Hugh Grant is tipped to star in My Fair Lady

By Tim Walker Published: 10:00PM GMT 02 March 2010

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"He can"t sing, but afterwards conjunction could Rex," whispers my man with the clapperboard. He adds that Emma Thompson, who has created the screenplay and is a companion of Grant, fought his dilemma with John Madden, the director.

The cast of characters of Grant potentially personification conflicting Carey Mulligan as Eliza Doolittle, nonetheless the singer has still to pointer a stipulate is expected to be regarded as a safe, if uninspiring, move inside of the industry.

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"It is starting to receptive to advice a bit similar to the sort of movie the BBC would make," one writer tells me. "They could have been a lot some-more daring."

Patrick Garland, who destined Sir Rex on Broadway in My Fair Lady, says he has been "intrigued" by the Chichester Festival Theatre"s cast of characters of Rupert Everett as Higgins in the prolongation of Pygmalion on that the low-pitched is formed this summer.

"I"ll be really meddlesome to see how Everett interprets the part," the renowned senior manager says. "I"m certain Grant will be excellent in the film, but it will take a really big impression in truth to banish Rex"s ghost."

Grant"s impasse in a movie ought never be taken as read, however. In 2008, I disclosed that he had cold from his last British project, Lost for Words, of that Richard Curtis was the senior manager director. The actress was pronounced to be unfortunate with the script.

Roman Abramovich to back Russia in race to host 2018 World Cup

By Paul Kelso Published: 9:23PM GMT 02 March 2010

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The Chelsea owners is approaching to be invited to stick on the Russian government"s bid cabinet as an adviser, with his seductiveness and change in football approaching to assistance the campaign.

The Russian bid has a poignant participation at the Soccerex European Forum in Manchester this week, where the conflict lines for 2018 and 2022 World Cups are clear.

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As well as the Russian operation, Qatar have additionally parked their generously saved lobbying debate on England"s lawn. Both bids have some-more building space in the discussion gymnasium and have laid on drinks receptions, whilst England 2018 countered on Tuesday night with a entertainment at Manchester Town Hall.

While Qatar are outspending their rivals for 2022 their sponsorship of the African connection association is thought to have cost $3 million Russia demand that, discordant to perceptions, they will not find to win votes with money, and that their bid bill is only $20 million, allied with England"s.

"There is not sufficient income in the universe to broach a World Cup for you, there are a little things that income will not buy," pronounced bid operations executive Alexander Djordjadze.

Republic of Ireland 0 Brazil 2: match report

By Mark Ogden Published: 7:28AM GMT 03 March 2010

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Robinho reminded an English assembly that he stays able of producing moments of sorcery by scoring a high idea to finish a strained 2-0 feat for Brazil opposite the Republic of Ireland.

But on a night when the Manchester City wandering and his shining set upon partners, Kaka and Adriano, fluctuated in between overwhelming and awful, Fabio Capello would have left the Emirates in the believe that the World Cup 2010 favourites will be anything but godlike in South Africa.

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Robinho, now attempting to reconstruct his career with Santos, staid the diversion with a peep of luminosity by scoring from twenty yards. And Brazil physical education instructor Dunga insisted that the player showcased the certain aspects of his diversion opposite the Irish.

Dunga said: ""With his bid on the pitch, he showed all of us what he can do. Robinho is regularly someone who has great tension for the inhabitant team.

""People have talked bad about him, but when I saw him, he was concerned to great effect."

This was not selected Brazil, however, and they will not be causing excited nights for Spain, Italy, Germany or England on this evidence. Ireland physical education instructor Giovanni Trapattoni said: "At this moment, there are most teams who fool around well in the world.

"It is a really critical impulse in the preparation, but during a tournament, the group that has the right genius and technical peculiarity will go forward.

"England and Spain are strong. Germany are clever too, but when you go up front, you need the players and Brazil have players who can measure goals."

For all the acclamation that comes with confronting the five-time World Cup winners, Ireland would most rather be personification the Brazilians in Nelspruit in Jun than in north London in February.

But the left arm of Thierry Henry has ensured that the Irish will not be in South Africa this summer, so this glorious tie is flattering most as great as it is going to get.

A Dublin accessible opposite Algeria in May will give Ireland a first-hand see at Englands Group C opponents, but it will be no surrogate for the genuine thing.

Still, Ireland showed in the early stages opposite the Brazilians that they keep the capability to difficulty some-more distinguished opponents.

Brazil, in contrast, flattered to mistreat until they took the lead in advantageous resources a notation prior to half-time.

Robinho, who had been unknown until that point, combined the idea when his cranky in to the chastisement area was diverted in to his own net by Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews.

Despite handing them the lead, Brazil showed Andrews small charity. Early in the second half, the customarily peaceful Kaka became inextricable in a shoving compare with the Blackburn player for viewed boisterous play tactics.

Andrews was you do zero of the sort. His persistence was merely frustrating Real Madrids �56 million signing, who was not carrying one of his improved nights.

Maybe Ireland were receiving out their slow World Cup frustrations on Brazil. They positively did sufficient to indicate that they would have deserved a place in South Africa and, on this evidence, the heading nations will be relieved that they will not have to overcome the stubborn Irish this summer.

As the longed for chances began to smoke-stack up, with Kaka, Robinho and Adriano all guilty of spurning opportunities, Ireland appeared unfailing to shun with a one-goal defeat.

But Brazil took value of overpowering Irish legs, Robinho rounding off a sharp three-man move with Kaka and Grafite to stand in their lead on 76 minutes.

Cookson counts on 2010 rebound

By Rachel Cooper, City Reporter Published: 4:27PM GMT 02 March 2010

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The association done a loss prior to taxation of �20.9m in 2009 compared with a distinction of �89.6m in 2008, after charging �75.6m of restructuring costs, together with creation 3,000 staff redundant.

But, Nick Salmon, Cookson arch executive, pronounced that steel prolongation and wiring end-markets had proposed mending and the company, that has already rehired 500 staff, was carefree of serve recovery.

