The number of homeless London families placed in temporary accommodation outside the capital has risen five-fold since 2012, figures show.

Families have been placed as far away as Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.
The number of placements rose from 113 between April and June 2012 to 551 between December and April 2016, figures from London Councils (LC) show.
Authorities say they are forced into this by rising temporary housing costs, which have also doubled since 2012.
London boroughs spent Â£203m on housing rented on a per-night basis in the 2015 financial year, up from Â£90m in 2011, the figures from LC, which represents city authorities, indicate.
Kate Webb, head of policy at housing charity Shelter, explained high London property prices mean "councils are finding it much harder to find landlords that will work with them".
Councils are struggling to secure long term leases on properties to use for temporary accommodation, so are forced into per-night rental agreements, or to look beyond the capital, she said.
The number of nights rented under these arrangements has more than tripled from 540,000 to 1.8m over the past five years, 14 councils in London confirmed.
"Because councils can't find anything affordable and suitable in their own local area, then they do often have no choice but to look to cheaper areas outside of the capital," Ms Webb said.
Abigail Tumfo was placed by Waltham Forest Council in Hertfordshire, after being evicted by a landlord who did not want a child in his property.
"The council told me they didn't have anything apart from a studio apartment in Welwyn Garden City."
She explained her support network of family and friends has been stripped away by the move.
"I feel like I've been abandoned. I've been here for three years, now, and I'm still here, the council are still not doing anything to move me back to where I'm from," she said.  "It's like my life has been put on pause."
She said her accommodation was in poor shape, that other residents in the building were disruptive, and has had to spend much of her income on commuting to London for work.
"I've had to deal with mould, I've had to deal with cockroaches, I've had to deal with crazy people banging on doors at night, breaking through people's doors," she said.
"It's been a hell living in this place, for me and my kids. My eldest thinks this is normal but I know this isn't a normal life for her. I know there is something better out there, that she doesn't deserve this kind of life."
Housing departments have been considering alternative solutions to the shortage of properties.
Converting former industrial units into temporary accommodation, and building prefabricated, modular housing on council-owned land, are among ideas discussed at meetings between council housing officers, according to documents released by LC.
But cost increases are forcing London boroughs to look further afield for temporary accommodation.
Most of these families were sent to towns in the south-east such as Thurrock, Medway and Luton, though a number of families were housed in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.
There has also been a rise in the number of families moved to another borough within London. While 2449 families were placed outside their borough between June and September in 2011, this rose to 4883 between December and March 2016, the figures show.
Dave Smith, policy officer at the Residential Landlords' Association said: "One of the biggest problems that councils have is that they are not addressing people being evicted from properties quickly enough."
He explained councils tend to leave people in a property to the very last minute, before looking for short term emergency housing solutions.
"If that was being addressed more quickly, then these expensive temporary housing solutions could be avoided," he said.
The BBC sent freedom of information requests to all London boroughs on the costs of their nightly charged temporary accommodation.
Twenty boroughs provided full information, though some responses also included nightly paid, shared accommodation.


Every day, thousands of commuters pass around, above and through what was once Sailortown.

It was a thriving, busy part of Belfast - home to hundreds of families.
Then in the Seventies, the Belfast Urban Project began - the Westlink.
That saw many homes in the docks area demolished and the people scattered far and wide.  It had a huge impact on those who used to live there.
"I was born in Pilot Street and we lived in Ship Street," said Brian Quinn, a former resident.
"And when I was 14, the house was demolished.  We had to move.
"As a kid, it was very strange.  You were just used to your friends and all of a sudden, your friends were away.  They'd moved to different areas."
It could have meant the end for Sailortown, but Brian and some former residents had other ideas.  They kept in touch as time passed by.
"We used to meet up from time to time over the years.
"A few of us got together and decided to meet more often.  And the focal point was always Sailortown."
That shared passion for their original area's past led them to form the Docksiders Senior Men's Group.  With some financial support from the Big Lottery Fund, they set about collecting the stories of Sailortown.
"There've been numerous stories told," Brian said.
"You can't remember them all, so we decided to get them down in writing so it's there for other people to see.
"People can't listen to our stories if they're not with us, but they can read our books."
The books have covered childhood tales and stories of working life.  Now on their fourth instalment, they are turning their attention to the past.
"The fourth book is six stories of six of our members who have passed away," Brian said.
"And they're stories told from their friends' perspectives and from their families' perspective.  These were people who were born and reared in Sailortown and lived in Sailortown."
There is little left of the original Sailortown - just four houses on Garmoyle Street, a couple of buildings that are now pubs and St. Joseph's Church, which links many of the former residents as well as members of the group.
"Five of our members were baptised here," said Brian.
"The one who wasn't baptised here, he was married here and his son was baptised here."
The church was closed in 2001, but it still holds a place in the hearts of the community.
"At one stage, there was around 5,000 on the parish records, so there was a large community," said Brian.
"We keep it alive.  We're down there every Sunday having a short service on Sunday mornings, then we go back round to the offices and hold our meetings."
"The chapel was built in 1879 and the houses on Garmoyle Street were built a few years before that.
"It's great that there are still at least some of the buildings here in Sailortown, because most of it's unrecognisable."
But the group is determined that Sailortown will live on, on paper at least.
"I would say that the lads look forward to their childhood," said Brian.
"They're always talking about their childhood days.  They never talk much about the present day, except if it's to discuss football matches or horse-racing results.  But it's all memories that they talk about.
"We enjoy telling stories and we hope to publish more in the years to come."


(Close): Wall Street markets had their biggest gains in two months following a global rally set off by positive Chinese inflation data.

Producer prices in China fell at their slowest rate in 16 months in April, while consumer prices climbed 2.3% in the same month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 222.44 points to 17928.35.
The  Nasdaq composite rose 59.67 to 4809.88, while the S&P 500 climbed 25.70 to 2084.39.
After slipping on Monday, oil prices also rose as wildfires in Canada continued to force suppliers to halt production.
OPEC president Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada said on Tuesday that he expected the oil market recovery to continue as global demand increased in the second quarter of the year.
The US benchmark West Texas crude gained 2.8% to $44.66 a barrel and Brent crude climbed 4.5% to $45.60.
As a result Exxon Mobile shares were up 1.6%, while Hess rose 5.9%.
Shares of Southwestern Energy climbed 7%.
Oilfield servicing company Schlumberger saw its share price rise 1.8%. ConocoPhillips shares price climbed 2.9%.
Disney shares were up 1.2%. The media giant releases its quarterly earnings report after markets close.
Shares of ecommerce firm Amazon jumped 3.4% after an analyst report raised its outlook for the company. On Tuesday, Amazon also launched a new video publishing website intended to be a rival to YouTube.


The EU's newest Earth observation satellite, Sentinel-1b, has returned its first radar imagery.

It shows a 250km swathe of the Arctic that includes Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago.
Sentinel-1b was launched on Monday by a Soyuz rocket, and engineers have spent the hours since running early checks.
In the coming weeks, the spacecraft will be manoeuvred into its final orbit 700km above the Earth, with the aim of starting full operations in September.
Every new satellite goes through a period called Leop - Launch and Early Operation Phase. It is a series of tests that aim to confirm the satellite survived the vibration of launch and ascent without damage.
The first task for controllers once Sentinel-1b came off the top of the Soyuz' Fregat upper-stage on Monday was to deploy the spacecraft's solar panels and radar antennas. Stowed to fit inside the rocket, they had to be unfurled in a one-by-one "ballet" so as not to jam into each other.
The radar instrument itself was switched on early on Thursday, and the 600km-long strip on this page was acquired within a couple of hours. An extended calibration phase will go on through the summer.
Sentinel-1b is being flown in coordination with a sister platform, Sentinel-1a, which was launched in 2014.
In the same orbital plane but separated by 180 degrees, the pair will map the surface of the globe every six days.
Their data - some 5 terabits per day - will be totally free and open for anyone to use.
Radar has rather specialist uses, however.
Its key advantage is that it is able to sense the surface of the planet every single hour of the day or night, and in all weathers.
This is pertinent in regions like the Arctic, where the winter is dark for months on end and the skies can experience a lot of cloud.
An important application more generally across the globe will be disaster response - making rapid maps of places that have been hit by storms, floods, quakes, tsunamis and landslides.
The Sentinels carry laser communications systems that allow them, in principle, to get their data on to the desks of the people who need it within 20 minutes of acquisition.
The EU funds the Sentinels though its Copernicus programme. However, it asks the European Space Agency, with its technical knowledge, to procure and manage the satellites.
In addition to Sentinels 1a and 1b, a colour camera (Sentinel-2a) and an oceans and land observer (Sentinel-3a) have also been launched.
An atmospheric sensing satellite (Sentinel-5p) will go up later this year.
The European-funded Sentinel series
What is the Copernicus programme?
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos


A new air service takes off on Monday that will enable people in Wales to fly from Anglesey and Cardiff to Norwich.

UK airline, LinksAir is launching the service to East Anglia after reporting a 30% rise in passenger numbers in 2015 between Cardiff and Anglesey.
An Anglesey council spokesman said: "The airport plays a crucial role in making north Wales an attractive place to do business and attract visitors.
The service to Norwich will operate on weekdays from Monday.


The former president of Chile, Patricio Aylwin, has died aged 97 of natural causes, his family says.

