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A final hurrah for the Aussie rockers

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Life after Kath & Kim

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EDITOR’S LETTER Let’s face it, few of us will ever have enough money to do as much travelling or see as many gigs as we’d like. But to combine music and travel, and do so for free, turn to page 62 for our guide on working as a volunteer at summer festivals.

Or for one of Europe’s best budget breaks, check out Prague (page 76) – a city that combines great culture, drink and value.

84 Alright on the night: adventures in Jordan

71 TRAVEL

DANIEL LANDON

9 LONDON 9 London Eye 10 London Life 12 CELLULOID CAPITAL: Your guide to the best cinemas in London 14 Food & Drink 16 Spotted

19 ENTERTAINMENT 19 20 21 22 25 26

Celebrity News TNT Life Look Who’s Talking: Anna Hansen Cinema Culture A ROLE TO PLAY: Kath & Kim’s Jane Turner hits the West End

28 MUSIC & CLUBS 28 Music 32 Music Listings 34 END OF AN ERA: Aussie rockers Powderfinger call it a day 36 Clubbing 37 Clubbing Listings

76 Cheap thrills: explore the charming city of Prague

40 NEWS & SPORT 40 42 44 47 48 51 52 54 58

Australia News New Zealand News South Africa News The week in sport Rugby NRL AFL General THE LONG WAY AROUND: MotoGP rider Garry McCoy makes a return

71 Global Vision 72 HIGH SOCIETY: History and animals at Longleat House 74 Late Deals 75 TNTT Weekender: Split 76 BAG A BARGAIN: Book a budget break in Prague 78 Hotshots 80 Travel Tips 81 Travel News 82 Gear Up 82 On The Road 84 ROCK CITY: Discover the ancient wonder of Petra 72 Grand manor: opulent Longleat House in England

59 CAREERS & MONEY 59 Careers 62 FESTIVALS FOR FREE: Volunteer and pay nothing for top UK gigs 66 Money 69 Coming & Going

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26 Look at moi: Jane Turner holds centre stage in London

4 Letters 6 Wins 138 Desperately Seeking & Dear Reuben

34 Game over: Aussie rock legends Powderfinger bow out after 20 years

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I had to write in after reading the Readers’ Tips from issue 1389 (‘Bag it up’). I can’t believe that a magazine so focused on travel would print a tip about using plastic bags.

We’ve all been unfortunate enough to share a dorm room with some rude, selfish backpacker, who has their belongings divided into seemingly endless plastic bags.

The unwanted sound of rustling plastic as they prepare for an early departure often ruins the sleep/day/mood of entire dorm rooms! And that’s not even touching on the environmental impact of using multiple plastic bags unnecessarily.

Shame on Bella for annoying so many fellow travellers on her trip. And shame on you TNT for printing it!

It was pretty amazing “ to look up into the sky and see absolutely no planes ”

Anita Carroll, via email

WHO GETS THE VOTE? Wow, did you see the UK election debate on TV? The Cleggmeister wiped the floor with ol’ Gordy and the toffeenosed one.

Could the Lib Dems actually have a chance in this election and could they possibly upset the two-horse race? This is more exciting than Australian politics. I can’t wait to vote.

Bunny, Brixton

GROUND FORCE My friend was supposed to fly to Madrid for the weekend last Friday, but her flight was cancelled due to the ash caused by the volcano eruption in Iceland. All I’ve heard since then is moan, moan, moan about her ruined weekend, and how she is now “stuck in London”.

These so-called ‘acts of God’

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don’t happen very often and the chaos will only last for a few days. It was pretty amazing to watch the ruby red sunset from Primrose Hill caused by the abundance of ash and sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere, and to look up into the sky and see absolutely no planes – a practically nonexistent sight in London.

We’re lucky to live in such a hub with so many fantastic opportunities to travel, so I’m sure we can all cope with being grounded for a while.

Plus, there are worse places to be ‘stuck’ in than London!

Jimmy, via email

ONE TO WATCH There are not many things I miss about living in Australia, but watching footy is one of them, so I signed up to ESPN to watch AFL matches this season. Ha ha, silly

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Stunning scenery on KwaZulu-Natal’s ale trail

me. Little did I realise that if you sign up to ESPN through Top-Up TV – as I did – you’re pretty much stuffed.

My housemate has a fancy new TV, so all I needed was Top-UP TV’s credit card-sized viewing card to get started, instead of having to buy some £80 set-top box.

But on Top-Up TV (unlike Sky or Virgin) the ESPN broadcasts start at 2pm every day. This makes watching live footy matches – which are on in the morning, UK time – completely impossible.

Top-Up TV have refunded the money I paid them, but footy fans, beware.

Damien, Kentish Town

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I was back in Oz recently and was reminded of all the great things we have that aren’t here – the weather, the beaches, the space.

But the media was embarrassing. On my first day back, the daily news channels were leading with a story about a dog who survived a snakebite.

Channel Seven even interviewed the whole family, with the dog in the centre of the

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shot. It was ridiculous and patronising.

This is in contrast to the election coverage here, which has been thoughtful and in-depth.

The UK media befits a grown-up nation, making their Aussie counterparts look backward and hickish.

We bag the Poms for plenty of things, but when it comes to our intellectual life, we’re a long way behind.

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COMMUNITY CORNER HELP LONDON LEGACY If you are attending an Anzac Day event this year, don’t forget to spare a thought for the widows and dependants of Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women.

London Legacy, the European arm of the charity that cares for the families of war veterans, will be holding its annual collection drive at this year’s Anzac Day events, including the Dawn Ceremony at Hyde Park Corner at 5am, the Wreath Laying at the Cenotaph on Whitehall at

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As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Playboy Bunny, online clothing retailer Missimo promoted the first official Playboy Bunny outfit – complete with ears and tail – on the streets of London. An early Christmas present, perhaps?

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LONDON LIFE

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

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ANZAC DAY FREE WHAT: A day of solemn remembrance as Aussies and Kiwis honour those who served their countries.

WHEN: April 25 WHAT: The Dawn Ceremony at Hyde Park Corner begins at 5am. No tickets needed. The wreath-laying at the Cenotaph on Whitehall commences at 8am, and the Service of Commemoration at Westminster Abbey begins at 9am.

You must apply for complimentary tickets for the latter.

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» For more details, see uk.embassy.gov.au or newzealand.embassyhomepage.com

LONDON BURLESQUE WEEK FROM £16

Capital idea: Meanwhile Gardens It’s one of London’s great joys that unusual little green spaces crop up in the most unexpected places. Take the enchantingly named Meanwhile Gardens – as though people loll about there while the world buzzes away elsewhere – stretching out along the south bank of Regent’s Canal.

It ranks among this correspondent’s favourite picnic locations – it’s rarely crowded and is slightly overgrown. It’s charming,

and feels as if it’s just part of your backyard, albeit one with a sprawling skate ramp.

Before or after a picnic, take a stroll along the canal. The squat little houses, with dinghies at their back doors, will make you feel like you’ve stumbled into a village in the heart of north London. There are also some outstanding pubs in the neighbourhood.

An exotic mixture of cabaret, vaudeville and striptease comes to a string of London’s finest venues based in and around Soho.

» Café de Paris, W1D 6BL Piccadilly Circus (londonburlesquefest.com).

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THE SLUG RE-OPENS FREE It’s a pub long-favoured by Antipodeans, and it’s reopening in a new home. It’s sure to be a raucous housewarming party, so get along on Thursday night for a couple of cheeky shandies.

» Hartfield Rd, SW19 3TA Wimbledon (wimbledonslug.co.uk). Apr 22

» Kensal Rd, W10 5BN Westbourne Park GREAT FOR: A CANAL STROLL

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East London’s very own film festival takes in several venues.

Emerging designers show off their colourful, sometimes bizarre, creations. It’s a fashion show designed to be more accessible to the public.

Âť Based at Genesis Cinema, Mile End Rd, E1 6LA Stepney Green (eastendfilmfestival. com). Apr 22-30

RORY BREMNER’S ELECTION BATTLEBUS £24

Âť Spitalfields Market, E1 6DW Liverpool Street (alternativearts.co.uk/AFW).

Apr 19-23

One of Britain’s finest satirists has caught election fever.

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ST GEORGE’S DAY April 23 is St George’s Day, observed by wearing a red rose in your button hole, and marked by a festival in Trafalgar Square (bizarrely held on April 24). Aside from this, celebrations of the English patron saint are pretty low key.

St George was a Roman soldier, famous for coming to England to fight a dragon.

His dragon-slaying heroics are a myth, but he became a Christian martyr for declaring his love of God in defiance of the ruling Roman emperor, for which he was beheaded.

Although he is the patron saint of many countries, including Russia and Ethiopia, he was adopted by the English monarchy in the 14th century.

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capital Film-obsessed London has more than its fair share of fantastic cinemas. Here’s our pick of the big screen bunch WORDS BORANA GREKU

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hether you’re a slave to the latest blockbuster or an unashamed art house aficionado, London’s mix of quirky, local and mainstream cinemas will have you scoffing the popcorn in no time.

Catch 3D films at the Imax

BFI IMAX This cinema is part of the respected British Film Institute (BFI).

Why bother? It has a huge 20m by 26m screen the UK’s biggest, plus it hosts events such as all-nighters, 3D films, and a monthly movie quiz.

Best for: Film buffs who like it bigger!

» Charlie Chaplin Walk, SE1 8XR

Waterloo (bfi.org.uk). From £13.50

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» Queensberry Pl, SW7 2DT

South Kensington (institut-francais.org.uk). £7-£15

CLAPHAM PICTUREHOUSE It has been the Clapham Picturehouse since 1992, before that it was a local snooker hall.

Why bother? The cinema also broadcasts live opera and plays from the National Theatre.

Best for: SW locals who want a bit of culture.

» Venn St, SW4 0AT

Clapham Common (picturehouses.co.uk). £6.50-£11

THE CURZON SOHO The busiest of London’s five Curzon cinemas, the Soho has been pulling them in for half a century, showing mainly independent films.

Why bother? Its fittingly sophisticated café and bar is a bonus.

Best for: The black beret brigade.

» Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 5DY

Leicester Square (curzoncinemas.com). £8-£12

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Kick ass: Soho’s The Curzon offers a level of sophistica tion

CINÉ LUMIÈRE It’s the official theatre of the Institut Francais.

Why bother? It’s not just French films on show here, this cinema also screens flicks from all over the world. “We offer a programme for

people who seek out small, rare films,” says cinema spokesperson Naomi Crowther.

Best for: Francophiles.

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THE EVERYMAN Comfy sofas and a glass of Pinot with your film. » Branches in Hampstead, Belsize Park and Baker Street, (everymancinema.com).

From £11 Intellectual pursuits: you’ll find ’em at the Ritzy

Old school: see vintage films at The Prince Charles

THE LEXI CINEMA Opened in 2008 in Kensal Rise, this 77-seat digital cinema has one of the top five sound systems in the UK. Why bother? It’s London’s first social enterprise theatre, with 100 per cent of the profits going to The Sustainability Institute in South Africa, an eco-village outside Cape Town.

Best for: Those who want to help the world.

» Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Ln,

SW2 1JG Brixton (picturehouses.co.uk). £7-£9

THE PRINCE CHARLES London’s only truly independent cinema in the West End. “A lot of independent cinemas in London have shut down in the past decade,” says The Prince Charles’ Robin Priestley. “We get a lot of cinemas around the world asking how we survive.”

Why bother? If you’re a member, The Prince Charles currently boasts the cheapest movie tickets in London. Plus it shows classic vintage films that you can’t see anywhere else on the big screen.

Best for: Hipsters on a budget.

VUE WESTFIELD Opened earlier this year, Vue Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush describes itself as the biggest alldigital cinema in Europe.

It boasts 14 screens, five of which are 3D. Why bother? Not only is it brand new, but it screens 35 films at any one time, so there’s bound to be something you want to watch. “This is a completely modern, very stylish experience,” says Vue’s Lucy Drake on what Westfield offers.

Best for: Watching the blockbusters.

Leicester Square (princecharlescinema.com). Membership is £16 per year or £50 for life. Tickets to matinees £1.50 for members, and start at £5 for non-members

Centre, Ariel Way, W12 7GF Shepherd’s Bush (myvue.com). From £6.50

» Chamberlayne Rd, NW10 3JU

Kensal Rise

(thelexicinema.co.uk). £5-£12

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RITZY The Ritzy is located in Brixton in a lovely 100-year-old building, and is part of the same stable as the Clapham Picturehouse.

“Issue-based, important, intellectual cinema is key here,” spokesperson Gabriel Swartland says about the movie house.

Why bother? Combine cinema, music, comedy and cocktails at the movie house’s bar Upstairs at the Ritzy. Plus the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival screens many films here.

Best for: Intellectuals who like a drink.

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THE PHOENIX East Finchley’s independent community cinema. » High Rd, N2 9PJ East Finchley (phoenixcinema.co.uk).

From £6-£9

RENOIR CINEMA An underground art-house cinema and bar. » Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AW Russell Square (curzoncinemas.com).

From £7-10.

RICH MIX Hip and happening East London flickerfest. » Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA Liverpool Street (richmix.org.uk).

From £5.50-£8

SCREEN ON THE GREEN Islington’s favourite boutique cinema. » Upper St, N1 0NP Angel (everymancinema. com). £7.50-£12.50

THE ODEON Ubiquitous but reliable local chain.

The West End branches host red carpet premieres with stars such as Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler (left) making an appearance. » Throughout London (odeon.co.uk).

From £7.80

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This old gem features in the film Notting Hill. » Notting Hill Gate, W11 3LB Notting Hill Gate (coronet.org). £7

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RESTAURANT REVIEW The Engineer ★★★★★

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THE SCENE A welcoming gastropub in the heart of chichi Primrose Hill.

THE GRUB The Engineer promises “responsibly sourced, seasonal food”

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and delivers it. Think unfussy, rustic numbers, such as confit duck leg with red cabbage, and sirloin steak with fries.

BEHIND THE BAR The wine list was long, imaginative and punctuated with headings such as: “Aromatic, punchy, gobsmacking whites”. Wow. BILL PLEASE Prices are at the upper end of the gastropub market and a 12.5 per cent

Thai green fish curry

Charmaine Solomon is often credited with teaching Aussies how to cook curry due to her popular Asian Cookbook and Complete Vegetarian Cookbook.

She has also spread the word on how to use spice blends and pastes to liven up food. With news that her spice products are again available in the UK, here’s a recipe for her delicious Thai green fish curry, which will whisk your tastebuds off to Ko Phi Phi in an instant.

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WHAT YOU NEED: 500g white fi sh fillets, cut into serving portions; half a 260g jar Charmaine Solomon’s Thai Green Curry Paste; 2 tbsp oil; 200ml good quality coconut milk; 1 tbsp fi sh sauce; 2 tsp sugar THE WORK: Heat the coconut milk and add half the jar of the Thai green curry paste and bring to simmer.

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VERDICT We had a lovely Sunday afternoon here with the sun flooding the windows.

We all ordered the organic roast chicken (boring, but the pork belly roast had finished).

It was delicious. Our waiter even lent one of us his sunglasses when the sun got too bright. Now that’s what I call service. ALISON GRINTER

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HEADLINE ACT: Corey Worthington, the notorious party pest who shot to fame after trashing his parent’s home in an open-invitation soirée, which attracted 500 boozy yobs, has been accused of smashing a former friend’s car.

Worthington (left), 19, faces a Victorian magistrate’s court after allegations he spat on 19-year-old Chris Oscuro’s car and attacked it with a bed post.

Worthington has reportedly won a role in US movie Life In The Fastlane, and his agent says it’s still on the agenda.

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Multimedia businessman Lachlan Murdoch’s model wife Sarah has given birth to their third child, Aerin Elisabeth.

Sydneysider Lachlan is heir to the global media empire News Corp.

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Petite Home And Away actress Ada Nicodemou has been dogged by rumours her marriage of three years to restaurateur Chrys Xipolitas is on the rocks.

