The university, which generally forbids alcohol on campus, has anti-alcohol-abuse efforts, including unannounced checks of common areas in residence halls.

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India's political families may come in all shapes and affiliations, but many have one thing in common: Once power brings them an official residence, they cling to it like a Ganges crocodile to a bather's leg - sometimes for decades after they cease to hold office.

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The residence has a T-shaped plan, common to the area, with the rear rooms pulled out on either side of the home.

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Taylor, who is also former vice-president of the British Board of Film Classification and Chancellor of Bournemouth University, said it had been a common practice among peers to claim for fake journeys and enter expenses claims with a false address as a main residence, and he believed it was acceptable to do this provided there was a "family connection" with the property.

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