Today’s Daily Mail rediscovers  an entertaining myth it first promulgated in 2006 – that mothers who work spend just 19 minutes a day with their children.

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, I never travel without my copy of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

The annual survey that showed a fifth of British primary school children participating in circus skills is no more.
 

Fish and the oils it contains are supposed to be good for mothers-to-be and their children.
 

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disporder (ADHD) is a genetic disease, say today’s headlines. Is it?
 

Sharon Shoesmith, Haringey’s former Director of Children’s Services last week gave evidence before the parliamentary Education Committee.

Last month’s least likely claim appeared in The Times (9 July, below).

The Royal College of Nursing is seeking a judicial review of the vetting and safeguarding scheme launched by the last government, and often the subject of criticism

It’s no surprise that the Welsh Language Board wants to push the teaching of Welsh. That’s its job.