:00:21. > :00:24.Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets in Dublin to watch
:00:25. > :00:26.the commemorations to mark the centenary of the 1916
:00:27. > :00:34.The failed rebellion against British rule 100 years ago left
:00:35. > :00:37.almost 500 people dead, and eventually led to the creation
:00:38. > :00:45.Our Ireland Correspondent Chris Buckler is in Dublin.
:00:46. > :00:52.Commemorations are taking place across this country but it is in
:00:53. > :00:57.Dublin where the main ceremonies are being held including here where
:00:58. > :01:02.parades have been passing all morning and a ceremony is being
:01:03. > :01:10.held. Among those in the crowds are family members of those who fought
:01:11. > :01:16.for Irish independence. In 1916 the St was at the centre of conflict.
:01:17. > :01:24.100 years later it has become the focal point for these
:01:25. > :01:29.commemorations, a place to remember the Rising. The Post Office was the
:01:30. > :01:35.military headquarters. A republic and the end of British rule was the
:01:36. > :01:40.cleared. With these words, the proclamation. We proclaim the Irish
:01:41. > :01:47.Republic as a sovereign independent state and we pledge our lives and
:01:48. > :01:52.the lives of our families to its cause. Today people lined the
:01:53. > :01:58.streets of Dublin for a parade that past some of the sites. Honouring
:01:59. > :02:02.those who died during six days when the city was engulfed in chaos. By
:02:03. > :02:12.the time the revolt was defeated much of Dublin was destroyed. Years
:02:13. > :02:18.later, a republic did emerge. In part that was as a result of the
:02:19. > :02:25.execution of some of the Rising's leaders. Their deaths made their
:02:26. > :02:35.masters. We cherish 100 years later the principles and the ideals
:02:36. > :02:39.contained in our proclamation for which they fought. Among those
:02:40. > :02:49.remembering the events of 1916, relatives of those who took part in
:02:50. > :02:55.the Rising. A century since has seen the city change and the birth of an
:02:56. > :03:02.independent nation. Given the deaths of British soldiers and civilians as
:03:03. > :03:06.well as Irish volunteers there are sensitivities in marking this
:03:07. > :03:12.history. Some Unionist politicians decided not to attend today's
:03:13. > :03:13.ceremonies. There is no doubting the importance of 1916 on this island.
:03:14. > :03:23.Thank you. Teachers have voted to ballot
:03:24. > :03:26.for a boycott of all primary school tests, after claims that children
:03:27. > :03:28.in England are the "most Delegates at the National Union
:03:29. > :03:32.of Teachers annual conference criticised "chaotic" changes
:03:33. > :03:33.to primary assessment, claiming the tests subject children
:03:34. > :03:35.to high levels of The government said a boycott would
:03:36. > :03:39.only "disrupt children's education". A seven-year-old girl has died
:03:40. > :03:42.after the bouncy castle she was playing on is thought
:03:43. > :03:45.to have blown away in a sudden The child was carried across a park
:03:46. > :03:50.at an Easter fair in Harlow, Essex. She was treated by paramedics
:03:51. > :03:53.but later died in hospital. A man and a woman have been arrested
:03:54. > :03:56.on suspicion of manslaughter The Health and Safety Executive
:03:57. > :04:02.is also investigating. A man wanted in connection
:04:03. > :04:04.with the mass killings in Paris and Brussels has been
:04:05. > :04:07.arrested in Italy. The Algerian man was suspected
:04:08. > :04:10.of having produced false ID In Brussels, a march,
:04:11. > :04:17.planned for today to express solidarity with the victims of last
:04:18. > :04:20.week's bombings, has been called off after police said they were too
:04:21. > :04:23.stretched to cope. Our correspondent Anna Holligan
:04:24. > :04:34.is at the Place de la Bourse. The police said they simply could
:04:35. > :04:39.not call with the numbers and that is why people are once again
:04:40. > :04:44.gathering here leaving tributes. You can see the crowds congregating on
:04:45. > :04:49.the steps. In terms of the investigation the latest is that
:04:50. > :04:54.Belgian media are reporting that the only man so far are charged with
:04:55. > :04:59.terrorist murderers, Faisal C, is the third subject pictured on the
:05:00. > :05:05.surveillance footage from the airport. Detectives have concluded
:05:06. > :05:09.their investigations. They are clearing the debris and flights are
:05:10. > :05:15.expected to resume before Tuesday. This is the first weekend since the
:05:16. > :05:18.explosions rocked this Catholic nation. Which means that these
:05:19. > :05:22.gatherings have an added poignancy. Thank you.
