The Independent (London, England) back issues from April 2009:
Floor show
Apr 01, 2009; ... Rugs are an easy way to update your home. Small ones can be usedto define an area in an open-plan room while large ones keep out thedraughts that rise up from between those floorboards we've alllovingly restored. The great thing about rugs is that you can changethem with your mood or the ...
PRIVATE VIEWING
Apr 01, 2009; ... GOLF HEAVEN Reflection, The Waterfront, Newport-on-Tay, Fife Price: 795,000 Agent: Savills Tel: 0131-247 3700 They say: Built on a rocky outcrop on the Firth of Tay, thisstunning four storey house has five bedrooms, several of which havefloor to ceiling ...
Quotes of the day
Apr 01, 2009 ... They recommend us to only use national toilets ... but cosmonautsare above the ongoing squabble. Gennady Padalka, a Russian astronaut told not to use USfacilities on the International Space Station I recognise that I am responsible for the crimes committed. Iwould like to ...
EMYR PRICE
Apr 01, 2009; ... Historian of the early career of David Lloyd George The Welsh historian and journalist Emyr Price was an authority onthe early life and career of David Lloyd George. He was engaged inresearch into the work of the Liberal statesman, his family andparty, for more than 40 years, ...
THEATRE
Apr 01, 2009; ... THE NEW YORKERS Lilian Baylis Theatre, London *** In 1930 Prohibition was the law of the land, so of courseeveryone in The New Yorkers is one over the eight. The hero is abootlegger, the heroine runs a speakeasy, and the comic brews up myidea of a health drink (half-whiskey, ...
Tyson boxes clever
Apr 01, 2009; ... As a documentary about the notorious former world heavyweightchampion is released in Britain, Kaleem Aftab explains why pugilismalways packs such a punch on the big screen When Mike Tyson was approached by the director James Toback aboutdoing a documentary on his life and times, ...
No thanks, Radiohead
Apr 01, 2009; ... Re-releasing old albums with a few extras offers little to fans,says Elisa Bray Radiohead have just released new collector's editions of PabloHoney, The Bends and OK Computer. The band's most dedicated fanswill be the first to acknowledge the release as a cash-in by theirformer ...
Mums go mad for Morrison
Apr 01, 2009; ... POP JAMES MORRISON Hammersmith Apollo, London **** The sound of several thousand women screaming hits you like ahurricane. A man dressed in tight trousers skips across a stage,white shirt opened up to reveal a smattering of neck jewellery."Wooo," he says. He stands there, beaming, ...
8. The Damned United
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Independent Film Forum Our new film forum is your chance topass judgement on a recent release. Here's a selection of your viewson the footballing tale starring Michael Sheen as Brian Clough Totaldrwhofreak: I thought it was amazing. Laugh-out-loud funnyat some points and ...
Is my PC about to experience a catastrophic meltdown?
Apr 01, 2009; ... Cyberclinic April Fool's Day provides a perfect opportunity for us to postmediocre gags online in the hope they'll give us scant seconds ofinternet infamy. "Apple is entering the cosmetics market with itsnew iShadow and Mac-scara ranges," I might titter from behind myhand, ...
Khmer Rouge jail boss begs for forgiveness
Apr 01, 2009; ... Comrade Duch makes impassioned speech to genocide tribunalTHE MAN who was in charge of a notorious prison operated by theKhmer Rouge in which thousands were tortured and dispatched forexecution has offered his "heartfelt sorrow" for his actions 30years ago. Appearing in ...
It pays to be a bit creative
Apr 01, 2009; ... Buying stocks and shares isn't the only way to turn a profit.Pick the right handbag, invest in an artwork or splash out on somescrubland - and you could be on to a nice little earner'Buy the dearest things that you can afford' Vintage fashion By Clare Dwyer Hogg The ...
Main Movers
Apr 01, 2009 ... UP Punch Taverns 58.5p (up 9.25p, 18.7 per cent) Sector lifted by areassuring update from Enterprise Inns. Icap 304.25p (up 31.2p, 11.4 per cent) Trading update pleases;full-year revenues exceed 1.5bn for the first time. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation 451.25p ...
