lxxxi.
U-turn as he
admits. Too
loud. Job he
loved. Eat
& Drink. Found
on a
beach. Poised
to win. Must
have seemed
an irrelevance.
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Sunday, August 31, 2003
Saturday, August 30, 2003
lxxx.
Court of public
opinion. Style on
the high. One
foot in. Witness
after
witness. Time,
then. Re-
building. High
street chain.
Friday, August 29, 2003
lxxix.
The man ordered. Into
inquiry's glare. Powerful
car. In fear. Bows out
with a whimper. Scarlet
faces. New student drug.
Service became higher.
Oligarch in court. As the polls
closed. Upgrades abandoned
in cutbacks. Achieves the in-
ternational standard.
Thursday, August 28, 2003
lxxviii.
Safety
sacrificed.
Manor
form
heaven. Under-
mines key
plank.
Duster. 'Good'
news. A little
attempt
to hide
his view.
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
lxxvii.
'Imperialism.' Dis-
like of the public
sector. Hottest
young star. Parted
in street. Hurt in
bomb blast.
Laid battle
lines/plan. Justice
for UK. Face
to face. An
apology. In
freezer trucks. Three
passers-by.
Audacious bid.
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
lxxvi.
Atlas syndrome? Farewell
to fantasy. Ministers
tried to gag. Planned to curb
police. Be more combative.
Calls for repeats. Poetry
in decline. Mainstream con-
sumer products. End their
thrifty ways. Exodus
of staff. It just did.
Monday, August 25, 2003
lxxv.
Extracts
from his
new. How
to be. God
told to
retire. Hippest
hotels. Get
set. A one
hundred and
twenty mile
ring. Huge
open
loophole
in.
Sunday, August 24, 2003
lxxiv.
An inquiry? Leave
school. Gap between
widens. Admits
'challenges'. May be
challenged. Closures
soar. They had lost all
hope of rescue. Jailed
for fraud. Compliance
failings. Spell of hazy.
Saturday, August 23, 2003
lxxiii.
Senior envoy
among. Children
among. A sci-
fi dream
house, plus. Not
big, but
clever. Exposed
as source. Still
missing target.
Harpooning of a
juvenile minke. Has
ordered relief. Two
giants in
the world.
Friday, August 22, 2003
lxxii.
How No.10 made case
for war. Ten best bank
holiday getaways. On
the day a new bowling
sensation was born. Firms
plan gay audits. A tel-
ephone call made
from Iran. Draw
a line. 'The jury is
still out.'
Thursday, August 21, 2003
lxxi.
Two fires burn
on main. All the
action. Every
vacancy. Cool off
in spilt water. 'Un-
ease.' 'Disbelief' at
lack of skills.
Imposed a secret
code. Its reluctance
to upset
energy industry.
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
lxx.
Last minute changes.
The last bright
young thing. The only
official guide. Hardened
up. Unrivalled
coverage. Blush at the
picture of our rackety
trade. Less painful than
diet. The trial the
brainchild of
millionaire philantropist.
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
lxix.
Water themed holiday
hell. Can't win. Finally,
the truth. The violent,
unpublished man-
uscript. Pocket-sized
listings. The sun rises
over. Brilliant new
broth. Ugly face of
beautiful game. Hearsay.
Monday, August 18, 2003
lxviii.
During an angry
meeting. Huge
blackouts. In chaos. In
every. Unexpected
blackouts. A capital
idea. 'Pressurising
her.' Slump
in languages. Causes
for concern. Lengthy spell
of sun. An upbeat
picture. Ignited fears
that it nurtures neo-
colonialist ambitions.
Suspend all flights.
Sunday, August 17, 2003
lxvii.
Every vacancy for
every course at
every station. How
hounded? Amid
frantic efforts. To
the end. Loaded
with extras. Lapses.
Quake hits
holiday. Clearing
the way.
Saturday, August 16, 2003
lxvi.
Diplomat kicked out
over. Still twinkling
at. The truth about. A
record number. Former
captain slays. 1000s
of courses. The very
best. Panic over. Inter-
vention. Ambulance was
clearly marked.
Friday, August 15, 2003
lxv.
Diet that changed
the world. Indispensable
guide for future. Two
reporters, one
story. The subject
of forty-
five minutes. Thousands
of failures. Smuggle
a Russian. People
smuggler. 'Iceman died
fighting.' A fair
assessment to make.
Thursday, August 14, 2003
lxiv.
Find a place. Evidence may
settle. Dossier is damned
again. Let the inquiry
be. Murky world. Trying
to procure. Students stuck
at home. Died from the
heat. How to speak fluently
without notes! Clearly
by his own account he
strayed.
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
llxiii.
Guide to making
it. Secret places
to stay. Flare
again. Tried
for a second. Poised
to allow. Bizarre
who-wants-to-run-
state contest.
Would 'sacrifice
presidency' for.
Sunday, August 10, 2003
lxii.
Procedural failure.
Turmoil. May linger
close to coast.
Man can take
the heat off - will
he? Terrorist
mastermind. Two nights
for the price
of one. A goodwill
gesture. It built
precious little.
Saturday, August 09, 2003
lxi.
The ecstasy, the
agony. Our weird
weather. Founder
is going into
space. A second
luxury. A theory
that a
masseuse was
murdered. Not
to serve a second
term. Laid above
their graves.
Friday, August 08, 2003
lx.
Printing press or
photocopier? You
decide. A fresh crisis.
A new generation
of tanks. Cloudy with
showers. Mounting a
strong bid. Stay too long
in the glare. 'Who's pulling
whose strings?' Snaking
past the castle
walls. Will fail and will
fail. Certain to spark
fury. Fails to bail. A quiet
day, thank god, thank fuck.
Thursday, August 07, 2003
lix.
The scary monster they
call dad. Deepcut report
'devastating'. Classics
slump. To speed up
revamp. Complaint about
sexist ads. Dead
scientist claims. Leak
reveals spin. With
minimal ceremony. Agreed to
release.
Wednesday, August 06, 2003
lviii.
Your inquisitor
awaits. What would Jesus
do? Stories for long
summer days. Key
points. 'All
decisions have to be taken
by me. I alone
will decide what
matters.' The secret
life. Joins the stars.
A uniquely revealing
interview. 'I am
the law.'
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
lvii.
Descending into
hell. Hundreds
of jobs. Worst
polluters. 'I still have work
to do.' Linear city.
Dies in desert. Refugees
go home. To claim world
record. Weapons hidden
in cameras. Weapons
or bombs.
Monday, August 04, 2003
lvi.
Who spiked Saltburn's
hanging baskets? Don't
deserve a proper
burial. Conflict between
heritage and re-
newal. 'I'm going to
need an excuse.' Mediocre
equipment. Laws against
illicit trade. Her self.
Sunday, August 03, 2003
lv.
A grave threat. 'Gravely
inward.' Fashions craze. Still
tiny minority. Wants inquiry
televised. 'Codify.' 'There isn't
an awful lot which is
new here.' Media row
escalates. 'The common
inheritance of
humanity.' Strains show.
Saturday, August 02, 2003
liv.
Hussain quits/hunted. Biggest
mass grave. Terrible desire. Is al-
ready crumbling. Serious pro-
fessional misconduct. Lynching
fear. Is his own worst
enemy. At once provoked
a dispute. Many other such
Sunni groups. A bright start. Pro-
vide drug addicts with
heroin. At the heart
of alienation.