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Steve Harmison
Off the field, England paceman Steve Harmison is an easy-going family man, who can seem indifferent to his own gifts as a bowler.
Demonstrators call for a stay of execution for Mirza Tahir Hussain
Demonstrators gather outside the Pakistan embassy in July 2006 to call on President Pervez Musharraf to grant a stay of execution for British Mirza Tahir Hussain. The family of Hussain -- who was released from death row in Pakistan -- hailed the intervention of Musharraf as they awaited news of Hussain's return to Britain 18 years after he was jailed.
Amjad Hussain
Amjad Hussain joins a demonstration outside the Pakistan embassy in London in July 2006, after handing in a letter calling on President Musharraf to grant a stay of execution for his brother Mirza Tahir Hussain. Following Mirza Tahir Hussain's release from death row, Amjad Hussain hailed Musharraf's intervention as the family awaited news of Hussain's return to Britain 18 years after he was jailed.
Gandalf
This handout picture shows Gandalf the Grey, played by Ian McKellen during the filming of 'The Lord of the Rings' in New Zealand in the 2001. Britney, Tiger, Gandalf and Madonna will soon join the more usual Peters and Janes in Britain's playgrounds, while Harry Potter may also drop in, according to a new survey of babies' names.
Prince Charles R and his wife Camilla chat to students at a Pakistani university
Prince Charles R and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall L, chat with students of Pakistan's Fatima Jinnah University during their visit to Rawalpindi, October 2006. The government has issued new guidelines to universities on how to prevent Islamist radicals from recruiting students and preaching hatred on campus, in the latest bid to clamp down on militants.
Bill Rammell
Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell, seen here in September 2004, has issued new guidelines to universities on how to prevent Islamist radicals from recruiting students and preaching hatred on campus, the government's latest bid to clamp down on militants.
An Internet cafe
A worker shuts down a computer at an Internet cafe in June 2005. Photographs and details of five child sex offenders have been posted on the Internet for the first time as part of a police initiative to track down paedophiles who have disappeared.
The RTL headquarters in Luxembourg
This handout picture shows the RTL headquarters in Luxembourg. European broadcaster RTL was plotting a private equity-backed takeover of British peer ITV worth more than 5.0 billion pounds, a newspaper has said.
Mohammad Saeed -- the cousin of Mirza Tahir Hussain -- waits outside the Adiala jail
Mohammad Saeed -- the cousin of British national Mirza Tahir Hussain -- waits outside the Adiala jail in October 2006. The Pakistani interior minister has said that Hussain, whose death sentence was commuted by President Pervez Musharraf, has been freed from a Pakistani jail, ending his 18-year fight for justice.
Gordon Ramsay
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, seen here 13 November 2006, opens his first US restaurant in New York, debuting in a city where he no longer has the comfort of being the only chef in town with three coveted Michelin stars.
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Darren Lehmann
South Australian batsman Darren Lehmann pictured missed a century by one run against England in a three-day match while pace bowler Shaun Tait boosted his chances of playing in next week's Ashes opener with a key England wicket in a hostile spell.
A cow grazes on a field next to Sellafield nuclear plant
A cow grazes on a field next to Sellafield nuclear plant in north England, September 2002. Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed a new generation of nuclear power stations here, saying the industry has a "very bright future".
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