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K>ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĐĂƵƐĞĚƚŚĞĨŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐŝŶdƌĂĨĂůŐĂƌ^ƋƵĂƌĞƚŽĨƌĞĞnjĞ͘,ĞĂǀLJ h/>/E'^ĂƌĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJĂĚǀĞĐƟŽŶĨŽŐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƌŵƐǁŚĞŶǁĂƌŵ͕ŵŽŝƐƚ ƐŶŽǁďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂǁĞĞŬŽĨĨƌĞĞnjŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŽŵĂŶLJƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞh<͘ ĂŝƌƉĂƐƐĞƐŽǀĞƌĂĐŽůĚĞƌƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘ 3 ISSUES FOR £1 SUBSCRIBE.FIRSTNEWS.CO.UK 5. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 766 ϭϵʹϮϱ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ EDITOR’S COMMENT 'ĞƩLJ tǁĞƌĞĂƐƚŽŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŽĮŶĚŽƵƚƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬƚŚĂƚĂůůƚŚĞKs/ͲϭϵǀŝƌƵƐŝŶƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚĐŽƵůĚĮƚŝŶƚŽĂĚƌŝŶŬĐĂŶ;ĨƌŽŶƚƉĂŐĞͿ͘ How incredible to think that something that actually takes ƵƉƐŽůŝƩůĞƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŝŶƚŽƚĂů͕ĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƐƵĐŚĂŚƵŐĞĞīĞĐƚŽŶ IISS the whole world. Ƶƚ͕ƚŚĂŶŬŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐďĞƐƚƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂŶĚĚŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƐŽŚĂƌĚƚŽďĞĂƚƚŚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐ͘tĞŚĞĂƌĨƌŽŵŽŶĞ LLOCKDOWNOCKDOWN ŽĨƚŚĞŵʹƌ'ƌĂĐĞ>ŝʹŽŶƉϭϮĂŶĚϭϯƚŚŝƐǁĞĞŬ͘ Get First NewsĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚƚŽLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞ͊ NNEARLYEARLY TRY 3 ISSUES FOR £1 OOVER?VER? Visit ĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞ GOOD W>^d/ͳ WEEK FOR FREE TOYS A COMPANY ĐĂůůĞĚĂŶƚŽLJŚĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĂŶĞǁƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŽLJƐĐĂůůĞĚ/͛ŵ'ƌĞĞŶ͕ THEǁŚŽůĞŽĨŶŐůĂŶĚŝƐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐĚŽǁŶƚŽDŽŶĚĂLJϮϮ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ͕ǁŚĞŶ /͛ŵ'ƌĞĞŶ WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽƌŝƐ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶŚĂƐƐĂŝĚŚĞ͛ůůƌĞǀĞĂůĂƟŵĞƚĂďůĞĨŽƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŵĂĚĞŽĨĂƚLJƉĞŽĨďŝŽĚĞŐƌĂĚĂďůĞ ůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶʹŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĂƚĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵĐĂŶĂůůŐŽďĂĐŬƚŽƐĐŚŽŽů͘ ƉůĂƐƟĐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĨƌŽŵƐƵŐĂƌĐĂŶĞ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽ ϭϬϬйƌĞĐLJĐůĂďůĞ͘ dŚĞƉůĂŶƐĐŽŵĞĂƐƚŚĞh<͛ƐKs/Ͳϭϵ week in a row. ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚƌĂƚĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĨĂůů͘ DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ƚŚĞh<͛ƐǀĂĐĐŝŶĂƟŽŶĚƌŝǀĞ /ŶĨĞĐƟŽŶƌĂƚĞƐŚĂǀĞĨĂůůĞŶĨƌŽŵŽǀĞƌ ŝƐƐƉĞĞĚŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐ͕ǁŝƚŚŽǀĞƌϭϱŵŝůůŝŽŶ BAD ϲϴ͕ϬϬϬĂĚĂLJĂƚƚŚĞƉĞĂŬŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀŝŶŐďĞĞŶŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞŝƌĮƌƐƚũĂď͘ WEEK FOR ǁĂǀĞƚŽĂƌŽƵŶĚϭϭ͕ϬϬϬŶŽǁ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐŝƐĂůůĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐŶĞǁƐ͕ dŚĞtŽƌůĚ,ĞĂůƚŚKƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ;t,KͿ ĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞĐĂŶ͛ƚǁĂŝƚƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚĂŶĚƐĞĞ RIHANNA ŚĂƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĂƚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĐĂƐĞƐŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŐĂŝŶ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŚĂƐ THE singer has decided to Ks/ͲϭϵŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽĨĂůůĞŶŐůŽďĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐǁŽŶ͛ƚŚĞƐŝƚĂƚĞƚŽĚĞůĂLJ 'ĞƩLJ ƐŚƵƚĚŽǁŶŚĞƌĨĂƐŚŝŽŶůĂďĞů ĨŽƵƌƚŚǁĞĞŬŝŶĂƌŽǁ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌ ĞĂƐŝŶŐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶŝĨŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶƌĂƚĞƐŐŽďĂĐŬ &ĞŶƚLJĂŌĞƌůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚǁŽ ŽĨĚĞĂƚŚƐŚĂƐĨĂůůĞŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ up again. LJĞĂƌƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ůŽƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌ͛ƐŽƚŚĞƌĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞͲƵƉƌĂŶŐĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůů doing really well. LLIFEIFE BBELOWELOW THETHE ICEICE TODAY!

^hZWZ/^ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐŚĂǀĞĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŵĂƌŝŶĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐůŝǀŝŶŐϵϬϬŵ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŝĐĞŝŶƚŚĞŶƚĂƌĐƟĐ͘ dŚĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨϭϲƐƉŽŶŐĞƐ ĂŶĚϮϮƵŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ was made by researchers led ďLJƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŶƚĂƌĐƟĐ^ƵƌǀĞLJ͕ ǁŚŽĚƌŝůůĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚϵϬϬŵŽĨ

ƚŚĞ&ŝůĐŚŶĞƌͲZŽŶŶĞŝĐĞƐŚĞůĨ ΛĞŚƉĂĚƐĐůͬdǁŝƩĞƌ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƵĚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĂďĞĚ͘ They sent a camera down to take a look at what was going ŽŶĂŶĚĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŵĂƌŝŶĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚ ďĞƵŶŬŶŽǁŶƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ĂƩĂĐŚĞĚ d,ǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƐĞĐŽŶĚŽůĚĞƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶʹǁŚŽŚĂƐĂůƐŽďĞĂƚĞŶ to a boulder. Ks/ͲϭϵʹŚĂƐĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚŚĞƌϭϭϳƚŚďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJ͘ ͞dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂůůƐŽƌƚƐŽĨƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ &ƌĞŶĐŚŶƵŶ^ŝƐƚĞƌŶĚƌĠ͕ǁŚŽůŝǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚďŽƚŚtŽƌůĚtĂƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚďĞƚŚĞƌĞ͕͟ƐĂŝĚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚŚĞƌďŝŐĚĂLJŝŶƐƚLJůĞĂƚƚŚĞĐĂƌĞŚŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞƐŚĞůŝǀĞƐŝŶ ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƚĞĂŵ͘dŚĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ&ƌĂŶĐĞ͘^ŚĞŐŽƚǀŝĚĞŽĐĂůůƐĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĂŵĂƐƐŝŶŚĞƌ

ƌŝƟƐŚŶƚĂƌĐƟĐ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ŚĂƐůĞĚƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐƚŽƌĞƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƵƌĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ͕ďĂŬĞĚůĂƐŬĂ͘^ŚĞƚĞƐƚĞĚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ůŝŵŝƚƐŽĨůŝĨĞŽŶĂƌƚŚ͘ ĨŽƌKs/ͲϭϵŽŶϭϲ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͕ďƵƚĚŝĚŶ͛ƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶLJƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ͘ 6. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 SCOTLAND STOCKTON-ON-TEES dĞƐƟŶŐƟŵĞĨŽƌƚĞĞŶƐ New park proposed ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƐĐŚŽŽůƉƵƉŝůƐŝŶ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞĂƐŬĞĚƚŽƚĞƐƚ ^ŝŶĐĞŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŚŽƉƐŚĂǀĞĐůŽƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐĂƚŚŽŵĞƚǁŝĐĞĂǁĞĞŬƚŚĞŶ ĚŽǁŶŝŶ^ƚŽĐŬƚŽŶ͛ƐƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ ůŽŐƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽŶůŝŶĞ͕ǁŚĞŶƐĐŚŽŽůƐŽƉĞŶ the council has come up with a new Council Stockton-on-Tees ĂŌĞƌŚĂůĨƚĞƌŵ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ plan for the high street. Rather than ŝƐǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ͕ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞŵƉƚLJƐŚŽƉƐŝŶƚŽŇĂƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ John Swinney said all pupils council is planning to demolish half of are encouraged the high street and replace it with a ƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬ͘/ĨŝƚŐŽĞƐĂŚĞĂĚ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŝůů ƚĞƐƟŶŐƚŽŚĞůƉŬĞĞƉ see a shopping arcade replaced with schools safe. ĂƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞƉĂƌŬ͘ BLACKPOOL iStock >ŝŐŚƚƐůĂƐƚůŽŶŐĞƌ dŚĞĨĂŵŽƵƐůĂĐŬƉŽŽů/ůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ will be extended by two months this NORTHERN IRELAND LJĞĂƌ͘sŝƐŝƚůĂĐŬƉŽŽůƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐƐĞĂƐŽŶǁŝůůƐƚĂƌƚŽŶ Royal thanks &ƌŝĚĂLJϯ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌĂŶĚǁŝůůƌƵŶƵŶƟů dŚĞƵŬĞĂŶĚƵĐŚĞƐƐŽĨĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ Monday 3 January 2022. Not only will ŚĂǀĞƉƌĂŝƐĞĚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚŶƵƌƐĞƐŽŶ ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŐŝǀĞŵŽƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĞ front-line placements in Northern ĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽĞŶũŽLJƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐ͕ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͘tŝůůŝĂŵĂŶĚ<ĂƚĞǀŝĚĞŽͲĐĂůůĞĚ it will also help boost the tourism ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵhůƐƚĞƌhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŚĂƌĚŚŝƚ School of Nursing to hear about their by the COVID-19 pandemic. experiences of studying during the pandemic and told them they were ͞ŶĞĞĚĞĚŶŽǁŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌ͘͟ Visit Blackpool

