The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
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US 'faith healers' 'killed' own baby
A US couple who reject medicine in favour of faith healing are charged with murder in their infant son's death, four years after another son's death.
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Community nursing service under fire
Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".
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In pictures: Kabul kids on wheels
The project "Skateistan" trains Afghan children how to skateboard - and gives them access to much-needed educational opportunities.
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Tuition fee 'could be cut to £6,000'
Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, research suggests.
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Are people drinking too much coffee?
Has the world's caffeine habit spun out of control?
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Warning on poor school swimming
More children may drown without better school swimming provision, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has warned.
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Handbag made from cow's stomach
A handbag collection created using the stomach lining of a Highland cow has been designed by an Edinburgh student.
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Fair public sector pay-offs plea
About 14,000 public sector employees have taken voluntary redundancy or early retirement in Scotland in the past two years at a cost of about £550m, a report says.
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Savile sparks abuse reporting 'rise'
Reporting of historic child abuse has "significantly increased" since the Jimmy Savile investigation, a Scottish charity says.
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The growth of start-up competitions
Why so many new firms love awards
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Twitter boosts security after hacks
Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.
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VIDEO: Man dead in suspected terror attack
A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in Woolwich, south-east London.
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Can science be kick started?
Is it possible to kick-start science?
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Man dead in suspected terror attack
A man is killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in London, with footage emerging of a man with bloodied hands shouting political statements near the scene.
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Kerry condemns Hezbollah over Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.
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Boston bomb investigators kill man
A Florida man was shot and killed as he became violent under questioning by Boston bombing investigators, FBI officials say.
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International Booker for Lydia Davis
American writer Lydia Davis is named as winner of the Man Booker International prize for her "achievement in fiction on the world stage".
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US mayor to push tornado shelter law
The mayor of the tornado-devastated town of Moore in Oklahoma vows to push for a new law on shelters, after Monday's deadly twister.
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US tax official refuses to testify
The US tax official at the centre of a furore over the agency's targeting of conservative groups invokes her right to silence when questioned by Congress.
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VIDEO: Couple's £163,000 mobile bill shock
An electrician and his wife had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared. BBC Watchdog investigated
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