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  • Nissan recalls 800000 Micras over glitch in steering wheels

    Nissan is recalling 133,000 Micras in Britain after the company discovered a glitch in the steering wheels of one of its models. Micras made in Sunderland between December 2002 and May 2006 are part of the global recall. According to the Mirror, the Japanese car giant said drivers affected should take their car to a dealer for the bolt to be tightened or the wheel replaced. Last month, Nissan ...

  • Cook says Pietersen progressing well to be fit in time for Ashes

    England captain Alastair Cook has said that star batsman Kevin Pietersen is 'progressing well' during his recovery from knee injury for returning to the team in time for the Ashes. Although he admitted that the shadow of Pietersen's absence would hang heavily over England at Headingley during the second Test against New Zealand, however, Cook said that Pietersen's expected return for the Trent ...

  • Free school for Sikhs approved in British city

    A free school to cater to members of the Sikh community has been approved in the British city of Leicester. Leicestershire's education department has approved a bid put forward by nine gurdwara leaders for a school especially for Sikh students, the Leicester Mercury reported. This was the second bid after a similar one was rejected last July on the ground that it was not strong enough. Though ...

  • Angry Proteas fans slams arrogant Brit coach for Anderson more skilful than Steyn claim

    South African fans have slammed England bowling coach David Saker for claiming that English pace star James Anderson was 'more skilful' than Proteas bowler Dale Steyn. Saker had said that although Steyn is an outstanding bowler and faster than Anderson, he lags behind the English bowler in terms of skill, Sport24 reports. Saker's view has stirred a hornets' nest in South Africa, with offended ...

  • Joan Collins hits out at rude Rolling Stones

    Joan Collins has blamed 'The Rolling Stones' for wrecking the British society. The 'The Bitch' star told the Sun that the wild behavior of the pop stars in the 1960s and 70s had led to a general loss of good manners from the society. "It was just accepted that you had to be rude and not really care about anybody except yourself," she said. The 80-year-old actress said that she thinks that a ...

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The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

While Denzel Washington's choice of acting roles has been intriguingly varied over recent years, mixing noble saints with sadistic villains and every shade of conflicted inner turmoil in between, with The Great Debaters he seems intent on demonstrating that, when it comes ... ...

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  • EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies

    The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the European Union to publicly report profits, taxes paid and subsidies received on a country-by-country basis. Representatives of the 27 member-states agreed to seek ways to prevent multinationals from avoiding their obligations by channeling profits through subsidiaries in ...

  • UK-based cleric inspired Woolwich suspect to behead Islam enemies

    The suspects behind the Woolwich beheading of a British soldier were reportedly inspired by the preachings of cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed. According to a secret film, Bakri states that Islam's enemies are permitted to be decapitated under certain interpretations of the religion. The radical Muslim cleric has been banned form Britain for his extremist activities and his alleged links to the ...

  • Woolwich attacker was known to banned Islamist group

    One of the two suspected terrorists, who hacked a man believed to be a British soldier to death on a busy London street on Wednesday, was known to a banned Islamist organization and security services. The Independent has learned that the terrorist was also known as Mujahid. Anjem Choudary, the former leader of the group, Al Muhajiroun, confirmed that he had known the man who was seen in video ...

  • Flintoff to return to cricket duty with yesteryear stars T20 clash with Oz

    Former England captain Andrew Flintoff is set to make a comeback to cricket with two Twenty20 matches involving yesteryear English and Australian cricket stars, with the back-to-back Ashes series underway. Flintoff, who has been victorious in his one-bout boxing career, which he adopted following his retirement from cricket, will be back on more familiar territory and will join former Test ...

  • Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

    Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

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