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A three year-old was one of a trio of vandals who caused 20,000 worth of damage to Burn Naze Primary School in Thornton Cleveleys, near Blackpool, the Daily Mail reported. Tiny handprints were left on the walls, windows and floors as the children - the oldest aged six - smeared paint over the new building. Girls show signs of becoming shopaholics from the age of seven, according to a story in The Scotsman. It said that higher numbers of girls spend all their pocket money than boys. Meanwhile, the latest craze to tempt girls into parting with their pennies is a new spa in Richmond, Surrey, where children as young as five can indulge in manicures and pedicures. The Daily Mail asked, 'Harmless fun or another worrying erosion of childhood innocence?'

Girls show signs of becoming shopaholics from the age of seven, according to a story in The Scotsman. It said that higher numbers of girls spend all their pocket money than boys. Meanwhile, the latest craze to tempt girls into parting with their pennies is a new spa in Richmond, Surrey, where children as young as five can indulge in manicures and pedicures. The Daily Mail asked, 'Harmless fun or another worrying erosion of childhood innocence?'

A consultant plastic surgeon has developed a kit that cures babies'

sticking-out ears without the need for surgery, The Daily Telegraph reported. Splints, called Ear Buddies, cost less than 50, as opposed to a costly operation that starts at 1,500.

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