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after a suicide bombing in Pakistan. are dead and hundreds injured,

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to celebrate Easter. in Lahore, as thousands gathered

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The Pakistani Taliban says it was responsible and that

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Also on tonight's programme. deliberately targeted.

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Riot police in Brussels use water cannon on far right protesters,

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week's bomb attacks. of the victims of last

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Huge crowds line the streets of Dublin to mark the centenary

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of the Easter rising against British rule.

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One of the main teaching unions says schools have become "exam factories"

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and SATs for 11-year-olds should be scrapped.

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And Cambridge make it look easy, comfortably beating Oxford

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in their head-to-head. but it's Oxford's women who triumph

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At least 69 people have been killed and hundreds injured,

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after an explosion at a busy park in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

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Police say a suicide bomber detonated explosives close

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to a children's playground that was full of families.

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The Pakistani Taliban says it was responsible,

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targeting Christians celebrating Easter.

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This was where families had come to report from Lahore contains pictures

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This was where families had come to enjoy a Sunday in the park, and to

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celebrate Easter. And this is where the devastation

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hit. A suicide bomb, detonated in the middle of a crowded park.

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Security forces and rescue workers were quickly on the scene. As crowds

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gathered amid confusion and chaos. As the dead and injured were carried

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to hospitals across the city, one man described how he had tried to

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help. I carried 20 children to the ambulance to be taken to hospital. I

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moved three bodied to a police car, at the time of the blast, the

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children were playing at the ground. As the casualties arrived at the

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city main hospitals, so too did relatives desperate for news.

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This this woman was among then. She had lost her two daughters in the

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blast. My two girls were in the park, they

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were both killed. We found one body. The other is still missing.

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It is scenes of chaos here in one of the major hospitals in Lahore as

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distress family members have been rushing in, trying to find out what

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happened their relatives. The hospital workers have been trying to

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tell people to clear the way so that ambulances can come in, and bring in

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more casualties. We are surrounded by security force, who are trying

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very hard to keep the area under very hard to keep the area under

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control as the authorities outside try to put together the pieces and

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find out what exactly and who exactly was behind this attack.

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Shortly after, a group that split Shortly after, a group that split

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away from the Pakistani Taliban said they had carried out the attack. The

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Christian community was the target. Christian community was the target.

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But it wasn't just Christians who were hit. Dozens were killed and the

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number of dead is likely to rise. This attack, another violent

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reminder of the challenge facing security forces here. And how

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vulnerable these soft targets are. Indeed, the first attack happened in

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by this group this year already? Indeed, the first attack happened in

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north-west Pakistan on a courthouse, it happened near the tribal areas,

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and it has been quite a violent year so far here in Pakistan, in

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comparison to 2015, which went on comparison to 2015, which went on

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fairly quietly, 2016 went on to, got fairly quietly, 2016 went on to, got

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off to quite a violent start. This attack, however, is different

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because it happened in the heart of one of the main cities of Pakistan,

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Lahore and tar getted the Christian community. Now, this is not the

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first attack on Christians here in first attack on Christians here in

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Pakistan, they have long complained that they have been targeted by

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militants time and time again, and ignored by the authorities, so

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questions will be asked what the authorities, what the Government is

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doing, to protect Christians but on doing, to protect Christians but on

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is time and time again the army, the is time and time again the army, the

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security forces, and the Government have assured people that they have

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security under control, so the security under control, so the

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happen, at a devastating scale. happen, at a devastating scale.

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Police in Belgium have carried out 13 separate anti-terror raids

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in the hunt for more suspects after last week's bomb attacks

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Four people are being questioned. and on the city's metro.

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There have also been two arrests in connection

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with the investigation, in Italy and the Netherlands.

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In Brussels today, riot police had to use water cannon to disperse far

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right protestors, some of whom were confronting Moslem

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women paying their respects to the 28 people who died.

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Our Europe correspondent, Damian Grammaticas reports.

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came together today. Muslim, Christian, Jewish and more -

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They had been told not to march, so they gathered quietly.

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But suddenly, the serenity was shattered.

