Daily roundup 7 October: Football, alternative medicine, and 3D films

Scotland's children's commissioner has called for regulation to stop the exploitation of children by professional football clubs. The BBC reports that Tam Baillie's warning follows the decision this week by Celtic to feature a 13-year-old in its under-20 side against Hearts, and Scottish Professional Football League sponsor Ladbrokes offered odds on him becoming the youngest Celtic player in history.


Doctors have warned against the dangers of alternative medicines, and urged medical professionals to take details of alternative therapies as part of a patient's medical history, following a four-year-old being admitted to hospital with severely high levels of calcium in his blood. The Telegraph reports that the boy was taking 12 different complementary therapies.


Watching 3D movies can more than double a child's concentration levels because it gets the "brain juices" flowing, research has claimed. The London Evening Standard reports that a study by visual technology firm RealD suggests that seven- to 14-year-olds have twice the cognitive processing speed and performed better in tests after watching 20 minutes of a 3D film. ?


Hundreds of extra schools could have to be built in England to cope with the school population increase, public sector buildings specialist Scape has warned. The BBC reports that the projected 730,000 increase in schoolchildren by 2020 will require 24,287 more classrooms.


More than 1,000 taxi and private hire drivers that are licensed by Dudley Council have pledged to help tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE). The Express & Star reports that all taxi drivers in the borough have completed an awareness session as part of their license condition, providing them with the knowledge on how to spot the signs of CSE.?