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Issue 741 £2.25 28 August – 3 September 2020 THEUK’S ONLY NEWSPAPER FirstNews FOR CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL by editor in chief Nicky Cox INSIDE: TIPS ABOUT MANY pupils across Britain are heading back to classrooms for the fi rst ti me since the pandemic closed schools back in March. MAKING FRIENDS There is oft en some anxiety about going back to school aft er the summer break, but IN NEW SCHOOLS fear about coronavirus is making it even harder this year for some children and families. P13 However, all of the UK’s chief medical offi cers put out a joint statement this week to reassure parents that it was safe to send their children back to school. They said “very few, if any” children and teenagers would come to long-term harm from the virus just by att ending school, while there was a “certainty” of harm from not returning. Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical offi cer for England, said she understood why parents and carers might be worried. But she said she wanted to reassure everyone that the risk to pupils is “very, very small”. And, she said what she has said before – if children do catch COVID-19, it tends to be very mild. Dr Harries added that the “long-term harms of children not att ending school” posed more of a danger than the virus, in a well-managed school environment. Schools in Scotland reopened earlier this month. Northern Ireland welcomed pupils back on Monday, with English and Welsh schools opening the school gates again at the start of September. Prime Minister Boris Johnson released a video saying: “It’s vitally important that we get our children back into the classroom to learn and to be with their friends. Nothing will have a greater eff ect on the life chances of our children than returning to school.” Meanwhile, the Nati onal Educati on Union (NEU), which speaks for a lot of teachers, said it agreed it was good for children to return to school. But it is urging the Government to get extra teachers into schools, fi nd more teaching space, give schools more money for cleaning, and have a clearer plan about what to do if there’s a spike in COVID-19 cases. POLL OF THE WEEK Are you happy to go back to school? What can you expect when you return to school? See p13 Vote at fi rst.news/polls
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to ic spra s . ots o people are howe er. a es Fit erald a leader at G e tt y unhapp about the project with the Australasian Centre for Corporate so e ar uin it poses a ris to other Responsibility, said the punishment ani als and the en iron ent. was an e pt esture . Apple became the fi rst US company to AI BEATS TOP PILOT POTTER PARK be alued at trillion . tn on the TIKTOK TERRORS stoc ar et last wee . he tech iant A group of TikTok stars wouldn’t The US military used a fl ight simulator new Harry Pott er e perience is set a es thin s li e i ads i hones and stop having parti es during to test whether its arti fi cially to open in the apanese capital o o Apple computers. It’s not the fi rst in lockdown in LA, so the mayor intelli ent I pilot could beat a top in . he Warner Bros tudio our the world to brea the trillion ar cut off their power! Los Angeles human pilot in a batt le. The AI beat o o he a in o Harry Pott er thou h. audi ra co a as and oil has a rule banning large parti es, the human pilot easily, using tacti cs will be si ilar to the tour in the co pan in audi rabia hit the due to the coronavirus outbreak. that the hu an pilot hadn t seen with costu es props and sets ro milestone in December 2019. Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that be ore. he ir Force said the the o ies or ans to enjo . he would shut off supplies to the virtual fi ght could be seen as PINOCCHIO REMAKE homes of people who broke the a co in o a e o ent or I . HOGWARTS DAY rules, and he meant it. TikTok stars Bryce Hall, Noah Beck and Blake In ore a ic news thousands Gray’s Hollywood Hills home had RUSSIAN “POISONED” o Pott er ans are bein as ed to G e tt y the power cut off aft er police said sta at ho e or this ear s Bac to o warts a on epte ber. he G e tt y da celebrates arr and his riends the last few weeks. returnin to o warts or a new school ear. eople usuall ar it by gathering at Platf orm 9¾ at King’s Alexei Navalny, the most famous criti c Cross stati on in London and waving G e tt y of Russian President Vladimir Puti n, their wands. But this ear because Actor Ewan McGregor is in a serious conditi on in a Berlin o the corona irus the e ent is oin A number of stars have been confi rmed hospital. octors belie e he has been irtual. ctors ro the o ies will be for Netf lix’s remake of the Disney poisoned, but Mr Puti n’s spokesman taking part in the online celebrati ons, o ie inocchio. Ewan McGregor is set has said the resident was not eaturin un a es and a li e strea . to play Cricket (no Jiminy), while David involved. A German charity arranged Bradle best nown as Filch ro the or an air a bulance to ta e the Harry Pott er movies) will play Geppett o lawyer and campaigner to Germany. the woodcarver. Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett will also star. The movie will be out in . GCSE RESULTS Followin the con usion around KIDS WEEK 2020 e el results that had been decided SURPRISE SALE Sadly, theatres are sti ll closed, so by a fl awed computer program, GCSE set o bro en chairs belon in to or ids Wee the ociet o results were enti rely decided by King Charles X of France has sold at London Theatre is creati ng special teachers. Grades rose everywhere, aucti on for a whopping £1 million! It’s a il theatre un or e er da o and a hi her percenta e o students belie ed the chairs were desi ned or August on the Offi cial London Theatre than usual recei ed top ar s. here Charles’ bedchamber at his Château website. For ore than ears ids was another issue howe er as the de Ba atelle in aris. he hi h price Week has off ered free theatre ti ckets results of around 200,000 BTEC pupils G e tt y surprised an people as the chairs to children and under when the were dela ed ollowin a last inute come without seats or backs! att end with a paying adult. re iew o their rades. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 3. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber MEET HAVOC CLIMATE SCHOOL STRIKES THE PANGOLIN DETECTOR TWO YEARS ON G e tt y POCKET
AfricanPangolins/Facebook MONEY G e tt y Havoc with his human helpers From left to right: Climate acti vists Luisa Neubauer, PROBLEMS AN OLINS Greta Thunberg, Anuna De Wever and Adélaïde Charlier A SUR EY animals, but one clever dog is now trained to sniff them out LAST A should get pocket money unti l to help protect the species. Thunberg’s fi rst school strike for the climate. So what they get their fi rst job. Havoc has been trained to be a has changed since her fi rst Friday strike? The average age for starti ng a fi rst working dog since he was a puppy. job in the UK is 18. However, the The Belgian Malinois is a master of Since Greta Thunberg started disasters taking place around the her school strikes, sat on her own world, including wildfires and the average parent said they planned to tracking people and animals, and stop paying pocket money when their now he is the fi rst dog to be trained outside the Swedish parliament, collapsing of glaciers. millions of people have taken to They have written a letter to children reached 17. Around 11% of to detect pangolins. parents said they planned to stop Havoc lives in Africa, where the streets to join protests about EU and other world leaders, with the climate crisis. The European demands including halting all paying at age 15 or younger. pangolins are said to bring good luck. The results from UK bank Halifax’s Sadly, pangolins themselves aren’t Parliament even declared a fossil fuel investments and making “climate and environmental ecocide (destruction of natural poll also showed that the average so lucky – the scaly creatures are the amount of pocket money a week has most traffi cked animal in the world. emergency”. habitat) an international crime. However, the environmental They are calling on world leaders gone down by 16p since last year, campaigner revealed in a piece for and society to treat the climate from £7.71 to £7.55. The Guardian newspaper (written crisis like any other crisis and take Meanwhile, 44% of parents think with fellow climate activists Luisa urgent action. their kids Neubauer, Anuna De Wever and The activists say: “We still have should only Adélaïde Charlier) that a lot more the future in our own hands. But VOTE IN get pocket needs to be done. time is rapidly slipping through money if they do
AfricanPangolins/Facebook The activists reported that over our fingers. We can still avoid the OUR POLL the past two years, the world has worst consequences. But to do chores, while 55% of kids emitted more than 80 gigatonnes that, we have to face the climate get pocket money unti l think they of CO and seen lots of natural emergency and change our ways.” your fi rst job? This ti red pangolin fi rst.news/polls should get it was saved from anyway.
