A ban on girls wearing frilly socks and refusal to clear up dog mess in a playground are among a list of health and safety excuses branded "ridiculous" by a Government minister. Health and safety ...

A school has banned its pupils from wearing frilly socks. Kingsholm Primary School in Gloucester wrote a letter to parents outlawing the socks after a girl tripped over, Metro reports. Students are ...

The ban was enforced when a child fell over whilst wearing socks with large frills, which were made by parent Tracy Rudge for her daughter and other children at the school. "This ban is ridiculous,” ...