Cheat sheet: Wednesday's news in 60 seconds.

Your speedy update on all the day’s stories, Wednesday, June 18 2014

1. Fifth confirmed case of meningococcal disease.

The Hunter New England Local Health District has released a media statement confirming that “a child is in a stable condition in a Hunter area hospital with the fifth confirmed case of meningococcal disease in the Hunter New England Health region this year”.

The statement also said, “close contacts of the child are being prescribed clearance antibiotics. There are no links between this case and any previous cases.”

Public Health Physician Dr Craig Dalton said “meningococcal disease may be very severe and the community needs to be on the alert for its symptoms.  If anyone suspects meningococcal disease, they should seek medical attention immediately.”

Earlier this month a 2 year-old boy passed away after contracting meningococcal disease. It was later confirmed that the child wasn’t immunised against the B strain as the mother was unaware there was a vaccine able to purchase.

The vaccine arrived in March, but unlike that for the C strain is not yet included on the National Immunisation Program.

For information on meningococcal disease and the signs, go here.

2. First year of marriage is danger time for cheating.

A study has revealed that a surprising number of women cheat on their spouse in the first year of marriage.

The study, by married dating website AshleyMadison.com, found that 8 percent of women have had an affair during their first year of marriage compared with 3.5 percent of men.

Two-thirds had cheated around the seven-month mark. The study also showed that 22 percent of men and 17 percent of women under the age of 35 had cheated on their spouse.

3. Birthing pool causes Legionnaire's disease in a newborn.

England's Public Health system has warned pregnant women against using birthing pools at home with a built-in heater and recirculation pumps after a newborn has been infected with Legionnaire's disease - a serious lung infection.

The newborn is in intensive care and is "severely ill".

Professor Nick Phin, PHE’s head of Legionnaires’ disease, said: "This is an extremely unusual situation, which we are taking very seriously. As a precaution, we advise that heated birthing pools, filled in advance of labour and where the temperature is then maintained by use of a heater and pump, are not used in the home setting, while we investigate further and until definitive advice on disinfection and safety is available."

4. Lolly stick in boy's gut for 8 months.

Gus Denton, a 5 year-old boy, has had an operation at Wellington Hospital to remove a Chupa Chup stick from his guts. The doctors extracted a 10 centimetre plastic stick - once part of  strawberry-flavoured lollipop, from deep within his intestines, according to Fairfax NZ.

Jane Denton told Fairfax NZ that the stick had been lodged in his gut for 8 months causing Gus a lot of pain while doctors tried to determine the cause.

Last November, Gus began to choke on the lollipop, however, it quickly disappeared. "There was a lot of back-slapping and upside-down shaking," Jan Denton told Fairfax NZ. "We didn't know whether it had gone into the lungs or not. It was pretty scary." After a trip to the hospital advised to closely monitoring, it took Gus a fortnight before he developed stomach pain.

5. New evidence in Baden-Clay trial.

Gerard Baden-Clay is accused of murdering his wife Allison, also 43, on April 19, 2012. He has pleaded not guilty. Over the last few days, the jury has heard from several witnesses:

• A police officer said that Gerard Bayden-Clay told him that he and his wife were “on the bones of their arse” and she had only $20 in her bank account.
• Baden-Clay's former mistress, Toni McHugh, broke down in court and said she was angry and upset with him after being told by the police that he had had relationships with other women.
• Forensic physician Margaret Stark told the jury that the injuries on Baden-Clay's right cheek after his wife's disappearance were typical of fingernail scratches, not razor blade injuries. Baden-Clay told police they were from a shaving blade.

The case continues.

9. Five-year old receives bravery award.

A five-year-old boy has been awarded a bravery citation after calling triple-0 when his mum collapsed.

Myles Wellham stayed on the line for eight minutes until paramedics arrived telling them “My Mum won’t wake up” .

When they arrived he was not tall enough to open the door. The student was honoured with a NSW Ambulance Star Award in front of the school assembly at his Hillsborough Public School in NSW.

Myles said he knew what to do after playing with the Triple-Zero app on his mum’s phone.

You can listen to Myles' brave call here.