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THE BOAT RACE Best pubs to watch the action

OVERSEAS WORK How to get a job in Dubai

AT HOME ON THE RANGE Rivers and ranches in Texas

UK WEEKENDER The best of Oxford

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EDITOR’S LETTER It’s been more than six weeks since fire razed much of Victoria in Australia, killing more than 200 people.

While efforts to rebuild communities are in their infancy, the fund-raising efforts of people across London are still in full swing. The guys and gals from Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert are using their cross-dressing talents to help out at a major West End performance this Sunday.

To find out how you can attend and raise more money for those suffering in Victoria, see page 25.

Enjoy the mag.

22 Priscilla trundles into London’s West End

63 TRAVEL

KRYSTEN BOOTH

9 LONDON 9 London Eye 10 London Life 12 BREWS WITH A VIEW: Find a pub on the river to watch the Boat Race 14 Food & Drink 16 Spotted

19 ENTERTAINMENT 19 Celebrity News 20 Look Who’s Talking: Matt Skinner 22 LIFE’S A DRAG: Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert rolls into the West End 24 Cinema 25 Culture 26 A ROSE IN BLOOM: Rose Byrne’s big and small screen success 29 TNT Life

30 MUSIC & CLUBS 30 32 34 36

Music Music Listings Clubbing Club Listings

12 Drink down the Boat Race action

38 NEWS & SPORT 38 40 42 45 46 49 50 52

Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News This week in sport Rugby NRL General JUST THE TWO OF US: Preview of the AFL 2009 season

63 Global Vision 64 MAN WITH VAN: A camper holiday on the Isle of Wight 66 TNTT Weekender: Oxford 67 Late Deals 68 STAR ATTRACTION: Be on location in Tunisia’s desert 70 Hotshots 72 Travel Tips 73 Travel News 74 On The Road 75 Gear Up 76 FIVE STAR STATE: Y’all in for a good time in Texas 55 Not just deserts: find a job in Dubai

54 CAREERS & MONEY 54 Careers 55 CHANGE OF PLACE: Make a career move to Dubai 58 Money 61 Coming & Going

REGULARS 4 Letters 6 Wins 138 Desperately Seeking & Dear Reuben 76 Saddle up Texan style

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In response to the great news that South Africans abroad have finally received the right to vote in the upcoming election, I attempted to contact the South African embassy in London to advise them that I want to vote.

Upon endlessly trying to contact them, my call was eventually picked up not by the admin staff, but by a security guard who couldn’t help me.

I called back later, only to be told by a very unhelpful woman that the embassy is not dealing with the voting.

When I asked who to contact in the UK I was advised to go onto the IEC website (as it is not a UK matter it is a South African matter), which consequently referred me back to the South African embassy in London with the same telephone number I called in the first place!

On phoning them back the same woman was still adamant that the South African embassy in London is not dealing with any part of the voting process.

Now my question is, if our own embassy abroad is that unhelpful in supplying any information to the thousands of South Africans living in the UK, then really, what chance do we have in casting our votes from abroad?

As we have to apparently advise our nearest embassy of our intent to vote by March 27, it would help if South Africa House in London sorted out some type of information

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What chance do South “ Africans have in casting their votes from abroad? ” system for all South African citizens with immediate effect!

Annoyed South African, via email Ed: See page 43 for the latest information on South African expats voting or check out southafricantimes.co.uk.

HERE COMES THE SUN How good is this sun? After a gloomy winter it’s great to see everyone walking around with smiles on their faces.

Hopefully it’s a sign of things to come this summer.

We are due a good one.

Mitchell, via email

MIND YOUR LANGUAGE From the perspective of a person who has spent 25 years working with international people abroad and in the UK, I’d like to suggest we could use the current economic pendulum’s downswing as motivation to learn at

London

Royalty explained in our guide to British history

least one foreign language.

Learning another language is important and useful because it adds to your value in the marketplace for when the economic pendulum will swing up again.

We know that many of our fellow Londoners once took the decision to learn the English language in their home countries. Now these people are our workmates, neighbours and friends here in London and across the English-speaking world.

Believe me, I’m an average, ordinary Londoner with English as my mother tongue.

I have no special ability with languages at all. Simply, in order to progress in the job market I’ve learned six modern languages and two different alphabetical systems. If I can do it, so can anybody else.

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Sunny days: it seems winter is on its way out

CASTING DOUBT

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

YOUR SAY GIVING THANKS

I’m not sure who to thank, but I just wanted to pass on a hearty congratulations to the people who have fought so hard to allow South Africans living in London to vote in next month’s election.

For years we’ve felt completely left out of our own democracy, but this gives us a chance to have our say.

Like I said, I don’t know who it was who fought the good fight on our

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behalf, but they deserve a mountain of praise. At last all the people who have a vested interest in our great nation will get their say.

I know some call us deserters for not staying in South Africa, but many of us do plan to return. This decision makes me feel that when we do, we’ll be welcomed back on equal footing with our fellow South Africans.

Gavin, via email

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COMMUNITY CORNER RUDD TO ATTEND SERVICE Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will be in the UK to attend a memorial service for victims of the Victorian bushfires.

The service will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at 6.30pm at Westminster Abbey.

If you would like to attend register at advance.org/ bushfire_memorial.

MORE FIRE FUND-RAISERS There will also be two fundraisers this weekend for the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

The first will be an opera

Careers

Where the work will be in the finance industry this year

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Greenwich, SE10, Wednesday, March 18, 3.33pm Photo: Brendon Bishop

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You won’t need to look far to discover London’s daffodils – the first flowers of spring. Warmer weather means their yellow and orange plumage is unfurling around almost every corner and livening up the last of the winter landscape. Blooming marvellous.

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LONDON LIFE

WHAT’S ON Daniel Landon PICKS THE BEST OF LONDON THIS WEEK

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WAR HORSE £15- £47.50 WHAT: One of the most powerful, innovative shows ever performed on a London stage. It’s about a World War I soldier’s love for his horse, told using extraordinary, life-sized puppets. While this sounds hugely naff, it’s anything but.

WHEN: From Mar 28 to Sep 6.

DO IT BECAUSE: The short season at the National Theatre was a complete sell out and got rave reviews, and it’s now moved to the West End. It’s original, moving, and it’s unlikely you’ll see anything similar any time soon.

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THE BOAT RACE FREE

Capital idea: Somerset House London has lots of big old grand buildings, but Somerset House is certainly one of the original and best.

It was built in the late 1700s specifically to remedy the problem of London having no great buildings, and it was a home for the Royals before Buckingham Palace.

Its central courtyard is spectacular, and open to the public. It hosts open-air film screenings and concerts in summer, which are well worth keeping an eye out for, and is

one of London’s best skating rinks during winter.

Somerset House also houses the fantastic, olde worlde Courtauld Gallery, and the Embankment Galleries that host modern exhibitions.

Best of all is the large outdoor terrace where you can enjoy a coffee or beer with a great view of the Thames. DL

Rowing teams from Oxford and Cambridge unis battle it out on the Thames, while landlubbers take to pubs and riverbanks. See page 12 for TNT’s Boat Race pub crawl.

» Along the Thames between Putney Bridge and Chiswick Bridge (theboatrace.org).

Mar 29, 3.40pm

OPERA FROM THE OUTBACK £20 A group of Australian opera singers are performing to raise funds for the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

» Fields Church, Giles High St, WC2H 8LG Tottenham Court Road (operafromthe outback.eventbrite.com).

Mar 27, 7pm

» Strand, WC2R 1LA Temple (020 7845 4600; somersethouse.org.uk) VERDICT: LONDON GRANDEUR

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Catch all the Boat Race action, drink in hand, from a vantage point on the Thames WORDS DANIEL LANDON

THE GREAT BOAT RACE ON THE DAY The race starts at 3.40pm at Putney Bridge on Sunday, March 29.

The teams’ reserve crews (known as Isis for Oxford and Goldie for Cambridge) race at 3.10pm.

You can watch the race on big screens set up at Bishop’s Park (north-west of Putney Bridge) and Furnival Gardens (north-west of Hammersmith Bridge).

BOAT RACE HISTORY

» This year will be the 155th boat race. » Cambridge have 79 wins to Oxford’s 74. » The first race was in 1829, at Henley in Oxfordshire. It moved to London the next year, then up to Putney in 1845, and became an annual event in 1856. » The quickest finish time recorded is 16 mins 19 secs,

by Cambridge in 1998.

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he Boat Race between the rowing teams of Oxford and Cambridge universities, held on the Thames every year, is a huge event on the London social calendar.

Let’s face it though, rowing ain’t exactly the king of spectator sports. For most people the fun of this event is boozing it up on the riverbank or in one of the many fantastic waterside pubs with views of the race.

But why stand around in just one pub when you can go on a Boat Race pub crawl?

MAKE IT HAPPEN

PUTNEY MUSIC FESTIVAL Pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants in Putney will open their doors for three days of live music to coincide with the Boat Race weekend. The event starts on Friday evening (Mar 27), and continues on Saturday and Sunday. For the event’s programme, see wandsworth.gov.uk

There’s no shortage of places to have a drink along the 6.79km route from Putney Bridge to Chiswick Bridge. Putney has better transport options (making it easier to get home at the end of the day) and more post-race entertainment (see right). So start at Chiswick Bridge and then head down river.

Some venues require you to buy a ticket in advance, so we’ve chosen pubs that will have outside bars and barbecues to make getting a drink and feed as easy as possible.

Chiswick Bridge

STARTING POINT The Ship (10 Thames Bank, Ship Ln, SW14 7QR) near Chiswick Bridge is a great old pub that will be firing up the barbecue from noon, so load up on food in preparation for the fun ahead.

OAR-SOME VIEWS About half a kilometre along the river, in an

10 mins

THE SHIP 5 mins

YE WHITE HART Mortlake

KEEP SCULLING Head north along the Thames to Hammersmith

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elegant Victorian building, is Ye White Hart (The Terrace, SW13 0NR). The balcony area will be ticketed, but the rest of the pub is open to all, with TV screens showing the race action.

Head under the bridge to the historic Bull’s Head (373 Lonsdale Rd, SW13 9PY) in the heart of genteel Barnes. Take a toilet break here as it’s a half-hour walk to the next pub.

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Watch the Boat Race with a beer in hand

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THE OLD SHIP

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Pick a spot at a waterside pub

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BULL’S HEAD

10 mins

Putney Bridge Barnes Bridge 5 mins

DUKE’S HEAD

Bridge (which will be closed to pedestrians while the race is on) and cross to the north bank of the river.

For your next stop, take your pick from any of these four popular pubs on your left – all within a few hundred metres of each other with good views of the river: The Blue Anchor (13 Lower Mall, W6 9DJ), The Rutland (15 Lower Mall, W6 9DJ), The Dove (19 Upper Mall, W6 9TA) and The Old Ship (25 Upper Mall, W6 9TD).

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DOWN UNDER INFLUENCE The Oxford crew has five rowers who raced at the Beijing Olympics, including New Zealander George Bridgewater (below).

The Cambridge boat has no Olympians but does have Aussie Hardy Cubasch, while their head coach Chris Nilsson is a Kiwi.

LAST ROUNDS Head back towards the bridge and continue east along the northern bank to The Crabtree Tavern (Rainville Rd, W6 9HA).

From here walk through Fulham and cross over Putney Bridge. There are plenty of bars around here, but nearby on Lower Richmond Road is The Duke’s Head (8 Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1JN), which overlooks the river.

» For more information see theboatrace.org

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FOOD & DRINK

BAR REVIEW Brodie’s ★★★★★

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43 Fishermans Walk, E14 5HD 020 7719 0202 Canary Wharf

THE SCENE Just one of many bars along this suit-haunted strip in Canary Wharf. Forget your jacket and tie though – this is a more laid-back affair with a late licence and DJ

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Healthy stuff

playing loud house music on the decks.

THE GRUB Hot chips were in demand, as were the sharing platters of the usual sticky ribs and spring roll variety.

BEHIND THE BAR Brodie’s prides itself on its huge wine choice, sourced mostly from the southern hemisphere. Standard beers and spirits on offer.

BILL PLEASE Quite reasonable:

a bottle of house white is less than £15; a beer under £4.

VERDICT Perhaps it was the private party taking up most of the floor space, the credit crunch, or that most of the area’s workers had started early and moved on – but as the crowd got thinner so did the vibe, and by 8pm we were out of there.

JANINE JORGENSEN

SPRING SALAD

The days are getting longer, the weather is warmer, and it’s time to move on from the pies and pints and sneak something a bit more green into your menu.

‘Spanish’ salad It’s called ‘Spanish’ not because any of the ingredients are from Spain, but because it’s adapted from a salad eaten at a restaurant in Granada. Delicious and a definite winner with friends and flatties.

WHAT YOU NEED: Rocket leaves; red pepper; avocado, sliced; mango, sliced; round of Brie; asparagus spears, steamed; sunflower seeds; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar. The amount of ingredients you’ll need depends on how many people you’re serving.

THE WORK: Put the red pepper under the grill and once it has turned black, remove and put in a plastic bag to sweat.

Preheat the oven to

OF THE BEST: FOOD AND FINE ART The National Café Trafalgar Sq, WC2N 5DN The National Gallery’s relaxed eatery (there’s the grander National Dining Rooms) has a Spanish menu to complement the current Picasso exhibition.

180˚C. Roast the sunflower seeds on a tray for 5-10 mins.

Peel and slice the pepper.

Place the rocket on a platter.

Layer the pepper, mango and avocado on top.

Line a tray with greaseproof paper and place the

round of cheese on top.

Bake in the already hot oven for 10 mins.

Once soft, place the cheese on top of the salad.

Add the asparagus, scatter the seeds on top and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Grand Union 111 Kennington Rd, SE11 6SF Lambeth North (020 7582 6685; grandunioncamden.co.uk) Having recently opened a Brixton site, The Grand Union Bar & Grill chain has a new location in Kennington.

Featuring a roof terrace

with a view of the London Eye, it’s set to be a post-work drinks favourite in summer.

Aquum 68-70 Clapham High St, SW4 7UL Clapham Common (020 7627 2726; aquum.co.uk) While Clapham High Street

isn’t lacking bars, Aquum offers a more stylish venue for a drink on the strip renowned for being a place to pull.

With its sleek all-white interior, bespoke cocktails and top DJs, the bar is aiming for a more sophisticated crowd that wants to party into the early hours.

Bankside, SE1 9TG Once you’re done with the art, admire the views with a drink in hand from this spot, located on the gallery’s seventh floor.

Academy Restaurant Piccadilly, W1J 0BD Each Friday the Royal Academy Of Arts’ restaurant combines an exhibition-inspired menu with a live jazz performance.

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SPREADING HER WINGS: Australian model Jennifer Hawkins strutted her stuff on the catwalk in a Toni Maticevski design during the Melbourne Fashion Festival last week.

Maticevski made headlines for another reason last week as well – he reportedly declined a request to send Paris Hilton some frocks.

(You’ve gotta draw the line somewhere).

Also in attendance at the Fashion Festival was Dannii Minogue, who was front row with her new boyfriend Kris Smith.

VIOLENCE SHOCK

A GOOD WEEK FOR

Film director Guy Ritchie looked like the cat that got the cream after a night of dining out in Notthing Hill with Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson.

Madonna who?

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The Lindsay Lohan saga continued with an arrest warrant issued for her (it was later lifted).

Then there was a spat with girlfriend Samantha Ronson that resulted in a broken window. On the drama goes.

Hollywood action blockbuster star Nicolas Cage has spoken of his shock at boozy street violence while filming a movie in Melbourne.

Cage, 45, told Melbourne’s Herald Sun he witnessed a nasty fight in the city last year.

“A bar brawl in Docklands really disturbed me,” he said.

“It was five guys on one.

I was with my two-year-old at the time, and it was just pretty horrifying.”

Cage shot science fiction

thriller Knowing last year in Melbourne, with Aussie actress Rose Byrne (read our interview with Byrne on page 26).

It wasn’t the first time Cage had worked in Australia – in 2005 he also worked in Melbourne shooting the action fantasy flick Ghost Rider.

“I enjoyed Melbourne.

The food is extraordinary, and the people are very proud and easy to get along with,” he said. (Except for those bar brawlers, we suspect.)

SAY WHAT?

“Most of the directors I’d want to work with don’t even know who I am. Their daughters might …”

Oh the perils of being a teen star, Zac Efron

New Idea: Dancing With The Stars’ Aaron Gilmore tells how dancing helped him overcome depression, plus the latest gossip from the show, and Diplomatic Immunity star Craig Parker talks about his relationship with co-star Lesley-Ann Brandt.

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AUSTRALIA Who: In a special ‘bodies at every age’ issue, Who features 11 Australian celebrities, including Jennifer Hawkins and Jessica Rowe, who reveal how they’ve triumphed over their own body battles.

