Second child dies three weeks after minibus accident on M4 slip road
Othniel Adoma, 11, from Bracknell, died on Thursday, while five other children who were injured have been discharged from hospital
Birmingham’s free-running bull rehomed in Norwich animal sanctuary
The animal, thought to have escaped from an abattoir, was corralled by council staff before being offered his new home
NHS to get £30bn boost over three years at expense of other services
Policing and local councils among areas facing real-terms cuts in the spending review on Wednesday
Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world
Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities
Reeves urged to fund libraries, parks and social centres in left-behind areas
Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods calls for spending on ‘mission critical’ local regeneration schemes
As US retreats, is there a ‘soft power’ opportunity for UK?
Ministers see urgency of west’s declining influence, but funding for institutions such as BBC World Service is tight
Almost a fifth of England’s rural bus services have vanished in the past five years
Such areas received about half the extra funding per capita than urban areas, according to county council analysis
Leading British Muslims accuse Reform UK of stoking hostile sentiment
Chorus of disapproval follows resignation of party chair Zia Yusuf over burqa ban row