Hundreds of thousands of pangolins are hunted and taken from Africa to Asia each year. Their scales are used in Chinese medicine and their meat HUMAN CHAIN SAVES SWIMMER is considered a rare treat. A S I ER To stop people poaching (illegally rescued when beachgoers formed a human chain. stealing) the animals, the African The swimmer was pulled away from the coastline in Dorset Pangolin Working Group was formed due to strong waves and was soon seen waving for help. More in 2011 to help protect pangolins. And than 20 people linked arms to form a human chain and step out with Havoc on their side, ready to sniff into the sea. Big waves hit the helpful heroes but, eventually, the out the stolen creatures, let’s hope swimmer was brought closer to shore by a wave and was rescued. R pangolins will be safer soon. Witness Emily Foote said: “It was a very traumati c rescue by some very brave members of the public. It should serve as a warning of the dangers of the sea, especially in these winds, as so many are putti ng themselves at risk.” G e tt y Coastguard Matt Leat also warned of the dangers of sea swimming in windy weather. He said: “The sea is unforgiving, so you need to respect it. You need to look out for your friends and family, and don’t take infl atables to the beach. Very quickly you can be blown off shore and then we’re having to deploy lifeboats, A A helicopters, coastguard rescue teams to rescue people.” FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 4. NEWS IN PICTURES FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber MEDININKAI, LITHUANIA G e tt y G e tt y
stand with fl owers in a human chain that crosses the Belarusian border. The Freedom Chain was organised in support of protests in Belarus against the recent electi on, and stretched from the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, to the FLORIDA, USA Belarusian border.
SHERINA Jones (left ) helps Valenti na Pedon, aged nine, place the items her family is donati ng into a community refrigerator. The fridge was placed there to help people who need food, especially those who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. PURI, INDIA G e tt y
N arti st puts the fi nishing touches to his sand sculpture during the Hindu festi val of Ganesh Chaturthi.
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5. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 EDITOR’S COMMENT CAN YOU GO IT’S been a long ti me coming for most of you but, fi nally, you’re back to school. Scotland’s schools opened fi rst two weeks ago, followed by Northern Ireland. Now, English and Welsh pupils are polishing their shoes and heading back 30 DAYS WITHOUT to the classroom. It’s going to feel a bit weird, especially as there will be more diff erences than normal – see page 13. But, if you have any SOCIAL MEDIA? questi ons, write to us at newsdesk@fi rstnews.co.uk. Get First News delivered to your home! TRY 3 ISSUES FOR £1 Visit subscribe.fi rstnews.co.uk GOOD
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TS G e tt y THE K-Pop group’s video for Dynamite, their fi rst all-English ti tle, has IT’S Scroll Free September, so everyone who’s old enough to use social media (13+) broken the YouTube is being asked to take a break from it for a whole month. record for most-viewed video in 24 hours, with 98.3 million views. Although social media can be positi ve and you use it, what you missed about it when you fun, it can also have a bad eff ect on some weren’t on it, what you didn’t actually miss and people’s lives. The Royal Society For Public what other things you enjoyed doing instead of BAD WEEK FOR… Health claims that staying off social media for scrolling. What do you think? Are you willing to CINE AS a month will give you ti me to think about how go Scroll Free this September? FILM fans are sti ll staying away iStock from cinemas. Last week the top ten fi lms in cinemas in the UK and Ireland made just over £800,000. Last year an average SUPER week would bring in £24m. SPEEDY UGLY VEG ICE CREAMS!
Guinness World Records SAVES LIVES EVERY day, 83 tonnes of veggies grown on Kenyan farms are thrown away because they’re ‘ugly’, but now the BRITISH inventor edible but slightly unsightly food is being put to good use Edd China has in children’s school dinners. created the fastest In 2017 the UN World Food Programme (WFP) ice cream van ever, launched a project to change the desti nati on of with a top speed of these funny-shaped or oddly-sized vegetables
73.921 mph. iStock from landfi ll to lunch. They were sent to a Edd actually set out to create a more environmentally- school meals programme at three schools on friendly ice cream van, but broke a Guinness World Record instead. He said he was the outskirts of Nairobi and were a hit with inspired to make a van that runs on electricity aft er he discovered that some parts of pupils, some of whom otherwise wouldn’t eat a hot meal all day. London had banned ice cream vans because of their harmful emissions. Now the WFP is looking to extend the scheme to get these cheap vegetables to more schools, while also tackling the big issue of food waste. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 6. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber BIRMINGHAM SCOTLAND POLMONT School safety Fish scupper A growing number of COVID-19 cases Thousands of fi sh had to be have been confi rmed among pupils rescued aft er the Union Canal near and staff , but it’s thought that the Polmont burst its banks. The breach irus has been passed round the happened aft er torrenti al rain and iStock community, rather than in schools. On thunderstorms washed away the Tuesday, it was announced that pupils embankment, leaving freshwater and teachers in secondary schools fi sh including pike, eel, three-spined would have to wear masks in corridors sti ckleback and brown trout fl apping and communal areas, but not in around in pools of water downstream. The party’s over classrooms. Pupils aged fi ve and over More than 11,000 fi sh have been Police in Birmingham broke up will also need a mask on school buses. G e tt y returned to their rightf ul place now. more than 70 parti es in a single night aft er the city was added to a Government watch list following a spike in COVID-19 cases. One of the events had two marquees and a DJ. Under strict new rules for England, organisers of illegal gatherings with sh Canals Scotti more than 30 people can now be fi ned up to £10,000. West Midlands Police said that everyone packed up and LLANTARNAM went home aft er being reminded of the guidelines. Offi cers in Manchester have also been disrupti ng parti es.
BELFAST iStock Positi ve people oun people ro rdo ne outh lub in North Bel ast ha e been spreadin positi vity in their community by taking part in fi ve days of volunteering. They kicked off a busy week by tackling litt er On your bike! and graffi ti , before moving on to weed Councillors put the brakes on plans their school’s nature garden. Later, for a new cycle cafe in Llantarnam – the helped prepare eals and ood because there wouldn’t be enough parcels for homeless people who are car parking! Applicant Kelly Eroglu sleeping rough in the Belfast area. promised to provide space to park bikes, and argued that most of her other customers would arrive on foot, but Torfaen Council wasn’t convinced. Disappointed supporters of the proposed coff ee shop say the decision goes against the Welsh Government’s £38m scheme to improve faciliti es for cyclists and walkers, and have started a peti ti on in support of Kelly’s plan.
Ardoyne Youth Club/Twitt er Club/Twitt Youth Ardoyne LONDON Mind the gap London’s historic Tower Bridge was CARDIFF closed to traffi c for 24 hours aft er a fault left its two halves stuck in
Ding-dong goes wrong diff erent positi ons. Pedestrians and er Thames RIB Experience/Twitt A bell-ringer carrying out maintenance at motorists had to fi nd another way to Llandaff Cathedral was injured when the cross the Thames while mechanics rope he was pulling suddenly yanked him up fi xed the arms, which are designed in the air! The unlucky victi m crashed to the to rise and fall so large boats can ground and broke his arm, but was said to be pass through. It took just over “in good spirits” aft er the incident. There was an hour to get both sides down. further drama when emergency services had Pedestrians were allowed across to take the injured man out via the roof and soon aft er, but the bridge was only onto a platf orm fi re engine, aft er they were reopened to motorists the following unable to get him down a spiral staircase. iStock day, causing bad traffi c. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 7. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber HOORAY YEMEN FEARS FOR HUNGER MORE THAN
HONEY! CORONAVIRUS G e tt y NE that honey may be bett er than iStock medicati on for treati ng coughs . he wor b researchers ro the ni ersit o ord which was G e tt y printed in the journal B idence Based edicine loo ed at studies co parin hone and the standard medicati on used by people with HANDS-FREE a cold, including anti histamines, pain illers and cou h edicines. he disco ered that hone was DRIVING more eff ecti ve for easing the s pto s especiall cou hin . In act two o the studies also ARRIVING showed that cold s pto s lasted one to two da s less when treated IN THE UK with hone . A NE Y Other benefi ts of honey are that it’s more worried about going hungry than getti ng COVID-19, THE less harmful than other medicati ons . and has virtually no side eff ects The report by the Internati onal while many Yemenis are having U . (although it is sti ll sugar). Winnie the Rescue Committ ee (IRC) found to resort to desperate easures he epart ent or ransport is Pooh was on to something aft er all… that since the be innin o the such as sendin their children launching an investi gati on to see corona irus pande ic in the out to wor or to be in order to how sa e the technolo is includin countr which is alread acin be able to bu ood. NI F sa s iStock auto ated lane eepin s ste s that increasing confl ict, Yemenis’ that al ost hal o all children control a car s o e ents to eep it in inco e has one down but the under fi ve in the country will be the correct lane on the road. owe er price o ood and other basic malnourished (not getti ng enough dri ers do need to be read to ta e necessiti es has gone up. food) by the end of the year if control of the vehicle at all ti mes. i t two percent o people the don t et help strai ht awa . he ociet o otor anu acturers who too part in the sur e are he I is now callin on the N and raders sa s the technolo could not able to aff ord food and water, to do ore to help the countr . cut accidents as the ast ajorit o crashes are caused b hu an error. THE HUMAN CALCULATOR NEELA ANTHA calculator in the world, aft er winning gold in the mental calculati ons event at the Mind Sports Olympiad. he ear old who is nown as hours a da outside o school when he Bhanu, had an accident when he was fi ve was oun er but now wea es aths into that left him stuck in bed for a year with his da b addin up ta i nu bers as the a head injur . pass, or counti ng how many ti mes people is parents said that his brain i ht blin while he tal s to the not return to a normal level of functi on, Bhanu sa s that he ai s to use his so Bhanu started practi sing mental maths superhu an aths s ills to pro ote calculati ons to keep his brain engaged. the subject as so ethin enjo able @bhanuprakashjn/Twitt er @bhanuprakashjn/Twitt Bhanu would practi se for six to seven to students all o er the world. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews Issue 28 August – 3 September 2020 GERMANY BELARUS CHINA
