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Reportedly, the latest published content in the ‘Lancet Infectious Diseases’ journal says that the just-arrived Indian immigrants are responsible for almost 50 percent of the TB cases in UK.

This is the same journal that had previously blamed New Delhi as the super bug carrier and had even named the infectious disease after the national capital of India.

According to the study, almost one amongst five immigrants from India and one out of three from sub-Saharan Africa carried tuberculosis to United Kingdom.

Reportedly, the new legislation is in favor of no color, graphics, or logo on cigarette packets and insists that cigarette manufacturers go in for plain packets that only contain the mandatory health warning and nothing else.

With the tough new tobacco rules, the United Kingdom is going to lead the way for other countries and a similar legislation is expected to be announced by Australia and the European parliament in Brussels sometime next year.

The new laws will be made public on the national 'No Smoking Day' that falls on Wednesday.

Five-year-old Edward has a rare blood disorder called aplastic anaemia and doctors said that he would not live for many years unless his parents could find a possible donor.

This was when a blood test confirmed that the elder brother could donate his bone marrow and he was ready right away.

Brotherly love
Robert, 9, loves Edward dearly and wants to play with him. He said, 'I'm looking forward to helping my brother and I don't feel too scared. This is my special Christmas present for him. When I told my class at school what I was doing the teachers started to cry.”