:00:12. > :00:19.a vote of no-confidence in the Government's education policies. It
:00:19. > :00:23.says staff have never had it so bad. Ministers say they will not stop
:00:23. > :00:27.demanding higher standards. Downing Street denies newspaper reports that
:00:27. > :00:31.anyone at Number Ten described party activists as mad, swivel-eyed
:00:31. > :00:36.loons. The Nigerian military is continuing a major operation against
:00:36. > :00:41.Islamist militants in the north of the country. And Joe Root shines for
:00:41. > :00:51.England, but a late Kiwi fightback leaves the first Test hanging in the
:00:51. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:10.Secretary Michael Gove has been heckled and jeered while addressing
:01:10. > :01:11.headteachers at their annual conference in Birmingham. Members of
:01:12. > :01:14.the National Association of Head Teachers passed a vote of
:01:14. > :01:20.no-confidence in the Government's education policies, but Mr Gove said
:01:20. > :01:28.it would not stop him from demanding higher standards. Our education
:01:28. > :01:31.correspondent Luke Walton explains. They are in charge of thousands of
:01:31. > :01:35.schools and now the union which speaks the headteachers says they
:01:35. > :01:39.have had enough. They accuse the Government of bombarding the
:01:39. > :01:44.classroom with ill thought out changes. At its annual gathering in
:01:44. > :01:49.Birmingham, it called on ministers to start listening. The morale of
:01:49. > :01:53.the profession is at an all-time low. Heads feel beleaguered. They
:01:53. > :01:58.are angry about what is happening to the education system. Many are
:01:58. > :02:02.anxious and including the very good heads. They are taking early
:02:02. > :02:06.retirement from a job they love, because the pressures are so great.
:02:06. > :02:10.Among the points of dispute the changes to exams and the national
:02:10. > :02:15.curriculum. The forced conversion of schools to independent academies.
:02:15. > :02:18.And the toughening up of Ofsted inspections. That was one of the
:02:18. > :02:23.grievances put the Secretary of State in question and answer
:02:23. > :02:28.session. You ask why headteachers are going down stress. It is because
:02:28. > :02:30.they spend Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, waiting for Ofsted. We
:02:31. > :02:40.work in a culture of fear, not one of working together.
:02:40. > :02:48.APPLAUSE If Ofsted is the cause of fear,
:02:48. > :02:57.then... Then I am grateful for your candour but we are going to have to
:02:57. > :03:00.part company. Because... APPLAUSE
:03:00. > :03:03.We would not well what outstanding practice was across the country
:03:03. > :03:08.unless it was thanks to gifted inspectors taking the trouble to
:03:08. > :03:11.shine a light on what is good. Education Secretary did make one
:03:11. > :03:15.concession today, when he signalled the Government was prepared to
:03:15. > :03:19.rethink some of its plans for the national curriculum. But on the big
:03:19. > :03:25.areas of education reform, it seems it is not for turning. That will
:03:25. > :03:30.only add to the frustration that many headteachers here.
:03:30. > :03:34.Downing Street has denied newspaper reports that anyone at Number Ten
:03:34. > :03:37.described party activists as mad, swivel-eyed loons. In a separate
:03:37. > :03:43.statement Lord Feldman, the Conservative Party's co-chairman and
:03:43. > :03:45.a close ally of David Cameron, denied making the comments. Here is
:03:46. > :03:49.our political correspondent, Iain Watson.
