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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mike Duran

Guardian Daily podcast: Failing schools to be closed

The minister of state for schools and learners, Jim Knight, speaks on the fate of schools which don't reach a 30% pass rate of five good GSCEs.

Andrew Clark talks about the controversial scheme in Texas that allows teachers in schools to be armed.

We get an insight into the European Space Agency programme to land on Mars from the Guardian's science correspondent James Randerson.

Hannah Pool relives her childhood holiday of ice-cream and kiss-me-quick at the good old British seaside.

And we hear about a record-breaking weekend for Team GB in Beijing.

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