OK!: Nicole Richie discusses her pregnancy and a possible move to Sydney, and Tahyna Tozzi on the set of her film.

SOUTH AFRICA You: Springbok rugby star Joost van der Westhuizen is rocked by further claims by an alleged mistress who says she had a five-year on-off fling with the player, and a special Idols section including how race skews the vote on the TV show.

Heat: Mischa Barton and Victoria Beckham are on the cover as the magazine asks: has skinny gone too far?

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Matt Skinner The down-to-earth Aussie wine glugger on top tipples, being mates with Jamie Oliver and whether he spits or swallows INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER

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What’s the ponciest description you’ve ever heard with regard to a wine?

I’ve been privy to some shockers, although I try not to commit them to memory.

Australia has become the pin-up of new world wines – why?

What sort of wines should we be looking out for from New Zealand and South Africa?

From New Zealand I’m drinking a lot of Riesling from Waipara, Syrah from Hawke’s Bay and Pinot Noir from Central Otago, while there have been some pretty exciting examples of Syrah, Mourvedre and Grenache to come out of South Africa in recent times.

A cold beer at “ the end of the day is pretty special ” What advice would you give to a complete novice who’s looking to broaden their wine horizon beyond Lambrusco or Spumante?

Start by taking the risk out of your purchasing by finding a decent wine shop – the kind with someone standing behind the counter who can offer you some good advice. Beyond that do a wine course, visit a vineyard or visit a wine region – there are so many cheap and easy ways to learn about wine.

What’s your ultimate tipple, regardless of price?

Really great Pinot Noir does it for me like

How much wine do you imbibe per week?

It varies from week to week depending on what I’ve got on – but probably far more than I would ever care to admit in print!

I’ve never understood how professional wine tasters/sommeliers can spit wine out – aren’t you tempted just to drink it all down?

For sure, although you learn very quickly that’s not such a good idea. At most wine shows you’re tasting and judging upwards of 150 wines per day. If you’re not spitting you’re going to be in trouble!

elite. Is there still a lot of snobbery surrounding wine?

Thankfully it’s nowhere near as bad as it was 10 or 15 years ago – it has really freshened up a lot. A new generation of winemakers, sommeliers, wine buyers, and wine media and an increased consumer interest in food, wine and travel has ultimately led to wine becoming more accessible than ever before.

» Matt Skinner will lead an expert wine tasting session at Vinopolis on March 28.

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Our wines have built a solid reputation for reliability and consistency, but the challenge now is to show the rest of the world that we have diversity up our sleeve too.

nothing else, although a cold beer at the end of the day is pretty special. I’m currently drinking a Kiwi beer called Moa, which I love.

What do you and Jamie Oliver get up to when you come to London?

We always make great plans, but inevitably our catch-ups end up being a bowl of pasta and a glass of wine between meetings!

You’ve always said that wine should be for everyone and not just the

YOU DON’T SAY? What’s your guiltiest pleasure?

I’m like a 12-year-old girl when it comes to TV: anything realitybased and I’ll be watching – The Hills, Temptation Island, Wife Swap, Idol, Big Brother, Rachel Zoe – bring it on.

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?

To be able to assemble Ikea furniture without the instruction book.

What’s the best fancy dress costume you’ve ever worn to a party?

Mr T from The A-Team.

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LIFE’S A

Drag

The sequins, feather boas and ping pong balls of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert will soon be flying in the West End WORDS ERIN MILLER

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en in drag, bright, feathered costumes, disco tunes, and, um, the odd ping pong ball – Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert is back.

But this time it’s prancing into the West End with Jason Donovan on board the silver bus.

It’s been 15 years since the iconic, overthe-top film – featuring a couple of drag queens and a transsexual on a road trip from Sydney to Alice Springs – won the hearts of audiences.

And while the outback spectacle has had a few tweaks for the London stage,

the essence of the original Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, with all its campness and frivolity, remains.

A PERFECT FIT Former soapie star and singer Donovan, 40, will be pulling on the platforms to appear as Tick and his alter ego Mitzi – a drag performer who gets a group of drag artists together for a road trip through the outback.

In a case of coming full circle, Donovan turned down the role of Felicia in the film, which later went to Guy Pearce.

He gives a number of reasons for why he

Dancing queen : a scene from the West End show

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That ping pong scene The three drag queens get upstaged by a bar-top dancer, who proves that yes, you can do that with a ping pong ball.

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The performance of I Will Survive in the desert Is there anyone whose toes don’t start tapping when this song plays? The floral headdresses the characters wear as they dance around the bush campsite are pretty classic as well.

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Felicia’s bus-top aria The drag queen’s lavish silver costume sails in the wind to Verdi’s La Traviata as ‘budget-Barbie camper’ Priscilla drives on the outback road to Alice Springs. Sublime.

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The bus journey dragged on …

said no to the movie, from he’d just finished a stint in another musical, to the fact that at the time he controversially sued The Face magazine over a story that alleged he was gay.

“The whole gay/camp thing was a tender issue, and I didn’t want it to be exploited,” Donovan explains.

“Unfortunately, I took a film called Rough Diamonds, that turned out to be quite rough to say the least. I took the safe bet basically.”

For Donovan, now is the right time to don the frocks and make-up for the stage show.

“It’s been the right way coming to Priscilla, doing the musical in London has been the right mix for me,” he says.

AUSTRALIAN ROOTS Donovan will be in good company for the London debut of the show.

Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert is hands-down Australian made, arriving on the West End after a sell-out season Down Under.

Renowned Australian actor Tony Sheldon has been squeezing into the sequinned costumes and high heels for the past few years, playing

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Stars of the West End musical Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert: Oliver Thornton, Tony Sheldon and Jason Donovan

the role of transsexual Bernadette in the Aussie stage production.

“I’ve been in the high heels for three years. I have trouble walking in flats,” Sheldon laughs.

While the stacked shoes and outrageously bright costumes will definitely be part of the show, director Simon Phillips, also from Australia, says it was “impossible” to recreate the vastness of the outback.

Phillips says: “We’ve created sort of a drag version of a desert, and a very theatrical version of a hot space.”

I’ve been “ in high heels for years. I have trouble walking in flats now

”

SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING As well as the eye-popping costumes, there will also be disco classics, including I Will Survive and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, to get the audience dancing in their seats.

They’re songs that Sheldon admits get a bit too much to listen to outside the theatre.

“I went into Harrods in my first week here and they played three songs [featured in the show] one after the other,” Sheldon chuckles. “I was bleeding from the ears. When you’re at work it’s not a worry – outside of work it’s horrific.”

With plenty of glitz and Aussie humour, the West End is set to get a good dose of culture Down Under style.

“The onus is on London to be good-natured enough to enjoy it,” Phillips says, adding with a laugh: “Unless the Brits prove to be really poker-arsed about it.”

» Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert’s gala premiere is on March 24 at the Palace Theatre. See priscillathemusical.com

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CINEMA Two Lovers

SCREEN TEST: GWYNETH PALTROW

Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow

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★★★★★

If a heavily bearded Joaquin Phoenix has indeed turned his back on acting to, God help us, become a rapper, Two Lovers is the perfect way for the star to sign off.

The Oscar-nominated actor puts in an impressively nuanced performance in James Gray’s slow-burning romantic drama.

Phoenix plays Leonard, a severely depressed man who, after repeated suicide attempts, moves in with his parents in Brooklyn.

To try to get him out of his funk, his folks arrange a meeting with the pretty daughter of a family friend.

Leonard, though, is more interested in Michelle (Paltrow, in fine form), his sexy upstairs neighbour who has been put up in a flat by the married man she’s seeing.

With the film’s slightly predictable storyline crawling

1 Actress Gwyneth Paltrow delivered her blubbering Oscar acceptance speech for her role in which film?

2 What is the name of the blog that Paltrow writes?

3 Which movie did her now late father Bruce Paltrow direct her in?

4 What are the names of her two children with husband Chris Martin?

5 In which film did Paltrow co-star with funnymen Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, and Anjelica Huston?

along for almost two hours, Phoenix has to work hard to keep us awake.

He’s more than up to it, delivering a thought-provoking turn as the creepy, conflicted Leonard, whose obsession with an unattainable woman

threatens to destroy his life.

It’s the sort of tour de force that makes you hope Phoenix will hang up his mic and return to what he does best.

GOOD FOR: One last look at a mercurial talent.

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TRAITOR

★★★★★ Guy Pearce is excellent in this patchy action thriller that sees the Aussie play an FBI agent pursuing a former Special Forces explosive expert (Don Cheadle) who’s cavorting with terrorists. The storyline is somewhat spoiled by stilted dialogue and underwhelming action scenes, but the actors are gripping enough.

GOOD FOR: Those who like surprises. PDV

used the tournament to further reconciliation between South Africans.

Kiwi actor Karl Urban will appear in a remake of thriller And Soon The Darkness, the directorial debut from Marcos Efron.

Urban will be seen later this year in Star Trek.

TYSON

★★★★★ Filmmaker James Toback goes toe-to-toe with an eloquent Mike Tyson in a doco that takes a sympathetic look at the man behind the monster. With interviews in which Tyson opens up and archive footage, this is a riveting portrait of a man who has lost his battle against his inner demons.

GOOD FOR: Those willing to give Iron Mike a second chance. PDV

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The filmmaker who will direct the biopic of Nelson Mandela has described his recent meeting with the former South African president as “inspirational”.

British director Tom Hooper will direct the film adaptation of Mandela’s best-selling autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom.

Actor Morgan Freeman has been tipped for the role of Mandela.

Another film about Mandela, also based on a book, is currently being shot in South Africa, starring Matt Damon.

The film tells the story of the Springboks’ landmark victory in the 1995 rugby World Cup, a year after Mandela was elected president, and how Mandela

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CULTURE

SEE THIS: Stage Australia’s expatriate entertainment community in London has come together for a one-off event to raise money for Australia’s Fire and Flood Benefit.

Performers from Australia including Jason Donovan (Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert) and Tamsin Carroll (Oliver!) will join cast members from other hit West End shows including Dirty Dancing and Jersey Boys for the fund-raiser.

In February this year, at least 210 people died in Australia’s worst bushfires in Victoria, while thousands

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WEST END’S SUNDAY BEST

Tamsin Carroll

were left homeless in the country’s north after severe flash flooding.

The Fire and Flood benefit will be hosted by Australian actor Simon Burke, who recently starred as Captain von Trapp in The Sound Of Music. ERIN MILLER

» The Palace Theatre,

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WORTH A LOOK New Zealand themed comedy night Four Kiwis Walk Into A Bar features the best in Kiwi stand-up. » George IV, Chiswick High Rd, W4 2DR

Blok Busta will mix together tunes from the ’70s, • Comedy musicalCharing Cross (020 7478 0135). Mar 24-Apr 18. £15-£20

Turnham Green (sanza.co.uk). Mar 26. £10

including those by David Bowie and Slade. » New Players Theatre, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG

EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK

BOOK OF THE WEEK

SHAH ’ABBAS: THE REMAKING OF IRAN

NETHERLAND

★★★★★

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These days Iran is big enough and bad enough to be part of an “axis of evil” – but it wasn’t always so. This exhibition looks at the formative role the ruler Shah ’Abbas (1587-1629) had in forging a strong, unified and stable Iranian state.

While the subject matter

won’t be to everyone’s taste, there are plenty of interesting historical artefacts and descriptions that paint a vivid picture of the man and his country. DANIEL LANDON

» British Museum, Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG Tottenham Court Road (020 7323 8181; britishmuseum.org). Until Jun 14. £12

Joseph O’Neill (Harper Perennial) OUT NOW

★★★★★ Hans van den Broek is having a bad time. His wife has abandoned him in New York, a city still licking its wounds from the recent 9/11 attacks, and taken their young son back to London. Living an aimless bachelor’s existence he is befriended by Chuck Ramkissoon, a shady, larger than life character who introduces Van den Broek to the world of New York cricket.

Here he finds solace in the game he first discovered growing up in Holland.

Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland

evokes New York not as the glossy, shopping mecca of Sex And The City but a city of scrubby urban parks and outer boroughs populated almost entirely by Caribbean and south Asian immigrants.

It’s fairly plotless but in Van den Broek, a reserved oil-futures analyst, O’Neill has created a sympathetic if unlikely hero who can’t help but get under the reader’s skin.

A meditation on love, memory, emotional desolation and the American dream, Netherland is a quietly brilliant book which will linger in your mind long after the last page has been turned. ALISON GRINTER

MORE EXHIBITIONS Costumes, props, models, posters and more in the new, permanent Theatre And Performance Galleries. » V&A Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL

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(020 7942 2000; vam.ac.uk). Free

South Kensington

See the extraordinary affinity

between two great artists in Turner/Rothko. » Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1P 4RG

Pimlico (020 7887 8888; tate.org.uk). Until Jul 26. Free

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A ROSE IN

BLOOM Quietly making her mark, Aussie actress Rose Byrne takes it up a notch with both film and TV roles WORDS JAMES MOTTRAM

C

urled up on a floral-patterned sofa in a London hotel room, Australian actress Rose Byrne is doing a good impersonation of a shrinking violet.

Despite starring with some of Hollywood’s most desirable leading men, including Brad Pitt (Troy) and Josh Hartnett (Wicker Park), Byrne, from Sydney, claims she’s quite reserved.

“I was a very shy little girl,” she confirms, “and I’m naturally a timid person. I’ve got better as I’ve got older, but I’m usually shy and easily get intimidated, initially. It takes me a while to get warmed up.”

This evidently hasn’t hampered her career.

This month, Byrne, 29, can be seen opposite two of the biggest stars in show business.

In hit television show Damages, which has just entered its second series on BBC1, Byrne reprises her role as law school graduate Ellen Parsons opposite Glenn Close, who plays her formidable boss Patty Hewes.

Then in Knowing, the new blockbuster from Australian director Alex Proyas, she pairs up with Nicolas Cage for an apocalyptic tale about the discovery of a time capsule that points to a series of impending natural disasters.

Thankfully, despite such illustrious company, Byrne hasn’t gone all A-list on us.

To date, she’s only lived in Los Angeles for a year, when she was promoting both Troy and Wicker Park.

“It’s pretty vacuous a lot of the time,” she says of the city.

“When you go out, you feel like you’re always networking. It’s sometimes hard to have a conversation about something else.”

After time spent in England (making Danny

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Seasoned Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths, 40, has been seen alongside Calista Flockhart and Sally Field in Brothers & Sisters, a role that’s netted her two Emmy Award nominations.

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AUSSIES IN US DRAMA

MELISSA GEORGE From the beaches of Summer Bay to the scrubs of Seattle Grace, Melissa George, 32, has a guest role as intern Dr Sadie Harris in medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.

Byrne with Nicolas Cage in Knowing

I’m usually “ shy and get intimidated ”

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Boyle’s sci-fi epic Sunshine and horror sequel 28 Weeks Later), Byrne is now living in New York, where she films Damages for six months of the year.

While she considers Close a “dear friend”, you won’t find Byrne hanging out with any celebrity expatriate peers.

“I do have some Australian friends who are actors, but they’re not particularly famous,” she says.

And does she ever feel homesick? “I miss my friends and family, and the lifestyle is lovely there, but I’m really enjoying being in New York.”

Making Knowing boasted one major perk: it took her back to Australia – to Melbourne, which doubled for Boston where the film is set.

“I have family in Melbourne and friends, so it was lovely,” says Byrne. “It’s so nice to work at home.

“Funnily enough, I went to Boston recently.

I remember thinking: ‘God, this looks like

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GRANT BOWLER Another Australian making a mark on the US small screen is Grant Bowler, 41, from All Saints and Blue Heelers, who has filmed Ugly Betty episodes due to be aired later this year.

Byrne plays a single mother in apocalyptic film Knowing

Melbourne.’ It’s very flat. There’s a river in the middle. It’s very quaint and old-fashioned. It’s very similar.”

Perfect for conspiracy theorists, Knowing sees Byrne play Diana Wayland, a single mother who teams up with Cage to prevent the end of the world.

“It’s the best of all of [director] Alex’s worlds – in terms of horror, and thriller and darkness,” says Byrne, adding that Cage was a “consummate professional” to work with.

As for working with Lara Robinson, who plays her 10-year-old daughter Abby in the film, Byrne admits she got a bit clucky. “She definitely made me think about what it would be like to have a daughter.”

Quite what her long-term boyfriend, actor Brendan Cowell, would think about that, she doesn’t say.

As it goes, she and Cowell, best known for Aussie series Love My Way, have yet to appear on screen together.

“We’ve never been in anything together.

It’s just the way it’s panned out. He works a lot at home in Australia, and I guess I’ve been over here a lot. But one day … our time will come.”

