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Children as young as four will be expected to fill in questionnaires that ask if they are 'optimistic about the future' and 'dealing with problems well', according to a report in The Sunday Telegraph. The 'well-being scale' is part of guidance being drawn up for primary schools to improve children's emotional and psychological health. Teletubby Tinky Winky has been accused of promoting homosexuality by Poland's government because he carries a red handbag, said The Guardian.

Teletubby Tinky Winky has been accused of promoting homosexuality by Poland's government because he carries a red handbag, said The Guardian.

Ewa Sowinska, the children's rights watchdog, said she had asked psychologists to advise if this was the case.

The Times reported plans for a billion-dollar Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, planned by Warner Brothers and Universal Studios, is due to open in 2009. Author J K Rowling said, 'I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed.'

Harry Potter was in the news again, with The Sun reporting that a fake 250,000-word version of the next book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, had been put on the internet. Publishers Bloomsury insisted the online version was a fake and said readers would have to wait until 21 July to see the real thing.

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