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03/11/2015

A former soldier describes his failed attempt to bring an Afghan girl to the UK.

A father of four from West Yorkshire has admitted trying to smuggle a three-year-old Afghan girl into the UK from Calais. Rob Lawrie wanted to bring her to live with relatives in Britain. He told 5 live: "All rationality left me and I knew what I had to do". There's also reaction to the government's plans for more testing of seven-year-olds in English schools, and a look back at five famous food scares.

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Tue 3 Nov 2015 10:00

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  • Tue 3 Nov 2015 10:00

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