E Protests conti nue G e tt y TikTok fi ghts US ban er an do owners could be ordered ens o thousands o adults and Bosses at TikTok are taking legal acti on to wal their pooches at least twice a children fi lled Independence Square to challen e a proposed ban on the da or a total o an hour i a new law in ins to protest a ainst the results video-sharing app by US President is passed. The country’s agriculture of the recent electi on. President Donald Trump. He’s planning a law minister is worried that Germany’s 9.4 le ander u ashen o won another that will ean erican co panies million mutt s aren’t getti ng enough term in offi ce, but the demonstrators can no lon er do business with e ercise and wants new powers to say he stole the electi on and want him B te ance the owners o i o . orce owners to be ore responsible. to resi n. he president has alread President Trump says he’s worried that It will also be orbidden to lea e do s had ears in power and has been the hinese o ern ent could use at home on their own all day, or ti e called “Europe’s last dictator [a leader the app or ille al sp in and trac in . them up for long periods. Criti cs say with complete power]”. TikTok says it would never share US the rules will be i possible to en orce users’ data in that way. If the order is and that some dogs aren’t fi t enough passed, TikTok would be eff ecti vely to be out or lon er periods. banned in the US, unless sold to an erican bu er. G e tt y iStock
USA AUSTRALIA C O Wildfi res sparked by lightning in rea blast o chill polar air brou ht ali ornia ha e destro ed hundreds snow to so e low le el parts o o ho es and orced thousands o Australia for the fi rst ti me in 15 years. people to fl ee. At least six people e peratures plu eted in New have died, aft er more than 500 blazes South Wales, Victoria, the Australian spread across one illion acres o apital erritor and as ania than s land. Offi cials say one of the fi res is to an “Antarcti c blob”, a strong and the second lar est the state has e er powerful weather system. Ski resorts seen. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy celebrated the bi est snow all o the reported that he could see the s o e season but so e locals were worried from the Internati onal Space Stati on. that isitors ro cit hotspots could More than 13,700 fi refi ghters have SOUTH AFRICA spread COVID-19. been fi ghti ng the fl ames. O Fredie Blom, the South African man who was thou ht to be the oldest in the world has died a ed . Fredie was born in a G e tt y 1904. When he was a teenager, he saw his enti re family killed in the Spanish fl u pande ic. Fredie also li ed throu h the
rise and all o apartheid a racist s ste in G e tt y South Africa that forced non-white people G e tt y to li e separatel ro white people.
IN U L . OUR city, this will have a huge impact on children’s right to educati on. WORLD Not e er one li es close to their schools. For li ia wal in When ear old li ia ound out that would ta e o er two hours eanin a ornin alar o a . the sche e was at ris she launched the han s to the ip card which allows oun people to o e #DontZapTheZip campaign to fi ght for the NAME: OLIVIA reel around ondon she has alwa s been able to ta e the bus Zip card. Her peti ti on now has more than or a train. hat could end i the o ern ent oes ahead with si natures. Amnesty Internati onal Internati Amnesty LIVES: UK its plans. Olivia said: “I decided to make a peti ti on, so ondon has the hi hest rate o child po ert in that there would be a specifi c place that people TO FIND OUT MORE, GO TO any Briti sh region – many simply won’t be able to could show how uch this eans to the Now let us hope WWW.AMNESTY.ORG.UK/ZIP et to school reliabl without the ip card. that some positi ve change will happen; I have faith that it will.” FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
9. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber LOST SPECIES FOUND! A LOST in Africa, aft er 50 years without being seen.
The ti ny creature was found during sengi in one of 1,000 traps they set a scienti fi c expediti on to Djibouti , a in 12 locati ons around the country, country on the Horn of Africa. The using a mixture of peanut butt er, Somali elephant shrews are also oatmeal and yeast as bait. In total, known as Somali sengis and experts they saw and recorded 12 diff erent previously believed they only lived animals during their expediti on. in Somalia. These litt le mammals are Kelsey Neam from Global Wildlife so small that they can fi t into the Conservati on said: “Now that we palm of your hand. They use their know it survives, scienti sts and
ti ny trunks to feed on insects, and conservati onists will be able to L C U H S their closest relati ves are actually ensure it never disappears again.” aardvarks, manatees and elephants. A full report on the research was The research team caught their fi rst published in the journal eer . WAVING GOODBYE GOLDEN ARRIVALS R SS
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The ti ny babies were born on one of the hott est days of the year to mum Missy HA ISH and dad Dourado. Golden lion tamarins live in a group, and the other adults in the group at the zoo R S S H are pitching in to help care for the twins. The babies can oft en be spott ed in the Y . enclosure on the back of one of the adults, before heading back to mum to feed. The young bear was born in 2018 at mates across Europe. The safe arrival of the twins is great news for the species, which is part of a Highland Wildlife Park and was the fi rst Rachel Williams, senior animal keeper European breeding programme that helps to protect the future of the tamarins. polar bear cub to be born in the UK for at Highland Wildlife Park, said: “In the 25 years. He’ll be leaving mum Victoria wild, polar bear cubs will stay with their in October and heading to his new mothers for two to three years, so this is home, alongside a group of young male a natural ti me for Hamish to be moving BITESIZE NEWS FOUNTAINSTO N bears at Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s Project on, and I’m sure Victoria will appreciate C Polar habitat. The bears at Project Polar some peace and quiet!” up this week by bioluminescent plankton. The ti ny critt ers in the are part of the European Endangered Hamish won’t be leaving unti l the end . T Species Programme and will stay there of October, so there is sti ll plenty of ti me C C . unti l they are adults and ready to fi nd to see him before he goes. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
10. SCIENCE NEWS by Eddie de Oliveira FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber WOMEN LEAD VOICE ON COVID-19 iStock
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Jacinda Ardern LINK TO COUNTRIES dealt with COVID-19 bett er than those led by men, new research . stud o countries and COVID their responses to the virus up unti l A NEW study has found that loud singing Shouti ng and loud singing is more likely 19 May found that those nati ons with and shouti ng is more likely to spread the to spread the virus, but a new study female leaders have had “signifi cantly found that soft singing isn’t so risky bett er” outcomes. They suff ered half new coronavirus. as an deaths on a era e as those Previous research had found a link between singing and the In fact, singing and speaking quietly generated the same led by men. projecti on of aerosols, which are small liquid parti cles that we mass of aerosols as breathing. The loudest singing produced Some countries with female leaders eject from our mouths. These aerosols can contain viruses, 36 ti mes the mass of aerosols as breathing, while the noisiest include New such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. talking sent out 24 ti mes the mass. Zealand, whose Scienti sts also know that big droplets that we expel when we The study also found that other factors, such as the size of is acinda G e tt y cough, sneeze or talk are most likely to spread COVID-19, as a space, the venti lati on and how long people are talking or Ardern, Germany, they contain more of the virus. They fall to the ground within singing for, all play a part in the spread of aerosols. The new whose Chancellor a couple of metres, which is why social distancing reduces the research has not yet been peer-reviewed (studied and checked is Angela Merkel, danger of infecti on. by other scienti sts). and Bangladesh, But research is fi nding that the virus also lives in the ti ny The Government recently relaxed social distancing rules where the PM is Sheikh Hasina aerosols, some of which can linger in the air for hours. It’s not from three metres to two for singers and woodwind and brass Sheikh Hasina. yet known how likely these aerosols are to infect a person. musicians. That means more people can fi t in an audience and Supriya Garikipati , an economics Singers and some musicians who produce a lot of aerosols be closer to the performers. expert at Liverpool University who have therefore been considered a risk, and choirs have not co-wrote the report, said: “Our results been allowed to sing since restricti ons began in March. Singing clearly indicate that women leaders and chanti ng in religious buildings has also been banned. reacted more quickly and decisively. But a new study has given hope that indoor concerts, In almost all cases, they locked down religious services and plays can resume safely. Scienti sts at the earlier than male leaders in similar iStock University of Bristol reckon it’s volume, not the actual singing circumstances.” or speaking, that makes a diff erence to spreading aerosols. Only 19 of the countries studied They asked 25 professional singers to breathe, speak, One way the coronavirus spreads is through big droplets that were led by women, yet they cough and sing into funnels. The researchers then studied the leave our mouths when we talk, sneeze or cough. Scienti sts experienced fewer cases and deaths, don’t yet know how likely ti ny droplets – known as aerosols, aerosols suspended in the air inside the funnels. They found partly explained by the fact they which can spread several metres away – transmit the disease that the lower the volume, the fewer aerosols were produced. locked down earlier and harder.
