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70 A dose of culture: move and groove in Spain

53 TRAVEL

62 Surf’s up: enjoy the ocean in Morocco

53 Global Vision 54 SKYE’S THE LIMIT: Explore the beautiful Isle of Skye 57 Hotshots 58 Late Deals 61 TNTT Weekender: Florence 62 BACK ON BAORD: Hit the waves in Taghazout, Morocco 66 Travel Tips 67 Travel News 68 On The Road 69 Top Five 70 LET’S DANCE: Learn to dance the Flamenco in Spain

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32 World News 34 MORE SCANDAL: A new Watergate conspiracy emerges 37 News opinion: Hacks do hack 38 Sport Of The Week 40 THREE LIONS RISE: Nasser Hussain on the challenge from India 43 Sport opinion: Nowhere to hide 44 READY TO RUMBLE: The Tri-Nations tournament kicks off this month

102 Freight 108 Classifieds 113 Accommodation

8 LONDON 8 London Life 10 TASTE THAT!: The best weird food London has to offer 12 Food & Drink 14 THE SOUND OF SILENCE: The capital’s quietest spots 16 Spotted 17 Silly Buggers

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OPEN WEEKEND FREE WHAT: With 12 months to go before the Olympic Games come to London, a series of events are scheduled for the weekend, encouraging Londoners to get out and about to celebrate their city before the world’s gaze falls upon it next year.

WHEN: July 22-24 DO IT BECAUSE: The various sites around central London should be brimming with atmosphere and anticipation. There’s trampolining in Brent Cross, screenings in Trafalgar Square and parkour displays at Westminster Academy. There’s much more besides, so get online and check it out.

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Bright lights: Leicester Square

Capital idea: Leicester Square Deep in the heart of London’s theatre district, Leicester Square is also renowned for its high concentration of cinemas, making it the natural venue for many of the capital’s biggest premieres.

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Leicester Square has long been designated as an entertainment precinct. In the 19th century, it famously hosted Wyld’s Globe, an enormous scale map of the world, measuring some 60 feet in diamater.

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There was a time, before it was leapfrogged by chicken tikka masala, that fish and chips was considered Britain’s national dish.

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TASTE THAT! Let the weird and wonderful world of exotic food meet your mouth WORDS JAHN VANNISSELROY

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t’s pretty boring just eating the same meal at your local favourite week after week. Step outside your comfort zone and try something different for a change – London is, literally, crawling with options.

Remember, new experiences lead to new neural pathways and, at worst, you’ll have a few stories to regale friends with ... over your usual meal at your local favourite.

WORM YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS The mopani worm, from Southern Africa, is an important source of protein for millions of indigenous people.

However, in Botswana, people tend not to eat the head. I did. With a scent like a wet dog, the mopani worm really needs some dipping sauce rather than crunched dry, three at a time.

It’s supposed to have a taste reminiscent of tea leaves but, really, who eats tea

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leaves? It’s salty but next time I’ll be preparing them like the Africans do: soaked to rehydrate, before being fried with onion, tomatoes and spices.

THIS DISH HAS BITE Whether it’s providing leather, the culling of idiot humans or an exotic meal, crocodiles just keep on giving.

It would be too easy to say that this reptile tastes like chicken – there’s an obvious fishy, crabby taste to it as well. It’s really meltin-your-mouth tender – far from the tough old boot I was expecting. My initial trepidation about this dish melts and I’m back in for seconds before any one can say ‘in a while, crocodile.

I’d suggest marinating it in Thai

sauce before panfrying and then dipping in plum sauce.

With 21 grams of protein per 100 grams and only two grams of fat, it’s pretty healthy too.

SOMETHING TO STING ABOUT There’s nothing quite as satisfying as eating something that in other situation would probably try to kill you.

Scorpions imported into the UK have their venom extracted due to health and safety regulations but their sting is allowed to remain intact. However, should it pierce your oesophagus, you could be in a bit of strife. In some cultures, to be considered a man you

Prove yourself: eat the sting

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Healthy choice: crocodile

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have to eat the sting – so I eat two, hoping no one notices me sweating as I swallow the sharp tail.

It’s crunchy, slightly bitter, with nutty undertones. Not much nutritional value here, but you can dine out on the story for a while.

WHO GNU? No, not a misspelling of ‘gun’. The gnu is a wildebeest – you’ve probably had it as biltong. But cook it properly and this initially tough meat will emerge tender. My teeth carve through the strips as if I was a lunching lion in the wild.

Try it stewed for three hours and served as a stroganoff; this makes the gnu very flavoursome, almost sweet, and a filling meal when eaten atop coconut rice. As usual, the female of the species is more tender than the male.

Hard to get find a nutritional value for gnu, but when it tastes this good, it can’t be bad for you.

BOUNCING AROUND YOUR MOUTH Skippy the Bush Kangaroo may have been cute to start with but, man, he became annoying the longer the show went on.

Have your revenge by eating his family whenever you can. I expect kangaroo to be dry, rough and devoid of taste (much like many of the Aussies I know) but how wrong I am.

It’s a rich, lean, gamey product and although it needs to be piled with spices to make it worthwhile, it’s healthy. If the kangaroo meat marketers are to believed, full of high-quality protein, a low fat content and containing CLA (which has antioxidant properties and may help reduce body fat in humans).

BREAST IS BEST What kind of boob fancies breast milk ice-cream? All sorts apparently.

When authorities aren’t trying to ban it, supplies of Baby Goo Goo sell out fast whenever they arrive at Covent Garden’s The Icecreamists.

The recipe mixes breast milk with Madagascan vanilla pods and lemon zest.

Think sweet, light and creamy skimmed milk and potential weird looks from your friends and family.

» Mopani worms: £13.99 (selfridges.com) Scorpion, Gnu, Kangaroo, Crocodile: various prices at Archipelago restaurant (archipelago-restaurant.co.uk) Kangaroo and crocodile can also be ordered at efoodies.co.uk Baby Goo Goo £14. 5 Maiden Lane, WC2E 7NG (theicecreamists.com)

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You may not like the sound of it, but Insects could play an increasing part in our meals in future.

Already a large part of some African and Asian diets, the creepy-crawly idea is yet to catch on in Western dishes. However, if global warming continues to be consideration insects may become more readily accepted.

Producing 1kg of meat from a cow requires 13kg of vegetable matter as feed. But 1kg of meat from a cricket, locust or beetle needs just 1.5 to 2kg of fodder and produces a fraction of the CO2 emissions.

And there’s money to be made. The mopani worm (see main story) industry is worth £53m to Southern Africa, and, in the Netherlands, insect rearing companies are already in business, breeding beetles, crickets and locusts.

For the record, crickets have a sharp taste and are excellent with chilli, and locusts are fairly tasteless, but when spiced are a crunchy treat on top of a salad.

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BAR REVIEW Barrow Boy ★★★★★

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THE SCENE This pub has been through a few changes during recent years but it’s current set-up is its best yet.

Warm, with brick and wood

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interior, the Barrow Boy has friendly staff, an eclectic Fulham clientele and a spacious 60-person roofgarden – a rarity in London.

THE GRUB Good gastro-pub fare with a menu that changes daily. Try the squid or Asian duck salads or the calves liver with chorizo and potatoes – delicious. The Barrow Boy offers 25 per cent off your food

bill on Tuedays and is part of the Times’ Perfect Sundays voucher scheme for value meals. Take advantage.

BEHIND THE BAR All the usual faves, in bottles (from £3.10) and on tap (from £3.40).

BILL PLEASE Two meals and wine for under £50.

VERDICT Good spot for a weekend session.

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Restaurant review Lovage ★★★★★

13-15 The Circle, SE1 2JE 020 7403 8886 Tower Hill

THE SCENE From the moment my friend and I are greeted by a doorman in traditional Indian dress, we are treated like royalty. We stop for a cocktail in the elegant downstairs bar, before making our way to the sleek, modern restaurant above.

THE GRUB We start with the Achari Paneer Tikka; huge chunks of Indian cheese pickled in spices and grilled in the Tandoor. Equally flavourful are the mussels toasted in lemon, coconut milk, garlic and brandy.

However, the star of the meal is undoubtedly the succulent King Prawns Pardanashi, a rich Goan curry cooked and served in a whole coconut. Veges need not fear as there’s loads to choose from

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– the oily, spicy baby aubergines melt in the mouth.

BEHIND THE BAR Fully stocked bar with a range of house cocktails, extensive wine list and Cobra, Kingfisher and Honey Dew beer.

BILL PLEASE Main courses around £12.95, vegetable sides £3.55, wine £4 a glass.

VERDICT A mix of traditional and unique dishes impeccably served in a luxurious setting.

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ven if you love the frenetic pace of life in London there are times when the noise and bustle can get you down. But there are more quiet spots in the capital than you may have thought.

For instance, did you know there’s a wildlife park within walking distance from Kings Cross St Pancras? No? Then you need to read on.

NUNHEAD CEMETERY One of London’s seven great Victorian cemeteries, Nunhead is a veritable oasis of wooded calm spread across 52 acres.

Exuding gothic menace, the cemetery is mysterious and overgrown but many of its features, including the chapel and magnificent gravestones, have recently been restored to their former glory. There’s also beautiful architecture and stunning views from the hill.

Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Nunhead Grove, SE15 3LW (fonc.org.uk)

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from John Sweeney (Jul 20) The General with live score from Costas Fotopoulos (Aug 25) and Nosferatu with music from Minima (Oct 27).

Prince Charles Cinema, WC2H 7B Leicester Square (princecharles cinema.com) £11/£7 members

THE MONUMENT One of the few spots providing spectacular views of London that isn’t ruined by hordes of cameratoting tourists, Sir Christopher Wren’s monument to the Great Fire of London in 1666 provides welcome relief from the hubbub of the city.

It’ll cost you though, as there are 311 steps to the top of this 61m column, and no lift. But, hey, it’s cheaper than the London Eye and a lot less manic.

Monument, Monument St, EC3 (themonument.info) Monument Open daily 9.30am-5pm. £3

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SILENT MOVIES Maxed out on Hollywood blockbusters? The Prince Charles Cinema has the perfect antidote with their “Golden Age of the Silver Screen” series featuring classic silent movies accompanied by live scores from a pianist or band bringing their own musical interpretations. Films include The Navigator with live score

Dead quiet: Nunhead Cemetery

TYBURN CONVENT Situated slap-bang in the heart of London, this convent is home to Benedictine nuns who maintain silent contemplation in the ground-floor chapel. It’s so quiet in there that even the tiniest sound is magnified.

A site for public executions from 1196 to 1783, relics from Tyburn’s Catholic martyrs can be viewed downstairs in the crypt.

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LEARN TO MEDITATE Research shows that meditation can lower your blood pressure and reduce stress helping you live longer and younger. It can also help you disappear into your own quiet little bubble while urban chaos rages all around you. With its roots in Buddhism and Hinduism meditation is accessible to everyone and there are literally hundreds of introductory classes and courses on offer for beginners in London.

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Peace: Chelsea Physic Garden

Tyburn Convent, 8-9 Hyde Park Place, W2 2LJ (tyburnconvent.org.uk) Marble Arch. Guided tours available daily at 10.30am, 3.30pm and 5.30pm

CAMLEY STREET NATURAL PARK Few people realise there are two acres of wild green space just a stone’s throw from the rat-race ridden Eurostar station at St Pancras. Created from an old coalyard back in 1984 it is a hub for London Wildlife Trust volunteers and its pond, meadow, marsh and woodland provide a habitat for all manner of birds, insects, butterflies and amphibians.

Camley Street Natural Park, Camley St, King’s Cross NW1 (wildlondon.org.uk)

WOOLWICH FERRY A relic from the 1800s, the Woolwich ferry is a free service operating between Woolwich and North Woolwich, linking the north and south circular roads across the Thames. You can travel on foot or by car and it provides a blissfully unhurried crossing of the serene end of the Thames, from where you can admire such landmarks as the Thames Barrier and Tate Sugar refinery. Runs Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 11.30am-7.30pm.

CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN A lovely sequestered spot in the heart of London, this ‘Secret Garden’ is a centre of education, beauty and relaxation. Founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London in 1673 for its apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants, it is London’s oldest botanic garden and a unique living museum.

Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Rd, SW3 4HS Sloane Square (chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk). £8

HAMPSTEAD HEATH At 792 acres in size, it’s not hard to find your own quiet corner in “The Heath”.

An island of countryside with forest trails, historic buildings and secluded swimming ponds it’s easy to forget that the rest of noisy London exists at all.

Hampstead Heath, NW6 (hampstead heath.net).

Golders Green/Kentish Town/Archway Serenity: Hampstead Heath

New Ferry Approach. SE18 6DX Woolwich/Arsenal (greenwich.gov.uk)

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I’m afraid it’s true.

Management has deemed it inappropriate for me to continue in my role while under investigation for my role in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

I’ve tried to explain that my involvement was not for material benefit – I slept with those officers because I like a man in uniform. And when those journalists approached me to blag a few phone

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TOOL OF THE WEEK Sorry, no encore Was the prospect of opening for grunge veterans Soundgarden too much for Martin Todd, the bassist for the support act, Coheed and Cambria?

Todd was arrested for armed robbery after he allegedly held up a ‘drugstore’ Walgreens by showing the pharmacist a note on his phone saying he had a bomb. Police said Todd demanded six bottles of painkiller Oxycontin before fleeing in a taxi.

Just another day at the office, apparently.

numbers and voicemail access codes, it all seemed so exciting.

I guess I got caught up in the glamour and excitement.

So I’m fairly resigned to going back to prison. That’s OK – I met my third husband during my last stint. He was the little old man who wheeled the book trolley between cells.

So just remember ladies, that happiness and true love is all about making men do what you want.

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For me, it’s just another twist in an already eventful journey. Ever since I came back from Vietnam, I’ve been working to unlock the secrets of the human heart.

With all have our cross to bear and my one-man crusade against the rising tide of heartsickness and sexual dysfunction has taken me to the ends of the Earth.

And what adventures I’ve had. I’ve lived among ch Love is a bea the tribes of

the Amazon, spent time behind bars in the world’s roughest jails, observed nature at its most terrible and beautiful, not to mention erotic, while exploring many of my most forbidden desires.

I’ve found and lost love more times than I can remember.

For God’s lonely man, the path to fulfilment can appear never-ending but it’s one I embark upon once more, fortified by the hope of discovering a brighter, more generous future.

May you all find your way in peace, for we shall be known forever by the tracks we leave behind.

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SNOOP’S ON THE DOWN LOW Snoop Dogg may not be as bad ass as his stage persona would suggest.

The Some Like It Hot rapper will turn 40 in October, but don’t expect him to engage in any wild benders. Instead, the Dogg’s going to hang out with his grandma.

“More people worry about my birthday than I do,” he said. “I’m more concerned about my grandmother’s birthday, my wife’s birthday.

A lot of great things have already happened to me.”

