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Cameron says Johnson and Gove ‘left the truth at home’. David Cameron says Boris Johnson and Michael Gove behaved “appallingly” during the EU referendum campaign. The former prime minister said his Tory colleagues had “left the truth at home” on the referendum campaign trail. He also said the referendum result in 2016 had left him “hugely depressed” and he knew “some people will never forgive me”. The Times

Obesity among primary school leavers to hit 40% by 2024. Almost four in ten children leaving primary school in 2024 will be clinically obese or overweight, according to a new report from Public Health England. Experts predict that 38.1% of 11-year-olds will be an unhealthy weight in five years’ time, compared with 34.3% at present. Current data shows that children from poorer areas are more than twice as likely to be overweight as those from more affluent neighbourhoods. The Independent

Slow walking at 45 ‘a sign of faster ageing’. How fast people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing, scientists have suggested. Using a simple test of gait speed, researchers were able to measure the ageing process. Not only were slower walkers’ bodies ageing more quickly - their faces looked older and they had smaller brains. The international team said the findings were an “amazing surprise”. BBC Consumers spend more money on credit cards than on cash. Debit card spending overtook cash back in 2016, but this is the first-time credit card spending has done so too, according to the British Retail Consortium. In fact, cash is now only used in 20% of spending, with plastic making up almost all of the remaining 80%. The transition has led retailers to call for a reduction in card and transaction fees last year alone, retailers paid £1.3bn to third-party firms so that they could accept card payments. Yahoo

Making an argument? Keep it simple. When we’re passionate about making a persuasive case to others, many of us opt to pile on the supporting evidence. But when it comes to argumentation, less is often more. When we take an “everything but the kitchen sink” approach to persuasion, our argument often suffers from a “dilution effect”, where stronger evidence mixes with the weak, making everything seem average. To make your case, go for short and sweet. Editor

Young people ‘panic’ without smartphones. Almost a quarter of children and young people are so dependent on their smartphones that they can be said to be suffering an addiction, according to researchers at King’s College London who analysed 41 global studies on the growing problem. Experts say symptoms include feeling “panicky” or “upset” when unable to access the devices. The study authors warn that smartphone addiction can have a “serious” impact on mental health. BBC

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Choosing a Summer holiday

The summer holidays booking season has started and the television adverts have never been so HOT.

28 The cost of a family holiday is one of the first thing that people seem to look for. It make sense, after all it is a major expense even when you consider a package holiday for the whole family plus the extra ice-creams, bar drinks, meals (if not included), local tours, amusements, car hire, and the rest. However I think there ought to be a balance between saving on costs, safety, comfort and available facilities.

I may be biased but, one of the most popular summer locations is and always will be Southern Spain. The reason is obvious: sunshine, Mediterranean, beaches, good food, cheap drinks, plenty to do and lots of places to visit.

All at prices that are still comparatively cheap even when looking for the more exclusive and more expensive restaurants or hotels. Most importantly, it is probably one of the safest places to visit with an excellent medical service available, although you need to make sure you are covered by an adequate health plan.

One is spoilt for choice between tour operators and cheap airlines, the latter is one of the incentives that encourage holiday makers to buy their second home and even move to Spain as residents. This is happening with British nationals even more so now after Brexit.

The nearest competitor to Southern Spain is Southern Portugal. Portugal in general is cheaper than Spain or Greece and about half the price of England and Germany, but food and drink in the tourist centres are the same price as back home. The other difference is that beaches, however beautiful, are not on the Mediterranean but on the Atlantic Ocean.

Both countries are a stone throw away from all major European cities and well serviced by cheap airlines.

Always bearing in mind costs, the third alternative is Greece and its islands. Historically, Greece has always been a major tourist destination in Europe for its rich culture and history, as well as for its long coastline, the many islands and Mediterranean beaches. Prices however are about 3.5% more expensive than Spain.

Greece also is a relatively safe place to visit and Greeks are quite friendly, though the language is somewhat more difficult to learn.

Visiting a “bouzouki” club and getting stoned while listening and dancing “Zorba the Greek style” to the excessively loud folk music is an experience worth trying at least once while dishes are smashed at your feet and some flowers thrown at you in apreciacion.

What amazes me is the amount of TV adverts promoting Turkey and other Middle-Eastern Countries. I mean how cheap do you want to be? So close to Iraq and Syria, how safe can Turkey be?

What kind of a holiday is it when precautions should be taken to avoid the chances of being caught up in civil unrest or a terrorist attack? Last year Turkey launched an attack against Kurdish-held positions in northern Syria! How attractive can cheap be?

To be fair, so far, the majority of attacks have been in the cities, away from the popular tourist coastal areas.

The stealing of passports and valuables is another thing to watch out for.

Whatever you do the choice is non ending, you can visit Disneyland in Paris or Miami, New York, Golf Holidays or even the Far East, but then this is another matter.