She had always maintained her innocence. Indian drugs officers acting on a tip-off from officers at the High Commission in New Delhi arrested Helen and her boyfriend as they changed flights en route from Nepal to the Netherlands. They warn that, without competition, prices for many consumers will rise. In order to compete successfully in the single European market, Japanese companies have to develop strong European brand identities for their products. For someone who was the gentlest of women at home, she behaved quite differently in the stands 'Clear that ball,' she would shout. The parties are wary of committing themselves in this way.Mr Heitmann, a member of the CDU, yesterday repeated his suggestion that Richard Schroder, a respected east German Social Democrat, could become a consensus presidential candidate.

Emburey was called up because he was felt to be the best available, and we should be able to ask Goochie to get through 10 overs if we need him to.'Gooch, who requires only 129 runs to dethrone David Gower as England's highest Test run- scorer, will also open the innings, which Atherton apparently insisted on. In Newmarket this year that has not been difficult when every piece of work has been accompanied by a posse of prying eyes.Irrespective of the suggestion that the favourite has been working lazily, Cecil was able to swat one rumour that had been buzzing more busily since Tony McGlone partnered Commander In Chief and Eddery rode Tenby on Saturday.'The reason Pat rode Tenby was because Tony is the regular work rider and he knew exactly what I wanted,' Cecil said 'Both horses are in good order. Other would-be members could enter a common trade zone.Buoyant Irish growth forecasts came from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and a senior economic adviser to the Dublin government. The second surprise is that Kenneth Clarke, the Home Secretary, has appointed a man from a seriously left-wing background in London Labour politics. The whole side is full of quality players, and they all need special attention.'Special attention is what Elwood will be receiving from the Irish selectors. He charged that 'in the Prescott analysis, the litmus test of genuine socialism is opposition to the Maastricht treaty, support for a basically undemocratic party constitution and willingness to go on losing general elections'.Mr Hattersley argued that a party committed to redistribution could not continue mortgage tax relief - a course now thought to be under review for the medium term by the Conservatives - but equally had to discuss targeting benefits.

In addition, NPI has pulled out of a proposed merger with Clerical Medical - a deal which S&P says could strengthen their combined capital and market position.Guardian Royal Exchange said the S&P report showed no more than earlier surveys on financial strength.S&P defines a vulnerable insurer as one that 'appears to have vulnerable financial strength, and may be highly exposed to adverse economic or underwriting conditions'.Guardian Assurance's free assets were boosted by the inclusion of pounds 188m of future profits, S&P said, but without this the ratio of assets to the required solvency margin was only 129.7 per cent.This was 'barely adequate' to support current levels of business. This might seem a recipe for supporting house prices, perhaps along the lines suggested by Abbey National yesterday. You need a better side-step than Rob Andrew to circumvent it,' a Bristol reader complained. 'If I was backing Remittance Man I'd prefer he wasn't in the race.'However, if J P McManus recommends one single wager for Cheltenham it is Danoli in the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle. April came in with a savage bite on Good Friday after one of the the warmest Marches since records began more than 300 years ago. He added that he did not have residence here but 'comes on a visa'.He said he had never worked for the British authorities. As far as the Cambridge University history graduate is concerned, the line about keeping your head while all around are losing theirs has more to do with Courtney Walsh than Rudyard Kipling.Walsh may be the old man of this West Indian attack, but the 14-consecutive-over spell he reeled off on Monday night was more torrid than anything Atherton will ever have faced.

The anniversary of the death sentence passed on him by the late Ayatollah Khomeini over the book he described as blasphemous marks a collapse in relations between Europe and Iran and a transformation of the Indian-born novelist's life. Many times since the ayatollah urged his followers world- wide to take action against Mr Rushdie, the author has expressed the wish to resume some kind of normal life. What appeared to be one star is actually six. Castor is not unusual. THE RISING numbers of one- parent families cannot be curbed by attacking their benefits, Peter Lilley, Secretary of State for Social Security, said last night as the Government came under fire over controversial options for cutting the cost of benefits, disclosed in a leaked Cabinet Office paper. By the time of her final months they were still only partly reconciled to her, but they were in church. The operation of Nato and UN forces is already worked out and integrated to such an extent that the idea of the US acting unilaterally appears incredible. Thetrouble with Maastricht was that it would cause terrible economic problems for the countries on the fringe of the EC and, if this happened, 'we will see the invasion of West Europe by people just walking Just moving.

Later, once retirement had freed him from the chores of administration and translating the dawn press review, he took up the cause of telling English readers about the riches of Turkish poetry. The best of the anthologies, Apple Fire, edited by Jill Pirrie (Bloodaxe, pounds 7.95), was written by children. Instead, I received several encouraging comments and some practical tips on make-up. But it has to be when it is appropriate and when we can sustain the exchange value of sterling.