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SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP London’s Xmas fairs

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS On being a ‘real band’

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If you’re struggling for ideas for festive gifts, check out our guide to London markets (P14), where you’re sure to find a wealth of hidden treasures – as well as bargains. Or, if you fancy going further afield, head to Leeds (P58) where you can Christmas shop ’til you drop. If you’re looking for a present for a pop lover, see P10 for our interview with Scouting For Girls for details of their 2011 arena tour.

Going skiing? Turn to P68 for our Chamonix guide. CAROL DRIVER

23 Back to jail? Boy George opens up

57 TRAVEL

57 Global Vision 58 RETAIL THERAPY: Hit Leeds for your Christmas shopping 60 Late Deals 63 TNT Weekender: Edinburgh 66 Hotshots 68 SKI’S THE LIMIT: Get your fix of snow on the slopes of Chamonix 70 Travel Tips 71 Travel News 72 On The Road 73 Top Five 74 PARK LIFE: Explore California’s Yosemite National Park

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8 London Life 10 STEPPING INTO THE ARENA: Scouting For Girls hit London 12 Food & Drink 14 STUFFING THE STOCKINGS: Visit London’s Xmas markets 16 Spotted 18 Silly Buggers

21 ENTERTAINMENT 21 22 23 24 25

Celebrity News TNT Life Look Who’s Talking: Boy George Cinema Culture

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Music Music Listings Clubbing Clubbing Listings

74 Get back to nature in Yosemite National Park

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Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News The Week In Sport Rugby Football General NOTHING TO BOAST ABOUT: Both Ashes teams are pretty weak 48 CONFIDENT POMS:: David Lloyd rates England’s Ashes chances

14 There’s Christmas bargains all over London

50 CAREERS & MONEY 50 Sending presents home 52 Careers 53 ON THE ROAD: Earn while travelling as a tour guide 56 Money

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Embrace winter with day trips Winter days: Windsor Castle

As winter begins to snap at the heels of Londoners, the city itself can become a tad gloomy.

After spending (too) many weekends indoors attempting to escape the chill, I have decided to embrace it – by getting out on a day trip every other weekend to areas outside of London. The selection of locations is outstanding – and affordable. Places such as Windsor Castle and Oxford University are steeped in history and can be reached within the hour by train. After a hectic week in London, the change of scene and pace is refreshing – without crippling the finances. Importantly, winter’s chill is forgotten (for the day at least!)

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Scouting For Girls: Peter Ellard, Roy Stride and Greg Churchouse

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We’re not like “ Take That ... we’re a proper band ” Why is the band doing so well?

I don’t know. It’s all still really rather baffling … It’s amazing. We’ve been playing together for 15 years and we never envisaged anything like this happening.

We create a mixture of happy-go-lucky tunes and pride ourselves on putting on a fantastic live show.

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You strike me as being a really happy band. When were you last pissed off?

Generally when I’m in the car, driving.

Some people and their driving … [makes a strange growling noise]. My poor girlfriend has to listen to me effing and blinding. It happened the other day when a guy just pulled out in front of me …

What did you last argue about with the other band members?

We only argue about stupid things – like who’s going to pay for a meal or who’s going to the bar next. It’s not about the money, it’s just about queuing at the bar.

Next year will be your biggest tours to date. What can fans expect?

We’re all sitting down at the moment going through stage plans and discussing what type of production we’re going to

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t’s 10.15am and Greg Churchouse has just got out of bed. “I’ve only been up for 10 minutes,” he yawns down the phone to me. “I haven’t had breakfast yet – or even a cup of coffee.”

I tell him I feel honoured – and ask him if he’s still in his PJs, to which he giggles.

Are they superhero-themed? “No! They’re God-awful-looking check things,” he says.

Greg is one third of pop band Scouting For Girls. Along with Roy Stride (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Peter Ellard (percussion), they have risen to fame for catchy sing-along-songs such as She’s So Lovely, This Ain’t A Love Song and Elvis Ain’t Dead.

However, the band have something of a Marmite effect – with people either loving them or hating them.

But, given as they’ve just announced their first UK arena tour, it’s clear their popularity is growing.

And it represents a huge leap from when the lifelong friends would gig in their garages.

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have. We’ve done loads of tours in the UK, so it’s nice to now be able to take it to the next level. The things that you can do at arenas are so much bigger and better.

you’re in love with. All of our songs are a mixture of experience and storytelling.

We all go away quite a lot so it’s quite a poignant song.

Like what?

If you go to see really big pop bands such as JLS and Take That, they have more scope to put on a big show – but we’re a proper band and play all our own instruments, so we’re a bit constrained.

Our main aim is to deliver our music so that fans can sing along.

Do you hang out in A-list haunts when you’re in London?

Camden’s a really trendy place to hang out. We don’t really do VIP – I’m not sure whether we shun the celebrity lifestyle or it shuns us [laughs]. The thing is, we get to do an amazing thing, so, when you come home, all you really want to do is watch a DVD and eat pizza.

Your fans are called the Wolfcubs …

Before we were signed, we wanted to come up with a way of keeping in touch with our fans and making new ones. So we came up with a Denis The Menace-style club and bought a badgemaking machine …

A badge-making machine?

Yeah! It wasn’t a rubbish one – it was decent quality and cost about £200. So fans got badges and membership cards.

Since we’ve been signed by Sony, though, we don’t offer badges anymore.

She’s So Lovely is heard by millions during the X Factor ads every week – how do you feel about the show?

I think it’s a great show. I don’t watch it quite as religiously as the other two – I’m more of a Come Dine With Me kind of fella.

It’s kind of a British institution now, but it’s an amazing show with amazing talent.

What’s your latest song Don’t Want To Leave You Now about?

It’s about not wanting to leave someone

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TEAROOM REVIEW Soho’s Secret Tea Room ★★★★★

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THE SCENE Soho’s Secret Tea room avoids the plastic cupcake bandwagon and is genuinely unique. ‘Hidden’ up

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the rickety stairs above iconic Soho boozer, The Coach and Horses, the venue is a quirky haven of mismatched china and old-school jazz.

BEHIND THE COUNTER Sample one of 15 loose-leaf teas. From Jasmine Pearl, left in a dark room to infuse with petals, to Ying Zhen, picked at dawn on only two days every year, this is special stuff.

THE GRUB The traditional afternoon tea comes with a tier of dainty sandwiches, giant scones with cream and jam and a hefty slice of cake.

Make sure you’re hungry!

BILL PLEASE Tea is £2.50 a pot. Full works is £14.50.

VERDICT Escape the Oxford Street mayhem and get buzzed out on tea and cake.

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Restaurant review The Folly ★★★★★

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THE SCENE Large City bar and restaurant which has already become really popular despite just opening this month. The venue, spread over two floors, has a creative botanical theme, there’s a garden lounge and a flower shop. It’s funky without being pretentious. And it’s classy whilst being filled with suits – well, it is in the City. Despite being mega-busy, the staff are really friendly. Ours (helpfully) suggest we start as we mean to go on, by ordering a cocktail.

THE MENU Overloaded with lots of delicious choices, from gourmet sandwiches and burgers to sharing dishes and platters. I opt for the courgette fritters with garlic dip, Jo orders the prawn and lemongrass lollipops and Claire tries the chicken satay with peanut sauce. You can tell the food is

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Secret garden: The Folly

good, as the table falls silent.

For mains we have the open chargrilled vegetable sandwich served on fresh focaccia, a fishfinger sandwich and a Folly seafood board (usually for two), which boasts fresh shellfish and oysters. All are wonderfully presented on wooden blocks for plates.

We can’t leave without trying the desserts. The homemade brownie is divine, there’s a unique cheesecake

– frangelico, creme de fraise in a bottle to pour over berries.

However, the clear winner is the good old-fashioned knickerbocker glory.

BILL PLEASE Starters from £5.25, mains from £6.95 and desserts from £4.95.

VERDICT The Folly is billed as ‘London’s secret garden’ however, when food is this good, the venue won’t stay secret for long.

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Stuffing the stockings From high streets to quiet squares, London is buzzing with Christmas markets and fairs WORDS REBECCA KENT What’ll you fill your loved one’s sacks with this Xmas?

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A SHORT TIME ONLY Nothing says festive like little German stalls and, erm … schnitzel. Throughout December, Southbank will host a Cologne Christmas market crammed with treats.

Alongside it, the Christmas Real Food Market, between December 3-5 and 17-19, will sell gourmet, locally sourced food.

Or, just gorge on a guilty treat. The Southbank Chocolate Festival, between December 10-12, will include chocolatemaking workshops and truffle-making demonstrations from the masters. (southbankcentre.co.uk).

Winter Wonderland, a traditional German market, is the mother of London’s Christmas markets and occupys a swathe

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OLD FAVOURITES One of London’s most vibrant markets, Old Spitalfields, will go into Yultide mode, extending its opening hours for Christmas and hosting a programme of entertainment (oldspitalfieldsmarket.com).

Columbia Road, which is one of the few streets in London composed entirely of independent shops, will extend its trading hours to 9pm each Wednesday in December for your Christmas shopping pleasure.

There’ll also be food and entertainment between 5-9pm. (columbiaroad.info).

Greenwich Market, always a trove of unique wares, will be bedecked in tinsel and holly and

host a Santa’s grotto and carol singers. (greenwichmarket.net).

Pucker up for a visit to Covent Garden, because, as well as its Real Food Market each Thursday, a giant Christmas tree will light up only with the power of two people kising. There will also be reindeer petting in the east piazza each Saturday (coventgardenlondonuk.com).

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There’s always unique gifts at Greenwich Market

Warm up “ with mulled wine and live jazz

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of Hyde Park where you can sip on a gluhwein and down a bratwurst. Glistening chalets will sell a host of quaint stocking fillers and tree decorations (hydeparkwinterwonderland.com).

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ON THE FRINGE In the unexpected tranquillity of Norfolk Square Gardens, the Paddington Market will sell crafts as carols are piped through the air, between November 29-December 3.

Poise your cameras on December 1 when Paddington Bear turns on the Praed Street lights.

The Ethical Just Got Fabulous pop-up market at the 20th Century Theatre, Notting Hill will sell boutique ethical goods from December 4-5, where you’re bound to pick up something for a fussy friend.

Organisers will help you warm up with some mulled wine and live jazz.

Also sate your ethical conscience at the theatre between November 25-26 in the

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Homeworks Christmas Sale, which will sell handmade and upcycled ethical gifts.

Along the same vein is the Fairtrade shopper’s market in the Salvation Army’s Regent Hall in Oxford Street on December 5. You’ll find some unusual stocking fillers from the world over, plus craft workshops and a clothes swap.

At the Bust Magazine Christmas Craftacular in Bethnal Green on November 28, you can learn how to crochet a moustache.

If you fail to see the use, there will also be workshops on crafting your own gifts, plus DJs to dance to and a tea room with buttercakes (bust.com).

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but a Marmite pop-up shop and cafe in the Quadrant Arcade, 2 Regent Street, is novel. Visit for some Marmite on toast and get your mits on a host of cult gifts. Aussies, keep an eye out for the Vegemite Marmite taste-off (marmitepopup.co.uk).

Introducing a little mystery to Christmas, food blogger Ms Marmite is hosting

Sweet as: get your yuletide sugar rush

an Underground Farmers and Craft Christmas Market – the farmers’ market in a flat, on December 5.

The exact location of the Kilburn flat is revealed when you buy your £5 ticket (wegottickets.com).

ALMOST THE REAL THING Real life huskies will be the star of the show at the London Wetlands Centre’s Winter Wonderland Weekend on December 11-12.

Its shop will be stocked with wildlifethemed festive stocking-fillers and you can wrap up your shopping with an amble about the wetlands’ 42ha wildlife oasis. Enjoy!

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CAR-FREE DAY London authorities are all too aware of the nightmare that is shopping on Oxford Street during Christmas. So, the kind folk are banning cars on Saturday, November 27 to spare us the hassle of trying to negotiate waves of shoppers.

The West End will be a completely car-free zone, with Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street all closed all traffic.

Free entertainment will provide the atmosphere and there’ll be special offers and promotions in the big stores.

People will replace cars on Oxford Street, November 27

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My mate’s younger sister just moved to London and I promised to look out for her while she got settled. We’ve started having sex – what is the etiquette on sleeping with a mate’s sister?

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Frankly, it would be bad form for your mate to have an issue with it.

You’re looking out for his little sister. Would he prefer she was shagging strangers?

I remember when my brother – who is nine years younger than me – had his 17th birthday party and our parents left me in charge. It

TOOL OF THE WEEK Eat and run An unemployed Latvian man has pleaded guilty to running up huge bills in some of the capital’s swankiest restaurants before bailing.

Janis Nords, 27, admitted consuming £969 worth of food and drink at the Connaught Hotel and £1021 at French restaurant L’Oranger before doing a runner.

He’s due to be sentenced, but Nords deserves every ounce of the opprobrium that comes his way. It’s an absolute outrage. Still, it makes you wonder whether you could get away with it, doesn’t it?

wasn’t much of a bash until I spiked the punch – after that, his mates were well up for it.

I took two of them out back on to the tennis court – there are few giddier thrills than deflowering two fine young men on the service line; I still remember the chaffing of the AstroTurf on my womanly thighs.

You have nothing to apologise for.

How do you expect to get laid if your mates’ sisters are off-limits?

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In feudal Japan, in the days of the Samurai, lying with another man’s sister was one of the greatest insults, unless you were of a high enough standing, having accrued sufficient honour through heroic, selfless deeds. In that case, you could shag anyone’s sister.

Call me oldfashioned, but I still live by that Samurai code. You’ve had sex with your mate’s t Balls out on cour sister – that’s

done – but your fate will be determined by the nobility of your actions henceforth.

If you discard this girl, sullying her name, your friend will justifiably feel slighted, you having betrayed the bond you share for your own carnal pleasures. But if your intentions are decent, and you plan to marry her, he will be forced to accept it.

Alternatively, you could just lie and not tell your mate, in which case you won’t have to worry about any of this.

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Woman’s Weekly: Presenter Alison Mau opens up about her relationship with another woman; and NewsTalk host Kerre Woodham’s Tahitian love affair.

New Idea: Controversial TV host Paul Henry says he was encouraged to provoke.

HOT OR NOT: Now, we’re not a shallow bunch at TNT, but even we had to do a double-take at these pictures. Locnville dance duo Brian and Andrew Chaplin, left, have knocked swimming champ Ryk Neethling, right, off the top spot of South Africa’s hottest celebs list. How?! No offence boys, but the difference between you and Mr Torso, is pretty obvious. How the twins have managed to go from being Z-listers to winning the Heat Hot 100 readers’ poll is beyond us.

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KYLIE AND TINIE ‘BFF’ Peas and carrots. Bonnie and Clyde. Sunshine and ice-cream. And ... Kylie Minogue and Tinie Tempah.

It may not be the obvious match, but the pop sensation has befriended the UK rapper.

