Royal baby gifts: what party leaders gave Prince George

Cot blanket, Roald Dahl classics and an apple tree on list as Kate Middleton and Prince William register birth: WHAT do you get for the royal baby who has everything? Party leaders David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have all revealed the gifts they sent after the arrival of William and Kate’s son, Prince George. Clegg got the ball rolling after being pressed about it on LBC. He told listeners he had sent a pack of coffee to help the new parents cope with fatigue and an embroidered cot blanket made by Spanish nuns, which he bought on holiday in Spain last month. Miliband and Cameron soon followed suit, the Daily Telegraph reports. The Prime Minister and his wife chose a selection of books by children’s author Roald Dahl. Labour leader Miliband sent a three-year-old apple tree, from London orchard project BEST – a traditional gift for a first born son. Meanwhile, the Duke of Duchess of Cambrdige today formally registered the birth of Prince George. It’s a birth certificate like no other, with the parents listing their occupations as – respectively - Prince and Princess...

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Australian PM Julia Gillard confirms end of world - Video

The Mayan prophecy is right, says Aussie PM - it's all going to end on 21 December 2012  STREWTH! The Australian Prime Minister has announced the end of the world. But she'll be right, mate: it's just Julia Gillard's first attempt at stand-up comedy. In a 50-second video, the famously feisty Australian PM breaks the news that the Mayan prediction that the world will end on 21 December 2012 is, in fact, correct. Speaking at a podium in a room inside Parliament House in Canberra, Gillard says: "Whether the final blow comes from flesh-eating zombies, demonic hell-beasts or from the total triumph of K-Pop, if you know one thing about me it is this - I will always fight for you to the very end." Gillard was asked to make the spoof video by Triple J, the youth radio station operated by Australia's public broadcaster, The ABC. In her address the PM says there is a "bright side to Armageddon", which she notes is not a result of the much-hyped Y2K millennium computer bug in the year 2000 or the corporate pollution tax recently introduced by her government. "At...

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Tendulkar deserves Australian honour: Gilchrist

Former Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist defended the country's decision to confer Sachin Tendulkar with the Membership of the Order of Australia award saying that the Indian legend has been of great help in developing relations between the two countries. A couple of days ago, when Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with Member of the Order of Australia, many Australians commented on the same and raised objections including former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden. Hayden slammed the country's move to confer the honour to Sachin Tendulkar, as the honour was given only to citizens of Australia and for people who have contributed to the country and the Indian legendary cricketer had not contributed anything to the country while he had only played in  Australia. Contrary to Hayden, Gilchrist felt the honour was a recognition of the respect Tendulkar receives in Australia as well. "The discussion around his award and the variety of opinion shows the amazing profile that Tendulkar has. Credit to Sachin...

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