The US and Russia owe it to the world to work together
Apr 01, 2009; ... It is hard to dispute the pessimistic assessments of the Russian-American relationship that prevailed at the end of last year.Unfortunately, relations soured because of the previous USadministration's plans - specifically, deployment of the US globalmissile defence system in Eastern ...
Schoolgirl killed by speeding police car
Apr 01, 2009 ... Britain in brief COURTS A schoolgirl was hit by a police car which had acceleratedto more than 90mph only seconds before, a court heard yesterday.Hayley Adamson, 16, was struck by the marked vehicle and killedinstantly as she crossed the road in Newcastle upon Tyne in May2008 ....
Jacqui Smith is making prostitution less safe
Apr 01, 2009; ... WHILE THE police force was getting its knickers in a twist overthe expected G20 protests, an altogether more serene demonstrationtook place in central London yesterday. A swarm of red umbrellassurrounded the Eros fountain in Piccadilly Circus, carried by sexworkers campaigning against ...
Flock on the rocks
Apr 01, 2009 ... Britain in brief RSPCA officers from the society's cliff rescue team abseil down a250ft (76m) cliff to rescue three sheep which ...
Rural Notebook
Apr 01, 2009; ... In no rush to beat this addiction Green shoots, they're everywhere, no word of a lie. We're reelingin the subtle but overwhelming buoyancy of spring out here, to theextent that I find myself thinking things like, who needs moneyanyway? Why struggle? What's the point? Surely I could ...
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Apr 01, 2009 ... 'We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shallall hang ...
Time for root and branch reform
Apr 01, 2009 ... LEADING ARTICLE DEFENDERS OF Britain's political system point out that it is lesscorrupt than many others. No doubt. But that does not mean our MPshave a right to expect any less censure from the public when theyare caught with their hands in the till. From the salary of ...
Bulls lose Morrison for 12 weeks
Apr 01, 2009; ... Sport in brief RUGBY LEAGUE The Bradford second-rower Glenn Morrison will be outof action for three months after rupturing tendons in his wristduring the ...
As the world sees it...
Apr 01, 2009 ... Shootings in Lahore THE NATION (PAKISTAN) The attack on the Police Training Centre in Manawan, Lahore, isthe second deadly terrorist attack within a month in the provincialcapital. Less than a dozen terrorists succeeded in occupying thecentre housing over 500 trainees, killed ...
Galloway a victim of Canada's baffling approach to fighting terror
Apr 01, 2009; ... World Focus Canada "Come out and debate with me like a man," the old bruiser shoutedover the video-link to Toronto. "Let's book the biggest hall inCanada and you and I will debate these issues of war and peace andfreedom of speech and censorship ... If we don't achieve a ...
Light-activated drug to battle MRSA superbug
Apr 01, 2009 ... Britain in brief MEDICINE Scientists have created a light-activated "magic bullet"that targets and kills MRSA. Researchers attached a light-sensitiveantimicrobial drug to a protein fragment, or peptide, that latcheson to a molecule on the surface of the superbug bacteria. In ...
World leaders gather as economic skies darken
Apr 01, 2009; ... Latest barometer of global economic situation casts ominousshadow over start of G20 summit in London Gordon Brown battles toconvince sceptical nations of need for further stimulus to pullworld out of recession Gordon Brown will appeal to the world's richest nations tomorrownot ...
Summit fails to ring a bell with the young
Apr 01, 2009; ... G20 Diary So, everybody's talking about it - G20, the biggest gathering ofworld leaders that London has hosted since the inaugural meeting ofthe United Nations. Huge amount of anticipation and press coverage.Everyone knows what it is. Don't they? Actually, no. A ComRes ...
The gospel of Gordon the gambler
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Sketch What ambitious architecture it is in the upper reaches of StPaul's, above the pillars, hidden galleries and white statues. A crowd had come for the event - men in turbans, tailcoats, skullcaps, gold medals, chains, floor-length dresses. There was a greathubbub. A ...