Mr Aylwin, a centre-right Christian Democrat, became president in 1990 and oversaw the transition to democracy following 17 years of military rule under Gen Augusto Pinochet.
He was key in setting up a commission which investigated human rights abuses committed during the Pinochet era.
The Chilean government has declared three days of official mourning.
Officials said Mr Aylwin would be given a state funeral.
Patricio Aylwin will be best remembered as a critic of the Pinochet regime and for leading Chile back to democracy, but in 1973, when Pinochet seized power in a military coup, he saw things rather differently.
He initially praised the armed forces for "saving the country from descending either into civil war or Communist tyranny".
But as the 1973-1990 dictatorship wore on and Gen Pinochet showed no sign of stepping down, Mr Aylwin emerged as one of the regime's leading critics.
In 1988 Pinochet called a plebiscite, asking Chileans if they wanted him for another eight years.
Mr Aylwin led the "no" campaign, which won against the odds.
Gen Pinochet quit and Mr Aylwin won the first post-dictatorship election. He assumed power in a tense handover ceremony on 11 March, 1990.
As president, arguably his greatest achievement was to set up the Rettig Commission, which investigated human rights abuses from the dictatorship era.
The commission had to tread carefully - the military was still a powerful force.
But under a mandate from Mr Aylwin, it drew up a comprehensive list of names of thousands of people who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the Pinochet years.


Welsh slider Laura Deas will wait until the release of a report on doping before deciding whether to take part in the 2017 Skeleton World Championships in Sochi, Russia.

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The report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is due in December.
It is expected to clarify concerns about Russian doping, specifically at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Deas' team-mate Lizzy Yarnold may boycott Sochi following allegations of Russian state-sponsored doping.
"It's a really disappointing position to be in as clean athlete," Deas said.
"Once again preparations are being compromised by people who don't like to abide by the rules and it's frustrating to be in this position as a sport, not just as an individual."
A second Wada report from Canadian law professor and sports lawyer Dr Richard McLaren is due next month.
His first report, released in July 2016, stated the doping programme in Russia was "planned and operated" from late 2011 and continued through the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics until August 2015.
Deas, 28, said she would not make any "long-term decisions" until the publication of the second report.
"There's a lot of World Cup racing to do between now and then so that's what I'm going to focus on," she said.
The World Championships take place from 16-25 February.


Sitting on his neighbour's steps in the sunshine, 68-year-old Ted Pantelidis does not look too stressed.

But ask the right questions, and the level of concern becomes more apparent.
"We look very anxiously - every morning, every afternoon, every day - at the news," he says.
"I've got a bad feeling we're not going to get a good ending."
Greece got through its latest crisis point last week, repaying 200m euros (Â£145m; $224m) to the IMF.
But the government straightaway turned its attention to Monday's Eurogroup meeting and the repayment of 763m euros due to the IMF on Tuesday.
As the debt talks drag on in Brussels, Greek newspapers, radio and television broadcasts shout about the next big challenge.
And it is not just the headlines that live by the deadlines.
Pensioners like Ted were alarmed this month to find their pension payment was delayed.
The government said it was due to a technical error, but reports suggested it had struggled until the last minute to find the cash.
"It's so hard. You can't plan for the future," says Ted.
"People are scared - everybody is waiting to see what is going to happen."
Greece has not received any loans from the eurozone or the IMF since August 2014.
There are 7.2bn euros (Â£5.3bn; $8bn) left in the country's bailout programme, but creditors refuse to release the money until Athens implements further reforms, involving more spending cuts and tax increases.
Meanwhile the Greek government, led since January by the leftist Syriza party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, is refusing to go against its anti-austerity pre-election promises.
Ted and I meet in Petralona, a residential area at the foot of ancient Filopappou Hill in central Athens.
A nearby square is fairly busy, with cafe customers lining the pavements - their conversations often turning to the economy.
Living with uncertainty is a daily reality.
"People are already so stressed, we can't get any more so," a local bar owner tells me.
A young graphic designer walking her dog says she avoids watching TV because it makes her feel nervous.
"And every time I do, it's always the same thing."
"People in Greece are extremely aware of the payments coming up," says Jerome Roos, a Dutch political economist and activist following the debt crisis negotiations in Greece.
"They live by the deadlines.
"But it is the same old story. Default has been 'happening tomorrow' for five years - but now is the moment that it might actually happen tomorrow."
Researchers have pointed to an increase in suicides and depression during the economic crisis in Greece, partly due to soaring unemployment, which currently stands at around 25%.
The previous government was criticised for not responding adequately to the increasing demand for mental health support.
Prof George Christodoulou, honorary president of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, says many people in Greece suffer chronic stress as a result of the crisis.
The most marked change in recent years has been a broader sense of grief among the country's population, he adds.
"Presently the people have lost their patience. They are under the influence of chronic stress that is inflated by the media and they are worried about their future and the future of their children."
He says this has made many people vulnerable - willing to rid themselves of stress at any cost.
"This is potentially a very dangerous crossroad. The sooner this situation crystallises, the better."
Anti-austerity campaigners have pointed to the detrimental health impact of economic policies, when arguing against spending cuts and tax increases.
Some experts believe this should be taken into account by the EU and IMF, as Greece attempts to renegotiate the terms of its 240bn euros international bailout.
Meanwhile Dimitri Sotiropoulos, associate professor in political science at the University of Athens, warns that "economic despair" could lead to increasing support for extreme parties in Greece.
Leaders of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party are currently on trial in Athens, on charges including murder and belonging to a criminal organisation.
Back in Petralona, Dimitra Apostolopoulou, 40, is picking up bread from a bakery as her children wait in the car.
"I feel very worried because of the economic situation," she says. "But what can we do?"
Many here seem to do be doing the best thing they can - sit in the sunshine and wait.


A combined West Midlands "super council" could be formed by five local authorities in the region.

The proposed alliance between Birmingham City Council, Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Dudley authorities would serve a combined population of 3.4 million people.
Solihull and Coventry councils have also been invited to join.
A possible name for the body has not yet been decided, although "Greater Birmingham Council" has been ruled out.
Speaking about the proposals, announced earlier on Friday, Sandwell Council leader Darren Cooper said he "threw the gauntlet down to Birmingham" to join the existing joint committee of the four Black Country councils.
He described the "super council" as "a tier over the separate councils with a link to government" with "no extra cost and no extra politicians".
The business of local government, including elections and setting council tax rates, would be unchanged by the creation of the combined authority, Mr Cooper said.
Birmingham City Council's leader, Sir Albert Bore, said he was pleased with the proposals and envisioned an authority "stretching from Wolverhampton to Coventry and beyond, and from east Staffordshire to Redditch" which could "rebalance the national economy".
Jerry Blackett, chief executive of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, said: "Birmingham and the Black Country have shown some really strong leadership at last and government will listen.
"When we get our act together we're going to be 10-15% of the UK economy."
Analysis: Patrick Burns, West Midlands political editor, BBC Sunday Politics
Suspend your disbelief.
First, our leaders at Westminster tell us that after over 100 years of centralising power at Westminster, suddenly they can't give it away fast enough.
And now those mortal foes, Birmingham and the Black Country, are joining together in the hope that they can persuade Coventry and Solihull in a combined authority.
The idea is to lever in government funding and inward investment in a concerted way to boost skills and develop coherent economic and transport strategies across a conurbation of 3.4 million people. No additional local taxes, no additional politicians.
The whole thing would be headed by a board of the council leaders.
But what would it be called?... That could be where the trouble starts.
No existing authorities would be dissolved as a result of the combined authority. The leaders would instead form a board to collaborate.
"We're also committed to doing everything we can to encourage Coventry and Solihull to bring their considerable economic strength to a combined authority," said Roger Lawrence, leader of Wolverhampton City Council.
Bob Sleigh, leader of Solihull Council, said the authority was "open to discussions".
Responding to Sir Bore's comments on an authority "stretching to Redditch", Worcestershire County Council leader councillor Adrian Hardman told Worcester News: "It's just another way of Birmingham telling us what to do. I'm not up for a regional quango, a dictatorship ran by one man.
"We've had no talks and don't plan to."
Details for the combined authority are expected to be produced by April and approved by the end of 2015. The council leaders said the move would help attract hundreds of millions of pounds of investment to create jobs and improve transport.
Erdington MP Jack Dromey tweeted his approval of the plans, saying: "There is nothing we cannot do in the West Midlands if we work together. The combined authority in the heart of England is a landmark."
Catherine Staite, director of the University of Birmingham's institute of local government studies, said she could foresee no disadvantages.
"I think it's sensible. The West Midlands is a complex area - different sizes, a number of different unitary authorities. Making it work will be about developing mature relationships and dealing with differences without derailing the relationship," she said.
The regional agreement follows the similar formation of Greater Manchester, described as a "northern powerhouse" by Chancellor George Osborne this week.
There leaders of the area's 10 councils work together in the country's first statutory "super council", called the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.


Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was found stabbed outside a shop in Nottingham have made two arrests.

Reuben Morris-Laing, 21, was discovered in Robin Hood Street, St Ann's, shortly before 21:30 GMT on Wednesday, and later died in hospital.
A 29-year-old man is being held on suspicion of murder and a woman, 22, is suspected of assisting an offender.
Mr Morris-Laing's family said they have been left "devastated" by his death.
In a statement, they said: "Reuben was a caring, family orientated man who was always in high spirits.
"He was polite and nice to everyone he came into contact with.
"Reuben was also a hardworking role model who had high ambitions. He had chosen his vocation as a carpenter which was influenced by his father.
"We are all devastated by what has happened and life won't be the same without him."
The incident prompted Nottingham City Council's leader to call for tougher penalties for knife crime.


