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EDITOR’S LETTER Autumn is here and it’s the perfect time to get out and about in London. This week we’ve got two cracking features to help you discover the very best of this great city.

Turn to page 10 for Rebecca Kent’s round up of the best London pubs and clubs owned by celebs. Or if you’re looking to explore a new area of the capital this weekend, check out Joanna Tilley’s story on Greenwich (page 14), a south-east London gem: it’s more than just the Meridian Line, although that’s pretty cool too. For those looking further afield, we’ve got features on Moscow (page 64) and walking in Wales’ stunning Brecon Beacons (page 58) to keep you inspired. Enjoy!

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8 LONDON 8 London Life 10 THE FAME GAME: Rub shoulders with the A-List in celeb-owned bars 12 Food & Drink 14 MEAN TIME: Discover Greenwich’s rich maritime and royal history 16 Spotted 18 Silly Buggers

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57 Global Vision 58 OFF THE BEACON TRACK: Trek up Wales’ highest mountain 60 Late Deals 61 TNTT Weekender: Barcelona 62 Hotshots 64 RED CITY, SHADES OF GREY: Moscow is shaking off its past 66 Travel Tips 67 Travel News 68 On The Road 69 Top Five 71 CRUISING FOR A BOOZING: Party hard in Scandinavia 52 Service with a smile: work in the hospitality industry

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After reading your news story on the sounds of summer, I got to thinking about my favourite summer tunes.

Whenever I hear Madonna’s Holiday or DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Summertime, I get that warm feeling inside, and I always feel like going out and socialising.

Alas, now the summer’s over, we only have gloomy winter songs to look forward to. Soon I’ll be snuffling along to the likes of Cliff Richard, Ronan Keating, some soulless X Factor winner’s efforts or some worthy charity type. It’s enough to make me want to hibernate until I hear Walking on Sunshine.

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I have just got back from travelling around the United States. Although I had a fantastic time and saw some amazing sights, I have to say that my travels in the good ‘ol

Please could you run a feature on great ways to spend Christmas away from home?

We are currently facing the options of a long, overpriced flight we can’t

Surely there were better “ ways to spend billions of pounds in India? ” US of A have made me appreciate just how brilliant the UK actually is.

We’ve got it pretty good here with free healthcare, a decent public transport system and cycling lanes, plus there is pretty much zero threat from natural disasters. And, as a character in Reservoir Dogs once put it, all that tipping that Americans do “is for the birds”. America’s great to visit, but for somewhere

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afford to see my family in South Africa, or the regular salmon en croute and homemade damson vodka at my boyfriend’s parents’ house in the middle of a field in Suffolk – neither are particularly appealing.

My fella and I are increasingly thinking of ticking the ‘none-of-the-above’ box this year. Any ideas? We could do a short flight somewhere or don’t really mind staying in London, but it

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Cath, Earlsfield (ED- We ran a story on planning your Christmas break earlier this month. You’ll find it at tntmagazine.com.)

POOR INDIA Is anyone else cringing a bit for India over the fiasco that is the Commonwealth Games? There were surely better ways to spend the billions of pounds it has cost in a country with so much poverty.

Reports of children working alongside their parents, who themselves only make £3 per day, are rife. And those are exactly the people who are unlikely to benefit from any of the moolah filtering down if the Games do actually come off (which is surely one of the only arguments in its favour?).

As a PR exercise it’s backfired big time and other than that, what is it but a big fat waste of cash?

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STORY OF LONDON PRICES VARY WHAT: This festival, celebrating London past as a centre of culture and innovation as well as ruminating on its future, comprises more than 100 different events (including readings by poet John Hegley, right) exhibitions and workshops in and around the heart of the capital.

WHEN: October 1-10.

DO IT BECAUSE: In London, it’s easy to get caught up in the grind of day-to-day life – wide-ranging festivals like these offer the chance to learn something about the seething, everchanging metropolis we all call home, even if only temporarily.

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» Various venues around London (london.gov.uk/storyoflondon)

Capital idea: Burlington Arcade Running north of Piccadilly, parallel with Bond St, Burlington Arcade opened in 1819 and subsequently became the model for shopping centres across Europe. It was posh from the outset and has always specialised in jewellery, antiques and bespoke clothing.

Still, you don’t have to buy to enjoy a stroll through the narrow walkway, naturally lit from above and smartly tiled underfoot. It’s a charming slice of old-world London glamour and is still patrolled by the

Burlington Arcade Beadles in their top hats and tails.

In the 1950s, the Arcade was reputedly haunted by a poltergeist called Percy and, famously, back in 1964, thieves sped down the arcade in a Jaguar and robbed the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths shop of goods worth £35,000.

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Most of the Tate’s major exhibitions are worth a look and this collection of works from French polymath Gauguin is no exception.

Chefs from some of London’s most popular restaurants are cooking up dishes fom around the world, but all using Welsh lamb. Too tasty to pass up.

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Brixton has long been one of London’s most multiethnic neighbourhoods, with about a quarter of its population of Caribbean descent and, at the time, its residents believed the Metropolitan Police incubated institutionalised

racism. A police raid on a Brixton house – they were looking for a black youth named Michael Groce, who was already a hardened criminal with a long list of

convictions – ended with police shooting Groce’s mother, who was subsequently paralysed from the waist down.

The incident lit the tinderbox and rioters set cars alight with petrol bombs and clashed with police. A photojournalist was killed when he was hit in the head with a brick and more than 200 arrests were made.

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A suave and very popular venue with suits on the pull and a laddish air.

KANALOA The name: Sarah Harding, the hell-raising member of Girls Aloud is an investor with her DJ boyfriend, Tom Crane.

Tell me about it: A plush Polynesianthemed cocktail bar in the City of London, which attracts a brew of bonus-blowing City boys, plus members of manufactured pop ensembles JLS and Sugababes.

THE PUNCH BOWL The name: Guy Ritchie, the English screenwriter and film director behind the cult crime caper flick, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, bought this boozer with ex-wife Madonna.

Tell me about it: A twee British pub that is only distinguishable by its location, cosied in the back lanes of Mayfair.

» Wine Office Ct, EC4A 3BQ

Chancery Lane (kanaloaclub.com).

SO.UK The name: Leslie Ash, of former British comedy series Men Behaving Badly, and her husband, former premiership footballer Lee Chapman, own this gaff. They were the Posh and Becks of the ‘90s.

Tell me about it: A north African-themed bar whose previous incarnation was

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» Clapham High St, SW4 7SS

Clapham Common (so-uk.co.uk).

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Green Park (punchbowllondon.com).

KENSINGTON ROOF THE ROOF GARDENS The name: Richard Branson, the self-made English

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■ CHINAWHITE, Winsley Street W1W 8HF Who goes there? Chelsy Davy, Ashley Cole, Jordan

■ THE GROUCHO CLUB, Dean Street W1D 4QB Flat caps welcome

Who goes there? Robert Pattinson, Noel Fielding, Kate Moss

■ MAHIKI, Dover Street W1S 4LD

entrepreneur and Virgin empire billionaire, is the man behind this dazzling enterprise.

Tell me about it: A swish nightspot six floors above the high street of moneyed Kensington, with an open-air roof garden, plus dining and dancing. A high celeb frequency and eye-candy quotient.

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High Street Kensington (roofgardens.virgin.com).

NOBU The name: Legendary Hollywood actor and ‘Goodfella’ Robert De Niro went dibs in with chef Nobu Matsuhisa.

Tell me about it: Inside the Metropolitan Hotel and arguably London’s most popular Japanese restaurant, this is an ultra-chic venue that caters to some of the city’s hippest A-list crowds.

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EAST VILLAGE The name: London DJ-cum-club impresario Stuart Patterson.

Tell me about it: Based on New York clubs APT and Cielo, it gives groovers big DJs in intimate surroundings. Celebs are welcome, but not their airs, says the owner.

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THE COW The name: Tom Conran, heir to father Terence’s design, restaurant and Habitat homewares empire.

Tell me about it: Pricey dining upstairs and a charming retro bar downstairs, this is one of London’s most fashionable venues.

Who goes there? Princes William and Harry, Paris Hilton, Jamie Cullum

» Westbourne Park Rd, W2 5QH

Westbourne Grove (thecowlondon.co.uk).

THE OLD VIC THEATRE The name: Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey.

Tell me about it: The American Beauty actor and screenwriter became artistic director of this London institution in 2003, turning around its fortunes. The Pit Bar below the theatre puts on live music from new, emerging talent.

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THE SOCIAL The name: Ultra-trendy Heavenly records, the label founded by Jeff Barrett, who’s behind bands The Manic Street Preachers, Chemical Brothers, and vocalist Beth Orton.

Tell me about it: The launching pad of the Chemical Brothers, there’s a jukebox bar up top and a raucous basement that stages bands of all genres.

» Little Portland St, W1W 7JD Oxford Circus (thesocial.com).

MOVIDA The name: Marc Merran, a club owner who has become a celeb in his own right.

Tell me about it: A fun and hedonistic dance venue, attracting the glitterati in their droves.

» Argyll St, W1F 7TF

Oxford Circus (movida-london.com).

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Party girl: Sarah Harding

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BAR REVIEW The Ritzy ★★★★★

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THE SCENE An iconic Brixton landmark, the Ritzy cinema is one of the best venues in Lambeth. Expect a good selection of house wines, yummy food and a great range of live acts – including

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reggae, jazz and blues. There’s always a fine range of movies on at the Ritzy, as well as free wifi in the cafe.

THE GRUB Opt for a pizza, dig into cod and chips or Thai red curry. Most dishes come in at under a tenner.

BEHIND THE BAR A solid choice of wines, with a small glass of crisp house white for £3.60 and the same for the

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house red. Pints start from £3.20 and there’s a wide range of spirits to choose from as you while away the night listening to live acts.

BILL PLEASE Drinks and snacks for two will leave you with change from £20.

VERDICT A great all rounder – whether it’s to drink, see a gig or before going to a flick.

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Straight down the (Meridian) line

reenwich may be best known around the world as the home to Greenwich Mean Time, but there’s more to this area of London than a very special line. Greenwich has a rich maritime and royal history, plus architecture to rival any other part of the capital. And there’s plenty of other reasons to spend a little extra time here.

Observatory, known for its wellestablished sense of time for astronomical purposes, was to be timekeeper. At the Washington Meridian Conference of 1884, Greenwich Mean Time was announced as the time standard for the world and the Greenwich Meridian line accepted as the Prime Meridian – that’s where the longitude of the earth is defined to be 0°.

THE HISTORY BEHIND GMT In 1880, the government decided that England – which had previously run on local time zones – should have one universal time. The Greenwich

CROSSING THE LINE The Royal Observatory may be one of the most historically significant sites in the world, but if you’re anything like us, you’ll just be itching to get close to the magical invisible line. Your inner child will relish the opportunity of putting one foot in the east, while leaving the other firmly in the west. And from the line, it is only a hop, skip and a jump to London’s only planetarium – where the experiences are … out of this world (sorry!).

Sea it and believe: The National Maritime Museum

» Royal Observatory, SE10 8XJ

A SITE WITH THE SIGHTS The largest of the enclosed Royal Parks, and a World Heritage Site, Greenwich Park has remarkable views over the River Thames, Isle of Dogs and the City of London. A simple stroll though the park can be an unexpectedly rewarding treat.

» Greenwich Park, SE10 8QY

Greenwich (royalparks.org.uk).

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HAVING A MARI-OLD-TIME Just north of the park lies the UK’s largest maritime museum – part of the World Heritage site. The National Maritime Museum began its life in 1807 as a school for the children of seafarers. Greenwich was also once a landing place for the Romans and the navy has roots here.

“ALL ABOARD, ALL ABOARD”

» The National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, SE10 9NF Maze Hill (nmm.ac.uk). Daily 10am-5pm

OTHER DOMES The twin domes of the Old Royal Naval College point visitors towards Sir Christopher Wren’s architectural masterpiece. The beautiful buildings that line the Thames were originally part of Greenwich Hospital before becoming the Royal Naval College. Sign up for a guided tour or visit the Painted Hall and Chapel of St Peter and St Paul.

» Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9LW

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Cutty Sark DLR (oldroyalnaval college.org). Daily 10am-5pm

ROYALTY CALLS The birthplace of both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, Greenwich also has enviable royal connections. Built between 1614 and 1617, The Queen’s House is recognised as the first classical building built in Britain.

Today it displays paintings and portraits from the national collection.

» Queen’s House, SE10 9NF Cutty Sark (nmm.ac.uk). Daily 10am-5pm

Bargains galore: Greenwich Market

most famous tea clipper – is being preserved in a dry dock in Greenwich.

In May 2007, a fire swept through the clipper ship while it was undergoing a £25m restoration. Although many parts of the Cutty Sark were salvaged, the vessel is not expected to open to the public until the end of 2011.

» Cutty Sark, SE10 9GB

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MARKET GAMES From Wednesday to Friday, the Greenwich Market is all about antiques, although arts and crafts take over at weekends, plus there’s cracking food too. If fashion’s more your thing, head to the Clocktower market in Greenwich town centre. It’s packed with foraging fashionistas picking through a treasure trove of vintage and retro collectables.

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Tickets are £7 (£10 on the door) and include a free cocktail on arrival. There will also be drink specials and a DJ, plus join us for 2-4-1 cocktails and main meals at our Halloween pre-party from 6pm-8pm (see website for details).

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The Irish comic is Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s fastest-selling comedian and is renowned for his high energy, anarchic shows

ENTERTAINMENT

Jason Byrne INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER Tell us about your new show, ‘Jason Byrne 2010’, just shown in Edinburgh …

So much goes on in my show – a friend of mine came to see it and afterwards he just slumped into a chair in my dressing room and said: “You know, it’s not a stand up show is it? There’s so much going on, it’s like a variety show or something!” [Laughs} The audience ends up more exhausted than me. I get five or so people from the audience to do step aerobics to the intro music. And I give them all ropes and get them to skip for the last 30 seconds. It’s pretty hilarious ‘cos everybody has their own version of skipping. It’s amazing how an audience loves people all doing something at the same time. It’s how Riverdance was invented. Riverdance is

absolute bullshit because it is only one step. They get a thousand people on stage to do the one step at the same time and everybody goes: “Oh my God, that is the most fantastic thing I’ve ever seen!”

out of each other all day. We give each other nicknames and when we say “hello” we don’t hug each other – that’s too odd – we shakes hands and go “hello, you bollocks”, or “how’s it going, fuckhead?“.

Your childhood also makes for rich comedy pickings, especially your “special eye” story.

You’re popular Down Under: Aussies love Irish comedians …

I’m quite well-known for the “special eye” routine. This year I have a few more stories of me as a kid and I have slides/pictures of me as a child to prove how much of a freak I was.

They’re all of me in the ‘70s, with my glasses and my long red hair and my freaky little body.

Yeah, we have great fun out there, we slag off the English – they love that. But I’m

Riverdance is “ bullshit: it’s only one step ”

You improvise a lot too, don’t you?

I’m terrible. My agent goes “C’mon, do the same show!” but I always change my routine because I get bored.

I’ll probably have more audience participation in this one. At Reading/ Leeds festival I brought a cardboard box with me and we ended up putting a guy in a box and surfing him around the tent.

I’m aiming to make the night an extravaganza; I’ve always wanted to start the gig in a see-through ball and be pushed out over the audience.

Irish comics take the piss out of their homeland like no-one else. Why?

