THE Military Reaction Force, one of the shadowy undercover Army units which have always attracted controversy in Northern Ireland, is being investigated over the alleged shooting of civilians. Though it comes with a short UK preface, in an attempt to make her arguments relevant here, this isn't entirely successful. Represented himself, citing the impossibility of obtaining legal aid on acceptable terms as his reason for resisting the judge's urgings to obtain legal representation. Australia 256 and 26-0 Sri Lanka 547-8 decFEW can have enjoyed so spectacular a Test debut as Romesh Kaluwitharana.Sri Lanka's new wicketkeeper marked his arrival at the pinnacle of the game with a sparkling unbeaten century in Colombo yesterday to carry his side to a record total and put them in the driving seat against Australia, with two days remaining.Kaluwitharana contributed 132 of Sri Lanka's 547 for 8 dec, which was their highest score in 38 Tests, beating their 497 against New Zealand in Wellington last year. And the owners nurse no illusions about gastronomic showmanship The food will be edible, probably pleasant. Quentin Tarantino's astonishing debut is a blood- bolted cops-and-robbers movie about a diamond heist that goes wrong.

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