Due to start shooting a third series of Damages later in the year, for Byrne, it seems her time is already here.

SIMON BAKER Simon Baker (below), 39, seen in US TV dramas The Guardian and Smith, takes on the role of a private investigator in crime drama The Mentalist.

» Knowing opens in cinemas on March 25.

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Happy-go-lucky Camilla is always smiling and chatty, and despite her slender frame she’s been known to consume her own body weight in shots. She also has a radioactive phone that transports us back to the ’90s, loves Pom-Bears (a sure sign she’s taken Britain to heart), and had an incident with a pole at the Travel Show …

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MUSIC PET SHOP BOYS Yes (Parlophone)

★★★★★

MUSIC & CLUBS

Neil Tennant suggested recently that accepting the Brits’ Outstanding Contribution Award for 2009 shouldn’t intimate retirement for the Pet Shop Boys.

Their tenth album is pitched as proof that the duo’s vitality continues. Produced with hit factory Xenomania (Girls Aloud, Sugababes), Yes arrives on a sea of goodwill, billed as a return to form after a decline that stretches back to Bilingual in 1996. It’s an

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THE RAKES

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It’s Blitz!

Klang

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The third record from Brooklyn’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs is their most colourful and approachable. And yet, like the group’s previous pair of albums, it still never quite delivers on its promise. For all the likeability of the album’s opening (the U2-esque Zero and Heads Will Roll), there’s not a lot of depth to its Dave Sitek’s production, and the moments where it aims for the epic – Skeletons and Runway, for instance – just sound a bit cheap. WFJ

Adjourning to Germany for the recording of their third album has had the presumably unintended effect of making the Rakes sound even more British than they did already.

Ten songs in less than half an hour, Klang is a bright, focused distillation of the group’s jagged post-punk aesthetic, hampered by the monotony of Alan Donohoe’s croon.

Commercially the ship has probably already sailed, but this is a credible attempt at swimming to catch up. WFJ

Casiotone fanfare and robotvoice intro don’t bode well, but it’s not until 66 seconds into opening track Part Of Me that Scream reveals just how bad an idea it was to pair Timbaland, one of America’s most prolific R’n’B producers with the former singer of Soundgarden. Cornell’s agonised howl is hopelessly miscast; but the bigger problem is the production, which sounds like it was delegated by Timbaland to an intern. Car-crash. WFJ

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SOUNDS OF HOME

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

NO.1 Right Round, Flo Rida ft Kesha.

MAKING NEWS Despite a solo project for brother Angus, sibling duo Angus and Julia Stone have doused rumours of a split by announcing a number of international headline shows through the US and Canada in April.

NO.1 Brother, Smashproof ft Gin Wigmore.

ON TOUR Fresh from a tour of the UK and Europe to promote new album Head Stunts, Kiwi rockers The Datsuns will return to Aotearoa for a short summer season of guitar thrashing shows, kicking off in Leigh on April 9.

NO.1 Insomnia, Craig David.

MAKING NEWS Cape Town acoustic outfit Plush are doing their bit to raise awareness of the upcoming presidential elections by releasing a music video for their song All For The Better, calling on all South Africans to make the most of their right to vote.

LIVE REVIEW Carus 12 Bar Club March 11 ★★★★★ Singer-songwriter Carus is in town to promote his latest album Creature Of Habit, a return to his acoustic style – and the personable West Australian doesn’t disappoint.

With little more than his voice, a guitar and a selection of harmonicas, he delivers an energetic, entertaining mix of new and old, with a sprinkling of the charismatic storytelling that makes his gigs stand out in the crowded roots genre.

It’s almost enough to make you hope his album flops, so those of us in the know can keep these intimate shows to ourselves.

EMILY COLSTON

Alasdair McLellan

AUSTRALIA

improvement on Fundamental and Release, both of which lacked the duo’s two greatest assets: sharp wit and big choruses. Legacy has the former, while All Over The World has the latter. The Way It Used To Be has neither but works wonderfully anyway.

Low lights, though, outweigh the highlights. Love Etc sounds like a Girls Aloud demo; Tennant’s vocals aren’t strong enough to carry Beautiful People; and Building A Wall is laboured at best.

Fans will keep the faith until next time – and with good reason. But ‘outstanding contribution’ this album isn’t.

WILL FULFORD-JONES

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MUSIC

GIG GUIDE MUSIC & CLUBS

Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK YOU AM I Melbourne’s You Am I have had a long, passionate love affair with Britain. Their sound was largely inspired by great Brit rock acts such as The Who, The Jam and The Kinks, and they’d probably have cracked the UK if they hadn’t left their run so late. As it was, Hourly Daily garnered glowing reviews in the UK press when it was released here in 1997. It’s little wonder, then, that the quartet led by peerless songwriter Tim Rogers make a habit of returning to these shores. This time they’re back to flaunt brand new album Dilettantes.

» Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP

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Camden

Town (0871 2200 260). Fri, Mar 27. £14

THE STUPIDS, HARD-ONS More classic Oz rock reaches us this week in the form of Sydney DIY punk trio the Hard-Ons. As their name suggests, they’ve built a career on provocation with releases having titles such as Smell My Finger and Dickcheese. They support one-time John Peel sessionists, British skatepunk thrash group The Stupids in Camden on Sunday.

» Underworld, Camden High Street NW1 0NE (0872 148 2093). Sun, Mar 29. £10

Camden Town

ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS AND MORE This Teenage Cancer Trust concert boasts an impressive line-up of bleeding edge talent. Indie leftfield gals of the moment Florence And the Machine and VV Brown will be setting the stage – quite literally – for Antony Hegarty’s golden vocals at the sublime Royal Albert Hall this week.

» Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP

South Kensington (020 7589 8212). Tue, Mar 24. £19.50-£39.50

BELIEVE THE HYPE THE CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS THE LINE-UP 24-year-old

Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (vocals/guitar) leads eight band members.

HAILS FROM Denmark.

THE BUZZ SO FAR The band’s transportive, layered sound had Danish press hailing them a “piece of heaven”, while their debut EP Burn The Flag spent eight weeks at number one in the Danish charts and won a national radio award for Talent of the Year.

WHAT ELSE? The folk/pop collective are off to South

by Southwest festival, the music industry showcase which has launched many a band’s career.

THE BAND SAY “This is for the white in your eyes” THE CRITICS SAY “Should Brian

Wilson and Sigur Rós ever meet, it might sound like this.”

(Music Week).

WE SAY EP track Hollow Talk’s persistent piano erupts into cello euphoria. Lovely stuff.

LINK myspace.com/ choirofyoungbelievers.

THE RELEASE Debut single

Action/Reaction out now through Chess Club Records.

ERICA MASINI

SOUND BITES Seattle indie rockers Modest Mouse reportedly plan to release a music video directed by Heath Ledger, filmed before his death in January 2008.

Online music mag spin.com report the video is for the song King Rat. The band met Ledger while they were in Australia and the video, to be released soon, was animated by Terry Gilliam, of Twelve Monkeys fame.

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MUSIC LISTINGS Ladyhawke

MONDAY 23

blues-rockers promote their album Dilettantes. The Electric

MUSIC & CLUBS

Marcina Arnold The

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You Am I The Australian

Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £12.50.

jazz and folk singer and musician performs tracks from her back catalogue.

SATURDAY 28

606 Club, Lots Rd, SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £12, concs £10.

Bullet For My Valentine, The Blackout, Fightstar The

Greta Gertler, Benjamin Brunel, Martin Odstrcil The

Welsh metal outfit promote their album Scream Aim Fire. Royal

Australian singer-songwriter plays indie-pop tracks from her album Edible Restaurant.

Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £19.50-£46.

12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £6.

D.A.F. Electro-punk band from Germany. Islington Academy,

Hot Shed, Minnie Birch, James Berryman The

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

London-based four-piece play soulful acoustic tracks. Bull

Funeral For A Friend The

And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £5, concs £4.

The Joe Public, Deeds Of The Nameless, Arthur Delaney Progressive rock from the South-West quartet. The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). Adv £5.

The X Factor Live Winner Alexandra Burke is joined by finalists JLS, Diana Vickers, Laura White, Daniel Evans and Rachel Hylton. Wembley Arena, Arena Sq, HA9 0DH (0870 060 0870). £22.50 & £28.50.

TUESDAY 24 Antony & The Johnsons, VV Brown The American folk-rock singer and his band headline a fundraiser for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £19.50-£46.

The Good The Bad, The Gadsdens, Resigned The Danish surf-rock trio promote their album From 001 To 017.

TNT’S TOP BOOKING KEANE, TOM TOM CLUB, LADYHAWKE O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Grn, W12 8TT Shepherd’s Bush (o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk).

Sat, May 30. £35-£45 Celebrate 50 years of Island Records with Kiwi pop sensation Ladyhawke, English boys Keane and legendary new wavers Tom Tom Club.

The XX, Your Twenties, Koko Van Napoo The South

Matt Schofield Trio

London-based quartet play soulful new-wave pop. Hoxton

The blues guitarist and his band promote their current album Ear To The Ground.

Square Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). £7.

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

Yodelice, Duoud, The Fugitive Kind Folk-pop

This City, Lo-Fi Culture Scene, Soft Toy Emergency

singer-songwriter Maxim Nucci promotes his album Tree Of Life. Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A

The Brighton-based band play indie-pop. The Fly, New Oxford

post-hardcore five-piece from Wales play tracks from their new album Rules & Games.

University Of London Union, Malet St, WC1E 7HY (0870 060 3777). £15.

Jet Bronx, Shag Nasty, Hooverhead The quintet play pop-punk. Bridgehouse 2, Bidder St, E16 4ST (020 7474 3200). £10.

Karilla The London-based rock outfit perform tracks from their eponymous album.

The Fly, New Oxford St, WC1A 1EP (0844 847 2424). Adv £7.

Metallica The Californian heavy metal band promote their current album Death Magnetic. O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £45.

Saevio, The Stayaways Experimental grunge-rock quartet from London. The

St, WC1A 1EP (0844 847 2424). £6.

Cross Kings Pub, York Way, N1 0AX (020 7278 8318). £6, concs £5.

Laura Zakian, Barry Green Trio The jazz vocalist performs

FRIDAY 27

Tigers Of Rushmore, De Shamonix, Red Renaissance

songs from her album About Love. The Spice Of Life, Moor St, W1D

Citadels, The Momeraths

The London-based outfit play alt rock. Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn

3AY (020 7739 3440). £6.50, adv £5.

Indie-pop from the London quintet. The Fly, New Oxford St,

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

5NA (020 7739 3025). £8, concs £6.

LAU, Lewis Garland & The Kett Rebellion Traditionally-

THURSDAY 26

inspired modern folk trio.

Chris Difford, Ella Edmondson The indie-rock

Agalloch And Dornenreich, Mely, Fen Heavy metal outfit.

singer-songwriter promotes his latest album The Last Temptation Of Chris. The

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

Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £15, adv £12.50.

SUNDAY 29

Ember Acoustic folk from the Welsh duo, playing tracks from their album Open All The Doors.

Bilbao Syndrome Rock and

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

Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £6.

Kasabian Leicester-based alt-rock quartet. Royal Albert

frontman promotes his first solo album Bridge. Islington Academy,

Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £19.50-£70.

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £12.

Jessica Lea Mayfield

Siobhan Parr London-based

The country singer-songwriter promotes her album With Blasphemy So Heartfelt. The

acoustic country and blues singer. East Dulwich Tavern, Lordship Ln, SE22 8EW (020 8693 1316). £5.

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

Rangoon, Quiet Choir The

The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £12.50.

Titi Robin, Soha The French

WC1A 1EP (0844 847 2424). Adv £6.

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

singer performs Gypsy and Eastern-influenced songs.

Moya Brennan Traditional Irish

Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £6.50, adv £5.

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). Adv £21.

Triceratops, Anna Calvi, And The Vengeance

Ghost In The Mirror, Spiked Indie-rock and

Indie-rock duo. Barden’s Boudoir, Stoke Newington Rd, N16 7XJ (020 7249 9557). £5.

WEDNESDAY 25 The Adventures Of, Echogram The energetic band play pop-punk and garage.

Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 8806 2668). £6, concs £4.50.

The Future Shape Of Sound, Our Little World, End The

music from the singer-songwriter.

electronica from the Kent quartet, playing tracks from their EP Ryder’s Dismount. The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). Adv £7.

Heat From A Dead Star, Tilney Sky, The Ruse The London-based indie-rockers play songs from their current album Seven Rays Of The Sun. Bull And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £5, concs £4.

Phantom Theory, Barbar Kellys, Bola Pear Alternative

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

folk-pop combo promote their album The Sleeper.

Xtatic Soul and funk outfit

The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £7, adv £6.

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

Philippe Petit, AGF, Simon Fisher Turner The France-born singer plays indie tracks from his back catalogue. Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £6.

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

Gordon Webber’s Rd Runners The nine-piece Big Band play soul and Motown.

metal from the experimental band. Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn

Joey Cape The ex-Lagwagon

London-based quartet play bluesy folk-rock. Hope And Anchor, Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). £5.

The Stupids The Ipswich trio play punk-rock tracks.

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

fronted by Vanessa Haynes.

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

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AC/DC Wembley Stadium, Jun 26 (0871 2200 260). £55 Blur Hyde Park, Jul 2-3 (0870 534 444) £45 The Drones The Luminaire, May 21 (wegot tickets.com). £8.50 Eskimo Joe Koko, Apr 8 (0870 4000 6888). £15 The Living End Koko, Apr 22 (0870 4325 527). £13.50 Mr Scruff Koko, May 23 (0870 4325 527). £15 Shannon Noll O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, May 8 (o2shepherdsbush empire.co.uk) £15 Pet Shop Boys O2 Arena, Jun 19 (0870 534 4444). £30 The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal Wembley Arena, Apr 16-17 (0870 4000 6888). £32.50 Razorlight O2 Arena, May 7 (0870 534 4444). £27.50 Seal Hammersmith Apollo, Jun 26 (08448 44 47 48). £30 Shapeshifter Forum, May 19 & 22 (0844 847 2405). £17.50 The View The Forum, May 16 (0844 847 2405), £15 Amy Winehouse, Toots And The Maytals, I Blame Coco O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, May 31 £35-£45 Yeah Yeah Yeahs O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Apr 25-26 (o2shepherdsbush empire.co.uk), £18.50

Alice Hawkins

rock from the Oxford duo. Bull

psychedelic soul five-piece play tracks from their album Mad DNA Mud. The Barfly,

The Leisure Society, Dan Michaelson & The Coastguards, Caroline Weeks The London-based

Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £6.

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CLUBBING

MUSIC & CLUBS

CLUB GUIDE

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK FILTHY GORGEOUS Ibiza loves minimal tech and Filthy Gorgeous, a party born on the White Isle, knows how to deliver it. Now a London-based soirée, you can catch some beeps, blips and bolstering bass lines in Vauxhall this weekend. What’s more its at The Lightbox, a venue that’s definitely worth checking out with its lit-up ceiling – think Justin Timberlake’s Rock Your Body video and you get the idea. DJs on the night include Berlin-based Finn, Kiki from Finland and Irishman Chymera.

» The Lightbox, South Lambeth Pl, SW8 1SP

Vauxhall (020 3242 0040). Sat, Mar 28. 10pm-6am. £10 adv, £15 otd

beats/breaks

funk/soul

WE FEAR SILENCE PRESENTS CHEW THE FAT! This is Chew the Fat!’s relaunch since it lost its home at The End. Having provided fine tunes for the better part of a decade, it’s back with Hervé as headliner and newly named resident Foamo.

» The Arches, Southwark St, SE1 1RU Borough (020 7403 9643). Fri, Mar 27, 10pm-6am. £10 adv, £15 adv

drum ’n’ bass

electro

hip-hop

HED KANDI Take some live sax courtesy of the Lovely Laura, throw in Pav on percussion and add Phil Faversham on the decks, and you’ve got yourself a tasty house music cocktail. If you’re interested in this musical tipple, get yourself to Pacha this weekend.

hard house/trance

techno

» Pacha, Terminus Pl, SW1V 1JR Victoria (0845 371 4489).

Sat, Mar 28, 10pm-5am. £20

PLACE TO BE

Carl Cox

Summer is almost upon us, and with it, the party season in Ibiza. Mega-club Space is opening its doors at noon on May 31, and partying till 6am the next day. Names confirmed so far include Carl Cox, Sasha, Digweed, Deadmau5, 2 Many DJs and Steve Lawler. Get your tickets now at space-ibiza. es for €55 a pop. an eclectic choice of tunes.

» 1 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX Old Street (020 7422 0958)

We have one pair of tickets to Filthy Gorgeous to give away. To enter, email grabs@tntmagazine.com by noon, Wed, Mar 25, with ‘Filthy’ in the subject line.

