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EDITOR’S LETTER If the cold weather has got you hankering after warmer climes, turn to P76 for our guide to Barbados. However, if you’re one for wrapping up and exploring, see P10 for making the most of autumn days in London or on P70 is our guide to hitting the slopes in Massif de Aravis. And we speak to inspirational director Baz Luhrmann who tells us his top Romeo + Juliet moment – and will he reveal his next film? Find out on P28.

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8 LONDON 8 London Life 10 AUTUMN DAYS: Top ideas for autumn in London 12 Food & Drink 14 RETURN OF THE BUNNY GIRLS: The Playboy Club is back in London 16 Spotted 18 Silly Buggers

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Celebrity News TNT Life Look Who’s Talking: Sophie Lowe LOST BOY: Kodi Smit-McPhee on his new film Let Me In 26 Cinema 27 Culture 28 NO FEAR: Director Baz Luhrmann relishes life’s challenges

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Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News The Week In Sport Rugby Rugby League Football General THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Dan Carter on NZ’s Grand Slam tour 52 CAN THE BOKS BOUNCE BACK? Juan de Jongh on SA’s chances

61 Global Vision 62 HEAD FOR THE HILLS: Explore the UK’s Peak District 64 Late Deals 65 TNTT Weekender: San Sebastian 68 Hotshots 70 SNOW WONDER: Hit the slopes in Massif de Aravis 72 Travel Tips 73 Travel News 74 Top Five 75 On The Road 76 CARIBBEAN QUEEN: There’s more to Barbados than beaches 10 How to make the most of autumn

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TNT’S DON’T MISS REVIEW: LA SOIREE Roll up! Roll up! The circus is in town … If you’re looking for an evening of thrills, spills and body contorting, head to the bright Magic Mirrors big top on the South Bank.

Although it may appear to be a mirage in the greyness, it’s the home of La Soiree – a mix of cabaret, burlesque and circus-act fun.

You’ll wince but look with rubber-neck intrigue as Captain Frodo squeezes his bendy body through 12-inch and 10-inch tennis rackets.

Miss Behave will make your eyes water as she stubs cigars out on her tongue before swallowing the leg of a chair, while Marawa defies gravity with her hulahooping skills.

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The kings of the show are The English Gents – a double-act who perform an incomprehensible display of acrobatics, strength and balance.

La Soiree is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

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BONFIRE NIGHT FREE WHAT: It’s possibly one of the most fun English traditions. Just as winter creeps in, people get together and build a massive bonfire to mark the anniversary of Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605. There will be various spots dotted around London.

WHEN: November 5-7.

DO IT BECAUSE: Is there anything more quintessentially English than getting all rugged-up, drinking a skinful of whiskey, lighting a jolly big bonfire and sucking down bangers and mash with toffee apples for afters?

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» Various spots around London Get hooked on fishing at Syon Park

Capital idea: Syon Park You don’t have to leave London to do a spot of fishing. Instead, you can head out to Syon Park, nestled next to Kew Gardens. It’s a rambling estate, lined with trees and with ducks wandering along the banks of rivers, picking their way between focused anglers.

The fish on offer are mostly trout; they’ve been ethically farmed and then released on to the estate. It means they’re quite meaty and a bit naive, having led sheltered lives up until now – it makes for good

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Fishing, it must be said, is not the cheapest hobby around – it will cost you £30 for day at Syon Park, but if you’re keen to fish regularly, it’s a perfect venue to practice your casting and get the hang of it all, while still giving yourself a chance to catch something. TS

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In 1604, Guy Fawkes – an English Catholic who fought in the Spanish Civil War – hatched a plot to assassinate England’s Protestant king and the government of the day by tunnelling underneath Parliament and then lighting piles of gunpowder.

He and his co-conspirators became worried their plan had been discovered, so Fawkes went to check on the powder, but was apprehended and the plot went belly-up.

He immediately confessed but resisted days of torture before naming the others involved in the scheme. At his trial, Fawkes nonetheless pleaded not guilty but the result was never in doubt. In January 1406, he was hanged, drawn and quartered, his body parts spread to the four corners of the kingdom to deter other would-be traitors.

Fawkes’s effigy is now burnt as part of Bonfire Night celebrations. TS

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Wrap up warm and make the most of it before winter sets in WORDS REBECCA KENT

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elicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” George Eliot had the right idea, but, unless we grow wings, autumn is here for a limited time only.

Revel in what London has to offer before the nights draw in for a good while.

STUNNING STUFF There are few things more breathtaking than the quintessential autumn scene of grounds blanketed in lemon yellows, vibrant reds and burnt oranges.

Kew Gardens is arguably the best place in London to witness the finery. Volunteer guides are running free walks during November to treat you to the best spots.

Try out the tree-top walk, 18m above the ground where you can watch green parakeets feeding only metres away.

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Scenic: Find autumnal treasures in London

GIDDY-UP Witness nature at work while on horseback in Hyde Park. There are five miles of bridleways, including along the Serpentine Lake, and there are friendly horses for beginners. Definitely a ‘must do’. » hydeparkstables.com

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STAG DO Richmond Park plays host to scenes of sexual extravaganza at this time of year when horny deer vie for female affection.

Deer rutting season can be quite the spectacle. Males thrash their antlers in the vegetation and roars and bellows sound across the park as red stags establish territories and challenge rivals. Just don’t get too close! » royalparks.org.uk LOOPY LOOP Set yourself a seasonal challenge to complete the London Loop, a 150-mile circular trail between the last tube stations and the M25.

Conquer the loop the easy way - by walking it in segments, marvelling at the diversity of the tree-lined corridor, particularly in Kingston, Cockfosters and Petts Wood. » tfl.gov.uk

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SNAP HAPPY Photos are the perfect way to capture the beauty of autumn.

For inspiration, join Frui’s Photography Social which hosts London photography walks led by tutors. It costs £10 to take part, which includes drinks - and banter. » frui.co.uk GO MUSHROOMING Learn the art of mushroom foraging – it requires patience, a keen eye and curiosity.

Andy Overall runs autumn forages and workshops on Hampstead Heath with his Fungi To Be With company.

Pick a bagful and impress your flatmates after you’ve whipped them up with some garlic butter for your dinner. » fungitobewith.org CLASS ACT There is a particular loveliness about piping hot crumpets, extravagant cakes and rivers of refreshing teas. And where

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else to enjoy them than ensconced in a posh hotel? Book early for high teas as you won’t be the only one with the great idea.

Try the Ritz, Fortnum & Mason or The Berkeley. For a zany twist, go nuts at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the Sanderson where you can indulge in an exploding ice cream lollipop. » sandersonlondon.com

GET STYLING! Don’t allow your wardrobe to slip into shades of dull in reflection of the dreariness that is setting in.

There is an army of Gok Wan-type style advisers and personal shoppers to ensure you look smashing at all times. Enquire at stores such as Debenhams and Top Shop. Debenhams’ fitting rooms are even fixed with time delay cameras so you can see what you look like from behind. » debenhams.com

Conkers is the ultimate autumn childhood game using the seeds of the horse chestnut tree which are hard brown nuts found inside a brown outer casing that falls to the ground.

Here’s how to play: Make yourself a conker by threading a strong 25cm piece of string through the middle.

Take turns at hitting the other player’s conkers.

When the first player is hit, they must dangle their conker while the opponent tries to strike it with theirs, string wrapped around one hand and conker launched with the other.

If the strings tangle, the first to call “strings” gets an extra shot; if a player hits the opponent’s conker so it completes a whole circle after being hit - known as ‘round the world’ – the player gets another go; If a player drops his conker, or it is knocked out of his hand, the opponent can shout ‘stamps’ and jump on it; but should its owner first cry “no stamps” then the conker, hopefully, remains intact.

The game continues in turns until one of the conkers is completely destroyed.

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Nik Biok

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Born in Sydney and raised in Bali, Malaysia and Thailand, Nik Biok, 39, has lived in London for 15 years.

DESCRIBE YOUR MENU: It’s contemporary Pan-American, which has a lot of Central and Southern American, as well as Southeast Asian, influences. It is what you would call PanAmerican 2010.

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO MAKE? Chicken and tiger prawn skewers, with a peanut and lime leaf dip. The dip has very similar qualities to peanut sauce from Bali, which is where I grew up as a kid.

AUSTRALIA OR LONDON? The leading city in the world for cuisine is London. London is the only city worldwide which has truly tried the

concept of infusing food from different races.

DESCRIBE CIRCUS: You dine while you watch circus-related acts. We try to make the food as flamboyant as the interior and the shows.

HEATHER VANDENENGEL

» Circus, 27-29 Endell Street WC2H 9BA Covent Garden (circus-london.co.uk)

RESTAURANT REVIEW Jamie’s Italian ★★★★★

19-23 High Street, KT1 1LL 0208 912 0110 Kingston

THE SCENE A relaxed-yetstylish eatery with a rustic feel that provides the perfect setting for any night out, whether it’s with a group of friends or a romantic meal for two.

The venue has a warm, homely vibe to it – it’s easy to pretend you’ve actually been invited over for dinner at Jamie’s very own abode.

There’s vibrant artwork on the walls and a great farmers’ market at the back of the restaurant.

THE GRUB The meat antipasti plank starter with cured meats, cheeses, pickles and salad is a smorgasbord of Italian favourites – bellissimo!

The baked chestnut mushroom with smoked buffalo mozzarella is also impressive.

For mains, there’s a choice

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of pasta, seafood, steaks or salads – all with a hearty Italian Jamie Oliver-twist.

The bucatini carbonara with homemade tubular spaghetti, smoked pancetta and courgettes proves sublime, and the steak hits the jackpot among the meat lovers (even the extremely fussy South African carnivores give it the seal of approval).

BEHIND THE BAR Plenty of Italian wines and bubblies from which to choose, plus

a handful of cocktails and beers.

If you’re a red wine lover, try the 2009 Gran Sasso (£4.65 per glass and £17.35 per bottle) which is dubbed the wine of the evening.

BILL PLEASE Something to suit all wallets with starters from £3.50-£6.65; main meals at £5.95-£16.45 and desserts for under a fiver.

VERDICT Top quality food and wines in an unpretentious environment – la dolce vita!

INGER SMITH

Order your food in the lit bar, then dine in the darkness, guided by blind servers. Probably not a good idea for a first date, but fun for a novelty meal. danslenoir.com

Babbo’s Truffle Menu Savour the elusive wild truffle at Babbo’s in Mayfair.

Their seasonal white truffle menu features three sumptuous Italian dishes. babborestaurant.co.uk

Admire Canaletto’s paintings, then eat the food of Venice. thenationalcafe.co.uk.

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Nearly 30 years after it was closed, Hugh Hefner will reopen London’s Playboy club. Here, an ex-bunny tells TNT her tail WORDS CAROL DRIVER

“M

y father was horrified when I told him I was a bunny girl.

He was a high-ranking police officer,” Barbara Haigh says. Well, this was the early Seventies when working for Playboy was considered controversial.

Little did Barbara’s father realise that these hostesses would come to represent a golden era, their bunny ears, fluffy tails and tux collars becoming synonymous with the flamboyant lifestyles of the rich and the famous who frequented Hugh Hefner’s prestigious casino in Park Lane.

It’s exactly that ambience Hefner is looking to recapture when he reopens

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I was told to get “ my clothes off – knickers too! ” a Playboy club in Mayfair next year – nearly 30 years after it was closed.

TNT tracked down Haigh, 61, who was one of the original bunny girls, working for the company from 1971 until 1982.

Recalling her interview at age 21, Haigh says: “I walked into the bunny room where people were in different stages of undress.

I was told to get my clothes off – knickers as well!

“I was given a costume and a pair of high heels, which were too big for me, so I clip-clopped to the bunny mother’s office so she could look at me. I had to stand in all different positions – smiling so you could see my teeth.

“Some girls would have their teeth straightened or were told to have a nose job if they wanted the job.

Hugh do ya love? Hefner and girlfriend Barbi Benton arrive at Heathrow in 1970

Having big boobs helped, to a certain extent – but the costume did the rest.”

Haigh, who now owns The Grapes pub in Limehouse, said her father refused to speak to her for six weeks after she told him the news.

“He came round in the end. I took him and my stepmother to the club for dinner,” she laughs.

“We went into the VIP section.

All the directors were there and each introduced themselves to the table. He was quite taken aback how well-educated they were. He was very impressed.

“It was all very innocent – you could look but don’t touch.

“Seeing movie stars was commonplace.

“I’ve served Jack Nicholson, Lauren Bacall, John Wayne was in there once, Sylvester Stallone, Stevie Wonder, Tony Curtis.

Original bunny: Barbara Haigh

“Of course we made a fuss of them, who wouldn’t?”

So does Haigh welcome the news of the new club? “Once you had your costume on, you felt like a million dollars,” she says. “It’s what we’ve been waiting for.

There’s nothing else like it.”

A NEW ERA The new Playboy club will be looking to recreate the success of the original which opened in 1966.

The gaming and entertainment venue will feature a restaurant, cocktail bar and members’ lounge.

And it will aim to cater to some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports and London’s elite.

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said: “When we first opened the Playboy Club in London it was one of my favourite times for the brand.

“With Playboy now more popular than ever, I look forward to our return to London and again sharing the concept of good food and drink, pretty girls and exciting entertainment.”

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I really want my boyfriend to have Christmas with my family but he won’t commit. It’s our first year together and I really want him to spend it with my parents and siblings. How can I persuade him?

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How utterly nauseating.

You’ve been together for five minutes and you’re already trying to force your in-laws down his throat.

Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t stick around for a second festive season.

If he doesn’t want to come, why don’t you just zip it instead of throwing your

TOOL OF THE WEEK “Hugging and shit”

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Television teaches us that Christmas is a time for miracles but, in my experience, Christmas is a time for disappointment.

When I was a child, my family had very little money but Christmas remained a time of great happiness.

Then, one Christmas Eve, my father lost his job at the tar works. My parents argued all night, while I sat in the s Christmas suck shower with

the taps on full blast to drown out the sound. They separated soon after and now, every Christmas, after I come home from the strip club, I curl up in the shower and weep for my lost innocence.

Instead of strong-arming your boyfriend into spending Christmas with your family, why not just be thankful for the family you have? For some of us, Christmas is nothing but a reminder of all the cherished things the world has stripped away.

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Stephen Sutherland, a 20-yearold boxer who represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics, was found guilty of punching a woman at her daughter’s 16th birthday party.

Faith Holt testified that she had repeatedly asked the flyweight to leave the event and said Sutherland attacked her as she tried to frogmarch his mate out the front door.

Sutherland denied punching Holt, instead telling police they shared a drink at the party and were “hugging and shit”.

Nice try. Back under your bridge, bogan.

toys out of the pram like some cartoonish little “but I want it now” princess?

What’s so special about Christmas anyway? Do you think he’s more likely to fall in love with you once he’s seen you screeching like a harpy every time you open another crap present?

