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'ĞƩLJ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ 3. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
The White House – home JJOEOE BBIDENIDEN of the US president
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PPRESIDENTRESIDENT Do you think Joe Biden will be a good president? Vote at ĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬƉŽůůƐ
WZ ^/ Edͳ > d Joe Biden will be inaugurated on Wednesday 20 January, meaning he becomes the 46th President ŽĨƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘dŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁƐŚŝŵǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĞůĞĐƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘ But it won’t be a normal ceremony for a few reasons. The coronavirus pandemic and new security worries following violence last 'ĞƩLJ ǁĞĞŬďLJĂŵŽďƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŽƵƚŐŽŝŶŐWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞƌĞ will be changes to what is a historical American day. Here’s what you need to know:
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train – his favourite way to travel. See our “WOW!” below. 'ĞƩLJ ,ĞǁŝůůƐƟůůďĞƐǁŽƌŶŝŶŽŶƚŚĞƐƚĞƉƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞƐĐĞŶĞŽĨ last week’s riots. Although there are fears about more protests, Joe Biden IN: OUT: said on Monday: “I am not afraid to take the oath outside.” ŝĚĞŶǁŝůůďĞũŽŝŶĞĚďLJ<ĂŵĂůĂ,ĂƌƌŝƐ;ƌŝŐŚƚͿ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ JOE BIDEN DONALD TRUMP ĨĞŵĂůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝĂŶͲŵĞƌŝĐĂŶǀŝĐĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘^ŚĞƐĂŝĚ͗͞tŚŝůĞ/ŵĂLJďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ 'ĞƩLJ ǁŽŵĂŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŽĸĐĞ͕/ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚ͘͟ dŚĞLJǁŝůůďŽƚŚůĂLJĂǁƌĞĂƚŚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞLJƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŽĂƚŚ͘ So, why was there a riot last week? dŚĞŝĚĞŶƐǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞƐĐŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞ tŚŝƚĞ,ŽƵƐĞ;ĂďŽǀĞͿĂŌĞƌŚŝƐƐǁĞĂƌŝŶŐͲŝŶ͘ SUPPORTERSŽĨŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉƐƚŽƌŵĞĚƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƵŝůĚŝŶŐ;ƚŚĞh^ ĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶĞǀĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞƐŵĂůůĞƌƚŚĂŶƵƐƵĂůďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚ ƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚͿŝŶtĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĮǀĞĚĞĂƚŚƐ͘ ƌŝƐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǀĞƌLJĨĞǁƟĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚdƌƵŵƉŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐƌLJŵŽď͘,ĞŐĂǀĞĂƐƉĞĞĐŚ ceremony and viewing stands have been taken down to discourage crowds. ƚŽĂĐƌŽǁĚŽĨŚŝƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞtŚŝƚĞ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ũƵƐƚĂƐŚŽƌƚǁĂůŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽů͘ EŽƌŵĂůůLJƉĞŽƉůĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůDĂůůƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞ ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕DƌdƌƵŵƉƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚŚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĐůĂŝŵƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶďĞŝŶŐƐƚŽůĞŶ parade is being replaced by a virtual parade. from him, and urged people to “stop the steal”. The parade will celebrate America’s heroes, and highlight Americans dŚĞŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƐŽŽŶĂŌĞƌDƌdƌƵŵƉ͛ƐǀŝĐĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕DŝŬĞWĞŶĐĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ŝŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞ ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ country’s diversity. which Joe Biden won. dŚĞƚŚĞŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞ͚ŵĞƌŝĐĂhŶŝƚĞĚ͛ʹĂŌĞƌŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉ KƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚdƌƵŵƉ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĐĂƵƐĞĚƐŽŵƵĐŚĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĚƵƌŝŶŐŚŝƐƟŵĞ some in his own party, were due to begin the as president. ŝŵƉĞĂĐŚŵĞŶƚĐŽŵŵŝƫŶŐĂĐƌŝŵĞŝŶŽĸĐĞ process this week. Mr Trump is due to leave his Joe Biden travelled by train for 36 years job this month anyway, so some people think an between Wilmington and Washington impeachment trial is pointless, but his opponents ͕ǁŚŝůĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂƐĂƐĞŶĂƚŽƌ͘ŵƚƌĂŬ͕ 'ĞƩLJ say it would help to block him from running for ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŚĞŚĂƐƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚϮ͘ϭŵŝůůŝŽŶŵŝůĞƐ͘ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŐĂŝŶŝŶĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐ͛ƟŵĞ͘ 4. NEWS IN PICTURES FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 NAPLES, ITALY SHANGHAI, CHINA 'ĞƩLJ
BULL statues are being placed in the streets for the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox. This year Chinese New Year falls on 12 February, and
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; &ZͿŚĂƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽŽƚŚĞƌǁĂLJƐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ iStock over the phone! ƚŚĞĐƌŽƉƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞůŐŝƵŵ͕ĞŶŵĂƌŬĂŶĚ^ƉĂŝŶŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽ ŚŝĞĨ/ŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌ:ŽŚŶKǁĞŶ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŚĞƉĞƐƟĐŝĚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƌĞĂƐŽŶ͘ ƚǁĞĞƚĞĚƚŚĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĞƐƚ͕ &ZĂůƐŽƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƐƟĐŝĚĞǁŝůůŽŶůLJďĞƵƐĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĂŶŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŽŶ͚ŶŽŶͲŇŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ͛ĐƌŽƉƐǁŚŝĐŚďĞĞƐĚŽŶ͛ƚǀŝƐŝƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐďƵŶŐůŝŶŐďƵƌŐůĂƌƐʹ ͞ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐƉŽůůŝŶĂƚŽƌƐŝƐĂƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘͟ ,ŽŵĞůŽŶĞ͛ƐtĞƚĂŶĚŝƚƐ͘ 6. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 UK TYNE AND WEAR 'ĞƩLJ &ĞƐƟǀĂůƐĂƐŬĨŽƌŚĞůƉ /ƐƚŚĂƚĂƉŽƚĂͲƚŽĞ͍ dŚĞŵƵƐŝĐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞ tŚĞŶĂĚŽŐǁĂůŬĞƌƐĂǁǁŚĂƚůŽŽŬĞĚ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĂƉůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƐƵŵŵĞƌ͛Ɛ ůŝŬĞĂƚŽĞƉŽŬŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶĂ ĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐ͕ŽƌƐŽŵĞŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƚŽƉƵůůƚŚĞ ŵƵĚĚLJĮĞůĚ͕ƐŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĂďůLJĐĂůůĞĚ ƉůƵŐ͘:ĂŵŝĞEũŽŬƵͲ'ŽŽĚǁŝŶĨƌŽŵh<DƵƐŝĐ͕ ŶŽƌƚŚƵŵďƌŝĂƉŽůͬdǁŝƩĞƌ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞ͘ƵƚǁŚĞŶEŽƌƚŚƵŵďƌŝĂ ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚ WŽůŝĐĞĐĂŵĞƚŽƐƵƌǀĞLJƚŚĞƐĐĞŶĞ͕ŝƚ ŵƵƐŝĐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ƐĂŝĚ͗͞tĞŚĂǀĞĂŵĂƩĞƌ ƚƵƌŶĞĚŽƵƚ;ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJ͊ͿŝƚǁĂƐũƵƐƚ ŽĨǁĞĞŬƐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚǁĞĐĂŶĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞŵĂũŽƌ ĂƉŽƚĂƚŽ͘/ŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌWŚŝů,ĂŵůĂŶŝƐĂŝĚ͗ ĞǀĞŶƚƐƚŽŚŽůĚŽīĐĂŶĐĞůůŝŶŐ͘͟h<DƵƐŝĐ ͞dŚĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƚĞĂŵĚŝĚŚĂǀĞĂĐŚƵĐŬůĞ ŝƐĂƐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂ ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚŝƚǁĂƐĂƉŽƚĂƚŽ͕ ƐĐŚĞŵĞƚŽŝŶƐƵƌĞĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ƐŽƚŚĂƚŝĨƚŚĞLJ ďƵƚƚŚĞĐĂůůǁĂƐŵĂĚĞŝŶŐŽŽĚĨĂŝƚŚ ĂůůŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞĐĂŶĐĞůůĞĚĨŽƌĂƐĞĐŽŶĚLJĞĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJƉƌĂŝƐĞƚŚĞǀŝŐŝůĂŶĐĞ dŚĞĐƌŽǁĚĞŶũŽLJŝŶŐ'ůĂƐƚŽŶďƵƌLJϮϬϭϵ ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞƐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ͘ ŽĨƚŚĞǁŽŵĂŶǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚĞĐĂůů͘͟ EAST AYRSHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ^ůĞĚŐĞƐŚŽĐŬ /ĨƚŚĞƐŶŽǁŝƐƚĞŵƉƟŶŐLJŽƵƚŽƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞƐůĞĚŐĞŽƵƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĚĂŝůLJĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ͕ ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽ ĨĞŶĐĞƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƐŝŶLJŽƵƌ ƉĂƚŚ͘&ŝŶŶ:ŽŚŶƐƚŽŶ͕ϭϴ͕ůĞĂƌŶĞĚĂ ǀĞƌLJƉĂŝŶĨƵůůĞƐƐŽŶǁŚŝůĞƐůĞĚŐŝŶŐĂƚ ŌŽŶZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ͕ĂŌĞƌŚĞĐŽůůŝĚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ŶŽƌƚŚĂŶƚƐĮƌĞͬdǁŝƩĞƌ ĂĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂůŽŶŐĐŚƵŶŬŽĨǁŽŽĚ ƉŝĞƌĐĞĚŚŝƐďƵŵĐŚĞĞŬĂŶĚŚĞŚĂĚƚŽ ďĞƌƵƐŚĞĚƚŽŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů͘͞/ƚǁĂƐŚŽƌƌŝĮĐ͕ /͛ŵƐƟůůŝŶƐŚŽĐŬ͕͟ŚĞƚŽůĚƚŚĞDaily ZĞĐŽƌĚĨƌŽŵŚŝƐŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůďĞĚ͘
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ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŝŵƐƚŽƉƵƐŚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŽ 'ĞƩLJ ƚŚĞάϭ͘ϮŵŝůůŝŽŶŝŶĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŐƌŽƵƉ ƚĂŬŝŶŐŵŽƌĞĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞĂĐƟŽŶƚŽƐƚŽƉĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘yZ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŵŵŽŶƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϴĂŶĚyZƐĂLJƐ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ĂƌŽƵŶĚϭ͕ϳϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ͕ŵŽƐƚůLJĨŽƌ ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞŶĞǁƉƌŽƚĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ŵŝŶŽƌŽīĞŶĐĞƐůŝŬĞŽďƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚǁĂLJ͘>ĂǁLJĞƌƐ ƚŚĞĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϮϲϬƚŽǁŶƐĂŶĚĐŝƟĞƐ ƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŵĂLJƐƟůůďĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůƚŽ ŚĞůĚƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐŝŶ:ƵŶĞĂŶĚ:ƵůLJůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚ
yZƉƌŽƚĞƐƚĞƌƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽŝů 'ĞƩLJ >ŽŶĚŽŶƚŽĨĂĐĞƚƌŝĂůŝŶƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨƚŚĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐĨƌŽŵĂLJŽƵƚŚŐƌŽƵƉĐĂůůĞĚůůůĂĐŬ>ŝǀĞƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ^ŚĞůů͛ƐŽĸĐĞƐ ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͘ h<ƐĂLJŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͘ 7. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 TTHEHE UUK’SK’S FIRSTFIRST AALL-ELECTRICLL-ELECTRIC BRAINY BIRDS! BBUSUS CCITIESITIES 'ĞƩLJ 'ĞƩLJ
TRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that Coventry and Oxford are set to become the UK’s ĮƌƐƚĐŝƟĞƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƌƵŶĞŶƟƌĞůLJŽŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ͘ E tƐƚƵĚLJŚĂƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚ͕ĂƚũƵƐƚĨŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚƐŽůĚ͕ƌĂǀĞŶƐĂƌĞĂƐƐŵĂƌƚĂƐ Coventry and Oxford beat 17 other towns ĂŶĚĐŝƟĞƐŝŶĂĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞƚŚĞ ĨƵůůLJͲŐƌŽǁŶŽƌĂŶŐƵƚĂŶƐĂŶĚŐŽƌŝůůĂƐ͊ ĮƌƐƚĂůůͲĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐďƵƐĐŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞũƵĚŐĞĚŽŶŚŽǁĚŝĸĐƵůƚŝƚ ZĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐƌŽǁƐĂƌĞǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶĨŽƌďĞŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌ ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĐĂŶ͛ƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ͘ ǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŽŝŶƐƚĂůůĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ ĐůĞǀĞƌͲĐůŽŐƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽĮŶĚ ŝŐŚƚLJŽƵŶŐƌĂǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞŚĂŶĚͲƌĂŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĨŽŽĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚƵƐĞƚŽŽůƐ͘ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ͕ĂŶĚŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞWd ƚŚĞLJ͛ĚŚĂĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ EŽǁǁĞŬŶŽǁũƵƐƚŚŽǁƐŵĂƌƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƚŽ Ăƚϰ͕ϴ͕ϭϮĂŶĚϭϲŵŽŶƚŚƐŽůĚ͘ ďƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ ŽƚŚĞƌĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŽĨWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌƌ^ŝŵŽŶĞ dŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚ͕ĂƚũƵƐƚĨŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚƐŽůĚ͕ EŽǁ͕ƚŚĞƚǁŽĐŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ WŝŬĂĂŶĚŚĞƌƚĞĂŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨKƐŶĂďƌƺĐŬ͘ ƚŚĞƌĂǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞƚĞƐƚũƵƐƚĂƐǁĞůů ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŽƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ dŚĞLJĂĚĂƉƚĞĚĂŶĞdžĂŵĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƚĞƐƚƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶƉŽǁĞƌ ĂƐĂĚƵůƚĂƉĞƐĐŽƵůĚ͘dŚĞƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂůƐŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐ͛ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞLJ͛ůůƵƐĞĂάϱϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌŝŵĂƚĞƐ͕ĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞWƌŝŵĂƚĞŽŐŶŝƟŽŶdĞƐƚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ŐƌĂŶƚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͘ ĂƩĞƌLJ;WdͿ͕ƐŽƚŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚďLJƌĂǀĞŶƐ͘ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌďƌĂŝŶƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂŌĞƌďŝƌƚŚ͘ƚũƵƐƚ /ĨƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂƌĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĐŝƟĞƐ dŚĞĂĚĂƉƚĞĚWdƚĞƐƚĞĚƚŚĞƌĂǀĞŶƐ͛ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŝŐŚƚǁĞĞŬƐŽůĚ͕ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂůƌĞĂĚLJĨŽůůŽǁĂŶŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚ͛Ɛ ĐŽƵůĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞĂůůƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ƐŽĐŝĂůƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞŽďũĞĐƚƐŐŽ ŽƌŚƵŵĂŶ͛ƐŐĂnjĞƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚ͘ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ RICHEST MAN SHUFFLE ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĐŚĂƌŐŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ELONDƵƐŬ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŶďĞŚŝŶĚdĞƐůĂĐĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ^ƉĂĐĞyƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ďƌŝĞŇLJďĞĐĂŵĞƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĞƐƚŵĂŶ IN ϮϬϮϬ͕ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚůĂƐƚǁĞĞŬ͘ ĐĂƌƐƐŽůĚŝŶEŽƌǁĂLJǁĞƌĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͘ ,ĞŽǀĞƌƚŽŽŬŵĂnjŽŶĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ:ĞīĞnjŽƐƚŽŚŝƚƚŚĞEŽϭƐƉŽƚ͕ dŚĂƚ͛ƐĂĮƌƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞ ďƵƚƐůŝƉƉĞĚďĂĐŬƚŽƐĞĐŽŶĚĂŌĞƌůŽƐŝŶŐΨϭϰďŶ;ĂďŽƵƚάϭϬďŶͿ ǁŽƌůĚ͘dŚĞĨŽƵƌďĞƐƚͲƐĞůůŝŶŐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŝŶ ŝŶĂƐŝŶŐůĞĚĂLJ͊dŚĞĨĂůůǁĂƐĚŽǁŶƚŽŚŝƐĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĐĂƌĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͕ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƵĚŝĞͲƚƌŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ dĞƐůĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůŽƐƚϴйŽĨŝƚƐǀĂůƵĞ͘ dĞƐůĂDŽĚĞůϯ͕ƚŚĞsŽůŬƐǁĂŐĞŶ/͘ϯ dŚĞƵƉƐĂŶĚĚŽǁŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚŽĐŬŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞ ĂŶĚƚŚĞEŝƐƐĂŶ>ĞĂĨʹĂůůĨƵůůLJĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͘ ŽĨŵĞŐĂͲĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐŝƐĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ͕ƐŚŽǁƐŚŽǁƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂŶĚĞĂƐŝůLJ EŽƌǁĂLJĂŝŵƐĨŽƌĂůůŶĞǁĐĂƌƐƐŽůĚƚŽ ŚƵŐĞƐƵŵƐŽĨŵŽŶĞLJĐĂŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚŐŽ͘ ďĞ͞njĞƌŽĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͟ďLJϮϬϮϱ͘ ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕DƵƐŬŝƐǁŽƌƚŚĂďŽƵƚΨϭϳϲ͘ϮďŶ ;άϭϮϴďŶͿ͕ǁŚŝůĞĞnjŽƐŝƐǁŽƌƚŚΨϭϴϮ͘ϭďŶ;άϭϯϮďŶͿ͘DƵƐŬ ŝƐƐƟůůǁĞůůĂŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƌŝĐŚĞƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕&ƌĞŶĐŚůƵdžƵƌLJ ƚLJĐŽŽŶĞƌŶĂƌĚƌŶĂƵůƚ͕ǁŚŽŝƐĂƌŽƵŶĚΨϮϬďŶďĞŚŝŶĚŚŝŵ͘ 'ĞƩLJ DƵƐŬ͕ǁŚŽĂůƐŽŚĞůƉĞĚĨŽƵŶĚWĂLJWĂů͕ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶ ŚŝƐ^ƉĂĐĞyƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞŝŶƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ͘^ƉĂĐĞyƵƐĞƐƌŽĐŬĞƚƐ ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĐĂƌŐŽƚŽĂƐƚƌŽŶĂƵƚƐĂďŽĂƌĚƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂĐĞ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ͘ůƐŽ͕ŝƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƵƫŶŐŝƚƐ^ƚĂƌůŝŶŬƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ 'ĞƩLJ ƐŬLJƚŽŽīĞƌĨĂƐƚĞƌďƌŽĂĚďĂŶĚ͘dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨ^ƉĂĐĞyŝƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕ƚŽƉƵƚ WƌŝŶĐĞŚĂƌůĞƐƵƐĞƐĂŶƵĚŝĞͲƚƌŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞŽŶDĂƌƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚĂĐŽůŽŶLJƚŚĞƌĞ͘ 8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 SWEDEN INDIA HONG KONG &ĂƌŵĞƌƐ͛ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ KƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĐƌĂĐŬĚŽǁŶ Up to 250 million farmers in India have been on strike for almost two months, >ĂƐƚǁĞĞŬ͕ĚŽnjĞŶƐŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͕ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚƌĞĞŶĞǁůĂǁƐƚŚĞLJĐůĂŝŵĂƌĞ͞ĂŶƟͲĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ͘͟dŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶĞƌƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐǁĞƌĞ says the new laws will improve the industry, but protesters say that they change arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly decades-old rules on how crops are produced, stored and sold, and give big, private ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐŶĞǁŶĂƟŽŶĂů companies lots more power in the agriculture industry. In December, thousands security law (NSL). The law was of farmers captured world headlines when they marched through India in protest, created by the Chinese government ŵĂŬŝŶŐŝƚƉĂƐƚƉŽůŝĐĞǁŝƚŚƚĞĂƌŐĂƐ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJƐĞƫŶŐƵƉĂŚƵŐĞĐĂŵƉŽŶ last year. The government said that the borders of the capital city, New Delhi. Talks between the farmers and the those arrested had taken part in an
'ĞƩLJ government are ongoing, and while the government has tried to compromise, illegal poll. A few days later, most were farmers want all three laws repealed (cancelled). There is a lot at stake in the released, but were required to give protests – around half of all workers in India are in agriculture. ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŝůů &ŝůŵĨĞƐƟǀĂůĨŽƌŽŶĞ have to report their whereabouts. dŚĞ'ŽƚŚĞŶďƵƌŐ&ŝůŵ&ĞƐƟǀĂůǁŝůů ĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚƚŚĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐŝŶŐ ĐŝŶĞŵĂĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ
one person to spend a week watching 'ĞƩLJ ĂůůϲϬŽĨƚŚĞĨĞƐƟǀĂů͛ƐĮůŵƐǁŚŝůĞ isolated on an island in the North Sea! The winning applicant will not be ĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽƚĂŬĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͗ 'ĞƩLJ no phone, no computer, no books, but they will be staying in a luxury converted lighthouse. They’ll be expected to review the movies, using the theme of ‘social distance’, in a daily video blog. AUSTRALIA TURKEY EƵĚĞĨƵŐŝƟǀĞĨŽƵŶĚ dǁŽĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶůĂLJŝŶŐĐƌĂďƚƌĂƉƐ near Darwin caught more than they bargained for, when a wanted man called for help from a tree. They then ŶŽƟĐĞĚ>ƵŬĞsŽƐŬƌĞƐĞŶƐŬLJ͕ϰϬ͕ǁŚŽ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ was naked and clinging to a tree. The man was on the run and had broken ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶͲŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ ankle bracelet and escaped into the crocodile-infested waters. He told ƚŚĞƚǁŽĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶƚŚĂƚŚĞǁĂƐǀĞƌLJ thirsty, and had survived for four days ĞĂƟŶŐƐŶĂŝůƐ͘dŚĞLJƌĞƐĐƵĞĚŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚ A replica of a statue of Aphrodite ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŚŝŵƚŽƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ Temple discovery A 2,500-year-old temple to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, has been unearthed in western Turkey. The researchers who were ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĨŽƵŶĚĂƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨĂƐƚĂƚƵĞŽĨĂǁŽŵĂŶ͕ĂƚĞƌƌĂĐŽƩĂ ĨĞŵĂůĞŚĞĂĚĂŶĚĂŶŝŶƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐƚĂƟŶŐ͗ Cam Faust “This is the sacred area”. EUROPE INDONESIA
Surprise Brexit charges ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ Flight disappears European customers of UK businesses have Sixty-two people are thought to been hit by unexpected charges when ordering ŚĂǀĞĚŝĞĚĂŌĞƌĂŇŝŐŚƚĨƌŽŵ:ĂŬĂƌƚĂ
