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Rundown schools risk ‘irreparable’ harm to pupils, UK children’s laureate says

Exclusive: Frank Cottrell-Boyce says Conservative funding freeze over 14 years has created ‘enormous’ equality gap

The Guardian - UK

Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure

National Literacy Trust finds only 35% of eight to 18-year-olds enjoy reading in their spare time, a sharp drop on last year to the lowest figure yet recorded

The Guardian - UK

Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the new children’s laureate – four reasons he’s the perfect choice

Children’s publishing is awash with celebrity authors. So when Frank Cottrell-Boyce was named BookTrust’s Children’s Laureate, some fellow writers may not have been wholly delighted. After all, Cottrell-Boyce is better known by many for his screenwriting work. He has written successful screenplays for a roster of films, including Millions (2004),…

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The Guardian view on Frank Cottrell-Boyce as children’s laureate: a timely champion

Editorial: His belief in reading as the foundation of happiness ensures that young readers could not have a better advocate

The Guardian - UK

‘Reading’s in danger’: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on books, kids – and the explosive power of Heidi

He has written hit films like 24 Hour Party People and cooked up the Queen’s Olympic skydive. But now, having been crowned Children’s Laureate, he’s on a mission to show kids that books will change their lives

The Guardian - UK

Frank Cottrell-Boyce chosen as new children’s laureate

The children’s author and screenwriter, who takes over from Joseph Coelho, pledged to address ‘invisible privilege and inequality’

The Guardian - UK

Netflix's The Beautiful Game trailer looks like a feel-good winner

Based on a real competition, The Beautiful Game is a movie about second chances and soccer as a force for good.

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The Beautiful Game: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything about the Homeless World Cup movie

The Beautiful Game on Netflix stars Bill Nighy, Michael Ward and Callum Scott Howells as part of the England football team at the Homeless World Cup.

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Headteacher warns some pupils missing out on 'fundamental human right'

Thousands of children in Merseyside don't have their own bed to sleep in

Liverpool Echo

King and Queen Consort to celebrate Colchester’s city status

The couple will also reveal the chosen name for Colchester Zoo’s newest addition, a baby white rhino.

The Independent UK

Celebration of Black British writers to kick off Black History Month

Full lineup of headline speakers and writers at the Gravity Festival in Calderstones Park

Liverpool Echo

Beatle's widow to pay 'moving' tribute to husband 21 years after his death

Olivia Harrison will give a talk at Liverpool Literary Festival

Liverpool Echo

Letters: confusion over queen and country

Readers respond to the Observer’s coverage of the death of the monarch

The Guardian - UK

In James Bond Olympics scene, Queen told director 'I should have a line'

A writer has told how Queen Elizabeth II was heavily involved in how the now-famous skit

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Liverpool writer spills secret beind Queen's 'defining' James Bond sketch

The writer is also one of the brains behind the Queen's Paddington Bear sketch

The Independent UK

The Queen expressed ‘real joy’ when acting in comedy sketches, says writer

The monarch took part in several TV spoofs, and appeared alongside James Bond and Paddington Bear.

Liverpool Echo

Queen Elizabeth II was 'cheaper to film than Paddington' in much loved Jubilee sketch

Writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce said Paddington "embodies so many of the Queen's values"

The Guardian - UK

‘A Jerusalem for everyone’: was the 2012 Olympics the last gasp of liberal Britain?

Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony for the London games was meant to be a celebration of Britain’s diverse history and its open-minded values. Ten years later, it seems more like a requiem

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Liverpool café 'blown away' by kind gesture after tweeting 'please support us'

Paper Cup Coffee helps Liverpool’s homeless community and has recently struggled with a lack of customers

Liverpool Echo

Frank Cottrell-Boyce 'in pain' after losing irreplaceable item

The children's author put out an appeal on social media to be reunited with it

The Guardian - UK

As a Catholic, I take Easter seriously. But it also is a very big weekend for football

This weekend, the secular and the devotional clash like clanging bells. Easter church services go well into extra time – and a footballing mind can wander

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