Second wind

A project teaching asthmatic primary pupils to play musical instruments has seen a remarkable improvement in their health and attendance. Mark Lupton reports.

Pupils under seven to get free fruit

All children under seven will get free fruit every day at school in a £77m programme announced yesterday at the beginning of the government drive to improve public health and tackle obesity.

£2m drive for healthier tuck

School tuck shops and vending machines are to be stripped of junk food under a £2 million drive to tackle child obesity fuelled by unhealthy snacking.

How to cope with stress

Karen Hainsworth has eight ways in which you can take control, before stress takes control of you