NEW ZEALAND Woman’s Weekly: Sports nuts and royal watchers alike are indulged with a scoop with long-in-the tooth former Kiwi batsman Martin Crowe, 48, who is making a comeback to first-class cricket after 16 years; and, skinny Kate wants a baby. She should read saucy sex guru Pamela Stephenson’s nookie tips, also in the mag.

AUSTRALIA

NICK A PORN STAR? Lord Alan Sugar’s discerning lieutenant, Nick Hewer, is being branded a porn fiend across the twittersphere.

Hewer, 67, joined Twitter on the encouragement of his friend Lord Sugar, only to discover a number of randy imposters.

Hewer told Heat: “Alan introduced me to Twitter over Christmas. I was bored and he said it was fun. But I found lots of fake Nick Hewers on there and one of the pages was very pornographic. It was

disgusting – listing all the things I allegedly wanted to do to Karren [Brady]. So I set up my own so everyone knows that one’s fake.”

Hewer, who is known for twisting his face at fumbling apprentices, revealed even he can find himself on the wrong end of a tongue lashing from Sugar. “You’ll be out for dinner with him and then he’ll ring you at 8am the next morning and give you a bollocking.

“Even when you don’t work for him.”

SAY WHAT?

”I did not see it coming. I truly did not see it coming.”

Hugh Hefner was blindsided by fiancee Crystal Harris’ cold feet.

Woman’s Day: Shame on Masterchef fans who slammed contestant Mat Beyer for taking his phone into the house. An interview with the devastated chap reveals he was waiting for a call from his mum who vanished in 2004. It beats the tosh about Kate and Wills.

SOUTH AFRICA Heat: Shockingly thin Katie Holmes jumps out from the cover and the mag suspects she’s shedding weight in order to nab some acting roles – perhaps she should audition as a beanpole. Nevertheless, actress Kelly Khumalo and hip hop artist Jub Jub have split. Or have they? Rumours abound that it was a big fat lie.

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The TV travel guru and self-confessed Russiaphile on the country’s hottest destinations and the best ways to get an upgrade

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Martyn Andrews INTERVIEW ALISON GRINTER What’s your fascination with Russia?

People don’t realise that Russia spans from Europe to the Far East; that it has palm trees in the south and volcanoes in the east; and that it has temperatures from minus 40 to plus 40 degrees. I think, because of the tumultuous history of the country, people are scared and illinformed about what it has to offer. But I’ve travelled to more than 140 countries in the world and I think Russia is one of the most historic, beautiful, breathtaking and exciting places that any traveller can visit.

A bit of flirting “ goes a long way at check-in ” What advice would you give someone who thinks it might be scary?

It’s not your everyday holiday, that’s true.

You’ve got language difficulties, although in St Petersburg and Moscow you are starting to see street signs in English.

If you want an adventure, Russia is the place to go. If you want an easy life and holiday, it might not be for you.

Apart from the obvious destinations in Russia, where else should people go?

There’s the famous Golden Ring tour which goes through 10 different cities, north of Moscow on the Volga River.

You’ll see all these palaces that have been recently renovated, that’s why now is a good time to visit Russia – you will really see the influx of money. They’ve only just opened up some spectacular churches from the Communist period and renovations are happening weekly.

Is Moscow still hideously expensive?

I moved there in 2005 and the difference between 2005 and 2011 is flabbergasting.

Moscow’s known for being very high-end but recently they’ve been targeting the

aspiring middle-class market and backpackers and students. They now have all these new cultural art spaces like the Red October Factory, and all the new arts centres are attaching nightclubs and funky arts spaces, cafe bars and bistros. I now sometimes find Moscow cheaper than London.

a visa. And it’s also been extended to the Finnish visiting by train. Because they’ve got the winter Olympics coming up in Sochi in 2014 and the World Cup in 2018, I know Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev are desperately trying to get rid of the visas. It’s in the newspapers every other week.

Any favourite places?

You’re known as the king of upgrades.

So how do you get one?

You have to do your research because every single travel guide or mag is out of date straight away. Clubs open and close monthly. But there’s a great little place in St Petersburg called Purga.

It’s a restaurant on one of the canals and they celebrate New Year’s Eve every night.

They’ve got Putin’s countdown playing, they give you a bunny rabbit headdress to wear and there are Christmas trees everywhere. It’s really quirky and you can get beers for 100 roubles, which is £2.

If Russia is so gungho about attracting tourists, why do they still charge people £50 for a tourist visa?

I completely agree, and that will change.

For example, in St Petersburg, it’s now a rule that anyone who arrives on a cruise ship is allowed to visit Russia for 72 hours without

I get upgraded a lot. Always arrive either ridiculously early to check in or very, very late. I’m not talking about budget carriers but carriers like Qantas, because they generally overbook every flight. If you arrive at check in 50 minutes before and economy is full, they have to upgrade you. If they don’t want to upgrade you, then they will have to give you compensation and a hotel for the night.

Generally it helps to check in as a solo traveller. And dressing up definitely helps.

Definitely don’t wear tracksuit bottoms or shorts. Always have your miles card with you and check in at a counter with someone of the opposite sex – a bit of flirting goes a long way.

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CINEMA Horrible Bosses

Jennifer Aniston: smug much?

Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Kevin Spacey

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JENNIFER ANISTON 1 In which film did Aniston make her debut?

2 Who plays Aniston’s dopey boyfriend in The Good Girl?

3 Aniston’s actor father starred in which longrunning soap opera?

4 Which famous actor is her godfather?

5 What breed of dog plays the titular role in the Aniston vehicle Marley and Me?

★★★★★

Few comedies this year will have as many outrageously funny characters as Horrible Bosses.

There’s the slutty dentist (Jennifer Aniston) who knocks out her assistant and has her way with him, a balding buffoon (Colin Farrell) whose idea of trimming the fat at work is to fire overweight people, and a twisted supervisor (Kevin Spacey) who tricks his employees into drinking on the clock.

It’s this collection of memorable miscreants that elevates Seth Gordon’s film to something special despite a storyline that doesn’t make the most of a cracking premise.

Friends Nick (Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) are so fed-up with their terrible bosses they

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After a hilarious first hour or so Horrible Bosses runs out

of good ideas, with its plot not really going anywhere.

The performances are superb throughout, though, with Day, Aniston and Spacey in particularly fine form.

GOOD FOR: Laughing out loud – and forgetting your own work troubles. PIERRE DE VILLIERS

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PART 2

Aussie actor Mel Gibson doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to give up his partying lifestyle. The Hollywood star, who has admitted issues with alcohol was photographed looking a little worse for wear, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The Beaver star, who has been dogged by controversy in recent years, was papped at a Greek restaurant in Malibu and didn’t look too happy about it. He had a few choice words for the photographer before jumping into a friend’s car.

CERT: 12A: RT: 130 MINS

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Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) point their wands at each other for the last time in an excellent finale to the boy wizard franchise. As ever, the special effects are magical and the cast show just how much they’ve grown as actors.

GOOD FOR: Bidding farewell to a cultural icon. PDV

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When lawyer Paul Exben (Romain Duris) accidentally kills the lover of his estranged wife it perversely allows him to indulge in his passion for photography in Eric Lartigau’s well-constructed thriller. There are holes in the plot you can drive a truck through but Duris’ intense, multi-layered performance will keep you hooked. GOOD FOR: Fans of The Talented Mr Ripley. PDV Romain Duris

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Melbourne actors met last week to protest against the federal government’s proposed changes to the Foreign Performers Certification Scheme Guidelines. It would allow producers to draft any number of foreign actors to perform in Aussie films.

Stage and screen actor and Equity president Simon Burke said without the current guidelines, developed by the actors’ union in 1985, Jacki Weaver may never have been given the opportunity to wow audiences with her Oscar-nominated turn in Animal Kingdom.

CULTURE SHREK THE MUSICAL Nigel Lindsay’s portly, greenfaced ogre and Amanda Holden’s pretty-as-a-picture Princess Fiona are amiable enough as they bond over a bout of flatulence in this likeable stage adaptation of the DreamWorks film.

The colourful fairy tale characters are fun, too, though Richard Blackwood’s Donkey misses a trick.

But the real highlights of this entertaining show are the lovesick dragon which flies over the audience with fluttering eyelashes and a knock-’em-dead voice (courtesy of Landi Oshinowo) and Nigel Harman’s vertically

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KANE & ABLE In 2010, he won the top comedy prize at Edinburgh Fringe, but this time around Russell Kane would rather make people laugh than write a “big idea” show WORDS ALISON GRINTER

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What has winning the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award done for your career?

It just gave me a bit of exposure, I’m just on a mission to do what I want more now.

I really wanted to prove to myself that I could do it critically. It’s just given me the permission to write a poncey play or I can get half naked and be Torso of the Week in Heat Magazine if I want, it doesn’t matter.

Forget badgers “ and Iran - the job is to be amusing ”

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Do you get a year’s supply of Fosters beer?

No, I didn’t get any fucking beer, actually – that ‘s a good point. I’ve done lots of work with them, though – they’ve really looked after me as their laureate – but I should drum up some free beer.

Are audience expectations higher now?

Critical and journalistic expectations are higher. All audiences are ever looking for is for you to be funny.

The critics just want me to talk about badgers and Iran, and not talk about sex and excrement. The fact of the matter is it’s a middlebrow art form where the only job is to be amusing. It’s very nice that people like me can cleverly manipulate it to seem more arty and poncey and walk off with the prize and have wonderful careers, so I’m not complaining, but ultimately it’s about laughter.

I’ll probably come up with another big idea and disappear up my own arse, but for now I’m in a rebellious mode and I’m going to do comedy just to be amusing in Edinburgh – imagine that!

Your winning show Smokescreens & Castles explored your working-class roots in an original way. Were you surprised at how well it did?

If you explore it in comedy it can get bad press, journalists are on to it straight away because so many have done it before. I had a lot of stick for that in my early shows.

MARGARET CHO Back at Edinburgh after a 10-year absence, the Korean/American comic, last sighted playing Kim Jong-Il on 30 Rock, performs comedy songs from her 2011 Grammy nominated album, Cho Dependent.

Assembly George Square, Aug 4-29. 9pm

Winner: Kane at Edinburgh 2010

Tell us about your new show, Manscaping?

It’s an exploration of the different types of man I’d like to become in the next stage of my life. It’s about the competing types of masculinity in our society, or it could be just me telling stories about shagging. I still haven’t decided.

Really, the festival’s only two weeks away and your new show isn’t written?

Well, I knocked out last year’s show in a week, so I’m not worried.

Your turn as Beyonce performing Crazy In Love for Comic Relief was a revelation – you can really dance.

I don’t know where that came from. Never had dancing lessons, never danced as a kid, never showed an aptitude for it. But as soon as I got started, within a few days [the dance instructors] were like, “Fuck me. You do realise you’re hyper-mobile – you should be able to move like a black woman really easily cos you’re doublejointed and stuff.” And, when we were stretching, they said, “You’ve got a natural rhythm”. The rest is history.

You love poking fun at Melbourne audiences when you’re down there ...

I give them a good going over. They’re a bit like [puts on a posh Aussie accent], “When we watch comedy we don’t like to laugh, we find it quite a crass reaction to a joke to let laughter out. We just listen and maybe go to an Aboriginal gallery afterwards to assuage our guilt”.

» Manscaping at Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard, August 12 -26, 8.50pm.

See edinburghsbest comedy.com.

DVD Smokescreens & Castles available from russellkane.co.uk

ASHER TRELEAVEN: MATADOR A Best Newcomer nominee at Edinburgh last year for his risque, cerebral show, the dapper Australian returns to face down modern nationalists, fascist hairdos and racist sheep.

Pleasance Courtyard, Aug 3-28. 8.40pm

THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE It’s not mime, it’s stand-up without the talking as Kiwi Sam Wills brings his inventive and charming show back to the Fringe for another bite of the cherry.

The Ghost sketch is a must see.

Pleasance Courtyard, Aug 15-28. 9.10pm

HOT TUB WITH KURT AND KRISTEN Kristen Schaal, aka mad Mel from Flight Of The Conchords, teams up with fellow US comedian Kurt Braunohler to present this cult New York variety show.

Assembly George Square, Aug 12-27. 7.35pm

ISY SUTTIE: PEARL AND DAVE Best known for her role as Dobby in Peep Show, Suttie showcases her touching, multi-character tale of internet romance.

Pleasance Courtyard, Aug 4-29. 5pm

Get in The Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen

PAJAMA MEN: IN THE MIDDLE OF NO-ONE Albuquerque duo the Pajama Men return with their first new show since 2009’s brilliant Last Stand to Reason. Their latest promises to be a comic thriller about aliens and glory”, Assembly Hall, Aug 4-29, 9pm See edfringe.com/ whats-on/comedy

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OTHER MUST-SEE EDINBURGH COMEDY ACTS

ussell Kane apologises for not being his usual “sparky self”. The Essexborn stand-up has been working non-stop and his head “feels like it’s been hit by a sledgehammer”.

“Quick. Just do the interview before I have a breakdown,” he pleads. So, this is where becoming one of the UK’s hottest comics gets you ...

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FAST FORWARD Anna Calvi Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Nov 1 (0844 477 2000). £12.50.

The Cat Empire Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Oct 20 & Brixton Academy Oct 21 (0844 477 2000) £22.

LMFAO Sorry For Party Rocking (Polydor)

★★★★★

Having shamelessly courted the cloth-eared, lowestcommon-denominator demographic with their 2009 debut album Party Rock, LA electro-rap duo LMFAO now seem to be apologising with their follow up.

As well they might. Sorry For Party Rocking is even more vapid than its predecessor.

Each song is a variation on the theme of “partying” but only their chart-storming

CSS XOYO, Aug 23 (xoyo.co.uk) £15.

The boys practise their ‘sorry’ faces

single Party Rock Anthem comes close to being any fun.

With gratuitous techno beats, cheesy synths and mock-misogynist raps the LP is played for laughs but is neither sharp nor funny enough to pass for comedy.

So vacuous is their intent they makes Ke$ha sound like a poet laureate.

We expected better from a duo made up of Motown mogul Berry Gordy’s son and grandson.

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ALSO OUT KYLIE MINOGUE

3 DOORS DOWN

REM

The Albums 2000-2010 (EMI) A box set of the pop goddesses’ recent ouvre, including Aphrodite, Fever and X.

Times Of My Life (Spinefarm) Fifth album from the American post-grunge, middle-of-theroad rockers.

Songs For A Green World (Leftfield Media)

CD of live show at Orlando Arena in Florida in 1989 to support Green album.

MUSIC NEWS God help him: Peter Andre

Pop singer Peter Andre has revealed even his kids, Junior and Princess Tiaamii, aren’t keen on his music.

The Queenslander told The Sun: “The kids are quick to tell me when they don’t like something. There are a couple of songs on the album they won’t even listen to. They’re my critics.”

CHARTS

After struggling to get his new single Perfect Night played on UK radio, the 38-year-old has been forced to plug the Taio Cruz/Guy Chambers-penned tune on shopping channel QVC. “Even if I had a song written

by Mick Jagger they wouldn’t play it, but I’ve got to keep trying,” he said.

