06/12/2012 Newsround

Hello. It's Thursday December 6th. I'm Ricky. And I'm Leah. Coming up:

Prince Charles on the news he's to be a grandad.

The world at night - new pictures from space.

And the mission to the coldest part of the Earth. It is slightly

unpredictable and I don't like This is Newsround.

First, politicians make speeches all the time - it comes with the

job. What they say is pretty much always criticised, but the way they

speak doesn't usually come under scrutiny. During a heated debate in

the House of Commons yesterday, the Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls,

struggled to find the right words and was criticised for his

performance. But today, Ed Balls, who's responsible for Labour's

policies on the economy, said his stammer got the better of him and

he has nothing to be sorry about. Yesterday, the Shadow Chancellor,

Ed Balls made this speech. national deficit is not rising. It

is rising, not falling. While talking about the state of

the economy, Ed Balls hesitated and seemed confused.

It happened during a series of exchanges with this man. George

Osborne was making his Autumn Statement to Parliament. He's in

charge of the Government's money and how it's spent. Ed Balls said

he hesitated because he suffers from a stammer, which is a type of

speech disorder. On the radio this morning he said: everybody knows,

with me, that I have a stammer. Sometimes my stammer gets the

better of me in the first minute or two when I speak, especially when I

have the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and 300 Conservative MPs

yelling at me at the top of their voices. But frankly, that is just

who I am. The Chancellor, George Osborne,

said his Labour rival had given the worst reply he had ever heard and

said it had nothing to do with his stammer. Mr Balls is said to be one

of Labour's best speakers. He's revealed that he faces a daily

battle to deliver his words and has to memorise his speeches. Half a

million people in the UK suffer from the condition and it's quite

common for young children to experience a stammer at some point

when they're growing up. Sue Addlestone is a speech and

language therapist. Thank you for coming in. First, could a stammer

ever stop you from doing a really important job like being a

politician or a leader? I don't think it could stop you doing it

but it can make jobs quite tricky at some times when you are doing

them. A job where you are under pressure. I imagine pressure makes

a stammer worse. That is definitely true. Probably most of the time, Ed

Balls is able to control the stammer using techniques learned

through therapy. But when the pressure becomes intense, it is

overwhelming, and that is probably why he ended up stammering. Can you

ever get over a stammer? For sure, yes. With the right help it is

definitely possible to fix a stammer. And children grow out of

it, don't they? Some of them grow out of it and some go on to develop

stammers. I would advise anybody who is struggling to seek help,

because help is out there. Thank you.

The Duchess of Cambridge has left hospital after being treated for

severe morning sickness. We found out on Tuesday that she and Prince

William are expecting their first child. They left the hospital in

London together, with Kate holding a bouquet of flowers. Lots of

photographers and journalists have been outside the hospital since she

went in, and Kate told them she was feeling much better. She's now at

home with William, resting. This afternoon, Prince Charles said how

he felt about the prospect of becoming a grandad. I am thrilled.

Marvellous. It is very nice to think of being a grandfather in my

old age, if I may say so. And I am glad my daughter in law is feeling

better, thank goodness. Thank you. Next, to Egypt, where, nearly two

years since the start of protests which became known as the Arab

Spring, people are still fighting for a democratic system of

government. There was serious violence on the streets of the

capital, Cairo, last night. At least five people were killed and

more than 600 injured. I've been trying to find out why this is

happening again. This was Tahrir Square in the

centre of Cairo nearly two years ago. At the start of the Arab

Spring, peopling countries across the Middle East took to the streets

to fight for democracy. Thousands of Egyptians united in protest

against the way their country was being run. The army used water

cannon and tear-gas to try to stop them, and many people were killed

and injured. After weeks of violent demonstrations, President Hosni

Mubarak stood down. And earlier this year, Egyptians chose a new

President, President Morsi, in the country's first ever free elections.

But now demonstrators have returned to the streets, angry at new powers

the President has given himself which, they say, could lead to

another dictatorship. Basically what we wanted from the beginning

was a sense of democracy and people having better lives. We elected the

President and then we hoped for that to be achieved. But with the

new laws that came out and the decisions he took, they showed that

we are actually going on a different road, and not the

roadster real democracy. But many supporters of President Morsi and

the party he represents have been out demonstrating, too. They argue

he was chosen by the Egyptian people and they must trust his

decisions. In January 2011, people were passionate because they were

united in their cause. Currently, people are divided in their

opinions in the country. And I feel that the country needs to get along,

or else we risk further turmoil. Violent clashes between the two

sides outside the presidential palace last night left at least

five people dead and hundreds injured. Today, things have been,.

The Egyptian army lined the streets in tanks to prevent any more

fighting. But while the President refuses to withdraw his new powers,

the country remains divided. If you think it's cold here in the

UK at the moment, imagine trekking 2,000 miles in the dark, in

temperatures of minus 70 degrees Celsius, or lower! That's what the

legendary explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is set to do. He's going to

lead a team on a six-month trek across Antarctica. The journey has

never been attempted before in winter. The aim is to try to find

out more about life there and to raise money for charity. And

they're well stocked up, with nearly 200 loo rolls and over 7,000

tea bags. We will then wait for the official beginning of winter and

start the first ever attempt to cross the Antarctic continent,

which is far bigger than China and India. No rescue service facility

at all, if you run into trouble. And that is the first ever attempt

to cross Antarctica in wintertime. We've been asking for your thoughts

on where on Earth, or maybe somewhere not on Earth, you'd like

to explore. We've had lots of you getting in touch.

Ali from Brighton says, "I would like to explore Pluto because no-

one has been there yet." Daniel, in Newbury, says he'd love

to go to Brazil so he could explore the Amazon rainforest and meet all

of the animals. And Emma, in Reading, says she

would travel to the stars because they are pretty and no-one has done

it before. To cricket, and the England captain,

Alastair Cook, has scored a century in the third Test in India, his

23rd, which is a record number for an English batsman. Cook made 136

not out as England reached 216 for one in reply to India's 316 all out

at the close of day two in the third Test. He becomes the youngest

batsman to reach 7,000 Test runs. We end with these stunning images

released by the space agency NASA. They show the world lit up at night.

Special high-res infared cameras aboard the SUOMI spaceraft capture

planet Earth in so much detail. Major cities like London and New

York can be clearly seen. This spectacular night-time view of