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THEATRE / The sins of the father: Paul Taylor reviews Katie Mitchell's compelling production of Ibsen's Ghosts at the Barbican Pit, London00:02
Strike threat to US00:02
Strike threat to US00:02
Bailiff's firm fails owing cash for courts00:02
Labour proposes ministry of culture: Policies would have an impact on fashion, design and architecture. David Lister reports00:02
Traffic regroup and make tracks for the road again: David Lister meets a revived Sixties psychedelic band unrepentant about its drug-inspired past00:02
S A army rides into town to quell fighting00:02
Yeltsin bases 'decree' stirs hornets' nest in Latvia00:02
A single mother in an empty nest00:02
People: French channel their all into fight against Aids00:02
Exclusive: Jobless link to crime suppressed: Home Office officials conclude the best way of stopping offenders is to provide employment, not imprisonment00:02
A broken leg puts Gascoigne in doubt for next season00:02
The Violent Society: Surgery staff in front line facing an angry public: Liz Hunt examines cases where doctors and health centre staff have found themselves the victims of violent attacks00:02
The Violent Society: Strike warning over disruptive pupils00:02
Hundreds die as tribal violence sweeps Rwanda: 11 Belgian troops killed after downing of presidents' aircraft00:02
Serbs and Muslims declare 24-hour ceasefire in Bosnia00:02
The Violent Society: Doctors at the mercy of violent patients: Workers in the professions are taking action to combat increases in physical assaults and abuse00:02
The Violent Society: Pupils used to show respect: The changing times: Parents would 'belt' troublemakers, writes Steve Boggan00:02
The Violent Society: GPs resort to bodyguards and fake guns for protection: The changing times: Call-outs are now hazardous, writes Steve Boggan00:02
The Violent Society: Confidence ruined by classroom assaults: Judith Judd reports on a victim of violence at school00:02
Safety chiefs lift ban on cancer virus experiments00:02
Local Elections: Bomb explodes at BNP headquarters: Anti-terrorist squad called in over blast just hours after extreme right party says candidates will fight 50 council seats00:02
Track and signals company offers rail fees deadline00:02
Race plan lengthens odds on disruption: Grand National course officials are determined to avoid another fiasco. Jonathan Foster reports00:02
Major restates refusal of dialogue with Sinn Fein: 'Too short' ceasefire fails to break peace process impasse. David McKittrick and Colin Brown report00:02
Maternity blues linked to hormone changes00:02
Police chief faces sex harassment inquiry00:02
'Super-bug' linked to patient's death00:02
Babies 'at risk from lax hospital security'00:02
Two-year delay in plan to widen M25 gives critics hope00:02
Private clinics losing battle for patients: Leaked papers show 'aggression' of NHS hospitals paying off in 'aggressive' search for work00:02
Carey refuses to discuss 'little nation' controversy00:02
Plans to convert ward for fee-payers attacked00:02
'Horror house' man in court00:02
The 3m pounds refurbishment of Cambridge's Arts Centre allows site manager, Mike Northwood, a bird's eye view of the city, including the 16th-century King's College Chapel00:02
Moves to ban film violence backed by survey00:02
Local Elections: Lib Dems seize on broken Tory promises00:02
Salmon poacher netted by fish's microchip00:02
Government at new low00:02
Anti-Aids drug 'does not prolong survival': AZT trial confirms earlier findings00:02
Plane hits car00:02
The Daily Poem: Personal00:02
Europe wants action to save its film industry00:02
Italian alliance starts patching things up00:02
French say D-Day veterans must come first00:02
Ban lifted00:02
Custodial delay00:02
UN under fire over Gorazde reports00:02
Special delivery00:02
CSA pay-out00:02
Two arrested for Biosphere raid00:02
Boat people protest00:02
Aids-cancer link00:02
Mandela and de Klerk to hear Zulu price for peace: Today's summit will attempt to halt the election 'spoilers' in Natal, writes John Carlin in Johannesburg00:02
China ferry deaths00:02
Yeltsin defied00:02
Poland puts its case to the EU00:02
Paris jams00:02
Austrian poll date00:02
Moment of truth for 'Last Judgement': Fiona Leney in Rome sees the colourful climax of the row over cleaning Michelangelo's masterpiece00:02
Drug case woman was 'desperate'00:02
