Lt-Col Robert Neill, 46, who led the expedition and survived a month in the jungle, said at a York press conference that he was 'extremely angry'. There will come a time when we have to set the rate, but let us argue about the principle first.'Let us win the argument instead of going up the by-ways with a row about how much that minimum rate should be.'John Smith, the Labour leader, has told the party's national executive that the electorate remains to be convinced on the issue.The reluctance to set a figure will anger Bill Morris, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union - the party's biggest affiliate.He has urged the Labour leadership to commit itself to a rate of pounds 4.05 an hour. There are the pumps with pearls, which I love, and little flat shoes I'm not very good in high heels, I'm not very steady. A woman jumped from a fourth-floor window after 41 hours of torture, an Old Bailey jury was told yesterday. And while people in Britain might feel aggrieved at BT's ambitions on foreign shores instead of investing in the UK, BT's managers see things differently. As sterling fell to new lows and worries multiplied about inflation and the stretching dole queues, shares soared joyfully to their highest level ever.

Maastricht is more important for the parliament than any other institution, since it gains a veto over some areas of policy. But a virus in Bailey's yard, together with unsuitably soft ground for many of his horses, has seen limited success for the pair this season. Hans Snook, managing director of Hutchison Telecom in the UK, said: 'BAe is seeking a buyer in order to concentrate on its main businesses. In contrast to the on-off talks between the ANC and the Afrikaner far right (currently off), which have dominated media attention in the past week, the encounters between Umkhonto (better known as MK) and the generals are progressing smoothly.

Washington's allies in the region, South Korea and Japan, have not always found the Clinton administration's policy to be coherent, while China, virtually Pyongyang's only friend, has made it clear that it will not go along with economic sanctions should the talks fail.Even if the nuclear threat can be defused, there remains the danger of a conventional military clash between the two Koreas. 'This type of injury normally requires two weeks' rest but the club doctor has said Gascoigne might be able to play on if he is properly strapped up,' Manzini said. Ebbrell is in his fifth season as a first-teamer, while Stuart's signing - from Chelsea, ironically - had been regarded as Howard Kendall's final folly.Under Mike Walker's wing, 'promising' may no longer be aeuphemism for frustrating. A FRENCH government scheme to persuade people to scrap old bangers has kick-started the car market. The cash and goods belonged to six veterans in the group of 37 who left for France yesterday.Detective Inspector Nigel Bailey, of the Portsmouth police, said: 'I would appeal to these thieves to consider whether they would really want to steal from people who were prepared to give their lives in order that they could be free.'It is a despicable crime against brave people who fought for the freedom of Europe.'I would ask the thieves to return the property to me or inform me where it can be found.'. Competitions close 10 July.Address postcards to: Walk, Logic or Suspicion, Listings, The Independent, 40 City Road, London EC1Y 2DB.. The decision to raise the marginal lending rate in Sweden from 16 per cent to a record 24 per cent shows the depths to which confidence has sunk and the central bank matched its aggressive action to maintain the krona's position by its words: 'The Riksbank is ready to use all means at its disposal to defend the present rate.'Sweden also has a centre-right government committed to economic cuts and EC membership, and it, too, will be weakened.Norway has remained relatively isolated from the markka's plunge so far.

Rick Parry, chief executive of the Premier League on the faction fights within the league.Soccer's a ball game, isn't it? The NFL's a ball game and they hype that up. Heseltine was interviewed by Humphrys shortly after his announcement of the pit closures review. Tokyo - Burma's military junta today convenes a national convention to begin the process of drafting a constitution, which in theory should lead to elections for a civilian government, writes Terry McCarthy. AT THE age of three I was throwing a baseball, and for the next 20 years I played baseball as much as I could, organised leagues, sand lot games, Junior League, Little League. They slipped on their masks and headed for to a central area where the fumes did not penetrate.