WIN

rock/metal

CLUB NEWS

Steve Lawler

Queen of Hoxton Having officially launched just this month, the Queen of Hoxton is brand new on the Shoreditch scene.

It’s a little bit bar, a little bit club, and rates pretty high on Hoxton’s cool scale.

It’s an upstairs/downstairs venue that’s splashed with black walls, has a marquee behind the bar, and is decorated with shiny disco balls and artwork throughout, even in the toilet cubicles.

Music-wise, the DJs spin

house/garage

Tiësto has remixed the Killers’ Spaceman single for Comic Relief. It’s an uplifting trance tune that’s sure to get you shaking your ass. Listen to it at myspace.com/tiesto.

The man who claims to have created disco has

John Digweed

announced tour dates.

Calvin Harris will play 10 UK shows and hits London’s Scala on May 5. Meanwhile, his very dancey and trancey tune I’m Not Alone is out on digital release on April 5.

Paul van Dyk is up to some market research. The world famous trance DJ wants to know all about his fans and is conducting a survey. So what’s in it for you? Those who take the time to answer his 60-plus questions get a free download and a chance to win a trip to party with the man himself during his US tour in June. If you’re interested in revealing all to PVD, go to paulvandyk.com/survey.

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CLUB LISTINGS TNT’S TOP BOOKING

MONDAY 23

MUSIC & CLUBS

Authentic Cuban Night

ANNIE MAC PRESENTS KOKO Camden High St, NW1 7JE Mornington Crescent (0870 432 5527).

Apr 30. £12.50 The Radio 1 DJ has her own show at Koko next month, and she’s bringing with her the name to watch in 2009 – the electro-poptastic Little Boots.

DJ Flecha plays Cuban beats, plus dance classes. Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 6pm-2am. £5, free before 9pm.

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

5.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Mad Mondays Resident DJs spin party anthems. Verve, Upper St Martin’s Ln, WC2H 9NY (020 7395 1200). 10pm-late. £3.

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Rehab DJs Val, Lydia and the Demonettes play indie, pop and rock. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

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

Salsa Cellar The resident DJs play salsa. Downstairs At The King’s Head, Crouch End Hill, N8 8AA (020 8340 1028).

7pm-late. £7, concs £4.

Barrio Latino Merengue and Latin tracks from Chino and Alex. Bar Rumba, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715). 9pm-3am. £5, £4 before 11pm, NUS £3.

Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins salsa and Latin tunes, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277).

5.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Lost In London Residents spin party anthems on the ground floor, electro-house in the basement and commercial R‘n’B in the VIP room. Zoo Bar,

Mystic Disco Funky house,

Funky Fridays Funk, soul,

DJs play shoegaze, alternative, rock ‘n’ roll and new wave. With live performances from Gold Sounds, Loyal Trooper and Kaiko. Buffalo Bar, Upper St, N1

electro and R‘n’B courtesy of DJ Eddie J Santos. On Anon,

African beats and 1980s hits, plus live performances from Jesse, Ken and Tyrone.

1RU (020 7359 6191). 8pm-late. £5.

Silk Cuts DJ Nick Fletcher spins

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor Indie The Soho, Greek St, W1D 4DL (020 7025 7844). 10pm-3am. £5.

Smile The resident DJs spin house anthems. Thirst, Greek St, W1D 3DR (020 7437 1977).

5pm-3am. £4, £3 before 12am.

Piccadilly, W1V 9LA (020 7287 8008).

9pm-3am. £7, adv £6.

supply R‘n’B, hip-hop and funky house. Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010). 10pm-late. £10, NUS £8, £5 before 11pm.

White Heat DJs Matty and Olly spin rock and disco. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10.30pm-3am. £7, adv £6.

WEDNESDAY 25 Cheap$kates Disco and hip-hop courtesy of DJ Downfall.

funky house, pop, commercial dance, R‘n’B and club anthems.

On Anon, Piccadilly, W1V 9LA (020 7287 8008). 9pm-late. £10, £7 before 11pm, free before 10pm.

Electrovibe James Mac and DJ Lukass play house and electro.

Club Boulevard, The Broadway, W5 5JY (07912 654 543). 10pm-late. £10.

Hed Kandi Phil Faversham, Andy Warburton, Sam Cannon and Carl Hanaghan spin house, with Pav on percussion and Laura on sax. Pacha, Terminus Place, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489). 10pm-5am. £20.

Wicked Wednesdays The residents supply R‘n’B and hip-hop. Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

9pm-3am. £10, £5 before 11pm.

XXL Wednesdays House and pop courtesy of resident DJs Joe Egg and Alex Logan. The Arches, Southwark St, SE1 1RU (020 7403 9643).

10pm-3am. £3, mems free.

Plink Plink Fizz Henrik B,

global house. Jewel, Glasshouse

Love Tec The residents

St, W1B 5DQ (020 7439 4089).

9pm-1am. £10, guest list £5.

play uplifting house. The

Dex Club, Brixton Rd, SW9 8HH (020 7326 4455). 10pm-6am. £10.

Teenage Kicks Indie and rock

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

9pm-4am. £10, £8 before 11pm.

tracks from across the decades courtesy of David and Eko. The

Play On Resident DJs play

Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, £4, NUS £3, w/flyer £3 before 11pm.

chart anthems and party tunes.

Leo Greenslade play hip-hop, R‘n’B, reggae, soul and 1980s classics, plus live performances from Pegase, Johnny Taylor and Jimmy Screech. Notting

Classique The residents play house, classics, 1980s pop and commercial R‘n’B. The Hill,

Farley, Steve Proctor, Kid Fiesta and Cosmo Sarson supply underground house. The Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774). 11pm-6am. Adv £10.

Twilo Flip, Shuey Aurora

and Perry play commercial dance and R‘n’B. Crazy

and S.I.M play techno, house and electro. Pacha, Terminus

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

Place, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489).

10pm-5am. £15, adv £10.

Vanity Social Club Residents

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The House And Terrace, Boord St, SE10 0PF (020 8293 6669).

10pm-4am. £10, £8 before 12am.

St, W1F 8HN (020 7494 9125).

8pm-2am. £5, free before 9pm.

Retro Sonics FPI Project, Terry

Unbranded DJs Howie

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

7pm-2am. £7, before 11pm £5.

Frank Broughton and Rowan Chernin spin dance and electro. The Player, Broadwick

Simon Francis, DJ Sonic and Alex Wells play house and techno.

On Anon, Piccadilly, W1V 9LA (020 7287 8008). 8pm-late. £10, £5 before 11pm, free before 10pm.

spin funky house, electro, club classics and old skool garage.

16 Steps To … Michael Cook,

THURSDAY 26

house across three areas. Egg, York Way, N7 9AX (020 7609 8364).

10pm-6am. £15, concs £12.

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SUNDAY 29 Can’t Stop Won’t Stop B3, Matt Promo, Maximus, Radford and Shaun Douglas play house, electro and minimal.

Herbal, Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA (020 7613 4462). 8pm-2am. £10.

Love Child Hoxton Whores,

6TS Northern Soul All-Nighter

DJ Mattias and Brent Nicholls spin house, dance and electro.

Bedrock Resident DJs spin indie,

Butch, Mick Smith, Keith Money and Ady Croasdell play Northern Soul. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL

Pacha, Terminus Place, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489). 6pm-1am. £10.

Muswell Hill, N10 3ST (020 8365 3651).

10pm-3am. £10, £7 before 11.30pm.

rock, retro and pop. Moonlighting,

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Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7734 6308).

10.30pm-4am. £8, w/flyer £6.

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play R‘n’B, hip-hop, house, electro, soul and funk.

DJ Pete Herbert plays house, electro and balearic funk.

Channel One Soundsystem

The Player, Broadwick St, W1F 8HN (020 7494 9125).

8pm-1am. £5, free before 9pm.

DJ Mikey Dread plays reggae, roots and dub classics. Hope

psychedelic indie and rock, plus live performances from Quaintways, Eccentric Sensibles and Gaolbird. Dirty South, Lee

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

7pm-12am. £15, £10, £5 before 8pm.

And Anchor, Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). 8.30pm. £7, adv £5.

High Rd, SE13 5PR (020 8852 1267).

7pm-2am. £8, NUS £6.

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Buffalo Bar, Upper St, N1 1RU (020 7359 6191). 8pm. £6, concs £5.

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Eddie J Santos spins commercial chart, party anthems, retro, funky house and commercial R‘n’B. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 12noon-2am. £10, guestlist £5, free before 8pm.

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Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7734 6308). 9pm-3.30am. £6, NUS £4.50, w/flyer £4.

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

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Club Aquarium, Old St, EC1V 9DD (0870 246 1966). 10pm-3.30am. £15.

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30k

The amount in dollars a Sydney man was fined for importing prohibited weapons into Australia.

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137.4

The number of kilograms of kava police seized in the Northern Territory.

AUSTRALIA Hanson to sue media Pauline Hanson said she will sue News Limited, Channel Nine and Channel Seven after photos of a naked woman they claimed was her, aged about 19, emerged.

Hanson insisted the pictures were not of her. “I am fighting this,” she said. “[Legal] papers have been served.”

The controversial politician, who stood in the Queensland seat of Beaudesert for the state election, said the photos were a contributing factor in her failure at the polls. “It’s a conservative seat, and I think it had a big impact,” she said.

RISKY BUSINESS: A Russian applicant for Tourism Queensland’s ‘best job in the world’ has been excluded from the selection process after an “inappropriate” video of her emerged on the internet. Julia Yalovitsyna was short-listed as one of the top 50 applicants for the caretaker job on Hamilton Island. Tourism Queensland said it was also investigating media allegations that her husband was facing criminal charges in Russia.

Bushfire Appeal The Red Cross Bushfire Appeal Fund will close on April 17.

So far the appeal has raised over $250m. TNT readers raised a total of £3291.79 at the TNT Travel Show and the Harlequins match at Twickenham.

“We have been bowled over by the amazing generosity of the Australian people,” said Red Cross chief executive Robert Tickner.

Queensland election

Pauline Hanson

Anna Bligh told Queenslanders to “count on me” after claiming victory in the state election.

The Labor leader was euphoric after winning a fifth consecutive

term for the party. Labor held at least 50 seats in Queensland’s 89-seat parliament at the close of counting on Saturday night, with the Liberal party on 35.

Bligh is the first female premier in Australian history to be elected in her own right.

Perjury judge jailed A former judge has been jailed for up to three years for perjury.

Marcus Richard Einfeld, 70, concocted a web of lies about a $75 speeding ticket to avoid incurring demerit points on his driver’s licence.

His earliest possible release date is March 19, 2011.

OIL SPILL: A pelican is cleaned of oil deposits by members of the Environmental Protection Agency following the Pacific Adventurer oil spill off Moreton Island in Queensland. A temporary cleaning facility was set up to treat wildlife affected by the spill.

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The number of South Australians honoured

by Pope Benedict XVI for their service to the Catholic church.

17,800

The distance in kilometres an 80-yearold cyclist plans to ride around Australia to raise money for mental health research.

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The number by which Australia’s population increased by last year.

More than half the figure were immigrants.

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VICTORIA

■ Young girl is taken by a crocodile in Darwin ■ A 12-hour search uncovers her remains ■ Search for killer crocodile is called off

n 11-year-old girl was killed by a crocodile after she was taken from a creek on the outskirts of Darwin last week.

Briony Anne Goodsell was playing with her seven-yearold sister and two friends when she was dragged under the water.

The children told officers they had seen the tail and the mouth of a crocodile “splash the surface” moments before Briony disappeared.

A 10-man search squad found her remains after 12 hours of trawling through Black Jungle Swamp.

“Briony was a beautiful,

COAST TO COAST An earthquake that measured 4.6 on the Richter scale shook Melbourne and eastern Victoria last week. There were no reports of damage or injury but experts said more tremors may follow.

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Briony Anne Goodsell (inset) was taken by a crocodile in Darwin

innocent and fearless girl who touched the lives of so many people,” her family said in a statement.

“No one is to blame for this tragedy, it is just one of those things.”

Rangers called off the

search for the crocodile after failing to find any trace of the animal.

Briony is the second young crocodile victim this year.

Five-year-old Jeremy Doble was killed by a crocodile in Queensland in February.

Aussie soldiers die in Afghanistan

Up to 30 visitors at Mogo Zoo on the south coast had to be locked up in ‘safe houses’ after a lioness escaped from her enclosure. The zoo received hate mail after the lioness, named Jameila, was shot dead by a zookeeper.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Four men were charged with trying to import child pornography into Australia at Perth International Airport in four separate incidents last week.

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ACT Two Australian soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan last week.

Corporal Mathew Hopkins, 21, from Brisbane, was shot dead when his team was attacked by a group of around 20 Taliban militants in the village of Kakarak.

“He died while serving his nation and his sacrifice should never be forgotten,” Air Chief Marshal Houston said.

Coporal Hopkins was newly married with a young son.

“He only got to spend four days with our son when he was born before he had to

go back overseas,” his wife, Victoria, said.

A second soldier was killed while attempting to defuse an improvised explosive device.

Sergeant Brett Till was operating with the Australian Special Operations Task Group when he was killed. He was the 10th Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sergeant Till died trying to protect his mates.

“His sacrifice and the sacrifice of those who have fallen before him will never be forgotten,” Rudd said.

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Percentage of Kiwi secondary students who say they have been sexually solicited online, according to a survey by internet safety organisation Netsafe.

662,391

Trial for cop killing FOX GLACIER ICE INCIDENT: A Czech tourist briefly trapped beneath falling ice at Fox Glacier on the West Coast on March 18 has escaped serious injury. The tourist, in his 20s, was on a tour when he was caught by a rock fall – a large chunk of ice pinning him. A full investigation will be held into the incident.

suppression. Wilkinson was shot dead during an operation to put a tracking device on a car in the Auckland suburb of Mangere.

Bridge death charge A 46-year-old man was charged

with manslaughter over the bridge-swinging death of Massey University student Catherine Peters on March 7.

Alastair Ross McWhannell, 46, was the director of the company operating the swing when Peters,

Sergeant Don Wilkinson

18, died after falling 20m to the riverbed beneath Ballance Bridge in the Manawatu Gorge. She was in a group from the university’s alpine club on an introductory

rope swing run by Palmerston North-based Crag Adventures.

Detective sergeant Allan Mullacrane said the manslaughter charge resulted from the police investigation into the company’s safety procedures.

Dancing too much New Zealand music legend John Rowles pulled out of the TV2 show Dancing With The Stars after taking medical advice.

The entertainer, 61, pulled out saying he was suffering from exhaustion and was unable to continue with the demands of rehearsing. “I have been advised to rest,” Rowles said.

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Number of jobs cut at Television New Zealand as part of the state broadcaster’s attempt to save $25 million following lower than expected advertising revenues.

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NZ dollars allocated to Tourism New Zealand from the Government to boost international tourism to New Zealand.

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living rooms, he said. “Sex will always sell in the media but NZ Truth readers want more – more sports, more entertainment and more hard news, investigative stories that we tell without fear or favour.”

However, the topless model hasn’t disappeared altogether.

She’s set to become a poster in the paper’s lift-out magazine.

Amount of taxpayer dollars spent on legal aid for those charged in the Nia Glassie case.

Percentage of international tourists to New Zealand who are from Australia.

*And finally … topless girls to go Long-standing tabloid paper NZ Truth axed its topless Page 3 girl in favour of “more hard-hitting New Zealand stories”.

Editor-in-chief Dermott Malley said it was almost 25 years to the day since the Page 3 girl made her debut, but the paper planned to focus more on investigative news.

The aim was to take NZ Truth back to its roots and into people’s

1.9m

Amount of money Sir Edmund Hillary’s Auckland home sold for last week.

A High Court judge approved the serving of court papers via Facebook in what is thought to be a New Zealand first.

The High Court in Wellington was told Axe Market Garden is trying to sue Craig Axe, who is alleged to have taken $241,000 from the firm account.

Axe is living in Britain but his exact whereabouts aren’t known.

Justice David Gendall approved the papers being served to Axe’s Facebook account.

Two men accused of murdering an undercover police officer last September were committed to stand trial in the High Court at Auckland.

John Ward Skinner, 37, and Iain Lindsay Clegg, 35, were both charged with murdering sergeant Don Wilkinson during a night-time undercover police surveillance operation.

They were also charged with attempting to murder another police officer, who has name

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Police photos mislaid ■ Police mislaid a camera containing hundreds of images of crime scenes ■ A police spokesman has called the loss a “monstrous mistake” ■ The images included victims of domestic violence and dead bodies

UPPER NORTH ISLAND A 15-year-old student was charged with reckless driving causing death and failing to stop for police after a 14-year-old boy died during a pursuit that lasted less than a minute in Auckland. The victim was a passenger in a stolen car and died at the scene.

