Parents' vested interest

Worried parents have been buying stab- and bullet-proof vests to protect their children in the wake of a string of fatal stabbings in Britain, according to the Daily Mail.

VestGuard UK, which supplies £200-£425 ($555-$1180) vests to government agencies around the world, said it had received more than a hundred calls from parents in London alone, whereas it usually receives about one or two inquiries from parents across the country most years.

The surge in the interest follows fatal knifings in Britain, notably those of teenagers Adam Regis, and Kodjo Yenga, both in London in the past two weeks.