She was "a very dominating figure, " says the exhibition's curator, Stephen Brown as is evident in Vuillard's work.

WSJ: Vuillard, His Mother and Lucy Hessel at New York's Jewish Museum

Mowbray, who is unsure whether Scott Brown and Stephen McManus will recover from injury in time to make the European kick-off, recognises the need to be imaginative in the transfer market though.

BBC: Hartley and Dutchman leave Celtic

It is understood that Everton had been approached by an agent offering Brown and Celtic defender Stephen McManus but said they were not interested.

BBC: Everton eyeing up Celtic's Brown

Tom Smith (33) and Paul Horton (29) got Lancashire's reply off to a rapid start, bringing up their half-century opening stand in just seven overs, but they fell to Brown and Harris respectively, with Stephen Moore departing soon after.

BBC: Lancashire's Prince and Croft defeat Glamorgan

Brown, meanwhile, expressed delight that captain Stephen Craigan and midfielder Keith Lasley had signed new deals.

BBC: Motherwell boss Craig Brown still chasing Everton duo

Darren Daniel, a late replacement for the injured Dafydd James, looked like flying in after pouncing on a Stephen Jones clearance, but Quins full-back Mike Brown hauled him down five metres from the line.

BBC: Scarlets 22-29 Harlequins

Sgt Stephen Lovatt read Death Is Nothing At All, Insp Jane Brown read Don't Let Your Hearts Be Troubled and Sgt Gordon Swan read Feel No Guilt In Laughter.

BBC: PC Nicola Hughes' funeral held at Manchester Cathedral

Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, and Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, have become increasingly troubled by the north-south divide in Britain, and are convinced that the answers to these problems are to be found in the regions themselves rather than Whitehall.

ECONOMIST: Regional government

Indeed, says Stephen Bond of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an economic research group, it is far from clear that Mr Brown's package will make much difference to investment or productivity, even though the capital gains tax reform is likely to encourage more new firms to be formed.

ECONOMIST: Go forth and multiply