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EDITOR’S LETTER It’s a cliché that the best things in life are free; but it’s certainly the case for some of the events being held in London this summer. Read our guide to the best on P10. Rose Byrne is set to hit the big time after her role in the new X-Men film. See P26 to find out how she’s coping with success. Are you planning on joining the SlutWalk when it comes to London?

Read our feature on P38 then let us know what you’ve decided and why (letters@ tntmagazine.com).

68 After the war: discover Mostar in Bosnia

55 TRAVEL

CAROL DRIVER

56 Escape the crowds in Lulworth, Dorset

55 Global Vision 56 AWAY FROM THE CROWDS: Explore these UK festival towns 58 Late Deals 59 TNTT Weekender: Glasgow 60 Hotshots 62 RIVIERA DREAMING:Drift around Nice, Cannes and Monaco 64 Travel Tips 65 Travel News 66 On The Road 67 Top Five 68 TAKE BALKAN ROAD TRIP: Discover Mostar in Bosnia

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36 World News 38 RIGHT OR WRONG: Does SlutWalk trivialise the anti-rape message?

41 Our view: A bit ruff, really 42 Sport: Best of the week 45 Sport view: Leading by example 46 READY TO RUMBLE: Kiwi MMA fighter Afakasi Sione

102 Freight 108 Classifieds 113 Accomodation

8 LONDON 8 London Life 10 FREE LONDON: Have fun without spending a penny 12 Food & Drink 14 SHAKE IT BABY: The great TNT Magazine Cocktail Challenge 16 Spotted 18 Silly Buggers

21 ENTERTAINMENT 21 22 23 24 25 26

Celebrity News TNT Life Look Who’s Talking: Andrew Farris Cinema Culture IN BLOOM: Rose Byrne talks X-Men and growing fame

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50 Sydney’s calling

49 CAREERS & MONEY 49 Careers 50 AUSTRALIA-BOUND: Live and work in the Sydney sunshine 52 Money 53 Coming & Going

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Very often I want to throw sharp pointy objects at the UK Border Agency due to their seemingly complete lack of humanity.

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In case you’re wondering, I may have stolen the tune from Fleetwood Mac. Chloe Skidmore, via email

NEITHER A BORROWER OR A LENDER BE When I moved to London a couple of weeks ago I made sure to buy a pretty new

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It is this misunderstanding

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I’m still a bit miffed OF THE that the American WEEK president interrupted my stay in Dublin.

Firstly, everywhere we drove to get out of the city seemed to be blocked by Garda. But we did get out to Powerscourt to see the fantastic waterfall.

Then, when we headed to the airport, the roads were still blocked as President Obama had decided to leave early.

Our plane was delayed by his departure, so we missed our bus from East Midlands. But we did get home eventually. Ireland was beautiful, especially the coast, and we only got drenched twice.

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LONDON LIFE

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PREVIEW: OPEN CITY DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL With 140 films, six screens and 10,000 tickets at less than £5, the Open City Documentary Festival is a dream for movie lovers.

Whether you’re a sci-fi geek or a crime nerd, the four-day event has something in every genre, including obsessions and crime & punishment.

Aiming to celebrate the diversity of documentary making, the festival will showcase a variety of award-winning masterpieces and UK premieres.

It will open with the London premiere of the internationally acclaimed

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Position Among The Stars, the concluding part of Leonard Retel Helmrich’s trilogy.

Also being screened is the award-winning, 9.5-hour monumental masterpiece Shoah, named “The Best Documentary Of All Time”, and to mark the film’s 25th anniversary, it’s followed by a Q&A with director Claude Lanzmann.

There are also workshops, live music – and an open-air cinema powered by 20 cyclists. Worth going along just to see that.

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LONDON LIFE

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

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JERRY SEINFELD FROM £75 WHAT: Jerry Seinfeld brings his well-polished riffs on everything (and nothing, of course) to London for the first time in more than ten years. He’s been into comedy since age 10 and intimately understands what makes people laugh. A limited number of extra tickets have been released so get clicking.

WHEN: June 3 DO IT BECAUSE: Seinfeld was the funniest, most-original show of the 90s and if only a little bit of that dribbles through into Jerry’s show, you’ll walk away satisfied.

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» 02 Arena, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX

North Greenwich

(the02.co.uk). Doors open 7pm

A tranquil, soothing oasis

Capital idea: Little Venice Tucked away amid the gritty urban streetscapes of North London, Little Venice unfolds into a unexpectedly tranquil, soothing oasis.

Browning’s Pool is located at the junction between Grand Union Canal and Regent’s Canal, its gently lapping waters framed by drooping willows.

You can take a leisurely ride along the canal to make the most of the sunshine – check out the London Waterbus Company – or pull up a pew at

BEST OF COMEDY STORE £17.50

William Goldings classic story of shipwrecked kids gone feral comes to the stage. Hopefully Piggy gets the conch.

The Comedy Store is one of London’s best-known, most reliably hilarious stand-up joints – check out an assortment at Udderbelly.

» Regent’s Park Open Air

one of the area’s increasingly snazzy waterside eateries.

Red Pepper is a wildly popular Italian restaurant just around the corner on Formosa St, while the Summerhouse is a wonderful little pop-up that makes the most of Little Venice’s natural al fresco charms.

After dinner, you can drop into the Canal Cafe Theatre, which is conveniently located above the Bridge House pub. TS

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Theatre, Regent’s Park, NW1 4NR Baker Street (openair theatre.org) Until Jun 18

» Udderbelly, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX Waterloo (udderbelly.co.uk). Jun 4

Laugh along at the Comedy Store, Udderbelly

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This week in 1968, the British seaside town of Dover ‘celebrated’ Seagull Week.

It was not, though, an opportunity to pay tribute to the town’s feathered friends but rather a purge of the “noisy, messy pests”.

When the birds migrated from the town’s famous cliffs to the roofs of nearby homes, bringing their deafening dawn wake-up calls with them, residents banded together to fight back. They

turfed out hundreds of nests and eggs in and around Dover, running the risk of being divebombed by indignant gulls.

One of the organisers of the purge, Arthur Blackman, told the BBC: “It’s a great embarrassment for people in summer dresses – or any dress, come to that – having their clothes spoilt with these horrible birds.”

Indeed, the seagulls droppings were known to cover local buildings.

Nevertheless, a law was passed in 1981 making it illegal to kill the birds or interfere with their nests. TS

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POLO IN THE PARK £20 London’s premier polo event is terribly posh but if you can finagle yourself a ticket it’s a top day of boozing and horse-fancying. It’s a great spectacle, even if the rules remain a mystery.

» Hurlingham Park, Hurlingham Rd, SW6 3NG Putney Bridge (mintpoloint hepark.com). Jun 3-5

FRIDAY NIGHT FREAKSHOW £17.50 A selection of London’s weirdest alternative cabaret acts skulk out from their dark corners. Expect to see some truly bizarre performances from the capital’s funniest oddballs and misfits.

» Udderbelly, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX Waterloo (udderbelly.co.uk). Jul 1

Shout yourself horse at Polo In The Park

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Eco-warriors unite for a nice day in the park, with stalls dedicated to sustainable fashion, campaigning groups and workshops to help you be even greener at home. There is also random folk dancing.

The clue is in the title – construction is already under way on a gingerbread house with a lawn lined with cupcakes. You can also take a gingerbreaddecorating masterclass.

» Regent’s Park, Chester Rd,

» Brunswick Centre,

NW1 4NR Regent’s Park (londongreenfair.org). Jun 4-5

Brunswick Square, WC1N 1BS Russell Square. Jun 3-5

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No need to raid the piggy bank to have fun this summer – the best entertainment doesn’t cost a penny WORDS REBECCA KENT

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hort on spondoolicks? Running out of readies? Fear not. London is dishing up a generous helping of free entertainment this summer, from circus acts to Shakespeare. You won’t pay a penny for it, which means you can enjoy a few extra pints. Your shout!

CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL Catch some fine moves from Kiwi dance troupe Footnote or witness a Maori Haka along the Thames. Participate with the aerial dance workshop or daub classical pianos with paint – without being arrested. This festival is bristling with acts, which also include open-air cinema, live jazz and silent theatre.

» June 26-Aug 12. Various locations.

line-up, including Roadhouse and Elephant Shelf, at the adjacent Colourhouse Theatre.

» Aug 26-29. Merton Abbey Mills, Wimbledon, SW19 2RD Wimbledon

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MORE LONDON FREE FESTIVAL The king of alfresco venues, The Scoop will host an impressive array of fringe, music and theatre performances, including a modern twist on medieval classic, The Canterbury Tales, and open-air cinema, including Alice In Wonderland.

» Fringe, Jun 1-24; music, Aug 4-

Sep 4; theatre, Sep 14-30. 2A More London London Riverside, SE1 2DB Bridge. See morelondon.com/scoop

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ABBEYFEST BLUES AT THE MILL What better way to spend a bank holiday weekend than catching some live blues music from a leafy Thameside bandstand?

Organisers have pulled together a sweet

ITUNES FESTIVAL This is the cream of the free festival crop, with more than 60 noteable artists performing 31 consecutive nights of live music. Get your name into a ballot to win a pair of tickets to see acts including

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Everybody bounce, bounce

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FURTHER AFIELD BASINGSTOKE LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL The best attended free music festival in the UK, this extravaganza of live bands and art really is worth the hour or so train journey from Waterloo. Certainly, the headline acts, drum n bass DJ Andy C and The Blockheads, are.

The line-up caters to every musical taste, including rock, dance, indie, metal, ska, jazz and soul. How can something this wonderful be free? » July 9-10, Memorial Park Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AG. See basingstokelive.co.uk

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Linkin Park: they don’t know the guy at the back either

Adele, Mark Radcliffe, Moby, Duran Duran and Swedish House Mafia. US metal band, Linkin Park is headlining.

» July 1-31, The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm See itunesfestival.com.

SHOREDITCH FESTIVAL Live music, film screenings and theatre is just some of entertainment on offer in the network of towpaths, basins and bridges along Regents Canal to Victoria Park.

Floating stages, dances, art, food markets and boats will bring this corner to life.

» July 15-24. Regent’s Canal, Shoreditch, Old St. See shoreditchfestival.org.uk N1 CARNAVAL DEL PUEBLO This is Latin America’s answer to the Notting Hill Carnival. Revellers throng here to soak up the sun and swivel their hips to globally-acclaimed artists. You’ll even catch the final of the salsa dancing championship. A real carnival atmosphere prevails.

» August 1. Brockwell Park, SE24 0NG Stewart Turkington, Getty Images

Herne Hill. See carnavaldelpueblo.co.uk

BP SUMMER SCREEN World-class opera and ballet performances are beamed live from the Royal Opera House into Trafalgar Square as part of a series of open air screenings across the capital. It’s worth going just to throw a picnic blanket down at an iconic London site by twilight.

Don’t be getting in their way

» July 4 and July 13. Trafalgar Square Charing Cross

LITTLE LONDON FIELDS FESTIVAL This boutique festival boasts pure fun and frolics with an array of up-and-coming musicians playing electro, indie, dance and house tunes. Visit the Uniquey Boutiquey tent heaving with crafters, designers and artists.

» August 20. London Fields Park, City of

London, E8 3EU Hackney Central.

See littlelondonfields.co.uk

GREENWICH AND DOCKLANDS This annual festival of outdoor arts is spectacular. Offering a huge programme, events usually take place at the Old Royal Naval College, Canary Wharf, the Isle of

Dogs, Stratford and Woolwich.

» June 24-July 2. See festival.org TASTE OF SPAIN Regent Street goes traffic-free for a oneday mini fiesta with flamenco dancers, live music and regional delicacies to try.

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» June 5,

Regent Street, W1B Piccadilly Circus. See atasteofspain. co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK

BAR REVIEW The Dragon Bar ★★★★★

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138-139 Shoreditch High St, E1 6JE (056 0311 8255) Shoreditch High St

THE SCENE Hip, lively bar which attracts a (sometimes painfully) trendy East London crowd. Expect moody lighting and a small, dark basement, which is perfect for private

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parties. Get here early (if the bouncers let you in) otherwise you’ll never get to the bar, then dance the night away as expert DJs earn their keep with a host of tracks from the Forties to the Eighties, including electro, hip hop, soul and funk – don’t expect, or ask for, any cheese.

THE GRUB Decent pub food – from stir-frys to cheese plates.

BEHIND THE BAR A limited cocktail list, but an impressive amount of draft and bottle beers – including Blue Mountain – and wines.

BILL PLEASE Food about ÂŁ8 per dish, cocktails ÂŁ7.70 and beers around ÂŁ4 a pint.

VERDICT A good night guaranteed and the music will definitely have you up on your feet. CAROL DRIVER

Restaurant review Supperclub ★★★★★

12 Acklam Road, W10 5QZ Westbourne Park supperclub.com

VEGGIE DINERS Gallery Cafe Tuck into wholesome grub in this chilled-out Bethnal Green cafe, which also serves a full English breakfast and to-die-for chocolate cookies. http://thegallery cafe.wordpress.com Minimalist decor in Supperclub

Mildreds start, a tantalisingly spicy Thai soup to follow and then succulent lamb in the stickiest sweet sauce. Divine!

BEHIND THE BAR Splash out ÂŁ5000 on some top-notch champers. No? Then choose from the extensive cocktail,

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BILL PLEASE ÂŁ45 for food and entertainment.

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Saf The bill will add up at this trendy Shoreditch diner, but it’ll be worth it for the high-class, quirky, mostly raw menu. safrestaurant.co.uk

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THE SCENE Located in what appears to be an old warehouse in a random location, you’ll either love or loathe this trendy haunt, which has clubs around the world.

Inside, it’s futuristic, with minimalistic decor and neon lighting – and a lot of white.

There are sofa beds hugging the edge of the room, and in the middle is where the waiters perform cabaret acts.

You’ll be fed, watered and entertained by a host of colourful characters. Then the venue turns in to a club, which sees world-class DJs spinning tunes until the small hours.

THE GRUB First class fare.

It’s a top-secret four-course set menu every night, but you won’t go hungry. There’s deliciously fresh prawns to

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Shaken, NOT Stirred Ever fancied yourself as a suave cocktail mixologist? Two of TNT’s finest dip their toes in the water – or is it vodka?

WORDS TOM STURROCK AND JAHN VANNISSELROY

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GETTING THE BASICS WRONG JV: I’m way out of my comfort zone. It’s only the second time I’ve been on the other side of the bar – the first was when I was so blotto I started pouring my own drinks at a particularly rowdy pub in Dunedin. So being confronted with making a mojito, and then a martini, is daunting. The mojito flies by and Dan seems impressed although he brings me back to earth with: “It is pretty hard to mess that up.”