The stars met during a staff party for label Parlophone back in August. They swapped numbers on the night, and have been in touch ever since.

“Kylie’s just the coolest chick ever, ‘big sis’ I call her,” said Tinie Tempah during a

promotional tour in Sydney.

Not only do they get on like a house on fire, but Kylie has also been giving Tempah some motherly star advice.

“She’s told me to always rest as much as possible at any given opportunity, to always eat set meals at set times and keep everything synchronised, Tempah explained.

Yes, listen to ‘big sis’, Tinie.

No more late nights, remember to clean behind your ears – and don’t talk to strangers.

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”I’ll do it til she starts putting the lid back on the toothpaste.”

Mel B’s hubby Stephen Belafonte on why he keeps peeing on the toilet seat.

New Idea: Weatherman Grant Denyer tells the mag about his wife’s baby surprise; Greg Norman and Kirsten Kutner talks about their secret wedding on a Caribbean island; and cricketer Brett Lee is back in the dating game.

Woman’s Day: Glenn McGrath’s fiancé Sara Leonardi says she’ll never replace his ex-wife Jane.

SOUTH AFRICA Heat: Scandal! actress Candice Derman talks about her horrific years as a sex slave victim; and Idols’ winner Elvis and runner-up L’loyd talks about their friendship.

You: Isidingo actress Michelle Botes has returned to the soapie, and she’s loving it; and Troye Sivan, the star of new SA movie Spud, talks about his newfound stardom.

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Boy George INTERVIEW NATASHA VUCKOVIC Congratulations on placing 80th in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJ poll this year.

Yeah, it’s been a while cos I’ve been out of action. I’ve only been DJing again for about seven months, so I’m impressed.

On your recent single Pentonville Blues about your time in jail, you sing: “If these walls could talk … would they scream?” Sounds like it left quite an impression.

It’s a Victorian building. You can imagine the amount of things that have happened in there, the people that have gone through there. I do think buildings have an energy and Pentonville definitely has an energy, not necessarily a pleasant one.

Are you still in touch with any of the inmates?

Yeah. I’m actually going to be playing a gig at Pentonville.

I went back about three months ago to visit a friend who’s still there. I was pretty nervous about going back, but actually it was alright. They were really nice to me and I suppose their attitude is: “You’ve been to prison now, so you’re fine.”

Did you get in touch with George Michael following his recent stint in jail?

performer … He’s a very nice bloke Mark, very sweet, very polite, very professional.

It’s been fun.

I partied late “ but when I did it, I did it hard ” The BBC made a drama about your life, pre-Culture Club, called Worried About The Boy. What did you think of it?

I thought Douglas Booth did a pretty good job of it. The acting was great and I thought the look of it was brilliant. There were a few errors in terms of the story but I’m not really precious about the past and it’s all open to interpretation.

They got certain aspects of it really spot on and other things they really didn’t get right, but I was really pleased it was made. It made me laugh when I saw it.

You’re a bit of an 80s icon. What do you miss most about the era?

Nothing at all really … I’ve been DJing for nearly 20 years and I do my own music and have a pretty healthy career so when I do the Here And Now concerts next year [a tour with other ‘80s singers], I feel comfortable because I have so much variety in what I do. I’ve kind of reclaimed the ’80s in a way and I’m a bit more comfortable to dip into it without being horrified.

Your 50th is around the corner.

You used to party quite hard back in the day. Did you ever think you wouldn’t make it this far?

In the early days of Culture Club, my career was my life. I didn’t drink or didn’t really do anything. I’ve had a couple of difficult periods but for the bulk of my life I haven’t really partied. It’s just when I did it, I did it hard [laughs]. I don’t drink, I don’t take drugs anymore. Sometimes things are written about me that make me out to be a junkie for 30 years but it’s not true. For a lot of my career I was completely on-the-ball and professional and didn’t use to go partying. I did it [partied] kind of late [in life] really.

» Boy George features on Mark Ronson & The Business Intl’s new single Somebody To Love Me, out on November 29. He will perform at the Here And Now concert at 02 Arena, London on July 1, 2011.

YOU DON’T SAY? What song is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor?

At the moment it’s a track by Evil 9 called Stay Up. It’s a thumper.

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I did write to George, yeah.

Tell us about working with Mark Ronson on his new album.

It’s a song called Somebody To Love Me that I do with Miike Snow, who’s another great

Tell us your guilty pleasure?

Julio Iglesias.

Your biggest phobia?

I’m not comfortable with telling people things like that because you make it more important than it is.

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

Noomi Rapace plays toughas-nails is Lisbeth Salander

1 Who played the title role in the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby?

2 The Shawshank Redemption was adapted from a story by which author?

3 Who wrote the graphic novel Kick-Ass? 4 Who played Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz? 5 Name the actor who portrays Jacob Black in the film versions of the Twilight novels.

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If The Godfather 3, Alien 3 and Spider-Man 3 taught us anything, it’s that a franchise tends to lose steam by the time it reaches its third instalment. It’s a welcome surprise, then, that the third film in the adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy is pretty damn good.

After the muddled The Girl Who Played With Fire, Daniel Alfredson’s film recaptures the tension that made the first movie, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, so sublime. We catch up with tough-as-nails hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rapace) as she awaits trial for the attempted murder of her father. Trying to clear her name is journalist and friend Mikail Blomkvist (Nyqvist) while Salander’s half-brother and a Swedish intelligence

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Despite its flaws – the film is too long and some fringe characters could have been left out – The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest remains gripping thanks to fine performances by Nyqvist and, in particular,

Rapace. The climactic scene where Salander confronts her abuser in court is as riveting as anything the franchise has delivered.

GOOD FOR: Those who want to see how it all ends.

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LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1 Equus 2 Hans Gruber 3 Richard Harris 4 Ralph Fiennes 5 Tales of Beedle T he Bard LAST WEEK’S WINNER Glenn Marshall

THE REEL DEAL Australia’s thriving Hollywoodbacked film industry has taken a severe financial knock, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

When the Aussie dollar was roughly US53¢, Oz studios attracted such blockbusters as the Matrix movies and Mission Impossible. But with costs now twice as expensive US filmmakers are staying away.

“The only way they will look at Australia is if there’s an important creative reason to go there, not a financial one,” said Rod Allan, the chief executive of Docklands Studios in Melbourne.

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Vengeful: Danny Trejo

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An eclectic cast – including Lindsay Lohan and Don Johnson – and some wellconstructed action set pieces boost Robert Rodriguez’s entertaining yarn about a vengeful Federale (Danny Trejo). The plot is overly complicated and it’s too political but Trejo makes for an iconic anti-hero.

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George Clooney is magnetic as an assassin suffering an existential crisis during his last job in a small Italian village in Anton Corbijn’s pofaced drama. Those expecting a Bourne-like thrill-ride will be disappointed but Clooney and sexy co-star Violante Placido keep things steamy enough to make this worth checking out.

GOOD FOR: The George Clooney fan club. PDV

Steamy: George Clooney

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Lesbian actress Portia DeGeneres has sparked controversy by refusing to be interviewed by Australian men during her book tour.

She’s currently doing the rounds for her memoir, Unbearable Lightness: A Story Of Loss And Gain.

However, Mrs Ellen DeGeneres refused to speak with Fox FM’s Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. Channel 7 Sunrise host David Koch was also snubbed as DeGeneres opted to be interviewed by his co-host, Melissa Doyle.

“She has issues and I feel quite sorry for her,” he said.

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★★★★★ The Glaswegian accents are hard to penetrate, but Josie Rourke’s fine revival of Ena Lamont Stewart’s 1947 domestic drama repays the effort as Maggie struggles to make ends meet with an out-of-work husband, six children living at home and a moaning mother-in-law.

Written from personal observation, this depiction of tenement life during the 1930s Depression reveals the camaraderie of neighbours, close-knit family ties stretched to breaking point and a younger generation desperate to escape from

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SEE THIS: Theatre the drudgery of poverty.

It’s the women who hold it together – Sharon Small’s Maggie going out skivvying and coming back to more of the same, her eldest daughter finding a questionable way out, and her severe spinster sister helping whenever she can.

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» Lyttleton at the National, South Bank, SE1 9PX (nationaltheatre.org.uk) until January 9. From £10

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WORTH A LOOK Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles star in comedy of manners The Rivals » Theatre Royal Haymarket, SW1Y 4HT

Odets’ The Country Girl tells the story of an alcoholic actor struggling to •CliffordPiccadilly Circus (apollo-theatre.co.uk) until February 26. £20-£49.50

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New Yorker music critic, Ross follows up his award winning modern classic Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, with this alternative view of classical and pop music history.

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Got a spare £80,000 in your back pocket? Then get down to Bonhams as Jimi Hendrix’s guitar is up for sale.

It’s the vintage Epiphone FT79 he “used for almost everything he composed in this country”. The guitar is expected to fetch £80,000£120,000 at the Entertainment

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And His Rivals shows off classic Italian masters » National Gallery, WC2N 5DN

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Airbourne Brixton Academy, Dec 2 (0844 477 2000). £17.50 Bon Jovi Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park, Jun 25 (hardrockcalling.co.uk) £66

KANYE WEST (Mercury) ★★★★★ Egomaniac Kanye West has made a career out of thinking outside the box.

He shot to fame as a selfstyled, college-educated hip-hop artist, subverting the prevailing trend of biatches and bling, then abandoned his own innovative rap ’n’ sample ’n’ paste shtick for a stint of singing and synth-pop on the 808s & Heartbreak.

And there’s no sign that

Elbow The O2, Mar 28 (0844 856 0202). £31

Kanye is out of ideas just yet.

This veritable ‘hip-hopera’ mashes rap and rock while drawing on a dizzying array of samples and guest artists.

There are some truly inspired moments. Monster and So Appalled reunite Kanye with

his old collaborator Jay-Z but his best songs delve deep into his own male angst or lament the dire state of postmodern love on the sad, spiky Runaway and the dirty fuzz-ridden Hell Of A Life. One hell of an album. ALISON GRINTER

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Gravity (Syco) Expect the usual drippy balladry as the photogenic Irish boy band return with their eleventh LP.

Outta This World (Epic) X Factor runnersup release their second collection of croonsome, teen-friendly R’n’B

Make The Light (Cadiz) The English folk singer/songwriter Rusby is back with this – in her own words – “gritty, pretty” LP.

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Justin Burford

Rock singer Justin Burford’s love of hair metal has led him to ditch the safety of his band to tread the boards of musical theatre.

The ARIA-winning musician behind Perth bands The Sleepy Jackson and End Of Fashion will star in the lead role in Rock Of Ages, the

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latest Broadway hit to land in Australia. Rock Of Ages revives guitar anthems from the likes of Foreigner, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar and Poison, set to a story of rock’n’roll romance.

Rock Of Ages opens at the in Melbourne on April 9, 2011.

charts around the globe.

Sony predicts the LP will sell five million copies, resulting in a $400k royalties cheque for Finn, who wrote the song for Crowded House.

SuBo follows a long line of artists who have covered the song including Faith No More Coldplay and Stevie Wonder.

Susan Boyle’s new album The Gift could indeed be a gift – worth $400,000 – for Neil Finn, who wrote one of the record’s songs.

Finn’s classic tune Don’t Dream It’s Over is covered on SuBo’s sophomore album, which is already topping

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GIG OF THE WEEK A-HA Even if you don’t remember the ’80s the first time around, the blissed-out nostalgia evoked by such A-ha classics as The Sun Always Shines On TV should go some way to recreating the heady rush of being a teenager and drooling over a poster of dreamboat lead singer Morten Harket. With Magne Furuholmen on keyboards and Pål Waaktaar on guitar, A-ha were the first Norwegian band to have a number one hit in the US – Take On Me. Since reforming in 1998 they’ve put out two new albums, Analogue and Foot Of The Mountain, but this is their final tour before they split for good.

» Wembley Arena, Engineers Way, HA9 0DH (0844 815 0815) Sat, Nov 27. £30-60.

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Wembley Park

THE DRUMS

Back to the Eighties: A-ha

MOTORHEAD

Having cornered the highly original market in Beach Boys-meets-The Smithsstyle whimsy-pop, Brooklyn’s achingly hip outfit The Drums are due to start working on their second album after they’ve finished their current tour. Be sure to check them out as they play such upbeat gems as Submarine and Let’s Go Surfing.

Living proof that rock longevity doesn’t have to equate to blanding out (take note Kings Of Leon!) Lemmy and his band of heavy rockers are celebrating 35 years since Motorhead’s inception with this massive Brixton show. Expect them to be as loud and fast as ever as they unveil tracks from their new album The World Is Yours.

» The Forum, 9-17 Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (0844 847 2405) Nov 24-25. £14.50

» Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Road SW9 9SL

Kentish Town

NEW BAND ALERT

Brixton Academy (0844 477 2000). £32.50

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

Top brass: French Horn Rebellion

French Horn Rebellion

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THE BUZZ SO FAR From Milwaukee, Wisconsin via Brooklyn, New

York brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari are warping the very fabric of dance, electro, rock and funk with their quirky, contagious take on synth-pop. And, yes, a French horn really does figure in this rebellion – lead vocalist Robert plays it.

WHAT ELSE? Their single This Moment has been getting some serious spin-time on Triple J and Radio 1 by Nick Grimshaw, Lauren Laverne and Annie Mac. THE PLUG Debut album The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion is out on Monday, Nov 29.

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

W/e tickets £160 The Garden Festival Croatia Line-up TBC. Petrcane, Croatia (thegardenfestival.eu).

July 6-13. W/e tickets £90 Isle Of Wight Festival Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Pulp, Foo Fighters and The British Pink Floyd Show confirmed.

Seaclose Park, Newport, (isleofwightfestival.com).

Jun 10-12. W/e tickets £175

Lounge On The Farm Line-up TBC. Merton Farm, Canterbury (loungeonthefarm.co.uk).

Jul 8-11. W/e tickets £85 Primavera Sound Pulp confirmed.

Parc del Forum, Barcelona (primaverasound.com).

May 27-29. W/e tickets £87 RockNess Earlybird tickets now on sale.

Dores near Inverness, (rockness.co.uk).

Jun 10-12. W/e tickets £99 Rock am Ring Kings of Leon, Beatsteaks Volbeat, Mando Diao and In Flames confirmed.

Tickets to go on sale on November 29.

Nurburg and Nuremburg, Germany (ringrocker.com).

Jun 3-5. W/e tickets £130

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Sartorial: Asher Treleaven

DRESSED to

KILL

Asher Treleaven

may be a dandy

but he’s not scared to get dirty WORDS ALISON GRINTER

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I want to talk “ about sex, fucking and eating pussy ” His performance, Treleaven explains, is part “satirical attack on some poisonous personalities I dislike, part obscene sex talk and part attack on herd mentality, the macho culture which I think is very prevalent in Australia.

“I kind of wanted to look at why men react aggressively when they don’t understand something. What’s the big problem? Why are men so easily spooked?”

