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EDITOR’S LETTER The sun is out and Londoners have hit the city’s parks in force. It’s an awesome time of year to see the UK and hit the travel trail in Europe. And you should make the most of it – because sooner or later for many of us the time will come to go home. Going back to the life you left behind can feel as daunting as setting off on your big overseas adventure – which is why TNT has a new monthly section on what to expect and how to prepare. See page 59 or go to tntonline.co.uk/ leavingtheuk for more.

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65 Global Vision 66 SPORTING CHANCE: Rugby fever in Ireland’s Limerick 68 TNTT Weekender: Florence 69 Late Deals 70 WHERE ART THOU?: Amsterdam is picture perfect for art lovers 72 Hotshots 74 Travel Tips 75 Travel News 76 On The Road 77 Gear Up 78 WALK THIS WAY: Take a hike on Turkey’s idyllic Lycian Way 60 Prepare for a smooth landing back home

59 RETURNING HOME 20 Get out and about in London this summer

59 Careers 60 HOME TRUTHS: Tips for when you decide to leave the UK 62 Money 63 Coming & Going

REGULARS 4 Letters 6 Wins 138 Desperately Seeking & Dear Reuben

54 Your guide to cricket’s Twenty20 world championship

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HARDEN UP I’ve been in London for 18 months now and I love it – there’s a never-ending list of things to do. Coming from Australia, sport is a huge part of my life, and I have tried to get into the sports over here. I love the Six Nations, and follow the Fulham soccer team. But after watching the Champions League final on Wednesday last week, I’ve come to the conclusion soccer players need to toughen up. It’s ridiculous the way they fall onto the ground after “being tripped”, clutching their legs with the most painful expression. Then when they realise they have a free kick, they’re up to kick the next goal. I vote for a new rule: if you roll around in pain on the grass after falling over, you need to be removed from the match for 10 minutes until a doctor or physio has checked you out and given the OK. This will encourage players to do what they get paid a

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» Various venues across London (london.gov.uk/storyoflondon) BEATING RETREAT £15

Capital idea: Rebecca Hossack Gallery Central London doesn’t seem promising to find a hotbed of indigenous Australian art, but the Rebecca Hossack Gallery is one such place. Founded by Autralian Rebecca Hossack 21 years ago, the gallery has been at the vanguard of introducing art by indigenous peoples, often but not exclusively from Australia, to British audiences. Spread over three levels, it’s a relaxed and interesting place for a wander. The top floor has recently become a

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Madonna was snubbed by her hot young fella. Brazilian model Jesus Luz, 22, who has been frequently seen with the singer, may have some explaining to do after he said he was ‘just a friend’ to the pop star. Oops.

CATE GOES GREEN Actress Cate Blanchett used her celebrity credentials in a plea to save the planet, urging the world’s business leaders to act on carbon emissions.

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AUSTRALIA OK!: There’s mystery over whether the very sexy Miranda Kerr is actually engaged to the even-sexier Orlando Bloom after she was snapped baking in the sun at the Cannes Film Festival with a gold ring on her wedding finger. Meanwhile, a slimlooking Miley Cyrus socks it to her ill-advised critics, telling them: “I’m not fat”.

SOUTH AFRICA YOU: Former soap star Natasha Sutherland reveals all about her relationship with estranged hubby Steve Hofmeyr in a new book, saying it was a lonely marriage, and dishes the dirt on the singer’s extramarital affairs. Plus, some of the country’s favourite TV soapies are under threat because of a financial crisis at the SABC.

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Rodriguez The Detroit psych-rocker emerged from obscurity when his 1970 album Cold Fact became a word-of-mouth hit in apartheid South Africa INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER

18 Your music was created in the late ’60s/early ’70s when America was going through some really turbulent times. What do you remember from that period?

The photographs of the massacre at Mai Lai in Vietnam, the shooting of the students at Kent State [University] – that picture of the girl kneeling before the dead body of a girl and that questioning scream [on her face]. Those visuals had an impact on me like everyone else in the world, that kind of realism. How did that realism influence your music?

Well, Neil Young covered it; he said every bartender in LA plays guitar. You know, there’s a lot of musicians in the world and the thing is that the boy/girl themes are great but these other subjects are just as important. Was it difficult to see people like Bob Dylan getting all the success when your own music was just as relevant?

There are no guarantees in music. You do your best and that’s all you can do. Late success is sweet revenge. It’s better this way.

What was it about your music that had such resonance in South Africa?

You also toured with Midnight Oil in the ’80s. Did you meet Peter Garrett?

Well, they were going through apartheid and a lot of my [South African] audience were soldiers who served on the borders of the country, so they would pass cassette tapes around and sit around and listen to the tapes. My audience are all white South Africans – they were questioning things.

I met him four times backstage – he insisted on making me tea. We took a picture. He says: ‘No pictures. But with you I’ll make an exception.’ We did 20 capitals with Australian bands. Men At Work were there before they got their haircuts. This is rock ‘n’ roll history, man.

You’ve lived in Detroit all your life. What’s it like?

There were lots of rumours in the 1990s that you disappeared or that you shot yourself on stage. Where exactly did you go?

It’s the only city in America with no view. I call Detroit the city of victims. Everybody I know has been stolen from, broken into, ripped off, and the last mayor of Detroit went to jail, you know – the realism of it! But you’ve got to be from somewhere. You’ve spent a lot of time in Australia. What were your impressions?

Melbourne’s a select city. And here’s my description of Sydney: Sydney is the capital of the world. They paid $77 a ticket to see me in Sydney, Australia, and it sold out – a 400-seater! And Elvis Presley did not tour with me, you know what I’m saying? In my career I’m very lucky. I’ve had a rags to riches rock ’n’ roll story. Glad it’s not riches to rags [laughs]!

Well, when there’s no answer they create

Late success is “ sweet revenge ” an answer. Nothing happened, I just went back to work. But lo and behold! Do you still love performing?

Yes I do, and the people I play with are so cool. I have the best musicians – we hook up quickly and easily. My Nashville/ North Carolina band is the greatest band on earth. What do you demand on your rider?

YOU DON’T SAY? What would your superpower be? There’s no such thing. What’s the best costume you’ve ever worn to a party? I don’t believe in fiction. I would go to the party dressed as I am. What song would you have played at your funeral? No Weapons (Formed Against Me Shall Prosper) [by Fred Hammond]. OK, I’m going now [hangs up].

Maximum security, nobody gets back there. It gets so busy – you get distracted by things. I get distracted easily. Sugarman is a great song. A lot of people have said it’s about drugs. Is that true?

I describe Sugarman as a descriptive song, not a prescriptive song. I’m not promoting anything about drugs. I’m a grandfather. If I can save anyone from the dry heaves, I tell them: get your hugs, stay off drugs.

» Performing at the Barbican, Silk St, Barbican (020 7638 8891). EC2Y 8DS Sat, Jun 6. £10-£22

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Out About Get set for summer in London with our pick of the best outdoor flicks, gigs, theatre and more WORDS ALISON GRINTER

Flytower (next to BFI Southbank) as part of its Friday Film series.

» BFI, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, SE1 8XT Waterloo (bfi.org.uk)

Free films at The Scoop From September 16 A stone’s throw from Mayor Bo Jo’s office, this sunken amphitheatre on the Thames path will be hosting free film screenings of Slumdog Millionaire, Mamma Mia!, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Strictly Ballroom.

» Next to City Hall, The Queens Walk

t’s official – summer 2009 will not suck. Make the most of the hot days and warm nights with our guide to the capital’s best outdoor events under the sun (literally).

» Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA

Temple (somersethouse.org.uk/film)

Grace Jones is at Somerset House (above)

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BFI Summer Screenings July 31-August 22 Rarities from the British Film Institute Archive – one of the world’s greatest collections of film and TV – will be projected on to the National Theatre’s

DRAMA UNDER THE STARS Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre From May 25 You won’t find a more atmospheric setting for Shakespeare’s classics Much Ado About Nothing and The Tempest. Non-Shakespearean options include musical Hello Dolly! and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest.

» Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, NW1 4NR Baker Street (openairtheatre.org)

BP Summer Big Screens From June 3 The Royal Opera House will beam productions including The Royal Ballet’s Ondine and operas La Traviata and The Barber Of Seville to screens in Trafalgar Square and Canary Wharf – free.

» Trafalgar Sq, WC2 Piccadilly Circus. Canary Wharf, E14 Canary Wharf (roh.org.uk)

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ALFRESCO FLICKS Somerset House July 30-August 8 Once again Somerset House transforms its magnificent courtyard into a full-scale open-air cinema with giant screen and surround-sound.

Tower

Hill (morelondon.co.uk/scoop.html)

ENTERTAINMENT

Fun in the sun

Outdoor theatre at The Scoop From May 27 Acclaimed five-strong company Pantaloons will be staging Romeo & Juliet. Also coming up are family fave Jason And The Argonauts and a translation of Medea by writer Stella Duffy.

» Next to City Hall, The Queens Walk

Tower

21 Lovebox Weekender

over three days – so whaddaya waiting for?

» Hyde Park, W2

Green Park (hardrock

Hill (morelondon.co.uk/scoop.html)

calling.co.uk). £45

OUTDOOR GIGS Wireless July 4-5 This year’s mega-gig boasts an incredible lineup including Basement Jaxx, The Streets, Dizzee Rascal, Sneaky Sound System, Kanye West, Kid Cudi and Daniel Merriweather.

FESTIVAL FEVER Holloway Arts Festivals June 25-July 5 Literature, film, music and comedy all get a look in at this year’s festival, themed on the Lewis Carroll classic Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland.

» Hyde Park, W2

Green Park (wireless

» Whittington Park, N19

Archway (hollowayartsfestival.co.uk)

festival.co.uk). £45

Serpentine Sessions 2009 June 29-July 1 Want something more intimate? Independent artists Regina Spektor, Tindersticks and Bon Iver headline this event over three nights.

» Hyde Park, W2 Green Park (serpentine sessions.com). £25-£27.50

Madstock Friday, July 17 Madness celebrate 30 years of silly dances and infectious ska pop by bringing their Madstock festival to East London.

» Victoria Park, E2

Mile End (madness.

Toast Festival June 26-28 Aussies, Kiwis and Saffas have a day each to enjoy food, wine and entertainment from home.

We have two pairs of tickets for Pub in the Park – a threeday event in Greenwich Park this September that will celebrate the great British pub. See tntonline.co.uk/ competitions for details.

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» Clapham Common, SW4

Clapham Common (toastfestivals.co.uk). £15-£25

CLUBBING LOVE-INS Lovebox Weekender July 18-19 Groove Armada are back for another bite of the feel-good cherry with their annual dance party.

» Victoria Park, E2

Mile End (lovebox.net). £42.50 per day

co.uk). £35

Somerset House Series July 9-18 Grace Jones, Lily Allen and Bat For Lashes are just some of the stellar acts set to light up the stage this somer – er, summer.

» Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA

Temple (somersethouse.org.uk/music)

Blur at Hyde Park Hyde Park, July 2-3 The Britpop heroes give Oasis a run for their money with two massive back-to-back shows.

» Hyde Park, W2

Green Park (blur.co.uk). £45

Hard Rock Calling Hyde Park, June 26-28 The Killers, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen

Tiësto at Victoria Park July 31 One-man DJ phenomenon Tiësto is holding his very own open-air gig, with Sneaky Sound System and Calvin Harris helping out.

» Victoria Park, E2

Mile End

(tiesto.com). £36

South West Four/ Get Loaded In the Park August 29/August 30 Carl Cox, John Digweed and Erick Morillo DJ on Saturday, and Orbital, Röyksopp and Pendulum play on Sunday.

» Clapham Common, SW4

Clapham Common (southwestfour.com/ getloadedinthepark.com). £35/£40

The Boss will play at Hard Rock Calling

ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA

Terminator Salvation

SCREEN TEST: TERMINATOR

Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin

STARRING:

RT 114 MINS

1 What made Christian Bale spit the dummy on the set of Terminator Salvation? 2 What is Sarah Connor’s job when the Terminator first tracks her down? 3 Arnold Schwarzenegger was set to play which role in The Terminator before he was cast as the killer cyborg instead? 4 How many Sarah Connors does the Terminator kill before he finds the right one? 5 What is the evil Terminator called in T2?

★★★★★

Having made Batman cool again, Christian Bale does his best to save another stalled franchise in Terminator Salvation. Try as he might, though, the actor can’t elevate this fourth instalment in the sci-fi series to anywhere near the heights of the original Terminator and T2. It’s not that Salvation is a terrible film. The storyline, which is set in 2018 and sees hard-arse resistance fighters John Connor (Bale) and Kyle Reese (Yelchin) encounter a strange new Terminator (Worthington), is intriguing enough and there are some thunderous action set pieces. The problem is that, in his efforts to rejuvenate the franchise, director McG has

stripped away elements that make Terminator films great. Most of the characters lack depth, making it difficult to really care about their lot. The fact that humans are fighting a series of sterile robots as opposed to one

embodiment of evil means the movie also has little tension. While Terminator Salvation doesn’t hurt the franchise, it’s not the powerful reboot fans prayed for. GOOD FOR: Those with low expectations. PIERRE DE VILLIERS

THE REEL DEAL

3 The Green Goblin 4 Money 5 Arnold Vosloo LAST WEEK’S WINNER Howard Watson

ANYTHING FOR HER

★★★★★ When his wife is locked up for a crime she didn’t commit, lecturer Julien (Vincent Lindon) decides to bust her out of prison in this patchy action drama. Performances by Lindon and Diane Kruger are top drawer, but gaping holes in the plot spoil what could have been a really superb French film. GOOD FOR: Those who will believe anything. PDV

and a young girl forced to care for her grandmother. Heath Ledger took a final bow at Cannes, starring in a role cut short by his death in a fantasy movie brought to the festival by cult director Terry Gilliam. Ledger died halfway through the shooting of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, which had its world premiere at the film festival. Instead of changing the storyline, Gilliam asked three of Ledger’s friends – Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell – to step in and take his place after his death.

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1 His hand 2 Russell Crowe

LAST CHANCE HARVEY

★★★★★ In this pedestrian romcom, divorced jingle-writer Harvey (Dustin Hoffman) is in London for his daughter’s wedding when meets Kate (Emma Thompson), and the pair spend a brief but meaningful time together. Average material is lifted by actors who are at the top of their game. GOOD FOR: Those in the mood for Before Sunrise with wrinkles. PDV

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Aussie film Samson And Delilah, a tale of young love in a troubled Aboriginal community directed by Warwick Thornton (below), was awarded the Camera d’Or first film prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Thornton’s feature takes an unflinching look at the problems facing Australia’s remote indigenous communities, such as violence, substance abuse and poverty. The film was shot in a derelict Aboriginal community near Alice Springs, and follows the slow, shy courtship of a boy, who spends his time sniffing petrol and getting lost in music,

For a chance to win two tickets from Vue email answers to grabs@tntmagazine.com by noon on Wednesday with ‘Cinema’ in the subject line.