I’m smart enough to ask him what gin he prefers but I’ve a nagging feeling I’ve forgotten something. As he takes a sip of my citrus martini with a lemon twist, his

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Our two heroes get down to business

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ownstairs at Zenna, an Indianthemed cocktail bar in Soho, master barman Dan Thomson outlines the science behind making the perfect drink. He’s like a cocktail savant, always referring back to his holy trinity of sweetness, sourness and booziness – as with the cosmos, these elements must be kept in delicate balance.

Will all that highfalutin theory lead to the perfect martini? Or will it be forgotten as quickly as a public service plea to drink responsibly? There’s only one way to find out – with Dan judging our efforts, it’s time to sneak behind the bar and start mixing drinks.

Cheers: Jahn (left) and Tom toast their evening behind the bar

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My willingness “ to set shit on fire carried the day

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You’ll find Zenna at 77 Dean Street, Soho, tucked underneath Red Fort, which is one of the area’s swankiest Indian restaurants.

You might think you’re already intimately familiar with cocktails but actually, there’s more to it than sucking down Jagerbombs at the Redback.

Dan Thomson has created a drinks menu that incorporates Indian herbs and spices while running the full gamut of boozy flavours.

If you’re a gin drinker, you’ll find plenty here to make you feel like an old colonial gent; if you like it sweet, there’s a veritable bloom of colourful tipples to choose from. There’s a bundle of other

Guru: Zenna’s Dan Thomson

tasty options to try as well, making Zenna a bar worth returning to.

And, as we can attest, the quality of ingredients employed means you can drink a fair skinful and not be too hungover when you turn up for work the next day.

Sourness: one third of the holy trinity

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face contorts. “It’s warm,” he splutters. ”I could take a bath in that.” Ice was the missing ingredient. He smiles at my suggestion of winter martini for the colder months and despite my faux pas I take the round, as the custom-made drink was otherwise perfect. It’s all about X factor and apparently I’ve got it in spades.

TS: With those two staples out of the way, it’s time for us to try a Pornstar Martini, which is like a martini but fruitier and with champagne added at the end. I immediately picture a bunch of screeching office trash inhaling them on a hens night.

Scepticism aside, I put my shoulder to the wheel and serve up what Dan agrees is exactly the right taste. But, like a Shakespearean hero, a fatal flaw has brought me undone – my glass is too full for the champagne to fit.

After the equivalent of the Russian judge giving a suspiciously low score for a perfect dive, it’s 3-0 in Jahn’s favour.

A bright start …

THE TIDE TURNS TS: Bearing in mind Dan’s Holy Trinity, our next task is to blend our own cocktails. Aiming for something refreshing yet sophisticated, fun yet sensual, I go for a slug of gin, some vanilla, some lychee juice and some raspberry puree. All garnished with an artsy fan of apple and a pinch of nutmeg.

And there it is – my opus, my epic concoction, which I have named ‘Bad Man’s Blunder’. This is the moment of truth. Dan sips it, ponders it, waiting for the fullness of its flavour to be revealed.

“That’s brilliant,” he says, with an air of bewilderment and a rueful shake of the head. Yeah, and that’s also game on.

JV: This is where I’m exposed. It’s all a blur as I go for gin, lemon juice, orange juice, a splash of lychee and some fresh passionfruit. It’s getting like Coyote Ugly but without the coyote or the hot barmaids – just plain ugly.

My hand hovers over the bottle of almond but a nagging voice in my head says I’ve done too much already. My mind screams ‘presentation’ and I slice up an orange, a lime and a lemon. I serve with a flourish but I realise I have no name for it.

My bullshit gear goes into overdrive: “I’ve gone for a tropical-themed cocktail and because I’m from New Zealand, I’ve called it ‘Sweet As’.” Smooth, but Dan’s face looks like he’s sucked a lemon.

Ironically, my Sweet As is as sour as they come, and now we are even on points.

SPARKS FLY JV: Today has left me a washed-up, jaded bartender – after only four rounds. Our final test is to produce a flame but my mind’s not in it. I’ve just about poisoned our host and the last thing I want to do is now set his bar on fire.

As I cautiously sprinkle cinnamon over the slowly dying fire I’m reminded of this challenge: a bright, warm start which promised so much but eventually petered out into nothing. Pass me a bottle – I really do need to drown my sorrows.

TS: My inspired, devil-may-care alchemy – the stuff you can’t teach – got me over the line. My willingness to wade in, slop booze everywhere and set shit on fire carried the day when it counted.

In the smash-hit 80s film Cocktail, Bryan Brown’s character, in the throes of a messy break-up, offers the immortal line: “Everything ends badly, otherwise it would never end.”

Just this once, it seems a film starring Tom Cruise got it wrong. Because this particular episode ended pretty damn well.

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I‘ve been seeing a guy and we’re getting to the stage of having sex, but he has just revealed he is a virgin.

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It’s a little bit unusual, but you should go with it. After all, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as helping a boy become a man.

And, ultimately, he’s like an unmolded ball of sexy clay – you can train him to rattle it around just the way you like without having to correct years of bad technique.

I remember my first virgin.

It was at my year 11 formal – I had already been with

TOOL OF THE WEEK Boy in the hood

a tune on a lyre, accompanied with some throat-singing, sets the mood just right.

I suppose you should also be prepared for it to go pearshaped. If he can’t get it up or doesn’t last very long, you will need to be understanding.

When I was 15, I lost my virginity to one of my mother’s friends in the neighbourhood.

Needless to say, it was a fairly brief encounter, but she made it better by stroking me to sleep after reading to me from my favourite book.

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Friend Rod Mullinar said, “People loved Billy – what you saw is what you got. A genuine Australian bloke.”

BRIAN’S IN VOGUE Our favourite Irishman with attitood, Brian McFadden, has found himself a dishy blonde to help him lick his wounds over his break up Delta Goodrem.

Delta who? Oh, of course, why dwell on relationships past when lookers like Irish reality TV star and DJ Vogue Williams are hot for the taking?

Weeks after Goodrem was spotted looking cosy with American musician Nick Jonas, McFadden, an Australia’s Got Talent judge, was photographed

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Catch some of the best live bands from south of the equator at the Southern Sounds festival. The line-up includes the legendary INXS, Kiwi band Shihad and South Africa’s Just Jinjer. Homelanz will rule the indoor arena, staging New Zealand’s Jayson Norris and Sydney indie electro outfit Townhall Steps.

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Andrew Farriss INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER On your new album Original Sin you invited guest vocalists to sing classic INXS tunes. Was that a risk given how much Michael Hutchence was loved as the lead singer?

Not really. We’ve had some great singers performing over the years and we’ve stuck pretty close to the original recordings.

This particular project was more of a “reimagining”. It was about approaching the songs in a really unusual way and, as the songwriter, I had to let go of the steering wheel. It was scary actually.

How did you feel when you heard the new version of the song Original Sin

with Rob Thomas went to number one in the dance charts

You wrote most of INXS’s songs – of which ones are you most proud?

It was great for us, amazing – the first time we’ve had a big hit like that on the dance charts, extraordinary really.

Imagine ten albums worth of material – that’s 100 songs or something. I’m attached to all of them. But I suppose certain songs mean a lot because of things that were going on in my life at the time. For instance, I wrote Beautiful Girl for the birth of my first child Grace, and Never Tear Us Apart I wrote with Michael – that lyric he wrote was beautiful. Both of those songs mean a lot to me.

Never Tear Us “ Apart was such a beautiful song ” JD Fortune is back in the fold as the guest lead singer for the Southern Sounds festival – has everything been smoothed over with him?

He had a lot to cope with after the reality television show [Rock Star] and the initial success and the release of the album Switch. There was a lot to deal with personally and professionally. We get on great with him now and it was a very important thing for him to be a part of Original Sin. So the story about you firing him at Hong Kong airport wasn’t true then?

No, there was no truth in that. He basically went off home and the next we heard about it was when he was talking to the press – but it doesn’t really matter now cos that’s all in the past.

What memories of Michael stand out for you?

We met as kids at high school and I think people fantasise a bit, that we picked up instruments straight away and started writing songs immediately or something.

That’s not what happened – we were school buddies and we actually didn’t really talk about music much. We talked more about motorbikes and girls. Our songwriting didn’t bloom til much later on. He didn’t play an instrument but used to write a lot of poetry. I played a variety of instruments but Michael really had an extraordinary ability to describe the human condition accurately and how things looked in the world. And I recognised we could combine our talents.

What have you got planned for Southern Sounds?

He’s listed as “guest” frontman for Southern Sounds, so can we expect another Rock Star type talent show to find a new lead singer for INXS?

We’ll be playing some songs from Original Sin and we’ll have some guest vocalists from the album including JD Fortune, Loane, Tricky and Deborah de Corral performing. It would have been good to get them all but as you can imagine people like Rob Thomas and Ben Harper are pretty busy people with busy schedules.

It was a very interesting experience but I don’t know if I’d want to do it again, maybe the other guys might. INXS have been appearing on TV for years but television is not really what we do … we’re musicians, songwriters and performers.

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SCREEN TEST: X MEN

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones

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1 Who played Wolverine in the first X-Men film?

2 Which character was changed from a reverend to a colonel in X2?

3 Name the villains of the new film.

4 Which X-Men director is producing the new X-Men film?

5 What near indestructible metal is bonded to Wolverine’s skeleton and claws?

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An X-Men movie set during the Cuban Missile Crisis directed by the man who gave us the irreverent KickAss? As franchise reboots go, X-Men: First Class is certainly bold.

So, can Matthew Vaughn make us love mutants again after the disjointed Wolverine?

You’d better believe it.

Influenced by 1960s Bond films, X-Men: First Class is cool, sexy and, thanks to some spectacular actions scenes, frequently thrilling.

The plot sees mutant Sebastian Shaw (Bacon) and his curvaceous side-kick Emma Frost (January Jones) use growing tension between America and the Soviet Union to bring the world to the brink of nuclear war.

To counter the threat, CIA

After Mad Men January Jones felt ready to prove herself as a serious actress

agent Moira MacTaggert (Byrne) enlists the help of telepath Charles Xavier (McAvoy) who, along with the vengeful Erik Lehnsherr (Fassbender), prepare a group of young mutants for battle.

X-Men: First Class works wonderfully well as an origin tale with Lehnsherr’s transformation into the evil Magneto and his friendship

with shapeshifter Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) expertly handled by Vaughn.

With some great chemistry among the cast (the verbal sparring between Fassbender and McAvoy is brilliant) and a couple of inspired cameos, this really is first-class entertainment.

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Groom-to-be Stu (Ed Helms) joins friends Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) for a wild time in Bangkok in a disappointing sequel to the 2009 mega comedy hit. There are a few hilarious gross-out moments but a lack of originality makes for a less-than-memorable return for The Wolfpack.

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Asif Kapadia chronicles the incredible career of Formula 1 genius Ayrton Senna, from his time in go-carts to the accident that claimed his life. Kapadia’s decision to not interrupt the astonishing archive footage with talking head interviews makes for a riveting look at one of the most mercurial sporting talents of all time.

GOOD FOR: F1 fans and nonpetrolheads alike. PDV Ed Helms nurses a bad hangover

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Elle “The Body” Macpherson made Sir Anthony Hopkins blush when she tonguekissed him during a 1997 audition for film The Edge, she revealed last week.

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The faded wood of Bunny Christie’s design opens out to expose the sadness beneath the extravagance of Zoe Wanamaker’s bankrupt landowner, the emergent power of the lower classes is signalled by the telegraph wires overhead and, in a large cast, there isn’t a single dud performance.

Tim McMullan’s visiting neighbour (a Russian Hooray Henry without any funds) and Pip Carter’s clumsy estate manager are impressive, while Mark Bonnar’s

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ose Byrne is having what can only be described as a bad hair day. In an attempt to flatten out her locks, the star’s hairdresser has decided to wrap a weird scarf around her head in a way that suggests she’s joined Captain Jack Sparrow’s crew.

“Yeah, I look like a pirate today,” the Australian-born actress says with a chuckle. “I wouldn’t say it’s the most fashionable look but that’s OK because I don’t really get followed by the media that much.”

Since bursting on to the scene in 2004, writhing around naked with Brad Pitt in Troy, Byrne has indeed managed to largely operate beneath the radar. That’s all set to change this year thanks to a triple whammy of high-profile films sure to shove her into the media spotlight like never before. Byrne can currently be seen in horror offering Insidious – the most profitable film of 2011 so far – while she’s also part of the ensemble cast of Bridesmaids, a female version of The Hangover, out later this year. Before that, there’s the small matter of X-Men: First Class, a prequel to the popular superhero series set in the 1960s in which Byrne plays Dr. Moira MacTaggert, a CIA liaison to a team of mutants led by a young Xavier.

“Being female and in the CIA in the sixties was unheard of so she’s really a woman in a man’s world, which was a lot of fun to play.” she explains. “It was also

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X-Men: they don’t look half as impressive when they’re young

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great to step into that time period because I got to wear cool 1960s fashion, like really cute navy blazers, mini-skirts and great boots. She doesn’t have superpowers, though, which, when I see the film will probably make me go, ‘damn’, because I like the idea of being able to fly. I’ve had these flying dreams that have been spectacular.”

It’s rare to “ have everything as you wish

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Of the three films Byrne is starring in this year, it will be X-Men: First Class that really raises her profile, something she is eyeing with trepidation.

“I see someone like January Jones (the Mad Men star plays the evil Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class) who’s a friend and who really gets followed a lot and I don’t know how that would feel,” the actress says. “I don’t know what it is to have that that kind of psychic pressure of having someone constantly following you. At the moment that intrusion is just a minor part of my day-to-day life.”

On the few occasions Byrne has made tabloid headlines in the past, the stories have mainly focused on her love life. Last year the actress split with long-time

boyfriend, Aussie actor Brendan Cowell, after seven years together.

While the actress has refused to comment on the reasons for the break-up, newspaper reports have suggested the fact that the two had a long-distance relationship (Byrne is based in New York, Cowell in Sydney) took its toll. The actress admits that finding the right balance between her career and her private life can be tricky.

“I have certainly have my ups and downs with my personal life,” says Byrne, who was rumoured to be dating The Office star Stephen Merchant last year.

“But, you know, there are always parts of your life that you are happy with and parts with your life that you are not. It is rare to have everything as you wish. If you ask me today, I would say I’m really happy at the moment and on an even keel.

I really have nothing to complain about – I’ve got food on the table, I’m in an incredible place like New York – so let’s put things into perspective.”

With Byrne having already spent ten years living in the States, and clearly loving every minute of it, you have to wonder is the actress now sees herself as American. Her Aussie accent has, after all, just about disappeared.

