Through his work the current Nipper has met Sir Cliff Richard, Take That and Harry Enfield and attends about 20 store-openings and events a year.

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Bonham Carter, 44, star of the Harry Potter films, will get the Richard Harris Award, previously won by actors including John Hurt and Bob Hoskins.

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Harry Moroz over at Next American City and Richard Florida of The Atlantic, having both analyzed data provided by the Centers for Disease Control from 2006-2008, came to similar conclusions when looking at the impact of inner cities on gun deaths.

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Actor Richard Griffiths, who starred in the Harry Potter films and Withnail and I, has died at the age of 65 after complications following heart surgery.

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There is a behind the scenes section, much missed from the first Potter DVD, which includes cast interviews, featuring an interview with the late Richard Harris, and there is an interview with Harry Potter author J K Rowing.

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