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NZ police are embarrassed after mislaying a camera containing images of crime scenes

identified in the pictures. Police were investigating whether to lay charges against Kidman.

Wellington Police district commander superintendent Pieri Munro said a “monstrous mistake” had been made.

The camera was mislaid on December 1, and an inquiry began the next day. Police were notified on December 4 that a

person had found the camera, which was promptly returned.

It was the second incident of mislaid police property in as many days, after it was revealed police had left a restricted document with Mongrel Mob members during a police raid last month.

“I’m disappointed, we are embarrassed,” Munro said.

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Baby left on plane after mid-air birth A 29-year-old woman allegedly abandoned her newborn baby on a plane last Thursday after she gave birth onboard a flight to Auckland without anyone apparently noticing.

Police launched an investigation and are likely to prosecute the woman.

The woman, believed to be a Samoan citizen, allegedly abandoned her newborn baby shortly after a Pacific Blue flight from Apia to Auckland landed at about 5.20am.

She was taken to Auckland Middlemore Hospital with the child after they were reunited at the airport. The woman had

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SUMMARY

olice said they made a “monstrous mistake” when they left a digital camera containing hundreds of images of crime scenes at a Lower Hutt house during the execution of a drugs search warrant in December.

Police later retrieved the camera, but not before Stokes Valley man Chris Kidman copied the images and attempted to sell them to the media last week.

The images included dead and decaying bodies and victims of domestic violence.

At least 16 people were

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LOWER NORTH ISLAND The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OPC) was fined $40,000 and ordered to make $440,000 in reparations after admitting two charges under the Health and Safety in Employment Act related to the deaths of six students and a teacher in the Mangatepopo Gorge last year.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND Police seized nearly 6000 cannabis plants after raids on the Nelson Bays area. Sixteen people were arrested in Nelson and five were arrested in Marlborough. More than 165 cannabis plots were found.

LOWER SOUTH ISLAND

A TV3 still shows the newborn abandoned on a plane

reportedly tried to exit the airport but forgot her passport.

She sought help from authorities, who noticed she was pale and bloodstained.

The newborn child was

found on board the plane shortly afterwards.

The airline didn’t say if any staff on board the flight noticed the woman was pregnant or anything about the birth.

A record number of people were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year, Otago University’s Aids Epidemiology Group said.

A total of 184 people were diagnosed with HIV. The majority of those people (152) were infected through sexual contact.

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QUOTE UNQUOTE “We only call the cops to collect the bodies.”

A Diepsloot resident quoted in the Daily Sun after locals beat a man to death for stealing cooked chicken feet.

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Corpses in butchery A Bloemfontein butchery owner appeared in court after police found three bodies in a fridge, allegedly alongside animal meat, Beeld reported.

The bodies were apparently left in a fridge belonging to a funeral home that previously occupied the premises.

Andre Knipe, 44, appeared on charges of contravening the Health Act and was released on a warning.

“He’s only here for votes. We don’t want him here, man. Let’s hope he’ll get saved here today.” An unnamed Rhema church member on ANC president Jacob Zuma’s speech during a visit to the church, quoted in The Star.

Els case dismissed A Cape Town court ruled against singer Jurie Els’ contempt of court application against editor of YOU/Huisgenoot magazine Esmaré Weideman.

Judge Daniel Dlodlo of the Western Cape High Court ruled last Wednesday that Weideman had not been in contempt of court when YOU/Huisgenoot ran an article in February 2008, in which singer Robbie Klay accused a South African singer of sexual molestation.

Esmaré Weideman

CAPE TOWN INFERNO: A fire on Table Mountain last week came within metres of Groote Schuur Hospital (above). The blaze forced dozens of residents to evacuate their houses in Vredehoek in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Firefighters worked through the night to try to contain the outbreak.

Teacher held for rape

ANC murder arrest

A northern KwaZulu-Natal teacher was arrested for allegedly raping one of his pupils, police said last Thursday.

Captain Jabulani Mdletshe said the teacher was arrested at the school last Wednesday.

The teacher had apparently met the 17-year-old pupil in Indumo on March 8 and asked her to accompany him to his girlfriend’s home.

“She did so but when they arrived at the home, there was no one there,” Mdletshe said.

He then allegedly raped her, according to police.

A 36-year-old man was arrested for the murder of an African National Congress member, KwaZulu-Natal police said last Thursday.

Superintendent Vincent Mdunge said the man was the third person to be arrested in the case.

According to the South African Press Association, the suspect was an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) councillor.

The IFP confirmed that one of its councillors had been arrested but said the police had “become the private army of the ANC”.

The humble Soweto house that was once home to Nelson Mandela has been turned into a museum celebrating the life of the country’s first black president.

Number 8115 Vilakazi Street in Orlando West was Mandela’s first

home in Johannesburg, and the house the anti-apartheid hero returned to after being freed from jail in 1990.

The house is decorated with photographs and memorabilia from Mandela’s life.

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“We really call upon citizens to confirm your alive status.” Local government minister Richard Baloyi asking South Africans to check if they’ve been wrongly declared dead.

“When people are prepared to murder people, then it is not rugby any more.”

Border rugby president Cliffie Pringle on a reported assassination attempt on his life, quoted in Sondag.

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“He didn’t look so great.” A witness to Beeld newspaper after three women allegedly strapped a dead man to a wheelchair to claim his pension.

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SUMMARY ■ Reports that NPA is considering charges against Jacob Zuma be dropped ■ ANC executive meet for the last time before election ■ Cope claim ANC is responsible for tip-off about the NPA’s ‘review of case’

he national executive committee of the African National Congress (ANC) met in Kempton Park last Friday, following reports the party’s president may have corruption charges against him dropped.

Party spokesman Brian Sokutu said ANC president Jacob Zuma was at the meeting where they were discussing “a number of issues”.

Shortly before the conference, news broke that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was allegedly considering a request by Zuma

MPUMALANGA Schools in Mpumalanga were being targeted by fraudsters who promised to donate computers in return for a “deposit”, the education department warned last Thursday.

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Jacob Zuma and the ANC have been accused of putting pressure on the NPA by Cope leadership

to drop corruption charges against him.

According to I-Net Bridge, Congress Of The People (Cope) deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa said the NPA’s alleged review of the case was a calculated leak by the ANC. “This was specifically designed to put pressure

on the NPA,” Shilowa said.

“Ironically, however, this strategy to undermine the rule of law through issuing untruths has backfired.”

Shilowa said the fact that the NPA challenged Zuma in court regarding his charges three weeks ago proved it had not reached a decision.

High commissioner calls on voters South Africa’s high commissioner in London, Lindiwe Mabuza, welcomed the decision by the South African Constitutional Court that allows South Africans abroad to vote in the upcoming national elections.

She encouraged all South Africans who are registered to vote to complete the necessary documents and “support the democracy so many sacrificed their lives for”.

She said voting outside of South Africa will happen on Wednesday, April 15, at South African diplomatic and consular missions abroad and

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not on the country’s official election day, April 22.

Voters must first notify the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in South Africa of their intention to vote overseas by completing a VEC10 application form, which must be sent to the IEC before March 27.

Voting in London will take place at the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square. Voting hours have yet to be announced.

To download a VEC10 form and to find more information on how to vote in the UK see southafricantimes.co.uk.

Parishioners of KwaZulu-Natal churches were increasingly becoming soft targets for criminals who robbed them during services, the province’s churches said.

FREE STATE A police inspector appeared in court last Thursday for allegedly demanding a bribe from two women wanting to apply for a liquor licence.

LIMPOPO A man who was out on bail on charges of raping his 11-year-old sister was accused of raping her again. He was re-arrested and appeared in the Thabamoopo magistrate’s court last Wednesday.

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Three best friends from Dorset in England were killed in a car crash near Cape Town while on their gap year in South Africa.

Nick Thompson, 19, Oli Mobsby and Ed Lowton, both 18, were returning from a safari.

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RUGBY LEAGUE Five NRL players are charged with wrestling after round 1 of season 2009. Moves such as the grapple and crusher tackles have been outlawed this year. It’s not the WWF boys.

CRICKET Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield. The Bushrangers secure their first title in five years with a drawn home final against Queensland at the Junction Oval.

ATHLETICS Josh Ross returns to win the men’s 100m at the Australian track and field championship in Brisbane. Ross had battled depression and almost quit the sport in 2008.

TUESDAY

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SWIMMING Aussie bad boy swimmer Nick Darcy breaks his own national 200m butterfly record.

Now he must wait and see if he avoids jail after king hitting a teammate last year.

RUGBY LEAGUE Cronulla Sharks forward Brett Seymour is fined A$20,000 and suspended for two matches after a 10-hour bender the previous Sunday. Just another week at the NRL office.

AFL Wayne Carey is inducted into North Melbourne’s Hall of Fame. He tells the crowd he was a great player but off the field he was a “failure” as a man.

SUNDAY SURF LIFESAVING Australian Kye Hurst wins his sixth open surf race national title to move ahead of the long-time record set by legendary swimmer Bob Newbiggin in the 1940s.

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Aussie swimmer Libby Trickett’s comments on why she prefers training with men is sure to make her popular with the girls in the female changing room

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MONDAY CRICKET Australia v South Africa Day 3 of the 3rd Test 8.30am Sky Sports 1 TUESDAY BASEBALL World Classic Final Catch all the big hits 1.30am ESPN

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WEDNESDAY CRICKET New Zealand v India Day one of the 2nd Test 10pm Sky Sports 1 THURSDAY NHL ICE Philadelphia v Florida Top ice hockey action 11pm Setanta Ireland FRIDAY AFL Hawthorn v Geelong Will the Cats start well in 09?

8.30am Setanta Sports 2 SATURDAY Rugby Reds V Chiefs Super 14 action Sky Sports 2 8.45am SUNDAY CRICKET New Zealand v India Day 5. Will it make it this far?

10pm Sky Sports 1

PUB TALK: BRITISH SPORT EXPLAINED Frank Warren Who is he?

The bloke who you want to know if you want to make a million boxing in the UK. He’s promoted Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe.

Why’s he in the news?

Well he’s been involved in a bit of a legal dust-up with

Calzaghe about who owes who how much. He lost.

Did he ever box?

Not to any high level but he’s known as a tough bugger.

He was shot by a hitman in November 1989 and only narrowly survived. He also reportedly had a bit of push and shove with Mike Tyson, so he’s no shrinking violet.

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SO’OIALO RE-SIGNS Key All Blacks loose forward Rodney So’oialo has re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union to the end of 2011, saying he had “unfinished World Cup business”. So’oialo, capped 55 times for the All Blacks, said the well-being of his family was also a strong factor in his decision to spurn overseas offers.

SBW STAYS AT TOULON Kiwi league convert Sonny Bill Williams has signed on for another year at French club Toulon. Despite being injured early in his career, Williams has played well in 11 games and has scored two tries.

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Chiefs fullback Mils Muliaina dashes away from Kevin Mealamu of the Blues

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Wing Sitiveni Sivivatu scored four tries, three of them within the opening 26 minutes, as the Chiefs torched Super 14 rugby rivals the Blues 63-34 in Hamilton.

Sivivatu’s rapid fire contribution helped ease the Chiefs out to a 35-8 lead inside 32 minutes, leaving the Blues shell-shocked and a lost cause.

By the finish the Chiefs had helped themselves to nine tries against a Blues team with five of their own – but who can expect to become closely acquainted with the

tackling bags at their training next week.

Sivivatu began the pyrotechnics in the second minute when he did the easy part after being given the ball with enough space to cross the tryline after a surging run from No.8 Sione Lauaki.

He was in again six minutes later, this time a shimmy, feint and decisive step being enough to part a woeful Blues midfield defence, before completing his hat-trick with a low slide to the line along the left-hand touchline.

Sivivatu reappeared near the end to dot down a fourth time to complete a rout likely to be celebrated in every home and pub south of the Bombay Hills.

COACH SUSPENDED Lions forward coach Leon Boshoff was suspended by the franchise after allegedly telling first five-eighth Earl Rose and prop Lawrence Sephaka that despite their poor performances they would go far because of their skin colour, after the Lions’ 56-18 loss to the Stormers last week.

ALEXANDER STAYS AT ACT Wallabies prop Ben Alexander has re-signed with the Australian Rugby Union and the ACT Brumbies until after the 2011 World Cup. However, there is uncertainty whether Wallabies back-rower George Smith will stay until 2011.

Dominant Bulls edge out ’Canes Hurricanes 14 T Ellison, J Eaton tries; P Weepu 2 con

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Ma’a Nonu tackles Zane Kirchner

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The Bulls maintained their unbeaten Super 14 rugby record with a 19-14 defeat of the Hurricanes in Wellington.

Australian referee Matt Goddard was the central figure at Westpac Stadium, dishing out five yellow cards and one red, while hammering the hosts in the penalty count.

The Hurricanes failed to take advantage of dominance at the breakdown, made more basic

errors and never came to grips with Goddard, losing the penalty count 13-3.

They were also outplayed in the final quarter when the Bulls were a man down, the visitors showing tremendous defence and spirit in the first match of a five-game tour.

It wasn’t all good for the Bulls though.

After the match, Bulls flanker Deon Stegmann received a three-match ban after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle for up-ending Hurricanes midfielder Conrad Smith in the eighth minute of the second half.

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Waraths captain Phil Waugh rues his team’s poor handling against the Crusaders, a game that ended the Tahs record of 10 home games without defeat.

It all looked so good two weeks ago, Phil.

THE PLAYER

Sitiveni Sivivatu CHIEFS The All Blacks winger scored four tries against the Blues to create a franchise record of 33. He showed a wide array of skills to shimmy, feint, and slide his way to the tryline in a clinical display of finishing.

If he can continue his early season in the Tri-Nations tournament, things again bode well for New Zealand,

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OTHER ROUND 7 GAMES Blues v Waratahs, Highlanders v Bulls, Sharks v Brumbies, Lions v Hurricanes

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17 Crusaders K Read, L MacDonald tries; St Brett con, C Slade pen, con

Facing a run of five winless matches for the first time in their history, the Crusaders toughed it out against an indifferent home side to begin their climb from the lower reaches of the points table.

The defending champions defended strongly and cut the game open with a memorable length-of-the-field try to Leon MacDonald to record their second win from six matches in Highlanders 32

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08 Cheetahs C Uys try, J Potgieter pen

The Highlanders stormed to a solid win with flanker Adam Thompson and fullback Israel Dagg scoring two tries apiece.

Trailing 5-8 at half-time the Highlanders, on the back of a powerful performance from their loose forward trio of blindside flanker Thompson, No.8 George Naoupu and openside flanker Alando Soakai, scored 27 Lions 25 J Fourie, L Ludik, o Vermaak tries A Pretorius 2 cons pen drop goal

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17 Brumbies M Chisholm, S Mortlock tries M Gerrard, S Mortlock cons M Gerrard pen

Fullback Louis Ludik scored a last-minute try to give the Lions a 25-17 win over the ACT Brumbies in Johannesburg.

The Brumbies lost the ball in the tackle as they launched a late move from deep in their own territory while trailing 18-17 and Ludik pounced to scramble over the try line leaving the ACT team wondering what had happened.

2009. Having drawn with the Force at home a week earlier, the Crusaders arrived in Sydney in 11th place, and without their injured leader Richie McCaw. They were more desperate with their season on the line, with try-saving tackles from Ryan Crotty and Colin Slade in the second half summing up their effort.

The Waratahs scrummaged well but offered little on attack despite a fair share of possession.

Too many turnovers did them no favours. unanswered points in the second half for their second win of the season.

A 15-point burst inside 18 minutes after half-time saw the NZ team take a stranglehold on the free-flowing game, and the fine team performance should give the side confidence against the Bulls next week.

The Cheetahs return home to South Africa with their record of not having beaten a New Zealand team away since the inception of Super rugby, intact.

Force 10 S Staniforth try, M Giteau con pen

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22 Sharks R Kockott, O Ndungane, JP Pietersen tries, R Kockott 2 cons, F Steyn drop goal

The Western Force played in pink but they were far from pretty as a second half capitulation gave the Sharks the game in Perth. Scores were locked at 3-3 at the break but the Sharks broke the shackles early in the second half, with three tries in an inspired 22-minute spell. The Sharks are on track for a top-two finish after securing five wins from the first six rounds.

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This year is our 20th season and we’ll be back at Old Actonians Sports Club with its excellent onsite facilities: 2 large bars, changing rooms, hot showers, patio bar and of course their famous BBQ Burgers.

There’s a choice of Men’s or Mixed Touch Rugby and female Netball, played on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings.