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WALES WĂůŵĞƌĂŶĚWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ 'ĞƩLJ SUFFOLK Princess pupil Ě͛ƐĂƌƚƵƉĨŽƌĂƵĐƟŽŶ A princess is going to study ^ŝŶŐĞƌĚ^ŚĞĞƌĂŶŚĂƐĚŽŶĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŽĨŚŝƐŽǁŶƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ in Wales this year. Princess ƚŽƌĂŝƐĞŵŽŶĞLJĨŽƌĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ͘Ě͛ƐĂďƐƚƌĂĐƚƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ͕ĐĂůůĞĚ Leonor de Borbon of Spain Splash Planet͕ŝƐďĞŝŶŐĂƵĐƟŽŶĞĚŽīŝŶĂƌĂŋĞŝŶĂŝĚŽĨ /ŐůŽŽĨŽƌƐĂůĞ ǁŝůůďĞĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐƚůĂŶƟĐ ĂŶĐĞƌĂŵƉĂŝŐŶŝŶ^ƵīŽůŬ;ŝ^Ϳ͘ĚƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ An estate agent in Clacton-on-Sea College in St Donat’s ĂƌƚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐĞĞŶŽŶƚŚĞŌĞƌŐůŽǁĐŽǀĞƌ͘ listed an igloo for sale for a whopping Castle in the Vale of άϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ͘dŚĞũŽŬĞĂĚǀĞƌƚďLJĞƐƚĂƚĞ Glamorgan. The 15-year- agents Palmer & Partners claimed the old royal is the daughter of igloo was on the made-up North Pole King Felipe VI And Queen ZŽĂĚ͕ĂŶĚǁĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐĂ͞ŽŶĞ

>ĞƟnjŝĂŽĨ^ƉĂŝŶ͘ƚůĂŶƟĐ 'ĞƩLJ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵŚŽƵƐĞ͟ǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞ College is a boarding sixth Ă͞ŐƌĞĂƚĮƌƐƚŚŽŵĞ͘͟ƌĂĚLJZĂĐŬŚĂŵŽĨ form college for students Palmer and Partners said of the funny aged 15-19 from all ĂĚǀĞƌƚ͗͞/ĨŝƚŵĂĚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƐŵŝůĞĂŶĚ around the world. ůĂƵŐŚƚŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐǁŽƌƚŚŝƚ͘͟ 7. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 HELP THE UK

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Tuna DƵƐŚƌŽŽŵƐ ϯϭǀŽƚĞƐ ϴϳǀŽƚĞƐ AN 80-year-old postman has postponed his WŝŶĞĂƉƉůĞ ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚĂŌĞƌďĞŝŶŐŐŝǀĞŶĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐďŝŬĞƚŽ ϭϭϴǀŽƚĞƐ WĞƉƉĞƌŽŶŝ ϭϲϱǀŽƚĞƐ help him on his rounds. Ham George Bailey is one of Britain’s oldest paperboys ϭϯϵǀŽƚĞƐ and delivers newspapers around the village of Headcorn ŝŶ<ĞŶƚ͘,ĞǁĂƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐƌĞƟƌŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŚŝƐϰŬŵ;Ϯ͘ϱͲ IT’S ŽĸĐŝĂů͕ĨŽůŬƐ͙ĐŚĞĞƐĞŝƐLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƉŝnjnjĂƚŽƉƉŝŶŐŽĨĂůůƟŵĞ͊ ŵŝůĞͿƌŽƵŶĚƵŶƟůƌŝƟƐŚĐLJĐůŝŶŐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐZĂůĞŝŐŚĂŶĚ Loads of you voted in the pizza poll on our website dŽŵĂƚŽĐĂŵĞŝŶƐĞĐŽŶĚƉůĂĐĞ͕ǁŝƚŚƉĞƉƉĞƌŽŶŝŝŶ ǀĂŶƐLJĐůĞƐƚĞĂŵĞĚƵƉƚŽŐŝǀĞŚŝŵĂďƌĂŶĚŶĞǁĞͲďŝŬĞ͘ at ĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬƉŽůůƐ. Cheese was crowned the clear ƚŚŝƌĚ͘ŚĞĐŬŽƵƚƚŚĞĨƵůůƌĞƐƵůƚƐĂďŽǀĞʹǁŚĞƌĞĚŽĞƐ 'ĞŽƌŐĞǁĂƐƚŚƌŝůůĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐŝŌĂŶĚƐĂŝĚŚĞŵŝŐŚƚŶŽǁ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ͕ǁŝƚŚϯϯϭŽĨLJŽƵǀŽƟŶŐŝƚƚŽƉ͘ LJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƌĂŶŬ͍ ĐĂƌƌLJŽŶǁŝƚŚŚŝƐƉĂƉĞƌƌŽƵŶĚƵŶƟůŚĞ͛ƐϵϬ͊ 8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews /ƐƐƵĞϳϲϲ ϭϵʹϮϱ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ USA FRANCE JAPAN &ƌĂŶĐĞŝƐĨĂŝůŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ &ƌĂŶĐĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚŐƵŝůƚLJŽĨĨĂŝůŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŐŽĂůƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶ ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĞĂů ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ&ƌĞŶĐŚĐĂƉŝƚĂů͘&ŽƵƌ 'ĞƩLJ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŐƌŽƵƉƐĂĐĐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞ&ƌĞŶĐŚ

ƐƚĂƚĞŽĨ͞ĐůŝŵĂƚĞŝŶĂĐƟŽŶ͟ďĂĐŬŝŶDĂƌĐŚ 'ĞƩLJ 'ĞƩLJ ϮϬϭϵ͘dŚĞĐŽƵƌƚŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ&ƌĂŶĐĞƚŽƉĂLJƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌŐƌŽƵƉƐŽŶĞĞƵƌŽĂƐĂƐLJŵďŽůŝĐŐĞƐƚƵƌĞ ĨŽƌǁŚĂƚǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞ͞ĮƌƐƚŵĂũŽƌĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƚƌŝĂůŝŶ&ƌĂŶĐĞ͘͟dŚĞ&ƌĞŶĐŚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŚĂĚ͞ƚĂŬĞŶŶŽƚĞ͟ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŶĞǁůĂǁƐǁĞƌĞŽŶƚŚĞ ǁĂLJƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĂ͞ƐƚĞƉŝŶĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŶŐ͟ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐŐƌĞĞŶƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ KůLJŵƉŝĐƌĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ dĞdžĂƐĨƌĞĞnjĞƐ dŚĞŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞdŽŬLJŽKůLJŵƉŝĐƐ dĞdžĂŶƐĂƌĞĨĞĞůŝŶŐƉƌĞƩLJĐŚŝůůLJƚŚŝƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŚĂƐƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ŵŽŶƚŚ͕ĂƐƚŚĞh^ƐƚĂƚĞƐĞĞƐƌĞĐŽƌĚͲ ĚŽǁŶ͕ĂŌĞƌďĞŝŶŐĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨŵĂŬŝŶŐ ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐůŽǁƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘^ŽŵĞ ƐĞdžŝƐƚƌĞŵĂƌŬƐ͘zŽƐŚŝƌŽDŽƌŝ͕ϴϯ͕ ƉĂƌƚƐŽĨdĞdžĂƐŚŝƚͲϭϴºůĂƐƚǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚůLJƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚǁŽŵĞŶƚĂůŬ ĂŶĚ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞĞǀĞƌ͕ĂůůϮϱϰ ƚŽŽŵƵĐŚĚƵƌŝŶŐŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ͘,ĞůĂƚĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌĂ ĂƉŽůŽŐŝƐĞĚĨŽƌŚŝƐĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵƚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ:ŽĞ ŐĞŶĚĞƌĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐƐĂLJƚŚĂƚ ŝĚĞŶŚĂƐĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚĂŶĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJŝŶ :ĂƉĂŶƐƟůůŚĂƐĂůŽƚŽĨǁŽƌŬƚŽĚŽ͕ĂŶĚ dĞdžĂƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ƐƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŚĂƚDŽƌŝǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƌĞůŝĞĨĨƵŶĚƐ͘/ĐLJƌŽĂĚƐŚĂǀĞůĞĚ ůĞŌŚŝƐũŽďŝĨŚŝƐĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐŚĂĚŶ͛ƚ ƚŽŚƵŐĞĐĂƌĐƌĂƐŚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞĂƌĞĂƐ ŵĂĚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ͘ ŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƉŽǁĞƌĐƵƚƐ͘ NEW ZEALAND NETHERLANDS 'ĞƩLJ 'ĞƩLJ

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ĂŶĚŝĨŝƚĮŶĚƐ͞ƚŚĂƚĂŶŽďũĞĐƚǁĂƐ ĞůƚĂƌĞŐŝŽŶƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϴϵ͕ĚĞƐƚƌŽLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƐŚŝŶŐ 'ĞƩLJ ƚŚĂƚƟĞƐǁĞƌĞŶ͛ƚƉĂƌƚŽĨŚŝƐĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ ŝŶĚĞĞĚƐƚŽůĞŶĨƌŽŵĂĨŽƌŵĞƌƵƚĐŚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ĐĂƵƐŝŶŐĮƌĞƐĂŶĚƉŽŝƐŽŶŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ͘^ŚĞůů ŵĞĞƟŶŐǁĂƐƚŚĞŶŚĞůĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĐŽůŽŶLJ͕ŝƚǁŝůůďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ͘͟ ƐĂŝĚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚ͛ƐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ͞ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐ͘͟ ƌƵůĞǁĂƐƐĐƌĂƉƉĞĚ͘

` ZͳD/ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞƌ:ŝŶŐƐŬŝůůƐĂƚ:^ĐŚŽŽů OUR WORLD h<͕ǁŚŝĐŚƵƐĞƐĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽŵŝĐZĞůŝĞĨƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵƵƐŝĐ͘ ƚƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ĂƌĂͲDŝĂŚĞůƉĞĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂ NAME: CARA-MIA ŐŝƌůƐͲŽŶůLJĐůĂƐƐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŐĞŶĚĞƌŝŵďĂůĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ:ŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘ LIVES: UK dŚĞĐůĂƐƐĞƐŚĞůƉŐŝƌůƐůĞĂƌŶŶĞǁƐŬŝůůƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐĂĨĞ ƐƉĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŽƚŚĞŵ͘&ŽƌĂƌĂͲDŝĂ͞ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ/ĚŝĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐ dŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͕ŐŽƚŽ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽŐĞƚŵĞƚŽǁŚĞƌĞ/ǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƌ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŵŝĐƌĞůŝĞĨ͘ĐŽŵͬƌĞĚŶŽƐĞĚĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ/͛ůůďĞĞƚĞƌŶĂůůLJŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů͘͟ LOCKDOWN LEARNING TIPS Here are some handy top tips from teachers to help keep you healthy, happy, and motivated to learn while at home.

