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A 24-hour satellite television channel aimed at babies and toddlers just launched in the US could be on Britain's screens by Christmas, said the Daily Mail. BabyFirstTV shows simple purpose-made programmes for ages six months to three years. A West Sussex mother removed her five-year-old daughter from infant school after the head teacher introduced children's massage sessions, the Daily Telegraph reported. She feared that massaging would lead to 'inappropriate behaviour' in the playground.

A West Sussex mother removed her five-year-old daughter from infant school after the head teacher introduced children's massage sessions, the Daily Telegraph reported. She feared that massaging would lead to 'inappropriate behaviour' in the playground.

Baby Jake Burns had a very timely birth in Birmingham. A three-minute delivery resulted in his birth at 1.02am on 4 May weighing 7lb 8oz and made his birth statistics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, said the Daily Express.

The Government promised celebrity chef Jamie Oliver that school meals will improve after he commented on their slow progress when accepting a TV BAFTA award, reported BBCNews. Mr Oliver claimed that successive education secretaries had used the excuse of being 'new to the job' for their inaction and said that improving school dinners was 'not rocket science'.

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