The single is from Andre’s most recent album, Accelerate.

The LP entered the charts above Beyonce’s 4 and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, which stand at fourth and fifth respectively.

Hillsong’s 20th album was recorded late last year at the Sydney Entertainment Centre

by Reuben Morgan, Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong Worship Team.

Happy-clappy Pentacostal megachurch Hillsong have debuted at number three on the Aussie charts with their new album, God Is Able.

God help us: Darlene Zschech

AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

UK

No 1 single Someone Like You, Adele No 1 album 21, Adele

No 1 single You Make Me Feel, Cobra Starship feat Sabi No 1 album 4, Beyonce,

No 1 single Give Me Everything, Pitbull/Neyo No 1 album Wees Lig, Juanita du Plessis

No 1 single Louder, DJ Fresh feat. Sian Evans No 1 album 4, Beyonce

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Camille Hackney Empire, Nov 3 (020 8985 2424). £21.50-27.50.

Homelanz: Sneaky Sound System, Katchafire, Jason Norris, Brooke Supple Boston Manor Park, Aug 13 (homelanz.co.uk) £24-£35.

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

G Love Union Chapel, Sep 15 (0870 264 3333). £15.

Gurrumul Barbican, Oct 6 (020 7638 8891). £12.50£22.50.

Paul Kelly Bush Hall, Aug 30-Sep 2 (0870 264 3333). £15 or £42 for four nights.

Lykke Li Roundhouse, Nov 1 (0844 482 8008). £19.50.

Pulp Brixton Academy, Aug 31 (0870 060 3775). £27.50.

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

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

Yann Tiersen Roundhouse, Oct 20 (0870 264 3333). £17.

The Vaccines Brixton Academy, Dec 8 (0844 477 2000). £17.50.

Wilco Roundhouse, Oct 28-29.

(0844 482 8008). £32.

Wild Beasts Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Nov 23 (08444 77 2000). £17.

Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa Barbican, Nov 29.

(020 7638 8891). £29.50.

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GIG OF THE WEEK RUFUS WAINWRIGHT WITH BRITTEN SINFONIA Rufus Wainwright is flamboyance personified, so it’s fitting the Canadian baroque-popper should be the first solo artist to take up residency at the Royal Opera House. Five nights of “Velvet, Glamour and Guilt” kicks off on July 18 with his ‘Rufus Does Judy!’ Garland show – sister Martha and father Loudon join him for the July 19 and 21 shows – before he winds up on July 23 with his Prima Donna opera. Expect it all to be wonderfully OTT as the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Stephen Oremus, joins him.

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» Royal Opera House, WC2E 8RF (onlinebooking@roh.org.uk)

Rufus Wainwright: only the prettiest wallpaper will do

Covent Garden. Jul 18-23. £25-£100

SCISSOR SISTERS The Scissor Sisters bring some campy glamour to the Sandown racecourse.

Fans of the New York City quintet can enjoy a flutter on the horsies in the afternoon before cutting loose to such disco-pop gems as Take Your Mama, I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ and Laura in the evening. Should be a good ‘un.

» Sandown Park, Surrey, KT10 9AJ Jul 20. £33-£38

Esher (01372 470 047).

I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR: CURATED BY PORTISHEAD All Tomorrow’s Parties presents its first UK ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror event’. It will be curated by trip-hop pioneers Portishead (headlining both nights) with support from a stunning line-up including the peerless PJ Harvey, English crust-punkers Doom and many more.

» Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY Wood Green (0844 277 4321) Jul 23-24. ££100 w/e £59 Day

NEW BAND ALERT

FESTIVAL WATCH Coming up

‘Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough’

Submotion Orchestra

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THE LINE-UP Submotion Orchestra is a Leeds seven-piece project

whose music, a curious mix of deep bass-driven grooves, trippy electro textures, soul and dubstep, calls to mind 90s luminaries Soul 2 Soul and Massive Attack. They’ve already caught the ears of Radio 1’s Trevor Nelson and Gilles Peterson. The latter was so impressed he gave the band his ultimate seal of approval: a Radio 1 Live slot at Maida Vale. The word-of-mouth sensations were quickly snapped up by a host of summer festivals and are planning a UK tour in October.

THE PLUG Debut album Finest Hour is out on July 25.

Cambridge Folk Festival Laura Marling, Richard Thompson, Rumer, Newton Faulkner, Pentangle, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Kate Rusby, Raul Malo.

Cherry Hinton Hall,Cambridge, (cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk).

Jul 28-31. W/e £114 Homelanz Sneaky Sound System, Katchafire, Ladi6, Jayson Norris, Brooke Supple, hosted by Jarred Christmas.

Boston Manor Park, Aug 13 (homelanz.co.uk) £24-£35 Reading/Leeds Festival Muse, Elbow, Interpol Friendly Fires, The Streets, Warpaint, My Chemical Romance, Beady Eye. Reading/Leeds (seetickets. com) Aug 26-28. W/e £180

V Festival Eminem, Rihanna, Arctic Monkeys, Plan B, Pendulum.

Chelmsford/Staffordshire (vfestival2011tickets.com).

Aug 20-21. W/e tickets £185 Wickerman Echo & The Bunnymen, Feeder, The Damned, Utah Saints, Riva Starr, The Coral Noisettes, The Hoosiers.

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

Jul 22-23. W/e tickets £90 Womad Afrocubism, Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Baaba Maal, Aurelio & The Garifuna Soul Band, I Am Kloot, Alabama 3, Jazz Jamaica, CW Stoneking, Dhol Foundation.

Charlton Park, Wiltshire (womad.org) Jul 29-31.

W/e tickets £120

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As rock moves went, the ‘leaning tower of Pisa’ was hardly original

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Blaze: Baloji, Fatoumata Diawara The artist blends

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hip-hop with Congolese rumba. Rich Mix, Bethnal Green

Totally Gourdgeous Folk-funk from the Australian outfit. The

Big Audio Dynamite

Ruby Turner The ex-Culture

Mick Jones’s rock-reggae outfit reunite. Southbank

Club member sings soul numbers. Boisdale’s Of

Rd, E1 6LA (020 7613 7498). £12.50.

Canary Wharf, Cabot Hall, E14 4QT (020 7715 5818). £5-£20.

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

FRIDAY 22

Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/cc 0844 477 2000). £16.

folk-rock and country. Jamboree,

Hot Club Of Boisdale

Cable St, E1W 3HB (07713 867 881). £5, £3 before 8.30pm.

performs gospel in the tradition of Xhosa, Zulu and Suthu styles.

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200/ cc 0844 875 0073). £20, concs £10.

Two Gallants The San Fransisco-based guitar and drum duo plays raw rock with elements of folk and punk. Hoxton Square Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). £13.50.

Rufus Wainwright: Rufus Does Judy! The Canadian

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

THE DARKNESS Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH Hammersmith (0844 844 4748). Nov 25. £27.50 A band who always blurred the line between serious and comedy rock, The Darkness nevertheless earned a devoted following who will no doubt be ecstatic to see them touring again.

WEDNESDAY 20 Agnostic Front, First Blood, Pay No Respect, No Second Chance Hardcore punk by the

singer-songwriter performs his eponymous record, interpreting Judy Garland’s 1961 double album, Judy At Carnegie. With the Britten Sinfonia conducted

by Stephen Oremus. Royal

veterans of the New York scene.

Opera House, Floral St, WC2E 9DD (020 7304 4000). £25-£100.

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £23.50.

Butch Walker Commercial pop-rock by the American singer-songwriter. The

Martin Carthy The singer and guitarist plays folk in a celebration of his 70th birthday.

With guests Dave Swarbrick, Eliza Carthy and Tom Robinson.

The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £15.

Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sean Taylor Folk-pop by the New York-based singer-songwriter and daughter of Loudon Wainwright. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £11, adv £9.

Athlete: The Hits - Stripped Back Tour Unplugged indie from

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the Ivor Novello Award winners.

An Evening With Rufus And Loudon Wainwright III

and revolutionary Egyptian music by the band. Barbican

based singer-songwriter and pianist plays acoustic pop.

Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891). £12.50-£25.

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

award-winning, Grammynominated Colombian singer performs Latin pop-rock.

Osibisa The Afro-pop band performs songs from its album Oseeyee. Ronnie

Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £25.

Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT (020 7439 0747). £20-£42.50.

Emin Commercial pop by the Moscow-based singer.

PP Arnold The American vocalist performs her soul hits. Leicester Square

Under The Bridge, Fulham Rd, SW6 1HS (0207 957 8261). £22.50.

outfit. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £15, diners free before 10pm.

Europa Kiado, Mindpilot, Matt Spenger The outfit

Jah Wobble And His Japanese Dub Orchestra The collective plays a hybrid of reggae and world music.

The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £14.

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singer of The Who performs the hits from rock opera album Tommy. IndigO2, Peninsula Sq,

The Hideaway, Stanthorpe Rd, SW16 2ED (020 8835 7070). £15.

Liam Finn Alt pop from the

SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £45.

An Evening With Rufus And Martha Wainwright

EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £13.50.

House, Floral St, WC2E 9DD (020 7304 4000). £25-£100.

Belle Amie Commercial pop by the Simon Cowellcreated, X Factor contestants.

The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £8.

Guilt Coins, Jayson Norris, Blabbermouth, Dan Griffis Indie-rock by the Essex-based band.

Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867). £7, adv £5.50, NUS/w/flyer/unwaged £4.

Lisa Hannigan, Jonathan Jeremiah Indie-folk by the Kilcloon-based singersongwriter. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £20.

folk and bluegrass from the Texan singer-songwriter.

Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £10.

Khusugtun, Tserendavaa, Michael Ormiston, Candida Valentino, Borg Diem Groeneveld Mongolian Khoomii music by the singers. 229 The Venue, Great Portland St, W1W 5PW (020 7323 7229). £20, concs £15.

The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £15.

Electrelane The Brighton-based band plays indie-rock. The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0844 477 1000). £14.50.

Fat And Frantic The veteran five-piece plays pop with elements of punk and skiffle.

Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £15, concs £10.

The Magnets A capella

Chris Jagger, Charlie Hart

and beatboxing from the six-piece vocal group.

Folk, Americana, country, Cajun and Western Swing by the singerguitarist. Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd,

Riverside Studios, Crisp Rd, W6 9RL (020 8237 1111). £10, concs £8.

Sweet Sweet Lies, Robinson, Texas Radio, Tess Cunningham Folk-

Barnes, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £12.

The 9th More London Free Festival At The Scoop: Kiwi, Rietta Austin, Bertha Bonds, Chantelle Duncan, Lavina Johnson The vocalists come

punk with bluegrass harmonies from the Brighton-based sixpiece. The Bowery, New Oxford

together to sing uplifting soul. The

St, WC1A 1EP (020 7580 3057/ cc 0844 477 1000). £8, concs £6.

Scoop At More London, The Queens Walk, SE1 2AA (020 7403 4866). Free.

Jonathan Wilson Indiefolk from the Californiabased singer-songwriter. The Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, EC1V 0DX (020 7253 1516). £7.50.

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The London-based outfit plays indie-rock. Cargo, Rivington

from the reunited outfit.

Stratford Circus, Theatre Sq, E15 1BX (0844 357 2625). £14, concs £10.

SUNDAY 24 Blaze: Irma Thomas, Soul Rebels Brass Band Classic soul, R‘n’B and funk by the experienced New Orleans-based singer. Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891). £15-£25.

Piano Rach, Urban Fox, The Din Indie-rock by the London-based singer-songwriter.

The Bowery, New Oxford St, WC1A 1EP (020 7580 3057/ cc 0844 477 1000). £8, concs £6.

The Reasoning The Cardiffbased band plays progressive rock. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

Reuben Richards & Soul Train Blues, funk and soul from the seven-piece.

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

Dok2, Jay Differ, Tita Lau Hip-hop and pop by the South Korean singer. The Coronet, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500). £20.

Penny Larkins And Carl Pannuzzo, Ado Matheson The Australia-based duo plays contemporary folk in support of its album The Cradle.

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

Junior Murvin, Willie Williams Reggae from the Jamaican artist, best known for his single Police And Thieves. The Hootananny, Effra Rd, SW2 1DF (020 7737 7273). £20, adv £15.

Van Susans, The Lunar Pilots The London-based quintet plays alt pop-rock. 100 Club,

Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot, The Jim Jones Revue

Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £10, adv £8, £4 after 11pm.

Damo Suzuki The Japanese

The three-time Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist leads his rockabilly outfit. O2

singer-songwriter and musician performs psychedelic punk.

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

Stanley Halls, South Norwood Hill, SE25 6AB (020 8253 1038). £7.

George Wassouf, Nancy Ajram Arabic music from the

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Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £20.

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

Fowokan Soulful funk

Sarah Jarosz Contemporary

The Selecter Ska from the veteran outfit. O2

plays ska and new wave music. Relentless Garage, Highbury

Roger Daltrey The lead

Soulful rock and Americana by the New York-based combo.

Theatre, Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX (0844 873 3433). £20.

Empire State R‘n’B and soul

St, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440). £8.

The Duke And The King

EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891). £12-£18.

Andres Cepeda The multiple

WC2E 9DD (020 7304 4000). £25-£100.

The singer-songwriter siblings perform their respective pop originals with a full backing group. Royal Opera

born singer, guitarist, composer and percussionist performs roots music. Barbican Centre, Silk St,

Jamie Martyr The Brighton-

The Faults, Hold Up Nancy, Catwalk Trash, Milligan

New Zealand-based singersongwriter. XOYO, Cowper St,

Aurelio Martinez, Carlou D, Danyel Waro The Honduras-

Blaze: El Tanbura, Azza Balba, Mustafa Said, Ramy Essam Traditional

The songwriting father and son perform their respective pop originals with a full backing group. Royal Opera House, Floral St,

Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £20.

Indie-rock by the Londonbased band. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (020 7636 0933). £15.

The Band Who Knew Too Much The Australian outfit plays

Parisian swing inspired by Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Boisdale

The South African Gospel Singers The harmonious choir

Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £25-£30, concs £12.50-£15.

Robert Hisee & The Sound

The Californian collective plays jubilant indie-folk. O2

Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, £4.50 before 10.30pm.

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InSpiral Lounge, Camden High St, NW1 8QS (020 7428 5857). Free.

Syrian singer-songwriter. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £30-£150.

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Birthday Boy: Mark Knight

Happy Monday Chillout anthems courtesy of the residents. Thirst, Greek

TOOLROOM KNIGHTS 5TH BIRTHDAY Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd SW9 9SL Brixton (o2academybrixton. co.uk) Oct 1. £TBC To celebrate Toolroom Knight’s fifth birthday, head honcho Mark Knight handpicks a stellar line-up to fill the giant Brixton Academy. Hip hip...

St, W1D 3DR (020 7437 1977).

5pm-3am. £3 after 10pm.