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CULTURE WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING Those familiar with Lantana will be aware of Andrew Bovell’s capacity for creating intricately plotted character studies. In his haunting, complex new ensemble piece, Bovell follows four generations between 1959 and 2039. Gabriel Law, a young Englishman, makes a voyage to Australia in the footsteps of his father, Henry, who mysteriously disappeared. While there he forms a delicate bond with his namesake Gabrielle. As the play moves fluidly back and forth in time we

ENTERTAINMENT

SEE THIS: Theatre uncover some terrible truths and connections. This is powerful, erudite theatre which brilliantly explores the relationship between the past and the future – in action, identity and memory. The strong cast perform with admirable intensity. ADAM ROTHAPEL

» Almeida Theatre, Almeida St, N1 1TA Angel (020 7359 4404). Until Jun 4. £6-£29.50

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WORTH A LOOK Australia’s favourite Irish funnyman Jimeoin brings his razor-sharp wit to London next month. » E4 Udderbelly at Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX

Waterloo (southbankcentre.co.uk). Jun 8-14. From £10

of Jewish and Middle Eastern music • Have an evening Euston (0871 594 3123). Jun 7. From £25

at Australian composer Warren Wills’ Genesis to Broadway. » Shaw Theatre, Euston Rd, NW1 2AJ

EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK

BOOK OF THE WEEK

WALLACE AND GROMIT’S CRACKING IDEAS

A LEGACY OF LIBERATION

★★★★★

Justin Sutcliffe, John Haynes

If you’re a fan of animated duo Wallace (an inventor) and Gromit (his trusty dog) or want to release your inner child, then you’ll enjoy this interactive exhibition that’s all about turning ideas into everyday devices. The

incessant advice about patenting any idea you might have is a bit boring, but there are plenty of nifty displays. Avoid visiting during school holidays. DANIEL LANDON

» Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, SW7 2DD South Kensington (0870 840 4868; sciencemuseum.org.uk). Until Nov 1. £9

Mark Gevisser (Palgrave Macmillan) OUT NOW

★★★★★ Mark Gevisser is both ingenious and lucky. He cleverly started his research on a book about the Mbeki clan’s role in South Africa’s liberation struggle as far back as 1999 – the year one of the Mbeki sons, Thabo, became the second president of a democratic South Africa. And then luck smiled on Gevisser’s project. When A Legacy Of Liberation was all but ready for the printers at the end of last year, the book’s main character was

spectacularly ousted as president by the Jacob Zuma powerbase in Thabo’s beloved African National Congress (ANC). It is this event that elevates a thorough but rather ordinary piece of research into essential reading. The book magnifies not only the influences on the developing personality of Thabo in the Mbeki family, his days in exile and the philosophies he embraced as a politician, but also the specific events that led the ANC as a liberation movement to turn its back on the Mbeki legacy. PIET VAN NIEKERK

MORE EXHIBITIONS First encounters are explored in film-based installation The Fourth Wall. » Barbican Art Gallery, Silk St,

EC2Y 8DS

Barbican (0845 120 7550; barbican.org.uk). Until Aug 30.

•Super Contemporary celebrates London as the zenith for the world’s leading designers. »

Free

Design Museum, Shad Thames, SE1 2YD

Tower Hill (020 7940 8790; designmuseum.org). Jun 3-Sep 29. £8.50

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MEET THE CREW Tom Sturrock Sport editor From: Melbourne Tom is certainly moving up in the world of TNT, and has now got his very own office. Headphones on, humming to The Boss on the iPod while researching AFL and cricket – can life be better? And whether it’s a night at the pub after work, or extending a press trip to Morocco by another week, Tom’s motto is “why go home if you’re having fun?”

SPOTLIGHT ON ONLINE FANTASY CRICKET The Twenty20 cricket world championship is about to begin, and by entering your own team into the Telegraph and TNT’s online Fantasy Cricket game, you can be part of the action. As a team manager you can pick your players, choosing from cricket’s biggest stars, or you can use the Lucky Dip option. There’s £5000 to be won, and you can even take on cricket legends Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan.

TEACHING CAREER NIGHT Working in the teaching industry and want to advance your career? Then head to TNT’s networking night, held in association with Tradewind Recruitment, at Octave 8 in Covent Garden on June 10. As one of the leading recruitment agencies in London and holders of the DCSF Quality Mark, Tradewind is

committed to finding you the best jobs possible with the best pay, so come and discuss your opportunities with the team of recruitment experts. » Octave 8, Endell St, WC2H 9BA Covent Garden. Wed, Jun 10, 4pm-6.30pm. Free, but registration is necessary. Sign up at tntonline.co.uk/ networking

SOCIAL SPORT Last Man Stands If you’re keen to play cricket in an amateur league, then check out Last Man Stands Twenty20 cricket. Last Man Stands has leagues all over London and runs a unique global ranking system for teams and players.

» Sign up at tntonline.co.uk/ cricket by 5.30pm on June 5. It costs £4 to play, or get two teams for £6

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TNT’S UK AND IRELAND GUIDE WHAT Make the most of living and working in the UK and Ireland with a copy of this essential TNT guide.

WHEN Out now.

WHERE Buy it at tntonline.co.uk/ guides. £1 (£4 outside UK).

» May to August. See

MOVING DOWN UNDER Planning to head back to Australia or New Zealand? To get tips on what needs to be done before moving on, see our new Returning Home section on the first Monday of each month. You will find info about the Oz and NZ employment markets, professional advice on how to make the move, plus what it’s like to adjust to life

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back home from those who’ve already made the transition.

» See page 59 for the first in our monthly Returning Home sections

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MUSIC DANIEL MERRIWEATHER Love & War

MUSIC & CLUBS

(Columbia)

★★★★★

Born in Melbourne but now based in New York, 26-year-old singer-songwriter Daniel Merriweather first came to prominence a few years ago, lending a rather baffled vocal to Mark Ronson’s cover of the Smiths’ Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before. The collaboration wasn’t a one-night stand. Floating on the proceeds of Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black,

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

MARILYN MANSON

THE BATS

The High End Of Low

The Guilty Office

Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King (RCA)

(Interscope)

(yesboyicecream)

Not as funny, shocking or smart as he’d like us to believe, Manson’s schtick always came across as silly when he was topping the charts across the Atlantic. Now that no one’s really listening though, it somehow seems even more laughable. Pretty As A Swastika, ArmaGoddamn-MotherfuckinGeddon, I Have To Look Up Just To See Hell – the titles give the game away, and the game remains the same as ever. Abysmal, but you knew that already. WFJ

The Bats’ latest album arrives 22 years after their debut, Daddy’s Highway was pressed to vinyl. Not that you’d guess. Listening to The Guilty Office with its fuzzy guitars, girl/boy harmonies, labrynthine chord progressions and lo-fi production is like discovering a time capsule from Dunedin circa 1983 – a time when The Bats then-record label Flying Nun set the bar for quirky, innovative pop. So it’s dated for sure, but also a pleasant nostalgia trip. ALISON GRINTER

★★★★★

The title of Dave Matthews Band’s seventh album pays tribute to Matthews’ former saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died last year after a quad bike accident. The record itself, though, requires less explanation. Matthews’ popfunk take on jam-band culture won him 30 million album sales, and tracks such as Shake Me Like A Monkey seem to retain the status quo. Fans will love it; doubters will remain unconvinced. WFJ

★★★★★

SOUNDS OF HOME AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

NO.1 Boom Boom Pow, Black Eyed Peas MAKING NEWS AC/DC can expect a hero’s welcome when their Black Ice tour reaches Oz next year. With 500,000 plus tickets already sold, promoters say it is the fastest-selling concert tour ever offered Down Under.

NO.1 Knock You Down, Keri Hilson ft Kanye West MAKING NEWS Get ready for Flying Nun mark II. The label’s founder Roger Shepherd is in talks with owner, Warner, to buy it back, says radioscope. nz.net. Warner inherited Flying Nun in 2005 after merging with Festival/Mushroom.

NO.1 Day ’N’ Night, Kid Cudi/Crookers MAKING NEWS The Lucky Fish Music Festival is set to take place at Route 28 Resort in Jagfontein on September 3-6. Headlining are Aussie band Parkway Drive and legendary singer Rodriguez (see page 18 for our interview).

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which he produced, Ronson was drafted in to sprinkle his magic dust on Love & War, Merriweather’s first album proper. And it’s exactly what you might expect: a tidy singersongwriter delivering a set of warm but not exactly smokin’ soul pastiches. Sometimes it gels (Change), but mostly it floats by without leaving a big impression. And just occasionally (For Your Money, Water And A Flame, a duet with Adele) it takes flight, making you believe there might be a lengthy career lurking behind this pleasant but unmemorable little album. WILL FULFORD-JONES

LIVE REVIEW Shapeshifter Forum May 22 ★★★★★ After a no-show from PMoney, and a well-paced set by The Nextmen, Shapeshifter come on early and turn the Forum into a writhing, grooving cauldron of drum ’n’ bass and soul. Lead singer P-Diggs is in fine voice and his physical performance soon has him perspiring, not unlike the appreciative audience who lap up Shapeshifter’s non-stop set. An extended version of Electric Dream is a standout and the crowd bounces eagerly to the beats. This is a band who know exactly when to ramp it up a level or provide moments of relaxation. Great stuff. JAHN VANNISSELROY

MUSIC

GIG GUIDE MUSIC & CLUBS

Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK LADYHAWKE Just quite how an unassuming Kiwi chick from Masterton became the queen of uber hip retro electro is still up for debate. Was it simply that the music-buying public, already seduced by the awkward genius of Flight Of The Conchords, were looking for the next Kiwi superstar? Was it the ’70s rock chick hair? Or was it just that her self-titled debut album absolutely kicked ass? We reckon the latter. She’s back to cement her position at another London show with Mark Ronson providing a special DJ set in support.

» Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 4325 527). Thur, Jun 4. £25

Mornington Crescent

CAMDEN ROCKS: CARL BARÂT + MORE

ASH

Heading up this year’s one-day indie shindig is Carl Barât, a man so effortlessy cool that he reportedly turned down millions to reform The Libertines with Pete Doherty for the Reading/Leeds festival. Or am I just confusing cool with stupid? Whatever – his solo set is bound to include old Libertines tunes.

Since they sent guitarist Charlotte Hatherly packing TNT Music has struggled to get enthusiastic about pop trio Ash. Still, at least their most recent album Twilight Of The Innocents saw them drop their psych-rock pretensions and get back to their power-pop roots. It’s also their last: from here on they’re releasing singles only.

» Various Camden venues

» Bloomsbury Ballroom, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Sq,

Camden Town (0870 264 3333; camdenrocksfestival.com). Sat, Jun 6. £22

WC1B 4DA

Holborn (020 7404 7612). Sat, Jun 6. £18

BELIEVE THE HYPE BADDIES

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THE LINE-UP Michael Webster

(vocals/guitars), Simon Bellamy (guitars), Danny Rowton (bass) and Jim Webster (drums). HAILS FROM Southend, Essex. THE BUZZ SO FAR Formed from the ashes of other bands, including cult-metalists Engerica, Baddies are causing waves by putting their own spiky stamp on guitar pop. They will give the Futureheads a run for their money. WHAT ELSE? The quartet caught the ear of Brit designer Alexander McQueen who now dresses them. Result! THE BAND SAY ”People have said we’ve got a QOTSA crossed with Talking Heads vibe but we think we have our own sound.” (Rocksound) THE CRITICS SAY ”Baddies’ debut single Battleships is

like the Beastie Boys have challenged the Pixies to a sing-off while Klaxons woowoo the flight along from the sidelines.” (The Times) CHECK OUT Second single Holler For My Holiday. THE PLUG In-store at Puregroove, West Smithfield,

Farringdon EC1A 9JX (020 7778 9278). Mon, Jun 1, 6.30pm. Free

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Quirky Aussie-born songstress Sia has just released her first DVD, TV Is My Parent, through Monkey Puzzle Records/Concord Music. It features a live concert recorded at the Hiro Ballroom in NYC in 2007, videos from her latest album, Some People Have Real Problems, and loads of behind-the-scenes footage of Sia and her mates. We have three copies of TV Is My Parent to give away. For a chance to win email grabs@ tntmagazine. com with ‘Sia’ in the subject line.

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ee, I knew the frickin’ UK would get it!” shrieks Jess Origliasso, one half of lissom pop act The Veronicas. She and twin Lisa – other half of The Vs – are ensconced in a posh Kensington hotel room, poring over their UK press. The duo have been in the country for a nanosecond and NME is already hailing them the “new breed” of pop. ”I’m never leaving – you’ll have to drag me on that plane back to America,” Jess squeals, almost leaping off the couch in excitement.

MAKING IT IN THE US Make no mistake, this Brisbane duo are pop’s hottest property right now. With their Italian good looks and pop smarts it’s a bit like getting

BOYS AND FAME Lisa: “It was weird when we were back home. We’d have these cute guys coming up to us and they’d be like: ‘Oh my gosh, can I get a photo?’ They’d freak out.” Jess: “Or they can’t get it that you’re a strong, independent woman and you’re making your own way in life. Maybe they find it de-masculising – I just made up a word!”

LIVING IN LA

We really had to “ fight for the sound of our new record ”

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two Gabriella Cilmis for the price of one. Only at 24 years old, The Veronicas are more grownup and a helluva lot sassier. But their glossy electro-dance was a much harder sell in the US where they’ve been based for the past three years. Signed to Warner, they were subject to all the commercial demands and pressures that come with a major label. “We were being pushed into a certain way musically,” muses Lisa. “They were trying to team us with R’n’B producers … we really did have to fight for the sound of our new record – even when people were literally in our face saying: ‘This. Song. Is. Not. A. Hit!’” Still, the girls had the last laugh when said non-hit Untouched, the first single off their new album Hook Me Up, became the first song by an Aussie act to shift more than one million units in the US this side of the millennium. They’ve been hobnobbing with the likes of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers ever since.

GIRL POWER Although identical twins, the girls are quite different. Fast-talking Jess sports platinum blonde hair and has more get up and go than a helium balloon, while brunette Lisa is more thoughtful and laid-back. Both look like 21st century riot grrls with their Converse trainers, tats and oversized shirts. It’s a style they’re happy to claim. “The riot grrl movement really did pave the way for female musicians to take the stand,” notes Jess sagely. “Music is still a very male-run

industry. It’s men sitting in their offices deciding what you should be wearing in a video.” Born into a musical family, the twins have been performing since they were five and are no pop puppets, writing their own tunes and hit songs for Tatu and Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan. Even so, they still had to conquer the Australian music-buying public, not known for it’s reverence of pop. “People love the underdog over there and that’s totally cool,” says Jess. “We stripped the music back and made it pretty raw and gained a credibility at the start that maybe wouldn’t have been there.”

GROWING UP In the US they attract a more mature fanbase than in Oz, which is just as well as Hook Me Up is a lot racier than their tween-friendly debut The Secret Life Of … “But that’s to be expected if we’re four years older,” pouts Lisa. So the odd f-word, bi-curious referencing lyrics and heavy breathing won’t upset the kids? “No!” they chorus. “At the end of the day,” Lisa explains, “really young fans aren’t listening to the lyrics – they’re looking for something they can rock out to.” Them and us oldies both.

» Hook Me Up out now through Warner Bros/Sire

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Jess: “You grow up quickly; you become streetwise.” Lisa: “There was a while when instead of washing our clothes we’d just buy new ones – we were eating out every night at nice restaurants. And then we got a credit card bill and Mum and Dad were like, ‘You can’t be doing this any more: you need to learn domestic skills.’”

MEETING RUSSELL BRAND Lisa: “I met Russell on a movie set in Hawaii cos he was doing a movie with my boyfriend. He’s extremely down to earth and a very cool guy.” Jess: “We think he’s hilarious.”

APPEARING ON 90210 Jess: “Brenda was always my favourite – she was just a bitch! Lisa and I were in love with Jason Priestley [ left]. The only thing that would have rivalled that in coolness was being on Dawson’s Creek.”

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THE POP DUO ON:

MUSIC LISTINGS MONDAY 27

SATURDAY 2

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Concern, Mewgatz

Dub Pistols The hip-hop, breakbeat and ska collective use horns and turntables for the performance. Koko, Camden High

The Chicago-based indiepop performer promotes his album Vs Children. The

St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £14.50.

Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). Adv £8.50.

Jooks Of Kent, The Nuns The trio play blues and boogie crossed with rock and roll.

Kenny G The saxophonist promotes his album Rhythm And Romance. Royal Albert

The Grosvenor, Sidney Rd, SW9 0TP (020 7733 1799). £5.

Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £29-£50.

