I had to leave my partner to lose weight

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How rare are bright blue lobsters?
What happens when you're deported to Britain?
Russia to outlaw anthem insults

Celena gained five stone (32kg) during the first three years of her relationship with her partner Pete. Here she describes how they broke the cycle of unhealthy eating by spending 10 weeks apart.

The US veterans going back to live in Vietnam

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Super-sizing science
How one man saved a generation of premature babies
The beautiful flower with an ugly past
Russian pundit wants votes for war dead

The beautiful flower with an ugly past

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The vet, the tortoise and the airport
Detained and interrogated for 10 hours in North Korea
Russian schools in army training drive

It looks simple - a pretty blue cornflower - but this plant is causing controversy in Austria. It's the chosen flower of the far-right Freedom Party, even though it was once associated with the Nazis.

The cute creature Sweden wants to wipe out

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How does grief cause physical pain?
The synagogue that is becoming a mosque
Kalashnikov fashion line in the works

They look cute and cuddly and are sometimes kept as pets - but raccoon dogs are a menace, threatening wildlife across Europe. Sweden is so worried about their impact that it has trained a team to hunt and kill the animals, with the unwitting help of creatures made to betray their mates.

Reinventing China's abortion police

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The National Childbirth Trust's 60 years of advice
The football club founded by Jules Rimet battles its way back
When you can't get back on the bike
Polish radio fans in 'freedom' protest

Transgender children: What happened to Lily and Jessica?

 

Jessica has been going to school as a girl for over a year

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When storytellers get personal... very personal
The pioneering women of the BBC's early years    Horse racing rules on ancient tablet

Last year, the Victoria Derbyshire programme met children going through a period of extraordinary change - but what's happened to two of the UK's youngest transgender children since?

10 High Street stores of 1976 that have disappeared

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What are US university 'honour codes'?
The lost art of reading other people's handwriting
Debate over China city's women-only bus

The B&B where cannabis is part of your stay

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• Food Photographer of the Year 2016
• Conspiracy Files: Who shot down MH17?
• The science behind online dating profiles
• 'Condescending' tourist guide revised

A couple of years ago, the cannabis industry was pretty much illegal in the American state of Colorado - but now it's growing fast and armoured cars full of cash are a common sight on Denver's streets.

New evidence of Viking life in America?

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• 10 stories that look like April Fools but aren't
• Quiz of the week's news
• Finnish clubs cry foul over crowd rules

A new discovery has revealed that the Vikings may have travelled hundreds of miles further into North America than previously thought. It's well known that they reached the tip of the continent more than 1,000 years ago, but the full extent of their exploration has remained a mystery, writes historian Dan Snow.