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Cyber Bullying On Bebo Blamed For Boys Death

A grieving family is blaming the social networking website Bebo for a 13-year-old boy’s suicide.
Sam Leeson, a 13 year old student from Gloucestershire hanged himself.
After his death, his family found evidence of bullying on his Bebo page, and believe that the abuse had been ongoing for a number of months.
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Childhood Obesity And Overweight Politicians

A furore has erupted in Australia this week following the results of a recent study into childhood obesity rates.
The report suggests that the increase in rates of childhood obesity has slowed to a crawl across the board over recent years.
As a result, it has been suggsted that money being spent on the problem could be [...]