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

I Love Mondays DJ Victor spins commercial dance, disco, pop, garage, R‘n’B and funky house.

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

10pm-3.30am. £5, NUS £1.

Rehab DJs Val, Satoko, Zoe Demonettes, Joe, Saral and Hale supply indie, electro and pop. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £3, £1 before 10.30pm.

Salsa Cellar Resident DJs play Latin funk, salsa and reggae.

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

7pm-late. £7, concs £4.

Technology DJs Dom & Roland, Basher, Cern, Prolix and DJ E play drum ‘n’ bass and electro, plus MCs 2Shy and Killa B. The Nest, Stoke Newington Rd, N16 7XJ (020 7354 9993). 9pm-2am. £5.

Trannyshack Miss Dusty O,

QueerlyOut DJ Robby D

Play Finest Cut Records,

spins commercial dance, pop and R‘n’B. Escape Bar,

Edu Inbernom, Inigo Surio and Pablo Cahn play techno, house, electro, dubstep and pop. Egg, York

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

9pm-3am. £5, mems £3.

Radio The Radio DJs play 1980s pop, indie and disco.

Way, N7 9AX (020 7871 7111).

10pm-7am. £15, adv £13.

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Madame Jojo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10pm-3am. £6, w/flyer £3, free before midnight.

The Tassel Club’s Dinner Party Resident DJs play swing,

Forca Brasil DJ Fred spins

Voix De Ville DJs spin

soul, blues, pop and rock ‘n’ roll, plus live burlesque and cabaret.

salsa, samba and Latin

vintage swing and blues, plus cabaret and burlesque performances from Veronica Blacklace, Dominic Pipkin, Elsie Diamond, Jonathan Finch, Betsy Rose and Lisa Lottie. Proud Cabaret, Minster

The Bathhouse, Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M 3TJ (020 7920 9207).

6pm-late. £10, £45 inc meal.

Shake & Pop DJ Bam Bo

Temptation Pop, R ‘n’ B,

W1D 3BJ (020 7494 4041). 4pm-late. £5, mems £3, free before 10pm.

Court, EC3R 7AA (020 7482 3867).

7.30pm-1.30am. £10.

St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188).

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

play R‘n’B, hip-hop and dance.

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

dance and cheese with resident DJs. Zoo Bar, Bear

Work! DJ Big John plays Nothing To Display Chesca

R‘n’B and dancehall.

YoYo Leo Greenslade and Seb

Ches, Marshmello and Budgie play funk and electro, plus LV & Joshua Idehen, Tanya Auclair and C&Nome perform live.

Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890).

11pm-5am. £6, w/flyer £5.

Chew play drum ‘n’ bass, hiphop, dubstep and garage, plus Mizz Brattt and Azekel perform live. Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting

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

7.30pm-2am. £7, £5 before 10pm.

THURSDAY 21 Boom Ian Charles and Spida

Panic! Max, Gaz and That Perfect Fumble play indie, electro and postpunk. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer/NUS £3.

spin pop, R‘n’B, commercial dance, electro, house and dubstep. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782/cc 020 7287 3727). 10pm-3.30am. £5, w/flyer £3.

C’est La Vie DJ Colin White Heat DJs Matty, Marcus and Olly play indie, punk, techno and electro. Madame Jojo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10.30pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £4.

WEDNESDAY 20 Cheapskates Old school hip-hop, electro and disco courtesy of DJ Downfall.

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

9pm-3am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

Dance Nights Princess Karina and DJ Gary Baldi spin dance hits. EC3 Live, Crosswall, EC3N 2JY (020 7488 1766). 11.30pm-3am. £10.

Guanabara Samba School Samba, Afrobeat, pop, house and nu disco, plus Capoeira masterclasses, break dancers, Brazilian street food and cocktail making. Guanabara, Parker St, WC2B 5PW (020 7242 8600). 5pm-late. £5, free before 9pm.

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Francis plays house and commercial dance classics.

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

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

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

10pm-6am. £15, concs £10.

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

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

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

7pm-2am. £7, £5 before 11pm.

FRIDAY 22 Bedrock DJs Little Chris and George spin indie, electro, rock, retro and pop. The

Oliver Deutschmann, Chris Stanford, Natalie Coleman and Kindlich supply deep house and techno. The Basing House, Kingsland Rd, E2 8AA (020 7688 0339). 10pm-4am. £5-£9.

Tang spins urban anthems, chart, retro hits and pop classics. The Candy Bar, Carlisle St,

Social Meltdown Ross Allen plays classic funk and soul.

The Social, Little Portland St, W1W 7JD (020 7636 4992). 6pm-1am. £5, mems £3, free before 9pm.

University Of Dub King Alpha, Negus Melody and Aba Shanti-i play drum ‘n’ bass and dub. The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0844 477 1000). 10pm-6am. £12.

hip-hop, garage, dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass and house, courtesy of Delacy, Larry Sun, Filthy Fiction and Plax.

Ginglik, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8PH (020 8749 2310). 9pm3am. £8, £5 before 11.30pm.

Calentito Pop, R‘n’B, and

SATURDAY 23

Euphoria Angel Kiss, Oliver MARSH, Intro, Marc Phill, MEF and DJ AD play electro, house, techno, pop, dance and R‘n’B. Euphoriom, High St, W3

Big Love Felix Baumgatner, Will Clarke, Miss Crazy D, Dirty Disciples, Robin K, Makoosa, Dolly Rockers, Seeki G & Rom1, Scott Rubix Kemp, Madam Sugar & Screwpulous, Jayson Smythe, Ben Mac and Liam Dee play house and electro. The LightBox,

6NG (020 8993 2915). 9pm-late. £10, ladies free before 11pm.

South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP (020 7434 1113). 10pm-6am. £15.

Natalie Howe Birthday Party Mark Pledger, Nicko, Joe

Deviation Karizma, Martyn, Artwork, Jam City, Benji B, Seb Chew, Jon Rust and Moxie play house, dubstep, hip-hop and soul. Cable, Bermondsey St,

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

Woodruff and James Harden spin house and techno. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-late. Free.

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

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

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

Lavish Dan Browne plays house. Tuatara, Kings Rd, SW3 4PA (020 7351 5521/cc 020 7351 5614).

10pm-3am. £15, ladies £10.

Muak Summer Party The Martinez Brothers, Filsonik, Johnny Kaz, Sol Brown, Phonique, Zaki, Manish, CJ Jeff, Cadatta, Ryan Bliss, Ryan Styles and Eightbitrate play techno, electro, house, Latin and Balaeric house. Egg, York Way, N7 9AX (020 7871 7111).

10pm-11am. £16.50, adv £15.

A Night To Remember Style and Panache host a night of rare grooves, soul, reggae and R‘n’B, plus Chippendale dancers and comedy. Euphoriom, High St, W3

Pukka Up Records Ted Nilsson and Mark Robinson play house.

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

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

Regenerate Resident DJs spin house and electro. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 3pm-midnight. Free.

Roller Disco Old school roller disco with Mr Shiver and DJ Bradley playing disco, funk, soulful house, electro and breakbeat. Renaissance Rooms, opposite Arch 8, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375).

8pm-2am. £15, adv £14.

SUNDAY 24 Bootleg Social Resident DJs

Yamajam Funk, soul, disco,

Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer £5 before midnight.

soul. Salvador And Amanda,

Club Colosseum, Nine Elms Ln, SW8 5NQ (020 7720 3609).

11pm-5am. £15, adv £10.

6NG (0208 993 2915). 10pm-late. £11.

Tasty Tim and Lady Lloyd spin commercial dance and pop.

Latino Sound DJ Kirisis and CLI

zouk, Afro beat and meringue from DJs Vigor and Sinkoun.

Quantize Presents

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

10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £3.

tunes, plus live bands. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 6pm-2am, last adm 1am. £4, free before 9pm.

Golden Cane Kuduro,

SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730).

10pm-6am. £15, adv/NUS £12.

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

Horse Meat Disco Residents Jim Stanton, Luke Howard, James Hillard and Severino spin disco and house.

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

Orange The Oli, Paul Martin and The Sharp Boys spin house in room one, while Gonzola Rivas, David Jiminez and Hi Fi Sean provide minimal techno and tech-house in room two. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890).

11pm-9am. £12, £10 before midnight, w/flyer £6 before midnight.

SLAGS/Chill-Out Dance anthems and commercial house from Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty and Sean Sirrs.

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington Ln, SE11 5HY (020 7820 1222).

2pm-midnight. £8, £5 after 7.30pm.

Latin Krazy DJs spin WetYourSelf Mr Shiver

salsa, merengue, bachata and reggaeton, plus salsa dances lessons. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 6pm-2am, last adm 1am. £4, free before 9pm.

and Shenoda play house, electro, disco and techno.

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

Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898).

11pm-6am. £10, adv £8, NUS £5.

CLUBBING

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Gabriel & Dresden

MUSIC & CLUBS

Natasha Vuckovic PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST CLUB NIGHTS

CLUB OF THE WEEK THE GALLERY PRESENTS GABRIEL & DRESDEN – THE RETURN These US trance DJs are behind some of the genre’s most dance-worthy tunes, from Tracking Treasure Down to As The Rush Comes. After taking a three-year break, the pair are back and are in London for an exclusive gig. They’re joined

by The Gallery’s international resident Martin Roth, plus literal trance giant Tall Paul plays the bar. The Gallery always gets it so right when it comes to picking a great trance line-up and this week’s no different.

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» Ministry of Sound, SE1 6DP

Elephant & Castle (ministryofsound.com ). Sat, Jul 22, 10.30pm-6am. £13 adv

MUAK SUMMER PARTY Muak returns to London to host its annual summer party with a 13-hour music marathon.

Continuing its mission to bring together the world’s foremost DJs, producers and musicians, Muak welcomes The Martinez Brothers. Hailing from the Bronx, these house-DJwhipper-snappers are all of 18 and 21 years old. Plus there’ll be tunes by Filsonik, Phonique, Cadatt and Muak resident DJ Zaki.

» Egg, 200 York Way,

Helen Maybanks

N7 9AX King’s Cross (egglondon.net). Sat, Jul 23, 10pm-11am. £16.50

AUDITORIUM PRESENTS KRAFTY KUTS Forget the super-club and embrace the disco-pub. It’s a set by Krafty Kuts at The Westbury, a great little venue that won’t leave your wallet feeling violated just to get in the door. King of the mash-up, Krafty loves a genre-merge and will pound together breaks, electro, dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass and hip hop.

Expect the unexpected.

» The Westbury, NW6 5UA NW6 5UA Kilburn Park (westburybar.com). Fri, Jul 22, 8pm-3am. Free before 9pm, £6 after.

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CLUB NEWS Carl Cox is the latest DJ to jump on the app bandwagon.

The Carl Cox Mixer is a free download from Apple’s App Store and features three tracks, two CDJ decks, music mixer plus DJ features including looping, sound effects and time stretching for tempo change.

Users can also record their DJ sets on the app.

Tracks include Coxy’s first track in six years, Family Guy, inspired by the popular American cartoon’s theme tune.

“Ever since I put it online, I’ve had so much feedback and so many requests for it to be released,” the British house DJ said.

“It had to be the first single, and what better way to launch the app.”

David Guetta

David Guetta, the man everyone wants to work with, is set to release a new album.

With an all-star cast, Nothing But The Beat includes tracks with Flo-Rida, Nicki Minaj, Taio Cruz, Ludacris, will.i.am, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Akon, Jennifer Hudson, Timbaland, and more.

The album will be out on August 28.

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THIEVES TRY CASHING IN AT BROTHEL Two thieves tried their luck at a brothel by stealing its ATM machine.

Police caught the two men trying to fit the device into the back seats of their car after the raid in Sydney.

Officers were called to the business, which is understood to be a brothel, in George Street, Burwood.

“Police arrived and we’ll be alleging one man was in a car while a second man was trying to push an ATM into the back of a car,” a NSW Police spokesman said.

“Police spoke to the men, inquired what they were doing and [they] have now been arrested.” The brothel was closed at the time.

A passer-by, who didn’t want to be named, said: “The top part of the ATM was in [the car], with the bottom part on the road.”

TWEETS OF THE WEEK follow @tntmagazine @suzietastic Rebecca Brooks has apparently resigned so she can concentrate on the T’Pau comeback #Brooks @Aion_MrBook #bbcstrike Because they don’t rip you off enough with a Fake tax called the TV Licence (Which they have full control and set the rate of) @MerseyMal I have checked and unfortunately I was right in my assumption that I’m not a couple from Falkirk #corrected

Sought-after: the house in Cheval Place

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PRICE FRENZY OVER TINY HOUSE

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The Knightsbridge house, which has a total interior area of 550 feet, is in Cheval Place, just minutes from Harrods and Hyde Park.

Originally a mews for a plush property in Brompton Square, it was last sold for £2500 in 1954. It has had 40 viewings in just two weeks and is going to sealed bids this week, and is expected to fetch well above the £700,000 asking price.

The buyer can expect to part with at least £1 million once costs and modernisation are factored in.

Australia

MOUSE HACK VIDEO ON FACEBOOK A Queensland woman filmed herself hacking

off a mouse’s head before posting the footage on Facebook.

Naomi Anderson, 23, used a steak knife to cut off the rodent’s head, filming the episode and later uploading it on to the social networking site, using an alias.

The mouse took 40 seconds to die.

Anderson pleaded guilty to one charge of animal cruelty in the Caboolture Magistrates Court, north of Brisbane.

She escaped jail, instead receiving an 18-month good behaviour bond and was ordered to serve 180 hours’ community service.

The RSPCA’s Tracey Jackson said the organisation was happy with the outcome.

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It’s the size of a double-stacked parking space, but bidders are lining up to buy a tiny terrace house in London.

The “one up, one down” property is attracting interest from around the world, despite it being one of the smallest homes to go on the market.

Having a giraffe: Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton hones his interviewing technique on two willing subjects during a visit to Taronga Zoo, Sydney. The response from the slender-necked beast was probably more articulate than what he’s used to ...

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Two faced: the snake competes for food

the headpiece was required by his religion.

He tested the application laws after discovering headgear was allowed for ‘confessional’ reasons and deciding a pasta strainer would be a suitable representation of his faith.

Officials in the mostly Catholic country said religion was not an issue in Alm’s case and his photo passed as it met criteria to keep his face completely visible.

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An atheist has been allowed to wear a pasta strainer as a hat in his driving licence photo, citing religious reasons.

Austrian Niko Alm told authorities he belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Alm said he was a “pastafarian” and that

They say lightning never strikes twice, but that wasn’t the case for one family after a father and son were killed by bolts 48 years apart.

Stephen Rooney, 54, died five days after lightning struck so close to him, it sent a surge of electricity through his body.

He was at a family picnic and moments before had gone to shelter under a tree, telling his wife and family: “Don’t worry guys, lightning never strikes twice.”

His father died after being hit while fishing in Fortescue, New Jersey, when Stephen was five years old.

