs to be higher in sevens – the catch-pass is really important – as well as the tracking ability in defence,” he says.

“It’s a good stepping stone for backs – you get some of the bigger backs who can play as a hooker or a prop, so that versatility is something that comes with sevens.”

LONDON CALLING Interest in sevens may be on the up, but Australia still have some ground to recover on the Kiwis (featuring explosive Tomasi Cama) and the Islanders, who traditionally dominate – South Africa’s breakthrough win last year notwithstanding. And this year, with only two tournaments remaining – one in London, the other in Edinburgh – Samoa lead the Kiwis by three points, and are eyeing a first title.

“The Samoans have won the last three tournaments, so they’re definitely looking quite strong, but hopefully we can put it all

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together and play some good running rugby,“ McCutcheon says.

And, to be fair, Australia have produced an improved campaign – they finished eighth overall last year, but currently sit fourth in the standings; if they can hold their ground, they could record their highest finish.

McCutcheon believes a more cohesive game plan, built around teamwork rather than individual skill, is behind the surge up the standings. “We’re now pushing into the top four and playing in those semi-finals.

“I think that, in previous years, we’ve made the mistake of picking players on individual talent, but this year there’s been more of a team focus and an emphasis on getting those combinations right.”

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■ Teams are composed of three forwards, one scrum half and three backs.

■ Scrums are composed of just three players from each team.

■ Because of the speedy nature of the game, good sevens players are often backs or loose forwards in 15-a-side rugby.

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■ Conversions must be taken within 40 seconds of scoring a try.

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What’s the best thing about your job?

How did you get into your line of work?

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Peter Acheson, chief of PeopleBank, one of Australia’s largest providers of contract IT workers, says, “I am convinced we will be in the midst of a severe skills shortage by the middle of the year.”

Acheson explains that

major projects such as upgrading the country’s broadband network would require large numbers of staff.

“We are already starting to see that most candidates for important IT jobs have got multiple offers,” he adds.

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One in six Aussie employees has applied for a new position in the past six months, a survey

by Leadership Management Australasia has found. The number of job seekers has apparently spiked 135 per cent from previous years.

New Zealand wages rose at the slowest pace in more than nine years in the first quarter of 2010. This is the result of the nation’s gradual recovery from recession, which curbs how much companies need to pay to attract and retain workers.

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rain operators are being accused of extending peaktime hours so they can hike the fares for trips out of London, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.

Rail watchdog Passenger Focus says some fares had nearly quadrupled from 2009, with spokesman Anthony

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Smith describing the increases as “astronomical”.

“Tinkering with ticket restrictions causes confusion.

And if your journey has gone up by four times, you’re going to feel you’ve been done,” Smith says.

Virgin Trains’ 9.50am service from Birmingham

to London was off-peak last year, but is now a peak service, causing fares on the route to triple.

A ticket for the 9.15am train from London Euston to Manchester, returning at 8.55am the next day, would have cost £66 last year, but now is £262.

I don’t eat out too much and try not to buy many new clothes. Other than that, I try to walk everywhere.

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The phone company has offered deals on some bundles designed to appeal to users without broadband rather than its core customers.

Mobile phone giant O2 has launched one of the UK’s cheapest communication bundles, undercutting deals

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But rent’s pretty cheap for me because I live in a staff house with a bunch of other people in hospitality.

I went skiing for five days in Austria, which set me back a fair bit, and I’m about to go off to Bulgaria.

When I first got here I was just having a good time.

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You can’t really buy cartons, or slabs, of beer over here, so put your feelers out and figure out where to find cheap booze.

You might think that your local off-licence will tend to be cheaper than Tesco, but that’s not always the case. Big retailers often have short-term specials on booze, which are ridiculously good value.

Also, the Poms have some weird ideas about pricing their beers – some imports are cheap as chips, while others are inexplicably pricey.

For example, it costs less to drink Red Stripe rather than Heineken.

If you drink every night, the savings start to add up.

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visa, he will be eligible to apply for ILR here in the UK. Holding ILR status is a much better option than extending a spouse settlement visa, and questions may be asked as to why your husband is not applying for ILR. Should you still prefer to extend his current visa, this application occurs entirely in the UK – there’s no need to return home. The difference in cost between an extension of stay and ILR, in terms of government fees, is about £365 at present.