NEW EXTINCTION THEORY This report is from the Science Museum in London DID exploding stars, known as supernovas, cause exti ncti on on Earth THIS week 100 years ago, 359 million years ago? engineer and inventor Oti s That’s the theory in a new study by scienti sts at the Bobby Boykin was born. University of Illinois in the USA. The research focused Boykin is best known for improving the cardiac on the ti me between the Devonian and Carboniferous pacemaker, a device that regulates the heartbeat periods in Earth’s history. by sending electrical signals to the heart muscles. The conclusion is that one or more supernova Pacemakers are oft en put inside the chests of explosions, about 65 light years away from Earth, people whose natural pacemaker – the part could have been responsible for destroying the ozone of the heart that makes it beat – is too slow. © Science Museum Group A supernova G e tt y above our planet. This, in turn, caked the Earth in Boykin improved the device by inventi ng damaging ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays. To make a control unit, which made pacemakers more matt ers even worse, supernova debris then caused more damage, leading to the precise, easier to install and use, and safer. Today, pacemakers are worn by millions exti ncti on of plant and animal species for some 100,000 years. of people around the world. Astronomy and physics professor Brian Fields, who worked on the study, said: You can see some historic cardiac pacemakers – such as the fi rst implantable “We are citi zens of a larger cosmos, and the cosmos intervenes in our lives.” one, pictured above – at the Science Museum’s Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
11. SPECIAL REPORT by Tracy Genever, Blue Cross Head of Educati on Services FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber ARE YOU READY FOR A PET?
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S ALL animals such as rabbits and hamsters are sti ll considered to be a perfect fi rst pet, but nati onal animal charity Blue Cross is calling on people to do their research before rushing in. FACTS Lots of people think they know enough about small pets and their needs, but many of these DO YOU HAVE SPACE? HOW LONG DO THEY LIVE? common thoughts are wrong! How many of these false statements have you heard? Read on to fi nd The number one issue Blue Cross sees is abbits can li e up to ears out the truth! small animals who have been kept alone or while uinea pi s can li e or iStock in inadequate or overcrowded conditi ons. around ei ht ears. erbils RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS Small animals need as much space as possible ha sters rats and ice ha e and should be able to stand on their hind legs, shorter li espans o around CAN LIVE ALONE dig, hop, climb and jump around in their three ears. It s i portant that abbits and uinea pi s should be hutches or cages. ou will be able to pro ide the ept in pairs or sa e se roups as Most prefer to live in pairs or groups, as they ri ht care or our pet or their the lo e co pan and can beco e get lonely if kept alone. But they also need space, enti re life. They can become lonel i ept alone. as overcrowding can lead to fi ghts and injuries. lonel and or sic i ept in the Rabbits, for example, should be kept in a hutch wrong conditi ons and not fed GUINEA PIGS AND RABBITS CAN that has at least 183cm x 90cm fl oor space, and is the ri ht diet. LIVE TOGETHER IN A HUTCH 90cm tall. They also need access to a large run to They are diff erent species and keep fi t and healthy. should ne er be ept to ether. MEET HAMSTERS CHEWING ON CAGE WHAT DO YOU WANT PETER BARS IS NORMAL FROM YOUR PET? This can be a sign of boredom. Make RABBIT! sure the ha e a wheel and plent Rats or guinea pigs can make a great choice, o to s and toilet roll tubes to eep as they enjoy being handled. the entertained. Rabbits, gerbils, mice and hamsters can make
a bett er choice if you require less interacti on and Blue Cross SMALL ANIMALS JUST NEED are happy to watch and care for them. This is A HUTCH OR CAGE TO LIVE IN because rabbits are prey animals who don’t like to abbits and uinea pi s need re ular be picked up, while smaller rodents can be quick Peter Rabbit had overgrown nails, which would have access to a run to keep them fi t and and diffi cult to handle but are a joy to watch. been painful to stand on, as he had been kept alone health . erbils ha sters ice and Hamsters also sleep for a lot of the day but in his hutch aft er his young owner lost interest in him. rats also need plent o space to cli b could make the perfect pet for children who are Aft er a much-needed trim, he is no longer lonely and and dig, and love accommodati on happy to watch and care for them aft er school. is happily living with another rabbit in his new home. across diff erent levels. RATS ARE DIRTY ats are one o the cleanest pets. They are also very intelligent.
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12. BIG INTERVIEW FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber SPACE SISTER! INCENT Martella and Ashley Tisdale fi ll us in on their brilliant new fi lm, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against The Universe.
H A b iousl it had been a couple o ears since we did the series and I was ner ous. oice ot G e tt y lower, and I wanted to make sure I could fi nd her cra iness. But I elt li e I just ju ped ri ht bac into it. What was nice is that we’d all gott en to ind o pla these characters a ain or ilo urph s aw when we did the crosso er. It was nice just bein able to co e bac and be in the studio doin these characters a ain. hineas is a hu e part o li e. I ean I e pla ed hi or ten ears or the series so it was great getti ng to spend some ti me with him Vincent, in this fi lm we see a more mature a ain. I was li e when I did the pilot and when we Phineas – what memories does playing fi nished I think I was 23. I never got any taller! h I ha e so an reat e ories o C playing Phineas. For the fi rst couple of years of A characters, so how does it feel to fi nally be wor in on hineas and Ferb, I was sti ll living in in the ti tle alongside Phineas and Ferb? Florida. o I was actuall recordin ri ht behind A I thin andace is just so e cited that it s her isne World. lot o e ories o pla in movie. It’s prett y cool. I mean, it’s like Vincent said, hineas would be e co pletel alone on a reall popular all around the world? hineas and Ferb has been such a bi part o li e reall bi sta e. nd it would be just e at ears o an a ilies ha e told e the re or so an ears. nd andace has alwa s been that old. I would tr and war up hineas oice a lot on able to watch this show to ether and be so happ cra bi sister tr in to bust her brothers but it s wa to the recordin studio. parents would watchin so ethin that s ull o ad enture and un. reall cool to be the star or one o ie. It s aweso e. pla a lot o Bob lan usic and that was the per ect A I thin the usic helps too. I eel usic is andace is er e cited to ha e her na e up there. e . It was per ect to war up hineas oice that so universal and the music is just so, so good. I sti ll wa . nd so a lot o earl e ories o ha e people co e to e li e s uirrels in pants pla in hineas are actuall sin in a lot which is one of the songs from the fi rst season, I o ol usic. hat s what I would do thin . nd ou re e ber all o those son s. ll o the all the ti me going to sessions. son s in hineas and Ferb are ood but so e o the best stuff is in this movie! A Candace to experience this new
space reality without her brothers? And how was the experience of A Well the e perience o bein abducted is a litt le scary! But she then feels er special and I thin it s so ethin li e a win or andace. I thin she s at this point with her brother where she s so rustrated that she ne er ets the busted. I thin she needs a litt le separati on from them but Phineas and Ferb The Movie: then realises that she i ht ta e the or Candace Against The Universe premieres ranted. o I thin she has a lot o learnin A experiences being in space! CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY FIRST NEWS FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