SET A ROUTINE CREATE AN AREA TO WORK GET INVOLVED Wake up at a set time Make sure you set Take part in the lesson. and get dressed like it’s up a comfortable and Talk, message in the online a normal school day. quiet space to work. chat or ask questions.

TAKE REGULAR MAKE TIME BE TALK TO YOUR BREAKS FOR PLAY ACTIVE PARENTS OR CARERS Time away from Socialise online Exercise will help Share what you’re your screen and with friends and improve your mood learning with your schoolwork will family to help you and energy so get parents or carers to help you re-focus. relax and have fun! up and get moving! keep them involved. 10. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021

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KK^ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞh<ĂƌĞĨĂĐŝŶŐĂŶƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƐƚŚĞLJƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞKs/ͲϭϵƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͘ The Zoo Animals Fund was set up by on their feet once lockdown ends. the Government to help zoos struggling Zoos and aquariums are currently because of lockdown closures, but the ĐůŽƐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͕ďƵƚƚĞĂŵƐŽĨƐƚĂī ƌŝƟƐŚĂŶĚ/ƌŝƐŚƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨŽŽƐ ĂƌĞƐƟůůǁŽƌŬŝŶŐďĞŚŝŶĚĐůŽƐĞĚĚŽŽƌƐƚŽ and Aquariums (BIAZA) say it is not feed and care for the animals, many of ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘dŚĞŐƌŽƵƉŚĂƐǁƌŝƩĞŶƚŽƚŚĞ which have a special diet that can cost prime minister claiming the fund has thousands of pounds a month. 'ĞƩLJ not provided enough support for zoos DŽƐƚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ while they are closed. It is calling for ƌĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞŵŽŶĞLJŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵƟĐŬĞƚ a plan to be put in place to help zoos, sales to pay for the cost of caring for wildlife parks and aquariums get back their animals. FFLIPPINGLIPPING CCOOLOOL Z'KE&>/^ĐĂŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵďĂĐŬŇŝƉƐƚŽŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞŵƚƵƌŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚǁĂLJƵƉǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ ďůŽǁŶŽīďĂůĂŶĐĞ͘ '/ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚŚŝŐŚͲƐƉĞĞĚĐĂŵĞƌĂƐƵƐĞĚ ƚŽƐƚƵĚLJĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐŚĂǀĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƐĞĐƚƐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂďĂĐŬŇŝƉŝĨƚŚĞLJŐĞƚĐĂƵŐŚƚƵƉƐŝĚĞ ĚŽǁŶ͘dŚŝƐŵŽǀĞŚĞůƉƐƚŚĞŵƚƵƌŶƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚǁĂLJƵƉĂŶĚŝƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͚ƉŝƚĐŚŝŶŐ͛͘ DŝŬĞ^LJŵĞƐ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƐĞĐƚƐĐĂŶĂůƐŽ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵŽǀĞǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƐůĞĞƉ͊ dŚĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƐĂĚĚƚŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂďŽƵƚŝŶƐĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞǁĂLJƐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJŇLJĂŶĚŵŽǀĞ͘dŚĞĨƵůůƐƚƵĚLJ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞũŽƵƌŶĂůWƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ BEAVER BBOOMOOM

NEW SPECIES! ZKZŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨďĞĂǀĞƌƐĂƌĞĚƵĞƚŽďĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚďLJdŚĞtŝůĚůŝĨĞ dƌƵƐƚƐƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐϮϬϮϭĂďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚLJĞĂƌĨŽƌďĞĂǀĞƌƐ͘ A NEW species of whale has been dŚŝƐǁĞĞŬ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚďĞĂǀĞƌĨĂŵŝůLJǁĂƐ mainly for their fur and meat. Experts ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŽīƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕ released in Dorset, with more animals agree that bringing them back will have ďƵƚŝƚŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJĐůĂƐƐĞĚĂƐĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ͘ planned to be released in Derbyshire, ŚƵŐĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ Experts found the new species by checking EŽƫŶŐŚĂŵƐŚŝƌĞ͕DŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌLJƐŚŝƌĞ͕ other wildlife, as well as humans. the DNA and the skulls of the whales that Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. ƌĂŝŐĞŶŶĞƩ͕ĐŚŝĞĨĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞŽĨdŚĞ they believed to be Bryde’s whales (pictured). dŚĞŵĂƐƐŝǀĞƌĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƉůĂŶƐ Wildlife Trusts, said: “Beavers help stop dŚĞLJĨŽƵŶĚĐůĞĂƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŌĞƌƚĂŬŝŶŐ have been developed by The Wildlife ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĚŽǁŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĂŶĚĮůƚĞƌŽƵƚ ƐĂŵƉůĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŚĂůĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂůƐŽŽŌĞŶ dƌƵƐƚƐ͕ǁŚŽĮƌƐƚƌĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďĞĂǀĞƌƐ ŝŵƉƵƌŝƟĞƐʹƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁŚŽŵĞƐ ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞŶĨŽƌĮŶǁŚĂůĞƐ͘dŚĞŶĞǁƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂƐ to the UK 20 years ago as part of a trial ĨŽƌŽƩĞƌƐ͕ǁĂƚĞƌǀŽůĞƐĂŶĚŬŝŶŐĮƐŚĞƌƐ͘ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ ďĞĞŶŶĂŵĞĚZŝĐĞ͛ƐǁŚĂůĞ͕ĂŌĞƌĂďŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚ project in Kent. What’s more, people love seeing them, called Dale Rice. There are believed to be ĞĂǀĞƌƐĂƌĞŶĂƟǀĞƚŽƌŝƚĂŝŶďƵƚǁĞƌĞ and their presence boosts tourism in only around 100 of the animals in existence. ĚƌŝǀĞŶƚŽĞdžƟŶĐƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞϭϲƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͕ the countryside.” 11. SCIENCE SPECIAL by Eddie de Oliveira FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 IICONSCONS OFOF SCIENCESCIENCE Zŝ Zŝ

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First News has teamed up with show FYI and thehe tot make programmes and videos about the news, which you can watch on &ŝƌƐƚEĞǁƐĚƵĐĂƟŽŶds͘dŚŝƐǁĞĞŬƚŚĞƐŚŽǁƐƉŽŬĞƚŽƌ'ƌĂĐĞ>ŝ͕ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĞĂĚ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚŽƌƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞKs/ͲϭϵǀĂĐĐŝŶĞƚƌŝĂůƐǁŝƚŚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ COVID VACCINES FOR CHILDREN?

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You can watch highlights from the interview on FYI, episode 111, at ĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬĚƵĐĂƟŽŶds dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐʹLJŽƵĐĂŶƵƐĞLJŽƵƌFirst NewsůŽŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƚŚĞĮůŵƐĂƚĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬĚƵĐĂƟŽŶds 14. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 DRIVE-IN THEATRE FUN

DAVID Walliams’ best-selling book Billionaire Boy has already been turned into a successful stage show, and now it has been adapted to take place in car parks! The socially-distanced drive-in ƐŚŽǁǁŝůůƚŽƵƌƚŚĞh<ƚŚŝƐƉƌŝů͘tĞĐĂƵŐŚƚƵƉǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĚƚŽĮŶĚ out why it is so important for the arts that the show must go on.

How do you feel about ƚŚĞŵ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂďŝŐƉĂƌƚŽĨŽƵƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽ͕ŝƚ͛Ɛ Billionaire Boy being turned into ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁĞĐĂŶƌĞĂůůLJĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ĂĂƌWĂƌŬWĂƌƚLJƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͍ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞ͛ǀĞŚĂĚƐŽŵĂŶLJďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚƉůĂLJǁƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ /ƚ͛ƐďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ͊/ƚ͛ƐǀĞƌLJŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟǀĞ͘/ƚŚŝŶŬƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŚĞtĞƐƚŶĚ͘/ĨƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌ ĂƌĞĐƌĂǀŝŶŐƐŽŵĞĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƉůĂĐĞůŝŬĞŝƚ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŽŶůLJƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ͘EŽŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂĐĞ ůŝǀĞĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞds ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŚĂƐƚŚĂƚ͘tĞŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐŚĂĚ ŚĂƐƐƟůůďĞĞŶŽŶ͕LJŽƵŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽďĞ ĂǀĞƌLJ͕ǀĞƌLJǀŝďƌĂŶƚĂƌƚƐĐƵůƚƵƌĞŚĞƌĞĂŶĚ ƉĂƌƚŽĨĂŶĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͕ƐŽƚŚŝƐŝƐĂŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞ ŝƚ͛ƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁĞƌĞĂůůLJŶĞĞĚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ͘ ǁĂLJƚŽĞŶũŽLJĂƐŚŽǁ͘/ĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŬŝĚƐǁŚŽĂƌĞ ŝŶĂůůĚĂLJĂŶĚŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐ͕LJŽƵƌĞĂůůLJǁĂŶƚ One of the themes of Billionaire Boy is ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐLJŽƵĐĂŶƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŵƚŽĚŽŽƌƐĞĞ͘ friendship. Do you think keeping in touch ,ŽƉĞĨƵůůLJƚŚŝƐǁŝůůƌĞĂůůLJĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘ with friends is even more important for