Jamie Murray says his motivation levels are higher than ever after capping a superb run of form by becoming world number one.

The Scot will top the doubles rankings on 4 April after reaching three Grand Slam finals, winning the Australian Open and the Davis Cup.
"It's an awesome feeling," said the 29-year-old.
"I think definitely my motivation is even higher than before, now that I've got here. You want to stay here."
Murray and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares lost their opening match at the Miami Open on Saturday, but defeat for current number one Marcelo Melo of Brazil ensured Murray will overtake him in the rankings.
"I didn't even know Marcelo was playing his match and then my phone just started going crazy, lots of people messaging me," said Murray.
He has played with 63 different partners since making his professional debut in 2003, including 15 in 2012 alone.
Consistent success came first alongside Australian John Peers, with the pair reaching the Wimbledon and US Open finals last year.
Murray then claimed his first men's doubles Grand Slam title with Soares at the Australian Open in January.
"My career's had a lot of ups and downs," he said. "Once I started playing with John Peers in 2013, that gave me a huge lift, a lot of direction, which I needed."
Murray said the "best decision of all" was working with coach Louis Cayer, adding: "He got me to think how I could be successful on the court and today we're here, number one."
Murray beat his younger brother Andy to a first major title by winning the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 and has now reached the top of the rankings first, with his sibling currently number two in singles.
"Andy's obviously been at the top of the game for such a long time but hasn't been able to do it because the level that these guys are playing at these days is so incredibly high," said Murray.
"He's having an amazing career and done so many great things on the court.
"He inspired me to try and max out in my tennis and be the best I can be. I think bar a couple of players, or a slightly different generation, he would have been there. Hopefully he can still make it."


Writer David Nobbs, best known for creating the television character Reginald Perrin, has died, the British Humanist Association has said.

Nobbs, 80, from Ripon, North Yorkshire, also wrote for The Two Ronnies, Ken Dodd, Frankie Howerd and Radio 4's The Maltby Collection.
The creator of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin also wrote 20 novels.
Comedian John Cleese said he was a "lovely kind, gentle man with a delicious sense of humour".
He said on Twitter: "Very sad today to hear of the death of David Nobbs. First worked with him on the Frost Report in 1966.
"He wrote many top-class shows and books. His masterwork: the Reggie Perrin shows."
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, first broadcast in the 1970s, told the story of a man, played by Leonard Rossiter, desperate to escape his dull marriage, disappointing children and daily grind of his job.
The British Humanist Association's chief executive Andrew Copson said: "David Nobbs was a very special talent and we were all honoured to have worked with him over his years as a patron of the BHA."
Ricky Gervais, creator of The Office, also paid tribute to Nobbs, by borrowing a catchphrase from the character CJ, played by John Barron, who was Perrin's tyrannical boss.
He tweeted: "I didn't get where I am today by not knowing what a genius David Nobbs was. RIP."
And Little Britain star Matt Lucas wrote: "Reggie Perrin and A Bit Of A Do were masterpieces. David Nobbs leaves the world a richer place."
Author Irvine Welsh, who wrote the novel Trainspotting, said: "Very sad to hear of the death of inspirational David Nobbs, who I had quite a few laughs with.
"A comic genius and an excellent human being."


A daughter trying to raise money to pay for her terminally ill mother to die at a Swiss clinic said she is heartbroken after being forced to cancel an event.

Tara O'Reilly, from Llanelli, has been trying to raise money to send Jackie Baker to euthanasia unit Dignitas.
She said her 59-year-old mother's condition has deteriorated rapidly and she had begged her children to make sure she dies with dignity.
But Mrs O'Reilly said police warned her that she could face prosecution.
Under current UK law, a person encouraging or assisting a suicide or suicide attempt could face up to 14 years in prison, if a decision was taken to prosecute.
Mrs O'Reilly, 40, said: "I've been forced to cancel the night. I don't know what I'm going to do or how I will raise the money.
"The law needs to change. It is inhumane that people should have to suffer in the way that my mother may have to now.
"I'm so upset - the thought of seeing my mum die without her dignity makes me feel sick."
The decision by Mrs O'Reilly and her sister Rose Baker to arrange an Â£8,000 fundraising evening with a drag artist and playboy waiters has led to front-page stories in national and international newspapers.
Mrs O'Reilly said she was aware of the possible risks - but did not anticipate her mother's story would gain global press attention.
She added the threat of being arrested or even jailed while her mother continued to worsen placed her in a very difficult position.
Dyfed-Powys Police said it was "an extremely sensitive and emotive issue" which the force has "carefully considered" as a result of a complaint received.
A spokesperson added: "All parties concerned have been spoken to and support and advice provided."
On Wednesday, Ms O'Reilly told BBC Wales the family had thought long and hard about their mother's wishes.
"My mother spoke to me and my sister about it and she said if it gets worse, which it has, she wanted to go to Switzerland," she said.
"We were distraught, because it's unthinkable.
"But as the months have gone, and we've seen how much she has deteriorated, unable to feed herself, dress herself.
"It's cruel. You wouldn't let your cat or dog suffer, you'd take them to the vets. It's kind.
"This is not kind. Having to wipe your mother's mouth, feed her and give her drinks through a straw."


A police force has admitted it did not properly investigate a victim's account of sex abuse at children's homes.

It meant two alleged perpetrators died before they could be prosecuted.
West Midlands Police upheld a complaint made by the victim, who has asked to be called Sarah, and apologised. It said at least one would have been charged.
The victim said the abuse at homes in Coventry in the 1980s was "horrendous", but added she was encouraged by the change in police investigations.
More on this story and others from Coventry
Two care workers were jailed in February following a subsequent police investigation.
Alan Todd and Kenneth Owen, both 70, worked at Wisteria Lodge, which was run by Coventry City Council, during the 1980s.
Sarah, who described herself as having been a "challenging child", was a resident at Wisteria Lodge and was physically and mentally abused by the men.
She spent time at other homes in the city in the 1980s, and told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire she had been abused by two other care workers, both whom are now dead. She said one of the workers had raped her.
After breaking down in 1999 and confessing to her mother what had happened, Sarah went to police.
But after no action was taken, she went back in 2012 and lodged a second complaint.
The force has now upheld that complaint and admitted several flaws in its original investigation.
In a written report from its professional standards department to Sarah, who has shared it with the BBC, the force said it had been "poorly managed and poorly supervised". It said if named witnesses had been traced, the likelihood of a prosecution against one or both of the now-deceased suspects "may have been more positive".
The investigating officer failed to record all inquiries he made and there was a lack of oversight from his senior officers, the report said.
Sarah was not fully believed and the officer's judgement "appeared cloudy", the professional standards inquiry found.
As a result of her 2012 complaint, West Midlands Police reopened a criminal investigation into abuse at Wisteria Lodge, which led to other victims coming forward and the subsequent convictions of Todd and Owen.
"It was horrendous," Sarah said of the abuse. "I was 12 years old... [I thought], 'how are they getting away with this'? 'Why aren't other people stopping this'?"
Detectives are also now investigating several people who have worked in a professional capacity with children, including at residential children's homes managed by Coventry City Council.
West Midlands Police said this latest inquiry was being managed by specialist staff within a sexual offences team. The force said it would not comment further at this stage.
The council is starting its own internal inquiry and has asked the local safeguarding board to carry out a review.
John Gregg, director of children's services, said he wanted to apologise to victims and reassure them things had changed.
"Given the severity of what's taken place, there's very little I can say that wouldn't sound hollow.
"I recognise the failings that have taken place and, as a council, we are committed to righting those wrongs."
Sarah said she wanted to praise police and the changes they had made to the way they investigate abuse claims.
"I think they have been open and transparent and they've looked at themselves."


Nearly half of the people who have received taxpayers' money to help them buy a home under a government scheme did not need it, according to research.

About 4,000 households in England earning more than £100,000 annually are in the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme.
Official figures to December 2016 show more than 20,000 households who are not first-time buyers have been helped.
The initiative, which started in April 2013, aims to make buying a home more affordable.
But research conducted for the government found that just over half of those who signed up to it said they could have afforded to buy without access to the scheme.
Help to Buy was launched by then Chancellor George Osborne to attempt to encourage more housebuilding.
The government offers a 20% equity loan to buyers of newly-built properties and 40% in London, on properties worth up to £600,000.
The buyers have to put down a 5% deposit and, when the property is sold, the government reclaims its loan.
This means if the value of the home goes up, the government will make a profit.
Similar schemes were set up and have now ended in Scotland and Wales.
£4.6 billion
worth of equity loans
100,284
loans taken
£17.7bn total value of properties sold
£46,301 average equity loan
£229,608 average purchase price
81% were first time buyers
Labour's shadow housing secretary John Healey said: "While the number of younger people who own a first home is in freefall, the number of government-backed affordable homes to buy has fallen by two-thirds since 2010 and badly targeted schemes like Help to Buy are not focused on those who most need a hand up.
"Labour would change that and make helping first-time buyers on ordinary incomes the priority for Help to Buy."
Gavin Barwell, the housing and planning minister, said: "We're committed to helping more people find a home of their own with the support of a range of low-cost home ownership products.
"Our Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme continues to make home ownership a reality for thousands of people, especially first-time buyers right across the country."
The government said it had committed £8.6 billion for the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme to allow it to run in England until 2021.