Left With Pictures, My Sad Captains, The Riff Raff

Rosemary Branch Festival: Pete Letanka Trio South

The London-based combo play melodic indie-pop. The

African swing band. Rosemary

Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £6, w/flyer/NUS £5.

Branch Theatre, Shepperton Rd, N1 3DT (020 7704 6665). £10.

Raphael Saadiq The Grammy Award-winning American soul singer and producer plays tracks from his back catalogue. IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £22.50 & £30.

NOFX American punk-

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

NINE INCH NAILS O2 Arena, Peninsular Sq, SE10 0DX North Greenwich (0870 534 4444). Wed, Jul 15. £32.50 You want to what me like an animal? Trent Reznor’s nihilistic rock vehicle rolls into town this summer. Expect to hear 20 years’ worth of hits.

Chris Wood Acoustic folkrock from the singer-songwriter and guitarist. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £14, concs £12.

rockers. Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (0905 020 3999). £20.

Gary Moore, Buddy Whittington The veteran guitarist promotes his album, Bad For You Baby Baby. Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £26.91-£34.26.

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TUESDAY 28

KT Sullivan The vocalist

The Bug, DJ Adrian Sherwood The London outfit

performs the songs of Jerome Kern. Live! On The Park At Pizza

play experimental rock. The

On The Park, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LY (020 7235 5273). £15 & £25.

Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774). £10.

The Wednesday Night Showcase Acoustic

Easy Star All-Stars The New York four-piece perform covers with a reggae twist. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £17.50.

Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £5.

Sleepercurve, White Light Parade, HK:UK The London

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Danny Schmidt Folk from the Australian singer-songwriter and her band, including tracks from her album Despite The Snow Snow.

trio play progressive indie-rock to promote their forthcoming EP.

showcase of signed and unsigned acts. The Bullet

Bar, Kentish Town Rd, NW1 8PB (020 7485 6040). £5, w/flyer £4.

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

Skinny Molly

Southern US rock band featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Mike Estes. The Half Moon, Half Moon Ln,

THURSDAY 30

The Blockheads The veteran

punk-rockers play their hits. The

Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £23.50.

The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123). £8, adv £6.

Herne Hill, SE24 9HU (020 7274 2733). £12, adv £10.

The Deadly Vibes, The Risk, The Branded

Tarrbaby, Three Times Daily

The American three-piece play country-rock tracks from their album Feels So Good I Wanna Do It Again. Boston Arms, Junction Rd, N19 5QQ (020 7272 8153). £7, concs £5.

Willie Garnett’s Big Band

Gravity, Spector, Gunner Sgt, Continental Train Wreck The outfit play indie-rock songs.

Sax-led swing from the 17-piece. Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £7.

Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 8806 2668). £6, w/flyer £5.

Hope And Anchor, Upper St, N1 1RL (020 7354 1312). £6, concs £4.50.

The Yeah You’s, Meg Hutchinson Alternative duo

Indie-rock trio from Ipswich.

Mike Kintish and Nick Ingram perform electro-rock tracks.

Sam Lewis Soul, blues and folk from the guitarist and his band playing tracks from album Everything You Are.

The Troubadour, Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £7.

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

Okkyung Lee, Christian Marclay, Steve Beresford, John Butcher Experimental

WEDNESDAY 29

Zoot Money’s Surprise Party The veteran blues man

tracks from the New York performer. Cafe Oto, Ashwin

plays his monthly residency.

St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £10.

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

James Marsters

Bridgefire, Son Of Bitch Heavy soulful rock four-piece from London. Bull And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 8826 5000). £5, concs £4.

Nina Ferro with Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band The Australian jazz singer performs with the outfit. Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, diners £4.50.

José González The Swedish singer-songwriter plays lo-fi pop.

Hayze, I’m Spartacus, Hipsters Fix, The Blockade The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Rd, SW8 2HJ (020 7627 0698). £5.

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

The Wolfetones

Brian Warfield and his band play upbeat interpretations of Irish ballads and songs.

Irish Cultural Centre, Blacks Rd, W6 9DT (020 8563 8232). £15.

SUNDAY 3 Ian Anderson Jethro Tull flautist. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (0845 120 7500). £17.50-£25.

Rhydian The Welsh X Factor finalist performs tracks from his self-titled album, which features covers and originals. Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £22.02-£39.15.

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

Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). Adv £20.

John Standing The vocalist performs the songs of Noël Coward. Live! On The Park At Pizza

Ultravox The 1980s

Pink

new wave and electropop band perform tracks from their repertoire. Roundhouse,

The pop singer performs tracks from her album Funhouse. O2

On The Park, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LY (020 7235 5273). £15 & £25.

Tacoma The Paris-based

Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £32.50 & £35.

Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £35.

Jim White The Americana

Mick Thomas, Rachel Hatfield, Natalie MCcool

country singer plays tracks from his extensive back catalogue.

The Australian soloist performs folk-rock. The Troubadour,

Jeniferever, Red Skys, Caesura, Codes In The Clouds Indie-rock from the

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). Adv £17.50.

Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £12, adv £10.

Swedish four-piece playing tracks from their album Spring Tides. Monto Water Rats, Gray’s Inn

The London singer and instrumentalist plays soul, funk and electronica. The Troubadour,

The acoustic pop vocalist plays songs from his album Like A Waterfall. Union Chapel,

East Wintergarden, Canada Sq, E14 5AB (020 7334 3922). £17.

Rd, WC1X 8BZ (020 7837 4412). £6.

Blues, funk and soul from the seven-piece. Dover St Restaurant

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Jayson Norris, Rhys Morgan, Amphibic Acoustic rock singer-songwriter originally from New Zealand. Halfmoon

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Tina Turner The Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter performs hits from her back catalogue. O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £50-£200.

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FAST FORWARD AC/DC Wembley Stadium, Jun 26 (0871 2200 260). £55 Animal Collective Brixton Academy, Aug 20 (0844 477 2000). £18 Blur Hyde Park, Jul 2-3 (0870 534 444) £45 British India Dublin Castle, May 24 (020 8806 2668). £6. John Butler Union Chapel, Jul 17 (0870 264 3333). £17.50 The Cat Empire Shepherds Bush Empire, Jul 3-4 (08444 77 2000) £17.50 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Latitude Festival, Jul 16-19, Henham Park, Suffolk, (latitudefestival.co.uk) £150 Die! Die! Die! Cargo, May 10, (020 7403 3331). £6.50 The Drones The Luminaire, May 21 (wegottickets.com). £8.50 Gurrumul Union Chapel, May 13 (0844 576 5483).£12.50 Manic Street Preachers Roundhouse, May 28-30 (0844 482 8008). £26.50 Mr Scruff Koko, May 23 (0870 4325 527). £15 Pet Shop Boys O2 Arena, Jun 19 (0870 534 4444). £30 Shapeshifter Forum, May 22 (0844 847 2405). £17.50 Toast Festival: Dave Dobbyn, Jayson Norris, Goldfish Clapham Common, Jun 26-28 (0871 230 5583). £15-£150

CLUBBING

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CLUB GUIDE

Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK CREATING SENSE5: 5 GUM LAUNCH You gotta get in quick if this one tickles your fancy. Topnotch electro outfit Hot Chip will be performing live for an exclusive one-off event, where you’ll get a sneak peek at their forthcoming album. But wait, there’s more. All your senses will be stimulated as a posse of talent, including an alcoholic architecture duo and music video director, will showcase their skills. There’ll be limited tickets on the door.

» The Arches, Southwark St, SE1 1RU

Borough (020 7403 9643; viceland.com/creatingsense5). Thu, Jun 4. 7.30pm-2am. Free

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Danny Howells has a sound that’s deep, sexy and progressive. With his Dig Deeper residency at The End having come to, well, an end the party has moved on and Ministry Of Sound is the lucky venue.

Local south London bar-cum-club The White House is no stranger to big names. This week it has UK house DJ Seb Fontaine at Saturday night party Licked, which now has a full laser light show.

» Ministry Of Sound, Gaunt St, SE1 6DP Elephant & Castle (0870 060 0010). Sat, Jun 6. 11pm-7am. £15 adv.

» The White House, Clapham Park Rd, SW4 7EH Clapham Common (020 7498 3388). Sat, Jun 6, 9pm-5am. £8 adv, £12.

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CLUB NEWS

PLACE TO BE Guanabara This late-night Brazilian bar is named after the bay in Rio de Janeiro that’s home to the famous area of Copacabana. And just like the Copa, Guanabara is all about fun and dancing, where DJs and live acts bring a bit of Latin flavour to London. Thirsty? Then you’re in good hands cos the bar sells more than 2500 caipirinhas and 5000 Brazilian beers a week, plus

» Parker St, WC2B 5PW Holborn (020 7242 8600)

We have two pairs of tickets to Creating Sense5: 5 Gum Launch to give away. To enter, email grabs@tntmagazine.com with ‘Hot Chip’ in the subject line by noon on Tue, Jun 2.

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Paul Oakenfold has become an ambassador for Nelson Mandela’s campaign against HIV and Aids. The DJ says he is “honoured” to be involved. “This subject doesn’t just touch Africa, it touches all of us around the

world,” he says. For more details, see 46664.com. Carl Cox will continue his Tuesday night residency at Space in Ibiza this year. His eighth year of DJing at the world famous club kicks off on July 7 for an extended season of 12 weeks. This year the party will focus on new talent. “If we don’t push new talent, what happens in five years’ time? We have to embrace and support the best of the new breed,” says Lynn Cosgrove of Coxy’s management company, Safehouse. The “new breed” names include Alex Metric, DJ Lucca and Jon Rundell.

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Sneaky Sound System will join forces with Tiësto as the support act for the superstar DJ’s gig at Victoria Park on July 31. Calvin Harris (above) is also on the bill. Meanwhile, the Aussie trio have lined up a couple of gigs in Ibiza, the clubbing capital of the world. They’ll be performing for Erick Morillo’s Subliminal night at Pacha on August 5 and 26.

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MONDAY 27 Authentic Cuban Night

Electrovibe James Mac and DJ Lukass play house and electro. Club Boulevard, The Broadway, W5 5JY (07912 654 543). 10pm-late. £10.

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

Bite DJs Lydia, Ian, Marcus and Complexus play electro, hip-hop, indie, Motown and pop. Punk, Soho St, W1D 3DN (020 7734 4004). 9pm-3am. £5, concs £3, free before 10pm.

Explosive DJ Rugrat spins R’n’B, funky and club classics. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 10pm-3.30am. £5.

Hard Core Salsa DJ

House Rules Bank Holiday Special Norman Jay spins house classics. Plan B, Brixton Rd, SW9 4AY (0870 116 5421). 9pm-6am. Adv £10.

Lost And Found Keb Darge and Andy Smith play blues, rock and Northern Soul. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10pm-3am. £8.

Miami 305 Funky house and pop from Mr Mak and Edge. Stanza, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 5DY (020 7494 3020). 9.30pm-3am. £15, mems £10.

Platinum Funk The

Mario plays mambo and salsa. Salsa!, Charing Cross

Delicious Thursdays R’n’B

Funky Fridays DJs provide funk,

resident DJs supply R’n’B, hip-hop and funky house.

and retro hits on the ground floor, with house and party anthems in the basement. Zoo Bar, Bear

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

The Libertaire, High St, W3 6NG (020 7160 0572). 10pm-late. £10, ladies Free before 11pm.

St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 10pm-3am. £10, £8 before 10pm.

Royal Oak, East Hill, SW18 2QB (020 8874 4892). 7.30pm-late. Free.

Fuse The resident DJs spin funky house and indie. The

Hospitality High Contrast and Skream Zinc spin house. Matter

chart, party and retro hits in the basement with R’n’B, electro and house in the VIP room. Zoo Bar, Bear St,

Langley, Langley St, WC2H 9JA (020 7836 5005). 4.30pm-1am. £8, free before 9pm, £3 before 10pm.

At O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0AX (020 7549 6686). 10pm-6am. £15.

WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 9pm-3am. £7, NUS £5, adv £4.50.

Members Night DJ Bambach

Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 5.30pm-2am. £4, free before 9pm.

Double Shake It With Laquisha Jonz Andrew

Salsa Night The resident

Elmore and Tommy Sandhu supply club hits. The Shadow

DJs provide salsa tracks. The Standard, Blackhorse Ln, E17 6DS (020 8503 2523). 8pm-9pm. £6.

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

Game On Residents spin

TUESDAY 28 Barrio Latino Merengue, salsa, bachata and urban Latin tracks from Chino and Alex. Bar Rumba, Shaftesbury Ave,

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W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715). 9pm-3am. £5, £4 before 11pm, NUS £3.

Socialism Brockie, Nicky

Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins

BM and Phantasy provide drum ’n’ bass. Herbal, Kingsland

salsa, samba 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 Party hits on the ground floor, electrohouse in the basement and commercial R’n’B in the VIP room. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 9pm-3am. £7, guestlist/NUS £5.

Salon DJ Aubrey spins club anthems. The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 9pm-late. £5-£10, free before 10pm, mems free.

supplies funky house anthems.

Latin Fever Latin music from resident DJ Jorge, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing Cross

The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 9pm-late. £5£10, free before 10pm, mems free.

Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 7pm-2am. £10, £8 before 11pm, £4 before 9pm, £2 before 8pm.

Rewind Residents spin classic

Twisted The residents supply

Rd, E2 8DA (020 7613 4462). 9pm-2am. £7, £5 before 12am, NUS £4, ladies Free before 11.30pm.

club anthems. LVPO, Dean St, W1D

house and commercial dance.

5BQ (020 7434 3399). 9pm-3am. £8.

Trannyshack Tasty Tim and

Silk Cuts DJ Nick Fletcher spins

Dusty O supply chart anthems, plus live bands. Madame Jo Jo’s,

global house. Jewel, Glasshouse

Motion, Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6PA (020 7389 9933). 8pm-late. £10, guestlist £5 before 11pm, free before 9pm.

St, W1B 5DQ (020 7439 4990). 9pm-1am. £10, guest list £5.

Upper Class DJ Leo spins

For full listings info go to tntonline.co.uk/ whats_on Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10.30pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

Wicked Wednesdays

The residents supply R’n’B and hip-hop. Sound, Leicester

Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010). 9pm-3am. £10, £2.50 before 11pm.

THURSDAY 30

Arpdays DJs Idjut Boys, Bill

house. Jewel, Glasshouse St, W1B 5DQ (020 7439 4990). 9pm-1am. £10, guest list £5.

FRIDAY 1

Appropriate For... Party!

Residents spin dance, pop and club classics. Apt, Queen St, EC4N

1TX (020 7618 9020). 7pm-3am. £5, £3 guest list. Free before 10pm.

Back In The Day Resident DJ Stevie B spins retro pop, electro, funk, house, dance and R‘n’B.

White Heat DJs Matty and Olly spin rock and disco.

Brewster and Jonny 5 spin club hits. Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A 3AY

Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10.30pm-3am. £7, adv £6.

(020 7739 3440). 7pm-1am. £8.

Escape Soho, Brewer St, W1F 0SU (07833 327002). 9pm-3am. £4.

Classique The residents

Calentito Resident DJs spin

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

pop, R’n’B and classic soul.

WEDNESDAY 29

Muswell Hill, N10 3ST (020 8365 3651). 10pm-3am. £10, £7 before 11.30pm.

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

SATURDAY 2

Digress Soho, Beak St, W1F 9RA (020 7437 0239). 12noon-3am. £10, £7 before 11pm, free before 10pm.

Steve Smart Steve Smart spins dancefloor hits. Club Boulevard, The Broadway, W5 5JY (07912 654 543). 10pm-1.30pm. £10, ladies £5 before 11.30pm.

XXL Techno and pop from resident DJs for a crowd of hirsute guys and their admirers. The Arches, Southwark St, SE1 1RU (020 7403 9643). 9pm-6am. £12, concs/mems £8.

