26 APRIL 1997, page 56

Low Life

Under stress Jeffrey Bernard S ick and tired of feeling sick and tired, I took a small overdose of sleeping pills and painkillers last weekend in the hope of rediscovering some......

Country Life

Blast from the past Leanda de Lisle `You know that certain children from the middle Biggles period used to blow their noses in these expensive pieces of linen? I suspect they......

Bridge

Spot the lady Andrew Robson Jimmy Cayne, head of Bear Stearns in New York, is fanatical about bridge. He com- petes at the very top level in America and will hate himself for......