"I was brought up really as an English child," he said.

He is probably the only adopted English child in these islands.

From the other end of the carriage somebody said: 'English children are very often ill.

The little boy in grey stared round-eyed at the English children.

The two English children understand and speak French very well.

I certainly don't think English children should be sacrificed for Scotland.

The plan will, however, only apply to English children as education is a devolved matter.

The schemes provided over 2m packs of books to English children annually.

Converging research suggests that at least English children learn several words a day throughout development.

Almost all English children wear uniforms, both in public and in private schools.