If you don’t have enough players to make up a team, register as a single player and we’ll make up the numbers for you. You can now register on-line or give us a call.

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Frustrated Titans captain Scott Prince believes the Dragons slowed the ruck area down in his team’s 16-10 loss.

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WARRIORS The little general may be 32, but he’s still a champion. In his return to the NRL he used his superb skills up to create two crucial late tries in the Warriors’ thrilling win against Manly.

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Other Round 3 games Titans v Bulldogs, Tigers v Roosters, Warriors v Broncos, Cowboys v Storm, Rabbitohs v Knights, Dragons v Sharks, Sea Eagles v Panthers

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14 Parramatta J Reddy, F Mateo tries, L Burt 3 goals

Parramatta burst the Bunnies’ bubble with a gritty 14-8 NRL victory over South Sydney.

In a dog fight that featured some desperate defence, the Eels held on for a two tries to one victory. Souths tried valiantly to fight back but couldn’t create any genuine scoring chance.

Souths’ Rhys Wesser left the field injured.

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28 Bulldogs G Eastwood J Idris B Kimmorley B Roberts D Stagg tries H El Masri 4 goals

Hazem El Masri’s last-gasp conversion sealed a 28-26 victory for the Bulldogs. Controversy ensued after the final whistle when Panther Petero Civoniceva and Bulldog Michael Ennis scuffled on the sideline. The Bulldogs may lose the points after having 14 men on the field.

Sea Eagles 24

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C Sandow try, I Luke 2 goals,

Sharks v Knights

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Melbourne Storm brought the new two-referee system into question in the aftermath of Brisbane’s thrilling 16-14 victory at Suncorp Stadium, accusing both officials of missing a “blatant knock-on” before a Broncos try.

Referees Ben Cummins and Tony De Las Heras awarded a 44th-minute try to halfback Peter Wallace after both sides stopped playing after an Aaron Gorrell fumble. Gorrell failed Rabbitohs 8

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Manly had an eight point lead with just 11 minutes remaining but Warriors legend Stacey Jones manufactured a vintage chip for Brent Tate to score. Then a Jones bomb into the corner eventually made its way to Warrior Jerome Ropati to score with winger Denan Kemp landing the conversion from wide out.

to pick up the ball at dummy-half and, with players unsure of the ruling, Wallace sliced through feeble defence to score.

Wallace and Karmichael Hunt starred for the home side who jubilantly celebrated an end to a five-match winless run against Melbourne dating back to their 2006 grand final upset.

Also, it took Bronco Israel Folau just 12 minutes to punish his old side, scoring a signature try from a sensational high take after a perfect cross-field kick by Wallace.

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10 Titans S Prince W Zillman tries S Prince goal

For much of the game, the Dragons didn’t look like they knew what they were doing with players running into each other and passes hitting the ground time and again.

Three crucial forward pass rulings – including one which denied Mark Minichiello a try on the half hour – went against the Titans.

Raiders 4

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28 Roosters B Anasta 2 S Kenny-Dowall A Minichiello M Pearce tries C Fitzgibbon 3 S Kenny-Dowall goals

The Roosters put an awful week behind them with a solid victory against a shabby Raiders outfit whose fumbling plays on attack and at times non-existent defence opened the door for the visitors to run away with the match.

Roosters captain Braith Anasta was a standout.

Cowboys 42 M Bowen T Burns A Kaufusi A Payne C Webb J Williams T Williams tries J Thurston 7 goals

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14 Tigers T Moltzen J Morris T Tuiaki tries B Marshall goal

The Cowboys attack clicked into gear in the seven-tries-to-three performance with the new look backline combiningwell. The first home game of the season also sparked Matt Bowen, in just his third game back from knee surgery, crossing for a try and proving a constant threat.

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“Just like Abramovich at Chelsea” Head of Tasmania’s A-League bid John McGirr gets a bit carried away when he predicts what sort of impact the world’s 43rd richest person Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudicould have if he financially backs a successful bid

Tiger Woods will make his first appearance Down Under in over a decade after the world number one agreed to play at this year’s Australian Masters.

Golf maestro Woods has not played in Australia since the 1998 Presidents Cup, but has signed on to play the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath in Melbourne from November 12-15.

Victorian premier John Brumby predicted the visit by the world’s top golfer would earn the state A$12.54m in economic benefits, which would offset Woods’ A$3m appearance fee.

World Match Play champion Geoff Ogilvy, a Melburnian who is currently at number four in the world rankings, has also confirmed he will play in the event.

“We got beaten by 50 in a trial so we’ve got some form there” Roosters coach Brad Fittler keeps his sense of humour after his team copped a 52-12 hiding from Souths in the NRL “It will be great for the game and bring out a lot of people who haven’t seen him before – in person, not on a video game” Stuart Appleby welcomes the news Tiger Woods will compete at the Australian Masters later this year “We haven’t really been following the press back home, but we understand there were murmurings that maybe we were the worst group to go away” Aussie cricketer Bryce McGain, before South Africa belted him all over Cape Town

NZ women stumble in final SUZIE BATES (NZ) ■ Tournament top score of 168 v Pakistan ■ Most boundaries scored: 38 (4s and 6s) ■ 275 runs at a strike rate of 99.27

said she couldn’t fault the side’s preparation but admitted the occasion could have played a part. “Maybe there were some nerves in amongst the camp.

We didn’t hype it up to be anything more than another day at the office, unfortunately it was a bad day at the office.”

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Tears flowed on the women’s cricket World Cup podium as New Zealand rued a poor batting performance that cost them the final against a more composed England on Saturday.

England confirmed their status as world No 1 with a four-wicket win with 23 balls to spare before a 2300-strong crowd at North Sydney Oval, chasing just 167 to win.

An indifferent batting performance cost New Zealand, who won the toss but were skittled for 166 off 47.2 overs.

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Not even first innings centuries to Kiwis Jesse Ryder and captain Daniel Vettori could prevent India from ending a 33-year, 13-test winless streak in New Zealand.

Jesse Ryder

Ryder and Vettori scored all but 59 of New Zealand’s first innings total of 279, and the Kiwis were never in with a chance of victory after India posted 520. In New Zealand’s second innings of 279 Brendan McCullum top scored with 84, while Harbijan Singh took 6-63.

India only needed 39 in their second innings, and scored without losing a wicket to end the Test a day early.

“We were outplayed … in every aspect India showed us how to do it in this test

INDIA V NZ HIGHEST INNINGS India in NZ: 520 in Hamilton in 2008-09 India in India: 583-7d in Ahmedabad in 1999-2000 NZ in NZ: 502 in Christchurch in 1967-68 NZ in India: 630-6d in Mohali in 2003-04

match,” Vettori said. “There are a lot of things we need to improve on. We have to bat longer and then with the ball we have to be consistent.

“Against a quality side like India you have to put 30-35 balls in a row to create pressure.”

Black Caps bowler Iain O’Brien has a side strain, but should start the second test in Napier on Thursday.

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Prince gamble pays off for SA Ashwell Prince shrugged off his concern at being forced to open for South Africa by hitting 150 in the third and final test against Australia.

Selectors pressed Prince to open in the absence of anyone else willing to do the job.

Although the gamble paid off, the middle-order batsman said he would have preferred to bat in his usual role.

“I would have liked to have batted in the middle-order but those are the cards I’ve been dealt,” he said.

AB de Villiers made 163 and Jacques Kallis 102 as South Africa posted their highest

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TOURNAMENT IN SA? South Africa may stage this year’s Champions Trophy one-day tournament in September and October.

The eight-team event was originally scheduled to take place in Pakistan, but was postponed last year and then moved out due to security concerns.

PRETTY DETERMINED Breaststroke dynamo Leisel Jones has knocked back the chance to represent Australia at this year’s Rome swimming world titles to go to beauty school. Jones announced the move after spanking her opposition off minimal training in the 100m at the nationals on Saturday.

WHINCUP WINS

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Defending V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup got his title defence off to a great start at the seasonopening Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. Whincup will start from pole position for race two of the weekend on Sunday under the series’ new qualifying rules.

Australia’s a relatively safe bet to

retain the Ashes. The first test starts in Cardiff on Wednesday, July 8.

Source: Paddy Power

ever total against Australia, a massive 651.

Australia was in a tough position heading into the final two days.

After making only 209 in their first innings they were left 404 runs behind.

The early losses of Ponting and Hughes did not help as they struggled to survive.

Australia officially launched its bid to host the 2018 soccer world cup last week. The country is up against nine other nations including England. Fifa’s 24-man executive committee will choose the two winning bids in December 2010.

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India’s stars GROUNDS humble Kiwis

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The 2009 AFL season begins this weekend, and while anything could happen, it’s hard to see the chasing pack overtaking the Hawks or the Cats WORDS TOM STURROCK BLUES The Outlook: Eyeing finals, but remain suspect in key defensive posts, and lack depth.

The Key: Chris Judd – if he recovers something like his pre-2007 best, the Blues will play finals.

The Prediction: 8th

BULLDOGS The Outlook: Should be top four again, but forward-line remains a worry.

The Key: Adam Cooney – the reigning Brownlow Medallist is entering his peak years.

The Prediction: 3rd

BOMBERS The Outlook: Their best players are also their oldest; finals are unlikely this year.

The Key: Brent Stanton – is now the Bombers number one midfielder, and needs to step up.

The Prediction: 14th

CATS The Outlook: The Cats fell short in 2008, but they’re still the best team in the competition.

The Key: Gary Ablett – has usurped Chris Judd as the most dangerous midfielder in the game.

The Prediction: 1st Chris Judd

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MAGPIES The Outlook: The talented list is maturing, and expectations will start to rise.

The Key: Travis Cloke – now 22, Cloke must take the next step for the young Pies to improve.

The Prediction: 4th

CROWS The Outlook: They’re disciplined and well-drilled, but an ageing list may start to tell.

The Key: Scott Thompson – in a midfield past its best, Thompson is the pick of the next wave.

The Prediction: 10th

POWER The Outlook: Tough enough to surprise, but the young talent probably isn’t ready.

The Key: Shaun Burgoyne – lacks consistency, but can be a match-winner when he fires.

The Prediction: 12th

DEMONS The Outlook: Bleak – simply don’t have the talent or the grunt to match most sides.

The Key: Brock McLean – if the Demons are to be competitive, it starts with McLean in the guts.

The Prediction: 16th

SAINTS The Outlook: Could be the slider – short on key defenders and the midfield is still slow.

The Key: Nick Riewoldt – the gun key forward dragged the Saints into the finals last season.

The Prediction: 11th

DOCKERS The Outlook: Could surprise, but have gone backwards since 2006.

The Key: Matthew Pavlich – clearly the Dockers’ best, provides their only real forwardline target.

The Prediction: 15th

SWANS The Outlook: The Swans’ leaders are the best in the business, and have another year in them.

The Key: Adam Goodes – can play anywhere and his versatility causes match-up nightmares.

The Prediction: 7th

EAGLES The Outlook: Will be better than in 2008, but another development year looms.

The Key: Daniel Kerr – in a young midfield, his experience, hardness and pace are crucial.

The Prediction: 13th

TIGERS The Outlook: Finals aren’t far off, but the kids might need another year to find their feet.

The Key: Ben Cousins – he’s back, and he’ll deliver. A major boost for the Tigers’ midfield.

The Prediction: 9th

HAWKS The Outlook: Still short on key defenders, but have enough talent to be top two again.

The Key: Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin – after booting 113 goals last year, the sky is the limit for Buddy.

The Prediction: 2nd KANGAROOS The Outlook: Perenially underrated, but dogged enough, and even enough, to play finals.

The Key: Brent Harvey – turning 31 this year, but wins his own footy and kicks vital goals.

The Prediction: 6th

“IT’S RUINING THE GAME” The Chicken Littles love to shrilly seize on developments that supposedly herald the death of the code. Previous harbingers include flooding and harsh penalties for head-high contact. Even though AFL remains in rude health on and off the field, it won’t stop the sky falling every second week.

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“WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT RULE?” Remember the 2007 crackdown on merely touching an opponent’s back during a marking contest? It threatened to outlaw the speccy and became a joke. Expect an early season crackdown on one rule – some will cry: “it’s ruining the game” – before the fervour subsides and normal service resumes.

“ARE THEY WORSE THAN FITZROY?” After winning just three games in 1995-96, and then being subsumed by Brisbane in 1997, Fitzroy lives on as the benchmark for abject shitness. This year, Melbourne will draw the unflattering comparisons.

They won’t be nearly as bad as Fitzroy, but the insult (read satisfaction) lies merely in the asking.

“THREE VOTES …

BEN COUSINS”

The Cats “ fell short

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LIONS The Outlook: Could be the bolter.

The midfield and forwardline are top-notch.

The Key: Jonathan Brown – the Lions can build a forwardline around him, but he must stay fit.

The Prediction: 5th

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Cousins made his mark as the hardestrunning player in the game, who ran until he spewed from exhaustion, before going again, and again. After serving a 12month ban linked to drug addiction, Cousins is back. Expect him to record his share of beston-ground performances on Brownlow night.

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different, I decided to take work experience under a senior graphic designer, who showed me all the quirky things I could do, especially in Photoshop. I’ve loved it ever since.

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A rare rise in jobs T

here was a significant rise in job opportunities last month, according to the UK’s Monster Employment Index.

The education, training, library, management and consulting sectors saw the most activity.

However, job opportunities were down by 39 per cent compared to February 2008.

Hugo Sellert, head of economic research at Monster Worldwide, said: “The UK online recruitment market

expanded for the first time in four months.”

However, Sellert warned that “longer-term recruitment trends remain down” as businesses still exercise caution when it comes to hiring new staff, because of the uncertain outlook for 2009.

Career Creative design/ production and freelancer Age 27 Lives Battersea From Gold Coast, Australia What attracted you to graphic design?

I’ve always loved art and music. By the time I left high school I was almost a qualified music teacher and was pretty sure I’d pursue a career in music. But for something

Network Rail in the UK will create about 1000 jobs this year, the Mirror reports. It will hire thousands more during the next five years as the network invests £20bn in improvement works. National Rail hired 3500 new workers in 2008.

What’s your dream job?

I would love to work in the team at Glass and a Half Full Productions.

TACKLES YOUR CAREER DRAMAS

I got into some trouble with the police when I was younger and have a criminal record. Do I have to tell potential employers about it?

It depends on your conviction and the sentence you received. There are some crimes you don’t have to declare after a certain

amount of time (usually five years), even if you’re asked directly if you have a criminal record.

If you’re working with children though, you’ll have to own up to any conviction.

People who’ve been to jail for more than 2.5 years also have to declare it to employers.

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Sinking my teeth into new projects and giving them creative bite!

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From March 31, people applying for the Tier 4 student visa must prove they have the full cost of fees for the course plus maintenance fees of £800 a month if studying in London.

They must also provide a valid letter from a licensed sponsor.

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I work for an international business-to-business trade exchange. We don’t use cash, we barter for everything and have our own currency called Trade Pounds. One of my main projects is working on the quarterly magazine. I design the magazine then co-ordinate the production on full barter.

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CHANGE OF PLACE Lap up the sun and the salary by working in Dubai WORDS NATASHA VUCKOVIC

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unshine all year round and a tax-free salary are pretty tempting reasons to relocate to Dubai.

And there’s a huge expat community out there working across a broad range of industries, including media and publishing, finance, construction, IT and teaching.

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HOW CAN I GET A JOB? The first way is to find a job before you leave, which can you can do through a recruitment agency or by applying directly to a company.

“It’s been harsh but we are still recruiting out there. Nowhere near to the amount we were last year, but there are still opportunities,” says Sam Blake, CEO of media recruiter Formula Won. The second is by going as a tourist (South Africans will need to sort out a tourist visa

beforehand) and looking for a job, although this is risky in the current economic climate.

NOW WHAT HAPPENS? Once you’ve landed a job, the majority of companies will sort out a visa for you. “Normally a visa will come through in anywhere between two to four weeks,” Blake advises.

The company will probably take care of your relocation fees too, such as paying for flights and accommodation while you find somewhere to live, but this does depend on the company.

WHAT ELSE CAN I EXPECT? While salaries are tax-free, life in Dubai isn’t cheap. Rent is expensive and many landlords want six to 12 months rent in advance (although some accept post-dated cheques).

The UAE is a Muslim country, so there are cultural differences you’ll need to be aware of.

You’ll also need to need get used to working on Sundays, as the weekend in Dubai runs on Friday and Saturday.

“It’s a fantastic lifestyle with year- round sunshine,” Blake says. “It’s also great experience for people to work in that environment.”

» See tntjobs.co.uk. Formula Won (020 7987 1422)

GOING TO DUBAI After five years in London, South African Natasha Nel, 30, is moving to Dubai this month after landing a job as a sales manager at a publishing company.

