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The Dutch Crown Prince has set the tone for what could be a more hands off monarchy in the Netherlands during a major interview with a Dutch broadcaster.

A navy ship arrives in Singapore as part of US plans to increase its military presence in the region.

The British driver who died after a coach carrying ski resort staff crashed in the French Alps was Maurice Wrightson, from County Durham, the Foreign Office says.

The explosion was reported around 7:50 p.m. from West Fertilizer plant in West, near Waco, Texas. Local news reports say that people were trapped in a nearby nursing home and in an apartment building.

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Obama has a tough task as innocents die, says Mark Mardell

More personal videos are being shot now than ever before, and such footage could help identify the Boston Marathon bomber. A look at how that footage is processed - and whether civilians could solve the crime.

How do we tackle the issue of sexualisation of children?

Shares in Apple fall to their lowest level in more than a year, on fears of slowing sales at the computer and mobile phone giant.

Having a glittering career in the public eye may come at the cost of a shorter life, according to an analysis of obituaries in a US newspaper.

Footage reveals how moths use their abdomens in flight control, bending their bodies to fine-tune the forces that keep them airborne.

How the favourite drink of Arabian mystics went global

Two banking experts say an independent Scotland would have greater control over its finances with a separate Scottish pound.

A commission set up by Scottish Labour has said there is a "strong case for devolving income tax in full" to the Scottish Parliament.

Consumers who want to sell their houses via so-called "quick sale" companies are in danger of being misled, according to the Office of Fair Trading.

A century ago, a single square mile in the capital of the then Austro-Hungarian Empire was home to some of the most remarkable men of the 20th Century.

The state of Missouri contended that because alcohol naturally dissipates in the bloodstream, each passing moment means valuable evidence is being lost, and so a warrant is never required for a blood draw. In an 8-to-1 vote, the Supreme Court disagreed.

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A new documentary looking at one of the UK's most respected photojournalists who was killed while covering the conflict in Libya will air on the US television network HBO.

A new analysis of government data finds that antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause human illness were widespread in supermarket meat samples tested. The implications are significant: that the bacteria had become resistant to antibiotics back at the farm because farmers were overusing them.

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Why this fine specimen went for £100,000 at auction

Jason Webster looks at the flash mob flamenco phenomenon - the latest version of an art form that has reconnected flamenco with its origins in social protest.