Head lice now 'almost immune to treatment', parents warned

Parents are being warned of an outbreak of head lice in schools as the new term time looms.

Head lice now 'almost immune to treatment', parents warned

Parents are being warned of an outbreak of head lice in schools as the new term time looms.

The bugs - which spread through head-to-head contact and like clean hair - have become almost immune to treatment.

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