NBC reported Stephen Rooney was smoking a cigar with his cousin Scott Digeralamo when they were hit.

Digeralamo survived the strike.

And finally... WHAT A HOOT! Scary imitation owls planted in trees to scare off birds that poo on cars have had the opposite effect.

Instead of being frightened, the birds

have now befriended the dummies. Cars in the street are still getting covered in shit as the Palmerston North City, New Zealand, scheme backfired.

Owls: bird brains

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

And now “I want to go out, I want to date again.

I feel 10 years younger. I feel really excited.

I feel I’m symmetrical again inside and out.

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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson on her new nose job – her nose had to rebuilt after it collapsed from drug use

NEWS & SPORT

A two-headed snake has gone on display at the ‘Skazka’ zoo in the Crimean city of Yalta.

The California Kingsnake’s heads eat and react separately, however, one is considered more important that the other.

“One head has to be isolated with a special spatula so that the second head does not block its swallowing,” Dmytro Tkachov, chief keeper at the snake-house, said.

The snake will be on display to visitors at the zoo until mid-September when the Crimean tourist season ends.

Zoo worker Ruslan Yakovenko added that he tries to feed the snake’s two heads separately as they sometimes fight for food.

“The second head may get angry, but both then feel satiation because they only have one stomach,” he told AFP.

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Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All The President’s Men

THE MEN THAT RUINED NIXON A new book adds extra layers of conspiracy to the popular account of Watergate WORDS TOM STURROCK

N

ot unlike the scandal engulfing the News of the World, Watergate began with an ostensibly isolated act of criminality before its tentacles spread, ensnaring politicians and exposing the shadowy, unelected men wielding their nefarious influence behind the scenes.

In 1972, Republican operatives were arrested breaking into the Democratic headquarters in Washington DC’s Watergate building. The subsequent investigation, prompted largely by the reporting of Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, uncovered links between the burglars and the president’s staff, as well as his involvement in the cover-up. Facing impeachment, Nixon resigned in 1974.

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But, according to a new book by Doug Caddy, who was the lawyer for the Watergate burglars, Nixon was set up by members of the intelligence community who knew of the break-in in advance.

“The full story has never been told.

I don’t have all the answers but the CIA knew the break-in was going to take place,” Caddy insists. “Someone behind the scenes was orchestrating it.”

WHO KNEW WHAT AND WHEN? In Watergate Exposed, Caddy relates the confessions of Robert Merritt, a confidential informant employed by US intelligence agencies. Merritt claimed to have learned of the planned break-in two weeks before it occurred but, when

WHO IS DEEP THROAT? NEWS & SPORT

Over the course of two years, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein doggedly pursued the unfolding Watergate scandal and the ripple effects that eventually shook the White House.

Throughout, Woodward relied heavily on a mysterious source, referred to only as Deep Throat, who provided classified information that allowed the reporters to implicate members of Nixon’s staff.

Woodward and Deep Throat would use secret signals to arrange their clandestine meetings, which took place in an underground carpark.

For more than 30 years, Woodward and Bernstein protected Deep Throat’s true identity. It was revealed, in 2005, though, that Deep Throat was in fact Mark Felt, deputy director of the FBI.

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Turbulent times: Nixon faced mounting oppostion to the Vietnam War

The CIA knew “ the break-in was going to occur ”

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he told his military intelligence supervisor, Carl Shoffler, no intervention came. Instead, according to Caddy, the intelligence community allowed the breakin to occur, then arrested the burglars, hoping to damage Nixon’s presidency.

“The key point is that Shoffler was informed two weeks in advance,” Caddy says. “He should have taken it to his superiors but this information was then used to bring down the Nixon administration.

“That was his desire – the day he was informed, he decided on that strategy.”

Caddy insists Nixon, against the backdrop of mounting opposition to the Vietnam War, had alienated the CIA and military intelligence by planning to reorganise and combine them.

“Nixon planned to clean house but these agencies had their own agendas,” Caddy says. “The agencies were spying on Nixon. They were intensely interested in him. They were opposed to his policy with relation to communist China, where the CIA had its own program already.”

IN MORTAL DANGER Caddy was depicted briefly in the film All The President’s Men, which tells the story of the Woodward-Bernstein investigations,

A good team: Watergate made heroes of Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward

with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford playing the parts of the journalists.

Predictably, the celluloid version of events has become widely accepted, although, according to Caddy, it omits many unsettling details.

In 1972, Caddy’s homosexuality was not viewed as phlegmatically as it might be today. He insists it made him a target.

And, even more disturbingly, he claims Merritt was instructed to assassinate him nearly 40 years before they collaborated.

“Being gay was a tremendous liability – the mere whisper of it was enough to destroy people,” Caddy says. “And the CIA was worried about what I knew, how much the burglars had told me, whether they had disclosed something they didn’t want disclosed. They were scared I’d open a can of worms.”

For Caddy, the analogy between Watergate and the current phone-hacking scandal is conspicuous, with both sowing deep-seated public suspicion.

“The parallel with what’s happening with the phone-hacking is timely,” he says. “People just can’t accept the truth of anything they read that’s reported.”

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ou might need to sit down while reading what I’m going to write next: some journalists pay for stories. I hear your collective gasps and raise you a *shocked face* with: some police officers are corrupt.

I know this might come as a blow to those who think the press always takes the moral high ground and that our force only wants to keep crooks off the streets.

But these are the hard facts, readers.

As BBC News keeps telling us, the phone-hacking scandal is a fast-moving story. Rupert Murdoch has pulled his BSkyB bid, Labour leader Ed Miliband has grown some balls and Yates of the Yard ‘didn’t nuthin’ wrong, guv’. (Erm, if you’d done things right in the first place, this would have all come to light years ago. What took you so long?)

What’s next? Who knows, by the time you pick up TNT, Rebekah Brooks may be offering her services as a Sideshow Bob lookalike now she’s quit her job.

The furore is over the illegal intercepting of voicemails. Clearly the deleting of messages left for missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler crossed the line into a sick dark side. But is all phone hacking wrong? What if it exposes a criminal activity? Or if it reveals

Double act: Murdoch and Sideshow Brooks

government hypocrisy? Journalists are always obtaining information by murky means – leaked documents and photos. Why is phone hacking so different?

The Daily Telegraph – and the world – seemed to think it was OK

What bad “news are MPs burying? ” when it paid for the stolen disk with details of MPs’ expenses. It’s in the “public interest”, we were told, and everybody nodded in agreement. But that’s a loose excuse. It could be argued knowing who Sienna Miller is shagging is in

the public interest, so is reading about Max Clifford’s clients’ secrets. Some 7.5 million readers of the News of the World seemed to think so on a weekly basis. Does their ‘interest’ in gossip about their favourite celebs not count?

Remove the moral implications and we’re left with people who listened to other people’s messages. Hardly the worst crime.

It is according to our smug politicians who are embarrassingly thankful the spotlight is off them as they no doubt bury bad news.

They couldn’t have dreamed up this opportunity, and they’re going in for the kill. But sitting in their house of glass, they really shouldn’t be throwing stones.

It’ll come back to bite them.

A PIECE OF BALI IN EAST LONDON It isn’t often a comparison can be made between Leyton and Bali. But having just returned from the beautiful country, I found something that links the two – rubbish.

On Bali, piles of waste are everywhere; in the streets, rivers, beaches and ocean.

It was almost a home from home. For example, walking from to my flat in East London to Leyton Tube today, I was greeted by a range of items.

There was a used condom, wrappers, cans, bottles ... and a sanitary towel. Nice. At least Bali has the excuse of being a third world country.

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MENINGA SERVED Queensland coach Mal Meninga’s stunning rant against NSW powerbrokers and the NRL match review committee (MRC) is set for the courts after defamation proceedings were issued against him.

The action against Meninga and Queensland newspapers was taken by MRC members Greg McCallum, Bradley Clyde and Peter Louis and has been backed by the NRL. Meninga has refused to apologise for his explosive comments, where he wrote that the series win by his side was “a victory against the very rats and filth that tried to poison a monumental team with lies, personal attacks, arrogance and disrespect”.

He also suggested the MRC was part of a conspiracy after Johnathan Thurston and David Taylor both appeared before them during the Origin series, with Taylor being given a five-game ban for a dangerous tackle.

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WALLABIES EYE BONUS As if lifting the Webb Ellis trophy wouldn’t be sweet enough, now the Wallabies have been promised a $5m (£3.3m) windfall if they win this year’s Rugby World Cup. The Australian Rugby Union and the Players’ Association said they had reached an enticing agreement to provide the Wallabies with even more motivation to land a third World Cup. With the squad pledging to split the booty 30 ways regardless how many minutes each individual spends on the pitch, each and every Wallaby will pocket nearly $170,000

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Under the agreement, the Wallabies have agreed to accept a decrease in their regular Test-match payments in order to maximise their prospective bonus.

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HUEGILL READY TO FLY His best preparation for a long time has Australia’s swimming comeback king Geoff Huegill feeling optimistic, as he prepares to “race the world” for the first time in seven years. The veteran of the team at 32, Huegill will swim the 50m and 100m butterfly in his fourth world championship meet in Shanghai later this month.

“I’ve had the best preparation leading into a meet for quite a long time,” Huegill said.

“My times have been faster than leading into Delhi, I’ve been lifting heavier weights than leading into Delhi.”

what he described as a stupid bet. The AFL banned Shaw for 14 matches, six of them suspended, and fined him $20,000 (£13,200) for paying half of a $20 (£13.20) bet.

Magpies captain Nick Maxwell was also fined $10,000 (£6,600), after his family members placed bets.

The AFL punished the two players on Friday after a betting plunge on Maxwell kicking the first goal in a match earlier this year.

“I thought it was minor ... a little bet,” Shaw told a media conference. “Looking at it, it was obviously a stupid thing to do. It was a spur of the moment decision, it was stupid.”

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■ Cadel Evans is close enough to be a threat in the Tour de France, but the next week will determine whether he gives the yellow jersey a real shake or finishes once more as an also-ran. The Australian has been in and amongst the contenders on the Tour before but has lacked the support from teammates to push hard at the business-end.

Hopefully he can knock Alberto Contador off his little perch.

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Preview … Even Aussies should support England ENGLAND V INDIA, FIRST TEST AT LORD’S Thursday 10am, Sky Sports 1 For most Australians, the suggestion that they should support England in any contest, let alone in cricket, goes against the grain.

It doesn’t feel right, a bit like walking around with your shoes on the wrong feet. In this summer’s Test series against India, though, England deserve the support of neutrals throughout the cricketing world.

For one, the doddering incompetence that characterised English sides of yesteryear has gone. They are now a hungry, lean, balanced side without passengers, striking a winning balance between graft and flair. But what really tips the scales is India’s willingness to throw their weight around in a way that offends any sense of natural justice.

Harbhajan Singh is an obnoxious little bugger but, by and large, it’s not the India players who are the problem. Indeed, they are generally gracious and eminently watchable.

The problem with Indian cricket is the way its administrators mobilise power to rig the deck.

It goes back to the way the Indian board coerced New Zealand to stop picking Shane Bond after he signed to play in a rebel T20 league. What about when India threatened to abandon their tour to Australia unless a charge of racial vilification against Singh was hosed down? All the while, Indian powerbrokers are getting fat off the money brought in by the IPL, a competition which is, in fact, a force for the debasement of the sport.

That, in a nutshell, is why even Australians should be hoping the Indians get sent home with their tails between their legs.

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The Chat … ARSÈNE WENGER FIGHTS BACK What’s he been doing?

It seemed a foregone conclusion that Arsenal would lose a host of their top players this summer, but no one seems to have told their manager, Arsène Wenger, who is fighting tooth and nail to keep Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

How so?

Last week, Wenger insisted big clubs do not sell their stars and then

argued that Arsenal are “perfectly good enough” to win the league title. Wenger has also aired his irritation with Barcelona, who are trying to sign Fabregas despite not offering a fair price.

Does he have a point?

He does. Barcelona are throwing plenty of chat about Fabregas but they already have a massive wages bill, raising the question of whether, bottom line, they can actually afford him.

TV HIGHLIGHTS RUGBY UNION New Zealand v Fiji Friday 8.30am, Sky Sports 1 The All Blacks blow out the cobwebs AUSTRALIAN RULES Essendon v Carlton Saturday 10am, ESPN Bitter rivals both on track to play finals RUGBY UNION Australia v South Africa Saturday 11am, Sky Sports 4 The Tri-Nations kicks off

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puncturing of England’s nascent confidence. A win, though, will set tongues wagging – talk of attaining the No 1 ranking will be impossible to quell.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain, now a Sky pundit, agrees the series is a major test for his countrymen, but insists the No 1 ranking should not loom too large.

“I’m not too worried about the No 1 status – England can’t achieve that by

beating India but they can start moving along that road,” Hussain says.

“It’s the one everyone has been waiting for. Playing Australia away was massive but I think a series against India is exactly what this England side needs.”

BURSTING AT THE SEAMS A feature of England’s impressive recent performances has been the depth of their seam bowling department. These days,

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Not since the late Seventies, since the sides captained by Mike Brearley, has an English side gone two-and-a-half years without losing a series. Indeed, not since those days has an English side appeared so self-assured, so resourceful and so well-balanced.

The litmus test, though, comes this summer against the top-ranked Indians.

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England have a stable of quicks to pick from and Hussain suggests the performances of the fast bowling trio hold the key to victory over India.

“Swann is the best spinner in the world but India will play spin well,” Hussain says. “It will be a bit like in Australia, where Swann had a role to play but, in the main, the victory came from the efforts of the seamers. They’ll need to stand up again.”

One measure of England’s expanding fast-bowling stocks is that Stuart Broad, the golden boy all-rounder, is no longer assured selection, partly because of his lack of wickets but partly because he has been overtaken by the likes of Chris Tremlett, Steve Finn and Tim Bresnan.

“In the past, he’s had the knack of taking wickets and he seems to have lost that a little bit,” Hussain says. “But England have a lot of good seamers, so although it’s a worry for Broad, it’s not so much of a worry for England. It might be the case that it’s horses for courses and that’s a selection decision that will be made before each Test.”

to the West Indies, with four of the top players from their first-choice side missing, and they’ve also played on some pretty spicy pitches. So I’d expect them to improve in England,” Hussain says. “My

A TALE OF TWO STAR BATSMEN It would be fitting if Tendulkar’s final tour of these shores began with a century at Lord’s this week – it would, in that event, be his 100th hundred at international level.

“A lot of people would like to see Tendulkar score his 100th century at Lord’s and England go on to win,” Hussain says. “He’s the greatest batsman I’ve seen and he’s a gentleman of the game. He deserves to go out on a high and is as hungry as ever to score runs.”

Kevin Pietersen was once regarded as the man most likely to succeed Tendulkar as the world’s greatest batsman.

But Pietersen’s momentum has petered out in the past two years. Hussain, though, remains bullish, predicting Pietersen’s resurgence will be the crowning glory of a stirring English win.

