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EDITOR’S LETTER With the World Cup in full swing, it’s inspiring to see South Africans here and at home supporting their team and showing their love of the country.

For the lowdown, see our news and sport section this week, from page 34.

If you want to escape the football, a felucca trip in Egypt is a good bet – the feature on page 78 will inspire you to get away from the hype.

78 Step back in time: marvel at Egypt’s ancient sites

63 TRAVEL

DANIEL LANDON

8 LONDON 8 London Life 10 TAKE IT OUTSIDE: Be entertained in London’s great outdoors 12 Food & Drink 14 Spotted 16 Silly Buggers

19 ENTERTAINMENT 19 Celebrity News 20 TNT Life 21 Look Who’s Talking: Richie Sambora 22 Cinema 23 Culture 24 TURN ON THE TAP: Adam Garcia returns to the stage in Tap Dogs

26 MUSIC & CLUBS 26 30 32 33

Music Music Listings Clubbing Clubbing Listings

10 Hotspot: London’s Southbank

34 NEWS & SPORT 34 36 38 41 42 43 44 46 50

63 Global Vision 64 BESIDE THE SEASIDE: Stroll along Suffolk’s gorgeous beaches 66 Late Deals 69 TNTT Weekender: Lisbon 70 BLOCK PARTY: Experience the ‘ruin pubs’ in Budapest 72 Hotshots 74 Travel Tips 75 Travel News 76 On The Road 77 Top Five 78 ROCK THE BOAT: Cruise the Nile then take to the sky in Egypt 64 Escape to seaside Suffolk

Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News Sport Rugby NRL AFL World Cup TOO LONG IN EXILE: Andrew Symonds bounces back

53 CAREERS & MONEY 53 Careers 54 Money 61 Coming & Going

REGULARS 4 Letters 6 Wins 130 Desperately Seeking 50 Andrew Symonds tries his luck in the UK

21 Livin’ the dream: Bon Jovi’s guitarist Richie Sambora

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SA GEARS UP It is true that South Africa has a heartbeat pumping through the entire nation right now, due to the hype and sensation of the World Cup. Being in London, away from the soul, energy and swing of the festivities hasn’t stopped me from becoming more patriotic than ever.

South Africa is buzzing; the Rainbow Nation is holding hands and uniting for the success of Africa, and the love of such a diverse country. I was totally blown away to ➥ TNT 1396, MAY 31-JUN 6 HISTORY LESSONS Otto, you say, “our crumbling churches never seem important to the ever-boozing Aussies [you] come across!” (‘Is the grass greener?’ TNT Letters) but if that’s the case, you must be spending your spare time sitting in the pub yourself. You write off your own architecture and history and paint us as being cultureless … nice.

How about visiting some of the places we find interesting?

Or are you too cynical (read: ignorant) about your own country to make the effort?

South Africa is buzzing

see thousands of fans partying and singing in the country’s streets, blowing their vuvuzelas and hooting their car horns, creating ‘one South Africa’.

I wish the entire world would stand together

as one, fusing to build a truly colourful and positive event, devoid of negative reports, finger pointing and confrontation. South Africa is truly alive with possibilities.

Talya Levitt, NW11

though, I moved to get away from the expectations and mistakes of my life back home and start again.

England is similar enough to easily get a new life, but

that “South Africa’s culture only goes back a couple of hundred years” (‘The lure of Britain’, TNT Letters).

I’m sure they meant that they don’t have long European

There’s a lot to be said “ for settling disputes in the gym with the gloves on ” different for my new life to be whatever I want it to be.

histories. Otherwise more apologies will be necessary!

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Diana says: “New Zealand and Australia don’t have long histories” and Sherilee says

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YOUR SAY is yes, a young Conservative who criticised David Cameron would not have anything done to them.

In the spirit of Voltaire, I disapprove of what that economically illiterate demagogue Julius Malema says, but I will defend to the death his right to say or sing it.

The answer to the murder of farmers is to come down on those responsible with a fist of steel, including the death penalty. It is also for people to realise that South Africa would starve without the farmers.

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In 2001, old, sick and broke, he chose to return to England where he would get free NHS and welfare. We should never have let him return.

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HANGI WANTED My mum is coming over from New Zealand and I’m throwing a party so she can meet all my friends. I want to do something special and would love to have a hangi.

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CALLING HARD ROCK FANS I am going to the last day of the Hard Rock Calling concert in Hyde Park on June 27 to see Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Crowded House etc, and wondered who else is going.

It would be an interesting idea to see this event while meeting new people.

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LONDON LIFE

WHAT’S ON Tom Sturrock PICKS THE BEST OF LONDON THIS WEEK

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TASTE OF LONDON £22 WHAT: Start fasting now, because you’ll want to be able to eat your own body weight at this foodie extravaganza. More than 100 stalls will sell gourmet grub and booze, and you’ll be able to sample the dishes of London’s poshest restaurants.

WHEN: June 17-20 DO IT BECAUSE: There’s a bit of live jazz and some opera to help it all go down, as well as some good picnicking spots. But mostly, there’s a heap of fantastic food and booze, all to be enjoyed outdoors in the English summer. It sells itself.

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Capital idea: Shepherd’s Bush Market Sandwiched between the railway line and the viaduct in the area’s backstreets is Shepherd’s Bush Market, a slightly scruffy but authentic row of stalls selling all manner of goods, from knick-knacks to snacks and clothing.

The market is narrow, creating the impression of a long corridor lined with those selling their wares, but this only adds to the busy atmosphere.

As with most street markets, it’s the combination of smells

that cap the experience.

Shepherd’s Bush Market has a distinctly Middle Eastern flavour so there’s no shortage of spices filling the air, mixing with other exotic perfumes.

The place really comes to life on Saturdays – it’s closed Sundays – but there’s some great fresh produce during the week as well.

The Saffas face Uruguay on Wednesday and then Oz play Ghana on Saturday. Get down to Infernos to support your side.

» Infernos, Clapham High St, SW4 7UH Clapham Common (tntmagazine.com/ worldcup2010/screenings).

Jun 16 and 19

WEST END LIVE FREE If you can’t afford to see a West End show, head down to Leicester Square for this showcase of London’s most popular theatre. There will also be plenty of exhibitions and food.

» Leicester Square, WC2H 7BP Leicester Square (westend live.co.uk). Jun 19-20

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Ken Livingstone is a Labour politician, who was mayor of London from 2000 to 2008, and leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 to 1986, before the Council was disbanded. He is again campaigning to be mayor, but faces a struggle to secure the Labour candidacy for the election in 2012.

Livingstone is banking on his experience and name recognition, but many in his party believe it’s time for

a fresh face. He also faces a battle to dislodge Boris Johnson, who has proved a popular successor.

As mayor, Livingstone supported behind Oyster cards to reduce queues at Tube stations, and introduced the congestion charge to cut traffic in central London.

Livingstone cast himself as an environmentalist, aiming to make London a greener city, a key theme in the successful 2012 Olympics bid.

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» Open Air Theatre, Inner CIrcle, NW1 4NR Baker Street (openairtheatre.org). May 24-Sep 11. From £8

SOMERSET HOUSE The huge cobblestone courtyard at Somerset House (main image) is made for atmospheric alfresco entertainment.

This summer there’s gigs a plenty with Mystery Jets, Air, Noah & The Whale, N-Dubz, The Temper Trap, Florence And The Machine and Corinne Bailey Rae all confirmed to play there.

Alternatively, don’t miss the popular Film4 Summer Screen season – a brilliant open-air cinema experience, which

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Lend me your air: catch Shakespeare at Regent’s Park

REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE If there’s one thing that says summer has well and truly arrived in London it’s the unforgettable and unique Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible opens the season, which also includes Shakespeare’s Macbeth and The Comedy Of Errors, as well as Into The Woods, celebrating the Brothers Grimm fairytales with a dark and funny twist. Bring your own picnic and watch

with a glass of Pimm’s in hand.

LONDON Southbank: don’t be in the dark about what’s going on

FREE STUFF TO DO THIS SUMMER We put our thinking caps on (they block out the sun, don’t cha know?) and came up with these cracking ideas to have fun in the sun – all for free!

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DE includes premieres and modern classics, with nightly DJ sessions.

» Somerset House, Strand WC2R 1LA 4NR Charing Cross (somersethouse.org.uk).

Jul 8-Aug 8. Gigs from £20; films £14.50

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HOLLAND PARK OPERA Why not make this the summer you finally give opera a go? Even if you still don’t see the allure of all that high-pitched singing in Italian, you’ll have wasted nothing – Holland Park is a stunning backdrop to just about anything. And if opera is your thing, see Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s Don Giovanni or erm, a new production based on Fantastic Mr Fox.

» Holland Park Theatre, W8 6LU

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start. The summer festival theme this year is ‘Brazil! Brazil!’ and you can dive into everything from a capoeira day to samba and an outdoor model of a favela.

Otherwise, you’d do well to head to the Udderbelly pasture, which has a bar and a giant jenga set. Don’t leave the precinct without checking out the work of Danish artist Jeppe Hein whose aquatic sculpture Appearing Rooms cools down those sweltering summer days.

» Southbank, SE1 8XX

Waterloo (southbankcentre.co.uk). Jun-Sep. Various prices

■ TAKE A TUMBLE Roly-poly down celeb-rammed Primrose Hill.

■ WANDER ALONG THE SOUTHBANK And watch the street peformers and listen to the buskers.

■ GO OFF THE RAILS Hike the old railway track from Highgate to Finsbury Park.

■ TO MARKET Browse through East London’s funky outdoor bazaar – Broadway Market.

The best things in life are free at Primrose Hill

SCOOP This riverside amphitheatre next to City Hall boasts rather excellent acoustics and has room for 800. Even better news is that it runs free concerts, theatre and films throughout the summer. This year’s featured screenings include Up In The Air, The Kite Runner, The Hurt Locker and Pretty Woman. There’s no need to book – just turn up.

» The Scoop, Queen’s Walk, SE1 2AA

Tower Bridge (morelondon.com).

Until Oct 1

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RESTAURANT REVIEW Santa Maria Pizzeria ★★★★★

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15 Saint Mary’s Road, W5 5RA (020 8579 1462) South Ealing

THE SCENE It’s like a slice (no pun, honest) of Naples has been transported to W5.

Adorned with icons of the Virgin Mary, Santa Maria

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Banana bread

has a family-run vibe, even though owners Angelo and Pasquale are not related.

THE GRUB The pizzeria promises traditional, woodfired Neapolitan pizzas and doesn’t disappoint. We tried the Sant’Anna and Santa Bufalina: both had fresh, generous toppings and the thin crust bases were cooked to perfection.

SERVICE Run off their feet, poor things, but then they had recently been voted best pizza joint in London by Time Out. We also had to queue for about 25 minutes.

BILL PLEASE Really good value: the most expensive pizza on the menu is £7.75.

VERDICT Well worth the schlep out west.

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From the Aussie brekkie king

Bill Granger made his name as Australia’s king of brekkie. Newly relocated to the UK to launch a cooking assault on London, Granger has kindly agreed to share this simple but tasty banana bread recipe with TNT. WHAT YOU NEED: 45g brown sugar; 30g almonds, chopped; 255ml sour cream; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 100g unsalted butter, melted; 230g caster sugar; 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten; 250g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 250g mashed ripe bananas.

THE WORK: Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease and line two 10cm x 18cm tins with baking paper.

Mix together the brown sugar and almonds and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the sour cream and bicarb, and leave to stand for 5 mins. Then stir in the melted butter,

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caster sugar and eggs.

Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into another bowl. Fold in the sour cream mixture and bananas.

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I met a girl on holiday and we had a pretty intense fling – I felt like I was into her but now sense it may have been a fleeting travel hook-up. Should I pursue her back in London?

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I often found myself in a similar situation when, between acting gigs, I worked as a hostess at a resort in the Canaries called Pleasure Island. It was popular with couples, some who would exchange partners during their stay with us.

I used to meet guys all the time; we’d get along

TOOL OF THE WEEK Karl Stefanovic Acts like a total jerk The Australian newsreader and presenter appeared on a telethon dressed as Tom Cruise’s Les Grossman character from Tropic Thunder to raise funds for the Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Stefanovic boogied his way around the set and, while for a good cause, the whole episode seemed designed to show how much ‘personality’ he has. Australia excels at offering up particularly irritating network ‘stars’, and Stefanovic is pretty damn close to the top of that list.

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There’s no prescribed well and I’d feel like there was minimum amount of a connection, but then they’d time you need to spend with leave with their wives and that someone in order to like them. would be it. I realised I had For example, I fell headonly given myself to them in over-heels in love with a the carpark, on the tennis woman called Kandii who court, or wherever, because I met online. We were only I was turned on by them being together for 10 minutes, but on holiday. Even if they’d called, we loved I wouldn’t have had sex with a lifetime’s them again. worth. I can My advice assure you is, don’t shag that, had my London girls access not you meet been revoked, abroad. Go I would still the locals and be with her, hope they via her don’t follow webcam, you home. limit time Love has no

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TAKING A STAND: In True Blood, Sookie Stackhouse combats prejudice against vampires. In real life, the Oscar-winning Kiwi actress Anna Paquin is just as keen to fight for equal rights.

Paquin, who is engaged to co-star Stephen Moyer, disclosed her bisexuality in April and she now explains why she made the decision to go public. “As someone who identifies as bisexual, those are issues I really care about – and frankly, I don’t see why everyone doesn’t care about them,” she told TV website Zap2it.com.

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SA beauty Charlize Theron seems to be enjoying singledom.

Apparently, the actress was cavorting with actor Ryan Gosling at a party – and the two exchanged numbers at the end of the night.

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He may be a member of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame but Sting’s planned NYE concert in Sydney has been axed by the city’s events minister.

Whack – that’s got to sting!

BREAK UP, PAY OUT The fairytale is over. Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke and model Lara ‘Where The Bloody Hell Are You?’ Bingle have gone separate ways. But before Bingle waves a final goodbye to her ex-fiancé she wants a slice of his millions.

They may have been Australia’s answer to Posh and Becks but now the glamorous couple have drifted apart like a BP oil spill in hurricane season.

It ain’t a pretty break-up,

and we believe it’s about to get dirtier as Bingle’s mother Sharon is said to encourage her daughter to aim high in the separation settlement.

According to News.com.au, Sharon wants her daughter to get property, furniture and cash on top of the $500,000 combined value of her sports car and engagement ring.

Ouch! But considering Clarke earns more than $3 million a year, his piggybank shouldn’t be left completely empty.

SAY WHAT?

”That woman is like a flatulence factory” Russell Brand reveals one of Katy Perry’s many talents

Woman’s Weekly: The mag covers the wedding of Black Cap Scott Styris and Nicky Walker on a beach in Fiji, TV broadcasters John Hawkesby and his daughter Kate talk about their special bond, and Katie Holmes feels trapped and lonely in her marriage.

