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Work by Raphael restored to glory
Raphael's Renaissance masterpiece Madonna of the Goldfinch is to return to public view after 10 years of restoration.

Pupils help the needy in Africa
A group of teenagers from Dundee are heading to Uganda to deliver equipment and help villagers.

Reassuring children about the world's end
There were jokes and rumours about black holes as the Large Hadron Collider was switched on. Children picked up on these fears - so how to reassure young ones about the Big Bang machine?

Seeking cures in slugs and trees
BBC Scotland health correspondent Eleanor Bradford looks at developing the latest medical treatments.

Cameron's Britain: Education
The Conservatives' education policies are put under the microscope by BBC News' James Westhead.

Green movement forgets its politics
Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.

Warning on plastic's toxic threat
Plastic waste in the oceans poses a potentially devastating long-term toxic threat to the food chain, marine scientists say.

Easter events help change lives
How does a little-known charity set about raising £7.2m needed to change brain-damaged chiildren's lives?

New light on Victorian images
An exhibition shining new light on a series of Victoroan microscope images goes on display.

Nature club success with children
University students set up a nature club for primary children in Stoke Gifford.

Reflecting on Glasgow's terror attack
Muslim community leader, Na'eem Raza, gives his reaction to the terror attack at Glasgow Airport.

Third Test day three as it happened
West Indies, needing an unlikely 455 to win the fourth Test, reach stumps on day three against England on 22-1.

Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a common respiratory disease, and kills around one in 20 people who contract it.

Europe diary: Cars and carbon
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the European Commission's proposals for reducing carbon emissions from cars, and climate change's capture of the political agenda.

Stopping malaria before the bite
Researchers are developing a vaccine that blocks development of the malaria parasite while it is still inside the mosquito.

Alpacas get genetic helping hand
The alpaca became a symbol of the Andes - now locals are using genetic engineering to help improve their wool.

Are there too many warnings in life?
Economist Kaushik Basu on the perils of excessive caution.

Sticky DNA helps spot leukaemia
US researchers have developed a new technique to distinguish leukaemia cells from healthy ones.

Tumour diary: Tsunami prompts rethink
BBC News' Ivan Noble finds his perspective changed in the wake of the tsunami in Asia.

New slow-release vaccine heralded
Slow-release vaccines which would cut the need for booster jabs could be ready for use within five years.