products across the Channel. Others have found ĐƌĂƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂ͕ƐŚŽƌƚůLJĂŌĞƌ 'ĞƩLJ that certain companies, such as Fortnum & ƚĂŬŝŶŐŽī͘^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĐƌĂƐŚůĂƐƚ Mason, are no longer shipping products to Europe week, pieces of the plane have at all. The deal signed with the EU means that since been recovered in the Java while there aren’t any taxes on goods shipped Sea. As First News went to press, between the two regions, certain products will divers had recovered one of the ŶŽǁďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĐŚĂƌŐĞƐĐĂůůĞĚĐƵƐƚŽŵƐĚƵƟĞƐ͘ ƉůĂŶĞ͛ƐďůĂĐŬďŽdžŇŝŐŚƚƌĞĐŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘ 9. SPECIAL REPORT by Aaron Henderson FirstNews Issue 761 ϭϱʹϮϭ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ
WHY DO PEOPLE FALL FOR were secretly in control of everything.” CONSPIRACY THEORIES? ŶƟͲ^ĞŵŝƟƐŵ;ŚĂƚƌĞĚŽĨ ŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞŽŌĞŶĐƌĂnjLJ͕ :ĞǁƐͿŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐƌĞĞƉŝŶŐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚ ŝŶƚŽĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĨŽƌ ŽĨĐƵŶŶŝŶŐĐŽǀĞƌͲƵƉ͘ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨLJĞĂƌƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĨĂůƐĞ ƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĂLJƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ ĂĐĐƵƐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ:ĞǁŝƐŚƉĞŽƉůĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƉĞŽƉůĞďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞƐĞĐƌĞƚůLJƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ ŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůLJ /ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽƐƟůůƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐůLJĐŽŵŵŽŶƚŽ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƐŽƵŶĚůŝŬĞƌĞĂůůLJŐŽŽĚ ƐĞĞƉĞŽƉůĞƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͘ ǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚŵĞŶŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŽƌLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ůĂŶĚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶƐŝdžƟŵĞƐ͕ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘'ĞƌŵĂŶLJĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐůĂƚĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐƟůůůŽƚƐŽĨ ĂĚŽnjĞŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĞůĂŶĚŝŶŐƐ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚĚĞŶŝĂůŝůůĞŐĂů͘ ǁĞƌĞĨĂŬĞĚĂŶĚĮůŵĞĚŝŶĂƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŽŶ ĂƌƚŚ͘^ĂLJŝŶŐE^ŵĂĚĞŝƚĂůůƵƉ HOW DO WE KNOW ĂŶĚƉƵůůĞĚƚŚĞǁŽŽůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐĞLJĞƐŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŐŽŽĚƐƚŽƌLJ͕ 'ĞƚƚLJ CONSPIRACY THEORIES ďƵƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƚŽŝŐŶŽƌĞƌĞĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚ AREN’T TRUE? ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŶLJƐĞŶƐĞ͘ ƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌĨŽƌ ARE CONSPIRACY ŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐƚŽďĞƌĞĂů͕ ͞LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶĞĞĚƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ THEORIES DANGEROUS? ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ dŚĞŵŽŽŶůĂŶĚŝŶŐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŝƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ͕ ƉƌĞƩLJŚĂƌŵůĞƐƐ͕ďƵƚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵƐƉŝůůŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞǀĂĐĐŝŶĞƐŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁ ďĞĂŶƐ͘WĞŽƉůĞũƵƐƚĂƌĞŶ͛ƚůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚʹ ĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐ͕ŝƚĐĂŶŵĞĂŶƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞ WHY DO PEOPLE ƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂůŬ͘ ƐƚŽƉůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĚŝĐĂůĂĚǀŝĐĞƚŚĂƚ ͞/ƚ͛ƐũƵƐƚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŬĞĞƉ ĐŽƵůĚƐĂǀĞƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ͞&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŵĂůůŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐĞĐƌĞƚ͘EŽƚĞǀĞŶƉƌŝŵĞ ŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚKs/Ͳϭϵ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐŽƌƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĐĂŶĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŝƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨϱ'Ă ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞůĞǀĞůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ ŶĞǁ͕ĨĂƐƚĞƌǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨŵŽďŝůĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ͕͟ ƚŚĞŽƌŝƐƚƐƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĚŽ͘ ƐĂLJƐƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘͞ĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJďůĂŵĞ BELIEVE ͞tŚĞŶƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŚĂƉƉĞŶ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞ ϱ'͕ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞŶŽƚǁĞĂƌŝŶŐŵĂƐŬƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ǁĂŶƚĂŶĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĨĞĞůƐƌŝŐŚƚ ŶŽƚƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐŝŶŐ͘^ŽŵĞƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞ ƚŽƚŚĞŵ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐĐĂŶŵĞĂŶŝŐŶŽƌŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƐĞƚĮƌĞƚŽŵŽďŝůĞƉŚŽŶĞŵĂƐƚƐŝŶ ƌĞĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘͟ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ͘ ͞/ŶĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌƚŚŝƐ FAKE NEWS? HOW DO WE STOP LJĞĂƌ͕ǁĞůŽŽŬĞĚĂƚǁŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂďŽƵƚKs/Ͳϭϵ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌ THE SPREAD OF ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂďŽƵƚŝƚ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ zKhĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞƚŽůŽŽŬŽŶůŝŶĞĨŽƌůŽŶŐƚŽĮŶĚĂůůƐŽƌƚƐŽĨĨĂŬĞ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŶĞǁƐ͘/ƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐǁŚĂƚĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͚ĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐ͛ʹ CONSPIRACIES? ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘tĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ ǁŝůĚŝĚĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŝŐŶŽƌĞďĂƐŝĐĨĂĐƚƐ͕ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ͘dŽ /ŶƚŚĞh<͕ƚŚĞ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚWƌĞƐƐ ƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂ ůĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞ͕ǁĞƐƉŽŬĞƚŽƌĂŶŝĞůůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ĂƐĞŶŝŽƌůĞĐƚƵƌĞƌ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐKƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ;/W^KͿǁĂƐƐĞƚ ĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ Ăƚ<ŝŶŐ͛ƐŽůůĞŐĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶĂŶĚĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƵƉƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚůŝĞƐďĞŝŶŐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶ ƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂďŽƵƚKs/Ͳϭϵ͘ ďĞŚŝŶĚǁŚLJƉĞŽƉůĞďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐ͘ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͖KĨĐŽŵŝƐĂŶŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ͞dŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨŽƌƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ƵƚŽŶ ĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽůĞƐƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŶŽ/W^KŽƌKĨĐŽŵ ďĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘^ŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŚŽ ͞dŚĞŵĂŝŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐEĂnjŝ ƚŽƐƚĞƉŝŶǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐŽĨKs/Ͳϭϵ 'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͕͟ƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĂLJƐ͘͞ĚŽůĨ ŵŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůŝĞƐ͘ ĂƌĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJϱ'ŝƐŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽŚĂǀĞ ,ŝƚůĞƌĐůĂŝŵĞĚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽĨ'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͛Ɛ ƟƉĨƌŽŵƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͗͞/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŐŽŶĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞǁŝƚŚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐǁĞƌĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJ:ĞǁŝƐŚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽŶůLJŽŶƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂ͕ ƚŚĂŶƐŽŵĞďŽĚLJǁŚŽĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐǁŚLJ'ĞƌŵĂŶLJĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŶŽƚƐĞĞŝŶŐŝƚŝŶŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ͘tĞŚĂǀĞĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƚƚŚĞ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚƚŚĞŵƵƌĚĞƌŽĨƐŝdž ŽƌŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŶŝƚ͛ƐƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĨĂůƐĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ:ĞǁƐĚƵƌŝŶŐtŽƌůĚtĂƌdǁŽ͘ ǁƌŽŶŐ͘dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐũƵƐƚŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞůĞǀĞůŽĨ ĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞŚĂǀĞŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚ dŚĞEĂnjŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĂƚ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐŵƚŚĞƌĞ͘^Ž͕LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞ ƉƵƚƐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƚƌŝƐŬ͘͟ :ĞǁƐƐĞĞŵĞĚƚŽďĞƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ ƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŐĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌŶĞǁƐĨƌŽŵ ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘͟
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ZSL London Zoo njŽŽŵƵƐƚĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞĞǀĞƌLJůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŽŶĐĞĂLJĞĂƌ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚ ŽĨƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐŽĨŝƚƐnjŽŽůŝĐĞŶĐĞ͘tŝƚŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϬϬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞnjŽŽŚŽŵĞ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĂƉƌĞƩLJŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƚĂƐŬ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂďĂĚLJĞĂƌ͕ŝŶϮϬϮϬƚŚĞnjŽŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚĂŚŽƐƚ ŽĨŶĞǁĂƌƌŝǀĂůƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚĞƚŚĞŽŬĂƉŝ;ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞĚͿ͕ǁŚŽǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘ dŚĞĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůƐƚŽĐŬƚĂŬĞŝƐĂĚĚĞĚƚŽĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞůƉƐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝƐƚƐŬĞĞƉ ĂŶĞLJĞŽŶĂŶŝŵĂůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐĂƉƟǀŝƚLJ͘ SNAKE SHIMMY KITTENS SAVED!
