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Channa Ediri Bandanage (born 22 September 1978) is a Sri Lankan international footballer who played for Blue Star SC as a forward. Bandanage has won the most number of caps for Sri Lanka national football team with 64 and is the second leading goal scorer for Sri Lanka. Since his retirement from football Banadanage has been working as a gravedigger.

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Bouncer is a Labrador Retriever featured on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 February 1987 and he exited the series on 12 February 1993 after six years. He was played by Bouncer throughout his duration on the show and he was trained by Luke Hura.

Thirteen weeks after finishing his final scenes on Neighbours, Bouncer died of cancer aged seven. Following his death, Bouncer was sent more tributes from fans around the world than any of the human cast.

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American actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role in 1960s sci-fi TV series Star Trek, has died aged 89.

Ms Nichols broke barriers in her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the series, becoming one of the first black actresses in the US to play a figure in authority.

She was later employed by Nasa in an effort to encourage more women and African-Americans to become astronauts.

She died of natural causes on Saturday night, her son Kyle Johnson said.

In a statement posted on Facebook, Mr Johnson wrote: "I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years.

"Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration."

The Star Trek TV series broke down stereotypes in the 1960s by casting black and minority actors in high-profile roles.

Ms Nicholls was cast in the series as Lt Uhura, who was portrayed as a competent and level-headed communications officer - shattering stereotypes.

In 1968, she and Star Trek star William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the series, broke new ground when they shared one of television's first interracial kisses - though it was not a romantic one.

Despite her success, however, Ms Nicholls had initially considered leaving the show. But she was convinced otherwise by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who described her character as the "first non-stereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history".

She went on to feature in the first six Star Trek movies following the series' end in 1969.

As well as working as an actress, Ms Nicholls also became an ambassador for the US space agency Nasa, helping to recruit women and minorities to its Space programme.

Following the news of her death, Star Trek co-star George Takei wrote in a tweet: "My heart is heavy, my eyes shining like the stars you now rest among, my dearest friend."

David Trimble received a letter from Sir Tony Blair shortly before he died saying he had "changed lives for the better" through the Good Friday Agreement, the former PM has said.

The former Ulster Unionist Party leader died last week aged 77. His funeral is due to take place on Monday.

Sir Tony told BBC News NI he wanted to tell the peer how important his role in the 1998 peace deal was.

He said his actions during the peace process were what "defines leadership".

Lord Trimble led the UUP from 1995 to 2005 and was the first person to serve as first minister of Northern Ireland.

Politicians from across the political divide are expected to attend his funeral in Lisburn, County Antrim, on Monday afternoon.

Senior representatives from the British and Irish governments, as well as a wide range of local politicians, are expected at the service.

He died on 25 July at the Ulster Hospital near Belfast, after a short illness.

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New Zealand's borders are fully open for the first time since March 2020, when they shut in an effort to keep out Covid-19.

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the PS2 had two major sales advantages:

it had a DVD player during a time when DVD was still new and DVD players were expensive, for a lot of people it was cheaper to get a PS2 as DVD player. the gaming was just the cherry on top

it got a huge boost at the end of its cycle when Sony cut the price down to 99 bucks which was crazy cheap both for a gaming console and a DVD player lol

Pope John Paul II visited Armenia in 2001 to participate on the celebrations of 1,700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as a national religion in Armenia.

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Leonard Paul Oliver (November 3, 1933 – July 24, 2022) was an American soccer player who played as a half back in the American Soccer League (ASL), having earlier played college soccer for the Temple Owls. He was a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Harold Wayne Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Ian Smith. The actor was offered the role by the show's creator and executive producer Reg Watson. Smith made his first screen appearance as Harold during the episode broadcast on 30 January 1987. He departed in September 1991, but returned five years later in October 1996. Harold remained on screen for over twelve years, making him one of the longest-running characters in the show's history.

BBC Two comedy panel show Mock the Week, hosted by Dara Ó'Briain, is to end after 17 years, the BBC has announced.

The satirical show, created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, has featured Ó'Briain and team captain Hugh Dennis since 2005.

"That's it folks, the UK has finally run out of news," Ó'Briain said. "It couldn't go on".

The final eight episodes will be broadcast in the autumn.

Ó'Briain added: "The storylines were getting crazier and crazier - global pandemics, divorce from Europe, novelty short-term prime ministers. We just couldn't be more silly than the news was already."

Patterson added the news was "desperately disappointing", and said: "Hopefully we will resurface again soon. Huge thanks to Dara and Hugh and all the wonderful performers over the years. It's been a privilege."

The panel series became a chance for rising comedians to gain exposure, catapulting a number of careers into the mainstream spotlight, including Russell Howard, who joined the programme after winning several awards for his talents, including best compere at the 2006 Chortle Awards. He was also number two in Zoo magazine's top 10 list of Britain's funniest comics 2005.