I am fascinated by a European Court's ruling that obesity is a disability. It is difficult to know whether to condemn it as an excellent example, writes Andrew Bonallack.

We call them slow news days, writes Editor Craig Cooper. Days when quirky stories rise to the top of the daily list that newspapers around the world compile.

Craig Cooper writes: Eight schools. At age six. And it's not uncommon, according to local school principals who are leading local research.