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time gone by Unearth the tragic history behind the lonely landscape of the Scottish Highlands WORDS DANIEL LANDON

Highlands and islands SCOTLAND

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tanding on a windswept, rainy hillside, amid a bleak and unforgiving landscape, I can easily see why the Scottish Highlands have inspired poets and artists alike.

The view doesn’t provoke gasps of delight at Mother Nature’s handiwork – rather it’s a brutal kind of beauty that envelops me.

But for a moment I pause to consider the violent, sad and uncompromising history of this part of the world. And in doing so, the landscape in front of me somehow feels more appropriate.

That there’s a story of tragedy and dispossession in Scotland’s highlands and islands makes my journey through the region all the more memorable.

Isle of Lewis

WILD AT HEART If you’ve ever seen a picture of the Scottish Highlands and thought, ‘Wow’, chances are it was taken in Glen Coe. The wild moors and valleys are hemmed in by jagged peaks and a sense of foreboding caused by the low clouds.

But Glen Coe (main image) is equally well

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HIGHLAND HISTORY THE CLEARANCES

Traditional blackhouses

known for an infamous incident of bloodthirsty carnage. In 1692, soldiers of the Campbell clan – my ancestors – massacred dozens of the MacDonald clan, who had refused to show allegiance to Protestant monarchs William and Mary of Orange.

So as I hike back across the glen, keen to get out of the misty cold, I find it difficult not to imagine my ancestors sending the MacDonalds – men, women and children – to a gruesome end or into the hills to certain death.

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the tough yet productive life that residents once led.

HARDY FOLK It’s the landscape surrounding the village that is most stark. The individual plots (crofts) that each family had to live off as a result of the Clearances (see box, right) further highlight the hardships that the community faced.

The Arnol Blackhouse, just 15 minutes away, has been left as it was when the last resident moved out in 1966. To think people were living alongside livestock and using peat for warmth, as they had done for centuries – when elsewhere in Scotland my grandparents had fridges and gas heating gives me reason, yet again, to ponder over the resilience of the Scots.

Behind the beauty of the Highlands lies a sad history

WHEN TO GO April-October is best.

Winter is very cold and many hotels and attractions are shut.

Island of Lewis GETTING THERE Fly or take a train to Edinburgh or Glasgow, then head north from there.

SCOTLAND Glen Coe GETTING AROUND Take a EDINBURGH tour (tntmagazine.com/ Glasgow toursearch) or hire a car.

Public transport is erratic.

GOING OUT A beer is about £2.50.

ACCOMMODATION Dorm beds from £15 – see syha.org.uk.

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A NIP OF WHISKY Sitting in the kitchen of the Garenin Crofters’ Hostel, on the western coast of the Isle of Lewis, listening to the raucous locals tell stories while downing liver-wrecking quantities of single malt whisky, the situation is distinctly Scottish.

The hostel is one of nine restored cottages in the Garenin Blackhouse Village, a fascinating recreation of a traditional farming community before the Industrial Revolution. A blackhouse was a traditional dwelling, built of stone with a thatched roof, in which several generations of the same family lived, along with their animals.

The hostel won’t win awards for modern decor, but it’s one of the most atmospheric places I’ve ever stayed. The other buildings in the village, restored with the furnishings that a crofting family would have had, illustrate

The massacre of Glen Coe

The scenery of the Scottish Highlands and islands is so wild, it’s hard to understand why anyone would live there.

But people did – most of the valleys and plains were once populated by hardy settlements of 100 or so people, who farmed the land communally.

But from the mid-1800s, powerful landowners evicted people from their homes in favour of more profitable, larger-scale sheep farming, and to reduce the influence of the traditional, militaristic clan structure.

The Clearances, as the process became known, forced people on to small allotments (known as crofts), from where it was difficult to eke out a living.

The outcome was largescale poverty, and mass migration to the cities and overseas (including North America and the Antipodes), as well as the near-eradication of an established economic and cultural identity.

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TNT Weekender Venice ITALY

Take a gondola ride down the Grand Canal, hang out with the pigeons in the Piazza San Marco or just wander the streets until you have no idea where you are. No matter where you end up in Venice, it is sure to be beautiful.

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HEADLINE ATTRACTION Tourists flock to Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square) – the heart of Venice and the only place where you won’t feel lost.

The magnificent Basilica di San Marco (St Mark’s Basilica) overlooks the square and is loaded with more gold and gilt than Fort Knox. Taking a gondola ride is a Venice must-do. Haggle with the gondoliers for a good price, then climb on board for one of the most iconic Venetian experiences.

