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a vote of no-confidence in the Government's education policies. It

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says staff have never had it so bad. Ministers say they will not stop

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demanding higher standards. Downing Street denies newspaper reports that

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anyone at Number Ten described party activists as mad, swivel-eyed

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loons. The Nigerian military is continuing a major operation against

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Islamist militants in the north of the country. And Joe Root shines for

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England, but a late Kiwi fightback leaves the first Test hanging in the

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Secretary Michael Gove has been heckled and jeered while addressing

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headteachers at their annual conference in Birmingham. Members of

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the National Association of Head Teachers passed a vote of

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no-confidence in the Government's education policies, but Mr Gove said

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it would not stop him from demanding higher standards. Our education

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correspondent Luke Walton explains. They are in charge of thousands of

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schools and now the union which speaks the headteachers says they

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have had enough. They accuse the Government of bombarding the

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classroom with ill thought out changes. At its annual gathering in

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Birmingham, it called on ministers to start listening. The morale of

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the profession is at an all-time low. Heads feel beleaguered. They

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are angry about what is happening to the education system. Many are

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anxious and including the very good heads. They are taking early

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retirement from a job they love, because the pressures are so great.

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Among the points of dispute the changes to exams and the national

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curriculum. The forced conversion of schools to independent academies.

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And the toughening up of Ofsted inspections. That was one of the

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grievances put the Secretary of State in question and answer

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session. You ask why headteachers are going down stress. It is because

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they spend Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, waiting for Ofsted. We

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work in a culture of fear, not one of working together.

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APPLAUSE If Ofsted is the cause of fear,

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then... Then I am grateful for your candour but we are going to have to

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part company. Because... APPLAUSE

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We would not well what outstanding practice was across the country

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unless it was thanks to gifted inspectors taking the trouble to

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shine a light on what is good. Education Secretary did make one

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concession today, when he signalled the Government was prepared to

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rethink some of its plans for the national curriculum. But on the big

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areas of education reform, it seems it is not for turning. That will

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only add to the frustration that many headteachers here.

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Downing Street has denied newspaper reports that anyone at Number Ten

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described party activists as mad, swivel-eyed loons. In a separate

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statement Lord Feldman, the Conservative Party's co-chairman and

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a close ally of David Cameron, denied making the comments. Here is

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our political correspondent, Iain Watson.

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David Cameron was never really seen as one of us by some party

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activists. So Downing Street was far from pleased when some newspapers

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claimed that one of the Prime Minister's close allies had called

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party members swivel-eyed loons. The newspapers did not name the alleged

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ally, but said he was part of David Cameron's social circle. The

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Conservative co-chairman, Lord Feldman, a long standing friend of

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the Prime Minister, do swiftly denied it was him. I would like to

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make it clear I did not nor have ever described our associations in

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this way or anything similar manner, he said. Nor do these represent our

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view of our activists. I know Andrew Feldman. He works closely with the

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voluntary party. I believe him when he says he would not say something

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like this about our fantastic volunteers, so I think it is right

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to say it will not have been him. Tonight, Downing Street and some

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sections of the Conservative supporting press are at

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loggerheads. Number ten macro firmly denying that any senior

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Conservative, not just Lord Feldman, has described party

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activists as loons. The journalists say they are standing by the story

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but Downing Street are particularly sensitive to any suggestion that

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David Cameron's inner circle hold the party membership in contempt

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because they know that could have serious political consequences. Most

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immediately, Downing Street fear it could fuel an already big rebellion

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over gay marriage plans, but the bigger worry is that activists and

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their long-running relationship with the Conservatives and take up with

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UKIP. Their leader told the Tory grassroots they were hated by their

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own party and they should join his instead. Groves of previously loyal

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Conservative Party members are leaving. They are disenchanted. They

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don't feel they are listened to. They don't feel their views are

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respected. They are leaving in droves, either resigning from their

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membership of local associations, or sitting on their hands, or going to