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in the limelight. the opportunity for a moment

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A couple of hundred had come from outside Brussels

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to spread their anti-immigrant message.

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Police reinforcements arrived. trampling the memorial,

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Officers here are overstretched already by the terror alerts.

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beat a hasty retreat. there were cheers, and the thugs

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I am really shocked that a place of mourning,

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of showing respect and those racists, I assume they are football

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hooligans, they don't have to show up here.

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The calm has returned here and people are restoring

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the tributes they left here which were damaged,

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but the scenes we saw are exactly what the Belgians want to avoid -

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an increase in tensions following the attacks.

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In Brussels's main Cathedral they paused too today.

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worse than criminal. said the attacks were

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Its beauty is we all live together. foundations of our society.

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chain this evening. Belgians formed a human

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This evening the police against both fear and racism.

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This evening the police investigations are continuing too.

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There have been about another dozen raids if Belgium so the tempo

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keeping up. Four people still being questioned tonight, not just in

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Belgium but the raids are taking place across Europe. In Italy, one

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man has been arrested an Algerian who may have provided false IDs for

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the attackers and in the Netherlands the attackers and in the Netherlands

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too, a Frenchman, a separate case, but suspected of plotting a terror

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attack, also arrested there. European police forces co-operating

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against the threats. Hundreds of thousands of people

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lined the streets of Dublin for commemorative events marking

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the centenary of the Easter Rising. The failed rebellion against British

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rule in 1916 left almost 500 dead, of an independent republic.

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the way for the creation on the day's events.

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Fergal Keane, reflects A new Ireland looks

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back with a clear eye. Today, there was no sentimental

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nationalism or revolutionary of its birth.

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remembering the idealism and trauma Conscious of our troubled past,

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to you, God, we sing a new song. A song of compassion,

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inclusion and engagement. A song of listening,

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social justice and respect. Over six days rebels fought

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against overwhelming odds. Over almost 500 people were killed,

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the majority civilians. The leaders of the

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rising were executed. Those deaths helping to turn public

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opinion against Britain and in support of

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a new armed struggle. the flag lowered in their memory.

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where the rebels made their stand, 5,000 relatives of those who fought

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were invited here. My feelings are complex.

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fought with an Irish rebel What happened, it certainly wasn't

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democratic, but on the other hand generation to happen.

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could have taken another and what they did.

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for what they achieved on the planet.

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on the greatest empire 100 years after the rising,

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the united Ireland for which the rebels fought

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hasn't been achieved. But the state which emerged

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became a stable democracy, culturally self-confident and sure

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of its place in the global community There is real national pride here.

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its peacekeepers all over the world. who fought against the rebels.

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unionists remembered a young man But here too, a sign

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of changed times. Listen to the language of a senior

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unionist politician. From what I've seen of what has

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happened in Dublin today, I think they have made a huge

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effort to be inclusive. I think it is important we do not

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stick our fingers in our ears they go away.

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things never happened and hope They happened, they impact on us

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today, and we have to face up to it. In Dublin, two former women

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presidents stood beside Then a 21-gun salute.

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applauding Irish soldiers the IRA A seven-year-old girl who died

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Dublin, in a republic after the bouncy castle she was

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playing in was blown away has been named as Summer Grant from

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Norwich. Winds carried her across a park at

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

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but later died in hospital. by gross negligence.

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on suspicion of manslaughter schools in England.

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over testing in primary Delegates at the National Union

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of Teachers conference in Brighton say schools have become "exam

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factories" and the NUT wants this year's SATs tests for

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11-year-olds to be cancelled. Ministers, however, say it's

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essential all children leave primary school with a good grasp

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of English and maths. Here's our education

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editor, Branwen Jeffreys. End of term and a bit

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of dressing up for a project, doing practice tests.

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Brighton have spent weeks The end of primary sats tests

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are different this year. More arithmetic and much

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more English grammar. to explain to parents at meetings.

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have been trying There are three questions

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and you have to tick or as a coordinating conjunction.

