BOSTON BOMBING AFTERMATH - 17TH APRIL

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. The FBI said that this was a "potential terrorist

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A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

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WHITE TAILED EAGLES FIGHT FOR FOOD

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FOUND NEMO

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HOPE FOR HOMELESS HEDGEHOG

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VISOR FASHION FAIL

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SINGING STOAT

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YOGA BEAR

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FALSE KILLER WHALE BEAMS AS HE CATCHES HIS LUNCH

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