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Mel Gibson’s cameo in The Hangover 2 has been dropped.

Apparently, the decision was made after cast refused to work with the troubled star. Instead, Liam Neeson will take on the role.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?: Well according to Bec and Lleyton Hewitt, it’s another cash cow to be milked.

The couple, who had their third child on October 19, have been charging fans AU$2 to be texted the name of their newborn daughter.

For the punters who paid up, this is what their message read: “We’ve finally decided on a name for Mia & Cruz’s baby sister. Ava Sydney Hewitt. We love being a little family of 5. Thanks, Lleyton”.

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THE ’FINGER GET HIGH Aussie rockers Powderfinger put fans on an extreme high when they played a charity gig at 30,000 feet last week.

The high-altitude show took place on a flight between Sydney and Gold Coast on October 28, making Powderfinger the world’s first rock group to play on a scheduled flight.

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“There wasn’t much room up there for big stage moves.

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The 20-year-old Brit-born actress is fast becoming a rising star in Australian cinema, even receiving an AFI nomination for her feature debut Beautiful Kate

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Sophie Lowe INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER You must have been stoked about getting an AFI nomination for Best Actress in Beautiful Kate even though you didn’t end up winning?

That was really surreal - it still is. I still can’t believe that happened...

What was it like working with director Rachel Ward on that film?

It was a really great experience. It was my first film and she made me feel really comfortable. She really believed in what I could bring to the role and so she just let me do my thing.

I put on nipple “ covers during nude scenes ” The film deals with a love affair between brother and sister. How did you feel about that?

Rachel handled it so well, the script was so well written. I knew it was going to be controversial - which I love.

We would be pretending to have sex and he [director, Dean Francis] would be like, “Stop! Stop!”. He would then move the covers just a little bit so the scene would look better.

You’re quoted as saying you don’t have a problem with onscreen nudity if the film demands it. But do you take measures to protect yourself from being exploited?

I put covers on my nipples just in case.

And I wear underwear, not that I don’t trust the directors, but just in case.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve had to learn for a role?

I think shooting a rifle was pretty cool [on The Clinic]. I learnt how to shoot a shotgun as well. That was so much fun. I had really big bruises on my cheek and on my shoulder. I was on shooting ranges with [clay pigeons] and I was actually able to shoot some.

You also starred with Xavier Samuel on Road Kill before he graduated to Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Were you surprised by his success?

No, he’s such a superstar. I would just go to watch him on set when I wasn’t on, because he has the ability to take anything and make it great.

Do you have one eye on Hollywood yourself?

Yeah – I’ve got both my eyes [on Hollywood]. I’ve been to LA a couple of times to do auditions and things - I want to do as much as I can. It’s a faster process than in Australia. You have coffee with producers and directors, and the you get all these scripts through all at once and you have to read them really quickly.

But it’s great.

Why do you love controversy?

Who would your dream director be?

Because it gets people’s attention and it makes people think differently about things, and pushes people’s boundaries...

Sofia Coppola. I really love her films. .

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That post-swim sex scene on the dam bank with Scott O’Donnell was pretty full on - how did you prepare for that?

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I was really nervous but Rachel convinced me it was fine. She took her shirt off as well - she was in a bra - and jumped in the water. She was like my mum! My mum was on set as well, so it was really comfortable.

There was also the sex scene in Road Train which you’ve said was quite tricky to shoot.

Doing the sex scene was really technical.

YOU DON’T SAY? What’s your karaoke song?

I Love Rock N’ Roll, by Joan Jett, but the Britney Spears version of it.

Vegemite or Marmite I don’t like either but I wanna say Marmite cos I’m English.

What was your nickname at school?

I didn’t have one - just Soph.

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Good blood: Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In

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At 14, Aussie Kodi Smit-McPhee’s career is fast gaining momentum. His latest role Let Me In is further proof of his great potential WORDS JAMES MOTTRAM

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is name doesn’t so much trip off the tongue as cause you to stumble over it. But we better get used to hearing about Kodi Smit-McPhee. The 14-year-old from Melbourne is arguably on his way to becoming, if not the biggest, then certainly one of the most respected teen stars of his day. Having held his own alongside Eric Bana in Romulus, My Father and Viggo Mortensen in The Road, he now returns for the much-anticipated vampire tale, Let Me In. With his pale skin and widely set eyes lending him an almost otherworldly quality, you could be forgiven for thinking Smit-McPhee plays one of the vampires. In fact, he stars as Owen, a lonely New Mexico boy who gets his ass kicked by a trio of school bullies on a daily basis. Fortunately for him, Kick-Ass star Chloe Mortez is on hand to fight his corner. She plays Abby, an equally lonely teen who happens to be a bloodsucker.

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NORMAL TEEN To his credit, Smit-McPhee does not hide the fact that he’s become a ‘Twi-Hard’ himself. “I always used to say it was a girl thing and I didn’t like it. I was kinda judging a book by its cover. Then I went

“ The kids at

school don’t really care about fame ” and saw it and I really liked it.” In truth, given all the adult-oriented projects he’s found himself in, it’s a relief to hear that he’s just like every other teenager.

Twilight aside, interests include riding his BMX, graffiti art and watching the movies of the suitably adolescent Will Ferrell.

Still, Hollywood is littered with child stars who have fallen by the wayside – everyone from Macaulay Culkin to Haley Joel Osment and Jake Lloyd – so it’s heartening to hear that Smit-McPhee has kept his feet firmly on the ground.

Partly, this comes from the fact his school friends seem unaffected by his sudden rise to fame. “It’s really funny.

They don’t really care! I just go back and they’re like ‘Kodi, when did you get back?’ Which is good I guess.”

Then there’s the fact that he’s grown up in the business. While his older sister Sianoa is currently starring in HBO show Hung, his father Andy is also an actor, though devotes much of his time to helping his son evaluate scripts and roles. “He’s with me all the time, and if not, we can go on Skype and talk,” he says. Not that it sounds like he needs him. Smit-McPhee turned down a small part opposite Hugh Jackman in Wolverine to make The Road. “I thought ‘That’s a whole shoot I could be in or just 15 minutes of Wolverine’.” Smart lad.

» Let Me In opens on November 5.

SCREEN TEENS OTHER ADOLESCENT STARS ON THE UP...

DAKOTA FANNING The 17-year-old former child star played drug-addled rocker Cherie Curry in The Runaways and is a Twilight regular.

MILEY CYRUS The Hannah Montana actress was last seen in teen romance The Last Song.

FREDDIE HIGHMORE At 10 he played opposite Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland. At 18 he has a string of films in pre-production.

ABIGAIL BRESLIN Little Miss Sunshine is all grown up with a new goth look and a promising career.

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PUPPY LOVE After they meet in their local housing project, inevitably there’s a bit of puppy love – despite Abby warning Owen to stay away. “It’s like Romeo And Juliet!” the actor laughs. “But on the outside, it’s just them coping with their lives.”

Directed by Cloverfield’s Matt Reeves, Let Me In is a tale of adolescent growing pains, “with vampires thrown in,” according to Smit-McPhee. “They’re both lonely. They end up becoming friends, and she helps him with his life, and the other way around as well.”

If the plot sounds familiar, that’s because it’s a US remake of the stunning 2008 film from Sweden, Let The Right One In, which Smit-McPhee watched

only after filming was complete. “It’s very intense,” he admits. “Our film is the same. It definitely has the same feeling.”

Indeed, Twilight this is not. SmitMcPhee reckons while the fans of the mega-hit franchise might plump to see Let Me In because of the vampire connection, “they’ll walk out” in their droves. “Ours is a bit more realistic. In Let Me In, it’s miserable being a vampire!”

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SCREEN TEST: LET ME IN

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When Hollywood announced it was ‘re-imagining’ Let The Right One In it was met by a chorus of groans from those left entranced by the brilliant Swedish horror film.

But here’s a pleasant surprise – Tinseltown has, for once, not completely mangled a cult classic.

No, it’s not as good as the original but there are enough deft touches here to make Let Me In a very good horror offering in its own right.

Sticking pretty close to its source material, the film focuses on the friendship between bullied youngster Owen (14-year-old Aussie actor Smit-McPhee) and Abby (Moretz), a strange girl who moves into his building.

With her creepy older companion spending his nights killing people, it becomes clear Abby has

1 In which year was the original film, Let The Right One In, released?

2 Kodi Smit-McPhee played character Finn in which 2010 Australian movie?

3 Smit-McPhee’s sister Sianoa currently stars in which HBO show?

4 Where was Chloe Moretz born?

5 What was Moretz’s first movie role?

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a disturbing secret. While the action has been moved from Blackeberg to Los Alamos, director Matt Reeves wisely keeps the eerie, snow-covered environment of the original intact.

The majority of the best set-pieces have also been retained, while Reeves has added a few killer twists of

his own, including an incredible car crash.

It’s not as subtle as the Swedish version but, with the cast putting in moving performances, this is a real masterclass in how to remake a great film.

GOOD FOR: Those who haven’t seen the original.

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Like previous Jackass offerings this latest instalment of buffoonery from Johnny Knoxville and his mates is puerile, disgusting and laughout-loud funny. If you’ve ever wanted to see a guy being whacked in the face with a giant fish or a dildo being fired out of cannon in 3D, you’ll have a blast.

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A father-to-be (Robert Downey Jr) embarks on a hellish roadtrip home with an annoying wannabe actor (Zach Galifianakis) in Todd Phillips’ raucously funny follow-up to The Hangover. The film is low on character development but a scorching performance from Downey Jr and some inspired set-pieces make this one of the best comedies of the year.

GOOD FOR: Downey Jr fans.

Unlikely couple: Galifianakis and Downey JR

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Dark crime thriller Animal Director James Cameron Kingdom looks set to cap a has announced his plans to stellar year by winning big at film two 3D sequels to Avatar the AFI Awards, after being – which grossed $US2.8bn at nominated in 18 categories. the box office.

The film follows a However, there is no dysfunctional family confirmation yet on whether immersed in Melbourne’s Aussie lead Sam Worthington underworld which is torn will reprise his role as Jake apart in a series of bloody Sully. “The plan was that revenge acts. if it made a billion, The awards it’s up we’d give an underfor include best film, taking but we’d only original screenplay, lead do it if it challenged actor for James Frecheville Jim,” Worthington has and Ben Mendelsohn, previously said, four best suggesting he supporting actor will be happy nominations for to rejoin the Joel Edgerton, franchise.

Guy Pearce, The sequels Sullivan are due to Stapleton and appear in Laura cinemas in Wheelwright, December and a young 2014 and actor award December for Frecheville.

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Though probably best known for his TV roles, Martin Shaw has also had a lengthy stage career. He first appeared in American Clifford Odets’ 1950 backstage drama The Country Girl, nearly 30 years ago, as the ambitious upand-coming director who risks his Broadway-bound production by giving alcoholic actor Elgin one final chance.

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Fearless: Baz Luhrmann relishes lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges

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life lived in fear … is a life half lived. As maxims go, Baz Luhrmann couldn’t have picked a more apt one to adorn either the ornatelooking crest for his production company, Bazmark, or the posters for his 1992 debut Strictly Ballroom. “If you’re living in fear, you’re pretty much sleep-walking through life,” he says. “I used to think it was youthful blustering. But, as I get older, I actually really believe it.”

Now 48, the man behind four films that have arguably made him Australia’s most successful director of all time is in reflective mood today. Partly it’s because he’s been revisiting two of this quartet – his dazzling 1996 adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and his 2001 musical mash-up Moulin Rouge! – to bring them to Blu-ray for the first time.

He says: “I’m old enough and distant enough now, to not just see them as troubling but much-loved children.

“They’ve grown up and got relationships with audiences that have nothing to do with me. I look at them and go, ‘well, I see them as films’. And I’ve never been able to see them like that before.”

THE EXTRA FACTOR Abundantly enthusiastic when it comes to his own work, the silver-haired Luhrmann has even dug into the Bazmark vaults to find some particularly intriguing neverbefore-seen extras – from Nicole Kidman’s vocal screen test for Moulin Rouge! to the first recorded kiss (during a costume test) between Romeo + Juliet’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. “It’s quite Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Mou lin Rouge!

A beautiful moment: DiCaprio and Danes in Romeo + Juliet

wonderful to see Leonardo so caring for Claire. It’s just a very beautiful moment,” he says. We’re in New York, where Luhrmann has been living while he works on the Blu-ray transfers and ponders his next project. After the critical mauling handed out to his last film, the 2008 epic romance Australia, it’s no surprise that his next definite work will see him return to Sydney in December to begin creating a stage version of one of his most beloved films, Strictly Ballroom.

LET’S DANCE Given the popularity of the UK celebrity dance show Strictly Come Dancing (itself inspired by Luhrmann’s film), as well as the Australian version Dancing With The Stars, bringing his debut to the stage would seem like a no-brainer. However, he admits he’s uncertain how he’ll do it.

“Maybe its execution will be wildly simple,” he suggests. “I’m going in with a very open heart and mind as to how to represent it in a way in which it’s familiar, but really pushing the boundaries in terms of musical theatre.”

In many ways, it will bring Luhrmann

back full circle, given Strictly Ballroom began life in 1986 as a 20-minute play he created while studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

LUCKY NUMBER FIVE The Strictly Ballroom show is not the only thing on the director’s mind, though. He’s about to announce the fifth film of his career – due to shoot next year. The smart money is on an adaptation of The Great Gatsby. “I go towards things that are challenging and scary for me,” he says.

Still, taking on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel seems an even bolder move than directing a movie with a title as grand as Australia. But, as he points out, he won’t be doing it alone – he’ll have the team at Bazmark.

“It’s like a circus troupe, really. And there’s always new collaborators that I get involved with. I love that adventure. I like people. And creative people, I like them even more,” he adds.

» Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge! are released on Blu-ray on November 1 (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

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Jay Kay may have been the enfant terrible of the noughties – when he was dating Denise van Outen and allegedly clashing with the odd paparazzo – but that notoriety now seems to belong to another time and place. So does the neo-funk he peddles with his band, Jamiroquai. It all seemed so fresh and hip back then but

Jay Kay: the prat in the hat

a decade-plus later, seventh album Rock Dust Light Star reveals the “prat in the hat” and Co have not evolved much. The best tunes – All Good In The Hood, Lifeline and Floyd – recreate vintage Jamiroquai with groove-laden 70s-era soul/funk and Stevie

Wonder-style, squelching electro. But the momentum is slowed by too many insipid reggae interludes and easylistening pap. It’s a fun album but if you want something with actual soul, you’re better off waiting for Amy Winehouse’s new LP. ALISON GRINTER

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MUSIC NEWS Midnight Oil: best ever?

Midnight Oil’s Diesel And Dust is the best Australian album of all time, according to a new book compiled by three former music journalists.