Karate replaces cross-country in PE shake-up
Apr 01, 2009; ... Ofsted lifts lid on modern games lessons THE DAYS of gymslips and singlets in PE lessons and running the800m in the pouring rain are long gone. Instead, the modern gameslesson for the 21st century could be made up of mountain biking,martial arts, dance and yoga. How pupils ...
Sixth-form places face cutbacks
Apr 01, 2009; ... THOUSANDS OF teenagers may miss out on sixth-form places thissummer as a result of a financial squeeze on schools and colleges.Headteachers have warned they face a shortfall of up to 4 per centin budgets for sixth-form provision from next September. It means almost 9,000 places ...
Media director bailed after Commons clash
Apr 01, 2009 ... Britain in brief CRIME The director of a media company has been released on bailfollowing a brawl in the House of Commons just yards from theCommons chamber, which police broke up using CS spray. Ian Thomas,40, had to be restrained after allegedly punching and injuring ...
My tour of 'beautiful' Guantanamo Bay, by Miss Universe
Apr 01, 2009; ... Wishing for world peace is so passe; nowadays Miss Universe canbe found blogging about Guantanamo Bay. "I didn't want to leave, it was such a relaxing place, so calmand beautiful," Dayana Mendoza gushed at the end of a five-day trip.It may not be a sentiment that Binyam Mohamed ...
Wembley becomes shop window
Apr 01, 2009; ... Shevchenko and Voronin will be out to show Premier League whatit's missingUkraine will have two strikers in action tonight who had theirreputations dented by spells in England but their coach, AlexiMikhailichenko, is urging Andrei Shevchenko and Andrei Voronin notto use the ...
Hughes seeks position of strength
Apr 01, 2009; ... IT MAY not be Galatasaray but in calling for Northern Irelandfans to pack Windsor Park early and loudly tonight for the crucialWorld Cup qualifier against Slovenia, the Irish Football Associationhas recognised that the cliched 12th man can still make a differenceeven in a patched-up ...
Crouch must seize chance to win over Capello
Apr 01, 2009; ... England's skyscraper striker is used to playing understudy, buthis scoring record merits a leading role. By Sam Wallace David Pleat loaned him to Dulwich Hamlet, David O'Leary forcedhim out of Aston Villa and Rafael Benitez froze him out altogether.Peter Crouch has seen enough ...
Trott on the march: is he Buffett's chosen successor?
Apr 01, 2009; ... Banker's exit from Goldmans fuels speculation about Berkshire'sfuture. By Stephen Foley Warren Buffett says you could torture him, and he still wouldn'ttell. The world's most famous investor, the Sage of Omaha, haschosen his successors, the duo who will take over at the helm of ...
Barclays in exclusive talks to sell iShares to CVC for Pounds 3bn
Apr 01, 2009; ... Barclays is hoping to secure a sale of part of its iSharesexchange-traded fund unit to the London-based buyout firm CVC by theend of this week for about 3bn, as it shores up its capital reservesafter yesterday rejecting the government scheme to insure toxicdebt. The bank, which ...
Bellway cuts dividend by 83% and slides to loss
Apr 01, 2009 ... Business in brief HOUSEBUILDERS The Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway saidyesterday that it had slashed its dividend after taking a 66m hit onland writedowns in the six months to the end of January. The groupannounced that its interim dividend will be cut by 83 per cent, ...
Mouchel makes impressive metamorphosis
Apr 01, 2009; ... Investment Column Our view: Buy Share price: 296.5p (-21.5p) Mouchel is a funny old beast. It wants very much to be known asan outsourcing group, which, with the local government and companiesdesperately trying to save costs and ward off the recession, is apretty ...
EUROPEAN UNION
Apr 01, 2009 ... Stock markets Shares closed higher, with miners gaining on stronger metalsprices and heavyweight banks recovering ground lost on Monday. TheFTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares rose 3.5 per cent - but despitea 2 per cent gain in March it fell 11.8 per cent in the firstquarter, ...
