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Pioneer D'Oliveira dies after prolonged illness
London: Basil D'Oliveira, the South Africa-born all-rounder whose selection in an England team to visit his native land changed the course of history, has died at the age of 80 after a long battle against Parkinson's disease.D'Oliveira emigrated to England with the help of the renowned commentator and writer John Arlott after he was denied the chance to represent his own country by the white-ruled

Truth about how UK Muslims exploit polygamy benefits revealed
Two experienced Lancashire social workers say that in their estimation, there are 20,000 bigamous or polygamous unions in the UK.

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British army cleared of torturing Iraqi to death
An inquiry into the death of an Iraqi national in British custody in Iraq has cleared the army of systematic torture, according to a media report.

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Drugs counsellor-turned-peddler jailed in Britain
A man in Britain who once earned a reputation as a drugs counsellor among school children and inspired undergraduate law students has turned out to be one of Britain's biggest heroin dealers.

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IGNOU to set up first Indian Sign Language Research Centre
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. Of India, will establish country's first

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England name 12-man squad for first Test against India

The England selectors today named a 12-man squad for the first npower Test match against India at Lord's, commencing Thursday July 21. Test captain Andrew Strauss will lead an England squad that

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