SUNDAY 3 Dubfire Paul Woolford, Tim Sheridan Vs Mr C and Biased Guy spin dubstep. Matter at O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0AX (020 7549 6686). 10pm-6am. £15, adv £12, NUS £10.

Born 2 Boogie DJ Legs,

Playboys and Milk Tray spin R’n’B, hip-hop, soul and reggae. Archangel, Kensington High St, W8 5NP (020 7938 4137). 10pm-2am. £10, concs £8.

Funkinyou 5th Anniversary & Sunglasses Party DJ Arkoss and special surprise guests play house, funk and electro. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). 10pm-5.30am. £15.

Carwash Resident DJs play 1970s and 1980s disco and funk.

N-Joy The resident DJs

Club Aquarium, Old St, EC1V 9DD (020 7251 6136). 10pm-3.30am. £15.

supply club anthems.

Destination Resident DJs

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

spin funky house, dance, commercial dance, R’n’B and club anthems. On Anon,

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

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

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Rock The Kaz Bar Resident DJs spin disco, funk, pop, house and R’n’B grooves.

Motion, Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6PA (020 7389 9933). 10pm-3am. £10, free before 12am.

Wetyourself Resident DJs spin electro and minimal tunes. Club Aquarium, Old St, EC1V 9DD (0776 704 7420). 10pm-4am. £10, w/flyer £5.

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TIESTO VICTORIA PARK Bethnal Green Jul 3, £36 The Dutch DJ is coming to London this summer for a bit of festival fun. Having sold out the O2 Arena last year, he’s sure to do the same at this event. Get your tickets now at ticketmaster.co.uk.

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WRAP UP OF THIS WEEK’S EVENTS FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH AFRICA

AUSTRALIA Carey pipped Peter Carey, one of Australia’s favourite authors, was beaten in the Man Booker International Prize by Canadian short story writer Alice Munro. The biennial Man Booker International Prize is worth $121,000.

Corby struggling Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby’s mental condition was reportedly

NAKED AMBITION: Australian businessman Jayden Vecchio does warm-up stretches in a censored ”nude suit” before jogging around the Sydney Harbour foreshore to promote a telecoms company – or something.

deteriorating as she ended her fourth year in a Balinese jail since being convicted and put away for 20 years. Corby has spent time in hospital for depression and has been described as “dazed and confused,” while “lying on a floor on newspapers, in pigtails, clutching a teddy”.

Rudd stimulus error

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The Rudd Government wasted $40 million by paying the $900 stimulus bonus to tens of thousands of dead people and expats. The revelations could

*And finally … Sharks Chase tails

Swine flu etiquette Health Minister Nicola Roxon called for people to follow “nice and proper” swine flu etiquette. Roxon’s request for people to cover their mouth when they cough and wash their hands came as the number of confirmed cases of swine flu passed 60.

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Julian Morrow

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“I’ve been able to put the band back together. None of them died in the interim, which is good.” John Farnham on another comeback concert tour.

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Stunt-driven comedy show The Chaser returned to Australian screens and the Cronulla Sharks copped it in the first show back. Chaser star Julian Morrow infiltrated the commentary box at a Sharks match and hijacked the microphone. “Can those people involved

unsettle the Government’s efforts to sell its $42 billion stimulus package as a nationbuilding scheme, with 16,000 dead people and 27,000 Australians living overseas cashing in.

“There were these two wogs fighting. The fatter wog said to the skinnier wog: ‘Oi bro, you slept with my cousin.’ And the other one said: ‘Nah man, I didn’t for shit, eh’, and the other one goes: ‘I will call on my fully sick boys, eh’. And then pulled out a gun and went ‘chkchk-boom.” Clare Werbeloff gave a TV news crew a false account of a shooting in Sydney’s Kings Cross, and became a minor celebrity.

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■ Former Telstra boss Sol Trujillo leaves Australia after a rocky four-year stint. ■ Kevin Rudd bids him farewell with “adios”. ■ Trujillo reacts by claiming Australia is racist and “like taking a step back in time”.

ormer Telstra boss Sol Trujillo sparked a storm of controversy after accusing the Australian government of racism, and describing the country as “like stepping back in time”. When Trujillo announced his decision to step down, after a four-year stint during which Telstra’s share price underperformed the market by 20 per cent, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd farewelled him in Parliament with “adios”, an apparent reference to Trujillo’s Mexican heritage. During an interview with

NEW SOUTH WALES Floods hit the north coast, in Lismore, Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Richmond Valley and Tweed, causing millions of dollars of property and environmental damage.

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the BBC, Trujillo reacted angrily. “I think by definition [it was racism] – there were even columnists who wrote stories that said it was,” he said. “I would say Australia definitely is different from the US. In many ways it was like stepping back in time.” Victorian Premier Jon

Brumby dismissed Trujillo’s comments. “I think there was a bit of sour grapes in them actually,” he said. “He’s an example, he came here from overseas and he had a great job, he was awarded that job, there was no discrimination or prejudice against him.”

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Pratt heir tops latest rich list Federal Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull was crowned Australia’s richest politician, but his fortune was still far behind Anthony Pratt’s, the son of late Visy tycooon Dick Pratt, who topped this year’s BRW Rich List with $4.3 billion. Turnbull, a former merchant banker, appeared for the first time in four years, at 182 of 200 on the annual BRW rich list, with an estimated worth of $178 million. Never before have so many high rollers lost so much in a single year. The Pratts were estimated to have

AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST 1. Anthony Pratt $4.3bn 2. Frank Lowy $4.2bn 3. Harry Triguboff $3.66bn 4. Gina Rinehart $3.47bn 5. Clive Palmer $3.42bn 6. James Packer $3bn 7. John Gandel $2.7bn 8. Andrew Forrest $2.38bn 9. David Haines $2.01bn 10. Len Buckeridge $1.95bn

had their fortune reduced by $1.18 billion, while last year’s number one Andrew Forrest, of Fortescue Metals, lost $7.03 billion, leaving him with a paltry $2.38 billion.

Six Western Australian teachers were charged with child pornography offences in an operation involving the state’s education department and police.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA Beachgoers were warned to avoid Christies Beach after an “incident” at the nearby sewage plant. SA Health warned effluent could be released into the sea.

QUEENSLAND Reports emerged from Top Kowrowa, one of the country’s most severely overcrowded and disadvantaged indigenous communities, of 124 people being squeezed into just seven houses.

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A woman who cyber-stalked an American Idol contestant has been barred from writing a book about her crime. The 23-year-old wreaked havoc on the life of 2004 runner-up Diana Degarmo after hacking into her MySpace account.

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No charges over death Police told the family of slain teenager Halatau Naitoko that no one would be charged over his death, but did not disclose the reason for the decision because a related court case was in progress. Naitoko, 17, was accidentally shot by an armed offenders squad officer on Auckland’s North-western Motorway during an armed stand-off on January 23. Steven McDonald, who was charged with 35 offences relating to events leading up to and including the fatal motorway incident, would appear in court on June 23.

Fugitive captured Fugitive William Alexander Stewart was finally caught after 106 days on the run. The 47-year-old P-addict was arrested after attempting to steal a South Canterbury farmer’s quad bike. Stewart became something of a folk hero for his escapades. Songs were written about him,

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Number of cannabis tinnies a women tried to smuggle into Hawkes Bay Prison.

HIKOI: An estimated 7000 people took to the streets in central Auckland to protest the government’s dropping of Maori seats from the proposed Super City council. Retailers estimated losses from business closures due to the hikoi had reached seven figures.

T-shirts bearing his likeness were sold and he had a Facebook group set up in his honour. He was remanded in custody until June 10.

Two swine flu cases Two New Zealanders, who were quarantined in an Australian hotel following a cruise holiday, tested positive for swine flu. The pair arrived in Sydney on the Pacific Dawn cruise liner last Monday and were asked to stay in isolation at a hotel by New South Wales Health. Tests last Thursday confirmed they had swine flu. The New Zealand ministry of

foreign affairs and trade said it had not been asked by the pair for its assistance.

Squatters evicted Police stormed Horowhenua Sailing Club, on the outskirts of Levin, evicting squatters who had been occupying the building for several weeks. The squatters threatened to chain the gates at the Lake Horowhenua entrance and begin another occupation. They were members of the Muaupoko iwi who have been in a long-running dispute with authorities over ownership of the lake bed and surrounding land.

Chasm on the Milford road. While the driver was in a compartment beneath the bus, the bird swooped down, grabbed the bag and flew off. The unidentified Scotsman said: “I did take it with humour, but obviously there is one side of me still raging.” The passport was unlikely to be returned.

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*And finally … thief flies away A brazen thief stole a British man’s passport last week, but Te Anau police were not pursuing an arrest nor attempting to recover the item. A Scottish man reported the theft of his passport from a bus heading to Milford Sound. A kea swiped the document from a coloured courier bag when the bus stopped at the

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SUMMARY ■ A worker is mauled to death by a tiger at wildlife park in Northland. ■ Two young children witness the gruesome death. ■ MAF closes the park as a result of the third big cat attack in a year.

ust a few months after a South African-born man rescued a colleague from a tiger attack at Zion Wildlife Gardens in Northland, using only his bare hands and a fire extinguisher, he was killed by the same animal. The white Bengal tiger bit Dalu Mncube in the stomach and legs when he and a fellow employee went to clean the animal’s cage. Besides the colleague, about ten foreign tourists, including two young children, witnessed the incident and subsequently received counselling. The tiger

UPPER NORTH ISLAND Seven bulls “exploded” and caught fire after power lines fell on a Dairy Flat farm. Dave Taylor, who leases the 60.7-hectare farm, said he was investigating his options with his insurance and power companies.

LOWER NORTH ISLAND A man was mauled to death by a tiger

was shot dead after refusing to release Mncube’s body. In February, Mncube rescued another colleague from the animal’s jaws. Shortly after that incident, Mncube said: “I wasn’t at all afraid. You stay calm and collected. If I had become scared and panicked we

could have had two deaths. It happened in a flash. The next moment it was all over.” Wednesday’s attack was the third within a year at the park. On Friday, it was closed indefinitely by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) as a result of the attacks.

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The Government moved to pass legislation scrapping tax cuts after announcing in last week’s Budget the planned cuts had been dropped. Finance Minister Bill English said the planned cuts for 2010 and 2011 were unaffordable. English’s first budget dragged down long-term debt forecasts through a mix of axing planned tax cuts, suspending payments to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, reducing long-term spending increases and closing the mortgage diversion facility of KiwiSaver. But Labour’s leader Phil

CREDIT RATING BOOST International credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s had a favourable verdict on the Budget, upgrading New Zealand’s outlook from negative to stable.

Goff said there was no plan to protect jobs, no substance and no vision. “Tax cuts, personally guaranteed by Prime Minister John Key, have gone,” he said. Goff said 1250 people lost their jobs last week and the Government had no idea how to help them.

Andrew Popo who struck and killed policeman Derek Wooton with a car last year was sentenced to eight years, nine months in prison with a non-parole period of five years. Wooton’s family were upset as they felt the sentence was too lenient.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND A massive 21m female blue whale that washed up on a remote Golden Bay west coast beach will be left to decompose naturally. Paua divers found the 150-tonne whale carcass, which had several large shark bites.

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Dunedin mayor Peter Chin took the controls of an excavator to launch demolition work for the city’s new rugby stadium. His first few seconds in charge were eventful as he lurched his mechanical monster backwards and sent an assistant toppling from the machine in front of gathered media.

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QUOTE UNQUOTE “We can no longer be sure whether the person in possession of a South African passport is 100 per cent South African.” Home affairs minister Nkosazana DlaminiZuma on corruption in her department.

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Hospital death The death of a 16-year-old boy from suspected meningitis at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital was “shocking” and “inexcusable”, the Democratic Alliance said. This followed reports in The Star newspaper that Neo Alberts died after doctors at the Soweto hospital misdiagnosed him four times and left him untreated for three days.

Seeking forgiveness Apartheid minister Adriaan Vlok washed the feet of former police and army members to apologise for leading them onto “the wrong path”, Beeld newspaper reported. Vlok was at a men’s evening at Grey College in Bloemfontein when he asked if there were any former security force members in attendance. Some 13 came forward. He knelt in front each man, washing their feet and

HOUSE CALL: Former president Nelson Mandela waves at a crowd outside a house in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, where he once lived. Mandela met with Gladys Xhoma, granddaughter of Johan Madzeka, who rented a room to Mandela when he moved to the township from the Eastern Cape in 1941.

apologising before giving each of them a hug. In 2006, Vlok apologised for his role in apartheid and washed the feet of the secretary-general of the SA Council of Churches Frank Chikane, who was an assassination target.

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The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said air space over the 2009 Confederations Cup venues would be restricted throughout the tournament for security reasons. According to the SACAA chief executive officer, Captain Colin

*And finally … ruffling a few feathers a religious and spiritual issue to promote its activities. The ad urged customers to “try [the] new Good Karma meal – get enlightened!” and “To celebrate the visit of the Dalai Lama, get a quarter chicken.”

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Decrease in CPI The Consumer Price Index, used to measure inflation, dropped to 8.4 per cent in April, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported. “This rate was 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate of 8.5 per cent in March 2009,” a Stats SA spokesperson said.

“The SABC is predictable, cowardly and spineless.” Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, on the SABC’s decision to cancel a documentary on political satire. “[Obama] liked it so much that when they had the election, they called me and asked if they could order six more for their election night party.” Chicago restaurant co-owner Eduard Seitan, on President Barack Obama’s preference for SA’s Graham Beck Brut NV wine.

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Nando’s has come under fire again, this time over an ad that could offend Buddhists. The Advertising Standards Authority said a member of the public complained the chain’s print ad was offensive as it used

Jordaan, all aircraft flying within an 80km radius of the four host cities – Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Rustenburg – would require prior approval before taking off.

“There is a huge difference between having your say based on fact and using the platform to slag off your employer.” Wits law clinic professor Willem de Klerk commenting on a Durban factory worker who was fired for calling his boss a “serial masturbator” on Facebook.

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SA tourists shun UK ■ SA tourists less keen to visit the UK after new visa controls are introduced. ■ Many South Africans are now choosing to travel elsewhere. ■ An immigration agency says the treatment of South Africans is unacceptable.

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NORTH WEST is causing South Africans to reject the UK in favour of pastures new and more welcoming,” managing director Liam Clifford said. “Individuals have endured unacceptable treatment, some people have lost their visa fees through no fault of their own. “It is heinous that South Africans are losing their

money and, often, the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to the UK, without any chance of an appeal,” Clifford said. In the UK’s last move of tightening immigration control, a charge of £50 was introduced for South Africans in transit at UK airports to other countries.

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British Lions prepare for ‘tough tour’ The British and Irish Lions arrived in South Africa on Monday last week, ahead of their first Test series against the Springboks in 12 years. Addressing a media conference at OR Tambo International Airport, Lions captain Paul O’Connell said: “I think there’s a lot of good friendships being made, a lot of characters emerging already, and that’s going to be a big thing for us. “South Africa is such a tough place to tour because rugby is number one,” he said. Interest in the Test series was big. Despite high ticket

A 17-year-old boy appeared in Durban’s Umzinto Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy in the chest at Roseville School. The matter would be dealt with in terms of the alternate dispute resolution, which means social workers would rehabilitate the offender if found guilty.

The fight against Aids in North West has been hampered by myths, such as governmentissued condoms have worms, a study by the Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/Aids reported.

WESTERN CAPE A fire that killed 13 workers at the Paarl Print factory last month was probably spread by a paper dust explosion, an industry union said.

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South Africa is hoping the Lions tour will boost the country’s economy by at least R1 billion, with 50,000 international supporters expected to follow the tour.

prices, especially for locals, the three Tests sold out quickly. The first Test kicks off in Durban on June 20. Meanwhile, ahead of the Confederations Cup in July, the French National Police have teamed up with the South African Police Services to train local officers in crowd control.

The number of confirmed cases of bilharzia in Mqanduli rose to 59, a health spokesman said.