You could happily while away the days ferryhopping or getting lost in the Cannaregio or Castello quarters of the city. But there are plenty of sites to see as well. The Ca’ d’Oro (Golden House) is a gothic waterfront palace, while the 16th-century Ponte di Rialto is Venice’s most

famous bridge, perfect for sunset shots.

drink. Don’t sit here unless you are prepared to fork out €15 or so.

BEST OF THE REST The best way to experience Venice is to explore its streets, crossing bridges when you come to them and getting lost in the process. Move away from the tourists – or wait until after dark when they are all asleep – to find your own way around this unique city.

CHOW DOWN There are few places in the world more expensive than Venice when it comes to eating out, but pizza by the slice or a gelato will keep your energy up. Otherwise look out for an osteria (tavern), where you can buy a drink and snacks.

A BIT OF HISTORY Venice is a classic rags to riches story. In AD500 or so, barbarians from Lombard repeatedly invaded Italy, and escaping refugees fled to islands in a swampy lagoon.

This move turned out to be a strategic one, and by AD1000, the islanders had turned Venice into a maritime superpower, which controlled the Mediterranean and grew wealthy on trade with the Byzantine empire.

OUT OF TOWN Spend a day visiting the city’s surrounding islands. It’s a short vaporetto (water bus) ride to Murano, which is famous for its beautiful blown glass and crystal. Duck into a furnace workshop and see the glass blowers in action.

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Spring and autumn are warm without being unbearably hot.

GETTING THERE Budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet fly direct from London.

VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa.

CURRENCY Euro.

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR. LANGUAGE Italian, but English is widely spoken.

GETTING AROUND Ferries are a common way of getting around Venice. ACTV run the city’s public transport; buy tickets from the booth or on the boat. Walking is highly recommended, too.

GOING OUT A beer costs about £5.

ACCOMMODATION A bed in a dorm is about £19, while a hotel room starts from £30.

Venice

ITALY THE LOCAL TIPPLE A coffee in Piazza San Marco will most likely be the most expensive cup you’ll ever

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SENSUAL FEAST Arabic charm, seaside cool and Mediterranean chic all conspire to seduce you in the historical north African city of Tunis WORDS REBECCA KENT

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a friend. There was no misconstruing that. And, with the north African country’s capital woven largely from the cloth of the ancient Roman Empire, the hijack could well be just.

SEDUCTIVE AIR Either way, our guide relishes storytelling, as do most people we encounter in Tunis who have made poking fun at their “backward” neighbours, the Libyans, a national pastime. But it’s all light humour and it evokes a sociable air

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Dates are a Tunisian speciality

unisians laying claim to bagpipes?

Braveheart would turn in his grave. As we stand at the foot of Apollo’s statue at Tunis’ Bardo Museum, our guide softly utters a tale of how the deity won a musical contest, flayed the loser and manufactured the instrument from his skin … But, absorbed in the world’s largest collection of mosaics that surround us, I’ve tuned out by the punchline. Damn.

“When you’re blowing a bagpipe, you’re blowing out of Marsyas’s arse,” helps

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that with Tunis’ Arabic charm, Mediterranean chic and seaside cool seduces your socks off.

HAGGLE AND TEASE We discover charm aplenty within the walls of the medina, or old town, which contains a warren of alleys bustling with vibrant souks, cafés, workshops and bantering touts.

“Where you from?” one bellows to my friend.

“Guess,” she replies.

“Ah, Guess, a lovely country. For you, everything free today,” he teases.

Not quite free, but if your haggling skills are honed you can buy anything, from silver to stuffed camels at a snap.

Outside the walls, leap ahead 700 years into the new town, centred on the tree-lined Avenue Bourguiba. It drips with the hallmarks of 20th-century French rule, and is a pleasant location to sip coffee and watch the city’s chic saunter by.

MARKET TO MARKET If simply to observe local life, a walk through the central market off Avenue de la France is worth the assault on your senses. Here, fish, olives, dates and mounds of sun-ripened oranges abound, and wandering vendors

ENDLESS EATING MORE FOOD TO POKE A FORK AT Plate after plate of delectable bite-sized nibbles, such as tuna, meat, octupus, salads, olives and crumbed morsels are served as soon as you sit down in Tunis. But tuck in moderately as this is just mezze. It’s followed by a starter, and then a hearty main meal – be prepared to eat like a king.

