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THEATRE / Ordinary people: Paul Taylor on Patricia Routledge in Mr and Mrs Nobody at Greenwich Theatre00:02
Rallying: Unique Auriol: Paris to Dakar and back00:02
Obituary: H. A. Mason00:02
Obituary: Georges Paques00:02
Out of India: Princes schooled in whisky and women00:02
Israel 'to double' Jericho land offer: Rabin tells cabinet of concession to Palestinians but compromise still sought on control of border crossings00:02
Support for monarchy00:02
N Korea has nuclear bombs, CIA alleges: Study fuels row with US, but Clinton is warned not to take military action00:02
Flood havoc00:02
Obituary: Carlotta Monti00:02
Grenade raid00:02
Cuba plea00:02
Ministerial feud in Georgia explodes: Tbilisi bomb marks escalation of battle between political leaders00:02
Dr Peale dies00:02
Kidnap saga ends with troops in pursuit00:02
Guns for toys a hit00:02
The Week Ahead: Darker side to holiday revelry00:02
Beach clash00:02
Police killed00:02
Christmas Charades: Echo of war in Aladdin's cave: At this time of year, people play funny games. We put on an act and go through the motions, but behind the scenes, things may not always be as they seem .00:02
Night Sky: Death of a red giant: Some collapse and fade, others explode. Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest on what happens when stars run out of fuel00:02
Letter: Servants with guts00:02
Christmas Charades: Why was Daddy so pleased to see Sue?: At this time of year, people play funny games. We put on an act and go through the motions, but behind the scenes, things may not always be as they seem .00:02
Christmas Charades: There were two men, two babies and me: At this time of year, people play funny games. We put on an act and go through the motions, but behind the scenes, things may not always be as they seem .00:02
Letter: That taxing question00:02
Christmas Charades: And Richard came, too: At this time of year, people play funny games. We put on an act and go through the motions, but behind the scenes, things may not always be as they seem ..00:02
Letter: Wise men who believe what they are told00:02
Leading Article: Europe declines to take to Mickey00:02
Leading Article: The man who held China back00:02
Letter: Human rights groups are not always what they seem00:02
Leading Article: Children in need of political change00:02
Letter: Angelic praise for the UN team00:02
Thanks for the nylon thing/ day-glo pencils/ size 10 dress00:02
Diary: 27 December - 2 January00:02
The great European litmus test: It's too late to enter our competition but for those who would like to reactivate the grey matter before the new year, we reprint the quiz here today - with the answers. Quiz set by Justin Arundale00:02
TELEVISION / Season of ill will and family misfortunes00:02
MUSIC / Worth the wait: Robert Maycock reviews Black Swan Theatre and Opera Company's Dido and Aeneas00:02
Wrong side of the track: Off-road driving entails climbing up vertical mud walls and sliding down 30ft drops into pools of water. Dolly Dhingra takes the wheel00:02
Coales' Notes: Double negatives: Gordon Coales attends the Ars Longa Christmas party, and regrets it00:02
Racing: Zeta's Lad can move into Desert territory: Young Hustler is the likely big-race favourite as the stars come out at Kempton and the floodlights come on at Wolverhampton. Greg Wood picks an outsider for the King George00:02
Scottish Football: Smith's home quest00:02
Rugby League: Sam the Man proves an able substitute: Wigan resume their place at the top of the table with overwhelming victory over their fiercest rivals00:02
Rugby League: Four-year Wigan deal for All Black Tuigamala00:02
Rugby Union: Saints celebrate Shelford's return with rout of Scots: Northampton expose gulf between English and Scottish top divisions by running in eight tries00:02
Racing: Luck on Rolling Ball00:02
Football: Reunion raises the stakes for Spurs old boys: Trevor Haylett singles out Norwich City's visit to Tottenham as the pick of Boxing Day's football fare00:02