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UKIP. David Cameron tried to modernise his party. Some members

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think he went too far. Others say he is not going far enough. He used to

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modernise his party. Some members think he went too far. Others say he

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is not going far enough. He is too dependent on an. Iain Watson joins

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us now. There has been some interesting developments on Europe

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and the Conservatives from a former cabinet minister? Yes, it doesn't go

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away. Recently a former Conservative chairman, Lord Lawson was telling

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David Cameron it was time to leave the EU. Tonight, he has got

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conflicting advice from another former Chancellor, Geoffrey Howe. He

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accuses David Cameron of following his own backbenchers. He says a deep

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anti-Europeanism is affecting the soul of the party and he says David

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Cameron himself" Dora is a by offering to renegotiate Britain's's

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relationship with the EU -- Pandora's box. He says if Britain

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leaves the EU it will have grave consequences for the country and a

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loss of influence in Brussels and in Washington. You might remember 20

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odd years ago in 1990, when Lord Howell resigned from the Cabinet.

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That led to a chain of events which led to Lady Thatcher's downfall.

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David Cameron will be pleased that he is not calling for his

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resignation. A five-year-old girl from south

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London has drowned on a family holiday in Egypt's. Chloe Johnson,

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from Forest Hill, was found dead in a hotel pool at the resort of Sharm

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el-Sheikh. The holiday company First Choice says it is working with the

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hotel to establish how the tragedy happened.

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The Government's plans to get more people buying new homes has been

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criticised by the Governor of the Bank of England. Sir Mervyn King,

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who steps down at the end of the month, says the Help to Buy scheme

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is too close to comfort to the state guaranteeing mortgages and has no

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place in the long run. Joe Lynam reports. He has worked at the Bank

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of England since 1991 and been in charge for a decade but with just

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over a month left of that tenure, Mervyn King has publicly questioned

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one of the Government's flagship policies. House-building has been

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all but dormant since the financial crisis, so the Government announced

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in last March's budget the Help to Buy scheme which will see the

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Treasury standing over some types of mortgage lending, up to 15% of the

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value of the home loan. But the Bank of England governor says that risks

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turning the Government into permanent players in the property

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market. I am sure there is no place in the wrong run for a scheme of

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this kind. -- the long run. It is too close to comfort for a general

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scheme to guarantee mortgages. We have a healthy mortgage market with

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competing lenders attracting borrowers before the crisis and we

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need to get back to that healthy mortgage market. The Treasury says

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the scheme is temporary and designed to stoke up house consumption. It is

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aimed at helping homebuyers get on or move up the housing ladder,

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because hitherto they have only been able to get loans if they have large

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mortgages. This scheme helps on that front. As for whether this mortgage

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guarantee scheme will be continued in three years' time, that will be

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decided by this man, Mark Carney. The Canadian was hand-picked by the

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Chancellor to replace Mervyn King and he may have its own views on

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what is best for UK economy when he takes charge of monetary policy at

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the Bank of England. Who knows whether his views will underline or

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undermine government policy in future.

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A senior female politician with Imran Khan's Movement for Justice

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party has been shot dead in Pakistan. Zahra Shahid Hussain, the

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party's senior vice president, was gunned down outside her home in

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Karachi. Her murder comes on the eve of a highly contested partial rerun

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of the vote in the area following last Saturday's general election.

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In Nigeria, huge military operation to drive Islamist militants from the

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north-east of the country is continuing. Today, the authorities

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say ten insurgents have been killed in the latest clashes. The military

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offensive against the Islamist group Boko Haram began earlier this week,

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when the government declared a state of emergency in three areas. Our

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West Africa correspondent Will Ross has sent this report. Allen-macro

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Islamist militants have been wreaking havoc in northern Nigeria.