IT’S MYSTERIOUS, GIRL Is it just us, or has the appeal of Australian has-been Peter Andre completely eluded us?

The doe-eyed B-lister, who has clutched at fame by the skin of his teeth since his break-up with Katie Price, now has £1 million reasons to stop boring us with reality shows documenting his every twitch and saga.

Channel 4 has given him his own late-night chat show, where he will quiz the flighty denizens of celeb land. “He’s

a natural and delighted that Channel 4 will give him free licence to grill his guests in an irreverent way,” a source told The Daily Mirror.

Andre has steadfastly ruled out the only thing that may have been worth watching – an interview with Price’s new hubby Alex Reid.

Curiosity will compel us to tune in to the show, but we just hope there’s time to dilute our care factor with a stiff brandy first.

SAY WHAT?

”My boyfriend and I are experts.

Come for dinner. And dessert” 50 Cent gets a suggestive proposition from Rufus Wainwright.

Woman’s Weekly: Cricket legend Chris Cairns ties the knot with his Aussie beau Mel Croser; Dawn French and Lenny Henry split after 25 years of marriage – and the Kiwi romp that ended it.

New Idea: The wedding of MasterChef’s Steve Juergen.

AUSTRALIA Woman’s Day: Top athlete Jana Rawlinson and her husband Chris renew their wedding vows after their eight-month split, swimming champ Jodie Henry talks about getting hitched to AFL player Tim Notting on a beach in Bali, and, according to Brad Pitt’s former bodyguard, Mr Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have been caught kissing.

SOUTH AFRICA Heat: Newly divorced rock chick Karen Zoid has found new love … with a woman, pictures of swimsuit model Minki van der Westhuizen’s drunken snogfest, and the former bodyguard of Brad and Angelina speaks out about Jolie’s bad habits.

YOU: In-depth coverage of the Eugene Terre’Blanche murder over Easter.

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The Kiwi chef is 2010’s New Zealander of the Year in the UK and draws on her heritage for the food at her London restaurant

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Anna Hansen INTERVIEW SAMANTHA BADEN Congratulations on being named New Zealander of the Year in the UK.

Thank you! Obviously it’s a major honour.

And this might sound a bit strange, but it’s flattering to know that people are actually paying attention to what I’m doing in my daily life to promote New Zealand.

How do you do that at your awardwinning restaurant The Modern Pantry?

We do have quite a few Kiwi items on the menu: there’s always tamarillos, we make hokey pokey ice cream, we have Manuka honey, Vegemite, all that kind of stuff. But it’s also in the way we approach food, which is quite Kiwi and eclectic. And, although I don’t necessary cook like people do in New Zealand, it’s that same attitude I think we have at The Modern Pantry.

I have never “ pegged myself as a TV celebrity ” You’ve also been selected as one of the 100 best talents by arguably the world’s 10 best chefs in culinary yearbook Coco. That’s massive.

I know – completely unbelievable!

Well, no, it’s perfectly believable [laughs], but again, it was too much.

I mean what a thing to be a part of. It’s been a good year so far.

You were born in Canada, but grew up in New Zealand.

You also have Danish ancestry.

How much has this influenced your cooking?

I was eating pickled herrings and braised red cabbage throughout childhood, as well as all the other delights of New Zealand, so I had quite a broad spectrum of foods to draw on. And I’m a big lover of pork, thanks to my Danish ancestry.

You were on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen.

Is the food they cook actually edible or is it just for show?

I know it doesn’t actually look like it, but yeah, it’s all done live. But I did wonder that myself. You cook the food live and the guests are all there, and it wouldn’t be nice of them to say it was awful, but they can be quite frank, actually.

Do you have aspirations to front your own cookery show on the telly?

Not really. As much fun as it is, I’ve never really pegged myself as a TV celebrity and quite frankly, my life is busy enough.

There’s only really a handful of women who run and cook in their own restaurant kitchens, even in London.

I know. I’ve been really fortunate because

I’ve never worked in a place where I’ve felt at a disadvantage for being a woman.

I’ve thrived in a nurturing, encouraging environment, and that’s what we have at The Modern Pantry.

Is it more difficult for women to get ahead in professional cooking?

I don’t know if it’s harder for women.

It’s just a hard job, period. You work long hours, you’re forever burning yourself and that’s off-putting for a lot of people.

So what’s it like in The Modern Pantry kitchen?

It’s pretty calm, we have a lot of fun. It’s not the sort of kitchen where you come in and you’re not allowed to speak until you go on your break. We have a lot of ladies, which is nice. Some nights actually, it’s all girls in the kitchen, which is great.

Really! Did you set out to make that happen?

It’s evolved that way, but it’s always been something that I’ve wanted to happen.

We’ve got a team of 10 at the moment, and four of them are ladies. So it’s good.

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YOU DON’T SAY? Vegemite or Marmite?

Vegemite.

What did you have for breakfast?

A cup of fennel tea – there’s nothing in the fridge and I’m going into work to eat something very shortly.

What was your nickname at school?

I didn’t have one, but my mum used to call me fruitcake because I think she thought I was a bit batty.

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CINEMA Centurion

SCREEN TEST: BATTLE EPICS

Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko

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1 The Ninth Legion’s disappearance was made famous by which book?

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4 How many Oscars did Gladiator win and who won best actor?

5 “They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom” is a famous line from which epic, based on a Scottish hero?

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Like every filmmaker who’s made a sword-and-sandals flick in the past 10 years, Neil Marshall hopes his movie Centurion is the new Gladiator.

The problem is, despite a good performance by Fassbender and some decent bloodletting, the storyline is too anaemic to make for a truly rousing offering.

The year is AD 117 and in occupied Britain, the Romans are having problems subduing the savage Picts in the north.

When the enemy captures General Virilus (West), a group of soldiers under Quintus Dias (Fassbender) tries to rescue him.

The hunters soon become the hunted, though, when a Pict hit-squad, under the vengeful Etain (Kurylenko), begins picking off the Romans.

The film only hits its stride

when the Romans go on the run and Quintus shows his leadership qualities.

Even though he’s lumped with a plot as historically accurate and realistic as an Asterix comic, Fassbender puts in an enigmatic performance

throughout. He’s no Russell Crowe, of course, and Gladiator’s status as the best ancient epic in recent times is not challenged by Centurion.

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THE REEL DEAL Clash Of The Titans star Sam Worthington has hit back at movie critics who gave the film brutal reviews, dismissing them as “stodgy” old men.

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Worthington said the movie-going public was all that mattered: “The critics are the fans. The critics are the people who pay their 16 bucks to go and see your movie. We’re quite successful there, and that’s all I make movies for. I don’t make movies for a stodgy 50-yearold who doesn’t care.”

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GOOD FOR: Those with a lot of patience. PDV

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CULTURE RON ARAD: RESTLESS Israel-born Ron Arad has worked as a designer, architect and artist, and this exhibition at the Barbican does a fantastic job of charting his influences and the development of his ideas across different mediums.

The body of the exhibition focuses on Arad’s furniture design. There are ergonomic rocking chairs, a sofa fashioned from a twisted hunk of steel, and chaise longues shaped to perfectly accommodate a person’s body. It’s the kind of furniture a rich person from the future would own.

But where the exhibition

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SEE THIS: Exhibition takes on another dimension is in its presentation of Arad’s building designs; he’s had a crack at everything from bridges to shopping centres, and this part of the display marks him out as a visionary limited only by the bounds of imagination.

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» Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS Barbican (barbican.org.uk). Until May 16. £10

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WORTH A LOOK See superb examples of early Italian painting at Art And Love. » Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Rd, SW1A 1AA

Victoria (royalcollection.org.uk). Until Oct 31. £8.75

Town Hall, King’s Rd, SW3 5EE

•There’s something for everybody at the Chelsea Art Fair. » Chelsea Old

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Written in 1894 but banned by the censor and not given a public performance in England until 30 years later, George Bernard Shaw’s social comedy no longer shocks but still holds our attention with its serious concerns about the options available

to poor working-class women.

Felicity Kendal is bright and flirtatious as Mrs Warren, who finally reveals to her daughter what drove her to a life of prostitution and what made her wealthy. LOUISE KINGSLEY

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Ian Davidson Throughout his life, no matter what happened to him – good or bad – philosopher Voltaire was always informed by a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism.

MORE STAGE Food Court, by Aussie company Back To Back Theatre, features artists with intellectual disabilities, and examines one woman’s psychological humiliation. The score is played by cult Sydney jazz trio The Necks. » Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS Barbican (0845 120 7550; barbican.org.uk). Jun 23-25. From £10

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P L AY Kath & Kim’s Jane Turner is bringing her comic talent to the West End stage in the Australian play Holding The Man WORDS ALISON GRINTER

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he is the undisputed queen of Aussie sketch comedy though probably most recognisable as frizz-permed suburban “hornbag” Kath from Kath & Kim. But for a change of pace Jane Turner will star in the West End debut of Australian hit play Holding The Man, based on Tim Conigrave’s iconic memoir in which he wrote about falling for John Caleo, the captain of the football team at a Melbourne private boys school in the ‘70s and their enduring love affair.

An interesting fact, you actually knew Tim Conigrave and John Caleo in Melbourne.

They went to the Catholic boys school [Xavier College] and I went to the Catholic convent, Sacre Coeur. In the play, one of the first scenes we do has a Shakespeare play Xavier does with Sacre Coeur – I was in that play with Tim and John … and then after school I joined a theatre company and Tim came along and we were in plays together playing husband and wife.

How does it feel to be playing a part in a story that you actually lived through?

It feels great – I feel like I know the territory so well … It’s my era, in the book especially and I get all the cultural references like the Little River Band [laughs].

You play 14 characters, both men and women – that’s a lot of costume changes!

A couple of scenes I have to change character actually inside the scene … just change wigs. In rehearsal today I came on in the wrong role …

Guy Edmonds as Tim Conigrave and Matt Zeremes as John Caleo in Holding The Man

In these roles do you get to do the full gamut of comedy?

Well, what’s great is I get to do some serious stuff, which I like to do … something to work at a bit more, so that’s rewarding … and there’s some really nice moments in the second half, especially when John’s dying – I play John’s mother and Tim has to tell his parent he has Aids, so there’s some real poignant moments.

You were in Prisoner, weren’t you?

Yeah I played a small part – 16 episodes.

I played a blind ex-prostitute [who was] a gun-running murderer – so real!

Toby Dixon

Has the comedy scene in Melbourne changed much? Where’s all the sketch comedy gone?

There’s lots of stand-ups but not a lot of character comedy … Back then what we really cut our teeth on was the live theatre restaurant so you actually did revues, you actually did characters … It really honed your skills and that started the TV boom with the Comedy Company.

I know it’s a shame. I guess people think they’re really daggy these days, theatre restaurants … they always were daggy but the Last Laugh just had that wacky, Rod Quantocky thing. He was always there with his rubber chicken. It was always chaotic. The actors were the waiters.

Will there be another series of Kath & Kim? We sort of felt like it was the end two years ago.

We thought, ‘We’ve done enough and the well

is dry and we can’t think of any more ideas’ … We think we might just leave it for now.

What about a spin-off for Prue and Trude?

Prue and Trude! [Laughs] I know we’ve actually got a really good idea for them but I don’t know if it’s going to make a whole series. They’re not as easy to write for – they’re a little bit more one-dimensional than Kath and Kim. We could try and give them some tragedy in their lives, some drama.

What did you think of the American Kath & Kim by the way?

Ooh. It wasn’t quite what we envisaged [laughs]. I mean, we [Turner and Gina Riley] were EPs [executive producers] on it, but they just tried to take it in a different direction. The scripts were OK, maybe the casting wasn’t quite right. I mean, John Michael Higgins, who played Kel, was fabulous but I’m not sure the girls were allowed to be as funny as they could be. I don’t know, the elements didn’t quite gel together. I think they were trying to turn it into a sitcom – they wanted a long-running Friends-type arrangement and it’s more of a comedy show.

» Holding The Man at Trafalgar Studios 1, Whitehall, SW1A 2DY Charing Cross (0844 871 7632; holdingtheman.com).

Apr 23-Jul 3. £26-£44. See page 6 to win tickets to the play

Why should a story about gay lovers set in ’70s and ’80s Melbourne against the backdrop of the Aids epidemic have so much resonance today?

It’s a question Holding The Man director David Berthold himself pondered as the show went on to three sell-out seasons in Sydney. “The thing [playwright] Tom Murphy and I discovered was that this was a great love story that endured a lot of things – HIV/Aids was just one of those things,” he explains.

With a final run at the Sydney Opera House in 2007, Holding The Man found an audience beyond the gay community already familiar with Tim Conigrave’s iconic book. ”Some of our favourite audiences were actually those mainstream audiences because they were really experiencing the story for the first time,” says Berthold.

Starring Guy Edmonds as Tim and Matt Zeremes as John, the play “wears its theatre on its sleeve,” he says. “Tim was a Nidatrained actor, playwright and theatre-maker … so that was another way into the story”. Hence the use of actors such as Jane Turner and Anna Skellern playing 10 different characters or more, “swapping costumes and wigs all the time”.

“I think the audiences quite like seeing the bare bones of theatre and the joy of theatre playing out in that way,” Berthold says.

Director David Berthold

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MUSIC SCOUTING FOR GIRLS Everybody Wants To Be On TV (Epic)

★★★★★

MUSIC & CLUBS

The fact that someone thought this album was worth making is surprising.

The fact that it’s getting a big release on a major label is an eyebrow-raiser. But the fact that it’s going to be at No 1 by the time you read this is beyond belief. You won’t hear a worse record all year.

Everybody Wants To Be On TV picks up where Scouting For Girls’ debut left off, which is to say they swept up the

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Listeners after evidence that weed makes you lazy and lethargic will find plenty of it on Cypress Hill’s eighth album.

Partly because it’s taken them five years to complete the thing (it was originally scheduled for release in 2006), but mostly because it’s not altogether dissimilar to the albums that preceded it. It Ain’t Nothin’ has a certain thrust, but the inevitable dope anthems – Pass The Dutch most obvious among them – could hardly be duller. WFJ

You could call it a midlife crisis were it not for the fact that, musically speaking, Paul Weller’s already had several. His latest reinvention sees the singer throw the kitchen sink at 16 songs that largely forgo dreary dad-rockery in favour of a kind of 21st-century psychedelic pop. It’s a great improvement, too, especially on the title track and She Speaks. Not all the songs are up to scratch, but this is still a terrifically welcome change for the better. WFJ

Dan Snaith’s latest attempt to weld indie-rock atmospherics to latter-day electronica succeeds by using far more of the latter than the former. Snaith worked with Jeremy Greenspan, of Junior Boys, for this record, and you can hear the connection from time to time: there’s a precision about Swim that echoes Junior Boys’ metronomic distant music.

As usual, Snaith’s much better at creating sounds than writing songs. But what sounds! WFJ

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NO.1 Hey Soul Sister, Train MAKING NEWS Bernard Fanning should go into politics now that Powderfinger have split, Liberal National MP Aidan McLindon told AAP last week. But Fanning’s PR says the singer has no political aspirations. See our interview with Fanning on page 34.

NO.1 OMG, Usher feat Will.I.Am MAKING NEWS Legendary World War II singer Dame Vera Lynn has convinced classical warbler Hayley Westenra to entertain British troops in Afghanistan later this year, the Daily Mail reports. The two met at the British Legion Poppy Appeal in London last year.

NO.1 Two is Better Than One, Boys Like Girls / Taylor Swift MAKING NEWS High-kicking “white Zulu” Johnny Clegg has announced a 30th anniversary show at the Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday, June 19, to celebrate his extraordinary career. For booking details see page 32.

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crap they found behind Keane’s fridge, took out all the tasty bits and dumbed down the rest for the benefit of infants six months removed from nursery rhymes.

