He is the eternal populist, the putter-on of "good shows" no matter how august the subject matter might be perceived by sniffy critics.So it comes as no surprise that Gubbay is to stand toe-to-toe against the opera...

Yes Tim, we get it.When he tries to be clever - "I believe in a ghetto for the poor" (wha?) - he stumbles. But there's something simple and sweet, na? and childlike about Burgess which carries him through.It's some...

Savvy analysts say Antisoma shares could double if its first drug, for ovarian cancer, is successful, or halve if it is not. And third, Reckitt's main market of western Europe was especially strong. The wisdom of...

Solve your trade problem at a stroke.In fact, China is following a very successful blueprint for success. This is a key reason why China will resist US attempts to revalue the yuan. Shipping costs are up fourfold,...

There's a generation that came over from foreign parts, which includes me, and then there's the generation that was brought up here, which has slightly different ideas about things."Mr Kwouk said he hoped the new...

So far France have been noted for their close support-play with the back row, but England are good at that too Richard Hill is back, which is a massive boost. England have been tense, less relaxed than they were, and...

I've never personally surfed, and this might sound odd to you, but I've sat for hours and watched this love affair between the surfer and she who is the ocean. In Cornwall, everybody seems to know everybody else, and...

This applies whether or not this was actually your main home during this time, though if it was, only these three years are tax-free.Anyone letting out property they have lived in can claim another very valuable tax...

Its existence was disclosed at last Friday's Sky annual meeting but the size of the payment only became clear over the weekend. It also emerged that Mr Ball's original contract did not have a non-compete clause when...

Caught on the wrong foot by the side-stepping Robinson, Dominici threw out his left leg and caught his opponent across the shins. Not only did he depart for the sin-bin in disgrace, he departed with a limp that would...

Universities complain that they cannot attract the talent base into science that the country needs, while the arts faculties are bursting with would-be changers of the world order. In some ways, art has tried to find...

Newland has only just begun to make changes at the paper, to mould it into the shape required by the man who appointed him - Lord Black.Now Black himself is no longer the man pulling the strings, and Newland and his...

In an interview published on Monday Dominique de Villepin, the Foreign Minister, called for the handover of power to "go faster" and suggested a transfer of sovereignty by the end of the year. But the new attempt to...

Non-Beatles releases under the label included Mary Hopkin's "Those were the Days", James Taylor's "Something in the way she Moves" and "Sour Milk Sea" by Jackie Lomax Costly errors were made signing unpopular artists....

In my previous home, there wasn't even a balcony, and when I moved, I looked for somewhere with outdoor space. My garden now has 14 types of trees, including a eucalyptus, damson and silver birch. I'd often take the...

Initially we went because of my husband's love of golf, but while being a 'golf widow' I began to explore the countryside and felt very much at home. THE PROBLEM "For years, my husband and I have taken our holidays...

The committee is expected to report its findings in Easter, after which the Bill will be put before Parliament - although that may not happen until December of next year.City analysts yesterday also welcomed news that...

The rest of the increase, from a total of 41,700 diagnosed cases in 2001, was due to sufferers' blood being tested without their knowledge.The number of new cases was 15 per cent up on the 4,982 diagnosed in 2001 and...

"It's got to be beneficial playing week in, week out," he says of the experience being gathered by players back at Sheffield such as Tonge and Phil Jagielka, who will follow him into the Premiership.In fact those...

Nevertheless, piece by piece connections were made and the jigsaw began to fit together. According to one school of thought, MS is a hereditary disease of northerners, possibly borne round the world by Vikings...