'ONE has to know what one wants,' said Jean Bousquet, the charismatic mayor of Nimes when, nine years ago, he invited four of the world's leading architects to design a 'Beaubourg (Pompidou Centre) of the South' slap-bang in front of Nimes's famous Maison Carree At the time, the idea seemed outlandish. The departure of Gooch, 40, had been expected and he went straight to the point before a battery of cameras: 'There will be another England captain this week I've done my best. Twenty-five minutes into yesterday, explosions erupted around Lisbon, 20 years to the second after the start of the revolution that ended nearly half a century of dictatorship The bangs, however, were only from celebratory fireworks. A proposal that small firms should regulate themselves has been abandoned.The executive argued in its review paper that there were a range of potential business benefits from existing legislation such as reduction in lost production, less absence through sickness, fewer compensation claims, lower insurance premiums and improvements in quality.One remaining area of concern for factory inspectors however is that the Government might eventually seek to water down statutory 'codes of practice' which are seen to be almost as regulatory as law itself. Darren Gough was forgiven for being a Yorkie, Philip DeFreitas for both coming to and leaving Lancashire, and England for the soporific batting of the previous day.They may not yet be forgiven for the omission of John Crawley and Mike Watkinson from the batting line-up, but when it comes to the seam attack there can be no doubt that England have, for the moment, got it right.Both Gough, on his Test debut, and DeFreitas not only bowled well but batted considerably better than most of the batsmen had done. When local police put him out of business two weeks ago - by repeatedly demanding small bribes - he paid dollars 40 ( pounds 27) for a seat in a wooden boat to take him away from Haiti.

SOUTH WESTERN Electricity has become the latest regional electricity company to take advantage of the liberalisation of the gas market in forming a joint venture company with the US UtiliCorp United to sell gas. They believe this will make administration easier.But Tim Melville-Ross, chief executive of Nationwide and CML chairman, hinted strongly that his society might have to take a firmer line with borrowers who refused the rental option.Borrowers who can see no way out of debt because there is no realistic chance of increasing their income or because they remain unble to sell their property may have little choice but to rent.He said there would come a point where 'either we take possession or they (the borrower) accept a rental solution'.At the Leeds, the chief executive chief executive Mike Blackburn has also warned that forbearance cannot go on forever. Alternatively, they may be served with tomato sauce and grated parmesan.Next week: more pumpkins. To put it bluntly, 'There is no peace dividend,' says Dr Saadet Deger of Sipri. Southall knew what he had done and what was coming: Kelvin Morton. So far 1993 is going well.' Analysts had forecast Kleinwort's profits at pounds 31m to pounds 45m, and UK merchant bank shares firmed in sympathy after the announcement. War broke out anew in Croatia last January when the Croats broke a UN ceasefire to recapture land lost to Serbs in 1991.

From then on, we are told, the opera's fate was sealed.But the truth about the early life of Gloriana isn't so straightforward. Terence Meaden's project was always doomed; as he insisted that his divinatory powers were scientific in character.Eventually, Doug Rower and Dave Chorley came forward. Unless and until this happens, the league tables will be meaningless and do nothing to raise standards, particularly for those with special educational and training needs. Derby County .5 West Bromwich Albion. Chang, the 1989 French Open champion, will now meet the Australian Davis Cup player, Mark Woodforde in the third round.Goran Ivanisevic, of Croatia, the fifth seed, put in only 50 per cent of his first serves but 15 of them were aces as he defeated Jonas Bjorkman, of Sweden, 6-3, 7-5. The entrance to the stage is only reached via the doctor's surgery next door.