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A drunk driver who ploughed into and critically injured a Paralympic champion cyclist who was out training for the 2012 Games has been jailed. Edward Howell Adams, 60, was convicted of dangerous driving after he hit Simon Richardson 26m (85ft) into the air on the A48 near Bridgend last August.  The Cowbridge farmer was jailed for 18 months at Cardiff Crown Court. Mr Richardson, who won two gold medals and a silver in Beijing, is out of the London 2012 Games because of the crash. The cyclist, 44, who has fought back to be fit enough to play a part as a Paralympic torch bearer, was in court for the sentencing on Thursday. In a statement released after the hearing, he said: "I have some significant health issues to still overcome following the collision, including further back surgery and long-term recovery where my complete effort must be.  "I fully intend to battle my way back to elite competitive sport when I am fully recu

More than 2,000 students potentially face deportation after a university had its licence to teach and recruit students from outside the EU revoked.   The UK Border Agency (UKBA) says student attendance at London Metropolitan University is not being monitored and that many have no right to be here. As a result, the university will no longer be allowed to authorise visas.  The university said it would be challenging UKBA's claims. A task force has been set up to help students affected by the decision which means some 2,000 overseas non-EU students will have to find an alternative institution to sponsor them or face deportation. The government says it wants to assess how many students will be successfully reallocated to alternative institutions before the UKBA sends out notices giving them 60 days to leave or be deported.  At this stage, the Home Office is unable to say when those notices will be issued. The UKBA says London Metropolitan University had "failed to addres