Israeli dies in second Hebron revenge attack: Yitzhak Rabin is determined not to be panicked by increasing violence, writes Sarah Helm in Jerusalem00:02
Stampede in search for greenbacks among the hardbacks00:02
Gardener charged00:02
Loyalist gang linked to 'horrific' party killing: Belfast woman beaten and shot00:02
Turks to indict Nadir administrators00:02
Two countries linked by ethnic bloodletting: Rivalry between Hutu and Tutsi, who live in both Rwanda and Burundi, is behind the incessant violence, writes Robert Block00:02
Heart victim00:02
Policeman's lot00:02
Obituary: General Stefan Guse00:02
'Independent' stake00:02
ITV pledge00:02
Obituary: Robert Doisneau00:02
Obituary: Eugene Ionesco00:02
Obituary: Max Petitpierre00:02
Obituary: Cyprien Ntaryamira00:02
Eviction windfall00:02
Obituary: Lord Harvey of Prestbury00:02
Correction: Mr Cameron Mackintosh00:02
Outside Edge: Rosie Millard on Folkestone's festival - the light at the end of the tunnel00:02
MUSIC / Flying the American flag: Robert Maycock on the Motorola Festival of American Music00:02
FILM / No way to treat a malady: And The Band Played On: Sheila Johnston on unruly ambition in And the Band Played On and weak eroticism in The Diary of Lady M00:02
FILM / Director's Cut: Alien: Chris Jones recalls being seduced at the age of 13 by the imagery of Ridley Scott's Alien, a film that haunts him still00:02
After Hours: Lucas00:02
OPERA / Once more from the top: Harrison Birtwistle did not cut 15 minutes from his opera Gawain to save on orchestra overtime or to appease critics. Like scores of composers before him, he simply thought better of it00:02
Exhibitions: Etch a falling star: David Oxtoby's drawings of rock dinosaurs are coveted by the stars themselves. Joseph Gallivan ponders their appeal00:02
Sleight of hand from a maestro00:02
Letter: Criminal children00:02
Every rain cloud has a washed-out lining00:02
BOOK REVIEW / Victor: portrait of an ethereal killer: Resurrection Man - Eoin McNamee: Picador, pounds 14.9900:02
Hezza shares are riding high, but sell soon: Beware the volatility of the market for Tory leadership, warns Bruce Anderson. Today's safe bet may be tomorrow's liability00:02
Every home needs its moat: The right of an Englishman to create his own castle is being restricted. David James blames conservationists00:02
Gas to cull showrooms00:02
Electricity prices cut00:02
Ryan and Miller link to bid for coal mines in Scotland00:02
TELEVISION / There ain't nothing like a cartoon dame00:02
View from City Road: Supersonic struggle ahead to woo Treasury00:02
Backlash at BP over share plan00:02
Pembroke: Artist tears a strip off advertising agency00:02
Law Report: No direction on video required: Regina v Downey - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)(Lord Justice Evans, Mr Justice Curtis and Mr Justice Morison), 17 March 199400:02
View from City Road: Brave new world of drug development00:02
Guardian buys US insurer for pounds 19m00:02
Law: Making waves in the City: Despite decline in the industry, shipping lawyers are busy, says Diarmid Nicolson00:02
Market Report: UBS blows the fuses at electricity companies00:02
View from City Road: Light hand on the interest rate tiller00:02
Law Update: Society tries to solve trainees' problems00:02
Law: A question of taste: Could America's reviled 'ambulance-chasing' style of advertising be coming to Britain? Fiona Bawdon reports00:02
Surge in factory output eases fears over tax rises00:02
Court allows extradition order for ex-Wardley chief: Hong Kong alleges banker took pounds 4m bribes in exchange for loans00:02
Blueprint for ecu 'made in Britain'00:02
BAe urges state backing for Concorde successor: Race is on for new supersonic airliner00:02
Amersham forms gene analysis joint venture00:02
Football: Sacchi suffers 'worst moment' as manager: Italy is shocked after defeat by a part-time team. Fiona Leney reports from Rome00:02
Sailing: Broken mast sends Tokio limping towards land: Dickson's 14-hour advantage in Whitbread Round the World Race disappears after disaster in the dark00:02
Alexandra increases profits and payout00:02
Non-League Football: Harriers wary of harrying00:02
No great hurry to buy00:02
Racing: Big field frightens Fairy00:02
Racing: Master Oats floats to favouritism: Torrential rain buoys up a plunge on a soft-ground specialist whose stable makes a splash on Aintree's opening day00:02
