The first prosecutions over female genital mutilation in the UK have been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service. The BBC reports that Dr Dhanoun Dharmasena will be prosecuted for an alleged offence while working at the Whittington Hospital in London in November 2012, and Hasan Mohamed will face a charge of intentionally encouraging an offence of female genital mutilation. The pair will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 15 April.
Campaigners are calling for a ban on the advertising of products high in sugar, salt or fat to be extended to anything shown before the 9pm watershed. The Guardian reports that the call was made after research showed that there are as many as 11 advertisements for junk foods during an hour's viewing of family-orientated television shows such as X-Factor, The Simpsons and Hollyoaks.
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