“I’m not worried about Pietersen at all,” he says. “If it’s a wet summer, then that will favour England but I expect the Tests to all run five days, probably with a draw in there somewhere. I think England will just pip it, 2-1, with Pietersen to have a big series. He’s not far off his very best.”

THE BENEFIT OF EXPERIENCE Although England have cause for confidence in their bowling attack, Hussain expects the Indian batsmen to offer fierce resistance, suggesting they are unlikely to collapse as easily as Pakistan or even Sri Lanka, despite an unconvincing performance in the West Indies.

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only question is about how much cricket they’ve played. I don’t think the preparation of some of their players has been ideal. They might be a bit undercooked.”

Hussain is equally unmoved by the advancing years of VVS Laxman, 36, and Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, both 38. Few teams would be prepared to carry so many elder statesmen in their top six, but Hussain does not see it as a concern for this summer, although he acknowledges the transition will need to be carefully managed.

“I don’t think there’s any liability with the bat – they’ve got some good players coming through,” he says. “They can replace someone like Dravid – Tendulkar, though, is irreplaceable by any team at any time.”

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port is full of ridiculous decisions – think Sep Blatter’s techophobia; David Haye deciding to talk it up then scarcely throw a punch; Gavin Henson’s appearances on Dancing With The Stars – and this week has yielded another two.

Firstly, let’s examine the new basketball team out of Melbourne.

They’ve been nicknamed the Camouflage. Yep, you read it right.

Camouflage. Sports monikers are supposed to display pride, instil fear and give a nod to the history of the area they’re from. But what does ‘Camouflage’ represent?

Are they quietly hiding in the bushes, trying desperately not to step on a twig, communicating in sign language, as they wait to pounce? Or do they simply plan stay mid- to- bottom table, so camouflaged they’ll never be seen on any highlights reel?

And what will their mascot be?

A man dressed as an army soldier?

The old diggers will sure love that.

Perhaps it could be the tawny frogmouth, a boring Australian bird that blends in with treebark?

Or how about the Predator?

Imagine the post-match conversation.

“We lost. Again. Mascot, where were you? At the pub again?”

“Oh, I was there. You just couldn’t see me. I was clicking

and grunting in encouragement all game long.”

At least the Camouflage’s uniforms will be original. Unlike the English rugby team’s.

Toby Flood and his mates plan to wear black at the Rugby World Cup – a blatant imitation of the All Blacks.

There’s talk that the jersey will also feature ancient Maori symbols.

Not content with a cricket team full of South Africans, the English now have a rugby squad featuring Kiwis, Saffas and a Samoan.

But ripping off another team’s jersey, especially one so famous, is a whole new level of laughability.

They better perform come September, otherwise it’ll be England who needs camouflage – to avoid the scorn and jeers of the Kiwi crowds.

MAD MAL MENINGA Aussie league legend Mal Meninga’s latest mistake may have cost him official ‘Immortal’ status.

A victory “against the rats and filth ” The Queenland coach, ripped into the Origin match review committee with such ferocity that he’s now being sued for defamation. “[This was] a victory against the very rats and filth that tried to poison a monumental team with lies, personal attacks, arrogance

and disrespect,” he ranted, suggesting the MRC was part of a NSW conspiracy aimed at creating a series loss for the Maroons in order to revive flagging interest.

And this was from a coach who won the series.

It used to be when you referred to Mad Mel, it was only Mel Gibson. Now I’m not so sure. Meninga’s still a legend though and he shouldn’t lose Immortal status.

After all, whether NSW wanted it or not, he has revived interest in a boring competition, has he not?

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epending on who you ask, this year’s Tri-Nations tournament, wrapping up just a fortnight before the World Cup begins, is either a trifling annoyance or a perfect build-up to rugby’s showpiece event.

The Tri-Nations kicks off on Saturday, when Australia host South Africa at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, and runs until August 27. It’s a shortened Tri-Nations, with only six matches to be played, to avoid a scheduling clash with the World Cup. Although Australia and New Zealand are unlikely to go easy on each other – Australia, in particular, will be desperate to improve their lopsided recent record against the All Blacks – every result will inevitably be evaluated in the context of what lies ahead.

NEW ZEALAND Overall: Predictably, coach Graham Henry has stuck with the core of players who have proved successful since the 2007 quarter-final loss to France in Cardiff.

However, the Australian media are already playing mind-games, sending whispers across the Tasman that this New Zealand is too old, past its best. This campaign will reveal whether that is true.

There’s competition for just about every position, with the duel between Sonny Bill Williams and Ma’a Nonu for the starting second-five spot sure to divide opinion.

Key player: As usual, Richie McCaw. His absence from the bulk of the Super 15 caused anxiety throughout New Zealand, before he returned with a nightmare game in the final. McCaw will use the Tri-

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Nations to rediscover some form. When McCaw plays well, the ABs play well.

The bolter: Highlanders lock Jarrad Hoeata, the only new cap, had a barnstorming Super 15 and can also cover blindside flanker. He’s an abrasive player who brings a genuine physical edge to the team and will be out to challenge for the right to partner Brad Thorn at the World Cup. One eye on September: Expect to see Dan Carter’s latest understudy, Colin Slade, get a run, as Henry tries to prepare for every World Cup eventuality. The wily old coach’s challenge is to get his squad through uninjured, while also managing workloads and giving the back-ups some game-time.

A repeat of 2007’s over-rested team of stars will be unforgivable.

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The Australian “ media are playing mind-games ” AUSTRALIA Overall: The Wallabies have been patchy since Robbie Deans took over at the start of 2008, tasked with rejuvenated a side hit hard by retirements following the 2007 World Cup. There has been steady improvement, mixed with the odd shocker, the hallmark of a young, exciting side that is still worryingly short on leadership and big-time experience.

Key player: Deans has gambled on youth and no player has vindicated his coach’s faith as emphatically as Will Genia, who has emerged as the world’s top scrum-half since his debut in 2009. His starring role in the Queensland Reds’ Super 15-winning

season should give him the confidence to propel Australia to the next level in the coming month.

The bolter: The Reds’ Super 15 triumph was built on the backs of some exciting youngsters, so expect to see some Queenslanders given a chance to shine.

In particular, Luke Morahan, Rod Davies and Digby Ioane should be given opportunities, given the injury to firstchoice winger Drew Mitchell.

One eye on September: Everyone knows the Wallabies’ backs are capable of playing some scintillating rugby, with Quade Cooper and Kurtley Beale among the most exciting players in world rugby.

Deans, though, will be hoping his men can eradicate costly lapses and find the grunt in the forward pack needed to compete against the best sides.

SOUTH AFRICA Overall: After a disappointing Tri-Nations last year, the Springboks posted fighting wins over Ireland, Wales and England during their end-of-year tour but also managed to lose to Scotland in between.

The Tri-Nations is unlikely to reveal much either, given they’ve named a markedly weakened touring party.

Key player: Morne Steyn remains South

Africa’s major offensive threat, his impeccable kicking game allowing his team to chase territory while also making them lethal from any penalty within range. But with an inexperienced squad reporting for the Tri-Nations, the leadership of old warhorse John Smit will be more important than ever.

The bolter: Winger Bjorn Basson. He was sent home from the November tour after tesing positive to a banned stimulant but rebounded impressively for the Bulls, finishing the Super 15 as the competition’s equal-top try-scorer. His dash on the outside could be a major bonus for a South African side that can get bogged down.

One eye on September: The number of stars missing from the initial squad means South Africa’s true colours may not be seen until the World Cup. The Boks probably won’t be too fussed about wins and losses, as long as their top-liners get through unscathed and a few uncapped youngsters show some promise.

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The cosy triangular series will be expanded next year, with Argentina muscling in on the action.

The Pumas were the surprise packet of the 2007 World Cup, where they finished third, but will have their work cut out if they want to avoid finishing last in their first year in the unforgiving southernhemisphere competition.

Argentina have some fine players, such as Juan Martin Hernandez and Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, but often struggle to persuade them to shun the big money in France to commit to the national team.

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Discrepancy: dole queues are longer, but employment is up

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ZOE REED Career Assistant manager, The Surprise Inn, Chelsea Age 23 Lives SW6 From West Sussex How did you get into your line of work?

I have always had a childlike enthusiasm for food and a love of creating something or somewhere special. I knew Rupert Clevely ran a successful pub company in London so I called him for advice – of which he gave me an abundance – and he offered me a job over the phone.

What do you do day-to-day?

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I start with line checks, then I see what the kitchen has in and get all the staff do taste tests. We try something from the specials board or a new product every day. For example, we recently tried a cheese made especially for us and we also taste the drinks we stock. Afternoons are for administration and planning Wht’s the best thing about your job?

The people and food.

What’s the most challenging?

Dealing with human error.

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However, the total number of people out of work fell.

The count of Britain’s jobless dropped by 26,000 over the three months to May to reach 2.45million, which represents a 0.1 per cent fall.

However, the decline, as measured by the International

Labour Organisation based on a survey of Brits, can largely be attributed to an increase in the number of people deciding to study and the number of people working part-time because they could not find a full-time job.

Also, pay growth remained below the rate of inflation, which encourages employment.

Investec economist Victoria Cadman, said while the

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Waitrose will open 20 ‘Little Waitrose’ stores over the next three months, creating up to 1000 full and part-time jobs.

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Amazon-owned DVD and online video rental company LoveFilm is looking for recruits to strengthen its digital download business.

It plans to increase its Londonbased staff by more than 20 per cent to work on its growing streaming service.

Having even one earphone plugged into your ear while in the workplace can be psychologically demeaning to colleagues, according to body language expert Judy James.

The trend also reflects a decline in the skill of giving undivided attention, she said.

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VICTORIA SANDERS

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omen make up 60 per cent of the workforce in the travel industry, yet only six per cent make it to senior positions. Victoria Sanders, the managing director at Teletext Holidays, is in that elite group, having joined the company as sales manager, she worked her way up to the top But she didn’t get there by being a wallflower.

When Sanders joined Teletext in 2004, her brief was to push sales in the flights and hotel arm of the firm’s website which had just been launched to complement its TV presence. Within four-and-a-half years she was at the helm of the company.

“I’m not backwards in coming forwards,” she says. “Along the way I had to make decisions that were unpopular – and I still do. But I’ve never been afraid to say what I think if it’s best for the company and that has been my greatest asset.”

Sanders, 39, from Hertfordshire, admits that being an outspoken woman can be a double-edged sword. “Unfortunately, we tend to get labelled as aggressive but you need to have a hard shell – suck it up and get over it,” she says.

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She might be bolshy, but her attitude bosses for nurturing her career climb. helped take Teletex Holidays from “I think your success is heavily predicated a £5.5m loss to a £2.7m profit in just on working for companies that allow you two years – all during a challenging to grow and develop. Thankfully, I’ve had economic period. For her efforts, really good managers who have put their Sanders received the faith in me and my ideas.”

Woman of the Year Now, Sanders is committed accolade at this year’s extending the treatment to her own Women 1st Shine Awards. staff. “I believe that if I can bring in Underpinning Sanders’ business and both nurture and speedy career rise is a introduce talent to the company, passion for travel that plus make sound strategic values she first indulged as a that my staff feel like they can buy backpacker fresh out into, then that creates a healthy culture of school. Tourism and that can not be underestimated.” became a careeer » Sanders supports the choice after Women 1st initiative, completing a government-funded a degree and programme designed spending years to help women in the as a travel hospitality, leisure, agent selling travel and tourism long-haul industry reach their flights and aspirations. See holiday tours. people1st.co.uk/ She gives a nod Bolshy and successful: women1st to her previous Victoria Sanders

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JOHN GRAHAM

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t was an obsessive passion for rock climbing that turned John Graham’s story of rags into one of riches.

Graham, 49, is the CEO of GO Outdoors, which became the largest outdoors retailer in the UK earlier this year when it posted sales of £114.9m.

He now employs 1600 people in 31 stores across the UK. Not bad for a father-of-two who was told at school he’d never be more than a bricklayer.

Graham worked in building and forestry throughout his twenties – jobs he chose in order to maintain the fitness required for his hobby. It also allowed him to upgrade his accommodation from the barn he lived in when he left home at 16.

At 29 and planning a family, Graham, from Derbyshire, saw the need to get a “real job”. Failing to secure a single interview in sales, he walked into his favourite climbing shop and convinced them to offer him a job in exchange for his handyman skills. There, he learnt about the business opportunities in a sector that he had lived and breathed his entire life.

He eventually bought a store of his own, and that became Go Outdoors.

However, being the boss can be a lonely business sometimes, he admits. “I have

SIMON DOLAN

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here’s a good reason why millionaires don’t detail their rise from thousands to millions. It’s because the story is boring,“ Simon Dolan says. He might think parts of his life are not worth mentioning, but his back story is far from humdrum.

Dolan, 41, the author of How To Make Millions Without A Degree, and owner of taxation firm SJD Accountancy, is 703rd on the Sunday Times Rich List, with a fortune worth more than £100m. That’s some leap in fortune for a man who was a school drop-out at 16.

It was while selling cheese and eggs at a market stall Dolan, of Buckinghamshire, learned how to calculate numbers in his head and the art of customer service.

“The guy I was working for was in his late 20s and taking home £1000 a week,” he says. “I thought ‘that’s good for a young guy who simply had a good idea and ran with it’. That was my inspiration.”

Dolan went on to work at an accountancy practice, then found a sales job. Despite the work, he ended up in the financial doldrums, made worse by a brush with the law and the loss of his driver’s licence.

Finally, caught in a spiral of debt, Dolan

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always had friends who I know I can trust and rely on, but the biggest thing I’ve learned is that when you’re in the poo, the only person you can really trust is you.”

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START YOUR ASCENT The ultimate measure of success for many of us is to be at the helm of a company. And while there was once a time when that position was reserved for the privileged, today it is achievable on merit alone – that is, on your ability to lead, achieve results and influence people.

However, before you start eyeing up Uni is not always best your boss’s job, try to start thinking and put a £10 ad in a paper to acting like one. For example, shift from a typical employee’s mindset of do tax returns and after one remaining focused on your own role client, came another, and and attempt to understand the another and his empire, now business as a whole. Look including an aviation at what issues your boss company, began. regularly deals with and chip “People often say in with ways to solve them. they have a fantastic If you are too far down the idea for a business, corporate ladder to interact but don’t have the with the company chief, experience to follow there are books you can through with it. Well, read to get an insight. you don’t need to go Try How to Think Like to uni. Go out there A CEO, by DA Benton. and get the It lists 22 vital traits you experience. Believe need to become the person in what you are at the top. Start checking selling, but bullshit Journey: Simon Dolan’s story is far from boring them off. where you need to.”

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Scramble: landlords are commanding high rents

WHERE DOES YOUR DOSH GO?

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High demand for lettings our tenants are competing for every one room on the market to rent in the capital, a survey has revealed.

Demand is soaring due to mortgage applications by firsttime buyers being refused.

It means potential homeowners are forced to return to flatshare to save more

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being let within hours of being advertised,” the website said.