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en remains ft o e c n le io v ic st Dome e. Don’t let it ruin m ri c n e k o sp n u an on WORDS ERIN MILLER d n Lo in e m ti r u o y o one ever expects to become a victim of domestic violence – but the fact is a quarter of women will be abused by a partner during their lifetime. That means it’s likely one of the people in your houseshare, a colleague or even a mate could be a victim of domestic abuse. And being overseas, far from the support network of family and friends back home, can make it difficult for victims to break free, or report their attackers to authorities. Jo Clarke, who works at the Eaves Women’s Aid in Barking/Dagenham, says her refuge assists about 280 women each year. “Women who are a long way from home are going to feel that much more vulnerable, and more reluctant to leave their partner because he is possibly the only person they know. And they may not be aware there are organisations out there that can help them,” Clarke says. It can also be difficult for women from

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tackling domestic abuse on its agenda, according to Clarke the focus has been on the criminal justice system. But she stresses there are facilities available to assist women who need a place to stay or counselling. Harriet Harman (left), Britain’s minister for women, has said: “There are still too many men who blame their victim in domestic violence with assertions that his violence was not his fault but hers, and was caused by her misbehaviour towards him. There’s still a mountain to climb to end violence in the home.”

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KEIRA JOINS CAMPAIGN Actress Keira Knightly put her face to the fight against domestic violence earlier this year in a TV advertising campaign for Women’s Aid. The gripping ad shows the actress returning home from a film set, where she is confronted by a violent boyfriend who accuses her of having an affair with a co-star, before launching into a vicious attack. The disturbing footage ends with Knightley on the floor being kicked. “We may not think we know someone who has experienced domestic violence, but this does not mean it’s not happening,” Knightley said. But the ad was deemed “too violent” by censors, who refused to broadcast it unless key scenes were cut. It can still be viewed on YouTube and continues to be shown in cinemas.

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❑ In an emergency dial 999. To report domestic violence contact your local police station. Reports can remain confidential and you can protect the victim from further harm. Community Safety Unit officers investigate domestic violence incidents and can provide advice on police action and other assistance. ❑ Women’s Aid is a national domestic violence charity with more than 500 refuges across England. It provides advice centres and helplines. For emergency accommodation contact the National Domestic Violence Helpline (24 hours) on 0808 2000 247.

outside the UK to get access to assistance. Working holidaymakers and work permit holders are unable to claim public funds during their time in the UK. “They should scrap the ‘no recourse’ rule for victims of domestic violence, so those women can claim benefits and pay the rent if they need to get away from a violent partner,” Clarke says. And while the British Government has put

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RUGBY LEAGUE Cronulla captain Paul Gallen is fined $10,000 by the NRL for calling Dragons forward Mickey Paea a “black c***”. Does a week go by without Cronulla sullying the game?

BOXING Sonny Bill Williams stops Kiwi Gary Gurr in the second round, before Anthony Mundine beats Daniel Geale for the IBO middleweight crown. Mildly disappointing that both won.

BASKETBALL The new NBL breathes a sigh of relief after the Melbourne Tigers decide to play, saving the league the embarrassment of kicking off without a team in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

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TENNIS Australian prodigy Bernard Tomic gets whipped in the first round of the French Open by Philipp Kohlschreiber. Tomic faces a lonely road – no other Aussie men are on the way up.

AFL The league confirms 12 players failed drug tests last year, with seven now on two strikes. Ben Cousins was banned without ever failing a drug test, so why are these guys still playing?

RUGBY South Africa clinch their first ever World Sevens title, after booking a spot in the last eight of the tournament’s Edinburgh leg. Of the nine previous series, New Zealand won eight.

SUNDAY CRICKET Aussie cricketer Dirk Nannes, who is playing for the Netherlands at the Twenty20 world championships, says he is desperate for a crack at Australia. Good luck, Dirk.

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PUB TALK: BRITISH SPORT EXPLAINED Arsenal and Arsene Wenger What’s happening? Critics are pointing to his recent lack of silverware – no trophies for four years – and questioning his future. What are his critics saying? Wenger has suffered for his obsession with beautiful football and for building teams, rather than just throwing money at players.

What’s Wenger’s next move? Arsenal is one of the few clubs that actually breaks even on transfers – other big clubs operate at a loss. But Wenger may look to buy some experience this year, to support his developing young side, which is genuinely exciting.

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Elsom bound for Brumbies Australia’s star flanker Rocky Elsom is set to return to the Super 14 competition next year, following his outstanding stint with Irish club Leinster, with the ACT Brumbies hotly-tipped to secure his signature.

Matt Giteau has already committed to the Brumbies, and teenage Wallaby James O’Connor is also expected to move east from Perth. If the Brumbies add Elsom (left) to that impressive list, which already includes Stirling Mortlock, George Smith and Stephen Moore, it will go a long way to cementing the Canberra team as Australia’s

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BAA BAAS BEAT POMS The Barbarians will head Down Under with plenty of confidence after beating England 33-26 at Twickenham on Saturday. Kiwi Chris Jack and Wallaby Rocky Elsom both scored for the invitational side, while fullback Ben Blair booted four conversions.

strongest rugby side. Elsom, 26, was earlier linked to the Quensland Reds, but is now rumoured to have agreed to terms with the Brumbies. “He’s obviously moving a little closer to making a decision … he knows what our position is,” Brumbies boss Andrew Fagan said. Signing up with a Super 14 club would make Elsom again eligible to play for Australia after his Irish sabbatical, and should he return, it will be

Missing nine players on Lions duty, England fielded a new-look side ahead of Tests against Argentina. The Barbarians ground to a 14-5 lead at half-time, and then cut England to pieces in the second half, surging to a 33-5 lead, before the hosts scored some late consolation tries.

with an enhanced reputation. Elsom was integral to Leinster’s Heineken Cupwinning season and captain Brian O’Driscoll was effusive in his admiration for Elsom. “I would say he’s the best player I have ever played with, and I have played with many good players,” O’Driscoll said. “We wouldn’t have won the Heineken Cup without Rocky Elsom. He doesn’t make many errors and his ball carrying is frightening.”

Lions and Boks post early wins

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The British and Irish Lions started their ten-mach tour of South Africa in unimpressive fashion when they overtook a Royal XV’s score with only seven minutes remaining, to eventually run out 37-25 victors at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Saturday. There were very few moments of brilliance from the visitors, who made too many schoolboy errors. The day before, a South African XV beat a Namibian Invitation XV 36-7 in a practice match in Windhoek. After a scrappy opening, the South Africans took control in the second half with Odwa Ndungane scoring a brace.

Skipper Richie McCaw is philosophical about missing the start of the All Blacks’ rugby program for the year after suffering his second knee injury in two months. McCaw, 28, will sit out the Tests this month against France and Italy, but is expected to back for the TriNations, which starts in July. McCaw (right) said he was disappointed to miss the start of the All Blacks’ campaign. “But if you let it get you down, you’re not going to do any good,” he said. “I’ve got this time now to get myself right. There’s still plenty of the season left. That’s the way you have to look at it,

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BULLS Following on from his starring role in the 2007 final, Habana again presented his credentials as a big-game player, and confirmed his status as the world’s most destructive winger. Habana, along with Fourie Du Preez, started the rout in the first half, first running onto a grubber kick, and then punishing an interception.

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17 Chiefs L Masaga M Muliaina tries S Donald pen 2 cons

The Chiefs had no answer to the magnificent Bulls at a deafening Loftus Versfeld, succumbing 61-17 in a record-shattering final. It was party mode in Pretoria as the South African franchise lifted their second crown, a ritual slaughter decided by half-time when they led 34-7. Springboks superstars Fourie Du Preez and Bryan Habana scored four of the Bulls’ eight tries, while Morne Steyn kicked 19 points as the Bulls’ juggernaut reputation at home was emphatically reinforced. It was the highest score and biggest winning margin in a Super rugby final, surpassing the

ACT Brumbies’ 36-6 defeat of the Sharks in 2001. The Brumbies had also previously scored the most points, in their 47-38 defeat of the Crusaders in 2004. A Chiefs side playing in their first final appeared intimidated by the braying crowd of 52,000 and couldn’t respond to the irrepressible play of the hosts, who finished the regular season as top qualifiers and proved themselves with thumping wins in both the final, and in their semi-final defeat of the Crusaders. They dominated possession through a world class lineout led by Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha, while a staunch defensive line ensured the Chiefs struggled to free their strike runners, enabling the hosts to take advantage.

Captaincy eases Muliaina’s pain Moments after Chiefs skipper Mils Muliaina suffered the anguish of defeat, the veteran fullback could contemplate happier times, on learning he will captain New Zealand for this month’s Tests in the absence of Richie McCaw. Muliaina was told he would lead the All Blacks against France and Italy, and while 68-Test veteran Muliaina was coming to grips with his new responsibility, Chiefs’ teammate Tanerau Latimer and the Crusaders duo of Wyatt Crockett and Isaac Ross are in line for their first All Black jersies. Latimer, who narrowly missed selection for last year’s Grand Slam tour, was predictably selected as McCaw’s stand-in as flanker until

Muliaina will lead the All Blacks

the Tri-Nations, though the versatile Adam Thomson also has claims to that spot. Crockett will slot in behind premier loosehead prop Tony Woodcock, while gangly second rower Ross will start the season opener against France alongside Brad Thorn.

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It was Dogs savage limp Swans “ probably Dog Ryan Griffen on the move

Bulldogs 18.9.117

S Welsh 4 D Giansiracusa 3 C Ward 3 M Hahn 3 A Cooney 2 J Harbrow M Boyd S Higgins

12.5.77 Swans B Hall 6 A Goodes 2 J Bolton K Jack L Ablett N Malceski

The Bulldogs took another step in their quest for a top four spot, shaking off the Swans with a stunning burst of football that saw them boot 13 goals in a row between midway through the first term and half-time. Sydney kicked the first two goals of the game to take a narrow lead, but the Dogs then took over, booting five goals in 10 minutes to take an 18-point lead at the first change, and then adding eight goals to none in the second quarter to be out by 69 points at half-time. The Dogs were dominant through the midfield, with Daniel Giansiracusa and Shaun Higgins leading the way. Sydney outscored the Dogs ten goals to five in the second half, but were never going to get close enough to seriously challenge.

Blues 16.15.111

B Fevola 6 B Fisher 3 J Garlett 2 R Houlihan 2 E Betts C Judd S Browne

10.10.70 Eagles M LeCras 6 J Kennedy 2 A Hunter D Wirrpanda

Carlton led all night against West Coast, before posting a routine victory that keeps them well and truly in the mix for finals action. Blues skipper Chris Judd starred against his old club and was ably supported by Marc Murphy, with spearhead Brendan Fevola reaping the rewards. Roos 12.9.81

B Warren 4 D Hale 2 D Petrie 2 D Harris D Wells L Thomas S McMahon

15.9.99 Lions R Hooper 4 J Polkinghorne 2 J Brown 2 J Sherman 2 C Stiller D Bradshaw D Rich J Adcock S Black

The Kangaroos put in another committed performance, but just didn’t have enough quality to stop the Lions slowly grinding their way on top. Trailing by 19 points at the last change, the Roos were within reach, but goals to Rhan Hooper and Simon Black shut the gate. Saints 11.17.83

N Riewoldt 4 B Goddard 2 A McQualter J Geary J Gwilt F Ray J Koschitzke

6.10.46 Demons A Maric B Green C Bruce C Sylvia J Frawley M Bate

The cellar-dwelling Demons gave a good account of themselves in the first half, and were within eight points of the undefeated Saints at the break. But Melbourne added just four behinds in the second half, allowing the Saints to cruise to their tenth straight win. Bombers 11.4.70 J Neagle 3 H Hocking 2 M Lloyd A Lovett B Stanton C Hooker M McVeigh S Lonergan

20.14.134 Cats S Johnson 6 C Mooney 4 C Ling 2 G Ablett 2 J Selwood 2 S Byrnes 2 M Rooke T Varcoe

Dockers 17.10.112

M Pavlich 2 A Sandilands 2 D Headland 2 C Tarrant 2 M Johnson 2 S Thornton 2 P Duffield D Mundy N Suban B Peake P Hasleby

17.13.115 Tigers

T Walker 5 C Knights 4 M Doughty 2 B Vince K Tippett P Dangerfield R Douglas S Stevens

12.7.79 Hawks C Rioli 4 L Franklin 3 C Bateman 2 S Dew J Lewis J Roughead

Hawthorn’s fickle season continued and their first-half effort will have many wondering whether they have what it takes to give it a real shake this year. The Crows, led by Scott Thompson and Chris Knights, smashed the Hawks early, and led by 48 points at half-time. Magpies 17.12.114 J Anthony 4 A Didak 3 B Dick 3 L Brown 2 M Clarke T Lockyer L Davis S Sidebottom D Swan

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Brett Deledio TIGERS It seems like he’s been around for ages, but Deledio only turned 22 a couple of months ago, and while it’s been a tough year for the Tigers, they would have been heartened by the 2004 number one draft pick’s beston-ground performance against the Dockers. Is any player more important to Richmond’s long-term future?

B Deledio 2 J Riewoldt 2 M Morton 2 N Brown 2 B Cousins C Newman L McGuane N Foley R Nahas R Tambling S Tuck T Cotchin T Simmonds

In a remarkable, seesawing match, the Tigers trailed by 14 points at half-time, but booted eight goals in 20 minutes for a 33-point lead. The Dockers rallied with six of the next seven goals to steal back the lead late in the final term, before Mitch Morton kicked the sealer. Crows 16.10.106

40 minutes of our worst footy we’ve played in six years

11.10.76 Power B Ebert 3 B Lade D Cassisi D Pearce J Surjan M Westhoff D Rodan R Gray W Tredrea

THE LADDER Team Saints Cats Bulldogs Lions Blues Magpies Swans Hawks Bombers Power Crows Roos Eagles Dockers Tigers Demons

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The Power led by 19 points heading into halftime, but then rolled over in embarrasssing fashion, allowing Collingwood to boot the next nine goals to take control. Magpie midfielder Dane Swan racked up 48 touches, while Leigh Brown played his best game for the club.

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Other Round 11 games Tigers v Bulldogs, Roos v Saints, Power v Dockers, Bombers v Crows, Hawks v Swans, Demons v Magpies

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The Bombers were never in the hunt against a ruthless Geelong outift, and the margin could easily have blown out beyond 100 points had the Cats not eased off in the final quarter. Geelong’s midfielders dominated, with Gary Ablett, Jimmy Bartel and Joel Selwood all busy.

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Footy is a “ tough world,

50 Maurice Blair of the Panthers gets stopped

Dragons take flight

coaching is a tough gig … if we don’t get results then we are all under pressure

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Roosters coach Brad Fittler on rumours he may lose his job

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W Sailor 2 N Emmett B Hornby M Lett B Scott J Soward tries J Soward 5 goals

10 Panthers W Graham F Pritchard tries J Sammut goal

Wendell Sailor scored a double to lead a depleted St George Illawarra to victory over Penrith in Wollongong. The Dragons brushed off the fact that they were severely weakened from Origin selection to romp to a seven tries to two victory over the Panthers, ending the visitors’ four-match winning streak. It was a close contest up until half-time, Eels 10

L Burt J Reddy tries L Burt goal

13 Sharks M Brown L Covell tries L Covell 2 goals T Barrett field goal

Cronulla ended a run of nine successive defeats, as the Sharks sealed a 13-10 victory over Parramatta in a dour encounter at a rainswept Parramatta Stadium. A late field goal from Trent Barrett and a last-minute penalty goal from Luke Covell handed Ricky Stuart’s side their first victory Knights 22

S Dureau R Fa’aoso C Mika tries W Naiqama 5 goals

14 Bulldogs B Goodwin J Idris J Morris tries H El Masri goal

Newcastle held off a stunning second half fightback to beat the ladder-leading Bulldogs in yet another match again marred by controversial video referee rulings. Down 20-0 at the break, the Bulldogs charged back into the contest with three tries in the space of nine minutes – centres Jamal

when score was 12-6 in the Dragons’ favour, but the home side ran away with the match in the second half, scoring five tries. Sailor showed that while the stars were away, the old man could play. The chunky winger celebrated his 42nd minute try in style after running over the top of defender Lachlan Coote at full pace, just five metres out from the line. Sailor then completed his double in the 63rd minute, his converted try putting the Dragons out in front by 14 points.

