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# the divide

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Rupert Murdoch under fire over tweet about 'real black President'

It’s been suggested the media mogul may need a Twitter editor (at the very least).

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Oct 8th 2015, 5:13 PM

City kids are worse at reading (and their maths skills don't quite add up either)

Pupils in urban DEIS schools score worse in tests, but they are missing classes less.

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Apr 9th 2015, 1:00 PM