John O’Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson, who all worked at the now-defunct Juice magazine, published The 100 Best Australian Albums last week.

But die-hard AC/DC fans

CHARTS

shouldn’t despair: the band’s hard rock opus Back In Black filled the No 2 spot. You Am I’s Hi Fi Way, The Avalanches’ Since I Left You and Crowded House’s Woodface also appeared in the top ten.

While the list featured a diverse range of LPs, from Kylie Minogue’s pop fave Fever to The Birthday Party’s dissonant punk offering Junkyard, the writers acknowleged the pitfalls of trying to be definitive.

“One thing I would say about lists is that they are moveable and plastic feasts.

This isn’t Moses coming down

with 10 commandments, it’s three music fans,” Creswell told The Age. “Having said that, I think we paid our dues and these are informed opinions.”

Organisers of Splendour in the Grass are urging festivalgoers to post submissions to the NSW Department of Planning to allow the festival to return to its original home of Byron Bay in 2011. The event relocated to Woodford, Queensland, earlier this year after the Byron Bay council imposed strict limitations on the event.

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

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No 1 single Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars No 1 album Come Around Sundown, Kings Of Leon

No 1 single Like A G6, Far East Movement No 1 album Come Around Sundown, Kings Of Leon

No 1 single Dynamite, Taio Cruz No 1 album Angel Of My Heart, Juanita du Plessis

No 1 single Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars No 1 album Come Around Sundown, Kings Of Leon

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Foals Forum, Dec 31 (0844 277 4321). £30 Paloma Faith & The Guy Barker Orchestra Barbican Centre, Dec 10 (020 7638 8891). £20-£30 Pnau XOYO, Dec 13 (020 7490 1198). £12.50.

Ke$ha Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Dec 14 (0844 477 2000). £24.50 Kylie The O2, Apr 7-9, 11 (0115 993 4166). £65-£85 Hugh Masekela and The Mahotella Queens Royal Festival Hall, Nov 12 (0871 663 2501). £10-£27.50 Regurgitator, Scribe Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Nov 10 (O2yourcountrylive. co.uk). Free The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Heaven, (0844 477 1000).

Dec 2. £17 Janelle Monae Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Dec 5 (0844 477 2000). £17.50 Pendulum Wembley Arena, Dec 3 (0844 815 0815). £25 The Parlotones Shepherd’s Bush Empire (0844 477 2000). Nov 25. £14 Katy Perry Hammersmith Apollo, Mar 17-19 (0844 844 4748). £25 Robyn Roundhouse, Mar 3 (0870 264 3333). £18.50 The Walkmen Shepherd’s Bush Empire Jan 25 (0844 477 2000). £tbc

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Airbourne Brixton Academy, Dec 2 (0844 477 2000). £17.50 Die Antwoord Scala, Nov 14 (0870 534 4444). £12.50 Sarah Blasko Electric Ballroom, Nov 17 (0870 264 3333). £12.50 Elbow The O2, Mar 28 (0844 856 0202). £31

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GIG GUIDE MUSIC & CLUBS

Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK TINCHY STRYDER Stryder by name, strider by nature, Kwasi Danquah began his career in East London’s underground grime scene. But, with one eye undoubtedly on Dizzee Rasal’s rapid ascent he quickly cottoned on to the pop crossover potential of his hip hop roots. Cue his first major label release Cloud 9 in 2009 and a couple of chart-molesting hits including the aptly titled Number 1. This week Stryder puts his rhymes to a good cause by donating proceeds from this gig to Alicia Keys’s Keep A Child Alive charity and previews his upcoming LP Third Strike.

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» Shepherd’s Bush Empire, W11 8QE Shepherd’s Bush.

(08444 77 2000; o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk). Nov 4. £15 Rhymes with reason: Tinchy Styder

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK

MARY J BLIGE

You can’t really blame bands of yesteryear for jumping back on the bandwagon they set in motion decades earlier. And so it goes with Liverpool’s OMD, now cashing in the 80s synth-pop resurgence with new LP History Of Modern. Expect to also hear classics like Forever Live And Die.

In true R&B-queen style, Mary J Blige’s new album Stronger With Each Tear combines heartbreak with I Will Surviveindomitability. The legendary soulstress will belt out all her hits at this massive London show while support for this rare appearance comes from Lemar, the Brit crooner who got his big break on reality TV show Fame Academy.

» Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH

» The O2, Peninsular Sq, SE10 0DX

Hammersmith (0844 844 4748; venues.meanfiddler.com) Sun, Nov 7. £31.50

NEW BAND ALERT

North Greenwich (0844 856 0202, theo2.co.uk). Tues, Nov 2. £45

FESTIVAL WATCH Tickets now on sale Benicassim Discounted tickets are now on sale. Line-up TBC. Benicassim, Spain (fiberfib.com). Jul 14-17.

Four-day tickets £125

Wooz-pop: Warpaint

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THE BUZZ SO FAR Finally, America have their own version of The

XX. Actually, that’s a little unfair. Sure Warpaint trade in fuzzy, floaty wooz-pop but the all-girl Los Angelean act put a more psychedelic/trance-like spin on their craft. The critics are predicting the band’s hypnotic vocals and exquisitely wrought lyrics are set to knock Cat Power off her throne. We’ll see.

WHAT ELSE? Their 2009 EP Exquisite Corpse was mixed by former Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist (and singer Emily Kokal’s, above far right, ex) John Frusciante. They’ve also supported RHCP bassist Flea live.

THE PLUG Debut album The Fool out now through Rough Trade.

Bestival Tickets Line-up TBC. Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight (bestival.net). Sep 8-11.

Weekend tickets £160 The Garden Festival Croatia Line-up TBC. Petrcane, Croatia (thegardenfestival.eu). July 613. Weekend tickets £90 Lounge On The Farm Line-up TBC. Merton Farm, Canterbury (loungeonthefarm.co.uk).

Jul 8-11. Weekend tickets £85 One Love Festival Earlybird tickets available.

Line up TBC. Hainault Forest Country Park (onelovefestival.co.uk). Aug 19-21. Weekend tickets £90 RockNess Earlybird tickets now on sale.

Dores, near Inverness, (rockness.co.uk). Jun 10-12.

Three-day tickets £99 Roskilde Iron Maiden confirmed.

Tickets on sale on December 1.

Jun 30-Jul 3, (roskilde-festival. dk). Weekend ticket £180 Secret Garden Party Line-up TBC. Mill Hill Field, Cambridgeshire (uk.secretgardenparty.com).

Jul 21-24. £155 Wickerman Festival Earlybird tickets now on sale.

Dumfries & Galloway (thewickermanfestival.co.uk).

July 22-23. Weekend tickets £85.

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MUSIC LISTINGS Bon Jovi

MONDAY 1

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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Geneva Jacuzzi The Californian outfit blends skewed psychedelia with experimental indie. Relentless

Wild Palms, Cloud Nothings, Electricity In Our Homes

Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/ cc 0844 477 2000). £15.

Gothic rock-influenced alt rock from the London-based fourpiece. Electrowerkz, Torrens St, EC1V 1NQ (020 7837 6419). £7.50.

Voodoo Six The London-

Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £12.50.

Big Boi Hip-hop from the rapper-producer and OutKast member. HMV Forum, Highgate

based five-piece plays classic rock and metal. The

Zemmy The London-based four-piece plays soulful pop.

Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £8.

100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £10, adv £8.

FRIDAY 5

SATURDAY 6

Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £25.

Matt Adey, The Fleas, Will Bushell The London-based

Amsterdam Celtic-influenced

Court Yard Hounds The

singer-songwriter and guitarist performs acoustic pop. The

The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £11.

American duo plays country.

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £29.

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Tinchy Stryder London-based chart-topping garage artist. O2

Catherine Feeny, Come Gather Round Us The American singer-songwriter performs folk-pop. The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £11, adv £10.

Otis Gibbs Indiana-based Americana-influenced folk singer-songwriter. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £10, adv £8.

John Mayall Macclesfieldborn blues singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX (0844 847 2475). £28.50-£32.50.

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

TNT’S TOP BOOKING BON JOVI AT HARD ROCK CALLING Hyde Park, Hyde Park, W2 Hyde Park Corner (hardrockcalling.co.uk). Sat, Jun 25. £TBC Clearly Jon, Richie, Tico and the other one didn’t quite get their fill of London on their 12-date summer sojourn this year. So they’ll be back as headliners of next year’s Hard Rock Calling.

Altogether now: “Wooooh: we’re halfway there....”

WEDNESDAY 3 Lloyd Cole Small Ensemble

Jonny Warman The musician plays blues-rock.

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

St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £13.

TUESDAY 2 Apocalyptica The Finnish four-piece plays cello-driven metal. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd,

rock duo from Akron, Ohio promotes its album Brothers.

O2 Academy Brixton, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £18.50.

High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £17.

THURSDAY 4

Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £25.

Beardyman, JFB Beatboxing

Andi Fraggs Electro-pop and new wave from the London-based singer. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). £12.50, adv £8.50.

British India, Penguins Kill Polar Bears Garage-rock from the Australian four-piece.

The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £8.

Chicane Electronica and disco from the London-based act. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £16.

Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £14.50.

and hip-hop artist from Brighton.

Dublin City Ramblers The outfit plays Irish folk. The London Irish Centre, Camden Sq, NW1 9XB (020 7916 7272). £15, adv £12.

Lupen Crook, Borderville

Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £9.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Retro soul and Motown from the Brooklynbased singer as she promotes her album I Learned The Hard Way. Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd,

The Divine Comedy, Lulu And The Lampshades Alt pop from singer-songwriter Neil Hannon as he promotes his album Bang Goes The Knighthood.

The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £15.

Giant Sand, Lonna Kelley Magnetic Man The three-piece

Alt country and Americana from Howe Gelb’s outfit.

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0844 847 9910/ cc 0871 663 2500). £20 & £25.

Happy Birthday, Spectrals, Fanzine The Vermont-based

Grouper, Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri The American singersongwriter performs ambient ballads. Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £12, adv £10.

Imogen Heap The former Frou Frou frontwoman performs alternative pop from her album Ellipse. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £20-£40.

London International Festival Of Exploratory Music: Pascal Comelade Experimental instrumentals from the French minimalist composer. Kings Place,

band plays alt pop. Hoxton

Rodrigo Y Gabriela

The singer-songwriter from Manchester performs country music with her backing band The Hobopop Collective. The

The Mexican duo performs acoustic folk. O2 Shepherd’s

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

Lykke Li Alt pop and electronica from the Stockholm-based singer-songwriter. Heaven,

Christy Moore, Declan Sinnott Folk and traditional

Parkway Drive, Comeback Kid, Bleeding Through, Emmure, War From A Harlot’s Mouth The Australian five-

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

Irish singer and musician.

Ana Moura The singer from

piece plays brutal hardcore metal. HMV Forum, Highgate

Portugal plays passionate fado music. Union Chapel, Compton

Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £15.

Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £15.

Tellison Indie-rock from the

Pocket Caravan Folk from

Paleday, Ruby White

London-based four-piece.

the four-piece’s debut album, Landscapes. The Forge Venue And

Commercial pop and disco from the London-based combo.

Caponata Restaurant, Delancey St, NW1 7NL (07971 851141). £10, adv £8.

229, Great Portland St, W1W 5PW (020 7323 7229). £8, adv £6.

Square Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). £7.50.

Suzanne Vega New Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £27.50.

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

Soft Circle, Eye, Nedry, Baths Ambient electronica from the New York-based twosome. ICA, The Mall,

Tunng The London-based

Kirsty McGee, KC McKanzie

York-based pop and folk singer-songwriter. Cadogan

John Otway The surreal cult singer-songwriter performs with his band. Half Moon,

NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £17.50.

rockers promote their album The Courage Of Others.

The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £10, adv £8.

Kings Place, York Way, N1 9AG (020 7520 1440). £9.50-£26.50.

Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £7, adv £5.

Midlake The Texan indie-

Tabernacle, Powis Sq, W11 2AY (020 7221 9700). £17.50.

Minimalist compositions from the Yorkshire-born double bassist and his backing ensemble.

Harmonious retro-pop six-piece from London. Bush Hall, Uxbridge

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

performs soft rock. The

London International Festival Of Exploratory Music: Gavin Bryars

SW1Y 5AH (020 7930 3647). £12, concs £11, mems £10.

Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £45.20-£51.25.

Rumer The soulful vocalist

IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £15-£29.

Paul Gilbert Virtuoso rock guitar from the Los Angeles-based musician. Koko, Camden High St,

comprised of Skream, Benga and Artwork plays dubstep and electronica. Heaven,

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

Howard Jones The star famous for his 1980s hits performs a selection of songs.

Indie-rock with a folk twist from the Medway Townsbased outfit. Bull And Gate,

Mary J Blige, Lemar

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £19.50.

The Roof Gardens, Kensington High St, W8 5SA (020 7368 3960). £15.

Dillinger Escape Plan, Rolo Tomassi Mathcore from the American five-piece. The

The Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £15.

NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £22.50.

R‘n’B and hip-hop from the American soulstress. O2

vocalist sings showtunes.

The Pheasantry, Kings Rd, SW3 4UT (020 7351 5031). £17.50.

Chapter Two Kelly Dickson and Werner Kristiansen lead the soul, funk and pop combo.

Goldheart Assembly

NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £17.50.

The Black Keys The blues-

folk from the French multiinstrumentalist. Koko, Camden

The 1980s singer-songwriter performs acoustic tunes with his band. Union

Xiu Xiu, Zola Jesus American experimental electro indie-pop outfit. XOYO, Cowper

Yann Tiersen Avantgarde

Helena Blackman The

pop-rock six-piece from Liverpool.

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York Way, N1 9AG (020 7520 1440). £9.50-£24.50.

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

Sugar Kings The old school salsa octet recreates the sounds of 1950s Havana.

606 Club, Lots Rd, SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £12.

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five-piece plays experimental folk. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £14.

The Warlocks, Koolaid Electric Company, Thelightshines Psychedelic rock from the Californian outfit. The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £10.

Zappa Plays Zappa, The Mighty Boosh Band Frank’s son Dweezil interprets the music of his father.

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £30.

SUNDAY 7 Method Man & Redman American hip-hop duo.

HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £27.50.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Veteran electro-pop outfit from the Wirral. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £31.50.

Grant-Lee Phillips The Americana singer-songwriter promotes his album Little Moon. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £18.50.

Michelle Shocked Countryrock from the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter. O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £17.50.

CLUBBING

MUSIC & CLUBS

CLUB GUIDE

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK SUPERFREQ E’SPECIAL “Looks like a model. Rocks like a bastard.” With a catchphrase like that, this party is bound to be stunning – and sound even better. It’s all about treating your ears to a big dose of underground sound. Superfreq started at the now-defunct (and sorely missed) The End and is run by Mr C from The Shamen fame (remember that controversial 90s hit Ebeneezer Goode?). He’ll be spinning the decks and is joined by Adultnapper and Andrei Osyka from the US.