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"Our cost bottom has been extremely marked down over the last eighteen months and as a result opening should go on to redeem significantly as end-markets improve," he added.

Analysts at Numis pronounced that Cookson"s formula were "slightly forward of expectations driven by a clever second half performance", adding that the association was set for a clever miscarry in 2010.

"Cookson has one after another to see ceiling trends in the core steel and wiring markets. Steel prolongation interpretation has one after another to show incremental improvements given the low point in April, and stream industry forecasts point to 10pc tellurian growth," the attorney said.

JLT rules out large deal as profits rise

By Jamie Dunkley, City Reporter (Insurance) Published: 6:10PM GMT 02 March 2010

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The company, that competes for marketplace share with incomparable US-rivals such as Aon and Marsh, saw pre-tax distinction climb to �102m over the year to Dec 31, up from �92.8m the year before.

The outcome was driven by a 14pc climb in income from fees and commission to �613m. These come from the companies it provides word and pensions services.

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The association will compensate a last division of 12.5p on May 4, receiving the sum division to 21p, up from 20.5p. Dominic Burke, arch executive, pronounced that the association would right away see to grow the Asian and Latin American operations, that minister 10pc towards the group"s sum revenue.

He combined that JLT would try bolt-on acquisitions over the subsequent year, but would equivocate incomparable deals in the core markets such as the UK.

Last year, the association sealed a array of deals to grow the worker benefits advisory, together with the takeover of HSBC Actuaries and Consultants for �27.25m.

Barrie Cornes, researcher at Panmure, pronounced the full-year formula had kick expectations. He combined that the stroke of the mercantile slack had not strike the association as primarily feared. JLT shares sealed down 2.5 at 500p.

Bernard Madoffs fraud victims denied top-up funds

By James Quinn, US Business Editor Published: 9:00PM GMT 02 March 2010

In a turning point decision, that could leave "in the money" investors open to authorised claims from those who lost out, Judge Burton Lifland ruled that those who were "net winners" from the account should not be entitled to a share of supports recovered. The statute corroborated up an progressing preference by Irving Picard, the failure keeper charged with recuperating Madoff"s blank billions.

Mr Picard has regularly confirmed that the fairest approach to provide investors was to pay off those who suffered tangible waste at the hands of Madoff.

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However the "net winners" had claimed that they additionally lost out, because, according to paper statements finished with by Madoff, their tangible investments were most incomparable than the income withdrawn.

The formidable authorised disaster is a by-product of Madoff"s enlarged ponzi intrigue , in that investors were hoodwinked for some-more than twenty years in to desiring their investments were delivering annual earnings in additional of 10pc.

In fact, investments were simply placed in to one large bank account, and when investors longed for to set free a share of their "gains", Madoff simply handed over income that might have belonged to alternative investors.

The new statute privately relates to eligibility to request for supports from the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), the US physique that protects bonds investors to as most as $500,000 of their holdings.

As of the finish of last week, a little 12,047 investors had done claims to the SIPC, of that usually 1,936 had been allowed, with $650m of SIPC coverage committed.

Mr Picard, who was allocated by the SIPC to redeem assets, has to date found in additional of $1.5bn from the fraud, but is carefree of uncovering billions some-more in sequence to pay off investors.

The expect distance of the rascal stays a mystery, however. During his Dec 2008 admission to sons Mark and Andrew, Madoff himself estimated the scale of his rascal to have been $50bn, but that rose to $64.8bn, the volume of income prosecutors pronounced was allegedly in investor"s falsified accounts at the finish of Nov 2008. Lawyers behaving for the "net winners" pronounced they are expected to interest Judge Lifland"s ruling.

Meanwhile, a Luxembourg justice will on Wednesday order either investors in the $1.7bn LuxAlpha and LuxInvest tributary supports that invested without delay with Madoff can find remuneration from UBS, that was the protector for the dual funds.

UBS has consistently pronounced that it acted as merely protector to the fund, and did not suggest Madoff to the clients.

Scotland go back to the future against Czech Republic with Kris Boyd on the bench

By Roddy Forsyth Published: 9:15PM GMT 02 March 2010

In charge: new Scotland physical education instructor Craig Levein Photo: ACTION IMAGES

Boyds Ibrox bar mate, Kenny Miller, will additionally find himself in informed domain as sole assailant opposite some-more absolute opponents.

Leveins entrance preference contains no surprises given there are nothing to spring. Force of will and a receptive to advice learn of Scotlands singular options are the resources the physical education instructor will muster as he tries to figure a cohesive section able of embarking on the Euro 2012 qualifiers with confidence.

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Whatever happens this evening, Levein contingency authority a opening to banish memories of the deplorable fall opposite Wales in Cardiff that brought Burleys dysfunctional power to an outrageous end.

It would be a profitable bonus, too, if Scotland could put an finish to the unusual jot down of disaster to win a accessible in the inhabitant track given 1996.

"Id love to win the game," he spoken at the Scots precision bottom in the shade of the Erskine Bridge.

"I know the not a rival compare and the not the be-all and end-all but I think for everybodys sake, it would be great to put on a great opening and win.

"I dont see any reason given we should think anything alternative than that. Sometimes, no have a difference how most of a enterprise there is to be physical education instructor of a successful team, it doesnt regularly work out that way, but the idea is to try and win.

"We have to benefit a little movement and put on a little decent performances. Confidence of football players is something thats innate out of winning matches. I think expanded football comes when players are confident, they know each and certitude the complement they are playing. That competence have to wait for but I idea not."

Mind you, when asked by this match if he had nourished a elite starting XI for a little time prior to to this arise and if he had been forced to change it, Levein replied: "Yes and yes."

Kris Commons would roughly positively have started, but for his ripped hamstring, given of the managers fondness for width. As it is, Scotland will be decorated in the 4-5-1 arrangement that was effective, nonetheless not in conclusion successful, for Walter Smith and Alex McLeish.