“My accent comes and goes depending on where I am,” she says. “When I’m with other Australians – I had a girlfriend in

Hanging out with Pitt was a good start to Byrne’s career

town for a week recently – I just sound like the biggest bogan. Today, I’m surrounded by Americans, so I sound American. Australia is still very much my emotional home. I’m very close to my sisters and parents and I miss them and, at the end of the day, it is more about the people around you than where you are.

I love living in America but I see myself eventually moving back to Australia.”

Before then, Byrne has her hands full alternating between movie sets and her work on award-winning TV show Damages, all the time doing her best to lead as normal a life as possible.

“I feel grateful that I have a regular life and can still work a lot,” she says as the interview comes to an end and she takes her leave, pirate look and all. “At the moment I feel fairly in disguise, which is great.”

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FAST FORWARD Arcade Fire, Mumford And Sons, The Vaccines Hyde Park, June 30 (0870 264 3333). £48.

Bon Jovi Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park, Jun 25 (hardrockcalling.co.uk). £66.

SEASICK STEVE You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Play It Again Sam)

Bootsy Collins IndigO2, July 11 (0870 264 3333). £32.50.

★★★★★

Unlike posho Brit Hugh Laurie, there’s absolutely no doubt about Steven Gene Wold’s hard-living blues credentials.

Having spent a good chunk of his life living rough and jumping freight trains across America while befriending musical luminaries from Joni Mitchell to Kurt Cobain along the way, there’s a salty

authenticity to his music that cannot be denied.

The title of the 70-year-old’s fifth LP is almost defiant – don’t expect him to reinvent the wheel, it seems to say, and, indeed, You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks doesn’t

deviate far from Wold’s trademark down ’n’ dirty Delta Blues, served with a side of self-deprecating humour.

A driving, energetic effort, even if we have heard it all before.

ALISON GRINTER

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Codes & Keys (Atlantic) The alterna-rock outfit’s latest LP was mixed by premier shoegaze producer Alan Moulder.

MUSIC NEWS The only way is up for Connie Mitchell

Sydney’s Sneaky Sound System have signed to Melbourne uber dance label Modular Recordings.

The pop act, now a duo made up of Angus McDonald and Connie Mitchell (pictured) since MC Double D departed two years ago, join an impressive stable which already includes The Presets

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and Cut Copy. The band, who released their first two albums on their own indie label Whack Records, will release album number three, From Here To Anywhere, in August.

Fleetwood Mac have made a shock return to the Australian music charts, with their highest-selling record, Rumours, re-emerging at number two on the albums chart – 34 years after its original release.

The surprise comeback follows the Australian premiere of a Fleetwood

Mac-inspired episode of the musical drama Glee, which aired on Network Ten recently.

The Grammy Awardwinning LP has sold more than 40 million worldwide since its release in 1977, and has been certified thirteentimes platinum in Australia.

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No 1 single Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO No 1 album 21, Adele

No 1 single Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO No 1 album 21, Adele

No 1 single Happiness, Alexis Jordan No 1 album Now That’s What I Call Music 57, Various Artists

No 1 single Give Me Everything, Pitbull No 1 album 21, Adele

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John Butler Trio Shepherds Bush Empire, Jul 6 (0844 477 2000). £20.

Liam Finn XOYO, July 20 (xoyo.co.uk) £15.75.

Fleet Foxes Hammersmith Apollo, May 31 (0844 844 4748). £23.50.

Josh Groban Hammersmith Apollo, Oct 11 (0844 844 4748). £40.

Ke$ha Hammersmith Apollo, Jul 13 (0844 844 4748). £25.

Metronomy Royal Albert Hall, Oct 3 (020 7589 8212). £25.

Pulp Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, Jul 3 (0871 230 1094). £50.

The Specials Brixton Academy, Oct 31 (08444 77 2000). £35.

Ryan Adams Barbican, Jun 19-20 (020 7638 8891). £22.50-£32.50.

Public Enemy Forum, Sep 8 (0844 844 0444). £25.

Paul Simon Hammersmith Apollo, June 28 (0844 844 4748). £30.

Suicidal Tendencies Electric Ballroom, Aug 15 (0870 264 3333). £17.50.

Tame Impala Roundhouse, Jun 22 (0844 482 8008). £15.

Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa Barbican, Nov 29.

(020 7638 8891). £29.50.

Wilco Roundhouse, Oct 28-29.

(0844 482 8008). £32.

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Jimmy Barnes Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Jul 2 (08444 77 2000). £27.

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Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK SADE The soundtrack to a million posh dinner parties during the 80s, Sade’s ultra-smooth sophisti-pop was famously derided by some critics as “beige”, but nevertheless managed to shift 50 million records worldwide. In any case, there was no denying the rich mellifluous tones of British-Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Unusually, her voice, as heard on the band’s sublime smash hit Smooth Operator, embodied both elegance and melancholia. Returning to a UK stage for the first time in 17 years, the band will run through their six-album back catalogue and plug their Ultimate Collection CD.

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» The O2, Peninsular Sq, SE10 0DX

North Greenwich (0844 856 0202, theo2.co.uk). Tues, May 31. £55

BUSHSTOCK

Sade: still a smooth operator

DIE! DIE! DIE!

Thirty bands across four venues on one long hot summer’s day – yep, Bushstock has arrived. And with plenty to prove as the new urban “festival” on the block it boasts an impressive indie lineup which includes Fyfe Dangerfield’s Guillemots; ethereally voiced Aussie songstress Sarah Blasko; and Sydney psych-folk newbies Cloud Control.

Fresh from two sell-out shows at Brighton’s The Great Escape festival, Kiwi post-punk mentalists Die! Die! Die! continue their assault on the UK as they flog third album Form, already named “album of the month” by Artrocker.

Their music take no prisoners so expect a taut, exciting ear-punishing set from the threesome.

» Bushstock, Various Shepherd’s Bush venues, W12

» The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street N1 6LP (020 7739 5095)

Shepherd’s Bush (bushstock.co.uk). Sat Jun 4. £27.50

NEW BAND ALERT

Old St. Tues, May 31. £5

FESTIVAL WATCH Tickets on sale now The Apple Cart Badly Drawn Boy, Chilly Gonzales, Saint Etienne.

Victoria Park, London, (theapplecartfestival.com).

Sun, Aug 7. £25

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THE BUZZ SO FAR With nods to the Cocteau Twins and My Bloody

Valentine, London’s Echo Lake provide an arresting take on the dronier side of psychedelia’s pop frontier.

WHAT ELSE The band’s video for single Young Silence, taken from their debut EP of the same name was created by filmmaker Daniel Nixon using the gaming software Microsoft Kinect. It cost a whole £130 to make and has drawn comparisons to Radiohead’s cutting-edge House Of Cards film clip.

THE PLUG Dance Magic Dance, at The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd Angel (thelexington.co.uk). Mon Jun 13. £5

Benicassim Portishead, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Primal Scream, The Streets, Pendulum.

Benicassim Spain (fiberfib.com). Jul 14-17.

Four-day tickets £145 Cambridge Folk Festival The Robert Cray Band, Frank Turner, Pentangle, Newton Faulkner, Bellowhead, Kate Rusby, Laura Marling.

Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge (cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk), Jul 28-31. W/e tickets £114 Download Alice Cooper, Def Leppard,

Pendulum, Korn, Linkin Park.

Donington Park, Derby, Jun 1012 (downloasfestival.co.uk).

W/e tickets £190 Hop Farm Festival Prince, Morrissey, Brandon Flowers, Eagles, Bryan Ferry.

Paddock Wood, Kent (hopfarmfestival.com).

Jul 1-3. W/e £130 Wickerman Echo & The Bunnymen, Feeder, The Damned, Utah Saints, Riva Starr.

Dumfries & Galloway, (thewickermanfestival.co.uk).

Jul 22-23. W/e tickets £90 Winterwell Norman Jay, The Nextmen, Man Like Me, The Milk, Ellen And The Escapades, The Jinks.

Secret location near Cirencester (winterwell.co.uk).

Jun 17-19. W/e tickets £100

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MUSIC LISTINGS Tristram vowed never to trust another cowboy builder

Moby Genre-straddling dance from the bespectacled American, playing two decades of hits and promoting his album and photography collection, Destroyed.

SATURDAY 4

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £25.

Of Canary Wharf, Cabot Hall, E14 4QT (020 7715 5818). £10-£40.

The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £11.

The Phoenix Foundation The

Elkie Brooks The Manchester-

New Zealand-based outfit plays indie-rock. The Scala, Pentonville

Belle And Sebastian

Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0844 477 1000). £12.50.

born pop and blues vocalist performs songs from her 50-year career. Blackheath

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MONDAY 3O Art Brut Eddie Argos’s Anglo-German outfit plays intellectual indie-rock, promoting its fourth studio album, Brilliant Tragic!

Introspective indie-pop from the jaunty collective.

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £25.

Eric Benet R‘n’B and soul from the Los Angeles-based singer. IndigO2, Peninsula Sq,

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SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £25-£40.

Eric Clapton And Steve Winwood Blues-rock from the two veteran guitar maestros. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (0845 401 5045). £45-£85.

Thomas Dybdahl Acoustica from the Norwegian singersongwriter. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £12.

Meat Puppets Americanstyle alt rock by the re-formed veteran band who played on Nirvana’s Unplugged IN New York album. Relentless

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WILD BEASTS Shepherd’s Bush Empire, W11 8QE Shepherd’s Bush (08444 77 2000). Wed, Nov 23. £17.

Beloved by the critics for their outside-the-box indie pop, this Lakes District quartet have earned a considerable cult during their three-album career. Catch them this coming autumn.

Vreid, Kampfar, Secrets Of The Moon, Krakow

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

Norwegian Black metal .

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Die! Die! Die!, The Neat The New Zealand-

The Bees, Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou The band plays

based outfit performs experimental pop and postpunk. The Macbeth, Hoxton

indie-rock steeped in 1960s pop. St James’s Church, Piccadilly,

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

W1J 9LL (020 7381 0441). £16.50.

St, N1 6LP (020 7749 0600). £5.

Disappears The Chicagobased outfit plays alt rock, featuring Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

Fleet Foxes Melodic alt folk by the Washingtonbased band. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £23.50.

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dEUS, Balthazar The Antwerp-based band plays experimental rock and indie.

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

The Fall Mark E Smith’s Manchester-based band plays acerbic post-punk.

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £20.

Innerpartysystem Electrodance by the Mohntonbased group. XOYO, Cowper

Parisian swing inspired by Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Boisdale

Kings Of Leon, The Whigs

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

Swamp and indie-flavoured Southern rock from the Nashville-based family band.

Richard Marx Pop-rock

O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £47.50-£65.

from the Chicago-based singer-songwriter. Royal

Bobby Long, Alex Starling

Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (0845 401 5045). £27.50-£33.50.

St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £10.

Americana by the New Yorkbased singer-songwriter.

100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £15, adv £12.

Thurston Moore The singer-songwriter, musician and Sonic Youth member plays experimental rock from his album Demolished Thoughts. Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £17.50.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Paul Midlands-based blues singer-songwriter and her band. O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £12.50.

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The Searchers The 1960s veterans play harmonious pop hits. Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, SE6 4RU (020 8690 0002). £16 & £17.

Set Your Goals, A Loss For Words, This Time Next Year American rock six-piece. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £12.

Wolfmother Aussie psychedelic rock group inspired by Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple return to London. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £19.50.

Sami Yusuf Pop with world music influences from the singer-songwriter. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/ cc 0844 477 2000). £27.50.

THURSDAY 2 Aethenor Noise and drone metal by the Geneva-based band. Cafe Oto, Ashwin St,

The Brassic, Krakatoa, Itchy Teeth, Matt Mure Melodic

Blues from the London-based guitarist-vocalist. Buffalo Bar,

pop-rock by the London-based band. The Enterprise, Haverstock

Upper St, N1 1RU (020 7359 6191). £8.

Hill, NW3 2BL (020 7485 2659). £6, w/flyer/guestlist £4.

Journey, Foreigner, Styx The

Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick Traditional and

Wembley Arena, Arena Sq, HA9 0DH (0870 060 0870). £42.50.

contemporary folk by the renowned singer-guitarist.

Kings Place, York Way, N1 9AG (020 7520 1490). £9.50.

Guy Davis Contemporary and traditional blues by the New York-based guitarist.

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

Envy Assured, All New Exiles, Nya, Faith N Fury

Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £24.50-£45, concs £12.25-£22.50.

singer-songwriter. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £15, adv £12.50.

Eddie Floyd, Vaneese Thomas Soul and R‘n’B from the veteran vocalist. Half Moon,

acoustica from the American

Shaolin Temple Defenders, Push Funk and soul from the

Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £15.

French collective. 100 Club, Oxford

Robin Katz, Steve Aston

Signmark, Flava Deaf Finnish

Gypsy swing by the Londonbased guitarist. Le QuecumBar,

rapper Marko Vuoriheimo performs sign languageaccompanied, pop-influenced hip-hop. HMV Forum, Highgate

Battersea High St, SW11 3HX (020 7787 2227). £5, free before 8pm.

St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £12.50.

Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £25.

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £16.

London Guitar Festival:

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

Cornershop, The Television Personalities The outfit fuses

Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £25 & £27.50, concs £12.50 & £13.75.

Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £15.

multi-instrumentalist leads his outfit in a performance celebrating 60 years of blues in Britain, featuring guests including Joe Bonamassa. Southbank

The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £7.

Eric Bibb The American singer and guitarist plays soulful, gospel-infused blues and roots songs spanning his career, as well as material by Josh White and Big Bill Broonzy. Southbank

indie-rock, dance and Asian music. O2 Academy Islington,

London Guitar Festival: Jack Bruce And His Big Blues Band The singer and

Anais Mitchell Indie-

Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, promoting their fourth studio album, Blood Pressures.

songwriter from Australia.

veteran outfit from California plays melodic classic rock.

Metal and hardcore from the London-based band.

The Black Ships Psychedelic

Daniel Champagne, Robin Joel Sangster Indie singer-

Halls, Lee Rd, SE3 9RQ (020 8463 0100). £22, adv £20.

Duke Garwood, Holy State, Tenebrous Liar

The Kills Indie-rock from

College London Students’ Union, Macadam Building, Surrey St, WC2R 2NS (020 7848 1588). £14.70.

jive septet from London plays golden era jump blues. Boisdale’s

FRIDAY 3

E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £15.

indie-rock from the Londonbased four-piece. King’s

Blue Harlem The swing and

Richard Muller Pop-rock from the Slovak singer-songwriter.

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £15-£20.

SUNDAY 5 Asa, Yolanda Brown The Nigerian singer-songwriter performs soulful pop fusion that embraces world music, reggae and funk. IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £25.

