Here children maul the placid house labradors while their parents choose mainly fish meals from a blackboard menu

Here, children maul the placid house labradors while their parents choose mainly fish meals from a blackboard menu. Although the municipal parks are well kept, I am constantly struck by the lack of trees and shrubs on the the streets of the capital and the lack of interest that Londoners show in their own gardens. In terms of cold cash, an Olympic ice-dance gold medal wouldn't have compared.Or take the Bobbitt couple, the immediate predecessors of Harding/Kerrigan in the tabloid pantheon. Joe Darby, chief executive, said that the company intends to pay a nominal 1p total dividend for the foreseeable future. The write-off totalled pounds 120m and ripped a hole in the financial results In 1993 Lasmo made bottom- line losses of pounds 141m. The noise of the engines as they were fired up was noticeably loud - the roar as we took off was pleasantly ferocious. A 6-1 chance with Ladbrokes when they opened their betting on 13 December, he closed in to 4-1 after his victory in the Betterware Chase at Ascot the following Saturday and has been steadily supported down to 3-1 since.

England's squad for the World Cup tie versus Poland is selected this weekend, and Taylor is in no position to ignore forwards in form.Sharpe's success overshadowed a dramatic equaliser from Dalian Atkinson, whose own elevation to international football may not be long delayed.His goal here was the sort which has become his trademark - a rampaging breakaway and a shot thrashed in on the run from 15 yards. He even bought a golf club.GRE bankrolled this empire, lending Mr Patel's companies millions of pounds of policyholders' money, which it treated as an investment of its life fund. By the close, this target was down to 43 with all 10 wickets remaining.The bonus points from yesterday were provided by Mike Gatting, whose 81 had orchestrated England into a position only 16 runs behind with seven wickets remaining until he perished (as he had flourished) to the sweep shot, Graeme Hick, who for once looked more like a million dollars than a five-rupee note, and Ian Salisbury, whose resistance with the bat in this game spanned five and a quarter hours.The minus points, however, were the curious decision to send in Salisbury a good two places lower than his first-innings effort warranted, further evidence that Robin Smith against spin offers a serious claim to Devon Malcolm's No 11 spot, and last but not least, the suspicion that the chairman of the England committee has been wandering about in the sun for too long without a hat. The woman gave herself up to police.The woman splashed petrol around the surgery before producing a lighter and threatening to set fire to the fuel. Armed with this cash, and a Korean interpreter, she made three trips to Korea to buy art for the collection. IT will be hard to avoid regarding the Lancashire Cup final between St Helens and Wigan tomorrow as an accident waiting to happen rather than as a major occasion in its own right.

The Dutch, who thrashed Spain 7-0 yesterday, won their three games and the tournament, while South Africa came second. England's disappointing form continued into the game with the South Africans, which was salvaged only by a second-minute goal from Russell Garcia at a penalty corner. Ever since then WPP has refused to complete a 25-year lease on behalf of its Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency, which is based at Cabot House next to the tower. Last year WPP attempted to block a pounds 1.1bn rescue plan by administrators to Canary Wharf because it was concerned about the office development's future cash-flow projections and the landlord's ability to satisfy long-term obligations. McNeil, the defending champion, served out for the match to set up an intriguing final.. For once, fashion has provided the answer: a little short-sleeved T-shirt or vest underneath the skimpy bodice.