13. SPECIAL REPORT by editor in chief Nicky Cox FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber WELCOME BACK!
THERE S to school aft er the summer break. But, this year, it’s been MAKING NEW FRIENDS by Childline even longer than usual since you’ve been in school. The YOU can have diff erent types of friends. at home for nearly six months. o e riends are ood or ha in a lau h with or sharin our a ourite o we i a ine an o ou ha e a i ture o eelin s e cite ent hobbies. Other friends can be there when you want to pour your heart out. to see riends and teachers and a new classroo . But perhaps ou The number of friends you have isn’t important. What matt ers is having i ht be a bit worried about what ou e issed i there s an ris riends that ou re close to who can support ou and who won t tr to hurt from the virus and what’s going to be diff erent because of COVID-19. ou or bull ou. And, some of you will be starti ng new schools and might be You might be a young carer and have less ti me to make friends, or you wonderin about a in new riends. a eel sh in ront o other people. o First News is here to help. Firstl re e ber that ou are not But these thin s don t ha e to stop ou a in riends. alone. Other kids will be feeling a bit lost and anxious, too. And, so will teachers It s a resh start or e er bod . WHAT TO EXPECT BECAUSE OF COVID-19 When the o ern ent ade the decision to as schools to open onl to a s all nu ber o children earlier this ear that was to reduce the spread o the corona irus. But now thin s ha e chan ed. here are fewer cases of COVID-19 and the Government has given out uidelines to a e schools sa er. nd re e ber the ris to children of becoming severely ill with COVID-19 is very low. YOU MIGHT NOTICE SOME CHANGES S
Not all schools will do e actl the sa e thin s because all schools are diff erent. Hands will need to be cleaned more oft en and more thoroughly than usual, using soap and water, or hand saniti ser. THINGS TO REMEMBER START CONVERSATIONS The ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach conti nues to be very important It can take ti me to make friends. Ask questi ons about them. for sneezes, so schools should have more ti ssues and bins available It s scar oin up to so eone new It s a ood wa to show that in the school or all pupils. but you’ll gain more confi dence. ou re interested. ore deep cleanin will ta e place in the school. It s ood to s ile. Talk about a fi lm, show or Children will be grouped together – perhaps in whole classes – but I so eone s riendl to ou tr to be usician the i ht li e contact between diff erent groups or classes will be avoided, so no riendl bac . the too. asse blies or e a ple. FIND THINGS TO SHARE Lunch and break ti mes are likely to be staggered. ots o riendships start because people ha e thin s in co on. ou could There may be diff erent start and fi nish ti mes for diff erent classes oo out or people who ha e si ilar hobbies and interests as ou. or ear roups. a e so ethin to school to share at brea li e sweets or a new a e. Schools may encourage parents, staff and pupils to walk or cycle to hare a son or ideo that ou li e. school i at all possible. oin a club in school so ou can eet other ids with si ilar interests. Where possible des s in classroo s will ace orwards. eachers will tr to eep as uch distance ro each other and TALK TO SOMEONE NEW GIVE A COMPLIMENT pupils as the can. I ou see so eone ha in lunch on a in so ethin nice can be er school will ha e a plan or the possibilit o a local loc down their own wh not o o er and sit with a reat wa to start buildin i there is a spi e in cases where ou li e and to a e sure our the ou could as how their da is a riendship with so eone educati on does not suff er. going and start a conversati on about a be co pli ent their hair or I an one in school beco es ill with s pto s that could be what ou both li e to do at the wee end. shoes or the wa the lau h. COVID-19, they should stay at home for at least ten days and should arran e to ha e a corona irus test. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 14. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue u ust epte ber BIRTHDAY POEM! AUTHOR and McFly singer Tom Fletcher has writt en a poem about dreams as part of a new book to celebrate Puffi n’s 80th birthday. F N has an exclusive preview of the poem, so check it out below!
by Tom Fletcher
Illustrati ons by Shane DeVries
I don’t mean for forever, Or what’s the point in wishing up just a while to take it in, these dreams inside your head? I used to be a dreamer. To smell the roses, so they say, They’ll pass you by so quickly I used to dream a lot. Before you dream again. If you stay one dream ahead. I knew how to make my dreams come true For only when you stop but I forgot… And take a look at what you have Trust me, that’s what I did. You might fi nd you’ve already got I was always hoping, wishing. Everybody knows you must the thing you wish you had. I caught the perfect catch, believe your dreams can be then thought, More than just a dream Sure, you can go on dreaming I might just keep on fi shing. and become reality. Till the day that you are old, Always striving for perfecti on, And sure enough, behind my back, But if you think believing Never sett ling for gold, That dream just slipped away, is the secret, well, it’s not. Always pushing past the limit, And now, I hope, and wish, and pray The secret is, once dreams come true, Going over the threshold, I’ll dream it back someday. to let your dreaming stop. Getti ng everything you want, Then you want it sevenfold, So, dream big, kid, For life gives back exactly what But why cook the you give it. perfect dinner Just make sure when your and then let the food dream comes true get cold? You stop a while to live it.
If you’re thinking of dessert To celebrate Puffi n’s 80th birthday, Through your appeti ser, then you The Puffi n Book of Big Dreams collecti on is Never taste what’s in your mouth available to pre-order now in hardback for With your eyes upon the menu. £14.99 and is on sale from 3 September. Eat it while it’s nice and hot – Tom’s new book, The Danger Gang, it doesn’t last for long. illustrated by Shane DeVries, is out Dream again tomorrow. on 1 October. You’ll put the stove back on.
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O a journey through space and ti me in an original, S . o on trainer sh has a rand plan to see the . T world, but fi rst he wants to know everything he can . . . about the mysterious Pokémon he may encounter. s sh tea s up with new riend oh his trainin A S C to become a Pokémon Master leads him on some 2 T S exciti ng new adventures. recovers from surgery aft er breaking his back. Join Ash, Goh and, of course, Pikachu and a host of Ashley will step in as a judge for the semi-fi nals, other colourful characters when which start fi lming this week, and the fi nal. Ashley begins on POP on 1 September, daily at 6:30pm.
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and head moti ons. He’d spend the whole day walking around on all fours like that. That defi nitely helped me A When I was in the third rade I read the boo to react to Ivan. The One And Only Ivan before I even started to act. But it’s crazy because the cast is incredible! It’s been such Julia has such a touching relati onship with an amazing experience and I’m so grateful and happy Ivan in the fi lm. Do either of you have a special to be part of such an amazing story. relati onship with an animal in real life? I eat, sleep and breathe Disney, so when A Yes, I have two dogs and they’re both rescued. I found out, I was like: “I got an auditi on?! For a Disney They are the sweetest creatures in the enti re world. movie?” I almost fainted. I defi nitely have a bond with them, like I do with Ivan, so I relate to Julia on that. R I have two dogs. One’s called Monty and S here’s something sweet that he does: he comes by my A . room every night to check on me. When I was a baby, he slept by my crib. I also have a dog named Harley, I said to her: “Why don’t we wear elephant who I was never really close with, unti l now. I woke up FIVE onesies?!” So I asked my mum if we could buy me one morning and he crawled on my arm – put his paw and Angelina an elephant onesie so we can rock it! So over my arm – and lay his head down on my shoulder. my mum got her size and we sent it over to her. Then It was the cutest thing ever! MINUTES on the day that we were all together in the recording booth, I was there waiti ng in my onesie jumping with
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YOGURT BARK! S LOTS returned! Why not start the year off right, by making these tasty frozen treats T
A baking ti n METHOD reaseproo paper . Line your baking ti n with greaseproof one paper – a shallow baking ti n is best. tub o o urt . . ree er . nce ou e ot all that ou ll need centre of the baking ti n. Using a spoon or to et oursel so e toppin s While the only real limit is your imaginati on, the baking ti n and smooth out the edges. here are a few of our favourites: Don’t worry about it being perfectly fl at; Bananas litt le waves will give it texture!
Strawberries . C S i ed berries . Place fl at in the freezer for a minimum ranola . aisins . E BRAIN TEASERS THIS WEEK’S HEROES IN THE 1. I’M ALWAYS ON THE DINNER TABLE, BUT YOU DON’T GET TO EAT ME. BATTLE AGAINST BOREDOM A UNCH WHAT AM I? T . 2. WHAT CAN YOU HEAR, BUT NOT he on itude plorer ri e ro Nesta hallen es has launched a ree i ital u er a p SEE OR TOUCH, EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE so that ou can de elop our s ills durin the CONTROLLING IT? su er holida s he ca p eatures online tutorials quizzes and creati ve acti viti es – along with the opportunity to win a back-to-school goody bag. Find 3. GRANDPA WENT OUT FOR A WALK out ore at . . . AND IT STARTED TO RAIN. HE DIDN’T Fancy receiving a special story via email every da he sterious ada e ala a oo is sendin BRING AN UMBRELLA OR A HAT. HIS personalised stories out to families across the globe. You can even join in with the stories by creati ng your CLOTHES GOT SOAKED, BUT NOT own fan art for them, and sharing it online! To fi nd Beth Crockatt out ore head to . A HAIR ON HIS HEAD WAS WET. or isit nati onaltheatre.org.uk.