There is, at least, variety with lighter-waving ballads (This Ain’t A Love Song), uptempo romps (On The Radio), pop-funk workouts (Good Time Girl) and clumsy pop stompers (Little Miss Naughty). None are any good; the production is cheesy, the music is GCSElevel pop, and the lyrics: “Posh girls have good manners / But they go like the clappers.” A horrible record. WILL FULFORD-JONES

LIVE REVIEW Sarah Blasko Islington Academy Apr 15 ★★★★★ “Play Flame Trees !” come calls from the audience, a reference to Sarah Blasko’s cover of the pub rock ballad. “There’ll be no Chisel,” she demurs.

Instead, Blasko sticks to songs from her third album As Day Follows Night, floaty, string- and piano-led tunes, which support her ethereal vocals and evoke a childhood fantasy world.

She introduces Seems Like Old Times saying: “Imagine you’re in a Berlin cabaret: can you go there with me?” Sadly the chatty audience can’t or won’t, which rather spoils the effect. ALISON GRINTER

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Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK ETHER 10: GIL SCOTT-HERON Dubbed “the black Bob Dylan”, Chicago-born blues-poet Gil Scott-Heron spent the ’70s and ’80s chronicling the black American experience in sometimes harrowing detail, as on Home Is Where The Hatred Is, a song about a ghetto-trapped junkie. Sadly, life came to imitate art when Scott-Heron’s own crack addiction landed him in Rikers Island jail. Signed by Brit label XL while still in the clink, his first album in 16 years, I’m New Here, was remixed by Jamie Smith of The XX. His inclusion in the Ether festival is a rare treat indeed.

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» Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX Waterloo (0844 847 9930; southbankcentre.co.uk). Apr 20-24. £22.50 PARKWAY DRIVE

KATE NASH

Think of sun-kissed, chilled-out Byron Bay and the kind of music it might produce, and you’re bound to imagine hippie troubadours. What you don’t expect is metal-core outfit Parkway Drive, BB natives who have managed to bypass the mainstream media to build a huge fanbase with their ear-bleeding tunes.

She arrived on the scene sounding like a cut-price Lily Allen, complete with glottal stops and whiny songs about teenage concerns. So does her new Bernard Butler-produced single Do-WohDoo with its girl group sass mark a major change in direction? Judge for yourself as she unveils new album My Best Friend Is You this week.

» Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY

» Village Underground, Holywell Ln, EC2A 3PQ

Kentish Town (0844 847 2405; meanfiddler.com). Sun, Apr 25. £14

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THE LINE-UP Johnny Kenton

(lead vocals/guitar), Zoe Palmer (MPC/ percussion), Keir Vine (keys), Billy Pleasant (drums), Tomo Harada (bass), Paul Hollingsworth (guitar).

HAILS FROM London.

THE BUZZ SO FAR Thrown together by warehouse parties, a love of legendary Seattle music shop Northwest Guitars and filthy beats, their inspired mix of punky riffs and anthemic keys has made them a word-of-mouth sensation online and beyond.

WHAT ELSE? The band’s drummer Billy Pleasant once thwacked skins for notorious US psych-indie outfit The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

THE BAND SAY “Every time we get on stage, or even rehearse, it’s like we’re playing for our lives. Real life can be

Old Street

(020 7422 7505; ticketweb.com). Thu, Apr 22. £14

SOUND BITES This year’s Splendour In The Grass promises to be bigger and better than ever with news that the festival is moving to the bigger site of Woodford in Queensland, and will expand to a threeday event (July 30-August 1).

And the line-up’s not bad either. Acts confirmed include The Strokes (below), the Pixies, Grizzly Bear and plenty of others.

sad and brutal, so we make music to make people feel fierce joy.”

THE CRITICS SAY “[An] excellent new band.” [BBC 1 radio DJ Zane Lowe] THE RELEASE Single My Doper’s Cadenza / Runner out May 3.

THE PLUG At a secret warehouse

party on Friday, April 23. Email goldfuturejoymachine@gmail. com.

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SATURDAY 24

The Duke And The King

The Alarm The veteran

The New-York-based folk duo performs songs from their eponymous album. Union

Welsh quartet performs classic rock. Islington Academy, N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £15.

Chapel, Compton Tce, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £15.

Tim Barton Covers from the Australian guitarist and vocalist. Walkabout,

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

Covent Garden, Henrietta St, WC2E 8PS (020 7379 5555). Free.

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

The Collectable Few, The Daylight Faded London-

from California play metal.

based indie quartet. The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £8, adv £7.

The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £8.50.

Decrepit Birth Metal

New York Dolls, Japanese Voyeurs The New York-based

The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £17.

Lionheart The five-piece

five-piece from California.

punk-rock five-piece promotes its single We’re All In Love.

Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £23.50.

Saosin, Aiden Modern melodic hard rock from the Californian outfit as it promotes its album In Search Of Solid Ground. The Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £12.50.

Wooden Shjips Experimental psychedelia and minimalism from the San Francisco-based quartet. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd,

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

CYPRESS HILL Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL Brixton (o2brixtonacademy.co.uk). Tue, Jun 15. £25. Also at Reading Festival (readingfestival.com). Aug 27-29 The bong smoke will part just long enough for Californian hip-hop crew Cypress Hill to play cuts from their new album Rise Up. Kris Drever The Scottish musician plays folk. The

Xtatic Soul and funk outfit

Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £14.

Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £12.

fronted by Vanessa Haynes.

W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £13.

Idlewild The Edinburgh five-

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piece performs rock from its 2009 Post Electric Blues album.

Crystal Castles

Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £16.50.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The biker-booted trio

Modern electro-pop from the Canadian duo. Heaven,

Powderfinger, Bob Evans

play rock and blues from its album Beat The Devil’s Tattoo.

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

The melodic Australian five-piece plays rock. Brixton

Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £18.50.

Ebi Pop singer from Iran. Royal

Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £22.50.

Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (020 7589 8212). £45-£100.

The Union The Midlands-based duo plays rock. Islington Academy,

Kevin Fitzsimmons The crooner performs songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

Live! On The Park At Pizza On The Park, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LY (020 7235 5273). £12.50.

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £12.50.

THURSDAY 22 Bikini Beach Band

Mosi Conde & Kaira Kora Africa Traditional African music from Guinea-born singer and multi-instrumentalist, supported by the drum orchestra. The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £10.

N1 Centre, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (0844 477 2000). £13.50.

Lydia Lunch, Gallon Drunk, Big Sexy Noise, Bo Ningen

The Pipettes Kitschy pop

The American singer performs punk-rock. Corsica Studios, Farrell

Ian Broudie’s Liverpudlian collective plays its Britpop hits and indie-rock from its album Four Winds. Cadogan

Mondesir, Daniel Zappi, Erin K Music, Del Gentilini The

The Stuns Indie-electro

London-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist performs acoustic folk. The

trio from London and Australia. Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £5.

WEDNESDAY 21 Phil Burdett Acoustica

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

Renegades Feeder’s side-project plays alt rock. The Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £22.

from the singer-songwriter.

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

Cecil Sharp House Community Choir The choir performs a capella harmony songs from the British Isles and the rest of the world. Cecil Sharp House, Regent’s Park Rd, NW1 7AY (020 7485 2206). £66.

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Hall, Sloane Tce, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £24.50.

Amanda Palmer The vaudevillian songstress and Dresden Dolls frontwoman performs punk cabaret pop. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd,

NW5 1JY (020 7344 0044). £22.50.

LCD Soundsystem James Murphy’s American collective plays innovative electro-pop and dirty disco. Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000). £23.50.

Naser Razazi, Hussein Zahawy, Janet & Senam The musician plays traditional Kurdish music. St Ethelburga’s, Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG (020 7496 1610). £15.

Ian Siegal Blues and soul from the London singer-songwriter.

Charlotte St Blues Club, Charlotte St, W1T 4QH (020 7580 0113). £12.

These Monsters, Kong, Turbowolf, Bull See Red, Subsource, Jumping Ships The Leeds-based four-piece plays rock. 93 Feet East, Brick Ln,

Larry Graham & Graham Central Station The veteran funk and rock bassist and ex-member of Sly & The Family Stone performs with his band. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £25.

Whitney Houston The soulful pop vocalist performs her hits and songs from her album I Look To You. O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £50-£100.

W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £14.50.

Laura Marling, Alessi’s Ark The alternative folk singer-

Reuben Richards & Soul Train Blues, funk

songwriter performs songs from her album I Speak Because I Can. London Palladium, Argyll

and soul from the seven-piece.

St, W1F 7TF (020 7087 7599). £20.43.

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

The Ronnie Scotts Blues Experience The ensemble

Soap&Skin The Austrian

performs blues songs in a variety of styles. Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St,

Sunny Day Real Estate The Seattle-based indierock outfit promotes its re-released albums Diary and LP2. Forum, Highgate Rd,

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

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The Lightning Seeds

Court, SE17 1LB (020 7703 4760). £7.

The flamboyant saxophonist and his group play swing, blues and soul. Dover St

E1 6RU (020 7770 6006). £7, adv £5.

St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). £10.

Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). £10.

The Leo Green Experience

duo plays soulful pop songs, including hits King Of Wishful Thinking and True Colours.

IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £25 & £35.

from the Brighton-based three-piece. Hoxton Square

Compton Tce, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £19.50.

Go West The songwriting

The surf-pop four-piece from London performs its take on hits from decades past and present. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer

Robyn Hitchcock The alternative singer-songwriter performs his hits and material inspired by his trip to Cape Farewell. Islington Academy,

The Enid Veteran progressive rock quartet. Union Chapel,

experimental singer is joined by a chamber music sextet.

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

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

W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£31.50.

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FAST FORWARD Air Forum, Jul 10 (meanfiddler.co.uk). £25 The Cat Empire Brixton Academy, Oct 23 (0844 477 2000). £19.50 Crowded House Hammersmith Apollo, Jun 8-9 (0844 844 4748). £44.75 Johnny Clegg Hammersmith Apollo, Jun 19 (0844 844 4748). £27.50 Download Festival: AC/DC, Wolfmother Donnington Park, Jun 11-13 (0844 277 4321). £175 (weekend) Eskimo Joe Shepherds Bush Empire, May 17 (0844 477 2000). £27.50 Fat Freddy’s Drop The Troxy, Sep 9 (0870 264 3333). £27.50 Green Day Wembley Stadium, Jun 19 (0844 980 8001). £26-£35 Grinspoon Forum, May 23 (0870 0603 777). £18 Jack Johnson O2 Arena, Jun 30 (0844 856 0202). £30-£37 Motörhead Brixton Academy, Nov 27 (0844 477 2000). £32.50 Muse Wembley Stadium, Sep 10-11 (0844 277 4321). £45 The Necks Barbican, Jun 26 (020 7638 8891). £15 Pendulum Wembley Arena, May 28 (0844 815 0815). £22.50 Rugby Rocks: Just Jack, The Parlotones, Alex Gardner, NIXA The Athletic Ground, Richmond, Jun 12 (rugbyrocks7s.com). £15-£55

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With Powderfinger having announced they’re splitting up, we chat to Bernard Fanning about the band’s legacy and his future plans WORDS ALISON GRINTER Powderfinger announce their break-up at a press conference in Sydney

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he news, when it came, was delivered unceremoniously at a press conference in Sydney. Bernard Fanning, the easy-going frontman of Powderfinger, simply read out a statement saying his band’s Australia tour in September would be their last. There was no hint of personality clashes or drug-related meltdowns, just a matter-of-fact acknowledgement that one of Australia’s bestloved rock bands had, after 20 years, reached the end of the line.

So when did the band realise it was all over?

“We only kind of finally decided after we did the Big Day Out shows in January this year,” says Fanning down the phone from Sydney.

“To be honest, we’ve talked about it for six years since we signed our last record contract … We discussed it more in detail this time and decided we’d be better just pulling up the

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properly. “We’ve just had a baby,” he says of his wife Andrea, “and it’s time to introduce her to the Spaniards!”

VERY UN-ROCK ’N’ ROLL BEHAVIOUR One thing’s for sure, Powderfinger will be remembered for their unassuming, un-rock star behaviour. ”I mean, fuck, everyone has their way of dealing with things, and I don’t think it relieves any burden on me to treat people like shit.

“It’s not that there’s anything wrong with rock stars,” he clarifies, ”it’s just I don’t choose to behave like one, certainly not in public.

“I mean I absolutely do in private,” he adds, sarcastically. “I spend a lot of time in front of the mirror snorting cocaine and having sex with prostitutes.” As if.

LAST UK GIG EVER “We’re finally playing at the Brixton Academy which we’ve been wanting to do for ages, but it’s never been available,” says Fanning.

“Because the shows [in London] tend to be half-filled with Australians the atmosphere is pretty awesome, pretty massive. We want to treat this like a proper celebration. We want to play songs from all of our records; we can’t really promise from our first album but from Double Allergic, certainly. We’re really excited about it.”

stumps, basically … We’ve been in Powderfinger for all of our adult lives – it’s 21 years this year – and we’re in a situation where we’d like to pursue other things; that might be musically, studying or just picking your nose!”

GOING SOLO? Geez, we know their nickname is “The ‘Finger”, but hopefully the quintet will find something more productive to do post-break up than flicking boogers. Fanning has already had solo success with his Aria-winning debut album Tea & Sympathy, so is he going to follow this up?

“I’m gonna take a little bit of time off and then make a record sometime, at the end of next year or something like that.”

He’s also looking forward to “living in cities other than Brisbane”, and wants to “go to Madrid for a year” and learn to speak Spanish

PROUDEST MOMENT? With 2.5 million album sales in Oz alone, a cabinet of Arias and an endless stream of hits like My Happiness and Passenger, they have plenty to choose from. “I think the thing I’ve found most today is people saying they grew up with us, and our songs are signposts in their lives – they take them back to a time when they were studying or whatever … It’s a really powerful connection to have with someone, rather than a particular event.”

JUST DON’T CALL THEM THE ELDER STATESMEN OF OZ ROCK …

“Oh fuck, no way! Jesus Christ, no way! I mean, that’s, you know, Nick Cave is an elder statesman of Oz rock. Those guys are a whole generation ahead of us. The Sunnyboys, The Saints and all those kind of bands, they have to die off first before we become elder statesmen.”

» Powderfinger play at Brixton Academy, Brixton (0844 477 2000; Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL o2brixtonacademy.co.uk). Apr 21-22. £22.50

CAUSES AND EFFECTS Aboriginal causes have always been dear to Bernard Fanning’s heart – the band’s final tour will support Yalari, an organisation that aims to improve the living standards of Aboriginal people. However, back in 2008 the band were forced to amend song Black Tears, following concerns it could prejudice a trial over the 2004 Palm Island death in custody case. ”It was about stuff that was already in the newspaper – for some stupid reason you can’t have it in a song but you can have it in a newspaper,” Fanning (below) recalls.

“I thought it was a total overreaction but I didn’t want to be in a position where we caused a mistrial … if we’d wanted to, we could have released the song everywhere else in Australia and around the world except for Queensland – ridiculous!”

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Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK PRYDA Aussies have been holding out for him to visit the shores of Down Under for years, and due to his welldocumented fear of flying, they’re probably going to be waiting for quite some time. Luckily for us, Eric ‘Call On Me’ Prydz (right) visits Blighty frequently, with his next gig in the capital this week. Deemed as ‘the Messiah’ by some fans, the Swede will be joined by Timo Maas and Dana Bergquist.

» The O2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DY North Greenwich (020 7549 6686; matterlondon.com). Sat, Apr 24, 10pm-7am. £15 adv beats/breaks

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PURE CALLY GAGE

The house music powerhouse that is Defected is holding its first party of 2010, and it’s gone all New York. Big Apple native Sandy Rivera, best known for his massive house hit Finally, headlines.

He’s joined by fellow New Yorker, the soulful Quentin Harris and the talented Riva Starr, who’s just mixed his first album for Defected.

Pure is a new series of hard house parties that showcase the talents of DJs from the genre. This is the first event and it’s the gorgeous Cally Gage who gets the Pure treatment.

A well-known face on the hard house circuit, Gage will play a straight five set.