Treleaven, who takes his sartorial cues from cult director John Waters, grew up in the sleepy, hippy town of Mullumbimby, where he showed early promise as a shitstirrer by being expelled from his Year 8 drama class. “I was a tedious pain in the arse. Can you imagine the seed of a standup comic inside a 14-year-old boy?!”

Ironically, he didn’t pursue comedy straight out of school and chose to study at Melbourne’s National Institute of Circus Art before moving to London to become a street performer in Covent Garden. More recently he was part of burlesque troupe Le Clique before launching himself as a comedian in 2006.

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ost stand-up comics are used to copping a bit of flak from the public. But Australian comedian Asher Treleaven, a self-styled dandy who doesn’t look out of place in a three-piece cream suit, attracts more abuse than most – and most of it when he’s not even on stage.

“Usually it’s just people screaming ‘faggot!’,” he tells TNT down the phone from his home in Sydney. “It’s usually homophobic stuff. In Adelaide, a guy drove past me shouting, ‘nice hat faggot!’.

It was an Akubra – the kind of hat your grandfather would have worn to work. “[The abuse] made no sense, like it would have made more sense if I’d been wearing a cork hat, like a drover’s hat but if, instead of corks, it had tiny penises hanging down which would be brushing up sensually against my mouth and lips – now that would be a gay hat!”

Treleaven chuckles, as well he might.

It is this kind of absurd humour which has helped him turn these homophobic fusillades into an award winning show, entitled Secret Door. The show was a hit at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe culminating in an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nomination for Treleaven and is coming to London for the first time.

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It was the last time Treleaven joked about Uri Geller’s friendship with Michael Jackson

He likes to keep audiences guessing with his geeky, camp persona. “This show questions my sexuality a lot too. I like that – when you feel confused about the nature of what you’ve just seen.”

He also very sexually explicit, a move he describes as being “very deliberate ‘cos no one was being dirty,” he says. “I want to talk about sex and fucking and eating pussy ‘cos we all do it – what’s the big deal?”

The Edinburgh nod is not to be sniffed at – even if he didn’t take the ultimate prize. “It was massive,” he concurs. “A couple of days before I was in the bathroom yelling at myself in the mirror. You want so much for [Edinburgh] to be a big success and if you’re not going to make any impact whatsoever you just freak out.”

Apart from some absurd little vignettes, Treleaven doesn’t have much of his comedy online which lends his work an air of mystery. “I don’t feel like every little thing I do I have to put out there,” he says.

“Everyone’s got to have your Facebook, gotta have your Twitter. To quote a friend: ‘when did social networking become the job of a comedian?’.”

Yep, you’ll just have to see the show.

COMIC DANDIES RUSSELL BRAND Taking his cues from Lord Byron, no less, Russell Brand (below) made dandyism sexy again. Not that Mr Katy Perry has much time for stand-up these days given how busy he‘s been with all that Hollywood moving and shaking.

TIM MINCHIN The whimsical Aussie comic brings a grungy, scruffy twist to his take on dandyism and mostly looks like he’s been taking make-up tips from Kurt Cobain circa-1993.

MICHAEL MCINTYRE With his sharpish suits, floppy hair and posh accent Michael McIntyre is the family friendly version of the dandy comic, so don’t expect to hear any riffs about smoking opium in Far East dens of iniquity from him.

» Asher Treleaven will be perform at Soho Theatre, 2 W1D 3NE Tottenham Court Road. (020 7478 0100) Dec 2-4.

9.30pm. £12

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MUSIC LISTINGS Ben Folds

MONDAY 22

Rugs Indie-rock band from London. Half Moon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £10.

MUSIC & CLUBS

Anberlin Contemporary

30

cc 0844 477 2000). £14.

American pop-rock from the Orlando-based combo.

O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £11.

Ian Siegal, Ben Prestage The London-based singer-songwriter performs blues, soul and Americana. Dingwalls, Camden

Tom Baxter The Devon-

Lock, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AB (020 7428 0010/cc 020 7428 5929). £12.

based singer-songwriter plays acoustica. The Tabernacle, Powis Sq, W11 2AY (020 7221 9700). £15.

FRIDAY 26

Hot Club Of Boisdale

As I Lay Dying The San-

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

Diego-based five-piece plays metal. Koko, Camden High St,

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

Opus4 The outfit plays Gypsy swing. Le QuecumBar, Battersea High St, SW11 3HX (020 7787 2227). £12 & £15.

Yaakov Shwekey The Orthodox Jewish vocalist based in American performs pop-rock. Troxy, Commercial Rd, E1 0HX (020 7748 2728). £28-£50.

Torche Rock from the American three-piece.

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

BEN FOLDS Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH Hammersmith (0844 844 4748). Sun, February 20. £35.

To create his latest album Lonely Avenue, the speccy alternative piano fondler teamed up with everyman novelist Nick Hornby. He’ll be in town early next year to play a smattering of tracks from his blindingly melodic back catalogue.

4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£37.50.

9RQ (020 8463 0100). £17.50 & £20.

Jem Cooke Acoustica from

DAF Electronica from the

the London-based singersongwriter. The Forge Venue And

German twosome. O2 Academy

Caponata Restaurant, , NW1 7NL (020 7383 7808). £10, adv £6 & £8.

Steve Harley The veteran pop-rock singer-songwriter plays his hits. Union Chapel,

Marcos Valle Bossa nova, samba and soul from the Rio De Janeiro-based musician.

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra The pianist

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

and his band perform with special guest Alison Moyet. Royal

Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £25-£65.

TUESDAY 23 Michael Bolton The multimillion selling vocalist sings soft rock classics and promotes his new album One World, One Love. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £32.50-£47.50.

Chilly Gonzales The musician plays comedic alt-pop with electonicaleanings. The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0870 060 0100). £15.

The Drums The New York-

Manchester-based band plays its brand of acerbic post-punk.

The Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £20.

Robert Fisher leads his collective in playing atmospheric alt folk with blues leanings. The

Jonsi Icelandic acoustic folk singer-songwriter from Sigur Ros.

Motorhead The veteran

Alex Cornish Indie-pop from

HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £20-£22.50.

icon Lemmy. O2 Academy Brixton, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £32.50.

W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £17.50.

the Edinburgh-based singersongwriter. Bush Hall, Uxbridge

Good Shoes Pop-rock

Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £15.

from the London-based outfit. Cargo, Rivington St,

Jurga The Lithuanian musician combines electronica, pop and rock. Cargo, Rivington St,

The Dualers The South London

EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £15.

EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £10.

brothers play ska and reggae with their backing band.

Josh Groban The Grammy

Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £12.

Award-winning singer-songwriter plays piano-driven acoustic pop.

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £32.50.

InMe, White Butterfly, Perfect Crime The alternative rock four-

Kids In Glass Houses Punk and

piece promotes its album Herald Moth. Relentless Garage, Highbury

Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/ cc 0844 477 2000). £14.

Keith Murray, Yungun Hip-hop Plan B, Brixton Rd, SW9 4AY (020 7733 0926). £12, adv £8.

Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £12.

songwriter from New York performs piano-driven easy listening tunes. The Pheasantry, Kings Rd, SW3 4UT (020 7351 5031). £20.

A Place To Bury Strangers

Eric Ranzoni Blues Band Piano-led blues outfit.

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

Wildbirds & Peacedrums

Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £18.50.

Experimental pop from the Swedish twosome. Union

Los Pacaminos The band,

Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £13.50.

led by vocalist Paul Young, play Americana. Half Moon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £12.

SUNDAY 28 30Y Alt rock by the band

Primal Scream Scuzzy guitar riffs and kinetic drum beats from the hard-partying outfit, Olympia, Hammersmith Rd,

from Pecs, Hungary. Dingwalls, Camden Lock, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AB (020 7428 0010/ cc 020 7428 5929). £18, adv £15.

Jocelyn Brown Soul music

from the Spanish singerguitarist. Barbican Centre,

Reuben Richards & Soul Train Blues, funk and soul

Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (0845 120 7500/ cc 020 7638 8891). £15-£30.

from the seven-piece.

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

The Swedish singer and guitarist performs acoustic folk. The

based pop-rock band. Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, Barnes, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £10.

The Saw Doctors The Irish

Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £13.50.

The Parlotones The South

O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/

US Bombs, The Grit The American outfit plays punk-rock.

heavy metallers led by rock

W14 8UX (020 7385 1200). £35.

Never The Bride LondonThe Tallest Man On Earth

Bridgehouse 2, Bidder St, E16 4ST (020 7474 3200). £12, adv £8.

four-piece plays hard rock. The

Jose Merce Flamenco

The Underworld, Camden High St,

African four-piece plays indie-rock. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999/

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quintet plays upbeat folk-rock.

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by the American-born singer.

Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX (0844 847 2475). £20-£25.

Heaven 17 The 1980s electro-pop veterans perform their album Penthouse And Pavement. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £23.50.

Omar Soul hits from the singer and musician. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£37.50.

Idan Raichel Project Israeli folk and traditional music with other world influences by the ensemble. O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS

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Monster Magnet, Seventh Void The New Jersey-based

Gerard Kenny The singer-

Owl City Optimistic

Caroline St, Hammersmith,

In Mirrors Contemporary heavy metal by the US-based band.

House, Regents Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £10.

rock from the American singersongwriter. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd,

five-piece plays indie-rock.

electronic pop from the American singersongwriter. HMV Apollo, Queen

Kobra And The Lotus, Ghost Imaani Soul and house

Steve Forbert Pop-laden folk-

4AP (020 7729 5959). £10.

WC1R 4RL (020 7242 8032). £17.50.

Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £15.

NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £12.50.

Local Natives The American

folk singer-songwriter promotes her album I Speak Because I Can. Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq,

Electric Strawbs Progressive folk-rock from the veteran five-piece. The Borderline,

SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £12.

The Brooklyn-based threepiece plays fuzzy psychedelic rock. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A

Laura Marling The alternative

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

plays psychedelic folk-rock sung in Welsh. Cecil Sharp

based four-piece plays post punk. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd,

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

HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £15.50.

Demented Are Go Psychobilly from the London-based band.

from the London-based singer. 606 Club, Lots Rd,

from the Long Island-born MC.

Willard Grant Conspiracy

Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £16-£51.50.

Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £22.

9Bach, Mountain Firework Company The five-piece

powerpop from the band. O2

The Fall Mark E Smith’s

THURSDAY 25

Arch Enemy, Sabbat The fivepiece from Sweden plays heavy metal. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd,

of the cult rock ‘n’ roll duo plays songs from the pair’s repertoire accompanied by his backing outfit. Blackheath Halls, Lee Rd, SE3

WEDNESDAY 24

Rufus Wainwright The singersongwriter performs pop and ballads from his album All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu. Royal

St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £25.

singer-songwriter and harpist leads her ensemble as it blends folk, soul, world and classical music. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D

Unsraw Metal from the

experimental folk rock sextet.

rock from the veteran collective. 100 Club, Oxford

NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £18.

NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £12.

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

The Animals, Wilko Johnson Band Sixties

Chas And His Band One half

W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £20.

Blitzen Trapper Oregon-based

SATURDAY 27

NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £15.

Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £22.50.

The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0870 060 0100). £23.

punky overtones from singer Skin and her crew. O2 Academy Brixton, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £23.50.

Lucinda Belle Orchestra The

Relentless Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £12.

Japanese five-piece.

cc 0844 477 2000). £22.50.Skunk Anansie Hard alt rock with

CLUBBING

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK HAT-CLUB 6TH BIRTHDAY Sombrero, beret or fedora – as long as you’re wearing some sort of headgear, you’re ready to party Hat-Club style.

Celebrating its sixth birthday this weekend, this cool little clubnight always pleases with its addictive house tunes and the simple joy of dancing in a roomful of people wearing hats. Roll call includes Seb Fontaine, The Beat Thiefs and Raymundo Rodriguez for guaranteed aural pleasure.

No hat, no entry so make sure you adorn your cranium.

» The Lightbox, SW8 1SP Vauxhall (020 3242 0040, thelightboxlondon.co.uk). Sat, Nov 27, 10pm-6am. £15 adv, £20 Check ya head at Hat-Club beats/breaks

funk/soul

drum ’n’ bass

electro

hip-hop

GOOD TIMES

A CHRISTMAS PANTO

When the Queen of England hands you an MBE for your “deejaying and services to music”, you know you’ve done good. Norman Jay MBE has been delivering funk, soul, house and all-round good tunes since the 70s and he’s still going strong. Meanwhile, Ashley Beedle of X-Press 2 fame joins in for some very Good Times.

It may not even be December yet but Egg is forging ahead anyway. Forget the usual “he’s behind you” nonsense at this panto. This is a mash-up of clubbing and fashion as designers whip up some Christmas-inspired creations to rock the catwalk.

Music courtesy of Boy George, Jodie Harsh and Marc Romboy.

» Plan B, SW9 7AY Brixton (020 7733 0926, plan-brixton. co.uk). Sat, Nov 27, 9pm-5am. £8 adv, £10.

» Egg, N7 9AP

King’s Cross (020 7609 8364, egglondon.net).

Sat, Nov 27, 10pm-6am. £13 adv, £20.

WIN

We have five pairs of tickets to Hat-Club, two pairs of tickets to Good Times and three copies of Superclub to give away. To enter, email grabs@ tntmagazine.com with ‘Hat-Club’, ‘Good Times’ or ‘Superclub’ in the subject line by noon, Wed, Nov 24.

hard house/trance

house/garage

rock/metal

CLUB NEWS Three of the world’s biggest club brands have joined forces to release an album.

Cream, Gatecrasher and Pacha all appear on Superclub, three CDs filled with the biggest anthems of 2010. Tunes come courtesy of names including Swedish House Mafia, Deadmau5, Pendulum, Faithless, Dirty South and Armin van Buuren.

Superclub is out November 27.

Dragan Roganovic aka Dirty South

Forget Christmas carols. Ice skating at Somerset House is bringing in DJs on Friday and Saturday nights so you can get your groove on while carving up the ice. Starting from Friday, November 26, a host of club nights will be

providing the beats for the outdoor rink with the likes of Club de Fromage, Ministry of Sound and Eat Your Own Ears all taking part. Tickets cost £15 for a one-hour session. Head to somersethouse.org.uk for more info.

’S NEW YEAR EVE PARTY 2010 The Roaring Twenties | Friday December 31 | 6pm – 3am £10 ENTRY* includes: complimentary champagne before 9pm & drink specials 7-8 Cavendish Parade|Clapham|SW4 9DW *£12 on the door tntmagazine.com

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CLUB LISTINGS MONDAY 22

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

9pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

Hard Core Salsa DJ Mario plays mambo and salsa, plus dance lessons. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 7pm-late. £4, free before 9pm.

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

10pm-3.30am. £5, NUS £1.

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

Rehab DJs Haley, Dan and The Demonettes play indie, pop and electro. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £3, £1 before 10.30pm.