AUSTRALIA Woman’s Day: Weatherman Steve Jacobs from the Today show and his weatherwoman, Rose Kelly from Foxtel, marry in Bali; Ernie Dingo’s wife speaks out about their open relationship agreement; and sports presenter Lee Furlong and cricketer Shane Watson get hitched in style.

New Idea: Farmer Wants A Wife’s Jenny is having a baby.

SOUTH AFRICA You: Married Springbok player Andries Bekker is caught on camera with another woman; and rapper JR talks about his World Cup hit tune.

Heat: SA model Lisa-Marie Schneider is dating Prison Break star Dominic Purcell; the winner of South African Idol 2009 Jason Hartman is single; and Arno Carstens chats about life in London.

Need to send money between UK and home? r Cheapee than th banks*

*Source: 1st Contact survey of UK high street bank charges, April 2008.

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Challenge Of The Nations

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Cheer on South Africa, Australia and New Zealand at TNT’s World Cup screenings, held in association with Contiki, on June 16, 19, 20 and 23 at Infernos in Clapham. Entry is free with a free beer on arrival an hour before kick off, and matches are shown on a huge screen with surround sound. » Infernos, SW4 7UH Clapham Common. See tntmagazine.com/worldcup2010/screenings

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After an intense eight-week battle between Aussies, Kiwis and Saffas in Topdeck’s weekly Challenge Of The Nations quizzes, we now know which country is the smartest.

New Zealand won the competition with 78 per cent of the questions answered correctly. Australia came second with 76 per cent and South Africa third on 74 per cent.

The winner of the 14-day Topdeck European Wonder

Tour (topdeck.travel) for two people is New Zealander Matthew Boa (below) from Christchurch, who entered every week and only got one answer wrong, finishing on 39 out of 40. Well done, Matt and New Zealand!

SPOTLIGHT ON TEFL COURSES Want to work your way round the world? Then teach English as a foreign language.

To get you started, TNT and International TEFL Training are running weekend courses

this summer for only £130 per person (normally £200).

» TNT offices, Child’s Pl,

SW5 9RX Earl’s Court.

9am-6pm. Jul 3-4; Jul 17-18; Jul 31-Aug 1 or Aug 7-8.

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LOOK WHO’S TALKING

The Bon Jovi guitarist and songwriter on taking the mic from Jon, having a wild time in the ’80s, and balancing life as a single dad and rock star

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Richie Sambora INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER How’s the tour going?

The shows have just been stupendous.

We’re just having such an amazing tour, especially in such a time of economic downturn. People are still coming to see us … And we’re actually getting good reviews for a fucking change. I think the world’s gonna end or something.

Is it true you take 22 guitars on the road with you?

Probably more by now – I pick ’em up.

In fact, one of my favourite guitar shops is Fat Rick’s Vintage Guitar Emporium [in Fulham]. Rick’s an old friend of mine so I’ll probably purchase a guitar or two while I’m in London.

I’m scouring “ the world for my future ex-wife ” You’ve been taking the mic a bit more lately. Is it nice to have the limelight instead of Jon hogging it all the time?

Ha ha! Well that’s why I make solo records. But yeah, it gives Jon a nice little break in the middle of the show … Over the last couple of tours I’ve been doing Bon Jovi songs like I’ll Be There For You, Homebound Train and Lay Your Hands On Me.

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How do you stay grounded? Like, do you still take out the trash?

What? Are you kidding me? I’m still picking up dog poop and taking out the trash, you know. It’s the craziest dichotomy of a person you could ever imagine cos when I go home I’m a single dad … I wake up very early in my house in California, make my kid breakfast, drop her off at school then get in the limousine, go to the private jet and fly to New York and play in front of 80,000 people.

In interviews, you and Jon always allude to the wild times you had in the ’80s. But how wild are we talking – groupies queuing around the block?

The best way I can put it is, think of the wildest stuff you’ve ever done and times it by 100, and that was my daily consumption.

We were young and riding the rocket ship to fame and stardom, and rock ’n’ roll was a different animal back then. That period finished for us when the grunge era entered. Rock ’n’ roll shifted. Aids came around so women weren’t as promiscuous as they were back in the ’80s. It was good fun stuff. I don’t really have any regrets … We didn’t get so out there – we weren’t

doing heroin, all that kind of stuff. But we had our share of consumption of other intoxicants and we had a good time with the ladies.

Are you single at the moment?

Yes, I am and enjoying every minute of it.

I’m scouring the world for my future exwife. It’s only a joke. I’m enjoying dating and meeting ladies. I’m so busy anyway.

I’m either looking after my daughter or busy being a rock star.

What advice would you give your daughter Ava about showbiz?

Don’t get discouraged or heartbroken.

It’s a very, very tough world out there.

Work hard and have something to fall back on, whatever your second passion is … I was studying psychology. Now they [Kean University, New Jersey] gave me my honorary doctorate so you can refer to me as Dr Sambora!

» Bon Jovi at the O2, Peninsula Sq, North Greenwich SE10 0DX (0844 856 0202; theo2.co.uk). Until Jun 26. £45-£200. Special editions of Bon Jovi’s 11 studio albums out now

YOU DON’T SAY? Who would play you in the film of your life?

Jesus – what period? When I was in my twenties and thirties? Man, I don’t know. It would have to be someone with some attitude.

Somebody with some swagger.

What did you have for breakfast?

I have a protein shake or an egg white omelette. You gotta stay in shape. When you’re my age [ 50 ] , you want to be healthy.

What’s in your pockets right now?

Right now, I got sweat pants on – I got no pockets!

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CINEMA MacGruber

SCREEN TEST: SNL FILMS

Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe

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★★★★★

You know a comedy is short on good ideas when one of its main set pieces involves the lead character stripping naked and stuffing celery up his butt. Featuring uninspired action and puerile, lame gags, MacGruber is the latest in a long line of disastrous Saturday Night Live spin-offs.

Based on a sketch that wasn’t that hot to begin with, the film follows the misadventures of MacGyver clone MacGruber (Forte) as he tries to stop arch-nemesis Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer) from blowing up Washington.

Lending a helping hand is singer Vicki St Elmo (Wiig) and rookie agent Dixon Piper (Phillippe). Like so many Saturday Night Live films, MacGruber feels as if it’s a comedy sketch that’s been stretched beyond breaking point. There are a few funny

1 Mike Myers starred in what film about a cable TV show?

2 Which film features the line: “It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses”?

3 Lindsay Lohan starred in a film written by which former SNL cast member?

4 Where do the Coneheads come from?

5 What drink is favoured by the lead in The Ladies Man?

moments (a rowdy sex scene, MacGruber assembling a team of fighters) but the plot is lacking and the script is low on sharp one-liners.

To make matters worse, you have decent actors, such as Phillippe (who shamefully

also sticks celery where the sun doesn’t shine) and Kilmer, damaging their careers by hamming it up. If this doesn’t put an end to SNL movies, nothing will.

GOOD FOR: Americans.

PIERRE DE VILLIERS

THE REEL DEAL A priceless cache of 75 silent films uncovered in the New Zealand Film Archive is on its way back to the US. Among the “forgotten silver” is the only known copy of a backstage drama by legendary director John Ford, the earliest surviving film by comic actor and director Mabel Normand, and a period drama starring 1920s screen icon Clara Bow. New Zealand’s minister for arts, culture and heritage, Christopher Finlayson, says the find is important because there are no remaining prints of the films in the US.

film by director Christopher Nolan.

Ledger (below) played the evil villain in The Dark Knight, which starred Christian Bale as Batman, and his maniacal performance hugely contributed to the film’s success. Ledger, who died after ingesting prescription drugs in 2008, won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2009 for the role.

Nolan told Empire Magazine that the character would not make a return in the as yet untitled film slated for release in 2012.

“I just don’t feel comfortable about it,” he said.

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1 The Name Of The Rose

2 Umberto Eco 3 Monty Python And The Holy Grail 4 Russell Crowe 5 Robin Hood LAST WEEK’S WINNER Alexander Gradinarov

PLEASE GIVE

★★★★★ A furniture dealer (Catherine Keener), who buys items from the children of dead pensioners, clashes with tenants in her apartment block in Nicole Holofcener’s dark comedy.

A top cast (including Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall) combines with a well-observed script in this top indie flick.

GOOD FOR: Those who like brains with their belly laughs. PDV

HIERRO

★★★★★ Gabe Ibanez’s average horror film follows a mother trying to get to the bottom of her son’s disappearance on a ferry to the island of El Hierro. An interesting build-up and atmospheric visuals are largely wasted by an overbearing score and elaborate plot that’s not nearly as scary as it should be.

GOOD FOR: Those who scare easily. PDV

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CULTURE ALL MY SONS Playwright Arthur Miller had his first stage success with this powerful 1947 drama about a family held together, then torn apart, by a World War II cover-up.

David Suchet is superb as munitions manufacturer Joe, who let a colleague take the rap for supplying the faulty equipment that cost the lives of 21 US pilots. His transformation from jovial family head to shamed old man is matched by Zoe Wanamaker’s performance as his anguished wife. Her refusal to accept that their missing son is dead implicitly colludes in Joe’s denial of

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SEE THIS: Theatre responsibility. Stephen Campbell Moore grows in stature as their surviving son who plans to marry his dead brother’s girl, and Howard Davies’ gripping revival deservedly brings an audience to its feet.

LOUISE KINGSLEY

» Apollo, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7EZ Piccadilly Circus (0844 412 4658; apollo-theatre.co.uk).

Until Oct 3. £21-£50.50

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WORTH A LOOK Be challenged (and entertained) during Tricycle Theatre’s Women, Power And Politics season, featuring a range of plays looking at issues as diverse as Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with the Queen to the role Margaret Beckett played in the birth of New Labour. » The Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR

Kilburn. Until Jul 17. From £15

EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK

BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK

NEWSPEAK: BRITISH ART NOW

MY WORLD

★★★★★

Fans of abstract works will enjoy the somewhat bizarre pieces, including Nothing Is A Must, a suspended sheet of sugar paper, and the selfexplanatory Installation For 300 Speakers, Pianola And Vacuum Cleaner.

Possibly the best piece is

the startlingly real It Happened In The Corner – a sculpture of a crowd of people huddling together to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic event in front of them. SIMON WILLMORE

» Saatchi Gallery, SW3 4SQ Sloane Square (020 7823 2363; saatchi-gallery.co.uk) Until Oct 17. Free

IN THE WORDS OF NELSON MANDELA

Peter Andre (Michael Joseph) OUT NOW

Ed. Jennifer Crwys-Williams

Peter Andre has achieved other things aside from having one of the most famous torsos in the world, including being the first Aussie male to debut at No. 1 in the UK. This is his story so far.

(Profile) OUT NOW

THE LADY IN THE TOWER

THE POISON TREE

Alison Weir

(Hodder & Stoughton) OUT NOW

(Vintage) OUT NOW

Kelly’s debut novel is set during England’s sweltering summer of 1997. Karen is a strait-laced uni student who is drawn into the enigmatic world of Biba, a bohemian orphan.

Already a bestseller in South Africa, this is a compilation of quotations from the admired and influential figure – speaking on politics, sport, friendship and more.

Erin Kelly

Alison Weir’s wellresearched book focuses on the final days of Anne Boleyn, including the 17 days she spent in the Tower of London – was she actually guilty of treason?

MORE EXHIBITIONS Antony Gormley: Test Sites is

Nobby Clark

the latest from the Britmod artist. » White Cube Gallery 2, SW1Y 6BU Piccadilly Circus (whitecube.com). Until Jul 10

• Vault showcases

work by City & Guilds of London Art School graduates. » Lambeth Accord, SW9 7AA

Brixton (lambethaccord.org.uk). Jun 18-20.

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Adam Garcia is slipping back into his dancing boots for a new version of Aussie stage show Tap Dogs WORDS REBECCA KENT

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DANCING SHOES Having danced since the age of seven, Garcia happily obliged, and his star turn came when he stepped into John Travolta’s platform boots as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever. One gushing critic, describing Garcia as ‘’devastatingly handsome’’, extolled his portrayal of the disco legend as ‘’Tony Manero on celluloid’’.

Building on his success, Garcia went on to dabble in Hollywood, swaggering atop a bar in film Coyote Ugly and playing Drew Barrymore’s son in Riding In Cars With Boys.

But now, at 37, he has come full circle, reacquainting himself with his tap dancing roots in the testosterone-fuelled Australian production of Tap Dogs.

STOMPING IT OUT Clad in a lumberjack shirt and iconic Blundstone boots, Garcia is one of five strapping lads set to shake the boards in a reincarnation of choreographer Dein Perry’s 1995 show, which took London by storm.

Set on a construction site, Tap Dogs narrates the life of Perry, a tortured tap dancer working as a fitter and turner at the height of Newcastle’s steelworks era.

His hand-picked troupe is geared to get loose, treating audiences to a spectacle of unrelenting, high-octane tap. With their leaps, stomps and shuffles, ranging from pitter-patter to frenzied climaxes, expect them to evoke a spectrum of emotion. ‘’It’s about rhythm, it’s about power, it’s about speed,’’ says Garcia, trying to capture the show’s essence. ‘’But it’s also very Australian,” he adds, “as it’s about work ethic and getting on with your mates and building things: rhythms, rapport, friendships and stories.’’

BEST FOOT FORWARD The original stage show was immortalised in the 2000 spin-off film, Bootmen, which, as well as being Garcia’s

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t was while on the 1992 UK tour with Australian dance musical Hot Shoe Shuffle that Adam Garcia caught the eye of British dancing legend Arlene Phillips.

Wooed by his fancy footwork and Latino looks, she made sure this wide-eyed toetapper, only 19 and fresh out of Sydney’s prestigious Capital Dance Studio, had a future in London.

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The cast of Tap Dogs in Sydney

There’s a new, “ big ending that is awesome ” big-screen debut, was also the last time his feet ever moved so fast. A decade later, will classically-trained Garcia find his mojo again?

“Getting my feet back at that speed after 10 or 12 years of not using them at that intensity has taken some work. ‘’But it’s all in the ankle, so as long as you keep them loose, you’re there,” he says.

Given the production’s huge success the first time around, there’s little diversion from Perry’s original formula. The creator is also, no doubt, banking on the resurgence of dance in recent years to draw in the crowds. In any case, Garcia assures that there’s a finale that’s bound to knock your socks off.

“There’s a new, big ending that is awesome! It involves lots of noise and steel and, yes, there’s a little audience participation.’’

It sounds like you had better take along your rhythm sticks.

TIME AND A PLACE Adam Garcia has all the ingredients of a Broadway star, plus the desire to make a lasting impression on Hollywood, so why isn’t he enjoying the same profile as Australian contemporaries Sam Worthington and Hugh Jackman?

