07/06/2014 BBC Weekend News

In the last hour, Downing Street has revealed that

the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has apologised to the

Prime Minister over his part in a row with the Home Secretary,

Theresa May, over the handling of alleged Muslim extremism in schools.

At the same time, Mrs May's special advisor has resigned

It comes two days before the inspection reports are

published into claims that Muslim hardliners tried to take control

I'm joined now by our political correspondent, Chris Mason.

Remind us of the background. This was a huge public row that blew up

between two of the most senior Conservative Ministers of all on the

day of the Queen's Speech, the day that the Government wants to present

a united front and set out its programme for the year ahead. There

was this row between Theresa May and Michael Gove over how the Government

should approach these allegations in Birmingham surrounding 21 schools

and suggestions of extremist Muslim involvement. So, that is where all

of this began. The Prime Minister was clearly furious that his big day

had been overshadowed. He demanded there should be an investigation by

the country's most senior civil servant. The Prime Minister wanted

to act decisively and it means both Ministers have now taken a hit. One

apologising, the other losing a close advisor. Both of them made to

forfeit something. What are the implications? The Government has to

pick itself up now and try and present that united front it would

have loved to have done a couple of days ago and couldn't. The Prime

Minister will hope they can do that. There is a bigger question about

education policy, dealing with those allegations that have been made and

we are not at the end of that. On Monday, Ofsted will publish 21

reports into those schools there with their conclusions. Michael Gove

will be before MPs in the Commons answering questions. We haven't got

to the end of this yet. Thank you. The new Ukrainian President,

Petro Poroshenko, has been sworn Mr Poroshenko said he would work to

make Ukraine a full member of the European Union - and he

pledged that Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March, would

always be Ukrainian territory. Russia's President Putin has ordered

that security be strengthened along In Kiev, this was a day of pomp for

a new President. Petro Poroshenko is the billionaire businessman who has

promised to restore peace to his country. Hand on The Bible, he took

the Oath of Office. Then, he announced his plan for ending the

violence in eastern Ukraine. He promised an amnesty to those who

laid down their arms and who had no blood on their hands. There would be

more autonomy and insurgents would be allowed to return home.

Yesterday, President Poroshenko met President Putin in France. Today,

the Kremlin leader ordered tighter security along Russia's border with

Ukraine. This is why. In recent days, there's been fierce fighting

across the border. Armed separatists battling Ukrainian forces. It's

known that some of the insurgents have crossed over from Russia. We

went to see a training camp for one pro-Russian militia in Donetsk. They

call themselves The Russian Orthodox Army and they believe God is on

their side. Their commander rejected any talk of peace.

TRANSLATION: If Putin and Poroshenko do a deal behind our backs, we will

still carry on fighting until we reach western Ukraine and then, we

will drink champagne. President Poroshenko may have

presented a peace plan, there may be some signs of diplomatic activity,

but eastern Ukraine is awash with weapons and fighters. Ending this

conflict isn't going to be easy. There is no greater challenge than

to deliver peace and prevent the country from splitting apart.

Portuguese police have told the BBC that "several suspects"

are likely to be questioned in the very near future over the

It comes as forensic teams continue their examination of a section

of private scrubland near to where Madeleine went missing in

From there, Jon Kay sent this report.

After a week searching this Portuguese wasteland,

British officers are now working through the weekend.

But their investigation goes beyond the scanning and the digging.

The authorities here now say it's likely that several local suspects

will be questioned about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

We understand it will happen in next couple of weeks

They have been focussing on one particular sighting

of a man carrying a child down this road in Praia da Luz

Last October, detectives released two photofit images of an

A number of men whose phone records place them near the apartment where

Madeleine was staying are also of interest to the police.

Seven years on, I would hope they would actually have learnt...

Robert Murat was the first suspect in this case.

He was later cleared of any involvement, but still lives

with the stigma and given the massive media interest, he believes

future suspects shouldn't be identified unless they are charged.

I would hope those people would be protected, but if they aren't

protected and their names come out, that can be devastating.

But before any suspects are questioned, next week two more areas

of this resort are set to be searched.

Malaysian authorities have confirmed that a body found in the jungle IS

that of the missing British backpacker Gareth Huntley.

Mr Huntley disappeared last month while trekking to a waterfall

on an island in the south-east of the country.

His body was found on the banks of a stream

near a conservation project where he'd been working as a volunteer.

The Queen has ended her state visit to France with a tour of a Paris

flower market which the city has renamed in her honour.

Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and French President Francois

Hollande she was shown around what is now called

the "Marche aux Fleurs - Reine Elizabeth Deux".

The three-day visit was held to mark the D-Day anniversary.

A World War Two veteran who went missing from his care home

and travelled to France for the D-Day anniversary, has returned

Bernard Jordan is 89 and was a Royal Navy officer in the war.

He decided to make his own way to Normandy after he was told it was

89-year-old Bernard Jordan travelling back across the Channel

at the end of his own personal Normandy landing.

No longer missing in action, he returned to his care home

in Hove this morning, two days after spiriting himself out of

the country on a ferry having failed to get on an organised D-Day trip.

Tired and in the hands of a national newspaper, it was

He was in fantastic form, really good, in high spirits, a bit tired

A bit embarrassed as well by all the attention he's getting,

Bernard Jordan spent the war in the Navy trying to outwit

It was that experience and cunning which enabled him

to latch on to another party of veterans at yesterday's ceremonies,

an exercise in military planning worthy of Eisenhower himself.

With his own 48-hour Normandy campaign over, Bernard says he

wants his life here to return to normal.

But having hidden his medals under his coat as part of his escape plan

from here, there may now be calls to to forge a new one for veterans

just like Bernard, who show his kind of spirit and determination.

It's been a thrilling day at Epsom. Our sports correspondent was

watching on. The Epsom Derby has become unmissable and this sport of

kings has one very fierce royal supporter. The Queen had dashed back

from France to be here for what the bookies had deemed a one-horse race.

COMMENTARY: There they go. Reputation rather than results had

made Australia the red-hot favourite. Aidan O'Brien had called

him the best horse he's ever trained, some were sceptical, but

two and a-minutes was all it took to win over the doubters as O'Brien's

son steered the colt clear of Kingston Hill with over a length to

spare. COMMENTARY: These two fight out the

Derby. Australia from Kingston Hill. Australia's won it!

So, amidst all the hype, the hot favourite has delivered. Australia's

victory makes it an historic day for Aidan O'Brien. He becomes the first

trainer to win this race three times in a row.