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Radio 4,10 Oct 2013,45 mins

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Illegal immigrants will find it harder to set up home in the UK under planned laws, says Home Secretary Theresa May. Every day thousands of men - many from poorer African countries - head underground to sift through the remnants of abandoned mines in South Africa. Has the time of the short story come again? US Republicans have offered President Barack Obama a short-term debt limit increase to stave off default. Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar announces his retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of 40. With David Eades.

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