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since the opening round. Tries from Luke Burt and Joel Reddy had given the Eels a 10-6 lead at half-time, but when Mitch Brown crossed in the 69th-minute, the Eels rued failing to score in the second half. Both sides named rookie halves with highlyrated youngster Daniel Mortimer playing for the eels and Shark Scott Porter getting his first taste of senior football at halfback.

Team Dragons Broncos Bulldogs** Knights Titans Storms* Cowboys Panthers Rabbitohs* Warriors* Sea Eagles Tigers Eels* Raiders Roosters Sharks

Idris and Josh Morris crossing before a brilliant Andrew Ryan chip kick for the corner saw Bryson Goodwin close the gap to six points. The Knights were on the ropes and the Dogs had the momentum. But Jarrod Mullen secured back-to-back sets with a clever bomb, allowing the Knights extending the margin to beyond a converted try when Chris Armit was pinged for hands on the ball in front of his own sticks.

KNIGHTS After being snubbed by Origin selectors, Mullen led his team to victory over the Bulldogs, setting up all three of the Knights’ tries.

THE TABLE P 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 11

W 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2

L 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 7 7 7 7 8 9

PD PTS 108 18 60 18 78 16 43 16 14 16 47 15 84 14 30 14 31 13 -48 11 -14 10 -44 10 -111 9 -57 8 -131 8 -90 6

*Have drawn a game **Bulldogs deducted 2 points for having 14 players on the field in Round 2

Monday night game Rabbitohs v Raiders

Warriors 14

0 Tigers

K Locke 2 W McKinnon tries K Locke goal

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SATURDAY 10.30am Setanta 1 COWBOYS V RABBITOHS

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Warriors coach Ivan Cleary hailed debutant Kevin Locke a player with a big future after he ushered his side to a 14-0 victory against the Wests Tigers in Auckland. The 20-year-old Junior Kiwi bagged two tries and a conversion, as the Tigers failed to make it onto the scoreboard in rainy conditions in front

of 15,365 fans at Mt Smart Stadium. The much-needed victory stopped the Kiwi side’s free fall down the ladder and suggested they could still be contenders for the playoffs despite a slow start to the year. Cleary, elated after only their second win in the last nine games, was proud of his boys’ defensive efforts, sorely missing during their 38-12 thrashing in Canberra a week before.

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Queensland after last year’s win

Battle lines drawn Queensland will be chasing a record fourth straight series win in this year’s State-of-Origin clash, and Maroons star Johnathan Thurston has questioned whether the rookie NSW playmakers will be equal to the massive occasion.

Blues selectors overhauled their squad for Wednesday night’s opener in Melbourne in a bid to prevent a fourth successive Origin series defeat. There are seven rookies in

the NSW squad with a measly six Origin caps amongst the key positions. Fullback and skipper Kurt Gidley has four caps and halfback Peter Wallace has represented the Blues twice, while five-eighth Terry Campese and hooker Robbie Farah are debutants. Thurston said that while NSW would be enthusiastic and excited, nerves could be their undoing. “Everyone knows their

games but whether in this type of arena, whether you can step up or not is another question,” North Queensland’s star halfback said. “It’s a big occasion. I remember my debut, I was a little scared, very nervous, using up a lot of nervous energy. Obviously, they’re in a re-building phase and we’ll try and exploit that.”

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Ricky Ponting has started the mind games

“If Green won’t fight me, I’m happy to fly to that inbred town of Perth, knock on his door and drag him down to the park. We’ll see what happens then.” Aussie boxer Shannan Taylor is dirty about Danny Green’s refusal to fight him. The image of these two biffing in a park is priceless.

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Ponting turns up heat on Flintoff Having only just arrived in the country, Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting wasted no time in turning the screws on the Poms ahead of the Ashes, highlighting the English selectors’ dilemma surrounding Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff will miss the Twenty20 world champs beginning this week, as he recovers from knee surgery. He is expected to play at least two first-class matches for Lancashire in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of the first Ashes Test on July 8, but Ponting suggested England may be forced to overlook their talismanic all-rounder. “That’s going to be the big decision the England selectors

“He is the prince of footballers, he is the new Alan Ball. He has the true spirit of Everton, the one who epitomises the neversay-die attitude of the whole squad.” Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has some serious man-love for Socceroo Tim Cahill.

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are going to have to make,” Ponting said. “Flintoff is obviously very important to their make-up, as we saw in 2007, and if he’s not 100 per cent fit then the impact he can have around the team is not there.” Since the 2005 Ashes, England have played 46 Tests. They were without Flintoff for 25, and won 12. Of the 21 games Flintoff played, England won just three.

“I’m not pissing in my own pocket, but I’ve been going out after Davis Cup as much as anyone in the last 10 years and put Davis Cup first and the way the ITF went about this was very ordinary.” Lleyton Hewitt reacts to Tennis Australia being fined $10,000 for missing a Davis Cup tie in India. Not sure what the pocketpissing is all about.

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“Will it be closer than 5-0 this time? I hope not but I think it will be a very close series.” Aussie batsman Mike Hussey on the upcoming Ashes. Too diplomatic for our tastes. Tell the Poms they’re going to get violated like a drug mule at customs.

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Aussies set for final qualifying leg Australia need just one draw from their remaining matches against Qatar, Bahrain and Japan over the next three weeks. But they will have to get there without Viduka, who was left out of the squad. “He told me that after a difficult season, he needed a break from football to consider his future plans,” Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek said. Viduka, 33, must decide whether to remain with English club Newcastle, who

MCEWEN OUT OF TOUR

have been relegated from the Premier League, seek another European club, join the A-League or retire. The squad is otherwise strong, with stars Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell, Mark Schwarzer and Mark Bresciano all named. Promising Middlesbrough defender Rhys Williams, 20, is set to debut after deciding to represent Australia over Wales. Williams spent much of the past season on loan to Burnley, who won promotion to the Premier League, while Middlesborough went down.

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Stosur into fourth round in Paris Australia’s Samantha Stosur won through to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating fourth seed Elena Dementieva 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the third round. Stosur, the 30th seed, grabbed an early break in the third set thanks to some double faults from the Russian, and then forged ahead to comfortably win the decider. The 25-year-old will play Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano in the fourth round, and it is the first time an

Australian woman has reached the last 16 in Paris since Nicole Provis in 1988. Stosur was left as Australia’s sole singles representative when Jarmila Groth was thrashed by Jelena Jankovic. The day before, claycourt juggernaut Rafael Nadal eliminated Lleyton Hewitt, the last surviving Australian man, humbling the former world number one 6-1 6-3 6-1.

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Australian cyclist Robbie McEwen seems set to miss next month’s Tour de France after undergoing surgery for bone fractures below his left knee. The sprinter injured himself when he hit a barrier during the Tour of Belgium.

KIWI COACH LAUDED Kiwi Hugh McCutcheon, who guided the American men’s volleyball team to gold at last year’s Beijing Olympics, was named national coach of the year by the US Olympic Committee.

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South Africa football captain Aaron Mokoena will switch from Blackburn Rovers to Portsmouth on a three-year deal. Mokoena, 28, joined Rovers in June 2005, but has been out of favour.

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The Socceroos will be without veteran striker Mark Viduka (left) as they enter the final qualification stages for the 2010 World Cup.

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THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN The Ashes are just around the corner, but first there’s a Twenty20 World Cup to be won WORDS TOM STURROCK

andwiched between the Indian Premier League and the Ashes, the Twenty20 world championship gets underway in England this weekend, showcasing the ever-increasing pulling power of the game’s shortest form. Big-hitting Kiwi all-rounder Jacob Oram, who has just finished a stint with Chennai in the IPL, believes players will benefit from having acclimatised to the pace of Twenty20. “Bowlers are able to produce that yorker when they need it,” Oram says, “while batsmen are right in that groove where they can just play their shots from the first ball.”

THE APPEAL OF TWENTY20 West Indies skipper Chris Gayle recently waded into dangerous water by saying he wouldn’t mind if Test cricket died out, and Oram admits that he does enjoy the rapid-fire unpredictability of Twenty20. “I enjoy playing it – it’s good fun. You get caught up in all the hype and the fanfare,” he

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says. “It’s a packed house, with music, fireworks and dancing girls – it’s a complete package.” But Oram is quick to stress that Test cricket remains the pinnacle. “Test cricket should always stay in there, and cricketers will still want to be known for their Test record,” he says. “I think that’s always how you’ll be judged by your peers, and by yourself. The best players will always be the guys who play all three formats.”

UNDER THE RADAR While the Kiwis have struggled in Test cricket in recent times, the side’s performance in the shorter forms has been impressive, twice defeating India in Twenty20 matches earlier this year. “We’ve got a few all-rounders, and they come to the fore more in limited-overs cricket – you can get more out of them,” Oram explains. “In Tests you probably need those specialists, and we

WHAT ABOUT THE POMS? WHO HAVE THEY GOT? Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood (right), James Anderson and Stuart Broad are familiar, along with emerging star Ravi Bopara. Then you’re into county stars like Robert Key and Graham Napier.

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ANY CHANCE OF THEM CAUSING A BOILOVER? Upsets are eminently possible in the shortest form of cricket, but if England go deep into the tournament it would be a real surprise, because they’ll be relying heavily on guys who haven’t done much at international level before.

We’re not a “ fashionable side …

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don’t have a lot of those experienced top order bats – not yet anyway.” He’s confident the Kiwis can give a good account of themselves at the tournament. “I think we’ve got a great balance in our side, and I think we’ll be able to fly under the radar. We’re not a fashionable side, and I’m not saying that we’re happy to be underdogs, but we’ve shown we can beat the best sides in the world.”

WHO’S THE TEAM TO BEAT? Oram believes India deserve to start favourites – but insists a tight field and the nature of Twenty20 make the outcome hard to predict. “It’s hard to really single out one side as the team to beat,” he says. “When I go through them in my head, everyone’s taking over some good players.” And in Twenty20, anything can happen. “It’s easier for one player to alter the course of a game in a few overs, whether with bat or ball. That’s the beauty – it can change so quickly.”

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NEW ZEALAND Squad: Daniel Vettori (c), Brendon McCullum (vc), Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Brendon Diamanti, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Nathan McCullum, Peter McGlashan, Kyle Mills, Iain O’Brien, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor Tip: Super Eight stage

SOUTH AFRICA Squad: Graeme Smith (c), Johan Botha (vc), Yusuf Abdulla, Mark Boucher AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Roelof van der Merwe Tip: Semi-finals at least

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ON THE JOB JASON STEVENS Career Waiter and sommelier Age 27 Lives Melbourne, Australia How long did you live in London for?

I lived in London for two years until the end of last year, when I moved home.

Were there any obstacles to getting work in Australia?

Aussies can be overly patriotic when it comes to wine – some employers don’t think that working in London teaches you much about wine, but they’re in the minority.

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Arrivals to New Zealand outnumbered long-term departures by 2200 people in April. The global recession has caused Kiwis to buck a timehonoured trend, as they stay and hang onto their jobs.

Australian wages grew at their slowest in five years in the first quarter of 2009, with economists expecting further sluggish growth. In the year ending in March, wages grew by 4.2 per cent.

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I started out working as a waiter, and by the end of my stay I had developed a real interest in wine. I ended up as an assistant manager at a restaurant in Kensington, and managed to make choosing wines part of my job.

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17,600 jobs, while revised transport systems could add a further 30,000 jobs. The report’s authors claim that their estimates are conservative, as the Rudd government’s A$43 billion plan to upgrade broadband is without precedent.v

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When it’s time to leave London for home, you’ll need to take measures to prepare for the journey ahead WORDS SAMANTHA BADEN

essa Linwood never expected to categorise her first eight months back in New Zealand after four years in London as ‘horrendous’. But that, sadly, was how she felt. Linwood, 30, worked in a variety of adminbased roles she loved while living in London. She says the transition from London lady about town to yummy mummy back in New Zealand really needn’t have been such an upheaval – if only she had someone to tell her what she now wants others to know. “Obviously the trip home isn’t the same for everyone, but I do feel that I have to sound out a warning for the benefit of all far from home and thinking of returning,” Linwood says.

BE PREPARED For Linwood, the most important piece of advice she can give anyone is to be mentally prepared for the change. For her and her partner Mat, coming back to New Zealand coincided with another huge change in life – becoming parents to Christopher.

EVERY DAY COUNTS Travel was Linwood’s first priority while living in London, and she and her partner clocked up an incredible roll call of countries including the US, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Austria, France, Thailand, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Turkey. Her advice to those still living the London lifestyle is to think carefully about your priorities. After all, when you move home your access to weekends in Italy or Spain will be sharply curtailed. “Do as much as you can while you can, and don’t worry about your budget except how it will support travelling to as many places as possible,” she says. You’ll have memories to treasure the rest of your life.

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Go back for holidays – it keeps your perspective of home in check.

Take your time with family and friends. Your relationships will need some rebuilding after so much time apart.

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Be prepared to get cabin fever. You have spent the past few years accountable to no one.

Have a car ready for you on arrival. You will certainly feel the need to escape and get your head around things.

Formulate some kind of plan about what you’ll do next once all the fuss dies down.

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HOUSE PROUD Linwood and her partner were lucky enough to move back into their own house in Rotorua. However, she counsels those thinking about making the move to consider spending some

time staying with friends and family. “Having a comfortable base to return to is a must,” she says. “Block out six months of catching up and the six months after that for settling down.”

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Kiwi house prices falling ew Zealand’s housing market may be weak and property wealth might have dropped, but economists are keen to point out these losses should be weighed against the hikes of recent years. Figures released last month show property values sank 9.2 per cent in the year to April

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In April, after living overseas for four years.

– a slight improvement on the 9.3 per cent fall seen in the year to March. Real Estate Institute of New Zealand data for April show the median sale price of a home was NZ$340,000, 1.44 per cent down year-on-year. But ANZ National chief economist Cameron Bagrie

says any weakness in the housing market has to be kept in perspective. “House prices at the moment are down 10 per cent – but they increased in value over the preceding six years by about 80 per cent, so the drop needs to be kept in perspective given that big rise,” Bagrie says.

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New Zealand credit card bills rose in April, pointing to a tentative improvement in consumer sentiment. The Reserve Bank says total billings rose by a seasonally adjusted 2.3 per cent, compared with a revised 2.8 per cent fall in March, but still lower than a year earlier.

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The price of booze has gone up while I was away. When I left, you could still get a bottle of beer in a nice bar for A$5. Now places are charging A$8 – it’s probably less than London when you do the sums, but paying that for a beer makes me feel like a wanker.

The rent is more reasonable – I never thought I’d say that about Sydney. I’m in an inner-city sharehouse, for $200 a week – that’s maybe £90. I was paying £140 a week in London. And I also have to make room in my budget to go to the footy.

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Blighty. Would there be a mark-up because they’ve improved Down Under, or a discount for buying bulk? » Uranium – what’s that? We shouldn’t shun indigenous land rights to sell uranium to China? Shut up, hippie.

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So you’re moving back home, having not saved a single penny in your time over here. Big surprise. If you need a good deal on shipping your stuff, check out the back of TNT Magazine for some bargains. But don’t take all your crap with you. If you’re living in a sharehouse, get your mates to advertise your room with its furniture in it, so you get cash back for your bed, wardrobe and whatever else you’ve bought over here. Be ruthless: leave your junk behind, and don’t take all your clothes and books. Don’t over-pack your bags for the plane either. It costs a packet to carry extra baggage.