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, funk and R‘n’B. Cherryjam, Porchester Rd, W2 6ET (020 7727 9950).

9pm-late. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Munich London EP Launch Party DJs Richard Biedal and James Batsford play indie and pop, plus Munich perform live.

The Macbeth, Hoxton St, N1 6LP (020 7749 0600). 7pm-1am. £5.

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

Swerve DJs Fabio spins a five-hour drum ‘n’ bass set.

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

salsa, samba and Latin tunes, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 7.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Four Dollars Club IDubkillah

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

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

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

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

Murmur Presents No Fit State Dyed Soundorom, The Revenge, Geddes and Matt Tolfrey play house, dance, soul and funk. Secret

Jazz Rugby November 27, 5:15pm. HTSC, NW3 5HT (opposite Finchley Road tube station), tickets £15 (price includes three drinks) and can be bought at this link: http://uk.brownpapertickets. com/event/133228 Jazz Rugby consists of a live jazz band who improvise and adapt their solos to fit what is happening at exactly the same time as Wales take on the All Blacks on the screens.

Adding a new dimension to the rugby watching experience!

Roller Disco Funk and disco for a wheeled audience.

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

8pm-midnight. £10, NUS £5.

Your Mum’s House Scally hip-hop and pop courtesy of Big John and Biggy C. Hidden, Tinworth St, SE11 5EQ (020 7247 4121). 11pm-4am. £3-£6.

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Dandan and Jamie D Winter spin electro and fidget house. Punk, Soho St, W1D 3DN (020 7734 4004).

9pm-3am. £5, £3 before 11pm.

FRIDAY 26 Bollyparty San-j Sanj, DJ Pinkz,

Location, EC1 (07968 377409).

10pm-6am. £12, adv £10.

Jukebox Jam DJs Scott

Ostgut 5th Anniversary Ben

Charles, Liam Large, Michael J and Snakester spin soul, funk, R‘n’B and rock ‘n’ roll, plus The Dustaphonics perform live. The

Klock, Marcel Fengler, Nick Hoppner, Prosumer and ND Baumbecker play house and techno. Corsica Studios, Farrell

Alley Cat, Denmark St, WC2H 8LP (020 7836 1451). 9pm-3am. £6, w/flyer £4 before 10pm.

Court, SE17 1LB (020 7703 4760).

10pm-7am. £12, adv £10.

Puzzle Project Trance, tech Mode PR DJs VG, Shock, Bennie G, Supa Mann and Xavier Miller play R‘n’B, hip-hop and funky house. Tamarai, Drury Ln, WC2B

and psytrance from Ben Bennett, Matt Church, Apr, Phil Lancaster, Libra 9, LK and Ali Cantor. Club 414, Coldharbour

5PG (020 7831 9399). 10pm-3am. £15, guestlist £10 before 11.30pm.

Ln, SW9 8LF (020 7924 9322).

11pm-7am. £10, concs £8, adv £5.

Noir Gwylim Gold, Black Discs and Cece play indie, rock, punk and electro, plus live music from Guards. Notting Hill Arts

Raj & Pablo’s Bollywood Nights The Bollywood IT

Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459). 7pm-2am. £8, £6 before 11pm, free before 8pm.

Cobden Club, Kensal Rd, W10 5BN (020 7344 9727). 9pm-1.30am. £15, £10 before 11pm.

Pow Wow Jason Bye, Lee

Trespass Smokin Jo, Irtelli

John, Juan Baiz and Matt Parvell spin Balaeric house plus Paul Hardcastle Jnr is on sax. Cargo, Rivington St,

& Gus, Jimmy Reckless, Phill Be Good and London Tronick spin underground house and minimal techno. Dex Club, Brixton

EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440).

11pm-5am. £10, free before 10pm.

Rd, SW9 8HH (020 7326 4455).

10pm-6am. £12, £8 before 11.30pm, NUS £6 before midnight.

Spangulation Trance, acid trance, hard trance and tech trance from Marc Antione, Pandora S-K, Pathfinder, Macey and Krooton. Club 414, Coldharbour

Back To The Future Electro, dubstep, retro from guest DJ Noize Suppressor. The Den &

The DJ With No Name and Menis supply Bollywood, bhangra, house and R‘n’B. Cafe Chai, The

Ln, SW9 8LF (020 7924 9322).

11pm-7am. £10, £8 guestlist.

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

Broadway, W5 2NP (07870 816549/ cc 07976 213899). 9.30pm-2am. £7, ladies £5, £5 before 10.30pm, ladies free before 10.30pm.

Tales Of The Unexpected

Factory, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774).

9pm-3am. £7, £5 before 10pm, .

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Flirt James WJ Wilson plays

ground floor, electro-house in the basement and commercial R‘n’B in the VIP room. Zoo Bar,

R‘n’B and funky house. Funky

Deadly Rhythm Vs Lucky Me

Buddha, Berkeley St, W1J 8NL (020 7495 2596). 10pm-3am. £20.

Lunice, Mike Slott, Optimum, The Blessings and Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem spin hip-hop and electronica plus Cubic Zirconia play live. Plan B, Brixton Rd, SW9

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

7.30pm-2.30am. £10, £9 before 9pm, w/flyer £5 before 9pm.

hosts a night of hip-hop, R‘n’B, disco and pop in the company of Downlink, Goli & Ashburner, Flipz, Texie B2B Focus, The Rhythm

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

7.30pm-3am. £7, guestlist/NUS £5.

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

Replay Diego CK, Anto and Steve Nocerino play deep house. The Den & Centro, W WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083). 11pm-7am. men £10, ladies £5.

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

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

10.30pm-3am. £6, adv £5.

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

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

Work! Old school funk, Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins

Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/cc 0871 231 0842).

11pm-3am. £7, w/flyer £6.

Trannyshack Miss Dusty

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

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

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

11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer free.

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

Hot Wuk Sticky, Lady Chann, Riko Dan, Serocess and Rubi Dan play reggae. East Village, Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173).

9.30pm-2.30am. £5 & £7.

Rene Wonky Pop and Dixon Brothers spin electro folk and pop. With performances from HOGG and Jake Morley. Proud

from DJs Miswhite, Minx and Paul Heron. The Shadow Lounge,

Exit To Aquum DJs

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

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

and Teonj play house. Aquum Bar, Clapham High St, SW4 7UL (020 7627 2726). 9pm-3.30am. £8, £5 before 11pm, free before 10pm.

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Get Yourself Connected Nick Tcherniak spins house and electro. The Langley, Langley St, WC2H 9JA (020 7836 5005). 8pm-3am. £10, £5 before 9pm, free before 8pm.

Volta, Joe Ransom, Dekker, John & On, Wolf Music, Greymatter, KRL, Bicep and Flexmaster play house, techno, disco, dubstep and electro. The Queen Of Hoxton, EC2A 3JX 8pm4am. £5 after 11pm, free before 9pm.

Cheapskates Old school

We Are Phonetic Martijn Ten Velden, Adamski, Rob Roar, Max Linen, Scott Cuba and Sam Obernik play house and techno. Pacha, Terminus Place, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489).

10pm-5am. £20, adv £15.

SUNDAY 28 Booster DJ Ferno, Dan K and Miss Crazy D, Jason Prince and James St James spin deep house and pop.

Area, Albert Embankment, SE1 7HD (020 7091 0080). 7pm-midnight. £5.

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

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

Orange The Oli, Paul Martin, The Sharp Boys and Terry Bryan spin house in room one, while Gonzola Rivas and Hi Fi Sean provide minimal techno and tech-house in room two. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 11pm-9am. £10£12, w/flyer £2 before midnight.

WetYourSelf Luca Bachetti, Blow Up Paul Tunkin and Ian

hip-hop, electro and disco courtesy of DJ Downfall.

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

Boys spin a set of Bhangra, pop, Arabic and R‘n’B. The

Therapy Electro-pop and dance

4AY (020 7733 0926). 10pm-5am. £6.

Housefaction, Mark Batch

Glitz & Glamour DJ Mark Bambach plays house, R‘n’B and dance. The Shadow

Christmas Club Indie and retro pop disco with DJ Tom Smith. The Borderline, Orange

TOGETHER NYE Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL Brixton o2academybrixton.co.uk Yes, it’s the time of year when planning your NYE is just around the corner. This one’s a biggie as Mark Ronson, Annie Mac, Fake Blood, Hervé and Zinc take over Brixton Academy.

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

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Jackson supply pop, mod, punk, soul and new wave. The

Cormac, Jacob Husley and Peter Pixzel play house, electro and techno. Fabric, Charterhouse

Alley Cat, Denmark St, WC2H 8LP (020 7836 1451). 10pm-3am. £6-£8.

St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898).

11pm-6am. £8, NUS £5.

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Months in prison handed to Grant Adrian Edmonds who killed Paul John Siniawski, 48, with one punch after he was called “gay” for liking the music of goth muso Marilyn Manson.

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Jail over veil claim A Muslim woman has been jailed for six months for falsely accusing a police officer of removing her veil.

Mother of seven, Carnita Matthews, 46, from Woodbine, Sydney, filed a complaint alleging an officer tried to pull off her hijab during a random breath test. She has lodged an appeal and has been released on bail.

Top Gear fan acquits Lambo driver

A man charged with recklessly driving a Lamborghini at more

hop off: Australian hopefuls audition as singers and dancers at the Sydney Dance Company for a six-month stint as an iconic Playboy Bunny at the latest addition to Hugh Hefner’s empire, the Playboy Club Macao atop the Sands Macao Hotel in China.

than 155km/h has been acquitted by a magistrate who admitted he was a Top Gear diehard.

Leone Antonino Magistro, 53, who was pulled over on a Perth highway at the wheel of his 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo, was acquitted on the grounds the police officer could not accurately measure his speed.

Michael Wheeler said: “I’m a Top Gear tragic and know so much useless information about the Gallardo. Jeremy Clarkson bought one, in fact, in 2006.”

Asbestos deaths soar Appeal: BBC’s Top Gear

Asbestos-related deaths in NSW will soon outnumber road

deaths, a report has found.

Ombudsman Bruce Barbour said the 397 deaths on the road in 2008 would be “dwarfed” by the number of people dying from mesothelioma due to scores of sites containing high levels of asbestos and no government policy on how to address it.

Twins fail in suicide pact A twin has told how she made a suicide pact with her sister, but survived. Kirstin Hermeler, 29, died of a gunshot wound to her head while Candice survived.

The pair, from Victoria, were at a shooting range while on a cultural exchange in America.

*And finally … Koala walks into pub

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and sulked,” Martin said. “We have a big stuffed Marlin on the roof and he just sat under the Marlin in front of the speaker, listening to the music. Then he fell asleep.”

Martin said the koala was a crowd-puller, with backpackers calling their friends to have a look. “The little fella’s welcome back any time,” Martin said.

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Percentage increase in the number of Australians resorting to weight-loss surgery in the decade to 2008.

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No, this isn’t a joke – although it’s got the makings of one. Barman Kevin Martin, from the Marlin Bar on Queensland’s Magnetic Island, was stunned when a wild male of a different breed wandered inside.

“He sauntered up to the bar, I asked him for ID and he got all disgruntled ... walked around the bar and then climbed up a pole

Passengers stranded in Joburg for 22 hours after their Sydneybound Qantas flight made an emergency landing after a bird flew into an engine.

It follows a string of hitches affecting the airline, including a smoke-filled cockpit after an electrical fault.

Protests after suicide

VICTORIA At least 5339 women must wait until Christmas before their mammogram results can be reconfirmed after a blunder which meant their screenings were not reviewed by two radiologists as is standard. Some women may have been given a false all-clear.

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Freedom protest: Inmates on the Villawood roof in September

a year. His death follows that of Josefa Rauluni, a 36-year-old Fijian detainee, at Villawood in September, which prompted similar protests on the roof of the building.

Refugee advocates said Al Akabi’s asylum claims were twice refused and he was aware of a recent High Court ruling which could have invalidated the government’s

rejection, but had apparently told other inmates that he had concluded he could not trust the system.

“What we’ve seen overnight was a man who was so desperate and so sickened by his detention that he’s taken his own life,” said Greens senator Sarah Hanson Young.

The government is investigating the death.

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Cheats prosper thanks to online help know them as well as teachers in other education institutions, would be more likely to get away with cheating.

Website founder and University of Sydney lecturer Matt Barrie said he had come across many assignments.

“Kids will be kids – they will always find a way to cheat,” he said.

The Sunday Telegraph tracked down one worker offering his services. Graduate Mohammed Ali Khan, 23, of Islamabad, Pakistan said: “It’s my parttime job. I get work from all over the world including Australia, the US and the UK.”

SOUTH AUSTRALIA The name of the alleged ‘Kapunda Killer’ has been revealed on the internet, despite an order granting anonymity. The identity of the 18-year-old – who has been charged with murdering Andrew and Rose Rowe and their daughter, Chantelle – was revealed on Facebook.

NEW SOUTH WALES The mother of Meghan Daldy, five, who suffered 12 cases of nits in one year, has forced the school to pay $300 for treatment. Deborah Daldy claims Cairgate Primary School in Sydney failed to properly notify parents of lice outbreaks.

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On the rise: University cheats

Surfers Paradise authorities are bracing themselves for one of the toughest Schoolies festivals yet, with thousands of rowdy school-leavers expected to party in the middle of the construction site for a $25m foreshore redevelopment.

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■ Immigration detainee of more than one year commits suicide in detention centre ■ Man was twice rejected asylum and said to be “desperate and sickened” ■ Chaotic scenes erupt and centre goes into lockdown as asylum seekers light fires and hurl furniture

High school and university students are outsourcing their homework to India, Pakistan and Egypt for as little as $2 for essays and maths questions.

There has been a sharp rise in the number of cheats websites providing essays, term papers or dissertation writing services for students, the Herald Sun reported.

The wily service providers even offer to tailor their work to display different levels of expertise.

Mary Bluett, of the Australian Education Union, said university students, whose lecturers would not

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etained asylum seekers rioted on the roof of Sydney’s Villawood detention centre after a second inmate in as many months committed suicide.

Police put the centre into lockdown as they tried to combat protesters who hurled garbage bins and chairs into fires they had started.

They are demanding an inquiry into the death of Ahmad Al Akabi, a 41-year-old father of three who had been held in detention for more than

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Fruit disease fund

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Multi-million-dollar lottery winners over the past month who have hailed from South Auckland.

No pay rise for MPs collpase fears: Diggers pull down the Auckland’s Old Brick Palace Hotel in an emergency demolition after cracks were found in the brickwork. There were concerns it would collapse. The hotel, built in 1852, was being revamped into an upmarket brothel.

Hunting death charge A man has been charged with manslaughter over a hunting death for the first time in 30 years.

Andrew Mears thought camper Rosemary Ives was a deer in a camping ground at Turangi, near Taupo, mistaking her head torch for the eyes of the animal.

Mears pleaded guilty to the charge at Taupo District Court and has been bailed for sentence on February 2.

