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Forget using air freshener to banish the sweet smell of a newborn baby's over-active digestive system. The Times reported that it could have the opposite effect and cause diarrhoea in children. The Daily Mail linked resistance to tummy trouble and allergies with the birth canal, claiming research found that babies born by Caesarean section were twice as likely to develop these problems. No wonder six in every 10 mums want to escape to the coast for a breath of fresh air, as the Daily Express reported. Meanwhile, TV's Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, got a fist-full from cartoon character Homer Simpson in Sunday's episode of The Simpson's after telling Maggie she was not talented enough to get into nursery (The Herald).
Forget using air freshener to banish the sweet smell of a newborn baby's over-active digestive system. The Times reported that it could have the opposite effect and cause diarrhoea in children. The Daily Mail linked resistance to tummy trouble and allergies with the birth canal, claiming research found that babies born by Caesarean section were twice as likely to develop these problems. No wonder six in every 10 mums want to escape to the coast for a breath of fresh air, as the Daily Express reported.

Meanwhile, TV's Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, got a fist-full from cartoon character Homer Simpson in Sunday's episode of The Simpson's after telling Maggie she was not talented enough to get into nursery (The Herald).

And for those of you who've never heard the word 'chav', which has been branded 'buzzword of the year', The Sun says it means someone who wears 'Burberry caps and bling-bling jewellery', while The Times reported that it came from the mid-19th century Romany word chavi, meaning child.