25 JANUARY 1997, page 52

Rugby

Kick off Christian Hesketh A ter what seems like an interminable succession of stops and starts, while the RFU hierarchy sorts out its differences with the players, the first......

The Turf

From Khyber to Kempton Robin Oakley Racing was certainly back in its swing on Saturday, on a day which belonged to the ladies, to ex-invalids and to Tom Tate's exciting......

Television

Urban misery James Delingpole O ften, as I motor round the once-fair borough of Hackney and survey the hideous tower blocks, near-empty carparks and unused commercial buildings......