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/ 29 March 2008

Thatcher shrugs off E Guinea’s bid to arrest him

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s son shrugged off Equatorial Guinea’s attempts to have him arrested for his alleged role in a plot to overthrow the country, according to a newspaper report on Saturday. The West African country has issued a warrant for Mark Thatcher’s arrest for his role in helping to finance and organise a coup plot.

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/ 3 January 2008

Bollywood beckons for England duo

England fast bowling duo Sajid Mahmood and Simon Jones are among several Test cricketers set for on-screen roles in a new Bollywood movie about cricket. Victory is a film that charts the story of a boy fulfilling his dream of playing for India. Shooting will start this month in Australia.

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/ 1 December 2007

Mugabe slams UK as thousands show support

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe launched a new attack on Britain on Friday after it failed to prevent him being invited to a European Union summit next month, telling London to stop interfering in its former colony. He also thanked fellow African heads of state for their diplomatic support in what he called an ”onslaught” by Britain and its allies.

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/ 31 August 2007

French museum looks at rugby as art

There’s no question that great athletes take their sports to the level of art. But as the French host the Rugby World Cup, they’re pushing that concept a step further by bringing rugby into an art museum. It’s a genteel Parisian touch to a sport more often associated with muscle, body-crunching tackles.

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/ 31 August 2007

UK remembers Princess Diana

Princes William and Harry were to lead tributes on Friday to their late mother, Princess Diana, on the 10th anniversary of her death at a service attended by senior royals and Diana’s friends and family. William and Harry, who were just 15 and 12 when their mother died following a high-speed car crash in Paris, have spent months arranging the service.