Why Dubai?

The quality of life, the sun.

I’ve friends there who have a wonderful life. You work hard but you also play hard.

How did you get the job?

Through [recruiter] Formula Won. All the vacancies they put me forward for, I got.

What do you expect when you get there?

I’ve been three times. It’s a wonderful city. It’s vibrant … clean, it’s safe. It’s a city you want to be involved in.

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Ready salted crisps have been overtaken in popularity by cheese and onion for the first time, as consumers’ health concerns take hold. Sales of cheese and onion crisps grew by 15 per cent during the past two years to £256 million – £12 million more than ready salted. We have a new winner.

Britain’s consumer affairs watchdog has launched a study of local bus services, saying it will investigate whether a concentration of providers benefited travellers and whether there was enough competition. Nearly two thirds of services are run by five large operators.

How do you budget?

Basically, I try to live off tips for as long as I can, and then only dip into my actual wages when I run out. Most weeks, it doesn’t take me very long.

What do you blow your cash on?

Food and drink are the two areas where I live beyond my means. I like a nice bottle of wine, and even though I cook at home quite often I’m happy to splash out on good ingredients.

Do you have any extraordinary expenses?

I blew a heap of cash in Paris a couple of weeks ago.

I was staying in the city centre with friends, and we went a bit nuts. We drank a lot of champagne and smoked some fine cigars.

WHO ELECTED THESE GUYS? They weren’t elected, of course, but that didn’t stop these cheeky devils from becoming the most corrupt, embezzle-happy leaders in recent history … » Mohamed Suharto – the » Mobuto Sese Seko – in former Indonesian dictator allegedly pinched between US$15bn and US$35bn. » Ferdinand Marcos – he ran the Philippines for 21 years with his shoe-crazy wife, and embezzled between US$5bn and US$10bn.

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Steer clear of the fast food outlets, find some ultracheap menus, and get back in the kitchen.

Eating on the run just burns your cash, and half the time the food isn’t that great.

So stop wasting your money and force yourself to cook.

Before heading to the shops, make a list of what you need to avoid buying stuff you don’t.

There are over 3500 cheap recipes at goodtoknow.co.uk, so start looking. The aptly named ‘credit crunch hotpot’ is a great place to start. It’s healthy and will feed four people for just £5 – so you can spend the rest of your cash on booze instead.

to file their application as soon as possible, to avoid having their contributions locked into their state pension. ”People will not be able to touch their plans until they reach the age of 68,” First Contact spokesperson Catherine Silver said.

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

For listings see tntonline. co.uk/accommodation Dossing Offer to chip in £5 a night minimum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ASK THE EXPERTS Marissa Murdock SPECIALIST, VISA BUREAU

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I’ve heard the Home Office is changing the rules about Tier 1 visa requirements and it’s now compulsory to have a master’s degree, which I don’t have.

When do these changes come in and will be I still be able to apply for my Tier 1 visa before they start? I have a bachelor’s degree, work in marketing and have been earning over £25,000 a year.

I understand I’ll also need to go home to apply.

whereby only a master’s degree or above and a minimum annual salary of £20,000 will qualify you for this visa. However a specific date has yet to be announced.

If you currently score 95 points or more against the Tier 1 (General) criteria you can still submit an application which should be considered under the current rules, under which UK-equivalent bachelor’s degrees are recognised.

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The Home Office is proposing these changes will be made from April 2009,

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

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

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

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you want, though it’s usual to give a month’s notice and help find someone to move in.

Pay and cancel your bills

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

Settle overdrafts and credit cards Any defaults on bank

payments will be filed with a credit reference agency (making it difficult for you to set up an account or rent a flat if you return), or you could receive a County Court Judgement.

EMPLOYMENT Getting a job doesn’t have to be an impossible task. Register with a couple of agencies, the cream of which advertise in TNT and at tntjobs.co.uk.

Most recruitment agencies handle specific sectors: IT, banking, finance, secretarial, legal, medical and teaching are the broad categories.

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

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Visit the gothic wonderland of Highgate Cemetery – it’s a tourist attraction in its own right.

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much notice you need to give your employer will depend on your contract (usually two weeks to three months). You must give at least one week’s notice if you’ve been in your job for a month or more.

Give notice on your flat

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

The UK tax year begins on April 6, and if you work only part of the tax year you should get some tax back.

The tax threshold is £6035 per year – so if you earn less than this, you won’t pay any tax. You’ll need a P45 (when you leave a job) and a P60 (at the end of the tax year).

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

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

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

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TRAVEL GLOBAL VISION The annual bullfight in Pasacaballos, Colombia, is held in a makeshift arena and draws hundreds of spectators. There are watch must pay; those who participate get in free; and the bull leaves the arena alive.

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et’s get one thing clear from the off. I’ve never been particularly cool. I wear a check shirt to work most days of the week.

Hell, I’ve worn a check shirt most days of my adult life.

But as I pull into my caravan park on the Isle of Wight, I can’t help but feel a smidgen cool.

Truth be told, I feel like The Fonz.

A Kombi van does funny things to a man.

I’ve arrived on the Isle of Wight, off Britain’s South Coast, for a few days to check out the beaches and basically just chill out (there’s that pathetic urge to be cool again). And if you want to have a holiday like the credit crunch-hit English, it doesn’t get more laid-back than a break in a caravan park.

With fellow park guests drawn to the Kombi

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FESTIVAL GUIDE Visiting the Isle of Wight doesn’t have to be all about lounging around. For its size it’s quite a festival haven. Here are a few of the best.

and this year includes Stereophonics, The Charlatans and Razorlight. See isleofwightfestival.com.

ISLE OF WIGHT WALKING FESTIVAL MAY 9-24

BESTIVAL SEP 4-6

The UK’s biggest walking festival has something for everyone including speeddating walks, ghost walks and pub walks.

See isleofwightwalkingfestival.co.uk.

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL JUN 12-14 This is one of the UK’s biggest music festivals,

A bit of a newcomer on the scene, Bestival prides itself on being a little eccentric. See bestival.net.

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ISLE OF WIGHT CYCLING FESTIVAL SEP 12-20 For bike enthusiasts of all abilities.

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like Kiwis to a haka, any self-delusion is quickly shattered when someone, with way too much time on their hands, asks me: “So what model is it?”

Game up, I confess I’m just here to check out the island and it’s only the Kombi that’s cool, not me.

But with a fantastic vehicle at my disposal, I figure that nobody outside the caravan park realises I know nothing about Kombis. So with my window wound down and my elbow perched firmly on the door, I set off to explore – looking cool.

GET ON THE BEACH Apparently the island is the sunniest place in England (that’s what the locals say anyway), so there’s no shortage of holiday-makers looking to turn a bright shade of red.

While there’s obviously plenty of beaches to choose from (it is an island after all), if you want to avoid the arcades and the crowds head

to Whitecliff Bay. If people-watching is your thing, roll out a towel at Shanklin.

EAT WITH A VIEW While dodgy fish and chips abound there are some solid pubs with great views. The pick of them is the Crab and Lobster in Bembridge.

Situated on a cliff, it has wonderful views to take in while enjoying a beer and mussels.

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LEARN TO SAIL If there’s one thing the locals love, it’s getting on the water. If you’re not keen to commit to a ‘learn to sail weekend’ with one of the many schools ready and willing to teach you the difference between a jib and a sheet, take a ‘Try Sailing’ session during Cowes Week in August – the biggest yachting regatta in the world.

SEE A CASTLE Reckon a UK holiday isn’t complete without a castle? Pay a visit to Carisbrooke Castle, where King Charles I was imprisoned in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.

» Krysten Booth travelled with Red Funnel (0844 844 9988; redfunnel.co.uk).

Return crossings from Southampton to Cowes start from £32. Short breaks start from £37 for a car and up to six people.

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Visit in the summer to make the most of the beautiful beaches.

GETTING THERE There are ferries from Southampton, Portsmouth and Lymington.

GETTING AROUND There are buses but it’s best to hire a car (see easycar. com/tntmagazine for a 5 per cent discount).

A BEER COSTS £3.

ACCOMMODATION Hostel dorms start from £18. You’ll pay from £50 for a hotel.

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TNT Weekender Oxford SOUTHERN ENGLAND

One of the world’s most prestigious university towns, scholarly Oxford is postcardpretty and packed with history, and its proximity to London makes it the perfect weekend escape.

worth a look, but note that it’s closed until November.

GET THE CAMERA OUT The Bridge of Sighs, named after the one in Venice though there’s little resemblance, is a

CHOW DOWN For top-notch curry try awardwinning Aziz on Cowley Road. Branca on Walton Street is a good Italian restaurant and bar serving stone-baked pizza.

If you really want to splash out, Le Manoir is a Michelinstarred French restaurant on Church Road. It’s a bit out of the way, so get a cab.

HEADLINE ATTRACTION Christ Church College is the largest college at Oxford University. There’s plenty to see including a 12th-century cathedral, the dining hall seen in Harry Potter and an art gallery with works by old masters. You’ll also discover where the inspiration for Alice In Wonderland came from: Lewis Carroll wrote the book while he was a maths professor here, and Alice was the then dean’s daughter.

A BIT OF HISTORY In the 1920s the Morris Motor Company, famous for the Morris Minor, opened a factory in Oxford to mass-produce cars. By the 1970s there were more than 20,000 people working at the factory.

AND A RANDOM FACT good place to stop and take some snaps. Check out the Bodleian Library too, with its impressive gothic architecture.

BEST OF THE REST OUT OF TOWN Blenheim Palace is eight miles from Oxford. The birthplace of Winston Churchill and a World Heritage-listed site, the magnificent baroque structure is set among acres of parkland.

Inside you can see an exhibition on Churchill and the life of the servants who worked there.

WHEN TO GO Any time

of year is fine although it can be quite tourist-heavy in summer.

GETTING THERE If you’re driving from London you need to take the M40 motorway and get off at junction 8 or 9. Parking is limited, though. A coach service runs from Victoria station. First Great Western trains run from Paddington station to Oxford.

GETTING AROUND It’s easy to explore Oxford on foot. All the sights are pretty close to one another.

GOING OUT A pint is £3.

ACCOMMODATION The YHA starts at £15 per night. Hotel rooms start from around £60 per night.

SEE visitoxford.org.

NEXT WEEK ISTANBUL

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Oxford

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Start on Broad Street, famous for its bookshops, where there are many impressive buildings, including the Sheldonian Theatre and the Clarendon Building. Check out the Oxford Covered Market where you can get everything from clothes to food. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology is

Ex-Aussie PM Bob Hawke entered the Guinness Book of Records for downing a yard of ale in 11 seconds in Oxford in 1963. Head to the Turf Tavern if you want to see where it happened. NATASHA VUCKOVIC

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unis Airport should be the one place you can brave the myriad metal detectors with a Darth Vader Mask and a light sabre. You are, after all, now entering the birthplace of Star Wars.

When George Lucas, the creator of the most famous sci-fi franchise of all time, visited the Tunisian Sahara way back in the early 1970s, he knew instantly that the eerie lunar desert landscapes and unique architecture had the makings of an epic from outer space.

In Hollywood he mustered a cast together, including a masked emphysema sufferer and a princess with a double doughnut hairdo, shipped them all to Tunisia and shot the world’s first sci-fi blockbuster. He has since returned to the southern Tunisian desert to shoot several follow-up space wars as well as – with Steven Spielberg – Raiders Of The Lost Ark. These days, film locations in southern Tunisia are as abundant as Saffas in Wimbledon, from those used in The English Patient to the setting of Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. You can plan an

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The Greeks coined the term thalassotherapy from their word for ‘sea’, but the Tunisians perfected the treatment. It’s a combination of therapies that use seawater and seaweed to revitalise the body and improve blood circulation. Thalassotherapy centres can be found all over Tunisia and the stress-busting techniques come in many forms, from mud baths to algae wraps. If you’re on a budget, avoid the centres found in posh hotels and seek out independent centres instead.

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entire holiday around touring them, though some of the Star Wars locations are a bit of a letdown. I arrived in Matmata to see Luke Skywalker’s hometown on the desert planet Tatooine (the real Tunisian town Tataouine is a few miles south) to find little more than a few odd-looking holes in the ground and some locals trying to flog me tacky fridge magnets made in China. Luckily, though, the Tunisian desert holds a lot more appeal than its Hollywood associations.

With its varied, other-wordly landscapes, extraordinary architecture and endless blue skies, the desert is a place of enchantment and hallucinating relaxation. Lay your hands on a 4WD, find a guide familiar with the desert and drive out into the open expanse to stare at the endless dunes, soak up the sun and discover the allure that

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C3PO and R2D2

Operation desert stormtroopers

WHEN TO GO Winter is mild and summer is very hot. Avoid the desert at the height of summer.

GETTING THERE Tunisair and British Airways operate several flights to Tunis.

GETTING AROUND Sevenair flies from Tunis to Djerba, Tozeur and Tabarka. A rail and bus network covers most of the country. Your train ticket will also get you into most museums free.

VISAS Antipodeans and South Africans can get a visa on arrival (£10).

CURRENCY Tunisian dinars is a closed currency.

1 GBP = 2.04 TND. LANGUAGE Arabic, but French and English are widely spoken.

GOING OUT A beer costs 4 dinars.

ACCOMMODATION A bed in a hostel dorm is 30 dinars.

A double in a basic hotel is 55 dinars.

SEE cometotunisia.co.uk

fuelled the imaginations of Lucas and Spielberg.

The desert settlements and buildings of the ancient Berber communities of northern Africa are truly awe inspiring. Visiting some of the ksour – ancient fortified grain stores with vaulted mud roofs – is a must. The multistorey ksar in the Tataouine district, Ouled Soltane, is a popular tourist destination. It was used in 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to shoot scenes of the slave quarters where Anakin Skywalker lived as a boy.

Just as innovative as the Berbers were at building multistorey structures, they were also fairly handy at carving caves out of the sandstone. These homes centre on a crater, used as a courtyard by the troglodytes (cave dwellers, from the Greek word trogle, meaning cave), where two levels of tunnels lead to other rooms TUNIS like spokes on a wheel.

ALGERIA Trying to fathom how everyday existence TUNISIA must have been in these Saharan homes is Matmata Sa ha comparable to imagining life in outer space.

Tataouine ra De se rt The main difference being that, instead of being a galaxy far, far away, Tunisia is just LYBIA a hop across the Mediterranean.

» Piet van Nierkerk travelled with the Tunisian National Tourist Office and Tunisair (020 7734 7644; tunisair.com), which operates four flights a week to Tunis from £177 (including taxes).

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HOTSHOTS Hayley Madden TALKS TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

WINNER MID-TERM BREAK, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, Christine Armstrong, Christchurch, New Zealand From the shadows on the floor, to the vertical pillars and the implied diagonal between the footballer and the astonished boy in the group in the top right, it is the lines in this composition that give the image a feeling of strength and clarity.

It’s helpful that the impressed boy is flanked by a red coat and light sweater, so the little group really stands out from the rest of the staring crowd.

HOT TIP: Using implied lines (such as the direction of a person’s gaze) adds extra movement and dimension to your compositions. » Christine wins a threeday tour of Scotland for two valued at £198 from Haggis Adventures

RUNNER-UP EGYPT 2009, Jakub Sziwa, Znin, Poland Golden light streaming through a thick, dusty haze, shadowy figures on horseback, rugged mountains in the background. How can you not photograph it?

And Jakub got the exposure right to capture detail in the foreground and the delicate

tones of the atmosphere.

If he’d included a bit more of the foreground he would have got those wonderful long shadows, too.

HOT TIP: Backlighting is great for dramatic effect. Use a lens hood to reduce flare and increase contrast. » Jakub wins a photography course from Nigel Wilson Photography (020 7793 8664; photographycourses.org.uk) valued at £60

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HOLIDAY SNAPS THEME: PANORAMICS Bruges, Belgium by Brad Flynn

Panoramics can be dramatic and make great pictures for hanging on the wall, but as we don’t naturally view the world in this way there is a bit of a technique to getting the most out of the them. Brad has done a great job with this view of Bruges.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 Good focal points at each end of the image: the bridge and the boat.

2 Leading lines across the image to make the eye travel across the scene.

3 Even lighting and exposure across the scene. It’s a little burnt out on the right hand side but nothing a good hand print couldn’t sort out.

4 It has good perspective.

Panoramics tend to look a

bit flat but Brad has made good use of the canals.

5 Interesting skyline.

Panoramic skylines tend to be a little dull, but Brad’s is almost rhythmic in his use of the buildings.

HOT TIPS: 1 Be extra vigilant about the composition by following the standard rules – a wonky horizon and focal points dead

centre will look worse in a panoramic.