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Studio OPEN THE HOMES
This design is built to be adapted to the size and needs of a community and will aim to create connected, sustainable, age-friendly and inclusive neighbourhoods
OF THE The home designs submitted had to be age-friendly and inclusive, have a low environmental impact, promote healthy living, and able to be built across the UK at any scale. Christopher Pincher MP said: “This competition demonstrates the best of British design – delivering homes that are good for the planet that promote healthy, independent living for older generations.” The six finalists have each received £40,000 of funding to help them develop detailed plans. Along with the brilliant designs on this page, created by architects and designers from around the UK, young people from across the country also had the opportunity to submit their ideas. FUTURE!HOUSING Minister Christopher Pincher has announced George Clarke, the architect, TV presenter and founder of MOBIE, the educational charity the finalists in the Home of 2030 competition to design running the junior competition, said that “the incredibly high standard of design creativity and new, eco-friendly and accessible houses. enthusiasm exhibited by the submissions to the Home of 2030 Young Persons’ Design Challenge has been absolutely amazing.” The winning Home of 2030 will be revealed at a later date. By The Positive Collective Outpost Architects and team (changebuilding Perpendicular Architecture & humblebee) with ECOSystems Technologies, COCIS and Arup
These homes can be rearranged to fit their location, are to be built out of organic biomass materials (mostly timber and straw) and will feature communal greenhouses and gardens This design is built to reduce carbon emissions and encourage social interaction. It includes communal spaces for communities HLM Architects with the to grow food, and areas like ponds to promote biodiversity Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and Igloo Regeneration with Useful Projects, Green Build Expedition Engineers and Mawson Kerr Architects This design aims to use new, modern methods of construction to build lots of homes out of swappable parts, which are all high quality and sustainable
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21. SPECIAL REPORT FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 CONQUERING CHALLENGES
M TAL health charit stem is launching a cam aign called ounce ot rea which aims to hel ids o ercome challenges such as anxiety, self-harm (deliberately hurti ng yourself) and eati ng disorders. The head of stem4, psychologist i toc Dr Nihara Krause (right), told us what it’s all about.
The cam aign or outh Mental Health Awareness a is all about resilience. How would you define resilience? “I have quite intense anxiety and I used to get a lot of panic att acks. I s t t res e e s b ut t e t t e er me e ges t e It takes me ti me to come back from them but I’m learning. The ere t s e m g t t t be s met g t t s bee u t things that help me are healthy exercise and the stem4 apps, r us It s t e t t e m g t t e be e ere t pt t lear ear alm Harm. I love them and I use them all the s tu t It s b ut e b e e be s e – t be e r t ti me. Talking about my anxiety and panic attacks also helps me massively, instead of keeping it all bottled up inside. My advice to o ou thin ids ha e more mental health roblems now or anyone else young feeling low would be: don’t expect too much are they just more aware of them and more willing to seek help? from yourself and work at your own pace. It s tt e r t s I s t s bee mb t b t S e re e te Comparing yourself to others doesn’t m re re u ts re t g m re t u g pe p e t e re p g up help anyone.” t gs e r er ut I u s s t t pr b b re u g pe p e re India Trainor (right), 17 m re e te b t e stresses t e ges t t t e re g g t r ug r t t t er pe p e t e r es re g g t r ug s s prese t t g t see t r b ut m re me t e t
Are ids more li el to want to use an a or mental health advice rather than talk to their parents or a teacher? “I am resilient because my family Abs ute e e st rte t g b ut ur pps e s e u g pe p e t helps me. I’m learning not to give up. t e te e s t e te s met g t t s re b e t e te Resilience is a skill and I’m learning to s met g t e u use u te s reet t ut e g get back up.” b us e t t be s resp s b e s p ss b e t u g pe p e Cecilia, 7 s e s tr t p t t em t t t s meb
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There’s still a lot of disagreement over the effects of social media. Do you have any opinion on whether young people should use it? “I keep trying because I like how it feels when I get it right. It s ts be e ts It s er e p u terms u g pe p e e t g e r g When I get upset, I take time to calm down, then I come back ust e r g t s se ere t p rt u r t e re u te s ut rm t s t e s re s me s I t u g pe p e s to the problem. I think I’m resilient because I’m learning from te see rm t t t m g t t be t t e r t ge problems I can fix. There will be bigger problems as I grow older that I can’t fix, but I’m learning to be okay with that” o schools do enough to teach more about mental and Arthur, 14 physical health? I t t ere s s r m r m re e er me t s s m e me t e t e u t mpu s r se r s s r m September t stem4 e e You can fi nd out more about resilience and stem4’s free apps at g t g t me t e t e u t pr gr mme t t s bee re p pu r It s stem4.org.uk/youthmentalhealthday/#involved e e e e ts s s reg ster st rt t use t t FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 22. GAME ZONE FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 Epic Games Epic Microsoft Microsoft FORTNITE FEUD CONTINUES FOLLOWING Fortnite’s (PEGI 12) ban from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, Epic Games, which makes Fortnite, plans to take its fi ght with the tech giants right inside the game itself. STUNNING When you spend money on a game that’s on the App Store or the Play Store, 30% of the money you spend goes to Apple or Google. Epic Games says this isn’t fair, and is planning on taking Apple and Google to court to change things. Now, Epic is planning on turning the fi ght with Apple into TH wee Microsoft Flight Simulatorlaunched a special event inside rt te. Epic has announced a special SCENES – and we’re obsessed with how this game looks! #FreeFortnite tournament for pro players, and introduced It’s absolutely gorgeous and an incredibly detailed recreati on of what it’s like to fl y a plane in real a new Tart Tycoon skin to the game (pictured above). life – and while you can play it with a controller, there’s not too much that’s parti cularly video game-y Once the new season of rt te begins, those with iPhones b ut t will be unable to play the game unti l Epic and Apple work out Instead, it off ers a realisti c planet Earth for you to fl y around, with weather that looks amazing! their problems in court – which could take months, if not years.
THE most bumbling batt le royale game around,Fall Guys, has been an instant success on both PC and PS4. This week, the game’s creati ve director refl ected on the journey THE STUMBLE CHUMS?! that the game has taken, and shared some secrets about its development. In its fi rst week on PC, u s was bought Stumble Chums, but once the initi al artwork over two million ti mes, and was played by nearly for the game was shown to the team, they 16 million people on PS4 in less than two weeks. found that the name u s just stuck. Jeff Tanton, creati ve director at Mediatonic Once development had begun, however, (which makes u s) said that the game has they quickly realised that 100 players was just smashed all expectati ons for its success, and he too many to fi t on screen, and it was diffi cult shared a few behind-the-scenes secrets. to see what was going on. According to Jeff , the game had originally The rest, as they say, is history, and been pitched as s u t et, a 100-player Jeff says that now, it’s all about what’s
Mediatonix game show, with the winners sharing out a fi nal next for u s big prize. “There’s so much more to come, and the team At one point, the game was going to be called can’t wait to share it with you all,” he said. WIN! A PERSONALISED BOTTLE FROM DOPPER A L bott le company Dopper is challenging YOU to come up with soluti ons that can reduce the use of single-use plasti cs and help change the world, in the Dopper Changemaker Challenge Junior! You can either take part in the challenge with your To celebrate the 2020 Dopper Changemaker enti re class, or at home! Work independently or with a Challenge Junior, Dopper is giving away 20 small group to come up with your plasti c-reducing design personalised Dopper Bott les (maximum ten and if you’re one of the ten selected fi nalists then you’ll characters) to First News readers who want be sent an extra-special winner’s kit. The kit includes to change the world – could it be you? everything you need to bring your idea to life, ready To be in with a chance of winning, just to present via a pre-recorded video to an infl uenti al answer this questi on: panel of judges! How many two-litre plasti c bott les does it The winning team will be crowned the Junior take to make a recycled fl eece jacket? Changemaker(s) of 2020 and will receive a visit a) b) c) from one of Dopper’s VIP judges!