ŬŝĚƐŶŽǁƚŚĂƚůŽƚƐŽĨƵƐĂƌĞĂƚŚŽŵĞ͍ Company Birmingham Stage Billionaire Boy live on stage How important is it to support theatre /ƚŚŝŶŬŝƚ͛ƐǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŬĞĞƉ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂƌƚƐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚ͍ ŝŶƚŽƵĐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚ͘ tĞůů͕ŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘/ŚĂǀĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁŚŽĂƌĞ >ƵĐŬŝůLJ͕ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĞdžŝƐƚƐ͕ƚŚŽƵŐŚŶŽƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ How have you been keeping busy ĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƐŽŽŶǁŚŽŚĂǀĞ ŚĂƐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŝƚ͕ďƵƚĂƚůĞĂƐƚǁŝƚŚƉŚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͍ ĂůůďĞĞŶŽƵƚŽĨǁŽƌŬďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ͛ƐďĞĞŶ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƐĞĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚƐƉĞĂŬ &ŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ǁƌŝƟŶŐŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐLJŽƵĐĂŶĚŽ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJĂůůƌĂƌŝŶŐƚŽŐŽ ƚŽƚŚĞŵ͘/ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐďĞŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ŽŶLJŽƵƌŽǁŶĂƚŚŽŵĞ͕ƐŽ/ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽ ƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ͘/ĨĞĞůůŝŬĞƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞǁĂŶƚƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ƐŽŝƚĐĂŶ͛ƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ͘>ĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ/ďƌŽƵŐŚƚŽƵƚĨŽƵƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŝƚƚŽŽ͘/ƚ͛ƐŚĂƌĚƚŽƉƵƚĂŶĞdžĂĐƚǀĂůƵĞŽŶƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞŽĨŝƚ͕ďƵƚŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘ ŬƐ͕ƚǁŽŽƌƚŚƌĞĞŽĨǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂƌƚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJĞŶŚĂŶĐĞLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞ͕ďƵƚLJŽƵ ĚƵƌŝŶŐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͕ĂŶĚ/͛ŵǁƌŝƟŶŐŵLJŶĞǁŽŶĞĂƚ ĐĂŶ͛ƚƉƵƚĂĮŐƵƌĞŽŶŝƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚ͘ ƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚ͘/͛ǀĞďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽďĞƉƌĞƩLJďƵƐLJŝŶ tŚĞŶLJŽƵƌĞĂĚƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƌƐĞĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘/ĂůƐŽŐŽƚƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞĮůŵŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ŝƚŵŽǀĞƐLJŽƵ͘/ƚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJ ĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕ďƵƚŝƚ͛ƐƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŵƉůĞdž͘ LJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ͕ŚŽǁLJŽƵĨĞĞůĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ dŚĞƌƵůĞƐĂƌĞĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐƋƵŝƚĞ ĂŶĚĂďŽƵƚůŝĨĞ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝƚƐ ŚĂƌĚƚŽĚŽĂůůƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ/ǁĂŶƚƚŽ͕ďƵƚ/͛ǀĞďĞĞŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞĂƚŚŽŵĞ͘ ĂďůĞƚŽĚŽƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŵ͘/ĨĞĞůƋƵŝƚĞůƵĐŬLJŝŶ ƚŚĂƚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ͕ĂƐ/ŚĂǀĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚͲƵƉ What do you love ĐŽŵĞĚŝĂŶƐŽƌĂĐƚŽƌƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ƐŽŵƵĐŚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͍ ďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽǁŽƌŬĂƚĂůů͘^Ž͕/ĨĞĞůůƵĐŬLJƚŚĂƚ/͛ŵ /ƚ͛ƐĂĨŽƌŵŽĨƐƚŽƌLJƚĞůůŝŶŐ͘tĞĂůǁĂLJƐǁĂŶƚƚŽ ĂǁƌŝƚĞƌĂƐǁĞůů͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŬƐĂƌĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƚĞůůƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂůůƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐũƵƐƚĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞǁĂŶƚƚŽƌĞĂĚƚŚĞŵ͕ƐŽƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ǁĂLJŽĨĚŽŝŶŐŝƚ͘/ƚŚŝŶŬŝƚ͛ƐƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͕ ĂůǁĂLJƐŚƵŶŐĞƌĨŽƌŶĞǁŽŶĞƐ͘^ŽŝŶƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ͛ƐǀĞƌLJůŝĨĞĞŶƌŝĐŚŝŶŐ͕ďƵƚŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJŝƚ͛Ɛ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ/ĨĞĞůǀĞƌLJůƵĐŬLJŝŶĚĞĞĚ͊ ŚĂƌĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĞdžĂĐƚůLJƋƵĂŶƟĮĂďůĞ ΀ŵĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞ΁͕ďƵƚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŐŝĐ͕ŝƐŶ͛ƚ Will you be joining the cast on stage ŝƚ͍/ƚ͛ƐũƵƐƚƚŚŝƐǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůĂŶĚůŝĨĞͲĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐ at any of the performances of Billionaire ƚŚŝŶŐ͘tĞĂůůƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJǁŝƚŚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ BoyƚŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐ͍ Birmingham Stage Company Company Birmingham Stage ƚĂƐƚĞƐĂŶĚĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ /ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚďĞĞŶĂƐŬĞĚƚŽƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ͕ďƵƚ/ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ŵĂŐŝĐƚŽŽ͘EŽƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĂŐƌĞĞƐŽŶ ǁĂŶƚƚŽĐŽŵĞĂŶĚƐĞĞŝƚ͕ĂŶĚŝĨ/ĚŽ͕/͛ůůĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJůŝŬĞŽƌŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽ ĐŽŵĞŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞĂŶĚƐĂLJŚĞůůŽƚŽĞǀĞƌLJďŽĚLJ͘

Tickets for Car Park Party’s Billionaire Boy are on sale now from carparkparty.com 15. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021

The “happiest show on telly” is back for its 17th Pop star Fleur East joins the show with series and some of your favourite segments are back, a brand-new segment. including Ant & Dec Undercover and the hilarious I’m A Celebrity… Get Out Of Me Ear! The Ant vs Dec challenges are back, ǁŝƚŚ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶDƵůŚĞƌŶƉƵƫŶŐƚŚĞ As usual, there will be a whole host of famous faces guys through some of their appearing on the show. Some of the celebs taking part trickiest tasks yet! in the hidden camera pranks include Davina McCall, Sir DŽ&ĂƌĂŚĂŶĚ:ĂŵŝĞĂŶĚ,ĂƌƌLJZĞĚŬŶĂƉƉ͘ Pandas Bam and Boo are back, but this ƟŵĞƚŚĞLJ͛ǀĞƐǁĂƉƉĞĚ>ŽŶĚŽŶŽŽĨŽƌ A brand-new mini-series called Double Trouble will start ITV Hamleys toy shop. The bears are hiding ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŚŽǁ͘ŶƚĂŶĚĞĐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐůŽŶĞĚ ŽƵƚĂŶĚŚŽƐƟŶŐĂƚĞĚĚLJďĞĂƌ͛ƐƉŝĐŶŝĐ and the presenters have to deal with the clones, who while they plan their great escape… ŚĂǀĞŐŽŶĞŽīƚŚĞƌĂŝůƐĂŶĚŐŽƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐŝŶƚŽĂůůƐŽƌƚƐ of trouble. Look out for the famous faces taking part in the show, including Bear Grylls and Prue Leith. 'ĂƌLJĂƌůŽǁŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĂŵŽƵƐĨĂĐĞ ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞEnd of the Show This series will have a virtual audience, with over 300 Show, with lots more amazing SSATURDAYATURDAY families taking part! celebs every week. &ŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞ͕ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ ǁŝůůŐĞƚŝƚƐŽǁŶƐƉŝŶͲŽīŽŶ/ds,Ƶď͘ There will be behind-the-scenes gossip and interviews with Ant, Dec and the NNIGHTIGHT FUN!FUN! celeb guests.

THIS week sees the return of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Join in with the fun! Ant & Night Takeaway, hurrah! Check out these fun facts Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway ITV about the show and the new series. is on ITV, Saturday at 7pm THIS WEEK 'ĞƩLJ PPICSICS OOFF TTHEHE WWEEKEEK Former Spice Girl 1 Mel C has been ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚĂƐƚŚĞŶĞǁĐŽĂĐŚ for The Voice Kids. The star TO celebrate 50 years of the is taking over from Paloma Mr Men books, fans are being &ĂŝƚŚ͕ǁŚŽŚĂƐůĞŌƚŽŚĂǀĞĂďĂďLJ͘dŚĞŶĞǁƐĞƌŝĞƐŝƐ asked to vote for two new due around Christmas. Mel C said: “I’ve always been characters to join the gang. a huge fan of The Voice, so I am super excited to be a Readers can vote for one of the coach on The Voice Kids this year. I can’t wait to get in new diverse faces, including Mr Calm, one of those big red chairs and Spice things up!” >ŝƩůĞDŝƐƐƌĂǀĞ͕DƌƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ͕>ŝƩůĞ DŝƐƐŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚ>ŝƩůĞDŝƐƐ<ŝŶĚ͘ Singers Joss Stone, Ne-Yo and Aston Merrygold have The two characters with the most 2 ďĞĞŶƵŶǀĞŝůĞĚĂƐƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĮŶĂůŝƐƚƐŽŶThe Masked votes will become a permanent part Singer. Joss won the show as Sausage, with Ne-Yo as of the family, with their own stories ĂĚŐĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐƐĞĐŽŶĚ͘:>^ƐƚĂƌƐƚŽŶǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ĂŶĚŬƐ͘ ĐĞůĞďƚŽďĞƵŶŵĂƐŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĮŶĂůʹŚĞǁĂƐZŽďŝŶ͊ You can vote for your favourite at mrmen.com͘sŽƟŶŐĐůŽƐĞƐŽŶ Michelle Obama is appearing in a new children’s 31 March. 3 ƐŚŽǁĨŽƌEĞƞůŝdž͘dŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ&ŝƌƐƚ>ĂĚLJǁŝůůƉůĂLJ a supermarket owner alongside a cast of puppets in tĂŋĞƐнDŽĐŚŝ͘tĂŋĞƐĂŶĚDŽĐŚŝĂƌĞĨĞĚƵƉǁŝƚŚ frozen food and dream of being chefs, so they go on a journey to discover home- cooked food from around the world.

