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02/02/2015

The prime minister promises to protect school funding in England, but Labour claims pupils will lose out.

Anna Foster and Chris Warburton with the day's news and sport. David Cameron promises that a future Conservative government would maintain the amount of money being spent on every school pupil in England. But because funding won't keep pace with inflation, Labour says the pledge amounts to a real-terms cut. We hear from teachers and the head of the Education Select Committee.

The Australian journalist, Peter Greste, gives his first interview after being held in an Egyptian prison for 400 days. He describes his release as a "massive step forward" for the country, but says his fears remain for his Al-Jazeera colleagues left behind.

And we speak to the mother of Shane Galliers, who's feared drowned, after slipping as he attempted to scatter his sister's ashes from a cliff in Cornwall.

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Mon 2 Feb 2015 16:00

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  • Mon 2 Feb 2015 16:00