Hanson Pop-rock from the three American brothers. King’s College London Students’ Union, Macadam Building, Surrey St, WC2R 2NS (020 7848 1588). £25.

Mick Harvey Indie-rock by the Australian singersongwriter and Birthday Party alumnus. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £15.

Klaus Gesing Contemporary originals and mainstream standards from reeds man Gesing and pianist Simcock.

Wigmore Hall, Wigmore St, W1U 2BF (020 7935 2141). £15-£30.

K D Lang And The Siss Boom Bang The award-winning singersongwriter from Canada plays countrified pop-rock with her backing group, promoting her album Sing It Loud. Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £40, concs available.

Shaun Ryder Indie-rock by Manchester’s baggy scene hero, I’m A Celebrity finalist and ex-Happy Mondays and Black Grape member. Proud 2 at The O2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (020 7482 3867). £12.50.

Sunburned Hand Of The Man Experimental psychedelic folk, space rock, improv and noise from the eccentric American outfit. Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £8.

Voice A performance by the

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a cappella trio of The Ziggurat Builders by Marcus Davidson.

St Ethelburga’s, Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG (020 7496 1610). £10, concs £5.

Murat Kekilli Anatolian rock from the Turkish singer-songwriter.

O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £29 & £39.

Tankcsapda The Debrecen and Budapest-based threepiece play hard rock. Dingwalls, Camden Lock, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AB (020 7428 0010/ cc 020 7428 5929). £25.

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MUSIC & CLUBS

Bite DJs Lydia, Ian, Marcus

RELEASE YOURSELF Ministry of Sound, SE1 6DP Elephant & Castle (0870 060 0010, ministryofsound.com) Sat, Jul 9. £20.

This week US house star Roger Sanchez releases his new track called Worldwide.

Wanna hear more?

Well, book your tickets to see him at MOS for another marathon set.

and Wade spin electro, leftfield indie, disco, dubstep, post-punk and pop. The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083). 10pm-3am. £3 & £5, free before 11pm.

Hard Core Salsa DJ Mario plays mambo and salsa, plus dance lessons. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 6pm-2am, last entry 1am. £4, free before 9pm.

I Love Mondays DJ Victor

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spins commercial dance, disco, pop, R‘n’B and funky house.

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782. 10pm-3.30am. £5, NUS £1.

Popcorn Aldo Haydar and

Chris Cunningham

Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues DJ Gaz

Fabriclive Caspa, David

resident DJs Jonesy, Jamie Hammond, Harvey Adam and Terry T-Rex spin commercial dance, house, pop, hip-hop and R‘n’B. Heaven, Charing

The London-based DJ and music video director plays an electronic set, with support from 16Bit and Factory Floor.

Mayall spins ska, R‘n’B and rock ‘n’ roll, plus a live performance from Mik Artistik. St Moritz, Wardour

Rodigan, Subscape, Trolley Snatcha, Flatline, Soundproof, Kutz, Dread MC and Chunky play dubstep, house and techno.

Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). 11pm5.30am. £8, £4 before midnight.

Rehab DJs Haley, Dan and

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). 7pm-late. £28.

Dance Nights Princess Karina and DJ Gary Baldi spin dance hits. EC3 Live, Crosswall, EC3N 2JY

The Demonettes play indie, pop and electro. The Roxy, Rathbone

(020 7488 1766). 11.30pm-3am. £10.

Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £3, mems £1 before 10.30pm.

Everything Taboo DJ

Verve Couture DJ Sonathaq plays blues, funk and swing, plus live cabaret with Zak Black. The Shadow Lounge,

Andrew Elmore plays retro electro-pop and acid disco.

The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm3am. £5, free before midnight.

Guanabara Samba School

St, W1F 8WL (020 7437 0525).

10pm-3.30am. £9, NUS £8, £7 before 11pm, NUS £6 before 11pm.

Gravity House, R‘n’B and commercial pop across three rooms, from residents The Oli, Alan K and Jamie Head.

Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 11pm-8am. £10, £6, £3 before 3am, £1 before midnight.

Moniker Breakcore Night Rotator, The Fez, Darq Horse, Slev and Mismatica provide breakcore, hardcore, techno and electronica. The Russian Bar,

TUESDAY 31

Samba, Afrobeat, pop, house and nu disco, plus Capoeira masterclasses, break dancers, Brazilian street food and cocktail making. Guanabara, Parker

Bootcamp Rob C and

St, WC2B 5PW (020 7242 8600).

5pm-late. £5, free before 9pm.

Scewpulous play techno and house. Eagle, Kennington Ln,

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

SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903). 9pm2am. £3, mems £2 before 10pm.

and Punk Gareth play punk and ska. The Borderline,

Temptation Pop, R‘n’B and

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

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

10pm-3am. £15, £8 before 10pm, free before 8pm, guestlist £10, guestlist free before 10pm.

Trannyshack Miss Dusty O,

Your Mum’s House Scally

Tasty Tim and Lady Lloyd spin commercial dance and pop. Madame Jojo’s, Brewer

Dandan and Jamie D Winter spin electro and fidget house. Punk, Soho St, W1D 3DN

St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10pm-3am. £6, w/flyer £3.

(020 7734 4004). 9pm-3am. £7, £5 before midnight, £3 before 11pm.

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

10pm-3am. £5, mems free.

Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins salsa, samba and Latin tunes, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 6pm-2am, last entry 1am. £4, free before 9pm.

Latino Sound DJ Kirisis and CLI play R‘n’B, hip-hop and dance.

Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0333 240 1010). 9pm-late. £5-£10.

Work! Old school funk, OMFG! DJs Lady Lloyd, Joshyou Are and Niyi Maximus Crown play pop, disco and electro, with host Queen B Munroe Bergdorf. The Shadow Lounge,

hip-hop, house and pop courtesy of Big John and Biggy C. Hidden, Tinworth St, SE11 5EQ (020 7820 6613). 11pm-4am. £6.

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

10pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

THURSDAY 2

Panic! Max, Gaz and That

C’est La Vie DJ Colin

Perfect Fumble play indie and

Francis plays house and commercial dance classics.

post-punk. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer/NUS £3.

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

Embassy, Old Burlington St, W1S 3AP (020 7851 0956). 10pm-3am. £20, ladies free before 11.30pm.

St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10.30pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £4.

Deepo Ivaylo, Olanski, Patrick Turner, Asad Rizvi and Fresh Tee supply house and deep bass.

WEDNESDAY 1

The LightBox, South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP (020 7434 1113).

10pm-6am. £15, concs £10.

Cheapskates Old school

Earbleed 2 Mr Soundz, DJ

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

Donny and Elvin Cortes spin Electro, house and dubstep.

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782/cc 020 7287 3727).

9pm-3am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

Undersolo, Inverness St, NW1 7HJ (020 7428 9771). 9pm-1am. £10, guestlist £5, free before 10pm.

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Kingsland Rd, E2 8AS (07916 119541).

10pm-5am. £7, £5 before midnight.

NYC/LDN Dyme-a-Duzin, Nu Brand, Royalty, Work It DJ, BPM and Lixo play hip-hop and pop.

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). 8pm-late. £10.

cheese with resident DJs. Zoo Bar,

FRIDAY 3 Beyond The Clouds Lil Louis, Move D, Juju & Jordash, Lakuti, Joe Hart and Dave TTB play electro and house. Corsica Studios, Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB (020 7703 4760).

10pm-6am. £15, adv £12.

Conburo Chloe Fontaine and Matt Evens play house, dance and electro. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-late. Free.

Menomale Records Resident DJs play dance and electro.

Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-late. Free.

Plush Dafunk John Paul, Paul Bertoni, Twisted K, James Murrey, Ashley Turrell, House Katz, House Suspects and Alex Acuna play house. Pacha, Terminus Place, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489).

11pm-6am. £20, adv £15.

Redux Newham Generals, Skinnyman, Broke ‘n’ English, The Illersapiens, Planas, Boilerman Dean, Ballstik and Timzed play grime and garage.

Jamm, Brixton Rd, SW9 6LH (020 7346 8920/cc 020 7274 5537).

10pm-6am. £10, £8 before 11.30pm, adv £7.

Saints & Sinners Daniel Scott plays club classics, while resident DJs play indie and pop in the bar. The Watershed, The Broadway, SW19 1SD (020 8540 0080). 11pm3am. £8, £7 before midnight.

Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898). 10pm-6am. £16, NUS/mems £10, £7 after 3am.

Shake Disco and pop from DJ John Osbourne and Paul C in the main room. St, NW1 8QP

Phenomenal Fridays

(020 7485 9006). 10pm-3.15am. £10, NUS/mems £8 before 11.30pm.

Stevie C plays commercial chart, party anthems and pop on the ground floor, while Rob Clarke provide funky house in the basement, plus DJs supply R‘n’B in VIP. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 4pm-3.30am. £10, guestlist free before 11pm.

Roller Disco Old school roller disco with DJ Lousie playing disco, funk, soulful house, electro and breakbeat. Renaissance Rooms, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375). 8pm-2am. £12.50.

Secousse Etienne Tron, Moroka, Vamanos and MC Kastro play funk, dub, jungle, dance and Afro-Caribbean sounds, plus a live performance from AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire. Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459). 7pm-2am. £8, £6 before 11pm, free before 8pm.

Therapy Electro-pop and dance from DJs Miswhite, Minx, Paul Heron and Sonathaq.

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

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

SATURDAY 4 Buttoned Down Disco Indie, electro and pop from Christian Laing and Pete Wheeler. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). 9pm3.30am. £10, free before 10pm.

Cohesion Summer Psy Frolics Psy trance courtesy of DJ Pan and residents Sati, Prozak and Mr Mush, plus Savage Circuit play live.

Club 414, Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8LF (020 7924 9322). 11pm-7am. £12, £8 before midnight, adv £6.

Detail Adam Shelton, Russ Yallop and Oli Forster supply underground house and techno.

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

The Basing House, Kingsland Rd, E2 8AA (020 7688 0339).

9pm-4am. £10, adv £6-£8.

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

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

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Soundcrash Boat Party DJ Vadim, Jon Kennedy, DJ Cheeba and residents spin world grooves, funk, hip-hop, soul, reggae and electronica.

Temple Pier, Victoria Embankment, WC2R 2PN (07958 650117). 7pm11pm, boat boarding 6.30pm. £20.

Throne Of Blood Mugwump, Ford Inc, Populette, Bicep and James Friedman supply house, techno and electro-pop.

Shacklewell Arms, Shacklewell Ln, E8 2EB (020 7249 0810).

10pm-6am. £10, adv £8.

Tony English The international DJ, producer and radio presenter plays house, dance and electro.

The Hoxton Pony, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3AH (020 7613 2844).

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

SUNDAY 5 Communion Chess Club, DJ Jam and TV Nights play indie, folk and pop, plus The Holidays, Three Blind Wolves, Vadoinmessico, Hey Sholay and Sierra Hull perform live.

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

7pm-1am. £10, £8 before 10pm, concs £5.

DirtyDubbin Resident DJs play dub and jungle. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-midnight. Free.

Orange The Oli, Paul Martin and The Sharp Boys 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. £12, £10 before midnight, w/flyer £6 before midnight.

SLAGS/Chill-Out Dance anthems and commercial house from Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty and Sean Sirrs. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington Ln, SE11 5HY (020 7820 1222). 2pm-midnight. £8, £5 after 7.30pm.

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CLUB OF THE WEEK KEY OF LIFE London’s going all Ibiza this week, as party season on the White Isle declares itself open this week. While you may be stuck in the Big Smoke, there’s a host of Ibiza-bound parties having London-based send offs and Key Of Life is one of them. A lovely little line-up that includes Dutch house supremo Martijn Ten Velden and Circo Loco’s Clive Henry.

While it may not be Ibiza, with Egg’s sweet outdoor terrace, just squint and you could almost be there.

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» Egg, 200 York Way, N7 9AX King’s Cross (020 7871 7111, egglondon.net). Sat, Jun 4, 10pm-10am. £13 adv.

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Cute and quirky, Icelandic electro-popsters FM Belfast are all about easy, breezy feel-good synthy pop. Serving up earfuls of electronic joy, the five-piece are hitting Cargo for a mid-week shindig as they release their new FOMO-inspired album (that’s Fear-Of-Missing-Out, by the way), Don’t Want To Sleep.

After hearing it, you won’t want to sleep either.

Fancy a bit of free clubbing?

Then get yourself into some beachwear and head to Ministry. Judge Jules’ Ibiza party, Judgement Sundays, is just days away from launching for summer on the White Isle, and he’s giving London a taster. And those kitted-up in full summer gear – think flip- flops, bikinis, Hawaiian shirts, sunnies – will get free entry into the club.

» Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY Old Street (020 7749 7844, cargo-london. com). Wed, Jun 1, 7.30pm-Midnight. £8 adv

» Ministry of Sound, SE1 6DP Elephant & Castle ministryofsound.com). Fri, Jun 3, 10.30pm-7am. Free for people in beachwear, or £15

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CLUB NEWS Defected is gearing up for a summer of beats. With its weekly residency at Ibiza Pacha about to kick off, the label has released a threeCD album to showcase the soundtrack to the coming summer club season.

Mixed by the label’s founder, Simon Dunmore, Defected In The House Ibiza ’11 includes tracks by Frankie Knuckles, The Shapeshifters, Copyright and Sandy Rivera, who are all playing at Defected’s Saturday night residency at Pacha during summer 2011. Out this week.

Dark, deep and percussive beats come courtesy of Brummie DJ Steve Lawler with his new album, Lights Out – Decade.

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The fourth instalment of his revered mix series, the album features exclusive releases that Lawler has re-edited.

“My plan was to have as many tracks as possible exclusive to this album, being released nowhere else but here,” he said.

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WORLD VIEW strange tales from around the globe Australia

WANT FRIES WITH THAT? Australia is set to fork out $37bn (£24bn) on takeaways this year – an increase of $4bn (£2.6bn) in just three years.

It means the country will be the 11th biggest-spending fast food nation in the world – with the cash equating to 343 Whopper burgers for every man, woman and child.

The amount of people buying takeaways increased by up to seven per cent – more than in the US, the study by Euromonitor reveals.

There are more than 1250 Subways, 845 Domino’s, 780 McDonald’s and 300 Hungry Jacks in Australia and 600 KFCs there and in New Zealand.

And as the demand for takeaways grows, so does the Australian waistline, with 83 per cent of men and 75 per cent of women expected to be obese or overweight by 2025, says the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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RECORD BUMPY RIDE A fundraiser has bumped a world record holder off the top spot by completing the longest-

ever dodgem car marathon.

Recruitment consultant Laura Byng, 28, from Southend, Essex, completed the boneshaking 25-hour feat at the town’s Adventure Island fun park.