Tears paralyse mum No rise: John Key

The mother of murder victim Yi Ren cried so much after her

death she deprived her brain of oxygen and became paralysed, Auckland High Court heard.

Ren’s sister, Yu Ren, made the revelation in a victim impact statement after Yi was stabbed to death by Peng Cheng Tian, 25, in September 2008.

Bodies washed away Eight bodies have been washed away from a North Island cemetery after erosion caused by the Mata River.

More than NZ$30,000 has been spent on graves at the Matahiia Cemetery, with the remains re-interred at new locations.

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People who have committed suicide in the past year after being treated in hospital following a “serious or sentinel event”. It’s up from 37 the previous year, prompting calls for a shake-up of mental health services.

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The age of British cyclist Jane Mary Bishop, who was hit and killed by a truck when she swerved to miss an open car door on Tamaki Drive, Auckland. It was the fifth cycling death in as many days, prompting calls for a special inquest into the deaths.

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air-time A daredevil on skis hurls himself out of an aeroplane in Matamata during a promotion for the extreme sport ‘2011 Nitro Circus Live New Zealand Tour’. Other wild manoeuvres included jumps with a wheelchair, a tricycle and a chilly bin.

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Bookmakers’ odds that Prince William and Kate Middleton will honeymoon in NZ. The wedding has been mooted for around the same time as the 2011 Rugby World Cup, in which the prince has expressed an interest.

A $50m fund has been pooled by the government and the kiwi fruit industry to fund a strategy against the disease PSA. The disease, which causes the plant to rot from the inside, was found in a North Island orchard earlier this month and has since spread to the South Island.

Authorities say it is now unlikely it can be eradicated in NZ, which supplies 30 per cent of the world’s kiwi fruits, but they hope to limit its advance by ripping out infected vines.

Prime Minister John Key urged the Remuneration Authority to consider a zero pay rise for MPs, given NZ’s economic conditions.

He made the recommendation after Speaker Lockwood Smith’s decision to withdraw MPs’ international travel perks after cabinet minister Pansy Wong was exposed for abusing it to push her husband’s business dealings. A pay rise should not have to compensate for the loss of the perk, Key said.

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29 miners trapped SUMMARY

■ 29 miners trapped after underground explosion rips through coal mine ■ Communication attempts fail as rescue workers scramble to access mine ■ Two miners flee, while experts test for poison gas build-up after ventilation system cuts out

A painting, dated to 1915, by the late Canadian artist Lawren Harris, bought at a flea market for $5, was expected to fetch more than $20,000 when it goes to auction at the Aesthete Gallery in Hamilton.

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attempts by emergency workers to contact them failed.

The two, who emerged with “moderate injuries”, were an electrician who went into the mine to investigate a power outage and a loader driver, who he discovered had been blown off his machine.

“Rescue crews are working, they are up here, doing

everything they can. It’s a waiting game making sure the mine is safe to go down,” said Tony Kokshoorn, mayor of Greymouth, 50km from the mine.

Exit tunnels had been built into the mine but it was unclear whether any of them could be accessed by the miners.

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Man jailed over naked net pic A jilted boyfriend has made legal history after being jailed for posting a naked picture of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook.

Joshua Ashby, 20, was sentenced to four months for a crime committed on the internet under morality and decency laws designed to cover print media.

He put the picture up in an “irresponsible, drunken, jealous rage” after the break-up of their five-month relationship.

Wellington District Court heard that Ashby, a painter from Island Bay, texted the messages, “I’m going to kill you” and “Dead bitch” to the

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n underground explosion is a New Zealand coal mine left 29 miners trapped underground as rescue workers tried to extricate them.

Two miners were able to escape from the Pike River Coal Processing Plant near Atarau, on the west coast, after the blast at 3.45pm on Friday.

This left 29 miners – including 24 New Zealanders, two Australians, two Britons and one South African – about 3km underground and initial

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unnamed woman in July.

He then posted her naked photo on her Facebook page and changed her password to prevent her removing it.

Judge Andrew Becroft told Ashby he was adapting an old print law for the internet age.

“Technology can’t be used in this way. You would do incalculable damage to someone’s reputation,” Justice Becroft said.

Ashby is believed to be the first person sentenced under the Crimes Act for a offence committed using online social media.

Judge Chris Tuohy apologised to convicted drivers for imposing a $130 court fee before being reminded by a police officer that, with GST rising to 15 per cent, the new fee was in fact $132.39. “Why they can’t change court costs so it is a round figure, I don’t know,” he said to a courtroom full of laughter.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND Gorillas will live in NZ for the first time once the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch completes a $2m habitat for three Western Lowland primates, which will be transferred from Australia’s Taronga Zoo in 2013. Orana has joined an international breeding programme for the critically endangered species.

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Bad move:A spurned lover posted naked pics of his ex

Conservationists have condemned a string of attacks in the Catlins.

A nesting yellow-eyed penguin was mauled by two dogs and a sea lion was stabbed with a diving spear, among other incidents.

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Murder arrests Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of new bride Anni Dewani.

Businessman Shrien Dewani’s wife was killed when their taxi was carjacked during their honeymoon in Cape Town.

Xolile Mngen, 26, from Khayelitsha, has been charged with murder and aggravated robbery. A second man is yet to be named. Police are hunting a further two people.

The couple were driving through Guguletu township when they were ambushed by two men with guns.

They were driven around for around half-an-hour before Shrien was pushed out of the car. Anni, from Sweden, had been shot in the neck and her body found the following morning in the dumped car.

Unsung and unpaid Local artists are living in poverty because they are not being paid their royalties.

Citing the plight of the late diva Brenda Fassie, deputy trade

59 penalty protest: Taxi drivers gather in Pretoria in a protest march against a new traffic penalty system. Driving authority AARTO has introduced a system where not only drivers, but also vehicle-owners, will be penalised with points for traffic offences.

and industry minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo has launched a copyright review commission so that artists do not “die poor”.

Most musicians have sold their rights to recording studios who were taking royalties, but the distribution of those royalties would be investigated, she said.

The largest provider of power in southern Africa has reduced supplies to Botswana as the stateowned utility struggles to meet demand in its home country.

Funding constraints have delayed Eskom Holding’s R485bn capacity-expansion programme

aimed at preventing repeats of shortages that temporarily shut platinum and gold mines in South Africa in January 2008.

It was recently forced to cut power to municipalities which have been in payment arrears.

DA quits youth agency The Democratic Alliance Youth has withdrawn from the National Youth Development Agency after R29m was used to host a ANC Youth League’s festival. “We are convinced the agency has become little more than a R400m ANC patronage scheme,” said DA Youth national director Aimee Franklin.

Cemeteries, out of 60 in Durban, which are full. Suggestions to address the crisis, such as vertical burials and double-burying have drawn fierce public criticism.

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Men arrested in Eastvale shopping centre, Johannesburg, after they were found carrying three elephant tusks worth R15,000.

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Western Cape children to receive life-saving heart operations with funding from the Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Foundation.

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blue cause Table Mountain is cast in an iridescent blue as part of a global initiative to raise awareness about a diabetes epidemic.

It was one of 500 landmarks, including Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, illuminated in respect of World Diabetes Day.

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New HIV cases identified each year in South Africa according to report compiled in SA, the US and Britain.

US$88bn will be required over the next 20 years to reduce the number to 350,000.

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Ferry scam probed

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■ Sabotage probe into Robben Island ferry after seven breakdowns ■ New museum chief suspects plot to create work for boat companies ■ Audit exposes 259 per cent salary increases for museum managers and R28m in unaccounted ticket sales

KWAZULU NATAL The government has announced a R100m bail-out programme for black farmers who received farms through a land reform programme and were struggling to keep them afloat.

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along the whole Waterfront.”

Sibongiseni Mkhize, Robben Island Museum’s new chief executive, revealed to a parliamentary committee last week the findings of a “secret” R3m forensic audit which exposed manager salary increases of 259 per cent between 2004 and 2007 before the Table Bay museum was

saved with a R64m bail-out.

The audit also reportedly found that the ferry had not been listed on the asset register and had cost R1.7m more than budgeted for.

Additionally, it transpired that money went missing from the tourist shop and about R28m in ticket sales had not been accounted for.

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Teens charged in rape case A 15-year-old girl who claimed she was gang raped by schoolmates, but later changed her mind, has been charged with statutory rape and the decision has outraged women’s rights advocates.

Two boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested on November 8 after being accused of the rape of a girl at Jules High school in Jeppestown on November 4.

They were alleged to have given the girl and her 15-yearold school friend a spiked drink and filmed the incident on their mobile phones.

The boys, who admitted their part in consensual sex

with the girl’s friend, but denied rape, were charged with statutory rape.

The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Menzi Simelane, then brought the same charge against the girl’s friend, who agreed in a second court appearance that the sex was indeed consensual.

Alex Mashilo, provincial secretary of the Young Communist League of SA, said the girl was a victim of an unjust justice system: “The tardy investigation of the case and decision to charge the alleged victim is an indictment to the women of this country.”

A 15-year-old girl has given birth to conjoined twins at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg.

The babies were joined at the chest and abdomen.

WESTERN CAPE A man at the forefront of one of the province’s largest land claims was gunned down outside his home. Hakamile Mamba, 51, leader of the Zimbane Development Trust, was shot at his home at Zimbane village. Over the past two years, the Zimbane land claim has proved a stumbling block to development.

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The charges outraged women’s right advocates

Grade 12 pupils from 2008 are still waiting for their matric results certificates. More than 170 certificates are still outstanding after parents paid R139,000 for them to be re-marked.

The fiasco has prompted the Democratic Alliance to accuse education minister Reginah Mhaule of pocketing the extra money himself.

SA TIMES OUT Tues 23rd Nov!

t’s On special! s coach Alan Solomans ❐ PLUS a Wha -Baa Baa ❐ oo Naid on Rias ❐ on Lond ❐ SA Xmas in

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n investigation has been launched into the possible sabotage of the Robben Island Ferry.

The R26m ferry has broken down seven times since it was bought in 2008, arousing suspicions of a plot to create work for other boat companies which are deployed to transport tourists to the island when the ferry is out of action.

“There is a suspicion that criminal elements have got into the ferry operations not only on Robben Island but

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CRICKET Australia announce a 17-man squad for the first Ashes Test, ten days in advance, inviting scorn from all corners as the size and timing of the squad render it utterly meaningless.

TUESDAY

AFL Greater Western Sydney, scheduled to become the AFL’s 18th side in 2012, will be known as the GWS Giants after unveiling a charcoal, orange and white colour scheme.

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FOOTBALL Fulham’s Aussie goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer remains keen on a move to Arsenal in the January transfer window. The Gunners tried to buy Schwarzer in August but Fulham kept him.

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AFL With seven of the first 11 picks, the Gold Coast Suns are the big winners at the AFL draft, taking ready-made 18-year-old midfielder David Swallow with the first overall pick.

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL Fifa boss Sepp Blatter praises Australia’s bid for the 2022 World Cup saying the standing down of Oceania delegate Reynald Tamarii on an ethics complaint will not hurt the bid.

SATURDAY

CRICKET England complete their Ashes preparations by thrashing Australia A by 10 wickets.

Cameron White, nowhere near the Test squad, shines with 111 in the second innings.

SUNDAY

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Pires returns to England What’s happened?

Former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has returned to the Premier League at the age of 37, signing with Aston Villa.

The Frenchman was at Arsenal from 2000-06 before joining Spanish club Villarreal.

How good was he in his day?

He was a star, winning two League titles with the Gunners. Probably the most creative midfielder in the side that went undefeated in 2003-04, Pires also won a World Cup with France in 1998. Unsurprisingly, he was also a renowned ladies’ man.

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Tom Sturrock picks his winners and losers

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South Africa started well, hitting the front after just three minutes and keeping Scotland under intense pressure. But the hosts eventually broke the shackles and their first attack enabled them to repair some of the damage with Dan Parks kicking truly.

Parks was quickly back in the spotlight to level the scores with an opportunistic dropgoal in the wake of a powerful crash-ball charge by Sean Lamont and when South Africans offended at a scrum, Parks stepped up again to give his side the lead.

But having been under the cosh for a

sustained period, South Africa recovered their composure to narrow the margin with another easy Morne Steyn penalty.

In the second half, Steyn booted his fourth panelty to tie up the contest but the Scots hit back immediately through Parks. With conditions worsening, the Boks became increasingly rattled and Parks was on hand to capitalise on another penalty, stretching Scotland’s advantage to six points with 15 minutes left and then repeating the dose to put his side in the box seat.

South African substitute Willem Alberts crashed through a lineout gap for the only try but the Scots breathed a sigh of relief when Patrick Lambie’s conversion flew wide.

Barnes display creates puzzle Berrick Barnes appears to have solved a problem for the Wallabies but he might have created one for former backline lynchpin Matt Giteau.

Chosen to start at inside centre ahead of Giteau, Barnes booted eight goals from nine attempts in Australia’s win over Italy.

It was by far the best kicking performance of the Wallabies’ tour, on which Giteau gave up the kicking duties before the second of five Tests. James O’Connor assumed the responsibility but missed the Italy Test when he rushed home for a funeral.

O’Connor returns for Saturday night’s match against France and coach Robbie Deans has a big call to make on who will be his first-choice kicker.

At one point in the second half, a confident Barnes lined up a 55m shot at goal, although Deans joked the small dimensions of the field meant it was probably more like 45m.

“I didn’t try to smash it so it just didn’t get the legs,” the laconic Barnes said. “That’s the way it goes, I suppose.”

“I was happy with the kicking and glad the boots were on but got lucky on a couple of early ones that snuck over for me.”

Giteau didn’t get a run against Italy and could now struggle to dislodge Barnes.

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Australia beat Italy in a hard-fought encounter in Florence, with Berrick Barnes kicking six penalties and two conversions.

Barnes, who replaced Matt Giteau in the Wallabies side following the previous week’s loss to England, was outstanding with the boot, despite another torrid display by his side’s much-maligned scrum that saw them concede six penalties.

A Drew Mitchell try in the ninth minute put the tourists in front, with Barnes kicking the

conversion, to go with two penalties in the opening period.

Two penalties from Mirco Bergamasco and a Luciano Orquera kick cut the deficit to 13-9 at the break but Barnes extended the Wallabies’ lead after the restart to 25-9.

However, Italy’s Canadian-born replacement prop Robert Barbieri burrowed his way over for a try nine minutes from time to set up a tense finale.

But Bergamasco missed the conversion and from the final play of the match, skipper Rocky Elsom barged over for a second try for the Wallabies, with Barnes adding the extras.

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THE PLAYER

Dan Parks SCOTLAND He plays for Scotland, but the 32-year-old flyhalf was born and raised in Sydney and played for NSW at U-21 level.

And, in knocking over six penalties and drop goal, the expat outshone Morne Steyn and helped steer Scotland to a rare win over South Africa.

