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London, Nov 11: A BBC presenter has been fired after asking a taxi firm not to send an Asian cabbie to pick up her teenage daughter.

Sam Mason, 40, who joined BBC Radio Bristol in September, called the taxi firm off-air when she was playing a song on her afternoon show, The Telegraph reported.

The firm, which records messages routinely in case of queries or complaints, recorded her speaking to the operator about her daughter and telling her “A guy with a turban on is going to freak her out. I know this sounds really racist but I’m not being... please don’t send anyone like, you know what I mean, An English person would be great.”

London - A terminally-ill teenager in Britain has won the right to die after she was taken to court by her local hospital in an attempt to force her to have a heart transplant against her wishes, reports said Tuesday.

Hannah Jones, 13, wanted to die with dignity but child protection officers were drafted in and threatened to remove her from her parents' custody to force her to undergo surgery.

The Health Care Trust in Herefordshire, western Britain, has now dropped a case before the High Court in London after a child protection officer said Hannah was adamant that she did not want surgery.

London, Nov 11 : Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has urged his players to use US President elect Barack Obama as their inspiration for Carling Cup glory.

The Gunners boss claimed last week that the US Presidential election proved that there is no obstacle to success for the genuinely talented.

And he wants his youngsters to confirm their potential by taking care of a full-strength Wigan team at the Emirates tonight, The Sun reported.

London, Nov 11 : English middle order batsman Paul Collingwood has insisted that England has the firepower to crush India — and put down a marker for next summer’s Ashes.

Collignwood believes the pace attack of Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison will be crucial against India over the next six weeks, The Sun reported.

The Durham all-rounder said: “Apart from the Allen Stanford match, we’ve had two successful months under Kevin Pietersen’s captaincy. Our seam attack, firing on all cylinders, is very hard to beat. And the balance in our side is there now, just look at the team-sheet.”