Mr Balls has got rid of the weakest link in the long chain of tests taken in English schools (there are no SATs elsewhere in the United Kingdom).

ECONOMIST: School examinations

The researchers also found a direct link between the number of tangles and scores from memory tests carried out on the eight people before they died.

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Authorities said they were running ballistics tests to see if they could conclusively link the gun Ebel used in Texas with the one that killed Clements.

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However, the scientists said their tests showed no such link.

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Tests are ongoing to see if all four patients have the same strain and whether there is a link with the fish bar.

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