Down a break at 5-4 in the final set, the 43-year-old made a desperate lunge to force a winner and secure a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Kimberly Po and Anne-Gaelle Sidot.Playing later, on Centre Court, which she last graced in the 1994 women’s final, she and Mahesh Bhupathi of India were beaten 4-6, 7-6, 16-18 by Jan Siemerink and Miriam Oremans. The match had been suspended overnight with the Dutch pair leading 9-8 in the final set, and when it resumed, Navratilova and Bhupathi twice had an opportunity to break Siemerink’s serve. He faced four break points at 14-14 and saved another three at 16-16 before Bhupathi lost his own serve to love to concede the match.Bhupathi is a doubles specialist. He won the men’s doubles title last year with his fellow Indian, Leander Paes, and was trying to emulate his partner who landed the mixed doubles trophy last July in partnership with Lisa Raymond.The highlight of Navratilova’s day was her appearance on Centre Court early in the day as Wimbledon saluted 65 former champions and near champions that included Bjorn Borg, Billie Jean King, Rod Laver and the last British woman to win the Wimbledon singles, Virginia Wade.Navratilova won nine Wimbledon women’s singles title before retiring in 1994, but she decided a few months ago to make a limited comeback playing doubles. Success in the women’s doubles with the South African De Swaardt, who was last year’s runner-up with Elena Tatarkova of Ukraine, would put Navratilova level with Billie Jean King’s record of 20 Wimbledon titles..

British number one Tim Henman fought a futile battle to keep home interest in the Wimbledon alive after losing the first set of his fourth round tie with the number 10 seed Mark Philippoussis. British number one Tim Henman fought a futile battle to keep home interest in the Wimbledon alive after losing the first set of his fourth round tie with the number 10 seed Mark Philippoussis.
Eighth seed Henman slumped to an embarrassing 6-1 defeat in the first set struggling with his own serve and often finding the Australian powerhouse, who has earned the nickname ’scud’, unplayable.Cheered on by the partisan crowd, Henman dug deep and levelled the match with a 7-5 victory in the second set before winning the third set on a tie break 7-6 (11/9) to lead 2-1.The match was sent to dramatic fifth set when Philippoussis took the forth set 6-3 which the Australian won 6-4 with four aces in the final game.. Lunch parties for anorexics are proving to be one of the most effective means of treating the intractable disorder which blights the lives of thousands of mainly teenage girls and young adults. Lunch parties for anorexics are proving to be one of the most effective means of treating the intractable disorder which blights the lives of thousands of mainly teenage girls and young adults.
Psychiatrists have discovered that bringing anorexics and their families together to discuss their problems and share a meal increases their insight into their own problems and helps them recover. Seeing other families’ struggles reduces isolation, helps combat guilt and creates a sense of solidarity.An estimated 100,000 people in Britain suffer from eating disorders of varying severity of whom 85 per cent are girls. The peak age of incidence is 13 but in many the problem lasts five to ten years.Psychiatrists in London and Dresden, Germany, brought together groups of up to 46 people at a time – 16 anorexics and their families – for day long sessions in which they ate, talked and took part in art and movement sessions. For meals, three or four families sat at the same table where they could witness each other’s difficulties.

In some cases, families exchanged children at mealtimes so they gained insights into the behaviour of another anorexic from a different background.Dr Eia Asen, of Marlborough Family Service, an adolescent disorders clinic in London, said: “This is significant step forward The patients have done well. The results are so encouraging in London and Dresden that the work has taken off in a big way. Readmission and relapse rates are significantly improved, but it is too early to make scientific statements.”Conventional single family therapy, whilst often effective, can lead to families feeling isolated and reliant on the therapist. It may also foster feelings of guilt as families feel they are the cause of the problem.Dr Asen said: “Parents often feel utterly manipulated and that they don’t have a mind of their own. They feel all they can do is give in to a request from the anorexic to cut the piece of bread even smaller.

Many families become socially isolated because they dare not go out.”The findings, to be presented to the annual conference of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Edinburgh today, showed all parents and 80 per cent of the anorexic patients found working together with other families was helpful.An unexpected finding was that despite the intense conflicts which emerged during the therapy, emotional closeness between family members increased. Parents also reported feeling more independent of, and less manipulated by, their anorexic children. Dr Ivan Eisler, a specialist in eating disorders at Kings College Hospital, London, said: “If you have got a kid who is starving herself you don’t believe you are any good as a parent.”The big advantage of working with a group of families is that they are supportive of each other and recognise there isn’t one type of family in which anorexia occurs. That makes it much easier to get collaborative working, which is the key.”. Two hospitals are at the centre of a murder investigation after three patients died following suspected tampering with anaesthetic equipment. Two hospitals are at the centre of a murder investigation after three patients died following suspected tampering with anaesthetic equipment.
The lives of 20 other patients were said to be in danger from the alleged interference with equipment at Leeds General Infirmary and the city’s St James’ Hospital.Detectives believe that whoever was responsible had specialist knowledge of anaesthetic drugs and equipment and legitimate access to them.

However, they have so far failed to find a hospital staff member linked to all the incidents.One of the dead was named as Katherine Hallas, 22, a nursery nurse from Leeds, who died 36 hours after an operation to remove her wisdom teeth without waking up from her anaesthetics. Her mother, Julie Ward, 48, said after her daughter’s death that she was not looking for anyone to blame. “But God forbid that something untoward has happened,” she said.A spokesman for the United Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: “There is a police investigation ongoing into the possible tampering of equipment.” But, he said, “There is every possibility that these allegations will not be proved.”A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “The Trust approached the police in October last year seeking assistance in the investigation of 10 incidents where patients experienced unexpected complications while undergoing treatment.”The patients and relatives related to these incidents have been informed of the police inquiries. Staff at the hospitals fully support the police investigation and inquiries will be completed as soon as possible.”Inquiries so far have not revealed any evidence of criminal malpractice,” he said..