Soft toys could spread swine flu in children, schools warned

Flu pandemic guidance for schools, nurseries and childminders warns against children sharing toys and crayons

Universities may cancel freshers’ week over swine flu

Officials draw up contingency plans to postpone activities and close parts of campus if pandemic peaks at start of term

Shut schools to limit number of swine flu deaths, ministers told

Closure would slow down spread of swine flu, giving more time to develop vaccine

School closures urged to prevent spread of swine flu

Government should rethink policy of schools staying open during pandemic before they return from summer holidays, say experts

Eight British teenagers being treated for swine flu in China

Chinese officials quarantine 107 schoolchildren on educational trip of 600 pupils and teachers

Swine flu may keep some schools shut in September

Uncertainty over spread of pandemic could keep pupils away for start of autumn term

Parents of schoolchildren criticise lack of information about swine flu

Confusion and worry at the school gate following latest figures released by government

It’s good for women to suffer the pain of a natural birth, says medical chief

Professor: mother and child would benefit if 'epidural epidemic' gave way to yoga and hypnosis

The curious incident of the straight-A student

Alex Goodenough was the cleverest kid in his school - so why didn't he get a sixth form place? Decca Aitkenhead talks to his family about the impact of Asperger's

Boiling carrots whole boosts health benefits, researchers find

Medical properties can be enhanced if vegetables are not diced before cooking, experiments show