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The group known as Boko Haram with links to Al-Qaeda has been getting

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stronger, even seizing territory. Now, the Nigerian government has

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decided enough is enough. Thousands of Nigerian troops, seen here

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recently and training, have been pouring into the already heavily

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militarised north-east of the country. A state of emergency has

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been declared. The Nigerian armed forces have attacked from both land

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and air. Advancing troops of the special task force have been able to

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destroy terrorist camps in the course of this, heavy weapons

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including anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, were destroyed.

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Nigeria is the military powerhouse of West Africa. It has around 80,000

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troops and they are fairly well equipped. That does not guarantee

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success against groups like Boko Haram. Their fighters live amongst

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the civilian population and know the terrain extremely well. The Islamist

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militants have deployed deadly tactics. This video, shot last year

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by a Boko Haram member, shows a powerful car bomb targeting the

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offices of a newspaper. Over the past three years, close to 2000

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people have been killed by the militants' bombs and bullets. But

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civilians have also suffered from the Army's heavy-handed, sometimes

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brutal response. The image of the military in the minds of the average

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person in Nigeria is of a bully who comes about, killing and destroying

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them the same way Boko Haram military does. Resentment of the

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Army has even boosted the support for the Islamist militants. No

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matter how many soldiers are sent to fight the jihadists it seems

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unlikely that a military solution alone will secure lasting peace in

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northern Nigeria. With all the sport here's Katie

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Gornall at the BBC Sport Centre. The first Test between England and

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New Zealand is finally poised after day three at Lord's. 22-year-old Joe

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Root appeared to have put England in control with an impressive 71 in the

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century stand with Johnathon Trott, but a dramatic late batting collapse

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saw England close on 180 for six, a lead of 205 runs. Earlier, New

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Zealand slumped to 207 out -- all out before lunch. Taking more than

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300 test wickets makes you well qualified to offer rolling advice

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and whatever Jimmy Anderson said to Stuart broad had some impact. In his

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first over, broad macro had Brendon McCullum and the tone had been set

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for the morning. Before long, Anderson was back amongst it bowling

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at his ferocious best before finishing with five wickets. Steven

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Finn picked up form. He got last month trend bolts. The innings

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fittingly ended in Anderson's hands with New Zealand still 25 behind.

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But where England's bowlers lead, New Zealand's could follow. Both the

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home side openers went early to a mix of swing and the art of

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surprise. England had no time for any more alarms so Johnathon Trott

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and Joe Root took on the job of steadily building the lead. It was

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it was not captivating initially, it soon would be. Root was starting to

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Boston. He accelerated past 50, his first in a home Test. England were

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in control. They were almost 200 head when he was finally uprooted.

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But panic soon set in. Three batsmen came and went. Matt prior's duck was

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his second of the game. An unexpected -- an unexpected failure

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in an unexpected collapsed. It forced Ian Bell to the crease. He

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and England got through but they have much work left to do.

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It was a happy return to Wembley today for Bradford City. They are

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celebrating promotion after beating Northampton Town 3-0 in the League

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Two play-off final. After their historic appearance three months ago

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Bradford ensured they came out on top this time around. They made a

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dream start with Nicky Wells firing in the third goal after 20 minutes.

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It is thus that third promotion since they reached the Premier

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League 14 years ago. David Beckham said a tearful farewell to Paris

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this evening in what could be the final match of his career before

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heading into retirement. The former England captain was given the

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armband for the night and was instrumental as the Leage One

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champions went -- ran out 3-1 champions against Brest. The game

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was briefly halted as Beckham was substituted to a tearful ovation

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from the crowd. Ten years after winning the Rugby union World Cup

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for England, Jonny Wilkinson has kicked his French club Toulon to

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victory in the Heineken Cup. His side beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in

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Dublin. With two long trailing in the second half it was Delon

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Armitage who helped swing the game in their favour, and sprinkling the

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chasing pack to score this side's only try. It handed Wilkinson the

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chance to fire too long into the lead for the first time in the match

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and he held his nerve, guiding to want to their first European title

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