Recently the Government announced that 800,000 people had come to Britain to live and work since 1997 and the public laughed. Now we read that all is well in the school gym and on the playing fields.

"Schools across UK have reached their activity targets a year early, according to a government report.

The 2006-07 School Sport Survey found that 86 per cent of pupils now participate in at least two hours of PE and school sport per week. The figure is just above the 85 per cent target set by government for schools to reach in 2008."

(Via Leisure Opportunities: Schools hit activity targets: .)

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