Well, Ireland is in itself hilarious and the way we survive there is to take the piss

surprised by how many royalists there are; they love the queen. They don’t see her as an evil force. You had a referendum?

Yep. It was defeated because people didn’t like the proposed model: they wanted to be able to vote in a new head of state. We’d vote for Paul Hogan given half a chance …

That’d be great! Or Bindi [Irwin]! That would be Australia through and through.

Ireland sent a turkey-puppet to Eurovision a few years back ‘cos we thought it would be funny. It was just Ireland taking the complete piss!

» At Leicester Square Theatre, WC2H 7BX Leicester Square (0844 847 2475).

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

Gok Wan – I can just imagine him jumping around. He could do it.

Mark Nixon

What’s your karaoke tune of choice?

Take My Breath Away [by Berlin] but I can’t sing …

Guilty pleasure?

Raw meringues – you know the ones you buy to put things in?

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STARRING:

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SCREEN TEST: FEAR FACTOR

Ryan Reynolds

★★★★★

Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is experiencing the day from hell. A contractor delivering supplies in Iraq, he is kidnapped, stuck in a wooden box and buried alive by insurgents who demand money for his release. With air running out, Conroy has to use his mobile to try and direct authorities.

From its opening shot, when we join Paul in his claustrophobic surroundings, Buried holds you in a vice-like grip and never lets go. The action doesn’t leave the coffin so the audience can’t escape the sense of impending doom, something that’s made worse by a slithering presence.

Director Rodrigo Cortes gets maximum mileage out of the terrifying premise, stringing together a series of heartrending phone conversations which build up to a climax that knocks you

1 In which 1999 US horror flick do three students go missing in the woods of Maryland?

2 What’s the follow up film to 28 Days Later?

3 Where does vampire movie 30 Days Of Night take place?

4 In what kind of environment do a group of friends get trapped in The Descent?

5 What happens to anyone who watches ‘the videotape’ in The Ring?

sideways. Putting his body – and probably sanity – on the line, Reynolds is magnificent, packing in realistic panic attacks and gallows humour in a tour de force.

Every now and then the script hits a bum note – the

anti-war message is a tad ham-fisted – but it doesn’t stop this from being one of the most inventive, unnerving thrillers you’ll see all year.

GOOD FOR: Those who don’t mind small spaces.

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THE REEL DEAL South African film has become a force to be reckoned with on the international cinema circuit over the last few years.

And now much talked about film ‘Life, Above All’ has been put forward as South Africa’s contender in the Best Foreign Film category for next year’s Oscars.

The film, which received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival earlier this year, is based on Allan Stratton’s novel, Chanda’s Secret, and stars Khomotso Manyaka, who recently won the Best Actress award for the role at the Durban International Film Festival.

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★★★★★ Decent performances by The Wire’s Idris Elba and Matt Dillon drag this by-the-numbers heist flick – in which a group of robbers attempt a once-in-a-lifetime job – towards respectability.

We’ve been here before, but some slick action scenes will delight those who like Heat.

GOOD FOR: Those who miss The Wire. PDV

COLLAPSE

★★★★★ This powerful doco explores whether investigative journalist Michael Ruppert is really a Nostradamus who can correctly predict cataclysmic global events, or simply a nutcase. Whether you believe him or not, Collapse certainly makes for chilling viewing.

GOOD FOR: Those who love a good conspiracy theory. PDV

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Kiwi director Taika Waititi bagged most of the trophies at the Qantas Film and Television Awards in Auckland last week for his box office hit Boy. The heartfelt comedy won an impressive seven awards including best film, best director, best supporting actor and best screenplay.

And although Waititi (pictured) was pleased with the success of Boy, he also celebrated the reunion of the close-knit film crew.

“Haven’t seen these guys in a while.

Hanging out together is the real reward,” he told 3news.co.nz.

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CULTURE RAPHAEL: CARTOONS AND TAPESTRIES FOR THE SISTINE CHAPEL Nine years after Michelangelo was commissioned to decorate the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, his young rival Raphael was commissioned to design a series of sumptuous tapestries to decorate its walls.

This impressive exhibition includes four of these tapestries, shown for the first time alongside Raphael’s cartoons, or preparatory designs, for them.

Both the cartoons – huge paintings made from pasting lots of sheets of paper

ENTERTAINMENT

SEE THIS: Exhibition together – and the tapestries are incredibly detailed and the colours are still strong despite their age.

It’s fascinating to compare them side-by-side to see how the weavers interpreted Raphael’s stunning Renaissance designs depicting the Acts of St Peter and St Paul. LARA BRUNT

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» V&A, Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL South Kensington (vam.ac.uk). Until Oct 17.

Free, book tickets online

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WORTH A LOOK Radical fashion designer Hussein Chalayan’s B-Side project incorporates sculpture, animation and film. » Spring Projects, 10 Spring Pl, NW5 3BH

Russell Square (britishmuseum.org). Until Oct 10. Free

THEATRE OF THE WEEK

BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK

BLOOD AND GIFTS

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

THREEPENNY MEMOIR

Alan Sugar

Carl Barat

(Macmillan) SEP 30

(Fourth Estate) SEP 30

The Apprentice’s famously gruff business tycoon charts his life story from growing up on a Clapton council estate to his lucrative ventures into selling PCs with Amstrad, and beyond.

The Libertines’ cofounder provides a warts and all account of his time spent in one of the noughties’ most exciting rockbands, and sheds light on his friendship with Pete Doherty.

DANNII: MY STORY

THROUGH MY EYES

Dannii Minogue

Cheryl Cole

(Simon & Schuster) SEP30

(Bantam Press ) SEP 30

In her memoirs the X Factor judge talks about the highs and lows of her 30-year career; her marriage and subsequent divorce to Julian McMahon; and what it’s like to be Kylie’s kid sister.

Chezza offers a glimpse into her hectic and fabulously glamourous life with a series of exclusive, previously unseen photos plus informal shots from her own collection.

★★★★★

Considerably expanded from a short slot in the Tricycle’s 2009 The Great Game season, US playwright JT Rogers’ simply staged new version takes a critical but often very funny look at American, British and Russian involvement in Afghanistan from 1981–1991.

Lloyd Owen impresses as the

Richard Hubert Smith

•The British Museum’s South Africa Landscape brings

Kentish Town (springprojects.co.uk). Until Oct 23. Free

a little piece of home to central London » 44 Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG

new CIA operative, while Adam James’ garrulous MI6 spook runs the risk of being more hindrance than help in efforts to oust Soviet troops.

LOUISE KINGSLEY

» Lyttelton at the National, South Bank, SE1 9PX Waterloo (020 7452 3000; nationaltheatre.org.uk). Until Nov 2. From £10

MORE STAGE Mackenzie Crook stars in The Aliens » Bush Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8QD

Shepherd’s Bush

•Drama A Number is back on the

(020 8743 5050). Until Oct 16. £20

London stage » Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark St, SE1 1RU London Bridge (020 7907 7060). Sep 29-Nov 5. From £15

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MUSIC & CLUBS

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

SIA We Are Born (RCA)

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FAST FORWARD

★★★★★

The glowing reviews of Kylie’s Aphrodite earlier this year made this reviewer want to vom. Were critics really suggesting that this tepid album was a standardbearer for carefree pop?

Well, here’s an alternative.

Produced by pop-meister Greg Kurstin (Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue – yep her again) Sia’s third album is full

of ebullient pop songs: its best, Stop Trying, Bring Night and Never Gonna Leave Me, are a riot of percussive handclaps, casio synths, and some muscular guitar lines courtesy of The Strokes’ guitarist Nick Valensi.

But there’s also some lovely

downtempo moments such as the luscious Winehouse neo-soul of Be Good To Me and a cover of Madonna’s Oh Father. And through it all is the Adelaide-born chanteuse’s incredible voice, cracked and soaring by turns. Her best album yet. ALISON GRINTER

NEIL YOUNG

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Le Noise (Reprise) The Prairie-rocker’s umpteeth album is assisted by super producer Daniel Lanois’ haunting aesthetic.

Tiger Suit (Relentless) The throaty Scottish singer’s “edgy” third LP was recorded at Berlin’s Hansa studio.

ALSO OUT MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL Record Collection (Columbia)

Ronson’s latest melds eighties indie to nineties hip-hop beats.

MUSIC NEWS

Wolfmother lead singer Andrew Stockdale apparently “freaked out” when he discovered promoters had arranged for his band to play a festival sponsored by a tobacco company.

But Wolfmother are still scheduled to perform at the Java Rockin’ Land festival in Jakarta, sponsored by

CHARTS

tobacco firm Gudang Garam, despite reports that they have pulled out. “(Management) have pretty much confirmed Wolfmother will be performing,” The band’s Australian agent, Joe Segreto told Triple J last week.

“Andrew was freaked out …

He does not endorse any tobacco company, any alcohol company.”

But Stockdale reportedly came around to the idea as “he doesn’t want to let down his fans,” Segreto said.

The festival runs from October 8-10 and also

features Smashing Pumpkins and The Vines on the bill.

Augie March frontman Glenn Richards has released the first single Torpor & Spleen from his upcoming solo debut Glimjack. This is Richards’ first solo outing since the critically revered Melbourne band went on hiatus last year.

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No 1 single Dynamite, Taio Cruz No 1 album A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park

No 1 single Teenage Dream, Katy Perry No 1 album A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park

No 1 single Breathing, Prime Circle No 1 album Angel Of My Heart, Juanita du Plessis

No 1 single Start Without You, Alexandra Burke No 1 album Science & Faith, The Script

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O2 Your Country Live: Regurgitator, Scribe Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

Nov 10 (O2yourcountrylive.co.uk).

Free Pendulum Wembley Arena, Dec 3 (0844 815 0815). £25 The Parlotones Shepherds Bush Empire (0844 477 2000).

Nov 25. £14 Stereophonics Hammersmith Apollo, Oct 17-18 (0844 277 4321). £33 Shapeshifter Shepherds Bush Empire, Oct 29 (0844 477 2000). £17.50 Tame Impala Heaven, Oct 28 (0844 811 0051). £12.50 Xavier Rudd & Izintaba Shepherds Bush Empire, Dec 6 (0844 477 2000). £18.50

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AUSTRALIA

Airbourne Brixton Academy, Dec 2 (0844 477 2000). £17.50 Arcade Fire The O2, Dec 1 (0844 856 0202). £30 Sarah Blasko Electric Ballroom, Nov 17 (0870 264 3333). £12.50 The Cat Empire Brixton Academy, Oct 23 (0844 477 2000). £19.50 Good Charlotte Roundhouse, Feb 18 (0844 482 8008). £17 Gorillaz The O2, Nov 14-16 (0844 277 4321). £45 Guns N’ Roses The O2, Oct 13 (0844 477 5775). £51-£56 Klaxons Forum, Nov 16 (0844 277 4321). £21 Kylie Aphrodite Les Folies Tour 2011 The O2, Apr 7-8 (0115 993 4166). £65-£85 Hugh Masekela and The Mahotella Queens Royal Festival Hall, Nov 12 (0871 663 2501). £10-£27.50

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Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK GRINDERMAN Back in 2007, even Nick Cave himself didn’t know if his new band Grinderman was going to be a one-time thing.

It was all a bit of an experiment to get him and his fellow Bad Seeds out of the habit of writing songs The Bad Seeds way. It worked. Week long studio sessions of improv yielded a demented, sexually charged beast of a rock sound. For the record, their second LP Grinderman 2 is even better than their first. Catch them in town this week.

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» Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH

Hammersmith (0844 844 4748). Fri, Oct 1 £25-£27 & The Coronet, SE1 6TJ Elephant & Castle (0844 477 1000). Sat, Oct 2. £27.50

HOODOO GURUS Not quite ready to be consigned to the history books, Oz’s most kitsch rock outfit reformed in 2004 after a six-year break and went on to release two new albums Mach Schau in 2009, and more recently Purity of Essence. But expect to hear such classic Gurus tracks as I Want You Back and What’s My Scene when the boys hit town this week.

» Shepherds Bush Empire, W11 8QE (0844 477 2000). Sun Oct 3. £19.50

Shepherd’s Bush

NEW BAND ALERT

MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL Uber producer Mark Ronson showed us what he can do with a horn section and a clutch of classic songs on Version. Now his new LP Record Collection, featuring the talents of Boy George, Q-Tip, MNDR and many more, is all Brooklyn b-boy sounds and retro synths. It gets an airing this week.

» Hackney Empire, 91 Mare St E8 1EJ

FESTIVAL WATCH Earlybird tickets on sale for 2011 Leeds/Reading festivals Get in early for your indierock fi x. The line-up is TBC. Reading/Leeds Aug 26-28. (seetickets.com).

Weekend ticket £180

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THE BUZZ SO FAR They’re from Nashville, Tennessee where their

lead singer Nick Brown had a pentecostal upbringing, which begs the question: how can this band not be hailed as natural heirs to The Kings Of Leon’s throne? But just to mix things up a bit, the quartet also channel an epic anthemic aesthetic so don’t go pigeonholing them just yet.

WHAT ELSE? Saul Galpern, who used to look after Suede, is managing them. Lend an ear to their single Listen To Your Love.

THE PLUG At Club NME, Koko, 1a Camden High St, NW1 7JE Mornington Crescent, (ticketweb.co.uk) Friday, Oct 1. £12

Hackney Central

(020 8985 2424). Wed, Sep 29. £20-£25

V Festival V have 2011 tickets on sale for 2010 prices. Line-up TBC. Chelmsford/Staffordshire (vfestival2011tickets.com).

Aug 20-21.

Weekend tickets £165 Benicassim Discounted tickets are now on sale. Line-up TBC. Benicassim, Spain (fiberfib.com).

July 14-17.

4 day tickets £125

Lounge On The Farm Take advantage of the early deposit scheme. Acts TBC. Merton Farm, Canterbury (loungeonthefarm.co.uk).

Jul 8-11. £85 for weekend Camp Bestival Bestival’s sister festy always boasts a great line up.

Lulworth Castle, Dorset (campbestival.net). Jul 29-31, Weekend tickets £155 Secret Garden Party Tickets are now on sale.

Mill Hill Field, Cambridgeshire (uk.secretgardenparty.com).

Jul 21-24. £125 Roskilde Festival…

Iron Maiden are the first act confirmed for next year’s Roskilde festival. Tickets will go on sale on Thurs, Dec 1.

Roskilde, Denmark, (roskildefestival.dk). Jun 30-July 3. £200

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MUSIC LISTINGS Payback Funk, soul and disco outfit. Dover

SATURDAY 2

Rietta Austin And Friends

St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £12, free before 10pm.

Blue Rodeo, Kacey Cubero Country-rock from

Funky rock from the Londonbased singer-songwriter.

This Will Destroy You

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

Melodic post rock from the Texas-based combo. The

The Bombshellettes The

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

MUSIC & CLUBS

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London-based all-female band plays swing. 100 Club,

FRIDAY 1

Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £10, NUS £7, mems £9.

Gilad Atzmon, The Ronnie Scotts All Stars Israeli

Cee Lo Green Leftfield soul from the American singersongwriter and Gnarls Barkley vocalist. Cargo, Rivington St,

world-bop reeds man.

Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £15-£37.50.

EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £21.50.

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Jose Feliciano, The Ronnie Scotts All Stars The singer and

The Blues Band R’n’B and roots music, with vocals by Paul Jones and Dave Kelly.

guitarist plays Latin-flavoured rhythms. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St,

100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £25, adv £23.50.