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17. SPECIAL REPORT by Sally Gray at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 WANTED: WILL’S WELLBEING

WARRIORS! DĂƌĐŝĂtŝůůŝĂŵƐ

DOLJŽƵǁĞĂƌLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚƵƉŽŶLJŽƵƌƐůĞĞǀĞ͍ƌĞLJŽƵƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶͲ ĞLJĞĚŵŽŶƐƚĞƌ͍ŽĞƐLJŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞƚĞůůƚŚĞĂŶŐĞƌŽĨLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƚ͍WĞƌŚĂƉƐLJŽƵƌ ĚŽƵďƚƐĂƌĞƚƌĂŝƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞLJŽƵ͚ĨĞĂƌƚŽĂƩĞŵƉƚ͛ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ͍ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ tŝůůŝĂŵ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞǁĂƐǁƌŝƟŶŐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϬϬLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͕ŚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽ ĞdžƉůŽƌĞŚƵŵĂŶĞŵŽƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŚĞƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶƐƉŝƌŝƚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƚŽĚĂLJ͘,ŝƐǁŽƌĚƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ǁĂLJƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŽƵƌŽǁŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐ͛ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐĂŶĚĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐ͘

Which is why this year’s Shakespeare Week (15-21 March) is themed around ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͕ǁŝƚŚůŽƚƐŽĨĨƵŶĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞLJŽƵǁŝƚŚ Shakespeare’s wonderful words, and become a Will’s Wellbeing Warrior! ABOUT SHAKESPEARE WEEK ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞtĞĞŬŝƐƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞŝŶƉƌŝŵĂƌLJ schools, organised by the Shakespeare ŝƌƚŚƉůĂĐĞdƌƵƐƚŝŶ^ƚƌĂƞŽƌĚͲƵƉŽŶͲǀŽŶ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞŝƚƐůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶϮϬϭϰ͕ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŚƚŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƐĐŚŽŽůĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŚĂǀĞŚĂĚĨƵŶ͕ĮƌƐƚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚǁƌŝƚĞƌ͘ CREATIVE QUOTES This year, due to COVID-19, we’re taking ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞtĞĞŬŽŶůŝŶĞĨƌŽŵϭϱͲϮϭDĂƌĐŚ͘ tĞ͛ǀĞŐŽƚĂĐŽŽůĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌĂŶĚǁĞǁĂŶƚLJŽƵƚŽŐĞƚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁŝƚŚ :ŽŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞǀŝƌƚƵĂůĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĨĂŵŽƵƐƋƵŽƚĞĨƌŽŵ,ĂŵůĞƚ͗͞dŚŝƐĂďŽǀĞĂůů͕ƚŽƚŚŝŶĞŽǁŶƐĞůĨďĞƚƌƵĞ͙͟ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐďĞƐƚͲůŽǀĞĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͕ /ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐĞĂƐLJďĞŝŶŐŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐǁĞ͛ƌĞĂĨƌĂŝĚƚŽďĞǁŚŽ ĂƌƟƐƚƐĂŶĚĐĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĞĞďŝĞƐ ǁĞĂƌĞŝŶĐĂƐĞŽƚŚĞƌƐũƵĚŐĞƵƐ͘ƵƚďĞŝŶŐƚƌƵĞƚŽŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌĞŶĂũĞĞĂŶĚ͛ƐEŝŬŬŝ>ŝůůLJ͕ ŽƵƌǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ͘dŚŝƐ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞtĞĞŬǁĞ͛ƌĞŝŶǀŝƟŶŐLJŽƵ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂǁĞĂůƚŚŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞLJŽƵƌŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚďĞƉƌŽƵĚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͊ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐƚŽďƌŝŶŐ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞƚŽůŝĨĞ͘ ^ŚŽǁƵƐǁŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƋƵŽƚĞŵĞĂŶƐƚŽLJŽƵ͕ĂŶĚLJŽƵĐŽƵůĚǁŝŶƐŽŵĞĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ƉƌŝnjĞƐ͘dŽŐĞƚLJŽƵƐƚĂƌƚĞĚǁĞ͛ǀĞĂƐŬĞĚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ DAILY BROADCASTS ĐĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĞĞďŝĞƐ͛ĞŶĂũĞĞĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌEŝŬŬŝ>ŝůůLJ͘ŚĞĐŬ ǀĞƌLJĚĂLJĨƌŽŵϭϱͲϮϭDĂƌĐŚLJŽƵĐĂŶƚƵŶĞŝŶƚŽĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚ͘ ŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐŽŶŽƵƌĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƉĂŐĞĂƚwww.shakespeareweek.org. dƌLJLJŽƵƌŚĂŶĚĂƚŵĂŬŝŶŐ>'K^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞĂŶŝŵĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚZŝĐŬLJDĂƌƟŶĨƌŽŵ͛Ɛ ƵŬͬĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͘ŶƚƌŝĞƐĐĂŶďĞŝŶĂŶLJĨŽƌŵĂƚ͗ŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĂƉŽƐƚĞƌ͕ǀŝĚĞŽĐůŝƉ͕ ƌƚEŝŶũĂ, Tudor baking with :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKīǁŝŶŶĞƌEŝŬŬŝ>ŝůůLJ͕ůŝƐƚĞŶƚŽĂ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ ƐŽŶŐ͕ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ͕ƉŽĞŵŽƌĂƉŝĞĐĞŽĨǁƌŝƟŶŐʹƚŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŝƐLJŽƵƌƐ͘'ŽŽĚůƵĐŬ͊ ƐƚŽƌLJƌĞĂĚďLJĂŚŽƐƚŽĨĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͕ĂĐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĐĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐ͕ĞŶũŽLJŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ĞŶĂũĞĞ ŵŝŶĚĨƵůŶĞƐƐĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐǁŝƚŚDĂƌĐŝĂtŝůůŝĂŵƐŽƌũŽŝŶĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĞǀĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ Horrible HistoriesŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚŽƌDĂƌƟŶƌŽǁŶ͊ Check them out at www.shakespeareweek.org.uk/events͘

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dŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͕ƐĞĞwww.shakespeareweek.org.ukuk ƌƚEŝŶũĂ͛ƐZŝĐŬLJDĂƌƟŶĂŶĚĂǀŝĚƚŚĞƌƚŽŶĂƌĞũƵƐƚƚǁŽŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐƚĂŬŝŶŐƉĂƌƚ 18. PUZZLE FUN FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 WIN! BABY ANNABELL WORD EARS ELJŽƵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŽƵƌƐƵĚŽŬƵ ƉƵnjnjůĞ͕ĮůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽŶĞĞ to nine? ^ĞŶĚŝŶLJŽƵƌĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŽŶĞůƵĐŬLJLJ LADDER winner will win a brand-new Baby Annabell Lunch Time Annabell Doll for you or your younger sibling. Baby SEE if you can get from the top Annabell’s mouth opens and closes ŽĨƚŚĞůĂĚĚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJǁŚĞŶďĞŝŶŐĨĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞ ďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶĞůĞƩĞƌ spoon; you can also press her tummy so ĂƚĂƟŵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞ LOBE ƐŚĞĐĂŶƵƐĞƚŚĞƉŽƩLJ͘dŚŝƐƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĚŽůůŽůů a new word. ĂůƐŽĐŽŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŵĞĂůƟŵĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ͘ www.baby-annabell.com 3 8 6 6 9 WIN! STABILO CAPPIS CAN you complete our crossword 8 5 6 2 7 4 puzzle by using the clues below? ^ĞŶĚŝŶLJŽƵƌĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĮǀĞůƵĐŬLJ 2 5 6 7 ǁŝŶŶĞƌƐǁŝůůǁŝŶĂƉĂĐŬŽĨ^d/>KĂƉƉŝƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚĮďƌĞͲƟƉƉĞŶƐĂƌĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ 8 2 1 4 ĨŽƌĐĂƌĚŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽůŽƵƌŝŶŐ͘ ǁǁǁ͘ƐƚĂďŝůŽ͘ĐŽŵͬƵŬ 7 9 8 3 9 4 1 5 3 2 8 7 1 234 5 9 1 W 56 7 8 RD HEE 910 O re leƩ er r mo s you L ree o can 11 f th ou Į nd the wo ma Ws o can y rd th Ŭe rd nd at u , u wo . A se sin y ne s a g 12 13 14 n o ll th a ch th e m a e m w e le o in Ʃ id h r e d 15 r l E e s e E Ʃ ? S le NT 16 17

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ACROSS DOWN T 1ůůƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐLJŽƵŬŶŽǁ;ϭϬͿ 1 tŚĂƚƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐǁŽƌƚŚ;ϱͿ 5WĂůĞƐ;ĂŶĂŐƌĂŵͿ;ϱͿ 2ŝƌƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞůƵŶŐƐ;ϲͿ 7ŵŽƌĂůƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ;ϱͿ 3 hŶƚƌƵƚŚƐ;ϰͿ R I 9 ,ĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ;ϲͿ ϰWƌĂĐƟĐĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ;ϵͿ ϭϬĂďLJƐŚĞĞƉ;ϰͿ ϲ͘Ő͘:ŽĞŝĚĞŶ;ϵͿ 12 dŚĞŽƵƚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ;ϰͿ 8 LJŽƵŶŐďĞĂƌŽƌůŝŽŶ;ϯͿ 13 WĂƌƚLJŽƌĨĞƐƟǀĂůŝŶ^ƉĂŝŶ;ϲͿ 11 ^ƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚdŽŵĂůĞLJŝƐĨĂŵŽƵƐĨŽƌ;ϲͿ ϭϲ^ĞůĮƐŚĚĞƐŝƌĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ;ϱͿ 12ƌŽŽƉůŝŬĞĂƉůĂŶƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚǁĂƚĞƌ;ϯͿ I O 17,ŽŵĞŵĂĚĞŽƵƚŽĨƐŶŽǁ;ϱͿ ϭϰdŚŝƐŐƌŽǁƐŝŶƚŽĂŶŽĂŬƚƌĞĞ;ϱͿ 18 DĂŬĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ;ϭϬͿ 15 ŽƌĚĞƌ;ϰͿ ^ĞŶĚLJŽƵƌĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƉƵnjnjůĞƐďLJĞŵĂŝůƚŽǁŝŶΛĮƌƐƚŶĞǁƐ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ͘ŽŶ͛ƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŽƉƵƚWƵnjnjůĞƐϳϲϲŝŶƚŚĞƐƵďũĞĐƚďŽdž͘ 19. PUZZLE FUN HOW TO ENTER: tĞ͛ƌĞĂĨƌĂŝĚǁĞĐĂŶ͛ƚĂĐĐĞƉƚƉŽƐƚĂůĞŶƚƌŝĞƐĨŽƌŶŽǁ͘dŚĞĐůŽƐŝŶŐĚĂƚĞĨŽƌƉƵnjnjůĞĞŶƚƌŝĞƐŝƐdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϱ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ͘ SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

