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1. 1. Gazzamania set for Waterstone's

   CityLife, Tuesday 15 June 2004 NO doubt football fans will still be drowning their sorrows, following England's 2-1 defeat by France at the weekend. But never mind, there is news of a forthcoming visit by a soccer legend that is sure to cheer even the most dejected of supporters.

2. 2. Trial by television

   CityLife, Tuesday 09 March 2004 HE makes an unlikely dramatic hero. Don Hale is wiry, greying, genial and softly-spoken, and his investigations into one of the longest-running miscarriages of justice in British history had to compete with the parish pump news as he edited the Matlock Mercury in Derbyshire.

3. 3. Rory Bremner is making more than a good impression

   CityLife, Tuesday 16 November 2004 INTERNATIONAL events and political machinations arm Rory Bremner with endless material for his weekly show, Channel 4's Bremner, Bird And Fortune, but also for a new book he has co-written. You Are Here is the fruit of 10 years research and conversations with politicians, journalists, academics and writers.

4. 4. Poetry's fine with a glass of wine

   CityLife, Wednesday 27 October 2004 NOT many poets are able to lubricate their audiences with the finest French wines. But then not many poets are able to go out on tour by helicopter. Despite his success and huge wealth, Felix Dennis candidly says: "My life was never consumed by business."

5. 5. 'Sutcliffe took mum away from us'

   CityLife, Tuesday 27 July 2004 RiCHARD McCann was just five when he woke up to a living nightmare. His mother, Wilma, hadn't returned home after a night on the town, and he knew something was wrong.

6. 6. Royals savaged by Earl Spencer - but there's a catch

   CityLife, Thursday 18 November 2004 FOR a moment, the younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights as the remark sank in. "Earl Spencer savages royal family in best selling book," I offered as a potential headline to our talk.

7. 7. Potter book gets name but no release date

   CityLife, Wednesday 30 June 2004 THE title of the eagerly-awaited next instalment of the Harry Potter series has been unveiled.

8. 8. Potter set for July release

   CityLife, Tuesday 21 December 2004 THE sixth Harry Potter book will hit the shops on July 16 next year, it has been announced. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be published simultaneously in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

9. 9. Cash cow called to account

   CityLife, Friday 25 June 2004 COW statues in Manchester as part of a charity fundraising event could generate large amounts of cash for a private company. CowParade has been promoted as a way of raising money for the children's charity Manchester Kids, but its organisers say they hope to reap rewards.

10. 10. Poetry's fine with a glass of wine

    CityLife, Wednesday 27 October 2004 NOT many poets are able to lubricate their audiences with the finest French wines. But then not many poets are able to go out on tour by helicopter. Despite his success and huge wealth, Felix Dennis candidly says: "My life was never consumed by business."

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