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as a subordinating clause And afterwards parents

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were saying to me that they weren't

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sure which was which. Actually, that went

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out for homework. The SATs tests that year six

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children will be taken are meant standards but the questions have

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harder, the idea is to drive up are just too unforgiving.

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teachers worried that the tests For the first time this

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year, any child that to secondary school.

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will have to resit when they get was all too much.

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teachers said it Passive voice, active voice,

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or, if you're a year six teacher, parent

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or pupil, no voice. But ministers

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children up to fail. argue it's about making sure

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they are equipped to succeed. Were raising expectations,

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we don't apologise for that. We need to make sure

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that our children leave primary school as fluent readers,

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that their fluent in arithmetic that they know their times

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tables and they are being taught grammar for the first

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time in generations. You use an apostrophe

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for the missing letters. This year five class won't sit

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the tests until next year education out the transition.

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with teachers to smooth In Syria, President Assad says

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the recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra from so-called

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Islamic State is an "important achievement" in the

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"war on terrorism. Government forces say they now

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control the city after days of fighting, backed

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by Russian airstrikes. IS extremists overran

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Palmyra last May. Religious and political leaders have

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used their Easter messages today to call for hope in the face

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of terror and violence. In Rome, Pope Francis said people

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shouldn't let fear imprison them, Justin Welby.

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by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Here's our religious affairs

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correspondent, Caroline Wyatt. On a square bathed in sunshine,

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the pilgrims gathered to hear a message of hope after a week

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in the shadow of death. At this, the Easter celebration

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of the risen Christ, Pope Francis reminded the faithful

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not to forget the migrants, the men, women and children

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fleeing from war. Then, from the balcony,

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he urged the faithful to use from Brussels to Baghdad.

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and fight the evil of terrorism, TRANSLATION: May he draw us closer

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on this Easter feast to the victims of terrorism,

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that blind and brutal form parts of the world.

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blood in different in his sermon.

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by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said that

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after Brussels, hope could seem far away, with fear and

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natural human reaction. and allowed hope to overcome fear.

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Jesus Christ overcame death, and terror are not the last words.

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and blood that fear and death God has spoken life,

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hope and purpose. The Royal family attended

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their Easter service in the unexpected sunshine.

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with a spring bouquet for the Queen attacks in India.

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mostly women, are disfigured in acid of spurned men.

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disputes over land, or the jealousy The terrible scarring leaves victims

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often shunned by society, to offer free corrective surgery.

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medics has travelled to India This report is from our South Asia

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correspondent, Justin Rowlatt. The 13-strong medical team is

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preparing for a surgical marathon. They will undertake more than 100

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procedures in less than two weeks, Kumari.

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of life for people like Anupama When I go out, I don't show my face,

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because people stare at me. But when I am back home I take my

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scarf off and I feel normal. Anupama is cheerful in spite

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of the terrible injuries she suffered when she was doused

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in acid by a spurned admirer. She shows me her most

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treasured possessions. She was just 14 at the time.

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after this photo was taken. in India each year.

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to be attacked with acid That is why Anupama has come here.

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free treatment but often The idea is to make it easier

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for her to eat and drink and breathe through her nose, and also

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to improve the way she looks. You might think it would be

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depressing to operate on people who have been deliberately

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disfigured, but the team say they find their patients

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an inspiration. She has said true beauty lies

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within her, not from the outside, And medics are pretty inspiring too.

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feeling sorry for herself. for their own flights.

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in their holidays, and paying in to do my job.

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if I am away, someone else will step make a difference.

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here and you actually I am sure she is is going to be

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quite pleased with the result. Now her lip is up so she won't

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dribble when she is drinking. And that will build her confidence

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and help her fulfil her ambition to get a job, so she can

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take care of herself. Justin Rowlatt, BBC News, Delhi.

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the team are already working At the 162nd Boat Race,

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Cambridge's men claimed their first win for four years in tricky

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conditions on the Thames. London in springtime.

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Oxford made it four wins in a row. It seemed anyone watching,

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never mind taking part in the Boat Race would need

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oilskins and an anchor.

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