10/03/2018 BBC Weekend News


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Good evening.

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Police have identified

more than 200 witnesses,

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and are examining around 240 pieces

of evidence, in the investigation

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into the attempted murder,

of a former Russian spy

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and his daughter.

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The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd,

chaired a meeting of

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the Government's emergency committee

Cobra today, and says

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investigators are being given

all the resources they need.

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Sergei Skripal and his daughter

Yulia are still in a critical

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condition, and the officer who tried

to help them after the nerve

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agent attack, Nick Bailey,

remains in hospital.

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Dominic Casciani reports.

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A vehicle designed to save lives,

now posing a grave risk to the

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public. This was the scene at

Salisbury and blends station this

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evening as chemical warfare

specialists began the latest phase

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of this investigation. More than 180

military personnel now helping at

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counter-terrorism investigation that

already includes more than 250

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detectives. This is the second major

military operation in Salisbury in

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24 hours. Last night we saw them

take away a police car from the

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hospital. Today they have taken away

ambulances which were potentially

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contaminated last Sunday. Everybody

is watching and waiting to see when

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this emergency will end. The nation

is watching and waiting to find out

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who is behind this crime. Today, the

second meeting any week for the

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government's emergency committee,

Cobra.

This investigation is focused

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on making sure we keep people safe

as a priority. That is what the

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Cobra meeting was about. And also

making sure that we collect all the

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evidence, so when it comes to

attribution we will be absolutely

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clear where it Lee.

The pizzeria

where Sergei and Yulia Skripal dined

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is now quarantined. Today, the

city's main cemetery was also closed

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to the public as officers examined

the graves of Mr Skripal's wife and

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son. Today there was no change in

his condition or that of his

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daughter. Still critical, still in

intensive care. Wiltshire police

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released a statement on behalf of

the third victim of the nerve agent,

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Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey. He

said he and his family are hugely

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grateful for all the messages of

support from the public, and

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colleagues from the police family.

He was part of a group of officers

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and other emergency service

colleagues who dealt with the

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initial incident. He doesn't

consider himself a hero, he was

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really doing his job, a job he loves

and is immensely proud of. Salisbury

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is a proud city. And trying to get

on with normal life. Shoppers in the

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market and officials drawing up plan

to help businesses affected by the

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police operation. But with more

barriers going up tonight at the

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park with the emergency began, it

may be weeks yet before it is all

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over.

Those barriers I talked about have

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gone away again. It looks like

police found it a bit of a struggle

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to fit them tonight. Let's see what

happens. That shows how intensive

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this operation is. An awful lot of

activity, a lot of painstaking work.

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At some point this city will be free

of this investigation. At that point

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it will go behind the scenes as

counterterrorism specialists pick up

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this evidential thread. Ultimately

they will have two provide some

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answers as to who was behind this

crime.

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Dominic, thank you.

Dominic Oceania.

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The Education Secretary says

he wants to resolve a recruitment

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crisis in England's schools,

by cutting the work

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load of teachers.

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Damian Hinds told a conference

of head teachers that the government

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would "strip away" pointless tasks,

so their staff can "focus

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on what actually matters".

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Here's Elaine Dunkley.

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This is Passmores Academy in Essex.

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Like so many schools,

it's struggling to recruit teachers.

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Classrooms around the country

are now relying

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on agency supply teachers

to cover permanent vacancies.

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The government keeps missing targets

about recruitment into the

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possession -- profession. We have

4000 less teachers than we need,

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especially in the key subjects,

English, maths, science.

The issue

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is not just about recruiting new

staff but stopping existing teachers

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from leaving the profession. In the

next five years, pupil numbers are

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expected to increase in England,

along with pressures and demands on

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teachers.

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Planning, marking, assessments. The

actual teaching part of it took of

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the least time. That was one major

factor. I got out of the education

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system thinking and feeling the

whole thing needed to be turned on

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its head.

Today at a conference for

headteachers, the government

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promised to address these issues.

For the rest of this parliament they

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will be no new additional statutory

tests for assessment for primary

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schools, no further changes to the

national curriculum. And no more

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reform of GCSEs and A-levels.

