hello to you. the charity save the children has warned that planned reductions in british aid to syria could lead to hundreds of thousands of children losing their access to education entirely. since the start of the conflict a decade ago, thousands of schools have been destroyed, in what the un says is a deliberate ploy by president bashar al assad and his allies to terrorise communities a charge the regime denies. the foreign office says no final decisions have been made but it is warning there are tough decisions ahead because of the pandemic. our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. to be a parent in syria is to carry the world on your shoulders. forabu bahar, his burden is constant vigilance. for years he s watched the sun set and rise from this hilltop, waiting for the next attack. he s a flight spotter, a one man early warning system, protecting the village below where his wife and five children live. at the end of another long shift, he calls hom
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By Craig Murray
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British Labour leader Keir Starmer’s determination to use his refusal to alleviate child poverty a