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Federer, Serena top seeds at Wimbledon

Reigning Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will be the top seed at the grass-court Grand Slam despite losing the world number one spot to Rafael Nadal.
Federer was passed by Nadal in the world rankings after the Spaniard won the French Open earlier this month. But Federer has won Wimbledon six times, including his d

Trial in stolen Shakespeare plays begins

A flamboyant British book dealer accused of stealing a rare first edition of Shakespeare’s plays has appeared in court to face trial.

Drink-drive limit to be reduced in UK?

The legal drink-drive limit should be cut by more than a third to save hundreds of lives a year, a government-commissioned report urged on Wednesday.

UK Indians less prone to cancer

British Indians are less prone to cancer than the white population in the UK, researchers revealed on Wednesday.

Cameron asks Labour to apologise for deficit

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday asked the Labour Party to apologise for its economic record and for creating economic mess in the country.

Pak-born UK girl reveals 10-yr torture tale

The British police is to probe strange claims of a Pakistani-born woman that she was forcibly kept in a slave labour camp in Pakistan for nearly a decade.

Men named Colin prone to high BP?

Men who have the name Colin are most likely to suffer from high blood pressure and heart attack, says a new report.

‘Men’s voices reveal their strength’

The heavier a man’s voice is the stronger he is physically, says a new study. The University of California study found that a man’s voice is an indicator of his upper body strength.

Tagore’s art fetches £1.6m at Sotheby’s

Nobel laureate Rabrindranath Tagore’s 12 paintings sold for almost £1.6 million at the Indian Art auction by Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday, exceeding the estimated price of £250,000 by more than sixfold.

Somdev, Prakash win

Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj began their Wimbledon qualifying campaign with easy straight-set wins over their respective rivals here.
Somdev, seeded third in the qualifiers, scored a hassle free 6-2, 6-2 win over Frenchman Guillaume Rufin, while Prakash beat 28th seeded German Dieter Kindlmann 6-3, 6-4.

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