We were “ a little bit

impatient in the first half, created a lot, didn’t conclude a lot

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Wallabies’ coach Robbie Deans of his side’s scratchy showing.

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Ireland avoided a widely predicted thrashing at the hands of the All Blacks, defending their line until the 40th minute when Anthony Boric scored a try the injured Brad Thorn would have been proud of. Thorn’s replacement was unstoppable from close range and when Daniel Carter – whose 18-point haul leaves him just a penalty goal away from eclipsing Jonny Wilkinson as Test rugby’s highest points scorer – the momentum shifted decisively.

Five minutes after the resumption, No 8

Kieran Read strolled over in the right-hand corner for the first of two tries and Ireland fell further behind when Richie McCaw set up Sam Whitelock, with Carter duly converting.

But Ireland remained defiant and Brian O’Driscoll powered over in the 57th minute after Ireland’s other dangerous back Rob Kearney fired a hopeful pass infield. Keith Earls also went desperately close in the 75th minute but lost control of the ball over the line when jolted by Cory Jane.

Read had the final say, crossing a second time to set up Carter’s hardest – and only unsuccessful – kick of his eight attempts.

Boric a handy replacement for Thorn The stand-in stepped up – Anthony Boric hasn’t got a lock on a starting role in the All Blacks pack but Brad Thorn’s replacement produced the finest Test of his career.

Boric, who learned on Thursday he would start for the first time since Ireland’s visit to New Plymouth in June, was among the All Blacks’ most impressive contributors in a victory that leaves Wales as the final hurdle to a third Grand Slam of Graham Henry’s coaching reign.

The North Harbour lock, who is typically selected on the bench, made the most of Thorn’s hamstring strain to ensure the squad’s ultimate professional was barely missed.

Boric, 26, had three defenders hanging off

him as he reached out to plant the ball for his side’s first try. He was originally planning to off load the ball to Kieran Read but managed to stretch out himself.

Boric accepts that his 20th cap, should it come in Cardiff this weekend, will probably be via the bench, so he was determined to be an able substitute for Thorn.

“You think it’s been a while (since a start) and it could be my last crack at it, so I have to give it all I’ve got,” Boric said. “It’s easy to get motivated when I haven’t really played much throughout the year.

“I just tried to fill his boots as best I can and try and go some way towards how he plays.

It’s great learning off him.”

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PREMIER LEAGUE Spurs’ Younes Kaboul celebrates scoring the winning goal

THE PLAYER

William Gallas

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TOTTENHAM The former Arsenal captain – who, it must be said, was respected rather than loved – turned out for Tottenham against his old club.

The Frenchman had a wellearned reputation for petulance at Arsenal and Arsène Wenger appeared to eventually lose patience with him, but Gallas produced his finest game for Tottenham, organising Spurs’ defence and proving uttrely unflappable.

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Spurs shock Gunners Tottenham had not beaten Arsenal away from home since May 1993 and, after the Gunners took a 2-0 lead into half-time, thanks to goals from Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh, Spurs appeared to have precious little hope of bringing that chastening sequence to an end.

What followed, however, was a remarkable turnaround, with Tottenham’s man of the hour Gareth Bale sparking the revival with a goal in the 50th minute. A converted penalty to Rafael van der Vaart levelled the scores before Spurs defender Younes Kaboul drifted forward to score and secure a famous win that denied Arsenal top spot on the table.

Arsenal, though, can thank their lucky stars

that Chelsea’s barren run continued, going down 1-0 to Birmingham City. Journeyman midfielder Lee Bowyer scored in the 17th minute and Birmingham clung to that lead for the next 75 minutes through some heroic defending, recording their first win over Chelsea for 30 years.

Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney made a low-key return, coming off the bench in the second half of Manchester United’s routine, but not entirely convincing, 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic. Patrice Evra put United ahead in the shadows of half-time before Javier Hernandez, who also came off the bench, headed home a second.

THE CHAT

Rooney returns Man United cautiously welcomed Wayne Rooney back to the fold on the weekend. After threatening to leave the club and join their hated cross-city rivals, Rooney shouldn’t expect too much warm applause any time soon.

It will be fascinating to chart the fans’ reactions. If he starts scoring, they will forgive him, but if his lean run continues, a beautiful relationship may be over.

LOOKING AHEAD

Chelsea desperate to break goal drought MŠK Žilina in a midweek Champions League fixture before heading to Newcastle on the weekend.

Chelsea began the season in a blaze of glory and, less than a month ago, looked nailed on for a second straight title but a rash of injuries to key players has destabilised their title bid.

With Chelsea’s board reportedly cutting back on transfer spending, there are also whispers that Ancelotti could be on the way out.

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After Chelsea slumped to their third loss in four League matches, manager Carlo Ancelotti was at pains to remain upbeat, but even he must be concerned by the way his side’s scoring has dried up.

“I’ve already said to the players ‘don’t lose confidence because you played good football’.

The result is frustrating but they deserved to win,” Ancelotti said of the loss.

“It is a strange Premier League this season.

There are a lot of opportunities for teams to close the gap at the top. We are losing opportunities but so are other teams.

“It is a more difficult competition this season because more teams believe in themselves.”

Chelsea will have the opportunity to rediscover the winning habit when they host

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Hauritz misses Ashes selection Australia announced their 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test, with the omission of off-spinner Nathan Hauritz the major talking point.

Hauritz, 29, has played 17 Tests for Australia, taking 63 wickets at an average of 34, but has been cast aside after he struggled in India, with uncapped Tasmanian Xavier Doherty and 21-year-old allrounder Steve Smith replacing him as spin options.

Should Doherty make his Test debut in Brisbane this week, he will become the ninth spinner picked in the Australian Test side since Shane Warne retired.

Under-pressure batsmen Marcus North and Michael Hussey have retained their spots, with no other specialist batsmen named and Smith

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NOTHING TO BOAST ABOUT England and Australia have been circling each other since, well, the last Ashes, but neither should be too bullish about their chances WORDS TOM STURROCK

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eading into an Ashes series, the tradition is for supporters of both sides to puff out their chests and talk up their players, listing the myriad reasons their team will leave the other broken and crumpled underfoot. This time around, though, both sets of fans have cause to be more circumspect.

Australia appear to be suffering an uncharacteristic crisis of confidence, while England have gone mostly untested since the 2009 Ashes series, with several underperforming players insulated by the team’s victories over weak opponents.

This, apparently, is that rare Ashes contest where the pre-series bluster, on either side, is as flimsy as a house of straw.

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Spin doctor: Graeme Swann

AUSTRALIA’S FAKE RECOVERY In the aftermath of the 2009 Ashes, Australia produced some encouraging results during their home summer, going

unbeaten and winning seven Tests out of eight against the West Indies, Pakistan and New Zealand. But that form, against weak opposition, papered over the enduring shortcomings of this Australian side: a brittle middle order and a bowling attack lacking in variety and penetration.

In a bizarre two-Test series against Pakistan, played on neutral ground in England, these faultlines were prised open, culminating in a disastrous firstinnings collapse in the second Test at Headingley, where Australia were skittled for 88, enabling Pakistan to draw the series.

More recently, Australia travelled to India for another two-Test series.

Although competitive, their inability to press the advantage meant they lost 2-0.

In the first Test in Mohali, with India slumping to 8-124 in pursuit of 216 for victory in their second innings, Australia

BY THE NUMBERS BATTING S Katich (Aus) S Watson (Aus) J Trott (Eng) R Ponting (Aus) M Clarke (Aus) A Cook (Eng) M Hussey (Aus) I Bell (Eng) K Pietersen (Aus) P Collingwood (Eng) M North (Aus) M Prior (Eng) A Strauss (Eng) B Haddin (Aus)

BOWLING

Lucky to be there: Marcus North

were in the box seat. But, remarkably, they allowed VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma to put on 81 runs for the ninth wicket, propelling India to an unlikely victory that ruined Australia’s chances of securing a more favourable result.

STABILITY PROTECTS PASSENGERS English fans will rightly point out that their side has not lost a Test series since their farcical tour of the Caribbean in early 2009. Since then, they’ve beaten the West Indies, Australia and Pakistan at home, as well as Bangladesh home and away.

Both sides “ are carrying

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In the middle, they went to South Africa and emerged with a 1-1 draw – an impressive result, but one that flattered them. Twice, England eked out draws.

Twice, South Africa needed one last wicket to clinch victory. Evidence of English resilience, perhaps, but a 3-1 win to South Africa would more accurately have reflected the pattern of that series.

The flipside of England’s unbeaten run is that battling players have kept their spots because changes have not been forced by defeats – over the past 18

months, Andrew Strauss, Alistair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood and Matthew Prior have all averaged less than 40 with the bat. Sure, they haven’t lost a series for a while. But scratch the surface and not many of England’s players, particularly the batsmen, have world-class form over the past couple of years.

THE WEAKEST LINKS Both Australia and England are carrying a few players. For Australia, Michael Hussey and Marcus North are lucky to be playing, their spin stocks remain a concern and Mitchell Johnson struggled against Pakistan and India.

For England, Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott are the only batsmen who have enhanced their reputations this year and the attack – how will they go over five Tests in hostile Aussie conditions without a genuine fifth bowling option? Stuart Broad, despite his Ashes heroics, remains hit-and-miss – his returns with the ball this year raise the question of whether he would even be in the England side if it wasn’t for his lower-order batting.

On form, England spinner Graeme Swann is the only player on either team with any claim to a spot in a World XI, suggesting that whichever side gets the most from their weakest three players seems likely to win.

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How the Aussies and the Poms have fared since the end of the last Ashes:

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England has the winning habit

THE POMS ARE

CONFIDENT For years, England took a battering from Australia.

But now, according to David Lloyd, they’re standing up for themselves WORDS TOM STURROCK Ponting’s captaincy will need to be spot on

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or the past two decades, English cricketers have departed for a tour to Australia with the reasonable expectation of returning as losers – indeed, the only greater certainty was of sunburn and a good roasting from the local fans.

These days, though, the universe has shifted on its axis and the Poms have a spring in their step. For the first time in a generation, they’re confident – none more so than former skipper, now commentator, David Lloyd, who is positively bullish about England’s prospects.

“Australia will always be competitive, but now they’ve got to be workmanlike – you look back at some of those teams that just steamrolled England. Those days are gone,” Lloyd says. “On paper, England are a better team.”

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BRING BACK THE POMS OF OLD It’s not just that English sports fans are more likeable when their spirits are broken – they are – it’s that their colonial cousins have become accustomed to it. The goodnatured, self-effeacing acceptance of defeat

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Confident: David Lloyd

– that’s what Australians have come to cherish about English sport. Now, apparently, it’s off the table, replaced by a swaggering optimism that wears like an ill-fitting coat.

“We fancy our chances,” Lloyd says.

“We’ve got a settled team that’s fit and strong. There are no weak links and they’re well-prepared.”

Beyond spruiking the merits of England – who, it must be said, haven’t really beaten anyone either since the last Ashes 15 months ago – Lloyd is happy to lay into the Aussies as well, although he takes less from their 2-0 defeat in India than from their drawn series against Pakistan, played on neutral ground in England.

On paper, “ England are

a better team

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“It’s difficult to win in India and it’s maybe unfair that Ponting comes under the spotlight as a result,” Lloyd says.

“But in England, against Pakistan, in decent conditions, Australia were unable to win that two-Test series.”

ENGLAND ON THE MARCH? Lloyd insists England are stronger in virtually every facet; that Australia’s batting is too brittle, too old and England’s bowling, even with 21-year-old fledgling Steve Finn, is arguably the world’s best.

“I’ve got no concerns about the attack at all – it’s as good an attack as any in the world,” Lloyd says. “In Australia, you

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Here he is against India in 1974

need bowlers who can hit the pitch but they don’t have to be lightning fast. England have got that and they’ve got the spin option covered as well.

“Both teams have had moments when the batting has collapsed and that’s alarming for both sides, but I think that if Australia don’t get much from their middle order, from Clarke, Hussey and North, they’re always going to be chasing.”

Even on an area where, post-Flintoff, Australia have a clear edge – the fifth bowling option – Lloyd is unmoved.

“England won’t spend much time thinking about Shane Watson – he’s a reluctant bowler and his fitness is fragile.

I don’t think there’s a real need for a fifth bowler – we’ll use Collingwood, Trott or Pietersen. I don’t see that as an issue.”

like Northerners – they’ll say exactly what they think.”

Probably the most sensible argument Lloyd makes is about the two captains presenting as the two pivotal players.

“Australia have a truly world-class player in Ricky Ponting – he really needs to hold this lot together in order to get a result. England have Strauss at the top and there’s a lot on his shoulders too.”

If history shows anything, it shows that English confidence can be fragile. Only time will tell whether this new wave of pluckiness carries through or washes away.

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INTO ENEMY TERRITORY Australia have lost just one series at home since 1994. But, in the new age of English hubris, even Australia’s home advantage bears a silver lining for the tourists.

“It’s an advantage to be playing at home but I think that the English support, the massive support they get out there, has got under Australia’s skin in the past,” Lloyd says. “It’s a fantastic place to tour – the people are great. I come from the north of England and Australians are pretty much

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“This is perhaps the weakest Australian attack for 20 years. There is no crackerjack in there to worry about, just honest tryers.” Former skipper Michael Atherton.

“Australian cricket is in a dark place right now. Whereas England’s preparations so far have been excellent, Australia look

like a team in disarray. Crucially for England, everyone is fit and ready to play.” Former coach Duncan Fletcher.

“They’re not very good. There’s nothing else to read. It’s very simple – they’re not very good.” Legendary allrounder Ian Botham.

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In terms of options, there are plenty – although you have missed the deadline for surface mail reaching Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe.

Air and sea freight options are abundant, but you’ll have to move pretty quickly if you want your grandmother or best friend to open a special gift on Christmas morning.

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Nothing is as frustrating as having a package held at customs because of taxes or quarantine restrictions.

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INSPECTION TIME Also keep in mind that your gift could be inspected at customs, so you may want to include some gift paper and tape and have a friend at the other end wrap it for you.

See the websites customs.gov.au and customs.govt.nz for more information.

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The study also indicated that, despite nearly a third of Australians identifying training as the key to career progression, one in four have never been offered training.

“It’s not surprising to see the significant growth of employees looking to further their career with professional training,” Joel Gage, managing director of training firm Upskilled, said.

“But what’s worrying is how many see training as unattainable.

“Many organisations are oblivious to the fact that they could equip their employees with valuable skills for next-to-nothing via the government-funded scheme.”

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Wish you were here?

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o you know Europe like the back of your hand? Do you know things that baffle your friends and entertain strangers?

And do you possess enough common sense to know that when 20 children are staring at you after a long day, they want ice-cream rather than another speech?

If you’re ticking all the above boxes, it might be worth leading educational tours.

It’s the perfect way to travel amazing countries while immersing yourself in fascinating cultures.

While you’ll need to have outstanding knowledge in the destination you’re leading, as well as speak the language, you’ll also be personable.