:03:49. > :03:54.David Cameron was never really seen as one of us by some party
:03:54. > :03:58.activists. So Downing Street was far from pleased when some newspapers
:03:58. > :04:02.claimed that one of the Prime Minister's close allies had called
:04:02. > :04:08.party members swivel-eyed loons. The newspapers did not name the alleged
:04:08. > :04:11.ally, but said he was part of David Cameron's social circle. The
:04:11. > :04:14.Conservative co-chairman, Lord Feldman, a long standing friend of
:04:14. > :04:19.the Prime Minister, do swiftly denied it was him. I would like to
:04:19. > :04:24.make it clear I did not nor have ever described our associations in
:04:24. > :04:28.this way or anything similar manner, he said. Nor do these represent our
:04:29. > :04:33.view of our activists. I know Andrew Feldman. He works closely with the
:04:33. > :04:36.voluntary party. I believe him when he says he would not say something
:04:36. > :04:41.like this about our fantastic volunteers, so I think it is right
:04:41. > :04:45.to say it will not have been him. Tonight, Downing Street and some
:04:45. > :04:49.sections of the Conservative supporting press are at
:04:49. > :04:53.loggerheads. Number ten macro firmly denying that any senior
:04:53. > :04:57.Conservative, not just Lord Feldman, has described party
:04:57. > :05:01.activists as loons. The journalists say they are standing by the story
:05:01. > :05:05.but Downing Street are particularly sensitive to any suggestion that
:05:05. > :05:10.David Cameron's inner circle hold the party membership in contempt
:05:10. > :05:14.because they know that could have serious political consequences. Most
:05:14. > :05:19.immediately, Downing Street fear it could fuel an already big rebellion
:05:19. > :05:22.over gay marriage plans, but the bigger worry is that activists and
:05:22. > :05:25.their long-running relationship with the Conservatives and take up with
:05:25. > :05:31.UKIP. Their leader told the Tory grassroots they were hated by their
:05:31. > :05:34.own party and they should join his instead. Groves of previously loyal
:05:34. > :05:39.Conservative Party members are leaving. They are disenchanted. They
:05:39. > :05:41.don't feel they are listened to. They don't feel their views are
:05:42. > :05:47.respected. They are leaving in droves, either resigning from their
:05:47. > :05:51.membership of local associations, or sitting on their hands, or going to
:05:51. > :05:56.UKIP. David Cameron tried to modernise his party. Some members
:05:56. > :05:58.think he went too far. Others say he is not going far enough. He used to
:05:58. > :06:03.modernise his party. Some members think he went too far. Others say he
:06:03. > :06:08.is not going far enough. He is too dependent on an. Iain Watson joins
:06:08. > :06:12.us now. There has been some interesting developments on Europe
:06:12. > :06:18.and the Conservatives from a former cabinet minister? Yes, it doesn't go
:06:18. > :06:22.away. Recently a former Conservative chairman, Lord Lawson was telling
:06:22. > :06:27.David Cameron it was time to leave the EU. Tonight, he has got
:06:27. > :06:31.conflicting advice from another former Chancellor, Geoffrey Howe. He
:06:31. > :06:36.accuses David Cameron of following his own backbenchers. He says a deep
:06:36. > :06:40.anti-Europeanism is affecting the soul of the party and he says David
:06:40. > :06:44.Cameron himself" Dora is a by offering to renegotiate Britain's's
:06:45. > :06:49.relationship with the EU -- Pandora's box. He says if Britain
:06:49. > :06:53.leaves the EU it will have grave consequences for the country and a
:06:53. > :06:57.loss of influence in Brussels and in Washington. You might remember 20
:06:57. > :07:01.odd years ago in 1990, when Lord Howell resigned from the Cabinet.
:07:01. > :07:06.That led to a chain of events which led to Lady Thatcher's downfall.
:07:06. > :07:11.David Cameron will be pleased that he is not calling for his
:07:12. > :07:15.resignation. A five-year-old girl from south
:07:15. > :07:20.London has drowned on a family holiday in Egypt's. Chloe Johnson,
:07:20. > :07:24.from Forest Hill, was found dead in a hotel pool at the resort of Sharm
:07:24. > :07:27.el-Sheikh. The holiday company First Choice says it is working with the
:07:28. > :07:33.hotel to establish how the tragedy happened.
