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Gifts sent by retailers and royalty for David Cameron's new daughter Florence cannot be given to her under new rules, said the Independent. Presents accepted by Government members have to be paid for, and items sent by Marks and Spencer and Huggababy are being 'held by the department', as the Camerons have not stumped up the cash.

One schoolchild out of five can't tell the difference between a wasp anda bee, according to a study reported in the Daily Telegraph. A quarterhad no idea what a mouse looked like, and one in eight thought a heronwas a flamingo. Meanwhile, one in 20 adults said a tree that lost itsleaves in winter was a carnivore.

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