Daily roundup 5 June: Gypsy communities, terror conviction, and smoothies

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will benefit from a new fund to improve their health, education and integration. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said six pilot projects will each receive a share of £170,000 of new funding, and will be run by or in partnership with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.


A teenager has been found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in London, making her one of the youngest females to be charged and convicted of terrorism offences in the UK. The Guardian reports that Safaa Boular, 18, who was accused of discussing a grenade and gun attack on the British Museum in central London with her Islamic State militant partner, Naweed Hussain, was also found guilty over an earlier attempt to travel to Syria for terrorism.


Smoothies and fruit juices could be banned from school canteens, as part of a campaign to tackle childhood obesity in Scotland. The BBC reports that the Scottish government wants to impose lower sugar limits on school meals in a move that would also affect yoghurts and some breakfast cereals. A consultation is due to be carried out on the plans, which include increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables.


A manhunt is under way after a one-year-old boy was left in a critical condition following a stabbing at a home in west London on Monday evening. The BBC reports that a woman in her 30s was also found with less serious knife wounds at a property in Hounslow. The pair were taken to hospital by air ambulance after police and paramedics were called at about 7pm.


A new website for children and young people living in institutions has gone live. Called rights4children, the site contains information about children's rights, on topics important to them. It has been created by children's rights charity Article 39 working with the web design company Wholegrain Digital.