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• Schoolboy, 11, 'was on phone' when fatally hit by train at level crossing, report says

  An 11-year-old boy who died after being hit by a train at a level crossing was probably looking at a video on his phone at the time of the accident, investigators have said.

• Why Reeves chose 'shock and awe' 8am news conference

  To understand why Rachel Reeves stood up at 8am in Downing Street in an unprecedented news conference to foreshadow the budget, you need to understand the depth of the problems facing the chancellor.

• Rail worker who protected passengers during train stabbing is named

  The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.

• Emergency workers: 'I have to tell parents their child has died in a car crash - and I remember every face'

  We're sat in a silent, empty, cardiac treatment room - on the other side of the door, you can hear the bustle of the largest A&E and major trauma ward in Devon.

• Arise, Sir David! Beckham receives knighthood from the King

  Becks, Goldenballs and now officially Sir David, football star David Beckham has received his knighthood from the King - and told Sky News he cried when he found out about the honour.

• Post Office hero Bates lands seven-figure Horizon payout

  Sir Alan Bates has reached a seven-figure deal to settle his claim over the Post Office Horizon scandal, more than 20 years after he began campaigning over what turned into one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice.

• Hundreds of pregnancy drug victims call for public inquiry into 'silent scandal'

  Hundreds of victims have called on the government to launch a public inquiry into a pregnancy drug linked to cancer.

• Teenager 'tricked' into moving to Ghana should stay until GCSEs finished, judge rules

  A teenager whose parents left him in Ghana over concerns about gang violence in the UK should stay in the west African country until at least the end of his GCSEs, a High Court judge has ruled.

• Reeves refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax hikes

  Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out breaking her manifesto pledge not to raise certain taxes, as she lays the groundwork ahead of the budget later this month.

• Tommy Robinson found not guilty of terror offence for failing to give police access to his phone

  Tommy Robinson has been found not guilty of a terror offence after refusing to give police access to his phone when he was stopped at the border in a Bentley with thousands of pounds in cash last year.