Dougga’s Roman ruins are spectacular

weasel through the crowd selling brik, a snack of poached egg wrapped in a filo pastry parcel, delicious with a squeeze of lemon.

CIVILISATIONS PAST Stomachs sorted, we nourish cultural urges at the Bardo Museum, which was once a stunning 17th-century royal palace hosting Roman mosaics of awesome detail and magnitude.

The sparse remnants of the epic city of Carthage – a Unesco-listed site first built in 814BC, then pillaged and rebuilt by the Romans – lie near Tunis. But the Roman ruins of Dougga, a two-hour drive south west and cosseted by hilly farmland, are far more impressive and offer an expansive and breathtaking glimpse into a bygone civilisation.

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SEASIDE WONDER The icing on Tunis’ layered cake is the quaint town of Sidi Bou Said, perched on a headland overlooking the deep blue Gulf of Tunis. Wellheeled holidaymakers amble along the streets of pretty whitewashed houses.

Seek refuge here for when the Scots advance with an axe to grind.

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and stayed at The Residence (theresidence.com) and Hotel Les Berges Du Lac, Concorde (hotelconcorde-bergesdulac.com)

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WHEN TO GO Spring, when it’s lush, or autumn for warmth and fewer crowds.

GETTING THERE Tunisair flies direct to Tunis from London Heathrow four times a week.

GETTING AROUND Use yellow taxis. They’re cheap, but ensure the metre is on.

Louages are shared taxis with a fixed destination, and leave once full. It costs four dinars to get to Dougga.

VISAS Kiwis and South Africans need visas (£20) in advance. Aussies can buy one on arrival for £5.

CURRENCY Tunisian dinars.

1 GBP = 2.15 TND. You can’t change any leftover dinars beyond airport customs.

LANGUAGE Arabic, but English is widely spoken.

GOING OUT A beer costs about four dinars but, as an Islamic country, it’s hard to find. However, Tunisia does produce great wine, which is easier to get.

ACCOMMODATION A dorm bed in the medina is £5. A double room in a three-star hotel is £35.

SEE cometotunisia.co.uk.

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HOTSHOTS Hayley Madden TALKS TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

WINNER DREAMING OF PARADISE Theo Botha

The man slumbering peacefully among the chaos of the garage paraphernalia makes for a perfect comment on the idea of work, rest and play.

The wonderful textures of the scrap metal and junk have been brought out by the sepia treatment, and the flat light provides a great tonal

range, making it perfect for black and white. Despite being a small part of the image, the man’s face is a strong focal point, made even more so by placing it on the rule of thirds.

HOT TIP: Rule of thirds – divide your frame up into a grid of nine equal parts, and place the focal point on the

resulting lines or points for strong compositions. » Theo wins a three-day tour of Scotland for two valued at £198 from Haggis Adventures

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awkward angle are at odds with the message of the word ‘peace’, resulting in an image full of tension.

HOT TIP: Shooting through windows can cause problems if the light is wrong. Use a lens hood and press the lens up to the glass to avoid reflections. » Stacey wins a photography course from Nigel Wilson Photography (020 7793 8664; photographycourses.org.uk) valued at £60

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, EIFFEL TOWER Stacey Post Windows provide ready-made frames, wonderful light and an extra dimension to photos.

The writing adds meaning to this image compositionally (giving physical depth), and emotionally (the meaning of the word juxtaposed against an iconic landmark). The imposing steel wall and the

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR PHOTOS STAND OUT

THEME: SUNSETS Zarautz, Spain by Nick Meacham

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Sunsets are one of the most popular subjects for travel photographers, so finding a new take on them is difficult. Nick’s shot has made the most of the wonderful light from a setting sun as it illuminates the countryside.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 People in the shot gradually lead us into the frame.

2 We see the effect of the sunset through the people’s eyes.

3 The flare adds a dream-like effect, enhancing the moment.

4 A wide angle emphasises the depth in the scene.

5 The texture of the

countryside is brought out by the light.

HOT TIPS: 1 Late afternoon or dusk is a fantastic time to take portraits. Face your subject to the light for flattering images, or position the subject side-on to the sun for gritty character shots. For cinematic backlit

effects, put your subject in front of the sun and turn on the flash.