Garcia, who’s so laid-back he’s almost horizontal, explains: “It’s one of my dreams to get to Broadway. I’ve had opportunities – Saturday Night Fever was one potential but Bootmen was happening. I was meant to do Wicked, too, but I’d signed to do Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen with Lindsay Lohan. Time and fate just seem to work against me.

“Hugh didn’t do anything big before Wolverine, which he got because someone else dropped out, but he is a shrewd man and he deserved it.

“With Wortho, after Avatar, James Cameron said: ‘I might as well introduce you to the world, so why don’t you do Terminator?’

“It would be great to be there, but I’m still getting to do lots of things I love doing,” Garcia says.

» Tap Dogs is showing at the Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD Covent Garden (0844 482 5170; novellotheatre.com) Jun 15-Sep 15. £17.50-£49.50

LiLo goes for a spin

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MUSIC & CLUBS

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Sarah Blasko Electric Ballroom, Nov 17 (0870 264 3333). £12.50 The Cat Empire Brixton Academy, Oct 23 (0844 477 2000). £19.50

CROWDED HOUSE Intriguer (Fantasy)

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★★★★★

While Crowded House’s comeback album Time On Earth seemed weighed down by the death of the band’s original drummer Paul Hester, their latest, Intriguer, seeks to redress the balance between levity and melancholy.

They’ve certainly expanded their sonic palette since then: Amsterdam and Isolation sound like they have picked

up some glitchy interference from Radiohead’s OK Computer; Either Side Of The World is infused with a carefree Harry Nilsson Everybody’s Talking At Me quality and soaring, scintillating Saturday

Sun is the most Crowdies-intheir-heyday song on here.

Crowded House haven’t fully recaptured the magic of their glory days but Intriguer still has some wonderful moments. ALISON GRINTER

ALSO OUT CHEMICAL BROTHERS

OASIS

GLEE CAST

Further (EMI) You’re never too old for a rave up as these two Brits (now pushing 40) prove album after album.

Time Flies … 1994-2009 (Big Brother) Or drags. Still, Noel ’n’ Liam fans will enjoy this complete singles collection from Britpop to bust-up.

Glee, Journey To Regionals: The Music (Epic) Did no one tell Glee’s creators you can have too much of a “good” thing?

MUSIC NEWS For those about to rock, make sure you’re not being ripped off by a fake concert promoter! Australian woman Leanne Herbert allegedly fleeced a school and various businesses out of more than $120,000 after posing as a gig promoter for AC/DC. The 41-year-old, who appeared via video link at Port Macquarie local court last week facing four counts of obtaining money by deception, promised her victims special seats and sponsorship deals.

She is due to reappear in court on June 21.

CHARTS

LIVE REVIEW Powderfinger Brixton Academy June 5 ★★★★★ “This is a party tonight,” announces Bernard Fanning, having opened the set with overtly uncelebratory tracks Burn Your Name and Lost And Running.

Thankfully, the evening gathers pace and we get a back catalogue of 20 years worth of anthems from one of Australia’s best known, retiring rock collectives.

Their musicianship can’t be faulted. Fanning lurches convivially across the stage,

profuse with praise for his fans, even opening the floor to requests. The frontman wraps up on the keys with This Life and it’s a poetic finale indeed. REBECCA KENT

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

UK

No 1 single OMG, Usher feat. Will.i.am No 1 album Glee: The Music Volume 3, Glee cast

No 1 single Airplanes, B.O.B. feat. Hayley Williams No 1 album To The Sea, Jack Johnson

No 1 single Halfway Gone, Lifehouse No 1 album 1001, Steve Hofmeyr

No 1 single Gettin’ Over You, David Guetta feat. Chris Willis No 1 album To The Sea, Jack Johnson

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Hilltop Hoods Koko, Jul 13 (0844 847 2258). £16.50 Interpol Brixton Academy, Dec 6-7 (0844 477 2000). £25 Jack Johnson O2 Arena, Jun 30 (0844 856 0202). £30-£37 Jet Shepherds Bush Empire, Jul 18 (0844 477 2000). £25 Kelis Shepherds Bush Empire, Oct 1 (0844 477 2000). £22.50 Don McGlashan Dingwalls, Jul 22 (0844 477 1000). £10 Hugh Masekela and The Mahotella Queens Royal Festival Hall, Nov 12 (0871 663 2501). £10-£27.50 Motörhead Brixton Academy, Nov 27 (0844 477 2000). £32.50 The Necks Barbican, Jun 26 (020 7638 8891). £15 Paramore The O2, Nov 13 (0844 856 0202). £24.50 Salmonella Dub Shepherds Bush Empire, Sep 24-25 (0844 477 2000). £20

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AUSTRALIA

Johnny Clegg Forum, Jun 19 (0844 844 4748). £27.50 Eels Brixton Academy, Sep 1 (0844 477 2000). £25 Ego Lemos 12 Bar Club, July 21-22 (020 7240 2622). £6 Fat Freddy’s Drop The Troxy, Sep 9 (0870 264 3333). £27.50 Grinderman Hammersmith Apollo, Oct 1 (0844 844 4748). £25-£27

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GIG GUIDE MUSIC & CLUBS

Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK GREEN DAY, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Wembley as a music venue is usually the preserve of world dominators such as U2 or Coldplay. But it’s about time punk-pop stars Green Day stepped up to this particular plate. No strangers to bigger venues, they plugged previous album American Idiot at Milton Keynes Bowl in 2005, amply demonstrating that three-chord wonders can reach the outer bleachers just as well as the pompous, overblown stuff.

More curious is support from old-school rock chick Joan Jett.

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» Wembley Stadium, HA9 0WS

Wembley Park (0844 980 8001; wembleystadium.com). Sat, Jun 19. £26-£35

KEANE

OK, so their new, self-titled album is a bit pants and took more of a battering on these pages than that poor lady in new flick The Killer Inside Me. But, if nothing else, Stone Temple Pilots provide a little sonic porthole to the ’90s when the riffs were dirty and the shirts were plaid (and flannelette if you lived in Oz). Vive le grunge!

» Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm (0844 482 8008; roundhouse.org.uk). Tue, Jun 15. £32.50

» Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL Brixton (0844 477 2000; o2academybrixton.co.uk). Wed, Jun 16. £16.50

NEW ARTIST ALERT

Lissie THE BUZZ SO FAR Illinois born but now based in celeb-infested

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Funny that Keane should hail from the town of Battle cos the trio have had their share of battles: against drugs, against snooty critics and against the limitations of the piano-driven pop formula, which saw them flirt with guitars for their last album and enlist the help of Somali rapper K’Naan for their latest EP Night Train.

Ojai, California, singer-songwriter Lissie Maurus channels freespirited ’70s country rock. Her debut album Catching A Tiger, out June 21, was recorded in Nashville with Jacquire King, the producer behind the Kings Of Leon’s southern-fried sound.

THE CRITICS SAY “Sufficiently yee-haw, boot-tappy and handclappy … you could imagine Lissie playing Annie Oakley if her music career goes south.” [Guardian] THE PLUG At Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ Shepherd’s Bush (020 8222 6955; bushhallmusic.co.uk). Wed, Jun 23. £10

FESTIVAL WATCH Footy fever strikes Glasto There’s no escaping the World Cup – even at Glasto. England’s match against Slovenia on June 23 will be screened on the Pyramid Stage. And if England make the final 16 that game will also be shown.

In actual music news, Gorillaz let slip to NME that Snoop Dogg may join them for their Sunday slot. The rapper (below) features on the group’s latest album. » Pilton, Somerset, (glastonburyfestivals.co.uk).

Jun 23-27

Doves headline Ben & Jerry’s Sundae On The Common The alt-rock trio will top the Sunday billing, which also includes Frightened Rabbit, Billy Bragg, Cherry Ghost and more. Saturday’s line-up is yet to be announced. » Clapham Common (benjerry.co.uk/sundae).

Jul 24-25 The Big Chill unveils new Clash stage – on a boat!

The stage/boat sponsored by Clash Magazine is designed

by Pete Fowler, the artist behind Super Furry Animals’ album covers and will feature performances by Mystery Jets, Caribou, Bonobo, Riva Starr, Liars and more great acts. » Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire (bigchill.net).

Aug 5-8

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MUSIC LISTINGS Tab The Band, Alex Vargas

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City And Colour

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Downbeat indie-folk from the Canadian singer-songwriter.

Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £17.50.

Rocking Americana from the New York-based combo.

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Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £6.

The Business, Last Resort

Weedeater, Saviours, Black Cobra Sludge metal

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

trio from North Carolina. The

Andy Flight, Hannah And The Boy, Alex Moir

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

Downbeat indie-folk singersongwriter based in London.

FRIDAY 18

The Source Below, Lower John St, W1F 9TY (020 7060 3614). £8, adv £6.

Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire The veteran

Hot Club Of Boisdale Parisian swing inspired by Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.

underground garage-rocker and his new band performs.

Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, £4.50 before 10pm.

Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Pop-rock from the American singer-guitarist as she plays songs from her Greatest Hits collection. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £20.

Leona Lewis The 2006 X Factor winner and pop-soul singer promotes her album Echo.

O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £30 & £45.

Othon & Tomasini A piano and vocal duo in which Othon’s songwriting and virtuoso playing complements Tomasina’s four-octave range. Leicester

Boston Arms, Junction Rd, N19 5QQ (020 7272 8153). £8, adv £6.

The London-based four-piece play punk-rock. Relentless

Johnny Clegg Afrobeat and rock from the South African singer. Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £27.50.

Cocoa Tea, Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, Stevie Face Jamaica-born reggae singer performs his dancehall hits.

Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £35 & £40.

Deathstars Industrial metal

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

LADI6 Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW Aldgate East (020 7375 3774). Sat, Aug 28. £10 Fat Freddy’s Drop fans will recognise Ladi6 as the sassy soul singer who used to pop up in their shows. Now the Auckland gal is stepping out on her own with debut album Time Is Not Much.

Delica Black, Agent, Baby Godzilla, Raised By Villains

from the Stockholm-based five-piece. Islington Academy,

The London-based band plays forcefully-riotous hardcore songs. 229, Great Portland St, W1W

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £13.

5PW (020 7323 7229). £8, adv £6.

The Magnets Gobsmacked!

El Andaluz The London four-piece plays traditional Arabic and Andalusian music.

The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £10.

The six-piece vocal group performs hits by the likes of Lady Gaga, Kraftwerk, Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie.

E4 Udderbelly At Southbank Centre, Jubilee Gardens, SE1 8XX (0844 847 9910). £15, concs £13.

Empire State R’n’B and soul outfit. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15.

Eric Ranzoni Blues Band Piano-led blues outfit.

Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, £4.50 before 10pm.

WEDNESDAY 16

Wave Pictures The London-

Square Theatre, Leicester Pl, WC2H 7BX (0844 847 2475). £12-£15.

Lail Arad The playful London-

Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £10.

Smokin’ Hogs, Hektor Red

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

THURSDAY 17

Duke Garwood, Paul May And Dylan Bates

Caribou The Canadian outfit plays psychedelic electronica. Heaven, Charing

Bon Jovi The well-known stadium rock outfit perform hits. Also on June 19, 20 and 22.

The London-based blues guitarist performs with percussion and violin accompaniment.

TUESDAY 15

Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). £11.

O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £45-£200.

Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £6, adv £5.

Aerosmith Heavy blues-rock

Raheem Devaughn R’n’B

Daniel Boys The Any Dream Will

Ed Harcourt The London-based

from the veteran Boston-formed band. O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq,

and rock-influenced soul from the American singer-songwriter.

Do contestant performs songs from his album So Close. Wilton’s

Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £10.

SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £75-£95.

The Jazz Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7PG (0870 060 3777). £17.50.

Music Hall, Grace’s Alley, Ensign St, E1 8JD (020 7702 2789). £17.50.

singer-songwriter performs acoustic folk-rock from his forthcoming album Lustre. Wilton’s Music Hall, Grace’s Alley, Ensign St, E1 8JD (020 7702 2789). £16.

XX Cortez, The Adjusters, The Ten O Sevens

Glitches, Ghostcat, Everybody Be Cool, Silent Devices Light indie-rock

Flanagan Indie-rock outfit.

Vanessa Haynes Soulful blues

Contemporary punk-rock from the London-based outfit. Hope

Classic blues-rock outfit from Ipswich and London. Hope And Anchor, Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). £6, concs £4.50.

based nu-folk singer performs from her album Someone New.

based trio plays rock songs.

Cypress Hill Hip-hop and rap with touch of rock from the Los Angeles-based combo. Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £25.

The Elgin, Ladbroke Grove, W11 1PY (0207 2295663). £10.

from the London-based band.

229, Great Portland St, W1W 5PW (020 7323 7229). £6, w/flyer £5.

Funkification Eight-piece funk, soul and disco band.

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

singer-songwriter. 606 Club, Lots

SUNDAY 20

Underbelly, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7837 4412). £8, adv £6.

Eric Andersen

The Godfathers The

Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £15.

SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £8.

London-based outfit plays alt-rock. 100 Club, Oxford St,

Ian McNabb, Western Promise Ex-Icicle Works singer

Enuff Z’Nuff The revered

Pete Roe, Hot Feet, Alessi, Pepe Belemonte

W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £18.50.

now touring with an acoustic set.

London-based acoustic folk singer-songwriter. The

Richie Kotzen Stadium rock

100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £12, adv £10.

folk singer-songwriter from Leith. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £14.

Laura Stevenson And The Cans Delicate and minimalist indie-folk from the Brooklyn-based band.

South Of The Border, Old St, EC1V 9NQ (020 7739 4202). £8.

I Am Kloot Indie-rock Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £15.

Stone Temple Pilots The American four-piece plays rock.

Keane Anthemic melodies

Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £37.50.

combo. Bush Hall, Uxbridge

and optimistic pop from the Sussex three-piece.

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

member of Scots sextet Dochas.

from the singer and virtuoso guitarist. Islington Academy, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £75.

The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £12.50.

FourColor, Fur Hood, Herve Boghossian Boundary-pushing electro-pop from the Japanese artist. Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8

soul from the seven-piece.

3DL (020 7923 1231). £6, adv £5.

ex-Las and Cast singer-songwriter.

Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, £4.50 before 10pm.

The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £14, adv £12.

The Sunshine Underground

outfit plays folk-rock. 100 Club,

Robyn The Swedish singer

Leeds-based indie-rock four-piece. Hoxton Square

Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £18, £15 adv.

John Power Alt-folk from the

performs electro–pop. Heaven, Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). £14.

Sucioperro, I Am Austin, Kill Goliath Hard-edged indie-rock

Suzanne Vega New York-based pop and folk singer-songwriter.

from the Inverness-based band.

Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £27.50.

The Good Ship, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (07949 008253). £7, adv £6.

Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). £20.

The Ronnie Scott’s Blues Experience The ensemble performs blues songs in a variety of styles. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St,

The Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5BZ (020 8671 0700). £5, adv £4.

W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£31.50.

based blues singer-songwriter and son of Muddy Waters.

Indie pop-rock outfit from London. Hope And Anchor,

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

Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams The New York-based

Thee Exciters Garage-punk four-piece from Southampton.

The Zarrs, London Commands You, Socadia

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The American singer-songwriter performs folk and blues-rock.

Reuben Richards & Soul Train Blues, funk and

Mud Morganfield ChicagoCharlotte St Blues Club, Charlotte St, W1T 4QH (020 7580 0113). £10.

veteran singer returns with his band to play a mix of blues and soul. Halfmoon Putney,

The Lorelles London-based pop-soul harmony group.

melodic jazz vocalist and songwriter. 606 Club, Lots Rd,

Dick Gaughan, Nancy Wallace Contemporary

Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band The

Julie Fowlis Gaelic singer and

Caroline Loftus Australian-born

Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £6 & £8, concs £5.

229, Great Portland St, W1W 5PW (020 7323 7229). £22.50.

And Anchor, Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). £6, concs £5.

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £19.50.

Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £12.50.

and proto-punk from the veteran Californian band.

Rd, SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £12.

The Drift Benders Joey Molland of Badfinger and Phil Solem of The Rembrandts join forces to perform power rock. The Luminaire, Kilburn High

four-piece from Illinois, US, performs hard rock. The

The Standells, Thee Vicars, King Salami Garage-rock

Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). £6, concs £5.

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK SATURDAY SESSIONS PRESENTS FEDDE LE GRAND LONDON TAKEOVER In 2004, the sound of Put Your Hands Up For Detroit spewed out of speakers, putting Fedde Le Grand on the dance music map. Since then, the Dutch artist (right) has become a firm staple in clubs around the globe. He hits London this weekend and is joined by another Dutch great, Martijn ten Velden of I Wish You Would fame.

» Ministry of Sound, Gaunt St, SE1 6DP Elephant & Castle (0870 060 0010; ministryofsound.com). Sat, Jun 19, 11pm7am. £20 adv beats/breaks

funk/soul

drum ’n’ bass

electro

hip-hop

PROPAGANDA

TOGETHER

If you like your clubbing a bit indie rock, then look no further. Propaganda touts itself as “the UK’s biggest indie night” where you can rock out to some cool rock beats churned out by E4’s Alex Zane. Black skinny jeans optional.

Steve Aoki is responsible for the success of names such as Bloc Party and Klaxons, so he knows a thing or two about music. Aoki now dons his DJ hat and headlines Together’s next event. Fischerspooner, Hervé and Kid Sister also play.

» Islington Academy, Parkfield St, N1 0PS Angel (020 7288 4400; o2academyislington.co.uk).

Fri, Jun 18, 10.30pm-3am. £5 adv

» The Coronet Theatre, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ Elephant & Castle (020 7701 1500; coronettheatre.co.uk).

Fri, Jun 18, 10pm-5am. £10 adv, £15

WIN

We have two pairs of VIP tickets to Fedde Le Grand plus Ministry Of Sound CDs, and two pairs of tickets to Propaganda to give away. To enter, email grabs@tntmagazine.com with ‘Fedde’ or ‘Propaganda’ in the subject line by noon on Wednesday, June 16.

hard house/trance

techno

If you aren’t heading to Barcelona for the Sonar festival this week, then check out this alternative closer to home. The Big Chill Bar (right) in London’s East End is holding a threeday event for all of us who can’t make it to the Spanish fiesta. So NOT Barcelona plays beats this Thursday until Saturday and all the events are free. See bigchill.net.

Paul van Dyk fans should check out the new members area on his website. I’m With The DJ gives members access to the German DJ’s latest news, music, videos, digital downloads, competitions and

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house/garage

more. There is also an AAA paid membership which includes exclusive mixes by the man himself, a birthday surprise and a store discount.

Sign up at paulvandyk.com/ imwiththedj.

CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 14

St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

9pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

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

7pm-late. £4, free before 9pm.

I Love Mondays DJ Victor spins commercial dance, disco, pop, garage, R’n’B and funky house.

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372). 10pm-3.30am. £5, NUS £1.

Koolwaters Corrupted People play electro and house.

The Whitehouse, Clapham Park Rd, SW4 7EH (020 7498 3388).

7pm-5am. £10, £8 before 11pm, concs £8 & £6, free before 9pm.

LED FESTIVAL Victoria Park, E9 Mile End (ledfestival.net) Aug 27-28. From £37.50 London’s newest dance festival hits the capital in August and it’s gonna be good. Names include David Guetta (right), Goldfrapp, Soulwax, Calvin Harris, Audio Bullys, Tiga and more.

Movimientos Presents Muevete! DJs Izem, Uproot Andy and DJ Angelo play electro, house and techno.

Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459).

7pm-2am. £8, £6 before 10pm.

Pearl Saturdays DJs play party anthems from the last four decades. Pearl, Beak St, W1F 9RA (020 7437 0239).

9pm-3am. £10, free before 10pm.

Rejuvenation Electro, disco and house with residents DJ Rich T, TwoLips, Cooly Haste and DJ CJ. Inn

Jump Jive And Shout DJ Late Lee plays jive and jump plus live bands. Fiddler’s

Cruel Intentions

Elbow, Malden Rd, NW5 3HS (020 7485 3269). 7.30pm-late. £4.

Resident DJs play R’n’B and hip-hop. Sound, Leicester

Playground DJs Dante,

Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

9pm-3am. £10, £5 before 11pm, guestlist £3 before midnight.

CLI, Crisis and Dexter play R’n’B, hip-hop, soul, house and reggae. Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

9pm-3am. Guestlist £5, NUS £3.

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

9pm-3am. £6, £5 before 10pm.

Kitchen Ladyscraper, Resinate, Alan Titmash, Ish and Ads play breakcore and drum ’n’ bass.

Gramaphone, Commercial St, E1 6LT (020 7377 9337). 9pm-2am. £5.

Latin Krazy Game On

Salsa, merengue and reggaeton.

Residents spin chart, party anthems and retro hits in the basement, with R’n’B, electro and house in the VIP room.

Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 7.30pm-late. £4, free before 9pm.

Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 9pm-3am. £7, guest list/NUS £5.

Motive Scratcha, Fatima,

TUESDAY 15 Boot Camp Rob C and Peter X spin disco in aid of Positiveline and The Eddie Surman Trust. Eagle, Kennington

Kennington Ln, SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903). 9pm-2am. £3, mems £2, mems free before 10pm.

Tcherniak spins house and electro.

The Langley, Langley St, WC2H 9JA (020 7836 5005). 8pm-3am. £10, £5 before 9pm, free before 8pm.

The Good Foot Snowboy and Healer Selecta provide 1960s and 1970s deep funk, soul, rare groove, mambo and R’n’B. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10pm-3am. £8.

Alexander Nut and Katy B play hip-hop. Plan B, Brixton Rd, SW9

Latin Fever Latin tracks from resident DJ Jorge. Salsa!, Charing

4AY (020 7733 0926). 8pm-1am. £5.

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

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

Grapple 101 DJ Screwpulous spins classic chart, plus wrestling hosted

by Danny and Ashley. Eagle,

Get Yourself Connected Nick

Radio The Radio DJs play 1980s pop and disco. The Roxy, Rathbone

On The Green, Thorpe Close, W10 5XL (020 8962 5757). 8pm-2am. £8, £5 before 8pm, mems £5.

Saints & Sinners Daniel Scott plays club classics, while resident DJs play indie and pop in the bar.

The Watershed, The Broadway, SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080).

11pm-3am. £8, £7 before midnight.

Shake Disco and pop from DJ John Osbourne and Paul C in the main room while DJ Milo plays party anthems in room two. The Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). 10pm-3am. £10, NUS/mems £8.

Pl, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm3am. £5, NUS/flyer £3.

Mode PR DJs VG, Shock, Bennie G and Xavier Miller play R’n’B, hip-hop and funky house. Tamarai,

Unbranded DJs Howie and

Roller Disco Funk and disco for

Drury Ln, WC2B 5PG (020 7831 9399).

10pm-3am. £20, £15 guestlist.

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

a wheeled audience. Renaissance

Perry play commercial dance

N*A*S*I*N SoniX, Brahim and Punk Gareth play punk, rock, metal, ska, hardcore and classics. The Borderline, Manette St,

Rooms, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375). 8pm-midnight. £10, w/skates £7.50, NUS £5.

Popstarz Three rooms of indie, pop and R’n’B for a gay crowd.

Village Disco Todd Terje,

Latin beats, Brazilian funk, drum ’n’ bass and house, plus a live screening of the Brazil v North Korea World Cup match.

W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £4, NUS £3, mems £2.

Smash & Grab Resident DJs

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

10pm-4am. £8, free before 11pm.

Stuart Patterson and Sophie Lloyd spin house, plus Severino, Psychemagik and Milan Onassis supply disco in the Lounge. East Village, Great Eastern

The Coronet, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500). 7.30pm-late. £10.

Swerve

Festa Fiesta Latin and samba from the resident DJs, plus salsa classes before 10pm. Fiesta

Cable, Bermondsey St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730). 10pm-3am. £7, £5 before 11pm, NUS £5.

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

Trannyshack

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

9pm-3am. £5, £3 before 11pm.

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

FRIDAY 18

Freestylers, Utah Saints, Jurassik, Toni Jarvis, Featurecast and Country Cockney play house, electro, dub and funk. Jamm,

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

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

Big Night Out DJs David, Jim

Brixton Rd, SW9 6LH (020 7274 5537).

9pm-5am. £8-£12, free before 10pm.

Ln, SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903).

9pm-2am. £3, mems £2.

Brazil Resident DJs play

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

7.30pm-3am. £7, guest list/NUS £5.

Seduction Resident DJs play garage, hip-hop, R’n’B, reggae, dubstep and drum ’n’ bass.

Rumba, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715). 10pm-3am. £5.

DJs Commix, Fabio and Chris Intaface play drum ’n’ bass.

THURSDAY 17

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

10.30pm-3am. £6, adv £5.

WEDNESDAY 16 Agita Brasil Latin and samba from the resident DJs, plus dance classes before 10pm. Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 7pm-2am. £6.

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

7.30pm-2.30am. £8, £5 before 10pm.

Pump Up The Volume Resident DJs play pop, indie and rock from the 1980s to the present day. The Underworld, Camden

St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173).

9pm-3.30am. £10, £8 before 11pm.

Your Mum’s House Scally

High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932).

11pm-3am. £6, w/flyer £5.

Wig Out Tommy Turntables, Lady Lloyd and Prince Nelly play indie, rock, pop, R’n’B and Motown. The Den & Centro,

Dandan, Jamie D Winter spin electro and fidget house. Punk,

and John play pop, indie, retro and rock. The Roxy, Rathbone Pl,

All Teeth Resident DJ Jaz and

W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 5pm3.30am. £9, NUS £5, £4 before 10.30pm, free before 8.30pm.

All Teeth DJs play indie hits and electro. Buffalo Bar, Upper St, N1

Calentito Pop, R’n’B,

1RU (020 7359 6191). 8pm-3am. £6, concs/NUS/flyer £5.

White Heat DJs Matty, Marcus and Olly play indie, punk, techno and electro. Madame Jo Jo’s,

spin indie and house, plus live music from Kinema. Proud

Candybox Mike, George and Ian spin new and old indie, electro, classic rock and soul. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372). 10pm5am. £6, w/flyer £5, £3 before 11pm.

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

Sugarbeat London Returns!

SATURDAY 19 Audio Sushi Indie, electro, breaks, house, drum ’n’ bass and hip-hop from DJ Disastrronaut.

The Dogstar, Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8LQ (020 7733 7515).

7pm-4am. £5, free before 10pm.

Doldrums Present Omar S, Dance Rocks House, R’n’B,

The Bedroom Bar, Rivington St, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 5706). 8pm-1am. £5.

Groove Sanctuary AfricanLatin, disco 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.

Hula Boogie DJs Miss Aloha and Reverend Boogie play jive, swing, rock ’n’ roll and blues. South London

Joy Orbison, Source Direct, Kassem Mosse and Petchy play house, jungle and techno. Plan B,

Pacific, Kennington Rd, SE11 4LD (020 7820 9189). 7pm-1am. £7.

SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080).

8pm-late. £8, £5 before midnight.

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

9pm-5am. £12, adv £8.

Everybody Dance

Funky Underground Upfront electro, funky house, dirty house and minimal techno. Thirst,

Sensational Sundays DJ Eddie J Santos spins commercial chart, party anthems, funky house and commercial R’n’B.

Resident DJs David and Andrew spin dance and club classics.

Up The Creek, Creek Rd, SE10 9SW (020 8858 4581). 11pm-2am. £8, w/flyer £4.

Greek St, W1D 3DR (020 7437 1977).

5pm-3am. £5, free before 10pm.

Glamorous The residents

hip-hop courtesy of DJ Downfall. Moonlighting, Greek

play funk, soul and disco.

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

Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 12noon-2am. £10, guestlist £5, free before 8pm.

WetYourSelf Saytek, Louis

Cheap$kates Disco and St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372). 9pm3.30am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

SUNDAY 20

chart, indie and 1980s and 1990s hits. The Watershed, The Broadway,

Flying Saucers Keb Darge, Ruby Dagger, Madame Frou-Frou, Little Edith and Swampcat Caz play rock ’n’ roll, blues, rockabilly and R’n’B.

West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083). 10pm-2.30am. £7, £5 before 11pm.

The Clapham Grand, St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT (020 7223 6523).

10pm-3am. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Guilhem, Cormac and Jacob Husley play house, electro and techno. Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898).

11pm-6am. £10, NUS £5.

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NEWS IN REVIEW

The week that was MONDAY

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

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Australia’s ranking in the 2010 Global Peace Index, which examines crime rates, defence spending and respect for human rights. New Zealand topped the list.

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Asylum centre reopens A “Welcome to Curtin” sign greeted asylum-seekers arriving to the Curtin detention centre.

Afghan and Sri Lankan men arrived last week at the re-opened centre, 2000km north of Perth, and would live in double-bunked, air-conditioned dongas while their claims were processed.

Rudd panned over tax Former Queensland Labor treasurer Keith De Lacy urged federal MPs to replace Kevin Rudd as leader over his 40 per cent tax on mining profits, or risk

Get the hump: A 16m humpback whale dominates King George Square in Brisbane to herald the start of the whale-watching season, which runs from June to November. About 16,000 humpback whales will migrate north over the next six months.

losing the election.

De Lacy savaged the prime minister as “an item of ridicule”, as he continued the hard sell of his controversial tax.