Not for the faint-hearted, this will feature some serious beats per minute.

» Ministry Of Sound, Gaunt St, SE1 6DP Elephant & Castle (0870 060 0010; ministryofsound.com). Sat, Apr 24, 11pm-7am. £20

» Hidden, Tinworth St, SE11 5EQ Vauxhall (020 7820 6613; hiddenclub.co.uk). Fri, Apr 23, 10pm-6am. £10 adv

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CLUB NEWS The August Bank Holiday weekend is set to be a scorcher with a new festival on the horizon. The LED festival will take place at Victoria Park, with David Guetta, Soulwax, Calvin Harris (right) and Audio Bullys on the bill on Friday, August 27. The following day includes Leftfield, Goldfrapp, Friendly Fires and Annie Mac. And in more festival news, The Big Chill has announced Massive Attack, MIA, Kelis, Layo & Bushwacka!, Crazy P Soundsystem and Toddla T on its line-up. See bigchill.net.

Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto At Sea event, a four-day cruise

from Florida to the Caribbean set to sail this September, has been postponed until 2011. No reasons as to why, but the DJ is trying to secure new dates. Perhaps the coastguard got wind that a boatload of clubbers was on its way?

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The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

9pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

Iluvlive Residents play grime, garage and R’n’B. Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867).

8.30pm-1am. £5 and £8.

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

7pm-2am. £8, £10 includes drinks.

Rehab Val, Pete Donaldson, Satoko, Haley and The Demonettes. The Roxy, Rathbone Pl, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

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

Vodka Island Funky electro, house and chart courtesy of the residents. Tiger Tiger, Haymarket, SW1Y 4SP (020 7930 1885).

9pm-3am. £6, £5 before 10pm.

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Deluded House, techno and electro from Alex Kenji, Lewi, Johnny Bloomfield, Page Twins, Henry Matisse and DJ 2 in the main room, with Tingle DJs in the global room. Pacha, Terminus

CHEMICAL BROTHERS Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008; roundhouse.org.uk).

May 20-23. £30 With their new album Further out in June, the boys have a host of gigs to get you re-acquainted with them. They’re touting this as their “most incredible show ever”.

Game On Residents spin chart, party anthems and retro hits in the basement, with R’n’B and house in the VIP room. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

9pm-3am. £7, guestlist/NUS £5.

Lamb Chop Magoo DJs spin vintage jazz, blues and rock ’n’ roll. Proud Cabaret, Minster

Pl, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489). 10pm5am. £20, adv £15.

Key Of Life Arkoss, Martini Brother, Tim Green, Argy and Emerson Todd spin techno, house and funk. Egg, York Way, N7 9AX (020 7609 8364).

10pm-6am. £15, concs £12.

Myclub Running Man, Sweet P and Mr Benz spin R’n’B and house. The Hill, Muswell Hill, N10 3ST (020 8365 3651). 10pm-4am. £15, £10 before midnight.

Rough Disco Resident DJs

Happy Weekend Resident

spin electro, drum ’n’ bass, indie and hip-hop. Sound, Leicester

DJs play funky house, club classics and party anthems. Ruby

Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010).

7.30pm-late. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Blue, Leicester Pl, WC2H 7BP (020 7287 8050/cc 020 7287 0100).

5pm-3am. £10, guest list free.

Smash & Grab DJs spin electro, indie and pop, plus live music from Koudlam and Dansette Junior. Proud Camden,

Crt, EC3R 7AA (020 7482 3867).

7.30pm-late. £10 and £37.50.

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

7.30pm-2.30am. £8, £5 before 10pm.

Trannyshack Miss Dusty O,

Yoyo Smutlee plays dub,

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

Ln, SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903).

9pm-2am. £3, mems £2.

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

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £3.

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

residents supply R’n’B and hiphop. Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0870 863 1010). 9pm-3am. £10, £5 before 11pm, guest list £3.

and David spin indie, electro and retro. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D

DJs play Latin funk, salsa and reggae. Downstairs At

4DR (020 7287 372). 10pm-3.30am. £6, w/flyer £5, £3 before 11pm.

The King’s Head, Crouch End Hill, N8 8AA (020 8340 1028).

7pm-late. £7, concs £4.

Dirt Box Nick Wilson, Lewi

Roller Disco Old school roller disco with DJ Lousie playing disco, funk, soulful house, electro and breakbeat. Renaissance

Ave, W1D 5DY (020 7494 3020).

10pm-3am. £15, £10 before 10.30pm, ladies free before 11pm.

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

7pm-2am. £7, £5 before 11pm.

Rooms, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375). 8pm-2am. £12.50.

X-Side Music DonGuralEsko,

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Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 1EW (020 7375 3774). 7.30pm3am. £13, £5 after 11.30pm.

FRIDAY 23 2-Funk-E DJ Kartel, Page Twins, Alex Tec Reed, Top-T and K-Flex play funky house. That, Boord St, SE10 0PF (020 8293 6669).

10pm-2am. £10, £5 before midnight.

Dixon Brothers and Ben & Gaz spin indie, folk, retro hits and pop. Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867). 7.30pm-2.30pm. £10, w/flyer £8, £5 before 9pm.

WOM House and electro Blow House, electro, techno, drum ’n’ bass and disco from the resident DJs. Egg, York Way, N7 9AX (020 7609 8364).

10pm-10am. £12, NUS/concs £8.

from Cesar Ruiz, Rachel Harvey and Rick Maia in the main room and trip hop and electronica from DJ Masa in the global room. Pacha, Terminus

Calentito Pop, R’n’B, and

Pl, SW1V 1JR (0845 371 4489). 10pm5am. £15, adv £10.

J-Brett, Domenik Kortell, Sully and DJ Raz supply house.

soul. Salvador And Amanda,

Olly play indie, punk, techno and electro. Madame Jo Jo’s,

RS Lounge, Woodford New Rd, E17 3PR (020 8509 6450).

9pm-3am. £5, ladies free.

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

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

10.30pm-3am. £6, adv £5.

G-A-Y Porn Idol The residents

Disco System Mock & Toof,

Allure The resident spins R’n’B and house. Aquum

supply pop and disco. Heaven, Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020).

11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer free.

Padded Cell, Richard Sen and Ray Mang play disco, house, dub and electro. Jamm, Brixton Rd, SW9

Bar, Clapham High St, SW4 7UL (020 7627 2726). 8pm-3.30am. £8, £6 before 11pm, free before 9pm.

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St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730).

10pm-6am. £15, adv £13.

techno, hip-hop and electro, plus Bill Coleman, Diagram Of The Heart and XOMan perform live. Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting

Candybox DJs Jamie, Michael

Salsa Cellar Resident

White Heat DJs Matty and

Hamish Brown

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Renaissance Derrick Carter, Funk D’void, Luke Solomon and Roo spin house. Cable, Bermondsey

Sinful Saturdays Ice and Zay supply R’n’B and funky house. Stanza, Shaftesbury

Wicked Wednesdays The

Replay Steve Nocerino, Diego CK and Anto play house. The Den & Centro, West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7240 1083).

11pm-7am. £10, ladies £5

with Republik residents and Mark Wilkinson in the basement, while DJs spin disco and funk in the lounge. East Village, Great

O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0AX (020 7549 6686). 10pm-7am. £20.

Eastern St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173).

9pm-3.30am. £8, £6 before 11pm.

Boot Camp Rob C and Peter X spin disco in aid of Positiveline and The Eddie Surman Trust. Eagle, Kennington

Kidology Ibiza house session

Pryda Special guest Eric Prydz plays house, electro and techno, with support from Timo Maas, Tim Green, Dana Bergquist and Audiofly. Matter,

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DJ Kostek and Ziomeck play hip-hop and funk. The Rhythm

SUNDAY 25 Groove Sanctuary AfricanLatin, disco and deep house from DJ Jimbo, Joey Vieira and guests. Madame Jo Jo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

9.30pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

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

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

Roller Motion The residents play R’n’B, electro, soul and funk. Renaissance Rooms, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375).

7pm-midnight. £11.50.

6LH (020 7274 5537). 10pm-6am. £10.

Agita Brasil Latin and samba

Blow Up Paul Tunkin and Ian

WetYourSelf Tomoki Tamura,

from the resident DJs, plus dance classes before 10pm.

Jackson play pop, rock, soul and punk. Peter Parker’s Rock and

Robin Ordell, Cormac, Jacob Husley and Peter Pixzel play electro, disco and techno.

Fiesta Havana, Fulham Rd, SW6 5NH (020 7381 5005). 7pm-2am. £6.

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

Roll Club, Denmark St, WC2H 8LP (07855 845329). 10pm-3am. £6-£8.

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“There are a lot of Maddens in and around the Warrnambool region – they breed like rabbits I understand.”

Victoria’s planning minister Justin Madden on revelations his cousin owned land that was the subject of a rezoning application he was examining.

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AUSTRALIA Inglis faces court Melbourne Storm rugby league player Greg Inglis was ordered to attend a behavioural change program and pay $3000 to a women’s health service for assaulting his girlfriend.

The 23-year-old Australian Test representative avoided a conviction for pushing Sally Robinson with an open hand, but will be subject to a diversion order.

Obama talks up Rudd Barack Obama has described Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as

inspiring visit: Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman meets with young offenders to offer advice during a visit to the Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre in Sydney. The centre is the country’s only centre for female young offenders.

his closest political match on the world stage.

The US president said Rudd was a leader with political views similar to his.

“Kevin is somebody who I probably share as much of a world view as any world leader out there,” he told ABC Television’s The 7.30 Report.

Anzac Cove work

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Turkey’s plan to build a 600mlong sea wall to protect Anzac Cove at Gallipoli from erosion was given Australian backing.

The concrete and stone wall will be between 1.6 and 2.3m high, joining two other

existing sea walls.

Veterans’ affairs minister Alan Griffin said the famous headland scaled by the Anzacs during World War I would disappear into the ocean if nothing was done.

Plane crashes in river A Brazilian Red Bull Air Race pilot escaped with minor injuries after his plane crashed into Perth’s Swan River during a practice run.

Adilson Kindlemann, 36, a former airline pilot was doing a practice run ahead of the World Championship competition. He escaped serious injury.

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“I think this is an inquiry that is designed to cover things up, not to get to the truth.”

Federal opposition leader Tony Abbott offers his thoughts on Gillard’s taskforce.

“We can’t just defer this to the never never.

What premier Brumby is saying [is] just give us another blank cheque to the states and we will see you in the morning.” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the Victorian premier’s thoughts on health reform.

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pedal power: Australia’s opposition leader Tony Abbott poses for a photo with members of the Sydney University Football Club at the conclusion of his 1000km, 9-day cycle from Melbourne for Pollie Pedal 2010 at the University of Sydney.

“I’ve looked at the experience and some of the claims made, and determined that we do need this further level of insurance.”

Federal education minister Julia Gillard on the taskforce set up to investigate the school building program.

Rudd sick of wait

SOUTH AUSTRALIA Police rescued a man from a fire in an Adelaide apartment building that was believed to have been deliberately lit. Police said patrols were called to suburban West Beach after reports a man was acting suspiciously near the building.

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QUEENSLAND Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been out selling his health reforms

people are fed up with waiting for reform for the health and hospital system,” he said.

“We are proposing a formal intergovernmental agreement with the states and territories on the future of the health and hospital system. “ Rudd will formally put his health offer to state and territory leaders at the Council

of Australian Governments CoAG this week – if he can’t get agreement, he has threatened to take the matter to a referendum.

He wants to take back 30 per cent of GST revenue from the states and, in return, the commonwealth will take control of majority funding of public hospitals.

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Carrier’s chiefs face court to four tonnes of fuel oil when it ran aground on Douglas Shoal, off Rockhampton, on April 3.

Both men are married and each has one daughter, the court was told. Neither has prior convictions.

The court was told the vessel, which was floated last week, was likely to be brought to Gladstone so its cargo of 65,000 tonnes of coal could be unloaded.

Captain Wang was bailed on his own undertaking, while chief officer Wang must reside on the ship and surrender his passport.

The state government was discussing the possibility of introducing daylight saving in the south-east of the state. Premier Anna Bligh asked Labor MPs to canvas the idea with constituents before consideration would be given to a referendum.

VICTORIA Victoria will investigate the Federal Government’s school-building program as at least two schools in the state waited for construction to begin on promised projects. A new building at Manangatang P-12 College in the state’s north-west was due to be completed by February.

NORTHERN TERRITORY

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A saltwater crocodile spent the night in police lockup. Police said a 19-year-old went to the Palmerston Police Station and handed over the halfmetre reptile to officers. It was secured at the station before Parks and Wildlife personnel took it away.

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■ Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demands action on health reform this week.

■ Victorian premier John Brumby says details of plan could be delayed.

■ Rudd threatens referendum if his plan isn’t accepted by state premiers.

The captain and chief officer of a coal carrier which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef on Easter Saturday were granted bail during a brief court appearance in Gladstone.

The captain of the Shen Neng 1, Jichang Wang, 47, faced the Gladstone Magistrates Court charged with liability for a vessel which caused damage.

The chief officer-on-watch, Xuegang Wang, 44, was charged with being the person in charge of a vessel which caused damage to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

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SUMMARY

evin Rudd continued to demand an all-ornothing deal for his meeting with state and territory leaders this week on health and hospital reform, refusing to consider an extension of his deadline.

Victorian premier John Brumby, the most trenchant critic of the Prime Minister’s plan, talked up the prospect of an “in-principle” agreement.

He said the detail could then be nutted out over coming weeks, but Rudd wasn’t having a bar of further delays.

“I think the Australian

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Police boss guilty

320

The number of complaints the newly formed Real Estate Agents Authority has received in its first five months of operation.

World Cup party tent

Shock revelation Maori affairs minister Pita Sharples said he was shocked and appalled at allegations that then Maori affairs minister

bomb threat: Three bank branches in downtown Auckland were evacuated after a bomb threat. The bomb threat was made to an ANZ call centre, but with a non-specific location. After a bomb sniffer dog searched the banks the threat was declared a hoax.

Ernest Corbett told the 1956 Maori All Blacks they must not beat the Springboks.

Maori All Black fullback Muru Walters said Corbett visited the team in their dressing-room and told them if they won the All Blacks would never be invited back to South Africa.

Taxi driver cash raised

Pita Sharples

More than $100,000 has been raised for the family of slain Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini.

A nationwide appeal for donations was launched by the Taxi Federation after Mohini was killed by a passenger in the

*And finally … goat on message

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Geordie, said while no one had seen the person responsible, the neighbourhood had had problems with local children messing with the goat previously.

“When I got up on the Saturday morning, those boys were down there but I couldn’t see what they were doing. It’s not very nice to wake up and see a goat like that,” she said.

Auckland suburb of Mt Eden on January 31. Nobody has been charged over Mohini’s death.

Bank exec loses A New Zealand banking executive lost a court case in which she alleged sexist Japanese bosses hounded her out of a £250,000-a-year job in London.

Anna Francis, 37, a director who worked in Asian equities sales at Lehman Brothers before the bank collapsed in September 2008, lost her case against investment bank Nomura which took over Lehman’s British arm, the Financial News website reported.

67

The percentage of respondents in the Unisys security index who said they were happy to submit to fullbody scans at airports.

50,000

The amount in dollars Wellington City Council is being forced to pay the family of a man who was killed in an accident at a landfill site in 2008.

80

The amount of cars seized during a joint operation by the Justice Ministry and police in south Auckland targeting car owners who had outstanding fines.

2.1

The percentage drop in revenue in restaurants and cafes in February compared to January.

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New Plymouth residents were unimpressed by vandals who used orange spraypaint to write on a town goat.

Geordie the goat, who lives on Junction St and is well known about the city, was tagged with “FTP”, an anti-police slogan, the Taranaki Daily News reported.

Yvonne Willems-Romanov, a neighbour who often feeds

400

The amount in dollars which people coming into New Zealand can be fined for false or incorrect border declarations from April 22.

A Wellington police superintendent who refused to take a breath-test was within his rights but guilty of misconduct, the Independent Police Conduct Authority found.

