The cost of bringing up a child who attends state school has hit £180,000, with childcare averaging over a quarter of this at £49,092 per child, according to an ICMpoll reported in The Times - a faster rise than property prices. Football star David Beckham is to appear on 'Blue Peter' to lend his support to its Shoe Biz appeal, said the BBC. The appeal aims to raise money for Malawian Aids orphans by recycling 500,000 shoes.