:05:23. > :05:25.Meanwhile, Pope Francis has urged people to use the weapons of love
:05:26. > :05:28.to combat the evil of blind violence following the attacks in Brussels.
:05:29. > :05:31.Thousands of worshippers gathered to hear his traditional message
:05:32. > :05:40.In his Easter message, David Cameron said the pernicious
:05:41. > :05:42.ideology behind the Brussels attacks must be defeated.
:05:43. > :05:44.The Prime Minister urged people to stand together and show
:05:45. > :05:46.that they would never be cowed by terror.
:05:47. > :05:52.Our correspondent Nina Warhurst reports.
:05:53. > :05:55.At the end of a week where events may have shaken the faith of many,
:05:56. > :05:59.the reminder from St Peter's Square in Rome was one of the hope
:06:00. > :06:03.The Pope also called on Christians to remember
:06:04. > :06:06.victims of terror and violence, not just in Europe but across the world,
:06:07. > :06:19.TRANSLATION: All too often these brothers and sisters of ours meet
:06:20. > :06:21.along the way with death, or with rejection, by those
:06:22. > :06:27.who could offer them some welcome and assistance.
:06:28. > :06:29.In Kent the Archbishop of Canterbury also asked Christians
:06:30. > :06:33.to think about how Easter marking the Resurrection of Christ
:06:34. > :06:39.is a chance to overcome fear, to trust in God.
:06:40. > :06:42.Easter proclaims to us in flesh and blood that fear and death
:06:43. > :06:50.God has spoken life, hope and purpose.
:06:51. > :06:53.Easter is, for Christians, a day of celebration.
:06:54. > :06:56.While asking followers to remember those who need
:06:57. > :06:59.their prayers, the Pope's plea was to remain optimistic,
:07:00. > :07:15.Labour's Andy Burnham has criticised the Home Secretary for preparing
:07:16. > :07:18.to make what he called "damaging cuts" to the UK's Border Force.
:07:19. > :07:21.The shadow home secretary accused Theresa May of trying to hide budget
:07:22. > :07:23.reductions to the force, which carries out immigration
:07:24. > :07:31.He said Chancellor George Osborne's Budget was to blame.
:07:32. > :07:40.Campaigners in favour of Britain leaving the EU have apologised after
:07:41. > :07:49.wrongly including the names of two leading businessmen. David Ross and
:07:50. > :07:51.John Caldwell have been removed from the list of names of an anti-EU
:07:52. > :07:55.letter published yesterday. Syrian government forces say
:07:56. > :07:57.they have recaptured the ancient desert city of Palmyra
:07:58. > :08:01.from Islamic State fighters, who destroyed many of its historic
:08:02. > :08:02.monuments, provoking A military source said the army
:08:03. > :08:07.was in "complete control". The three-week battle for Palmyra
:08:08. > :08:16.may not quite be over but Syrian state television and other local
:08:17. > :08:18.channels have been showing soldiers patrolling the streets
:08:19. > :08:22.of the modern city today. As with other IS-held towns,
:08:23. > :08:26.progress is cautious. Navigating the bombs and booby traps
:08:27. > :08:29.the jihadists left behind. It's a major strategic
:08:30. > :08:34.victory for the government and also big propaganda
:08:35. > :08:38.coup for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backers
:08:39. > :08:41.who threw their full force behind World attention was focused
:08:42. > :08:50.on Palmyra for one reason - the fabled ruins of a 2000-year-old
:08:51. > :08:53.city on its outskirts. The colonnades and columns
:08:54. > :08:55.are still standing but no one yet knows how much damage IS has
:08:56. > :08:58.done since it seized control The jihadists taunted
:08:59. > :09:04.world opinion by carrying out and filming a mass killing
:09:05. > :09:07.in the Roman theatre and the destruction
:09:08. > :09:12.of two huge temples. The Syrian government
:09:13. > :09:14.has pledged to rebuild what was destroyed while
:09:15. > :09:17.the Syrian army says it plans to move on IS across
:09:18. > :09:19.the desert in its strongholds For IS the loss of Palmyra follows
:09:20. > :09:25.that of Ramadi over the border It's another big blow
:09:26. > :09:29.to the Jihadist aura You can see more on all of today's
:09:30. > :09:39.stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC
:09:40. > :10:02.One is at 6:35pm. Good afternoon. British summer Time
:10:03. > :10:06.may well have started but it's a proper spring day out there this
:10:07. > :10:10.afternoon, we have good spells of sunshine, but that's not the full
:10:11. > :10:11.story because we also have some heavy and potentially thundery