... Wife speaks MICHAEL Allcock’s wife yesterday described the ordeal of her husband’s trial and its revelations about his extramarital activities - but she insisted he was not corrupt, writes John Deane. Sally Allcock said that the years since her husband’s ...

... The guru speaks WHEN some of the most powerful organisations in the world want an Internet guru, they call Nicholas Negroponte. At the White House, he is a name dropped by Vice President Al Gore. Conrad Black, the media tycoon who owns The Daily Telegraph ...

... Statistically speaking unaware of the wealth of equipment and systems that go into making up a petrol station to ensure its smooth running,” says Raymond Watson, Wayne Dresser’s sales and L marketing manager. s “This product has been developed to maximise ...

... Speaking for the nation IKE everybody, I can'thelp feeling that politics should be given arestat times like this. A moment’s pause in the mostly meaningless chatter of public life seems the least we can do to honour the memory of. someone who was so clearly ...

... Speaking by numbers 0 alive in our collective subconscious seems the phone’s early hearing sflHieoe and stand that we still say “hang up”, “off the hook” me a bell”. The American company became known some grudging affection as Ma Bell in the United States ...

... RELATIVELY SPEAKING Creative reading IF the thought of your child glued to Teletubbies or their Nintendo for six weeks of summer holidays fills you with horror, then Dillons the bookshop may be able to help. The newly launched Read Away, Play Away promotion ...

... Oracle-speak WE knew it would happen. The University of Edinburgh has advertised for an Oracle Analyst, pretty much a waste of time, given it has already been revealed the Pythian Princess at ...

... Time to speak out “WE think deeds speak louder than words.” That was Aubrey Garton's Jjustification yesterday for Garton Engineering’s 1996 preliminary results statement containing little detail and even fewer figures, including no ...

... Macbeth Speaks Netherbow Theatre Theatre * * * % “Isn't a bad reputation a terrible thing?” says Macbeth, as he slips his helmet and chainmail on to the 11th century equivalent of a trouser press. Hard to disagree, but the audience still snickers sceptically ...

... Plane speaking for BT and MCI BT and MCI seem to be doing more for hopes of transatlantic airline alliances than telecoms link-ups as executives from both companies excitedly jet across the pond. Sir Peter Bonfield, BT's chief executive, was in Washington ...

... Speaking up for common sense NOT least of the defects of the party system is its tendency to stifle debate and dissent. Most of us would like to hear what our MP really thinks. Most parties make strenuous efforts to create the illusion that their members ...

... Felderhof may speak soonon A'DAY after Bre-X Minerals Ltd. filed for bankruptcy, its ousted chief of -exploration said ~he could not comment now on the ‘Busang gold scandal but may talk soon. . ik . am under legal counsel not {o-make any statement to ...