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In a typical three-storey state school in the suburbs of Yerevan, the Armenian capital, nine-year old Slavik is demonstrating his invention - a box with three LED lights.

The King and Queen are on the third day of their state visit to Italy - and the Queen was given a taste of local cuisine when she was presented with a delivery-style box of pizza while visiting a local state school.

In 2022, Arizona lawmakers made a state school voucher program universal, just four years after voters shot down the proposal by a two-to-one margin.

Ms Santer said the primary school, where fees start at £7,258, charges less than it costs the government to put a child in state school "saving the government a lot of money".

Sarah said the county council was having to pay up to £8,000 a year to transport her daughter to the nearest available state school after she withdrew her from a private school.