To test the liquid, he placed a drop in the soil of a dying flower growing in a pot in the room.

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This is aimed at reversing the drop in numbers of riders taking the test, which was caused by a move in 2009 to replace local centres with a smaller number of test "super-centres" where off-road manoeuvres could also be assessed.

BBC: The rush to the scooter

The New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy, widely credited as an important factor in the citywide drop in crime during the Bloomberg administration, will face its biggest constitutional test in a federal trial beginning Monday.

WSJ: Trial Begins Over NYPD's Frisk Policy

The current test includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning, which are not taught in primary schools and need coaching but the new test may drop that element and place the emphasis on English and Maths, which are taught in classrooms, BBC South East Today's political correspondent John Young explained.

BBC: Kent 11-plus overhaul 'to tackle coaching culture'