Rudd promised $2bn of the proceeds would be invested in rail, roads, ports, and other crucial infrastructure in mining communities in Western Australia and Queensland.

He made the announcement after facing a barrage of abuse from some 2000 mine workers as he arrived in Perth for a community cabinet meeting.

Sunderland survives Kevin Rudd

Teenage sailor Abby Sunderland

has been found alive 3000km off the coast of Western Australia.

The 16-year-old American set off in January for a solo world record. She activated emergency beacons when the boat’s engine failed, and was located by a Qantas aeroplane.

Afghan deaths rise The armed forces experienced its deadliest day in battle since the Vietnam War, when two diggers were killed in Afghanistan.

Sappers Jacob Moerland, 21, and Darren Smith, 25, of the Brisbane 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, were killed by an improvised explosive device.

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3.65mn The cost in dollars paid to woo back Tiger Woods to defend his Australian Masters title in Melbourne in November. Premier John Brumby said the golfer was a major tourist drawcard.

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The amount in dollars that Primo, the largest small goods supplier in the southern hemisphere, was fined for mislabelling Danish and Canadian bacon as Australian.

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TASMANIA Winemaker House of Arras is selling Australia’s priciest bottle of bubbly ever. Carefully aged for 10 years, the 1998 EJ Carr Late Disgorged Sparkling costs $180.

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at the time, resigned from his post as NSW development minister in the wake of the scandal. Three days later, he quit politics after 22 years, citing the decision as “the best option for my family, the government and me”. He refuted all allegations.

ICAC probed Macdonald’s deputy chief of staff, Jamie

Gibson, in relation to the same trip, in which he charged $13,313.93 to taxpayers’ funds.

A review was undertaken by the department of premier and cabinet.

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally said she was “very angry” about the findings and would seek repayment of the costs incurred by Macdonald.

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was very important to her, especially after her media persona and profile had waned over the last six or seven years.”

Her Wheel Of Fortune cohost, John Burgess, described her as “a great friend and a TV legend”.

Xenides emigrated to Australia from Argentina in her teens, settling in Adelaide where she filmed the show.

She went public with her illness in a 2007 television interview, describing the pain she suffered as “so hard it takes you down to your knees”.

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Police arrested three men accused of repeated sexual assaults on a 14-year-old boy in Condobolin. The men, aged 67, 69 and 70, were charged with 53 individual offences, including homosexual intercourse with a male aged 10-18. The arrests culminated a three-year police investigation into the matter.

QUEENSLAND Government officials were accused of ‘toon town’ tactics, using cartoon names for public assets up for sale to avoid scrutiny.

Qld Motorways was codenamed “Roadrunner”, Forestry Plantations was dubbed “Tarzan” and Qld Rail was “Thomas the Tank Engine”.

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A man who extorted $180,000 from a retiree, with help from his sons, was jailed for eight years. Martin Farrugia, 54, of Box Hill, harassed his victim for 30 years and blackmailed him out of more than $150,000 in return for keeping quiet about alleged paedophilia.

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■ Australian politicians are embroiled in an expenses scandal over Dubai trip ■ Taxpayers forked out $6000 for NSW development minister Ian Macdonald and £13,000 for his staff ■ Macdonald has resigned from politics

Adriana Xenides, the leggy former co-host of Australia’s Wheel Of Fortune, has died.

Xenides reportedly died of a ruptured intestine after suffering a long period of deteriorating health, including intestinal problems and depression, which sparked her retirement from Wheel Of Fortune after a record 18 years on the show.

She died, aged 54, at Sydney’s Liverpool hospital.

Speaking on behalf of the former model’s family, her cousin, Jim, said: “She was certainly loved by many Australians, and this empathy

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abour MP Ian Macdonald has quit politics after being caught up in an expenses scandal over the alleged misuse of taxpayers’ funds.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigated Macdonald’s 2008 trip to Dubai, in which taxpayers’ money reportedly paid for airfares, meals and other transport totalling $6000.

The trip apparently doubled as his honeymoon.

Macdonald, who was primary industries minister

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Man guilty of cop kill An Auckland man was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in the first case of an airgun being used as a murder weapon in New Zealand.

John Skinner, 38, shot dead Sergeant Don Wilkinson, 46, and seriously injured the second unnamed officer with an air rifle on September 11, 2008. Both were working undercover as part of a covert drugs operation.

Skinner was also found guilty of assault with a weapon.

Arise Sir Butcher Peter Leitch – New Zealand rugby league’s biggest and loudest fan, working-class boy from Wellington and, more recently, cancer battler – was named a knight in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.

Sir Peter – aka the Mad Butcher – described the knighthood as striking a blow for the working class of New Zealand.

“I accept this award for all the people who have backed me over the years, be it coming into the shop to buy meat or helping

Bevvy of beauties: The final six contestants in the Miss Universe New Zealand competition wait for the judges’ final decision.

Auckland beauty queen Ria van Dyke (second from left) took the crown and will go on to represent New Zealand against 83 other countries at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas on August 23.

me at charity functions. It’s an award for the people, to be fair.”

NZ poker win Auckland software developer Simon Watt, 27, faced down some of the world’s best poker players to win nearly $1 million in the World Series of Poker.

Watt held his cool for more than 15 hours and through 148 hands to win $921,000 in a $1500 Texas Hold’em tournament at the world’s biggest poker championship in Las Vegas.

Kiwis honoured Peter Leitch

Two New Zealanders killed in the Vietnam War while attached

to the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade have been honoured in a memorial at Fort Benning, Georgia, in the US. It’s believed to be the only memorial on US soil to list Australians and New Zealanders alongside Americans.

Sergeant Alistair Don, 27, of Dunedin and Bombardier Robert “Jock” White, 28, of Kurow, were the first two New Zealanders killed in the Vietnam War. The pair, from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery, died when their vehicle was destroyed by a mine near the Viet Cong-held village of Ben Cat on September 14, 1965.

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(in reality comedian Guy Williams) claimed legalising the practice would create a financial incentive for whalers to kill the animals more sustainably.

Williams was unrepentant: “I’m very opposed to the way these shows carry themselves, you just see the crap they’re putting on and I thought: ‘I’ll give you some more crap’.”

“The Japanese might go easy because they know he’s not going down to the southern seas and is no longer part of Sea Shepherd.”

Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune’s wife, Sharyn, on her husband’s ban from the Sea Shepherd, in a bid to get him a lighter sentence for boarding a Japanese ship in March “Sex work is rather transient, and it is not uncommon for sex workers to travel to large sporting events such as the World Cup.” Prostitutes Collective rep Annah Pickering on nine Kiwi sex workers travelling to South Africa to cash in “I told him to put his arms around the dog’s chest and make a fist between the ribs and lower tummy. Then give a sharp jerk in.” 111 operator Belinda Leary helped a Kaikohe caller give the Heimlich manoeuvre to his choking bulldog

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TVNZ’s controversial host, Paul Henry, fell victim to a prankster on the Breakfast show.

TVNZ apologised for Henry’s interview with a young man purporting to be a whaling supporter named Jay Pryor, who said he was launching a prowhaling petition.

Using the name Commercial Whaling New Zealand, “Pryor”

quote unquote “We’re targeting parents who are perhaps living their past sporting lives through their kids, the ones who are abusing the people getting in the way of their goals.” Auckland rugby club manager Matt McHardy on the establishment of Ten Commandments for parents watching their children play rugby

MP porn scandal

UPPER NORTH ISLAND A sub-machine gun was seized by police carrying out drug raids on two properties. A large amount of drugs and $30,000 in cash was seized.

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card statements from April 2003 to February 2010 under the Official Information Act. Statements for 2007 and 2008 show Jones used his ministerial account almost as a personal account.

“I watched blue movies, I’m not going to deny it.” Jones said. “During that period of time when I was a minister, I was on the road a great

deal … I’m a red-blooded, robust dude.”

He paid back about $5000 in 2008 but said he would cough up more if further discrepancies emerged.

TVNZ reported Jones would not resign over the scandal but cited sources that suggested he was likely to be demoted once Labour leader Phil Goff returned from a visit to China.

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her newborn baby survived the attack and are recovering.

DeVaux is said to have been concerned that the baby would take the attention of her boyfriend, Bruce Mattson, 61, away from her.

DeVaux, charged with murder and other counts, did not make bail because she was deemed a flight risk, given her strong contacts with New Zealand. She holds a Master’s degree in economics from George Washington University.

In addition to a Taser probe, investigators found about 15m of wiring and pepper spray inside Mattson’s home.

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An ambulance worker is taking her former employer to court after being fired over comments she made on Facebook. It is one of the first New Zealand cases involving social media.

Alana Adams, 22, lost her job as a paramedic with the Wellington Free Ambulance Service this year after an altercation with a co-worker, part of which took place on Facebook.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND Rats and mice in the Nelson region are breeding in plague proportions, with one pest controller reportedly killing an estimated 15,000 rats on one rural Waimea property.

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Dunedin’s Mongrel Mob headquarters was seized by the Crown.

The gang house, and its associated drug connections, in Corstorphine had long been an unwanted local landmark in the hillside suburb. It boasted a large gang banner, which cast a baleful glare over a busy nearby park.

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■ Former government minister Shane Jones admitted paying for porn with taxpayers’ money ■ The revelation follows the release of data under freedom of information ■ Sources suggest Jones will be demoted

A New Zealand medical student was charged with attempted first-degree murder in the US for using a Taser to shock a pregnant woman.

Christine Renee DeVaux – a 38-year-old medical student who was reportedly on leave from studies in New Zealand after a cycling injury – is alleged to have sneaked into the home of the pregnant daughter-in-law of her boyfriend on the weekend of June 5-6.

DeVaux shot her with a Taser and beat her, causing the woman to go into labour.

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ormer government minister Shane Jones admitted paying for almost 20 pornographic movies in hotels with taxpayers’ money while on official business trips.

Far North MP Jones, who was minister for building and construction in the previous Labour government, also admitted to wrongly using a credit card to charter a plane, and buy wine, magazines and books.

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Street View goes live More than 27 South African cities and towns can now be accessed on Google’s Street View mapping site, months after photos of the areas were taken.

The site also contains pitchlevel views of seven of South Africa’s soccer stadiums, as well as the Kruger National Park. Its elephants are the first to ever appear on Street View.

Communications manager for Google South Africa, Julie Taylor, told News24: “Tourists will be able to take a look at sights and stadiums before they get here, while the rest of the world can enjoy the view from their mobile phone or PC.”

AWB head resigns Andre Visagie has resigned from his position as the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) general secretary to start a new organisation.

Fulfilling a promise he made to the late party leader, Eugene Terre’Blanche, Visagie said he founded the Gelofte Volk Republikeine (Vow Republic)

“Unspeakably tragic.”

Fifa president Sepp Blatter on the death of Nelson Mandela’s 13-year-old greatgranddaughter

Speeding bullet: South Africa gets its first ever high-speed train.

The R25bn Gautrain connects Sandton and OR Tambo Airport.

Football supporters were among the first passengers on board the train, cited as a catalyst for economic development.

to fast-track the resistance movement of the Boer nation.

He said it took too long for the AWB to form a security company to protect Afrikaners from being targeted by criminals.

“I resigned … because of the slow pace of the new AWB, to prepare the Boer nation for the onslaught that our nation is facing,” he said.

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Unicef and the International Labour Organisation said they would use the World Cup spotlight to condemn child abuse in South Africa.

An estimated 850,000 children

under the age of 17 are forced to work in South Africa.

Unicef presented an action plan for campaigning during the tournament for better efforts to protect disadvantaged children.

Street police increase Police chiefs promised to bolster street police numbers to 75,000, after Chinese journalists were robbed at gunpoint as they stopped their car in Soweto.

In an earlier incident, three European journalists were held at gunpoint for 30 minutes at a lodge in Magaliesburg. Four people were arrested in connection to the robbery.

“Today is finally the realisation of the South African dream. Until this point you have been wonderful.” National police commissioner general Bheki Cele urges officers to continue to protect during the World Cup “These bureaucratic dinosaurs are curbing personal freedoms.”

Property owner Mike Barfoot objects to a ban by the owner of Woodbridge Island estate in Milnerton on flags and vuvuzelas during the World Cup “We may have race issues, but today we are forgetting everything for the love of our country.” Soweto youth Jabulani Makhoba is emotional as strangers from all walks of life enter the Elkah fan park

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A Rwandan Army spokesman on the arrest of the country’s football federation president, General Jean Bosco Kazura

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FREE STATE A 28-year-old man and 50-year-old woman were arrested over the theft of 42 lambs and 21 sheep from a farm in the Cornelia district. The thieves drove 10km in a bakery van before allegedly butchering the lambs and making off with the sheep, worth about R60,000.

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faced off against Mexico.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter welcomed tens of thousands of fans to Soweto’s historic Orlando Stadium to watch artists including Shakira and the Black Eyed Peas.

“This is the real kick-off,” he said. “Football isn’t only a game.

Football is connecting people.”

South African President

Jacob Zuma told the crowds that Africa was showing it was capable of handling events of any size.

“Africa is hosting this tournament. South Africa is the stage,” said Zuma.

The Soweto concert also featured home-grown stars, including trumpeter Hugh Masekela.

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to stall party elections on the grounds that Cope’s Congress National Committee (CNC) had already decided the congress should be a policy, and not an elective congress.

Lekota said the decision would allow him to “continue the task of consolidating the branches of Cope and other structures and to prepare for the conference in September”.

In a separate court action, Lekota successfully prevented an election for leadership before September.

However, party chairman John Ngcebetsha vowed to appeal the ruling.

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EASTERN CAPE The 11 victims of the Pondoland Revolt of June 6, 1960, known as the Ingquza Hill massacre, were remembered in a ceremony marking its 50th anniversary.

President Jacob Zuma said there had been little development in living conditions in Lusikisiki, which sparked the revolt in the first place.

WESTERN CAPE A 20-year-old man was arrested for illegally circumcising at least six boys, three of whom underwent emergency hospital treatment for gangrenous penises. In a separate incident, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for circumcising his peers.

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A two-year-old child died and an 11-year-old’s arm was amputated in a horrific bus crash outside Magaliesburg.

A further seven people were seriously injured, and 33 suffered minor injuries.

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Congress of the People (Cope) vice-president Mbhazima Shilowa would appeal a decision by the High Court of Johannesburg to overturn the ousting of the party’s leader, Mosiuoa Lekota.

“We do not believe the court can determine the future of the Congress of the People,” he said.

Judge Rami Mathope argued that the vote of no confidence at a Cope conference in May defied “natural justice” because Lekota was not present and wasn’t given the opportunity to defend himself.

The vote was taken after Lekota obtained an injunction

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outh Africa began the World Cup party with a star-studded concert on the eve of Africa’s first staging of the globe’s biggest football tournament.