Easyroomate found the number of tenants to each room has increased from three to 4.1 over the past 12 months.

In May, the number of mortgages granted to firsttime buyers fell 2.5 per cent compared to May 2010.

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Poundworld, a rival to 99p stores and Poundland, will add booze to its grocery shelves.

Over the next three months, it will begin to stock cans of beer and cider among cans of food, eggs and bread for £1. The store recently announced growth 60 per cent up year on year.

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth are more expensive cities to live in than London, New York and Paris, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s biannual Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. Tokyo, Osaka, and Oslo are the most expensive, while Mumbai, Tunis and Karachi are cheapest.

Ca-ching

How do you budget in London?

I try to buy food in bulk because it is a lot cheaper.

Every week, I also try to set a rough limit for spending based on my current funds and how much I spent the previous week.

Any money-saving tips??

Buy a monthly Oyster card if you are planning on travelling around London a lot. Plan your meals ahead and do your research – don’t shop out of convenience if you can discount shop instead.

Last big blowout?

A Paris getaway – it was suitably indulgent.

What non-essential items do you spend money on?

Coffees, dinners and drinks with friends.

A LEAGUE OF MILLIONAIRES The lucky so-and-so who scooped the latest EuroMillions will have hauled a record £166m. Will their deeds compare to those of previous winners? » Nigel Page and Justine winner, he bought, among Laycock scooped £57m last year and gave their £400,000 Gloucestershire home to their cleaner Denise Kelso. » When Mark Gardiner, a glazier from Hastings won £11m in 1995, to become Britain’s single biggest lottery

other things, two businesses and houses for five friends. He is no longer in touch with them. » Michael Carroll from Norfolk, won £9.7m in 2002, spent his fortune on drugs, gambling and prostitutes then went back on the dole. Classy.

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Tesco has teamed up with a distance learning company to allow clubcard owners the chance to put their points towards a university degree.

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According to website easyroomate.com, the demand means landlords can charge high rents – London being the priciest, with an average of £520 a month.

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A river runs through it: brooding Skye

Take a walk on the wild side in the Isle of Skye by foraging for food and spotting wildlife WORDS CATHY WINSTON

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he crab claws are piled up neatly, severed with almost surgical precision by the otter which had caught it. Balanced on top is the shell, picked clean of even the last shred of meat, with a single toothmark to show where the animal had efficiently stripped off the sections it didn’t want.

Unluckily for me, the disembowelled crab and a bright green hillock where the otter would mark its territory every day, are the only signs I spot of the furry family, presumably tucked safely away in one of their five holts or dens along the Hinnisdal river.

But with ex-Marine Mitchell Partridge as my guide on a wild walk across the Isle of Skye, almost every

stone tells a story as he points out signs, tracks and clues left by the island’s wildlife, from fox prints and an abandoned heron nest to a hovering peregrine falcon, whirling high above us.

ANIMAL MAGIC Skye’s also home to red deer, while golden eagles with their impressive 6ft wingspan make their home in one of the protected areas of evergreen forest.

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Shimmering: Loch Leathann

Even if you don’t spot anything more exotic than a flock of curious sheep, it’s impossible not to be mesmerised by Skye’s scenery. Forced into its current shape by an ancient supervolcano eruption, basalt rocks still litter the shoreline, waterfalls ripple along the hills, and the springy heather underfoot stretches out to the mountains, black and red against the sky, some still topped with snow.

Silvery blue lochs shimmer among the slopes while smaller ‘lochens’ dot the top of hills, home to wily and wary trout which have bred there in isolation for centuries. And along the coast, seals and dolphins chase the shoals of mackerel as they move gradually into the warming sea waters.

FISH SUPPER With my eyes open – thanks to Mitchell’s expertise – I also discover the remains of hillside stone foundations for corralling cattle, some dating back to Mesolithic times, as well as the island’s black houses.

Their thick walls of stone, peat and moss protected the family and animals squeezed into one or two rooms, as the smoke from the fire blackened the interiors before slowly escaping through the thatch.

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ruins of one on the seashore, it’s time to follow in the otter’s claw-prints and stop for a snack – not, thankfully, some of the UK’s 650 types of edible seaweed scattered nearby but some ultra-fresh seafood.

Scooping whelks from the rockpools, I borrow Mitchell’s knife to lever a few determined limpets from their rocks and gently simmer them over his camp stove.

Then armed with just a safety pin to winkle into shells, we tuck into our foraged feast in the sun. Wherever the otters are, they’ve certainly got the right idea.

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¢ Named one of Scotland’s top restaurants, 3 Chimneys (threechimneys.co.uk) has views to Loch Dunvegan, in the island’s north-west corner. Dinner costs about £60 for three courses. ¢ For the freshest seafood, Creeler’s (skye-seafood-restaurant.co.uk) catches some dishes within sight of your table. Main courses range from traditional French to Cajun and cost £12-18. ¢ Feed all your senses at The Red Roof Cafe Gallery (redroofskye.co.uk) with local, organic and Fairtrade food in the cafe as you enjoy the artwork in the gallery.

DRINK ¢ Eilean Iarmain (eilean-iarmain.co.uk) has its own little whisky company, the only one still with a headquarters in the Scottish Hebrides. ¢ ‘Whisky embassy’ The Stein Inn (steininn.co.uk) has more than 125 single malts to choose from. Work through more than 200 malts as well as real ales at the lively Seumas Bar at Sligachan Hotel (sligachan.co.uk/ seumas-bar.php)

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WHEN TO GO Between March and June or in early autumn. Midges can be a problem in July and August.

GETTING THERE Virgin Trains (virgintrains.co.uk) runs from London Euston/King’s Cross to Glasgow Central where you can change for Scotrail (scotrail.co.uk) trains from Glasgow

¢ Stay in luxury at Kinloch Lodge, with its Michelin-starred restaurant, stunning setting and aristocratic pedigree (kinloch-lodge.co.uk). Rooms cost from £160pp, including dinner and breakfast. ¢ Enjoy views of the sea and mountains, plus log fires for cold nights at the Skye Picture House (skyepicturehouse.com) Rooms cost £30-37pp. ¢ For boutique beds on a working croft, head to five-star B&B The Spoons (thespoonsonskye.com), just outside Skye’s main town Portree. Rooms cost from £130 per night.

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WINNER HOT AIR BALLOON IN LUXOR, EGYPT Troy Large from Mudgee, Australia

The angle and shapes in this composition give an extraordinary perspective of this hot air balloon.

The smoky fire has created a bright triangle pointing upwards in the centre of the shot. This upward movement is accentuated by the triangles and implied concentric circles of the balloon itself.

The image is full of intersecting triangles and

RUNNER-UP SUITCASES, LES PUCES DE SAINT-OUEN Carolyn McKay, from Australia The cases are interesting, both in their similarities and their differences, and the vertical format accentuates the way they have been stacked.

Carolyn has framed the picture well, with the

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The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and home to Michelangelo’s masterpieces, atmospheric Florence is an unmissable stop on any tour of Italy.

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On every tourist’s hitlist is the Uffizi Gallery, one of the world’s oldest museums.

Here you’ll find an impressive collection of Florentine Renaissance works – put together by the Medici family – and sculptures.

Top pieces include Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation and Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo. Pre-book tickets at uffizi.com to avoid scary-looking queues.

the Accademia di Belle Arti.

Carved from a single slab of Carrara marble, David was originally stationed outside in the Piazza della Signoria, but was moved into the safety of the Accademia in 1873 where it sits in a protected alcove.

To avoid the musuems’ queues and save cash, head up to Michelangelo’s hilltop Piazza, where a full-size replica of the statue presides over a glorious view.

CHOW DOWN The birthplace of creamy gelato, Florence is awash with ice-cream parlours, including Vivoli (vivoli.it), near Santa Croce, and Grom (grom. it), close to the cathedral, off Via dei Calzaiuoli.

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A must-see is Michelangelo’s statue of David – the four-metre tall marble sculpture that has become the embodiment of Renaissance Florence – at

For sweeping city views, climb the 400 steps to the top of the Duomo (cathedral) – the green and black striped building on Piazza del Duomo.

OUT OF TOWN Pisa is within easy reach of Florence – it takes an hour by train or bus to get to the lovely Tuscan student town.

The city’s biggest pull is the gravity-defying Leaning Tower of Pisa. The wonky structure is now slightly less leaning following an eight-year, £20m restoration project, which was completed last year, to clean and partially straighten it.

Beyond it is the gorgeous Piazza del Duomo, which offers knockout views.

Next to the tower, the cathedral merits exploration for its architecture and Moorish mosaics.

SHOPPING SPREE Open daily from 9am until 7.30pm, San Lorenzo Market sells food, clothes and leather goods. If you find it a little too touristy, join the locals at Mercato Centrale, Europe’s largest indoor food market.

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NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Florence is sunny for most of the year.

Avoid mid-winter and midsummer’s temperature extremes.

GETTING THERE Ryanair and easyJet both fly into Pisa airport (from £27.99).

From there, take a train to Florence for £4.87.

VISAS South Africans need a Schengen visa.

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Euros. £1 = 1.11 EUR. LANGUAGE Italian, although many people will speak basic English.

GOING OUT Beer is about £4 a pint.

ACCOMMODATION Dorm beds are about £22.

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here’s nothing quite like a faceful of offshore ocean spray to let you know you’re alive. But then there’s also nothing like sliding on to a smooth early morning wave, riding the liquid glass on an uncrowded break with a handful of other surfers and the slowrising sun as your only companions.

I would sit and contemplate all this, but there’s no time; more peaks are lumbering towards the beach at Panoramas in Taghazout. Forget thinking about the dream – I’m living it.

Lovin’ it: there’s no better feeling than riding waves

NEED TO KNOW GOING OUT Taghazout is a ‘dry’ town which means there is no alcohol served.

You can bring booze into the village but must drink it in a private residence. There are cafes open late at night.

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WHEN TO GO All year round.

GETTING THERE Fly into Agadir with easyJet (from £34.99).

GETTING AROUND Surf Maroc provides daily transport to the beach.

VISAS Available at the airport.

CURRENCY Dirham. 1 GBP = 12 MAD. LANGUAGE Arabic, French and English.

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED My Surf Maroc guide Zac, a Taghazout local with a style as wild as the afro atop his head, constantly chirps at me in broken English.

“Look up earlier,” he chides. “Trust yourself. Feel the board underneath your feet. You know it’s there, just point where you want to go.”

I launch myself into wave after wave, my fatboy board the perfect vehicle for hitching a ride on these small slices of oceanic perfection. Every ride is met with more approving words from Zac. From anyone else it would be wearing, but when you surf as well as he does, your advice means something.

I watch as he slashes his way down the line, smashing the wave’s lip and then cutting back to meet the peak. He pulls a neat 360 in the whitewash and then, as he paddles back out, motions to me.

“Come further out,” he calls. You’re ready now.”

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LIFE’S A BEACH The sun rises higher, bringing crowds – mostly novices going through the ‘learnto-stand-up-on-the-beach-first’ routine.

By the time they hit the water, I’ve been out there for two hours and ready for a bit of onshore time to regenerate.

As a camel trots by, ridden by an eightyear-old in the foolhardy style of one who has never tasted pain, polite hawkers offer their wares, only too happy to chat and learn about the world outside Morocco – even though their offers are declined.

The groms are also in. They gather round hoping Zac can hook them up a sandwich. He does. Hopefully that’s bought me some waves in the afternoon session.

We surf ‘til mid-afternoon when the swell drops off. No work, no school – the groms definitely have the right idea.

to clear the mind and focus only on my breathing – would seem the perfect end to the day. But it’s not over yet.

The Surf Maroc team has prepared their nightly feast. Hunger can be a horrible poison but these solid meals are the antidote. Our multi-national tribe of wave warriors gathers to break bread and share tales of the day’s spills and thrills.

As the pastel-orange sky fades to black, the ocean becomes a soundtrack to sleep.

My weary head hits the pillow, happy in the knowledge that I’ll do it all again tomorrow ... and every day this week.

TIME TO CHILL Back at the stunning Surf Maroc HQ, the sun is setting above the villa’s top balcony.

I watch it from an almost upside-down position under the tutelage of Lindsay, an extremely lithe Canadian yoga instructor.

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of us. Aside from Zac, at 30 I’m the oldest by at least a decade; the line-up is made up of a group of Taghazout grommets, none yet even thinking about shaving.

They’re rippers and I have to be on my game to even think about catching a wave.

But it doesn’t take long for me to find my spot in the hierarchy and score some good rides. Zac’s advice is paying off. The board floats beneath my feet as I learn to subtly distribute my weight and steer it along the green wall.

“No class for these boys today?” I ask Zac after I’m snaked for another wave.

“No man,” he replies with a grin. “The beach is their school today … maybe everyday.”

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From the beach breaks at Panoramas and La Delle (for learners/ intermediates) to the long rides and barrels of Killers and the exposed reef and fast wave at Boilers (for experienced riders), there’s never a shortage of swell.

Surf Maroc provides transport to the beach and instructors know where to go to suit your level of experience.

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You could, however, try something a little different. Whitstable is as little as an hour and 15 minutes from London by train and has a quaint charm that is rare among big seaside resorts. The shingle beach is lined with brightly coloured huts and makes for the quintessentially English photo opportunity.

Grab a deckchair, tuck into Whitstable’s renowned oysters and have a paddle. That extra time on the train will be worth it.

Visit during the last week in July to take part in the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival (whitstableoysterfestival.com); which is packed with exciting events including the parade and various concerts.

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Ibiza is not a large island so wherever you stay, you won’t be far from the party scene.

The majority of the big clubs are found in Sant Antoni de Portmany and Ibiza City.

The south western coast is probably your best bet to stay close to the action without having to sleep above a sound system.

Cala Jondal is one of the quieter beaches and is approximately a 20-minutes drive from Sant Antoni de Portmany. The laidback environment here will be a welcome retreat from the hedonism of Ibiza’s clubs.

If you are only going to party for a couple of nights, concentrate on some of the superclubs.

Space and Pacha are both close to Ibiza City, while Es Paradis is in Sant Antoni de Portmany.

You haven’t chosen Ibiza because you are after a sedate night out so embrace the superclub vibe, splurge and have the experience of a lifetime. There aren’t many places in the world where you can see some of the world’s greatest DJs all in one week, so don’t miss out.

Those extra few euros will be forgotten but the memories won’t.

I want to take a day trip from London to one of the UK’s beautiful beaches.

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Nobody likes a misery guts.

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Be positive and you’re more likely to attract kindred spirits, making you more likely to have an adventure.

TRAVEL NEWS Beautiful Pittsburgh: an emerging US destination

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MINNEAPOLIS PROVES POPULAR The city of Minneapolis has been hailed the fastest-growing US holiday destination.

The up-and-coming Minnesotan town has struck a chord with retail-loving travellers thanks to its behemoth Mall of America, the biggest shopping centre in the country.

