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Measles outbreak in maps and graphics

Wed, 2013-04-24 17:52
Where are the measles danger zones in England and Wales?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Rhode Island approves gay marriage

Wed, 2013-04-24 17:45
Rhode Island's state legislature passes a bill legalising gay marriage, making it the 10th US state to back same-sex marriages.
Categories: International News, National / International News

South Korea growth at two-year high

Wed, 2013-04-24 17:41
South Korea's growth rate hits a two-year high in the first three months of the year, boosted by a rebound in construction, investment and exports.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Teachers on rampage in Mexican state

Wed, 2013-04-24 17:37
Teachers incensed by sweeping education reforms are joined by vigilantes as they go on the rampage in Mexico, setting fires and vandalising offices.
Categories: International News, National / International News

'Big cat' was on loose in UK in 1903

Wed, 2013-04-24 17:13
A "big cat", identified as a Canadian lynx, was on the loose in the English countryside at the turn of the last century, scientists say.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Two investigated over Kate images

Wed, 2013-04-24 16:56
Two people are under formal investigation in France over the publication of pictures of a sunbathing Duchess of Cambridge taken last autumn.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Abuse concerns at youth prison

Wed, 2013-04-24 16:39
Concerns are raised about abuse by officers and levels of violence at a young offenders institution in Greater Manchester.
Categories: International News, National / International News

The 'pawns' sent to take Bin Laden's DNA

Wed, 2013-04-24 16:38
The 'pawns' who were sent to take Bin Laden's DNA
Categories: International News, National / International News

Living a conjoined life

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:54
Abby and Brittany Hensel are adult conjoined twins who live the normal life of 20-something Americans. But how easy is it?
Categories: International News, National / International News

The curious tale of the stolen books

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:48
The story of a priceless collection of historic books and a theft that went undetected for decades until the death of the culprit.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Koalas battle with STD chlamydia

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:45
The sexually transmitted disease endangering the species
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Gwyneth: 'I never read reviews about me'

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:22
Iron Man 3 star Gwyneth Paltrow on what she looks for in a film role and why she never reads reviews.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Argentine activists lobby Pope

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:09
Argentine activists campaigning for information on children stolen during the Dirty War ask the Pope to open Vatican archives from the period.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Urban myths of staying safe online

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:07
How hackers take advantage of the lies we tell ourselves
Categories: International News, National / International News

Official GDP figures for UK awaited

Wed, 2013-04-24 15:01
Official figures out later will reveal whether the UK economy has slipped into a triple-dip recession, but many economists forecast marginal growth.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Obama's tattoo warning to daughters

Wed, 2013-04-24 14:51
US President Barack Obama says in a television interview he has warned his daughters if they get tattoos, he and his wife would get matching ones.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Dortmund hope to keep Lewandowski

Wed, 2013-04-24 14:41
Borussia Dortmund hope to keep hold of Robert Lewandowski who scored all four goals in the 4-1 win against Real Madrid.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Sun royal editor among four charged

Wed, 2013-04-24 14:39
The Sun's royal editor is charged over allegations he paid for stories about the Royal Family and Sandhurst Military Academy.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Facebook 'must remove memorial page'

Wed, 2013-04-24 14:03
A court in Brazil has backed a mother's plea to have the Facebook profile of her deceased daughter taken offline.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Frantic search for Dhaka survivors

Wed, 2013-04-24 13:46
At least 87 people have been killed following the collapse of an eight-storey building in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, which included a factory which supplied clothes to the UK.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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