Racing: Cash for Hustler00:02
Football: Blunted Blades miss the boat00:02
Racing: Ballyboy has light task at Ayr: John Cobb offers a survivor's guide to the best holiday bets00:02
Football Diary: Boing and Buzz the B-words00:02
Cricket: Donald rediscovers the feel-good factor: Rain cuts play and crowd at start of first Test between South Africa and Australia since 197000:02
Rugby League: Bradford keep title race close00:02
Sailing: Hobart record chase: Favourite Brindabella sets early pace00:02
Today's Number: 78.9bn00:02
American Football: Oilers win at 49ers00:02
Football: Orlygsson adds artistic overlay00:02
Football: Ince's tenacity denies resolute Rovers: Gallacher prompts Blackburn hopes of an Old Trafford upset before last-gasp equaliser restores the champions' self-respect00:02
Cricket: Cork heads the queue of understudies: Injury problems still cause concern for McCague and Bicknell00:02
Football: Ndlovu's talent unhinges Dons00:02
Burglary death00:02
Homeless at Christmas00:02
Deaths mar holiday as temperature plummets: Snow brings punters pounds 75,000 in payouts00:02
Action looms over expulsion of Jamaicans: Immigration welfare groups consider seeking judicial review following 'racist' detention of visitors00:02
Labour demands free vote on the future of hunting00:02
Lib Dems warn of floating jails plan00:02
Victorian values revive fortunes of seaside resort: Oliver Gillie looks at how local volunteers helped boost a depressed Cleveland town00:02
Drug survey shows 30% support limited legalisation of cannabis00:02
Four face charges over petrol attack00:02
Russian hijack ends as kidnappers flee00:02
UFO trap00:02
Holidays to tempt union recruiters00:02
Van driver lured to death by hoax call00:02
River search00:02
Mummy X-rayed00:02
Mitterrand linked to shady trade: Magistrate reveals unexplained payments to French President00:02
Europe mops up as floods recede00:02
Baby injured00:02
Bishop of Durham hits back at critics00:02
Radon 'hot-spots' in Ulster00:02
Sarajevo fighters ignore truce00:02
Contemporary Art Market: Japanese artists discover wave of enthusiasm in the West00:02
Existential climb to an undiscovered country: As mountaineers face criticism, Stephen Goodwin meets one of their keenest defenders00:02
The Daily Poem: Flies and Nettles00:02
Pope warns on League00:02
Jewish link00:02
Police hunt for sex attackers00:02
Beaches closed00:02
Minister's future in doubt after affair: Tory admits being father of illegitimate daughter00:02
Charity dip at Seaburn, Tyne and Wear00:02
Over-65s revive joys of learning: Changes in education are encouraging pensioners to re-enter the classroom. Fran Abrams reports00:02
Health researchers seek more recruits00:02
Ulster security tightened again00:02
Ladybirds' dark secrets revealed: Tom Wilkie reports on an unseasonal tale of obsessive sex, cannibalism and venereal disease00:02
Major sees votes in nursery education: Patten expected to resist any budget cuts as speculation about rift grows00:02
Tougher laws over 'home alone' children ruled out00:02
Allitt murders spur review of hospital reporting system00:02
Market forces swamp the Helmsman: A hundred years blossom into celebrations for architect of the Great Leap Forward00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Sporting Digest: Athletics00:02
Sporting Digest: Football00:02
Sporting Digest: Rugby Union00:02
Sporting Digest: Tennis00:02
And What's More ..00:02
Letter: Human rights groups are not always what they seem00:02
Letter: Wise men who believe what they are told00:02
Letter: Wise men who believe what they are told00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Birthdays00:02
Court Circular00:02
Obituary: Harry Rosenberg00:02
Helping hand00:02
Bomb hoax00:02
Christmas competition00:02
Reader complaints00:02
Sporting Digest: American Football00:02
Sporting Digest: Basketball00:02
Arson charge00:02
Day Out00:02
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