Craig Gordon will fool around in idea at the at the back of of a executive defensive partnership of Gary Caldwell and Andy Webster on his lapse to the general theatre after an injury-ravaged 4 years with Alan Hutton and Lee Wallace creation up the at the at the back of of four, unless the Hearts man is judged to be as well most of a risk given of the five stitches he is sporting on top of one eye.

The midfield quintet will underline the captain, Darren Fletcher, and Scott Brown and his former Celtic colleague, Barry Robson, and Kevin Thomson and James McFadden, nonetheless there is additionally a fitness disbelief about this combination. "McFadden and Wallace lerned but we will see if there is any greeting in the morning," Levein pronounced last night.

"If they dont have it, Graham Dorrans will take McFaddens place and Dixon will take over from Wallace. The dual boys didnt do an horrible lot but we worked on simple things and they did the session.

"If possibly of them is a disbelief I wouldnt have a moments perplexity in withdrawal them out. James has a parsimonious groin and usually did a little volume of work on Monday. He did some-more currently and well take it from there.

"I am anticipating the stand in headers in the qualifiers give us some-more time than we have here. Yesterday we had twelve players precision and precision was kept to a minimum.

"We have to work on the figure of the group the day prior to the diversion but you can usually get the basis across. You cannot fill their heads with all that is in cave in a integrate of days.

"We have to urge from the front. Everyone has to work hard. We do not have any one in the group who has the looseness to only do what they wish to do.

"I think I am advantageous to have a high appetite group, quite in the midfield area, who have it in their have up to do the work removing at the at the back of of if they lose the ball.

"There has been a feeling of organization to help the poor but if formula go the wrong approach there wouldnt be. If people see us operative hard, removing formula and creation improvements, they will be happy. If we keep losing games they will be unhappy.

"I see at it from a greedy point of view. This is a outrageous pursuit and a great event for me if I can be successful in this pursuit there is a outrageous volume of acclamation that comes with it."

Levein indicated that he does not wish to be compelled by a guarantee to have make use of of as most substitutes as probable because, aware of the need to get off to as great a begin as possible, he would cite to contend tactical options throughout, but there is a clever possibility that Boyd will come on at a little theatre and an next to odds that he will get a antagonistic accepting from those in in between the Tartan Army who have not forgiven him for branch his at the at the back of of on Scotland when Burley was in charge.

"I would ask the supporters not to boo. Some will think what he has finished is value booing but he wants to fool around for Scotland and he has demonstrated that in all he has finished given he has come in to the camp," pronounced Levein.

"I know it is a articulate point but I idea that after this diversion we can entrust it to history. I would ask the supporters to get at the at the back of of everyone in the team.

"To the fans I contend have make use of of your eyes and have a decision. A lot of people who come along are not only Scotland supporters but football supporters.

"Come along with a uninformed mind and see what you think. We all wish the same thing. There is a notice there is a order in in between the group and the supporters given of what has left on.

"This is critical to all of us. There does not have to be a separate in in between us. We have to get opposite to the players it is about togetherness and operative tough for 90 minutes. If everyone does that we have a chance."

Scotland team: Gordon (Sunderland); Hutton (Tottenham), Webster (Rangers), G Caldwell (Wigan), Wallace (Hearts); Robson (Mbrough), Fletcher (Man Utd, capt), Brown (Celtic), Thomson (Rangers), McFadden (Birmingham); Miller (Rangers).

Eoin Morgan developing into Englands brightest Twenty20 talent

By Simon Briggs Published: 7:43PM GMT 02 March 2010

Crafty: man-of-the-match Eoin Morgan takes a crawl in Bangladesh Photo: GETTY IMAGES

"Eoin who was still usually twenty or so ran down the representation at Andy Caddick, picked the round up over midwicket, and put it in the Mound Stand.

"It was the insolence of it that tender us," combined Emburey, who was Middlesex"s head manager at the time. "Eoin had the certainty to go after an determined name similar to Caddick, and with that one shot he voiced himself as a player to watch.

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"Once he set himself to fool around for England, I never doubted that he would get there."

Over the last 9 months, Morgan has finished some-more than usually mangle in to England"s limited-overs team. He has arguably turn the initial name on the teamsheet.

Emburey is usually one of most judges who feel that Morgan is the most appropriate one-day player in the nation at the impulse some-more arguable than Kevin Pietersen, some-more bomb than Paul Collingwood, and approach forward of the rest.

It is a conspicuous feat for a man who was innate in Dublin, and who began his sporting career in the very old Irish fortify of hurling.

In an talk last year, Morgan explained that "when you hold the [hurling] hang it"s a retreat hold the total time, and all is strike the alternative way".

The benefits of this preparation can be seen in his heading retreat sweep, that was obliged for 3 bounds on Tuesday.

If Pietersen is well known for his vast and beautiful cadence play, Morgan is even some-more imaginative, and has grown a far-reaching range of cunning deflections on both sides of the wicket. But since entrance in to the England team, he has valid that he is some-more than usually a newness act.

"Forget his capability to improvise for a minute," pronounced Morgan"s former Middlesex team-mate Ed Smith.

"Eoin is usually a unusual striker of the ball. He"s not a big guy, but a outrageous piece of attack sixes is timing and technique. At Middlesex, I"d contend he had the most appropriate prolonged diversion of anybody.

"The media rather pigeonholed him as someone who can poke it around in the center overs, but he can additionally improvise and be unpredictable, or usually strike it out of the park. It"s roughly similar to carrying 3 opposite players in your center order."

This multidimensional peculiarity was reflected on Tuesday in the admiring research of Sky"s pundits, who described Morgan as an amalgam of Graham Thorpe and Neil Fairbrother, and afterwards threw in Michael Bevan for great measure.

As a personality, Morgan is most appropriate described as the strong, wordless type.

"It was engaging that he didn"t applaud his hundred," pronounced Angus Fraser, Middlesex"s handling executive of cricket.

"Part of that competence have been since the throng weren"t cheering, but he is additionally an unselfish, unshowy character. You won"t see him jumping around similar to a little of them."

