Our analysis does not hinge on English enjoying official-language status across Europe, only that Europeans are able to speak it well.

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English Heritage said results of recent analysis of Peter's portrait by a professor of genetics, now suggested he had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a chromosomal disorder first identified in 1978.

BBC: Peter the Wild Boy grave gets Grade II listing

The top 10% of English secondary pupils also drop behind those in Australia, Scotland Slovenia and Norway, analysis of international test scores indicates.

BBC: Top maths pupils 'fail to keep up with world's best'

People living on the English coast are more likely than those living inland to say they are fit and well, an analysis of census data suggests.

BBC: People feel 'healthier' on the English coast