The existing record is held by Austrian Sebastian Bosch who went for a 24-hour spin in 2007.

Byng is awaiting official confirmation that she has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Byng said: “At about 4am it was horrible. It was freezing cold and like a wind tunnel. It was then I thought, ‘Why am I doing this?’.”

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A billboard for an erotica event showing the pelvic region of a woman with her finger stuck in a halved melon racked up the most ad complaints last year.

Porn king Steve Crow was behind the raunchy design for the lifestyle expo in Auckland last year.

The Advertising Standards Authority

received 71 complaints from people claiming it was offensive and dehumanising, its annual report shows.

Crow has also been fined NZ$5000 (£2500) for acting as a director of a company while banned.

He received the order last year, but pleaded guilty on Tuesday to acting as a manager for the 2010 Boobs on Bikes event which contravened his ban.

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Time, in days, former stunt-bike world champion Eddie Kidd, who is disabled, is expected to take to finish the marathon

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Age, in years, of George Atkinson – the youngest person to scale the highest mountains in every continent

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New, high-tech fire engines worth £1m a UK service has been told it can no longer use as they are “too noisy”

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Weeks Adele has topped the UK album charts, making her the most powerful woman in British music industry, according to The Guardian.

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MATTER NO MYSTERY A problem that has puzzled astrophysicists for decades has been solved by a 22-year-old student while on vacation.

Undergraduate Amelia Fraser-McKelvie discovered part of the so-called “missing mass” of the universe during a holiday internship with a team at Monash University’s School of Physics.

She located the mystery material within vast structures called “filaments of galaxies”.

Monash astrophysicist Dr Kevin Pimbblet

The head of a university survived being stranded in a swamp for four days by drinking his own urine.

Francisco Piedrahita, 65, also ate plant stems while being stuck in a Louisiana national park after going to photograph brightly coloured male wood ducks.

The head of Universidad Icesi in Cali, Colombia, was spotted by a police helicopter.

Piedrahita was found in a clearing several hundred yards from the trail where he had gone missing.

He said he spent most of the time on an island – “a log and raised mud” – about three metres long.

Piedrahita described his time being stuck in the swamp as “difficult”.

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And finally... ELEPHANT IMPORTS Two Asian elephants will be imported to New Zealand to provide a family for Auckland Zoo’s only elephant, Burma.

Auckland Council will lend the venue $3.2bn

(£1.6bn) for the plans next year. Animal rights activists say the move would be a “cruel white elephant” as it would be expensive and result in welfare problems.

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TV channels have been ordered not to broadcast “overtly sexual” deodorant commercials that use females models in risque storylines.

Advertisements under the scanner include one in which a woman finds a man’s deodorant so attractive that she starts unbuttoning her blouse, and another in which a The deodrant couldn’t make woman is drawn to her him good in bed though brother-in-law.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced a crackdown after said scientists had previously detected matter it found the ads violated advertising codes. present in the early history of the universe but It described the adverts as “indecent, vulgar that could not now be located. and suggestive” and told the Advertising “There is missing mass, ordinary mass not Standards Council of India, an independent dark mass ... It’s missing to the present day,” body, to modify them or take them off air. he said.

Brands affected include Wild Stone, “We don’t know where it went. Now we Addiction Deo and Axe. do know where it went because that’s what Amelia found.”

He said the discovery could drive the construction of new telescopes designed to specifically study the mass.

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‘Proud sluts’ protest in SlutWalk Toronto

WOMEN’S RIGHTS ... OR WRONGS? As thousands prepare to march in London, does SlutWalk trivialise the campaign it seeks to address?

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made by one man. It was back in January when a police officer in Canada’s capital city told a “personal security class” that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimised”.

Ten weeks later, 10,000 people marched in protests in Toronto, and, since then, SlutWalks have been arranged around the world, with London’s taking place on June 11. “[The movement] is exceptionally important.

We’re at a tipping point for a change in attitude towards women and rape. The policeman’s comments were the spark to the tinderbox,” says London organiser Elizabeth Head.

“You can’t blame the victims of rape for rape.

Women in old tracksuit bottoms get raped,

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ith the images of scantily clad women marching in Toronto with the word ‘slut’ written across naked flesh still fresh in our minds, SlutWalk is coming to London. In two weeks’ time, thousands of women and men will dress up, or down, to take to the streets, calling for a change of attitude towards rape.

The protesters will be “marching, stamping, rolling, shouting and hollering” to get their message – that the crime is never the fault of the victim – across.

Some critics have suggested the movement, which sees placards bearing the provocative, “It’s my hot body, I’ll do what I want”, isn’t the best way to address a plight sparked by a comment

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women in burqas get raped … There isn’t a rapist on the planet who would think, ‘I’m not going to rape her, her skirt’s too long’.”

But given that studies show the majority of convicted rapists can’t remember what their victims were wearing at the time of the attack, is the SlutWalk’s focus slightly misguided?

Kate Smurthwaite, London feminist writer and comedienne (cruellablog.

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Rapists can’t “ remember what a victim wears ” blogspot.com), says although she agrees it’s not acceptable to blame victims for attacks, “I’m not convinced it’s the ideal way to be putting that message across”.

She adds: “There’s already a march, Reclaim The Streets, in London which is against male violence on women. Why couldn’t they just get involved in that?

“They’re taking a narrow view. The vast majority of sexual attacks are by a woman’s partner or ex-partner, so not related to what a woman is wearing.

“Clearly the notion that it was the short

skirt or low-cut top is mythical. We know that there’s no link between what a woman wears and an attack.”

And what of the victims? Is the concept of women marching and “reclaiming the word slut” trivialising the horrific crime to which they have been subjected?

“A friend who was forced to work in the sex industry is angered and horrified by SlutWalk,” Smurthwaite adds.

Fuel has been added to the campaign fire by justice minister Ken Clarke after he bumblingly suggested some rapes are more “serious” than others.

London SlutWalk organiser, Head adds: “Ken Clarke comes from the old school mentality. He needs to get down to grass roots and work with the woman who have worked with victims. He was waffling off the top of his head.”

Head is also keen to point out that, although it’s the images of half-naked women getting the most attention, “Walkers can dress however they please”.

“It’s about us having the freedom to dress as we want without being judged.

“I’ll be wearing my wedding dress.”

» SlutWalk will be meeting at 1pm

in Trafalgar Square on Saturday June 11.

See slutwalklondon.tumblr.com

WHY I’M WALKING FROM SLUTWALK LONDON. TUMBLR.COM n “I am walking because I was sexually assaulted.

Two years ago I was walking home from school (wearing a thick coat over my baggy clothes might I add) and someone came up from behind me and groped me.

“It completely warped my idea of the world, and of men, and I asked myself so many questions. Afterwards I couldn’t walk down my own road, where it had happened.” n “I am marching because no means no, regardless of what you are wearing, regardless of where you are, or whether you’ve had a drink or a toke or a hit.

“No means no whether its your friend, your boyfriend, your husband, or a hook-up at a party. I am marching because we have the right to have sex as we please; but we also have the right to say no and to be obeyed.”

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Thousands of Twitter users named Ryan Giggs in connection with a superinjunction

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eard the one about the talking dog? Its owner was barking.

It sounds like a terrible joke, but apparently it’s true. According to a new book, mutt-lover Adolf Hitler attempted to build an army of conversational canines to help him win World War II. Yes. Really.

A bunch of photographs that have been included in Amazing Dogs were released last week showing the dogs being “trained” at an animal language school in Germany in the 1940s.

Apparently they could read, talk and spell.

When asked who Hitler was, one mutt is said to have barked, “Mein Fuhrer” (unsurprisingly, it was a one-off and never repeated), while others could reportedly tap out the alphabet.

The wacky researchers also tried a telepathy test between a man and a dog – which consisted of them both wearing mental bins on their heads and trying to exchange thoughts.

How gullible must these “experts” have been to believe that “man’s best friend” was communicating with them?

It’s the kind of claim you’d expect to hear blonde Paris Hilton to make as she teeters along carrying a chihuahua in a custom-made Gucci bag.

I’ve long had my suspicions that people who like animals too much

are more than a little weird. You know the types.

There are the overweight older men who treat their dogs like a mischievous child, disciplining them at every opportunity as they lead them along the road to home where they live either alone or with their mothers.

Then there are the cat ladies, the oddballs who rarely venture outside, instead preferring the company of felines to humans.

Now it’s discovered that one of the world’s most hated villains believed he could produce a battalion of talking dogs whose ability to communicate with their masters would make them a devastating back-up force during military operations.

As though we needed any further proof that Hitler was off his rocker.

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Talking canines? Further proof Hitler was barking

WHAT A BUNCH OF TWITS I’d advise Twitter users to ignore stories that the microblogging site will pass on

Garden “fence gossips will be next ” details of users who breach superinjunctions.

Apparently bosses will hand over IDs if “legally required”.

What happened to protecting the rights of those who have made Twitter the lucrative site it is today?

How Twit bosses plan to

submit the details of some 75,000 account holders who named high-profile figures – including Ryan Giggs – who have allegedly taken out the gagging orders is baffling.

Many users will surely have set up fake accounts or posted from internet cafes.

The law will never allow action to be taken by some users and not against others.

If it does, it’s an ass.

Next, they’ll be sending out the thought police to arrest anyone having a gossip over the garden fence.

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TONGA ‘THE MAN’ Queensland coach Mal Meninga reckons centre Willie Tonga is now a State Of Origin legend after playing much of last week’s game against NSW with a partially dislocated shoulder.

“I think it should go down in the annals as one of the bravest performances by a Queensland player ever because we needed him. He hung in there tough and some of the defence he came up with, with that shoulder was outstanding,” Meninga said.

Tonga, for his part, was typically modest after the 16-12 Queensland win.

“I don’t think I was brave. There’s other boys that do things,” he said.

But he admitted he did become a target as the Blues looked for any advantage.

“I heard them talking it up. They’re not silly.

I was a bit worried marking Mark Gasnier because he’s hard to handle.”

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TERRY JENNER DIES Shane Warne’s spin coach Terry Jenner has died, aged 66.

Jenner played nine tests for Australia before spending 18 months in prison in 1988 for stealing money from an employer to pay his gambling debts. He credited his partnership with Warne as allowing him to turn his life around.

The feeling was mutual, as Warne showed when he tweeted: “So much to say about the great man – we all owe TJ so much. He will be missed – RIP.” Jenner never recovered after suffering a heart attack in April.

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Football

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Football Federation Australia remains cautious about the prospects of a FIFA inquiry into corruption in the bidding process for the hosting of the 2022 World Cup resulting in a re-run of the controversial vote.

Australia’s A$45m (£29m) bid garnered just one vote when Qatar won the contest to host the world’s biggest single sporting event in December. International media last week reported a FIFA whistle blower alleging two members of the executive committee were paid to vote for the Gulf State.

But Australian sports minister Mark Arbib said there was no guarantee Australia would bid again in the event of a re-run.

And Sydney Morning Herald columnist Michael Cockerill put the saga in perspective for the country, writing: “Lost in the wash of last December’s contentious vote was the fact that the Qataris weren’t alone in giving [bid chairman] Frank Lowy a black eye.

“By the time the poll closed, the Americans had eight times as many votes as Australia.

That’s a lot of ground to make up.”

New Zealand rugby’s two most prized assets, All Blacks Richie McCaw and Dan Carter, have resigned with the NZRFU until 2015.

The NZRFU’s focus will now turn to retaining the services of Sonny Bill Williams, whose contract expires after the World Cup. The union will deal with the superstar’s controversial manager Khoder Nasser who is already making noises about his client being able to play league as well as rugby. However, that is believed to be a ‘throw-away’ bargaining chip, as being allowed to continue to box professionally is Williams’ major aim.

Four more years: McCaw and Carter

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Warriors return to the NRL after a week off with the bye. The Auckland-based team have won their las t five on the trot but it’s contract time and 15 of the senior squad, including upand-coming backline star Kevin Locke (left), are in negotiations. The Warriors are currently fifth in the comp so will want to sort things out and get back to winning.

Go the girls: The XXXX Angels perform prior to game one of the State of Origin series between Queensland and New South Wales at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.

Their charms worked wonders – the home team won 16-12

Lebron James, of the Heat, soars above the Bulls enroute to the NBA finals series

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go into a tunnel and exclude a little bit the outside world Turkey coach Guus Hiddink tries to avoid speculation about becoming Chelsea’s new manager

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Pakistan is a safe “place to play cricket and Pakistan would welcome any team

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Preview … NBA showtime HEAT VS MAVERICKS Tues, Thurs, Sun 2am, ESPN Games 1-3, NBA Finals series The Miami Heat are in the finals for the first time since 2006, when they beat the Dallas Mavericks in six games due to sublime offensive performances by Dwyane Wade and former player Shaquille O’Neal.

They also have Lebron James. He’s been Miami’s leading scorer in the playoffs, averaging 25.9 points per game but his emergence as one of the league’s best defensive players has been major for the Heat.

Miami struggled early in the competition but ultimately pulled themselves together after a mid-season crisis meeting. They then went on a roll, winning 20 of their next 21 games to silence most of their critics.

While the Heat have three all-stars in

James, Wade and Chris Bosh, Dallas have a deeper team with almost two starting line-ups at coach Rick Carlisle’s disposal.

The Mavericks have shrugged off their Western Conference title as a simply just a step in their quest for ultimate glory and will be happy with nothing less than the franchise’s first NBA championship.

Their superstar is Dirk Nowitzki. He’s already regarded as one of the best players of all time and this season he has been the most efficient and prolific offensive player in the competition. In addition his defence, a factor he’s not been widely regarded for, has been of an extremely high calibre. This a special player who appears to be seeing everything that little bit clearer than everyone else.

Tune into this series; it’s going to be absolutely explosive.

So, ‘Petit Prince’, if you want to become king you know where you have to go

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The Chat … FULHAM IN EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 Back in Europe?

Fulham, who have England rep Bobby Zamora (right), qualified through the Premiere League Fair Play League, which rewards a lack of bookings, attacking football and respect for officials. They beat Blackpool by 0.01.

Any chance?

You betcha. They’ve been there before, making the Europa League final in 2009/10.

But won’t it suck too much energy out of the team’s EPL ambitions?

Captain Danny Murphy reckons this is the best squad he’s played in since arriving, with intense competition for spaces, so they should be alright. If the team does win it they will have to play 23 matches – but more European football in South West London ain’t such a bad thing for fans.

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n sport, like in the military or the workplace, a good leader is important. If the leader is inconsistent, weak or hypocritical they lose the respect of their charges and once that’s gone, it’s a hard road to get it back. They can still sit at the top of the tree but are they really able to motivate their troops to produce top performances, week-in, week-out?