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ΞĂŶĚŝĐŽŽƚds WHERE ON EARTH? CAN LJŽƵŐƵĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂůůĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ͍ CANLJŽƵĮŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐŝŶŽƵƌ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞͲƚŚĞŵĞĚǁŽƌĚƐĞĂƌĐŚ͍ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐĐĂŶďĞŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂů͕ǀĞƌƟĐĂůŽƌĚŝĂŐŽŶĂů͘ A B ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ C D ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ

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HAVE a go at our First NewssŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͊^ĞĞŚŽǁǁĞůůLJŽƵĚŝĚďLJƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ͘'ŽŽŽĚůƵĐŬ͊

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8 tŚŽŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ 5 6 7 ĂƐƚŚĞŶĞǁũƵĚŐĞŽŶdŚĞ ^ĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐŚĂǀĞ tŚĂƚĚŝĚůĞƐƐĂŶĚƌŽ tŚŝĐŚƚŽǁŶŚĂƐũƵƐƚ sŽŝĐĞ<ŝĚƐ? ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚĂŶĞǁƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ sŽůƚĂŐŝǀĞƚŽDŝĐŚĂĞů&ĂƌĂĚĂLJ ƚƵƌŶĞĚŝƚƐŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐůŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨǁŚĂůĞŽīƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚŽĨ ŝŶϭϴϭϰ? ďĂĐŬŽŶ͍ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘tŚĂƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞLJ

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BAKING SPECIAL REECE’S RECIPES KINDER COOKIES /ŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKīĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶZĞĞĐĞƐŚĂƌĞƐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐƌĞĐŝƉĞǁŝƚŚƵƐ͘ ϰϱϬŐŵĞůƚĞĚďƵƩĞƌ  ϲϮϬŐƉůĂŝŶŇŽƵƌϲϮϬŐƉůĂŝŶŇŽƵƌ ϰϰϬŐĚĂƌŬďƌŽǁŶƐƵŐĂƌ ϰϬϬŐĐĂƐƚĞƌƐƵŐĂƌϰϬϬŐĐĂƐƚĞƌƐƵŐĂƌ dŚŝƐǁĞĞŬŝƚ͛Ɛ<ŝŶĚĞƌĐŽŽŬŝĞƐ͊ŽŶ͛ƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐŽĨLJŽƵƌďĂŬĞƐ ϰůĂƌŐĞĞŐŐƐ   ƉŝŶĐŚŽĨƐĂůƚƉŝŶĐŚŽĨƐĂůƚ ǁŝƚŚƵƐĂƚŶĞǁƐĚĞƐŬΛĮƌƐƚŶĞǁƐ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ. ϭПШЖƚĞĂƐƉŽŽŶƐŽĨďĂŬŝŶŐƉŽǁĚĞƌŽǁĚĞƌ ϲϬϬŐ<ŝŶĚĞƌĐŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞďĂƌƐ͕ĐŚŽƉƉĞĚƐ͕ĐŚŽƉƉĞĚ TOP TIP! ŝŶƚŽƐŵĂůůƉŝĞĐĞƐ ůǁĂLJƐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌ DĞƚŚŽĚ 1. WƌĞŚĞĂƚLJŽƵƌŽǀĞŶƚŽϭϴϱΣ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ͊ ZĞĐŝƉĞΞZĞĞĐĞϮϬϮϭ 2.tŚŝƐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞďƌŽǁŶƐƵŐĂƌ͕ĐĂƐƚĞƌƐƵŐĂƌ͕ĐĂƐƚĞƌ ƐƵŐĂƌĂŶĚŵĞůƚĞĚďƵƩĞƌƵŶƟůůŝŐŚƚĞƌŝŶĐŽůŽƵƌůŝŐŚƚĞƌŝŶĐŽůŽƵƌ 3.ĚĚƚŚĞĞŐŐƐĂŶĚŵŝdžǁĞůůƵŶƟůƐŵŽŽƚŚƵŶƟůƐŵŽŽƚŚ 4. ĚĚƚŚĞĚƌLJŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůĚĚĨŽůĚ ŝŶŐĞŶƚůLJ 5.&ŽůĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŚŽƉƉĞĚ<ŝŶĚĞƌďĂƌƐƌďĂƌƐ 6.&ŽƌŵďĂůůƐĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌĐŽŽŬŝĞĞ ĚŽƵŐŚĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞŽŶĂůŝŶĞĚďĂŬŝŶŐĂŬŝŶŐ ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ ƚƌĂLJ͘WƵƚƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĨƌŝĚŐĞĨŽƌŽƌ ϯϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐƚŽĐŚŝůů 7.ĂŬĞĨŽƌϭϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƐĞƌǀĞ͊

/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚďLJZĞĞĐĞĂŶĚĨĂŶĐLJƐŚŽǁŝŶŐŽīLJŽƵƌďĂŬŝŶŐƐŬŝůůƐ͕ƚŚĞŶǁŚLJŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌ:ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKīī 2021? /ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞĂŐĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶϵĂŶĚϭϱ͕ĂŶĚĐĂŶǁŚŝƉƵƉĂĐŽŽůĐĂŬĞŽƌƐŽŵĞďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚďŝƐĐƵŝƚƐ͕ƚŚĞŶƚŚŝƐĐŽƵůĚďĞLJŽƵƌLJĞĂƌ͊LJŽƵƌLJĞĂƌ͊ dŽĂƉƉůLJ͕ǀŝƐŝƚũƵŶŝŽƌ͘ƚĂŬĞͲƉĂƌƚ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ͕ďƵƚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬǁŝƚŚĂŐƌŽǁŶͲƵƉĮƌƐƚ͘ŶƚƌŝĞƐĐůŽƐĞŽŶϮϴDĂƌĐŚϮϬϮϭ͘ĐŚϮϬϮϭ͘ 21. BIG INTERVIEW FirstNews Issuessue 776666 1199 – 25 February 202120

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THE ĂƵƚŚŽƌďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞǁŝĐŬĞĚůLJĐŽŽů^ŬƵůĚƵŐŐĞƌLJWůĞĂƐĂŶƚŬƐŚĂƐǁƌŝƩĞŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĂů entry into the series for World Book Day this year. We had a chat with Derek Landy about what ŚĞ͛ƐďĞĞŶƵƉƚŽŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚǁŚLJŚĞĐĂŶ͛ƚƐĂLJŶŽƚŽtŽƌůĚŽŽŬĂLJ͊