:07:33. > :07:36.The Government's plans to get more people buying new homes has been
:07:36. > :07:40.criticised by the Governor of the Bank of England. Sir Mervyn King,
:07:40. > :07:44.who steps down at the end of the month, says the Help to Buy scheme
:07:44. > :07:48.is too close to comfort to the state guaranteeing mortgages and has no
:07:48. > :07:52.place in the long run. Joe Lynam reports. He has worked at the Bank
:07:52. > :07:56.of England since 1991 and been in charge for a decade but with just
:07:56. > :08:02.over a month left of that tenure, Mervyn King has publicly questioned
:08:02. > :08:05.one of the Government's flagship policies. House-building has been
:08:05. > :08:10.all but dormant since the financial crisis, so the Government announced
:08:10. > :08:14.in last March's budget the Help to Buy scheme which will see the
:08:14. > :08:18.Treasury standing over some types of mortgage lending, up to 15% of the
:08:18. > :08:21.value of the home loan. But the Bank of England governor says that risks
:08:21. > :08:26.turning the Government into permanent players in the property
:08:26. > :08:31.market. I am sure there is no place in the wrong run for a scheme of
:08:31. > :08:36.this kind. -- the long run. It is too close to comfort for a general
:08:36. > :08:38.scheme to guarantee mortgages. We have a healthy mortgage market with
:08:38. > :08:43.competing lenders attracting borrowers before the crisis and we
:08:43. > :08:49.need to get back to that healthy mortgage market. The Treasury says
:08:49. > :08:51.the scheme is temporary and designed to stoke up house consumption. It is
:08:51. > :08:54.aimed at helping homebuyers get on or move up the housing ladder,
:08:54. > :08:59.because hitherto they have only been able to get loans if they have large
:08:59. > :09:03.mortgages. This scheme helps on that front. As for whether this mortgage
:09:03. > :09:08.guarantee scheme will be continued in three years' time, that will be
:09:08. > :09:10.decided by this man, Mark Carney. The Canadian was hand-picked by the
:09:10. > :09:14.Chancellor to replace Mervyn King and he may have its own views on
:09:14. > :09:19.what is best for UK economy when he takes charge of monetary policy at
:09:19. > :09:23.the Bank of England. Who knows whether his views will underline or
:09:23. > :09:27.undermine government policy in future.
:09:27. > :09:32.A senior female politician with Imran Khan's Movement for Justice
:09:32. > :09:36.party has been shot dead in Pakistan. Zahra Shahid Hussain, the
:09:36. > :09:39.party's senior vice president, was gunned down outside her home in
:09:39. > :09:45.Karachi. Her murder comes on the eve of a highly contested partial rerun
:09:46. > :09:49.of the vote in the area following last Saturday's general election.
:09:49. > :09:53.In Nigeria, huge military operation to drive Islamist militants from the
:09:53. > :09:58.north-east of the country is continuing. Today, the authorities
:09:58. > :10:01.say ten insurgents have been killed in the latest clashes. The military
:10:02. > :10:07.offensive against the Islamist group Boko Haram began earlier this week,
:10:07. > :10:10.when the government declared a state of emergency in three areas. Our
:10:10. > :10:16.West Africa correspondent Will Ross has sent this report. Allen-macro
:10:16. > :10:20.Islamist militants have been wreaking havoc in northern Nigeria.
:10:20. > :10:24.The group known as Boko Haram with links to Al-Qaeda has been getting
:10:24. > :10:31.stronger, even seizing territory. Now, the Nigerian government has
:10:31. > :10:35.decided enough is enough. Thousands of Nigerian troops, seen here
:10:35. > :10:39.recently and training, have been pouring into the already heavily
:10:39. > :10:42.militarised north-east of the country. A state of emergency has
:10:42. > :10:49.been declared. The Nigerian armed forces have attacked from both land
:10:49. > :10:54.and air. Advancing troops of the special task force have been able to
:10:54. > :11:02.destroy terrorist camps in the course of this, heavy weapons
:11:02. > :11:08.including anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, were destroyed.