W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £30-£55.

Hot Club Of Boisdale Parisian swing inspired by Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, £4.50 before 10pm.

Placebo, Evaline, Little Fish

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

JAMES BLUNT Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH Hammersmith (0844 844 4748) Sun, Feb 27. £29.50 We’ve tried ignoring him and he still won’t go away: the squaddie-turned-purveyor of drippy soft rock will be back in town next year to push his third album, Some Kind Of Trouble.

The London-based alt rock trio performs songs from its album, Battle For The Sun. Brixton

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Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £29.50.

3oh!3 The Colorado-

klezmer ensemble from London plays Jewish, Eastern European, Balkan and Turkish music.

based duo performs hiphop edged electro-rock.

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

Watain The band plays black metal. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £15.

TUESDAY 28 Amiina Minimalist classical

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

AZ, Termanology Hip-hop from the Brooklyn-born rapper.

Dingwalls, Camden Lock, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AB (020 7428 0010/cc 020 7428 5929). £12.50.

electro-pop ensemble.

XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £12.50.

Bob Brozman The New York-born guitarist plays eclectic blues. Half Moon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £10.

The Buggles, OMD The pioneering electro-pop combo reforms with its original members. Supperclub, Acklam Rd, W10 5QZ (020 8964 6600). £100.

She’Koyokh The award-winning

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The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £10.

Chas And His Band One half of the cult rock ’n’ roll duo plays songs from the pair’s repertoire accompanied by his backing outfit.

Chickenshed, Chase Side, N14 4PE (020 8292 9222). £17, adv £15.

Duane Eddy The legendary rock ’n’ roll and country guitarist performs his instrumental hits. Southbank Centre, Belvedere

based band plays indie-rock. Bull

Rd, SE1 8XX (0844 847 9910/ cc 0871 663 2500). £25-£35.

And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £6, w/flyer £5.

Grinderman Nick Cave’s

Frankie & The Heartstrings, Summer Camp, The Neat

blues-based quartet plays snarling alt rock from its second studio album, Grinderman 2.

Indie-rock quintet from Sunderland. The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £8.50.

The Coronet, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500). £25.

KRS-One The MC performs

Hermione Hennessy Piano-

powerful hip-hop with a political and social twist.

led pop from the daughter of singer Christie Hennessy.

The Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £18.50.

Gallery Hendon, Hendon Way, NW4 3LH (020 8202 4000). £15.

Reuben Richards & Soul Train Blues, funk and soul

Imaani Soul and house from

from the seven-piece. Dover

the London-based singer.

The Hideaway, Stanthorpe Rd, SW16 2ED (020 8835 7070). £12.

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

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £10.

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

pop four-piece performs songs from its album, Bonfires On The Heath. Bull And Gate, Kentish Town

House, Regents Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £72, concs £58.

from the singer-songwriter.

from the London-based artist. Islington Academy,

The Clientele, Comet Gain, Easter Sun The psychedelic

to perform a capella harmony songs from the British Isles and the rest of the world. Cecil Sharp

Peter Bruntnell, Neil McSweeney, The Croshaw Family, Eddy Johns Acoustica

Bashy Grime and hip-hop

Blonde Redhead The New York-based three-piece plays electro-pop. Shepherds

Cecil Sharp House Community Choir Join them

The Disco Zombies, Pippa Marias, Yeah And She Has Red Lips Too The London-

the Canadian five-piece. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £13.

KC And The Sunshine Band Funk, soul and disco from the American band.

IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £25-£50.

Kelis R’n’B and pop from

Mike Sanchez Midlands-based rock ’n’ roll pianist and his band.

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

Dharambir Singh The musician plays Indian sitar music.

Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £8.50.

the chart-topping songstress.

The Flaming Stars, The Jolenes, Florence Joelle’s Kiss Of Fire The London-based

Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/ cc 0844 477 2000). £22.50.

band plays rock. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £10.

Man Like Me Hip-hop and

Sandi Thom The Scottish-born singer-songwriter performs blues, folk-rock and pop.

The Irrepressibles Eccentric

indie-dance from the Londonbased outfit. Dirty South, Lee High

The Jazz Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7PG (0870 060 3777). £16.50.

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0844 847 9910/ cc 0871 663 2500). £12, concs £6.

J Marie Cooper, Ollie Wride The songstress performs

Girlyman The American

alt pop from the London-based ensemble. The Scala, Pentonville

Rd, SE13 5PR (020 8852 1267). £10.

four-piece plays folk-rock. The

feisty pop-rock. The Queen Of

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

Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0870 060 0100). £20.

Oceansize The Mancunian fivepiece plays rock. Koko, Camden

SUNDAY 3

High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £12.

Bronwyn Baud The Australian

Eilen Jewell & Band, Ben Folke Thomas Folk and

Santana The veteran

singer performs cabaret and jazz. The Pheasantry, Kings Rd,

country from the American singer-songwriter. The Luminaire,

guitarist from Mexico performs Latin rock with his band. O2

SW3 4UT (020 7351 5031). £17.50.

Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £13, adv £11.

Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £43.55-£69.05.

Laila Kamran And Hooman

The Bristol-based singer performs folk-rock. Cargo, Rivington St,

Jorge And Mateus

Sting The Grammy Award-

Country-rock from the Brazilian

EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £14.

duo. The Coronet, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500). £25.

The Kissaway Trail

winning pop singer-songwriter performs his hits and promotes his album, Symphonicities, with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Royal Albert Hall,

Danish indie-pop fivepiece. Cargo, Rivington St,

Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £51.50-£91.50.

Ruby Turner The ex-Culture

Wig Wam, Silverjet

Club member sings soul numbers. Leicester Square Theatre,

Heavy glam rock from the band from Norway. The

Leicester Pl, WC2H 7BX (0844 847 2475). £18-£20.

Hoxton, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX (020 7422 0958). £8, adv £6.

I Am Kloot, Agnes Obel Dark Tranquility The Gothenburg-based six-piece plays death metal. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £14.

The Mancunian three-piece plays idiosyncratic indie-rock.

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £16.

Jim Moray, Hannah Peel Furnace Mountain Folk and roots music from the American four-piece. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £10, adv £8.

Janet Penfold Modern

Pete Long’s Gillespiana

standards and pop classics from the London-based vocalist.

The reeds player interprets the music of Dizzy Gillespie.

The Spice Of Life, Moor St, W1D 5NA (020 7739 3025). £10, concs £8.

Downstairs At The King’s Head, Crouch End Hill, N8 8AA (020 8340 1028). £12, concs £8.

Joan Viskant & The Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl Pop-fuelled soul and hip-hop from the New Yorker and sort-after producer. Hackney Empire, Mare St, E8 1EJ (020 8985 2424). £20 & £25.

EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £10.

Jackie Oates The BBC Folk Award-winner plays folk. Cecil Sharp House, Regents Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £14, adv £12.

Young Guns Heavy rock

The Chicago-based vocalist performs with the resident combo.

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

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Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £14.

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

from the High Wycombebased five-piece. The Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £25-£40.

Iranian pop from the duo. The Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £39.75-£55.75.

Republic The Hungarian band plays rock. The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0870 060 0100). £15 & £20.

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK TOOLROOM KNIGHTS 4TH BIRTHDAY If you’re craving some great house music, then this is a must. Top-shelf house label Toolroom Records celebrates its fourth birthday with one of its legendary parties. The man behind Toolroom, Mark Knight (right), is at the helm of the main room for a massive seven hour set. Meanwhile, Afrika Bambaataa, from The Bronx, funks things up in the bar with his electrified soul-infused sound.

» Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt St, SE1 6DP

Elephant & Castle (0870 060 0010; ministryofsound.com). Sat, Oct 2, 11pm-7am. £22

beats/breaks

funk/soul

drum ’n’ bass

electro

hip-hop

ANNIE MAC PRESENTS

BEDROCK 12

Radio 1’s Annie Mac is back at Koko and this time she brings DJ and producer Fake Blood along with her.

He’s got a twisted, off-the-wall dirty electro sound that’ll make you wanna wash your ears out with soap afterwards.

It’s filthy stuff to jump around like a madman to.

Two of clubland’s biggest players join forces for this special event. Progressive house star John Digweed celebrates his label, Bedrock’s, 12th birthday. He’s joined by special guest and techno heavyweight Carl Cox for his final UK date of the year.

Yabba dabba do.

» Koko, 1a Camden High St, NW1 7JE Mornington Crescent (0870 432 5527, kokouk.co.uk). Sat, Oct 2, 9pm-3am. £15

» Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL Brixton (020 7771 3000; o2academybrixton.co.uk).

Sat, Oct 2, 10pm-6am. £20 adv

WIN

We have a pair of VIP tickets to Toolroom Knights at Ministry of Sound and two signed Toolroom Knights albums to give away. To enter, email grabs@ tntmagazine.com with ‘Happy birthday Toolroom’ in the subject line by noon, Wed, Sep 29.

hard house/trance

house/garage

rock/metal

techno

CLUB NEWS The Ibiza season may be on its way out but if you’re after some international clubbing, check out Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). Now in its 15th year, the four-day event features about 700 acts playing at 165 events at 44 venues throughout the Dutch capital. Names confirmed include Armin van Buuren (right), Sasha, Roger Sanchez, Richie Hawtin, Fedde le Grand and Tomcraft. Organiser Richard Zijlma said: “Now we have more stages this year, we can ensure an even better mix of emerging and established talents.” ADE runs from October 20. Check

out amsterdam-danceevent.nl for more details.

Drum ’n’ bass label Ram Records releases the fifth album in its Nightlife series this week. Get a taster at the album’s launch party, which takes place at Fabric on Friday, October 1 with a three-hour set from Andy C.

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CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 27 Bite DJs Lydia, Ian, Marcus and The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

9pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

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

I Luv Live DaVinche, Cleo Sol, Meleka, Styla, Klaye and Random Impulse play grime, hip-hop and R’n’B. The Queen Of Hoxton, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX (020 7422 0958).

7pm-midnight. £8, £5 guestlist.

Diff’rent Strokes DJs Phat Cat,

dance, house, pop and R’n’B. Heaven, Charing Cross

Zay London, Lonyo and MOBO Award winner and Kiss FM DJ Manny Norte play soul, pop, funk and R’n’B. Cherryjam, Porchester Rd, W2 6ET (020 7727 9950). 9pmlate. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Salsa Cellar Resident DJs play Latin funk, salsa and reggae. Downstairs

N*A*S*I*N SoniX, Brahim and Punk Gareth play punk, rock, metal and ska. The

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

7pm-late. £7, concs £4.

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

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

9pm-3am. £6, £5 before 10pm.

TUESDAY 28 Festa Fiesta Latin and

Party For Pakistan Fundraiser for the flood victims in Pakistan.

Featuring Facejacker’s first DJ slot spinning dubstep, hip-hop and grime, plus a performance from Plan B. Islington Academy, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000/ cc 0844 477 2000). 8pm-2am. £10.

Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins

Shadow Boxer Andrew Elmore spins 1980s dance and pop classics. The Shadow

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

Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm, mems/guestlist free.

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

7.30pm-late. £4, free before 9pm.

Trannyshack Miss Dusty O,

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

7.30pm-3am. £7, guestlist/NUS £5.

Diamond Noir Resident DJs spin R’n’B, 1990s soul, hip-hop, funky house and club classics.

Tamarai, Drury Ln, WC2B 5PG (020 7831 9399). 10pm-3am. £20, guestlist £15 before midnight.

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

11pm-2am. £8, w/flyer £4.

Funky Underground Upfront electro, funky house, dirty house and minimal techno. Thirst, Greek St, W1D 3DR (020 7437 1977).

5pm-3am. £5, free before 10pm.

Gravity Funky house and electro from The Oli, Terry Bryan and Alan K. Fire,

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

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

THURSDAY 30

Psyrhythmix DJs spin psychedelic

St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898).

10pm-6am. £15, NUS £10.

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

Frolic DJ StevieF spins party,

The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988).

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

trance. Club 414, Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8LF (020 7924 9322).

11pm-6am. £5, £3 before midnight.

spin electro, drum ’n’ bass, indie and hip-hop. Sound, Leicester

retro pop and cheese. Crazy Larry’s, King’s Rd, SW10 0TZ (020 7376 5555). 10pm-3am. £10, guestlist £5 before midnight, guestlist free before 11pm.

Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

7.30pm-late. £10, £5 before 11pm, guestlist £3 before midnight.

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

Rough Disco Resident DJs

Temptation Pop, R’n’B and cheese with resident DJs. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

10pm-3am. £10, £7 before 10pm, guestlist free before 10pm.

play indie, pop and rock. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-4am. £5, w/flyer £4, w/flyer £4 before midnight, NUS £3.

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

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

anthems from the residents.

cabaret from host Dusty Limits, and burlesque from Miss Vicky Butterfly. The Bathhouse,

Big Night Out DJs David, Jim

White Heat DJs Matty, Marcus

Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M 3TJ (020 7920 9207).

7.30pm-late. £25, adv £7.

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

and Olly play indie, punk, techno and electro. Madame Jo Jo’s,

Fiesta Latino Latin and samba,

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

Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372).

9pm-3.30am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

Rooms, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375). 8pm-2am. £12.50.

Quad, Houghton St, WC2A 2AD (020 7955 7136). 10.30pm-3am. £7, £4 before midnight/NUS.

229, Great Portland St, W1W 5PW (020 7323 7229). 10.30pm3am. £12.50, £20 inc meal.

Steve Nocerino play deep house.

Cheapskates Old school hiphop, electro and disco courtesy of DJ Downfall. Moonlighting,

disco with DJ Louise playing disco, funk, soulful house, electro and breakbeat. Renaissance

dance from Kris Di Angelis.

Boom Boom Club Rock ’n’ roll

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

Popscene Resident DJs spin indie, alt, pop and electro. The

Roller Disco Old school roller

and George spin indie and pop. The Borderline,

Replay Diego CK, Anto and

from the resident DJs, plus dance classes before 10pm.

Studios, Farrell Ct, SE17 1LB (020 7703 4760). 10pm-6am. £10.

Therapy Electro-pop and

Ave, W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715).

9pm-3am. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Agita Brasil Latin and samba

Schwarz, Four Tet, John Talabot, Midland and Anthea supply house, techno and funk. Corsica

Bedrock DJs Little Chris

R’n’B, reggae, funk, garage and hip-hop. Rumba, Shaftesbury

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FRIDAY 1

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

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

pop, R’n’B and Motown The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

10pm-4am. £8, free before 11pm.

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

Embassy, Old Burlington St, W1S 3AP (020 7851 0956). 10pm-3am. £20, free ladies before 10.30pm.

Perfect Fumble play indie, electro and post-punk. The Roxy, Rathbone

plus salsa classes before 10pm.

Popstarz Three rooms of indie,

Lost And Found Keb Darge and Andy Smith play blues, rock and Northern Soul.

Society DJ Woody plays house, electro, R’n’B and club classics.

Addiction Resident DJs play

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

10.30pm-3am. £6, adv £5.

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

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

Crazy Larry’s, King’s Rd, SW10 0TZ (020 7376 5555). 10pm-3am. £10, guestlist £5 before 11pm.

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

9pm-3am. £5, £3 before 11pm.

Panic! Max, Gaz and That

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

11pm-7am. £10, ladies £5.

Gorgesusx DJs Howie and Perry play dance and R’n’B.

