It is a touchy subject, but what does the Gay Pride demonstration achieve? This is something the organisers might usefully debate.Most pertinently, those taking part ought to ask themselves whether by their actions they are enlisting the support of the heterosexual majority with whom they live, or alienating them. Students are as likely to be struggling in front of a computer as in front of an easel. They had overpowered guards at the Tarcin jail and threatened to kill inmates unless their demands were met.The Muslims wanted the Serbs, whose forces have reached the outskirts of Gorazde, to pull back from the enclave. FRENCH intellectuals campaigning for Bosnia to be the central theme of next month's European Parliament elections went ahead yesterday with their threat to register as candidates.

Mattel - owner of the rival Barbie doll - delivered its bid to the Stock Exchange five minutes before the deadline.Hasbro, however, argued that Stock Exchange rules required details of the offer to be delivered to two national newspapers or wire services, if the exchange was closed. Nevertheless, the bookmakers make Faldo the 4-1 favourite, with Woosnam 5-1 and Floyd, who began the day 50-1, at 10-1.It became apparent that Muirfield was somnolent (no wind to speak of and tolerable rough) when Sandy Lyle went round without a single bogey and Orrin Vincent III shot 67. Her robust and shrewd observations, her wisdom and her witty analysis of situations benefited only her family, friends and patients. Unita's spokesman, Jorge Valentim, earlier accused government forces in Lubango of attacking Unita positions in the city with armoured vehicles, artillery and planes. The Republicans believe their firm anti-abortion stance in the election last year lost them votes. An unnatural calm had fallen over me, and I'd picked up some of the islanders' more sedentary habits, such as taking a seat by the foreshore at dusk to watch the lobster catch being brought in, and nursing a beer at the Bahia bar - the local version of Cheers - and chatting about fishing and dogs with the barman.

After Leicestershire had slipped to 92 for 6, the best of these turned out to be Gordon Parsons. Collymore shot from inside the area, Tony Lange parried and the 6ft 2in striker lofted the ball delicately over his head.Less than 20 minutes later he displayed the combination of muscle and skill that prompted Clark to pay pounds 2.2m for him. IN THE HISTORY of railways in this country, Bob Reid probably will go down as a great commander of change, writes Sir Peter Parker Paradoxically, change is a condition of life on the rails. Some wonder about the intentions of Eurotherm, down 1p at 450p.Northern Leisure, the reviving discotheque group, gained 7p to 56p. The Lawn Tennis Association subsequently suggested a Ryder Cup-style match between the US and Europe to revive the competition but the Americans rejected that idea and refused to allow the cup to be put up for any alternative women's match.The LTA president, Ian King, said: 'It is obviously disappointing that the Wightman Cup, which has so much history and traditon, could not continue to be contested by Europe and the USA.