Overall: 1 Nelissen 10:10:49; 2 H Redant (Lotto, Bel) +11sec; 3 P Anderson (Motorola, Aus) +12; 4 A van der Poel (Tulip, Neth) +13; 5 W Engelbrecht (Southern Sun, SA) +15; 6 Earley s/t. Not for his artistic excellence – Shelton would be the first to admit that he’s not in that league. Mr Jagan has also tried to tone down the racial nature of Guyanese politics, appointing a black running-mate.. A COMMONS select committee has abandoned plans to ask Norman Lamont, the Chancellor, to consider compensating victims of the BCCI banking scandal amid allegations of ministerial and whips’ pressure on Tory MPs.

This will dominate newspaper headlines in the run- up to the Budget on 30 November.The press will be full of scare stories about which taxes may have to rise. When pushed, he concedes ‘a marginal reduction in power when it’s flat out, but also a marginally smoother ride’.But wouldn’t there be a fearful conflagration if he crashed? No, he says, no leakage from a ruptured fuel tank – gas escapes into the air – and if a hole in the gas cylinder comes into contact with a flame the gas will burn like a cigarette lighter. Norman Tebbit, when he had a column at the Times, also passed, claiming that the programme was left-wing.Is it? ‘I thought the show had become too politically correct,’ says Brian Armstrong, who took over producing when the show moved to BBC2. Eight members of the team abseiled into the gully early yesterday to try to find the remaining five men. Sewell played a bit for Essex and London County and had firm opinions on the game. It is up to others to judge if he should be playing international rugby, but one has to question his motives for going on to the field.’The incident was not seen by either the referee or the touch- judge.

‘You’re playing for a bunch of people out there,’ the 19-year-old from Pennsylvania said.Stefan Edberg’s relationship with the US Open has been ambivalent. ‘There sometimes comes a moment when the world looks at a situation and says that enough is enough Maybe this might prove to be it,’ he said. Despite the problems, Cluff’s Zimbabwe mines boosted gold prodution by 7 per cent to 72,230 ounces.The company said that conditions had now improved – it has begun to receive a dividend from Zimbabwe, and rains have also arrived, easing the power shortage.In addition, Cluff is in talks with the country’s central bank to receive new loans that would cut its high interest costs. It was his 40th goal of the season.With victory secured, Portsmouth eased up and Robinson almost atoned for his mistake, hitting a low shot against the post. A CLUB that claimed you could increase your income, save on your spending and pay all your monthly bills for only pounds 15 a month has had to amend its promotional material. And they are, however much they seem to veer in the direction of newspaper captions, authentic poetry.

No one had ever refused to manage England, and he thought no one ever would.Out on the training pitch – the only place Taylor enjoys the job – he had good and bad news yesterday. Even now most Irish people say they still believe that unity will happen. Two chef friends of mine had scribbled out, cooked and declared it delicious within a day of my buying the book.Potato and mushroom pierogiMakes 25-30 dumplings; serves 5-6Ingredients: For the dumplings: 16fl oz (460ml) plain yoghurt1 egg, lightly beaten1tsp salt15oz (425g) plain flourFor the filling: 1 very large potato (1/2 – 3/4 lb or 250-340g)4tbs butter1 onion, chopped1lb (450g) button mushrooms, trimmed and mincedsalt and freshly ground black pepper, to tastefried onions or sour cream, for servingPreparation: 1. Ministers increasingly use statutory instruments – over which Parliament has very little influence – to enact policies.The debate was interesting because of the contrast between the narrow approach of the Conservative and Labour front benches (and the petty point-scoring of their lobby fodder) and the substantial, positive contributions of others.We need comprehensive parliamentary reform, including freedom of information legislation, pre-legislation scrutiny by select committees, more time for Parliament to consider Bills, and legislation to define the accountability of quangos. The Irish Republic could now face demands for a multi- million pound EU subsidy clawback when agriculture officials in Brussels have assessed the findings of the tribunal of inquiry into allegations of fraud, corruption and political favours in the Irish beef industry.
The tribunal chairman, Mr Justice Liam Hamilton, confirmed that ‘flagrant abuse’ of intervention schemes had taken place.