Because he grew up personification cricket in Ireland and then, from the age of 19, for Ireland Morgan"s cricketing experience has been heavily lopsided towards the one-day game. According to Emburey, this has since him a two- or three-year head begin over his English contemporaries.

The usually subject symbol is over his first-class potential. "I know [England coach] Andy Flower has oral to him about mending his basics, with a perspective to Test cricket," pronounced Richard Scott, Middlesex"s new head coach.

"But with all his England commitments, and a army in the IPL, it"s tough to see when he can fool around a postulated run of four-day cricket."

Even so, the likes of Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott are certain to be examination their backs.

David Cameron ducks Lord Ashcroft tax questions

By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Published: 6:06PM GMT 02 March 2010

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Lord Ashcroft, a vital Tory donor and debate co-ordinator, disclosed on Monday that he is "non-domiciled" for taxation purposes.

The avowal has drawn Labour attacks and questions about how prolonged Mr Cameron schooled of Lord Ashcrofts status.

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Lord Ashcroft was done a Tory counterpart in 2000 after similar with William Hague and the Cabinet Office that he would turn a permanent UK resident.

He and comparison Tories refused to plead his taxation standing until a Freedom of Information ask to the Cabinet Office in jeopardy to exhibit the sum of his promises in 2000.

"I don"t wish to get in to a prolonged evidence about process," he said. People know the things they need to know about Lord Ashcroft and his status, he said.

Pressed again to contend how prolonged he had well known about the peers "non-dom" status, Mr Cameron said: "I admire people who try to whip a passed horse. But the equine is passed and should no longer be flogged."

Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, has demanded that the eccentric Lords Appointments Commission to examine Lord Ashcrofts appointment.

However, the commission has deserted the ask given it was not in life at the time and binds no papers about Lord Ashcrofts appointment.

The Cabinet Office after reliable that it oversaw the agreement with Lord Ashcroft, definition the Government has been wakeful of the peers undertakings given 2001.

The Cabinet Office pronounced that Sir Hayden Phillips, afterwards permanent cabinet member at the Lord Chancellor"s Department, met James Arbuthnot, afterwards the Conservative arch whip, to plead Lord Ashcrofts agreement.

The men resolved Lord Ashcrofts guarantee to take up "permanent residence"" in the UK meant Lord Ashcroft would be a "long-term resident", according to a Cabinet Office spokesman.

Labour activists have additionally attempted to organize internet petitions perfectionist that Lord Ashcroft should "pay back" taxation that he did not have to compensate on his unfamiliar gain given of his non-dom status.

Lord Ashcroft has donated some-more than �4 million to the Tories. Labour has additionally perceived some-more than �5 million in donations from "non-dom" supporters.

Non-dom standing is authorised and non-doms are legally entitled to present to domestic party.

Lord Mandelson referred to that Lord Ashcroft had been "dodging" taxation and that the Conservatives should lapse his donations.

Lord Mandelson said: "All these years he has been dodging what he should have paid in taxation in full on the basement of the strange agreement he done with the authorities." "Instead he has selected to give all that income to the Conservative Party. Perhaps they would similar to to compensate that income behind now."

Lord Ashcroft has pronounced that he has not damaged any promises or left behind on his undertakings in propinquity to his peerage.

World Cup 2010: South Africa is world class

By Graham Boynton Published: 3:50PM GMT 02 March 2010

Previous of Images Next All the vital cities have the same range of restaurants, pubs and bars you will find in any American or European city South Africa is a abounding and sundry nation

South Africa is physically sanctified some-more than any alternative nation I know. As Alan Paton wrote in his distinguished novel, Cry The Beloved Country, this land is "lovely over any singing of it".

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He was describing the rolling mountainous nation of KwaZulu-Natal, but he competence usually as well have been referring to the thespian towering landscape that dominates the Cape, the imperishable bushveld of the Kruger or the angled coastline, dotted with silt beaches that run all the approach around the coast.

It is additionally sanctified (and cursed) with the infancy diverse, disputatious, stubborn people on the continent - from hardcore Boers to nationalistic Zulus, mixed-race poets, black beatniks, African National Congress hardliners, Shangaan Zionists, Xhosa communists. The nation is presided over by a Zulu, but the Cape is ruled by a white woman.

No alternative African nation can exaggerate such diversity. Nor can the others exaggerate such a resources of enlightenment - from the novel of JM Coetzee, Alan Paton and Andr Brink to the song of Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Taliep Pietersen and David Kramer; from Athol Fugards plays to Mbongeni Ngemas musicals and sounds such as Mannenburg, Abdullah Ibrahims indolent magnum opus that is evermore the soundtrack of the Cape.

This is in truth a abounding and sundry country. Quite either such contentment will be entirely appreciated by the expected half a million on vacation football fans is conjunction here nor there.

The point is: it is there, and any chairman arriving with a jot of oddity who finds him or herself in South Africa around the time of the World Cup 2010 would be lingering not to take value of these riches. Not that the incurious football supporters will be really bad let down; they will be some-more than confident with the food, splash and party South Africa will have on offer.

All the vital cities have the same range of restaurants, pubs and bars you will find in any American or European city and, of course, South Africa has the value of being a vital booze producer. Compared with Europe, the cost of food and splash is really reasonable, even for the British who lift with them the falling pound.

The some-more perceptive of the visitors the gastronomes and oenophiles will be even some-more delighted, since the infancy of Michelin-starred restaurants, quite in Johannesburg and the Cape. I was not prolonged ago in the Cape and ate out for 7 nights in a row, recording usually one below-average meal, 4 superb ones and dual that were merely really good.

That new revisit additionally reliable usually how ready the nation will be for the football. The new stadiums are all but finished and they are pretentious facilities; the roadworks that have blighted the vital cities for a little years right away crop up to be impending completion, and the cities highways are in a excellent state for the tournament.

Even the dire issue of crime is, according to Danny Jordaan, the man in assign of the countrys World Cup organising committee, underneath control, with South Africa spending some-more than a billion rand (�100 million) on eventuality security.

