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Scotland Yard detectives are studying at the Metropolitan Police Detective Training School. They are learning how to go over the scene of a crime like scientists, and spot clues that can trap a criminal. In recent years, forensic science has bounded forward. However, the probing skills of a good detective are still required.

A £1,000,000 television deal was announced yesterday by Mr Lew Grade, Associated TeleVision’s managing director. Under the deal, Associated TeleVision, the London week-end and Midlands week-day programme company will go into co-production on a new series with America’s National Broadcasting Company. The series will be called Espionage. Its 26 hour-long films, costing £45,000 each, will tell the stories of British and Allied agents during World War II.

John Barry, the music man who guided Adam Faith to disc fame, has just landed a big job - writing the score for the new James Bond film, From Russia With Love. He is also likely to have a hit on his hands with the TV theme The Human Jungle.

London has displaced Paris for the dubious honour of being Europe’s number one sin city, says the News Call Bulletin newspaper.

Football result: Home Nations Championship - Northern Ireland 1 Wales 4. Hockey result: RAF 2 Army 3 - Army win the Inter-Services Championship.

Television highlights: The Kilt is My Delight - Scots Songs and Dances. Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Table Tennis.

Radio highlights: The Twenties to the Twist. Disc Break.

Weather: bright spells then showers. Outlook - cold with rain. 9c, 48f.