Asks howardpiercy A. A riad is a small hotel that has been set up as a traditional Moroccan home. They are to be found in the centre of the old town, and look like small walled compounds from the
00:00 Mon 25th Feb 2002Asks Birchy A. There are a few other packages out there that you might want to investigate. It will depend on where you live as to what services will be available in your area, so it is best to
00:00 Mon 11th Feb 2002 A. Yes. Traditionally, he was murdered, buried in an obscure spot in Hertfordshire, then his body moved to Westminster Abbey. Now it's thought his real grave might be in Stirling, Scotland. Q.
00:00 Mon 04th Feb 2002Asks marmalade A. If you have read Jonathan Franzen's current bestseller The Corrections, you could be mistaken for thinking Vilnius is full of corruption, a free market economy gone wild and much
00:00 Mon 04th Feb 2002Asks alicevida A. There are two great websites that will help you if you're trying to book a holiday with children. These are Family Travel and Baby Goes 2. Both sites are UK based and offer
00:00 Mon 04th Feb 2002Asks Janis A. It is almost complete and will be by the time Manchester hosts the Commonwealth Games later this year. Many of its old buildings have been cleaned and new ones built and many slum areas
00:00 Mon 21st Jan 2002 A. Colchester, Essex, is the country's oldest recorded town. Q. How so A. In 77AD, Pliny the Elder, a Roman writer, described the Isle of Anglesey as being 'about 200 miles from Camulodunum, a
00:00 Mon 14th Jan 2002A. There are several companies offering green veg boxes online in the UK. Try Farm-A-Round Ltd (greater London only) at www.farmaround.co.uk, Organics Direct at www.organicsdirect.co.uk, Simply
00:00 Mon 07th Jan 2002 Asks Margaret A. It really depends on how easy you want your shopping experience to be. Experienced skiers used to buy all of their equipment abroad up until about four years ago because it was a
00:00 Mon 31st Dec 2001A. Oxo's love affair with the family image started as long ago as 1958. The initial storyline - about a couple whose main interests semed to be casserole and gravy -captivated an audience for 18
00:00 Mon 24th Dec 2001A. Last year an estimated 900,000 Brits headed for the slopes of Scotland, Europe, America and New Zealand. Despite the impact of September 11th, bookings this year are reported to be 10 per cent up
00:00 Sat 22nd Dec 2001Asks Zeus A. Credit cards have always been the favoured way of paying for online goods primarily because they were already in circulation when online purchasing took off. But many people remain
00:00 Mon 17th Dec 2001Asks techtron A. Mirago is a new UK search engine that is aimed at people living and working in the UK. Q. Does it only include UK-based sites in its search results A. It has billed itself as
00:00 Mon 26th Nov 2001Asks magda A. A silver surfer is usually someone over 50 that uses the Internet - and as the over-50s are a generation that did not generally grow up using computers they are considered a unique and
00:00 Mon 12th Nov 2001Asks doukie A. In spite of much controversy over the introduction of ID cards in the UK, the Home Secretary, David Blunkett announced on 29 October 2001 that from January 2002 anyone applying for
00:00 Mon 05th Nov 2001A. Because for the right people there are big savings to be made. The days of taking what you were offered and thanking the bank manager or insurance company very much have long gone. A
00:00 Fri 02nd Nov 2001Asks alicevida A. The islands of Trinidad and Tobago are both located off the coast of Venezuela and share a government and central administration - so are always twinned together. They gained
00:00 Mon 22nd Oct 2001Asks marmalade A. It is believed to be the Tiergarten in Vienna, it can be found within the grounds of the Sch nbrunn Palace. Q. Is it a major tourist attraction A. It is a moderate attraction
00:00 Mon 22nd Oct 2001 A. An attempt by the Nazis to seize power at a rally in one of Munich's large beer cellars in 1923. A putsch is an uprising. Q. A bit of background first A. OK. The Nazis grew in power after
00:00 Mon 22nd Oct 2001A. British Gas lost its monopoly on supplying gas in 1996, and the 14 regional electricity boards monopolies were broken up in 1999. That means any company can now supply gas and electricity to your
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