dĞůůƵƐĂďŽƵƚLJŽƵƌtŽƌůĚŽŽŬĂLJŬ͕ tŚĂƚ͛ƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚtŽƌůĚŽŽŬĂLJ͍ ŚĂǀĞǁƌŝƟŶŐʹĂŶĚ/ǁƌŽƚĞĞ ^ŬƵůĚƵŐŐĞƌLJWůĞĂƐĂŶƚ͗ƉŽĐĂůLJƉƐĞ<ŝŶŐƐ. It’s such a great idea, and it’s an honour to be asked. ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ^ŬƵůĚƵŐŐĞƌLJ It’s not just another Skulduggery Pleasant story, since it /ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƚŚĂƐƚŽŽ͘^ŽŵĂŶLJƌĞĂĚĞƌƐĐŽŵĞƵƉ book. So yes, there is has to appeal to people who’ve never read the series! ƚŽŵĞŝŶƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƋƵĞƵĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐĂLJ͗͞/ǁĂƐŝŶƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞǁĂLJƚŽ ^Ž͕/͛ǀĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚŽĨǀŝĞǁŽĨĂϭϱͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ĂŶĚ/ƌĞĂĚLJŽƵƌtŽƌůĚŽŽŬĂLJŬĂŶĚŐŽƚĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJ LJŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘/ƚŝƐŶ͛ƚĂ ƐĐŚŽŽůďŽLJǁŚŽƵŶǁŝƫŶŐůLJƌĞůĞĂƐĞƐƚŚƌĞĞŐŽĚƐĨƌŽŵ ŚŽŽŬĞĚ͖ŶŽǁ/͛ǀĞŐŽƚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƉůĞĂƐĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĞŵ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞ͊/ƚĐĂŶŐŽŽī ĐĂƉƟǀŝƚLJ͕ǁŚŽ͕ĨŽƌǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ǁĂŶƚƚŽĚĞƐƚƌŽLJƚŚĞ Ăůů͊͟/ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƚŚĂƐŽŶĂǁƌŝƚĞƌ͘/ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞ in weird tangents, ǁŽƌůĚ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƐĐŚŽŽůďŽLJ ŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƚŚĂƐŽŶĂǁƌŝƚĞƌ͛ƐƐĞƌŝĞƐĂŶĚ/ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚ it can curl and loop back, ŝƐƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ^ŬƵůĚƵŐŐĞƌLJWůĞĂƐĂŶƚĂŶĚ ŝƚŚĂƐŽŶĂŶĂĐƚƵĂůƌĞĂĚĞƌ͘ůŽƚŽĨŬŝĚƐĚŽŶ͛ƚĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ so don’t panic. sĂůŬLJƌŝĞĂŝŶĂŶĚŚĂƐĂŬŝŶĚŽĨ͙ŚĂƌƐŚ ŽǁŶĂŶLJŬƐ͖ƚŚŝƐŝƐĂǁĂLJƚŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŵĂŬƚŚĂƚ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨŵĂŐŝĐ͘ ƚŚĞLJĂĐƚƵĂůůLJŽǁŶ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂƐŚŽƌƚůŝƩůĞƐƚŽƌLJ͕ƐŽŝĨƚŚĞLJ While it’s all about tthehe aren’t used to reading, they don’t have to devote too ŬƐ͕ĨŽƌůŽƚƐŽĨƌĞĂĚĞƌƐĞƌƐ tŝƚŚϭϯŬƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ŵƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŽŝƚ͘/ĮƌŵůLJďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚĨŽƌĞǀĞŶƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ World Book Day is alsoo ĂŶĚĂϭϰƚŚŽŶƚŚĞǁĂLJ͕ŝƚŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞ ƌĞůƵĐƚĂŶƚƌĞĂĚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŬ͕ĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJĮŶĚ ĂďŽƵƚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƵƉ͊tŚĂƚ͛ƐŚĂƚ͛Ɛ been quite hard to condense the story. ŝƚĂƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƟŵĞĂŶĚŝƚƐƉĞĂŬƐƚŽƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ LJŽƵƌĐŽƐƚƵŵĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͍ƌ͍ /ƚ͛ƐƚƌŝĐŬLJ͊/ŚĂǀĞƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂŬƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŶŽƚũƵƐƚĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞ way, then it will convert a reluctant reader into a reader. When I was a kid we didn’t’t ǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚƌĞĂĚƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞ have the range that readersers who have read absolutely everything. So I It’s set in a school – did you draw on have now, so it was alwayss llikeike ĐĂŶ͛ƚƌĞƉĞĂƚƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐŽƌƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ LJŽƵƌŽǁŶƐĐŚŽŽůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĨŽƌŝƚ͍ ƐůĞƵƚŚƐ͕ĂŵĂƚĞƵƌĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞƐ͕ĞƐ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵƌĞĂĚĞƌƐŚĂǀĞ /ŶƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚŬƐ͕/͛ǀĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞƐ͘^ŽŵLJLJ already been through it. Which is why ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĐĂůůĞĚKŵĞŶ͕ĂŶĚKŵĞŶ͕/ŚĂǀĞĨŽƵŶĚ͕ tŽƌůĚŽŽŬĂLJĐŽƐƚƵŵĞ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐŝƚĨƌŽŵĂŶŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƌ͛ƐƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŝƐƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚŵĞĂƐĂƐĐŚŽŽůďŽLJ͊,ĞŝƐŬŝŶĚŽĨ ǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽďĂďůLJďĞůŝŬĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ,ĂƌĚLJŽLJƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐŚƵŐĞůLJŚĞůƉĨƵů͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŚĞǁŝůůĂƐŬĂůůƚŚĞ ƵŶĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůŝŶĂůŽƚŽĨǁĂLJƐ͕ĂŶĚŚĞĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƌĞĂůůLJƚƌLJ ŝƐũƵƐƚũĞĂŶƐĂŶĚĂdͲƐŚŝƌƚʹďƵƚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƐŽďŽƌŝŶŐ͊/͛ŵ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂĚĞƌǁŽƵůĚĂƐŬŝŶŚŝƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘/͛ǀĞ ƚŚĂƚŚĂƌĚŝŶƐĐŚŽŽů͘/͛ŵƐƵƌĞŚĞĐŽƵůĚĚŽǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ƐĞŶƚƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐŽŶdǁŝƩĞƌŽĨƌĞĂĚĞƌƐĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƵƉĂƐĂůůƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƐůŽŶŐĂƐLJŽƵƉƵƚŝŶĞŶŽƵŐŚũŽŬĞƐ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ďƵƚŚĞĮŶĚƐŝƚŚĂƌĚƚŽŐĞƚŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ͘ŶĚ Skulduggery Pleasant characters – all the bad guys and ŐĞƚĂǁĂLJǁŝƚŚƉƌĞƩLJŵƵĐŚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ͊ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŵĞƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ͘ ŐŽŽĚŐƵLJƐ͘ŶĚ/ƐĞĞƚŚĞŵĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƵƉĂƐƌƚĞŵŝƐ&Žǁů ĂŶĚĂƐ,ĂƌƌLJWŽƩĞƌ͙ƐŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ The book is set earlier in the /ĨLJŽƵĐŽƵůĚŐŽďĂĐŬŝŶƟŵĞĂŶĚƚĂůŬƚŽ ŽƉƟŽŶƐŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞ͕ďƵƚ/ũƵƐƚĞŶĚƵƉĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶũĞĂŶƐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ƐŽǁŚĂƚǁĂƐŝƚůŝŬĞŐŽŝŶŐďĂĐŬ͍ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͕ǁŽƵůĚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶLJĂĚǀŝĐĞ͍ ĂŶĚĂdͲƐŚŝƌƚ͊ When the books started, the character dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚĂƐŬŝŶŐĂƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŽĨsĂůŬLJƌŝĞĂŝŶǁĂƐϭϮʹŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚ ůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚƚŽĂƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĮĐƟŽŶǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ,ĞĂĚƚŽƉϮϰĨŽƌLJŽƵƌάϭŬƚŽŬĞŶ͊ book she’s 26! In Apocalypse Kings she is, I think, ǁĞ͛ůůĂůǁĂLJƐƐĂLJ͗ŝĨ/ĐŽƵůĚŐŝǀĞŵLJLJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ^ŬƵůĚƵŐŐĞƌLJWůĞĂƐĂŶƚ͗ƉŽĐĂůLJƉƐĞ<ŝŶŐƐ is ϭϱLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͙/͛ŵĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJĂǁĨƵůĂƚŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƐĞůĨĂĚǀŝĐĞ͕ŝƚǁŽƵůĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͊Ƶƚ ŽƵƚŶŽǁ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞϭϰƚŚŬŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ƚƌĂĐŬŽĨǁŚĂƚĂŐĞƐŚĞŝƐ͊dŚĞŬƐĂƌĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝĨ/ĐŽƵůĚʹǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƌĞƉĞƌĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͊ʹ/ǁŽƵůĚ ĞĂĚŽƌůŝǀĞ͕ŝƐŽƵƚŽŶϭƉƌŝů ƌŝĚĚůĞĚǁŝƚŚŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐŚĞƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ͖ŝƚ͛ƐĂǁĨƵů͊/ ƌĞĂƐƐƵƌĞŵLJƐĞůĨƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞŽŬĂLJ͘ŌĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŬŝƚ͛ƐƐĞƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶŬƐĨŽƵƌĂŶĚĮǀĞ͕ŽƌĮǀĞĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕/ŵĞƐƐĞĚƵƉŝŶŵLJĮŶĂůLJĞĂƌĞdžĂŵƐĂŶĚ/ŚĂĚ Ɛŝdž͕ǁŚŝĐŚ/ǁƌŽƚĞƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͊/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞƟŵĞƚŽ ƚŽƌĞƉĞĂƚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞLJĞĂƌŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĐŚŽŽů͕ĂŶĚ/ǁĂƐ ƌĞĂĚƚŚĞŵĂŐĂŝŶ͕ĂŶĚ/͛ŵĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJǁƌŝƟŶŐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŵŝƐĞƌĂďůĞ͘dŚĞŶ/ǁĞŶƚƚŽĂƌƚĐŽůůĞŐĞ͕ĂŶĚ/ ^ŬƵůĚƵŐŐĞƌLJŬ͕ĂŶĚĂƐƉŝŶͲŽīƚŚŝŶŐ͘ƵƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ ŐŽƚŬŝĐŬĞĚŽƵƚĨŽƌŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐƋƵŝƚĞŐŽŽĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͊/ƐƉĞŶƚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƉĞŽƉůĞĂƚtŽƌůĚŽŽŬĂLJƐĂŝĚ͗͞ĞƌĞŬ͕ǁĞ ƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJĨĂƌŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŬŶŽǁLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƚǁŽŬƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJǁƌŝƟŶŐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ/ĂůǁĂLJƐƐǁŽƌĞƚŽŵLJƐĞůĨ/ǁŽƵůĚŶĞǀĞƌ ƌŝŐŚƚŶŽǁ͘ĂŶLJŽƵĮƚŝŶĂƚŚŝƌĚŽŶĞ͍͟/ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚƐĂLJŶŽ͊ ĚŽ͘ƵƚĂŌĞƌĂůůƚŚĂƚĨĂŝůƵƌĞ͕/ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚŽŬĂLJ͕/ƐƟůů CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY FIRST NEWS 22. GAME ZONE FirstNews Issue 77666 19 – 25 February 2021 MEET THE METAHUMANS TAKE a good look at these pictures. Believe it or not, they’re videogame characters! Fortnite;W'/ϭϮͿĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐƉŝĐ'ĂŵĞƐĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƉŝĐ͕ƚŚĞƐŽŌǁĂƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ũƵƐƚŵĂŬĞƐŵĂƐŚͲŚŝƚŐĂŵĞƐ͕ƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉďƌŝŶŐĚŽǁŶƚŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƐŵĂƐŚͲŚŝƚŐĂŵĞƐĂƌĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘ 7 made with. dŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐŚƵŵĂŶƐ >ĂƐƚǁĞĞŬ͕ƚŚĞLJƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ĐĂŶƚĂŬĞ͞ǁĞĞŬƐŽƌĞǀĞŶŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕͟ƐŽĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽ NINTENDO ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͕ĐĂůůĞĚDĞƚĂ,ƵŵĂŶƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬŽŶƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚ͞ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ SWITCH ƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŵĂĚĞǁŝƚŚŝƚůŽŽŬƐĐĂƌŝůLJƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ͊ ƌĂĚŝĐĂůůLJƐŝŵƉůĞƌĂŶĚĨĂƐƚĞƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐ FITNESS BOXING 2: /ƚ͛ůůďĞĨƌĞĞƚŽƵƐĞ͕ĂŶĚĐĂŶďĞĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽŶƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘͟ ĂǁĞďďƌŽǁƐĞƌŝĨLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ dŚĞĨĂŶĐLJƚŽŽůŝƐĚƵĞƚŽďĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞ RHYTHM & EXERCISE ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƌƵŶƚŚĞĨĂŶĐLJƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͘ ůĂƚĞƌƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͘ DKd/sd/E'LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨƚŽƐƚĂLJĂĐƟǀĞŝŶǁŝŶƚĞƌŝƐƚŽƵŐŚ Playing videogames during winter is much easier! 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FERGUS THE FURBALL EMILY SNAPE reviewed by This book is about a boy YOUR READS! Florence called Daniel who never Moniz, ĞŶũŽLJĞĚŚŝƐďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞ aged eight AFTER THE WAR his younger brother Fergus reviewed by ŬĞƉƚƌƵŝŶŝŶŐŝƚďLJƐŚŽǁŝŶŐŽīƚŽ TOM PALMER Luke Randell, ŚŝƐƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͘ aged 11 This book is about three boys who On his tenth birthday, when Daniel’s survive the Holocaust, and end up in ŵƵŵĂŶĚĚĂĚǁĞŶƚƚŽ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚŚŝƐ the Lake District – where they’re safe and ĂƵŶƚŚĂĚƚŽůŽŽŬĂŌĞƌŚŝŵĂŶĚ&ĞƌŐƵƐ͕ ƐŽƵŶĚĂŌĞƌĂǀĞƌLJĚŝĸĐƵůƚƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘ ĂŶŝĞůŵĂĚĞĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJǁŝƐŚ͘ /ƚ͛ƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƌĞĂůƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ͕ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ He wished that his brother would did a lot of research talking to experts and survivors of the ďĞĐŽŵĞĂŐƵŝŶĞĂƉŝŐ͕ĂŶĚŚŝƐǁŝƐŚ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ͘ ƌĞĂůůLJĐĂŵĞƚƌƵĞ͊ /ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJǁĂƐǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚ͕ĂŶĚŝƚŵĂĚĞŵĞƚŚŝŶŬ As the days went past, Daniel started ĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŚŽ ƚŽŐĞƚǁŽƌƌŝĞĚƚŚĂƚŝĨŚŝƐŵƵŵĂŶĚĚĂĚ ůŝǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝƚ͘ ĐĂŵĞďĂĐŬĞĂƌůLJ͕ƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚďĞŵĂĚĂƚ ŚŝŵƚŚĂƚŚŝƐďƌŽƚŚĞƌǁĂƐĂŐƵŝŶĞĂƉŝŐ͘^ŽŚĞƚƌŝĞĚ ƚŽƵŶĚŽŚŝƐǁŝƐŚ͘ STORM AND THE SILVER BRIDLE /ĞŶũŽLJĞĚƚŚŝƐŬďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐǀĞƌLJĂŵƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŽƌĞĂĚĂŶĚ/ŵĞƚƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌĚƵƌŝŶŐŚĞƌǀŝƐŝƚĂƚ STACY GREGG reviewed by ŽƵƌƐĐŚŽŽů͘ Alyssa Mercer, dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJĂŵĂnjŝŶŐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƐŝĚĞ ,ŽƌƐĞƐĂƌĞĂŵĂũŽƌƉĂƌƚŽĨŵLJůŝĨĞũƵƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞLJ aged nine ĂƌĞĨŽƌ/ƐƐLJ͘/ƐƐLJĂŶĚŚĞƌĐŽůƚ^ƚŽƌŵĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŬƚŚĂƚ/ůŽǀĞƚŽŽ͘/ĐĂŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĞƚŚĂƚ/ǁŝůůŵŝƐƐŵLJďƌŽƚŚĞƌŝĨŚĞ ƉĂŝƌ͘ƵƚǁŚĞŶ^ƚŽƌŵŐĞƚƐƐƚŽůĞŶ͕ƐŚĞŚĂƐƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůĂůůƚŚĞ ƚƵƌŶƐŝŶƚŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞůŝŬĞ&ĞƌŐƵƐ͘ ǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƚŽŐĞƚŚŝŵďĂĐŬ͘ Danger lurks around every corner, but Issy’s true heroic nature ŚĞůƉƐŚĞƌŽŶŚĞƌĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƚŽƌĞƐĐƵĞ^ƚŽƌŵ͘:ŽŝŶ/ƐƐLJǁŚŝůĞƐŚĞ WWEE WWANTANT YYOUROUR BBOOKOOK RREVIEWS!EVIEWS! ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐƚŽĮŶĚ^ƚŽƌŵĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞǁĂLJ͘ We’ll need around 100 words on a book you’ve been reading and a picture EŽƚũƵƐƚŚŽƌƐĞůŽǀĞƌƐǁŝůůůŽǀĞƚŚŝƐƐƚŽƌLJ͖ĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŝůů͘/ƚǁŝůůďĞ of yourself (with parents’ permission!) sent to ŬƌĞǀŝĞǁƐΛĮƌƐƚŶĞǁƐ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ͘ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵĨƌŽŵĂĐŚŝůĚƚŽĂĚƵůƚŚŽŽĚ͘ 26. SHOPS FirstNews Issue 766 19 – 25 February 2021 WHAT’S IN THE LIGHTS MOTION-CONTROLLED PORTABLE SHOPS? LIGHT-UP LED HELIBALL USB DISCO LIGHT MENKIND.CO.UK £9.97 TEMPTATIONGIFTS.COM £5.99 dŚŝƐĐŽŽůůŝƩůĞŇLJŝŶŐďĂůůŚĂƐƚǁŽŵŽĚĞƐƚŽ dĂŬĞƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJǁŝƚŚLJŽƵĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵŐŽǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐ POND TROOPER ĐŚŽŽƐĞĨƌŽŵ͘hƐĞƐĞŶƐŽƌŵŽĚĞƚŽŐĞŶƚůLJŐƵŝĚĞ ƐƵƉĞƌͲďƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚƉŽƌƚĂďůĞĚŝƐĐŽůŝŐŚƚ͘dŚĞůŝŐŚƚǁŝůů the heliball towards the ground, or control its ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚǁŚĞŶŝƚŚĞĂƌƐŵƵƐŝĐ͕ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂĐŽůŽƵƌͲ LIGHT-UP BATH DUCK speed and height using the remote control. ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĚŝƐĐŽƐŚŽǁĨŽƌLJŽƵƚŽĚĂŶĐĞƚŽ͊ dŚĞŚĞůŝďĂůůĂůƐŽŚĂƐĨŽƵƌůŝŐŚƚŵŽĚĞƐĨŽƌLJŽƵ IWANTONEOFTHOSE.COM £9.99 ƚŽĐŚŽŽƐĞĨƌŽŵ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ>ƐƚŽƉƵƚŽŶ ĚĂnjnjůŝŶŐůŝŐŚƚĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐǁŚŝůĞŇLJŝŶŐ͘ dŚŝƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐďĂƚŚĚƵĐŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ an internal light that turns on when it comes into contact with water and switches ŽīǁŚĞŶLJŽƵůŝŌŝƚŽƵƚŽĨ ƚŚĞďĂƚŚ͘dŚĞĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ ĐŽůŽƵƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ>ďƵůďƐ light up and cycle through ĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĨƵŶĐŽůŽƵƌƐ͘

