26 FEBRUARY 2000, page 63

Spectator Sport

Banishment of boy Beckham Simon Barnes WHEN a father meets a son at the cross- roads, it is generally the beginning rather than the end of a story. The inevitable row about......

Your Problems Solved

Dear Mary. . . Q. I am a British diplomat and, as such, have a soft spot for foreigners who, after all, cannot help it. A few years ago I was attending an important function in......