Police in Pakistan have raided offices of the software company Axact after the New York Times accused it of selling fake degrees.

Police say computers and other records had been seized and 22 people detained at its Islamabad offices, though no formal arrests have been made.
The newspaper says the company has made millions of dollars from marketing fake degrees online.
Axact has strenuously denied the allegations.
In a statement Axact called the allegations "baseless, substandard, maligning [and] defamatory" and threatened legal action against the New York Times.
The allegations have drawn attention in Pakistan as Axact has a high-profile media arm preparing to launch a TV news channel and publications in English and Urdu.
Axact's offices in Karachi were also raided as part of the investigation.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ordered the probe after the New York Times published its report on Sunday.


Lauren Gray is joining Eve Muirhead's rink in the position of lead following the departure of Sarah Reid.

Gray, 24, was the alternate when Muirhead's Scottish rink were world champions in 2013 and collected a 2014 Olympic bronze.
"We needed someone that could make the smooth transition into our team who had that background of competition experience," said skip Muirhead.
"We will have a solid unit as we head towards the long season ahead."
Reid, who replaced Claire Hamilton, was a team member for two years, with her exit announced earlier this month, along with coach Dave Hay.
Anna Sloan and Vicki Adams will go into their sixth season competing alongside Muirhead.


The funeral of a man who died following an accident during a cannonball stunt show in England has taken place in the Isle of Man.

Matt Cranch, 23, was originally from the island but lived in Cornwall.
He had been working as a cannonball stunt man for a few weeks when he died after a safety net collapsed at Kent County Showground.
His funeral, which was for close friends and family only, was held at Douglas Crematorium.
Mr Cranch suffered multiple injuries when he hit the ground after being fired from a cannon on 25 April and later died at Maidstone hospital.
He was working with the Scott May daredevil team, based at St Just in west Cornwall, when the accident happened.


It has been a difficult summer for India.

Drought and a searing heat wave have affected an astonishing 330 million people across the country.
But this summer also marks the 150th anniversary of a far more terrible and catastrophic climatic event: the Orissa famine of 1866.
Hardly anyone today knows about this famine. It elicits little mention in even the densest tomes on Indian history.
There will be few, if any, solemn commemorations. Yet the Orissa famine killed over a million people in eastern India.
In modern-day Orissa state, the worst hit region, one out of every three people perished, a mortality rate far more staggering than that caused by the Irish Potato Famine.
The Orissa famine also became an important turning point in India's political development, stimulating nationalist discussions on Indian poverty. Faint echoes of these debates still resonate today amid drought-relief efforts.
Famine, while no stranger to the subcontinent, increased in frequency and deadliness with the advent of British colonial rule.
The East India Company helped kill off India's once-robust textile industries, pushing more and more people into agriculture. This, in turn, made the Indian economy much more dependent on the whims of seasonal monsoons.
One hundred and fifty years ago, as is the case with today's drought, a weak monsoon appeared as the first ill omen.
"It can, we fear, no longer be concealed that we are on the eve of a period of general scarcity," announced the Englishman, a Calcutta newspaper, in late 1865.
The Indian and British press carried reports of rising prices, dwindling grain reserves, and the desperation of peasants no longer able to afford rice.
All of this did little to stir the colonial administration into action. In the mid-19th Century, it was common economic wisdom that government intervention in famines was unnecessary and even harmful. The market would restore a proper balance. Any excess deaths, according to Malthusian principles, were nature's way of responding to overpopulation.
This logic had been used with devastating effect two decades beforehand in Ireland, where the government in Britain had, for the most part, decided that no relief was the best relief.
On a flying visit to Orissa in February 1866, Cecil Beadon, the colonial governor of Bengal (which then included Orissa), staked out a similar position. "Such visitations of providence as these no government can do much either to prevent or alleviate," he pronounced.
Regulating the skyrocketing grain prices would risk tampering with the natural laws of economics. "If I were to attempt to do this," the governor said, "I should consider myself no better than a dacoit or thief." With that, Mr Beadon deserted his emaciated subjects in Orissa and returned to Kolkata (Calcutta) and busied himself with quashing privately funded relief efforts.
In May 1866, it was no longer easy to ignore the mounting catastrophe in Orissa. British administrators in Cuttack found their troops and police officers starving. The remaining inhabitants of Puri were carving out trenches in which to pile the dead. "For miles round you heard their yell for food," commented one observer.
As more chilling accounts trickled into Calcutta and London, Mr Beadon made a belated attempt to import rice into Orissa. It was, with cruel irony, hindered by an overabundant monsoon and flooding. Relief was too little, too late, too rotten. Orissans paid with their lives for bureaucratic foot-dragging.
For years, a rising generation of western-educated Indians had alleged that British rule was grossly impoverishing India. The Orissa famine served as eye-popping proof of this thesis. It prompted one early nationalist, Dadabhai Naoroji, to begin his lifelong investigations into Indian poverty.
As the famine abated in early 1867, Mr Naoroji sketched out the earliest version of his "drain theory"â€”the idea that Britain was enriching itself by literally sucking the lifeblood out of India.
"Security of life and property we have better in these times, no doubt," he conceded. "But the destruction of a million and a half lives in one famine is a strange illustration of the worth of the life and property thus secured."
His point was simple. India had enough food supplies to feed the starving - why had the government instead let them die? While Orissans perished in droves in 1866, Mr Naoroji noted that India had actually exported over 200m pounds of rice to Britain. He discovered a similar pattern of mass exportation during other famine years. "Good God," Mr Naoroji declared, "when will this end?"
It did not end anytime soon. Famines recurred in 1869 and 1874. Between 1876 and 1878, during the Madras famine, anywhere from four to five million people perished after the viceroy, Lord Lytton, adopted a hands-off approach similar to that employed in Ireland and Orissa.
By 1901, Romesh Chunder Dutt, another leading nationalist, enumerated 10 mass famines since the 1860s, setting the total death toll at a whopping 15 million. Indians were now so poor - and the government so indifferent in its response - that, he stated, "every year of drought was a year of famine."
A wealthier, less agriculturally dependent India is now able to ensure that this does not happen. Significant problems remain: the Indian Supreme Court recently upbraided some state governments for their "ostrich-like attitude" towards the current drought.
For such reasons, it is all the more important to remember the Orissa Famine today. This humanitarian disaster, and the others that followed, galvanized Indians into fighting against British colonial rule.
Framing and implementing a robust national drought policy, as the Supreme Court has ordered, will be a fitting way to commemorate the million Indians who perished 150 years ago.


Five out of six British men who have been held in India since October on suspicion of illegal possession of guns and ammunition have been granted bail.

The men were among the 35-strong crew of a US-owned anti-piracy support vessel detained in the Indian port of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, on 12 October.
A judge has now granted conditional bail to 33 of the men, including Billy Irving, 33, from Connel in Argyll.
One of the British men and the vessel's Ukrainian captain remain in jail.
Mr Irving was arrested on 12 October along with Nick Dunn, from Ashington, Northumberland; Ray Tindall from Chester; Paul Towers from Pocklington, Yorkshire; John Armstrong from Wigton, Cumbria, and Nicholas Simpson, from Catterick, North Yorkshire.
All six men worked as anti-piracy guards for the US-based maritime security company AdvanFort.
According to the firm, and a report on the Times of India website, Mr Towers is the British man who has not been granted bail, alongside the ship's captain Dudinik Valentyn.
The crew have been in prison in India since 24 October.
They were on board the MV Seaman Guard Ohio when the ship was detained in the port of Tuticorin for allegedly illegally straying into Indian water.
All 35 crew and security guards were arrested - the guards on suspicion of unauthorised possession of 31 assault rifles and 5,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Indian authorities said they had intercepted the ship and found weapons and ammunition on board which had not been properly declared.
AdvanFort said India's coastguard and police had allowed the ship into the port to refuel and shelter from a storm. It said all weapons had been properly registered.
Earlier this month, relatives of the six British guards delivered a petition to Downing Street, with more than 136,000 signatures calling for their release.
It also called on the government to act as a guarantor for the men if they were bailed.
The men, and dozens of others on board the vessel, have now been granted conditional bail.
Mr Irving's partner, Yvonne, said she was still waiting to hear the details, but it was understood the men would be freed on Friday - after which they would have to remain in India.
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "This is a difficult and important case, which the Prime Minister has raised with Indian Ministers, as has the Foreign Secretary, and Minister Swire.
"The High Commissioner has also raised it with the Indian authorities in India. We will continue to do all that we can.
He added: "While we are unable to demand the release of British nationals, or interfere in another country's legal processes, we continue to make very clear our interest in this case, and the importance of ensuring that it is resolved as quickly as possible."


Great Britain and Ireland's indomitable spirit saw them to a famous victory as they won the Walker Cup for the first time in eight years and only the eighth occasion in the history of the match.

