One in eight schools do not have a library with poorer children more likely to miss out on reading

‘We cannot accept inequality of access and opportunity,’ campaigners say

Two tourists pose for pictures in front of Union and EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in LondonA sheep on London Bridge as Freemen of the City of London took up their historic entitlement to drive sheep over the bridge, which was once London's only river crossingAn Aldabra giant tortoise is fed watermelon as a treat at the Malvern Autumn Show, at the Three Counties Showground near Malvern in WorcestershireGallery assistants pose with an artwork entitled 'Devolved...

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