Please Miss, can we have some more?

Long before Jamie Oliver took up the cause, a school cook from Nottingham was rebelling against turkey twizzlers and chips. Jeanette Orrey talks to Felicity Lawrence about the campaign she inspired and her next venture - an academy for dinner ladies.

Robin Coombs

Obituary: Immunologist whose blood test has stood the test of time.

Junk food banned in schools from September

A ban on confectionery, crisps and fizzy drinks being provided in schools looks certain to begin in September following the publication of advice to ministers by the new School Food Trust.

The sceptic

Do we still need animal testing in medical research?

Settled into success

Travellers' initial distrust is banished as a scheme to improve their health and education begins to pay off. Patrick Weir reports.

Fair play v foul

Drunken initiations into sports teams and even academic courses can be life-threatening to students. Tom Bryant reports.

Going for broke

A quarter of nursing students leave before completing their training, despite cash bursaries. Are the grants failing as an incentive to boost public sector recruitment?