South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). Midnight-8am. £12, w/flyer £10, w/flyer £5 before 2am.

Your Mum’s House Scally Tasty Tim and Lady Lloyd spin dance and pop. Madame Jo Jo’s,

Fabriclive: Ram Records Xample & Lomax, MC Texas, Artificial Intelligence, Ray Rampage, 2 Shy and AD supply drum ’n’ bass, dubstep, electro and dub. Fabric, Charterhouse

Unbelievable David D and Eko

samba from the resident DJs. Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 7pm-2am. £6.

Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). 10pmlate. £8, w/flyer £7, NUS/adv £5.

UNDERWORLD Brixton Academy, SW9 9SL Brixton (0844 477 2000; o2academybrixton.co.uk).

Sat, Nov 20. £26.50 After three decades of creating cutting-edge electronica, Underworld are still going strong with the release of new album Barking.

Catch the enigmatic duo live in November.

Popcorn Commercial Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). 11pm-6am. £8, £2 before midnight, w/wristband free before 1am, NUS/mems free.

Casino Royale Resident DJs play indie, rock and garage. The

Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer £5 before midnight.

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

11pm-3am. £8, £7 before midnight.

School Disco Classic retro The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988).

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

SATURDAY 2

SUNDAY 3

Absent Kelly Presents Ryan Jarman and resident DJs play indie, pop, punk and soul. Jamm,

Groove Sanctuary AfricanLatin, electronica, disco and deep house from DJ Jimbo, Joey Vieira and guests. Madame Jo Jo’s,

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

7pm-4am. £12, adv £10.

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

9.30pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

Annie Mac Presents The Radio One DJ spins dubstep, drum ’n’ bass, electro, house and techno.

Horse Meat Disco Jim

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). 9pm-3am. £15.

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

Dance Rocks House, R’n’B,

Cafe De Cuba Latin grooves

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

and funky vocal house. Fiesta

Tape Jordi Mas, Claus Voigtmann, Never Trust DJs and Tony Loi spin house and techno. Platinum, Paul St, EC2A

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

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

Stanton, James Hillard, Filthy Luka and Severino spin disco.

Glitz & Glamour DJ Mark Bambach plays house, R’n’B and dance. The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988).

10pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm, mems/guests free.

SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080).

8pm-late. £8, £5 before midnight.

Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 8pm-2am. £6.

4JU (020 7638 4601). 10pm-5am. £10.

Carpet Burn Jonny Woo, Ma Butcher, Princess Julia and John Sizzle play pop, dance, house and Italo disco.

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

Eagle, Kennington Ln, SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903). 9pm-4am. £6, NUS £4, £3 before 10.30pm.

WetYourSelf Fabrizio Maurizi, Cormac, Peter Pixzel and Jacob Husley play techno and house. Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898).

11pm-6am. £8, NUS £5.

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NEWS IN REVIEW

The week that was MONDAY

» TUESDAY » WEDNESDAY » THURSDAY » FRIDAY » SATURDAY » SUNDAY WEEK IN NUMBERS

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

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The number of years journalist Kerry O’Brien had presented the ABC’s news and current affairs programme The 7.30 Report before calling it day to start “a new chapter” in his life.

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2.3bn

Bikie found guilty A Victorian Supreme Court jury found Rebels bikie John Russell Bedson, 27, guilty of shooting dead rival Badidos bikie, Ross Brand, 51, outside the Bandidos’ Geelong clubhouse on October, 22, 2008.

fore!: A golfer plays from the front yard of a Newcastle house on the 4th World Urban Golf Day. Played with soft balls and without keeping score, Urban Golf is an attempt to take the game of golf away from manicured lawns and into the urban environment.

Bushman dies Malcolm ‘Barefoot Bushman’ Douglas, whose brushes with deadly wildlife were filmed in his hit outback documentaries in the 1970s before Steve Irwin became a household name, died in a car crash.

Malcolm Douglas

Douglas, 69, one of Australia’s last true bushies, ploughed into a tree in an animal sanctuary he established in Broome.

put his hand down her top and urged her to eat a dessert saying it was “like a fuck in the mouth”.

Advances defended

The government was expected to introduce a 30 per cent tax on mining profits when parliament resumed on September 28.

It would also seek a consensus on a price for carbon, impose restrictions on poker machines and establish a $38bn national broadband network, among 30 bills expected to pass through.

MPs would also elect a speaker after a fallout between Labor and the Opposition over a “pairing” deal.

Kristy Fraser-Kirk, the publicist who filed a $37m sexual harrassment claim against her employer, David Jones and its former chief executive, Mark McInnes was being flirtatious at work functions in May and June, McInnes claimed.

McInnes and nine directors of the department store filed three separate defences to her claim in the supreme court.

Fraser-Kirk claimed McInnes

Mining tax to come

*And finally … Tweets get diiirty

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pounced upon by hackers.

He said he tweeted a piece of ‘mouseover’ JavaScript code which brings up a pop-up window when the user hovers their cursor over the message But hackers tweaked the code to redirect users to porn sites and create “worm” tweets.

“I had no idea it was going to take off how it did,” he said.

7.5

The number of years Iraqi-Iranian citizen Hadi Ahmadi was sentenced to jail in Perth Distrcit Court for smuggling 562 refugees into Australia.

200

Australian soldiers kept in reserve during a tense battle in Afghanistan in August, which claimed the life of Lance Corporal Jared Mackinney.

Military officers were furious at top brass for understating numbers.

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A Melbourne schoolboy created havoc on Twitter, exposing a security flaw that sent users to Japanese porn sites.

Pearce Delphin, 17, even unwittingly managed to wipe out the web feed of the White House press secretary.

Delphin, whose Twitter name was @zzap, admitted exposing a security flaw which was then

The value of Australia’s underlying cash defecit – $2500 for every man, woman and child in the country. Treasurer Wayne Swan, who initally projected $57.1bn, gave himself a pat on the back.

Detainees protest

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Grain growers used their noodle to design a new wheat class – Australian Premium White Noodle. The formula devised in collaboration with the Japanese and Korean markets was a betterquality, high-starch product for improved cooking.

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Asylum seekers protest at Villawood

tense 30-hour stand-off, pleading with authorities to reconsider their failed bids for asylum.

Shortly after, a group of Chinese men and women who had overstayed their student and tourist visas, threatened to jump after their applications for refugee protection were rejected.

“Their activities will not alter the department’s processing of their cases,” a spokesman for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship said.

Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison warned the government to stem the flow of boats and speed up refugee processing.

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Death completes ‘saddest story’ Doctor George Bearham said.

It was a sad day for the families of her parents Justin Schollbach, 42, and Leah James, 33, who were killed the previous week on their way home from visiting their daughter in hospital – a twice daily ritual for them.

Their V8 Ford ute was ripped in half after crashing into a light pole in Kurnell.

Lucy was Schollbach’s first child and James had five others aged between six and 15.

Family friend India Bent, described it as a “very hard day” for the family.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA The government was hastily trying to provide housing, education and healthcare to an influx of more than 100 homeless people who were forced to flee from riots in the Northern Territory town of Yuendumu after the fatal stabbing of a local man.

They were bussed into Adelaide with no forewarning.

TASMANIA Rison maximum security prison was in lockdown after six prison officers were hospitalised after being attacked by inmates.

Separate incidents broke out, including one inmate taking another hostage with a weapon.

QUEENSLAND A police whistleblower was humiliated with a ‘secret santa’ gift of dog food, an inquiry into the alleged misconduct of the Gold Coast police force heard.

Officers were suspected of criminal associaton and drug use.

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■ A suicidal asylum seeker leaps to his death from roof of detention centre ■ Failed Tamil, Kurdish, Iraqi and Chinese deatinees stage roof-top protests and also threaten to jump ■ Government policies blamed for putting the system under strain

A newborn baby who was left orphaned when her parents were killed in a car crash, died in hospital on the day of her parents’ funeral.

After a 22-day battle, Lucy James, who was born 12 weeks premature, weighing 1.3kg, died in her humidicrib in the neonatal ward of the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney.

Her death was dubbed Sydney’s saddest story.

“Despite the efforts of doctors and nurses, Lucy passed away from complications associated with her premature birth,” hospital clinical director

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a Fijian asylum seeker who was detained at a Sydney detention centre and faced deportation leapt to his death from the roof of the compound.

Joseph Raulini, 36, had been in Villawood detention centre for a month after arriving legally in Australia and having his request for asylum rejected.

He feared the prospect of returning to Fiji under its military government.

His death was followed by roof protests by other mainly Tamil detainees who staged a

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Brothel connection New Act MP Hilary Calvert says she has no criminal skeletons in her closet, but she has admitted that a brothel is run from one of her investment properties.

The issue of hidden embarrassments came up after her predecessor David Garrett quit Parliament after it was discovered he had created a fake passport using the identity of a dead child.

Calvert said she did not have any criminal convictions.

But she confirmed the brothel’s existence later in a press conference. “I would be troubled if they were doing anything in my property that was illegal,” she told a media conference in Auckland.

Clinton to visit NZ United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit New Zealand in November.

Clinton was expected to visit last January but cancelled the trip following the earthquake in Haiti.

A release from the United States Embassy in Wellington

400k

The amount of taxpayers’ money scientists were given to research the possibility of importing 11 species of dung beetle.

Fashion forward: Designer Trelise Cooper on the catwalk during New Zealand Fashion Week. Thousands of people, including media, buyers, models, designers, international guests and fashion lovers, converged on Viaduct Harbour for the week-long festival of fashion.

said dates and an exact itinerary would be announced closer to the trip.

Air NZ goes black Air New Zealand is going All Black. The airline revealed its plan to paint one of its new domestic jets black to support New Zealand rugby.

“Our first new A320 will arrive in January sporting a sleek black livery complete with silver fern motif and Koru on its tail,” chief executive Rob Fyfe said.

New Zealand rifleman James McKie, 29, who picked up a live

grenade and hurled it away to save two of his British Army comrades from a Taliban attack in Afghanistan in March has been honoured for bravery.

The Wellington-born soldier was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross in a low-key ceremony in London.

“This is for my platoon,” he said. “We had four killed and eight wounded. Twenty-three of us went to Sangin and 12 of us came back.”

The medal – the second highest award after the Victoria Cross – would be presented by senior members of the royal family at a later date.

Powerco customers endured electricity outages after heavy storms lashed the country and damaged power networks.

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Island, said he would raise concerns with its teachers.

“While it’s technically not illegal, it’s morally wrong to throw a dead animal around.”

Auger told the Manawatu Standard.

“It’s about time people wake up and smell 2010 and realise these sorts of things shouldn’t be happening. It’s an archaic practice and it should be stopped.”

87,000

Number of times the fire services rushed to Wairarapa Hospital last year after burnt bread in toasters set off smoke alarms.

*And finally … ‘It’s dead wrong’ A contest in which students swung possum carcasses over their heads and hurled them across the playground was unacceptable, the New Zealand Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA) said.

RSPCA manager Danny Auger, who received three complaints about the competition at Colyton School, in the North

120m

NZ dollars it could take to repair earthquake damage to community buildings, roads, water, sewerage and other infrastructure in the Waimakariri District.

Soldier honoured Hillary Clinton

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Drug use exposed

UPPER NORTH ISLAND

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High times: NZ’s drug use is of increasing concern

Organised & Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand director Malcolm Burgess said the report aimed to educate the public to the true extent of organised crime. “It’s more than just drugs and guns.

Organised criminals are involved in a wide-range … including environmental crime, intellectual property crime and fraud.”

The report comes on the back of Operation Acacia, a multi-agency, two-year operation targeting a methamphetamine and money laundering ring.

Police arrested 16 people and seized $5 million dollars worth of methamphetamine, $500,000 of the pre-cursor drug ContacNT, 21 firearms and six vehicles.

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Hunt for escort’s body continues Police will continue searching for missing Auckland escort Carmen Thomas after the arrest of her former partner on a murder charge.

Bradford James Joseph Callaghan, 32, a structural engineer from Remuera and the father of Thomas’ son, was charged with her murder after a two-month investigation into her disappearance.

Callaghan was declined name suppression and remanded in custody to reappear on October 12.

Detective Inspector Mark Benefield said further charges could still be laid.

He said police believed Thomas, who has not been seen since June 27, was murdered in her Remuera home, her body dismembered and then disposed of.

Police and ESR scientists are examining an Auckland house following Callaghan’s arrest.

Search warrants had also been executed on a number of businesses, resulting in the seizure of three vehicles.

Benefield said Carmen’s remains had still to be found.

“We don’t know how many people have been involved in her demise along the way,” he said.

A pod of pilot whales was stranded in remote Spirits Bay about 90km north of Kaitaia. More than 40 of the 80 pilot whales died and the rest were relocated by road because of rough weather conditions. This was the second mass whale stranding in the Far North in two months.

LOWER NORTH ISLAND Producers of Peter Jackson’s film The Hobbit issued a first casting call, in Wellington, for men and women between 123cm and 158cm, as well as men over 203cm. The film has been plagued by delays and funding issues.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND An anonymous Christchurch man who gave his damaged false teeth to a bogus Earthquake Commission assessor had his dentures replaced for free. “We will get onto it fast so he can eat more than porridge,” dentist Al Blackie said.

LOWER SOUTH ISLAND Thousands of lambs died as icy weather swept over the far south, striking the region in the thick of the lambing season. “The snow we’ve had is the most I have ever seen in September,” Federated Farmers’ president Don Nicolson said.

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■ New report into NZ drug scene gives a bleak outlook ■ More young Kiwis are using opioids and organised crime cartels my seek to increase cocaine trade in NZ ■ Report aims to educate New Zealanders about organised crime

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new report from police paints a grim picture of the New Zealand drug scene with more young people using opiate drugs, high rates of methamphetamine use, and an entrenched and “selfsufficient” cannabis culture.

The 2010 Organised Crime Assessment for New Zealand report outlines trends in organised crime and the drug trade including that younger individuals are using opioids and organised crime groups could seek to expand the cocaine trade in NZ.

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Prisoner on the run

Deputy minister for safety and security, Fikile Mbalula, deflected questions from journalists about his intention to run for a leadership role in the ANC in 2012, despite lobbying on his behalf from Youth League president Julius Malema.

During the ANC National General Council held in Durban, word spread of a campaign, the

27k Perfect 10: Soldiers haul a 23mm anti-aircraft cannon, weighing about a ton, in the first ever artillery gun race in Cape Town. The machinery is mounted on a two-wheel carriage and pushed for 7,6km. It looks like a fun way to shape up, eh, officers?

‘M-Plan’, to install Mbalula, the former Youth League president, as secretary general.

Earlier, President Jacob Zuma targeted Mbalula and Malema in a fiery speech about a lack of discipline in the party.

Cricketer in the clear

Fikile Mbalula

Former Proteas cricketer Garth Le Roux was cleared of tax fraud charges after challenging a sixyear jail sentence issued in 2008.

The state was expected to pay the R6m legal costs for Le Roux and his co-accused, accountant Deon van Heerden.

Lawyer for Le Roux, Henry Vorster, said Le Roux’s family

had been rendered “traumatised and financially ruined by the experience”.

Grads put to work University graduates may have to do compulsory community service following plans mooted by the education department.

“Our graduates can fulfil a range of roles from accountants to engineers,” higher education minister Blade Nzimande said.

A study in the South African Medical Journal found that compulsory community service for doctors, introduced in 1998, had caused many to leave South Africa after graduating.