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Cast as the underdogs seemingly by all bar the team and its inspirational captain Nigel Edwards, the home side upset the formbook and secured their 14-12 win with three matches still on the course.
"Fantastic, they are a very special bunch of guys," said a jubilant Edwards.  "Our preparation and desire to win probably gave us the edge.  I told my players that they all deserved to be here."
GB&I took a 10½-5½ lead into Sunday's final singles but despite holding the initiative, many of the matches still had the potential to swing either way. The nervy situation meant that Jack Senior's brilliant birdie putt from the front of the final green to snatch an unlikely half against Nathan Smith was crucial.
"Emotions were seriously running high when it went into the hole," Senior admitted after taking his side to within one-and-a-half points of the decisive 13½ needed for victory.
Michael Stewart's 3&2 win over Patrick Rodgers steadied home nerves and he was among several heroes, included the outstanding 17-year-old Rhys Pugh, who made it three wins out of three when he beat US amateur champion Kelly Kraft 2&1.
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And moments after Stewart's win GB&I's Steven Brown parred the last to force a half against Blayne Barber to secure the trophy.
The foundations for this astonishing victory over a USA side containing the top four amateurs in the world were laid in a windswept morning session when Great Britain and Ireland came within a putt of a clean sweep of foursomes victories.
Two-time American junior champion Jordan Spieth holed from 16ft at the last to claim an unlikely half with Rodgers against Lewis and Stewart after the home pair had led the match by four holes with just six to play.
Although failing to convert such a healthy advantage into a full point left the home pair frustrated, they inspired the rest of their team by leading the top match from the second hole onwards.
Paul Cutler stretched his 100% record to three matches as he and fellow Northern Irishman Alan Dunbar claimed a 2&1 victory over Kraft and Barber.
The world's top amateur Patrick Cantlay, playing with Chris Williams, fell to the youngest player in the match, Pugh, and Scot James Byrne 5&3.
American skipper Jim Holtgrieve would have expected more from Cantlay, as well as the pairing of Peter Uihlein and Harris English, a formidable-looking combination that failed to yield a point in either foursomes when their challenge ran out on the 16th green against Jack Senior and Andy Sullivan.
England's Tom Lewis claimed one-and-a-half points from a possible four, but the 20-year-old, who led after the first round of the Open in July, lost both of his singles matches, including a 4&2 defeat by Russell Henley to end his amateur career.
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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has taken a tough and somewhat unexpectedly blunt stance on the tens of thousands of his citizens who are fleeing the country to make the dangerous journey to Europe.

"I have no sympathy," the Afghan leader told me in his palace in Kabul. He is calling on his countrymen to remain in the war-ravaged nation and join in the effort to rebuild it.
But do his words carry the weight they should, in a country that is increasingly feeling frustrated with the political elite, and a sense of hopelessness about their future?
Convincing people to stay feels like an impossible task for what is perhaps one of the toughest jobs in the world, being Afghanistan's president. Ashraf Ghani was sworn in in September 2014 after controversial elections.
This led to the formation of a national unity government with his main rival, Abdullah Abdullah, appointed as chief executive officer. Since then, Mr Ghani has had to deal with a shrinking economy, high unemployment, a perilous security situation thanks to a resurgent Taliban and an ineffective government, further weakened by his troubled partnership with Dr Abdullah.
It is no wonder, then, that Afghans make up the second largest group, after Syrians, to flee to Europe. In the past year alone, 180,000 nationals have fled instability and economic hardship at home.
But who should take responsibility for the tens of thousands of Afghans who have turned up on European shores? In a wide-ranging interview, Ashraf Ghani said that people shouldn't take the risky journey in the first place.
"We have spent hundreds of millions of dollars [on people] who want to leave under the slightest pressure. You need to have the will if you want to have a country." The president may be taking a defiant position, but many Afghans at home and abroad feel resentment towards Mr Ghani for not calling on his own children, who live in the United States, to return.
While he has inherited some of the problems he faces today, his approval rating continues to plummet with many Afghans feeling he has failed to manage expectations. And these latest statements are likely to cause a further drop.
It is not yet two years since he came to power and already in Kabul there is a sense of nostalgia for the past, with many referring to the era of his predecessor Hamid Karzai as the "good days".
The president is very much aware of the situation on the ground and believes Afghans should confront it.  Last year, more than 11,000 civilians were killed or wounded in the country. One in four were children. That's the highest number recorded since the US-led invasion 14 years ago.
The United Nations says if Afghanistan's national unity government survives 2016, it will consider it a success. The bar is pretty low. And the Afghan people feel increasingly frustrated. A recent BBG-Gallup survey indicated that nearly 69% of people say their lives have got worse in the past year.  Some 81% of people are dissatisfied with the government and 76% with Ashraf Ghani.
It appears that no matter what assurances the president gives people about how he intends to boost the economy and create jobs, the fact remains that this is a nation that continues to be heavily dependent on the international community for both security and economic assistance.
The deteriorating conditions also highlight the international community's failure to deal with the insecurity in Afghanistan. Nato and its partner nations have roughly 12,000 troops stationed there, yet the Taliban's reach is wider than at any time since 2001.
When President Ghani was sworn in, he immediately oversaw the signing of a controversial pact with the US known as the bilateral security agreement. It's controversial because Hamid Karzai had incensed the Obama Administration by refusing to agree to the deal until his demands had been met, souring relations between Washington and Kabul.
This was something Ghani had vowed to mend. With Nato troops remaining in the country, it was supposed to protect Afghan interests and make Afghanistan safer. The security situation now is the worst it's been since 2001.
The insurgents have been invited to the negotiating table many times but say they won't be coming while foreign troops remain in the country. And why would the Taliban bother striking a peace deal with the government when they have made such significant gains in the battlefield?
When I asked the Afghan president about growing concerns that the southern province of Helmand could collapse to the Taliban, he dismissed them. "Every place they've made gains, we've reversed them. Concerns are one thing, I'm talking fact, you're talking fiction."
But according to the independent Afghan Analysts Network, the Taliban are now better organised, better equipped and have developed sanctuaries in Afghanistan. In a report released this month, the AAN has given a detailed breakdown of the districts the Taliban are currently in control of in Helmand province.
There is no doubt that the Afghan president is in a tough position. He and his fragile unity government face the difficult balancing act of stabilising the security situation and providing assurances to the Afghan people that their future prospects are not entirely doomed.
But with 60% of the population under the age of 20, it is clearly proving hard for the Afghan leader to convince them that there is hope for a better future if they remain in the country.
The central government also fears that it is mostly the educated middle class who are leaving. This means it will be an even greater struggle to rebuild Afghanistan after years of conflict.


One young rugby fan left Twickenham with the ultimate souvenir after Sonny Bill Williams handed him his winner's medal.

But the youngster was lucky to make it to his hero after being "smoked" by a security guard, as he was tackled to the turf.
Charlie Lines raced on to the pitch to celebrate with his All Black heroes as they completed their lap of honour following New Zealand's 34-17 win over Australia, when he was tackled to the ground by a member of security.
But double World Cup winner Williams picked the 15-year-old up off the floor, and allowed him to join in the celebrations with the players before draping the medal over his neck.
"He got smoked by the security guard, like full-on tackled," said rugby league convert Williams, a former New Zealand national heavyweight boxing champion. "It was pretty sad. He's just a young fella obviously caught up in the moment.
"If that was a younger brother or cousin, I would have given the security guard a hiding. But I just picked the kid up and took him back to his old lady and tried to make the night more memorable for him."
Lines' parents later wanted to return the medal, feeling "it was the right thing to do", but Williams has insisted he can keep it.
He was then presented with a replacement by All Blacks captain Richie McCaw at the World Rugby Awards in London on Sunday.
Williams came on as a second-half replacement and his offload set up Ma'a Nonu to score the second of three New Zealand tries.
The 30-year-old was lauded for his sportsmanship when he consoled opponent Jesse Kriel in the wake of the All Blacks' semi-final win over South Africa.
Explaining his decision to give away his medal, he added: "I know he'll appreciate it and when he gets older he'll be telling his kids - that's more special than it just hanging on a wall.
"Better for it to be hanging around his neck than mine. I'm sure he'll remember it for a while. His mum was pretty happy. He had an All Blacks jersey on so he might be a future All Black."
All Blacks world record points scorer Dan Carter, who is retiring after Saturday's final, described Williams' gesture as "priceless" and added: "It just goes to show the kind of guy he is. He's very giving. I'm not so sure if in the same situation I'd do it."


A Japanese senior government official has come under criticism for hitching a ride on a colleague's back to cross a puddle.

Shunsuke Mutai, the vice-minister of reconstruction, was visiting the town of Iwaizumi to assess the deadly damage caused by Typhoon Lionrock.
The storm killed more than 20 people in the region.
But he was seen on TV laughingly being piggybacked by a less senior official, so he could keep his feet dry.
Mr Mutai, who apparently forgot to take rubber boots with him, later apologised, saying what he did was "inappropriate" and that he "deeply regretted it".
The picture went viral on social media with netizens lambasting the vice-minister and accusing him of not taking his job seriously.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga later criticised Mr Mutai for lacking sensitivity.
"He went there as head of the government investigation team, so naturally he should have brought his rubber boots to begin with.
"I must say he lacked sensitivity to the residents and the region," he said.


Jeremy Corbyn has accused an MPs' committee of behaving in a "slightly odd" way by questioning "four white men" on the role of women in politics.

