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Today Reda and Doug read some of the emails people have sent in to us at [e-mail] or by filling out the form below.

This week we talked about Mirnal Patel and a school that she wanted her son to get into.

She had put an address on the schools application form that was close to the school.

This was because schools have catchment areas; areas that are close to the school.

Children who do not live in a school's catchment area cannot join that school.

Raed from Yemen emailed us after the programme and said: "I think it's a parents' right to chose where to send their child to school. Parents want the best learning for their children, and should demand it".

Many of our readers emailed us after they read the story about the plinth in Trafalgar Square.

Mohammed from Saudi Arabia emailed us to say that if he was on the plinth he would want to draw attention to war in any part of the world.

And Nizar from Syria emailed in and said: "I will be very happy if I stood on the plinth in the middle of the square. If that happened I will ask all the people to listen to more music. At the same time I will ask all governments to decrease useless emissions, for a healthy planet".

Our thesaurus story was also popular and Ali Hamdi from Iraq wrote in to say that it's really great to have such a reference especially for those who work in the translation field.

He also said that: "a Thesaurus gives more meaning, and this historical Thesaurus will help people to understand which words are not applicable or no longer used."

Why don't you listen to today's programme and write in as well.

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