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Bloemfontein and Beaufort West on the way.

The route would then take the cars, which were put through stringent technical tests, to Richards Bay via Durban before a race across Mpumalanga back to the finish line in Pretoria 10 days later.

Reigning champs Tokai University were expected to win.

The number of Pick ‘n Pay employees who went on strike for a 12 per cent wage increase amid tough financial conditions for the supermarket chain.

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The bi-annual South African Solar Challenge kicked off with competitors embarking on a 4000-mile solar-powered car race across the country.

Miss Earth South Africa, Nondy Dzingwa, waved off the five hand-built cars from Pretoria, from where they were due to head east to the mountains of Kokstad, with a detour through

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The number of text messages that could be sent for a total cost of R1 in a phonebased tutoring programme offered by the CSIR to students left unprepared for their exams due to public sector strikes.

Thirteen officers were arrested for helping eight prisoners escape from a police truck as they were transported to Johannesburg High Court for their hearings.

A convicted murderer was still at large, while the remaining inmates were caught after escaping from the basement.

They were thought to have overpowered police as they disembarked from a truck.

The prisoners snatched leg irons from the police to smash open a door and make their getaway, running off in all directions.

Mbalula for President?

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Vets face SA court

GAUTENG A man died when he fell through a fibreglass roof at an industrial site in Prospection, Durban. The 47-year-old apparently lost his footing and fell through a window he was erecting.

He was treated for head and chest injuries at the scene but died shortly after being rushed to hospital.

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operates around Polokwane, Modimolle and Musina, and have been involved in rhino poaching, killing, selling of the horns, as well as disposing of the carcasses of the rhinos,” said Mthunzi Mhaga of the National Prosecuting Authority.

They were due to reappear in court on April 11.

Karel Toet and Manie du Plessis, both vets, were

the alleged masterminds.

More than 200 rhinos had been been poached in the country this year, compared with 122 killed last year.

The increase was attributed to a growing, wealthier middle class in East Asia that could afford to buy rhino horn to use as medicine, incorrectly believing it could treat cancer, among other diseases.

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Hout Bay locals clash with police injured three civilians.

The city was seeking a court order to dismantle the remaining occupied shacks.

“The structures are built on the slopes of the Sentinel, a world heritage site. People just started building illegally here and the area is not safe for them as it is a firebreak,” municipal spokeswoman Kylie Hatton said.

Tony Ehrenreich of the Western Cape Congress of SA Trade Unions accused the Deomocratic Alliance-ruled City of Cape Town of “heavyhandedness” in demolishing the structures.

FREE STATE Police arrested four men for the illegal possession of gold.

The Zimbabweans were detained after police, following a tip-off, allegedly found them in a shack in Bronville processing gold dust. Tools and equipment were also confiscated.

LIMPOPO The municipality of Bushbuckridge resorted to using tractors to collect rubbish after its two state-of-the-art refuse removal trucks were hijacked. Authorities resolved that the slower tractors would make it more difficult for any future hijackers to get away.

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Hout Bay in flames

Gang member, Mzwamandla Mazubukwe, was jailed for life for shooting businessman Leonard Hobson, 28, dead in an armed robbery at his Scrumpy Jack Farm stall in Winterton. Hobson was shot after he sounded the alarm as his till was being emptied.

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■ Police sting a rhino poaching syndicate accused of killing hundreds of rhinos for their horns ■ Two vets are thought to have masterminded the ring, which also includes a pilot and a farmer ■ More than 200 rhinos already poached this year

Forty residents of Hout Bay in Western Cape escaped charges of public violence after they clashed with police who tried to dismantle illegal shacks they deemed a fire hazard.

Many of their neighbours were released with a warning following the dramatic outbreak in Hangberg which took several hours to quell.

The city’s land invasion unit, which undertook to dismantle 23 unoccupied structures built into a firebreak in Hangklip, came under an artillery of stones from the area’s residents.

Police retaliated by firing rubber bullets, which

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farmer, a pilot, two veterinarians and a professional hunter were among 11 people who faced court accused of running a “callous” rhinocerospoaching syndicate.

The group, who were arrested on September 20 for allegedly killing hundreds of rhinos for their horns, were granted bail at Musina Magistrate’s Court on costs ranging from R20,000 to R1m.

“The accused are alleged to be part of a syndicate which

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TENNIS Lleyton Hewitt withdraws with a wrist injury and Australia’s Davis Cup team is beaten by Belgium for a World Top 16 place. The glory days of the 60s and 70s are well gone.

TUESDAY

COMMONWEALTH GAMES A 50m footbridge outside the main stadium in Dehli collapses injuring 23 labourers. Who gave these chumps the Games? Nothing like this ever happened in Melbourne.

WEDNESDAY

NRL Four players are accused of spot fixing in North Queensland’s round 24 clash against Canterbury. Melbourne’s Cam Smith wants life bans for them.

Good call, salary cap cheat.

THURSDAY

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE T20 David Hussey’s top score of 50 for Chennai against the Warriors knocks his brother Mike’s Victoria team out of the tournament.

It’ll be an interesting Xmas at Mama Hussey’s this year.

FRIDAY

RUGBY Canterbury coach Rob Penney says Sonny Bill Williams’ demotion to the bench is not because of two defensive lapses which cost his team victory the week before. Nice try, Rob.

SATURDAY

RUGBY LEAGUE Cross-code superstar Matt Rogers retires on 199 NRL games. At 34, he’s lost both parents and has an autistic son so has decided to put family first. Good on you, Matt.

SUNDAY

No wonder I refereed like an arsehole

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Kiwi ref Steve Walsh on his 2008 Super rugby season. Charming stuff.

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JIMMY ANDERSON What’s he done now?

The England cricketer posed nude in glossy gay mag Attitude.

On the cover he’s pictured in pair of chemical-washed jeans, black boots and little else.

WTF? Hasn’t he got a missus?

Yep. She egged him on.

Jimmy was cool with it though, saying: “If there are

any gay cricketers, they should feel confident enough to come out.”

The Aussies are going to have a field day with this one, aren’t they?

The Aussies never miss the chance for a good sledge. Poor Jimmy’s bound to be the butt of a few jokes.

So, err… was his middle stump exposed?

Dunno. You’ll have to check that one out for yourself.

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Williams keen on Europe Ali Williams has confirmed his desire to play rugby in Europe later this year to test out his problem Achilles heel ahead of next year’s Super 15 competition and the Rugby World Cup.

Williams hasn’t played since early in the 2009 Super 14 when his Achilles

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power of positive thinking,” Williams said.

Any European move would be temporary and at a time when the All Blacks would be attempting another Grand Slam. No details have been revealed for any potential club but there would surely be no shortage of interest in a player of Williams’ calibre.

Back-ups ditched?

The All Blacks may take only two hookers and two halfbacks on their Grand Slam tour. “There’s so many players that we think need an opportunity, taking three hookers and three halfbacks will decrease that possibility,” coach Graham Henry said.

Umaga wants Super 15 contract All Blacks legend Tana Umaga wants to play Super rugby again in 2011.

Umaga, who will turn 38 during next year’s Super 15 compeition, has put his hand up for a contract should one of New Zealand’s five franchises have a spot for a veteran midfielder who is still at home of a rugby field.

Umaga, who played 74 Tests in a glittering international career, told Rugby News he’d still be keen to lace up, “I haven’t counted it out at all,” the Counties Manukau centre and assistant coach said. “If anything comes, it comes, but if not that’s the way it is.”

Cool head: Tana Umaga

Milton Haig, Counties Manukau head coach, had no doubts that Umaga, would be a smart buy. “If they want someone who’s a cool head with all that experience, a

former All Black captain who’s played over 300 first-class games and is going to help everyone around him grow, then I couldn’t think of anyone better really.”

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Neck surgery has ruled Springboks skipper John Smit out of South Africa’s Grand Slam tour, with the focus on having the hooker ready for next year’s World Cup. “This was not a career threatening injury, but the timing was right for John to undergo surgery as he will now have a prolonged period of recovery in advance of the new season,” Springboks team doctor Craig Roberts said.

Roberts said Smit, who has 102 caps (76 as captain), should be available for the expanded Super Rugby championship which starts in February.

problem first surfaced and has had two operations on the troublesome tendon.

He told TVNZ that Europe was an option mooted by All Blacks coach Graham Henry earlier this year.

“The purpose for that’s to get game time, get rugby, and see if she works. I know in my head it’s going to work; it’s the

It’s not “ going to come

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to us on a silver platter, we’ve got to make it happen

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Roosters skipper Braith Anasta reminds his team that the job is not quite done yet.

THE PLAYER

Mitch Brown TIGERS Safe under several high balls sent in his direction, Brown was a was a constant threat in attack and defended brilliantly – including a mighty effort to hold up a barnstorming Michael Weyman to prevent an early Dragons try. He played a huge role in the Tigers’ first fourpointer, linking up with halfback Robert Lui to tee up Lote Tuqiri with a sweet pass before having a hand in the second scored by Lui. Later, he almost created the matchwinner out of defence but was cruelly denied.

It was “ good that all the practice paid off for me tonight

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The rags-to-riches Sydney Roosters stormed into next weekend’s NRL grand final with a thumping 32-6 victory over the Gold Coast at Suncorp Stadium.

But Dally M winner Todd Carney faces an agonising wait to learn if he can play in the title decider after being placed on report for a high tackle on Titans half Scott Prince.

The Roosters now have a chance to become the first team since Western Suburbs in 1934 to go from wooden spooners to premiers the following season The Roosters led the Titans 12-6 in front of a big 44,787 crowd after a tense opening 40 minutes courtesy of two tries to right winger Sam Perrett.

The Titans were still in the game at the break but struggled to stop the Roosters’ second-half roll behind their powerhouse pack.

Gold Coast cast-off Daniel Conn, released by the Titans last season, turned on his former club with a crucial try in the 49th minute which had more than an element of luck to give the visitors an 18-6 break.

Mitchell Pearce’s cut-out pass missed its mark but Conn took full advantage of a fortuitous bounce, running over the top of a gallant Preston Campbell, who put his 76kg body on the line against his 102kg rival.

Braith Anasta cemented the Roosters’ grand final ticket, crashing over for his eighth try of the season in the 62nd minute to extend the lead to 24-6. Prop Frank-Paul Nuuausala rubbed salt into the Titans’ wounds with a final try, one minute before the end.

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St George Illawarra are finally in an NRL grand final, scraping home over the Wests Tigers on the back of a Jamie Soward field goal at ANZ Stadium.

But the minor premiers took a hard path to the grand final, falling behind 12-6 at the break and having to employ their characteristic grind to haul themselves over the line and reach a first decider since 1999.

Halfback Robert Lui had a hand in both of the Tigers’ tries. First, he laid on a neat passing play for Lote Tuqiri to score in the 17th minute.

Bennett’s men replied in the 28th when lock Jeremy Smith, who had looked to be the third

Dragon to be held up in the first 40, squeezed the ball down after a clever dummy-half play from reserve Nathan Fien.

But Lui scored under the posts in the 36th minute for the Tigers to regain the lead after a superb offload from Liam Fulton.

The Dragons locked it up at 12-12 in the 50th minute after Jamie Soward sent Jason Nightingale on a sprint down the right, and the winger was on hand to score under the posts on the next play.

Soward then clinically slotted a 33m drop goal in the 74th minute to end the Tigers’ hopes.

The game was marred by an unsavoury verbal clash between rival hookers Dean Young and Robbie Farah, with Young alleged to have made a racial remark.

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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon would have preferred a result to the anti-climax of a draw.

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The 2010 AFL grand final ended in an incredible draw after St Kilda and Collingwood exhausted themselves in a stunning match at the MCG. In arguably the most exciting end to a grand final in the modern era, a behind to St Kilda’s Lenny Hayes (who won best-on-ground) at the 29-minute mark levelled the scores and meant the 2010 premiership will be decided with a rematch this weekend.

The Magpies held sway for much of the day, only to be stymied by inaccuracy in front of

goal – a common lament for them in an otherwise outstanding season.

Collingwood led by a game-high 24 points early in the third quarter but were left to rue kicking only two goals in the second half. The Saints hit the front for the first time late in the final term when Brendon Goddard goaled after taking a huge pack mark.

A rushed behind and a goal to Travis Cloke at the other end put the Magpies back in front by a point, only for Hayes to boot the tying point in the penultimate minute.

The AFL announced that if this weekend’s replay ends in a draw, extra time will be played in order to achieve a result.

THE PLAYER

Lenny Hayes ST KILDA Best-on-ground winner Hayes nearly lifted his side to the most unlikely of victories winning a remarkable 32 possessions, 12 tackles, five clearances, a goal and the behind which tied up the scores. Trailing by 24 points at halftime, Hayes led a rearguard action to bring St Kilda back into the match and let his football answer his recent snub from the All-Australian selectors.

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Let’s not get “ all nancy boy about it. Last man standing wins the flag

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Collingwood president Eddie MacGuire is champing at the bit for the replay.

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Chris Judd

Carlton’s Chris Judd won the 2010 Brownlow Medal for the AFL’s fairest and best player.

Judd polled 30 votes, four clear of secondplaced Gary Ablett of Geelong. Early favourite Dane Swan of Collingwood was third with 24.

Judd is the 13th multiple Brownlow Medallist and only the fourth player to win AFL’s highest individual honour with different clubs.

The 27-year-old won the 2004 medal with his previous club West Coast.

Judd paid special tribute to 1991 Brownlow Medallist Jim Stynes, who is battling cancer, during his presentation speech.

“Footballers and Brownlow Medallists get put up on a pedestal but when you see someone like Jim Stynes and what he’s doing in the real world … football is make-believe, it’s a self-indulgent pastime,” Judd said.

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MAN CITY The Argentinian continues to come through for his coach Roberto Mancini, who has appointed him captain this season. Tevez just keep racking up the goals (25 in his last 29 Premiere league games) and got the crucial score with a superb strike against fellow big-spenders Chelsea on the weekend. If the goal- hungry striker can continue his scoring ways, City could be in with a shot at the title.

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THE WEEK THAT WAS

Weekend of upsets League leaders Chelsea were expected to win their clash against Manchester City. After all, they’ve got quality players in every position and a title to defend.

However, City also have a team crafted from a bottomless chequebook and weren’t going to be intimidated by the champions. They were chillingly efficient in their win with a Carlos Tevez goal in the 59th minute the difference.

Arsenal were also given a wake-up call at the Emirates, losing 2-3 to West Bromwich. The Gunners were down 0-3 at one stage before a couple of late Nasri goals bought them close to a miraculous draw. It was too little too late though, and West Brom deserved the win.

Liverpool managed to escape with a draw against Sunderland in a disjointed display from the once-feared club. Steven Gerrard headed home a Fernando Torres cross on 64 minutes to make it 2-2 and spare any more blushes for the club. England striker Darren Bent got Sunderland’s two.

In London, West Ham had only scored three goals before they took on Tottenham but needed just the one from Frédéric Piquionne to beat Spurs, who were filthy to lose to their hated rivals.

Elsewhere, Fulham drew 0-0 with Everton, Blackburn beat Blackpool 2-1 and Birmingham drew 0-0 with Wigan.

THE CHAT

Sam Allardyce BIGMOUTH The Blackburn Rovers boss continues talking himself up, claiming there will never be another Premier League manager in the same mould as him. Allardyce also claims he’s in the same league as Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, and reckons he’s more suited to managing Real Madrid or Inter Milan. He also talks in the third person a lot. Wait til you start winning a bit more Sam, you tosser.