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JUST ARRIVED 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 Andrew Frank, SPECIALIST, 1ST CONTACT

I have been living and working in the UK for the past 18 months and plan on leaving my job and the UK in July this year. I’m enquiring about starting a pension fund back home and transferring my UK National Insurance contributions to it. I have spoken to KiwiSaver and it turns out I’ll have difficulty setting up a pension fund when I am not actually resident in New Zealand. I have both a New Zealand and a British passport. Is there another way to get back my National Insurance money? I have been with the one company as a permanent

staff member the whole time I have been living in the UK.

A National Insurance rebate can only be paid into a UK personal pension. So if you wanted to have your rebate transferred back to New Zealand, you would need to receive the rebate into your UK pension fund first, and then transfer that pension back to New Zealand once you return home.

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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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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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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 £6475 per year – so if you earn less than this, you won’t pay any tax. You’ll need a P45 (when you leave a job) and a P60 (at the end of the tax year). If you’re leaving the UK and won’t work again before the end of the tax year, you can claim a rebate by filling in a P85.

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SPORTING CHANCE The Irish city of Limerick may have rugby at its heart, but there are plenty of other attractions too WORDS JOANNA ROBERTS

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owned by Munster and Ireland player Jerry Flannery and so, surrounded by rugby memorabilia and sipping a pint of Beamish, I learnt about Thomond Park. If ever there was a city based around sport, it’s Limerick. Gaelic games, particularly hurling, are widely followed and played throughout the city, and soccer and golf are also popular. However, it’s rugby that really defines and unites this city. With pubs owned by current and ex-players, shops selling Munster merchandise and red flags flying from

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here are three things you should know about visiting Limerick. Firstly, it’s probably going to rain. Second, in this part of the world a pint of the black stuff means Beamish or Murphy’s, not Guinness. And third, the most important building in the city is Thomond Park, home of Munster rugby and site of the 1978 victory against the All Blacks. I learnt the second rule shortly after I’d learnt the first, sheltering in a pub to escape the onslaught of torrential rain that seemed to come from nowhere. As it turned out, the pub was

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An impressive 13th-century castle on King’s Island, just five minutes’ walk from the Limerick Tourist Office. It was built by King John of England, who had granted Limerick its charter in 1197. The castle was restored in 1991 and a visitor’s centre opened.

THE HUNT MUSEUM One of Ireland’s most important collections of art and antiquities. Located in the restored Custom House building, it’s home to a Greek coin allegedly given to Judas for betraying Jesus, and works by Picasso and Renoir.

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THE MILK MARKET Held every Saturday morning, this is one of the busiest farmers’ markets in Ireland. Local cheese, fi sh and breads are sold alongside produce from further afield.

buildings and cars, the sport is everywhere. Thomond Park stadium has achieved almost mythical status since the David and Goliath match of Munster against the All Blacks, which ended with the provincial Irish team winning 12-0. A €40 million redesign doubled its capacity to 26,000. The new stadium opened in 2008 and includes 14 bars as well as an interactive museum dedicated to all things Munster. Limerick is Ireland’s third biggest city and sits on the two banks of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland. Just as Thomond Park has been redeveloped, so has much of the city centre, particularly along the river. Although it’s still not the most beautiful city in the world, riverside parks, hotels, restaurants and bars have all been built in an effort to shake off the city’s underprivileged past. However if it’s the past you’re looking for, there’s plenty of it. King’s Island, divided from the rest of the city by the Abbey River, reveals Limerick’s medieval history with King John’s castle and St Mary’s Cathedral being the main The River Shannon

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draws. An Angela’s Ashes walking tour will give you a taste of the more recent past by guiding you to locations featured in Frank McCourt’s memoir of growing up in Limerick during the 1930s. Back in the present, and every sporting city has to have its après sport. Although Limerick is small enough to navigate on foot, the weather wasn’t in our favour so we rejected the riverside Dolan’s Warehouse – a live music venue with traditional Irish music every night – in favour of the area by Cruises and Denmark Streets. Here a cluster of bars proved the ideal location to hunker down for a few hours, savour the black stuff and shelter from the rain. What more could we ask for?

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WHEN TO GO The Socceroos play the Republic of Ireland at Thomond Park, August 12. GETTING THERE Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly from London to Shannon airport – a 15minute drive from the city. GETTING AROUND On foot is fine, otherwise by taxi. VISAS No visas for Saffas, Kiwis or Aussies. CURRENCY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.12 EUR. GOING OUT Catch a traditional Irish session at Dolan’s Warehouse on Dock Road. A beer costs about €4. ACCOMMODATION Dorm beds from €15 and private rooms from €22. If you’re splashing out try the George Hotel (lynchotels. com/TheGeorge). SEE visitlimerick.com; thomondpark.ie.

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From the beauty of Brunelleschi’s dome to the jaw-dropping art of the Uffizi, wandering the streets of Florence will take you on a physical journey through Italy’s great civilisation.

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CHOW DOWN While you’ll still get loads of tasty pasta and pizza in Florence, it’s all about the bread – which is unsalted due to a historical tax on salt. It’s a shock when you first tuck in, but delicious once you dip it in extra virgin olive oil. Don’t miss Il Frattellini (Via dei Cimatori 38r) in the city centre – a hole in the wall that’s been serving cheap and delicious panini and glasses of Chianti for the past 135 years.

GET THE CAMERA OUT The Ponte Vecchio is much more than simply a bridge

across Florence’s iconic Arno River: it’s a full-on Florentine tourist experience to shuffle across the shop-lined bridge stopping now and then to have your photo taken. The bridge dates from 1345 and was once home to butchers and fishmongers who would throw their waste into the river below. Don’t forget to look up and see Vasari’s concealed passageway, which is actually part of the Uffizi.

TRY THE LOCAL TIPPLE With its location in the heart of Tuscany, Florence is an ideal destination for wine tasting – especially if you’re a Chianti fan. Seek out an enoteca or particularly Florentine Vinaio (wine bar) and try some for yourself. Caffè Degli Artigiani (firenze-oltrarno.net/caffe artigiani/), across the Arno in the Oltrarno district, is a nice stop. SAMANTHA BADEN

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all year round, so make sure you book ahead. GETTING THERE Fly into Pisa airport and take a train to Florence or try Florence’s own airport Peretola. Most national and international trains call at Firenze Santa Maria Novella station, from where it’s a few minutes’ walk into the city. VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa. MONEY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.12 EUR. LANGUAGE Italian. GETTING AROUND Use your own steam to get around the city centre. To go further afield take an ATAF bus. BEER A beer is about €5. ACCOMMODATION Dorm beds from €12 and double rooms from €24.

BEST OF THE REST Possibly the best art gallery in the whole world, but most definitely Italy’s finest, the Uffizi Gallery is a must-do for anyone even remotely interested in art. Here you’ll find an astounding collection of Florentine Renaissance works put together by the

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Brunelleschi’s dome is the crowning glory of Florence’s Duomo or cathedral – the green and black striped building on Piazza del Duomo. It’s possible to climb the 463 steps to the top of the dome, a masterful feat of engineering for the 15th century, and the view alone is worth the toil and €6 entry fee. It’s free to walk around inside the Duomo, but there are charges if you want to visit the other buildings in the complex.

Medici family. Pre-book tickets online or at the ticket office to avoid the rather scary looking queue. Art lovers should also drop by the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s David (below).

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orget the coffee shops and the red light district for a day or two. They’re better at night anyway. Instead, fill your Amsterdam daytime hours with a touch of culture. This year’s introduction of the Holland Art Cities Tours has raised the Netherlands’ position as a top European destination for a solid dose of visual culture. And you shouldn’t really come to this part of the world and not see some of western civilisation’s most famous artworks. After all, this was how man captured time before digital photographs and camera phones (or phones at all, for that matter) existed. Not seeing at least a selection of the artistic treasures in Amsterdam would be like going to Egypt and Bike between art galleries not looking at the pyramids. Or going to Easter Island and not seeing those giant heads. It’s something that simply shouldn’t happen. Sure, the Louvre in Paris has some great For a full travel guide on the art too – but we all know it can get hideously best sights in Holland go to overcrowded and the Mona Lisa is, well, a wee tntonline.co.uk/travel bit overrated. Besides, Amsterdamers are a lot

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A SMORGASBORD OF ART The cluster of art spaces in Amsterdam and the nearby cities of Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht give any visitor time and choice for their cultural mind-expansion. Conveniently most of the top ten museums in Holland are within an hour’s drive of each other. The country boasts it has the highest amount of art and cultural activities per square mile in the world. That rich vein features at least 25 top exhibitions during the next two years. SORRY, CAN’T EAR YOU It should come as little surprise to anyone who knows a bit about art that Vincent van Gogh, the famous Dutch painter with a penchant for sunflowers and self-harm, makes a starring appearance in Amsterdam. Van Gogh is, of course, the manic-depressive genius who, legend has it, cut off his own ear and sent it to a brothel wench – quite possibly the same wench who gave him syphilis. He is right up there in the popular artist stakes, often mentioned alongside Spain’s Dalí and Picasso and France’s Monet. Many of his paintings are worth millions, so while you’re

SHORT BREAK MUST-SEE ART:

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■ Man Ray (1890-1976, pictured right). Museum of Photography, The Hague. Until Jul 19, 2009. ■ Brazil Contemporary (art, architecture, visual culture and design). Museumpark, Rotterdam. Until Aug 23, 2009 ■ Masterly Manuscripts: The Middle Ages in Gold and Ink. Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht. Until Aug 23, 2009.

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Ams terdam’s canals are perfect for a romantic cruise

in Amsterdam check out the Van Gogh museum to see what all the fuss is about.

THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION Amsterdam has embraced Russia with the creation of a branch of the Russian Hermitage Museum. This centre of Eastern European culture is in the Amstelhof, a former nursing home. It’ll house fine arts concerts, symposia and a library. Russia’s history is a proud one, filled with revolutions, suffering and triumph, and the country’s art reflects this. LOVE IS IN THE AIR If you’re looking for some action, art galleries

are notorious as discreet pick-up joints. After all, art appreciation is subjective, and once a conversation has been struck up, there’s always room for bluffing if you’re not too artsy. Meanwhile, couples can enjoy a canal barge cruise on the River Amstel in between art galleries. The sedate pace is a great chance to contemplate the images you have seen and to further fan the flames of romance. If that doesn’t work, a big fat joint from an Amsterdam coffee shop should get you in the right frame of mind in no time. It might add a whole new element to the art, too.

» Jahn Vannisselroy travelled with the

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WHEN TO GO Exhibitions are being held year round. GETTING THERE Flights depart to the Netherlands from all London airports. Trains depart from St Pancras International (eurostar.com), or you can catch a coach from Victoria (eurolines.com). GETTING AROUND Hire a bike or walk around most city centres, or take a bus to another nearby city. VISAS Australians and New Zealanders don’t need a visa. South Africans require a Schengen visa. CURRENCY Euro. 1 GBP = 1.12 EUR. LANGUAGE Dutch, but most locals speak English. GOING OUT A beer costs about €5. ACCOMMODATION A bed in a hostel dorm room starts from €12. SEE holland.com.

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WINNER LIZARD POINT, CORNWALL, ENGLAND Piet Clyde, Perth, Australia Dark saturated colours form the backdrop for this seagull resting on the edge. The bed of dark red flowers are a great contrast to the steel blue sea and mossy triangle of green of the middle cliff. The white of the bird is echoed by the fluffy white foam in the sea, which leads the eye up the frame. Placing the bird low in the frame emphasises its diminutive size against the imposing landscape. HOT TIP: For saturated colours in bright light, try underexposing a little, especially if your main subject is very light. » Piet wins a three-day tour of Scotland for two valued at £198 from Haggis Adventures

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RUNNER-UP CAMELS, BAHRAIN Lynette Emery A wide lens and close-up view create a lovely comical effect on these two chaps. The front camel’s muzzle jumps right out of the frame, which contrasts nicely with the tiny compressed head of the second camel in the background. To achieve this effect, Lynette’s lens must have almost been touching

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the face of the front camel. HOT TIP: Wide angle lenses are great for in-your-face effects, but are not very flattering. Keep your subjects’ faces in the centre of the frame to avoid unflattering distortion. They work effectively for photographing animals with long muzzles. » Lynette wins a photography course from Nigel Wilson Photography (020 7793 8664; photographycourses.org.uk) valued at £60

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THEME: SELF PORTRAITS Self portrait by Nick Reid, Hokianga, New Zealand

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Getting photos of yourself in a scene is the best trophy of a holiday, and it doesn’t need to be a cheesy snap of you standing upright in front of a wonderful landscape or iconic landmark. Nick’s shot of himself shows off the scenery to perfection and he looks totally natural.

WHY THIS WORKS: 1 The figure looks out to the scenery, emphasising the view rather than the person. 2 The figure is in the bottom right of the image, making him a subtle focal point. 3 Nick is in the foreground, which emphasises depth. 4 His pose is relaxed and natural. It looks like a candid

shot rather than a set-up. 5 His clothes are muted colours so are not distracting. There are no messy rucksacks or bags to clutter the image.

HOT TIPS: 1 You want to place yourself in the scene rather than in front of it. Think of how you can naturally be a part of it

– sitting on a bench, walking up a path, admiring a detail. 2 Decide where you will be and set the focus on that beforehand. 3 A good depth of field will ensure that both you in the foreground and the scene in the background are in focus – use the landscape mode on your compact,

and F8 or smaller on your SLR. 4 It is a good idea to use some flash if you are in bright light in the foreground to fill in shadows – just turn on the flash with your compact. 5 Give yourself plenty of time to position yourself on the self timer, and make sure your camera is in a steady, safe place.

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I stayed at a fantastic hotel called Buddy Lodge in the middle of the Koh San Road in Bangkok. It‘s clean, quiet and very reasonably priced. Breakfast is included in the price and there’s a great pool on the roof to cool off in. The hotel was also within walking distance of the Grand Palace and the Chao Phraya river.

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YOU ASKED FOR IT Tom Hall FROM LONELY PLANET My wife and I want to take the TransSiberian and Trans-Mongolian railway from St Petersburg to Beijing in September on the way back to Australia. We have Australian passports and temporary UK residence permits which expire in July. We want to apply for visas in the UK, but people without UK passports need permanent residence or a UK work permit valid for three and six months from the time of application for Russian and Chinese tourist visas respectively. Is there a way round this? Simon M, via email

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If you could go to any other planet in the solar system and write a travel guide about it, which planet would you choose and why? Tim Ghys, via email

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Questions like this one from Tim remind me why I love my job. And maybe if I keep doing it long enough, space travel will become a reality – but I’m afraid you’re asking the wrong Hall boy. As my brother Matt is a Doctor of Physics and knows almost as much about the solar system as the bloke with the beard who created it, I asked him to suggest the right rock riding round the sun to aim for. His answer: “Mars. The Red Planet’s attractions include the Valles Marineris, which is a canyon 200 miles wide, 3000 miles long and seven miles deep. It makes the Grand Canyon look like the Thames Valley. You’ve also got the highest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, which is 17 miles high. It’s so big it sticks out of the top of the Martian atmosphere. Mars also has a third of the Earth’s gravity, and is therefore probably the best place for hiking in the known universe.” So there you have it. Mars is out of this world, and absolutely no one else has (officially) been there. Has anyone told Ryanair? Space travel, though, is not for this keen globetrotter. Just look at what happened to Buck Rogers.