JAPAN
Apr 01, 2009 ... Stock markets The Nikkei stock average fell 1.5 per cent yesterday, the finalday of the financial year, with banks and insurers down on renewedworry about the health of the global financial system in the wake ofEuropean bank rescues. Mizuho Financial Group lost over 4 per centin ...
'Chicago Sun-Times' files for Chapter 11
Apr 01, 2009 ... Briefing THE SUN-TIMES Media Group, parent of the Chicago Sun-Times, filedfor bankruptcy protection yesterday, making Chicago the first UScity served by two bankrupt newspaper publishers. The group, oncepart of Lord ...
Rail maintenance firm Jarvis to cut 450 jobs
Apr 01, 2009 ... Briefing THE RAIL network services company Jarvis is cutting 450 jobsafter warning that operating results for its year to the end ofMarch would be below previous management expectations. The companyadded, however, that net debt will be lower ....
Stoke potter cracks Maguire
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sport in brief SNOOKER Stephen Maguire, the defending champion, crashed out ofthe China Open at the first hurdle yesterday. Dave Harold raced to ashock 5-0 victory ...
Savage puts boot into wounded Wales
Apr 01, 2009; ... Talk about kicking your own dog when it is down. Robbie Savagewent on national radio yesterday predicting his country will be"hammered" by Germany at the Millennium Stadium this evening. A wiseand brave man, is that Savage ... Rarely has a Wales team gone into an international with ...
Hughes seeks position of strength
Apr 01, 2009; ... IT MAY not be Galatasaray but in calling for Northern Irelandfans to pack Windsor Park early and loudly tonight for the crucialWorld Cup qualifier against Slovenia, the Irish Football Associationhas recognised that the cliched 12th man can still make a differenceeven in a patched-up ...
Burley ready to gamble in must-win Iceland game
Apr 01, 2009; ... Captain Barry Ferguson could be dropped as Scotland manager goeson the attackGeorge Burley outlined his plans for tonight's World Cupqualifier against Iceland in the bar at Dumbarton's ground, whereScotland train. He insisted he is not in the last chance saloon, butrather a ...
Murray speeds past Troicki
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sport in brief TENNIS Andy Murray raced into the quarter-finals of the SonyEricsson Open in Miami with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Victor Troickiyesterday. Murray (right) did not need to be anywhere near his bestagainst the Serb as he wrapped up victory in less than an hour. Hewill play ...
Lee battered but still Aintree bound
Apr 01, 2009; ... IF THERE WAS a riding equivalent of Private Baldrick's bulletwith his name on it, this is one of the weeks when jump jockeyswould want it. The Grand National meeting starts tomorrow; there arejust three racing days - and with them 33 opportunities in Britainand Ireland for a fellow to ...
Union chiefs rewrite the rule book
Apr 01, 2009; ... RUGBY UNION Unpopular law variations rejected to restore thegame's traditional virtuesRugby union has looked a lot like rugby league this season. Nextterm, it will look much more like itself. Around 60 of the game'smost senior and respected figures, including an impressive ...
The Mouse who roared
Apr 01, 2009; ... For a leading trainer, Grand National week is a test of nervelike no other - especially when you have to pull one of your twohorses from the race. Mouse Morris tells Chris McGrath how lifetaught him to enjoy the lows, as well as the highs The creases in his face are like the folds ...
1957 Monday 1 April
Apr 01, 2009 ... Spaghetti-growing in Switzerland The BBC received some complaints when it broadcast an AprilFool's Day report on ...
Concise Crossword #7007
Apr 01, 2009 ... Across 1 Treat with contempt (Slang) (4) 4 Projecting part of roof (5) 9 Major Belgian port (7) 10 Court hearing (5) 11 Today (5,5,3) 12 Worthless (6) 14 Cheat (Informal) (4,2) 18 Trick played on someone (9,4) 21 Australian ...
