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In pictures: Boston Marathon explosions

Mon, 2013-04-15 20:28
Two deadly bombs strike in Boston

London Marathon to review security

Mon, 2013-04-15 20:06
Organisers of the London Marathon are carrying out a review of security with police following the Boston explosions.

India rejects Playboy Club in Goa

Mon, 2013-04-15 20:05
Authorities in India reject a plan by the adult entertainment company Playboy to open its first club in the country, in Goa.

Post-mortems due on three children

Mon, 2013-04-15 19:09
Police are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations on three children found dead after a pregnant woman died in a fall from a car park.

Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon

Mon, 2013-04-15 19:08
At least three people are killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Asia markets dip after Boston blasts

Mon, 2013-04-15 19:05
Asian markets decline in early trading after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in the US killed three people and injured dozens more.

VIDEO: Boston blasts: 'Heightened law enforcement'

Mon, 2013-04-15 18:52
Governor Deval Patrick says Boston will be "open" on Tuesday but that there will be "a heightened law enforcement presence".

VIDEO: Will handwriting survive the iPad?

Mon, 2013-04-15 18:21
Could interactive technology cause a drop in the number of individuals able to write by hand?

VIDEO: London Marathon 'will go ahead'

Mon, 2013-04-15 17:50
London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel tells the BBC he fully expects the London Marathon to go ahead, despite the fatal explosions at the Boston Marathon.

MSPs look at Scots press regulation

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:58
The former High Court judge who produced a report on press regulation in Scotland following the Leveson Inquiry is to be quizzed by MSPs.

Warning over fatal asthma attack

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:57
More than 145,000 people in Scotland are unaware they could have a potentially fatal asthma attack, Asthma UK Scotland claims.

Beetroot 'can lower blood pressure'

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:49
Drinking a cup of beetroot juice can lower blood pressure, researchers say.

'2m people unaware' of asthma risk

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:42
Two million people in the UK may be unaware they are at risk of a potentially fatal asthma attack, according to the charity Asthma UK.

Maths plan risks 'too much too soon'

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:37
Plans to overhaul England's primary maths teaching would introduce "too much too soon" and could leave many pupils "by the wayside", a charity says.

Butterfly beauty

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:13
A look at London museum's most precious specimens

What Liberace reveals about gay rights

Mon, 2013-04-15 16:05
How the flamboyant singer tried to hide the fact he was gay

The bra designed to shock attackers

Mon, 2013-04-15 15:49
The most shocking bra you are ever likely to see

Prison criticised over sex offenders

Mon, 2013-04-15 15:33
An unannounced inspection of a South Yorkshire prison leads to "serious concerns" being raised about its handling of sex offenders.

Building firms blacklist angers MPs

Mon, 2013-04-15 15:09
Building firms which set up a "systematic blacklist" of workers do not appear to be taking full responsibility for their actions, according to MPs.

Building the first 3D-printed house

Mon, 2013-04-15 15:06
3D-printing pioneers race to make a canal house
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