School stops boy using sun cream

An eight-year-old boy is banned from taking sun cream to school

Joseph Marshall's mother Helen sent him to school in Bristol with a bottle of factor 60 sun block to protect his pale, freckly skin from sunburn. More...

Source: BBC News web site -Tuesday 4th May

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Expert sparks row on sun exposure

A US doctor claims warnings about getting skin cancer from the sun may prevent healthy levels of exposure.

Dr Michael Holick says we are missing out on essential vitamin D by staying out of the sun - and that causes thousands of deaths each year. More...

Source: BBC News web site - Monday 7th June

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Long school holidays 'are bad for children'

A new report will say school summer holidays should be shortened so that children are not left unsupervised for six weeks.

The study, by the Institute for Public Policy Research, calls for a five-term school year which it believes would cut youth crime and raise education standards. More...

Source: Telegraph web site - Monday 7th June

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