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MEANWHILE, love is also blossoming for Lily's younger brother, Alfie. The 21-year-old actor was at last week's British Independent Film Awards with his girlfriend, fellow thespian Jaime Winstone, to see her father Ray pick up the lifetime achievement award. 'I really love Alfie, he's amazing,' confided Jaime, 22, over a vodka cocktail. The newly brunette actress is helping Alfie get in shape for his forthcoming fleshbaring role in Equus.

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United Play Safetyfirst Overreturn to Riot City

MANCHESTER UNITED have sent fans an instruction manual on how to avoid trouble in Italy when they face Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday week. Supporters are warned they risk being ambushed if they walk to the Olympic Stadium or travel on the underground. They are also told to expect to be held in the ground for more than an hour after the whistle to avoid clashes with Roma Ultras.

The New Sir Alex ; Birmingham Job Can Prove to Be Just the Initial Stop On a Journey That Will Lead Mcleish to Oldtrafford, Says Sauzee

ALEX McLEISH should have sent Franck Sauzee on the road to a managerial career, but it turned out that he had pointed the Frenchman up a cul de sac. For the shambolic 69 days in charge of Hibernian, after taking over from Ibrox-bound McLeish in December 2001, remains Sauzees only venture into coaching. The sanctuary and comfort of a TV studio is where his voice of authority now has its place. However, Sauzee believes he knows enough about the nature of the managerial business and more import...

Film Fan Eck Puts On a United Front to Inspire Blues

ALEX McLEISH will search out his most inspirational video today in a bid to get his managerial career in the Premiership off to a winning start against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Entitled The Last Three Minutes, its a reminder of Manchester Uniteds dramatic Treble-clinching triumph over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Final of the Champions League in Barcelona when they came from behind to snatch victory with two last-gasp goals in injury time. A friend of mine in Aberdeen made the film for FIFA...

Rise of the Landlord in a Property Price Slump ; Managing Your Money - Special Report

WHEN the dotcom boom fell apart at the beginning of the millennium, a flood of money from private investors poured into property. Disillusioned by boom and bust shares and encouraged by rock bottom interest rates, thousands rushed to climb aboard the buy- to-let bandwagon. Many have made a fortune, but the credit crunch threatens the sector. Financial Mail examines what the future holds. Buy-to-let is not dead, whatever the headlines say about falling property B values and stricken amateur in...

Unfinished Business ; Prospect of Avenging His 2003 Uefa Cup Heartache Is Driving Larsson On to Prolong His Distinguished Career

WHEN Henrik Larsson trooped o f f the pitch after Swedens defeat to Germany in the 2006 World Cup, he was about to turn 35, he had quit Barcelona and he was about to retire from international football. In theory, it was the winding down of a great career and the beginning of an end to the fact that his body ached most of the time. However, from that day to this, he has played non-stop football winning the Swedish Cup, helping Manchester United to the Premier League title, allowing Helsingborg...

Please Fasten Your Safety Belts ; (1) As the Clouds Gather, Keep Calm and Pick Some Bargains(2) Financialmail Managing Your Money Special Report

WHILE markets are generally uneasy, not all sectors are worried as a squeeze for some means a boom for others. Following on from last week, we assess the prospects of three more industry sectors banking, airlines and leisure. And for the real gamblers on disaster there is that old faithful gold.

Stretch Your Pounds ; Midas Special

Stock market investors are always told that shares can go down as well as up in value and over the past few months this has become glaringly obvious. At such times there is a temptation either to avoid the market completely or sell everything and put the money in the bank. But Midas has decided to take a more positive approach and launch a cheap and cheerful portfolio. Called Poundstretchers, it will invest in shares that cost less than a pound, but have significant growth potential.

A Slave to Ambition ; Smith Knows That Choosing a New Scotland Boss Is a Double-Edged Sword As the Type of Character He Desires Will Always Be in Demand Elsewhere

GORDON SMITH was still shaking off the effects of jet lag following a trip to South Africa and had barely turned on his heels after waving farewell to Alex McLeish on his flight of Premiership fancy to Birmingham when his head started spinning that bit quicker on Tuesday afternoon. During a live televised interview, a matter of minutes after the McLeish departure was announced, the SFA chief executive was asked by his female interrogator from Sky News: Thats not one manager, but two lost this...

Sfa Seek Advice Over Fixture Planning

GORDON SMITH will recruit the wisdom of former Scotland managers when he attempts to plot a path towards South Africa 2010 at the Group Nine fixtures meeting next week. The SFA chief executive will be in Amsterdam a week on Friday along with association president George Peat to battle for the best possible schedule for Scotland at what are traditionally competitive discussions.

Jol Worried by Scots Draw

ALTHOUGH the Dutch, in their typically arrogant manner, are certain they will qualify for the 2010 World Cup, former Tottenham boss Martin Jol is of the opinion that Scotland might just spring a surprise in the qualifying campaign. Dutchman Jol claims they were celebrating in Holland last Sunday when they avoided England and some of the other bigger names in Pot 2 for World Cup qualifying.

Mcleish Exit Doesnt Have to Spark Doom and Gloom: Sir Alex

SIR ALEX FERGUSON believes the Scotland team will continue to go from strength to strength, despite Alex McLeishs departure to England. The Manchester United manager, who was consulted by his former player before he decided to leave the post of national boss and head for Birmingham City, insists that any feeling of betrayal amongst the Tartan Army over McLeish should be replaced by a new sense of optimism.