Though first-time visitors might at initial be taken by surpise by the yawning opening that exists in between the absolved lifestyles of the black and white elites and the hardscrabble existences eked out by the immeasurable infancy in the sprawling shanties of the Cape Flats and the easy townships of Gauteng, they shortly turn used to the actuality that, in Africa, impassioned misery coexists to one side magnificent wealth.

This is a seismic socio-political make a difference to be dealt with by entrance generations of South African politicians, prolonged after Nelson Mandela, the good conciliator, the father of the Rainbow Nation, has gone. For the moment, though, this is Mandelas Rainbow Nation and this World Cup is an event for the nation to show off the assets.

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A last thought. As I was withdrawal South Africa on my infancy new visit, the pass central at Cape Town airfield looked up at me, paused, afterwards forked at the entry/exit stamps in my passport. In the old days, that would have meant a scowl, an exploration job in to subject ones bearing as a visitor, a ubiquitous feeling of unease.

This time the functionary smiled beatifically and said: "You appear to similar to South Africa, Graham." "Yes I do," I said. "Very much." He smiled. "Good. We will see you behind shortly then."

Such is Mandelas Rainbow Nation.

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England coach Stuart Pearce defends Ryan Shawcross ahead of Greece qualifier

By Rob Stewart Published: 2:01PM GMT 02 March 2010

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Pearce, who has managed Shawcross at Under-21 level, corroborated the centre-half following his promulgation of for the X-rated plunge in to that pennyless Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramseys leg last weekend.

Pearce, himself, gained a repute as one of the majority fearsome defenders of his era as a left-back with Nottingham Forest and England, and he has insisted there was zero intentional about Shawcross challenge.

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"You have to see at it and contend how most vigilant was there to unequivocally go and harm the antithesis and I dont think there was any," Pearce said.

"After the diversion Tony Pulis referred to the meaningful of the player and what he was similar to as an individual.

"Having worked with Ryan as well and carrying watched the situation again I am flattering founder there was no vigilant there to unequivocally go and do damage.

"Probably you would have seen the solitary of his feet creation hit with his shin or even higher on the opponents leg and I dont think that was the case."

Shawcross, 22, is right afar on the margin of earning his initial full top for England opposite Egypt on Wednesday and Pearce, vocalization forward of the Under-21 European Championship qualifier opposite Greece in Doncaster tomorrow, wants his players to follow in his footsteps.

"I think that if you were to spin around and the likes of Ryan Shawcross were going to get his initial event this time around there is an event for anybody," the former Manchester City physical education instructor added.

"If you put a great run of form together Fabio (Capello) will be entirely wakeful of it and as prolonged as you are English you have an opportunity."

Pearce is sure that Shawcross will go in to the accessible with a transparent conscience.

"If you see on the behind catalog of any player and I am articulate about any player you can find instances of bad tackles," Pearce said.

"What we dont similar to to see if players entrance out of tackles with the ferocity of damage that Aaron has had. But I have seen worse hurdles than that this deteriorate that thankfully have got afar with not even a booking.

"One that springs to mind is Kevin Nolan who done a plea on an Everton player (Victor Anichebe) that wasnt the best. It looked far worse probably than that challenge.

"You are in the path of the gods on a football representation that hopefully on occasions you dont come afar with the steer that we saw with Aaron Ramsey."

"I think the main things I that everybody is unhappy to see any player get that form of injury. The main thing for myself is that we instruct Aaron a rapid recovery. He is a really gifted player and has had a illusory deteriorate for Arsenal and is sappy greatly."

World Maths Day: British children prepare to compete online in world cup of maths

By Matthew Moore Published: 10:00AM GMT 02 Mar 2010

Hundreds of British schools have already purebred to foe in a live online maths exam on Wednesday Photo: PHOTOLIBRARY

Pupils from UK schools will go head-to-head opposite students from opposite the creation subsequent week to answer rapid-fire questions, anticipating to pull their classes to the tip of the general joining tables.

Last year the event, that coincides with World Maths Day, captivated some-more than 1.95 million pupils from 38,000 schools and this year the organisers are assured of removing even some-more young kids involved.

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Hundreds of British schools have already purebred to foe on Wednesday.

Children embrace a point for each theme they answer rightly in 60 seconds. The some-more tests they take up to a limit of 500 over the 48 hour duration of the foe the some-more outlines they amass.

To progress the component of foe each live exam is sat by multiform children, with all their scores perceivable on shade as the notation runs down.

When thehad a hearing run on Friday it accomplished second of four, at the back of a "Brenna B" from Hancock County High School in the US.

The live foe starts on Mar 3 and lasts 48 hours, to give young kids in all time zones a possibility to compete. But use competitions are already well underneath way, with a British tyro declared "Ertac C" streamer the particular personality house for 5-8-year-olds, forward of young kids from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Malaysia.

The highest-scoring young kids in each age organisation will embrace bullion medals, with a World Maths Day prize on suggest for the majority successful class.

The organisers contend they goal that the disturb of foe will assistance young kids whet their maths skills and infer that the theme is far from boring.

"This is a indeed singular universe eventuality and a illusory approach to foster numeracy inside of your school," reads a matter on the website. "Past formula show that students will have poignant improvements in their mental mathematics skills and have fun in the process."

The World Maths Day foe proposed in 2007 after a hearing foe in between young kids in England and Australia valid popular. It has captivated some-more entrants each year given the launch, with competitors rightly responding 452,681,681 questions in 2009.

The free foe is run by preparation organisation 3P Learning, that is additionally at the back of the blurb website Mathletics.

Portsmouth owner Balram Chainrai faces HMRC probe into clubs administration move

By Paul Kelso, Chief Sports Reporter Published: 10:25AM GMT 02 March 2010

Dire straits: In a rarely surprising move HMRC are doubt the effect of the intentional administration department department department department department department department department department department at Portsmouth Photo: PA

In a rarely surprising move HMRC are doubt the effect of the intentional administration department department department department department department department department department department spoken by bar owners Balram Chainrai last week. It is accepted HMRC have challenged the legality of Chainrais explain to carry out the club, that was cumulative underneath the conditions of a debt concluded by the prior owners Ali al-Faraj.