As Chris Robson, tour manager recruitment at the American Council for International Studies, says: “You can know the Sistine Chapel inside out, but it’s important to also know when it’s time for ice-cream.”

And you’ll have to be comfortable talking in front of large groups.

He adds: “[We look for] common sense, a good sense of humour, empathy for the students. They have to be good educators.

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large part of the educational content of the trip; through presentations, guided visits, or suggestions for unscheduled activities.

“The tour manager also has to lead, motivate and co-ordinate the group.

And, very importantly, they represent the company. We usually require fluency in English and at least one of the following, French, German, Italian or Spanish.”

You’ll need to “ have a lust for new experiences ”

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when required. Camp is a full-on day – from flag raising to lights out. Generally staff spend their time teaching activities or accompanying the campers in all their activities.

“Many counsellors are also bunk counsellors meaning they live in with and are responsible for a group of campers. “ Staff also get time off typically one day a week – which gives you some time for a bit of R&R or a chance to go explore!”

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As an educational tour guide leader, it’s your responsibility to make sure your group have a memorable trip – for all the right reasons.

You’ll also have to be super-organised, as you’ll be the one responsible for booking everyone into hotels, and checking them out again.

However, if you fall down on the requirement of having a second language, there are other options.

Dylan Bowen, transport manager for Busabout, says tour guides aren’t required to speak the language of the country they’re in – but they should be fully prepared for a full-on life on the road.

Successful guides will embark on a 33-city trip where you’ll experience and research as much as possible so you’re able to impart expert knowledge to your group.

“The main thing is to have that lust for travelling and new experiences. We don’t come back to London and that takes a certain type of person – you’re not going

home to your bed every night,” he says.

“We want a customer-focused person who wants to experience Europe and is up for the challenge of doing it. Every day has a different challenge.

“There is a fun side of the job, but there is a job to do and it’s quite thorough.

“You need to be a happy-go-lucky person, but it takes all sorts. You don’t necessarily have to be a loud-mouth, so long as you’re approachable, friendly and helpful, we’ll welcome you.”

If you’re looking to travel further afield, there are plenty of opportunities.

America is internationally renowned for its summer camps, where recruits are needed as ‘counsellors’.

Kerry McSweeney, deputy director of Camp America, said: “Ideally we look for someone who has a skill – either sports, arts or crafts.

“We love people that are outgoing, fun role models – the best camp counsellors are big kids who can be ultra-responsible

How did you get involved? I saw the Camp America adverts and thought it might be a good thing to do. I spoke with some people who’d worked there before and they said it was the best thing, so I applied.

What’s an average day like? I would wake up at about 8am and you’d have your morning session planned. After lunch the kids go into their chosen specialist areas.

What skills do you need to have? You need to have great team skills as you’ll be working with others. You’ll also need to be confident, enthusiastic and really motivated. My skill was martial arts and I’ve been practising Tai Quan Do for about 14 years.

Did it live up to your expectations? It was better than my expectations – it was absolutely fantastic.

What was your best moment? I couldn’t name just one – all of it! I want to go back next summer.

What was your worst moment? Leaving!

It sounds really cheesy but it’s true!

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Rents soar to record high otential first-time buyers are being pushed further down the property ladder and the cost of renting has reached a record high, figures show.

Just 160,000 young people bought homes this year – the lowest level since the property boom began. While the average price of renting has soared to a

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record high of £974pcm in London – £50 more expensive than last year.

Research by Zoopla.co.uk this week showed the soaring prices mean it’s cheaper to buy a property than rent in 80 per cent of towns and cities.

Spokesman Nicholas Leeming said: “Buying has

always been somewhat cheaper than renting, but now we’re seeing a real insider-outsider divide in the housing market.

“For those able to buy a home, costs are low, but for those who can’t, costs are much higher – and the doorway into the housing market is narrower than ever.”

so budgeting isn’t an issue.

Last big blowout? Things off eBay – T-shirts, jeans, a teapot and a dress for my girlfriend.

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The plans for eight new London stations have been revealed at a public exhibition into the £16bn Crossrail scheme.

Bond St, Liverpool St, Canary Wharf and Custom House are among those in line for a makeover. Crossrail will connect Berkshire with Essex when it’s completed in 2017.

Thirty per cent of under-35s feel pressured to go into debt over the festive period, figures show. And half of the 24- to 35year-olds questioned by the Co-Operative said they had no idea how much interest they would pay on going into the red. One in 10 said they would resort to payday loans.

What non-essential do you regularly spend money on?

Any money-saving tips for when you first arrive?

Open a bank account. It’s easy for Australians and Kiwis to do, you get peace of mind and you can put local currency in.

I went to see a musical in the West End and I’m going to another one soon.

What do you do when you run out of money? Ask

my parents or friends for a loan. If there was no end in sight, I would get the first HV flight home.

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Do you make calls abroad from your mobile? Is it costing you a fortune? Then a new deal from O2 might hold the answer.

International Favourites is a bolt-on package which gives users 3000 minutes to three international landlines for £10 a month or 3000 landline minutes and 200 mobile minutes to five international numbers a month.

You’ll also get a ‘Call Me’ phone number which connects people direct to your mobile.

It means family and friends abroad can call you in the UK without paying international call charges. As ever, check the terms and conditions, but if you’re calling abroad a lot, it looks like a no-brainer.

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ubbed the ‘Knightsbridge Of The North’, Leeds is the perfect city break if you’re looking to head out of London to combine culture and festive shopping.

With a five-mile network of boutique stores, independent shops and major stores, you’ll be able to find a wonderful array of quirky gifts and brand names.

But it’s not all about giving. Also renowned for its huge student community, Leeds is also a major party town – with the city centre coming alive in the evenings.

Despite its transformation into a shopping mecca, Leeds has managed to retain its character.

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threads and Christmas presents, head to the city centre to source some bargains.

There are a range of Christmas markets taking place this year. Head to Christkindelmarkt for speciality German delicacies and an authentic Bierkeller experience as well as unusual presents.

Kirkgate is Europe’s largest indoor market with more than 500 stalls. Here you can feast on a range of seasonal foods or commission a bespoke outfit for your Christmas party.

SHOP TIL YOU DROP The Victoria Quarter sets the bar high.

The jewel in Leeds’ retail crown incorporates Harvey Nichols and 75 other pricey premium brands such as Vivienne Westwood, Mulberry and Louis Vuitton.

And they’re all conveniently housed in a beautiful historic Grade II-listed building.

If vintage fashion is your thing, until November 28, the Corn Exchange – which is based in one of Britain’s finest Victorian buildings – is hosting a huge pop-up shop with some renowned brands inside.

Or, if you’re looking to impress someone with a gift with a difference this year, OK

at Stockeld Park. OK, so it might be for kids, but there aren’t many better ways of spending your time than getting lost in a snowflake maze or seeing the mystical creatures who live in the enchanted wood.

If you’re feeling active, there’s also an eco ice rink.

HIT THE WHITE STUFF Snow junkies can also get their fix in Leeds – at SnowZone in Castleford, where you can snowboard, ski or enjoy sledging sessions. Have a whiz on the ice slide – but only if you’re feeling brave.

The New Ellington Bar

A DISTRACTION FOR WISE SHOPPERS Sales don’t have to be the only thing you hunt for in Leeds.

A host of noble old owls sit hidden and dignified in among the city’s architecture. From the Victorian town hall to a pair of art deco wrought iron gates down an unprepossessing side street. The

incorporation of owls into the facades of buildings, in marble, glass, gold or stone, has been a trend since the bird appeared on the city’s coat of arms from 1626. Keep your eyes peeled.

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Each year the city puts on a ‘Leeds Loves Shopping’ promotion which includes fashion shows, trend workshops and special food menus.

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LONDON GETTING AROUND Walk! It’s an extremely feet-friendly city.

GOING OUT Leeds has some of the best nightlife in the UK. The Sky Lounge, in particular, 13 floors high, can’t be surpassed for lush cocktails and great views. They Comics, Bon Bons chocolatiers, even provide blankets on the terrace. A pint will set you back Yum Yum Beads and Mr Chimp are about £3.30. well worth a hunt in Thornton’s and ACCOMMODATION The New Ellington Queen’s Arcades.

Hotel is the place to rest your weary Head to Kirkstall Abbey and Abbey feet in chic surrounds. The rooms are House Museum where both venues a real dash of luxury, but the best will host craft fairs selling a range of bit is the bar, with its New Orleansarty presents. There’s also outdoor inspired velvet chairs and bewildering carol concerts taking place, so wrap array of gins and cocktails. up warm and enjoy a cup or two of The Leeds City Market Rates start from £155 for a superior mulled wine. double and from £200 for a junior suite growing cities in the UK. But since the TAKE A BREAK SEE leedslovesshopping.com, If you fancy a break from shopping, take a eastcoast.co.uk, visitleeds.co.uk, purpose of your trip is to fritter away yorkshire.com, bespokehotels.com wander over to The Christmas Adventure your hard-earned cash on fancy new

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Eve, the traditional German Christmas Market will be sited in the Mount precinct, selling the usual festive trinkets, as well as a range of tasty German tucker for warming up the chilly bits.

If you’d rather get your mitts on some Scottish gifts, then find local produce at the Traditional Highland Village, in East Princes Street Gardens, open from November 25 until January 4. From sirloin steaks and bowler hats to cheese and tarot readings, this offbeat market sells a variety of produce in a glorious setting beneath the Edinburgh Wheel and above the ice rink.

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‘Tis the season to go shopping, so head to the Scottish capital to stock up on some festive treats. From November 25, the city is transformed into a magical holiday playground. Expect funfair rides, Christmas markets, ice-skating and reindeer gardens.

Street performers will entertain the crowds and from 5.15pm, the city’s spectacular Norwegian Christmas tree will be lit up.

THE TREE Donated from Norway every year, the gigantic Christmas tree is studded with fairy lights and yuletide decorations and is put up at the top of The Mound.

warrior mates, make a beeline for the Edinburgh Ethical Christmas Fair, which runs from December 11-19 in Castle Street/Princes Street and brings together about 30 exhibitors selling the best ethically sourced stylish presents from around the world.

THE ICE RINK One of the UK’s largest open air ice rinks, the city’s Winter Wonderland is set in East Princes Street Gardens and is open from November 25 until January 4. Warm up with mulled wine, mince pies or shortbread as well as frothy hot chocolate. From Thursday to Saturday, visitors can skate around the rink until 10pm.

It’s even open on Boxing Day, Hogmanay and New Year’s Day if your hungover head can handle it. Tickets cost £8.50.

HOGMANAY Once a wildly disorganised snogfest, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations have metamorphosed into a huge international street party complete with a whole week of wonderful events, such as a hungover triathlon and an insane dip in Edinburgh’s chilly waters.

The party on the night of December 31 attracts more than 80,000 revellers into a city centre that’s only open to those with a £15 ticket .

There’s live music on four stages and midnight arrives in an orgy of fireworks, the world’s largest Auld Lang Syne bringing in the New Year, and the Edinburgh Hogmanay tradition of snogging the nearest stranger. The party continues until dawn in pubs, clubs and flats across the city. See: edinburghhogmanay.com

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Sunsets don’t have to be garish oranges, pinks and reds and bold silhouettes. A bit of dull cloud cover can turn the end of the day into a more romantic setting and the reduced contrast makes for an easier exposure. Michelle captured this romantic moment as the sun went down.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 The sun is behind a cloud so there is less chance of flare and there is detail in the shadows.

2 The extra detail in the shadows means we see the arms of the couple around each other. This would have been lost in a total silhouette.

3 The palm tree, on the rule of thirds, breaks up the horizon.

It boosts the contrast in the image as this has become

a total silhouette as it reaches the expanse of sky at the top.

4 The whole image is gently textured with wispy cloud across the sky and the footprints and lines in the sand.

5 The diagonal lines in the sand give depth to the scene.

HOT TIPS: 1 Get to the spot well before sunset and make time to stay after. The sunset itself happens

very quickly but the sky will go through a whole range of moods as the sun lowers, even after it has sunk below the horizon.

2 Horizons are crucial in sunset images. Place them carefully, especially with silhouettes where the foreground is usually a black expanse that should be cropped out.

3 A cloud-covered sun will reduce contrast and flare.

You will also get dramatic rays

as they burst through the cloud cover.

4 Look around. The light from a sunset will dramatically change the atmosphere of any scene so don’t just photograph the sunset itself.

5 The colours of the sky will be very different across the scene. Zooming in to reduce the colour range can sometimes be more eyecatching than trying to get every colour of the rainbow.

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Ski hard and party hard in Chamonix WORDS DANIEL LANDON

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n the pantheon of winter sports there are few places that inspire as much awe as Chamonix.

The city hosted the first Winter Olympics, in 1924; was the location for the ski scenes in the 1999 Bond flick The World Is Not Enough; and is Europe’s undisputed mecca for the most gung-ho skiers and boarders.

There’s fun to be had in Chamonix

ON-SNOW ACTION So what is it that makes Chamonix great?

First up, it’s the spiritual home of skiing, and, as such, you can expect some of the

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VISAS Saffas need a Schengen visa.

CURRENCY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.14 EUR. LANGUAGE French but English is widely spoken.

GOING OUT A beer is about ¤4-5.

PARIS ACCOMMODATION There are 11 UCPA FRANCE centres in the French Chamonix Alps, ranging from modern twin-room motel style to basic but cheap dorms.

SEE action-outdoors.co.uk.

LAND A BARGAIN Try Action Outdoors, a UK partner of UCPA (French Union of Outdoor Sports Centres), which offers an all-inclusive week in Chamonix, neighbouring Argentiere or another nine resorts, starting from £342.

This includes ski or board hire, lift pass, accommodation, lessons, and all meals (including snacks). The only thing not included is transport to the resort. But once you’re there, your only expense will be alcohol.

And, for the chance to ski in some of the world’s best resorts, with an instructor or guide, this would have to be one of the world’s great travel bargains.

PARTY HARD Whether you’re after a cosy bar or a thumping club you’ll find it in Chamonix.

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WHEN TO GO The ski season runs from mid December to early April.

GETTING THERE Snowexpress.co.uk run coaches from London direct to 40 resorts in the Alps; from £99 return.

Chamonix is 70 minutes by bus from Geneva Airport, see altibus.com.

Or travel by train from Paris to ChamonixMont-Blanc station; see raileurope.co.uk GETTING AROUND Free buses and a train connect the

best on-snow action in the world. It’s for intermediates and advanced skiers that Chamonix really comes into its own – the Grand Montets ski area is like a gigantic playground for anyone looking for challenging red and black runs or serious off-piste. There are only nine lifts, but they open up a massive ski area, in which you could roam for a week and not get bored.

