Media watch

The Sun has declared war on 'the politically correct meddlers' interfering in children's lives. One London primary school has banned children from making daisy chains in case they pick up germs, the paper said. Playing with leaves, climbing trees and bicycles have also been banned. The old-fashioned nit comb is more effective at removing headlice than chemical treatments, said The Times, reporting on extensive louse research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.