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New education secretary Ruth Kelly has been praised for her commitment to family life. The Times said she holds the record for giving birth to the highest number of children while an MP, and the Independent described her as 'juggling nappy changing with her ministerial job'. It added that she always tries to get home in time to put her children to bed. Daily Express celebrity columnist Gloria Hunniford tackled the prickly issue of photography and the school nativity play. She asked, 'Isn't it about time to put a foot down and demand the right to capture cherished memories without being nannied into submission? Do we really want the nativity play to become a battleground?'

Daily Express celebrity columnist Gloria Hunniford tackled the prickly issue of photography and the school nativity play. She asked, 'Isn't it about time to put a foot down and demand the right to capture cherished memories without being nannied into submission? Do we really want the nativity play to become a battleground?'

The Daily Mail said an American reality show due to air next month has received strong criticism from adoption charities. 'Who's Your Daddy?'

features women who were adopted at birth trying to guess their real father from a line-up of eight men. If they choose right they win 50,000.

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