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Some World Cup records held by England
— Team most consistently knocked out in the quarter finals (8 times)
— Most kicks missed in shootouts: 7
— Oldest player fielded in a match: Peter Shilton, who was 40 in 1990
— England is one of only two teams to have won a game in injury time, against Belgium in 1986. (The other team to have won a game in injury time was Belgium.)
The government’s Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has published a report claiming that 23.5% of British children will be living in ‘absolute poverty’ by 2020. Where would Britain lie on this measure compared with some other countries?
| % living below official poverty line | |
| Benin | 36% |
| Ethiopia | 30% |
| Namibia | 29% |
| Tanzania | 28% |
| Britain | 24% |
| Bhutan | 23% |
Source: World Bank
The government wants to increase the maximum fine for speeding on a motorway to £10,000. Some other things for which people have recently been fined £10,000:
— Dredging for scallops in a prohibited area off Flamborough Head
— Illegally storing waste in a backyard in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
— Operating a dirty takeaway, with mouse droppings among the food, in Greasby, Wirral
— Making two labourers work knee-deep in concrete, giving them second degree burns
— Renting a house to students without a licence as a house of multiple occupancy
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