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The Scottish city of Aberdeen used to be known as the UK's oil capital. The sector brought it huge wealth. Can Aberdeen hold onto those gains amid falling world oil prices? Show more

In 1997 Israeli secret service agents tried to kill a Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, in Jordan. But they botched their assassination attempt and a diplomatic scandal followed. Show more

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What goes on in our brain when we ‘see red’? Bridget Kendall talks to psychologist Raymond Chip Tafrate, historian Tiffany Watt Smith and neurobiologist R. Douglas Fields. Show more

How the Zimbabwean cricketers Henry Olonga and Andy Flower risked their careers to protest again President Mugabe in 2003. Show more

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Scepticism Grows Over Agreement to Cease Syria Hostilities
The United Nations special envoy to Syria has made a surprise visit to Damascus. Show more

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Turkey has blamed Russia for missile attacks on several hospitals and schools in Syria Show more

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Dr Jane Goodall's work with chimps has revolutionalised our understanding of our closest living relatives. She reflects on over half a century spent working with these animals. Show more

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Philip Ball on the world's first submarine, invented by Cornelis Drebbel in 1621. How did the crew breathe underwater 150 years before oxygen is discovered? Show more

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There were reports recently that there will more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050. But as we discovered, there's something fishy about these figures. Show more

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Paris Saint Germain versus Chelsea rarely disappoints, later on Tuesday they meet in the Champions League for the third season in succession. Show more

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There's excitement over a new cancer treatment, in which early tests show remarkable results in a therapy that retrains the body's immune system Show more

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T-cells could be the vital ingredient in cancer treatment; Ukrainian government faces vote of no confidence; German investigators say human failure caused fatal train crash. Show more

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The drone that operates in the air and underwater; Smart grids at risk; the surreal world of Hieronymus Bosch made virtual; The challenge of recording history in the digital age Show more

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US and Cuba sign agreement in Havana to resume commercial flights after more than fifty years; the Ukrainian prime minister Yatsenyuk survives a vote of no confidence Show more

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As countries including Saudi Arabia and Russia agree not to increase oil output, we ask whether others will follow suit in the pursuit of higher oil prices. Show more

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What goes on in our brain when we ‘see red’? Bridget Kendall talks to psychologist Raymond Chip Tafrate, historian Tiffany Watt Smith and neurobiologist R. Douglas Fields. Show more

How the Zimbabwean cricketers Henry Olonga and Andy Flower risked their careers to protest again President Mugabe in 2003. Show more

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President Obama rejects Republican calls to leave the nomination of new Supreme Court justice to his successor; US and Cuba agree to resume commercial flights Show more

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What happens when your Dad's an African-American soul star and your Mum's a music-loving girl from the north of England? Johny Pitts explores alternative Black British identity. Show more

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The markets remain unimpressed as four big oil producers pledge to freeze output - so what can stop the price slide? Show more

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