Racial diversity in children's books; 40 years of free contraception; UK's first female photographer; Fresh versus tinned

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A US study has shown that of 3,200 children's books published in 2013, less than 93 were about black people. Does it matter if children's books are racially diverse, and how does children's literature in Britain compare? It's 40 years since contraceptive advice and treatment for women was made available free on the NHS, but is it time that men started to take more responsibility for birth control? Christina Broom began taking photographs in 1903 when she was in her 40's to make ends meet, but before long she had become the unofficial photographer for the military and a favourite of the Royal family, and is credited with being the UK's first female press photographer. Tinned fruit and veg can be heaper and more convenient than buying fresh, but is it as nutritious, and can it possibly taste as good?