VIEW FROM THE TOP Finally, there is the scenery of the Chamonix Valley. The valley runs east-west, with a series of villages and towns (including Chamonix itself) stretching along the valley floor, while on each side a giant mountain range looms high, including Europe’s highest peak, Mont Blanc. This means that whether you’re in town, at a lookout or hurtling down a slope, breathtaking scenery is ever-present.

SUMMIT SPECIAL AIGUILLE DU MIDI LOOKOUT High above Chamonix, looking like a villain’s lair from a James Bond flick, is the Aiguille du Midi lookout. It’s reached by two cable cars: the first leg is routine enough, but the second appears to defy the laws of engineering, physics and sanity – the cable car has a seemingly impossible vertical ascent of 1.4km.

The lookout (at 3842m) provides stunning 360 views down to Chamonix,

across the Mont Blanc range and to the 4815m Mont Blanc.

Then, if you’re an intermediate (or better) skier you can exit the lookout on to the Vallee Blanche – the longest and most famous ski run in the world. It’s not overly technically demanding, but the views are out of this world. Because of crevasses and the risk of avalanche, it must only be done with a guide.

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If you intend to visit more remote parts of the countries you may encounter a few people who have very little English, but a small phrasebook should see you through this. There are many English words which have Scandinavian heritage so you will find you understand more than you would expect, for example: in Norwegian ‘thank you’ is ‘takk’, ‘snø’ is ‘snow’ and, most importantly, ‘ski’ is ‘ski’. Every country’s language is different but you will note some similarities between them, particularly Swedish and Norwegian.

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Your trip is perfectly timed to enjoy Mardi Gras in New Orleans on March 8.

Undoubtedly worth a visit, Mardi Gras is the internationally renowned party where New Orleans comes alive with floats, outrageous costumes and soulful music. Make sure you book ahead as you may find a number of hotels are filling up already.

Depending on how far you’re travelling, you have a number of other options. February 2 is the quirky Groundhog Day and there are a number of nationwide celebrations. Have a hunt online where you’ll find numerous listings to fit into your itinerary.

March is a busy month with Austin, Texas hosting the fabulous South by Southwest Music And Media Conference, a 10-day music and film festival jam packed with the likes of Plan B, Klaxons and Bombay Bicycle Club. Also in March is Calle Ocho, Miami’s grand finale to Carnaval, where 20 blocks of Miami’s Calle Ocho (Eighth Street) are closed for one of the world’s biggest street parties. With loud music and street food stalls, Calle Ocho is a wonderful celebration of Miami’s Hispanic culture.

You will certainly need to do some planning as you would be crazy to arrive in New Orleans or Austin without a reservation at this time.

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This means that most employees will finish work on Thursday April 21 and by using only four days of annual leave, do not have to return to work until Tuesday May 3.

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MALTA E-PIONEER The Malta Tourism Authority has released an iPhone application which offers users a free destination guide and images. The Malta app is the first of its kind available.

SNOW PARTY The winter festival season in the French Alpine resort of Avoriaz will kick off on December 11-12 with the Rock On Snowboard Tour & Come On Ski 2010.

Expect a live open-air rock concert, amateur freestyle competitions and an opportunity to see the best pro talent around. Tickets cost £13 for a day ski pass and access to all events.

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The results come in spite of the ash cloud crisis and tour operator collapses highlighting the need for travel insurance.

Globelink’s David Deverson said: “It doesn’t make sense to take chances.”

‘DON’T FEAR SOUTH AFRICA’ A UK man whose new bride was murdered while the couple were on honeymoon in South Africa has said that tourists should not shun the country because of what happened.

Shrien Dewani’s bride, Anni, was shot when the couple were kidnapped after their taxi was ambushed by armed men in the Gugulethu township, near Cape Town. Mr Dewani, who had only been married for two weeks, was later released unhurt.

Mr Dewani insisted South Africa was an “amazing country” and that people should not

avoid it because of the “actions of two individuals”.

Cape Town issued a travel warning after the tragedy. “We would like to issue a stern warning to visitors in our province, and locals alike, to exercise caution and be vigilant when entering an unfamiliar area and always be prepared for potential danger,” said a spokesman for the Western Cape Provincial Management.

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Geneva, Switzerland Dec 11 Celebrating the defence of a 1602 attack, this festival has been kept alive by the sweet-toothed. Marzipanfilled chocolate cauldrons are eaten alongside torchlit processions and bonfires.

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LOCK IT IN TURKEY FESTIVAL Licques, France Dec 11-13 franceguide.com

BELGIAN FILM FESTIVAL Brussels, Belgium Dec 16-18 befilmfestival.be

WHIRLING DERVISHES KONYA, TURKEY DEC 10-17 WHAT: More than a million

people gather to attend the Mevlana Festival, a ceremony where dervishes perform mystic dances, their endless whirling thought to bring union with God. The trancelike ritual is accompanied by a kettledrum and flute.

WHERE: Museum of Mevlana.

WHY: It commemorates

Mevlana, a Sufic philosopher and poet who believed that union with God could be achieved through dance. His writing is widely respected and even Madonna’s a fan.

DO IT BECAUSE: Watching the white-robed dervishes will remind you of the myriad ways in which humans make sense of this life.

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BEER FESTIVAL FÊTE DES LUMIÈRES Lyon, France Dec 8 Every house puts candles outside its windows and spectacular sound and light shows take place around the city. The festival is in honour of the Virgin Mary, but it’s fine if you just like lights!

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FIVE PLACES TO PROPOSE JANINE KELSO GIVES A HIGH FIVE TO POPPING THE QUESTION MOUNT KENYA

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WHAT: Somewhere on the slopes of Africa’s second highest mountain, Prince William proposed to his future bride.

It is rumoured that he borrowed a helicopter to find the most romantic spot – a secluded lake.

Not many Prince Charmings will be able to top this stunning location in the wilds of Africa, but it’s sure to become a hot favourite for wedding proposals.

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THE EIFFEL TOWER WHAT: Many an excitable groom-to-be has been caught up in the romantic atmosphere high above the glittering city of Paris. At night the surroundings sparkle like any diamond carefully carried to the top. Just don’t get too excited and drop the ring.

SEE: tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk

SCOTTISH MOUNTAINS WHAT: Wild and peaceful, an exhilarating winter walk in Perthshire is sure to get the heart pounding.

Big Tree Country has long inspired poets and romantics, and offers stunning scenery for a heartfelt proposal.

SEE: white.visitscotland.com

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IGUAZU FALLS WHAT: Bordering Brazil and Argentina, this breathtaking series of waterfalls is a natural wonder to behold. Add to the grandeur of the falls by popping the question among the jungle canopy that surrounds them. Helicopter rides are also available.

SEE : allaboutar.com

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TAJ MAHAL WHAT: Which building better represents the enduring power of love? The mausoleum was built after the death of Shah Jehan’s third wife during the birth of their 14th child.

The pristine marble dome glows at sunrise, the best time for an intimate proposal.

SEE: tajmahal.org.uk

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THE INSIDER MICHELLE TEDESCO, SALES & MARKETING MANAGER, ANDERSON TOURS The best part of my job is that I get to travel on all of our tours and see how they operate.

My first ever big trip was to the USA to work in a summer camp in North Carolina. I also visited LA and Florida.

The next trip on my travel

wishlist is Machu Picchu in Peru. I've always wanted to do the Inca Trail and visit the Amazon.

My favourite place in the world is Italy, because it is such a romantic country.

I always pack stiletto heels for a night out, and toiletries.

My top travel tip is to always take travel adaptors.

My guilty travel pleasure is overindulging at expensive restaurants.

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PARK LIFE Worship the great outdoors in a Californian park full of gushing waterfalls, ancient trees and bears WORDS ALISON GRINTER

BIG TRIP Great outdoors : Yosemite National Park

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rom the majestic trees which reach for the sky to the vast alpine meadows and towering granite cliffs where waterfalls thunder through spring and early summer, everything about Yosemite National Park is immense.

The bears are probably huge too, judging by the “replica” we spy in the gift shop when we arrive in the park’s main thoroughfare, Yosemite Valley. I really hope we don’t see any.

POWER RANGER At 3000km² Yosemite is huge, the same size as Rhode Island in fact. It’s beautiful too. Photographer Ansell Adams made it his life’s work to capture the park’s dramatic beauty. With only a day to explore we will only be covering a fraction of Yosemite’s ground but at least we have our very own park ranger, Kari Cobb, to help us make the most of our time here. Cobb came to Yosemite as a

tourist six years ago, fell in love with the place and quickly became part of the furniture. (A picture of her meeting Arnold “the governator” Schwarzenegger hangs in her office.)

She leads us through Cook’s Meadow, a lovely grassy vista only a short walk from Yosemite Valley. Farmers once let their cows and sheep graze here, Cobb tells us, but the farm animals were kicked out in 1890 when Yosemite

Enjoy the serenity of Cook’s Meadow

Black bears “ view cars as big lunchboxes ” became a National Park after prolonged lobbying by famous naturalist John Muir.

From here we can see the majestic Half Dome, the broken monolith which dominates the skyline. “But only 20 per cent of it is missing,” says Cobb. “I don’t know why we don’t call it the 80 cent dome.” Probably because “80 per cent Dome” doesn’t have much of a ring to it I want to tell her, but don’t.

“The summit of the Half Dome will never be trodden by foot,” a guidebook declared in 1868. Ha, if only he could see the ant-like figures crawling over it now. Like all of Yosemite’s striking rock formations, it’s a magnet for climbers and hikers.

From here we can also see the rusty watermark of Yosemite Falls – the highest waterfall in North America, and sixth highest in the world, though it’s not flowing this late in the season.

This is also the place to see bobcats and mountain lions in winter, Cobb informs us. Suddenly bears don’t seem quite so scary after all.

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BEAR ESSENTIALS Actually, it comes as a relief to discover the bears living in Yosemite are black bears, not grizzlies, and are not particularly huge or scary. But they can be pesky little varmints, conducting night-time raids on campsites when they get the munchies.

Their keen sense of smell can penetrate almost anything, so woe betide the camper who hasn’t stored their food properly in an bear-resistant canister or one of the big metal food lockers we see dotted around campsites. Bears view cars as “big lunchboxes,” Cobb tells us and they have been known to smash through

WHEN TO GO Spring to early summer is the best time to see the cascading waterfalls fed by snowmelt but Yosemite remains accessible right up until the first snowfall (which can happen anytime from October onwards) signalling the onset of winter when access becomes more restricted.

GETTING THERE Flights from London to San Francisco take approximately 11 hours. The journey from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park takes about four hours by car.

GETTING AROUND Self-drive is the best way to get around California.

See holidayautos.co.uk.

VISAS Australians and New Zealanders don’t need a visa for stays of less than 90 days. South Africans require a visa.

CURRENCY 1 GBP = $1.57.

LANGUAGE English.

GOING OUT A pint will set you back around $5. Expect to pay even more for boutique beers.

ACCOMMODATION The Bug is a sprawling, relaxed backpacker hostel just outside Mariposa (yosemitebug.com).

For something a little bit more luxurious try Tenaya Lodge, a mountain resort just outside Yosemite’s southern gate (tenyalodge.com).

SEE yosemitepark.com.

LINGER LONGER IN MARIPOSA Blink and you’ll miss the sweet little town of Mariposa as you pass through it on your way to Yosemite National Park. But this former goldmining hub, named after the Spanish word for “butterfly” is full of character and well worth a closer look. The domestic artefacts and mining equipment on show at the Mariposa Museum & History Center (mariposamuseum.com) provide some insight into the hardships faced by those who flocked to the area to seek their fortunes in the early 1900s, and the town’s charming county courthouse is

Visit the old county courthouse, Mariposa

the oldest in continuous use west of the Rocky Mountains. There’s also some quirky gift and antiques shops and a handful of good eateries (try Butterfly Café’s homemade burgers). The town also makes a good base from which to explore the park. If you’re looking to stay overnight here, you could do worse than classic all-American motel, the Miner’s

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■ Land’s End And The Sutro Baths The 19th century baths might have fallen into ruin but this regenerated coastal area still makes for a lovely day out. There’s a manageable coastal hike from where you can enjoy stunning views before installing yourself in the historical, family style restaurant, The Cliff House (cliffhouse.com), famous for seafood. Local man John Martini offers informative walking tours of the area (cliffhouse.com/history/Johns_Walk. html) and can provide a commentary on the many shipwrecks, as well as San Fran’s famous sea lions.

Glacier Point: check out the Half Dome and the High Sierra

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vehicle windows for a single Twinkie. It’s actually a big problem from a conservation point of view because the more human food bears eat, the less wild they are. But while they have been known to demolish a family station wagon, no human has ever been mauled by a bear in Yosemite, Cobb says. You’re more likely to get killed by a deer.

Glacier Point, 975m above Yosemite Valley.

Amazing, heart-stopping views of the Half Dome and the High Sierra stretch out in front of us. It’s such a peaceful scene and yet Yosemite’s name has violent origins. The term “Yohhe’meti” literally means “among them are killers” and was used by Native American tribe the Miwoks to describe their murderous rivals. Travelling further we reach Mariposa Grove, home to the mighty Sequoia trees. Their trunks can grow to 7m thick. The most awe-inspiring is the Grizzly Giant, an enormous ancient tree the size of a jumbo which is estimated to be between 1900-2400 years old and has a base diameter of 9.1m.

It’s incredible to think this tree dates roughly back to the time Jesus was born.

Like everything else in Yosemite, it’s enough to blow your mind.

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■ California Academy Of Sciences Housed in a state-of-the-art, earthquake-resistant, eco-friendly (with a living roof!) structure, the California Academy of Sciences (calacademy. org) combines the best elements of a natural history museum with aquarium, planetarium and a world class research facility. The fun and fascination starts in the entrance with an enclosure housing Claude the albino alligator but the highlight is watching the resident African penguins – bred here for 27 years – at feeding time.

■ Foodie Heaven California is renowned for its production of local, seasonal foods. In San Fran, visit the farmers’ market in the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero for locally produced wines, cheeses, olive oils, macaroons and more. It’s also the place to get an organic, Fairtrade, microroasted, single-origin, cappuccino!

While in the area, taste some bleeding edge local cuisine at Epic Roasthouse (epicroasthousesf.com).

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SEQUOIA DREAMING A staggering four million visitors tramp through Yosemite each year, and most of them don’t » Alison Grinter travelled to bother to venture outside the California courtesy of Virgin seven-mile-long Yosemite Holidays (virginholidays.com), Valley, which is surprisingly the Cavallo Point Lodge built-up with hotels, shops, a (cavallopoint.com), the post office, a courthouse Hotel Vitale (hotelvitale.com) and jail, and a theatre and Aliotos restaurant (well, the staff who (aliotos.com). See live here need onlyinsanfrancisco.com. something to do in their spare time!).

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STAFF! u guys rock, I have never experienced such a well organised and fun tou just back from. I ha r as the Gallipoli tour I am ve but you guys are by been on quite a few tours far ever experienced. Ke the most organised I have ep recommending you up the good work. I will be to all my mates. Ch eers!”

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