2 If you are piecing the panoramic together from separate shots, check the weather will be consistent for the duration of the shoot to avoid exposure problems.

3 Scenes that have large objects at varying distances make for more dynamic panoramic images.

4 A punctuating focal point at each end of a panoramic

image can work very well to hold the image together.

5 Beware of panoramic modes on cameras. Some crop the normal full-size image – you’re better doing it yourself, to your own liking, in post processing.

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TIPS San Blas Archipelago, Panama

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You should stay anywhere you can find to lay your head in Valencia, as it will be very busy at this time of year. Book early and don’t be too fussy. If you have the choice, Nest Hostels (nesthostelsvalencia.com) are a good, centrally located option.

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It sounds like Susanne has got the important message: overland travel between Panama and Colombia is to be discouraged. The Darien Gap that divides the two countries is the haunt of smugglers, drug dealers and arms traffickers. No one should venture in there. Got it?

A Panama City to Bogotá flight should be available for around £250, and to be honest if you can’t afford this then you won’t make huge savings going any other way and I’d suggest saving a bit harder before your departure.

The boat trip will be advertised in traveller hangouts in Panama City, and will cost around £250, taking five days to sail via the San Blas Archipelago. I can’t make any guarantees as to the safety of these boats, but you can get an overview of how it all works at casaviena.com/ sanblasisland.htm.

There’s another option that involves hopping along the coast between the two countries which I don’t have the space to go into, but it’s a pretty intrepid journey. If you’re up for it, you’re up to finding out how to do it yourself.

We’re planning a big summer trip but are stuck on two legs. We want to do La Tomatina before heading to Naples for the Amalfi coast on August 29. What’s the quickest way from Valencia to Naples and where should we stay in Valencia to get to Buñol for the festival?

We then finish sailing in Split, Croatia, on September 26 and want to go to Munich for Oktoberfest before heading home. What’s the best way from Split to Munich? And how much time should we spend in Munich if we want to do more than party?

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The limit on the amount of liquid airline passengers can carry in hand luggage could be lifted within six months, according to The Times.

The British government is planning to relax the restrictions thanks to improvements in the X-ray machines at airports.

Passengers are currently limited to 100ml bottles.

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PLENTY TO SEE IN THE UK People worried about how much they will get for their pound abroad this summer should seriously consider holidaying here in Britain, says Which? Holiday magazine.

To celebrate this week’s British Tourism Week, the experts at Which? Holiday have pulled together a list of the ten best places to visit in the UK. At number one comes the lake-side town of Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District, followed by the Thames-side village Barnes and the Hebridean island of Colonsay.

The postcard pretty regions of North Cornwall and The Cotswolds come fourth and fifth before another London entry, Kew

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Kenya lower visa costs Kenya is halving the cost of visas in an effort to aid a recovery in tourism to the country.

The visa cost is being reduced from US$50 to US$25, and with no cost for children under 16, from April 1 until the end of 2010.

Gardens. The rest of the top ten includes the coastal city of Plymouth, historic spa town Tunbridge Wells in Kent, Saltaire village in West Yorkshire and the East Sussex town of Rye. Lorna Cowan, editor of Which? Holiday, says: “Who needs to go abroad for a break this year when there is so much to see and do on our own doorsteps?

“While the weather can’t be guaranteed, Britain really does offer something for everyone, from beach holidays to city breaks.

“What’s more, choosing a British break will save on expensive air travel and possibly on accommodation, too. Get out there and enjoy what Blighty has to offer!”

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InsideJapan Tours has launched a Discover Japan

by Bike trip to take visitors to remote parts of the country.

The new self-guided adventure starts in Tokyo and Kyoto, before heading through rural Shikoku Island.

See insidejapantours.com.

Adventure travel company Frontier has launched twoweek eco breaks for timepoor travellers.

The carbon-friendly breaks are aimed at those keen on volunteering yet unable to commit to long-term projects.

See frontier.ac.uk.

Enjoy Kenya for less

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ON THE ROAD

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Antalya, Turkey May 3-10 This redefines the term boutique music festival. The chic beach-side Hillside Su hotel hosts some very fine DJs (including Norman Jay and Gilles Peterson) for a week of high-class partying.

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QUEEN’S DAY AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS APRIL 30 WHAT: It’s a massive street

party that includes copious amounts of drinking, eating and live entertainment. The party has an orange theme, and it carries on through the night to the following day.

WHERE: The celebration takes over the whole of Amsterdam. You will find parties in bars, restaurants, on boats, and in the streets.

If you can’t find it, then you obviously don’t know what a party looks like.

» iamsterdam.com

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ANZAC DAY Gallipoli, Turkey Apr 25, 2009 anzacsite.gov.au

CHEESE ROLLING Gloucestershire, England May 25, 2009 cheese-rolling.co.uk

GLASTONBURY Somerset, England Jun 24-28, 2009 glastonburyfestival.co.uk

WHY: It’s the Dutch Queen’s

official birthday, celebrated with this party.

DO IT BECAUSE: It’s a huge, raucous street party in a city that knows how to have lots and lots of fun.

HOW MUCH: Free – except for your drinks and anything else that takes your fancy.

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RUNNING OF THE BULLS 2009 PEAK DISTRICT WALKING FESTIVAL Peak District, England April 25-May 4 Tread a trail in one of the most beautiful parts of England. You can go as fast or as slowly as you want, and there’s even a walk that includes a brewery tour.

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Where in the world?

Pamplona, Spain Jul 6-14, 2009 sanfermin.com

EDINBURGH FESTIVALS Edinburgh, Scotland Aug 7-Sep 6, 2009 edfringe.com and eif.co.uk

LA TOMATINA Buñol, Spain Aug 26, 2009 latomatina.es

THE TRAVELLER …

Tom Westin, 21, from Adelaide, Australia What’s been your favourite destination?

Berlin. I had a lot of fun with the people I met there, and there’s so much to see and do.

Most over-rated place?

Paris, because of the prices and the weather.

Friendliest locals?

In Salzburg.

I talked to a guy on the train there from Innsbruck, and he offered to share his taxi so I got a free ride to the hostel.

Your dream destination?

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South America.

The Amazon fascinates me: jungle and ancient civilisations.

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THE INSIDER SAMEH NAZEEH EGYPTOLOGIST AND HEAD TOUR GUIDE FOR ON THE GO The best part of my job is … Showing people from all over the world how great my country is.

And the worst part is …

Being away from my wife and daughter for weeks at a time.

Amy Adams SOLVES YOUR TRAVEL GEAR PROBLEMS HOT TO TROT Hot feet will love the Exit Aero, according to Saloman.

Breathable, lightweight and extra grippy, they’re ideal for trekking in hot climates.

THE DAMAGE: £55 WHERE: cotswoldoutdoor.com

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When you’re trekking long distances it’s not just weight you’re carrying on your back you need to think about – it’s also that on your feet.

While walking boots have come a long way from the days when (I imagine) it felt as though you were dragging along two boulders for the ride, shoes are always going to be lighter.

That said, it’s worth stepping out in a pair of sturdy boots if you’re braving cold conditions (such as ice or snow) or uneven terrain, or have weak ankles.

Otherwise, a lightweight walking shoe is a better bet. Previously dubbed an ‘approach shoe’ (ie used for the early stages of treks), these days they can take you all the way.

Plus, as well as giving you extra bounce, a lightweight shoe will dry faster and leave you with more space in your rucksack – especially if you’re fashion-dismissive enough to let them double as regular trainers.

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VEGAN FRIENDLY No meat in the Merrell Gauley shoes, just synthetic leather.

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LEATHER LOVER Made from the finest American leather with a waterproof and breathable liner, the Rohan Columbia offers comfort on all terrain.

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My first big trip was … To Australia. So many people on my tours are from Australia, so I wanted to check it out.

My favourite place in the world is … Egypt. No comparison. I will live, die and get buried there.

My most memorable travel experience was … When I was eight my Dad took me to Philae Temple. That’s when

I fell in love with Egyptology.

Next on my travel wishlist is … Greece, because of the connection with Egypt in ancient times.

My top travel tip is … Mix with the locals. That's the way to get to know the country you're travelling through.

I always pack … Something Egyptian like music, because I always miss Egypt badly.

ALL YEAR ROUND Mist from Hotter: Not a perfume but a walking shoe with a flexible sole and a GoreTex membrane that keeps feet fresh and dry in all seasons.

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Strap yourself in for rugged landscapes, river rapids and a few too many tequila shots in wild west Texas WORDS TREVOR PADDENBURG

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alvin Taylor is a world rodeo champion and as authentic a Texan cowboy as you’re likely to meet. As we ride across the dusty plains of the USA’s second largest state, he’s friendly and infallibly polite, consistently addressing me as ‘sir’. We’re rounding up cattle on his large El Paso ranch, which straddles Texas and New Mexico.

This far-western corner of the state is the Texas you see in films. Cacti-filled deserts lead to jagged mountains, and the churning Rio Grande river is the last frontier. It’s a land best seen from the saddle – or raft, quad bike, safari truck and even your own two feet. In fact, any other way than in a car.

HUMMER HI-JINKS Giant ocotillo cacti tower over the kitted-out Hummer as we bounce over rocky ground to the highest ‘mesa’ or flat peak on the 13,000hectare Cibolo Creek Ranch. We’re near Marfa, a town located three hours south-east of El Paso

The churning “ Rio Grande is the last frontier ” in the state’s Big Bend region (named after the curve formed by the Rio Grande).

“You can literally see 100 miles in every direction,” says our driver, ranch manager Scott McGehee, pointing south to Mexico and north to Presidio County.

Looking at the deserted landscape, it’s no surprise to hear the local population averages two people for every square kilometre.

That night a party of hunters are also staying at Cibolo Creek Ranch, and the communal

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dinner table conversation turns to their hunting exploits on a trip to Africa.

“I’ve never felt so alive,” says one Texan, drawing on a thick cigar as he tells the tale of shooting a lion. “It was magic.”

“Welcome to Texas,” says our guide There Will Be Blood Mike Davidson in response to some of the shocked faces round the table. “We’re a little different down here.”

ON LOCATION Check out these movies filmed in Texas for a look at lonely desert landscapes and cowboy characters.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN This Coen brothers flick was shot near Marfa. You can buy a bottle at the El Cheapo Liquor Store where Javier Bardem’s character flips a coin to decide whether to kill the attendant.

THERE WILL BE BLOOD This powerful film starring Daniel Day-Lewis was shot on a ranch south of Marfa. The area is so untouched it’s one of the few places that could be used to recreate California in the 19th-century oil boom.

COURAGE UNDER FIRE You can see the set, including the army chopper, used in this 1996 flick starring Meg Ryan and Denzel Washington, which was filmed at Indian Cliffs Ranch in El Paso.

RAFTING ON THE RIO GRANDE Funky painted trailers and tin-shed bars greet us in sweltering, bohemian Terlingua, three hours south of Marfa. Luckily, we’re heading for a cool-off in the Rio Grande.

Despite its grand name the river, which separates the USA and Mexico over hundreds of kilometres, is only a dozen metres wide in places. But the section through the dramatic

You’ve got to love “ wild spaces to stay sane out here ” cliffs of Santa Elena Canyon is spectacular.

“I’m on this river almost every day of my life and I never get sick of it,” says our rafting guide, Todd Russel, proudly.

“You’ve got to love nature and wild spaces, otherwise you’d have to be an alcoholic to stay sane out here in the middle of nowhere.”

On the drive back to town, we pass a house shaped like a giant submarine in which “an

Hiking in Big Bend National Park

eccentric old navy captain lives,” according to Russel. I wonder if not even the drink can keep you sane in the desert of south-west Texas.

POUNDING THE PATHS Ranch Road 170 takes us into the Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains, home to mountain lions, black bears and white-tailed deer. It’s a landscape of soaring red peaks, deep canyons and haphazard geological formations, which look as though they were formed by volcanic eruptions that could have happened just days earlier.

The ‘lost mine peak trail’ is an uphill haul with a rewarding view across a spectacular

FANDANGO A scene in this road movie, directed by and starring Kevin Costner, is shot at Big Hill in Big Bend Ranch State Park, with views of the Rio Grande.

GIANT A 1956 James Dean Texan blockbuster filmed in Marfa.

The town’s El Paisano Hotel has become a Dean shrine.

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Rail Road Blues Bar

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valley. We don’t see any mountain lions, though the ranger tells us a mother and her cubs were sighted here two days ago.

BEHIND THE BAR The great outdoors is the ideal way to see Texas, but the best way to meet its locals is over a drink in the bar, where the drink of choice is tequila, made from the agave cactus.

On our last night we hit the Rail Road Blues Bar, where they let you bring your own tequila.

As local band The Doodlin’ Hogwallops play a rollicking live set and my bottle gets emptier, I find myself dancing a jig with a cowgirl. Then I’m embroiled in a drinking game with three US marines fresh from Iraq, shouted a drink by the

local priest and dragged to an artist’s house for a nightcap and a private gallery viewing.

As I down my final shot I can’t help but think of rodeo champion Taylor’s parting words on my first day in the state. “Hope y’all like Texas as much as we do.” Tomorrow morning might be a different matter, but tonight I definitely do.

» Trevor Paddenburg travelled to Texas with Texas Tourism (020 7978 5233; traveltex.com) and Continental Airlines (0845 607 6760; continental.com/uk).

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WHEN TO GO Texas can get very hot (35˚C-40˚C) in July and August, so aim for either side if you want to avoid the worst of the sweltering temperatures.

In the mountains of Big Bend National Park it’s 5˚C-10˚C cooler.

GETTING THERE Continental Airlines (0845 607 6760; continental.com/uk) flies to El Paso via Houston from London from £419.60 return.

GETTING AROUND Texas is massive – it’s the second biggest state in the US. Flying is a good way to city hop. Otherwise, buying or hiring a car is essential, especially if you want to get off the beaten track.

VISAS Australians and New Zealanders don’t need a visa for stays of less than 90 days but will need authorisation to visit the US. South Africans must get a B-2 (holiday visa).

CURRENCY US dollars.

1 GBP = 1.40 USD. GOING OUT A beer costs $3.

ACCOMMODATION Ranges from budget roadside motels to five-star cattle ranches. Overnight stays in an RV park are around $15 per person, while campsites are around $10.

SEE traveltex.com

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TWINKLE, TWINKLE When in Texas be sure to get yourself invited to a star party.

WHAT IS IT? Officially it’s a star-gazing class, but in practice it’s constellation spotting mixed with plenty of drinks and dancing.

WHY IS TEXAS FAMOUS FOR THEM? The atmosphere in Texas is profoundly clear,

with almost no light pollution.

Shooting stars and meteor showers are often visible.

WHAT IF I’M A SERIOUS STARGAZER? The McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis is one of the world’s leading observatories. Visitors can check it out and also use some of the high-powered equipment to look at the skies above.

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DOLLIS HILL large double room. 1 min to station. £140.00 per week, incl. bills and WiFi. Tel: 020 8457 1852

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LEYTON HOUSESHARE Big rm, 2 Sgl's, suits guy/girl. Clean house, 2 kitchens, 3 bathrooms. 1min from station. £65pppw, incl bills & Sky, Broadband. Rob 07903 740 687.

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nearly met at the karaoke at West Hampstead Walkabout on Thursday, March 6. I sang Grease with my friend and you sang Bon Jovi in an Afro wig Fancy a duet next Thursday?

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it had some crazy pictures and videos of our Mexican party that day. It’d be great to get the camera back (a reward is offered) or just the memory card, if you really like the camera! Cam, Brixton.

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Hooroo Micko The Sicko: Oh hooroo Micko, you’re on your way back to Oz now. I’m gonna miss you so much, you rocked my world in ways I never thought possible. No one has ever made love to me the way you did … You’re truly a god

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Camera lost at the World’s End, Camden, on Saturday, March 14. Reward for return:

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Desperately Seeking is a reader forum, and all messages should be kept within the spirit of the page; TNT cannot take responsibility for any offence caused. No phone numbers can be printed. For purposes of verification, we will only publish messages accompanied by a name, address and telephone number (not for publication).

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Q

I recently flew home to Tasmania for a visit.

While I was there, I hooked up with my ex.

We’re both single and it was too good an opportunity for a lay to miss. But now I’m back in London she’s ringing and emailing me all the time.

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Like a phoenix rising from ashes, rekindling a love affair is a fiery temptation

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The answer is no. You just

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Mr T: Thanks for the best time of my life. Snakie Sundays, bogan bingo, your chicken shop obsession, constantly getting the wrong bus home and your endless football following (how’s about that Russian League?)

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needed a shag and she was the easiest option going.

Unfortunately she thinks it was more than a casual romp down memory lane, and you’re going to have to end it all over again. Either that or string her along for more phoenix-like fornication on your next visit Down Under.

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