» Paramount, Centre Point, New Oxford St, WC1 Tottenham Court Rd (020 7420 2900). Sat, Nov 6, 11pm-8am. £15 adv Main geezer: Mr C beats/breaks

funk/soul

drum ’n’ bass

electro

hip-hop

CHICANE

GRECO ROMAN VS

Chicane, aka Nick Bracegirdle, was Mr Anthem back in the 90s and early noughties with his feel-good, uplifting trance tunes such as Saltwater and Don’t Give Up with Bryan Adams. Get your dose of old school trance nostalgia as he hits The Forum with a full live band.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs is a one-man band with a random name and a penchant for electro.

He’s got a great experimental sound that ranges from pounding beats to good-vibe vocals. Jaymo & Andy George (Radio 1) and Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) join in too.

» HMV Forum, 9-17 Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY Kentish Town (020 7428 4099, venues. meanfiddler.com/the-forum).

Fri, Nov 5, 9pm. £18.50 adv

» City Arts & Music Project, 70-74 City Rd, EC1Y 2BJ Old Street (020 7253 2443, thecamplondon.com). Thu, Nov 4, 8pm-1.30am. £6+ adv

WIN

We have two pairs of tickets to Greco Roman to give away AND two pairs of tickets and a free drink upon entry to The Nest on a night of the winners’ choice. To enter, email grabs@tntmagazine.com with either ‘Greco’ or ‘Nest’ in the subject line by noon, Wed, Nov 3.

hard house/trance

house/garage

rock/metal

techno

CLUB NEWS If you’re after somewhere new for a spot of clubbing, check out The Nest in east London. The basement club is all about promoting new names and up-and-coming talent. It’s a small (350 capacity) bar that says it’s anti “mainstream generic commercial clubbing”.

Head to 36 Stoke Newington Rd, N16 or visit ilovethenest. com for more info.

Tiësto continues his quest for world domination by setting his sights on Vegas. The Dutch trance star moves into residency in the City Of Sin, playing 11 shows throughout 2011 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Called Tiësto In Concert, the residency begins

Chill at The Nest

on Saturday, January 1. “Las Vegas has never experienced anything like this before,” the DJ said. “I have taken some of the most popular elements from my show in Ibiza and used them to create a completely custom performance at The Joint.”

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CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 1

(020 7240 1083). 9pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

God Don’t Like It DJs spin garage-rock, punk and psychedelia, plus live performances. The Queen Of Hoxton, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX (020 7422 0958). 7pm-midnight. £7.

I Love Mondays DJ Victor spins commercial dance, disco, pop, garage, R‘n’B and funky house. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372).

10pm-3.30am. £5, NUS £1.

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Dreadzone Sound System Greg Dread, MC Spee, Ade Laugee and Irie supply dub, breaks and reggae. The InSpiral Lounge, Camden High St, NW1 8QS (020 7428 5857).

8.30pm-2am. £6, adv £5.50.

DEADMAU5 UK WINTER TOUR Earl’s Court One, SW5 9TA Earl’s Court (020 7385 1200, eco.co.uk). Dec 18. £33 Tunes of pure electronic splendor. Joel Zimmerman is a pleasure both to watch and listen to as he mixes beats live using a “technical orgy” of equipment.

Gorgeous Phat Kontrolaz, Mr Deezel, Mr Drew, Mr Shuges and Makkie MC play R‘n’B, jungle and garage. Abacus, Cornhill, EC3V 3ND (020 7337 6767).

10pm-4am. £10, adv £5.

Hot Chip An electronica DJ set from the Londonbased band. Jamm, Brixton Rd, SW9 6LH (020 7274 5537).

8pm-late. £10, adv £8.

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

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

Mambo Monday Latin and samba from the resident DJs, plus salsa dance classes before 10pm. Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005).

7pm-2am. £8, £10 inc drink.

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Diffrent Strokes DJs Phat Cat, Zay London, Lonyo and MOBO Award winner and Kiss FM DJ Manny Norte play neo soul, 1980s pop, US house and R‘n’B. Cherryjam, Porchester

dance, house, pop and R‘n’B, plus a cinema and chill-out room. Heaven, Charing Cross

Rd, W2 6ET (020 7727 9950).

9pm-late. £10, £5 before 11pm.

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

N*A*S*I*N SoniX, Brahim

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 2 Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins salsa, samba and Latin tunes.

Dance Rocks House, R‘n’B,

merengue, bachata and reggaeton, plus salsa dances lessons. Salsa!, Charing Cross

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

Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277).

7.30pm-late. £4, free before 9pm.

Dirty92 Ben Hayes, Paul Clayton Psyrhythmix DJs spin psychedelic trance. Club

and Punk Gareth play punk, rock, metal and ska. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £4, NUS £3, mems £2.

Paris A La Jewel Paris inspired house music from resident DJ Mourne. Jewel, Maiden Ln, WC2E 7JS (020 7379 5900). 5pm-1am. £10, guestlist free before 10pm.

SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080).

8pm-late. £8, £5 before midnight.

414, Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8LF (020 7924 9322). 11pm-6am. £5, £3 before midnight.

and Matt Allen spin classic house, funk and disco. Funkymojoe, High Rd, E18 2PA (020 8506 9703).

8pm-2.30am. £7, £5 before 10pm.

Get Yourself Connected Nick QueerlyOut DJs Nick

Tcherniak spins house and electro.

Shepherdson, Dave Robson and Other Mother spin indie, pop, cheese, disco, house and rock. The Quad, Houghton

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

St, WC2A 2AD (020 7955 7136).

9pm-3am. £5, NUS £4, mems £3.

Minibloco Resident DJs play

Roller Disco Funk and disco for a wheeled audience.

hip-hop, soul, funk and Brazilian beats, plus Mystro performs live.

Guanabara, Parker St, WC2B 5PW (020 7242 8600). 5pm-late. £10.

Shake Resident DJs play hip-hop, R‘n’B, funk and house. Rumba, Shaftesbury

Renaissance Rooms, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375).

8pm-midnight. £10, NUS £5.

Ave, W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715).

9pm-3am. £5, free before 11.30pm.

Your Mum’s House Scally

G, Supa Mann and Xavier Miller play R‘n’B, hip-hop and funky house. Tamarai, Drury Ln, WC2B 5PG

Four Dollars Club DJs play

Trannyshack Miss Dusty

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

(020 7831 9399). 10pm-3am. £15, guestlist £10 before 11.30pm.

hip-hop, R‘n’B, disco, dubstep, charts and drum ‘n’ bass. The

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

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

9pm-3am. £5, £3 before 11pm.

Rumba Caribe DJs Lio,

Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 7.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774). 9pm-3am. £5, NUS £2-£4, free before 10pm.

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

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

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.

Movimientos Live Cal

Back To The Future Electro, dubstep, retro pop and indie from DJs and live bands. The

XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). 10pm-3am. £12.

Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083). 10pm-3am. £8, £6 before midnight, NUS £5.

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

Dixon Brothers play indie, folk, electro and pop, plus The Future Shape Of Sound and Captain Dangerous perform

from the resident DJs, plus salsa classes before 10pm. Fiesta

Volume DJs spin old and

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

Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10.30pm-3am. £6, adv £5.

WEDNESDAY 3 Cheapskates Old school hip-hop, electro and disco courtesy of DJ Downfall.

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7287 372). 9pm3.30am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

Loco and Marito play zouk, dancehall, soca, reggaeton, salsa, merengue and R‘n’B, plus Latin, Caribbean, African and tropical sounds.

Volupte, Norwich St, EC4A 1EJ (020 7831 1677). 10pm-3am. £15.

Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459). 7pm-2am. £5.

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

Mode PR DJs VG, Shock, Bennie

The Krays, Pilooski, The Magician, Mustang and Villa supply French disco-house and pop, plus The Aikiu perform live.

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Fiesta Latino Latin and samba

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

7.30pm-1.30am. £6, £5 before 10pm.

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Jader and Arias play electro, Latin and Brazilian beats, plus BouGaRaBou, Valentina Fel and Natema perform live. Notting Hill

new skool hip-hop, R‘n’B funk and retro party classics. Proud

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Latin Krazy DJs spin salsa,

G-A-Y Porn Idol The residents supply pop and disco. Heaven, Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020).

11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer free.

Gravity Remixed House, R‘n’B and commercial pop across three rooms, from residents Terry Bryan, The Oli, Oliver M, Jamie Head, DJ DMS and Jason Prince.

Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 11pm8am. £12, w/flyer £10, w/flyer £5 before 2am.

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

Choice Cuts DJ Disaster spins pop, rock, disco, dub, reggae, electro, soul, funk and house.

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

7pm-4am. £5, free before 10pm.

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Proud Camden, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867). 7.30pm-2.30am. £10, £8 before 9pm, w/flyer £5

Mega Yoga Jammin’ Abradab, Rahim, Grubson and DJ Bart Jot play hip-hop and reggae.

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

8pm-3am. £16, adv £13.

Obsessive London DJs Markee, Gladiators Sound System, Trevor Davis and High Fidelity Less Than Zero play reggae, funk, ska and dance.

The Coronet, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500). 10pm-4am. £20-£30.

Prologue Norman Jay, Paul Louth, Nick Dare, Tomer Falcon and YOZ play techno and soulful house. East Village, Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173).

9pm-3.30am. £10, adv £8.

Pure Temptation: The Big Christmas Ball Funky house, dance and club classics. The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/cc 0870 060 0100).

9pm-6am. £13.50.

Saints & Sinners Daniel Scott plays club classics, while resident DJs play indie and pop in the bar. The Watershed, The Broadway, SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080).

11pm-3am. £8, £7 before midnight.

We Play Music Phil Kieran, Simon Ledder and Mattie Twentythree play techno and electro, plus visuals from VJ Zom B. The Brickhouse, Brick Ln, E1 6RU (020 7247 0005). 11pm-6am. £6.

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DJs spin modern and classic rock, plus live risque entertainment. The Clapham

The B2B Burn Up The

Grand, St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT (020 7223 6523). 12noon-4pm. £7.

Sharp Boys, Paul Heron, Hugh Stevenson, Alan X, DJ Doug’uim and Brent Nichols play house anthems. Club Colosseum,

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

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

Club For Losers DJs and live acts play punk and rock ‘n’ roll. St Moritz, Wardour St,

Nine Elms Ln, SW8 5NQ (020 7720 3609). 11pm-7am. £12.

W1F 8WL (020 7437 0525).

10pm-3am. £5.

Cohesion Psychedelic trance from Face, Sati, Prozack and Miguel, plus Journey plays live. Club 414, Coldharbour Ln,

SLAGS/Chill-Out Dance anthems and commercial house from Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty and Sean Sirrs. Royal Vauxhall Tavern,

SW9 8LF (020 7924 9322). 11pm7am. £12, £8 before midnight.

Kennington Ln, SE11 5HY (020 7820 1222). 2pm-midnight. £8.

Disco Bloodbath Todd Terje, My Cousin Roy, Tothebone DJs, Damon Martin and Ben Pistor spin New York disco and classic house. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A

TTD Micky Galliano, Guy Williams and Peir Morrocco spin deep house and progressive techno. Sound, Leicester

Connected Grant Nelson plays house, garage and electro. Pacha, Terminus Place, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489).

10pm-5am. £15, adv £10.

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

4AP (020 7729 5959). 9pm-3am. £8.

Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

6pm-late. £12, adv £10.

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» TUESDAY » WEDNESDAY » THURSDAY » FRIDAY » SATURDAY » SUNDAY quote unquote “I thought it was curtains, I thought it was all over, for sure.”

Australian surfer Ben Robin was pinned beneath debris after the Indonesian tsunami.

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“Getting used to it is like getting used to leprosy.” Comedian Barry Humphries is no fan of a planned development in Melbourne’s Fed Square.

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AUSTRALIA Plans to catch Kelly Documents discovered just before the 130th anniversary of Ned Kelly’s hanging have revealed outlandish suggestions from the public for catching the bushranger.

One man suggested police launch tethered gas balloons carrying observers armed with telescopes, ammunition and a sand ballast.

Another proposed ‘’a civilian gentleman, as unlike a police officer as possible’’ go undercover as a bank manager to enlist the help of the Kelly Gang to hold

Hanged: Ned Kelly

art splurge: Splash by artist Tomas Misura part of the Sculpture

By The Sea exhibition along the Bondi to Bronte coastal walk in Sydney. The 14th annual exhibition brings together works by sculptors from over 11 countries.

up then burn down the bank to cover up fiddling of funds.

More McGurk arrests Millionaire businessman Ron Medich has been charged with organising the murder of his former business partner.

Michael McGurk, 45, was shot dead outside his home in Sydney in September last year.

Medich, 62, masterminded the plot and paid $250,000 to have his Scots-born rival killed, police allege. It follows the arrest of boxing champion and failed businessman Lucky Gattellari.

Gattellari, 60, has agreed to give evidence against Medich, his

childhood friend and former business partner, who is also suing McGurk’s widow, Kimberley, for the $4 million he claims her late husband owed him.

Safe drug room call Drug-use spaces should be introduced across Australia so heroin addicts can inject safely, according to doctors.

A centre in Sydney has become permanent, which has prompted the Royal Australasian College of Physicians to call for all state and territory governments to back similar rooms to cut overdoses.

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played by Jordy Lucas. “It’s not confirmed yet, but there is a chance that Chris will find romance,” he said. “But unfortunately some restrictions here in Australia prevent us from showing certain things at the time that Neighbours is shown.”

Neighbours has featured bit-part gay characters in the past but they have never stuck around.

“He was a terrible shot too. I wouldn’t put him in the cricket Test. I wouldn’t put him in first slip either. He was really poor.” Former prime minister John Howard jokes about a man who threw his shoes at him.

“He appears to be incapable of taking responsibility for the defeat of the government and for losing his seat of Bennelong.” Former treasurer Peer Costello sticks to boot into Howard.

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Aussie soap Neighbours could be set for its first same-sex romance if it can overcome viewing restrictions, according to actor James Mason, who plays gay character Chris Pappas.

Trailblazing Chris, the first regular gay character in the soap’s 25-year history, recently came out after a relationship with schoolgirl, Summer Hoyland,

“Things like this are so rare in the military, people shouldn’t be tied up in knots.”

Australia Defence Association executive director Neil James on proposals to pay for a soldier’s sex-change operation.

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■ Deranged yachtsman sparks 16-hour standoff with emergency services in Brisbane CBD ■ Police deploy robot to negotiate with aggressor, who sets yacht alight before diving into water ■ Nicholas Williams faces court on seven charges

VICTORIA Police fail drug tests more often than motorists or AFL players. The force plans to accelerate its drug and alcohol testing of the state’s 14,400 officers after three out of 200 tested positive to illicit drugs within 10 weeks.