The growth equates to that a Premier League house assembly scheduled for Tuesday, that would have validated a nine-point reduction for Portsmouth, has been postponed. The League will usually remove the points once the authorised on all sides of the administration department department department department department department department department department department is clear.

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HMRCs astonishing move appears to be a reply to the on all sides whereby Chainrai has ensured that he is at the head of the reserve of creditors due a sum of �80 million.

The taxation authorities, who are due around �15 million, are accepted to be deeply unfortunate at the arrangement, that was sum by Chainrais preference to take the bar in to administration.

HMRC will find to have the strange administration department department department department department department department department department department overturned to emanate a turn personification margin for all creditors.

If HMRC attain there is additionally a probability that the winding-up record could be reopened, raising the awaiting of the bar confronting evident liquidation.

It is additionally serve justification of HMRCs integrity to aspire to the club, who have regularly unsuccessful to encounter their commitments to the open purse notwithstanding branch over around �70 million a year.

Portsmouth owe around �80 million, with former owners Sacha Gaydamak the largest singular creditor due around �32 million.

Chainrai stands to redeem a little or all of the �17 million he lent the bar in January. HMRC meanwhile, who are due some-more than �15 million in total, have no protection.

Sources with believe of the record indicated that HMRCs first regard was to safeguard Chainrai did not embrace favoured treatment.

"In these resources it is regularly UK Plc that ends up temperament the cost, so HMRC is receiving stairs to try and strengthen the interests and those of the taxpayer," pronounced the source.

"They are severe the effect of the administration department department department department department department department department department department and creation certain that it is scrupulously constituted. HMRCs pursuit is to try and safeguard that there is a satisfactory understanding for all creditors rather than usually a few."

Andrew Andronikou, the director allocated by Chainrai, pronounced he was capricious of HMRCs motives.

"I dont assimilate the expect reason because this is, were usually following normal protocol. Were not unduly worried. Were awaiting the administration department department department department department department department department department department to ensue as it was."

HMRCs movement could strew serve light on the sequence of tenure and allegiances at Portsmouth this season. Chainrai claims to have been introduced to the bar by representative Pini Zahavi and his loan enabled the consortium notionally headed by Al Faraj to take carry out at Fratton Park.

They brought in counsel Mark Jacob and additionally introduced convicted fraudster Daniel Azougy to assistance run the club, but inside of 4 months it was in administration. Following his impasse with Portsmouth Jacob has left the authorised use Fuglers where he was a partner. The organisation has declined to criticism on the resources of his departure, but Jacob pronounced on Monday he had resigned.

The range of West Ham"s "ill-judged" spending over new seasons has been been suggested in the club"s ultimate accounts, that were published on Monday evening.

West Ham"s preference to endowment injury-plagued striker Dean Ashton a new stipulate in Dec 2008 backfired, withdrawal them probable for a �5.81million remuneration when he was forced to retire in December.

Freddie Ljungberg and Kieron Dyer will have cost the bar �34 million over the conditions of their contracts, carrying usually proposed a sum sum of 32 matches for West Ham given the summer of 2007.

TigerText app erases sent messages

By Claudine Beaumont, Technology Editor Published: 8:00AM GMT 02 March 2010

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The TigerText app allows iPhone users to henceforth undo content messages

The TigerText app circumvents the existent content messaging focus on the Apple iPhone, enabling the summary sender to have finish carry out over the lifespan of texts. Messages can be henceforth deleted from the sender"s phone, the recipient"s phone and the server.

The sender can mention how prolonged they wish their summary to tarry after it has been perceived and read. They can select to undo the summary 60 seconds after the target opens it, or concede it to live on for up to thirty days. A array of tiger pawprints are left in place of the deleted summary in a examination thread.

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"Instead of lax lips, we have make use of of the tenure lax thumbs," pronounced Jeffrey Evans, owner of TigerText. "Everyone has lax thumbs at a little point. I hatred my trainer - you can contend that, and weve all pronounced that. But if you content it and your employer finds it, your career is over.

"You have to realize that someone competence have employing decisions formed on anything you send, email or text."

Both the summary sender and the target will need to have TigerText commissioned in sequence to have make use of of the messaging service. The app is now usually accessible in the United States, where it is free to try for fifteen days, or 100 texts, yes or no is reached first. Thereafter, users will compensate $2.49 per month for total content messages.

Chile earthquake: red faces in Japan over tsunami no-show

By Aislinn Laing Published: 7:30AM GMT 02 March 2010

Japan sounded the initial vital tsunami notice in seventeen years on Sunday along with 53 nations and territories around the Pacific Rim after the 8.8 bulk trembler strike the Chilean seashore the prior day.

However, on Monday morning, prolonged after alternative countries had marked down the be scared by sounding the all-clear, Japanese officials were still notice of intensity disaster and live radio broadcasters still had their cameras lerned on the ease sea.

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When the call caused by the trembler in the future arrived, it was only 1ft (30cm) high rather than the 10ft (3m) that had been predicted. Waves up to 2ft (1.2 m) high after inundated a little coastal areas, but there were no injuries or vital skill damage.

Some experts insisted it was improved to be protected than contemptible but the underwhelming outcome valid annoying for Japan"s Meteorological Agency and caused annoy between those who were forced to stay out on hillsides overnight.

"In the end, (the warning) was a bit excessive. I would similar to to apologize for the actuality that the notice lasted so long," Yasuo Sekita, the Meteorological Agency"s earthquakes and tsunamis arch said.

Dailin Wang, an oceanographer at the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) that released the initial, Pacific-wide warning, certified that people could turn toughened to as well most alerts.

"If we do that all the time, we cry wolf and lose credibility," he said. "We have to improve."

Meanwhile in Chile, the authorities were forced to apologize for unwell to advise of an imminent tsunami.

Francisco Vidal, the Defence Minister, certified that if the country"s army released an evident tsunami notice after the earthquake, coastal residents competence have been means to rush to higher belligerent sooner.