2 Look behind you! Don’t forget to look as the wonderful scene is lit up.

3 Be careful of flare. Shield your lens with your hand if it is too intrusive.

4 Look for shadows. Even the smallest subject will have

an imposing shadow and these alone add interest.

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Despite being so near to each other, few people want to travel between the Canary Islands and Morocco, and airfares reflect this. Binter Canarias (bintercanarias.com) fly twice-weekly from Lanzarote to Marrakesh but want about £300 for a return flight. For that money you could pretty much have a whole weekend in Morocco from the UK. In fact, that’s a much better idea anyway: enjoy your week in Lanzarote, then go to Morocco another time. Budget airlines such as EasyJet and Ryanair fly direct from London to Marrakesh or Agadir for about £100, ideal for a weekend break.

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I’m always keen on more power, Gerard.

I’d like the ability to construct bridges where none exist, and to return large areas of London to native woodland, for starters.

But as I suspect I shall remain a mere mortal, I must be content with guiding you to Edirne in Turkey’s Maramara region.

Every year in June – this year, June 21-27 – seriously macho Turkish chaps get together, slather themselves in locally-produced olive oil, and grapple. Or at least, they attempt to grapple. It’s a little slippery.

The event bills itself as the oldest sport in the world, and has been happening for nearly 650 years in a form similar to this one, but evidence suggests it dates back to ancient Egypt.

This is a deeply traditional event and spectators, while welcome, are encouraged to arrange accommodation and tickets in advance – your hotel should be able to help with bookings.

While it may appear a little, how shall we say, mannish, to outsiders, if you are going to enjoy ogling oily men wrestling, you should exercise a degree of discretion. See turkishoilwrestling.net for more information.

My partner and I are planning a week in Lanzarote. I would like to use the opportunity to visit Morocco, preferably to Agadir or the closest port. I’ve tried to look this up online but couldn’t find anything. Are there any ferries, or do I have to take a ferry to Fuerteventura and then go to Morocco?

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It is feared that the strikes will extend into the summer, affecting fans going to the World Cup in South Africa.

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South Africa has had a surge in interest from travellers, due to football fever over the upcoming Fifa World Cup, according to Tucan Travel.

The tournament, will take place from June 11 to July 11, and be hosted by an African nation for the first time.

The matches will be played in 10 venues across South Africa, including Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Reports indicate that 200,000 people are expected to visit the country during the World Cup – considerably fewer than the 900,000 predicted – due to the recession and South Africa’s image as a dangerous place.

But Tucan Travel general manager Bec

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See Scotland at your leisure Haggis Adventures has brought back its hop-on, hop-off tour of Scotland, which allows backpackers to explore the country at their own pace.

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Passengers can book hostels and bus seats through the Haggis website with their own personal log-in. See haggisadventures.com.

Whiffin says the operator has had an increase in bookings for the destination, driven by the World Cup. “Africa is the ultimate overland journey for many travellers, and the whole continent is experiencing a surge of interest as football fever sweeps the world.”

South African Tourism is also expecting football fans to buy last-minute World Cup packages once the tournament has begun and their team does well, especially as accommodation and flight prices have dropped recently.

Tucan Travel is offering customers a 15 per cent discount off the price of overland expeditions in east and southern Africa departing in 2010.

Tours must be booked by May 31.

See tucantravel.com.

ON LOCATION Movie buffs can visit Britain’s most iconic film locations by downloading a new iPhone app, which also allows users to share their photos of movie sites on Facebook.

Search by film title to discover a UK movie tour.

To download the app, see visitbritain.com/robinhood.

PORN ON A PLANE? Reading porn magazines and attemping to join the Mile High Club solo are just some of the gross things that people do on aeroplanes,

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Every July, Spanish town Pamplona holds the Fiesta de San Fermín , where the main event is the terrifying Running of the Bulls.

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amplona, Spain, 7am. It’s cold and my sangria-splattered white costume is sticking to my body. Hundreds around me wear the same expression I’m trying to muster: staunch commitment in the face of fear.

You can smell the danger. Four tonnes of danger, to be exact. Four tonnes of hurtling, human crushing, live beef. Four tonnes of ‘get the fuck out of my way’. Four tonnes of reasons why I shouldn’t be standing here … But I am.

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SKIN AND BONE As if to further twist the thumbscrews of tension, TVs beam the gore of yesterday’s bull run. It seems the occupants of every secondlevel apartment want to let us know exactly how crazy we are and what our fate shall be should we fail to navigate the run properly. I hate them.