That’s the verdict from TripAdvisor, which has tracked a 162 per cent rise in searches for the destination in the past year.

The travel website has compiled a list of the USA’s top five emerging destinations, showing that there’s more to the country than New York City and Las Vegas.

Interest in Kansas City has mushroomed in the past 12 months too. The city is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound re-vamp, with a new performing arts centre and entertainment district. Travellers are still

wooed by the city’s top draws – fountains, jazz music and barbecued food – though.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is also on the up after seeing an 86 per cent hike in searches on TripAdvisor during the past year. Hailed the world’s most beautiful city by the Huffington Post, and constantly praised for its fantastic quality of life, Pittsburgh has grown considerably in 2010 with the opening of Rivers Casino and the Stage AE amphitheatre. Also of interest to holidaymakers is the creation of a new cycle trail which will allow visitors to bike it all the way to Washington DC from 2012.

Finally, Missouri’s affordable St Louis has been named the fifth most up-and-coming US city, popular for its beautiful architecture, great food and friendly locals.

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A quarter of holidaymakers (26 per cent) are travelling with only hand luggage to avoid forking out for airline baggage fees, according to a poll by The Co-operative Travel Company.

No-frills airline Ryanair charges up to £25 per piece of checked luggage, but it allows passengers to take one piece of hand luggage on board for free. ‘’Budget airlines have been around for quite some time now and people are getting smarter and minimising the

Save cash: take hand luggage only

cost of their flights, ” The Co-operative Travel retail distribution director Trevor Davis said.

He added: ‘’While not everyone will want to go to the extremes of holidaying with just carry-on baggage, it does allow people to decide exactly what they’re prepared to pay.”

HEATHROW TRAVEL Heathrow Express is offering a 25 per cent discount on Express Class return tickets for groups of two or more, from now until September 4. Take advantage of the offer by booking a minimum of two return tickets online at heathrowexpress.com/ summersale.

NEW MUSEUM The £72m Museum of Liverpool is set to open its doors on July 19. Telling the story of Liverpool and its people, the venue will be the

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7 Days from £669 (Split to Dubrovnik on a Premier Boat)

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Other Event Dates: 24.09: Endless Summer Week 01.10: Rocktober Fest

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ROLLERCOASTER The world’s steepest rollercoaster has opened in Japan at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park.

Riders on the Takabisha coaster plummet 141ft in a vertical drop of 121 degrees, reaching speeds of 100kmph. The world’s fastest rollercoaster is Formula Rossa, in Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, speeding at 150mph.

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Burgas, Bulgaria Aug 12-14 Set on Burgas’ main city beach on the Black Sea, this festival has been attracting increasing crowds since its launch in 2008. This year it features Moby, Deftones and Scratch Perverts.

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LOCK IT IN EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Edinburgh, Scotland Aug 12- Sept 4 eif.co.uk

ELVIS WEEK MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, US, AUG 10-16 WHAT: Thousands flock to Graceland to remember The King on the anniversary of his death. There will be more impersonators than you can shake a spangly flare at, and if you’re after some Elvis memorabilia, this is where to buy a lifetime’s supply. Also on offer are trivia nights, film screenings, concerts and talks from people who are still cashing in on having once shaken hands with Elvis.

WHERE: Venues around Elvis’s white-pillared southern home, Graceland.

DO IT BECAUSE: It’s probably fair to say that Elvis really is dead, but for a week his memory rocks on.

HOW MUCH: Prices vary.

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CONWY RIVER FESTIVAL Conwy, Wales Aug 13-21 conwyriverfestival.org

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Oulu, Finland, Aug 24-27 They know they look silly so you can’t fault the thousands of bedroom rockers who turn up to “spread the peaceful message of air guitar.” Mind you, competition is fierce.

Humboldt County, US July 16-17 reggaeontheriver.com

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Brooke Veasey, 18, Sydney What’s your favourite memory from travelling?

London is the first place I have travelled, so being here and seeing the Westminster Abbey.

Going to any concerts?

I am going to Oxygen in Ireland, and cannot wait to see Beyonce and The Strokes.

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The best part of my job is aside from the kick-ass team, getting paid to rave about travel is pretty sweet.

My first ever big trip was a trip to Croatia in 2004 with my two besties. We spent one month in Rijeka and Dalmatia and didn't pay a cent for accommodation – family hook-ups rock!

My favourite place in the world is (aside from West Auckland) Korcula, Croatia, because it's tops.

My most challenging travel experience was either trying to get away from the port in Bari, Italy's seediest town, to the airport on my own at 5am or navigating Houston, the insanely confusing freeway system in Texas.

The next destination on my travel wishlist is Ireland, Morocco and a wintery white Christmas in Northern Europe.

My top travel tip is don't be afraid to spend the hard-earned money you've been saving for months. You will not regret buying that souvenir or seeing a show.

I always pack my camera, music, sunscreen and Jandals – the prince of footwear.

My guilty travel pleasure is eating a ridiculous amount of food.

JANINE KELSO GIVES A HIGH FIVE TO GETTING STARRY-EYED ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE WHAT: Thanks to its high altitude, dry air and low light pollution, the Atacama desert is one of the best places in the world to get an eyeful of megatwinkly stars. Take a tour through the Observatorio Cerro Mamalluca or stay at astronomical hotel Elqui Domos where dome-shaped rooms have detachable roofs.

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dance: hit the town for a spot of flamenco

Tapas: hard to avoid in Spain

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Ditch the bikini this summer and head inland to Spain’s spirited heartland for flamenco classes, tasty tapas and horse riding WORDS NELLIE HUAN

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n the midst of a sweltering 40-degree heat, the sizzling wind charges at me like a desert storm. The streets of Seville are now empty as businesses shut and activities come to a standstill for the après-lunch siesta. Here, in the capital of Andalusia, old habits die hard – whether it’s the napping practice, late-night tapas indulgence or bullfighting fanaticism.

I’m here on a trip through Andalusia’s heartland, escaping the beach crowds and veering inland to get under the skin of Southern Spain. This region is the birthplace of flamenco, tapas and bullfighting – traditional practices tied strongly to the Spanish identity. And in the epicentre of it all stands Seville, a city framed by religion, history and tradition.

FIRED UP Rhythmic beats echo in the background of the studio. I watch, mesmerised by the powerful stomp and swish of my instructor.

With her arms in the air, she moves her body with the elegance of a cheetah and stamps her feet with the energy of a bull.

I am here not just to watch Lourdes dance, but to learn her moves. Despite having zero musical talent, I’ve signed up for a one-week

My tutor moves “ with the elegance of a cheetah ” intensive flamenco course at Taller Flamenco, one of Seville’s most famous dance schools.

My interest in flamenco had peaked after catching a live flamenco show at La Carboneria on my first night in Seville.

Carmen, a local friend, steered me away from the clusters of tourist traps to an obscure corner of the Santa Cruz district to show me the real thing. Housed in a cave, the flamenco tablao showcases performances from veteran artistes and draws in more locals than foreigners. The melancholic tune, the gentle strumming of the guitar strings and the pounding of the dancer’s feet against the wooden floor – got me hooked.

CLASS ACT Back in the school, we start with a brief introduction into the world of flamenco.

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“There are more than 50 palos or flamenco music styles, but the most popular ones are the bulería: happy, high-spirited style; soleá: sad and melancholic; and the seguiriya: tragic, extreme sadness,” say Lourdes says.

Heaving a sigh of relief, I’m glad we’re not learning all 50 of them.

Steps appeal: learn flamenco Lourdes continues to show us the compás y palmas, a rhythm unique your heart,” Lourdes says with to flamenco. You clap the tempo with much seriousness. your hands – how hard can it be? After “In flamenco, emotions play the most a few tries, I’m beginning to doubt if I can important role; we need to let the music master flamenco in one week, or a lifetime flow through our blood before we can for that matter. express this sentiment to our audience.”

I close my eyes while stamping my feet to the rhythm of the music and, for a second, I know what Lourdes means.

Let the music “ flow through your blood ”

To get our feet up and our hips swaying, Lourdes first gets us to work on different parts of our bodies. We start with rotating our hands in a graceful-yetinvigorating manner, then whirling and stamping our feet in a sequence of rhythms. They’re easy enough but once we combine the two, our inability to coordinate results in a series of giggles.

“Siente la musica. Feel the music – with

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GLOBAL ARTS First created by the ethnic gypsies in Andalusia in the 18th century, flamenco music has since had Moorish, Jewish and Western European influence. Today, most famous flamenco artistes are gypsies, and many of them from this region. Flamenco

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GETTING THERE Fly from Heathrow to Seville on Vueling (return fares from £114) or Gatwick to Seville on easyjet from £90.

ACCOMMODATION Lodging in shared apartments can be arranged with Taller Flamenco for £110 (one week) to £280 (one month) per person.

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It’s 9pm and the streets of Granada are only starting to buzz with activity. By now, I’m no stranger to the late eating hours in Andalusia – dinner at 10pm and party ‘til dawn.

This charming city is almost half the size of the capital, yet double the fame.

As a major university city, Granada is best known for its youthful vibes, affordability and rich tapas culture.

On a typical weekend, young Granadinos start their night off with a series of tapas-bar-hopping before partying the night away. To experience living like a local, I head out on a tapas bar crawl with Go Granada!

“There’s just so much variety here, whether you’re after traditional flavours or modern cuisine. Tapas can range from generous portions of paella to a platter of chorizos and blood puddings to small stylish canapés,” my guide Lucy Valantine says.

Food is one of the main reasons why Lucy has chosen to call Granada home.

Having lived here for three years, Lucy organises guided tapas tours to share her knowledge. We begin our culinary journey at Bodega Mas Que Vinos with a glass of Rioja wine and a tosta de jámon (cured ham on toast).

Jámon is the holy grail of Spanish gastronomy, prided by Spaniards throughout the country.

The dish is small and incredibly tasty, perfect to whet my appetite.

Lucy tells us how tapas were invented: “Decades ago, bar-owners used small dishes to cover beer bottles, preventing flies from getting in. Slowly, they started adding food to these dishes. Since ‘tapa’ means ‘cover’ in Spanish, the platters of side-dishes that accompany beer are known as tapas.”

At la Pataleta, we tuck into a dish of Spanish meat balls while slurping a glass of Jerez wine. The night continues to surprise with endless strings of tapas and tales – by the end of the tour, we leave with satisfied stomachs and dreamy thoughts about Andalusia gastronomy.

BIG TRIP Hot times: Seville during siesta

Alberto Molero, 29, from Granada says: “I highly recommend El Camborio (elcamborio.com) if you’re looking for a place to hang out in Granada. The club is perched on the hilltop of Sacromonte and has an impressive view of the Alhambra, which glows a beautiful shade of gold by night. Inside the club, there’s also a flamenco cave and an outdoor terrace perfect for sunsets. Besides being a good spot to lounge around and relax, it’s also a good place to party and meet people.”

of aspiration – determined to continue pursuing flamenco when we get back home. Although we barely scratched the surface of flamenco in the short span of one week, we know that this is just the beginning of our journey.

» Taller Flamenco (tallerflamenco.com; (+34) 954 56 42 34) offers one-week flamenco dance courses for £225 and weekend courses for £127 as well as guitar and dance courses.

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HORSE-RIDING IN SIERRA NEVADA Just 20km outside of Granada City lies sprawling olive groves and dense pine tree forests – the trademark of Southern Spain. At the foothills of the tumultuous Sierra Nevada mountain range, I am surrounded by square-grid almond orchards, protected nature parks and a flurry of white-washed villages. Curious to explore every inch of the Andalusia back country, I’ve signed up for a oneday horse-riding experience with Los Alayos Equestrian Centre.

My instructor, Fernando, has a soecial tip for me: “Chicuelo is rather greedy, don’t let him stop to eat too often.”

Despite having been named after a famous bullfighter, Chicuelo is far from feisty – his gentle demeanour and sparkling eyes have already won me over.

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“I love the Andalusia countryside – it’s quiet, peaceful and authentic. It’s nothing like how my friends back in England imagine Spain to be,” says fellow rider Kate who admits to having the same impression of Spain before coming here – beaches, sangria and fiestas. But after getting to know Granada,

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By the end of the ride, all of us are buzzing from the dreamy experience.

Fernando, who is originally from Castilla la Mancha in Central Spain, tells me why he moved here, “Look around you. Why would anyone leave this place?” I turn to see clear blue skies, yellow magnolias, brown parched earth and dark green olive plantations. Fernando might not be the only one to stay here forever…

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is still very much alive in Andalusia and can be heard in most traditional festivals in the region. Taller Flamenco co-founder Eukene Izagirre tells me that the school was set up 10 years ago to cater to the growing interest in flamenco dance across the world.

Our group of eight students in Lourde’s class are drawn to the traditional performing arts for different reasons.

Anna from England is a ballet dancer; Mariko started dancing flamenco back in Japan and is here for deeper immersion; while Una from Ireland wanted to go beyond the tourist trail. By the end of the course, we all leave with a twinkle

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I know I was a total DICK at the Sevens but that was a while back and hopefully you’ve forgiven me for that transgression. I hope that you have an ‘O’ for AWESOME day and week, call me and let me know you’re ok and would love to say goodbye before you go home – Will.

Jake and Leanne: It’s a pity you’re returning to London just as I’m about to leave. It was great to catch up with you both last week and to finally meet the little tacker.

I wish I could be around to watch her grow up but my inner homing pigeon wants to take flight so it’s back Down Under for me. You’re my bestest friends and I will miss you heaps. You’d better update Facebook heaps!

Love, Dee. Deano the red rag: Thanks for a mint time at Pamplona, bro. We nearly didn’t make it out of that party alive, and that was before you got nicked by a bull’s horn! It’s been ace to see you after all these years. Shame you can’t bother the rest of Europe with me, but you’re a slave to the daily grind in London town now, eh? Aah well, we can hook up for another epic jaunt sometime soon if the missus lets you. Stay loose.

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while the big knobs get off scot free. But you’re a talented gal and I’m sure you’ll be snapped up soon. Chin up. We must go out for a beer soon. Amelia To the drongo who stole my mullet wig at the Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout on Saturday, July 2: You ripped the thing off

my head and sent it sailing over the packed dancefloor while Are You Gonna Be My Girl was playing. I want it back, you mutt. Return it to the Walkie in one piece and there’ll be no questions asked.

Otherwise, I’m staging a manhunt with Billy Ray Cyrus, Andre Agassi, Farnzy, Michael Bolton and all the other unfortunates who ever had a mullet haircut. Watch your back, thief. Shane.

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at the snooker hall in Islington.

I knew you were the one for me when I saw you had brought your own cue in your boxers!! Snooker has never been so X-rated. One game was never going to be enough. The way you potted the pink so expertly took my breath away, and when you got to the brown ... whoops, it was time to go. Never got your details, but maybe we will meet up again some time soon for a rerack. Affectionately yours, Bow Legs Big Ben: You’re the hottest Aussie in Southfields and you rock my world (and my bed).

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