The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children will receive a £340,000 government grant to develop a stammering information programme, which will be rolled out to schools by 2010. It will work with young people, families, speech and language therapy services, and school staff to produce the materials. An estimated five per cent of children experience difficulty with their speech, and those who stammer are more likely to be withdrawn or anxious and suffer bullying. Children's Secretary Ed Balls...