Stability in schools was the

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message. The government accepting it

needed to work harder to relieve

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pressures in the classroom.

Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.

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Monitoring groups in Syria say more

than a thousand people have been

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killed since government forces

stepped up their bombardment

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of Eastern Ghouta three weeks ago.

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Soldiers loyal to President Assad

are reported to have made

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significant advances,

and are believed to have cut off

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the biggest town in the area, Douma,

as well as isolating another.

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Talks have been taking place

in Brussels between European Union

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and US trade representatives,

over President Trump's plans

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to impose higher tariffs on steel

and aluminium imports.

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The EU described the discussions

as "frank", but said it wasn't clear

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whether Europe would be exempt

from the proposals.

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Further talks are

planned next week.

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With news of Ireland being crowned

Six Nations champions,

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and all the sport, here's

Olly Foster at the BBC Sport Centre.

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Many things, Clive.

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Ireland have won the Six Nations

Championship with a game to spare.

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That's after their bonus point win

against Scotland that England failed

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to match, despite beating France

in the last few minutes.

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They lost 22-16 to France.

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From Dublin, here's our sports

correspondent, Joe Wilson.

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This afternoon we didn't know how it

would stop, only where it would

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start. The Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Scotland waiting. This way.

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Scotland's style fast and loose.

When it fails, it can and tries to

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the opposition. Jacob Stockdale for

Ireland. They give to safely

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delivered. Then came his sixth of

this Six Nations. Earlier in the

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second have a Scotland move finally

worked, Blair Kinghorn scoring. But

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Sean Cronin's dive over the line for

Ireland was more significant, their

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fourth try, which not only ensured

victory, Ireland had a bonus point

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as well. 28, eight in Dublin. After

Paris. Elliot Daly's monster penalty

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was impressive but England needed

more. They needed to match Ireland's

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result. They needed for tries.

England were defending desperately.

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A high tackle from Anthony Watson,

sin bin for him, France awarded a

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penalty try. Things were not going

to plan. Understatement. A try came.

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A good one. Not enough. France won,

sordid Ireland.

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Just to confirm, England can't

catcher Ireland. Nobody can catch

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Ireland. There is intense

satisfaction in Dublin this evening.

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But also anticipation because next

weekend they could win the grand

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slam by beating England at

Twickenham. I think some hasty

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travel plans are being made all

around me right now.

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I'd imagine there will be.

Joe Wilson, many thanks. West Ham

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are investigating the pitch

invasions and crowd disturbances

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that marred their defeat to Burnley.

Elsewhere in the Premier League,

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Marcus Rashford scored both

Manchester United goals as they beat

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Liverpool at Old Trafford. They

remain second, 13 points behind

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Manchester City, who don't play

until Monday night.

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Patrick Geary reports. From the age

of industry to the age of the

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selfie, Manchester and Liverpool

have quarrelled. The row started

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about trade. These days these teams

rely on imports. Jose Mourinho opted

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for some local produce. Marcus

Rashford of Wythenshawe. Look what

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it meant for him to score. Rashford

is England's great hope but hadn't

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started a league game for his club

this year. He can consider this a

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chance taken. After the break,

Liverpool started to fight back and

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felt they should have been given a

hand. No penalty though. They did

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get some luck. An own goal macro. A

mix-up to set off a big finish. The

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pressure mounted. Liverpool corner.

Mo Salah over the bar. United know

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the title is heading across town to

Manchester City. This was a day for

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their bit of Manchester.

Patrick Geary, BBC News.

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Great Britain have their first medal

at the Winter Paralympics in

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South Korea.

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Teenager Millie Knight

with her guide, Brett Wild, took

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silver on the opening day

of competition in the visually

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impaired downhill

skiing in Pyeongchang.

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Slovakia won gold, but Knight

described their second place

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as "the best feeling in the world".

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Lots more on the BBC sport website,

including all the Winter Paralympic

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results, and also details of the one

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day series win for England's

cricketers against New Zealand.

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That's all for now. Clive. Ollie

Foster there.

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That's it.

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There's more throughout the evening

on the BBC News Channel,

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and I'll be back with the late

News at Ten.

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