Waves commanding 8.5ft (2.6m) call came but notice for many, who were swept out to sea along with cars, houses and vegetation.

"It lonesome everything," Carlos Palma, a proprietor of the locale of Penco, told internal reporters as he scoured the seashore in poke of his belongings. "It swept afar houses, restaurants and a mechanic"s shop."

More than 300 bodies were found in the swamped fishing encampment of Constitucion alone.

State radio showed scenes of extinction on Robinson Crusoe Island, where the tsunami surged roughly dual miles in to the locale of San Juan Bautista. Officials pronounced at slightest five people were killed there and some-more were missing.

World Cup 2010: Fabio Capello warns England players over their private lives

By Jason Burt Published: 7:00AM GMT 02 March 2010

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The England physical education instructor collected the players in the centre of one of the pitches at Arsenals London Colney precision belligerent to contend that they would differently be jeopardising their World Cup chances.

Capello will hold a some-more grave assembly with the players on Tuesday, forward of Wednesdays accessible opposite Egypt, at that he will strengthen the point of what he expects from right afar until the finish of the deteriorate - both on and off the pitch.

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But his initial regard is an finish to the pale stories that have undermined Englands preparations, centring on the control of the right afar former captain John Terry and his Chelsea team-mate Ashley Cole.

Terry was between the twenty-four players addressed by Capello on Monday - Cole is harmed of march nonetheless the physical education instructor done no specific anxiety to him or his preference to frame the executive defender of the armband.

The assembly was private, and usually Capello and the players were there, with the physical education instructor on purpose receiving them afar from the rest of his staff.

He is believed to have told them: "From right afar until the World Cup you contingency be clever about your personal poise and your personal life. I do not wish you to give any journal or headlines contributor the possibility to write anything about you."

Capello is accepted not to have dwelled on the issue any serve but his message, delivered kindly (he even combined "please" as a footnote) left nothing of those benefaction in any disbelief about his seriousness.

The players afterwards pennyless in to dual groups - with those who played on Sunday going by a warm-down and the rest receiving piece in a light precision session.

Terry was, understandably, pronounced to be resigned and quieter than normal during the day and in precision but Capello is thought to hold this is no bad thing.

The physical education instructor additionally believes that receiving Terry out of the Chelsea environment, even for a integrate of days, might assistance him, since the heated inspection he and his bar have been underneath of late.

After lunch the England patrol underwent a array of consequential "altitude" tests in credentials for the conditions they will face in majority of South Africa and in the pre-tournament precision stay in Austria.

The players were damaged up in to groups, with the tests right afar being analysed to see how they reacted.

It is critical - with 6 of the 10 stadiums in South Africa at rise as well as Englands Rustenburg bottom - to discern how the players cope with the conditions.

England have enlisted the assistance of the London-based Altitude Centre - that assisted the British and Irish Lions on their debate to South Africa to lift out the tests. It can additionally yield rise chambers, that Capello is deliberation using.

It contingency have been a surreal experience for Ryan Shawcross, since this was the Stoke City defenders initial call-up to the comparison squad.

Shawcross additionally has to understanding with the inspection over his plea on Aaron Ramsey, that pennyless the Arsenal midfielders leg in dual places. He has perceived await via football and Sir Alex Ferguson phoned the former Manchester United trainee on Sunday to urge him not to repel from the England squad.

Shawcross was pronounced to be sad over Ramseys injury, with Stoke physical education instructor Tony Pulis revealing: "Sir Alex rang Ryan after the diversion on Sunday to give him his await and told him that he shouldnt miss out on England duty."

Capello additionally rates Shawcross rarely and has already earmarked the twenty-two year-old as a probable unchanging in his patrol following the World Cup.

Paris, Berlin might find Greek bail-out profitable

By Pierre Briancon, Reuters Breakingviews Published: 9:40PM GMT 01 March 2010

It right away appears that the French and German governments are operative on a intrigue that would finish up costing most less, and might be profitable, if joined as programmed with a difficult Greek necessity reduction.

It goes similar to this. France and Germany initial have certain that their own banks keep receiving on Greek bonds. This will assistance Athens lift the 45 billion-odd euros ($61bn) it still needs this year, about half in Apr and May. To poke their private-sector banks in that direction, the dual governments won"t rely usually on the traditional, accessible but organisation domestic pressure. They will additionally hook monetary guarantees from state-owned monetary powerhouses, Germany"s KfW and France"s Caisse des Depots (CDC).

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German and French banks together hold in between a entertain and a third of Greece"s €300m of unfamiliar debt, according to a little estimates. They would keep their share, but the corner movement would additionally offer as a catalyst, with alternative euro section members approaching to representation in according to their mercantile weight.

Announcing such a plan would by itself do a lot to cool the predicament rumours that it was in the functions shrank Greek down payment spreads on Monday. The make use of of state-owned monetary institutions would crawl to the minute if not the suggestion of EU treaties prohibiting approach bailouts by part of states.

For the blurb banks shopping Greek debt, that are still borrowing from the European Central Bank at near-zero rates, a large distinction could be in store. Greek yields are expected to sojourn higher than the cost of the guarantee. Still, the fees for essay emperor credit word would yield KfW, CDC and their peers with a gain, whilst investors who have left short on Greece could finish up with losses.

There is one big proviso. For the intrigue to be credible, the EU review radically Germany still has to authorize the latest, toughest Greek deficit-cutting plan in mid-March

Hockey World Cup 2010:Holland 3 Argentina 0

Published: 6:31PM GMT 01 March 2010

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Taekema picked up the initial hat pretence at this eventuality with goals in the 14th, 35th and 61st mins for the three-time champions.

"I"m not after personal landmarks. My aspiration is to assistance the Netherlands bind the World Cup," pronounced Taekema, who was not a part of of the Dutch group when it last won the World Cup in 1998.

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Taekema"s hat-trick opposite Argentina took his World Cup total to 16, usually one short of an additional Dutch chastisement dilemma dilettante Floris Jan-Bovelander.