At street level, newspaper vendors hawk a front page plumping a blow-by-blow sequence of a man with a bull’s horn ripping his skin, complete with close-ups of his face contorted in pain and confusion. This is getting real.

Then, 10 minutes before the run, the crowd suddenly melts. Only a smattering of mostly non-Spanish-looking fools are left. I ignore the smugness of those in safety and move on. The trudge towards the landmark known as Dead Man’s corner seems to take forever.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Before I know it, the sharp shot of the first cannon has fired. Some run already. Having

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STAY SAFE SURVIVING PAMPLONA ■ Don’t run on your first day at the festival – watch for an idea of what to expect and try to walk the course before.

■ When you do run, look out for others tripping in front of you. Even if you think you can outrun a bull, take into account that when five people fall in front of you, it’s going to be difficult to take evasive action.

■ If you go down, stay down. Cover your face and just lie there. You might get a few bruises but it’s safer than trying to get up.

Onlookers will let you know when it is safe.

■ Take the corners tightly, as the bulls run wide.

■ Start after what is known as Dead Man’s Corner. It is 300m from the end and is marked as such. Swallow your pride – starting at the beginning of the route will result in injuries. Anyway, the police will try to pick out the tourists and take them to a safer starting point.

■ Don’t drink. If that is impossible, don’t drink too much.

■ Get some sleep. There is a park nearby where many people go for a snooze. Just make sure you don’t have anything valuable on you when you shut your eyes.

■ If you want to get into the arena, don’t fall too far behind the bulls as the gates are shut shortly after the bulls have entered. You don’t have to participate in the arena action: you are free to climb the wall and watch from the safety of the spectator areas.

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People scramble “ as they try to save their own skins ” absorbed the advice of every ‘expert’ I’ve talked to, I hold firm. Until the second cannon. The crowd’s nervous tension is released as they take off and I now realise what fear looks like.

It appears in front of me as a young man who stumbles and trips. Fool. As he tries to mouth “help”, I vault him and carry on. This is pure fight or flight – every man for himself.

The roar of the crowd grows louder and the ground shakes as the purpose-bred solid Spanish bull hurtles along the course. They’re coming. People push and shout and scramble as they try to save their own skins.

THE SMELL OF FEAR Some brave souls attempt to touch the bulls.

Not me. I get as far away as possible but am near enough to smell them as I smash my elbows into the guy trying to push me into their path. Eventually, they are too fast and thunder on. The crowd chases.

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There’s no time to stop though. The voice in my head warns me that there may be a stray somewhere behind. And I believe it.

GRAB A BULL BY ITS HORNS Inside the relative safety of the stadium, everyone is jumpy as they wait before a hungry crowd, eager for more action after watching the run on a big screen. Sadists.

Baby bulls are released in the arena to cause chaos. While not as terrifying, they still inflict injury on the mostly Australian, mostly alcoholaffected crowd. The spectators politely applaud when an amateur matador flukes an avoidance of the charging beast, and laughs heartily when another is bunted off their feet.

A foolhardy Aussie breaks the rules and grabs a bull by the horns. Bad move, buddy. The spectators boo, and eight lads emerge from the throng to administer some Spanish street justice. I bet he’s thankful the alcohol in his system has acted as an anaesthetic.

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stumbles to the paramedics, but they don’t seem to care. At least she has a one of a kind souvenir and a great tale to tell her grandkids.

ONCE IS ENOUGH Finally, with the bulls dealt with, and the crowd’s appetite for human blood satiated (they will still feast on a bullfight later), we can leave to share war stories over many glasses of Sangria. The more inebriated boast they will run again tomorrow, but for me, the largest shot of adrenaline I’ve ever had will keep me going.

A leather jacket and a pub story about how I wasn’t even scared at Pamplona will be the closest I get to bull for a long time.

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WHEN TO GO Fiesta de San Fermín is held from July 6-14.

The opening ceremony is at noon on July 6. The bull run is at 8am every morning, and six bulls are brought back to fight a matador in the arena at 6.30pm.

GETTING THERE Fly to Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid or Biarritz and catch a train or bus to Pamplona. Or fly there from Madrid or Barcelona.

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LA TOMATINA THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FOOD FIGHT! ■ La Tom-Ibiza Combo Tours £329 ■ Barca + La Tom Double £249 ■ Beach Camping Package £129 ■ City Centre Hostels/Hotels £159

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