The conventional reply 'fahn' means 'fine' a phonetic variation on Queen's English which remains consistent in such

The conventional reply, 'fahn', means 'fine', a phonetic variation on Queen's English which remains consistent in such instances as 'nahss' ('nice') and 'raht' ('right').'Men' means man (though you can use it to address a woman) and is used commonly as in American English to complete a short conversational sentence. The widow of Robert Osborne, a musician who was killed when he tried to stop a teenager vandalising a car near his home in Streatham, south- west London, in 1992 has been refused compensation for his death by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. This means looking for 10-year relationships with organisations, to make the position secure. 'We know the majority of children go through the programme without any problems. It said the burden of statutory sick pay, 80 per cent of which the Government now reimburses, and industrial injuries benefit should be switched to employers.The idea next appeared in the Independent on Sunday on 7 November when employers predicted such a change would be disastrous for smaller businesses. The bridge was still under construction, but he got Williams to show it finished and already in use (it was not completed until the following year).

Now umpire Sharp's raised finger followed his tentative push forward.There was a sense of purpose about Ramprakash, who coped with the vagaries of the pitch and played Mushtaq well. 'There's no rush because I don't want him to run in September or anything.'Jodami's first stopping-off point may come in Wetherby's Charlie Hall Chase at the end of October, though inscriptions in the horse's programme book have yet to get past the pencil stage. As more people drink coffee without milk or sugar, they require a higher arabica content, with its aromatic, rich smoothness, and less of the thicker, heavier robusta. Finally, Mr Amand was caught with three sacks full of weed-like stems in his hand luggage. People who believe they have been libelled have only to show that the allegations against them are defamatory; it is then up to the defendant to prove their truth. When someone said 'Pass the salt', or 'Some good books this year', or 'I say, what's on the menu, Willie?' he would beam and say 'Splendid'. I know he took part in the Olympic Games for Britain, and I have a feeling that he won a bronze medal in about 1952, could you please put my mind at rest? - John McKiernan, OxfordQ There are 10 ways of being out in cricket Ten wickets fall during an innings.

'It was uncomfortable even to hold a hand in there for a minute,' Glenda told me, 'poor Jo lay in it up to her neck. He'll never leave us.' It has been like that, the death and then the funeral. The Duke of Lauderdale, the 17th-century owner of the house in south-west London, was an extremely wealthy and powerful man, but after his death his widow became involved in an expensive lawsuit. 'The lawsuit lasted for 16 years and nearly ruined the duchess,' Nino Strachey, a historian working for the National Trust, which owns the house, said. EVEN ITS founders had only modest hopes for Wagamama, a Japanese noodle bar in an obscure London side street, when it opened in 1992. The City setting is superficially close to David Thacker's current RSC Merchant at Stratford, but thankfully underplayed here; and Clive Paget's integrated, un-Jewish Shylock gives a sickly edge to the other characters' anti-Semitism. 'Merry' was a good word in its time, though quite a low-key one.

Western Europe has impressive- looking military hardware and wealth. ON A hot summer night, Soho greets you like a slap in the face with a wet fish. Earlier, Jimmy, an admirable target man still, had supplied Reading's second-half equaliser and provided the impetus that promised to take them to the third round.An impressive performance of immense heart and no little skill almost took the Second Division challengers to the extra half-hour. Their success should earn in excess of pounds 100,000 in television and marketing revenue and increases the likelihood of sponsorship for the club. Kevin Cadle's decision to build a team to compete with Europe's best, despite the handicap of a domestic salary cap, has been vindicated.