A US study of 600 children found that those who ate out had higher blood pressure and lower insulin sensitivity - an early sign of progression towards type-2 diabetes.
After a spate of blade injuries to pupils, the Daily Mail reported teachers will be given powers to confiscate pencil sharpeners under new laws to keep weapons out of schools.
Miracle baby Chloe Sturrock, who was born 18 weeks premature weighing just 1lb, celebrated her first birthday last week, the Metro reported. And Scottish twins who weighed less than a bag of sugar when they were born two years ago are to star in a major BBC drama, said the Herald.
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