But the celebrations were marred by tragedy after Nelson Mandela’s 13-year-old greatgranddaughter was killed in a traffic accident on the way home from the concert.

News of the death kept Mandela away from the opening ceremony and first match where the host nation

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MOTORSPORT Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber announces a new deal that will keep him at Red Bull Racing next year, following rumours of an approach from rival Ferrari.

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RUGBY LEAGUE Queensland name their side for Origin II, to be played on June 16, retaining Israel Folau despite the utility’s decision to ditch rugby league for the AFL’s new western Sydney side.

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RUGBY UNION The Melbourne Rebels unveil former Wallabies Rodney Blake and Mark Gerrard as their newest signings. The Rebels are building an experienced roster but still have no genuine stars.

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CRICKET Mitchell Johnson will miss the Aussies’ ODIs against the Poms with an infected elbow, paving the way for Josh Hazlewood, 19, to become Australia’s youngest-ever ODI player.

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CRICKET The 50-over format is in for some drastic changes, according to Cricket Australia, who are considering splitting domestic limited-overs games into four 25-over innings.

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RUGBY LEAGUE Andrew Johns steps down as NSW assistant coach over a racial slur on Queensland star Greg Inglis that so upset Timana Tahu that the winger walked out on the Blues camp.

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ATHLETICS New Zealand’s Olympic shot put champion Valerie Vili eases to victory in the Diamond League in New York, beating arch-rival Natalia KhoronekoMikhnevich into second spot.

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THURSDAY GOLF US Open Day one from Pebble Beach 6pm Sky Sports 1 FRIDAY CRICKET South Africa V West Indies The second Test starts 3pm Sky Sports 4 SATURDAY FOOTBALL Australia V Ghana Crucial for the Socceroos 3pm BBC1 SUNDAY FOOTBALL New Zealand V Italy Can the Kiwis surprise?

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The Wives and Girlfriends Without Posh and Cheryl Cole, who are the main WAGs? Steven Gerrard’s wife, Alex Curran, fits the stereotype, while Colleen Rooney and John Terry’s wife, Toni, are tabloid favourites. In the glamour stakes, Carly Zucker – Joe Cole’s missus – and Abigail Clancy (right) –

Peter Crouch’s other half – are the heavy hitters.

What are the origins of the WAG phenomenon?

At the 2006 World Cup, the WAGs ran amok and their exploits almost overshadowed England’s performance. Rio Ferdinand described it as “a circus”.

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Australia’s scrummaging deficiencies were exposed as the Wallabies conceded two penalty tries but still survived for a tense 27-17 win over England at Subiaco Oval.

Fielding their most inexperienced front row for 27 years, the depleted Wallabies scrum was completely outmuscled by the England pack.

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The All Blacks roared into life for 2010 with a 66-28 smothering of a 14-man Ireland in New Plymouth. Two years after they posted a century of points against Samoa at the same venue, the Kiwis enjoyed another scoring feast.

Stand-out centre Conrad Smith, halfback Jimmy Cowan and debut lock Sam Whitelock all scored braces while 22-year-old fullback South Africa 42 G Aplon 2 P Spies F Louw G Steenkamp tries M Steyn 3 R Pienaar cons M Steyn pen

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Israel Dagg was a star on debut, with a hand in three of the All Blacks’ five first-half tries.

Flyhalf Dan Carter kicked eight from eight for a 17-point haul – bringing up 1,000 points in his 67th Test – before he made way for debutant Aaron Cruden in the 54th minute once the match was in the bag.

The contest was virtually over when Jamie Heaslip, one of Ireland’s best players, was handed a red card in the 15th minute for a knee to captain Richie McCaw’s head.

Habana picked up the ball just inside his own half, stepped out of a tackle and passed it to Jaque Fourie. Fourie then made good ground before finding Spies, who charged through the inside. The Boks extended their lead further when Morne Steyn, after a series of rucks, skipped two players to find Gurthro Steenkamp, who dashed 20m for the try.

The French fightback never eventuated, the Boks promptly adding ten points in the first eight minutes of the second half to seal victory.

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It was an emphatic win by the Boks, who at times played some outstanding rugby, before losing the plot slightly when coach Peter de Villiers gave all the bench players a run.

The Boks came flying out of the blocks, with Pierre Spies crossing inside in the first 90 seconds after the French offered a loose pass in an early attempt to run it wide. Bryan

as the losses to England at Twickenham in 2005 and Marseille at the 2007 World Cup. But the brilliance of Australia’s backline and their superiority in loose play ensured victory in the first of two Tests. Australia shot to a 14-0 lead, with Luke Burgess and Quade Cooper starring, before England twice closed to within four points through penalty tries. They got no closer, though, thanks to Australia’s dogged defence on their own line and their general superiority in most facets of the game.

AUSTRALIA Few players represent the promise of Australia’s ‘generation next’ as vividly as Quade Cooper, whose second try marked him out as a world-class player. With England challenging, Cooper found Digby Ioane wide with a sublime 20-metre pass and then followed up for a hand-off when Ioane was tackled.

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Matty Bowen COWBOYS Originally named in his regular fullback position, Bowen switched to halfback, with spectacular results. Bowen controlled the Cowboys’ attack and had a hand in both of Michael Morgan’s first-half tries.

An inspired effort in a game his side needed to win.

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Two tries by flying winger Kevin Gordon helped the Gold Coast see off the Sea Eagles to end a three-game losing streak.

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North Queensland led Canberra 12-4 at halftime courtesy of a brace to teenage half Michael Morgan, after Coach Neil Henry rung a host of changes to his team – the biggest seeing Matty Bowen move to halfback in the absence of skipper Johnathan Thurston.

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Manu Vatuvei upstaged Fijian flyer Akuila Uate with a crucial two-try burst as the New Warriors secured a precious victory over the Knights in Newcastle.

The barnstorming Kiwis wing shaded another of the competition’s great entertainers Broncos 50 B Te’o 3 M Gillett 2 J Hoffman 2 J Yow Yeh 2 tries C Parker 7 goals

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The resurgent Broncos sealed their fifth straight victory with a high-flying display featuring a hat-trick from backrower Ben Te’o.

Backrower Matt Gillett was another standout with a two-try effort after being slotted into the centres to replace Israel Folau. He also set

two tries in three minutes in the second stanza.

But Manly showed plenty of fight, despite being without Jamie Lyon, Anthony Watmough and Steve Matai, whittling the Titans’ lead down to eight points with 10 minutes left after Gold Coast backrower Mark Minichiello gave away eight points when he was penalised for sliding into try-scorer Ben Farrar.

The Cowboys squandered two further chances in the second half, with wingers John Williams and Ash Graham crossing the line on the back of forward passes. The Raides also blew chances, Daniel Vidot only prevented from completing a brace by a huge Shannon Gallant tackle. Eventually, a high shot by Adam Mogg on Bowen allowed John Williams to slot home his second penalty for a 16-8 lead. as the Warriors ended a two-match losing streak to stay in touch with the top eight heading into their second bye.

The Warriors’ fifth win in their last six meetings with the Knights helped compensate for recent losses to West Tigers and St George Illawarra and improved the Auckland club one place to 10th, keeping their finals hopes alive, with two more points guaranteed this week. up two of Te’o’s tries with deft passing and showed awesome power in defence.

After leading 28-10 at half-time, the Broncos powered on with tries to Te’o, Gillett and Yow Yeh to bring the 30,311 crowd to their feet.

The Broncos are now 7-6 following their thumping win – an incredible turnaround after their 1-4 season start – and again look like being able to challenge the top sides.

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Geelong unleashed a second-half blitz on a hapless Bombers outfit, piling on 12 goals to four after the main break to notch their seventh win on the trot and further underline their premiership favouritism.

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The Bulldogs smashed Brisbane after half-time to stay in touch with the top four and condemn the Lions to their seventh loss in eight outings.

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The Roos booted the first four goals of the match against a more fancied Carlton outfit.

Although Carlton closed to within eight points in the third quarter, the Roos again pulled clear, with small forward Lindsay Thomas kicking three of his side’s last four goals.

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But the Bulldogs response was fierce. With Barry Hall proving a handful up forward, the Dogs booted the next eight goals to post a runaway win. The Dogs were led all day by midfielders Matthew Boyd and Adam Cooney.

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Hawthorn had largely controlled the match, but the Crows were in touch midway through the third term, trailing by just 13 points. But a late goal to Cyril Rioli, who was best afield, gave the Hawks a buffer at the last break before they booted the first six goals of the final term.

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The emergence of Richmond forward Jack Reiwoldt continued as the young spearhead booted ten goals to take his tally to 45 majors for the year, putting him in the outright lead for the Coleman Medal. The Tigers led all day against a remarkably insipid West Coast.

HAWKS The Hawks have struggled since winning th 2008 flag but, with Rioli dominant, they overran the Crows. Certainly, if Hawthorn are to challenge again in the immediate future, Rioli looms as one of their keys.

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Mooney and Tom Hawkins, star full-back Matthew Scarlett, first-choice ruckman Brad Ottens and midfielder Joel Corey, Geelong still had enough quality to record a thumping win.

The Bombers weren’t disgraced in the first half, trailing by three goals at the end of the second term, but the floodgates opened in the third quarter, with the Cats booting the first five goals thanks to their midfield’s dominance.

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South Africa made an impressive start to the World Cup, playing out a pulsating draw with Mexico, but should have scored a late winner when a shot from Katlego Mphela cannoned off the woodwork in the final minute.

Mexico were on top in an action-packed first 45 minutes, when nerves appeared to affect Bafana, playing at home in front of 84,950 spectators, with goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune forced to make several crucial saves.

South Africa settled after the restart and Siphiwe Tshabalala’s goal in the 55th minute

brought the house down. The winger took the ball on the left, cut inside and beat the Mexican keeper with a ballistic strike across goal.

An upset was well and truly on the cards as Bafana started to boss the game by keeping possession. They could have been 2-0 ahead in the 70th minute, when Teko Modise raced into the Mexican penalty area, only to have his shot blocked by the Mexican defender Francisco Rodriquez.

However, Mexico’s equaliser followed shortly after when Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez punished an error by drifting unmarked to the far post and latching onto a cross from close range to give Khune no chance of saving.

Siphiwe Tshabalala SOUTH AFRICA His fantastic strike to put his side in front will be long remembered as a famous goal, but Tshabalala looked dangerous whenever he took possession of the ball.

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they started playing their own game.

“I’m happy with the way it went. The first 20 minutes we were a bit nervous. It’s normal because if you look at our team it’s only Aaron [Mokoena] who’s played in a World Cup,” he said. “For the other 10 players it was our first game in a World Cup but we’re quite satisfied with the way it went.

“We just have to go on and we can only get better now. We played against one of the best teams in the world and to walk away with a point, I think we must be proud of ourselves.”

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South Africa’s talisman Steven Pienaar believes the host nation will get better and better as the World Cup progresses after the hosts’ opening 1-1 draw with Mexico. Pienaar admitted Bafana Bafana struggled at the start of the match at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium in front of a crowd of an enormous crowd clad mostly in green and gold.

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All Whites vice-captain Tim Brown has rejoined the Kiwi squad after a miraculous recovery from a shoulder injury sustained against Australia last month. Brown has missed three warm-up matches, so is unlikely to line up against Slovakia, but could be ready for Italy on June 21.

french diss kiwis French sports daily L’Equipe has written off the New Zealand team ahead of their opening match against Slovakia. “If the All Whites score a goal, the whole country will be satisfied,” the paper said. “If they take a point they will be received as heroes on their return.”

jones withdraws Australia’s reserve keeper Brad Jones officially withdrew from the Socceroos squad, heading home after his young son was diagnosed with leukaemia. Adelaide United goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic replaces Jones as back-up for Mark Schwarzer.

stop the vuvuzela The vuvuzela trumpet might be synonymous with South African fans, but not everyone can stand the din, and Cape Town shops report they are running out of ‘vuvu-stopper’ earplugs. Vuvuzelas can record noise levels of up to 130 decibels, compared to the 100 decibels produced by a chainsaw.

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Ryan Nelsen (left) will be the key for the Kiwis

space to any side, they are going to find it very difficult.”

Adshead nominated skipper and central defender Ryan Nelsen, who plays for the Blackburn Rovers, as the key player for the Kiwis.

“Ryan brings things to the game that we’ve never had before,” he said. “He never stops coaching while he’s playing. He does his own job and a few others’ as well.”

slovaks sweat on star Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel trained on his own last week as he fought to shake off an ankle injury, but he said he expects to be fit to face New Zealand. The 25year-old Liverpool defender, who limped off during Slovakia’s warm-up match against Costa Rica, still has some swelling but is tipped to return to full training.

Aussie World Cup bid withdrawn Australia announced their decision to withdraw their bid to host the 2018 World Cup, citing a growing push to stage the tournament in Europe as well as a preparedness to focus on a bid for the 2022 edition.

Only the USA remain as a non-European bidder for 2018, although they will now come under pressure to target 2022, which would narrow the field to four bids from England, Russia, Spain-Portugal and Holland-Belgium.

It has been suggested for months that Europe is likely to host the 2018 tournament, so Football Federation Australia’s decision is no major surprise.

FFA chairman Frank Lowy confirmed the decision to withdraw from the 2018 bid and concentrate on 2022.

“We have been in discussion with FIFA for months and

it is that trusting relationship with the leadership of the governing body that has caused us to focus on 2022 and decide to leave the field for 2018 to European contenders,” Lowy said in Johannesburg.

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said: “The FFA have displayed an exemplary level of solidarity with Europe and the European bidding nations, and were among the very first to enter into an open and constructive dialogue with me after it became apparent that there was a growing movement to stage the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Europe.

“Their announcement to henceforth focus solely on bidding for the 2022 World Cup is a welcome gesture that is much appreciated by FIFA’s leadership and Executive Committee.”

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Friday morning fever hit the World Cup when John Travolta visited the Socceroos’ base camp. The star of Saturday Night Fever handed out a few disco dancing lessons when he mingled with the players early on Friday at their safari lodge on the outskirts of Johannesburg.

John Adshead, who took over the head coaching job in 1979 before returning for a second stint in 1987, believes plenty of positives can be drawn from the Kiwis’ form in the lead-up matches.

“They did very well against Australia and showed terrific character and shape against Serbia,” Adshead said.

“The Slovenia result you can take in different ways. Anyone is likely to score high-quality free kicks against you. To suffer twice in a game tells you that you have to be more disciplined and not give away free kicks in these areas.

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His international cricket career ended in disgrace, but Andrew Symonds has surprisingly few regrets WORDS TOM STURROCK

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ad Andrew Symonds not been sacked by Cricket Australia just over 12 months ago, following a final booze-related indiscretion, he’d probably be in London later this week with the Australian ODI side.

