Martin Hicks, the former Reading centre-half, is the full-time player-coach and Howe is conscious his is very much a secondary role.Nevertheless he can not escape his fame. Michael Laudrup hit a fourth-minute winner for Barcelona, who had Jose Guardiola sent off. 'I didn't really know Clark well, but I think Johnny has similar qualities - he's very straightforward, very down-to-earth. This is a refreshing change for a manufacturer renowned for updating old models. Vanguard reckons it could get the contents of a large two-bedroom house into four 250 cubic foot containers, which would cost pounds 32 a week plus VAT. BA is understood to have agreed to pay pounds 500,000 in damages to Mr Branson and pounds 110,000 to Virgin - one of the largest libel settlements for a corporate plaintiff - on top of both sides' costs, put at pounds 3m.According to Virgin, among BA's tactics were the poaching of Virgin passengers through 'cold-calling' sales techniques such as 'switch selling'.Passengers were offered free flights or upgrades to switch to BA.

The launch will clearly be a rather emotional affair.'How will I feel when it goes off?' said Mission Control. But it is one of her mother's close friends, the curvaceous Selma, who becomes Eleanor's object of desire, not least because she is the only one who notices the 17-year-old and who doesn't wear lace-up boots or reek of patchouli. Charlie Swan, the Irish champion jockey, will earn every penny of his fee. ITS ludicrous-looking name sealed the toytown image of Bophuthatswana In South Africa it is always known as 'Bop'. Even the plastic Union Jack to wave when the Queen drives by is made in China. Having written the liner notes for this release, I should declare a personal interest; but it is a masterfully delivered recital from a baritone who to my ear has no equal among the younger generation of lieder singers.