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sa i ana nstagram can’t see into it) when it is being used. The Lindt & Sprüngli factory The park toilets are in Japan’s capital, Tokyo, accidentally sent “small parti cles of and were designed by Shigeru Ban Architects. roasted, crushed cocoa bean pieces” So why would you need to look out into the air. Strong winds blew into a toilet? The team behind the cocoa beans (which are used to the Tokyo Toilet Project make chocolate) all over the town of Olten. say it is so that people Factory bosses said they would cover any clean- can see if the toilet is up costs, although we wonder if any residents were being used and whether tempted to lick the chocolate mess up! or not it is clean. One really weird thing is that when you use the loo, you can sti ll see outside, even though those outside can’t look in. Just remember to lock the One resident woke up to fi nd door – that’s what makes er mmmendieta/Twitt his car co ered in chocolate the glass turn frosty! UPSIDE-DOWN ARCHER BICYCLE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD archer has sent 111 arrows fl ying into a target in just minutes while hanging u side down Sanjana, from Chennai in India, att empted to set a world record on India’s Independence Day (15 August). Her trainer said that in competi ti ons, trained archers shoot just six arrows in four minutes, which shows how speedy BOBA 95-YEAR-OLD man Sanjana’s att empt was. He plans to tell Guinness World nown as ic cle ob has Records about Sanjana’s achievement. ust celebrated c cling Sanjana’s dad hopes that she will train for the 2032 miles Olympics and “bring home several gold medals and ilometres) in anta make her country proud”. & R Ramesh Shankar The Times of India/YouTube Maria ali ornia Bob Mett auer took up cycling in the 1990s and has kept a SUBMITTED close eye on how far he has BY ANIKA, cycled over the years. Bob says he cycles at least nine miles
AGE 6 sb news aceboo HOW DO YOU PUT WHAT DO YOU every day, even if it’s raining. A BABY ASTRONAUT CALL A SLEEPING As 100,000 miles is a crazy big number, let’s put it into perspecti ve. The UK is about 621 miles TO SLEEP? DINOSAUR? from top to bott om, so it’s about the same distance as cycling up YOU ROCKET! A DINO-SNORE! and down the UK 161 ti mes! Despite his age and the landmark achievement, Bicycle Bob has no plans to stop. “On 18 September, I’ll be 96 years old, and I’m going to SHARE YOUR JOKES WITH US AT [email protected] keep on going,” he told California’s KSBY News.
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24. SHOPS FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 WHAT’S IN THE KITES
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25. BOOKS FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 WRITE A STORY WITH CRESSIDA COWELL A months ago ressida owell author and aterstones hildren s Laureate started a new stor in irst ews Then she handed things o er to to write what ha ened ne t er wee the stor has conti nued, writt en by our readers, 250 words at a ti me. Read every part of the gripping tale at:
FIRST.NEWS/CRESSIDACOWELL WORDS Helen Nianias SO FAR IN THE STORY… g g r bet ee spe sters e re tures t p e r e rs m FOR LIFE of these evil creatures have been locked away… unti l shapeshift er Typhon helped his father, the Lord of the Beasts, to fi nd the door to an ancient maze that could return these monsters to the world. The task of stopping these evil beings has fallen on u g spe ster er t er sm e pr u g pet b gg rt ugg ugs ROSS Montgomery started writi ng aft er surviving a surprise att ack from the shapeshift er, have tracked down the Lord stories as a teenager, when he should have been doing of the Beasts with their spellcasti ng allies: the mysterious Trick, his sister Aida and homework, and conti nued doing so at university. His his mum Ariella. The three had been fooled into believing that the shapeshift er was new book, Rock Bott om: A Midsummer Nightmare is actually Trick’s grandfather, and very nearly lost their lives to him. Now they face a Shakespeare-inspired tale of a school play that goes Typhon, the Lord of the Beasts and an army of his subjects in a race to the centre hilariously wrong, and his fi rst for Barrington Stoke. of the strange, magical maze – and Guggalugs has been taken. Ross told us which storybook character he’d most
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PART 22: Timm the dog in The amous i e series seems to have a prett y sweet “ BY ISABELLA MYERS “ deal, doesn’t he? It’s 90% walks in the Acrid, violet mist billowed out from Guggalugs’ ears and shrouded the countryside and picnic left overs, pathway, but the Lord of the Beasts’ burning red eyes pierced the thick fog, 10% barking at a smuggler. and found their way towards the fearful spellcasters. Ferocity could feel herself reddening in the cheeks, furious at the group TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, VISIT WORDSFORLIFE.ORG.UK/AUTHOR-INTERVIEWS of beasts. She moved forward, holding her arm up to fi re at them. Trick FOR BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND GAMES, GO TO WORDSFORLIFE.ORG.UK pulled her back, shaking his head, but never lift ing his gaze off the shadowed fi gures standing before them. Ferocity stood staring for a second, then screamed in anger and pelted towards the Lord For a split second, he was taken aback and lost concentrati on. Ferocity didn’t take this opportunity for granted. She raised her arm, and fi red a burst of electric blue bolts that hit him right in the chest. He was knocked to the ground, but one of the Halfl ings behind him YOUR READS! opened his arms, and an inky black shadowy shape grew from his hands, and sna ed towards erocit THE SOUP MOVEMENT Thinking fast, she ducked, and the fi gure moved towards Trick and Aida. ‘Watch out!’ shrieked Ariella, fi ring a glowing red net out of her palm, which caught and crushed the dar s ell BEN DAVIS Ferocity jumped and landed on top of Guggalugs. reviewed by Kyle Anand, aged ten ‘I don’t think so…’ the Lord of the Beasts’ deep voice mutt ered. He opened This book is about a 13-year-old boy called Jordan his arms wide and a blood-red spell burst into the air and grew out towards s m e e t g r e met sp t the fi ve, spreading like the roots of a tree. b ut g g ee s r t ers Suddenly, a husky, evil voice was projected into the air: Jordan’s mum gives him a fl ask of soup to take ‘We’ve found it!’ t s e er but t e e e s te to go out for lunch with the ‘cool’ kids. He feels embarrassed about having the fl ask of soup, so he IF you took the ti me to have a go decides to give it to a homeless man. This one small PART 23: BY YOU! at conti nuing the story, thank you! act of kindness creates a chain reacti on for other good deeds We’re sti ll enjoying reading all of your amazing entries! If your story wasn’t r ss t e g be chosen this week, there’s no reason you can’t try again. We could choose you I really enjoyed this book, as it hooked me in from the start. to be next week’s star writer! Once I started reading it, I couldn’t stop! However, there are u subm t t e e t p rt t e st r b em up e s p rts t e st r s I u re mme t t newsdesk@fi rstnews.co.uk p pp g tor t t e to children aged nine and above. I would give it fi ve stars. subject line, or at fi rst.news/cressidacowell The message that I have taken from the story is that it We’ll be deciding on the next part of the story every s mp rt t t be t t ers u g Monday, so make sure you send us your story by then! t e r t e p t ers s m e u ee g t e pr ess FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
26. SPECIAL REPORT FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 BE PART OF THE WORLD’S
BIGGEST BIKE RIDE Julie Skelton
DID YOU KNOW? There are estimated to be around two billion bicycles in use in the world today! WHY IS CYCLING GOOD FOR YOU? Cycling contributes to fitness and maintaining a healthy weight, but you can fit it into your daily routine because it’s a form of transport that you can use to a bike can be great fun, but it also keeps get to school, to visit friends and family or to go to the shops. Boys aged 10-16 you feeling fi t and healthy. On Saturday 12 September who cycle regularly to school are 30% more likely to meet recommended fitness the fi rst ever World’s Biggest Bike Ride takes place, encouraging levels, while girls who cycle are seven times more likely to do so. people all over the UK to cycle somewhere. Starting cycling now could help future generations to stay fitter and live longer. If we continue with our inactivity at its current level, 60% of men, half ur g t e r rus r s s g e e s e re se b e r 1 0 of women and a quarter of children in the UK could be classed as obese by more and more people have been enjoying getti ng acti ve and riding their bike again. 2050. That’s a lot of extra people needing to be looked after by the doctors Not having to travel to work or school has given many people more free ti me in and nurses of the NHS. r er t be b e t e er se t g ms r s mm g p s se Other countries in Europe have many more young people cycling to school for much of the summer, cycling was one of the best ways to stay fi t. than we do in the UK. For example, in the Netherlands, 49% of primary school Many people whose important jobs meant they had to keep going to work, such children cycle to school. In the UK, only around 2% of under-tens cycle to as health workers or police offi cers, school, with more being driven to school or walking. Many have been using a bicycle for their teachers believe cycling or walking to school can help improve journey to work. That’s because concentration in the classroom, because pupils have begun the they don’t want to travel on public day with exercise and arrive at school feeling energised. tr sp rt s t e re er e Although riding a bike is generally a safe activity, there are t t be g s se t t er lots of complex moving parts that help you turn the power from pe p e u re se t e r your legs into motion, so it’s important you look after your bike risk of catching the virus. to keep it running well and safe to ride. u ts beg g