Graham Thomas was seen driving erratically from a police bar in December 2008. When the responding officers came to his house to breath-test him he refused as he was outside the bounds of a pursuit.

Rugby World Cup party goers will do some of their drinking under a giant tent planned for Queens Wharf on the downtown Auckland City waterfront.

Architectural firm Jasmax will design the temporary 100m long tent as “party central” for the rugby tournament, the New Zealand Herald reported.

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What’s happening across the country

SUMMARY

■ Prime Minister John Key meets with US President Barack Obama.

■ Key says New Zealand plays an important role dealing with nuclear issues.

■ Key also meets vice-president Joe Biden.

UPPER NORTH ISLAND A south Auckland store owner caught selling counterfeit Michael Jackson CDs will be sentenced next month. Robin Sazeel Hassan, 30, was arrested for selling pirated copies of Michael Jackson CDs following a police raid on his Manurewa store on September 30, 2009.

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rime Minister John Key met with US President Barack Obama and held other high-level meetings with members of the US administration.

Key was attending President Obama’s nuclear proliferation summit, the largest assembly hosted by a US president since the founding conference of the United Nations in 1945.

Obama wanted the world leaders from 47 nations attending to confront the threat of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists.

Key said New Zealand was

US President Barack Obama welcomes Prime Minister John Key

also “committed to playing our part”.

“New Zealand has long had an independent and principled voice on nuclear issues, and our anti-nuclear law is well known domestically and internationally.”

Key met Obama on his way into a reception at the summit, and again had a quick word

with the him inside where they exchanged pleasantries and talked about their families as photographers took snaps.

Key spent 40 minutes with vice-president Joe Biden during which they talked about trade, nuclear proliferation, Afghanistan, climate change and research to reduce agriculture emissions.

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Alcohol and violence a bad mix Senseless acts of violence such as the bottle-hurling which put a 65-year-old woman in Tauranga Hospital intensive care would continue until law changes restricted access to alcohol, a senior police officer said.

Mary Loader was put into an induced coma as her family struggled to cope with the devastating injuries she received when a bottle of beer was thrown at her from a moving car.

She was walking in Domain Rd in Papamoa when the bottle hit her squarely in the face. Her family said it was a

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senseless act which left her almost unrecognisable.

Tauranga CIB head detective senior sergeant Greg Turner said similar alcohol-fuelled incidents were all too common.

“It is going to continue until this country gets control of alcohol and young people.

“I am sick and tired of chasing people that are drinking to excess and in an environment which allows them to drink to three and five in the morning to excess.”

He said the incident was devastating for Loader and her family.

LOWER NORTH ISLAND A Wellington woman, who plundered more than $2m from her employer admitted 63 fraud charges and one charge of money laundering. Janine Mary Johansson, 53, is due to be sentenced on June 11.

UPPER SOUTH ISLAND Police were investigating the fatal beating of a Christchurch dog after it escaped from its yard. The six-year-old greyhound was found dead 500m from its home, near Wainoni Park, having suffered “severe blunt force trauma” to its head.

LOWER SOUTH ISLAND

Alcohol-fuelled violence is frustrating police

The mother of Vancouver Paralympic ski gold medallist Adam Hall was killed in a car crash in Dunedin. Gayle Hall, 48, had just dropped off her son at Dunedin International Airport and was heading home when her car ran off the road into a hedge.

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Close call for surfer A surfer survived a shark attack in the sea off Port Alfred.

Brendan Denton, 35, was surfing with a friend when the shark attacked him about 100m from the shore.

Denton wrestled with the shark and it let go of his feet, but it grabbed hold of the leash that attached his ankle to the surfboard and started swimming out to sea with him in tow.

He released the leash and when the surfboard popped out of the sea 3m away a few moments later, he was able to get back on it and paddle to safety.

He was not seriously hurt.

Violent assault claims Sex rumours in the Eugene Terre’Blanche murder case were buried, but new claims of violent assaults against his two alleged killers surfaced at their second court appearance.

Puna Moroko, lawyer for Chris Mahlangu, 28, told journalists outside the Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court

54

The number of service delivery protests recorded in the first quarter of 2010 by research company Municipal IQ.

100 walk out: SA Municipal Workers’ Union members march through the streets of Johannesburg to hand over a memorandum of demands to the Gauteng department of local government. The strike centred on salaries for lower- and middle-income employees.

that his client initially spoke of being sodomised by the right wing leader, but further questioning revealed this could not be true.

He later claimed that he was throttled by Terre’Blanche.

The covering of tracks and a lack of co-operation were hampering investigations into police officers suspected of wrongdoing, the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) said.

Moses Dlamini, national ICD spokesman, said there had been several cases in which police had shot dead suspects linked

to high-profile cases, and then argued that they had acted in self-defence.

Bishop on charges A bishop from the National Christian Assemblies of God went on trial in the Harding Magistrate’s Court on a string of sexual harassment charges.

Sandile Christopher Ndlovu was accused of sexually harassing female members of his church, some as young as 14 years old and some who were married.

Church leaders concluded that Ndlovu should pay R300,000 to those he had allegedly harassed.

The number of Nigerians expelled from South Africa for violating immigration laws.

9088

The number of complaints received by the long-term insurance industry ombudsman in 2009 – the second highest ever.

20m

The street value in rand of counterfeit Bafana Bafana soccer jerseys seized by police in six weeks.

109m

The value in rand of losses suffered by KwaZulu-Natal farmers due to stock theft in 2008-2009.

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action time: Maritime reaction members board the SAS Mendi frigate during a capability demonstration organised by the South African Navy near Simon’s Town during security preparations ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

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The number of mining fatalities in the country so far this year, which has sparked concern over mine safety.

Cover-up concerns

Eugene Terre’Blanche

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SUMMARY

■ Numerous provincial leaders express support for Julius Malema.

■ Support comes following criticism from President Jacob Zuma.

■ Support split, though, as reports of a spill against Malema also surface.

NORTHERN CAPE Fifa World Cup visitors will be able to buy alcohol until 2am in the interests of a “relaxed social atmosphere”. Northern Cape will host Uruguay and trading hour regulations will be relaxed between June 12 and July 11.

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NC Youth League leaders in various provinces rallied around their president, Julius Malema, in the wake of a lashing from President Jacob Zuma.

He berated Malema for his attack on a BBC journalist at a media briefing, for continuing to sing “shoot the boer” despite an ANC decision to stop doing so, and for comments he made about slain AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.

Malema’s public show of support for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s

KWAZULUNATAL Julius Malema addresses a rally organised by the ZANU PF youth league in Harare earlier this month

Zanu-PF also annoyed Zuma, who was directly leading efforts to rescue that country’s power-sharing agreement.

Provincial structures of the ANC Youth League supported Malema.

Northern Cape provincial secretary Dikgang Stock said they fully respected the President’s prerogative to

chastise Malema, but this did not alter the province’s support for him.

However, some reports suggested Malema faced a ‘palace coup’ with factions rising against him in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. The ANCYL will elect new leaders at a national conference in 2011.

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National protest against crime It is expected at least 150,000 people will hold a national day of protest against crime on May 19.

Trade union Solidarity general secretary Dirk Hermann said people were tired of crime and emotions were boiling over.

The union invited all South African citizens, unions and other organisations to join the protest.

The date of the protest could change once discussions with the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) were finalised.

Solidarity was applying to

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Nedlac for Solidarity members to be protected by law on the day.

This meant they could stay away from work without fearing disciplinary action.

Students from universities across South Africa were also expected to join.

Protesters planned to hand over a memorandum to police minister Nathi Mthethwa and police stations.

South Africa’s crime rate had been a concern since it won the bid to host the Fifa World Cup. South Africa has an average of 50 murders a day.

The new King Shaka International Airport outside Durban was ready to handle passengers and aircraft, according to the Airports Company of South Africa. It said it had conducted a successful trial to check if the airport would be ready for aircraft and passengers when it opened on May 1.

WESTERN CAPE A 64-year-old Cape Town pensioner died while queuing for Fifa World Cup tickets. Police said the Mitchells Plain man was number 565 in the queue when he collapsed. Ticket sales continued at the outlet despite his death.

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A helicopter crashed near Johannesburg, killing its pilot. The helicopter crashed in an open field at an off-road go-cart track.

Paramedics said the pilot died at the scene due to the severe injuries he sustained. He was flying by himself.

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AFL Richmond’s Ben Cousins is suspended by his club for bad behaviour at a hotel. He is one of four Tigers’ players suspended with Daniel Connors getting an eight-week ban.

TUESDAY

RUGBY LEAGUE New Zealand rugby league coach Stephen Kearney confirms he will again ignore UK-based players when selecting his side for next month’s Test against Australia.

WEDNESDAY

TENNIS Australian Davis Cup champion Mark Woodforde says Peter Luczak is ready to step up in Brisbane next month when the Aussies take on Japan in a qualifying tie.

THURSDAY

BASEBALL After 10 years’ hibernation, it’s announced the Australian Baseball League will re-launch in November with financial assistance from America’s Major League Baseball.

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AFL Brendan Fevola finds himself in the news again for the wrong reasons when it’s revealed he has a gambling addiction. It’s reported he owes bookies about A$300,000.

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ATHLETICS Aussie John Steffensen will be able to defend his 400m Commonwealth crown after finishing second at the Games trials. He underwent back surgery just three months ago.

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MOTOR RACING Defending champion Jamie Whincup’s dominance of the V8 Supercar series continues when he completes the double in the Hamilton 400 in New Zealand.

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MONDAY CRICKET Kolkata V Mumbai IPL big-hitting 3.30pm ITV4

Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse looks for some moral high ground after being fined for calling St Kilda’s Stephen Milne a “fucking rapist”. Malthouse initially denied saying anything to the St Kilda player but was caught out by television footage.

THURSDAY FOOTBALL Hamburg V Fulham Europa League semi-final 8.05pm ESPN FRIDAY RUGBY LEAGUE Hull V Wakefield Super League action 8pm Sky Sports 3

SATURDAY FOOTBALL Arsenal V Manchester City Premier League battle 5.30pm ESPN SUNDAY CRICKET IPL final Twenty20 at its best 3.30pm ITV4

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Paul Scholes He doesn’t know when to give up does he?

At 35 years of age he’s a true fighter. He’s been at Manchester United since 1991 and played 640 games.

You never see him in the mags?

It’s actually quite

incredible because he’s been lauded by some influential figures as one of the best English footballers in the past two decades and he’s kept his image squeaky clean.

How about his international career?

Despite talk of a comeback, he retired in 2004 from England.

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The Hurricanes continued their recent dominance over the Brumbies and kept their Super 14 finals hopes alive with a grinding victory at Canberra Stadium.

Claiming their fourth successive win over the ACT side, the Hurricanes also managed to avoid what would have been a record sixth-straight loss for the Wellington club.

Instead, they turned around a 5-3 half-time deficit and grabbed another crucial four points just a month out from the finals.

The loss left the Brumbies’ run to the finals

on shaky ground, having let an opportunity to jump into the top four go to waste.

After a tight arm-wrestle in the first half, it was the Hurricanes that lifted a gear when Conrad Smith left a fingernail on the ball to score their first try. It pushed them 11-5 in front and from there, the Brumbies were never able to catch up.

A desperate lunging try to Matt Giteau, one of the home side’s best at flyhalf, gave the injury-depleted Brumbies some hope but it was all they could muster by way of tries in the second half. Patrick Phibbs recorded the lone try of the opening half for the Brumbies.

Sonny Bill on Henry’s radar All Blacks rugby coach Graham Henry advised Sonny Bill Williams to return to New Zealand this year to stake his claim for a World Cup spot.

Henry said he’d spoken at length to the gifted former Kiwi league international earlier this year as he mulled over his options while playing for French club Toulon. Williams comes off contract next month.

“I’ve talked to Sonny Bill Williams, and enjoyed talking to him. I thought he made a lot of sense,” Henry said.

“He’s got a personal decision to make, whether he comes back and plays provincial rugby then tries to get a Super rugby contract, then he’ll have to be judged on his ability and whether he’s good enough for the World Cup. “That’s a major decision for him, and I’ve encouraged him to do that. Whether he’s in a position to do that, I’m not sure.”

Williams’ Toulon coach and mentor, former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga, is returning as player-coach for Counties-Manukau later this year and that would be an undoubted carrot.

But the former NRL player would have to take a big pay cut.

Stormers blow away stunned Chiefs Chiefs 15 T Latimer, T Nanai-Williams tries; S Donald con, pen

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The Stormers stamped their title credentials in devastating fashion, and put another nail in the Chiefs’ season with a big win.

Led by massive performances from captain Schalk Burger and fellow forwards Andries Bekker and Tiaan Liebenberg, the Stormers rumbled in for six tries to two, to cement their top-four spot and sound a warning to the other contenders. Flyhalf Peter Grant kicked eight

from 10 for a haul of 19 points as the South Africans posted their seventh win from nine matches to go back-to-back in New Zealand after an impressive win over the Blues.

The Chiefs were outgunned and offered little in defence or attack, last year’s runners-up crashing to their fifth defeat and highly unlikely to make the playoffs with four rounds remaining. There was only one team in it from the opening minutes as the big, powerful Stormers stamped an indelible mark on the match against a stunned home side.

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Joe Rokocoko BLUES The Kiwi flyer was back to his best on the weekend posing a threat from all over the field and proving lethal when within sniffing distance of the tryline.

THE TABLE Team Crusaders* Bulls Stormers Reds Waratahs Brumbies Blues Hurricanes* Sharks Chiefs Highlanders Force Cheetahs Lions

P 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

W 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 0

L 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 9

BP 4 6 5 6 5 2 5 4 5 5 3 2 1 5

PTS 34 34 33 30 29 26 25 22 21 21 11 10 9 5

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Reds upset Bulls Reds 19 R Davies, S Higginbotham tries; Q Cooper 3 pens

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Chiefs v Cheetahs, Reds v Stormers, Force v Crusaders, Bulls v Lions, Sharks v Blues

12 Bulls D Kuun, P Wannenburg tries; M Steyn con

The scintillating Queensland Reds stamped themselves as genuine Super 14 contenders with a dramatic upset of the Bulls.

Captain Will Genia produced a sensational display at halfback to lead his team into the top four as they successfully ran the monster Bulls pack off their feet for 70 minutes of a helter-skelter affair.

The two-tries-all win looms as the launching Crusaders 45 T Waldrom 2, R Crotty, K Fotuali’i, B Franks, Z Guildford, S Maitland tries; C Slade 5 cons

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6 Cheetahs M Bosman, R Viljoen pens

A re-jigged Crusaders outfit proved too strong for the Cheetahs, cruising to an easy win.

Missing star pivot Dan Carter through a hip injury, halfback Andy Ellis (concussion) and with winger Zac Guildford on the bench, the Crusaders hardly missed a beat as they strolled to a 26-6 half-time lead.

Four first-half tries secured the bonus point Lions 28

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32 Sharks J Botes, B du Plessis, P Lambie, ONdungane tries; R Pienaar 3 cons, 2 pens

Despite a spirited effort, the Lions remained rooted to the foot of the table after a narrow loss to the Sharks.

The visitors managed to secure a bonus point to keep their faint finals hopes flickering, but the Lions’ were unlucky. They were parked in the Sharks’ quarter in the final minutes of the match as they pushed for victory.

pad towards a first finals campaign in nine years for the perennial battlers.

The victory was tarnished with a suspected ankle ligament injury to stalwart lock Van Humphries, who stood extremely tall to outpoint Bulls skipper Victor Matfield.

But none were better than Genia who did everything, including setting up Queensland’s first try with vision and execution to put Scott Higginbotham over with an 80m kick following a Bulls attacking turnover. early for the table-topping Crusaders, after elusive halfback Kahn Fotuali’i opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a jinking 40m run which caught the Cheetahs defence napping. The Crusaders’ impressive scrum, ball retention and willingness to move the ball wide stretched the South Africans constantly.