THE WEEK AHEAD

Champions League offers redemption England’s Champions League clubs will hope their Premiere League form doesn’t follow them into this week’s Euopean competition.

Chelsea will want to thrash Marseille to revive their confidence after their first loss of the season on the weekend. They’ll be playing in front of a packed home crowd who will accept nothing less than a win.

Arsenal will aim to continue their dazzling European form away to Serbian outfit Partizan.

Manager Arsene Wenger will want a strong showing, as his team faces Chelsea days just days later in the Premiere League. Inspirational skipper Cesc Fabregas should be back from his hamstring injury.

Spurs will have their hands full with Dutch champions Twente, who will be on high alert after seeing Tottenham race to a 2-0 lead

against Werder Bremen in round one.

Spurs boss Harry Redknap will aim to plug the leaks that contributed to a 2-2 final score.

Manchester United will seek full points at Valencia, after losing their own Valencia, winger Antonio, for the season last week.

Neighbours Manchester City play Juventus in what is likely to be the game of the round in the Europa League.

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SPORT THE QUOTES

A street sweeper gets Delhi ready for the Commonwealth Games

NZ to attend games A New Zealand boycott of the Delhi Commonwealth Games was looking increasingly unlikely after the New Zealand Olympic Committee board last week agreed to send athletes to the Indian capital.

The build-up to the Games, which start on Sunday, has been marred by concerns around security, health and shoddy, incomplete buildings.

On Thursday the NZOC confirmed it had delayed the arrival of its first athletes until September 28 while their accommodation was completed to a liveable standard.

NZOC president Mike Stanley flew to Delhi to review the situation and confirmed the living quarters were not up to scratch. “The situation we found was inexcusable and unacceptable,” Stanley said.

“By delaying the athletes’ arrivals, what we’ve done is give the organisers time to get the house in order.”

However, those reassuraces were not enough for Kiwi cyclist and Greg Henderson who withdrew saying: “the pros outweigh the cons”.

Australian discus thrower Dani Samuels also decided to pull out due to security and health fears.

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Indian hosting a ‘mistake’ Australia’s Olympic boss John Coates says India should never have been awarded the Commonwealth Games and that the decision was a mistake.

“In hindsight, no, they shouldn’t have been awarded the Games,” Coates told reporters in Sydney.

The experienced sports administrator said venues were not ready for the October 3-14 Games and dismissed Indian excuses such as the prevalent monsoon in Delhi.

“You can’t ever cut any slack when your focus should be on the best conditions for the athletes,” he said.

Torrential monsoon downpours have contributed heavily to the chaotic leadup to the Games hampering construction and clean up and creating ideal flooding conditions for the outbreak of dengue fever.

However, fine weather has been forecast for this week – a prediciton that will bring relief for Games organisers.

“There was a bit of a drinking culture here for a while … But now … I can’t remember anyone in our team saying, ‘Let’s go for a beer.’ It just doesn’t happen any more. Braith Nasata on why the Roosters’ have done well this year.

Maybe Willie Mason leaving wasn’t such a bad thing after all …

“I think she looked like she was going to a Las Vegas strippers’ convention … but in a nice way.” Fashionista Sophie Falkiner on WAG Brynne Edelsten’s Brownlow outfit. Ouch!

“You can go put your iPod on after you leave training, go do something that’s a bit different – put your earring back in if you want – but when you come to training, son, you’re going to work as hard as everyone else.” Dragons coach Wayne Bennett has no time for Gen Y slackers.

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“It is very clear what the problem is: too many Indians, not enough chiefs” A talkback caller to 2UE’s The Two Murrays offers an answer to the Delhi debacle. He might be onto a winner there.

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High hopes: has Willis shaken off his injuries?

champion in Manchester, before a rotten run of injuries meant he was unable to defend his title four years ago in Melbourne.

He’s been up and down over the years, but in 2009 he broke through for a maiden world championship in Berlin, hinting that a glorious Indian Summer may yet await. If Mulaudzi is fit, the Saffas could win a rare 800m double but, of course, there will be a host of Kenyans hot on his heels.

intense rivalry between the old enemies when it comes to the team sports.

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CASTER SEMENYA (SA) 800m The single biggest human interest story of the Games – after her victory at last year’s world championships, Semenya was subjected to a series of gender tests, which showed evidence of intersex conditions: unusually high levels of testosterone as well as internal testes. She was withdrawn from competition, before being cleared to return earlier this year.

Not only should Semenya win Commonwealth gold, she should win Olympic gold in London. And, given she’s only 19 years old, her dominance of this event may just be beginning.

MBULAENI MULAUDZI (SA) 800m He burst onto the scene back in 2002, when he became Commonwealth

VALERIE ADAMS (NZ) Shot put Similarly to Steve Hooker, New Zealand’s reigning Olympic and world champion has seemingly misplaced her best form since reaching the summit of her sport in 2008-09. Basically, Adams hasn’t been able to lay a glove on Belarusian rival Nadzeya Ostapchuk all season.

Fortunately for Adams, Belarus aren’t part of the Commonwealth, affording her the welcome opportunity to get back in the winning habit.

It’s hard to draw binding conclusions from this year’s athletics programme, because the experienced competitors are in a bit of a down-cycle between world championships. That said, Adams should still be good enough to monster this field.

NICK WILLIS (NZ) 1500m The rangy Kiwi runner was a surprise winner of the silver medal in Beijing – in a thrilling finish that saw him pass three runners on the home straight.

Willis is the reigning Commonwealth champion but has been beset with knee and hip injuries over the past two years.

He only returned to competitive racing last month so could be too underdone to defend his title. That said, Delhi could be a vital step towards a strong showing in London, where he looms as the Kiwis’ outstanding chance of a track medal.

HOW ABOUT THE POMS? England are already resigned to finishing behind Australia on the medal table in Delhi – it’s a bit pathetic given the song and dance they made when they, for once, shaded Australia in Beijing. Of course, the fact that their funding shot through the roof in the lead-up to the 2012 Games, making a spike in medals entirely predictable, got lost somewhere in the celebratory circle-jerk.

Deep breath. Nonetheless, the Poms have a few great white hopes.

Swimmer Rebecca Adlington (pictured) won the rare 400-800 double at Beijing and will be looking to bounce back after a lacklustre showing at last year’s world championships in Rome.

On the track, triple jumper Phillips Idowu and heptathlete Jessica Ennis are both world champions and loom as the Poms’ brightest hopes for 2012.

And, God forbid, should they pip Australia in any event – lawn bowls, badminton, whatever – you can expect The Sun to publish a four-page lift-out commemorating the ’famous victory’.

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JOB OF THE WEEK: Sales Staff Required Location: London Ski Show, Olympia Salary: Hourly rate Show runs from Wed 20 Oct - Sun 24th Oct. You must be available to work for the duration of the show and be prepared to work evenings. We have positions across the following departments: Ski & Snowboard Equipment, Ski & Snowboard Boot Fitters, Ski Clothing & Accessories. Ideally we would like you to have had some retail experience in one or more of the above areas or be an end user in ski or snowboard product.

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ulling pints has always been popular with Antipodeans living and working in the UK, and the hospitality industry offers plenty of opportunities to those looking for temporary work to fund that next European jaunt.

But it’s not always just a bit of bar work between holidays – the UK hospitality industry is huge, providing a fantastic opportunity for those seeking to further their career in some of the finest restaurants, bars and hotels in the world.

A flash in the pan?

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE STYLE Antipodeans have long been favoured by employers for their hardworking nature and easy-going attitude. And while the influx of Eastern European migrants in recent years may have increased competition, it hasn’t dampened

employers’ enthusiasm for Southern Hemisphere workers.

“There are always jobs in London, but we are finding there are not enough quality staff to fill them,” says Calvin O’Keefe, general manager of South African restaurant Shaka Zulu in Camden.

Excellent spoken English is one key advantage Antipodeans have over our European counterparts.

“Communication is what we are all about,” adds O’Keefe. “A lot of people are coming over to learn the language and want to earn some money while they study, but English is a must.”

GETTING STARTED London and south-east England have the largest proportion of hotels, bars and restaurants, although vacancies exist across the UK. The capital also plays host

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to countless events so there’s always a need for temporary staff.

Other opportunities include jobs as a chef, housekeeper, receptionist or porter, or sales, marketing and management roles, and can be live-in or live-out.

“Bar and wait staff are generally paid the minimum wage of £5.80 per hour, while mid-level managers such as bar and restaurant managers can start on £18,000 and rise to £35,000,” says O’Keefe.

It’s all about “ personality in this job ” There’s also the potential to earn extra money through tips, and some employers offer free or subsidised meals to employees working eight-hour shifts.

GOOD ATTITUDE According to the British Hospitality Association, the industry employs one in every 10 people in the UK – that’s over 2.5 million people working in more than 30,000 establishments. So how do you become one of them?

All hail the ale

Most employers prefer someone with previous experience, but knowledge and qualifications alone are no guarantee of a job in hospitality – a lot depends on your personality, attitude and people skills.

“Qualifications are useful but not always necessary. Attitude is the most important thing that people bring to the job,” says O’Keefe.

“We look for previous experience and location to the site, but above all, we want a person who is enthusiastic and a gogetter. It’s all about personality in this job.”

WORK TO LIVE There’s no denying hospitality is hard work but it also has a reputation as a sociable industry.

“You get to meet a lot of people and it’s very social when you’re working and also outside of work,” says O’Keefe. “No two days are ever the same.”

It may not be for everyone, but if you’re hardworking, enthusiastic and a bit of a people person, a job in hospitality may be just the ticket.

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WHAT’S COOKING? Aussie chef Peter Sheldon swapped Brisbane for Mayfair 18 months ago and landed a job at posh seafood eatery Scott’s Restaurant.

What does your job entail?

I’m a chef de partie and I work in the sauce section so I look after the meats, garnishes and all the sauces.

How did you get the job?

I went to an agency and they found the job for me. I did

a trial here and at a couple of other places, then chose this one because it has a good vibe.

How different is the restaurant industry compared with back home?

There are a few more hours here than back home. We take last orders at 10.30pm, then there’s a lot of cleaning down. I finish at 12am, and I’m back in at 7am.

COCKTAILS AND DREAMS WANT TO BE A BARTENDER? Most bars will only require you to pour pints, serve wine and mix simple spirits.

Cocktail bars will require a higher level of expertise and experience.

Live-in work either in London or further afield can be particularly good for newcomers as it provides an attractive alternative to dossing on your mate’s sofa. It also gives you the chance to make great friends and get to know the locals, especially behind the bar in a village pub.

Some companies offer free accommodation, while others might charge a small fee to rent a room above the pub.

Tap into the London lifestyle

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Cheap clothes threatened he price of cotton has surged to a 15-year high after devastating floods in Pakistan and China, two of the world’s major producers, which could make super cheap clothing a thing of the past.

High street budget retailer Primark has announced that the impact of the rising costs,

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for the beginning of the year.

Other retailers to warn of price rises include H&M, Levi Strauss and Wonderbra’s owner, Hanebrand.

Experts predict that a garment currently costing £7.99 could increase by £1, while a £50 item could go up by as much as £5.

PETROL PRICES TO RISE

HMRC TAX OVERHAUL

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has announced plans to introduce further green taxes, which could see the price of petrol rise to more than £1.50 per litre if approved. The Lib Dems also want to replace air passenger duty with a per-plane levy, which would raise the cost of flights.

Following the recent PAYE tax errors, HMRC has proposed a change to the tax system.

Whereas companies currently calculate and withhold tax themselves, they may have to send pay to the Government, which – after deducting taxes – would credit workers’ accounts with the remaining sum.

How do you budget?

We pay our monthly outgoings after getting paid then put aside £50 a week for lunches and eating out.

The rest gets saved for our trip round Europe.

Any tips for making your money go further when you first arrive?

Doss with mates for as long as you can handle.

Any major expenses that you didn’t anticipate?

Not being able to get jobs for over three months took its toll on our bank account.

Last big blowout?

Succumbing to the iPhone 4 craze.

What non-essential do you regularly spend money on?

Soap and Glory beauty products. They are so good!

MATTERS OF STATE Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the UK cost the public dearly last week, but ‘apathy’ rather than ‘outrage’ best described general feeling. Ah, what pushovers. » Of the 2005 people surveyed disagreed with Bene’s view: by think tank Theos, 77 per cent thought taxpayers should not help pay for the visit. » While 79 per cent admitted to having “no personal interest in the visit”, just 24 per cent were actively opposed to it. » Eighty-one per cent

‘poverty is often produced by a rejection of God’s love’. » The Catholic Church, which was expected to foot the majority of the £12m bill, was nearly bankrupted after Pope Jean Paul’s visit in 1982, the last papal trip to the UK.

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Don’t go shelling out on expensive boxsets, even if they are on offer, because you can watch them all for free at 4OD (channel4.com/ programmes/4od).

Depending on how long you’ll be staying put in the UK, it may not be worth getting a TV licence, but this way you can still get your TV fix without breaking the law.

BBC iPlayer (bbc.co.uk/ iplayer) is also great, though the TV licence may soon extend to this, so watch it for free while you still can.

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The chain, which built its brand by undercutting other high street retailers and offering garments for a few pounds, claimed its sales growth for the last three months was half of that

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Check the conditions of your Tenancy Agreement. If you want to leave before your lease is up you may be liable to pay until new tenants are found. If you’re living in a sharehouse and haven’t signed a contract, you can move out whenever you want, though it’s usual to give a month’s notice and help find someone to move in.

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There are Antipodeans and South Africans calling all parts of London home, but generally they tend to head west (Acton, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Hammersmith), north (Dollis Hill, Kilburn, Willesden Green) or south (Clapham, Southfields, Tooting).

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Dossing Offer to chip in £5 a night minimum.

Hostels Expect to pay at least £10-£25 a night.

Sharing You can share a room for about £50 a week, while a room to yourself will start at about £80 a week.

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

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

Bond This is usually a month’s rent. You may also have to pay one month’s rent in advance.

Leases You may need to sign a lease, which will typically run for six or 12 months.

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

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

NATIONAL INSURANCE You need a National Insurance (NI) number to work in the UK. Call 0845 600 0643 to make an appointment to apply for one.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Get ready for a trek up South Wales’ highest mountain WORDS JANINE KELSO

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orizontal rain? Check. Gale force winds? Check. Hail storm? Check.

Fear factor? Double-check.

The stormy scene is well and truly set for our 10-mile hike up South Wales’ highest mountain, Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons.

At 886m above sea level, the summit was once used by the SAS for the gruelling training of its new recruits – although they sprinted up the peak in an exercise known as the “Fan Dance”.

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DANGER ZONE Considered the most dangerous peak in Wales, Pen y Fan has claimed the lives of several hikers and special forces troops who have been hit by extreme weather during the winter months.

Unperturbed, we arrive at the trail armed with a lunchbox and a map, and

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clad in waterproofs, fleeces, hats, gloves and hiking boots – even though it’s August. We set out along Roman Road, a well-trodden centuries-old path, flanked by pine trees.

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FANNY GO LIGHTLY Before reaching Pen y Fan, which looms before us in a haze of black clouds and swirling mists, we have to tackle a few smaller peaks, beginning with the amusingly named Fan y Big. The drizzly weather prompts endless smutty jokes about how “wet” Fan y Big is.