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I put in a call to Trans-Siberian visa experts Real Russia (020 7100 7370; realrussia.co.uk), which revealed there is a way around this. Russian authorities are more concerned with seeing evidence of where you’ve been for the last 90 days than where you’re going after Russia, and a covering letter from you (and maybe your employer confirming you’ve been doing what you say you have) should be enough supporting documents to get you a visa. You may find it harder, Real Russia says, to secure a Chinese visa. They will probably ask to see bank statements for the past few months and require a letter of explanation from you. If you get the paperwork together it shouldn’t add much to your application time, but you may wish to add a couple of weeks to the time you had set aside to sort these out.

To prevent bag snatching on overnight buses wear your daypack across your torso under your jacket. Don’t leave your belongings by your feet or in the overhead areas. To dissuade theft of bulky items of little value or food and water, keep them in clear plastic bags.

TRAVEL NEWS CHEAPER NYC

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New York’s tourism office, NYC & Company, is offering savings for visitors as part of a new campaign. NYC: The Real Deal promotion will provide discounts at hotels, shows, museums, attractions, restaurants, shops, tours and more. See nycgo.com to access the special offers.

FOR FUNK’S SAKE This year’s AA shortlist for Funkiest B&B of the Year includes Oddfellows in Chester, Snooze in Brighton and Windermere Suites in the Lake District. The category is part of the AA B&B Awards 2009, held on June 10, and acknowledges B&Bs that maintain a strong sense of creativity and individuality.

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London’s taxis are the best in the world, a Hotels.com poll of travellers says. The capital’s black cabs beat off competition from New York and Berlin, which came in second and third place.

SIERRA LEONE IS BACK With the launch of the first and only dedicated guidebook to Sierra Leone, it’s hoped tourism will return to a country that many travellers still believe is too risky to visit. Cecil Williams, director of the national tourist board of Sierra Leone, said: “We need people to know Sierra Leone is a destination that is safe, in spite of the fact we have come out of war. There’s no mayhem in the streets.” Describing the guidebook as “a dream come true,” Williams continued: “I am excited and delighted to receive this news.” The guide by Bradt, which previously published guidebooks to Rwanda and Malawi, describes a country that, seven years after the

end of armed conflict, boasts, white-sand beaches, welcoming people, a lively local culture and rich wildlife. When he visited Sierra Leone in April, Tony Blair said the country: “is thriving and tourists are returning. Other post-conflict countries have shown tourism can generate revenues of well over US$100 million. Sierra Leone has a chance to follow in their footsteps.” The guide covers wreck diving, canoeing and white-water rafting as well as island-hopping and hiking. For wildlife enthusiasts there are hippos, whales and elephants to be seen. Party animals can enjoy Freetown’s nightclubs. The guidebook is out now.

Serbia’s Exit tops dance festival list

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Serbia’s Exit is the best dance festival to go to, according to a survey by digital magazine This Festival Feeling. Sonar in Spain, Belgium’s I Love Techno, Field Day in Australia and RockNess in Scotland also made the top five. See bit.ly/TFFMay.

To celebrate its fifth birthday, HostelBookers is offering hostel beds in five popular European destinations for just 5p a night. The 5p beds can be booked until June 5, with 50 beds going on sale at 2pm every day this week. The summer holiday deal will be available at popular beach hostels in Barcelona, Valencia, Corfu, Alghero (Sardinia) and Santorini, for travel July 6-10. “It’s a way to say thank you to all our customers, and give

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a little something back, after all their help over the years,” David Smith, chief operating officer of HostelBookers, says. HostelBookers will also be giving away 20 ‘presents’ to customers, including £500, a laptop and a digital camera. See hostelbookers.com.

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Sonkajärvi, Finland July 3-4 This bizarre event – originating from the practice of pillaging women from nearby villages – is as much a fun social gathering as it is a test of stamina for those taking part.

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RUNNING OF THE BULLS PAMPLONA, SPAIN JULY 6-14 WHAT: An absolutely

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EDINBURGH FESTIVALS Edinburgh, Scotland Aug 7-Sep 6, 2009 edfringe.com and eif.co.uk

LA TOMATINA Buñol, Spain Aug 26, 2009 latomatina.es

BURNING MAN HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA Henley-on-Thames July 1-5 One of the highlights of the English summer’s sporting and social calendar. You can lie back and relax on the riverbank with some friends and food and drink, while the rowers do all the work

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TAR BARREL ROLLING Ottery St Mary Nov 5, 2009 otterytourism.org.uk

THE TRAVELLER … Brett Stevenson, 25, from Brisbane, Australia The best place you’ve been?

Spain – really, really friendly people, and a beautiful place. I had an awesome time there. Best festival?

Running of the Bulls. It was absolutely crazy, a once-in-alifetime experience – no doubt. Most overrated place?

Ireland. I found it very boring, not a lot to do. Weirdest thing you’ve eaten?

Angela White from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in Havana, Cuba

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Reindeer heart in Sweden. It didn’t taste too bad but I wasn’t told what it was until I’d eaten it. It got a bit worse after that.

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enormous party, with runs each day at 8am in which the brave (or foolish) race a pack of raging bulls through the town’s narrow streets. Animal lovers, exhibitionists and scaredy-cats can do the Running of the Nudes (a protest against bullfighting) on July 5. WHERE: Pamplona, northern Spain. WHY: It all started when local

thrillseekers ran alongside bulls that were being transported to the bullring. DO IT BECAUSE: If you survive (15 people have died since 1900) you’ll have bragging rights about your bravery. HOW MUCH: Free

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GET PACKING: TOWELS Amy Adams SOLVES YOUR TRAVEL GEAR PROBLEMS SAVE SPACE These microfibre towels from Outwell are superabsorbent and fit into a tiny stuff sack, so you can literally throw in the towel. THE DAMAGE: £9.99 (large) WHERE: outwell.com

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SPREAD OUT Not all travel towels leave little to the imagination. Design Go’s microfibre beach towel is big enough to stop you flashing and flash enough to pack small. THE DAMAGE: £14.99 (large) WHERE: design-go.com

BANNISH BACTERIA Quick drying, extraabsorbent and compact, Rohan travel towels are also designed to kill bacteria, which can be very useful in some hostel showers. THE DAMAGE: £17.13 (large) WHERE: rohan.co.uk

MARKET KNOWLEDGE Towels aren’t something you think about too much day to day, unless you’re particularly concerned by questions such as why Daffy Duck wears a towel after showering. Or if you’re a man with long hair, is it OK to wrap it up in a towel turban? It’s worth giving travel towels a second thought, though. They’re rarely large enough to preserve your modesty, and are about as far away from big, fluffy five-star hotel towels as

THE INSIDER MICHELE DIAS RESERVATIONS / GRAPHIC DESIGNER, RADICAL TRAVEL The best part of my job is … Diving into other people’s travel plans and helping them figure out where they want to go. My first big trip was … To Europe in 2008. I had the time of my life!

possible, while still being a towel. But their perks make them one of those things that once you own one, you don’t know how you ever lived without one. Lightweight, quickdrying, far more absorbent than they look, and often anti-bacterial too, there’s a reason they’re called ‘travel’ towels. Swap your bulky, perma-damp number for one of these and you’ll find there’s more to towels than you realised.

My most memorable travel experience was … Bungee jumping out of a cable car above a lake at the top of a mountain valley in Stockhorn, Switzerland – all 134m of it. My favourite place in the world is … Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland. With a breathtaking landscape, friendly people and

SOAK IT UP Like a camel but better at drying, the Lifeventure Hydrofibre absorbs six times its weight in water. It’s treated with an odourpreventative so smells nicer than camels too. THE DAMAGE: £12.99 (large) WHERE: lifeventure.co.uk

extreme sports, it’s got to be at the top of my list. The next destination on my travel wishlist is … Eastern Europe, Morocco, Turkey and Egypt. My top travel tip is ... Pack your bag then divide it in half. I always pack … A towel, flip-flops and my faithful iPod. My guilty travel pleasure is … Chocolate.

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journey through a remote place devoid of tourists, followed by days spent lazing on an empty beach, is something of a holy grail for backpackers. Sadly though, such experiences are now usually confined to Leonardo DiCaprio movies. While once the islands of Greece and Thailand might have provided an escape, these days you’re more likely to come across streets full of naff karaoke bars than a place to get away from it all. Fortunately, all is not lost. The Lycian Way in Turkey offers the ultimate combination of hiking along scenic trails and relaxing on idyllic beaches.

THE NEW MEETS THE OLD The Lycian Way is a 509km path on Turkey’s south-west coast that passes through amazing scenery, from mountains to coastline. It gets its name from the Lycian people, who in about 200 BC – in between being ruled by the Persians and the Romans – created their own confederation of city states. Lycia was the world’s first democratic union – a great source of pride for Turks today. While the route is almost as old as the hills it passes through, it was only sign-posted for tourists and walkers earlier this decade. The upshot is that the Lycian Way is an easily accessible trail that anyone without a 60-fag a day habit can do. Perhaps the most

As the hillside “ trail winds up, the views get better ” accessible part is a 20km stretch near the fabulous coastal town of Fethiye (see page 82 for details).

STARTING OUT The Lycian Way starts just inland from one of the most photographed destinations in Turkey – the Dead Sea beach at Ölüdeniz (pictured left). The lagoon, framed by long sandy beaches and mountainous national park, looks the perfect place for lounging. But anyone walking the Lycian Way through the wooded hillside above is rewarded not only with magnificent views, but also the feeling of being liberated from jostling for a deckchair on the beach or paying over the top for a poolside drink. As the trail winds up the views get even

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better, though you share them with a bunch of kids – but these are the mountain goat kind rather than the sort on a school excursion. After climbing up the hill you come to the small village of Kozagac, where you join a dirt road to another village, Kirme. From there the path veers off to a small track, which takes you to Faralya. If this were France or Italy, the scenery at Faralya would be world-famous and the village packed with enormous villas. Thankfully it’s not the case here.

TAKING IT EASY Perched high above a long gorge, the hills rise even further behind Faralya, while 1000ft below lies Butterfly Valley. The valley is the first stop on the holy grail trail. Although the occasional boat dumps daytripping tourists off here for an hour or two, only a couple of dozen people at a time stay in tents or bungalows overnight. If you are after non-stop party action and phat tunes pumping throughout the night, then Butterfly Valley will disappoint. If you want a more peaceful time, however, this is the place to stay. The palm-fringed alfresco bar, situated right on the beach, is a treat. The seawater is crystal

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clear, and the view back up the valley to the waterfall at the end of the gorge is unforgettable.

MOVING ON From Faralya the Lycian Way heads to Kabak, passing rocky terraces, which have been hewn from the hillside, shepherds watching over their flocks of sheep and goats, and pine forests that wouldn’t look out of place in a Scandinavian deodorant advert. In Kabak, where there are small, family-run cafés serving up freshly squeezed orange juice, the views over the valleys below and mountains above are again majestic. But still it gets better. THE END OF THE ROAD From Kabak, a 40-minute walk down a steep path leads you to the tranquil, sublime Gemile Beach. Once there, it really does feel like you’ve reached the end of the track – if you want

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WHEN TO GO April to October is best. Tourism shuts down in winter. GETTING THERE BA, EasyJet, Pegasus and Turkish Airlines fly to Istanbul (it’s 12 hours by bus from there to Fethiye). EasyJet flies direct to Dalaman (one hour away from Fethiye). GETTING AROUND Dolmus (minibuses) connect the small towns in the region. VISAS On arrival for Aussies and Saffas, Kiwis don’t need them. CURRENCY Turkish Lira. 1 GBP = 2.38 TRY. LANGUAGE Turkish. ACCOMMODATION A huge range in Fethiye. Budget accommodation in Faralya and Kabak is bungalows (from 45 lira per person) or camping (about 30 lira). Some places rent out tents. SEE lycianway.com; lycianturkey.com

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BIG TRIP GET ACTIVE IN TURKEY Paragliding Mountains, beaches, islands – see them while strapped in a parachute as you launch from the top of Mount Babadag, outside Fethiye. A fisherman’s boat off the ancient hillside town of Kalekoy

serenity central, this is where you will find it. If you plan to stay at Gemile Beach for a bit longer, you can either find a spot to pitch your own tent, or you can spend the night in one of the bungalows. Fittingly, there are several places offering yoga sessions. But given Gemile Beach’s hasslefree vibe even the most stressed out of folks would need little more than an hour on the

beach, drink in hand, to wind down and reflect on finding the holy grail.

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WALKING THE LYCIAN WAY THE NUTS AND BOLTS Intrepid Travel (intrepidtravel.com) runs tours of Turkey that include guided walks along the Lycian Way, or arrange your own guides at George’s House (georgehouse.net.tc). The cost is from 40 lira per day. You can do the trail without a guide. It is marked with red and white dots to follow. Get maps from lycianway.com. Anyone vaguely fit will be OK, though it’s very hot in summer, and rocky and steep in places, so you need to take care and wear good shoes.

concrete wells is safe to drink, but take food with you. Faralya has several places offering basic but comfortable rooms – the best is George’s House where you can also pitch a tent and pick up maps of the trails around Faralya, mapped by an Aussie walker.

BUTTERFLY VALLEY The only access (other than by boat) is a steep, rocky trail from George’s House, which is about a 45-minute walk. You can stay in a tent-like hut or bungalow at Butterfly Valley, or pitch a tent. There are places to eat and drink.

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It’s 5km from Faralya to Kabak, or the coastal path is an easy 9km walk which offers the chance to swim in secluded coves. From Kabak it’s a further 2km down a steep track (about 40 minutes) to Gemile Beach. From Kabak you can take a dolmus back to Fethiye, or you can continue on the Lycian Way, stretching a further 490km to Antalya.

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The people in the fluoro leotards at Temple Walkie on Saturday night, May 23:

I ended up with an Olympus camera with all your photos on it. I’ve returned it to the Walkie so you can get it back. Hope you had a good night. You’re dumped: Dearest Glen, I’ve decided to get back with my ex from the army. Us = Finished. Happy birthday bay. Just friends forever. Love from Hayley. Oh Weav-a-tron and Mumbles: The sad, sad

day has finally come for you to leave wee London town … It just won’t be the same without you crazy cats here. We’ve shared so many great times together – the Walkie missions, Redback adventures, numerous roundthe-table sessions, cheese

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My best friend got drunk with me the other night – again. But this time he touched my inner thigh, tried to kiss me and confessed that he wanted me because he’s gay. He begged me not to tell anyone. I’m not homophobic, but he’s got a gorgeous girlfriend who I’ve fancied all along. Do I tell her, save her from a relationship with a gay guy, and score her on the side?

You do realise you’re on dangerous ground here – because you can only have one or the other. You can either keep your best friend for the rest of

your life, or tell his girlfriend, lose him forever, and be left with an ever-so-slight chance of bagging the chick. But what the hell. I’ve always

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scone bake-offs, pinching wars, StrongBRO scullage and who could forget the dress-up cupboard … *sigh*! I’ll miss you both, but will see you again – somewhere in the land of Oz! Until then I have one word for you – CIRCUS! All the best, Bex-asaurus (Bex with an X). The Rocket in Acton: You were watching the Champions League final with your friend. My friend and I were sitting next to you and you kept looking at me. I’m still wondering why you didn’t make a move … Do you think you could make up for it and have a drink with me sometime? Email elritus@ hotmail.com. Ricky: I’ve been bored without ya buddy and stoked you finally are here! Now CK just got to get his shit together and we can get on the tri-cycle. Let the good times roll and bring on the big butts. Here’s to you, me and Captain Kirk. James and Angela from Melbourne: We met you on

our Gallipoli/Troy trip on May 23/24. You left your Rough Guide Turkey book on the van. We thought it was better to take it with us than give it to the guide – especially as we live 10 minutes away from you. Get in contact with us and we’ll drop it round. Email davidfrezzer@hotmail.com.

been a betting man. No matter how slim the chances – burn him, and increase your odds. The key to your tactic here is to seem sympathetic to both. He’ll never forgive you, but she will see you as a sensitive soul who only wanted to the best thing for her. Before you know it, you’ve got her in the sack.

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