The Crusaders now face a difficult three weeks on the road, with games against the Force in Perth, the Stormers in Cape Town and the Bulls in Pretoria.

Blues 38 J Rokocoko 3, A Mathewson, T Woodcock, R Wulf tries; L McAlister 4 cons

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Joe Rokocoko stepped up his bid for an All Blacks recall with a three-try haul as the Blues swept aside the Force in Auckland.

The Blues led 38-3 with three minutes remaining, before a late try from Wallabies flanker David Pocock then a penalty try from referee Keith Brown on the full-time siren when Stephen Brett was penalised for lazy running.

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Cowboys coach Neil Henry spits the dummy about the efforts of some of his senior players on good contracts.

Dogs bite back

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EELS The Parramatta champion broke Brett Kenny’s record for the most appearances for the club. He was co-captain for the match and received a stirring reception from the crowd.

THE TABLE Team Dragons Panthers Storm Roosters Titans Tigers Sea Eagles Rabbitohs Warriors Bulldogs Eels Knights Cowboys Broncos Raiders Sharks

P 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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L 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5

PD 69 58 25 19 4 3 52 21 10 14 -20 -30 -34 -43 -63 -85

PTS 10 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 2

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Bulldogs v Broncos, Cowboys v Eels, Panthers v Tigers, Sharks v Knights, Raiders v Rabbitohs, Dragons v Roosters, Storm v Warriors, Sea Eagles v Titans

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24 Bulldogs M Ennis 2, B Kimmorley, L Patten tries; B Goodwin 4 goals

Canterbury hooker Michael Ennis took first points in his battle with Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah for the NSW State of Origin No.9 jersey with two tries in the Bulldogs’ scrappy win at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Ennis was on the spot twice to collect kicks from Ben Roberts and Brett Kimmorley before providing a kick for his halfback’s late try as the Dogs took the first steps in getting their Titans 6

W 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

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M Henderson try; P Campbell goal

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19 Dragons M Cooper, B Creagh, J Soward tries; J Soward 3 goals; J Soward field goal

Dragons halfback Jamie Soward continued to push his State of Origin claims with a brilliant performance against the Gold Coast.

Dragons fullback Darius Boyd, a Gold Coast product, was great bringing the ball back in attack, and was named man of the match.

Roosters 36 T Carney 2, S Kenny-Dowall, N Kouparitsas, A Minichiello, F Nuuausala tries; T Carney 4, B Anasta 2 goals

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Knights 36 C Vuna 3, C Ciraldo, I De Gois, K Lulia, C Paterson tries; K Gidley 4 goals

Warriors 40

J Thompson try; T Campese goal

U Ta’ai, B Tate tries; J Maloney 2 goals

16 Sharks I Gordon, T Smith, S Va Ve tries; N Stapleton 2 goals

Brisbane ended a run of four successive defeats with a win over fellow strugglers Cronulla.

The Broncos produced a sparkling opening 40 minutes piling on six tries through some poor defence to lead 32-0 at half-time. Cronulla came out better in the second half but it was too late.

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18 Cowboys S Gallant A Graham J Williams tries J Williams 3 goals

Newcastle survived a second-half fade out to take advantage of Johnathan Thurston’s absence, downing North Queensland.

The Knights led 30-6 at half-time but were outscored 12-6 in the second half as the Cowboys reversed an atrocious first half to put some respectability into the scoreline.

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Todd Carney came back to haunt his former club with a 16-point haul as Sydney Roosters brushed aside Canberra. It was an outstanding first-half performance that laid the foundations for the Roosters’ victory, with Anthony Minichiello opening the scoring.

I Folau 2, M Gillett 2, J Hoffman, D Lui, B Te’o, S Thaiday tries; C Parker 6 goals

season back on track. The beleaguered Bulldogs went into the clash with just one win from their first five games and another loss would have had the word “crisis” being used about the club, which finished second on the ladder last year.

There was little fluency in the way they went about it, but the determined Dogs did enough to unsettle the high-flying Tigers, whose handling was woeful as they adapted to life with debutant halfback Blake Lazarus.

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12 Panthers A Purtell 2, K Kingston 2, L Coote, M Gordon, T Burns tries; M Gordon 6 goals

The Panthers scored their third consecutive season victory after they took advantage of an insipid Warriors’ first-half display. The Warriors were down 22-0 at the break after they regularly dropped the ball and lost possession twice on the last tackle inside their half.

Eels 22 L Burt, D Mortimer, T Tahu tries; L Burt 5 goals

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8 Rabbitohs C Best, F Talanoa tries

The Eels overcame a woeful first half and an 8-2 deficit at the break to find some form.

A ludicrous second half sideshow of sinbinnings resulted in Eels co-captain Nathan Cayless being sent to the sidelines for repeated stripping infringements after lectures from referees Ben Cummins and Gerrard Sutton.

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Lions down Dogs Lions 13.23.101 B Fevola 4, J Brown 2, T Banfield 2, A Proud, J Brennan, J Drummond, J Sherman, T Johnstone

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12.7.79 Bulldogs B Hall 4, D Giansiracusa 3, D Addison 2, J Hill, M Boyd, S Higgins.

One of the most turbulent weeks of Brendan Fevola’s life ended in joy after the controversial forward helped the Brisbane Lions upset the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba.

After making headlines by going public with his gambling addiction just days before, Fevola let his footy do the talking, kicking four goals

Eagles 15.11.101 M LeCras 4, J Kennedy 3, A Embley, A Hansen, A Selwood, B Ebert D Cox, M Brown, M Rosa, N Naitanui

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11.12.78 Bombers D Hille 2, D Zaharakis 2, M Hurley 2, P Ryder 2, C Hooker, K Reimers, M Williams

Daniel Kerr suffered what appeared to be a serious hamstring injury as West Coast opened their 2010 account with a scrappy win.

For the second time this year Nic Naitanui tore Essendon to shreds but Kerr’s injury stole the headlines.

Crows 6.19.55 S Thompson 2, B Burton, C Knights, R Douglas, T Walker.

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16.7.103 Blues C Yarran 3, J Garlett 3, R Houlihan 3, K Simpson 2, C Judd, E Betts, H Scotland, L Henderson, S O’Hailpin

Adelaide slumped to their worst start to an AFL season after being crushed by Carlton.

Carlton kicked three goals in the initial six minutes of the match to establish an advantage never relinquished despite a woefully inaccurate Adelaide having more scoring shots.

Tigers 11.12.78 D Astbury 3, J Riewoldt 3, B Nason, M Morton, R Tambling, S Tuck, T Taylor

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Swans 14.16.100 D Bradshaw 4, A Goodes 2, M Mattner 2, B Kirk, B McGlynn, D Hannebery, J Kennedy, J White, R O’Keefe

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8.12.60 Roos A Edwards 2, D Wells 2, B Harvey, D Hale, L Adams, L Thomas

Sydney were swiftly emerging from under the AFL radar, thumping North Melbourne.

The Swans overpowered the Kangaroos in the second half with Daniel Bradshaw, Adam Goodes and young midfielder Dan Hannebery spearheading the victory.

Magpies 17.21.123 D Thomas 3, L Davis 3, A Didak 2, D Jolly 2, B Johnson, B Macaffer, D Swan, S Pendlebury, S Sidebottom, S Wellingham T Cloke

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8.11.59 Hawks J Morton 2, C Bateman, C Brown, C Peterson, C Rioli, J Lewis, J Roughead

Collingwood rebounded from a tough week, belting Hawthorn. While it was a dominating performance from Collingwood, breaking a four-game losing streak against the Hawks, they should have won by more after kicking 2.11 in the third term.

20.13.133 Demons

Cats 23.21.159

C Sylvia 5, B Green 4, M Bate 3, R Bail 2, R Petterd 2, C Bartram, J McDonald, L Dunn, M Jamar

S Johnson 6, J Podsiadly 5, G Ablett 3, C Mooney 2, P Chapman 2, S Byrnes 2, J Bartel, M Duncan, T Hawkins

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10.4.64 Power J Davenport 2, R Gray 2, W Tredrea 2, C Hitchcock, D Stewart, J Westhoff, K Cornes

Geelong produced an incredible third quarter to blow away Port Adelaide.

The Cats controlled the game throughout, but led by only 10 points at the major break.

But Geelong came out in stunning form after the break, outscoring Port 11.7 to 1.0.

Adelaide coach Neil Craig acknowledges his club is doing it very tough.

THE PLAYER

Brendan Fevola LIONS After another week from hell when his gambling addiction was made public, Fevola was immense for the Lions booting four goals.

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

P 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 130 183 145 143 134 124 120 108 104 76 91 91 81 69 59 51

PTS 16 12 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0

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Wooden spooners Melbourne clambered further away from this year’s AFL cellar with their second successive victory. Melbourne led by six points at half-time against a spirited Tigers outfit who briefly threatened a shock despite being heavily under-manned.

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in the come-from-behind victory in front of a crowd of 33,323. But it was another AFL bad boy who initially hogged the limelight, with Barry Hall banging in four goals – and appearing to strike Daniel Merrett – to help the Bulldogs at one stage grab a 30-point lead.

The red mist threatened to descend again for Hall in the third term when he lashed out wildly twice on opponents without making significant contact.

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Van dyk lines up South African wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk will be aiming for his ninth victory in the Boston Marathon this week. Van Dyk said while he wasn’t in peak condition he expected to be competitive.

Rebels reject folau The Melbourne Rebels insist they’re only chasing one player with ties to rugby league and that’s Mark Gasnier. The new Super 15 rugby franchise has been linked with Brisbane Broncos star Israel Folau.

Adelaide advance Adelaide United secured passage into the last 16 of the Asian Champions League by recording a 0-0 draw with defending champions Pohang Steelers in South Korea. Melbourne Victory were knocked out, however, when held to a scoreless draw by Chinese club Beijing Guoan.

Socceroos friendly The Socceroos secured a friendly match against Denmark as part of their World Cup preparations in South Africa. Football Federation Australia announced the teams would meet in Johannesburg on June 1, almost two weeks before the Socceroos’ group opener against Germany in Durban.

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After disposing of Manny Siaca to retain his IBO cruiserweight world title, a frustrated Danny Green was prepared to fight Antonio Tarver in the US for free.

And a bout with heavyweight Evander Holyfield could also be on the cards if Green runs out of viable cruiserweight or lightheavyweight opponents.

Green felt hollow after his third-round technical knockout win over Siaca, who put up little fight and spent more time complaining about hits to the back of the head than throwing punches.

Green’s trainer Angelo Hyder urged his charge to match it with the big boys at heavyweight.

Hyder revealed 47-year-old Holyfield, who defeated

Danny Green is finding it hard to get someone in the ring

Francois Botha by technical knockout earlier this month to win the World Boxing Federation heavyweight title, had shown interest in fighting Green.

“He approached us before this fight [with Siaca] ” he said.

Take a punt

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The odds being offered on Aussie boxer Michael

Katsidis beating Englishman Kevin Mitchell next month.

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Mason a star in the making New Zealand may have uncovered a surfing superstar at the women’s surfing world championship tour event off Taranaki in Sarah Mason.

The 15-year-old Taranakiborn, Australian-based rookie completed a dream debut on the Dream Tour after receiving a wild card invitation to contest the event.

Mason went about her business with poise and a surprising maturity, elminating Australian world champion Stephanie Gilmore in the heats before downing New Zealand No.1 Paige Hareb in the quarter-finals.

Beaten by Carissa Moore in the semi-finals, the diminuitive New Zealander then watched the Hawaiian rookie beat Australian Sally Fitzgibbons in the final.

“Going into the contest, I was just so stoked to get the opportunity to surf against the world’s best and I just really wanted to get through

Sarah Mason

just one heat,” Mason said.

“But then I managed to get to the semis, and I was so super-happy with that. I was definitely not expecting myself to get that far.”

The second youngest of six siblings, Mason and 20-yearold sister Airini – who surfs on the world qualifying series –

are the two competitive surfers in a family which has always centred its leisure activities around the sea.

A trans-Tasman shift to the Gold Coast seven years ago with the aim of boosting the pair in competitive surfing had proved a real success, older sister Kelly said.

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the last minute a bit,” McCoy says of his return to MotoGP – he raced regularly in the first two seasons of MotoGP, in 2002 and 2003, and raced twice as a wild card in 2006.

“I was with the Triumph 600 team, but they decided to change riders. I was ready to go home – there weren’t many opportunities to continue in racing,” he says.

A CHANGE OF PLAN When Triumph pulled the plug on McCoy, it came as a surprise – he finished eighth in the 2009 championship and, in January, was confirmed to continue riding for the British team.

McCoy’s axing suggested he had come to

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t some point in this MotoGP season, Australian rider Garry McCoy will likely find himself back on the track, riding for fledgling team FB Corse. In that event, he may be the man on the grid most surprised to be there.

At 38, McCoy will be the oldest man in this year’s championship – which began in Qatar two weeks ago, but Corse were still testing their new bike – and, after being dumped by his World Supersport team at the end of last season, had resigned himself to heading back to Australia and “trying other things” before being signed by the new outfit.

“I wasn’t really expecting it – it came at

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On Corse: McCoy left Team Triumph for new surrounds

the end of the line, only to be given a stay of execution with his late call-up to the Corse team.

“They’ve never been in MotoGP before so that’s a huge challenge – we just need to learn and develop, and not look stupid,” he says.

McCoy claims he had considered a return to one of MotoGP’s support categories – akin to the reserve grade of motorcycle racing – but admits

We need to learn “ and develop and not look stupid ” being drafted back into the top flight was a significant departure from the script.

“MotoGP is where I started out, but it’s hard to leave one championship and start up in a new one. I had accepted where I was at, I had grown into it and was enjoying where I was.”

STARTING OVER Perhaps surprisingly, it was McCoy’s experience that made him a neat fit for the new team.

Rather than gambling on a young tyro, Corse drafted in McCoy to help them develop their bike and get them up to scratch.

“This team – they’ve got a new bike and new set-up – they’re looking for someone who can help them get going, rather than a young guy who doesn’t understand what they need to jump up a few notches,” McCoy says.

“We just need to make sure we get as many race finishes as possible, and that’s where a younger guy might go out and ride as hard as he can, before throwing the bike down the track halfway through, meaning there’s

no data, no feedback for the next race.”

That said, McCoy acknowledges the category has changed, with increasingly sophisticated engineering complicating his return. “It’s definitely changed a lot over the past eight years, to the point where I don’t necessarily agree with it,” he says. “They’ve produced so many electronics and, since then, they’ve been changing up the classes as well.”

ROSSI THE MAN Italy’s Valentino Rossi has dominated the past decade, winning six of the past eight world championships, as well as the last 500cc title before the dawning of the MotoGP era. As one who knows first-hand how high-level motorsport can resemble a game of musical chairs, McCoy puts Rossi’s remarkable record down to stability.

“This sport is a team effort – when guys move from team to team, it’s like starting over. You need two years to get going.

He’s had the same team, almost the same bike – and there’s no one else who’s had that,” McCoy says.

“Team owners don’t have the patience to work a young rider up to that level – no one can compete because he’s been doing it for so long.”

But McCoy rates fellow Aussie Casey Stoner as the man most likely to burst Rossi’s bubble. “There are some young guys coming through, and Stoner is into his third or fourth year with Ducati – he won a world championship on that bike and won it early, so he’s sticking with the same team and same bike because he’s comfortable.”

looking to equal countryman Giacomo Agostini’s record of eight world titles, and got off to a winning start in Qatar.

CASEY STONER has been up-and-down since winning the 2007 world title, suffering a wrist injury and then a mystery virus that left him exhausted last year.

DANI PEDROSA has finished in the top five in the standings in each of his four MotoGP seasons and finished last season with a victory in Valencia.

JORGE LORENZO finished second behind Rossi last season and, at 22, has enough improvement left in him to be considered a future world champion.

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as one of their trip leaders would be a great way to see some more of Europe.

What do you do day-to-day?

