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Shopping: Check It Out, Environmentally friendly designer goods

DISCARDED CRISP packets, broken windscreens, empty Evian bottles - the everyday contents of an urban bin, or the latest in post-modern design? When used to create everyday amenities such as work surfaces, jewellery and lights, the answer is most definitely the latter.

Golf: Johnson goes gunning for glory with birdie charge

TRISH JOHNSON made birdies at the last three holes for a round of 69 and a share of the lead in yesterday's third round of the pounds 500,000 Evian Masters in France.

The diary of Emma D May: Return of the undead

SUNDAY 12.01am: "What is evil?" says Dylan. Great. Like we really need to get into some sort of philosophical debate when we're this much off our heads. "Margaret Thatcher is evil," I say, with a bizarre trippy rush off the pills we've all had that makes me think for a moment that she's walking through the club past me. Transpires to be someone's elderly mother, who has got lost looking for toilets. "Excuse me, dear," she says. "I'm a little lost. I came here to see my son who is a deejay of ambient house music, I believe it is called." Think of Mark Thatcher DJing and shake head to dispel image. Woman looking madly about: "Have you seen him?" I shrug. "I should try the DJ booths if I were you," I shout over the music. "There's one on every floor." Mrs T smiles benignly. "What a lovely polite girl you are. Perhaps you would escort me to the one on this floor, only I seem to keep getting so lost and it's so very hot in here." Smile sweetly at her. "Actually," I say. "We were just having a philosophical discussion about good and evil." Mrs T nods, "Yes, terrible that Mary Bell business. She ought to be outed you know. Let the vigilantes deal with her, I say..." Dylan grins as we pass him (decide on reflection that getting rid of her at the DJ booth is best option). "See you've pulled, Emma... "

My boogie afternoon

Unfair! Inaccurate! Ridiculous! The American porn industry is up in arms about the film 'Boogie Nights'. Sean Macaulay got the inside story on the business - as a porn movie extra in LA (undercover, of course)

Gay Pride festival heads for financial fall

The future of the annual London Lesbian and Gay Pride festival, which claims to be the world's largest free music event, attracting more than a quarter of a million people, has been thrown into serious doubt by the voluntary liquidation of the festival's organiser, The Pride Trust.

Pop: The golden wonder of Omar

Omar Lye Fook ignores the labels and categories that the music industry tries to foist upon him. His new single, a superbly orchestrated version of The Stranglers hit `Golden Brown', confirms his ability to stand out from the crowd. But, as James McNair d

Oil town finds a new source of wealth on tap

The good people of Houston, Texas, may shortly have one more brand of bottled water to consider alongside Perrier and Evian. The name has not yet been chosen, but the provenance has: the city taps.

Golf: Nicholas inspired for title defence

Britain's Alison Nicholas has an early opportunity to make amends for the disappointment of losing a play-off in France last week when she defends her title in the pounds 110,000 Guardian Irish Open at Luttrellstown Castle, near Dublin, today.

Golf; Birdies bring Nicholas the lead

Alison Nicholas, of Britain, shot her third-consecutive round of 68 to move clear of the field at the Evian Masters in France yesterday.

Golf: Morley out in front

Britain's Joanne Morley repeated her opening round 67 on the second day of the Evian Masters in France yesterday to take an outright lead.

Golf: Morley on the charge

Britain's Joanne Morley and Amy Alcott, of the United States, took advantage of ideal conditions to fire five-under-par 67s to lead the Evian Masters after the first round yesterday.

Pop: INXS Glasgow Barrowlands

Some time in the past, although I'm sure even now he doesn't regret it, Michael Hutchence said, "I love being famous... it makes me feel wanted and loved and noticed." That's one reason, I guess, INXS keep playing after 17 years on the circuit. Another may be his personal life - how long can a man stand to be billed as "Mr Paula Yates"? Ironic, since much of Paula's fame has derived from those she's hung out with, and INXS have at least made hypnotic music. It was never much more than white dance- rock for those who can't dance, a typically 1980s sound, but around the era of Kick, back in 1987, INXS were indisputably funky. It's those memories that dragged me here, to a relocated venue considerably smaller than the one they'd been scheduled to play, to see what was occurring. And, by golly, excess is delivered.

I kept thinking 'This is not pain, this is not pain ...'

The time: April 1983 The place: Princess Anne Maternity Hospital, Southampton The woman: Jenni Murray, BBC presenter

Davies avoids water hazards to claim victory

Laura Davies collected her 23rd European win and a cheque for pounds 56,250 with a closing-round 68 to retain her title in the Evian Masters in France on Saturday.
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