19 FEBRUARY 2005, page 47

Spectator Sport

Champions Chelsea? FRANK KEATING N ot that soccer’s ubiquitous hurlyburly has remotely gone away, but its yawping volumes are even increased next week with the resumption of......

Your Problems Solved

Dear Mary Q. I like to attend parties if I am invited but, despite the fact that most of my friends are in their forties, they seem to have an unfortunate tendency to want loud......

Q. My Daughter Has A Boyfriend — She Is 23,

he is 27. They have been going out for six months or so and he comes to stay in the country with us quite a lot. He is very casual and laid-back, but his hair is really matted......

Q. I Have A Dear Friend Who Suffers From Needless

bouts of self-pity. How can I cure her of this problem? A.B., London W8 A. Why not encourage your friend to pick up pen and paper and put her problem in writing and address it......