27/03/2016 BBC Weekend News


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Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets in Dublin to watch

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the commemorations to mark the centenary of the 1916

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The failed rebellion against British rule 100 years ago left

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almost 500 people dead, and eventually led to the creation

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Our Ireland Correspondent Chris Buckler is in Dublin.

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Commemorations are taking place across this country but it is in

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Dublin where the main ceremonies are being held including here where

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parades have been passing all morning and a ceremony is being

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held. Among those in the crowds are family members of those who fought

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for Irish independence. In 1916 the St was at the centre of conflict.

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100 years later it has become the focal point for these

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commemorations, a place to remember the Rising. The Post Office was the

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military headquarters. A republic and the end of British rule was the

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cleared. With these words, the proclamation. We proclaim the Irish

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Republic as a sovereign independent state and we pledge our lives and

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the lives of our families to its cause. Today people lined the

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streets of Dublin for a parade that past some of the sites. Honouring

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those who died during six days when the city was engulfed in chaos. By

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the time the revolt was defeated much of Dublin was destroyed. Years

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later, a republic did emerge. In part that was as a result of the

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execution of some of the Rising's leaders. Their deaths made their

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masters. We cherish 100 years later the principles and the ideals

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contained in our proclamation for which they fought. Among those

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remembering the events of 1916, relatives of those who took part in

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the Rising. A century since has seen the city change and the birth of an

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independent nation. Given the deaths of British soldiers and civilians as

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well as Irish volunteers there are sensitivities in marking this

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history. Some Unionist politicians decided not to attend today's

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ceremonies. There is no doubting the importance of 1916 on this island.

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Thank you. Teachers have voted to ballot

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for a boycott of all primary school tests, after claims that children

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in England are the "most Delegates at the National Union

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of Teachers annual conference criticised "chaotic" changes

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to primary assessment, claiming the tests subject children

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to high levels of The government said a boycott would

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only "disrupt children's education". A seven-year-old girl has died

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after the bouncy castle she was playing on is thought

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to have blown away in a sudden The child was carried across a park

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at an Easter fair in Harlow, Essex. She was treated by paramedics

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but later died in hospital. A man and a woman have been arrested

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on suspicion of manslaughter The Health and Safety Executive

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is also investigating. A man wanted in connection

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with the mass killings in Paris and Brussels has been

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arrested in Italy. The Algerian man was suspected

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of having produced false ID In Brussels, a march,

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planned for today to express solidarity with the victims of last

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week's bombings, has been called off after police said they were too

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stretched to cope. Our correspondent Anna Holligan

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is at the Place de la Bourse. The police said they simply could

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not call with the numbers and that is why people are once again

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gathering here leaving tributes. You can see the crowds congregating on

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the steps. In terms of the investigation the latest is that

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Belgian media are reporting that the only man so far are charged with

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terrorist murderers, Faisal C, is the third subject pictured on the

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surveillance footage from the airport. Detectives have concluded

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their investigations. They are clearing the debris and flights are

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expected to resume before Tuesday. This is the first weekend since the

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explosions rocked this Catholic nation. Which means that these

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gatherings have an added poignancy. Thank you.

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Meanwhile, Pope Francis has urged people to use the weapons of love

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to combat the evil of blind violence following the attacks in Brussels.

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Thousands of worshippers gathered to hear his traditional message

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In his Easter message, David Cameron said the pernicious

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ideology behind the Brussels attacks must be defeated.

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The Prime Minister urged people to stand together and show

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that they would never be cowed by terror.

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Our correspondent Nina Warhurst reports.

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At the end of a week where events may have shaken the faith of many,

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the reminder from St Peter's Square in Rome was one of the hope

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The Pope also called on Christians to remember

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victims of terror and violence, not just in Europe but across the world,

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TRANSLATION: All too often these brothers and sisters of ours meet

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along the way with death, or with rejection, by those

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who could offer them some welcome and assistance.

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In Kent the Archbishop of Canterbury also asked Christians

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to think about how Easter marking the Resurrection of Christ

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is a chance to overcome fear, to trust in God.

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Easter proclaims to us in flesh and blood that fear and death

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God has spoken life, hope and purpose.

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Easter is, for Christians, a day of celebration.

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While asking followers to remember those who need

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their prayers, the Pope's plea was to remain optimistic,

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Labour's Andy Burnham has criticised the Home Secretary for preparing

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to make what he called "damaging cuts" to the UK's Border Force.

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The shadow home secretary accused Theresa May of trying to hide budget

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reductions to the force, which carries out immigration

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He said Chancellor George Osborne's Budget was to blame.

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Campaigners in favour of Britain leaving the EU have apologised after

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wrongly including the names of two leading businessmen. David Ross and

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John Caldwell have been removed from the list of names of an anti-EU

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letter published yesterday. Syrian government forces say

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they have recaptured the ancient desert city of Palmyra

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from Islamic State fighters, who destroyed many of its historic

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monuments, provoking A military source said the army

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was in "complete control". The three-week battle for Palmyra

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may not quite be over but Syrian state television and other local

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channels have been showing soldiers patrolling the streets

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of the modern city today. As with other IS-held towns,

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progress is cautious. Navigating the bombs and booby traps

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the jihadists left behind. It's a major strategic

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victory for the government and also big propaganda

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coup for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backers

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who threw their full force behind World attention was focused

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on Palmyra for one reason - the fabled ruins of a 2000-year-old

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city on its outskirts. The colonnades and columns

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are still standing but no one yet knows how much damage IS has

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done since it seized control The jihadists taunted

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world opinion by carrying out and filming a mass killing

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in the Roman theatre and the destruction

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of two huge temples. The Syrian government

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has pledged to rebuild what was destroyed while

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the Syrian army says it plans to move on IS across

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the desert in its strongholds For IS the loss of Palmyra follows

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that of Ramadi over the border It's another big blow

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to the Jihadist aura You can see more on all of today's

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stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC

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One is at 6:35pm. Good afternoon. British summer Time

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may well have started but it's a proper spring day out there this

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afternoon, we have good spells of sunshine, but that's not the full

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story because we also have some heavy and potentially thundery

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