As we trek up peak number two, Cribyn, a herd of wild horses gallop up over the peak and across our path, playfully fighting with each other and adding to the haunting atmosphere.

At times, the wind is so strong that we cling to rocks, terrified that we’ll be blown off the peak. Fortunately we don’t lose our footing, but my friend’s beany hat is blown off her head into the valley below.

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WHEN TO GO Spring, summer or autumn. Unfavourable weather in the winter months can make the trek dangerous.

GETTING THERE By car. Hire a car at easycar.com/tntmagazine for a 5 per cent discount.

GETTING AROUND By car and on foot.

GOING OUT A beer costs £2.50.

ACCOMMODATION Camp or rent a caravan at Erwlon Caravan and Camping Park in Llandovery.

Pitch a tent from £12 a night.

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PEAK-A-BOO Thanks to the horizontal rain, my jeans take on a two-tone quality: half is sopping wet while the other half is bone dry. My face stings from the hail, and I’m grateful for my sturdy walking boots as I step over the slippery rocks.

Reaching the top of Pen y Fan, we find a group of school kids sitting on rocks, singing Coldplay’s The Scientist.

“Nobody said it was

Wild at heart: horses roam freely

easy…” they croon, remarking upon the trek in the cheesiest way possible.

The mist clears to reveal a skyful of scenery: a patchwork of brilliantly green fields and wind-blown heather peppered with grass-munching sheep, who appear to cling to the almost horizontal hillside.

Cameras at the ready, we struggle to fit the 360 degree scene into the view finder.

REMAINS OF THE DEAD On the way back down, we come across a memorial obelisk commemorating fiveyear-old Tommy Jones, who died at this spot from exhaustion and hypothermia after getting lost in 1900. The boy’s remains were found after a 29-day search that garnered national attention.

Back at the car five hours later and in desperate need of refuelling, we drive to the nearby Old Barn tearooms, a highceilinged converted barn, where we devour Welsh cakes and cream teas, and look out of the window, incredulous as the sun comes out.

VILLAGE LIFE The Brecon Beacons is dotted with Postman Pat-style villages that merit exploration for their cute tearooms and cosy pubs. On the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park is picture-pretty Llandovery, which has an old marketplace and the remains of a Norman castle. Right in the middle of rolling countryside is stylish Llandeilo, offering a feast of art galleries and independent boutiques. Don’t miss Heavenly (heavenlychoc.co.uk), a gourmet ice-cream parlour and chocolatier that serves up custommade ice-cream flavours, such as Mississippi mud pie or marmalade, and gorgeous deli Salvador Deli, for Perl Las, a delicious Welsh blue cheese. See discovercarmarthenshire.com.

» Janine Kelso pitched her tent at Erwlon Caravan and Camping Park, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire (erwlon.co.uk; 01550 721021/ 720332). Pitching spots are from £12 per night.

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Barcelona is the ideal setting for long, lazy days of sightseeing or shopping, broken up by a siesta before heading out for a jug of Sangria and a plate of paella.

HEADLINE ATTRACTION From the soaring spires of his (famously unfinished) church to the magical grottoes and walkways of Parc Güell, Antoni Gaudi’s architecture is an essential part of Barcelona’s visual DNA. Don’t miss the fascinating La Pedrera, an apartment block designed by Gaudi with a great museum in the attic, and the nearby Casa Batlló (House of Bones) which resembles a mermaid’s palace.

elaborate meat and vegetable dishes, such as Calamares a la Romana (deep fried calamari rings). The idea is to pick a variety and have tapas as a meal rather than a snack.

Whether you’re self-catering or just enjoy the atmosphere of a busy city market, be sure to drop by Mercat de la Boqueria, just off Las Ramblas. It’s easily recognisable by the striking stained glass facade.

There’s a range of succulent delights on offer, from colourful fruits and vegetables

to massive fresh prawns, which go perfectly with allioli, the local garlicky mayonnaise, and a bottle of Cava.

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CHOW DOWN There are tapa bars galore in Barcelona. Tapas can be simply a handful of olives, or more

AFTER DARK Nightlife is the essence of Barcelona. As the clock hits 11pm, the city picks up tempo like nowhere else – the streets pack with young people, the bars overflow and the clubs heave. Head to the waterfront centre for techno and house, Jamboree for jazz or Mojito for Latin.

And if you’re looking for a wild New Year, Barcelona goes off something special.

BEST OF THE REST Check out Palau de la Música Catalana, a concert hall with the most elaborate interior imaginable. You can only see it on guided tours, and these tend to sell out so get in early.

great bars to choose from with the pick found in Barri Gòtic and El Raval. In terms of what you’ll drink, Sangria is a favourite but you can expect the full gamut,.

Sangria is typically made up of red wine, fruit pieces (such as apple), brandy, carbonated water and a sweetener (such as honey). While it’s refreshing, be warned that the use of cheap ingredients can lead to a pretty nasty hangover.

TRY THE LOCAL TIPPLE You won’t go thirsty in Barcelona. There are plenty of

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Any time.

Barcelona has hot summers and cool winters.

GETTING THERE EasyJet and Ryanair both fly direct to Barcelona from London.

VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa.

CURRENCY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.18 EUR. LANGUAGE Spanish.

GETTING AROUND Barcelona is spread out, so jump on the metro or splash out on the hop-on, hop-off Bus Turistic (€28 for two days), which visits the main attractions.

GOING OUT A beer is €4.

ACCOMMODATION Dorm beds from €15. Private hotel rooms from €24.

SEE barcelonaturisme.com.

Barcelona

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WINNER RED, POLAND Arnold Ochman, Miasteczko Slaskie, Poland

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Arnold has captured a fantastic setting and a fantastic moment as the material is in full flight. The red really stands out against the brown hues of the ruins and the sidelight coming through the windows has highlighted the man’s muscles and the creases of the material.

The lines on the side walls and dark circle in the centre keeps attention in the middle. All the strong verticals add to the sense of drama and power.

HOT TIP: To freeze movement, select TV (shutter priority) on your camera and choose a high number for a quick shutter speed that will prevent

RUNNER-UP LONELY ROCK TREE, OAKURA BEACH, NEW ZEALAND Scott Olsen, Wanganui, New Zealand Scott has used the drama of a ragged tree as it clings to its rock as the centrepiece for this wild and rugged landscape. The low viewpoint and wide-angle lens emphasises the tufty grass, lichen-covered stones and fluffy clouds. Flare is usually something to be avoided, but Scott has used it to skilfully highlight the tree as it

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THEME: FOCAL POINTS Leeds Castle, Kent by Leah Halliwell, Timaru, New Zealand

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Using two subjects as focal points adds drama and tension to a shot. Strong backgrounds can be a distraction but here Leah has used the castle as a secondary focal point to contrast with the swan.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 A regal bird is set against a regal building.

2 Beauty of nature versus man-made beauty.

3 Both the bird and the building are positioned on the rule of thirds, forcing the eye to travel back and forth between the two subjects.

4 The two focal points are roughly the same size in

the picture, giving each equal importance.

5 A deep depth of field means both subjects are both in focus, again for equal importance.

HOT TIPS: 1 Two strong focal points create a tension for strong compositions. Use the conventional rules – rule of

thirds, symmetry and leading lines – for dynamic shots.

2 Create imaginary lines to link the subjects, for example, create a line between two people as they look at each other. A bouquet flying through the air to a pair of hands creates an imaginary line on its trajectory.

3 Two subjects work better if there is a strong connection

either visually – in colour, size, shape – or in meaning, like the two regal subjects in Leah’s shot.

4 Similar subjects work well if there is contrast, for example, a chihuahua next to a great dane, or a fishing boat next to an ocean liner.

5 Contrasting subjects work well if there is a similarity between them, for example, a cat sleeping with a mouse.

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RED CITY, SHADES OF GREY Moscow has emerged from Communism, but the faultlines between its past and its future remain WORDS TOM STURROCK

Moscow RUSSIA

F

orget Earl’s Court tube station, with its shabby walkways and cold grey platforms – Moscow’s underground is like no other, its stations garishly opulent, like a Bolshevik Harrods, all bathed in ethereal, soft-yellow light. Stalin, of course, wanted to demonstrate the power and wealth of the Soviet empire, so he built cavernous train stations decked out in mosaic archways, stained-glass windows and majestic bronze tableaus.

A whoosh of hot air heralds the arrival of a train bound for the city centre.

Commuters jostle for position, hard elbows splayed and well-aimed.

FOLK HEROES AND FOCAL POINTS Russians love a statue. Marshal Zhukov, the country’s most decorated general, stands, immortalised, at the main gateway to Red Square – itself so vast that the sky above it feels higher, like over a runway.

At the other end, the domes of St Basil’s cathedral, bulbous and brightly-coloured; alongside, the stark red terracotta of Vladimir Lenin’s mausoleum; further south, the fortified royal citadel of the Kremlin – now the seat of the Russian Government. All landmarks of Russian life, the civic and the spiritual, bobbing side-by-side in an endless sea of asphalt.

Times have changed though and, as the focal point of an erstwhile empire, Red Square has been transformed. Military cadets still march through every few hours, but now they are flanked by groups of schoolchildren. On the outskirts, scruffy little markets have sprung up, hawking babushka dolls and furry hats to tourists.

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF MONUMENT On the eastern side of Red Square, a different kind of monument casts its own shadow. The GUM – pronounced

SHORT BREAK VODKA, CAVIAR AND BORSCHT

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goom, a generic name for the main department store in Russian cities – stands out, even from several blocks away, its fusion of medieval and contemporary architecture making it one of Moscow’s most identifiable buildings.

In the most austere days of the Soviet Union, the GUM was one of the few stores not desperately short of consumer goods, and queues were known to snake out across Red Square. There are still queues, but for different reasons – the GUM is fancy as hell. With its elegantly curved glass ceiling and criss-crossing miniature bridges, the GUM is where Moscow’s new upper-class do their shopping.

Here, bejewelled with the trappings of consumption – the fancy shoes, the top-shelf vodka, the Beluga caviar – stands Moscow’s epic monument to a new way of life.

Military cadets are ever present

THE WAY AHEAD Night has fallen.

It’s peak-hour. A twenty-something couple lean against the cracked green interior of the train. They’re

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If you don’t speak Russian, find out which restaurants are most accessible – tourism is a relatively new industry and English isn’t widely spoken.

But once you’re settled in, you’ll find there are three staples on most menus: vodka, caviar and borscht. The vodka is self-explanatory and the Russians can’t get enough of it.

Caviar is also available for a bargain in Moscow eateries.

Make sure you sample the red caviar, which is salmon eggs.

Borscht, which is beetroot soup, mostly served cold, is worth trying once, but don’t spill it on your shirt – that purple stain will never come out.

GUM: the height of decadence

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moddish, serious and self-conscious – if they were Londoners, they’d live in a garish quarter of Shoreditch; he with his cheeky back-combed mullet, wispy moustache and crumpled suit jacket, she with her super-tight skinny jeans and enormous Slightly grander than hoop earrings.

London’s Underground They alight at Dostoevskaya of a bygone era that is yet to concede its station, in one of Moscow’s satellite day is done. suburbs – it’s a long way from the glittering neon and dramatic architecture of Moscow’s cosmopolitan heart. Here, the » Tom Sturrock travelled on the nine-day Russia Unplugged tour with On the Go buildings are towering [020 7371 1113; onthegotours.com/Russia] slabs of grim functionality, which offers a comprehensive the shops bare as empty range of tours to Russia from boxes, the whole milieu four-day city-breaks to pockmarked with mesh 14-day group tours and the fencing that seems more legendary Trans-Siberian from designed to reinforce Moscow to Beijing. Tours run than protect. This year-round including thoroughly modern Christmas and New Year. young couple turn and Prices start at £339. head out into the night, enfolded by the remnants

NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Spring and autumn are requires a bit of planning and quite a bit the best times. Winter is just too damn of information. cold and summer is too busy.

CURRENCY Ruble. 1 GBP = 47 rubles.

GETTING THERE Most major LANGUAGE Russian. airlines fly to Moscow’s GOING OUT Booze is cheap. You Domodedovo Airport. can buy a beer for 60-70 rubles.

GETTING AROUND Cabs ACCOMMODATION Hotels can be expensive and are expensive – you’ll be hard to organise if paying from £60 a night you don’t speak and the service probably RUSSIA Russian. The Moscow isn’t what westerners St Petersburg Metro is reliable and expect. Hostels are better MOSCOW impressively cheap. value, but you’ll still be VISAS You’ll need paying £20-£30 per night. a Russian visa, which SEE moscowcity.com.

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READERS’ TIPS FREE FILMS

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Free outdoor film TIP OF screenings are THE WEEK being held at The Scoop amphitheatre on the Southbank until October 1.

Weather permitting, evening schedules run from 7.30pm. No booking is necessary and drinks are available from a pop-up bar at the venue. See morelondon.com/scoop.

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If you are completing a West Coast road trip of the United States, don’t miss Yosemite National Park for amazing views and endless outdoor opportunities, such as hiking and climbing.

Take the scenic route when driving to the park and stop at Bass Lake, where you can hire out speed boats.

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I am travelling to California next year with a friend. We plan to stay in San Diego for three months from May to July, and travel to various parts of California. We are looking for an apartment for three months to base ourselves in. Is this the best and cheapest way to go about it? If so, can you recommend any budget/good value apartments or websites we can check out.

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Applying for a Russian visa needn’t be daunting, it just requires a little extra legwork. Think of it as a chance to delve into the disappearing world of Soviet-era bureaucracy – though in reality it’s rarely hard or complicated.

You simply need a voucher to go with your application, which you can get from a hotel or travel agency. With this you can get your visa quickly. Way to Russia (waytorussia.net) has a helpful, step-by-step guide.

Safety isn’t an issue. You should take the regular big-city precautions of taxis after dark and not advertising your bling to the world, but generally Russia is great territory for adventurous independent travellers. And that’s you, so don’t be afraid to take the plunge.

One of the trains between St Petersburg and Moscow has its own theme tune, played nightly as it pulls out of the station. For obvious reasons, make this the one you take.

It’s called the Red Arrow and it used to carry the Communist Party bigwigs between Moscow and what was then Leningrad.

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I’m not sure why you’d want to base yourself in one place for three months, and why that place should be San Diego. It’s too far south to be useful for exploring the entirety of the state, and California, at 700 miles long, is too large to see without having a few different bases.

Unless you get lucky with Craigslist (craigslist.org) or a similar lodging site you’re going to struggle to rent somewhere for less than six months, and in any agreement with a landlord you’re looking at losing out on deposit and fees for when you’re not there and off exploring. Rather than waste money, go for the time honoured route of travelling around, staying in hostels and at camping grounds.

With the money you save, as you’re planning on staying in California, you could look into buying a car. However, with three months I’d be more ambitious and aim to get around most of the US in this time, using a combination of hire cars, train rides and flights.

My friend and I are thinking about travelling to Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia, in November. Is it safe to explore the country by ourselves without a tour group? We’re also a bit daunted by the prospect of applying for a visa. Do you have any advice for us?

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A pizza, a Redbull and the The Shawshank Redemption make up the average hotel stay, according to Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts. The most popular items ordered from the in-room dining menu are pizzas and bottles of Redbull, while The Shawshank Redemption is the top choice for in-room entertainment.

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‘SET-JETTING’ ON THE UP

Travellers are being drawn to India and Italy thanks to the impending release of the muchhyped movie, Eat Pray Love.