The Labour leader appeared alongside Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, the SNP's Angus Robertson and Conservative Sir Patrick McCoughlin at the hearing.
He said women ought to be there too.
But Women and Equalities Committee chairwoman Maria Miller told the senior male politicians present: "With respect, that's your fault, not ours."
The hearing was part of an inquiry into the lack of female representation in the House of Commons.
Mr Corbyn, who has set a goal of at least 50% of Labour's MPs being women, said British society was "quite misogynistic".
He added: "I hope you are also going to be taking evidence from women representing all of the political parties.
"It seems slightly odd to have four white men sitting in front of you giving evidence about women's representation."
Challenged about allegations of bullying within Labour, Mr Corbyn said: "You are assuming that the party is riddled with intimidation. It is not. There is some intimidation that goes on. I am stamping it out and dealing with it."
Mr Farron acknowledged the Lib Dems were not setting a good example  since their number of MPs had been hugely reduced at the last general election.
He said: "To be left with eight white blokes is hardly a great result for diversity or indeed for the party."
The Conservatives have not imposed all-female shortlists for parliamentary seats and Sir Patrick, the party chairman said to do so "would possibly risk a resentment" towards female MPs.
He said: "I would rather do other measures, working with associations, working with women who are trying to get on the candidates' list."
There are currently 191 female MPs. Another, Labour's Jo Cox, was killed earlier this year, prompting a by-election in her Batley and Spen constituency, which is due to happen next week. A contest is happening in Witney, the seat vacated by former Prime Minister David Cameron, on the same day.
When full, the House of Commons has 650 members.
The committee has previously raised concerns that government plans to reduce the number of MPs to 600 could make it harder for women to be selected by parties for winnable seats.
Mrs Miller, a former Conservative cabinet minister, has said: "We need to see proper diversity in public life - an important part of this is making sure the House of Commons is representative of the nation at large."


Jonathan Rea extended his lead at the top of the World Superbike series to 31 points by winning a thrilling first race of the weekend at Assen.

Defending champion Rea came out on top over nearest championship challenger, Ducati-mounted Welshman Chaz Davies.
Dutchman Michael van der Mark was also vying for the lead but crashed with two laps remaining, leaving his Honda team-mate Nicky Hayden to finish third.
Kawasaki rider Rea has brought his career tally of Assen wins to eight.
The Northern Irishman is the second most successful rider of all time at the famous 4.542km Netherlands circuit, now lying just four behind Carl Fogarty's record of 12 World Superbike successes.
"I really enjoyed that race. I picked my moment, went through and managed to hold onto my lead," said Rea.
"It's an important win for me as my confidence was dropping a bit, but this has really picked me up. The data we have learnt from that race will be invaluable."
Rea, 29, led in the early stages before Davies hit the front, with former World Supersport champion Van der Mark also enjoying a spell at the head of the field in a four-way scrap for the lead in the latter stages.
Rea extended his lead in the latter stages to secure a fourth consecutive win at Assen, his fourth success of this season, and a 33rd triumph of his World Superbike career.
The second race will take place on Sunday at 12:00 BST.
Assen is playing host to a round of the global series for the 25th time.


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A selection of photos from across the African continent this week:


Slovenians have rejected same-sex marriage by a large margin in a referendum.

Almost two-thirds of voters said no to a bill that defined marriage as a union between two consenting adults.
Parliament passed a law giving marriage equality in March, but opponents challenged it before any gay couples could marry.
Conservatives were especially opposed to allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.
"This result presents a victory for our children," said Ales Primc from the group Children Are At Stake.
The result demonstrates a cultural split in the EU, where western member states are granting greater rights to gay people but newer central and eastern member states are resisting such moves.
Slovenia's conservatives were backed by Pope Francis, who called on the mainly Catholic country to "back the family as the structural reference point for the life of society".
But MPs from the United Left party, which initially proposed the change in the law, said the result was a temporary setback.
"It's not over yet. Sooner or later the law will be accepted," said United Left MP Violeta Tomic.
Slovenia is considered to be among the more liberal former communist countries but gay rights remain a contentious issue there.
In 2012, voters rejected granting more rights to gay couples in a referendum.


Rihanna is getting ready to start work at sports firm Puma.

She's been announced as women's creative director and will be the face of the women's training collection from January.
The 26-year-old will develop existing clothing and shoe styles and help come up with new designs for the brand.
Speaking about the partnership, Rihanna said: "I'm excited for you to see what Puma and I come up with."
Puma bosses said Rihanna "will bring her personal touch and creativity to the athletic world".
Its new collections will be "designed with the goal of strengthening women in training sessions and beyond, and inspiring confidence in their bodies and themselves".
The roles will see Rihanna "directly influencing product collections" as well as appearing in promotional content for new lines.
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As part of the Forever Faster campaign, she will be featured with the likes of Usain Bolt and Sergio Aguero.
Bjorn Gulden, Puma CEO said: "With a strong portfolio in football, running and motorsport, finding an inspiring partner for women's training was very important. Rihanna was a natural choice for us.
"We're delighted to have her as a partner, and we're looking forward to what's to come."
Rihanna's not the first non-sports star to hook up with a trainer company.
50 Cent and Jay Z released shoes with Reebok, while Kim Kardashian has been the face of Sketchers and her husband Kanye West has worked with Nike and Adidas.
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Strictly Come Dancing finished on Saturday night with former Newsround presenter Ore Oduba being crowned King of the ballroom, but fans of the show will know Ore can get a little emotional at times!

19 December 2016 Last updated at 17:03 GMT
And, it seems he's still on a high because when Martin bumped into him on the SPOTY red carpet, Ore was still beaming after his big win.
He told Newsround 'I am loving life' and admitted he can be an emotional guy!
Aw, we think Ore will be smiling at that Glitterball trophy for quite a while yet. Congrats Mr. Oduba.
Take a look at the happy dancer chatting to Martin above.


Vincent Van Gogh cut off his entire ear rather than just part of it, newly discovered drawings suggest.

The sketches were drawn by Dr Felix Rey, the physician who treated Van Gogh's wounds in 1888, and discovered in a Californian archive.
The drawings depict the artist's ear both before and after the self-inflicted injury, and show he sliced almost his entire ear off.
Previous claims suggested he had only cut off his earlobe or part of his ear.
The sketches were discovered by Bernadette Murphy among papers owned by Irving Stone, who had been in touch with Dr Rey in 1930.
Her research has also shed more light on "Rachel" - the woman who Van Gogh had handed his severed ear to with the words "keep this object carefully".
The findings suggests Rachel was not a prostitute, as had previously been thought, but a girl who worked as a maid in brothels as well as a cleaner in business premises.
Murphy began investigating Van Gogh after visiting Arles, the artist's home in the 1880s.
Her findings will be published in a new book, Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story.
Coincidentally, a new exhibition which will focus on the artist's mental illness is due to open in the Netherlands this month.
On The Verge of Insanity, which will be housed at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, will feature the artist's portrait of Dr Rey.
The painter cut off his ear after suffering a mental breakdown. He was found alive by police the next day and taken to hospital.
Van Gogh took his own life in 1890.


France scored twice in the final 11 minutes in Brasilia to beat Nigeria and reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

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Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike had a strike ruled out for offside before Vincent Enyeama saved Paul Pogba's volley.
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Victor Moses cleared Karim Benzema's shot off the line after the break and Yohan Cabaye volleyed against the bar as France pressed.
But Pogba eventually headed in after an Enyeama error and Joseph Yobo diverted Mathieu Valbuena's cross into the net.
France will play Germany, who beat Algeria 2-1 after extra time, in the last eight at the Maracana on Friday.
The final scoreline was harsh on Nigeria, who dominated for large parts of the second half, but late mistakes from their tiring players ensured they will have to wait for their first quarter-final appearance in a World Cup.
"France got stronger after the obvious change of putting Karim Benzema through the middle. The balance of the team was much better and he looked a different player. But I thought Mathieu Valbuena was the best player on the pitch."
France have pedigree in the knockout rounds, having reached at least the semi-finals on the last five occasions they have progressed past the first round at the World Cup.
Nigeria's last-16 preparations had been disrupted by a row over bonuses and, with their group victory over Bosnia-Hercegovina their only World Cup win in 11 matches, this tie was always going to prove a big ask.
But, attacking with pace down the wings through both Moses and Ahmed Musa, the Super Eagles looked threatening early on. Only a flag for offside denied the powerful Emenike the opener, when he tapped home Musa's cross.
Nigeria keeper Enyeama made the most saves in the group phase and had to be alert again to keep out Pogba's fierce close-range volley as the play swept from end to end in a first half that saw both sides look vulnerable defensively.
Juventus's Pogba was being afforded a lot of space but, as was the case all over the pitch, the final ball was all too often wasteful, with Mathieu Debuchy's off-target shot the only other notable attempt in a half that promised more than it delivered.
The African champions were forced into a change after the break when influential midfielder Ogenyi Onazi was injured by a late tackle from Blaise Matuidi, who was lucky to escape with only a yellow card.
France, the 2006 runners-up, did not make it past the group stage in South Africa four years ago but they appear to be much more united as a squad in this tournament.
That togetherness was needed as Nigeria controlled the opening stages of the second half and only a sharp stop from Hugo Lloris prevented Peter Odemwingie's low shot from giving the Africans the lead.
Against the run of play Benzema almost gave France the lead. The Real Madrid man played a neat one-two with Antoine Griezmann before seeing his shot partially blocked by Enyeama and then hacked off the line by Moses.
The introduction of Griezmann for Olivier Giroud saw France emerge more as an attacking force, with Benzema playing more centrally, and the breakthrough came when Pogba headed into an empty net after Enyeama had misjudged Valbuena's corner.
And, as Nigeria pushed for a leveller, Joseph Yobo flicked Valbuena's low cross into his own net on the day he surpassed Jay-Jay Okocha's record of nine World Cup matches for the Super Eagles.
France midfielder Paul Pogba: "I have no words to describe this feeling. The whole country is behind us and scoring that goal really liberated us. I am so happy for the team and all of France.
"To score a goal for your country, especially in such an important game as this, to get into the last eight of the World Cup is one of the best moments of my life."
France manager Didier Deschamps: "We had a very strong last half an hour with more dynamism and more speed. We had space to create chances and we could have scored quite a few times.
"I tried to create some more speed by bringing on Griezmann and we tried to exploit the space with short passes and it worked."
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi:  "I thought the referee made a lot of mistakes and was very lenient to the French players. There was a very bad tackle on Ogenyi Onazi and he is probably out for weeks."
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Match ends, France 2, Nigeria 0.
Second Half ends, France 2, Nigeria 0.
Hand ball by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
Own Goal by Joseph Yobo, Nigeria.  France 2, Nigeria 0.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Peter Odemwingie.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
Substitution, Nigeria. Uche Nwofor replaces Victor Moses.
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Reuben Gabriel (Nigeria).
Corner,  France. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Mathieu Debuchy (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Corner,  Nigeria. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Odemwingie.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a through ball.
Hand ball by Reuben Gabriel (Nigeria).
Goal!  France 1, Nigeria 0. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Yohan Cabaye (France) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Attempt blocked. Laurent Koscielny (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) because of an injury.
Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
Corner,  Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
Patrice Evra (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).