^/ Ed/^d^ŚĂǀĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚďƌŽǁŶƚƌĞĞƐŶĂŬĞƐŝŶ'ƵĂŵŚĂǀĞ dtKŶĞǁďŽƌŶŬŝƩĞŶƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞƐĐƵĞĚďLJƚŚĞZ^WĂŌĞƌďĞŝŶŐ ĂŶƵŶƵƐƵĂůǁĂLJŽĨŵŽǀŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞůƉƐƚŚĞŵƚŽĐĂƚĐŚďŝƌĚƐ͘ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƚĂƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘ ƚĞĂŵĨƌŽŵŽůŽƌĂĚŽ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨŝŶĐŝŶŶĂƟ dŚĞƟŶLJŬŝƩĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƐƉŽƩĞĚŽŶĂƌƵďďŝƐŚ ĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐŶĂŬĞƐƵƐĞĂŵŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ͛ƐďĞĞŶŶĂŵĞĚůĂƐƐŽůŽĐŽŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚďLJĂŶĞĂŐůĞͲĞLJĞĚǁŽƌŬĞƌǁŚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞŵƚŽŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚŝŵŵLJƵƉůĂƌŐĞĐLJůŝŶĚĞƌƐ͕ůŝŬĞĚƌĂŝŶƉŝƉĞƐ͕ ƉůƵĐŬĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƐĂĨĞƚLJ͘/ƚ͛ƐďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĞLJ ƚƌĞĞƐĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌƉŽůĞƐ͘dŚĞůĂƐƐŽͲůŝŬĞďŽĚLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŚĞůƉƐƚŚĞŵŐĞƚƚŽƉůĂĐĞƐ ǁĞƌĞďŽƌŶŝŶĂƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐďŝŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐŶĂŬĞƐĐĂŶ͛ƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĮŶĚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌĞLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďLJǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ďĞĨŽƌĞďĞŝŶŐƟƉƉĞĚŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚďŝƌĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚ͘^ƚĂīĂƚƚŚĞ,ĂƌƚůĞƉŽŽůƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƐŶĂŬĞƐ͘ ƉůĂŶƚĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞZ^W͕ǁŚŽĐĂŵĞƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚ ^ŝŶĐĞďƌŽǁŶƚƌĞĞƐŶĂŬĞƐǁĞƌĞĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞƟŶLJŵĂůĞŬŝƩĞŶƐ͘dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶƚŽ 'ƵĂŵŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϰϬƐ͕ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƌĞƐƚ ^ƚĂŶŚŽƉĞWĂƌŬsĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌLJ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ǁŚĞƌĞ ďŝƌĚƐŚĂƐĚƌŽƉƉĞĚƐƚĞĂĚŝůLJ͘/ƚŝƐŚŽƉĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐŚĂŶĚͲƌĞĂƌĞĚ͘dŚĞLJǁŝůůƚŚĞŶ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJǁŝůůŚĞůƉƉĞŽƉůĞĮŶĚŶĞǁǁĂLJƐƚŽ ďĞƌĞŚŽŵĞĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽůĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘ Z^W ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚďŝƌĚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŶĂŬĞƐ͘ dŚĞĨƵůůƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƵƌƌĞŶƚŝŽůŽŐLJ͘ BITESIZE NEWS
RESEARCHERS have captured rare footage of ĂũĂŐƵĂƌŚƵŶƟŶŐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌLJĐĂƚ͘ The footage, taken from a camera trap in Guatemala, shows a male dŽŵ^ĞŝďĞƌƚ͕ŽůŽƌĂĚŽ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ũĂŐƵĂƌǁĂŝƟŶŐĂƚĂǁĂƚĞƌŚŽůĞƚŽĂŵďƵƐŚŝƚƐƉƌĞLJ͘,ĞŝŐŶŽƌĞƐĂ ůĂƌŐĞƚĂƉŝƌƚŚĂƚƉĂƐƐĞƐ͕ďƵƚƐŽŽŶĂŌĞƌĂƩĂĐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂƌƌŝĞƐ ŽīĂŶŽĐĞůŽƚ͘dŚĞĨŽŽƚĂŐĞǁĂƐƐŚŽƚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ĚƌLJƐƉĞůůĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐĂůŝŶŬďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌͲŽŶͲƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌĂƩĂĐŬƐĂŶĚĂ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŝŶǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘dŚĞĨƵůůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ũŽƌŶ>ĂƌĚŶĞƌ͕hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ'ĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞũŽƵƌŶĂůBiotropica͘ Washington State State Washington hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ 11. SCIENCE NEWS by Eddie de Oliveira FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 TTHEHE JJOINTOINT WWARMESTARMEST YYEAREAR 'ĞƩLJ
ƉĂĐŬĞĚƌŝŐŚƚŽŶ ďĞĂĐŚĚƵƌŝŶŐůĂƐƚ >^dLJĞĂƌǁĂƐƚŚĞ ĂƌƚŚ͛ƐũŽŝŶƚǁĂƌŵĞƐƚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶhŶŝŽŶ͛ƐŽƉĞƌŶŝĐƵƐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ ƵŐƵƐƚ͛ƐŚĞĂƚǁĂǀĞ ĞƐƉŝƚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶƐĂůůĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ƚŚĂŶϮϬϭϵ͘/ŶƚŚĞh<͕ǁĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚŽƵƌůŽŶŐĞƐƚ ƌĐƟĐƐĞĂŝĐĞĂůƐŽĚƌŽƉƉĞĚŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂĚƌŽƉŝŶĨŽƐƐŝůĨƵĞůƵƐĞ͕ϮϬϮϬŵĂƚĐŚĞĚϮϬϭϲ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŽĨƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂďŽǀĞϯϰΣƐŝŶĐĞƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ džƉĞƌƚƐŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐĚĂƚĂďLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŐůŽďĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ͘ ďĞŐĂŶŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϲϬƐ͘&ŽƌƐŝdžĚĂLJƐůĂƐƚƵŐƵƐƚ͕ƚŚĞ ĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌƵƌŐĞŶƚĂĐƟŽŶƚŽƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶŐůŽďĂůǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ͘ ŽƉĞƌŶŝĐƵƐĞdžƉĞƌƚƐƐĂLJƚŚĞůĂƐƚƐŝdžLJĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƚŚĞ ƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌǁĂƐĂďŽǀĞϯϰΣ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŚŽƩĞƐƚ dŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐDĂƩŚŝĂƐWĞƚƐĐŚŬĞƐĂŝĚ͗ ǁĂƌŵĞƐƚƐŝdžŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘ ĚĂLJĞǀĞƌ;ϯϳ͘ϴΣͿǁĂƐƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞh<ŝŶ:ƵůLJ͘ ͞dŚĞĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĐůŝŵĂƚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐŽĨϮϬϮϬĂŶĚƚŚĞ dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚ dŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽ ĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƉĞƌŶŝĐƵƐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌǁĂƐĂƌŽƵŶĚϭ͘ϮϱΣŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞϭϴϱϬͲ ŚĂǀĞĂĚŝƌĞĐƚĞīĞĐƚŽŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚ͘>ĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͛ƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƐŚŽǁƵƐƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽůŽƐĞ͘͟ ϭϵϬϬƉƌĞͲŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ϮϬϮϬǁĂƐĂůƐŽϬ͘ϲΣ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐůĞĚƚŽĂǀĞƌLJĂĐƟǀĞǁŝůĚĮƌĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ As &ŝƌƐƚEĞǁƐǁĞŶƚƚŽƉƌĞƐƐ͕ŵŽƌĞĚĂƚĂĂďŽƵƚϮϬϮϬ͛Ɛ ǁĂƌŵĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐϭϵϴϭͲϮϬϭϬ͘ ŝŶƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĐƟĐŝƌĐůĞ͘&ŝƌĞƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƐĚƵĞƚŽďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJE^ĂŶĚ ƵƌŽƉĞŚĂĚŝƚƐǁĂƌŵĞƐƚLJĞĂƌŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕Ăƚ ϮϰϰŵĞŐĂƚŽŶŶĞƐŽĨĐĂƌďŽŶĚŝŽdžŝĚĞŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞh<͛ƐDĞƚKĸĐĞ͘ ϭ͘ϲΣĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞϭϵϴϭͲϮϬϭϬƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ĂŶĚϬ͘ϰΣǁĂƌŵĞƌ ŽǀĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞϮϬϭϵƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘>ĞǀĞůƐŽĨ
IDENTICAL ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ TWINS NOT NNEWEW CCOVIDOVID SO IDENTICAL E tƐƚƵĚLJďLJƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐŝŶ/ĐĞůĂŶĚŚĂƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůƚǁŝŶƐĚŽ ŶŽƚŚĂǀĞŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůŐĞŶĞƐ͘ dǁŝŶƐǁŚŽůŽŽŬƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĨƌŽŵĂƐŝŶŐůĞĨĞƌƟůŝƐĞĚĞŐŐ͘ džƉĞƌƚƐůŽŽŬĞĚĂƚ DDRUGSRUGS AAPPROVEDPPROVED EĨƌŽŵϯϴϳƉĂŝƌƐŽĨŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůƐŝďůŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƵŶĚ͞ĞĂƌůLJŵƵƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘͟dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶĂƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽĨEƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĂīĞĐƚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚĞŝŐŚƚ͘ DƵƚĂƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞŶĂĐĞůůĚŝǀŝĚĞƐĂŶĚĂŶĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵĂĚĞĂƐƚŚĞEŝƐ dtKŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐƵƐĞĚƚŽƚƌĞĂƚĂĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĐĂůůĞĚƌŚĞƵŵĂƚŽŝĚĂƌƚŚƌŝƟƐ ďĞŝŶŐĐŽƉŝĞĚ͘dŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŝŶ/ĐĞůĂŶĚĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚ͕ŽŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͕ŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůƚǁŝŶƐŚĂĚ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚƚŽŚĞůƉƐĂǀĞƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͘ ϱ͘ϮŵƵƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ďƵƚƐŽŵĞƉĂŝƌƐŚĂĚƵƉƚŽϭϬϬ͘ >ĂƐƚǁĞĞŬ͕ƚŚĞE,^ďĞŐĂŶƵƐŝŶŐ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŝůůƉĂƟĞŶƚĚLJŝŶŐ͘dŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ ƚŽĐŝůŝnjƵŵĂďĂŶĚƐĂƌŝůƵŵĂďŽŶƚŚĞƐŝĐŬĞƐƚ ĂůƐŽŚĞůƉĞĚƉĞŽƉůĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĨĂƌŵŽƌĞ dŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞDƵƐĞƵŵŝŶ>ŽŶĚŽŶ Ks/ͲϭϵƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞĚƌƵŐƐƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĐĂƌĞƵŶŝƚƐƵƉ ƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨĚĞĂƚŚďLJϮϰй͘ to ten days earlier than people who did ŽƚŚŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐǁŽƌŬďLJƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŵ͘dŚĞĚƌƵŐƐǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞ ,s LJŽƵƐƉĞŶƚŵŽƌĞƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞ ŝŶŇĂŵŵĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͘ƐŵĂůů ƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚŵŝůĚŝůůŶĞƐƐ͘ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶůĂƚĞůLJ͍ ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚKs/ͲϭϵƐƵīĞƌ /ŶŽƚŚĞƌKs/ŶĞǁƐ͕ŶĞǁƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ zŽƵŵĂLJŚĂǀĞŶŽƟĐĞĚƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ƐƚŚĞƌŽŽŵŵŽƐƚůŝŬĞůLJ ĂƐĞƌŝŽƵƐƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐĂƵƐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌ from Wuhan in China has found that ƚŽďĞĨƵůůŽĨŐĂĚŐĞƚƐ͘/ŶĨĂĐƚ͕ŽƵƌŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐĂƌĞĨƵůůŽĨ ŝŵŵƵŶĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŽŐŽŝŶƚŽŽǀĞƌĚƌŝǀĞ͘ ŵŽƐƚƉĂƟĞŶƚƐƚĂŬĞŶƚŽŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůǁŝƚŚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐ͊ That leads to dangerous levels of ƚŚĞǀŝƌƵƐƐƟůůŚĂǀĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵ ǀĞŶsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶĂŶĚ ĚǁĂƌĚŝĂŶŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐŽĨǁĞĂůƚŚLJ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞDƵƐĞƵŵ'ƌŽƵƉ ŝŶŇĂŵŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶĚĂŵĂŐĞ͕ ƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐĂŌĞƌĨĂůůŝŶŐŝůů͘ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐǁĞƌĞĨƵůůŽĨĐůĞǀĞƌůLJĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞĨĂƚĂů͘ ^ŽŵĞϭ͕ϳϯϯƉĂƟĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ͕ ƵƚĞŶƐŝůƐ͕ĨƌŽŵĐƵƫŶŐͲĞĚŐĞŐĂƐĐŽŽŬĞƌƐ͕ǁĂƚĞƌͲĐŽŽůĞĚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJĂŶĂůLJƐĞĚƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚĂƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐϳϲйŽĨƚŚĞŵǁĞƌĞƐƟůů ƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌƐĂŶĚŽǀĞŶƐǁŝƚŚĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ ŽĨƚŽĐŝůŝnjƵŵĂďĂŶĚƐĂƌŝůƵŵĂďŽŶϳϵϮ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐŚĂůĨĂLJĞĂƌůĂƚĞƌ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚ 'ĂĚŐĞƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŽƵƐŵĂLJƐĞĞŵŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ͕ůŝŬĞŬĞƩůĞƐ͕ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƐŝdžĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐϮϭĚĂLJƐ͘ ĐŽŵŵŽŶƐLJŵƉƚŽŵǁĂƐĨĂƟŐƵĞ;ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐĐĂůĞƐĂŶĚƐĂƵĐĞƉĂŶƐ͕ŚĞůƉĞĚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŽĐƚŽƌƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĚƌƵŐƐŚĂĚĂďŝŐ ƟƌĞĚŶĞƐƐͿ͕ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƐůĞĞƉĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐ ĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶĂŐĞ͘ ŶŝĐĞͲĐƌĞĂŵŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĨƌŽŵϭϴϴϬ ŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨĂ ĂŶĚĂŶdžŝĞƚLJŽƌĚĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ zŽƵĐĂŶĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞĂƚƟŶLJƵƌů͘ĐŽŵͬ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶdĞĐŚ͘
