She was astonished to learn later that the arrangement had fallen through. All but one were bowled in an unchanged spell which changed the shape of a game that seemed pre-ordained from the moment Morris lost the toss, and Jimmy Cook elected to bat.Both Ilott, straining for pace in the absence of Martin McCague, and Darren Gough were wayward with the new ball and Mickey Arthur and Karl Liebenberg were able to reach 50 in the 18th over with ease. Meanwhile, speculation on the new president continues to concentrate on the academy's architects. Although the name sounds like a type of peanut, it is actually a laser surgery technique which can seemingly correct defective eyesight in just 15 seconds. NEW Zealanders voted overwhelmingly yesterday to abandon the Westminster system of electing their members of parliament in favour of proportional representation. Japanese officials said an earlier suggestion to demand 'unconditional adherence' had been dropped, allowing Japan to acquire a self-defence capability in the event of a regional threat - in other words, should North Korea, which has threatened to leave the NPT, be proved to have nuclear arms. The assertive stance by Japan reflects the fact that while nuclear weapons remain taboo among the public here, the idea of the right to a self-defence capability is gaining popularity in the political and military establishment. He's been charitable in the extreme.'McCoist, of all people, needs no motivating.

The following morning some 1,000 British officers and men and members of the French army began the long march towards Germany. If he leaves now the crisis there is wide open,' said one EU official.In spite of Mr Major's assertion that he would apply the veto again, all the parties want to avert an open row. In the run-up to the Government's failed attempt at privatisation in 1989, both organisations jointly targeted the City to ensure that nuclear power's hidden costs, particularly its huge waste management and decommissioning liabilities, were fully revealed. This campaign was successful. She had had no pay increase since 1991 and calculated she received less on an hourly basis than the cleaning lady.Winding up the debate, junior minister Lord Howe denied any political bias in appointments. There was some discussion of this in the parliamentary debate on the Council of Europe on 18 March. AUNG SAN SUU KYI, the Nobel Prize winner detained by the Burmese military government since July 1989, may be freed in July, a senior military leader has indicated. Two days later, Mr Fyodorov was back in Moscow: 'The events of the Congress put under threat the entire course of reform.'The one senior official to have shown any consistency is Andrei Kozyrev, Russia's Foreign Minister Throughout the week he has stuck to the same theme 'No panic.

The chances of a settlement are 50:50 rather than 70:30.'Richard Branson, the Virgin chairman, is seeking financial compensation from BA for the 'serious commercial damage' done by the dirty tricks campaign, the transfer of some BA slots at Heathrow to Virgin Atlantic, and a written undertaking not to repeat the behaviour.He flew back from the United States on Thursday after holding consultations with US lawyers about the prospects of Virgin succeeding in an anti-trust case against BA. Now, the threat is from Iran, bent on a massive rearmament programme But Iraq remains a danger. Once again, they say, the US has enforced UN resolutions against an Arab country - Iraq - while letting Israel off the hook.As the Israeli Supreme Court last night adjourned to consider its decision on the legality of the explusions, Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister, was seeking an early meeting with Mr Clinton to ensure his backing in the UN Security Council.In the space of a month the deportations have changed the balance of Palestinian politics, introducing new complications. No, it was the poster for The Cutting Edge, a photomontage designed by Ralph Steadman, that provoked the might of the armed bourgeois state, in the form of London Underground, which refused to exhibit it Too much blood on it.Perhaps this has its consolations. Overall after 13 races: 1 Bruni, 54pts; 2 S Bowes-Cole (GB) 67; 3 T-A Kjer (Nor) 70; 4 Melleby, 73; 5 S Kats (Neth) 75; 6 Harryson, 84.