A packed show today but somehow I managed to cram it all in!

I mentioned a new app out designed to keep your partner happy by automatically sending them cute messages – bound to cause trouble! and in local news how a baby has been born at bus stop in Billericay. There was more about potholes too, and yes Joey Essex has a new album out.

Also, selfies are spreading itchy head lice – according to health experts. The phenomenon is now infesting children’s scalps as well as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

It is caused by the once-thought harmless action of putting heads together to pose for a selfie with friends or a small group.

The unexpected effect of selfies is spreading the tiny, itchy critters in the heads of children, especially teenagers. My selfies are a danger in themselves, as you can see for yourself –

Not a Nit in Sight (apart from the one big one)

Also,

Eating like the English could save 4,000 lives a year in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, a study claims.

People in England eat more fruit and vegetables and less salt and fat, reducing heart disease and some cancers, say Oxford University experts.

A tax on fatty and salty foods and subsidies on fruit and vegetables could help close the diet divide, they add.

The British Heart Foundation says the study shows inequalities in the nations that must be addressed by authorities.

Death rates for heart disease and cancer are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland than in England, according to official figures. Does that mean they’re gonna tax deep fried Mars Bars?
We also had a little preview of tomorrow’s Phoenix Fridays – Live at Old Brentwoods Club event with a great track from D’Ukes

Back Tomorrow.