13. BIG INTERVIEW FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
How did it feel to come back to ZĂǀŝƐƚŚĞŶĞǁũƵĚŐĞŽŶƚŚĞ :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī? show, alongside Liam. Does she It was a relief that it happened because there ďƌŝŶŐĂŶĞǁƐƵƌŐĞŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJ͍ ǁĂƐĂďŝŐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŽǀĞƌǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŽƌŶŽƚǁĞǁŽƵůĚ dŚĞLJƌĞĂůůLJǁŽƌŬǁĞůůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂƚŽƚĂůůLJ Įůŵŝƚ͘/ŚĂĚŶ͛ƚĚŽŶĞ͚ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ͛ĂƐƐƵĐŚďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĚLJŶĂŵŝĐƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƌŽƵŶĚ͘tŚĞŶ/ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐ/ǁĂƐĂďŝƚŶĞƌǀŽƵƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐ WƌƵĞǁĂƐŶ͛ƚĂďůĞƚŽĚŽŝƚ͕/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐĂƐŚĂŵĞ͕ LJĞĂƌ/ŬŶĞǁǁŚĂƚ/ǁĂƐĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬŝŶƚŽĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ďƵƚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƐŐŽŽĚ͕ƚŽďƌŝŶŐĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƚŚĞĞŶũŽLJŵĞŶƚŽĨŝƚ͘ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƚŽĂƐŚŽǁ͘tĞĂůůŐŽƚŽŶƐŽǁĞůů͖ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐŶŽƐŝĚĞƚŽ>ŝĂŵ͕ŚĞŝƐũƵƐƚĂŶŝĐĞŐƵLJ͘,ĞŝƐƐŽ Did returning to the show feel like ŐŽŽĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŬŝĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƌĞĂůůLJ͕ƌĞĂůůLJǁĂƌŵ ĮŶĚŝŶŐĂĐŽŵĨLJƉĂŝƌŽĨƐůŝƉƉĞƌƐ͍ ƚŽŚŝŵ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƵƉƐĞƚ͕ŚĞŝƐƐŽƌĞůŝĂďůĞŝŶ /ĨĞůƚŵŽƌĞĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƌŽƵŶĚ͘/ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ ƐůĂǀŝƐŚůLJĨŽůůŽǁĞĚĂŬĞKīďƵƚŵLJŬŝĚƐǁĂŶƚĞĚ ,ĞŝƐƐŽŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶďĂŬŝŶŐ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĂďŝŐůŽǀĞĨŽƌ ŵĞƚŽĚŽĞůĞďƌŝƚLJĂŬĞKī͕ĂŶĚ/ĚŝĚƚŚĂƚĂŶĚ/ Śŝŵ͘,ĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŝŶĐƌƵŵďƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞʹŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂŶ ƌĞĂůůLJƚƌƵƐƚĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͘zŽƵŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĐƚ͘ZĂǀŝƐƌĞĂůůLJŐŽŽĚĨƵŶƚŽŽ͘^ŚĞŚĂƐĂĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŬŶŽǁŚŽǁLJŽƵĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĞĚ͕ďƵƚ/ ůĂƵŐŚĂŶĚŝƐƋƵŝƚĞƐĞůĨͲĚĞƉƌĞĐĂƟŶŐĐĂŶũŽŬĞĂďŽƵƚ ƐŽŽŶĨŽƵŶĚŽƵƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŐŽŽĚďƵŶĐŚ͕ĂŶĚŵLJ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŽŶĞĨƵŶŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚǁŚĞƌĞ/ ƚƌƵƐƚǁĂƐŝŶƚŚĞŵ͘/ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŶŽǁƐŽǁĞůů͕ ďƌŽŬĞĚŽǁŶůĂƵŐŚŝŶŐ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽŶĞďĂŬĞůŽŽŬĞĚ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĂŌĞƌǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŝƚŐŽŽƵƚ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂůůĂďŽƵƚ ůŝŬĞĚŽŐŵƵĐŬ͕ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀĞĚŽŶĂƐƚƌŽƚƵƌĨ͘tĞĂůůũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞũƵŶŝŽƌďĂŬĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŚŽǁŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ͘DLJ ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ ůŽƐƚŝƚ͕ĐƌLJŝŶŐǁŝƚŚůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͊ ŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂůŝŐŚƚƚŽƵĐŚĂŶĚƚƌLJƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐůĂƵŐŚ͕ĂŶĚĞƋƵĂůůLJƚŚĞĐĂŵĞƌĂĐƌĞǁʹƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ ŵLJĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ/ŐĞƚƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶŝĨ/ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵ ůĂƵŐŚ͕ďƵƚLJŽƵǁŽŶ͛ƚƐĞĞƚŚĂƚŽŶƐĐƌĞĞŶ͊ TTHEHE DDISASTERSISASTERS tŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƚŚĞĮůŵŝŶŐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐůŝŬĞ͍ zŽƵĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚƚŚĞƚĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐƌĞĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŽƐĞĞ ŝƚ͕ůŝŬĞƐĞĞŝŶŐĂďŝƚŽĨŶŽƌŵĂůĂŌĞƌůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞ ƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůƐǁĞƌĞĂůůŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ MMAKEAKE GGOODOOD ũƵƐƚŐĞƚŽŶǁŝƚŚŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ͘/ƚǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽ ŵĞĞƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĐƌĞǁ͕ĂŶĚŝƚĂůǁĂLJƐƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐŵĞ ƚŚĂƚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJĚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨũŽďƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƌŽƵŶĚ͕ƚŚĞLJƐĞĞŵƚŽƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJŝƚ͘tŚŝĐŚ ŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĂǀĞƌLJƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘
tŚĂƚĚŝĚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶ TTV!V! this series? dŚĞĨƵŶŽĨŝƚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞďĂŬĞƌƐ͘/Ăŵ HARRY,ŝůůƐƚĞƉƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨĂŵŽƵƐ ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ ŶŽƚĂũƵĚŐĞďƵƚ/ĂŵĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞ ĂŬĞKīƚĞŶƚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞŶĞǁƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌďĂŬŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ of :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī͘tĞĐĂƵŐŚƚƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ tĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂŶLJĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĮůŵŝŶŐ͍ ǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐƐŚŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞũƵŶŝŽƌďĂŬĞƌƐǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĂ dsĨƵŶŶLJŵĂŶƚŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͊ ďĂŬĞƌŵŝƐƚŽŽŬƐĂůƚĨŽƌƐƵŐĂƌŝŶŽŶĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕ ĚĂLJǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐŐŽĞƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŐŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJǁƌŽŶŐʹ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ďƵƚLJŽƵ ŽŌĞŶƚŚĞďĂŬĞƌƐĐĂŶďĞŽǀĞƌͲĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŝŶƚĞŶŵŝŶƵƚĞƐƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŚĂǀĞďŽƵŶĐĞĚ ŝĚLJŽƵĚŽĂŶLJďĂŬŝŶŐLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨĚƵƌŝŶŐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͍ ĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚ͘ƵƚƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ͘/ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐĂŐƌŽǁŶͲƵƉĐƌLJŝŶŐ͊dŚĞ DLJůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶďĞĐĂŵĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƐLJ͕ĂƐŵLJďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůŝƉƐŚŽǁƐ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐŵĂŬĞŐŽŽĚƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͊ ĨƵŶŝƐƐĞĞŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƌĞĂĐƚƚŽŵLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƐŽ/ŚĂĚĂůŽƚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨƌŽŵďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĂďŽƵƚ ĨƵŶŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJƐĂLJ͘dŚĞLJĚŽŶ͛ƚƐĞůĨͲĞĚŝƚĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ͘/ǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶ,ĂƌƌLJ,ŝůů͛ƐtŽƌůĚŽĨds and preparing ƚŚĞŝƌƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJĐĂŶďĞǀĞƌLJĨƵŶŶLJ͘ ůŝŶŬƐĨŽƌ:ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī͕ƐŽ/ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂǀĞŵƵĐŚĚŽǁŶƟŵĞ͘ /ĚŽŶ͛ƚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJďĂŬĞ͕ďƵƚǁŝƚŚŵLJϭϲͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌǁĞŵĂĚĞ ĨŽĐĂĐĐŝĂ͘tĞĨŽƌŐŽƚƚŽƉƵƚŽůŝǀĞŽŝůŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ/ĂĚĚĞĚŝƚŚĂůĨǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͕ďƵƚŝƚĐĂŵĞŽƵƚĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂŶĚďĞĐĂŵĞĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ͘ ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ tŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĂŶŶŽLJŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵĚŽŝŶƚŚĞƚĞŶƚ͍ ůŽƚŽĨƚŚĞŬŝĚƐǁĞƌĞƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŶŽLJŝŶŐ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽůĚĞƌŽŶĞƐǁŚŽĂƌĞǀĞƌLJĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ͕ďƵƚ/ůŝŬĞ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬƚŚĞŵĚŽǁŶĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĂĐŽŵĞĚLJŵŽŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͘/ ǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽŚĂǀĞƐŽŵĞĨƵŶ͕ĂŶĚĮŶĚĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͘ /ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂůůĂďŽƵƚǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ͖ŝƚŝƐĂdsƐŚŽǁĂŶĚ/ǁĂŶƚƚŚĞŵƚŽĞŶũŽLJ ŝƚ͕ƐŽƚŚĞLJƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĞĨƵŶďŝƚƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJǁĂƚĐŚďĂĐŬ͘/ƚ͛ƐŐŽŽĚ ƚŽƚƌLJĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĂŶŝĐĞďƌĞĂŬĞƌ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĚĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ ďĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞŐĞƫŶŐƚŽŬŶŽǁĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘^Ž/ƚƌLJĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ Watch :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī ŐĂŐƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͕ĂŶĚŚĞůƉƚŚĞŵƌĞůĂdžĂďŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚďĞŶĞƌǀŽƵƐ͘dŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĚĂLJƐĂƚϱƉŵŽŶŚĂŶŶĞůϰ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞŵŽƌĞǁŝĚĞͲĞLJĞĚĂŶĚƌĞůĂdžĞĚ͘ CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY FIRST NEWS 14. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 GGETET YYOUROUR SSKATESKATES OON!N!