Instead, this summer, Symonds is playing Twenty20 for Surrey. And sitting in the stands of the Oval, basking in the sunshine, buzz-cut and barefoot, Australia’s greatest limited-overs all-rounder seems fairly

content with his new life as a hired gun.

“I do not play any other form of cricket,” he says, reciting it as if it’s a mantra.

“No longer form for me any more.

Hopefully, I’ll do well in each tournament I play and people will continue to use my services.”

OFF THE LEASH In many ways, Symonds is custombuilt for the shortest form of the game. ”I suppose I get those three bites of the

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cherry. If I miss out with the bat then I still get a chance with the ball and try to do my thing in the field,” he says.

“I’ve got the attention span of a goldfish, so this game’s always moving.”

Aside from the fact that Twenty20 allows Symonds to maximise – and monetise – his unique versatility,

I’ve got the “ attention span of a goldfish ”

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freelancing appeals. For him, the life of a centrally-contracted player, with all its rigours and proprieties, always seemed to chafe, and he doesn’t give the impression of missing it at all. ”I’m probably biased – this game couldn’t have come along at a better time for me, but the way players are treated by home countries, it will mean they get looked after,” he says, the self-righteousness of the exile never far from the surface.

A GOOD INNINGS Few who saw it will forget Symonds’s breakthrough innings against Pakistan in Australia’s first match of the 2003 World Cup. With Shane Warne having been sent home in drug-induced shame, Australia were battling at 4-86, before Symonds belted 143 off 139 balls to set a 300-plus total. Australia won the World Cup undefeated and Symonds’s career ignited.

“I’ve never seen a more nervous

Australian dressing room than before that game. We were really toey in the rooms before that,” he says of that match.

Symonds was also fortunate enough to play for Australia during their golden era, alongside two all-time greats.

“Glenn McGrath was amazing, just because he was so tough,” Symonds says.

“Warne for his skill; you’d be sitting there at tea and he’d come out afterwards and you could just hear it, the noise as he released the ball, his fingers clicking and the ball going through the air.”

NO APOLOGIES In person, Symonds is an obvious alpha male – powerfully built, naturally aggressive and utterly self-assured. But those traits that made him a cult figure also precipitated his demise and he has surprisingly few regrets for a bloke who pissed away his international career.

“The only thing I’d do differently – I wouldn’t have signed that side contract to play for Australia again,” he says of the special behavioural agreement he signed at the start of 2009.

For anyone who has fantasised about playing for Australia, Symonds’s irresponsibility rankles. But he has a point about the way the game has changed.

“I wouldn’t have put myself in some of the situations I put myself in,” he says by way of qualification. “It’s a very professional world – there’s a lot of money at stake and people are probably looking at the game differently. It’s a shame.”

He’s right. And, as such, more’s the pity that he’ll never play for Australia again.

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A good hit: the classic streaker incident

In an ODI final against India in 2008, a streaker evaded security and made it all the way to the wicket. Symonds, batting at the time, barely hesitated before laying a perfect shoulder-block that set the intruder on his arse.

“We were playing India; Matty Hayden and I were working on a partnership after we had lost wickets and were under the pump, but we were just starting to go well and get the momentum back, and then this idiot ran out,” Symonds recalls.

“He was an Aussie bloke and I thought, ‘What are you doing out here? Are you not watching what’s going on?’ He might have been there drinking beer with his mates and that’s fair enough. But that’s why I donged him – frustration more than anything.”

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I look after a collection of about 24,000 dress and textile items dating from the 1500s to the present day. We research, prepare exhibitions, make the collection accessible to visitors, talk to press and the public, and maintain collections.

What is the best part of your job?

ON THE JOB HILARY DAVIDSON Career Curator, Fashion and Decorative Arts at the Museum of London Age Just old enough to find the ’80s fashion revival hilarious Lives Camberwell From Blue Mountains, Australia How did you get into your line of work?

I’ve worked in fashion as a shoemaker and university lecturer, and in film and theatre, and finally combined

One day is never like another.

Yesterday I visited a forensics laboratory we’re working with, and spent the morning among crack cocaine, DNA analysis, and firearms. The day before involved in-depth discussions about early 17th-century embroidery techniques with an American colleague.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of your job?

I love exploring the fascinating social and personal histories of clothing, which affects everyone at every level – it’s so much more than high fashion. Everyone who comes here makes a little piece of London happen.

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With so much competition for jobs, it’s important to make a good first impression at interviews.

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A recent Hays survey found jobseekers remain preoccupied with the way they look when applying for a role. Almost a third of men and women spend up to two hours getting ready before a job interview.

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he first decision by the Rudd government’s new workplace tribunal is set to deliver a rise in wages to more than 1.4 million workers, but some employers have attacked the hike, calling it ‘’excessive’’ and “irresponsible’’.

The decision, which will come into effect from July 1, will increase award-reliant workers’ wages by $26 to $569.90 a week, or $15 an hour.

Employers claim this will add $2.5 billion to the

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Unions welcomed the wage rise, although it was slightly less than they campaigned for. ‘’It will deliver wage justice to minimum wage workers,” Jeff Lawrence, Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary, says.

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Britons pay more for iPad pple’s highly sought after iPad finally hit UK shores in May, but it’s more expensive than in other markets.

According to The Times, consumers in the UK will pay about £100 more for the device, compared with the US. Apple has blamed the “cost of doing business” with the

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so expect prices there to be more in line with that of the US. Aussie airline Jetstar plans to hire iPads out to passengers on international flights later in the year, so if you were thinking of getting one to pass the time on long journeys, it might be worth waiting to test it out first.

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Mobile network 3 has cut international roaming fees by as much as 50 per cent for June and July. With roaming data prices set at £1.25 per MB – compared with £8 on some other networks – football fans travelling to South Africa will find 3 by far the cheapest way to update their status.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has supported calls for a minimum price per unit on alcohol in England. The move aims to reduce alcohol abuse – currently one in four adults in the UK drink too much. The Government does not support the proposal.

How do you budget?

Standing orders – if they all go out at the same time you know how much money you have to spend. But there’s always a week before pay day that I’m on rice, soy sauce, egg and random European brands from Lidl.

Any tips for making your money go further?

Ride a bike: your life expectancy will go down considerably, but you won’t need to spend £100 every month to get stuffed into a moving sardine can.

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Skydiving – it’s £30 for 50 seconds of freefall … I’m sure there are better things I could spend my money on, such as a week’s worth of groceries!

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AMONG THE STARS Aldeburgh is perhaps the most wellknown spot in the region. Once a fishing village, the place is now beloved of celebrities and artists – actor Bill Nighy, comedian Rowan Atkinson and novelist Esther Freud have associations with it – as well as stressed-out city workers seeking refuge. Consequently, the high street is lined with quirky shops and galleries, but I particularly loved walking along

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the shingle beach and the back streets adjacent to it. Former fishermen’s cottages are now painted cheerful pastel colours and, against a backdrop of fishing boats and a shifting sea, it’s not hard to imagine yourself staying there forever.

MORE ON THE MENU Nearby Dunwich was once the prosperous heart of the region in the Middle Ages but, unfortunately, has been falling off crumbling cliffs and into the sea since the 13th century. The National Trustowned Dunwich Heath, however, offers excellent walking and bird watching adjacent to the sea and on the shore itself, and when the wind isn’t howling off the North Sea, you’ll spot nightjars, woodlarks and Dartford warblers.

Finding ourselves ravenous after walking along the beach, we made a beeline to Flora Tearooms for their famous fish and chips. Dreaming of knickerbocker glories (left)? If so, the extravagant ice cream sundaes are permanently on the menu here.

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Cycling is an excellent way to explore the flat countryside and you’ll find cycle routes at suffolk.gov.uk. Byways Bicycles (bywaysbicycles.co.uk) has bikes for hire.

Twitchers and walkers will love the marshes that cover much of coastal Suffolk and bird-friendly charity RSPB is active in the area. Dunwich Heath (nationaltrust.org.uk) has marked trails that offer good bird spotting as well as a lookout from which you can catch a glimpse of porpoises and seals.

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NIGHT ON THE CIDER When it comes to nightlife, Suffolk isn’t exactly full of jumping bars and clubs, but you don’t generally associate places with names like Walberswick, Dunwich and Aldeburgh with bright lights and dancing girls, anyway.

In this neck of the woods, the odds are best placed on your attempting to stumble home by the bright light of the North Star after a heady night with Perronelle’s Blush – a local cider laced with a shot of blackberry liqueur.

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Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, is as delightful as its custard tarts. This picturesque city hugs a harbour from the country’s golden seafaring days, and is surrounded by seven hills. Catch a rickety tram up to the old Moorish quarter where you can listen to melancholic fado, or feast on sardines before dancing the night away in the Bairro Alto district.

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HEADLINE ATTRACTION Lisbon comes alive at night.

Salsa at the Brazilian bars in Bairro Alto or check out the revamped riverside strip, Docas, where chic outdoor restaurants turn into pumping nightclubs.

It may be a short tram ride from the city centre, but Belém is an essential part of a visit to Lisbon, with two Unesco World Heritage sites within a short walk of each other: the riverfront Torre de Belém and the 15thcentury Mosteiro

dos Jerónimos, a masterpiece of the late-gothic Portuguese architectural style known as Manueline.

BEST OF THE REST You haven’t experienced true Portugal until you hear the melancholic sounds of fado.

This traditional music about love and fate combines singing and guitar, and is strongly associated with the districts, or bairros, of Mouraria and Alfama. It’s best heard in one of the many small taverns off the winding streets.

Catching a ride on one of Lisbon’s famous retro-looking trams is also a must and there are several offering tours up the hills to the city’s historical heart of Alfama, Graça and Baixa.

CHOW DOWN Lisbonites love their food, and with the Atlantic Ocean on their doorstep it’s no wonder their cuisine is top quality.

The Portuguese love sardines (left), and theirs are always fleshy and full of flavour.

Most restaurants will often barbecue the fish. Dried cod (bacalhau) is also

a typical meal in Lisbon. Other types of fish on the menu include mackerel, swordfish, tuna, cuttlefish, sea bass, monkfish and more. Plus you’ll also find shellfish of all shapes and sizes.

Portuguese custard tarts are famous the world over, and there’s no shortage of them in Lisbon. Belém boasts the best pastries with their unique pastéis de Belém.

They’re made from a secret recipe passed down from monks from the 19th century.

TRY THE LOCAL TIPPLE The Portuguese are big wine drinkers and red, white and rosé wines are produced in the country. Beer is hardly forgotten either with Sagres the most popular brew on the market. Portugal’s most famous drink, however, is port, a sweet fortified wine that is drunk throughout the world.

NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Lisbon springs to life in the summer months, with a raft of festivals lighting up the city.

GETTING THERE EasyJet (easyjet.com) flies direct from London to Lisbon from about £60 return.

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GETTING AROUND Catch a tram up to Bairro Alto or take the metro to the outer districts of Lisbon.

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RECYCLED BARS I am out on a nocturnal prowl of the infamous rom kocsma (ruin pubs) of Budapest. A hidden door at the back of the loading bay swings open and I find myself in what could be a front room of a very eccentric maiden aunt’s house. A ‘lived-in’ sofa fills an alcove and a set of garishly painted chairs surround a baroque coffee table. Under the stairs, a young couple sit in what appears to be a bath tub. They are both fully clothed, however, and the tub has been sawn in half and reincarnated as a pair of armchairs.

This is recycling gone mad. In fact, thanks to Hungarian inventiveness, this entire crumbling Jewish Quarter building, and everything in it, has been given a new lease-of-life. The ruin pubs of Budapest represent some of the world’s most relaxed and fascinating nightlife venues.

TEMPORARY NIGHT SPOTS Szimpla is Budapest’s most famous rom kocsma. It seems to be a museum to the discarded memorabilia of Hungarian home life. We order Dreher beer – and Unicum shooters for tradition’s sake – and begin to explore. I soon realise that the bar is absolutely immense.

Since the bar opened in this disused residential block in 2001 it has expanded until it occupies almost an entire block in the city’s Jewish Quarter. Szimpla has become a permanent fixture on the Budapest nightlife scene but most rom

On your Marx: grab a drink at Marxim

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pair of skinhead bouncers, wearing bomber jackets and Doc Martens, step grudgingly aside and we make our way towards the shadowy back wall of what seems to be a disused loading bay. It occurs to me (not for the first time on this trip) that in a less friendly and relaxing city this might not be the most intelligent move.

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Keep it Szimpla: a fixture on the Budapest nightlife scene

kocsma are temporary venues in abandoned buildings, open until the landlords find more lucrative tenants.

New hotspots frequently burst on to the scene in a blaze of glory that might only last a month or two. The best way to find out what’s “new on the block” is simply to ask around.

NOSTALGIA TRIP Communist propaganda showing noble workers and stern-jawed women are a common fixture in most rom kocsma.

Marxim is a grungy little café/bar full of Iron Curtain memorabilia and alcoves separated by chicken wire. During the communist era, it was a regular meeting place for students and the pizza menu offers such things as Gulag Pizza, Siberian Dream and CCCPizza.

The red star is now a prohibited emblem in Hungary and Marxim was recently taken to court for painting it on the outside of their building. Rather than remove the communist icon, they dodged prosecution by elongating two of the points and creating a new icon all of their own.

There is a raw energy – and a healthy spirit of rebellion – in the ruin pubs and rebel eateries of Budapest.

SPA CITY BUDAPEST’S BATHS An old lady strides towards a plungepool, rasping a naked acreage of white stomach with a handful of ice.

Nearby, two men scratch their balding heads over a chess game as the steam rises off their shoulders. Hungarians are addicted to their thermal baths.

In Budapest the neo-baroque Széchenyi Gyógyfürd complex – one of the biggest spas in Europe – is a sprawling mass of pools, spas and sauna rooms (of every type and temperate imaginable). The fact that it also boasts the hottest thermal spring in the city (at 75°C) makes it a popular hangout even in the icy winter months.

Pawn stars: a game of chess in the pool

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GETTING AROUND You can see GOING OUT A beer in a ruin the city on foot, but get pub is about 150 HUF. a Budapest Card ACCOMMODATION A dorm – offering free transport room in a hostel is from SLOVAKIA on bus, tram and £15, a three-star hotel underground, and room starts from £70.

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Nature’s triumph over man is a great photography theme and the snow has reduced these ruins to a series of thin lines and blocks. The tree twisting out of the ground is awkward but unstoppable.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 The snow reduces the image to a few simple desaturated colours.

2 The dark wood of the tree and the ruins stand out starkly against the snow.

3 The straight lines look unnatural in the snow, lending an eerie atmosphere.

4 Horizontal lines suggest restfulness, but here the “rest” is more reminiscent of death.

5 Vertical lines suggest power, but here the pillars are short and crumbling, defeated, while the tree rises above it all.

