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The latest proposal is an improvement, said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at Arizona State University.

The government voiced concern at the findings of the survey and promised to work with councils to raise awareness of the action plan - and drive improvements in schools.

A court was told last week that Mr Ali had initially not been expected to survive the fire but that there had been a "marked" improvement in his condition following the turn of the year.

However, the new figure puts the UK back on its long-term trend of only gradual improvement.

The victory kept alive England's hopes of a Six Nations title, inflicted a first defeat since 2020 on their oldest rivals and continued an improvement in results after five straight losses in late 2024.