Christianity taught that humanity is worthless and vile but that if we agree to hate ourselves God will forgive us. The politicians, civil servants and journalists who meet in the Oxfordshire stately home of Ditchley Park each year to discuss the big issues of the day are always sworn to secrecy. 'Last season's campaign had an impact, but clearly not enough.'The wearing of front seat belts - made compulsory in 1983 despite a strong campaign against it - is almost universally accepted, with 90 to 95 per cent of people strapping themselves in.. In the latter respect, Ray Harford is a crucial ally, though it was not his reputation on the line when Blackburn paid pounds 2.75m for a player perceived by many as a modestly gifted member of the clattering classes whose role was to win the ball for those who could play.David Batty remains to goalscoring what Nora Batty is to eroticism, yet every other aspect of his game is blossoming.

Sheringham glanced a header wide and, in the last minute, Rosenthal lobbed over, but a point would have flattered.(Photograph omitted). Equally, the solution of security problems cannot be a privilege of the chosen.'Earlier, Mr Kohl announced agreement had been reached on the thorny question of farewell ceremonies for the Russian forces, who are due to leave Germany by the end of August. When the draw placed Nigeria in the same section as Greece, national scouts were dispatched from Athens to watch him. Still, Conchita's form was such that the family had more than enough passes for one day.----------------------------------------------------------------- WIMBLEDON '94: FACTS AND FIGURES ----------------------------------------------------------------- FASTEST SERVE Men: G Ivaniseic 136mph Women: M Oremans and J Novotna 110mph MOST ACES IN A MATCH Men: G Ivaniseic 35 Women: C Martinez 12 MOST DOUBLE FAULTS IN A MATCH Men: Y Kafelnikov 20 Women: N Miyagi 13 LONGEST MATCH Men: B Becker v A Medvedev 4hr 53min Women: C Martinez v L McNeil 2hr 35min SHORTEST MATCH Men: J Burillo v A Olhovskiy 1hr 8min Women: M Navratilova v H Sukova 44min HIGHEST RACKET TENSION M Woodforde 85lb -----------------------------------------------------------------(Photograph omitted). In 1941, he and I made the first ascent of Jebel Kassala, in eastern Sudan - 2,000 feet of mainly quite severe boiler-plate slabs, which became very hot. It has also stalled Japanese firms from investing in the disastrous Russian economy because they are not prepared to do so without their government's support.Tokyo insists that there will be no large-scale aid, or investment, for Russia until the peace treaty is signed, but Mr Yeltsin, in advance of the G7 meeting in Munich next Wednesday, where Japan is a crucial player in deciding whether to release aid to Moscow, was defiant.'Japan is the only country which has not contributed a penny, a half dollar or even half a yen to Russia,' he said during a telephone call-in this week with readers of the former Communist youth newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda.The paper is one of the leading lights of the democratic movement in Russia.'The other six G7 countries are contributing, some more some less, most of all Germany, but Japan gives nothing.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHOOLED FOR SUCCESS ----------------------------------------------------------------- City versus Industry* School City Industry Eton 10 7 Winchester 9 0 Harrow 5 1 Marlborough 4 1 Ampleforth 2 2 Downside 0 3 King's, Worcs 1 2 Uppingham 0 3 Oundle 1 1 Wellington 1 1 Rugby 1 0 Other English public 22 26 Total English public 56 47 Eng grammar/dir grant 24 20 Other Eng state 0 3 Scottish state 3 6 Scottish private 0 4 Abroad 7 9 University Cambridge 20 13 Oxford 20 12 London 3 10 Redbrick 4 10 Scottish 5 10 Abroad 12 11 None 30 27 Business school 0 12 *City companies include most important banks, stockbrokers, insurers, accountants, lawyers Exec chrm, chief execs or snr partners Industry: FT-SE 100 companies, excl those in City list. On Saturday Israeli troops shot dead one Palestinian and wounded 62 in clashes that spread from Gaza to Jerusalem and the West Bank. Traditionally the good batting conditions in Adelaide, venue for the fourth Test, would suggest a draw and the fast bouncy pitch in Perth favouritism for the West Indies for the fifth Test.The series is certainly ripe for an exhilarating finish.(Final day: Australia won toss)AUSTRALIA - First Innings 503 for 9 dec (S R Waugh 100, G R J Matthews 79).WEST INDIES - First Innings(Overnight: 488 for 5)C L Hooper b Warne 21J C Adams not out 77J R Murray b Hughes c Healy 11I R Bishop run out 1C E L Ambrose c Martyn b M Waugh 16C A Walsh c Healy b Hughes 0Extras (4b, 9lb, 8nb, 1w) 22Total 606Fall: 1-13 2-31 3-324 4-448 5-481 6-537 7-573 8-577 9-603.Bowling: McDermott 33-3-119-1; Hughes 16.4-1-76-3; Matthews 59-12-169-2; S Waugh 11-1-43-0; Warne41-6-116-1; Border 14-1-41-0; M Waugh 10-1-29-1.AUSTRALIA - Second InningsM A Taylor not out 46D C Boon not out 63Extras (1b 2lb 5nb) 8Total (for 0) 117Bowling: Ambrose 6-2-10-0; Bishop 4-1-9-0; Simmons 3-2-9-0; Walsh 8-3-13-0; Hooper 10-2-22-0; Adams 8-1-29-0; Arthurton 5-1-14-0; Lara 2-0-4-0; Richardson 1-0-4-0.MATCH DRAWN(Australia lead five-Test series 1-0)First Test (Brisbane): Drawn.Second Test (Melbourne): Australia won by 139 runs.Fourth Test (Adelaide): 23 to 27 January.Fifth Test (Perth): 30 January to 3 February.(Photograph omitted). One young man had called off his marriage because he felt he could not risk leaving a young family fatherless.