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Not many people TIP OF realise that the THE WEEK entry fee for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a donation. Even though it suggests you give $20, you can give as little or as much as you can afford.

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When visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing, there are two places where you can buy tickets.

I would recommend buying the cheaper tickets from the north entrance where there are fewer crowds. This ticket excludes entry into the two special exhibits, but there is enough to keep you occupied for hours without these extras.

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I want to make the Trans-Siberian journey and was wondering how long I should budget for? Do people shower on the train?

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Some would say Tangier isn’t the crazy, intense place that it once was. I say: balls.

Tangier is the Morocco of your dreams – more authentic than Marrakesh, more striking than Fez and with a location and history unrivalled anywhere on the Mediterranean. It’s also the Morocco you sound a bit worried about: there are street hustlers here, haggling is de rigeur and you may encounter tricky taxi drivers.

These are the sorts of mostly harmless ruses designed to wring a few extra dirhams from your wallet and have been going on for millennia. So take the boat and your common sense, and do a few things you might not normally do.

Book a hotel – you’ll need the time – and ask them to recommend a guide for at least a day so you know where you’re going. It won’t cost much but it will remove a huge amount of the hassle. You can’t do much about the carpet hard-sell but your guide will know a place to go and may just pass on a haggling tip or two. Sound good? I hope so. I’m excited for you!

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Showers? That’s a good one. There are generally no showers on Russian trains plying Trans-Siberian routes. If you go first-class from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Mongolian train you should find a hose shower shared between two compartments. Some trains offer a shower for a fee. Otherwise, sit and fester and, if you feel skanky, get drunk on vodka.

Some shower fetishists feel the need to break their Trans-Siberian journey. The usual stops are Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk (for Lake Baikal), and Ulaanbataar in Mongolia, but there are dozens of options. Trans-Siberian services run every second day from Moscow to Vladivostok and weekly to Beijing via Mongolia and Manchuria in China respectively. However, with the exception of international services there are Russian trains on these routes, so you’ll rarely need to spend an extra day somewhere you don’t like.

The Trans-Mongolian train via Ulaanbataar is the one to meet other travellers, but is also the most popular service. Way to Russia (waytorussia. net) can help with bookings and visas, but then you’re on your own with the smell of your undercrackers after three days sitting next to a drunken pig farmer from western Mongolia.

My fiancé and I have a two-week trip to Andalucia planned for September.

We’re staying two nights in Tarifa so we can make a day trip to Tangier, but we’re unsure of the best way to see it. We don’t want to be given the hard sell for carpets!

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Portugal: cheap resorts

SAFETY FEARS The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is no longer advising against all but essential travel to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, following riots in the Thai cities. However, the FCO is telling travellers to exercise caution when visiting the cities.

Meanwhile, a fear of crime and terrorism has deterred England footy fans from travelling to South Africa for the World Cup, according to a survey by insurer More Than.

NEW OZ FLIGHTS Qantas will launch daily Airbus A380 flights between Melbourne and London from March 2011.

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COBAIN EXHIBIT A new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has opened in Seattle, US. The exhibition, at the Seattle Art Museum, will run until September 6 and features photographs, artwork and documentaries Seattle was the birthplace of grunge, and Cobain lived in the city until his death in 1994.

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Demand for Speedos has skyrocketed this summer in the UK, according to price comparison site Ciao.co.uk.

A 400 per cent increase in searches for the swimwear brand in the past six months, compared with the same time last year, suggests that UK beaches will soon be full of scantily-clad bathers.

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EUROPE GETS CHEAPER Travellers heading to countries in the Eurozone can now get up to 10 per cent more for their money than last summer thanks to plunging prices and a rise in sterling.

Hotels and restaurants on the continent are reducing their prices in a bid to attract holidaymakers, according to a Post Office Travel Money survey.

“Prices have plummeted in some of the most popular resorts – especially in Spain and Portugal,” says Sarah Munro, head of travel money at the Post Office. “The biggest discounts have been on the cost of eating out, as Eurozone restaurants battle for business with mouth-watering meal incentives.”

Prices have fallen by 42 per cent in Portugal,

whereas in Spain prices are down by 40 per cent.

Prices are 3 per cent cheaper than a year ago in Croatia.

With the exception of Italy, prices are lower in all of the Eurozone countries, compared with the same time last year.

The survey also found that visitors to Egypt have seen a 37 per cent price hike, with evening meals for two particularly affected.

And when it comes to value-for-money drinking, Bulgaria offers the cheapest bottle of beer, at 94p, while the US sells the priciest beer at £3.63 a bottle. In fact, the US was exposed as the most expensive destination in the survey, with transatlantic tourists having to fork out more for meals, drinks and other basic items.

In search of adventurers South Africa Tourism is on the hunt for thrill seekers to visit their country as adventure ambassadors.

Outdoor enthusiasts are being offered the chance to win a seven-day trip to South Africa, with an itinerary that includes trekking, surfing, wildlife tracking, canoeing, quad biking, bush walking, bungee jumping, paragliding, diving and hot air ballooning.

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DUISBURG, GERMANY

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WHAT: Techno mayhem as

more than a million people dance through the German city’s streets behind floats.

Expect lots of boobs, body paint and whistles.

WHERE: This year it’s in Duisberg, western Germany.

WHEN: July 24.

WHY: The first Loveparade was held in Berlin in 1989 and only 150 acid house fans turned up to rave behind two cars with cassette players.

These days, sister festivals

take place all over the world.

DO IT BECAUSE: There’s something incredibly uniting about dancing in the streets with thousands of others.

Plus, it’s only one day so you don’t need to pace yourself.

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MARRAKESH POPULAR ARTS FESTIVAL Marrakesh, Morocco July 16-24 Fire-swallowers, snakecharmers, fortune-tellers and acrobats create an intoxicating, intense dose of Maghrebi culture. Set in the ruined Palais el-Badi.

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Sarah, 22, from Bridgewater, Australia Best place in the UK?

Port Isaac in Cornwall. It’s an old fishing village by the sea and the coast is amazing.

Favourite place you’ve visited?

Vietnam. Jungle, street markets, beaches, good food and friendly people.

Most over-rated destination?

LA is just a dirty big city and everyone’s really full of themselves.

Mina Dahya from Christchurch, New Zealand, at the Monaco Grand Prix

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A tarantula in Cambodia. It tasted like barbecued chicken!

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ROCK ON, DUDE WHAT: Scramble across rocks, jump off cliffs and swim in caves at the wild and rugged north Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, during an adrenaline-pumped sport session known as coasteering.

You’ll be kitted out with winter wetsuits, flotation jackets and helmets to keep you safe and protect you from the elements.

THE DAMAGE: £55 for a half-day coasteering session.

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OUT AT SEA WHAT: Suit up and then soak up the magical, untouched scenery of the west coast of Scotland from the seat of a kayak, while paddling on lochs and in sheltered parts of the coast. Revel in the rugged shorelines and tranquil bays that make up one of the world’s great wildernesses.

THE DAMAGE: £150 per day.

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THE DAMAGE: £65.

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PADDLE HARD WHAT: Get to grips with the latest wave-catching craze, paddle surfing, at West Wittering Beach in West Sussex. Popular in the 1960s with the beach boys of Hawaii, Jennifer Aniston is a fan of the sport.

THE DAMAGE: £45 for two hours.

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CATCH A WAVE WHAT: While Cornwall is undoubtedly the UK’s surf capital, Croyde Bay in north Devon is closer to London and is great for beginners and pros alike. It’s best at low tide.

THE DAMAGE: Hire a softboard for £8 for four hours.

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The best part of my job is … the variety.

My favourite UK city is …

Edinburgh because I just love the setting of the castle and all the narrow, quaint streets.

My favourite place in the world is … sitting with friends in the members' section at the “G” (the MCG for those not from Melbourne) on a Saturday afternoon watching my boys – mighty AFL team the Pies – bringing a win home.

My most memorable travel experience is … hiking the Inca Trail in Peru. The combination of the challenge of the walk and the spectacular ruins made it a truly amazing experience.

The next destination on my travel wishlist is …

Lisbon, where I am going later this year and which I am excited about. I’ve never been to Portugal and it’s a place I’ve always wanted to visit because it has a strong culture, lots of cool bars and excellent seafood – a winning combination in my book.

My top travel tip is ... make sure you have a variety of payment methods to minimise risk.

I always pack … my iPod, and my favourite album at the moment is Tourist History

by Two Door Cinema Club.

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adies and gentlemen: get ready, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for!” our grinning tour leader, Sheriff, announces as we jump on board our home for the next few days – a Nile felucca.

With Bob Marley booming and a deck loaded with comfy cushions, the wind-powered felucca is so perfect for lolling about that it doesn’t take long to slip into relaxation mode. Until Sheriff informs us there is no toilet on board the boat.

Panic-stricken, we set sail, clutching hand disinfectant and praying that

no one comes down with the dreaded Egyptian tummy.

VILLAGE LIFE Drifting along the mighty Nile, which winds its way along the entire length of Egypt, we sunbathe on deck while gazing out at the rolling fields and tropical palms lining the banks. Feluccas are basic sail boats, which have transported materials and passengers along the river since ancient times, helping the country to flourish.

During our voyage, cheery children jump on board and sail along with us before effortlessly hopping back on to

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WHEN TO GO Avoid the searing heat of the summer months, when temperatures regularly exceed 40˚C. GETTING THERE Fly direct from London to Cairo.

GETTING AROUND Trains, buses and cabs operate in most major cities and are easy to access. There are trains between Cairo and Aswan, Luxor, Alexandria, Port Said and Suez. Take a tour if you’re short on time and want to see the major sights. Check out operators such as On The Go Tours.

VISAS Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans all need visas.

CURRENCY Egyptian pound.

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GOING OUT A beer is about £2.

ACCOMMODATION A dorm bed costs from £3 a night, while a hotel room is about £15.

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the river banks. As dusk falls, the boat docks at a Nubian village where a bunch of enthusiastic kids greet us, lapping up the attention as we take dozens of snaps.

We learn about Nubian customs and traditions as we tour the village, catching a glimpse into a way of life that hasn’t changed for hundreds of years. The Nubian people are a close-knit and private

Children jump “ on board and sail along with us ” community, often inter-marrying to maintain their identity, and the whole village contributes towards the wedding ceremony. Our five-year-old hostess, Lucy, glows with pride as she shows us the entrance to one of their mud houses,

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CAPITAL IDEA: SEE CAIRO Traffic-choked Cairo is a boisterous and lively city, with endless treasures waiting to be discovered.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the majestic Pyramids were built by highly-skilled craftsmen and more than 10,000 slaves. You can explore the narrow inner shafts, but they are airless and not for the claustrophobic. Don’t forget to jump on a camel and be snapped posing in front of the famous landmarks.

Once you’ve seen the sights, the next stop has to be Cairo’s market. Bursting with men carrying teapots on their heads and colourful fabric stores, you’re

in for a treat. The first rule of the market is to haggle. It might seem a waste of time for small objects like keyrings, but it’s a big part of Egyptian culture and fun to get involved.

The market is also a great spot to get stuck into some traditional Egyptian food. Hummus, grilled meats and tasty falafels can be found on every corner.

which has a beautiful pattern etched into its facade. Back on the boat, we retire to our cosy beds before an early rise.

BONFIRES AND BELLY DANCERS We wake just in time for a knockout view of the deep-red sun rising over the Nile, and tuck into a tasty breakfast. The felucca sails towards a sandy beach where we dive into the Nile; the cool water is welcome respite from the searing heat.

As evening draws in, Sheriff lights a bonfire on the beach and teaches us the traditional art of belly dancing.

Pretending we’re dripping in gold and decked out in sequined clothes, we attempt to shake our booties to funky Arabic beats.

After a few beers around the fire, we dress each other up in mummy costumes, laughing madly at the results. Tipsy from drink and high on the night’s activities, we tumble into our beds knowing that this is a night we’ll never forget.

FLOATING AWAY The sky’s the limit for our next adventure.

Bleary-eyed from the early start, we float

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Vibrant: stock up on spices

gently upwards in a hot air balloon. Below us, we spy women hanging out clothes, children riding on donkeys and men kneeling in prayer on colourful mats.

Glowing gold and sparkling against the sun, the Valley of the Kings is a visual feast, standing proud amid the scorched desert landscape of the Theban Hills, on Luxor’s west bank. This secret royal burial ground for 62 pharaohs consists of a clutch of lavishly-decorated tombs, which once contained mummies.

Suddenly, we hear a cry of joy from a couple on the balloon: they have just got engaged and I’m blinded by a gigantic sparkling rock. With the scenery and the ancient treasures below us, I can’t think of a more suitable place to propose.

Magnificent: Luxor Temple

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■ Kom Ombo – this double temple is dedicated to two gods: crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god, Haroeris.

The temple’s most beautiful sight is the Outer Hypostyle Hall, which has 15 thick columns and a carved cornice with winged sun discs. The insanely symmetrical temple is located on the bank of the Nile, about 50km north of Aswan, making it a popular attraction for river cruises.

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Cairo’s El Feshawy Coffee shop, where you can try an abundance of weird and wonderful flavours.

Go spice shopping at Luxor Market.

Fancy stocking up the spice cupboard? Luxor market is the best place to pick up exotic spices, such as saffron. Be prepared to haggle for a bargain.

Enjoy park life. To see a more laid-back side to Cairo, stroll through El Azhar Park, where you can enjoy views of the city and see traditional Egyptian families going about their business. The park has an array of restaurants and landscaped gardens.

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■ Luxor Temple – dedicated to three Theban gods, Luxor Temple is the only Egyptian temple to open at night. The colour the walls take are truly breathtaking, especially after dark.

Built during the reigns of Amenhotep III and Ramses II, it was widely used for rituals and festivals.

■ Philae – south of Aswan and dedicated to goddess Isis, the temple complex of Philae was built in the 3rd century BC. and relocated to to Agliba island in the 1970s when the Nile was dammed.

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Visit old Islamic Cairo. Egypt’s capital is one of the most bustling cities in the world, and is also rich in Islamic architecture and antiques. Stroll along El Moez Street, taking in the monuments and mosques before you reach the antique stores. Cover up when entering the mosques; showing even a little skin is prohibited and shoes are a definite no-no.

Dine like a Nubian in Aswan.

Take a boat to a traditional Nubian restaurant and order a delicious tagine, flavoured with spices. You might also get the chance to partake in some traditional dancing and singing.

Smoke shisha.

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from Aswan is the rock-cut temple, Abu Simbel, which was built to revere King Ramses II. Construction began in 1244BC and took about 20 years to Abu Simbel complete. Visit at dawn when the colour of the stone is at its brightest, and marvel at the four gigantic statues of the pharaoh it honours.

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