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^ŶŽǁďŽĂƌĚĞƌ GOLD! ŚĂƌůŽƩĞĂŶŬĞƐŽŶŚĞƌ ǁĂLJƚŽĂŐŽůĚŵĞĚĂů 'ĞƩLJ BRITAIN’S ŚĂƌůŽƩĞĂŶŬĞƐŚĂƐǁŽŶŚĞƌĮƌƐƚ^ŶŽǁďŽĂƌĚƌŽƐƐtŽƌůĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐƟƚůĞ͕ĂŌĞƌďĂŐŐŝŶŐŐŽůĚĂƚ/ĚƌĞ&ũćůů͕^ǁĞĚĞŶ͘ dŚĞϮϱͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚƉŝƉƉĞĚKůLJŵƉŝĐĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶDŝĐŚĞůĂDŽŝŽůŝŽĨ ŵŽƐƚĚĞĐŽƌĂƚĞĚ /ƚĂůLJďLJũƵƐƚϬ͘ϬϴƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ͘dŚĞnjĞĐŚZĞƉƵďůŝĐ͛ƐǀĂ^ĂŵŬŽǀĄ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ 'ĞƩLJ runs was the winning ƚŽŽŬďƌŽŶnjĞ͕ǁŚŝůĞĮǀĞͲƟŵĞǁŽƌůĚĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ>ŝŶĚƐĞLJ:ĂĐŽďĞůůŝƐ skier in World ŵĂƌŐŝŶĨŽƌ/ŶĚŝĂ ŽĨƚŚĞh^ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚĂĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐŶŝŶƚŚ͘ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ 317 as they thrashed ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƐŚĞǁĂƐďŽƌŶŝŶƚŚĞh<͕ĂŶŬĞƐƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ǁŝƚŚƐŝdž England in the second ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ&ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƐŚĞůŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨĨŽƵƌ͘ ŐŽůĚƐ͕ŽŶĞƐŝůǀĞƌ Test in Chennai. ^ŚĞƐǁŝƚĐŚĞĚƚŽdĞĂŵ'ŝŶϮϬϭϴ͘ and two bronzes. England were chasing a target of 482 DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ĂƚƚŚĞůƉŝŶĞ^ŬŝtŽƌůĚŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐŝŶ/ƚĂůLJ͕ It has also been ŽŶƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚĚĂLJ͕ďƵƚĞŶĚĞĚƵƉďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĚƌĂŵĂŝŶƚŚĞǁŽŵĞŶ͛ƐĂůƉŝŶĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚĞǀĞŶƚĂƐ a great World ďŽǁůĞĚŽƵƚĨŽƌϭϲϰ͘ZĂǀŝĐŚĂŶĚƌĂŶ ϭϳŽƵƚŽĨϯϯƌŝĚĞƌƐĨĂŝůĞĚƚŽĮŶŝƐŚƚŚĞƌĂĐĞĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŝĐLJ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐĨŽƌ Ashwin (below) was the stand-out ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘dŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚŽƐĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂĐĞ͕ Switzerland. Lara ďŽǁůĞƌĨŽƌ/ŶĚŝĂ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐϴͲϵϲĂĐƌŽƐƐ and the other 14 struggled in the second. 'ƵƚͲĞŚƌĂŵŝǁŽŶƚŚĞ^ƵƉĞƌ'ƟƚůĞĂŶĚŽƌŝŶŶĞ^ƵƚĞƌƚŽŽŬŐŽůĚ ďŽƚŚŝŶŶŝŶŐƐ͘dŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐŝƐƟĞĚĂƚϭͲϭ͘ dŚĞh^͛ƐDŝŬĂĞůĂ^ŚŝīƌŝŶ;ƌŝŐŚƚͿďĂƩůĞĚŽŶƚŽǁŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ in the downhill. ĂůƉŝŶĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŽƌůĚĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉŐŽůĚŽĨŚĞƌĐĂƌĞĞƌ͕ ^ƵƚĞƌŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ^ǁŝƐƐǁŽŵĂŶƚŽǁŝŶƚŚĞĚŽǁŶŚŝůůǁŽƌůĚƟƚůĞ ĂŶĚŚĞƌŶŝŶƚŚǁŽƌůĚŵĞĚĂůŽǀĞƌĂůů͘dŚŝƐŵĂŬĞƐ^ŚŝīƌŝŶƚŚĞ since Maria Walliser in 1989. 'ĞƩLJ

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ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐϰϯƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ was the record- 14 ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƟŵĞƐĞƚďLJ Beatrice Chepkoech ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽŵĞŶ͛ƐϱŬŵ road race. Chepkoech set the record at the Monaco Run. The Kenyan took ĂǁŚŽůĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŽīƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ FAN ƌĞĐŽƌĚ͕ƐĞƚŝŶϮϬϭϵďLJ^ŝĨĂŶ,ĂƐƐĂŶ͘

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