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he usually bustling Eagle St pier in Brisbane was thrown into turmoil when a deranged man initiated a 16-hour stand-off with police, setting fire to his yacht before hurling himself into the water.

Nicholas Williams, 54, doused his vessel and a neighbouring public ferry with petrol and threatened to blow them up, before setting his cabin alight and stabbing himself in the stomach with a bayonet. He then leaped into the water, where he was finally arrested by police.

NORTHERN TERRITORY High stakes: Nicholas Williams during the siege

A 100m exclusion zone was set up around the scene from 5am on Monday, as officers, who resorted to firing foam bullets, tried to negotiate with him, using a robot to courier messages.

Williams, a New Zealander who claimed he was a Vietnam veteran, had vowed to hold out for a fortnight if police did not

resolve his family problems.

Williams had lived on his boat near the City Botanic Gardens after his wife left him two years ago. He was due to face court on seven charges including serious assault of police, endangering safe use of transport infrastructure and attempting to destroy property by explosives.

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Murdoch to join Packer bid

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Lachlan Murdoch is tipped to join forces with James Packer following Packer’s dramatic $280m swoop in shares in the Ten Network last month.

The move would reunite the two sons of Australia’s most famous media proprietors – Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer – two-and-a-half years after their unsuccessful $3.3bn bid to privatise pay-TV giant Consolidated Media Holdings, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Murdoch, 39, reportedly wants to invest up to $155m by taking as much as half of Packer’s new stake in Ten, which he aims to make more

profitable. The two media scions would then jointly own up to 20 per cent of the network and, with the support of shareholders, including the WIN Corporation, the pair would carry real clout in the influencing the network.

Murdoch has long been interested in investing in freeto-air TV after having a hand in managing Pay-TV network Foxtel and News Corporation’s US Fox TV operations.

Previously, Murdoch and Packer were embroiled in the One.Tel fiasco, which saw them end up in court over the collapse of the telco in 2001.

A man who suffered third-degree burns to his foot after stepping backwards into a bonfire at a boys’ weekend said it was a “dumb-arse thing to do’.

The sole of tyre-fitter Darren Whitwell’s left foot was completely burnt off in the incident at King River junction, near Katherine.

QUEENSLAND Former Beattie government minister Gordon Nuttall sobbed in court as he was convicted of corruption and perjury. He was found guilty of receiving $150,000 in kickbacks for arranging government contracts for businessman Brendan McKennariey between 2001-2006 and lying to the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Wildlife officers have failed in their attempts to shoot a 2.5m crocodile that returns daily to Broome’s Cable beach, forcing the closure of the tourist spot.

Attempts to capture and harass the croc also failed.

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Derailment findings KiwiRail has been found to be responsible for a passenger train derailment near Upper Hutt.

A critical report identified failings in KiwiRail’s track safety inspection regime and its severe weather warning alert system.

The rush-hour train carrying 240 passengers derailed on July 23 last year when it slammed into a slip near Maymorn, which had been triggered by heavy rain. Though the driver saw the rail blockage moments before the collision, and braced himself for impact with his feet against the control panel, he could not stop the train’s locomotive ploughing into the wall of mud and debris at about 50kmh.

Hayes takes out NTM Kawerau’s Danielle Hayes, 19, who entered the competition on a dare, has won New Zealand’s Next Top Model despite bungling her commercial shoot for one of the show’s sponsors.

Hayes won against Christchurch schoolgirl

Bloody hell: Two men take part on the controversial charity ‘Zombie Walk’ along Tutanekai St, Rotorua for people with brain injuries. Organiser Layla Robinson had to defend accusations that the event likened those with brain injuries to the undead.

Michaela Steenkamp, 16. Earlier in the show, one half of an identical twin duo from Dunedin, Elza Jenkins, 17, was knocked out after the judges felt she had reached her peak.

Hayes, who had previously said the show was her “ticket out of Kawerau”, told stuff.co.nz she never expected to win.

“I cried. It was a genuine cry.

I was so surprised that I won.”

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Councillors broke into fits of laughter when councillor Richard Lyon of Pleasant Point stood up to address the first full meeting of the Timaru District Council

and made an embarrassing slip of the tongue when pronouncing the word ‘organism’.

“It’s an ongoing thing and a living beast,” he said of existing committee structures. “It is an ongoing orgasm – organism.”

Kiwis give generously New Zealand will donate $450,000 in emergency aid to Indonesia following the deadly tsunami.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the grant will add to an initial $40,000 given to nongovernmental organisation SurfAid International. The death toll from the tsunami that hit Mentawai has been estimated at

*And finally … Pastor sees the light

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couple who want to be married in their family church by the Rev Bob Short, an old family friend.

Short was the former St Mark’s pastor for nine years but Wells initially refused to let him marry McBeth and Lowe in the church and called on his congregation to fast for 24 hours to stop “the devil” from persecuting his church.

“The Australian movie industry is in tatters … if we want the same thing to happen in New Zealand, we should go ahead and let them run our industrial relations policy in this country.”

Kiwi Prime Minister John Key on the transTasman struggle for film production dollars.

“If you turn up on the road at ... twice our current limit, you are waving your hand in the air and saying, ‘I have a problem with alcohol’. We are not assessing those drivers.” Automobile Association boss Mike Noon claims problem drink-drivers should undergo mandatory alcoholism assessment.

“It is a matter of great sadness that a child has to be born to a woman who is incarcerated.” Justice Grant Hammond rules Kay Skelton, who kidnapped her son during a custody dispute, will not be let out to give birth to her third child.

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A Waikato pastor who believes the devil is behind a dispute over his church has finally given in.

St Mark’s pastor David Wells said in the “spirit of generosity” his parish would allow Dave McBeth and Christina Lowe to be married in the Te Kowhai church at the end of November.

His decision came after a public battle over several months by the

quote unquote “We are taking some advice from them in respect of what the substance is and what the legalities are surrounding the substance, and if there are regulations around the sale of it.”

Southland policeman Barry Taylor on a cannabis substitute, Kronic, being sold in Invercargill shops.

Hobbit staying put

UPPER NORTH ISLAND Far North mayor Wayne Brown had to mediate a dispute between quad bike tour operator Greg Hall and owners of Maori-owned Shipwreck Bay, the Te Kohanga Trust.

Hall, who runs Tua Tua tours, is at loggerheads with the trust over their increasing fees for his use of the land.

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Bilbo’s mates: supporters gathered in Queenstown in a bid to keep the production

John Key announced the $507m production would go ahead in New Zealand.

“I am delighted we have achieved this result,” Key said.

“Making the movies here will not only safeguard work for thousands of New Zealanders, but also allow us to follow the success of The Lord Of The Rings.”

The pay dispute centred on a demand from the Actors’ Equity Union for minimum standards for actors, which Jackson refused, saying it would set an unacceptable precedent. Key agreed to change the law so actors are independent contractors, rather than employees of the production company.

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Defence force let family down The country’s top military leader conceded that the family of an airman, who was killed when an old artillery round unexpectedly exploded last year, deserved a better explanation for his death.

Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, chief of the defence force, assured relatives of air force explosives expert Flight Sergeant Andrew Bruce Forster that “the Defence Force will do better in the future” after an inquiry found the cause of the explosion may never be known.

Forster died at the Waiouru Military Camp last November

when when he hammered a the stake into the ground, half a metre away from a 105mm Howitzer shell.

The inquiry found Forster had failed to follow standard procedures which may have minimised the risk.

Writing in an issue of Air Force News, Mateparae said Forster’s family were upset that some blamed him for his own death.

“The Defence Force could have done more to explain the nature of the Court of Inquiry process, and what conclusions could and could not be drawn,” Mateparae wrote.

LOWER NORTH ISLAND A pilot and his female passenger walked away unhurt from a plane crash after they mistook a ploughed paddock for an airfield and flipped their Cessna 172 while trying to land near Ohakune. The 37year-old man and 32-yearold woman had flown from South Auckland.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND Direct flights between Christchurch and Kuala Lumpur are expected to create 600 jobs and tens of millions of dollars for Canterbury. AirAsia X will start the low budget service from KL to NZ in March, with four return services a week.

LOWER SOUTH ISLAND More Southland women entered this year’s Tui Perfect Woman competition than ever before. The challenge included rabbit-skinning, saddling a horse, clay bird shooting, motorbike riding and paintballing.

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■ Filming of The Hobbit to remain in New Zealand after threat of moving offshore ■ Prime Minister John Key successfully negotiates with Warner Bros film executives to amend actors’ working terms to end pay dispute ■ Filming of two-part 3D film will begin in February

Jerry Mateparae

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he New Zealand film industry has breathed a sigh of relief with the announcement that the highly anticipated two-part film, The Hobbit, will be filmed on Kiwi shores from February 2011.

The prequel to NZ director Peter Jackson’s blockbuster trilogy, The Lord Of The Rings, came close to being filmed in the UK, with Hollywood film studio Warner Bros concerned actors would boycott the movie over a pay dispute.

But, after negotiating with film executives, Prime Minister

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Government ignorant The government has no idea what has happened to more than 60 per cent of cases reported to its National Anti-Corruption Hotline over the past six years, according to the Public Service Commission.

Only 10 per cent of the 7529 callers which made a complaint to the hotline during that period received feedback, which indicated that they had been acknowledged and actioned.

New Age, new editor Henry Jeffreys, the former editor of Afrikaans daily Die Burger, has been appointed editor of the government newspaper, New Age. His appointment follows the resignation of its former editor, Vuyo Mvoko, and four other journalists the previous week, the day before the paper was due to hit the streets.

Vavi roasts wealthy Zwelinzima Vavi, the general of South Africa’s trade union federation, Cosatu, has lashed out at members of the country’s

plenty of skin: The largest-ever bikini photo shoot saw 905 barely clad participants form a giant heart on the field of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. A Guinness World Record was created for the largest bikini and swimwear parades.

“predatory elite” for “spitting in the faces of the poor” while guzzling “sushi... served from the bodies of half-naked ladies.”

He referred to a lavish R700,000 birthday party hosted by businessman Kenny Kunene, attended by ANCYL president Julius Malema and allies of President Jacob Zuma.

Bees attack babies

Zwelinzima Vavi

Two babies were in a serious condition after a swarm of bees attacked them in their home in Pietermaritzburg.

Paramedics arrived at the scene to find the house swamped with bees and the two six-month-

old babies – a boy and a girl – suffering multiple stings to their heads and faces. Eight adults were also stung.

Ekson threatens towns Electricity supplier Eksom has threatened to cut off power to the towns of Kroonstad, Viljoenskroon, Steynsrus, Parys, Vredefort, Heilbron, Koppies and Edenville in the Free State as the municipalities ran up debts of up to R32m.

It is the second time this year Eksom had issued notices to the towns which are to receive help from the Free State government in revenue collection.

Returning home: SA miners

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“The New Age will generate excitement, as it brings a new voice to a new audience.

Much has been said about the end of the printed newspaper but in emerging markets like South Africa, the newspaper is very much alive and kicking.” New editor of the New Age, Henry Jeffreys, following his appointment at the fledgling paper.

“It does not mean that you are fake; you have a Ferrari parked at home and when you go to Soweto you go with a Corolla because you are a politician.”

Fikile Mbalula, the Deputy Minister of Police, on the pitfalls of ‘wealth exhibition’ among politicians.

“There have been many instances in history where people have been afraid to talk and they start whispering to each other. We don’t want South Africa to become a society of secrets.” Journalist Stefaans Brummer criticises the proposed Protection of Information Bill.

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help returns South African miners, (l-r) Johan Badenhorst, Riaan Viviers, Wynand Botes and Mario Scholtz return home from Chile where they lent their drilling expertise to the astonishing rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners.

quote unquote “Vavi, go hang or go to hell.” Business tycoon Kenny Kunene responds to criticisms from Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.

Tutu attacks Israel

MPUMALANGA Rescue workers recovered the body of a woman from a car that plunged into a sewage dam. The four other occupants of the car escaped unharmed, but the search for Simangele Mbele, 24, lasted four days.

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KWA ZULU NATAL Courting controversy: Former archbishop Desmond Tutu

to perform in Israel.”

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies took umbrage to Tutu’s calls for the opera to call off its trip.

The board retaliated by describing Tutu position as part of a “biased campaign” to “demonise Israel”.

It said in a statement: “Peace and understanding is best

served through constructive and positive engagements between Israel, South Africa and the Palestinian regions, not by boycotts.”

The opera also ignored Tutu’s calls for a boycott and vowed to go ahead with the tour, which is scheduled to begin on November 12.

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Teenager ‘poisons’ mother’s tea spokesman Neldah Hlase claimed. Police said that when the boy was questioned about the sour taste of his mother’s tea, he blamed the teabag.

She learned she was poisoned when she visited a clinic the following day after feeling sick. The mother then returned home and found the poison in a small plastic bag in his school bag.

It was apparently not the first time he’d tried to kill his mother. Last month, he allegedly stabbed her in the chest while she was in bed, but apologised and was not arrested.

The province has 3324 vacancies for specialist and general doctors, 4424 for nurses and 1190 for pharmacists, a progress report found.

As the government tries to fill positions, created by doctors seeking work overseas, complaints about patient care have gone up.

EASTERN CAPE A paramedic accused of raping the mother of a sick child while they were travelling to hospital has been fired. The woman said she received anonymous calls warning her to drop the complaint since alerting health authorities in February.

The ambulance driver still faces charges.

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The boy allegedly tried to poison his mother

A man is accused of chopping off his dog’s back legs to stop it stealing food in a squatter camp. The pet was discovered a week later by other squatters and put down by The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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■ Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for touring South African opera to cancel its performance in Israel ■ Tutu likens Israel to South Africa under apartheid ■ South African jewish group hits back, claiming Tutu has waged a campaign to “demonise Israel”

A 16-year-old boy has been placed in child welfare after allegedly trying to poison his mother.

The boy appeared in Thembisa Magistrates’ Court, charged with attempted murder after allegedly spiking the 39-year-old’s tea.

Police say the boy put a substance known as gale phirime in his mother’s cup after she argued with his 25year-old girlfriend at their Ivory Park home.

“The boy was not happy with his mother’s actions and he allegedly spiked the cup of tea he prepared her,” police

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he retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has become embroiled in a slanging match with Israel after he called for the Cape Town Opera to boycott a cultural visit to the country, claiming it would be “inappropriate and unconscionable”.

He said: “Just as we said during apartheid that it was inappropriate for international artists to perform in South Africa in a society founded on discriminatory laws and racial exclusivity, so it would be wrong for Cape Town Opera

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TENNIS Former world No 8 Mark Philippoussis is talking up a full-time return to the ATP tour after winning his second Champions Series event.

He’s 33. Surely it’s all over.

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AFL The Gold Coast Suns will play Western Sydney in the opening round of the 2011 pre-season competition. Maybe it will bring a spark of interest to an otherwise dull event.

