'Master Pip' wins Commonwealth Prize
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New Zealand's Lloyd Jones won the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for "Mister Pip," a novel about a teacher who uses literature to help children endure chaos on a war-torn Pacific island.
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&quot;Who won? Who won?&quot; Britain&#39;s coxless four was the answer. Matthew Pinsent used all his power and experience to secure his fourth Olympic gold medal in a photo finish after a six-minute, nip-and-tuck tussle with Canada.
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Royalty triumphed at the British film awards on Sunday, with "The Queen" clinching best film and Helen Mirren best actress for her portrayal of the monarch, while "The Last King of Scotland" scooped three awards.
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British author Doris Lessing has collected the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in London.
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British film Atonement wins four out of six categories in the newly named Richard Attenborough Film Awards.
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London (IANS) Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya of the University of Warwick has been selected for one of the highest British civilian honours, the Knights Bachelor, in the Queen s New Year honours list.
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British photographer Tim Hetherington won the top prize Friday in the World Press Photo competition, with an image of an exhausted U.S. soldier after a fire-fight in Afghanistan.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker  who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido  Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary  knighthood from Britain Wednesday.
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AN annual award was launched yesterday to encou
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Elfriede Jelinek, known best for her autobiographical novel turned movie, The Piano Teacher, won the Nobel Prize for Literature this Thursday for her in-depth plays and novels covering subjects on violence on women, sexuality and European politics.
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Helen Mirren wrapped up an amazing year of trophy collecting with a win at the Emmys on Sunday.
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Northumberland-born trainer Jonathan Pease was cracking open the champagne last night after winning one of the top prizes in racing.
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Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes said she was amazed at her path from council estate to inclusion in the Queenâs New Year Honours List.
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One of the world's most lauded - and most divisive - literary grandees is awarded a knighthood for services to literature.
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From correspondents in London, England, 11:01 AM IST Helen Mirren won the Bafta award for best actress in the title role of 'The Queen', while Forest Whitaker was named best actor for his portrayal of Ugandan ...Comment
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The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Harry Potter take the main trophies at the Bafta Children's Awards.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary knighthood from Britain Wednesday.