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The Conservative Party declared school dinner campaigner and TV chef Jamie Oliver a national hero, reported BBCNews, following remarks by Tory MP Boris Johnson that the pressure on children to eat healthy food was 'too much'. But later he told the party's annual conference that Jamie Oliver is a 'messiah' and said he had meant it was difficult for schools to persuade children to pick the healthy option. Four children trying to dislodge conkers from a tree in Littlehampton, West Sussex, were stopped and searched by police who mistakenly believed the tree was the subject of a preservation order, reported The Times. Diana Jayne, one child's mother, said, 'Maybe police want children stuck in their bedrooms playing on computers.'

Four children trying to dislodge conkers from a tree in Littlehampton, West Sussex, were stopped and searched by police who mistakenly believed the tree was the subject of a preservation order, reported The Times. Diana Jayne, one child's mother, said, 'Maybe police want children stuck in their bedrooms playing on computers.'

Breastfeeding has little or no effect on a baby's intelligence, said The Guardian, after the Medical Research Council and the University of Edinburgh analysed data from 5,475 children and 3,161 mothers in the US.

Tony Blair appeared on Blue Peter last Tuesday taking questions from young viewers. Unfortunately presenter Konnie Huq failed to produce several key questions from the Blue Peter postbag, noted The Times, such as 'When exactly are you moving out?' from Gordon, 55.

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