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11 April 2019

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Pregnant woman sitting on a bench

Why are black mothers at more risk of dying?

Death in pregnancy and childbirth is rare, but one report has found the risk is higher for black women. Why?

The Daily Mail and Guardian Friday 12 April

'Dishevelled' Assange and Meghan baby pic plan

Friday's newspaper front pages are dominated by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest.

Artist Alex Leonard working on one of the characters

Artists draw on Scotland's Neolithic past

A series of illustrations have been created for a new educational pack about life 5,000 years ago.

Eilidh MacLeod

Sculpture for Manchester attack's Eilidh

The memorial featuring a female piper will recall terror attack victim Eilidh MacLeod's love of music.

Donald Trump

Does Trump still love Wikileaks... or what?

The US president says Wikileaks is "not his thing". We look in the archives to see if it ever was.

Tetris screen

Million dollar idea: Tetris

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how Tetris became a million dollar idea.

President Bashir

How Sudan's strongmen stayed in power

Sudan's coup saw the overthrow of an unpopular president but those close to him want to stay in power.

A candle-lit vigil was held on 6 March, the night after the 24 year old was allegedly attacked in the lift at the station

'I'm full of fear': Woman's story exposes Italy's rape law

A woman who says she was raped in a train station lift has stirred a debate on sexual consent in Italy.

Some visiting Diji the cheetah

'Why I adopted a cheetah'

Kenyan teenager Some, who adopted big cat Diji when she was 17, wants to be a conservationist.

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