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I organise our huge range of festival and ski trips, including Oktoberfest, Las Fallas, Pamplona and Anzac Day trips. My job mainly involves making sure everything is ready before our passengers arrive, including confirming accommodation, organising group meals and activities, and arranging coaches or transfers for passengers.

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Career Festivals, events and ski manager, Topdeck Travel Age 28 Lives Clapham From Sydney, Australia

Being on-site at Europe’s biggest festivals to make sure everything runs smoothly for our passengers.

How did you get into your line of work?

There are lots of quirky festivals and events around Europe I’d love to take our passengers to, but finding the right accommodation is always a challenge. It’s often a delicate balancing act between the facilities, price and location.

I was working as a lawyer in Sydney when I decided to sell everything, get out and actually live my life. I had travelled through Europe with Topdeck, and thought working

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BE A STEWARD First stop for keen volunteers should be Oxfam, which offers volunteer steward positions at many of the UK’s top festivals, including Glastonbury,

Bestival and Beautiful Days. Stewards are the ‘eyes and ears’ of the festival, acting as a kind of human CCTV around the fields to make sure that things run smoothly and people behave.

Volunteers get to attend the festival for free, camp in a private campsite and are fed quality food. “It really is a free way to get to see your favourite bands,” says Rose Marsh, spokesperson for Oxfam, “and you get to be a part of the festival, too. The volunteer area has hot showers and good food, such as baguettes and cooked breakfasts, and it’s nice to have your own breathing space. It’s well worth it.”

To volunteer as a steward, Oxfam ask for a commitment of three eight-and-a-quarterhour shifts and take a deposit (£185) in case you disappear into the crowds or get pissed and don’t show up.

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here’s no such thing as a free lunch, they say. True enough. But what about a free festival? As tickets for the long list of must-do events in Europe get more expensive, it seems impossible to afford to go to any, never mind all, of the ones you want to.

The answer is simple: swap a few hours work for a free ticket. From pouring pints to collecting litter, cooking to checking tickets, casual labour is the life-blood of festivals and the wisest of us are selling ours for wristbands.

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PARTY AT THE BAR If you’d rather be in the thick of the party, bar work is the way to go and there are plenty of companies offering tickets in return for shifts.

Manila Bars is currently recruiting staff for Standon Calling, a three-day boutique festival (August 6-8) in Hertfordshire. “Standon Calling is Britain’s most authentic boutique festival,” says director Mark Abraham. “It’s a three-day fancy-dress party that never seems to stop.

“We offer a free ticket to all bar staff in exchange for two eight-hour shifts (over a threeday period) with staff camping. There’s even a swimming pool to cool off in during the day.”

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Plan early: Festival jobs are popular so get your application in early.

Surf the web: Try general festival information websites, such as mytentoryours.org or efestivals.co.uk/info/ working.shtml.

Email: If you want to work at a particular festival it’s worth getting in touch to see what’s available.

Ask people: Find out how people who have worked at festivals got their jobs.

Be friendly: Write a friendly, cover email showing an interest in what you are applying for.

Go green: Recycling is the next big thing in festival work. Try Event Recycling (eventrecycling.co.uk/ volunteers.html) and Clean Vibes (cleanvibes.com).

Know your limits: If you want to be drunk around the clock your services may not be welcome.

Know your role: Clarify with your employer exactly what your role and responsibilities are before you go.

general manager for Outgoing, an events company responsible for Snowbombing, recommends searching online.

“Just put ‘volunteer festivals’ into Google and follow the leads: you’re sure to find something.

It’s a great way to have a giggle and meet loads of like-minded people,” he says For those heading to Europe for their summer fun, there are chances to work for top festivals there, too. Graeme Galloway has been running holidays to the San Fermín festival for more than 30 years and his company, Pamplona Posse, offers people the chance to save up to £500 on their trip to the running of the bulls by cooking and cleaning holiday apartments.

“Our positions are unpaid but people get everything thrown in,” he says.

“Accommodation, lots of drink, two meals a day, plus lessons on how to run with the bulls, and often bull fight tickets too,” Galloway says, For more great ideas on “I think our staff tend to have more fun than how to find your perfect the punters.” job go to tntjobs.co.uk Although there’s been a run on places for the ever-popular Pamplona, Galloway still has a few places open for this year’s Viva San Fermín: Pamplona festival (July 5-15) for housekeepers. is a great excuse to party So, how about it? Free accommodation, free booze, free bull running … who could say no to that?

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I WORKED AT RUNNING OF THE BULLS Name: Allie Cash From: Australia How did you find out about working at Pamplona?

While travelling through Egypt I met a girl who had worked there the previous year.

Which company did you work for?

Pamplona Posse (pamplona.co.uk). A great down-to-earth-mob who will set you up with

everything you need for the whole festival – from accommodation to navigating the bull track.

What was your role?

Housekeeper is such a nicer word than cleaner.

What was the best thing about it?

The atmosphere. The Spaniards really know how to put on a 10-day party.

Would you do it again ?

Without a doubt! It was one of the best travelling experiences I’ve had.

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People in the UK are saving less than at any time in the past 40 years, according to the Office for National Statistics. The household saving ratio in the UK in 2008 was 1.7 per cent of total resources, the lowest since 1970 and below the 7.6 per cent average for that period.

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My major monthly blow-out is always a trip to the Continent. I try to leave London and head across the Channel at least once a month.

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If you’re looking at booking a holiday on a low-cost airline in coming months, make sure you read the fine print to ensure you don’t get hit with extra fees.

Some airlines, such as Ryanair, have a whole raft of ways to squeeze extra money out of you. An extra charge for excess baggage is standard, so don’t pack three suitcases for a weekend away.

You’ll also find that if you pay by credit card you may be charged extra, depending on which type of card you use.

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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.

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This applications requires that you have a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies

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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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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.

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

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

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High Society A stately home and safari park, Longleat is home to tigers and psychedelic murals WORDS REBECCA KENT

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’ve travelled 2.5 hours from London and all I have is bedroom envy.

The Elizabethan manor of Longleat, with its grand dimensions and adornments has a radical element – the West Wing. Here, numerous doors camouflaged by a sweeping mural punctuate a grand corridor. I’m overcome with giddy suspense each time our guide clicks over the key, knowing that no single room has been spared the creative stroke of its owner’s paintbrush.

DECOR WITH A DIFFERENCE The door to the guest bedroom creaks open and a wry smile spreads across my face as my eyes fall on a floor-to-ceiling artwork of naked couples locked in Kama Sutra positions. I’m awestruck at the detail. The ceiling is decorated in bedazzling mosaic and a four-poster bed plonked right in the middle even has a mirror.

The man responsible for this is Alexander Thynne, the 7th Marquess of Bath, who still lives here with his wife and two children. As

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for his guests, well, prudes need not apply.

Each room takes on a different theme and is complemented by his nephew’s psychedelic mosaic ceilings. I’m locked into a sense of wonder. The wing’s explosions of colour are a world away from the turgid domain of sirs and viscounts across the way.

THE FIRST AND THE BEST Longleat (main image), in Wiltshire, was the first stately home open to the public, and is regarded as one of the best examples of Elizabethan architecture in England. It was completed in 1580 by Sir John Thynne, but modernised in the 19th century by the 2nd Marquess. The grounds were shaped by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, who is arguably England’s greatest landscape designer.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE As if the murals weren’t surreal enough, a herd of rhinos lumbering within the 900 acres of Longleat’s sprawling countryside is equally odd to comprehend.

The estate contains the only drive-through safari park outside of Africa. It was established in 1966 with the concept of the animals roaming freely within the 36 square kilometre park, while visitors are trapped in their cars.

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an altogether bad thing I discover, as we drive at snail’s pace along a designated route, past a sign warning us to close our windows. In the tiger’s enclosure, some doze in shady corners oblivious to the parade of vehicles, but others lurk perilously close.

During 1.5-hour safari, we encounter a menagerie, including puerile monkeys, fluorescent flamingos, unperturbed zebras, vile vultures and a shaggy, rather moth eaten looking Bactrian camel.

But the highlight of the drive is the giraffes, who crowd around our car, crook their long necks and poke their noses through our window with animalistic curiosity. It’s such a buzz and definitely beats ogling them from behind a fence.

Swapping the car for a boat, we chug along a waterway and wave to Nico, the silverback gorilla, who sun-slackened, slouches by his hut on the water’s edge.

It’s no Serengeti, but until Africa’s plains beckon, Longleat satisfies the animal lover in me quite nicely.

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THE MURALS Lord Bath explains why he decorated Longleat in a series of murals: “After training as an art student, I preferred the idea of spending a lifetime compiling the decor within this extensive suite of rooms, than to seek gallery exhibitions where I might sell my work.

“The murals form an extensive sequence within [the one] wing of the house, and might be likened to keyhole glimpses into my psyche. My purpose is to contribute a feeling of ornate decoration within a 20th-century style to the ceilings within my own private apartments, that will complement the weighty 19th-century decor over on the other side, in a manner that will unify the two wings of the house into an integrated spirit.”

NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Spring to autumn is the best time to enjoy the animals GETTING THERE Longleat is near Warminster in Wiltshire, a 2.5-hour drive from London. By train: take the London Paddington to Penzance service to Westbury station, then it’s about 8km by taxi.

GOING OUT A pint of beer costs £2.80.

ACCOMMODATION Camping in the area costs from £11 in low season, while hotel rooms start at £35 per night.

SEE longleat.co.uk. A passport ticket costs £24, includes one visit to each attraction and is valid for a year. A safari bus costs £6 extra if you have no car.

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Split is Croatia’s second largest city with a population of more than 200,000. More relaxed than its bigger brother Zagreb thanks to its seaside vibe, the city is filled with history that dates back to the 1st century. Expect Roman architecture, beautiful cobbled streets and a bustling café culture.

HEADLINE ATTRACTION Built by the Roman emperor Diocletian about 1700 years ago, the Diocletian Palace was constructed out of white limestone from the quarries on the island Brac, and housed everything from temples to private apartments to baths.

Many of Split’s historical buildings are found within the palace boundaries, while about 3000 people live within the palace walls.

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BEST OF THE REST Climbing the bell tower, one of the city’s finest landmarks, promises an excellent panoramic view of Split. Inside the cathedral there are intricate wooden

sculptures of biblical characters, while an eerie crypt is located underneath the building. The Peristyle is a courtyard within Diocletian’s Palace. Surrounded by impressive columns, it forms the entrance to the imperial quarters.

be it wine or brandy. The white wine is pretty strong and it’s not rude to ask to top it up with mineral water. Thick, black Turkish coffee is also popular in Split, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted.

A BIT OF HISTORY CHOW DOWN You’ll find Mediterranean dishes, such as pizza and pasta, while an antipasto of cured meats and cheeses are a national favourite. Seafood in all forms is usually top quality.

At the sprawling Pazar, fruit and vegetable stalls drift into meat and confectionery and up the road is a fish market, fly-free thanks to the sulphurous spring beneath the city.

TRY THE LOCAL TIPPLE Enjoy a local beer, such as Karlovacko and Ozujsko. If you get friendly with the locals, you’ll probably be offered some home-made alcohol of some persuasion,

The Roman ruins of Salona were part of an ancient town home to 60,000 people in the 1st century. The ruins include an amphitheatre, which held about 20,000 people. Salona is 5km from Split and accessible by bus.

AND A RANDOM FACT The sporting passions of the Splicani lie firmly with their football team Hajduk Split, which should explain the red, white and blue graffiti around the city. Join the Torcida (as the fans are called) at Poljud Stadium and improve your Croatian slang in the process.

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO The most popular time to visit is June to August, when temperatures average 30˚C. GETTING THERE EasyJet fl ies direct to Split from Gatwick.

Hop on one of the coaches from the airport to Split harbour for only 30 kuna.

VISAS South Africans need a visa.

CURRENCY Kuna. 1 GBP = 8.22 HRK. LANGUAGE Croatian.

GETTING AROUND See Split on foot. Buses run to Marjan (a hill to the west of Split) and taxis are parked at either end of the Riva, the city’s main promenade.

GOING OUT A pint of beer costs about 12 kuna.

ACCOMMODATION Dorms cost from £11, while hotel rooms cost from £25.

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e’re on a quest. We’re strolling around Prague’s Old Town (Staré Mesto), mouths agape at the Gothic arches, and we can’t seem to leave. We walk as far as the glorious medieval Charles Bridge, with the castle lit up behind it. We slip down a cobbled path studded with handmade-jewellery stalls and we’re back at the Astronomical Clock in the Old Town Square, which tells us the current zodiac sign. Czech kings were a superstitious bunch, and I begin to think that there really is a mystical force pulling us towards the synagogues, spires and bars. The clock tells us firstly, that we are in Gemini and secondly, that it’s dinner time, so we can break free.

SHORT BREAK are cooler and cheaper than anywhere in western Europe. That’s the mystery of Prague – cafés elsewhere with ample empty tables and avant-garde stuffed animals would go bust in a month, but in the Czech capital it works.

local pubs, with barely a tourist in sight, though most menus are in English. Czech pubs can be bustling, many-roomed catacombs full of families eating Bohemian-style roasted pheasant, duck, boar and, for vegetarians, dumplings. And it wouldn’t be Czech without a helping of purple sauerkraut (zeli) on the side and a mug of beer at hand. We respond to the bill with: “It only cost that much?” (thanks, non-Eurozone), even if at a fancy restaurant.

MORE TO EXPLORE We see all of the sights in Prague on foot, and ditch any itinerary, which is fine because ancient churches and galleries tower above us at every turn. The country gave in to the Nazis with barely a fight, sparing the ancient buildings. Some are in beautiful decay; others are oversized gingerbread houses in pastel colours on the Disney side of fairytale.

We find hidden cafés that

SWEET SMELLS We pass food stalls and hand over our change for boar on a spit. We smell cinnamon – it’s staroceske trdlo, a corkscrew pastry baked in front of us. Then a bell tolls and a mystical power summons us back to the Old Town. It could be emanating from the surreal Kafka statue … or perhaps that delicious, cheap beer.

Czechs drink more beer per capita than any other country. Here are a few of their best.

PILSENER URQUELL (PLZENSKY PRAZDROJ) In the mid 1800s, Vienna had trains travel from the Czech town of Plzen to deliver Pilsener beer. Down a mug of this heavy, hoppy beer and you’ll know why.

BUDWEISER BUDVAR (BUDEJOVICKY BUDVAR) Not related to the Bud from the US, Budvar is lighter than Pilsener with a sweet finish.

GAMBRINUS Gambrinus is named after a king who had mythical brewing skills, though today the fact that it’s the country’s cheapest beer is the most magical thing about it.

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Eerie and magical under snow; storybook in summer.

GETTING THERE Czech Airlines (czechairlines.co.uk) and EasyJet (easyjet.com).

GETTING AROUND. A timed transport ticket is cheap and covers everything, but can’t be bought on trams, so carry an unvalidated one.

VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa.

CURRENCY Czech Crown.

1 GBP = 28 CZK. LANGUAGE Czech.

GOING OUT A pint of beer costs 20 CZK (about 70p).

ACCOMMODATION Dorms cost from £13, while private rooms cost from £75.

SEE czechtourism.com.

Prague at night

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Cheap thrill: take a ride on a tram

TOY TOWN We hop on an old red-and-white tram just for fun – public transport is government subsidised and very cheap. The tram feels communist in its rumbling determination towards Petrin Hill.

We ride the funicular up the slope with the same tram ticket and can’t stop uttering “wow” – Prague looks like a toy-town kingdom.

We dash through the free rose gardens to get to our goal, Petrin Tower. It’s an Eiffel Tower lookalike, though cuter and much cheaper.

Czechs visited the Paris World Expo in 1889 and were inspired to build their own miniEiffel, and the city is bewitching from the observation deck.

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This is a romantic image, which has been interestingly framed by Penny.

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THEME: BEACH Vacation Heaven by Melissa Raudnask, Ontario, Canada Umbrella shots on beaches never fail to please. Melissa has taken a great photo of these holidaymakers relaxing in the shade on idyllic white sands.