That’s why I welcome the resigning of All Blacks captain Richie McCaw on a four-year contract.

McCaw is the embodiment of a great leader. His actions on and off the field inspire his teams: he knows his players; leaves nothing in the tank; has a smart, clear vision of what he wants to achieve; and uses a method of ‘do as I do’ rather than ‘do as I say’.

His consistency over many so seasons, in the physically demanding position of openside flanker where he really does take a beating each week, is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

When NZ exited at the quarterfinals of the 2007 World Cup, some sectors of the Kiwi sporting public called for his head to be served on a platter as retribution.

McCaw took it in his stride, learnt from his mistakes and returned to cement his status as the rugby’s most influential player.

Now I’ve had a couple of rugbyhead friends write to me during the week, seemingly exasperated by the length of McCaw’s deal. “He’ll be too beaten up and tired in four years,” they complain. “He won’t last until the 2015 World Cup.” Well, let’s suppose he doesn’t - just having a veteran well over 100 tests, the most successful and experienced All Blacks captain to pass on his knowledge and experience to another generation will be just as important.

And besides, he may well last: his sabbatical clause enables him to take a well-earned break when he needs it most. The NZRU realises the value of what their charge brings to the table and is prepared to accommodate him to keep him.

Smart move. It would seem McCaw isn’t just the only one with good awareness and leadership.

THE BIG STARS SHINE BRIGHTEST In a time when, rightly or wrongly, professional sportspeople are generally just about the dollar, it was refreshing to hear Lionel Messi speak of his comfort at being seen as a role model.

“It’s a privilege. It hasn’t

I love seeing “people enjoy themselves ” put any extra weight on my shoulders, “ the little footballing genius said.

“I love seeing people enjoying themselves while watching me and my teammates playing and to be able

to win all these titles for them.”

Same goes for English NBA star Luol Deng, who plays for the Chicago Bulls. Deng’s paid millions but never forgets he was once starting out on the road to success.

“I am sure there are British kids inspired by me and even it is just one kid that really makes me happy,” Deng said. “British kids tweet me and I always try to respond. I know how excited they are just to hear from me.”

The Aussie/Kiwi NRL, and UK EPL, boofheads who disgrace themselves each season with violence/ sex scandals/ public defecation sure could learn thing from these true pros.

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Don’t mess: Afaksi Sione (red and black trunks) in action

READY TO RUMBLE Kiwi MMA exponent Afakasi Sione prepares for the biggest fight of his life – a bout with former UFC hardman Paul Kelly WORDS JAHN VANNISSELROY

The 70kg Sione is confident of a win

FORREST GRIFFIN VS STEPHAN BONNER, 2005 Arguably the greatest MMA fight ever. It was a three-round toe-to-toe war with neither man backing down.

Griffin won. At one point, 10 million people tuned in to watch the fight that pushed UFC firmly into the mainstream.

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t takes a certain breed to step into a enclosed octagon and face another man willing to use any part of his body to make sure you go to ground and don’t get back up. UK-based Kiwi mixed martial arts (MMA) lightweight fighter Afakasi Sione is one of that breed.

The very prospect of dominate-or-bedominated, knock-out-or-be-knocked out is a big part of what spurs him on in life.

And on June 25 the former Aucklander will use all his confidence, strength and smarts to attempt to beat Britain’s Paul Kelly, a former combatant in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) – perhaps the world’s most brutal legal sporting event. It’s a massive task, but one Sione is relishing.

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The response “ won’t be verbal on June 25 ” QUIETLY CONFIDENT When Kelly, a veteran of 15 fights (11 wins, four losses), recently declared the lessaccomplished Sione (one win, two losses) “a dreamer”, the 32-year-old simply channelled those words into his training, using them as motivation.

“Paul Kelly had dreams himself once – we all have our goals and my goal is to fight and beat the best,” Sione says. “Paul Kelly is one of the best in the UK and what people will witness is me coming out on top. It’s that simple.”

To achieve the mindset where you believe you will physically and mentally dominate another man, perhaps the point of unconsciousness, takes an almost superhuman level of commitment. Sione trains six days a week, spending each morning and evening on the more complex aspects of MMA – Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay

Thai kickboxing – and fitting a punishing strength and conditioning routine around his day job as a project manager.

The former boxer, who took up MMA for a more technical challenge, realises that being fully prepared for a fight is probably the most crucial aspect.

“Beating someone is hard. And this isn’t a dumb sport. There’s a lot of technique involved,” he points out. “Discipline is the key for me. Without discipline, in your training and your approach in the ring, you’re just going to walk in there and get absolutely smashed.”

HOMETOWN HEROES Sione, who has a proud Samoan heritage, has always looked at his fellow Pacific Islanders for inspiration. K1 fighter Might Mo, and five-time Muay Thai world champ and K1 veteran Ray Sefo, are among his role models. However, he has one particular favourite: Mark ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt, the 2001 K1 world champion.

“He was a no-one really. They picked him up off the streets of Auckland and no-one gave him much of a show,” Sione says. “It was by chance he got in there.

[Like me] no-one knew of him as well. It’s good knowing I’ve got that same ability and I’ve got good trainers and that I can definitely do it.”

The third-generation fighter also has another person in mind as he prepares for the fight of his life. “It can be hard not seeing my little girl at all some days,” he says. “The training and the fighting comes naturally and I don’t get crowd shock, but the hardest thing for me is time.”

But, he promises, you won’t see that softer side in the ring come June 25.

“Whether we fight on our feet, or on the ground, I want to go through Paul Kelly and that’s what I’m going to do.”

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CHUCK LIDDELL VS RANDY COUTURE 2, 2005 The knockout win for Liddell (left) made him the face of the UFC. His success led to new sponsorship for fighters and he became the first US-based MMA millionaire. Liddell would also earn television roles, movie roles, a book deal, and land the cover of ESPN The Magazine during his reign as UFC champion.

TIM SYLVIA VS RANDY COUTURE, 2007 Couture, 44, had been retired for more than a year when he announced the heavyweight division looked ‘boring’ and returned to dominate the 6ft 8in then-champion Sylvia. Not bad for an old bloke.

ROYCE GRACIE VS KEN SHAMROCK, SUPERFIGHT 1995 It lasted 35 minutes and was eventually declared a draw. Some fans say Brazilian jiujitsu master Gracie should have won, others barrack for shootfighter Shamrock. Whatever, it was one epic battle.

THE DOUBLE KO, 2008 Only eight seconds into this US fight, Tyler Bryan and Shaun Parker simultaneously connected with right hooks, and both were knocked out instantly. Ref Shonie Carter later said it was “a privilege to be involved in history in the making”.

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ON THE JOB DEBORAH ROTHENBERG Career Producer lyrical comedy night, Bard and Roses Age 36 Lives North London How did you get into your line of work?

the show and scour comedy basements for talent.

Best thing about your job?

Putting a group of inspiring generous artists in one room for a night.

Out of a passion for storytelling and comedy. I am not a natural comedian but I am a natural entertainer and I realised that most comedians were male and many just nurturing their ego. I wanted to do more so put this event together with everyone from character acts, to poets, to comedians and writers.

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nemployment continues to blight Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, prompting the region’s officials to expedite the establishment of an economic development agency.

New figures show 2210 jobs were lost in the North Island coastal region over the past 12 months, a decrease of 3.2 per cent – the worst performance of any New Zealand region.

This is despite its recognition on the world stage for its award-winning wines.

Statistics New Zealand also confirmed that Hawke’s Bay continued to lag behind the rest of the country in pay rates.

Murray Douglas, chief executive of the local chamber of commerce, said the figures came as a warning call.

“This is a persistent issue over many years where we lag

New Zealand in good times and have an inferior outcome in bad years,” he said.

“Sadly this latest dataset indicates that Hawke’s Bay had the greatest negative total employment percentage loss from the global downturn of any region in New Zealand [between 2009 and 2010].

“The chamber has been warning that we have lost significant jobs in the last two years and again it’s confirmed.”

The region is now the lowest-ranking in the country, with Wellington and Auckland showing the highest earnings.

The proposed agency, Business Hawke’s Bay, will be launched in July.

It will be run by local business people and focus on research, planning and facilitation of economic targets.

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Australia’s largest city is a bustling, sun-soaked multicultural hub with industries to suit every kind of worker WORDS REBECCA KENT

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ith beaches, bush and a beautiful harbour, Sydney is one of the world’s most liveable cities. It’s iconic, it’s dynamic and it’s a place where people truly work to live – try living there, you’ll be glad you did.

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LURING IN THE MASSES Enticed by its balmy blue skies, more than 40,000 people migrate to Sydney each year.

The bars are always pumping, the harbour is often spectacularly lit up and, at lunchtimes, parks are overrun by workers playing touch football.

For the revellers, the gay and lesbian mardi gras, in all its fabulous, flamboyant glory, is at the pinnacle of a year-round programme of festivals and events, making this fast-paced city perfect for the young, the fun-seeking and the single.

Princess Mary of Denmark met her Prince Frederick here while drinking in a bar, after all.

But it’s not only a hedonist’s paradise.

Sydney also affords people a host of work opportunities, from pulling beer, to

Aruna Buchanan Brown, 31, stopped in Sydney to work while making tracks around the world.

Most of her memories were made in the suburb, Potts Point, a densely packed honey pot for Brits in Sydney.

“The shops, bars and people really made it hard to leave,” Aruna, pictured

left, says. Anyone considering the big move, should take note: “Compeition for apartments to rent is fierce and weekends should be spent exploring the bays along the coast.

“They’re quick to get to by public transport.” Her favourite bar: The Beresford in Surrey Hills.

building computers. There’s just about something for everyone.

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WORLD CLASS AND MULTILINGUAL “There aren’t many places in the world where you can enjoy a great holiday while working for some of the biggest and most reputable companies in the world,” Adam Trimboli, the NSW manager for Geoffrey Nathan Connections Limited, said.

The fact that 40 per cent of Sydney’s population of 4.5 million are migrants, indicates that this is no secret.

The centre is a diverse industrial centre, which accounts for about one third of employment in finance in Australia, helped by the glut of Chinese companies who prefer Sydney when going ‘global’.

As well as ranking among Asia Pacific’s top IT hubs, it also has a recognised pharmaceutical industry, plus hospitals with a constant demand for staff.

GOING SHORT TERM Bar work in the city’s stellar hospitality industry is the popular choice among people staying short term and there’s also plenty of contract work for sales and marketing people, secretaries and PAs, and accountants.

Australians are generally unwilling to take up short-term contracts, which leaves a gap in the market for expats to fill.

Visas are required to work. For Brits and some other nationalities, a 12-month working holiday visa, costing £153, is available for 18-30-year-olds. For South Africans, the upper age limit is 45 and New Zealanders are free to come and go.

Sponsorship is another avenue into the

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country, as is demonstrating you have indemand skills. See the Skilled Occupation List at immi.gov.au/skilled/sol.

PAY DAYS ARE GOOD Sydney is not a cheap place to live, but with a full-time average salary of £28,334, wages reflect the cost of living. And working weekends will pay off as penalty rates apply. Your income will also be hit with a 1.5 per cent medicare levy to pay for your healthcare.

A CITY OF MANY CHARACTERS Once you’ve worked out what you’ve got to pay for rent, heed some Sydney folklore to decide on where to live.

The state capital is made up of a number of mini-cites which can each be broadly characterised by the people they – and their real estate prices – attract.

Generally, North Sydney is populated by the well-heeled; Western Sydney attracts migrants; the “arty” inner west is home to several universities and therefore thousands of students; throngs of young

yuppies occupy the eastern suburbs; and in the south of Sydney, you’ll come across both a large migrant population, plus a coastal area known as ‘the shire’, whose population rarely venutres far.

A train network – though much maligned – gets people moving between places, but much of the population drives, too. Be warned, traffic is a nightmare.

TOO MUCH TO DO, TOO LITTLE TIME. Being bored is not an option in Sydney.

There’s the option to walk or run the eternally popular coastal Bondi to Coogee beach strip, shopping in air-conditioned malls, having a beer in the historical area known as The Rocks, eating at world-class restaurants, scouring markets, or soucing the best dumplings in bustling chinatown.

And don’t leave without spending time in the stunning Blue Mountains, either. It’s just a 90-minute drive away. With so much to do, you are bound to find your time in Sydney is too short – guaranteed.

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Pay victory for women he Australian wages authority has ruled that workers in the social and community services sector – a predominantly female field – have been underpaid because of gender bias.

Fair Work Australia will now conduct a review into how much the workers

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long,” union president Ged Kearney said. Prime minister Julia Gillard said winding back Work-Choices, an initiative by her predecessor John Howard’s government which was criticised for stripping away basic employee rights, had removed the barriers to equality claims.

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Visits by Australian shoppers to websites such as Cudo and CatchOfTheDay have risen by more than 1000 per cent in the past year. Consumers are shifting to online retail sites for convenience, a broader range of products and more competitive prices, according to Experian Marketing Services.

Wellington will be the first NZ city to provide free wireless internet across its city centre, with a council-run network starting before the Rugby World Cup. Designed for outdoor use, the WiFi stretches from Waitangi Park and Courtenay Place to Westpac Stadium and Cuba Street.

How do you budget?

I keep two bank accounts – one for saving and one for spending. I put a fixed amount in my savings account each month, no matter what I’m earning, and only leave myself the rest to play with until the next pay day.

Do you have any moneysaving tips?

My flatmates and I all chip in at dinner time to cook one big meal. We save money on ingredients that way and all eat good, healthy food.

What was your last big blowout?

I went skiing in Valdez, France recently. Not cheap!

What non-essential items do you spend money on?

Alcohol.

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You’ve probably made plenty of friends during your time in London and while that’s obviously got its advantages, the downside is that you’ll be buying birthday gifts year round. When shouting a pint just won’t do, here are some other ideas to keep costs low: Agree with a group of close friends only to spend £5 on each other’s gifts.

For that, you can get photos with a message printed across them from digital machines; a frame to put them in; or make personalised pens by printing names (porn star names for kicks) on stickers in a small font. Also, make a pen holder to go with them from an old baked beans tin – decorated, of course.

have been undervalued.

The Australian Services Union, hailing the ruling a milestone, wants a 25 per cent pay rise.

“The awarding of equal pay is a win for the hundreds of thousands of workers right around Australia whose work has been undervalued for too

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Has living in London left you more pudgy-looking than when you first arrived? The snakebites, the kebab run, the Sunday roasts and the Tube stops conveniently situated within 10 yards of each other – it’s all a recipe for a Shreklike girth.

Imagine walking through the arrivals gate on your return home only to have your folks bypass you because you have ballooned beyond their recognition. It’s a daunting thought.