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THE coolest ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶŽŶdsŝƐďĂĐŬŽŶŽƵƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƐƚŚŝƐǁĞĞŬ͕ so we took a quick look at the 2021 cast of Dancing on Ice (DOI)! 8 Music star Lady Leshurr 6 Jason Donovan has signed up for DOI to 1 4 Actor Faye Brookes been performing since he Former athlete take herself out of hopes her musical theatre was a teenager, so he’s Colin Jackson CBE had a her comfort zone. She background will help her ready to embrace the taster of DOI as part of ŚĂƐŚĂƌĚůLJĂŶLJƐŬĂƟŶŐ with her performances. ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĐŽƐƚƵŵĞƐ͘,ŝƐ a DOI Olympic special experience but says Unlike most of the other ďŝŐŐĞƐƚǁŽƌƌLJŝƐŐĞƫŶŐ in 2012. He’s back to she is good at picking contestants, she isn’t injured on the ice. learn a new skill and ƵƉĚĂŶĐĞƌŽƵƟŶĞƐ͘ afraid of falling over! challenge himself. 12 10 TV presenter Rufus Hound is looking 2 5 TV star Myleene Klass ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽŐĞƫŶŐĮƚĂƐ 7 Reality TV star Capital FM DJ Sonny signed up for the show part of his DOI training. TV presenter Billie Shepherd has Jay is excited to learn because her children love He wants to bring fun Denise Van Outen says ŶŽƐŬĂƟŶŐŽƌĚĂŶĐŝŶŐ how to skate backwards. to skate and they want and entertainment into DOI is the scariest experience, so hopes hard ,Ğ͛ƐŚŽƉŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ her to join them on the people’s homes. thing she has ever ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐĞƐ ice. She’s most worried done. She has lots of will help her learn. She’s will help him improve ƚŚĂƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐǁŝůůŐĞƚ dance experience, but most worried that her each week. skated over! can’t skate. Yet! nerves will get the ďĞƩĞƌŽĨŚĞƌ͘ Media personality Graham Bell is 9 Rebekah Vardy skated best known for being an Actor Joe-Warren quite a bit when she 3 Olympic skier. While he is Plant is the youngest 11 was a child but hasn’t used to ice, he is worried contestant on the show. He has been on the ice in over about the dancing and been in a soap opera for ten ten years. She’s scared performance side of years and so is nervous about of taking on the famous the show! the live elements of the show. headbanger move.
John Barrowman: Jayne Torvill: Christopher Dean: Ashley Banjo: “I think that everybody “I have to say “I’m always all “I think viewers is going to be excited to we’re very about technique. can expect a lot THE see the entertainment, excited about If somebody can of energy this the fun, the style, the who is in this show me they year. Because of JUDGES sparkle and most of all year’s show can master the the pandemic, it’s the fabulousness that and the level glide on the ice, the kind of thing we will bring to the ice that they’re then that will none of us take for SAY… this year.” ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐĂƚ͘͟ impress me.” granted any more!”
ITV Dancing on Ice returns Sunday 17 January on ITV! 15. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 PPICSICS OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK ŚƌŝƐWƌĂƩŚĂƐ 1 ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞǁŝůů appear in the next Thor TOM Gates is coming to a TV screen Įůŵ͕dŚŽƌ͗>ŽǀĞĂŶĚdŚƵŶĚĞƌ͕ as his Guardians of the near you at the end of this month! Galaxy character Star-Lord. The actor revealed he The brand-new animated show follows Tom ǁĂƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽŇLJŝŶŐƚŽƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĨŽƌĮůŵŝŶŐ͕ and his adventures both at school and at home. ǁŚŝůĞƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽŚŝƐKŶǁĂƌĚĐŽͲƐƚĂƌ͕dŽŵ,ŽůůĂŶĚ͕ŝŶ Liz Pichon, Tom Gates’ creator, said: “The ĂůŝǀĞƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂĐŚĂƚ͘dŚĞŶĞǁThorĮůŵŝƐĂůƐŽ Brilliant World of Tom Gates is exactly the kind ƌƵŵŽƵƌĞĚƚŽĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞŵĂůĞdŚŽƌ͘ of TV show that as a kid I would have completely devoured! The cast is amazing, and I was so Filming for the 15th series of Britain’s Got excited to see how they brought the characters 2 Talent has been delayed due to the COVID-19 to life. Now I can’t wait for the children to see ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͘dŚĞƐŚŽǁƵƐƵĂůůLJƐƚĂƌƚƐĮůŵŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚ what we’ve all been working on.” ƚŚŝƐƟŵĞŽĨLJĞĂƌ͕ďƵƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůŝƚŝƐ Fans of the hit book series will also get to ƐĂĨĞĨŽƌĂůůĐŽŶƚĞƐƚĂŶƚƐ͕ũƵĚŐĞƐĂŶĚĐƌĞǁŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ Sky Kids ƐĞĞ>ŝnjWŝĐŚŽŶŚĞƌƐĞůĨ͕ŝŶĂůŝǀĞĐƌĂŌĞůĞŵĞŶƚ /ƚŝƐŚŽƉĞĚƚŚĂƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁĐĂŶďĞŐŝŶ of the show. later this year. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates comes to Sky Kids on 25 January! >ŝƩůĞDŝdžŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŚĞŝƌĮƌƐƚEŽϭĂƐĂƚƌŝŽ͘dŚĞ 3 band shared some behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for ^ǁĞĞƚDĞůŽĚLJon social ŵĞĚŝĂ͕ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐĨĂŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘
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Footballer David Beckham was ƐĂƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŚŝƐĐĂƚ͕ ĚtŝůĚŵĂĚĞƵƉĂϭϵϳϬƐŬŝĚƐ͛dsƐŚŽǁĐĂůůĞĚOlimar the ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJĂŚŝŶĞƐĞŐŽĂůŬĞĞƉĞƌŝŶ Greek philosopher Plato Wondercat͘KůŝŵĂƌŚĂĚŵĂŐŝĐĂůƉŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚďĂƩůĞĚŚŝƐŶĞŵĞƐŝƐ͕ ǀŝůĞƌĞŬƚŚĞĂƌŬ ƚŚĞϭϴƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘,ĞůŽŽŬƐƉƌĞƩLJ was supposedly a Hawaiian ĂůŵĂƟĂŶ͘KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŶĞǀĞƌĞdžŝƐƚĞĚ͕ďƵƚ ĚƉƵƚŝŶĂůŽƚŽĨĞīŽƌƚƚŽƉƌĞƚĞŶĚŝƚĚŝĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚĨŽƌƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŽǀĞƌϮϬϬLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͊ weatherman and surfer. ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĨĂŬĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƟƚůĞƐĂŶĚƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ͘ 18. 44 CATS ĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ FirstNewsws Issue 761 1155 – 212 January 2021
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ϮϬϮϬǁĂƐĂƐƚƌĂŶŐĞLJĞĂƌ͕ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚŝƚ͍EŽŚƵŐƐ͕ŶŽŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐĂŶĚůŽƚƐŽĨƟŵĞ ƐƉĞŶƚĂƚŚŽŵĞ͘tĞ͛ǀĞůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĂǀŝŶŐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŝƐƐŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĂƐǁĞ ĐĂŶŚĞůƉĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJǁŚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĂůŝƩůĞďŝƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘/ŶŽƵƌ dsƐŚŽǁŽŶWKWdsǁĞƐƉĞŶĚƟŵĞŚĞůƉŝŶŐĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵƵƐŝĐĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌďĂŶĚ͕dŚĞƵīLJĐĂƚƐ͕ĂůǁĂLJƐƉƵƚƐĂƐŵŝůĞŽŶŽƵƌĐĂƚͲƚĂƐƟĐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͛ĨĂĐĞƐ͘ ŽŶ͛ƚĨŽƌŐĞƚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂŶĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉ͊>Ğƚ͛ƐŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚϮϬϮϭŝƐĂLJĞĂƌǁŚĞƌĞǁĞĐĂŶƐƉĞŶĚŵŽƌĞƟŵĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂŶĚ LLAMPOAMPO ŚĂǀŝŶŐĨƵŶǁŝƚŚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ MMILADYILADY
WIN! ƉĂǁƚĂƐƟĐǁĞĞŬĞŶĚĂǁĂLJĨŽƌƚŚƌĞĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐŽĨƵƉƚŽĮǀĞƉĞŽƉůĞĞĂĐŚ Ăƚ'ƵůůŝǀĞƌ͛ƐtŽƌůĚŝŶtĂƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ŶĞĂƌ>ŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞϰϰĂƚƐĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŵĂŬŝŶŐĚĂŝůLJĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƉƌŝnjĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĐƵƌƌ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŽŶĞŶŝŐŚƚ͕ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐŵĞĂůƐĂŶĚĂ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƚŚĞŵĞƉĂƌŬƌĞƐŽƌƚĨŽƌƚǁŽĚĂLJƐ͘dƌĂǀĞůĞŶƚ ĞdžƉĞŶƐĞƐǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĂŶĚĂĞdžƉ ϰϰĂƚƐŐŽŽĚLJďĂŐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŬŝĚƐ͊dŽĞŶƚĞƌ͕ũƵƐƚĂŶƐǁĞƌƚŚŝƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͗ tŚŽŝƐEKdĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨdŚĞƵīLJĐĂƚƐ͍t ĂͿDĞĂƚďĂůůďͿ'ƌĂŶŶLJWŝŶĂĐͿWŝůŽƵ ^ĞŶĚƵƐLJŽƵƌĂŶƐǁĞƌ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌŶĂŵĞ͕ĂŐĞĂŶĚ^ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĚĞƚĂŝůƐƚŽ͗ǁŝŶΛŐƌĂƉĞǀŝŶĞͲƉƌ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ dŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶĐůŽƐĞƐŽŶϯϬ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ
ϰϰĂƚƐΡΞϮϬϮϬZĂŝŶďŽǁ^͘Ɖ͘Ă͘ĂŶĚŶƚŽŶŝĂŶŽĚŝŽůŽŐŶĂ͘ůůZŝŐŚƚƐZĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ ΎdŚĞƉƌŝnjĞĐĂŶďĞƌĞĚĞĞŵĞĚŽŶĂŶLJǁĞĞŬĞŶĚĚƵƌŝŶŐϮϬϮϭƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚKs/ͲϭϵƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ŶƚƌLJ ϰϰĂƚƐΡĂŶĚĂůůƌĞůĂƚĞĚůŽŐŽƐ͕ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬŽĨZĂŝŶďŽǁ^͘Ɖ͘Ă͘ ŝƐŽƉĞŶƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞh<ĂŶĚZĞƉƵďůŝĐŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚŽŶůLJ͘WůĞĂƐĞŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞLJŽƵƌƉĂƌĞŶƚŽƌŐƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚŶƚŽŶŝĂŶŽĚŝŽůŽŐŶĂ͘^ĞƌŝĞƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJ/ŐŝŶŝŽ^ƚƌĂĸ͘ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽĞŶƚĞƌ͘&ƵůůƚĞƌŵƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƚůŝǀĞ͘ĮƌƐƚŶĞǁƐ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬͬƚĞƌŵƐ
ϰϰĂƚƐŝƐŽŶWŽƉdsĞǀĞƌLJŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ƐĞǀĞŶĚĂLJƐĂǁĞĞŬ͘ /ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶEŝĐŬdŽŽŶƐ͕EĞƞůŝdžĂŶĚzŽƵdƵďĞ͘ 19. CRAZY BUT TRUE FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 PPURRFECTURRFECT PPOSTIEOSTIE BAKE OFF
hZ/Kh^ĐĂƚŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞĂŶƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƉŽƐƟĞ͕ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐŶŽƚĞƐ between neighbours. ŝůůLJ͕ƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƐŚŽƌƚŚĂŝƌ͕ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉĂLJŝŶŐĐŚĞĞŬLJǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŽ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŵĞĚƵƌŝŶŐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͘KŶĞĚĂLJ͕ƚŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞŚĞ͛ƐďĞĞŶǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ Guinness World Records Guinness World ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽĂƩĂĐŚĂŚĂŶĚǁƌŝƩĞŶŶŽƚĞƚŽŝůůLJ͛ƐĐŽůůĂƌ͕ŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŚŝƐ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŽĨŚŝƐĂŶƟĐƐ͘ ĂĐŬ<ŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝƐŐŝƌůĨƌŝĞŶĚKůŐĂǁĞƌĞƐŽĂŵƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŶŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞďĂĐŬ͘ dŚĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐ͕ǁŚŽůŝǀĞŝŶ,ĂĐŬŶĞLJ͕ ĂƐƚ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ŚĂǀĞŶŽǁďĞĐŽŵĞ ƉĞŶƉĂůƐ͘dŚĞLJ͛ǀĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚĞŶŶŽƚĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝůůLJƚĂŬĞƐ ďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ͘dŚĞŶĞǁĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐŚĂƌŝŶŐĞǁĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚĂǀĞ ŶƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ dŚĂƚ͛ƐĂůŽƚŽĨƉŝĞƐ͊ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐĂŶĚŝĚĞĂƐĨŽƌŐŽŽĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐŵĞƐ A DELICIOUS new record has been ƚŽǁĂƚĐŚŽŶds͘ set for the longest line of pies. ŚĞĨƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚƌĂď ŵŝƌĂƚĞƐũŽŝŶĞĚĨŽƌĐĞƐƚŽ ďĂŬĞĂǁŚŽƉƉŝŶŐϮ͕ϮϬϵƉĞĂƌƉŝĞƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶĂǀĞƌLJ ůŽŶŐůŝŶĞ͘ dŚĞ'ƵŝŶŶĞƐƐtŽƌůĚZĞĐŽƌĚĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞŝŶƵďĂŝ ĂŶĚƐŵĂƐŚĞĚƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨϭ͕ϲϬϴƉŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞĨƌƵŝƚLJĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŐŽƚŽǁĂƐƚĞ͗ƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƌƐ ĚŽŶĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĂĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĐĂůůĞĚ^ĂŚĞŵĨŽƌ,ŽƉĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ŐŝǀĞƐĨŽŽĚƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘ njĂĐŚĂƌLJŬŝŶŐͬdǁŝƩĞƌ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ^W
ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ OFFICIAL DINOSAUR TTINYINY TTEARAWAYEARAWAY
ĞǁŝƐ dŚĞƟŶLJĂŶŝŵĂůǁĂƐƐƉŝĞĚŚĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƐŚŽƉƐŝŶ ǁĂŶƚƐŚŝƐƐƚĂƚĞƚŽďĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJĂĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ͘ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁŽŶϯϭĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘dsĨŽŽƚĂŐĞĐĂƵŐŚƚŚŝŵ Dƌ>ĞǁŝƐŚĂƐŝŶǀŝƚĞĚLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽǀŽƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚǁŽĚŝŶŽ ĐůŝŶŐŝŶŐŽŶƚŽĂŶƵŶĂǁĂƌĞƐŚŽƉƉĞƌĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĂWŽƵŶĚůĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚŝƐWŽĚŽŬĞƐĂƵƌƵƐŚŽůLJŽŬĞŶƐŝƐ͕ ƐƚŽƌĞ͕ďĞĨŽƌĞŚĞĂĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŝĐŬ͛Ŷ͛ŵŝdž͊ ĨĂŵĞĚĨŽƌďĞŝŶŐŶĂŵĞĚďLJDŝŐŶŽŶdĂůďŽƚʹƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ dŚĞ^ĐŽƫƐŚ^WĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞĞƐĐĂƉĞĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶŝŵĂů ǁŽŵĂŶƚŽŶĂŵĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ DID YOU KNOW? ƌĞƐĐƵĞŽĸĐĞƌŵLJ^ƟƌƚŽŶƐĂLJŝŶŐ͗͞tĞ͛ǀĞŶĂŵĞĚƚŚĞůŝƩůĞ is ŶĐŚŝƐĂƵƌƵƐƉŽůLJnjĞůƵƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŽůĚĞƐƚ ĂĚƌĞŶĂůŝŶĞũƵŶŬŝĞdŽŵƌƵŝƐĞĨŽƌŶŽǁ͕ŐŝǀĞŶŚŝƐMission dǁĞůǀĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŝŶ ĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌƐƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚŝŶEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ ŵĞƌŝĐĂĂůƌĞĂĚLJŚĂǀĞ /ŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞͲĞƐƋƵĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽŐĞƚƐŽŵĞƚƌĞĂƚƐ͘͟ Dƌ>ĞǁŝƐŝƐĮůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƉĞƌǁŽƌŬƚŽĚĂLJ;ϭϱ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJͿ͘ ĂƐƚĂƚĞĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ͊ ŌĞƌĂƌĞƐĐƵĞĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽĮŶĚƚŚĞŚĂŵƐƚĞƌ͛ƐŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ tŚŝĐŚŽŶĞĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŚĂƐƐĐŽŽƉĞĚƚŚĞǁŝŶ͍ ƚŚĞĐŚĞĞŬLJƌŽĚĞŶƚŝƐŶŽǁďĂĐŬŚŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞŝƚďĞůŽŶŐƐ͘
tƌŝƩĞŶĂŶĚŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJWĂƵůWĂůŵĞƌ 20. PUZZLE FUN FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 SSUDOKU!UDOKU! WORD WIFE ELJŽƵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŽƵƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƉƵnjnjůĞ͕ĮůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽŶĞƚŽŶŝŶĞ͍ LADDER
SEE if you can get from the top 7 3 1 ŽĨƚŚĞůĂĚĚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ ďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶĞůĞƩĞƌ 1 8 2 3 ĂƚĂƟŵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞ LADY a new word. 3 6 9 1 8 2 8 5 6 7 CROSSWORD CAN you complete our crossword puzzle by using the clues below? 6 3 1 2 4 12 3 4 5 1 9 4 2 5 678 3 2 7 9 5 8 2 910 W 11 RD HEE 12 13 14 15 O re leƩ er r mo s you L ree o can f th ou Į nd the wo ma Ws o can y rd th Ŭe 16 rd nd at u ͕ u wo . A se sin y ne s a g n o ll th a ch th e m a e m w e le 17 18 o in Ʃ id h r e d r l E e s e E Ʃ ? S le AA E V 19 ACROSS DOWN 1 EŽƚĐĂƵƟŽƵƐ͖ 2 ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůďĞŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŚĂƐǁŝŶŐƐ;ϱͿ A ŝŶĂƩĞŶƟǀĞ;ϴͿ 3 ͺͺͺ^ŬĞƚĐŚ͗ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐƚŽLJ;ϰͿ 6 ^ŽƌĐĞƌLJ;ϱͿ ϰĂƵƐĞƚŽĨĞĞůǀĞƌLJĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ;ϲͿ 7 ^ĞƌŝĞƐŽĨůŝŶŬĞĚ ϱƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽůŽƚƐŽĨƉŝĞĐĞƐ;ϱͿ ŵĞƚĂůƌŝŶŐƐ;ϱͿ 6 ƉƵƌƉůŝƐŚƌĞĚĐŽůŽƵƌ;ϳͿ L L 9 ^ǁĂůůŽǁĨŽŽĚŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƋƵŝĐŬůLJ;ϰͿ ϴWĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƐĞ;ϳͿ 10 ^ĐƌĂƚĐŚĞƐ;ϲͿ 11 ͘Ő͘ŵŽŶŬĞLJŽƌǁŚĂůĞ;ϲͿ 12 dŚŝƐŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚďLJďĞĞƐ;ϲͿ 13 ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ;ϱͿ ϭϰůĂƐƟŶŐŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝŶ;ϰͿ ϭϱType of hard substance that forms 17 tĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŽƵŶĚ;ϱͿ ůĂƌŐĞƌĞĞĨƐ;ϱͿ I B ϭϴ&ŽƵƌƚŚŵŽŶƚŚŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ;ϱͿ 16 ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶ 19 /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJŝŶŶƵŵďĞƌ;ϴͿ ĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĨŽƌŵŽŶĞLJ;ϰͿ 20. PUZZLE FUN FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 SSUDOKU!UDOKU! WORD WIFE ELJŽƵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŽƵƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƉƵnjnjůĞ͕ĮůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽŶĞƚŽŶŝŶĞ͍ LADDER