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WHY THIS WORKS: 1 The umbrella hides the sky, avoiding harsh contrast.

2 The colours are soft, thanks to the umbrella which shades the people on the loungers.

3 The heat has made the scene hazy, which adds to the lazy atmosphere.

4 The horizon in the top part of the image emphasises the foreground.

5 Great mirror poses by the people on the loungers.

HOT TIPS: 1 Beaches can get crowded so focus on a particular

aspect in your image to avoid cluttered compositions.

2 Fill-in flash is great to help fill in shadows. If you have a compact, force the flash on.

3 Look after your equipment – sand, salt and water are death to cameras.

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If you intend to OF visit Amsterdam’s THTIEPWEEK Van Gogh Museum or RijksMuseum, book tickets in advance to avoid lengthy queues. When I went on a rainy day, the queue was about 100m long.

Buy tickets online via the museums’ websites or from a tourist information centre.

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YOU ASKED FOR IT Tom Hall FROM LONELY PLANET

Watch out for scams by taxi drivers in Buenos Aires.

Some will give you fake pesos back as change, so always hold the notes up to the light and check for the watermark. Others will switch your bill for a fake one, and give it back to you saying you gave them a false bill. Try to pay the exact fare to avoid this.

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I am planning a trip through Turkey, Iran, China and Mongolia, but want to skip out the ‘Stans’ in between. I could go in either direction (east or west) but I’m having trouble finding flights from Tehran to Urumqi in China, or vice versa. Can you tell me if there are any flights connecting Iran with western China?

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I console myself with the fact that travel is about discovery, and you’re going in order to seek these places out. I’d hazard a guess though, that the more you explore the gorgeous valleys around Bordeaux – particularly the Lot and Garonne – and the less time you dwell in the Loire, the more you’ll feel you’re escaping the crowds. Renting a gite (holiday home) for a few days (gites-de-france.com) will get you out of the van and make you feel more settled, too.

Get off the blue-signed autoroutes and on to yellow national (N) routes and green regional (R) roads. You won’t pay a cent to travel on these roads; N roads tend to be reasonably fast, and they’re miles more interesting. If you see somewhere you love, stop and see it. Plus you’ll pass boulangeries and fromageries to fuel up rather than nasty service stations. Get a decent road map to make sure you’re not drifting too far from where you want to end up.

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A summer or two ago, I encouraged readers to let me know of the most adventurous trip they were planning. The winner was doing something in this part of the world. Sam sets out his (or her, sorry if you’re not a chap, Sam) stall out early for this year’s informal revival of that contest with this belter of a trans-Asian odyssey.

The problem with flights between Tehran and Urumqi is less finding them – they do exist – but booking them. China Southern Airlines fly this route and charge about £250 one-way.

I’m sure they don’t have a UK office so your best bet is booking as soon as you get to Tehran, with a travel agency or airline direct. If by some strange quirk of fate this route is fully booked you can travel via a number of Asian cities.

But you should get there, so travel without fear. If you get stiffed for proof of onward travel out of Iran before your visa is granted, then try calling the airline in the Netherlands (+31 20 412 0302) to get your ticket.

My girlfriend and I rented a camper van at the TNT Travel Show. We plan on touring the west coast of France for a week, through the Loire Valley, into Bordeaux and finishing in Bayonne. Have you any hidden gems for us to stop at along the way?

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Austravel is giving away free internal flights in Australia to customers who book an international flight Down Under. Available on selected routes throughout Australia, such as Sydney to Melbourne, the offer ends on April 30 and is valid on selected departures in May, June and September.

See austravel.com.

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NEW DESTINATIONS Oman Air is poised to introduce five new destinations to its network in May, including Kuala Lumpur, Ras al-Khaimah, Al Ain, Islamabad and Lahore.

Return flights from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur, via Muscat, start from £558, including taxes.

See omanair.com.

EUROPE ROUTES Budget airline Flybe will launch flights from London Gatwick to Limoges and Nantes, in France, on July 13 and 15 respectively. See flybe.com.

Meanwhile, low-cost airline Germanwings is starting up a new route from London Stansted to Hanover, Germany, on April 29. See germanwings.com.

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TRAIN DISCOUNTS Virgin Trains is offering discounted rail fares to groups of three to eight people travelling on the same train.

The first two passengers pay the full fare, while the rest receive a 10 per cent discount. Tickets must be booked in advance.

See virgintrains.com.

GEOGRAPHY DUNCES More than half of young travellers think that the west African town of Timbuktu is a fictional place, a recent survey has revealed.

Globetrotters aged between 18 and 30 cannot differentiate between real and made-up destinations, according to research by travel company Sunshine.co.uk.

Of the respondents aged between 18 and 30, 7 per cent thought Africa was a country rather than a continent, while 8 per cent believed Madagascar was just a fictional movie title and not a real island in the Indian Ocean.

Almost 10 per cent of the 2865 people quizzed in the study didn’t believe that Kazakhstan was a real destination, even though it is the ninth

largest country in the world. The country was put under the spotlight thanks to Sacha Baron Cohen, whose comedy character Borat hailed from Kazakhstan.

One particular respondent thought that France was in Spain, while a third of those surveyed thought that the legendary island of Atlantis was a real place in Greece. It is frequently referred to in science fiction, comics and films.

“It’s interesting to see that a fair few people aren’t in the know when it comes to the world around them,” said Sunshine.co.uk co-founder Chris Brown, who carried out the research to find out how bad people’s knowledge of geography was.

The aftermath of eruption Travellers who had their flights cancelled last weekend due to the disruption caused

by Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud might be able to claim for delays or trip cancellation.

Financial research company Defaqto has appealed for travellers to urgently contact their insurer to find out what they’re entitled to. Some policies offer cancellation cover for natural disasters, but others exclude ‘acts of God’.

Customers can claim a refund or a new flight from the airline if their flight was cancelled.

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It’s like Canada’s answer to Oktoberfest – you can try beers from nearly 100 breweries from around the world as well as a drop of Quebecoise cider.

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DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA WHAT: During the Dragon

Boat Festival, colourful crafts that look like dragons race through China’s rivers to retrieve a flag.

WHERE: Hunan Province runs along the southern bank of the Yangtze River and is also home to Lake Dongting, the second-largest freshwater lake in China.

WHEN: June 16.

WHY: In 278 BC, Qu Yuan, a poet-statesman, threw

himself into the river to protest the Qin state’s invasion of his native Chu. The race is in honour of him.

DO IT BECAUSE: The festival is a vibrant and quintessentially Chinese tradition.

HOW MUCH: Free to attend.

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LOCK IT IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Cannes, France May 12-23, 2010 festival-cannes.com

MONACO F1 GP Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15, 2010 formula1.com

ROYAL ASCOT Ascot, England Jun 15-19, 2010 ascot.co.uk

SUMMER SOLSTICE Stonehenge, England Jun 21, 2010 english-heritage.org.uk

SUNRISE CELEBRATION Somerset, England June 3-6 It’s all about sustainability at this green, blissed-out festival showcasing “organic arts and culture”. Pitch a tent and fire up the bong. Or just eat some ’shrooms and wander out into “the magic field”.

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RUNNING OF THE BULLS Pamplona, Spain Jul 6-14, 2010 sanfermin.com

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Malcolm Campbell, 38, from Wellington, New Zealand What’s the best place you’ve been to?

Egypt. The sheer historical value of the country blew me away.

Your favourite place in the UK?

The Scottish Highlands for all of its beauty and history.

What’s your wackiest travel story?

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Fleur Wlliams from Auckland, New Zealand at the Gullfoss waterfall, Iceland

I couldn’t offer any accommodation to my friend, so he stayed up all night in London and was propositioned by prostitutes and drug dealers.

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Janine Kelso SOLVES YOUR TRAVEL GEAR PROBLEMS FAB AT 40 The mother of all first aid kits, this bad boy contains a whopping 40 items. The Lifesystems Light and Dry Event is essentially a medicine cabinet in a bag. From tick remover to chlorine tablets, it really does have the whole kit and caboodle.

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with the animals on Hamilton Island, Queensland. Turtles played with us when we went diving, and when we went out on a boat, humpback whales appeared right next to us.

My most challenging travel experience was ... driving from Morocco to South Africa, while doing five marathons and climbing five mountains along the way. I managed to raise £25,000 for charity.

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To some kinky folk, vinyl gloves and duct tape might be the stuff of fantasies, but the contents of a first aid kit are no laughing matter: think tick removers and wound closure strips. Ouch.

We all love to travel but globetrotters are sadly not impervious to sickness and injury. There’s nothing more depressing than being a thousand miles from home, and getting struck down with the back-door trots, Delhi belly or a bee sting, especially when the local hospital doesn’t look like it has ever seen a mop, let alone bleach, and the over-zealous docs are more than happy to jab all of their patients with the same grimy needle.

And you thought the NHS was bad.

That’s where first aid kits come in. Nowadays, they contain more than just your bog-standard bandages and plasters. Covering every worst-case scenario, the nifty kits contain items you would never think you needed, such as zinc oxide and chlorine tablets.

Whether you’re trekking in the wilderness for six months or spending a weekend in Marrakesh, a first aid kit is a luggage essential. After all, it could save your life.

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city Get off the tourist trail and discover a new side to Petra by going on a hike into the hills WORDS ALISON GRINTER

BIG TRIP Petra JORDAN

THE ‘ROAD’ LESS TRAVELLED It’s 8.30am and our intrepid guide Jamileh Saleh is leading us on a hike to sacred site the High Place of Sacrifice. We are taking the Madras Route, so called because it passes ancient caves believed to have once been used as schools by the nomadic Nabataean tribe who settled in Petra more than 2000 years ago.

After walking through the Siq, the dramatic cliff entrance that all tourists must pass through to reach Petra, we take a hard left off the main drag and into the hills.

Jamileh “discovered” this route a few years ago. After a local Bedouin failed to negotiate the route for her she was forced to phone her

We might as well “ be the only people on the planet ” husband for directions. “He said: ‘Jamileh!

Why you get yourself into this situation?’” she recounts hilariously. Well, we’re damn glad she persevered because it’s lovely up here with peppercorn trees, wild geranium and wattle trees, not to mention the breathtaking views.

As we pass rocks and cliffs sandblasted over millenia into alien mushroom formations we might as well be the only people on the planet.

We pass the caves used for schools, or madrasas, and admire the inscriptions on the walls before continuing on our way.

LOST AND FOUND There are many hiking routes around Petra that can be negotiated without a guide, but this isn’t one of them. In recent years, the occasional hapless tourist has been known to get lost, or fall to their deaths from cliffs because they didn’t know where they were going.

In her autobiography Married To A Bedouin,

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ou can experience Petra by candlelight for a romantic night-time glimpse of the Treasury, the city’s most famous monument. Or you can visit it at ground level, dodging the tourist hordes, donkeys and Jack Sparrow-lookalike touts who pour through the site on a daily basis. Or you can hike up high into the hills and explore one of the New Seven Wonders of the World from a bird’s eye view of peace and tranquillity.

After ticking off the first two options this is our third bash at discovering the extraordinary, ancient “rose-red city”. And, I have to say, it is the one I enjoy the most.

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Summers can be stinking hot and winters can be shockingly cold, so spring (March-May) and autumn (SeptemberNovember) are good times to visit.

GETTING THERE BMI flys direct from London Heathrow to Amman.

Flights are about six hours.

GETTING AROUND Petra is a three-hour drive from Amman and two hours from Aqaba. Mini buses run frequently between Amman and Petra.

VISAS All foreigners require a visa, which can be obtained at the border or Amman airport for 15 dinars.

CURRENCY Jordanian dinar. 1 GBP = 1.06 JOD. LANGUAGE Arabic, but English is widely spoken.

“As-Salamu alaikum” is a standard greeting, meaning “Peace be with you”.

GOING OUT Alcohol is expensive. Expect to pay 3.50-4 dinars for a beer.

ACCOMMODATION There’s a decent choice of budget accommodation in the town of Wadi Musa, which is outside Petra.

SEE visitjordan.com.

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Wadi Rum

Marguerite Van Geldermalsen noted there were “no foreign casualties” while the Bedouins lived here.

For the record, the Bedouins were shipped out of their cave dwellings when Petra was granted Unesco World Heritage status in 1985, and were given homes with running water and electricity in a nearby settlement. But they still trek down from the surrounding cliffs to set up their stalls.

As it happens, we are not the only tourists on this route. We bump into another small group and Jamileh gets talking to their tour guide in Arabic. He seems to be asking her for directions.

“He doesn’t know where he’s going,” she tells us. He has apparently told his group that they’ll be able to view the Treasury from up here. “But we’ll be on top of it,” she explains. “You can’t actually see it from this side.”

But we can see the Siq, which looks like a deep chasm snaking across the landscape.

We stumble upon two Belgian women who are lost. “Where you wanna go?” asks Jamileh, before putting them on the right track.

We push onwards and upwards until we reach the High Place of Sacrifice with its circular

BEDOUIN BUSINESS SENSE Even up here among the ‘gods’ there is still the odd Bedouin stall. “Cheap as chips!” promises one stall-holder. There are also donkey rides down for those who don’t fancy the walk.

“Bedouins don’t do anything for free,” Jamileh tells us. I bear this in mind when

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The Monastery, Petra’s largest monument

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A Bedouin sets up her stall in the shade of a stone ledge

BIG TRIP Guide Jamileh takes a break

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MARRY A BEDOUIN Read Married To A Bedouin by Kiwi Marguerite Van Geldermalsen, who married Petra local Mohammad Abdallah in 1978.

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DESERT ADVENTURE A CAMEL RIDE THROUGH WADI RUM

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“If the camels die, we die,” declared Sherif Ali in the classic 1962 film Lawrence Of Arabia. He and the film’s central character, TE Lawrence, were about to embark on an epic, potentially fatal journey across the Nefud desert.

OK, so we’re only on a two-hour trek across Wadi Rum, from our camp back to Rum Village. No camels will be dying.

But it’s fun to pretend. And easy too, considering we spent an authentic night sleeping in tents buffeted by strong winds after eating a delicious dinner in a communal goat-hair tent.

Lawrence famously went native when he came here as a British army officer to help foment the Arab revolt during World War I. The most I can manage is a borrowed green and black keffiyeh wrapped around my head.

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the crack of dawn, and the early morning light paints the dramatic landscape in pinkpurple hues, and there is a feeling of space and emptiness.

My camel’s name is Alian, and I don’t mean to be smug but he is the most handsome, best behaved camel of the bunch. Rohman, on the other hand, is a right little bugger who keeps chowing down on grass, sniffing other camels’ bums and doing a pretty good impression of a dodgem car, much to his rider’s frustration.

There are five of us in total, plus two Bedouin camel handlers who wear traditional robes, who sing traditional Bedouin songs and take calls from their very traditional mobile phones!

The only real moment of drama occurs when our paths cross the two other camels and their tourist riders, provoking our fellas to blow up their tongues like bubble gum in a possible display of horniness (I hope not) or show of strength. I wonder if Lawrence had to put up with such macho camel nonsense.

At a local hammam in Wadi Musa, you’ll be steamed, rubbed, soaped, and given a robust massage for about 20 dinars.

NIGHTLY PURSUITS After a 2km candlelit walk through the Siq, you arrive at the stunning rock facade of the Treasury for tea and Bedouin entertainment.

The Treasury at night

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I ask a Bedouin woman for a picture of her stall, ingeniously sheltered from the hot sun by a stone ledge, and end up becoming the proud owner of a pretty beaded bracelet for two dinar.

But it works both ways. When another stallholder knocks her wares flying and I help her pick them up, she presses a piece of pretty piece of striped sandstone rock into my hand by way of thanks.

From here we can look down into Petra’s old town. The crowds of tourists look like ants. Our guide Jamileh has stopped off for a well-earned hubbly bubbly break with one of the stallholders in the shade. From here the only way is down.

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