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News and analysis with Ritula Shah. The IMF says global economic recovery has begun, and a US senator explains why the Lockerbie bomber should not be released.

National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.

The IMF says global economic recovery has begun.

A US senator tells us why the Lockerbie bomber should not be released.

The man who took direct action on punctuation.

Corby council appeals against a ruling that it is responsible for children's birth defects.

The BBC learns of vote selling in Afghanistan, but is some democracy better than none?

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