FIVE BEST { Films }
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE CLASS (15, LAURENT CANTET, 130MINS) The winner of the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes festival is aremarkable piece of naturalistic film-making, set over a school yearin a racially mixed classroom of boisterous and endearingadolescents in a Paris high ...
Union chiefs rewrite the rule book
Apr 01, 2009; ... RUGBY UNION Unpopular law variations rejected to restore thegame's traditional virtuesRugby union has looked a lot like rugby league this season. Nextterm, it will look much more like itself. Around 60 of the game'smost senior and respected figures, including an impressive ...
Lee battered but still Aintree bound
Apr 01, 2009; ... IF THERE WAS a riding equivalent of Private Baldrick's bulletwith his name on it, this is one of the weeks when jump jockeyswould want it. The Grand National meeting starts tomorrow; there arejust three racing days - and with them 33 opportunities in Britainand Ireland for a fellow to ...
Darwin memorial will be a 180ft bronze beetle
Apr 01, 2009; ... A GIGANTIC bronze beetle, 180ft high, is to be erected in theKent countryside as a memorial to Charles Darwin to mark the 200thanniversary of his birth. Darwin was an enthusiast for beetles and the memorial has beendesigned by Britain's national insect protection charity, ...
Crouch must seize his chance to win over Capello
Apr 01, 2009; ... England's skyscraper striker is used to playing understudy, buthis scoring record merits a leading role. By Sam Wallace David Pleat loaned him to Dulwich Hamlet, David O'Leary forcedhim out of Aston Villa and Rafael Benitez froze him out altogether.Peter Crouch has seen enough ...
'Crazy man' can captain England
Apr 01, 2009; ... Capello hails Rooney as man to succeed Terry one day - despitered-mist moods WAYNE ROONEY has been called many things in the past week afterhis explosion of anger at Fulham, but Fabio Capello's assessment ofhim as a future England captain is probably the most ...
'Can we get a better mortgage?'
Apr 01, 2009; ... House Doctor Question: My boyfriend and I have a 20,000 deposit - well abovethe 10 per cent deposit for a 186,500 house near our current rentedflat - yet we don't seem to qualify for any mortgage less than 7 percent. I thought the Government help was meant to get the ...
How to be top of the hut parade
Apr 01, 2009; ... Forget luxury seaside apartments - beach houses are where thesmart money is. These bright shacks can be worth a fortune, saysGraham Norwood Every country has its eccentric tiny properties. Japan has thecity pod where people sleep but do little more; China has thesiheyuan, its ...
Parent power
Apr 01, 2009; ... With banks loath to lend to anyone, especially first-time buyers,who can you turn to when you want to get on to the property ladder?For many, the only route is what's come to be termed "the bank ofmum and dad", as parents step in with cash help for their kids. Today's lenders ...
SHARAT SARDANA
Apr 01, 2009; ... Writer whose television comedy work satirised Asian stereotypes Teaming up to form a writing partnership with his formerschoolfriend Richard Pinto led Sharat Sardana to revolutionise theportrayal of Asians on television. The irreverent humour theyrelished found a mainstream ...
Tower's birthday suit
Apr 01, 2009 ... World in brief The oldest, and tallest, lady in Paris is to get a new coat forher 120th birthday. The Eiffel Tower, which was opened on 31 ...
Next stop in the crisis could be the collapse of the euro
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Irish artist Conor Casby caused a bit of a stir recently bysurreptitiously hanging unflattering likenesses of the Irish PrimeMinister, Brian Cowen, in a couple of Dublin galleries. TheTaoiseach himself remarked "that's not funny" when shown them. Oneartwork has the leader of the ...
'I have an ability to amuse'
Apr 01, 2009; ... Wallace Shawn is best known as a film and TV actor. But a seasonof his plays will show another side to his talent, says MichaelCoveneyThere are two sides to Wallace Shawn, soon to be celebrated overthree months at the Royal Court Theatre, where artistic directorDominic Cooke ...