Thankfully, though, there are some fun (and slightly torturous) ways to shape up in the UK – from collective walks through the night in your bra, to obstacle courses designed to break you or just a stroll in the park.

Since there’s something for everyone, you’ve got no excuses. Happy exercising.

MOONWALK Women in their thousands participate in this charity event for Breast Cancer Awareness, sporting decorated bras and wild costumes. It’s 26.2 miles of power-walking through the streets of London (every May) or Edinburgh (June 11), by night. Think lots of pink and ample camaraderie.

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GREAT GORILLA RUN

One of the most scenic city runs in the world. It starts and finishes in Hyde Park, tracing a 13.1-mile route through four of London’s Royal Parks (Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Green Park and St James’s Park). Runners take in some iconic landmarks, too, including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Marble Arch and the Royal Albert Hall. Oct 9.

Ladies, here’s an excuse to let go of the upper lip hair, and guys, let it all grow. This 10km route is deceptively tough, as it follows the undulating terrain of beautiful Greenwich Park.

The run is a part of ‘Movember’ a month-long moustachegrowing campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

Participants are required to wear fancy dress and furnish the top lip. Good fun. Nov 12.

Every person has a hankering to don a gorilla suit and stomp through The City, right?

Even if you don’t, this opportunity to ape around a 7km route, which takes in such sights as Tower Bridge and the Tate Modern, is hard to ignore.

Get your mates involved. It’ll make for some great photos.

And you’re raising money to save the big furry primates from extinction. Sep 24.

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It’s dubbed the ‘safest mostdangerous event in the world’ but don’t let that put you off.

Thousands each year have the conviction to defeat this mighty obstacle course which involves swinging on Tarzan ropes, belly flopping beneath razor wire, diving into arctic lakes and leaping over burning hay bales. Not for the fainthearted. The events are held at various locations throughout the year and the difficulty rating varies.

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am a New Zealander who has been in the UK for about two-and-a-half years now. I have heard that once you have been in the UK for more than two years you can not redirect your UK Pension. Is this true?

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he fact you have spent that long here affects your residency status. Having spent more than 183 days in the UK per tax year makes you a UK resident for that particular tax year. If you are no longer residing in the UK and have no intention to live or work there in the future and have returned to NZ indefinitely, then you are no longer considered UK resident. This, however, does not affect

your entitlement to receive your UK pension.

Note that UK tax will be charged on this pension unless you submit a claim for relief.

Under the terms of the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the UK and NZ, pensions paid to a resident of one of the two states shall be taxable only in that state. That is why if you are a permanent resident of NZ you should pay only NZ tax on your UK pension. To claim relief under the DTA, and pay tax on your pension only in NZ, complete a special form at hmrc.gov.uk/cnr/nz_indiv.pdf.

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Scrub yourself clean and sober up with a bracing swim in the North Sea.

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LATITUDE When: July 14-17 Where: Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk Line-up: Suede, Chapel Club, The National Escape the festival: Southwold’s quintessentially British seaside is a whirl of colourful beach huts, sandy beaches

THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL When: August 19-21 Where: Glanusk Pakr, Brecon Beacons, Wales Line-up: Fleet Foxes, Explosions In The Sky, The Low Anthem Escape the festival: The Brecon Beacons is studded with Postman Pat-style villages with cosy pubs and tearooms.

Picture-pretty Llandovery has an old marketplace and the remains of a Norman castle, while Llandeilo offers a feast of art galleries and shiny boutiques that are worth ditching the wellies for. Don’t miss gourmet icecream parlour Heavenly (heavenlychoc. co.uk) which serves up custom-made flavours, such as Mississippi mud pie or marmalade. If you’ve still got any energy left after the festival, climb South Wales’ highest mountain Pen y Fan and the nearby amusingly named Fan y Big – yes, that really is its name.

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CAMP BESTIVAL When: July 28-31 Where: Lulworth Castle, Dorset Line-up: Blondie, Eliza Doolittle, Laura Marling Escape the festival: Lulworth is famous for its cove, a horseshoe-shaped harbour and pebble beach, formed 10,000 years ago by the sea eroding the soft rock. From there, stroll to Durdle Door, a giant natural rock arch in the sea that is one of the Jurassic Coast’s most snapped landmarks.

Dorset is also home Bournemouth beach, a pretty stretch of sand where you can swim and surf at Boscombe’s artificial surf reef, the first of its kind in Europe.

GLASTONBURY When: June 22-26 Where: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset Line-up: U2, Coldplay, Beyonce Escape the festival: A haven for pagan worshippers and Christian folk, Glastonbury has invited myth for centuries. Jesus Christ allegedly once stayed there and its crumbling Abbey is thought to be the final resting place of King Arthur and his wife Guinevere. The 500-foot-high stack Glastonbury Tor is linked to the Isle of Avalon where King Arthur was thought to have brought his mortally wounded soldiers during the Battle of Camlan in the mid-sixth century.

The mound has also been touted as a meeting place for UFOs. Whatever you chose to believe, it’s worth trekking to the summit of the Tor and then visiting Glastonbury’s Abbey ruins.

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BESTIVAL When: September 8-11 Where: Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight Line-up: The Cure, Pendulum, Primal Scream Escape the festival: Explore the unspoilt scenery and attractive coastline of the Isle of Wight by renting a camper van. Go on a lobster safari which involves catching and cooking the creatures (oceanbluequay.co.uk). Indulge your inner child by giving tree climbing a whirl with Goodleaf Tree Climbing, set up by New Zealander Paul McCathie. You’ll be safely harnessed in, giving you the freedom to hang out in the canopy before abseiling to the ground. See goodleaf.co.uk.

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THE PARKLIFE WEEKENDER When: June 11-12 Where: Platt Fields Park, Manchester Line-up: Kelis, DJ Shadow, Mark Ronson Escape the festival: Energetic and edgy, Manchester is arguably England’s coolest northern town. Its vibrant mix of students, young professionals, artists and fascinating industrial history mean there’s a real buzz to the place. And it just seems to be getting better – with thousands more media types preparing to call the place home later this year as the BBC relocates to its purpose-built super-headquarters in Salford. For festival-going music lovers, note that the Madchester days of the Eighties and Nineties are long gone. The good news is you’re still guaranteed a cracking night out at any one of this city’s excellent club nights. Or if a civilised meal is more your ticket after too much festival madness, then head to the Northern Quarter for an organic feast.

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TNT Weekender Glasgow SCOTLAND

Glasgow is never going to win any ‘most beautiful city’ contests especially given its proximity to prettier neighbour Edinburgh.

But recent regenerative programmes have seen Glasgow shed its rough and down-at-heel reputation to emerge as a destination city in its own right. From the Glasgow School Of Art to the eclectic Burrell Collection, Glasgow packs plenty of cultural clout.

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The Centre For Contemporary Arts is home to an Arthouse cinema, hip bar and six galleries, which showcase Scottish and international contemporary art. Famous for its edgy visual art, performance and spoken word, the centre is worth visiting for its striking interior architecture alone.

Visitors can enjoy student-led guided tours to goggle at the furniture, artwork and interiors. Open seven days a week from April to September, tickets cost £8.75.

Email: tours@gsa.ac.uk.

Four miles from the city centre is The Burrell Collection, a free art gallery set in the tranquil Pollok Country Park.

Displays include artists such as Degas and Cezanne.

CHOW DOWN Glasgow’s culinary scene isn’t limited to deep-fried Mars Bars (although you’d be crazy to visit and not try one – they’re surprisingly delicious, as are deep-fried Cadbury’s Cream Eggs).

Enjoy afternoon tea in the renowned Willow Tea Rooms, designed by Charles Rennie

The Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom (glasgowbarrowland.com) is a favourite with bands thanks to its top atmosphere; Metallica even hailed their 1996 gig there the best of their career. Upcoming events include the Big Gig on June 17-18, headlined by Midge Ure and Jim Diamond.

Other standouts include ABC (abcglasgow.com), which houses two music venues and four cool bars in a trendy Art Deco building.

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut (kingtuts.co.uk) is the fabled spot where Oasis were signed up by music maestro Alan McGee. It’s one of the best places in the city to see new talent from around the world.

It’s all about the whiskey in Scotland so tour a distillery for an educated tasting session.

Auchentoshan and Glengoyne distilleries are both within spitting distance of the city.

Gla sgow ha s a top live mu sic scene

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BEST OF THE REST The Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed Glasgow School of Art is an architectural masterpiece and a vibrant art school.

Mackintosh in 1904, and have dinner in one of the city’s top curry houses.

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GETTING AROUND Glasgow has a good subway system that has 15 stops covering the city centre, west end and south side. Get the Glasgow Flyer 500 bus into town from the airport (costs £4.50 one way, £7 return).

GOING OUT A pint of beer is about £3.30.

ACCOMMODATION From £14 for a hostel bed or £20 for a single room.

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NICE AND EASY From the moment we arrive, the city’s old town seems desperate to attract our attention through the mouths of any local we talk to.

PARIS We wander the tangle of narrow streets, the FRANCE baroque architecture looming overhead as local Monaco art springs from galleries Nice Cannes at every turn. We pass the

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like flowers. They usually get me out of trouble. Like now, for instance, hours after I’ve just about lost all our holiday money at the Monte Carlo Casino (more on that later), so it’s lucky that Nice has a gigantic flower market to provide me with the perfect make-up present.

Gallic chitter-chatter is the soundtrack on Nice’s Cours Saleya as locals and tourists alike mingle in peace, occasionally stopping to smell the vibrant blooms or taste the local preserves.

I go for a mixed bunch of flowers; the rosebuds, some yellow petals and more than a few daisies work a treat.

A clarinet player’s dulcet notes bounce off a shadowy archway as we stroll hand in hand towards the old town, back on track.

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Opera House, the Justice Palace and the City Hall (neo-classical on the outside, art deco on the interior), but settle on the Place Rosetti where we sip coffee among the ochre facades and flower-decked balconies, watching Nice locals navigate the cobbled streets by scooter, foot or bike.

festival tonight. Fame lurks everywhere: outside the Festival Hall, the palm prints of movie stars and rock royalty line the pavement – it may be months til the big event but it’s never far away from the city’s consciousness.

We hop aboard the nearby Le Petit Train (£8.50) for a tour of the town. If you’re of an envious nature, it’s best to avoid Cannes: our guide points out Paris Hilton’s favourite party spot, the exclusive VIP Rooms; the superyachts owned by billionaire businessmen and tax dodgers; and the Rue Antibe’s couture shops, chic boutiques and speciality jewellers and perfumeries. Lucky I haven’t been to the Monte Carlo casino yet: this place could have ended up expensive.

STYLISH CANNES Days before, Cannes beckons. There’s no film festival so no bright stars around, but this city doesn’t need celebrity to shine.

Manicured to perfection and bathed in golden sunlight, palatial hotels line the palm-shaded main street, Blvd de la Croisette. Down on the waterfront, the golden-sand Mediterranean beaches are sheer luxury compared to the stony seafront of Nice where you must pay to sunbathe in certain sections.

In Cannes, even the people are shiny.

They’re seriously dressed up for a weekday afternoon; the guys in silk shirts, the women like they’re off to the film

KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY Monaco may be a playground for the rich and famous, but it almost becomes a burial ground for me.

After relaxing in the city’s tranquil Japanese garden, we explore the casino gardens where contemporary sculptures are nestled on sun-drenched terraces, and jealously eye more superyachts.

But bright times call for bright ideas and I come up with visiting the Monte Carlo Casino – if only to see how the rich roll.

Once inside, foolishly imagining myself as James Bond, I sprinkle chips willy nilly across the roulette table, nod to the dealer when I’m on 16 on the Blackjack table and

then pump machines full of notes.

I’m in a fever and soon chasing losses, down from €600 (£520) to €200 (£174). An angry girlfriend watches as I insert my second-to-last €50 (£43) note into a slot machine and swat the max credits button.

A bead of sweat dribbles down my forehead but I ignore it. Then the gambling gods smile on me. Free spins flash up in a whirl of colour and merry electronic singsong, yielding €300 (£260). I’m back, baby.

However, it’s a quiet bus ride back to Nice as we sit among the Algerian casino/ bar workers heading out of Monaco to their houses on the town’s outskirts.

“There must be a way out of this one,” I think. “I wonder where they sell flowers in Nice … ”

» Jahn Vannisselroy was hosted by Nice Tourism (en.nicetourisme.com) and Hotel Le Meurice (hotel-le-meurice.com) in Nice.

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EAT, DRINK, SLEEP EAT:

SLEEP:

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Cannes: Le Caveau 30, (45, rue Felix Faure; 0493390633). Great French fare for £21 a head.

Nice: Table Alizari (4 Rue Francois Zanin, Old Town). Simple French food cooked with fresh ingredients are served at this small family-run restaurant at the top of the Old Town.

Base yourself in Nice: Hotel Le Meurice (hotel-le-meurice) is a quality three-star hotel within walking distance of everything. It is right near the pedestrian shopping and restaurant district, a few blocks from the Promenade and the beach and a short walk from the Old Town. Prices from £60 a night.

Nice: Le Maori (lemaori.com) is a nightclub with a good party vibe all week. Free champagne for ladies most Fridays before midnight.

Monaco: Jimmy Z’s (+ 377 9216 20 00) is among the world’s top clubs. You’re bound to have a top night but dress up – this place has a reputation to uphold!

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TIPS Nosy Be, Madagascar: the perfect honeymoon spot

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You’re not allowed OF to take paper into THTIEPWEEK the Taj Mahal, India. Don’t take magazines or pamphlets with you when you visit or you’ll have to chuck ‘em. If you want to use a video camera, you’ll be charged a small fee and you’ll only be allowed to use it up to the first viewing area.

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YOU ASKED FOR IT Laura Lindsay FROM LONELY PLANET

Before going on holiday, check out fitfortravel.nhs.uk for comprehensive travel health information. The website tells you what vaccinations you need for every country in the world and gives advice on disease prevention.

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PACK IT IN I’ve always wanted to visit Madagascar but I wondered if you would consider it a suitable destination for a honeymoon?

We’d like to combine some luxury and seclusion with activities such as mountain biking and kayaking as a means of exploring the island. We’d like to travel from September 12 until October 5.

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My parents want to catch a train between Budapest and Krakow in October. Is this possible? My Polish hubby says they’re deluded. @kiwigirluk, via Twitter

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I can safely say that your parents are not deluded – I have done this very same journey myself. Europe’s network of trains is one of the best in the world and Eastern Europe is no exception. There are options with regard to this journey; you can travel by day or by sleeper train.

During the day you will need to change trains in either Breclav or Katowice. You may find a phrasebook handy at this stage, especially if you can’t find your platform.

