diff --git a/recipes/natgeo.recipe b/recipes/natgeo.recipe
index a22e5824b1..adeca894b2 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeo.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeo.recipe
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import json
+import re
 from pprint import pformat
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ def parse_body(item):
     c = item['cntnt']
     if item.get('type') == 'inline':
         if c.get('cmsType') == 'listicle':
-            if 'title' in c:	
+            if 'title' in c:
                 yield '<h3>' + escape(c['title']) + '</h3>'
             yield c['text']
         elif c.get('cmsType') == 'image':
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def parse_body(item):
                 yield line
         elif c.get('cmsType') == 'imagegroup':
             for imgs in c['images']:
-                for line in parse_lead_image(imgs): 
+                for line in parse_lead_image(imgs):
                     yield line
         elif c.get('cmsType') == 'pullquote':
             if 'quote' in c:
diff --git a/recipes/toiprint.recipe b/recipes/toiprint.recipe
index cb2f42a40d..2d15ef2913 100644
--- a/recipes/toiprint.recipe
+++ b/recipes/toiprint.recipe
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class toiprint(BasicNewsRecipe):
             if sec_name == 'Advertisement':
                 continue
             self.log(sec_name)
-            articles = []
             if 'Articles' in link:
                 for art in link['Articles']:
                     section = sec_name