Pension opt-out worry: Generous public sector schemes face biggest fall-out00:02
At Large: Weekend warriors play hard at the corporate game: 'It really brings us together. We are all very competitive, because of our job, and we play to win. We're already in training'00:02
Football: A glittering career tainted by turmoil: Yesterday's broken leg is the latest in a series of mishaps for Paul Gascoigne. Henry Winter reports00:02
Owners directors questioned00:02
57m pounds Austrian buy for Wolseley00:02
Bottom Line: Past hampers Invesco00:02
Hewden Stuart up by 60%00:02
Property group seeks pounds 18m more: Third placing for Development Securities00:02
Bottom Line: Delayed recovery forces Amec overseas00:02
Grouse helps Highland to 10% interim increase: Distiller's shares ease on profit-taking despite pounds 23m result00:02
Wilkes agrees to pounds 31.7m bid from Suter: David Abell succeeds with higher offer after stalking target for over a year00:02
Breaking down the boardroom door: New faces from outside the usual club of non-executives would help moderate directors' pay. Jane Simms reports00:02
United Friendly unable to satisfy DTI on life fund: Inquiry continues into size of shareholders' stake00:02
Rugby League: Offiah treble inspires Wigan00:02
Today's Number: 3200:02
Snooker: O'Sullivan shapes up for Sheffield00:02
Squash: Bearpit sport needs to eliminate racism: Open competition is to blame for the decline in players' behaviour Richard Eaton reports00:02
Leading Article: Labour prepares a culture shock00:02
Computers: Disaster strikes 'fun' program: Martin Whitfield's 'freebie' disk turned out to be costly and very time-consuming00:02
Computers: Figuring out the fax on exchanging data: Harry Davidson finds that a minor adjustment to electronic communication standards is the talk of telecottage land00:02
Computers: Jargon buster00:02
Leading Article: This recovery is looking good00:02
Industrial production highest for three years00:02
Computers: Feedback: Toys for the boys?00:02
Letter: MoD's concern for potential orphans00:02
Letter: Self-interest is key to Arab-Israeli peace00:02
Letter: The bureaucratisation of research00:02
Letter: Labour's tax plans: gainers and double standards00:02
Adolf Hitler: my part in his sporting education00:02
Letter: Essex man: not a Tory but a radical00:02
Leading Article: Ceasefire: handle with caution00:02
Letter: Canadian court links porn and violence00:02
Letter: No medals for promptness00:02
Squash: Jackman trumped by by old hand: Le Moignan's triumph00:02
Dear Doug McAvoy: A warning to the leader of the NUT: last year you won the support of many parents, but this time around your boycott of tests looks more like political point scoring that a worthy cause00:02
Tennis: Henman shows the heart of a fighter: Pete Sampras, the world No 1, ended an encouraging week for another British hopeful. Bill Scott reports from Tokyo00:02
Golf: US Masters / Pyman's pain in the gum: Peter Corrigan on a difficult debut for the Amateur champion00:02
Golf: US Masters / Ballesteros' hot putter helps roll back the years: Spaniard back to his best with explosive display - Mize sets early pace with 68 - Toothache floors Amateur champion00:02
Cricket: England enter least promising arena for revival: Atherton questions the attitude of some players and looks for greater commitment from dispirited tourists in the fourth Test, which starts today00:02
Cricket: Lara signs on with Warwicks00:02
Football: World Cup to expand for 1998 French finals: Havelange presses for 32-team tournament00:02
Gone for a Burton: Time was when Burton's meant suits. This week they franchised out their suit departments. An obituary by Ron Hattersley00:02
Letter: The bureaucratisation of research00:02
Letter: Labour's tax plans: gainers and double standards00:02
Institution of Mechanical Engineers00:02
Birthdays00:02
Obituary: Juvenal Habyarimana00:02
Anniversaries00:02
Court Circular00:02
Driver's escape00:02
Letter: Labour's tax plans: gainers and double standards00:02
Driver killed00:02
Shooting charge00:02
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Diary00:02
Business and City in Brief00:02
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Sporting Digest: Sailing00:02
Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey00:02
Sporting Digest: Cricket00:02
Sporting Digest: Boxing00:02
Sporting Digest: American Football00:02
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