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E.coli stomach bug hits 40 kids

An outbreak of the E.coli stomach bug has infected 40 children and closed two schools.

After 38 children became ill at Hayes primary in Bromley, South East London, they had to close the school.

It was also reported that the nearby Parklands nursery sent youngsters home after two youngsters were affected.

Dr Rachel Heathcock, director of the South East London Health Protection Unit, said: "We are trying to identify the source of the infections”.

A Bromley Council spokesman said an extensive clean-up in the two schools was expected to take 10 days.