Girl Guides back call to label airbrushed images

Airbrushed images of glamorous celebrities should be labelled in a bid to tackle "damaging and unrealistic pressures" on young women, Britain's biggest girls' group is claiming.

A campaign calling on the Government to introduce compulsory labelling on "touched-up" pictures in magazines has been launched by Girlguiding UK.

Half of 16-to-21-year-old girls consider having surgery to change the way they look with 42 per cent of 11-to-16-year-olds admitting to watching what they eat.

Liz Burnley, of Girlguiding UK, said: "We know how profoundly they feel the pressure to conform to a particular body image and how badly they can be affected by these unobtainable ideals.

"We are proud to support the calls of our members who believe that it is time that the Prime Minister addressed their concerns and acted in the interests of girls and young women across the country."