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A new exercise craze has emerged in London's parks -power-pramming. The fitness regime was devised by Liz Stuart so new mothers could exercise without leaving their babies. It includes a power walk or jog while pushing the pram and using the babies themselves as weights while doing bicep curls, said the Daily Mail. Chancellor Gordon Brown talks about fatherhood in an in-depth interview with New Woman magazine. Mr Brown, who will become a father for the second time this year, said, 'I meet fathers who talk about the issues of childcare, some of them are going to parenting classes. I believe we need this fathers' revolution.'

Chancellor Gordon Brown talks about fatherhood in an in-depth interview with New Woman magazine. Mr Brown, who will become a father for the second time this year, said, 'I meet fathers who talk about the issues of childcare, some of them are going to parenting classes. I believe we need this fathers' revolution.'

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has named her baby daughter Bluebell Madonna. Geri admitted to the Daily Mirror that she was 'besotted', and said, 'It's like having my own little doll.'

A seven-year-old boy has completed a swim from the notorious Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco shore. Braxton Bilbrey took 47 minutes to swim the 1.4 miles and when he was back on dry land told BBCNews, 'I could have done it again.'

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