again had not ridden a bike for many Mateus e rs s t g e t em t e DID YOU KNOW? Cycling UK has launched a scheme to fix bikes and give more feel of being young once more. It people a chance to go cycling. The charity is working with brought back memories of their own On average, people in the Netherlands cycle more than delivery partners to establish pop-up bike-fixing sessions at childhood, going cycling with friends any other country in the world. venues in local communities at around 150 locations in England. and exploring new places. They felt it The money to fund the scheme comes from the Government’s gave them the freedom to decide where to go next. That feeling of adventure is part of the reason for Department for Transport, and it is running now until the middle organising such a major event as the World’s Biggest Bike Ride. of November. You can find out where the nearest session to you is b going to www.cyclinguk.org/bigbikerevival. If you can’t Big events such as pop concerts have been cancelled, and football matches are being played in find a venue near where you live, the website also has helpful empty stadiums. But because the World’s Biggest Bike Ride is for families and individuals to take part in tips and video guides for looking after your bike. Scotland has on the roads, trails or parks around your its own project in bike shops, which is called the Scotland Cycle home, you can sti ll be part of something Repair Scheme. HOW DO I TAKE PART? epic this summer. The event is being organised by Cycling UK, a nati onal charity that encourages people to get out and experience the thrill of cycling. isit the cling website at www.cyclinguk.org/pumpedup/wbbr and register to take part. You will be sent details about how to log your ride – and don’t forget to share your experiences using the hashtag #wbbr2020. Please be aware of age restricti ons on social media. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 27. YOUR NEWS FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 WE WANT TO MAKING MASKS HEAR WHAT by Iris Gardener JUNIOR YOU/YOUR I DECIDED to fi ll my spare ti me by making face masks for the JOURNALIST people in my local community and raising money for charity SCHOOL IS UP TO at the same ti me! r te t et us t Following the Government’s announcement that everyone should u e bee up t te e wear face masks when shopping, I had an idea that I would try and you been getti ng creati ve? make bright and colourful face masks. Been for a great day out? How I wanted to make something a litt le diff erent from the ones I saw Masks ready to go s t m e u ee t t my parents wear all day at work. lockdown has eased? Why not Initi ally, I started making face masks just for friends and family, but soon the share your experiences with requests started to roll in, so I was happy to help support the local community, rst e s readers? and saw the perfect opportunity to raise money for charity too! m ur rep rt I asked my mum to help adverti se my cheerful face masks on our local (including pictures) to WhatsApp group. The group was set up at the beginning of lockdown, to yournews@fi rstnews.co.uk off er help and support to vulnerable residents. The post went out and the response was amazing! I received 100 orders and Don’t forget to include your have raised over £150 for the local charity Rainbows, a hospice for children and name and age (and your school’s young people who have life-limiti ng conditi ons. name and address for school My mum, who is a key worker, said: “I couldn’t be more proud of Iris. She has news reports). By writi ng in, worked so hard, keeping records of the orders and making sure she delivers you give consent to rst e s quickly. Although I helped Iris to get started, she has produced all the masks printi ng details and photographs herself, and is sti ll taking orders. Her Harry Pott er masks are parti cularly popular”. Iris hard at work of those involved in the report. BACK TO SCHOOL ROALD DAHL by Connor Sunderland I AM really looking forward to starti ng my new secondary school. It’s an especially big milestone for me, as I was diagnosed WINNER with cancer, Burkitt lymphoma, six by Sarah JUNIOR years ago and I had to have months IT was so exciti ng to win Roald Dahl’s Marvellous JOURNALIST of chemotherapy treatment. Children’s Charity’s fundraising idea competi ti on I sti ll have yearly check-ups to make sure that with my Roald Dahl fi lm night idea! the cancer hasn’t come back, but thankfully I am I entered the competi ti on because I love reading Roald Dahl books and I enjoy bett er, and I feel like it’s behind me now. organising fundraising events. JUNIOR I feel a bit nervous about starti ng my new I thought it would be fun to have friends and family over to watch a fi lm, dress JOURNALIST school, as I have been with the same class at my up, have treats and support the amazing work of the Roald Dahl specialist nurses. old school for years, so I’ll be meeti ng lots of new I was really excited that Richie Driss from Blue Peter was one of the judges, as people, but it’s exciti ng too. I m Blue Peter fan. I couldn’t believe it when they said I had won! When I grow up, I want to be a paramedic, like my mum. She has taught me about I hope that lots of children will use my idea over the summer to raise money so emergency medicine and I oft en help her check the defi brillator kit that she uses that the charity can provide more Roald Dahl nurses and help seriously ill children. at work. I’ve already learnt a lot about the human body aft er everything I have been through too, so I am really looking forward to science and biology classes at school to learn more. I know it will be strange at fi rst, but I do know the school a bit already, as my swimming club uses the school pool. It helps that I know some of the older kids there too, so it’s good that I’ll see some familiar faces. I can’t wait!
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28. SPORT FirstNews Issue 741 28 August – 3 September 2020 SPORT IN NUMBERS CYCLE victories in 11 games resulted in Germany’s Bayern 11 Munich winning the Champions League, SAFETY beati ng Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the fi nal. It is the fi rst ti me a team has won every game in a campaign to secure the presti gious football ti tle. Bayern have lift ed the trophy six ti mes G e tt y – only Real Madrid and AC Milan have won it more ti mes.
2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal in the yellow jersey for the rider with the fastest overall ti me
G e tt y A T a delay of two months, the 2020 Tour de France cycle race is fi nally set to start in Nice on 29 August – but this year’s competi ti on will be unlike any in the event’s 117-year history. This year’s route will visit all fi ve of France’s mountain ranges, line-up. Fresh talent is emerging, though, with Tom Pidcock and but unlike previous races, there will be no crowds fi lling the twins Simon and Adam Yates names to watch. Yates has agreed points were scored roadsides there. Strict rules brought in to keep people safe to join Team INEOS next year. by Dallas Mavericks’ during the COVID-19 pandemic means a ban on spectators. However, it is 23-year-old Egan Bernal who is rightf ully Luka Dončić, including The competi tors face tough new rules, too. Doctors will have att racti ng the most att enti on. The Colombian won the Tour de 43 three points in to assess the health of the teams every day. If any two riders or France in 2019, a year aft er his debut in the competi ti on. He overti me, to beat the staff members show symptoms, that team must withdraw. became the youngest champion for more than 100 years, as Los Angeles Clippers 135-133. Luka This year may also be the fi rst ti me since 2014 that a Briti sh well as the fi rst South American winner. He dedicated the win became one of only three players to cyclist does not appear on the podium, aft er Chris Froome and to his family and his homeland. “This is not only my triumph,” score at least 40 points, 15 rebounds Geraint Thomas were surprisingly dropped from Team INEOS’s Egan said last year. “It’s the triumph of a whole country.” and 10 assists in a play-off game, even though he had sprained his left ankle. G e tt y TOP OF G e tt y THE Briti sh athletes were POPS! in winning form at the Stockholm Diamond SOPHIA Popov has become the lowest- 4 League meeti ng. Holly ranked player to win a major women’s golf ti tle, Bradshaw triumphed aft er she triumphed at the 2020 AIG Women’s in the women’s pole vault and Adam Open at Royal Troon in Ayrshire. Gemili dominated the men’s 200m. The 27-year-old German was ranked 304 in the world Jemma Reekie notched up her fourth and only qualifi ed to play in the competi ti on a fortnight victory of the season in the 800m. The before it began. Her two-shot lead over Thailand’s Jasmine 1,500m saw a Briti sh one-two-three, Suwannapura saw Sophia collect $675,000 (£514,000), led by Laura Muir (centre in photo). more than six ti mes her previous total career earnings. Following her success, a tearful Sophia explained that she almost quit playing golf last year. Suff ering from illness and lack of energy, it took about 20 visits to doctors to diagnose that she has Lyme disease, a bacterial infecti on that is spread by ti ck bites. Sophia revealed that she now has the Sophia Popov disease under control, allowing her to conti nue her career. overcame years of illness to become G e tt y “I’m glad I stuck with it,” the new champion said. en cham ion “It was probably the best golf I’ve ever played.”