I’m still thinking about it,” he said.He refused to be drawn on whether he had been talking to any of the main political parties, only saying he had been in discussions with some “people”.But by the time he had arrived at Milton Keynes Theatre for rehearsals of his latest panto, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, [...]

(Then again, perhaps the budget for Donnie Darko wasn’t quite as low as Gilmore is implying. After all, Drew Barrymore – as rich as Croesus after Charlie’s Angels – was producer.)”The technology has opened up the way for independent cinema to re-invent itself,” Gilmore continues enthusiastically. “What we’ll see over this next decade is not [...]

The vaccinations are 70 per cent effective, they minimise complications, and they save lives.MERVYN KOHLERHead of Public AffairsHelp the Aged, London EC1. Help the Aged promotes this message, because of the incidence of these conditions in our older population. Whilst we support moves to cut out frivolous use of GPs’ time, it is important to [...]

It would mean we have one hell of a player.”Bywater, who let in six goals on his single appearance for Rochdale in an Auto Windscreen Shield match against Carlisle in January, is on YTS forms and cannot sign a professional contract until his 17th birthday, in June.. If 10 years under Mike Gatting has taught [...]

APART from the exploits of its amateur clubs in the Challenge Cup, form at Whitehaven has been one of the few things that Cumbria has had to cheer of late. Although they only played to their capacity in patches at Hilton Park yesterday there was enough to show why many inside and outside the county [...]

His only means of communication is by a foot-operated computer and speech synthesiser. But Mr Leech’s high intelligence remains in tact, his QC John Grace told Mr Justice Buckley in London.The judge, ruling on liability, found that a breach of duty by Gloucestershire Health Authority was to blame for Mr Leech’s plight. Contracts also affect [...]

“This is a good result in a difficult business environment, with all the three businesses continuing to reduce costs and grow volumes.”The cost-cutting exercise, launched in March, delivered a $75m (346m) gain in the quarter as BP set stringent restrictions on managers’ travel and on its $1bn-a-month procurement budget. First-half profits were down 26 per [...]

“Now, if you had to win one of the next two points, there is a heck of a chance you are going to break the guy. If you are playing against Sampras and he is serving at 15-40, there is still a 60 per cent chance he is going to hold serve. A no-ad scoring [...]

“RIGHT, WELL,” said the man in the anorak, “this show isn’t going to change because it’s on the TV at all, but I have to say this to you, I’m going to be doing features that are attractive both on TV and Radio”. Apart from the television advertisements, the company took over advertising on Virgin [...]

Who keeps the money, the tax collector or the airline? Either way, the system seems unfair.DURING THE World Travel Market earlier this month, I asked Serbia’s minister of tourism, Slobodan Celovic, about the morality of pushing the republic as a holiday destination.A verbatim transcript of that discussion. Independent travellers are not so warmly welcomed.”You can [...]