The pending movie release of Liz Gilbert’s renowned memoir has driven interest in the gorgeous destinations where the film was set, according to price comparison website Cheapflights.co.uk.

In a trend known as set-jetting, travellers are inspired to visit a destination after seeing it on the big screen.

The Julia Roberts’ flick has particularly boosted searches on Rome, where Gilbert was based during her time in Italy. Travellers have been drawn to the Italian capital to experience the mouth-watering gelato at San Crispino, which the author visited three times in one day. Searches for Naples have also

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Claims from backpackers A travel insurance specialist has reported an alarming increase in claims made by backpackers.

EssentialTravel.co.uk has seen a staggering 64.1 per cent rise in claims from customers who have purchased the Backpacker Travel Insurance policy.

Medical expenses generated the most claims thanks to the growth in adventure sports activities, such as bungee jumping, skydiving, skiing and white-water rafting. There has also been a spike in

“Are you insured for this?”

personal effects claims, which includes personal property taken or purchased on the trip that is accidentally lost, stolen or damaged.

This is because flashy backpackers are now travelling with substantially higher value items, such as laptops, iPods and smartphones.

risen by 11.2 per cent year-on-year since Gilbert wrote about how she munched her favourite pizza at L’Antica.

Meanwhile, since the release of Karate Kid in July, searches for China’s capital, Beijing, have surged by 89.2 per cent.

Although it was panned by the critics, Sex and the City 2, which was filmed in Morocco but set in Abu Dhabi, attracted holidaymakers to both countries. The former saw a 10.6 per cent rise in searches, and the latter an 8.2 per cent rise in searches on Cheapflights.co.uk.

Elsewhere, the release of Nelson Mandela biopic Invictus in February sent searches on South Africa up by 12.4 per cent and searches for Johannesburg, where the film takes place, up by a massive 46.7 per cent, well before the World Cup began.

NEW YORK BUGS An outbreak of bed bugs in New York city has forced Fifth Avenue’s Nike Shop to close because the creepie crawlies have infested the clothes on sale. The Big Apple has been fighting the biting critters for months.

SKY HIGH FASHION Qatar Airways has been dubbed the most stylish airline thanks to its retro-look crimson uniform, according to a Skyscanner poll.

Air France and British Airways were ranked the

second and third most stylish airlines.

WATER BOTTLE BAN Travellers visiting Italy’s Cinque Terre coastline have been banned from carrying plastic bottles of water amid fears they are spoiling beaches and polluting the sea. Under new plans to preserve the beauty of the area, tourists will be asked to buy reusable flasks for one euro. The heritage coastline attracts three million visitors a year. In August, 400,000 plastic bottles were discarded there.

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WORDS FRANKIE MULLIN

ON THE ROAD

MOULID OF SAYYED AHMED AL-BADAWI

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Tanta, Egypt Late Oct Two million pilgrims converge to worship in a colourful, frenzied exhibition of devotion. Snakes are charmed, mass circumcisions take place and sufis work themselves into a trance.

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» egypt.travel

WHAT: Gloriously camp and

unashamedly exhibitionist, this is indulgent craziness at its best. More than 70,000 party-goers descend to take part in activities such as the Headdress Ball, the Party in Plaid, the Homemade Bikini Contest, the Pet Masquerade and Parade, and Sloppy Joe’s Annual Toga Party.

WHERE: Florida’s gorgeous sub-tropical Keys.

WHEN: Oct 22-31, 2010.

WHY: Fantasy Fest began in

1979 and proved a hit with the Keys’ eccentric inhabitants.

DO IT BECAUSE: Dressing up and behaving outrageously is good for your soul. Even more so if it’s done with a beautiful beach nearby.

HOW MUCH: Events vary.

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LOCK IT IN TAR BARREL ROLLING Ottery St Mary, England Nov 5, 2010 otterytourism.org.uk

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FANTASY FEST KEY WEST, FLORIDA

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VENICE CARNIVAL SALON DU CHOCOLAT Paris, France Oct 28-Nov 1, 2010 Chocolate lovers will be in heaven at this celebration of all things chocolatey. Attend tastings and demonstrations, watch the chocolate-themed circus or just gorge yourself.

Oh, OK then!

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Where in the world?

Venice, Italy Feb 25-Mar 8, 2011 veniceconnected.com

RIO CARNIVAL Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mar 4-8, 2011 rio-carnival.net

NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS New Orleans, USA Mar 8, 2011 mardigrasneworleans.com

THE TRAVELLER …

Caleb Marsden, 21, Perth What’s your most interesting travel story?

I went to Morocco during Ramadan and fasted for four days, not even drinking water.

Then at night, you eat sweet pastries and tagine.

Best party?

Renee Emanuel from Sydney Australia, at Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France

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Weirdest story?

Our guide fell off a camel and got trampled in Morocco.

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The Feria in Spain.

Seven days of dancing on the street to DJs and live bands.

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GUGGENHEIM, BILBAO WHAT: The striking building of the Guggenheim, in Bilbao, northern Spain is the museum’s main draw. The brainchild of American architect Frank O. Gehry, it is all twisting and curving fish-scale-like shapes, wrapped up in an outer titanium layer. Don’t miss Jeff Koons’ giant flower-clad dog and Louise Bourgeois’ spider sculpture (pictured).

SEE: guggenheim-bilbao.es

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LOUVRE, PARIS WHAT: Is she happy or sad?

Decide for yourself about Mona Lisa’s state of mind by viewing Leonardo Da Vinci’s beguiling masterpiece at the Louvre. The museum, which first opened its doors in 1793, is home to works by Botticelli, Titian, Bellini and Raphael. If you hate crowds, visit on a Wednesday or Friday night when the gallery opens late.

SEE: louvre.fr

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THE MET, NEW YORK WHAT: One of the world’s largest art galleries, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is loaded with more than two million pieces. As well as housing works from ancient Egypt, expect plenty of modern and American art.

SEE: metmuseum.org

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HERMITAGE, ST PETERSBURG WHAT: Ogle three million works of art and artefacts – including prehistoric dopesmoking gear. The museum is set within several buildings, including the Winter Palace, once home to the Russian tsars.

SEE: hermitagemuseum.org

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THE UFFIZI, FLORENCE WHAT: Be prepared for mammoth queues for one of the oldest art galleries in the world. Marvel at Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s Venus, then enjoy a coffee on the café terrace, which offers sweeping views of Florence.

SEE: uffizi.com

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My favourite place in the world is … the English county of Suffolk as it has pretty towns and villages.

Newmarket, where I live, is the world centre for the bloodstock industry.

Watching wave upon wave of thoroughbred race horses galloping on a misty morning is truly magical.

My most challenging travel experience was … when I did the New York Marathon. Due to urgent business, I couldn't leave my office in London until 6pm on the evening before the event on the Sunday morning. I finished the race at 1pm on the Sunday then had to walk 17 blocks (there were no taxis!) back to my hotel, before leaving for the airport to get a 5pm flight back to London.

The next trip on my travel wishlist is ... Australia.

My top travel tip is … never get stressed or angry.

People in the travel industry have devious ways of getting their own back if you upset them! Be nice – life is too short.

I always pack … my running shoes. It's a great way of getting to know a new place.

My guilty travel pleasure is … always buying something at the airport before I fly somewhere.

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It’s not a title to be thrown around willy-nilly in a region where alcohol is as pervasive as blonde hair and high taxes.

While Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo will always have the loudest claim to being the king of the Nordic sauce spots, the northern Danish town of Aalborg just might be the rightful heir to the throne.

TASTY TIPPLES A vibrant student town near the northern tip of Denmark’s Jutland, Aalborg has a growing reputation for being the place to go for all alcohol-related nonsense. With

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LEGOLAND Situated in the middle of Denmark’s mainland is the small, unassuming town of Billund, home to Denmark’s number one tourist attraction, Legoland.

Its centrepiece is the impressive Miniland, a tiny Lego wonderland made from 20 million bricks. It boasts a mini airport, oil rigs, and recreations of famous cities, tailor-made for some kitsch ‘around the world’ snaps.

But the park offers more than quaint kids’ amusements and miniature attractions. There are rides to work out your adrenal glands too.

The Viking’s Riversplash, The Dragon and X-treme Racers rollercoasters will get the heart-rate up, but our recommendation is Power Builder, a two-person robot claw thingameejig where you control the action by programming how much you want to be thrown around.

Legoland Billund is open until the end of October. See legoland.dk/en.

a world-famous schnapps distillery, top-class microbrewery, a fine beer walk and a road whose near-mythical status will raise the eyebrows of Danes’ as they imagine the shenanigans you’ll get up to, Aalborg provides the beer goggles for Scandinavia.

My tipple tour of town starts at the akvavit distillery, home to the popular Aalborg Akvavit – or, as it’s more popularly known, schnapps. Now I’ve been on my fair share of these tastings before, so I know the drill. You’re shown where said alcohol is produced and are bombarded with facts about production techniques and levels, before going for a tasting during which the brain’s memory cells will be the first to be killed off by the alcohol. That’s why I take a pen.

Apparently, the almost fully-automated distillery produces more than six million litres a year and its most popular brand, Taffel Akvavit, is exported to 42 countries including Australia. I say ‘apparently’ as I haven’t taken into account my handwriting deteriorating quite so badly after tasting seven different kinds of the stuff. I particularly like Brøndum Akvavit, distilled with cumin seeds it has a distinct tequila flavour, and Nordguld, a strong shot once marketed by pharmacies ‘to rid you of the slime from your body’.

DRINK WITH THE LOCALS These tours and tastings are all well and good, but it’s how the locals interact with their alcohol that’s key to the place being crowned the Scandinavian booze capital.

And if that’s the case, Aalborg’s coronation takes place at Jomfru Ane Gade, or Virgin Anne’s Street. A 500m road packed to the

Paul Hansford, Danish Tourist Board

BREW TIME A brisk walk across town clears my head just in time for my next tour at the Søgaards Bryghus, a microbrewery in the oldest part of town. Situated in the historic CW Obels square, the brewhouse boasts a modern bar, restaurant and the working brewery. You can taste an array of brews here, from one made with a Danish

coastal flower to Rød Quinua, a fruity, cherry-flavoured offering made with Bolivian corn. My favourite has to be Viva La Birra, or pizza beer, made with oregano, black pepper and bay leaves.

Make sure you also check out the provocative beer labels on some bottles, including Hitler as Tintin and even a rather disturbing scene with a Catholic priest …

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OTHER SCANDINAVIAN PARTY TOWNS HELSINKI

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If you like your nightlife in daylight, then Helsinki it is, with more than 20 hours per day in summer. The Finns love a drink and this capital city rocks. Head to Lost and Found, Ateljee Baari at Torni for pricey drinks but great views, and Irish bar Molly Malones for locals and live music. The Helsinki Club is a rite of passage for clubgoers, while Kaarle XII, with six bars, is the town’s biggest.

COPENHAGEN You’ll need a bit of staying power – as well as cash – as not much gets going here until late. Hit the bars early for some

Sample Copenhagen’s finest

local ‘hygge’ – cosiness – then start on the clubs no earlier than midnight.

Check out Stereo Bar in Israel’s Square for its ‘70s retro decor, Nimb Bar for serious cocktails and Charlie’s Bar for a great selection of ales. For clubbing, Baron Boltens Gård has Fever, Slide and Nasa, while Club Mantra plays hip-hop/R&B.

STOCKHOLM Like most Scandinavian cities, the party starts after midnight but expect long queues if you leave it too late.

The best place to meet locals is popular beer hall Kvarnen, while Café Opera and Berns are good for people-watching. For clubbing, Stureplan is the place to be, with the People-watching in Stockholm White Room and Laroy the pick of the bunch. Indie kids shouldn’t miss ‘Bangers and Mash’ at one of town’s top and clubs litter the centre. Try Kaffi Solon bars, Marie Leveau, which is run by or Thorvaldsen Bar, which is a restaurant Oasis’s Gem Archer. by day and a stonking club by night.

Music is also big in town, but it’s not just REYKJAVIK Sigur Ros or Bjork-warbling: the scene is Reykjavik is a popular off-beat spot for diverse with live punk, hip-hop and indie those craving a new night scene. Bars on any given night.

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rafters with pubs, live music venues and nightclubs, it’s a strip where the drink flows freely and the locals are as friendly as you want them to be, depending on relationship status.

My first hour has me tamely enjoying a few Tuborgs at an outside table at Le Bar Bat, but the midnight hour sees a flood of people hit the narrow street and I literally follow the wave of swaying humanity from bar to bar, quickly making new friends and losing them just as fast as they duck into the next pub with little notice.

While the more garish, neon-clad clubs could be anywhere in the world, live music venues like Andy’s, Saltlageret and Pigen & Trompeten have a friendly, Explore Aalborg’s backstreets

I follow the “ wave of humanity from bar to bar ” local vibe, full of people more than willing to practice their English by sharing a story or two. I finally make the journey home closer to the time that I usually wake up, hoping that earlier tales of purely brewed alcohol will make my inevitable hangover a little easier to manage.

ON THE WAGON It would be wrong to think of Aalborg as a one-dimensional party town though.

The architecture is superb, an easy marriage of traditional buildings and modern structures sitting happily next to each other. While CW Obels Square and Aalborghus Castle are great examples of traditional Scandinavian design, the new Friis shopping centre and Nordkraft cultural centre are shining examples of Denmark in the

modern world.

Probably the most famous piece of architecture in town has a special significance to Australians. The Utzon Center sits on the bank of Limfjorden, and is designed by Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon. Known as an ‘honest architect’ for showing the entirety of his buildings and what they’re made of, Utzon’s design for the architecture centre has a distinctly maritime feel and is reported to have been designed in homage to his shipbuilding father. The small building is visually stunning and encompasses a gorgeous waterfront. The Utzon Center also houses drawings of the architect’s most famous work.

So while other Nordic towns might give it the ‘big I am’ about their drinking credentials, I’m more than happy to tap Aalborg on each shoulder with my booze sword and say, ‘Arise, booze capital of Scandinavia’. You’ll find it hard to disagree.

WHEN TO GO While the consumption of alcohol is a year-round activity, a temperate climate makes summer the best time to visit. May sees the Aalborg Carnival (karnevaliaalborg.dk), the biggest in northern Europe. Events hot up with colder weather, with Nordkraft hosting the Manhattan Short Film Festival, September 26-October 3 (biffen-aalborg.dk); and Culture Night throughout town on October 15. See visitaalborg.com.

GETTING THERE Sterling Cimber (cimber.com) and Norwegian Airlines (norwegian.no/en/) fly direct to Aalborg from London.

GETTING AROUND Use a bike. Hire one for 20kr from special racks.

VISAS South Africans will need a Schengen visa. Aussies and Kiwis don’t need a visa.

CURRENCY Kroner. 1 GBP = 8.91KR. LANGUAGE Danish.

GOING OUT A beer costs from 40-70KR. ACCOMMODATION Hotel CABINN (cabinn.dk) has rooms from £43 per night. Danhostel Aalborg Vandrerhjem (danhostelaalborg.dk/en) is 3km out of town and has rooms from £30 per night.

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You can visit the Sami people and learn about their culture and see reindeers, see the Ice Hotel and have a drink in the ice bar, cross the Arctic Circle, go dog sledding and snow mobiling, experience the scenery and if a bit lucky you can top everything with seeing the stunning northern lights.

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