Test series in New Zealand will throw light into who Alastair Cook's long-term opening partner will be, whether Steven Finn can fill role of third seamer and if Ian Bell can fulfill his potential. Read Article England's cricket broth has yet to be fully cooked
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The Dubai-based graffiti stencil artist Steffi Bow, who has created a life-size artwork of the Lebanese rapper Malikah for an adidas campaign, talks about how picking up a spray can five years ago changed her life.
Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit
The United States and the Afghan government announce they will hold talks with the Taliban in Doha this week aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan. US to hold peace talks with Taliban
British scientists have discovered a vaccine that creates an immunity to Traveller's Diarrhoea - the global curse with a handful of names, but one certain unpleasant effect. Vaccine set to vanquish Delhi belly
A zoo in Russia is home to a unique animal – the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger. In pictures: Lililger cubs in Russia
