The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.
No official casualty figures have been released but an AP reporter at the scene described significant casualties on the street.
Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.
An 81-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman died following serious injuries in south-east London. Brian James, of Dunwich Road, Bexleyheath, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on ...