SEE if you can get from the top 7 3 1 ŽĨƚŚĞůĂĚĚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ ďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶĞůĞƩĞƌ 1 8 2 3 ĂƚĂƟŵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞ LADY a new word. 3 6 9 1 8 2 8 5 6 7 CROSSWORD CAN you complete our crossword puzzle by using the clues below? 6 3 1 2 4 12 3 4 5 1 9 4 2 5 678 3 2 7 9 5 8 2 910 W 11 RD HEE 12 13 14 15 O re leƩ er r mo s you L ree o can f th ou Į nd the wo ma Ws o can y rd th Ŭe 16 rd nd at u ͕ u wo . A se sin y ne s a g n o ll th a ch th e m a e m w e le 17 18 o in Ʃ id h r e d r l E e s e E Ʃ ? S le AA E V 19 ACROSS DOWN 1 EŽƚĐĂƵƟŽƵƐ͖ 2 ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůďĞŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŚĂƐǁŝŶŐƐ;ϱͿ A ŝŶĂƩĞŶƟǀĞ;ϴͿ 3 ͺͺͺ^ŬĞƚĐŚ͗ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐƚŽLJ;ϰͿ 6 ^ŽƌĐĞƌLJ;ϱͿ ϰĂƵƐĞƚŽĨĞĞůǀĞƌLJĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ;ϲͿ 7 ^ĞƌŝĞƐŽĨůŝŶŬĞĚ ϱƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽůŽƚƐŽĨƉŝĞĐĞƐ;ϱͿ ŵĞƚĂůƌŝŶŐƐ;ϱͿ 6 ƉƵƌƉůŝƐŚƌĞĚĐŽůŽƵƌ;ϳͿ L L 9 ^ǁĂůůŽǁĨŽŽĚŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƋƵŝĐŬůLJ;ϰͿ ϴWĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƐĞ;ϳͿ 10 ^ĐƌĂƚĐŚĞƐ;ϲͿ 11 ͘Ő͘ŵŽŶŬĞLJŽƌǁŚĂůĞ;ϲͿ 12 dŚŝƐŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚďLJďĞĞƐ;ϲͿ 13 ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ;ϱͿ ϭϰůĂƐƟŶŐŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝŶ;ϰͿ ϭϱType of hard substance that forms 17 tĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŽƵŶĚ;ϱͿ ůĂƌŐĞƌĞĞĨƐ;ϱͿ I B ϭϴ&ŽƵƌƚŚŵŽŶƚŚŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ;ϱͿ 16 ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶ 19 /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJŝŶŶƵŵďĞƌ;ϴͿ ĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĨŽƌŵŽŶĞLJ;ϰͿ 22. SPECIAL REPORT by The LEGO Group FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 THE POWER OF LIMITLESS PLAY
DID you know that as well as being fun, playing is really important and is crucial to our development? The LEGO Group told us about it and introduced us to a very special young man!
We all know that playing is fun, but we have now found out just how good it can be for our development too! The LEGO Group believes that play can help develop lots of core ƐŬŝůůƐǁĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJ͕ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ƐŽůǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ͘WƌĞƩLJŐŽŽĚŶĞǁƐ͕ƌŝŐŚƚ͍ MEET ALEJANDRO Rebuild the world JUST ĂŌĞƌůĞũĂŶĚƌŽǁĂƐďŽƌŶ͕ŚĞ That’s why ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĐĂůůĞĚƌĞƟŶŽƉĂƚŚLJŽĨ the LEGO Group prematurity (ROP), an eye disorder that led launched its ƚŽůĞũĂŶĚƌŽŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŵƵůƟƉůĞƐƵƌŐĞƌŝĞƐ Rebuild The at a very young age. Unfortunately these were not World campaign, ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶƚƚŚĂƚůĞũĂŶĚƌŽůŽƐƚĂůůŚŝƐ designed to ƐŝŐŚƚŝŶŚŝƐůĞŌĞLJĞ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƐŝŐŚƚŝŶŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞLJĞ͘ celebrate how kids of all ages WůĂLJŝƐĂǀŝƐŝŽŶͲĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ǁŚĞƌĞǁĞƐĞĞĂ build, unbuild ƚŽLJĂŶĚƌĞĂĐŚŽƵƚƚŽŐƌĂďŝƚ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚĨŽƌ and rebuild ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽĚƵĞƚŽŚŝƐƐŝŐŚƚůŽƐƐ͘>ŝǀŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŝŐŚƚĞĚǁŽƌůĚ the world with where we rely on our vision to interact meant that play > 'KĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ǁĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŵŽƌĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚĨŽƌůĞũĂŶĚƌŽ͕ǁŚŽĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ Recently, as part ƐĞĞƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƚƐŽƌƚŽLJƐƚŽƚŽƵĐŚ͕ŚŽůĚŽƌĞdžƉůŽƌĞ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ of this project, he had to be taught how to use all his senses, such as his the LEGO Group hearing and touch, to learn how to play and do all the worked with a London primary school to re-imagine and ƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŵŽƐƚŽĨƵƐĚŽĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ͘ rebuild the world around them to make it a happier place EŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐďůŽĐŬĞĚůĞũĂŶĚƌŽ͛ƐĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĨŽƌĂůů͕ǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͊ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ŽƌŵĞĂŶƚŚĞĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞŚŝƐŽǁŶƵŶŝƋƵĞƉůĂLJ ƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶ͛ƚĂŽŶĞͲƐŝnjĞͲĮƚƐͲĂůůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƉůĂLJĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘,ĂǀŝŶŐďĞĞŶŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƚŽ> 'KĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ it doesn’t need to be in the form of a big project. Play is ĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͕ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽƵƐĞĚƐĞŶƐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŽƵĐŚĂŶĚƐŽƵŶĚƚŽŚĞůƉŚŝŵŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁĞĂůůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJĂŶĚŝƐƵŶŝƋƵĞƚŽ ďƵŝůĚŚŝƐŽǁŶǁŽƌůĚ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽǁŽƵůĚůŝƐƚĞŶƚŽƚŚĞĐůŝĐŬƐŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ> 'KďƌŝĐŬƐ ŽƵƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐ͕ƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐ͘KŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶǁŚŽŝƐ made when they snapped together to understand how they connected, to help him build something taking the concept of ‘limitless’ play to the next level is Year 9 ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ͘,ĞĂůƐŽƵƐĞƐŚŝƐ> 'KƌĂŝůůĞďƌŝĐŬƐƚŽƐƉĞůůŽƵƚǁŽƌĚƐƚŽĂĚĚƚŽŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ͘ secondary school student Alejandro Fernandez-Khonyongwa, ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽ͛ƐŵŽƚŚĞƌĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞůĞũĂŶĚƌŽĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁĂLJ who is visually impaired and incorporates LEGO Braille ƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƵƐĚŽ͕ŚŝƐŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶŚĂƐŶŽůŝŵŝƚƐ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐŚŝŵĨƌĞĞƚŽƌĞͲŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĂŶĚƌĞĚĞĮŶĞ͘ bricks into his version of limitless play. We found out about ĞĐĂƵƐĞŚĞĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƐƚĂƌƚĂďƵŝůĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁĂLJǁĞŵŝŐŚƚ͕ƚŚĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŽĨŚŝƐ> 'KďƵŝůĚƐĂƌĞ Alejandro’s story and how play has helped him to explore his ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ͘/ŶƐƉŝƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ> 'KZĞďƵŝůĚdŚĞtŽƌůĚĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽďƵŝůƚĂ> 'KŵŽĚĞůŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚďLJŚŝƐůŽǀĞŽĨƚƌĂǀĞů͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞŶĂŵĞĚĂ͚ĂƌƉůĂŶĞƐŚŝƉ͛͘ /ƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂĐĂƌ͕ƉůĂŶĞĂŶĚƐŚŝƉ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ͕ĂƐůĞũĂŶĚƌŽĂƐŬĞĚ͗͞tŚŽƐĂLJƐ ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶ͛ƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ͍͟ dŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚ> 'KZĞďƵŝůĚdŚĞtŽƌůĚ͕ EŽǁ͕ƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŽƵƚͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲďŽdžƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͊ please visit www.lego.com/en-gb/campaigns/ tŚŝůĞƉůĂLJĂůǁĂLJƐǁŝůůďĞĨƵŶ͕ŝƚĐĂŶĂůƐŽƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŽƵƌŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ƵŶůĞĂƐŚ rebuild-the-world ŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJ͕ďƌŽĂĚĞŶŽƵƌŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐŬŝůůƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ 23. BOOKS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021 NĂƟŽŶĂů Literacy Trust’s YOUR READS! sŝƌƚƵĂů^ĐŚŽŽů>ŝďƌĂƌLJ MAHAVIR SUNITA SHAH WZ ^ Zs ƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚǁŝƚŚ:ŽƐŚ>ĂĐĞLJ͕ŽƵƌĂƵƚŚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞǁĞĞŬ AND NIRAV GUDHKA ŝŶƚŚĞsŝƌƚƵĂů^ĐŚŽŽů>ŝďƌĂƌLJ͊ Are you giving Veganuary a This book is a story from the Jain religion, ŐŽŽƌŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĞīŽƌƚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ about a boy called Mahavir who goes on the planet? to become a special god called Tirthankar. Visit the Virtual School Library from Mahavir was born part of the royal family ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů>ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJdƌƵƐƚƚŽƌĞĂĚ of Kundapur, India, but stayed away from Hope Jones Saves the World for free, all the glories of royalty. watch an exclusive video about Josh’s I recommend the book to all age groups latest book, Hope Jones Will Not Eat who can read, as this book is made for Meat͕ĂŶĚĮŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƌĞĂĚƐ͘ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽƌĞĂĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞ Josh recommends these books: very detailed, which makes the reader ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ͛ƐtĞď by EB White understand more about the characters. dŚĞZŝǀĞƌŽƩĂŐĞ&ĂŵŝůLJŽŽŬŬ My favourite part was when Tirthankar ďLJ,ƵŐŚ&ĞĂƌŶůĞLJͲtŚŝƫŶŐƐƚĂůůĂŶĚ Mahavir stopped a stampeding Fizz Carr elephant, the elephant quietened WŽůŝƟĐƐĨŽƌĞŐŝŶŶĞƌƐ by Alex Frith, down and came to a steady halt. Rosie Hore and Louie Stowell ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚďLJ Five out of ĂĚŝ͕ĂŐĞĚ ĮǀĞƐƚĂƌƐ͊ ĞŝŐŚƚ
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