If that's not a miracle, I don't know what is."The area where the woman fell, 650ft east of the lighthouse, is Beachy Head's highest point at 525ft and has been the the site of many suicides. She tried to stop herself falling by trying to grab hold of the rock but it was no use She tried to cling on to the rock as she went down. I was really shocked and dialled 999 on my mobile." Tina Cooper, from Eastbourne, who also saw the woman fall, said: "How she survived I will never know. She was fitted with a neck brace and taken to nearby Eastbourne District General Hospital.Damian Rowan, from Eastbourne, who called the emergency services, said: "I heard the rock fall behind me, so I turned round and saw a flash of the feet as she went over. They hauled the woman, thought to be from Eastbourne and in her 20s, to the top on a special "back board" to prevent any possible spinal injury and put her in a waiting ambulance. Ramblers said they heard the rumble of a large rock followed by loud screams.Coastguards mounted a rescue operation and used a loudhailer to reassure the woman as she drifted in and out of consciousness.Two members of Eastbourne and Birling Gap coastguard's cliff rescue team abseiled down the cliff face. One witness described how she struggled to regain her balance but disappeared with a "flash of the feet" as she plummeted towards the sea 525ft (160 metres) below.

She eventually came to rest on an eight-foot ledge 150ft below the cliff top. A young woman who plunged over Beachy Head survived when her cliff fall was broken by a narrow ledge, rescuers said yesterday. The victim was in a comfortable condition in hospital last night with head and back injuries after what witnesses described as a "miraculous" escape in front of crowds of ramblers and families enjoying the weekend sun.She had been reading a book at the beauty spot near Eastbourne, in Sussex, on Saturday but slipped over the edge after dislodging a rock as she got up to leave. This covers the full refurbishment of one bedroom and a bathroom for the exclusive use of his companion Camilla Parker Bowles. The remainder is to be spent on the cost of the soft furnishings - carpets and curtains - as well as £78,000 on painting and decorating.. WHAT WILL CHARLES GET FOR £6m?¿ About £4.5m from parliamentary grant-in-aid will pay for structural work including the removal of all asbestos from the building. It will also fund the cost of fire safety work and the updating of the gas, electrical and water services.¿ £1.65m of Prince Charles's personal funds from the income he receives from the Duchy of Cornwall estate.

Mr Kime says he likes these kind of pieces because many of them "are not 18th century" and the furniture "is great if you don't have too much of it all in one eyeful".Princes William and Harry, who will also use the house, have picked more modern designs for their rooms.Prince Charles hosted two parties at Clarence House yesterday to allow the Queen Mother's former domestic staff to have a preview of the finished work and to thank the builders for their efforts.The heir to the throne lived at the building, which is situated off the Mall and close to Buckingham Palace, between the ages of one and three.From tomorrow, members of the public can pay £5 to take a guided tour of the five rooms on the ground floor and judge for themselves whether or not the money has been well spent. The website declares: "Not for him the pared-back, pastel-walled look or environments which people are supposed to admire rather than enjoy.''His own office, says the website, is a testament to "his love of solid, well-rounded objects of whatever date''. Prince Charles's advisers claim that the £4.5m cost of updating Clarence House was "urgently required to preserve this historic building as part of the national heritage".Under Prince Charles's refurbishment scheme, new works of art have been introduced but the arrangement of the rooms and the furniture is mostly the same.The reputation of Robert Kime is built on a string of interior design projects commissioned by the rich and famous, including Andrew Lloyd Webber.Mr Kime's website describes him as a "decorator who is on the side of life" and gives a hint of the kind of decor that the public is paying for at Clarence House. She said that it was "utter nonsense" to suggest otherwise.The public purse will pay for the decoration of the rest of Clarence House, which was built between 1825 and 1827 There has been no refurbishment of the residence since 1947. Buckingham Palace advisers had recently made it known that the Queen was not prepared to allow public funds to be spent decorating Mrs Parker Bowles's private rooms.This meant workmen would decorate the bedroom and the bathroom to "a basic finish'', leaving the Prince of Wales to pay for bringing his companion's rooms up to the standard of the rest of the building.But the St James's Palace spokeswoman insisted yesterday that "it had never been intended" that the Queen or the public would pay for the refurbishment of Mrs Parker Bowles's private rooms. But the Prince of Wales let it be known yesterday that he will pay for the removal men and the cost of decorating a set of rooms for his companion, Camilla Parker Bowles. The £4.5m renovation project by the interior designer Robert Kime is being paid for by public funds set aside for palace maintenance.Prince Charles, who took up residence in his new official home yesterday, the anniversary of the Queen Mother's birth, is to spend £1.65m of his own money on an en-suite bedroom for Mrs Parker Bowles and other refurbishment in the 19th-century building.A St James's Palace spokeswoman said yesterday that Prince Charles would also pay to move his furniture out of St James's Palace as well as the cost of transferring his offices.

The taxpayer will pick up most of the bill for Prince Charles's £6m move from St James's Palace to Clarence House, his late grandmother's home. Use the arms in sequence: one catching up the other, to create a gliding motion5. Correct breathing: finish breathing out as you roll to one side, breathe in without lifting your head and before rolling it back into the water6 Bend your arms as you recover to start a new stroke7. Feel your hand and forearm move through the water as you make each stroke. It is the key to progress at any level.And with this key comes the knowledge that it is never too late for even the most nervous of swimmers to aspire to Popov's feeling for water.Jo?Pereira teaches at Holmes Place Chelsea, 188a Fulham Road, London SW10 (020-7352 9452), and Holmes Place Fulham Pools, London SW6 (020-7471 0450; )SEVEN STEPS TO MASTERING THE FRONT CRAWL1. Correct position: head down, looking at the bottom of the pool2 Roll your shoulders as you swim3 Relax your legs4.