A man has died after 35 people - including children - were found in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks.

The survivors - believed to be from the Indian subcontinent - are said to be recovering "fairly quickly in most cases" at nearby hospitals.
They were discovered after a freighter arrived from Zeebrugge, Belgium at about 06:00 BST and was being unloaded.
Essex Police have launched a homicide investigation and officers are being assisted by their Belgian counterparts.
Supt Trevor Roe said staff at the docks were alerted to the container by "screaming and banging" from inside.
He said about 50 other containers on the freighter, called the Norstream, had been searched and no other people were discovered inside.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr Roe told journalists the survivors were being held under immigration powers and would be taken to an immigration reception centre near Tilbury.
He said they would eventually be interviewed through interpreters.
Belgian police say they believe the lorry which delivered the container in Zeebrugge has been identified through CCTV footage. They do not, however, have information yet about where it originated from.
Mr Roe said the police investigation would look into "the gangs or whoever may be involved in this conspiracy to bring these people in this way over to this country".
It is not known where the container, one of 64 aboard the P&O vessel, originated.  Mr Roe also said he did not know where the survivors had been going.
At Basildon hospital police vans were parked in between rows of ambulances in a clash of high-visibility stripes and chevrons.
At the dropping-off zone in front of the entrance, patients came and went, glancing up at the news helicopter circling overhead.
Most were aware of the high-security patients being treated in a cordoned-off section of the accident and emergency unit; the atmosphere became more relaxed when it became clear that their conditions were primarily dehydration and hypothermia, and nothing more serious or contagious.
Immigration and security minister James Brokenshire said the incident was "a reminder of the often devastating human consequences of illegal migration".
He said: "We know that criminal gangs are involved in what amounts to a brutal trade in human lives. We also know that illegal migration is a Europe-wide issue.
"That is why we work closely and collaboratively with law enforcement and port authorities, in neighbouring countries, to target criminal networks and ensure that the organised gangs behind trafficking and people smuggling can't operate with impunity."
The East of England Ambulance service, which was called to the docks at 06:37 BST, sent seven ambulances, two rapid response cars, two doctors and a hazardous area response team to the scene.
Assistant Chief Officer Daniel Gore from the ambulance service said none of the people being treated in hospital was thought to have life-threatening conditions.
Part of Basildon Hospital, where 18 people from the container were taken for treatment, was taped off earlier.
On its website, the hospital said its accident and emergency department was "responding to a major incident".
Seven patients were taken to Southend Hospital while nine were taken to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
South Basildon and East Thurrock MP Stephen Metcalfe described the incident as "tragic".
Mr Metcalfe told the BBC: "The fact that so many people appear to have travelled so far and are so desperate to get into the UK - either on their own or being trafficked is really very sad."
The Conservative MP said it was important "to get to the root causes of what is motivating people to go to such extreme lengths to travel from other parts of the world to get into the UK" as well as tackle people trafficking.
The container was loaded on to the P&O freighter at about 21:30 BST on Friday at Zeebrugge.
A P&O spokeswoman said the Norstream, which had been scheduled to leave Zeebrugge at 22:00 BST on Friday, was also carrying 72 trailers and five lorries and their drivers.
Public Health England said it was not currently involved and had not been notified of there being any Ebola risk.
Essex Ambulance said decontamination units had been set up at the docks as a precaution, not because of any specific concerns it had.
A spokeswoman for the port declined to comment on the incident as it "was a matter for the police and Border Force".
The ship was sailing on a new service linking Tilbury and Zeebrugge which has only been operational since earlier this month, according to parent company Forth Ports.
According to the UK Border Force, the number of "clandestine illegal entry attempts" by people to enter the country via ports in Belgium and France increased last year to 18,000 from about 11,000 in the previous 12 months.
The Freight Transport Association said it was "quite unusual" for stowaways to be found in containers, with most cases involving people attempting to enter the UK on lorries.
In June 2000, the bodies of 58 Chinese people were found in the back of a lorry smuggling them into Dover on a ferry from Zeebrugge. They had died of suffocation.


If finding the La Bodega Negra restaurant isn't enough of a challenge, you then have to brave walking inside.

Located on a street in London's Soho district, the historic centre of the city's adult entertainment industry, the entrance is designed to look like a sex shop.
Beside the recessed black door, neon lights proclaim "adult video", "peep show" and "girls, girls, girls".
In no way would a passerby guess that the venue was a Mexican restaurant - there is no restaurant signage whatsoever.
Instead you pass into a gloomy entrance area, and then walk down a dark stairway, until you then finally see the basement restaurant appear.
First opening in 2012, La Bodega Negra has been at the forefront of a growing global trend - the rebirth of the "speakeasy", bars and restaurants that hide their location.
The word speakeasy was first coined in the US during the prohibition era, when the sale of alcohol was generally illegal from 1920 to 1933.
To avoid police raids and prosecution, bars that sold alcohol would keep a very low profile. And their customers were told to speak quietly (speakeasy) about them.
Fast-forward to today, and with alcohol legal and freely available in most countries, why do some venues want to hide themselves away? And in doing so, how do they, at the same time, go about attracting customers?
Will Ricker, owner of La Bodega Negra, admits that "there is a fine line between keeping something exclusive and generating revenues".
Yet the 44-year-old adds that "you've got to stand out" in London's competitive restaurant market, and he says that the sex shop frontage has certainly got people talking.
Mr Ricker has also been very successful in attracting celebrities to La Bodega Negra, with rock band U2 hosting a Halloween party in the restaurant a few years ago, and former footballer David Beckham hiring the venue for a party.
Such celebrity approval has helped La Bodega Negra become a fashionable place to be seen, and it is packed out most evenings with people happy to pay its premium prices.
Berlin cocktail bar Beckett's Kopf is another modern day speakeasy.
Located on a quiet side street in the hipster neighbourhood of Prenzlauer Berg, rather than have its name outside, the owners have simply hung a picture of Irish poet Samuel Beckett (from whom the bar takes its name) in the window.
"We wanted to create an atmosphere of discovery, and bring back the curiosity you have as a child," says Oliver Ebert, 42, who opened the venue with his wife Christina in 2004.
With no name on display, and reliant solely upon word of mouth to build up business, Mr Ebert admits that it took three or four years to establish a strong customer base.
Now as many as 120 drinkers pour into Beckett's Kopf on weekend evenings.
For New York-based marketing and branding expert Allen Adamson modern day speakeasies are all about selling exclusivity, which is increasingly desirable to higher-end consumers.
"Exclusivity still drives desire and premium-ness," he says. "Part of effective luxury marketing is some sort of scarcity, or the need to dig deeper to find the story."
Robert Jones from London-based brand consultancy Wolff Olins agrees, saying: "There's a huge cachet in rarity, obscurity, mystique. Inaccessible means desirable."
In Toronto, Canada, the Libertine is another speakeasy bar which thanks in no small part to its exclusivity is regularly packed out.
Instead of having the bar's name outside the venue in the city's West End district, there is a neon sign offering palm readings.
"From the outside it looks like a dive, or a place to get your fortune read," says Philipp Dumet, who bought the bar last year.
"[The speakeasy model] caters to our target clientele - the influencers, the tastemakers, the sort of quote, unquote cool kids of the west end, who operate really solely through the internet."
To engage with his customers, and promote the business, Mr Dumet, 29, extensively uses social media services Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Mr Adamson and Mr Jones both agree that the growth of social media in recent years has transformed a company's ability to create positive word of mouth, making it much easier, and cheaper, for would-be speakeasies to built up an exclusive customer base.
"Social media is the rocket fuel that has changed the marketing game," says Mr Adamson, while Mr Jones says word of mouth has been "turbo-powered by social media".
Meanwhile, fellow branding expert Rebecca Battman, says that word-of-mouth marketing "is now at its most powerful and effective" and affordable, thanks to social media.
However, Mr Adamson cautions that whatever the buzz a hidden bar or restaurant manages to create, it cannot forget the basic need to offer excellent service, drinks and food.
"In today's world, nothing will undo you more than a product that's disappointing," he says.