Alternatively, save on a night’s accommodation and hop on the sleeper train which travels direct between the two cities.

You can travel in either direction on a sleeper train between Krakow and Budapest. The journey takes 11 hours, perfect for a decent amount of shut-eye.

You can fit more clothes into your bag if you roll them up instead of folding them – and they crease less.

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You’ve certainly picked a great spot for a honeymoon! Madagascar is teeming with activities, from diving to quad biking.

I would recommend you focus your time in Northern Madagascar.

Start your trip at Anjajavy (anjajavy.com) – this luxurious retreat, located on the western coast 120km north of Majunga, will be the perfect start to married life. Then, head to the Diego Suarez area for great rock climbing and the opportunity to try your hand at some windsurfing and kite surfing.

Hiking is incredibly popular in Madagascar and there’s a wealth of national parks to explore, opt for Parc National de Montagne d’Ambre.

Then wind down at Andilana beach on the popular island of Nosy Be. Here you will certainly find seclusion, while luxury may be a little harder to come by in the traditional sense.

Electricity might not come as standard and package resorts are rare on the island.

However, you will find truly unique resorts

with incredible beaches where it is possible to escape the chaos of 21st century life and recover from the wedding. The island’s main town HellVille may not sound that appealing but it is a pretty spot with enough to keep you occupied for a few days with great cafes and restaurants.

Hop across to Nosy Komba for some diving.

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Tour operators are encouraging tourists to head to South Africa’s Wild Coast in June and July to witness the sardine run, dubbed “the greatest shoal on earth”. The spectacle is best viewed on a scuba dive. Acacia Africa offers a seven-day Coast to Cape Town safari for £485.

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DANGER ZONE APPEAL Almost half of all travellers would go to a country undergoing a political crisis or natural disaster despite the risks.

Twelve per cent of intrepid holidaymakers admitted they would fly to a dangerous destination if they couldn’t get a refund, while almost a quarter (23 per cent) said they’d be prepared to risk personal safety for a business trip, according to a HolidayExtras.com survey.

A handful of adventurous men and women (seven per cent) claimed they would single out such a destination. But 58 per cent of travellers said they wouldn’t head to a country in crisis.

“I am quite surprised at just how many travellers would be willing to put their lives at risk for an overseas stay,” said Anthony Clarke Cowell, HolidayExtra.com’s head of product innovation and development. According to the

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Contiki has introduced Royal Ascot day tours to its festival programme.

The one-day tour to the world’s most famous racecourse on June 18 is £75, including return transport from central London to the racecourse, a champagne buffet lunch plus access to the Silver Ring enclosure for live entertainment. You’ll also be able to see the royal family in public as they arrive by horse and carriage.

“Royal Ascot has been a highlight on the British social

Have a hat-tastic time at Ascot

calendar for 300 years,” said Graeme Dunn from Contiki.

Although there’s no formal dress code for the Silver Ring, it’s fun to get dressed up for the occasion. Gentlemen traditionally get suited and booted, while ladies like to don a hat or fascinator.

See contiki.com/royalascot

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the world’s most dangerous countries are Libya, Somalia and Yemen as it advises against all travel to these destinations.

The FCO advises against all travel to parts of Afghanistan due to the up to seven million landmines dotted around the country, the bombings around Kabul and the risk of bumping into the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

It also advises against all travel to parts of Albania, Cambodia, Israel, Lebanon, India, Iran, Thailand, Venezuela and Ecuador – destinations that are popular with intrepid backpackers.

Before heading to countries undergoing a political crisis or a natural disaster, check for the latest travel information at fco.gov.uk.

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Smokers can no longer light up in New York’s parks, beaches and promenades thanks to an outdoor smoking ban. Anyone caught flouting the ban will be fined $50 (£33).

Monarch launched a flight from Gatwick to Bodrum last week. The twice-weekly flights, which will run until the end of October, cost from £124.99 return.

ESTONIA A HIT

Paddy Power has re-launched holiday protection service volcanobetting.com, which allows holidaymakers to place bets on a UK airport closing due to ash on any date until August 31.

Customers will be allowed up to £2000 of cover.

Estonia has seen a 16.5 per cent rise in visitors in the first quarter of 2011. Its popularity is thanks to a new Ryanair flight from Luton to Tallinn, and the fact that the city is 2011’s European Capital of Culture.

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Kirkpinar, Turkey June 30-July 6 Hundreds of litres of olive oil are used to grease up the burly contestants for the world’s slipperiest wrestling match. Grabbing of testicles is allowed, as is the good oldfashioned wedgie. Amazing.

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RUNNING OF THE NUDES PAMPLONA, SPAIN JUNE 3 WHAT: Naked people run

through the streets dressed only in red scarves and plastic bull horns. The fleshfest is a protest against the Running of the Bulls, which takes place three days later.

WHERE: Originated in Pamplona, but has now spread to Australia, France, the UK and the US. WHY: Not everyone feels that the Running of the Bulls is legitimate entertainment.

According to PETA, bulls are petrified and often injured during the chase. Certainly, all are finally slaughtered in the bullring by a matador.

DO IT BECAUSE: The above.

HOW MUCH: Free. Just get your kit off and run!

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LOCK IT IN GAME OF THE BRIDGE Pisa, Italy June 25 italia.it

BOI BUMBA Parintins, Brazil June 28-30 boibumba.com

GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL SUMMER SOLSTICE Stonehenge, England June 21 More than 20,000 druids, travellers and partiers converge on the ancient monument to celebrate sunrise on the longest day of the year. Expect dreadlocks, drumming and dilated pupils.

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Where in the world?

Glasgow, Scotland June 29-July 3 jazzfest.co.uk

NOWHERE Zaragoza, Spain July 5-10 goingnowhere.org

FESTIVAL OF GIANTS Douai, France July 10-12 northernfrance-tourism.com

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Matt Homan, 29, Melbourne What’s your favourite place you’ve travelled to?

Krakow, Poland. We visited Auschwitz, which was very emotional but interesting.

Best party you’ve been to?

Watching the World Cup final in Ibiza outside a bar by the ocean Scariest travel experience?

Ben Murphy from Victoria, Australia, at Everest Base Camp (Nepal side).

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NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA WHAT: Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Crocodile Dundee with a snapper-themed trip to Australia’s Northern Territory.

Most of the movie was shot in Ubirr and Gunlom Falls.

Dive with crocs with the protection of a perspex cage at Crocosaurus Cove, home to croc Burt that nearly ate Linda Koslowski’s character in the film. (crocosauruscove.com) SEE: australiaoutback.com

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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO WHAT: Puerto Rico was one of the exotic filming locations for the recently released fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film, On Stranger Tides. Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz shot scenesat the Castillo San Cristobel, set in UNESCOprotected Old San Juan, home to some of the island’s most impressive historic buildings.

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BARCELONA, SPAIN WHAT: While Javier Bardem’s recent Biutiful film showed Barcelona’s grotty side, Vicky Cristina Barcelona was like a postcard-pretty tribute to the city. Scenes were shot in Passeig de Gracia, a street studded with Gaudi buildings.

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The best part of my job is that the Falkland Islands blow me away with the abundance of wildlife and off-the-beaten track experiences on offer.

And the worst part is trying to change people's perceptions of the Falkland Islands as their only knowledge of the destination is the 1982 conflict.

My favourite place in the world is Papa Aroha on North Island, NZ, thanks to its unspoilt marine environment and beautiful coastline.

I always pack my iPod and plenty of movies.

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CHASING WATERFALLS Our introduction to the country provokes an, “Are you sure we’re in Bosnia?” reaction.

The Kravice Waterfall is an Eden-like wonder of multiple chutes gushing into a turquoise lagoon, where visitors can enjoy a refreshing swim in the searing heat of summer. The falls are encrusted with grass and moss, and are surrounded by luscious green hemp, figs and poplar trees, more akin to a scene I’d expect to see in Hawaii rather than war-scarred Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mostar is a “ photographer’s dream ” COME ALL YE FAITHFUL We make a brief stop at the village of Medjugorje, a pilgrimage site where Catholics arrive by the busload – and all because some children playing in the nearby hills said they saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1981 (a claim which has since been rejected by the Vatican).

There’s a statue of Jesus Christ with a constantly “weeping knee”, which fervent religious folk caress and mop with tissues, apparently to use to heal sick relatives. Medjugorje is also home to the tackiest collection of souvenirs in the world. Fact. There’s no better spot to buy miniature statues of the Virgin Mary attached to a tiny box of earth from the hills where Jesus’s mum was spotted.

STARRY-EYED Mostar is the country’s star attraction, a photographer’s dream of charming cobbled streets and stone houses, painstakingly rebuilt to resemble its prewar charm during a multi-million-pound nip ’n’ tuck.

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osnia-Herzegovina has an image problem. Ravaged by civil war in the 1990s, the country is in serious need of a PR drive as most travellers still associate it with its bloody recent history.

Whisper it, but it’s actually chock-full of hidden gems and it has an undiscovered feel welcomed by intrepid travellers.

Couple a trip with a visit to Croatia and you’ll find none of the tourist hoards that swamp the Dalmatian coast.

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Kravica waterfall

The town’s iconic bridge graces the front covers of most Bosnia-Herzegovina guidebooks, its misty mountains providing the dramatic backdrop. The original 500-year-old Old Bridge was destroyed in 1993 during the war, symbolising the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, as it was considered a mark of unification between the east and west.

“When the bridge was destroyed, the people of Mostar cried like they had lost their families,” local guide Amela tells us on a walking tour of the city’s Turkishstyle old town.

Rebuilt and re-opened in 2004 using 1400 of the original stone bricks in order to hang on to its UNESCO world heritage status, the bridge is famous for its buff Speedo-clad, oiled-up divers who jump 25m jump from it into the turquoise waters of the Neretva, a convention that began in the Sixties. The tradition is

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TALKING TURKEY The city’s Turkish Quarter is all windy cobbled streets lined with souvenir shops selling evil eyes and copper coffee pots.

One of the coolest nightspots in the region Bosnian coffee is cavernous cave club, Ali Baba, where drinkers sit on cushions and treasure chests dispense chocolate coins.

But Mostar’s atmospheric alleys belie its violent past. The terrifying boom of gunfire has been replaced with the soothing soundtrack of tourists’ footsteps on the cobbles and the occasional Muezzin’s call to prayer, but the scars of war are still visible with many buildings pocked with bullet holes. Stark images of children brandishing home-made guns and an elderly woman sobbing beside her destroyed home can be seen at the War Photo Exhibition at the Old Bridge in the tower on the Neretva river’s west bank.

The photos were captured by Kiwi photographer Wade Goddard who visited Mostar at the beginning of the war in 1992 when he was 22.

Leaving Mostar for Sarajevo delivers a chocolate-box landscape of glassy rivers and soaring peaks, and I have to remind myself that I’m not travelling in Austria or Switzerland.

CULTURAL FIX Sarajevo is Bosnia-Herzegovina’s cultural epicentre, so edgy and hip that it’s a crime it’s not accessible via a direct flight from London. The city is home to some 1300 cafes, full of locals smoking and sipping strong Bosnian coffee from tiny cups.

One such hidden gem is Zlatna Ribica (the Goldfish), an intimate café loaded with antique mirrors, lamps and the eponymous gold fish, who swims around an orange-lit vase-shaped bowl. Menus are contained within real books attached

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I go there for beers and ustipci, massive dough balls with a dollop of sour cream.”

celebrated with an international diving competition on the last Saturday of every July. If you fancy taking the plunge, exercise caution – an Aussie guy died last year doing the jump.

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to the ceiling via telephone cords, and include everything from hard liquor to tea. I opt for a thick and gloriously gloopy hot chocolate, but the highlight of my visit has to be a trip to the loo. Decked out like a ladies’ powder room, this toilet is all Hollywood glamour with a mindboggling array of toiletries and even a tiny television by the throne showing (of all things!) German soap operas.

Other cool haunts include Kino Bosna, a cinema-turned-hip bar and live music venue, where punters sit in the former movie seats, drinking beer in a smog-filled room while dogs roam about; and Tito’s Café, near the National Museum, full of memorabilia to Yugoslavia’s popular former leader and easy to find thanks to the World War I tanks that sit proud outside it.

HISTORY LESSON The Bosnian capital is a historian’s wet dream. It was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo that is believed to be the trigger for World War I. I visit the spot where the Austro-Hungarian Archduke was shot, prompting AustriaHungary’s declaration of war against Serbia.

In nearby main drag Ferhadija, I find shiny boutiques lining the gleaming pedestrianised paved streets, dotted with “Sarajevo roses”, a flower-like scar in the concrete caused by a mortar shell’s explosion that has been painted blood red, anonymous memorials to the civilians tragically killed during the four-year siege.

shop shelves stacked with Turkish-style coffee pots sitting alongside bomb cartridge shells and deactivated bullets that have been beautiful engraved and transformed into vases, pens and umbrella stands that make novel souvenirs.

Just outside Sarajevo is the War Tunnel Museum, which showcases the surviving 25m section of the 800m-tunnel that was dug under the airport by besieged citizens, to allow desperately-needed food, weapons and aid to come into the city.

Our guide, Mustafa, from Sarajevo, went into the tunnel with his mother when he was 15 to pick up a food package sent from his cousin in Germany.

“It was like another civilisation down there – they had milk and bread, considered luxuries back then. We bought as much as we could carry as food was in such short supply,” he says. “The tunnel

MEMORIES OF WAR I’m drawn to the clink-clink of the copper smiths at work in Kazandziluk (Coppersmith Street), where I discover

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• SPLIT: The historic city’s UNESCO classified treasure is the Diocletian’s Palace, built by the Roman emperor 2000 years ago as his retirement home. When the Romans abandoned the site, the palace stood derelict for centuries until refugees flocked to the city in AD614 and started living in it. To this day, it remains home to bars, shops and flats, where hanging washing flutters above crumbling windowsills.

• DUBROVNIK: Dubrovnik’s beautiful Old Town, well-preserved city walls and postcard-perfect harbour make it one of Croatia’s top tourist destinations. Unfortunately, this means that it’s flooded with tourists in the summer months. Expect to pay extortionate London prices for food and drink.

• THE ISLANDS: The best way to

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explore Croatia’s dreamy sunsplashed islands is on a sailing trip, as you can swim in secluded bays and stop off in historic towns.

• ZAGREB: Croatia’s cosmpolitan capital is loaded with attractions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art.

was muddy and sometimes flooded. When we got out we had to wait in a trench for nine hours with our 50kg backpacks on, until it was safe to leave.”

The legacy of war still weighs heavily on Bosnia-Herzegovina, but beneath the tell-tale signs of the country’s grim history, there’s a fascinating and beautiful country waiting to be discovered. Get there before the secret’s out.

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