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BASKETBALL Australian point guard Patrick Mills earns another season in the NBA, claiming the final spot on the Portland Trailblazers’ roster. He’ll pocket $US937,195 next year. Not bad at all.

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TENNIS Pat Rafter claims his first job as Davis Cup captain will be to end the feud between Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic as he tries to guide Australia back into the top tier of competition.

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CRICKET Former Australian captain Steve Waugh insists senior players must lift for the Ashes and claims selectors should be prepared to make changes if they continue to struggle.

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RUGBY UNION Waikato score a converted try with the last play of the match to beat Auckland 38-37 in a thrilling national provincial championship rugby semi. They will play Canterbury in the final.

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The FA Cup What’s happening?

The first round starts this week – Premier League sides don’t play until the third round but the spectacle of clubs from all different tiers of competition getting involved remains a powerful advertisement for football.

Does the FA Cup matter?

The FA Cup has lost some prestige in recent times, but two-time defending champions Chelsea don’t seem to have noticed.

There’s always plenty of talk about “the romance of the FA Cup” and most years throw up an unlikely giantkiller from the lower leagues.

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Tom Sturrock picks his winners and losers

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RUGBY Will Genia fires off a pass

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James O’Connor took the crucial kick in his stride. Bet he was actually wetting himself.

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The Wallabies finally ended a 10-match losing streak against the All Blacks on Saturday night, winger James O’Connor heroically scoring a try after the siren and then booting a wide conversion for a 26-24 victory in Hong Kong.

Australia looked to have blown another good start after leading 12-0 early before converted tries to All Blacks half-back Jimmy Cowan in the 31st minute and winger Cory Jane three minutes later put NZ in front 14-12 for the first time in the match.

It was 24-12 when All Blacks centre Ma’a

Nonu, who had wreaked havoc all night, ran around Stephen Moore to score in the 54th minute after a strong Richie McCaw bust.

Australia hit back when Beale burst through from a scrum, capitalising on an All Blacks defender slipping over on the suspect surface and off-loading for Drew Mitchell to score out wide in the 61st minute.

O’Connor became the Wallabies’ third kicker and converted from out wide to make it 24-19.

The Wallabies put a final attacking fling together, which looked to have been repelled by the Kiwi defence, before O’Connor found enough space to weave his way through and touch down before converting.

Sharks romp to Currie Cup title The Sharks were crowned 2010 Currie Cup champions after a telling first-half display paved the way for their eventual 30-10 victory over Western Province in the championship final in Durban on Saturday evening.

The hero of the Sharks’ final conquest was their flyhalf Patrick Lambie, whose 25-point contribution confirmed the prodigy has come of age on the country’s age.

Together with Lambie’s 18 first-half points, scrumhalf Charl McLeod snatched another touchdown to round off the Sharks’ first-half 23-point burst to which Province replied with a mere goal and a penalty by the interval.

The Sharks’ triumph in the final prevented Province from making a clean sweep on finals day at the Shark Tank.

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James O’Connor AUSTRALIA Finally, the Wallabies beat the All Blacks and it was the 20-year-old who covered himself in glory.

O’Connor, who encapsulates the potential of this young Wallabies side as much as any player, scored the matchwinning try and conversion in a famous victory.

James is “ one of those

blokes who wants the ball in those moments and that’s what you want

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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans reckons O’Connor isn’t too keen on passing when it’s tight.

When the teams returned for second-half action, Province showed a far greater sense of urgency and were able to pin down the Sharks in their own half for a 10-minute spell but were unable to capitalise their pressure into the points they needed to close the gap.

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Australia booked an enticing, yet predictable, Four Nations rugby league final date with New Zealand by thumping an error-riddled England at AAMI Park on Sunday night.

The Kangaroos ran in six tries to two against an England side which piled mistake on mistake. Three of Australia’s four-pointers came directly from errors, Luke Lewis enjoying a stellar night with his first two Test tries.

While the final could produce a thrilling end to the tournament, Australia’s win set up an anti-climactic end to the preliminaries. The

Kangaroos will meet the Kiwis in Auckland on Saturday, in a match of little significance.

Any hope of an upset evaporated in 13 minutes of English ineptness and Australian brilliance as the home side ran in four tries for a 26-8 half-time lead, sending to the sheds with fears of another hammering like the 52-4 belting they received on their last trip to Melbourne in 2008.

There was some hope among the smattering for English fans in the 18,894-strong crowd when Luke Robinson scythed over from ten metres out three minutes after the restart, but it didn’t last long as Lote Tuqiri went over four minutes later to break England’s spirit.

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New Zealand made easy work of underdogs Papua New Guinea, with Junior Sa’u and Sam Perrett both scoring hat-tricks.

Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney had asked his players for a lift in performance from their 24-10 win over England the previous weekend and they came sprinting out of the blocks.

They were already 12-0 up after just seven minutes, forcing PNG to make 37 tackles, before the Kumuls managed to get use of the football for the first time.

New Zealand continued to dominate possession and territory over the course of the first half to be up 46-0 at the interval.

With the score at 56-0 early in the second

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Luke Lewis AUSTRALIA The Penrith utility spent many years on the fringes of the Kangroos, perhaps suffering for his versatility. Those limited opportunities would have made his star turn against England all the more memorable, Lewis crossing twice in the first 20 minutes to put England on the back foot and set up Australia’s convincing win.

I don’t “ know if

there was something missing or if we were just a bit too relaxed

”

spell, Kearney decided to pull off skipper and key playmaker Benji Marshall. His departure coincided with the Kumuls sccoring back-toback tries, to Emmanuel Yere and then hooker Charlie Wabo.

But the Kiwis were not done, and came back to complete the game with further tries to Perrett, Nightingale and Manu.

Papua New Guinea captain Paul Aiton after his side’s poor showing against Australia

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PREMIER LEAGUE THE PLAYER

Javier Hernandez

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MAN UNITED The Mexican striker has been doing his best to divert attention from Wayne Rooney, who is yet to play since re-signing with he club.

Hernandez, 22, is in his first season for United but has already made his mark.

Hernandez is known as Chicharito, which means ‘Little Pea’. His father, also a footballer, was known as Chicharo, or pea, because of his green eyes.

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IN REVIEW THE ISSUE

Feuding bids England is bidding to host the 2018 World Cup but Russia looms as their major rival. This has led to some not-so-friendly jousting between the two countries, with Russian bid lead Alex Sorokin forced to apologise after pointing out England’s crime-rate and high incidence of binge-drinking as reasons they should not host the competition. Sorokin has enough on his plate, though, with the Russian bid now linked to vote-buying claims.

City stumble again After sitting second on the table a forrtnight ago, Manchester City have had their bubble burst – they lost to Arsenal a week earlier and the weekend saw them drop a second game in as many weeks, losing 2-1 away to Wolverhampton.

City started promisingly enough and, after Emmanuel Adebayor converted a penalty in the 23rd minute, a routing victory appeared on the cards.

Wolverhampton, though, who are still mired in 19th spot on the table, fought back to record one of their finest Premier League wins, strikes to Nenad Milijas and David Edwards either side of half-time proving decisive.

Chelsea conceded an early goal against Blackburn but fought back to win 2-1. Nicolas Anelka equalised for Chelsea before Russian defender Branislav Ivanovic put his side ahead in the 84th minute. The win ensured Chelsea remain five points clear at the top of the table, with Arsenal and Manchester United on the next rung down.

On the weekend, Arsenal left it late but eventually snuck past West Ham, Alex Song latching on to a cross from Gael Clichy to score.

Everton also managed to drag themselves closer to the top six, shaking off the effects of their sluggish start to the season to see off Stoke City 1-0.

LOOKING AHEAD

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Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over West Ham confirms they now have the maturity to launch a sustained title challenge.

Alex Song’s 88th minute header secured a victory that looked likely to elude Wenger’s side as they battled to remain in touch with leaders Chelsea. Had they drawn the game against the side who sit bottom of the table, Arsenal would have fallen seven points behind Chelsea after ten games of the campaign.

But Song’s late winner transformed a potentially disappointing afternoon into a triumph that was marred only by a recurrence of Cesc Fabregas’s hamstring injury that could keep the midfielder out of Wednesday’s Champions League trip to face Shakhtar Donetsk.

“It was a relief because when you win with two minutes to go it is always a relief,” said Wenger. “We needed to be intelligent, patient not to make a mistake at the back with the West Ham team who had a strong spirit and were well organised. We didn’t do anything stupid. We were intelligent.

“We kept going and out of this game you can say we had a great attitude and we have matured.”

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“I’ve never known anyone who wants to win more than I do. It’s that simple.

I’m a winner.” England cricket captain Andrew Strauss on how how much of a hard-arse he is. Will make his salty tears even sweeter.

“My uncle rang me up the other day and said, ‘I am proud of your achievements. Now I can go around saying my nephew is an All Black’.”

Sonny Bill Williams on making the cut.

“I’ve played the last three years non-stop virtually and three games before they pick the World Cup squad I find myself not in a 15-man squad, that’s a bit disappointing.” Australian all-rounder James Hopes on being dumped from the ODI squad.

“We haven’t flown halfway around the world to watch you. Get a single and get Gilly on strike because you are crap.” Dutch keeper Jeroen Smits welcomed Matthew Hayden (below) to the crease at the 2003 World Cup.

So You Think is the Cup favourite

So You Think remains the hot favourite for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, giving trainer Bart Cummings a chance to win Australia’s biggest race for the 13th time.

The Cox Plate winner warmed up for the race that stops a nation by claiming the Mackinnon Stakes on Saturday, adding to his growing reputation by speeding clear of his rivals.

A crowd of more than 100,000 is expected at Flemington racecourse for one of Australia’s biggest annual sporting occasions and Cummings is desperate to be there, despite a recent health scare.

The 82-year-old, who is recovering from pneumonia, was admitted to hospital on Thursday. It was feared the

hospital stay would put Cummings’ attendance at Tuesday’s race in doubt but Cummings claims he has every intention of being at Flemington for the race.

“I’d like to think I’ll be there on Tuesday,” he said.

Earlier this year, Cummings

spent some weeks in Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital with pneumonia and missed his first autumn carnival in five decades. More recently, Cummings was hospitalised after fracturing his pelvis in a fall at his home at the end of August.

Australia seals series win over Irish Australia regained the Cormac McAnallen trophy with a three-point win in the second and final match of the International Rules series in Dublin on Saturday night.

The 0.14.13 (55) to 1.11.13 (52) victory at Croke Park handed Australia a 2-0 series win following the seven-point victory in the opener in Limerick last weekend.

The Irish again produced a storming finish, scoring 14 unanswered points in the final term in front of 61,000 fans before the tourists steadied on a cool, clear night.

Dane Swan was named player of the series for the Australian side, the Collingwood midfielder outstanding just four weeks after winning a premiership

with the Magpies.

The series will return to Australia next year, but no games are scheduled for 2012. Australian coach Mick Malthouse says there is no need for a break in the International Rules series.

“I am just disappointed there is a gap,” he said. “I am only saying that, not for a headline, all I am saying it would be great for the player group to have it every year but clearly for some reason it is not practical.

“I just think the series today, look at the crowd – that is a lot of people and a lot of people at home and in Ireland will have watched it.

“There was not one player that did not bust his gut for his country.”

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Even as the All Blacks embark on a Grand Slam tour, star pivot Dan Carter has one eye on elusive World Cup glory WORDS TOM STURROCK

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he World Cup is ten months away and New Zealand are, as usual, the benchmarks of world rugby.

According to star flyhalf Dan Carter, though, the All Blacks can still be caught, even overtaken, making continued improvement the focus of their end-of-year Grand Slam tour.

“Opposition sides have done a lot of analysis on our gameplan and during the Tri-Nations, Australia and South Africa began to counter it quite effectively,” Carter says. “So we’ll be working hard to hopefully mix things up a little bit.”

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Victory won’t come easy: Carter expects a torrid time on tour

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November 6, Twickenham

V SCOTLAND November 13, Murrayfield

V IRELAND November 20, Aviva Stadium

V WALES November 27, Millennium Stadium

COMING NORTH A successful Grand Slam tour used to be a big deal but four wins would see New Zealand record their third such triumph since 2005. That said, Carter doesn’t expect victory to come easy.

“They become far better sides at home than when they come down our way,” he says. “The first match against England will be huge – playing at Twickenham is always massive and I think England have really been improving.”

New Zealand bear a unique burden; they are expected not only to win, but to win in style. Carter acknowledges the challenges this presents and indicates the All Blacks will need to strike a balance between playing attacking rugby and formulating back-up plans for when hard graft is required in place of flair.

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“If we win a game but don’t score any tries, questions will be asked and that can be tough, because we come up against some good sides with some really tight defences,” he says. “The way games have been going, it gives us more confidence to keep the ball in hand, but the last thing you want to do is find yourself going backwards, or being unable to move forward in front of your own sticks.”

SOME DECENT CATTLE Although the All Blacks benefit from having a settled group of senior players, Carter believes improvement is most likely to come from players on the tier below,

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those who are just establishing themselves in the side.

“You’ve got Muliaina, Mealamu, McCaw, Nonu – but we’re creating a bit of depth as well,” he says. “Guys like Cory Jane had a fantastic season and Kieran Read is one to look out for, even though he’s only been in there for a couple of seasons.”

And then there’s Sonny Bill Williams, the most closely watched fringe player in memory. The league convert will feature at some point but will he start or come off the bench? Where will he play?

“He’s a real athlete – he’s still got a bit to learn but he’ll pick it up pretty quickly in an All Blacks environment,” Carter says. “He’ll make the most of any opportunity he gets.

“He’s been lining up quite a bit at 12 and I think he slotted in for Canterbury at outside centre a few times. I’m sure you could throw him out on the wing and he’d go OK as well – he’s a real utility player but I think we’ll see him somewhere in that midfield.”

THE BURDEN OF EXPECTATION Inevitably, everything the All Blacks achieve during the next month will be shoe-horned into the context of what it means for their World Cup The new boy: Sonny Bill Williams chances. The

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build-up has begun and Carter knows the anticipation will reach nosebleed intensity

by August.

“It’s been a long time since we won a World Cup and we’ve been the favourite heading in a few times, so the people back home would dearly love us to win one and being at home means there will be a little extra pressure and expectation,” he says.

History shows that the field tightens leading into a World Cup so the All Blacks must continue to improve to stay at the top of the mountain. That means development remains a priority this tour, though not, of course, at the expense of winning.

“From my experiences at the last two World Cups, it’s a different kind of competition – you can be the form team coming in but it doesn’t really matter,” he says. “The majority of this squad will probably be the same for the World Cup next year, so it’s about bringing those guys on – that said, we want to win every game, don’t get me wrong.”