League Two club Stevenage have signed Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans on loan until January.

The 20-year-old son of former Villa player Gordon Cowans has appeared for Villa's Under-21 side
He comes in after confirmation that Boro midfielder Tom Conlon will miss up to nine months with a knee injury.
"He's got those Tom Conlon-type traits and obviously with Tom stepping out for a while it ended up being decent timing," said Boro boss Darren Sarrl.
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Two major elements in Britain's space strategy have been officially unveiled in Oxfordshire.

One is the European Space Agency's (ESA) first technical centre in the UK, to be known as the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecoms.
The other is the Satellite Applications Catapult, one of seven new government initiatives intended to drive innovation in growing areas of the British economy.
Both centres are on the Harwell campus.
Their co-location is quite deliberate. The Oxfordshire science park, most visible for its giant Diamond synchrotron facility, is already home to a lot of space activity, not least the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, which builds and tests satellite equipment.
"We see Harwell as a campus which is going to provide a combination of world-class science, high-tech activity, and business opportunity," said David Willetts, the UK's science minister.
"One of the reasons why Esa have been so keen to have a stronger presence here is precisely because they could see this was a campus with a buzz, with a range of different disciplines, and with a mixture of scientists and business people.  It's an environment for open innovation."
At the moment, Esa personnel onsite are using existing buildings, but they will eventually get a purpose-built facility.
The formal opening of Ecsat closes an anomaly whereby the UK, which is now Esa's third largest funder, did not host one of the agency's major research centres.
Britain has recently increased its subscription to the Paris-based organisation by 25%, and Esa has responded by moving its department dedicated to R&D in satellite telecommunications to the UK from the Netherlands.
The re-location also brings with it an Esa director, Magali Vaissiere.
The agency's director general, Jean-Jacques Dordain, said the establishment of Ecsat marked the coming together of a plan to pull the UK back into a more engaged position on space matters.
"There is now a definitive presence of the UK in space, and it is good news that the UK is back to being a strong player," he told BBC News.  "It is also good news that Esa is now definitively in the UK."
A significant proportion of Britain's hike in funding for Esa has been directed at telecommunications.
It has committed £161m (189m euros) over the next three-to-five years to an Esa programme called Artes (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems).
This is designed to find the future technologies that will keep the European satellite sector competitive.
For UK companies involved in Artes, past investment has generated a return of more than six to one.
The Astrium company at its Stevenage and Portsmouth bases has benefited most from this investment, and has become one of the world's leading suppliers of spacecraft that relay TV and phone calls around the globe.
The Satellite Applications Catapult joins six other centres set up in the UK by the government's Technology Strategy Board.
All are heavily focused on translating good ideas - many of them originating in academia - into sound business projects.
The UK space sector currently contributes about £9bn to the national economy, and industry and government have set themselves the target of trying to raise this figure to £40bn by 2030.  SMEs encouraged by the Harwell Catapult will be integral to achieving this goal.
The Catapult will help these fledgling companies find the right expertise and sources of funding to grow their businesses.
"By any measure the UK research sector is world-leading, but it has been a long-standing feeling within the UK that we don't get the economic outputs that some other countries do," said Stuart Martin, the CEO of the new Satellite Applications Catapult.
"We see the structures those countries have got and we can see there is something missing in the UK.  The Catapults are there to fill that void."
The European Space Agency's other big centres are:
• The European Space Research and Technology Centre (Estec) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is the largest Esa centre. Spacecraft are tested at Estec before being launched.
• The European Space Operations Centre (Esoc) in Darmstadt, Germany, is the location from where Esa spacecraft are controlled during their missions.
• Esrin in Frascati, Italy, is the Esa Centre for Earth Observation.
• The European Space Astronomy Centre (Esac) is Esa's centre dedicated to space science and astronomy, and is based in Villanueva de la Canada, Spain.
• The European Astronaut Centre (Eac) trains Europe's astronauts and is situated in Cologne, Germany.
France does not have a research centre, but it hosts the Esa HQ in Paris.
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The schools minister is being urged to pull this year's national spelling test after the actual paper was published in error on a government website.

Head teachers leader Russell Hobby wrote to Nick Gibb asking him to "free schools from the obligation to use this test".
The government admitted a "serious error" but simply asked anyone who had seen the test not to pass it on.
Half a million seven-year-olds are due to sit the same test in early May.
The mistake was discovered by a school running an official trial of the test, after teachers noticed some pupils recognised the words being tested.
They checked the Department for Education website, where they found it among the sample papers published to aid teachers and pupils.
It had been there since January.
In his letter to Mr Gibb, Mr Hobby said: "We have no way of knowing how extensively it has been used by schools."
The test, which is being taken by infant children for the first time, is to be used to set the national standard for Key Stage 1 spelling for future years.
Mr Hobby added: "This is a serious error that undermines confidence in the administration of primary tests and also means that we can have little faith in any standard setting exercise that may emerge from the pre-test trials.
"It will not be possible to exclude schools from the trial to achieve a pure sample in any reliable way, and the schools themselves cannot know with certainty if parents have downloaded samples, or, indeed, if Year Two teachers have adapted the materials on their own initiative.
"It will be impossible to set a credible standard on this basis.
"I therefore ask that you free schools from the obligation to use this test."
Tests and assessments are taken by every seven-year-old and every 11-year-old in the country, and the results are used to hold schools to account.
However, these spelling and grammar test results are not used to rank the schools.
The teacher who spotted the error, Charlotte Smiles, said: "One of the children who was sitting the spelling test that we were giving them kept saying, 'I know this one, and this one'. He appeared to know what was coming next.
"Because of the way this child was behaving, I went and checked on the DfE website and I found this exact test published as a sample paper.
She said the DfE finally admitted the error after a number of telephone calls.
Officials have now removed the sample paper from the website and checked no other paper has been affected.
A DfE spokesman said it was "deeply regrettable it had happened" but stressed the results of this test were not collected nationally but kept within schools to inform teacher assessments..
"Fortunately, this is a Key Stage 1 test which is provided to schools to support teacher assessment judgements.
"We ask if anyone has seen the material that they do not share it further so the test remains helpful for those teachers who have to yet use it with their pupils."
National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said primary assessment was plainly in a mess.
Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said the incompetence of ministers was "breathtaking".
"To publish upcoming test papers online, before children have had a chance to sit them, renders the whole process null and void," she added.
Key Stage 1 Sats tests are taken by six- and seven-year-olds in England at the end of Year Two.
Pupils take tests in:
The Key Stage 1 test results are used by teachers to reach an overall judgement of the standards pupils have reached in these key subjects.
Parents also receive a teacher assessment for science, though there is no science test.
A second set of tests, Key Stage 2 Sats, are taken by 10- and 11-year-olds at the end of Year Six.
The Key Stage 2 tests are used as a measure of school performance.
This year's Key Stage 2 tests will be more demanding than in previous years and will be based on the new curriculum taught in England since 2014.
Pupils will sit them on set dates in the second week in May.
They include:


A Rimmel mascara advert starring Cara Delevingne has been banned for using tricks to exaggerate the look of her "dangerously bold lashes".

Delevingne was seen using Scandaleyes Reloaded mascara as the ad promised "extreme volume... extreme wear."
But it didn't say Delevingne had also been given individual lash inserts to fill in gaps and that some lashes had been re-drawn in post-production.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said the ad was misleading.
It must not appear again in its current form, the watchdog said.
In the advert, a voiceover said: "Rimmel introduces Cara Delevingne for new Scandaleyes Reloaded mascara. Dangerously bold lashes. New max-density brush for clump free lashes. Extreme volume... extreme wear."
Rimmel's owner Coty UK said the ad accurately represented the product, and that Delevingne's lashes looked "full and long" before they used their extra production techniques as well as after.
Coty said it used individual lash inserts "only to fill in gaps and to create a uniform lash line", which was "in accordance with industry practice".
And some lashes were re-drawn in post-production "where they were not visible due to the model's dark eyeshadow". But that process didn't lengthen or thicken the lashes, Coty said.
But the ASA took a different view. It concluded that the effect of the lash inserts or the post-production - or both - was to give the appearance of "longer lashes with more volume".
The ASA ruling said: "Because the ad conveyed a volumising, lengthening and thickening effect of the product we considered the use of lash inserts and the post-production technique were likely to exaggerate the effect beyond what could be achieved by the product among consumers.
"We therefore concluded the ad was misleading."
Coty said: "While we regret the decision of the ASA, we will of course comply with the ruling and not air the TV commercial again in this state."
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A third man has been charged with murder following the death of a teenager on an east London estate.

Marcel Addai, 17, was found with stab wounds on 4 September on the St John's Estate in Pitfield Street, Hoxton. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sodiq Adebayo, 22, from West Sussex, will appear in Hendon Magistrates' Court in north London on Saturday.
Akeem Gbadamosi, 21, and Eugene Ocran, 19, have already been charged with murder.
Met Police officers attended the scene of the incident on Friday evening, one week after he died, to continue to appeal for witnesses.