"A great start, of course," pronounced Dutch manager Michel outpost basement Heuvel. "Taeke is patently a really critical player for us and it is great to have him in such form.

"This is usually the initial compare and we are settling down well."

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Female hormoes could help fight prostate cancer

Published: 2:49AM GMT 01 March 2010

The tip is to aim a sold swelling proton that responds to oestrogen, tests reveal.

Growth of prostate cancer is customarily compared with androgen masculine hormones, such as testosterone.

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But men as well as women have a sure volume of oestrogen, the womanlike sex hormone.

The new investigate indicates that biological pathways involving oestrogen can be used to fight prostate cancer.

Oestrogen holds to specific receptors on the surfaces of cells - molecules that trigger biochemical goods when stimulated.

Prostate tumours are well well known to lift dual oestrogen receptors. One of them, the beta oestrogen receptor, causes cancer cells to dedicate self-murder when activated, the investigate shows.

Conventional hormone diagnosis for prostate cancer that has not been marinated by surgery or radiotherapy involves restraint the goods of androgens, or slicing off their supply.

This is the customary care that has been in make use of for 60 years. However, in time the cancer becomes nonchalant to androgens, and it is afterwards formidable to stop. Chemotherapy agents are not really in effect opposite prostate cancer.

Australian scientists carrying out the new investigate grown a drug that selectively targets beta oestrogen receptors.

Professor Gail Risbridger, from Monash University in Victoria, who co-led the study, said: ""It not usually inhibits the expansion of prostate cancer but additionally kills off cancer cells that are resistant to required diagnosis such as androgen damage therapy, some-more ordinarily well well known as castration therapy, and does so utilizing a resource that is opposite to castration.

""The group at Monash University has detected how this devalue operative by the beta receptors targets a small, but really important, race of cells in the tumour. It is a poignant square of the nonplus that will assistance healing investigate in this margin - an feat that could in the future raise diagnosis options for patients around the universe with modernized prostate cancer.""

After creation the find in animals, the scientists steady the formula utilizing human cells and tissues from prostate cancer patients.

The commentary were published last month in the biography Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Each year around 35,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer and 10,000 die from the disease.

""This research.. provides me with the needed to carry out simple biomedical investigate where the elemental outcomes such as those we report might in conclusion interpret in to some-more in effect ways to provide prostate cancer,"" Prof Risbridger added.

Dr Helen Rippon, head of investigate government at The Prostate Cancer Charity, said: ""Hormone care to retard the actions of androgens, or masculine hormones, is the buttress of diagnosis for men with modernized prostate cancer that has widespread over the proportions of the prostate.

""Although hormone care can carry out the cancer for most years, prostate tumours in the future stop responding and resume growth. This is thought to be since small groups of cancer cells arise inside of the swelling that are no longer contingent on androgens to tarry and thrive.

""This investigate looks privately at new ways to kill prostate cancer cells once they have turn androgen resistant. It identifies an additional hormone pathway, tranquil by oestrogens, that could be a earnest aim for the growth of new treatments. This investigate shows that "switching this pathway on" can force the androgen-resistant cells to "commit suicide".

""Although this investigate is still at a partially early stage, it does indicate that oestrogen-based drug could be grown and tested privately for late-stage prostate cancer treatment.

""We are gratified to see researchers receiving on this critical issue because, sadly, once prostate cancer has turn resistant to anti-androgen therapy, there is a default of in effect treatments available. Men with after stages of the disease can be left feeling that they have really couple of options left and this needs to shift - as fast as possible.""

Les Jardins de Loïs, Beaune, Burgundy: where to stay

By Abigail Butcher Published: 2:03PM GMT 01 Mar 2010

Previous of Images Next Pass by imposing, large wooden doors set in in between high walls to find a small oasis Owners Anne-Marie and Philippe Dufouleur furnish their own booze in cellars underneath the bedrooms

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Les Jardins de LoÏs

LOCATION On the outward of Beaune"s ring road, five minutes" travel from the locale centre. Pass by imposing, large wooden doors set in in between high walls to find a small oasis.

CHARACTER Lovingly converted from a antiquated residence dual years ago, this oppulance b & b non-stop in Mar 2008. Owners Anne-Marie and Philippe Dufouleur furnish their own booze in cellars underneath the bedrooms 30,000-35,000 bottles per year from their five-hectare vineyard. We visited the week after collect and the smell of distillation permeated the complete construction curiously clever but not overwhelming. The integrate host tasting sessions at 6.30pm each night, with no requisite for guest to buy. They are in the routine of converting a caveau (former booze cellar) in the grassed area in to a kitchen for guests.

ROOMS Each of the 4 light and atmospheric bedrooms is declared after a selected constructed by the Dufouleurs. Each has a ample lavatory and showering with now prohibited water, king-size bed, flat-screen radio and Wi-Fi, as well as French windows opening over the shaggy gardens, that inundate the bedrooms with light.

FOOD Breakfast yogurt, fruit, uninformed bread and croissants is served on flattering purple and pinkish china, accompanied by handcrafted preserves. The owners are righteously unapproachable of their glorious preference of teas from Paris.

WE LIKE The large, shaggy grassed area filled with ripened offspring and alternative trees red and white figs, walnuts, apples, pears, quince, cherry and plum. Anne-Marie picks flowers, leaves and squashes depending on the deteriorate to adorn each room.

NOT SO KEEN The greatest and most appropriate room usually has a bath. A showering is accessible in the steam room subsequent door, but you risk occurrence associate guest streamer for breakfast whilst clad usually in a towel.

ESSENTIALS 0033 380 224197; jardinsdelois.com. Doubles from €110 (�100).

GETTING THERE

P & O Ferries (08716 645645; poferries.com) and Eurotunnel (08705 353535; eurotunnel.com) suggest every day crossings from the UK to France. Calais to Beaune is a seven-hour drive. Break up the motorways and equivocate tolls by receiving the N71 from Troyes to Dijon, followed by the N74 by the vineyards. British Airways (0844 493 0787; britishairways.co.uk) and easyJet (easyjet.co.uk) work flights to Lyons.