Daily roundup 18 May: PM on Tinder, term-time holidays, and children in care

Prime Minister David Cameron has signed up to dating app Tinder in a bid to persuade young people to register to vote in the referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. The Sun reports he is also turning to websites aimed at young people such as The Lad Bible to reach out to the youth vote as he fights to prevent Brexit.?


A travel agency has reported a surge in holiday bookings outside of school holidays following a high court ruling in favour of a father who took his daughter on holiday in term time. The Guardian reports sunshine.co.uk revealed an 88 per cent increase in the number of family holiday bookings during school term time the weekend after the ruling compared with the previous weekend.?


A new agreement that aims to better support looked-after children by recognising and minimising factors that place them at risk of offending, has been signed by police and local authorities. Get Hampshire reports the signatories of the 14-page agreement include the Crown Prosecution Service, Hampshire police and crime commissioner, Hampshire Police and Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight councils.?


Primary school pupils across Runcorn have used police speed detection equipment as part of their speed awareness and road safety education. The Liverpool Echo reports that the initiative was part of a wider crime prevention and personal safety programme provided to schoolchildren by Runcorn local policing unit.


Scientists have found no significant link between eating dinner after 8pm and obesity in children, in contrast to previous studies suggesting the contrary. The Independent reports that researchers at King’s College London studied the eating habits of 1,620 children and found no greater risk of becoming obese or overweight if they ate their evening meal between 8pm and 10pm or if they ate it between 2pm and 8pm.


An academy has been forced to apologise after it advertised an after-school club to children as an opportunity to "tone up". The Daily Express reports that Ripley Academy in Derbyshire said the leaflet was produced without the knowledge of the head teacher, and the class has been cancelled following a backlash from parents.