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White-line fever: Juan de Jongh

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BOKS BOUNCE

BACK?J Rising star Juan de Jongh looms as a key player if South Africa are to rebound from their disappointing Tri-Nations campaign WORDS PIERRE DE VILLIERS

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uan de Jongh is living proof that size doesn’t matter when it comes to international rugby. Despite tipping the scales at just 85kg, the Stormers centre has been faultless in defence this year, taking down much bigger beasts like Ma’a Nonu and Jamie Roberts whenever he’s played for the Springboks.

“I’m not the biggest guy, so when it comes to tackling, it has to be a mental and physical thing,” the rising star says of his reputation as someone who punches well above his weight.

“Growing up, I played for Hugenote High in Wellington, which is not traditionally a strong rugby school. That meant I frequently faced stronger teams and bigger players and our defence was

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De Jongh‘s defence is a source of pride for the 85kg centre

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really tested. I learnt from a young age that when you face bigger players, you can’t take a backwards step.”

LESSONS LEARNED De Jongh’s ability to land big hits will be invaluable during South Africa’s upcoming Grand Slam tour. After leaking a record 22 tries against New Zealand and Australia during a disastrous Tri-Nations campaign, the world champions urgently need to tighten up their defence if they are to avoid more heartache this month.

With veteran Jaque Fourie picking up

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I always will ”

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a season-ending toe injury, it will be up to De Jongh and Stormers midfield partner Jean de Villiers to stop Brian O’Driscoll and James Hook cutting the Boks apart.

While the 22-year-old is brimming with confidence, he knows full well how tough a trip to the northern hemisphere can be after being part of a terrible end-of-year tour in 2009 that saw the Boks lose to Saracens, Leicester, France and Ireland.

“The team has to gel very quickly against some really strong opposition,” De Jongh says. “Last year we didn’t come together and understand the game calls quickly enough and it resulted in some painful losses.”

CONFIDENCE KEY De Jongh is certainly a quick study. He scored a scintillating try against Saracens

in his first game for South Africa in 2009 and did the same against Wales earlier this year in his first Test match. On both occasions, De Jongh backed himself and took on the defensive line when a safer option would have been to pass.

“I am young but I am confident in my abilities. When I think there is a chance to break the line, I always back myself to score. I always will,” he says.

Much of De Jongh’s recent success has been down to the coaching he receives as a Western Province and Stormers player.

“I think all the Stormers players feel that something special is happening in the Cape at the moment,” says De Jongh, part of the Stormers squad that made the Super 14 final this year.

ROLE MODELS De Jongh’s development has been fasttracked by playing alongside the likes of Bryan Habana and Jaque Fourie at provincial level.

“It’s also great to learn from guys like. I look up to Jaque because, as a centre, he has achieved what I want to achieve. Then you look at the way Bryan conducts himself on and off the field and clearly there’s plenty both guys can teach you.”

One thing Fourie and Habana won’t have to teach De Jongh is humility, the centre insisting he is far from the finished article.

“Oh, there’s a lot for me to work on like my kicking game and my passing,” he says. “I know and people are expecting me to do well, but all I can do is work hard and not pay attention to much else.”

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V WALES November 13, Millennium Stadium

V SCOTLAND November 20, Murrayfield

V ENGLAND November 27, Twickenham

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New Zealand’s Council of Trade Unions says Kiwis have to work longer hours than ever to make ends meet. CTU Peter Conway said the fact 416,641 people work more than 50 hours per week is fuelling industrial unrest.

New Zealand’s Medical Council is warning the profession has come to rely heavily on ageing doctors.

The council’s workforce survey showed more than half of NZ’s doctors are now 45 or older and 3 per cent are in their 70s.

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Sydney girls splash the cash eauty comes at a cost, especially for Sydney women. A new survey reveals that gals from the harbour city are more high maintenance and spend more money on their appearance than other Australian women.

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Melbourne now has the nation’s highest inflation rate at 3.1 percent, causing the cost of living to soar. There has been a 20 per cent rise in electricity bills and a beer costs 6.5 per cent more. The good news? The higher dollar has made clothing cheaper, especially for women.

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women spend about $78 on beauty each month, $10 more than other women in other states.

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Pay off the last bit of your council tax, internet, phone, gas, electricity and TV bills and cancel your accounts.

R End Your Lease If you’re leaving before your lease is up you may owe rent until new tenants move in.

Otherwise, giving a month’s notice is generally considered good etiquette and leaves enough time to find a replacement.

Ensure you check your contract. And make sure to clean up the space and repair any damage so you can get back your rental deposit or bond.

R UK Taxes The good news is that even if you only worked for a bit of the year, you should get some tax back.

If you are planning on leaving and not working in the United Kingdom again before the end of the tax year on April 5, then you can claim a rebate by filing a P85.

If you made less than the tax threshold of £6475 you should receive a full tax rebate of tax paid. Just fill out a P45 when you leave the job and a P60 at the end of the tax year. “It’s free money, basically,” says Lauren Walker, 1st Contact sales and development manager.

1st Contact offers a reduced package where those moving back home receive a 10 per cent discount on baggage sea freight, your tax done for a discounted rate and a free money transfer anywhere in the world.

ASK THE EXPERTS Jacinta Harding, CONSULTANT AT HAYS

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I’ve been working in London for fourand-a-half years but I’m moving back to Sydney before the end of the year. I’ve been working in computer software sales in a business development role. I’ve worked for two different companies during my time here and earned a good salary (around £40,000, plus bonus). My last role was relatively senior (it was a small company). I’ve been looking at jobs back home and was surprised to see jobs of a similar level are paying what seems like a lot more in Sydney – $A150,000 a year.

Is it going to be problematic to convince a recruiter that I am up to the job? How should I handle this situation?

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The most important piece of advice I can give you is to be flexible with your salary expectations. When applying for sales jobs, especially business development roles at a senior level, knowledge and expertise of the local market and client relationships will highly valued in a new role. As you have not have been exposed to the Sydney market for years, you may find it difficult to get a salary of A$150k. It is crucial to consider taking a lower salary and being flexible while you build up a local client base.

» For more, see hays.com.au. To ask a question email realitycheck@tntmagazine.com savings in a UK pension fund, you will be required to use the lump sum to purchase an annuity (a financial product that provides a set income for life) upon retirement.

If you decide to transfer your pension to Australia, you must make sure your new provider meets HMRC’s list of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes.

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R Pensions

You can either continue to hold your UK-based personal pension fund or transfer the balance into an approved fund in your new country of residence.

Transferring will give you more flexibility with your investments because, under current UK legislation, if you continue to hold retirement

Duty Free Goods For Australians, personal items – such as clothing and shoes – can be brought into the country free from duty and tax, as long as they have been owned and used overseas for 12 months or more or are being imported temporarily.

For items such as gifts, souvenirs, cameras and electronic equipment, you can bring up to A$900 (A$450 for minors) duty-free.

Kiwis aged 18 and older can claim up to NZ$700 of items purchased abroad before duty and tax will be charged.

Shipping Research to find the best quotes and package deals.

Sea freight will take about 12 weeks and will cost about £80£150 for the first box and £30£90 for additional boxes.

Most companies offer doorto-door service.

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The view from the top at Curbar Edge

HEAD FOR THE HILLS Discover a haven for bikers, hikers, hang-gliders and rock climbers in the Peak District WORDS MARIE TEATHER

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et in the heart of the Peak District at the head of the optimistically named Hope Valley, the pretty village of Castleton is rich in history, legends, natural beauty, and is a veritable paradise for outdoor enthusiasts.

Steep limestone hills overlook the village from all sides while the defiant Peverill Castle has guarded over local on-goings since it was built on an overhanging cliff in Celtic England in 1088.

To the north looms the modest beauty of Mam Tor, the ‘Shivering Mountain,’ which not only holds the remains of Iron Age fortifications but also marks the start of Hope Valley’s gritstone moors, limestone outcrops and deep cut dales.

GET ON YOUR BIKE By bike, there are endless routes. However from Castleton, many riders will at some

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HILLY HAVEN The region is best known as wonderful walking country, although the hills are also a haven for bikers, pony trekkers, hang-gliders and rock climbers as well as

for the quieter activities of artists, anglers and birdwatchers. Using Castleton as a base there are ample outdoor pursuits to take part in throughout the year.

Just beyond Mam Tor is the tiny Norman village of Edale and to serious walkers marks the start of The Pennine Way. The 434km walk takes you from the Peak District along the rugged backbone of England, through the Yorkshire Dales and over Hadrian’s Wall to the Scottish Cheviots. The route takes 14 to 16 days to complete and although one of Britain’s toughest walks is also one of the finest upland routes in England.

If the two-week trek is a little too long to commit, most walkers ramble to the top of the first peak, Kinder Scout, for amazing views and get back down in a day.

SHORT BREAK NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO The region makes a great destination ENGLAND to visit year round, LONDON although some of the outdoor activites will not be possible in more extreme weather conditions.

GETTING THERE Trains from King’s Cross to Castleton take three hours, 30 minutes; or driving will take just over three hours.

GETTING AROUND Local buses link the main sites together or the region can be explored on foot or by bike.

ACCOMMODATION Hotels cost £50– £120 while beds in the Castleton YHA start at £14.

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point encounter the dramatic twists and turns of Winnats Pass.

The pass, once used for testing motor vehicles, winds steeply through a cleft surrounded by towering limestone pinnacles. Local legend has it that the pass is haunted, after a young couple were murdered by miners, but, that danger aside, the route is notoriously windy and will challenge even the fittest of mountain bike riders.

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GOING UNDERGROUND For those who are more concerned with getting into the rocks, the hills are clustered with cave networks including four individually unique show caverns.

Treak Cliff Cavern, for example, contains an underground wonderland of stalactites, stalagmites and rock formations. Peak Cavern, (known locally as the Devil’s Arse until Queen Victoria paid the town a visit

and a more polite name was deemed suitable) holds the remains of an ancient underground mining village. Meanwhile, in Speedwell Cavern you’ll find the famous ‘bottomless pit’ (until science proved otherwise) which visitors quietly glide to on an underground canal system.

These and scores of other deep cave networks and disused former mines are all popular sites for potholing and caving.

The majority of caves are found to the west of Castleton, on the limestone moorland between Castleton and Sparrowpit. Cave systems include Giants Hole, P8, Oxlow Mine and Nettle Pot, and there are circuits that cater from beginner’s levels to the most difficult grades.

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An underground buzz: plenty of caving in the Peak District

GHOST VILLAGES Legend has it that if you stand close to the edge of the huge Ladybower Reservoir you can still hear the bells of the underwater church chiming to call villagers to service.

The truth behind the ‘drowned’ villages, although not quite as romantic, is that beneath the water lies an area that was once the towns of Derwent and Ashopton – complete with small stone cottages, tree lined lanes, a 17th century church and an old mansion. During the 1930s these Victorian cotton villages were

evacuated and flooded in one the biggest reservoir constructions of the period to supply water to the expanding industrial cities of Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby.

The site today is still a stunning tourist attraction with walks and bike rides running the circumference. When waters drop sufficiently low, such as in 2004, the village of Derwent does indeed reappear.

However, the church has sadly been lost forever. It was blown up in the 1940s after spooked locals could see the spire sticking through the surface.

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Basque in the glamour of San Sebastian

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Glamorous and super-stylish, San Sebastian is all gorgeous beaches and delicious cuisine.

Fiercely proud and regional, the town is smack-bang in the middle of Basque country in northern Spain.

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more Michelin-starred eateries per capita than anywhere else in the world – 16, to be precise.

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It boasts some of the best beaches in Spain. La Concha and Ondarrea are good for swimming and soaking up the sun, while Zurriola is popular with surfers.

CHOW DOWN San Sebastian is a gastronomic paradise with

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PARTY TIME Basques love to party and San Sebastian boasts an array of festivals all year round.

Celebrate Lord Wellington’s capture of San Sebastian from French troops in 1812 at the Festividad de San Sebastian in January. Carnaval takes place in February and the International Jazz Festival is held in July – previous big-name acts include James

Brown, Liza Minnelli and BB King. The glitterati roll into San Sebastian in their droves in September for the Film Festival, which showcases the best of world cinema.

GET THE CAMERA OUT Hike up Monte Urgull, where you’ll find a giant statue of Christ as well as amazing views across Concha Bay and the city. San Sebastian’s old quarter (Parte Vieja) is full of narrow streets, lined with characterful buildings – a delight for snap-happy tourists. It’s also bursting with drinking holes. Mosey around Centro Romantic, where you’ll find hip boutiques tucked behind Art Nouveau facades.

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Come & experience our guesthouse by engaging with the locals in our Basque culture.

Our staff will share their local knowledge & make you feel right at home, introducing you to grassroots information about San Sebastian and the Basque Country.

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UNFORGETTABLE ACTIVITIES The city’s key establishment devoted to promoting the good life of the Belle Époque, the hotel’s contemporary Hydra Wellness Center & Spa offers unparalleled relaxation. Explorers benefit from our concierge-organized authentic adventures.

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Begin with a picturesque coastal drive to Bilbao and along the way, stop at Sopelana beach, popular with surfers. If you enjoy getting your kit off, head to Barinatxe Nudist beach.

In Bilbao, you’ll find the acclaimed Guggenheim

Museum of Modern Art, and a picturesque Old Town bursting with atmospheric bars serving up pintxos.

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San Sebastian was a small fishing port until the 19th century, when Spanish

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WHEN TO GO San Sebastian’s climate is mild all year round, with temperatures peaking from June to August. Nights can be cool, even in the summer.

GETTING THERE Fly to Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao or Biarritz and catch a train or bus to San Sebastian.

VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa.

CURRENCY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.15 EUR. LANGUAGE Spanish and Basque.

GETTING AROUND It’s easy to explore on foot.

GOING OUT A beer costs about ¤3.

ACCOMMODATION Hostels start from ¤25 per night.

Prices rise steeply during the film festival in September, and during summer.

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Forget skiing. Try speed riding, biathlon and ski joering in Massif de Aravis WORDS DANIEL LANDON

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he sheer scale and height of some of the Alps biggest resorts could leave the uninitiated slightly intimidated.

And for seasoned snow thrill-seekers, some slopes might leave you scratching your head and wanting more action.

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THE SNOW The Les Massif de Aravis comprises four resorts: La Clusaz and Manigod (linked into one ski area); Le Grand Bornand and St-Jean de Sixt. Between them the area is tailor made for

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beginners and intermediates. There are plenty of novice-friendly slopes and lifts in La Clusaz/Manigod and Le Grand Bornand.

If you’re an absolute beginner try StJean de Sixt – its short, gentle slopes mean there won’t be any pesky moreexperienced, faster skiers.

For intermediates, there are some great blue and red runs - and while experts might be itching for something more hardcore, for anyone bar the most topnotch skiers or boarders, the slopes are challenging without being scary.

If you’re into cross country skiing, Aravis is the place to go. There are numerous trails on the floor of the valley and higher up, providing an easy introduction and some challenging terrain for those who’ve done it before.