:11:08. > :11:11.Nigeria is the military powerhouse of West Africa. It has around 80,000
:11:11. > :11:15.troops and they are fairly well equipped. That does not guarantee
:11:15. > :11:20.success against groups like Boko Haram. Their fighters live amongst
:11:20. > :11:28.the civilian population and know the terrain extremely well. The Islamist
:11:28. > :11:32.militants have deployed deadly tactics. This video, shot last year
:11:32. > :11:38.by a Boko Haram member, shows a powerful car bomb targeting the
:11:38. > :11:41.offices of a newspaper. Over the past three years, close to 2000
:11:41. > :11:46.people have been killed by the militants' bombs and bullets. But
:11:46. > :11:53.civilians have also suffered from the Army's heavy-handed, sometimes
:11:53. > :11:59.brutal response. The image of the military in the minds of the average
:11:59. > :12:06.person in Nigeria is of a bully who comes about, killing and destroying
:12:06. > :12:10.them the same way Boko Haram military does. Resentment of the
:12:10. > :12:13.Army has even boosted the support for the Islamist militants. No
:12:13. > :12:18.matter how many soldiers are sent to fight the jihadists it seems
:12:18. > :12:24.unlikely that a military solution alone will secure lasting peace in
:12:24. > :12:30.northern Nigeria. With all the sport here's Katie
:12:30. > :12:33.Gornall at the BBC Sport Centre. The first Test between England and
:12:33. > :12:37.New Zealand is finally poised after day three at Lord's. 22-year-old Joe
:12:37. > :12:41.Root appeared to have put England in control with an impressive 71 in the
:12:41. > :12:47.century stand with Johnathon Trott, but a dramatic late batting collapse
:12:47. > :12:54.saw England close on 180 for six, a lead of 205 runs. Earlier, New
:12:55. > :12:57.Zealand slumped to 207 out -- all out before lunch. Taking more than
:12:57. > :13:01.300 test wickets makes you well qualified to offer rolling advice
:13:01. > :13:05.and whatever Jimmy Anderson said to Stuart broad had some impact. In his
:13:05. > :13:08.first over, broad macro had Brendon McCullum and the tone had been set
:13:09. > :13:11.for the morning. Before long, Anderson was back amongst it bowling
:13:11. > :13:15.at his ferocious best before finishing with five wickets. Steven
:13:15. > :13:20.Finn picked up form. He got last month trend bolts. The innings
:13:20. > :13:25.fittingly ended in Anderson's hands with New Zealand still 25 behind.
:13:25. > :13:29.But where England's bowlers lead, New Zealand's could follow. Both the
:13:29. > :13:33.home side openers went early to a mix of swing and the art of
:13:33. > :13:38.surprise. England had no time for any more alarms so Johnathon Trott
:13:38. > :13:42.and Joe Root took on the job of steadily building the lead. It was
:13:42. > :13:47.it was not captivating initially, it soon would be. Root was starting to
:13:47. > :13:52.Boston. He accelerated past 50, his first in a home Test. England were
:13:52. > :13:56.in control. They were almost 200 head when he was finally uprooted.
:13:56. > :14:03.But panic soon set in. Three batsmen came and went. Matt prior's duck was
:14:03. > :14:06.his second of the game. An unexpected -- an unexpected failure
:14:06. > :14:12.in an unexpected collapsed. It forced Ian Bell to the crease. He
:14:12. > :14:17.and England got through but they have much work left to do.
:14:17. > :14:21.It was a happy return to Wembley today for Bradford City. They are
:14:21. > :14:26.celebrating promotion after beating Northampton Town 3-0 in the League
:14:26. > :14:30.Two play-off final. After their historic appearance three months ago
:14:30. > :14:34.Bradford ensured they came out on top this time around. They made a
:14:34. > :14:38.dream start with Nicky Wells firing in the third goal after 20 minutes.
:14:38. > :14:41.It is thus that third promotion since they reached the Premier
:14:41. > :14:44.League 14 years ago. David Beckham said a tearful farewell to Paris
:14:44. > :14:48.this evening in what could be the final match of his career before
:14:48. > :14:53.heading into retirement. The former England captain was given the
:14:53. > :14:58.armband for the night and was instrumental as the Leage One
:14:58. > :15:04.champions went -- ran out 3-1 champions against Brest. The game
:15:04. > :15:10.was briefly halted as Beckham was substituted to a tearful ovation
:15:10. > :15:12.from the crowd. Ten years after winning the Rugby union World Cup
:15:12. > :15:18.for England, Jonny Wilkinson has kicked his French club Toulon to
:15:18. > :15:21.victory in the Heineken Cup. His side beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in
:15:21. > :15:25.Dublin. With two long trailing in the second half it was Delon
:15:25. > :15:30.Armitage who helped swing the game in their favour, and sprinkling the
:15:30. > :15:33.chasing pack to score this side's only try. It handed Wilkinson the
:15:33. > :15:37.chance to fire too long into the lead for the first time in the match
:15:38. > :15:42.and he held his nerve, guiding to want to their first European title