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A baby boom in Manhattan means the competition is hotting up for places at the top nurseries, The Daily Telegraph reported. New York parents have to write essays, prepare for interviews and arrange 'observed play sessions' just to have the chance of gaining a place for their 18-month-old. One local paper has dubbed it 'the kiddie version of "The Apprentice"'.

just to have the chance of gaining a place for their 18-month-old. One local paper has dubbed it 'the kiddie version of "The Apprentice"'.

Back in the UK, the Daily Express raged against political correctness with a front page on the story of an Oxfordshire Sure Start Centre which had changed the words of one of the best-known nursery rhymes to 'Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep'.

Kylie Minogue is following fellow pop star Madonna's high-heeled footsteps into children's publishing, according to the BBCNews website. Her picture book, The Showgirl Princess, aimed at fans aged six and upwards, will be published by Puffin in September, and tell of a girl's rise to stage fame.

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