Perhaps best of all about Aravis is the delightful scenery. Whatever your ability, La Clusaz/Manigod has one up on many

La Clusaz landscape

speed up on your skis you let rip a parachute that’s strapped to your back.

You’ll need months to be as good as the locals who launch themselves off cliffs, but for the rest of us it’s a thrill to do a few tricks with nothing more than a tug of the parachute (See flyeo.com).

In Le Grand Bornand you can try biathlon – you ski cross country then drop on the ground and shoot at a set of targets.

It’s surprisingly good fun and something novice skiers and shooters can try. In 2011 the town will host a round of the biathlon European cup, which gives you an idea how seriously locals take it.

For something completely different, ski joering is hard to top. Wearing a short and easily manoeuvrable pair of skis, you and

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PARIS WHEN TO GO SWITZERLAND The best skiing Geneva and boarding is Massif de Aravis from late FRANCE December to late March.

GETTING THERE Aravis is only an hour from Geneva by bus. For transfers see altibus.com.

GETTING AROUND Local buses connect the different Aravis resorts.

VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa. CURRENCY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.15 EUR. LANGUAGE French.

GOING OUT A beer is about ¤4-5 Delightful scenery: Aravis ACCOMMODATION Ski season other resorts in that most of the runs are accommodation is expensive. below the tree line – making your trips Package deals are good value (see crystalski.co.uk, inghams.co.uk and down the slope far more picturesque. neilson.co.uk) or book a room through THE ACTIVITIES interhome.com or ownersdirect.co.uk.

Speed riding is a relatively new sport, SEE aravis.com has contact details for combining skiing and parachuting into an each of the town’s tourist offices, which can provide information on activities insanely exhilarating experience. and accommodation.

Put simply, once you’ve got a bit of

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a partner hold on to the reins at the back of a horse, and get pulled along through pristine alpine tracks. It’s an exquisite and peaceful way to explore the region, save for the huffing, puffing and whinnying of the horses – though apparently they love messing around the snow.

» Daniel Landon travelled to Les Aravis via Geneva. BABOO flies 11 times a week to Geneva from London City Airport. For information see flybaboo.com. For information on Les Aravis and reservations go to aravis.com.

TUCK IN ARAVIS GASTRONOMY The Savoy region of France, which encompasses the Alps, has a gastronomic tradition that you can’t leave without trying.

Gorge on tartiflette (baked potato in a rich, cheesy and bacon sauce), croziflette (mini squares of pasta), fondue and raclette. The latter is a massive hunk of cheese served at your

table, and heated over a flame.

As the cheese melts into rich, gooey goodness you scrape it off and eat it with bread, potato or meat.

Another speciality Gooey goodness is meat and cheese cooked on a mini barbecue at your table – the meat goes on the grill at the top and the cheese in a pan underneath.

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Driving will give you more independence and on the whole, American roads are pretty good. The route from New York to Chicago is almost entirely on the I-80 - as a main road it should be gritted to reduce problems caused by snow.

However, on smaller roads there is a possibility that the weather could be a problem.

You may need to have steel-studded tyres for roads in remote areas and it is worth checking the Safe Travel website for how the weather may affect your journey (safetravelusa.com).

An alternative, and more reliable, option would be to get the train (amtrak.com) as there are trains to all of the destinations you mention.

There are a few spots enroute that are worth a visit, such as The Great Lakes in northern Indiana, and Ohio, home to Amish Country. Cleveland’s top attraction is the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Museum (rockhall.com).

If you decide to travel by car, book in advance and compare prices; don’t forget road tolls; and remember, there will be heavy traffic in cities.

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The good news is that there is an overnight train service that leaves Lisbon Apolónia at 22.30 and arrives in Madrid Chamartin at 08.58.

The cheapest way to do the journey is in a second class ‘turista’ seat, which is €59 for a single ticket. Portuguese website cp.pt offers all the information you will need and you can buy tickets up to 62 days before your journey. The train also has a restaurant and bar.

Driving would take you about six-and-a-half hours, so it would use a day of your holiday unless you drive overnight.

It is also the more exhausting and expensive option – just a glance at the cost of hiring a car from Lisbon to Madrid reveals anything from £600 to £900 for 24 hours. The cost of returning the car to a different hire point significantly increases the cost. Lisbon and Madrid are great cities and both deserve a few days exploring.

In Lisbon, check out the Statue of King Jose I and the Monastery of St Jerome - while there take a walk around the historic quarter of Belem. The Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace in Madrid are worth a visit for the architecture.

My boyfriend and I are planning a trip to America (flying into New York). We are spending Christmas in Vancouver. We are tempted to hire a car and explore the East Coast and then fly from Chicago to Vancouver. Will driving at this time of year be difficult because of the weather?

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Adventure travel specialist Oasis Overland is launching a new tour to Egypt and Israel. The 19-day Egypt and Israel Explorer tour, which starts in Cairo on July 24, 2011, will include visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Tel Aviv and the Dead Sea. The tour costs £1090, excluding flights. See oasisoverland.co.uk.

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MACHU PICCHU Explore is offering a £100 saving, as well as a free kit bag, on three of their 2011 Machu Picchu treks for the first 40 bookers.

The offer comes as the iconic site celebrates the 100th anniversary of its re-discovery. Tours cost from £1999, including flights and discount. See explore.co.uk.

FAKE IT NO MORE Fake TripAdvisor reviewers are set to be named and shamed by an online reputation management company. Acting on behalf of hundreds of hotels and restaurants, Kwikchex plans to publish a list of reviewers it thinks are posting defamatory comments.

TripAdvisor said it will not release reviewers’ names.

ANGKOR IS NUMBER ONE Angkor in Cambodia has been hailed the number one UNESCO World Heritage Site to visit in the world, according to a recent survey.

Travellers quizzed by TripAdvisor gave the nod to Angkor, describing it as “absolutely breathtaking” and “one of the wonders of the world”. The second and third most recommended sites were the historic centres of Rome and Florence, in Italy.

Also making it into the top five were the historic areas of Istanbul, Turkey and the old and new towns of Edinburgh.

Working in partnership with UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, TripAdvisor canvassed

almost 250,000 travellers in a bid to gain support to preserve valuable natural and cultural sites.

The survey also highlighted sites in need of attention; the crumbling ruins of Algeria’s Kasbah, which include the remains of old mosques, Ottoman-style palaces and traditional urban structures, topped the ‘worst condition’ list.

The neglected historic centre of Sao Luis, in the north of Brazil, was deemed the second destination most in need of a revamp.

“The fantastic response to the campaign shows that travellers have a passion for helping preserve the places that matter most,” said TripAdvisor CEO and founder Steve Kaufer.

New flight to Pyramids a pretty picture Pyramids of Egypt Puerto Rico The have been voted Britain’s Good shot: everyone loves The Pyramids

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More than 1000 people were asked to pick their favourite structure in a poll by online digital photo printing service Truprint.co.uk.

One in five chose The Pyramids of Giza, followed by London’s Big Ben, which came in a close second with 17 per cent of the vote.

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Broome, Australia Nov 27,2010 Worship the mango at this weekend of fruitiness. Mango tastings, mango cook-offs, mango cocktail making, mango tea parties, mango quizzes, mango markets and more, er, mangoes!

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WHAT: The US and Canada

have come up with a great excuse to celebrate Christmas twice! People get together to drink, overeat and watch TV in a familiar fashion, but hit the streets and it’s a different story. NYC puts on a spectacular parade which attracts 2.5 million spectators to check out OTT floats and giant helium-filled balloons.

WHERE: Through Manhattan ending outside Macy’s.

WHY: It began with early US settlers. Controversial, as what is a celebration of survival for some, led to the deaths of millions of native Americans.

DO IT BECAUSE: Like we said, two Christmases!

HOW MUCH: Free to watch.

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THANKSGIVING NEW YORK, USA NOV 25, 2010

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ART LISBON LOPBURI BANQUET Lopburi, Thailand Nov 27, 2010 Long-tailed macaque monkeys are treated to an annual feast. A giant table is elegantly laid with a banquet of food which the monkeys devour, throw and sit in.

Brilliantly surreal!

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Oktoberfest was awesome and things got very out of hand!

It’s not a good place to meet guys though as everyone’s too drunk.

Your weirdest travel story?

There are lots of weirdos in Barcelona!

We had a ‘find the best mullet’ competition.

Best thing to do in London?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Northern Wales

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FIVE MISUNDERSTOOD CITIES JANINE KELSO GIVES A HIGH FIVE TO UNDERDOGS BELFAST, UK WHAT: A little more than a decade ago, Belfast was probably the last place anyone would visit. But the city has reinvented itself as a prime tourist destination. Georgian architecture, Titanic tours and a cracking nightlife are just some of its draws. Learn more about the Troubles with a black cab tour of Belfast’s infamous murals.

SEE: gotobelfast.com

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BEIRUT, LEBANON WHAT: It’s not great if your city’s a byword for a bomb site.

But Beirut isn’t letting that hold her back. Before the civil war the Lebanese capital was the place to go, with its legendary parties, beaches and skiing. With peace restored, the tourists are starting to return.

SEE: lebanon-tourism.gov.lb

GLASGOW, UK WHAT: There is more to Scotland’s second city than deep-fried Mars Bars, but many of its tourist attractions are equally eccentric – the city’s spooky, hilltop cemetery is a popular attraction. By night, enjoy a wee dram in the West End. SEE: visitscotland.com

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL WHAT: Israel’s ancient capital may be infamous for terror attacks and sectarian conflict, but it has been relatively trouble-free since 2003. See historical sights by day. When night falls, head to Ben Yehuda Street for live performances and laid-back bars and cafes.

SEE: goisrael.com

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HULL, UK WHAT: Don’t write off this East Yorkshire gem just because it was voted Britain’s “worst town” in 2003. The shopping and museums are great, its fish ‘n’ chips are superb, and its aquarium is the deepest in Europe.

SEE: yorkshire.com

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WORDS: ADAM EDWARDS The best part of my job is that I get to ski a lot as Montagnes represents several ski resorts.

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Paradise: Crane is considered one of the top ten beaches in the world

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f you need an antidote to all that is grey and monotonous in life, then Barbados is it. It’s hard not to OD on superlatives when describing this Caribbean island, as it truly is breathtakingly beautiful, fascinatingly interesting and brilliantly friendly.

Phew, see what we mean? On top of that, there’s no need to decide if you want a bar-filled party holiday or something more outdoorsy and active, because in Barbados you’ll want to do both. Here’s what you can’t miss.

BEACH LIFE There are some travel cliches we’re happy not to be challenged on and the image of a daydream-perfect Caribbean beach is one of those. Well fear not, you’ll find that beach in Barbados.

Because it lies between the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans, the coastline of Barbados varies vastly round the island and you can go from rugged, dramatic cliffs to impeccably smooth sand in a short drive.

On the Atlantic side of the island the coastline is gloriously undeveloped.

Cliffs separate dramatic beaches and, although the crashing waves mean that not everywhere is ideal for swimming, it’s here that you’ll find Barbados’ best beaches.

Don’t miss Crane Beach, a stretch of white sand overlooked by craggy cliffs.

You can reach it from the swanky Crane Beach Hotel and it’s worth spoiling yourself with a cocktail on the oceanoverlooking veranda before taking the lift - surreally carved into the cliff down for a swim.

For amazing, rocky views and undisturbed walks, check out the north coast. A series of coves contain winding tunnels and secret caves which can be explored at low tide.

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NATURAL WONDERS HARRISON’S CAVE You’ll feel as if you’re on another planet as you enter this cool, echoing labyrinth of chambers and tunnels. Fantastical shaped stalactites and stalagmites made of white calcite create shapes that look like people and animals. In one cave a 12-metre waterfall cascades into an emerald pool and a river pours through another. You can take a tram through the huge subterranean caverns.

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ANDROMEDA BOTANICAL GARDENS On a hillside overlooking the coastline, the breathtaking gardens showcase a dazzling array of flora. Highlights include an ancient, giant bearded fig tree and a hibiscus garden which attracts the tiny, native hummingbirds which are always so magical to spot.

Magical : Andromeda

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EXPLORE THE ISLAND’S HISTORY Like the other Caribbean islands, Barbados was brutally shaped by the slave trade. From the mid 1600s, large numbers of West Africans were brought over to work on the sugar plantations and the current ethnic composition of the island began to emerge.

Slavery was finally abolished in Barbados in 1838, but physical reminders of the trade remain.

Swim with “ hawksbill turtles in the wild ” PLANTATION HOUSES Many of the grand old houses built on profits from the sugar plantations are still standing. George Washington House is a good place to begin exploring this sadly not-so-distant time.

The house where America’s first president, a slave-owner himself, once stayed has been reconstructed to show how the moneyed classes once lived.

Wine-cooling rooms and four-poster beds testify to a cushy existence which makes the collection of manacles, chains and barbed neck collars - used to restrain slaves - all the more shocking.

CHATTEL HOUSES After emancipation, slaves were still tied to plantation owners through a tenantry

A chat tel house

system and were not able to own land. To get around this, workers invented an early prototype of the mobile home – a simple wooden house set on cement blocks that could easily be dismantled and moved from one plantation to another.

You can spot chattel houses all over the island and many are still lived in.

In more touristy areas, such as St Lawrence Gap, the houses have been dollified, painted bright colours and made into craft shops.

GET ACTIVE – LAND OR SEA You’re allowed a couple of days lying around with a rum-induced hangover on a trip to Barbados, but there’s too much to do to spend your visit in a coma.

If you like hiking, visit the island’s Scotland District, so-called by homesick settlers as it supposedly reminded them of their homeland. There are hills, but the resemblance stops there and you certainly won’t need an Aran jumper as you climb the palm-covered slopes.

If you’re not feeling up to using your own legs for transport then throwing yourself on a horse could be the way to go.

Many of the treks take in beaches, so you can suss out good sunbathing spots

Friendly locals

Provided by the Barbados Tourism Authority, TNT/ Frankie Mullin

Visit this haven for Barbados’ most colourful and exotic animals, many of which are endangered. Happily, there are few cages so you can watch animals living freely in the stunning mahogany forest. Expect to see green monkeys, parrots, flamingos, iguanas, turtles and snakes. Take a guided tour or just wander around.

The west coast of Barbados is the island’s most developed - as beautiful as the long, sandy beaches are, they tend to be lined with resorts, bars and restaurants.

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ANZAC 2011SPECIALISTS WITH THE

ON THE GO have over 12 years experience of operating ANZAC day tours. We know how important this day is to you and each year our teams from the UK and Australia attend this event ensuring our tours run smoothly.

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• We have the best guides – handpicked by us and contracted a year in advance.

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• With a variety of tour start dates you don’t need to pay top dollar for your flights. Our well-timed tours make the most of weekends and public holidays.

• Complimentary airport arrival transfers from any Istanbul airport on each and every tour.

• No mandatory single supplements or local payments on any of our ANZAC tours.

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