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2. QUICK NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 1. $20 BANKNOTE DELAY 15. BEDTIME STORIES Plans for an American $20 banknote Parents are swapping books for featuring anti-slavery activist Harriet THINGS TO technology when it comes to Tubman have been delayed until 2028. bedtime stories, according to new The current $20 note features former research. The charity BookTrust president – and slave-owner – Andrew surveyed 1,000 parents with Jackson. President Obama announced KNOW AND TELL children under the age of 10. It the redesign in 2016. The official 20 found that more than a quarter of reason given for the delay of the QUICK NEWS TO READ YOURSELF AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS parents use Amazon’s Alexa and new note is that it’s due to “security other apps to tell their children features”. However President Trump a bedtime story. Only 28% of has previously claimed the redesign is parents said they managed to “pure political correctness”. 6. PLASTIC-FREE FEST 10. STORMZY IN SCHOOL find the time to share a story with their children every night. Live Nation has announced plans to Stormzy should be taught in schools 2. PLEA FOR HELP get rid of all single-use plastics at its instead of Mozart, according to the venues and festivals by the year 2021. charity Youth Music. The charity says Bana Alabed, the young Syrian girl The world’s largest concert promoter that music lessons need to be given 16. WICKED AWARDS who was evacuated from Aleppo in a shake-up, to prevent students from looks after lots of events in the UK, The finalists have been announced Syria is urging the world not to forget becoming disengaged and getting into including Reading and Leeds Festivals, for the Wicked Young Writer Awards about the continuing war in her home trouble. It suggests swapping classical Latitude and Download. 2019. The judges, including Cressida country. She tweeted: “The bloodshed music for genres like grime, hip-hop Cowell, Hussain Manawar and in Syria continues. To be honest it feels and electro. so hopeless.” Bana and her family 7. VACCINATION PLEA First News’ editor in chief Nicky Cox, have made a new life in Turkey where shortlisted 120 entries. This year’s Public Health England is urging parents they have been awarded citizenship. 11. DOWNTON MOVIE writing showed that young people to get their children vaccinated for are particularly concerned with measles, mumps and rubella. In the The first trailer for the new Downton climate change and rising levels of first three months of this year, there Abbey movie has been released. It violence in society. The winners will were 231 confirmed cases of measles shows the Crawleys discovering that be announced on Thursday 20 June at and 795 cases of mumps. the king and queen are making a London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. visit to Downton! The film arrives in Getty 8. JUMBO CAKE cinemas this September. 17. FOSTER PUPPET 3. RARE COIN Lucha the Asian elephant at ZSL TV show Sesame Street has welcomed Whipsnade Zoo got a pretty tasty treat 12. FOND FAREWELL An extremely rare, 200-year-old coin its first ever foster muppet called Karli. for her birthday this year – a cake Author Judith Kerr has died aged 95. is being sold by the Royal Mint – for The young muppet lives with her “for- made by former Great British Bake Off Judith is most famous for her book a whopping £100,000! The gold now” parents, Dalia and Clem. She’s finalist, Richard Burr! The cake, which The Tiger Who Came To Tea. sovereign was created back in 1819 been introduced to the show to offer Burr said was the biggest he’s ever and there are only around ten left in support to foster children and parents. made, was built on a hay base and the world! topped with lots of Lucha’s favourite 13. HOSPITAL SNACKS fruit and vegetable treats, including Three-quarters of food bought in UK 18. JUMP BIKES cucumber and bananas. 4. WW2 DISCOVERY hospitals is unhealthy. Researchers Uber is launching an electric bike found that despite hospitals More than 1,000 homes in London service in London. People can hire promoting healthier eating, medical had to be evacuated when a the electric Jump bikes on Uber’s app staff, patients and visitors tend to suspected World War Two bomb was and cycle around the city. The bikes choose snacks such as crisps, sweets found on a building site. Students at cost £1 to unlock and 12p per minute and cakes instead. Kingston University were also asked to ride. The first trial is taking place to leave. The bomb was destroyed in in Islington. a controlled explosion, carried out by Zoo Whipsnade ZSL 14. BULLIED ACTRESS the armed forces’ specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. British actress and Stranger Things star 19. CARTOON BANNED Millie Bobby Brown has revealed that Alabama Public Television (APT) has bullies forced her to change schools 9. POLL RESULTS refused to broadcast an episode of when she was younger. The 15-year- 5. TRASHBACK the cartoon Arthur, which features a Over the next few decades, our diets old, who is Unicef’s youngest Goodwill In 2018, China stopped taking same-sex wedding. APT said it made are set to change, but while it’s fun Ambassador, was also forced off plastic waste from the UK and the decision because the channel to look ahead, the Soil Association is Twitter by cyberbullies. Millie said she the rest of the world. Since often attracts viewers younger than calling for pupils to eat more healthy wants to “combat the negativity on then, parts of south-east Asia, those Arthur is targeted at. like Malaysia, have taken the and climate-friendly meals now! They social media.” trash, but have quickly been think all schools should bring in a overwhelmed by how much meat-free day once a week. We asked 20. EUROVISION WOES they’re being sent. To stop you: 73% of you said YES, while 27% of The UK got even fewer points than their country from becoming a you said NO. first thought at this year’s Eurovision dumping ground, Malasia is taking “As long as they Song Contest. Michael Rice’s song a stand, and will ship 3,300 tons COMMENT serve insects

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3. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 EDITOR’S COMMENT

EU ELECTIONS RESULTS YOUNG people are conti nuing to raise their voices for their planet. If you took part – in any way – in the recent climate demonstrati ons (p5), know that the world is hearing you. Together your voices are stronger, so keep lift ing each other up and championing the future of this planet. G e tt y Climate change is one of the biggest topics in the news right now (there are plenty of stories in this week’s issue) and that’s partly because so many of you are doing what you can to stop climate change in its tracks and protect your planet from a devastati ng future. So keep making noise!

G e tt y GOOD WEEK FOR… BRITAIN THE Brexit party was the clear winner in the UK’s European electi ons to choose MORE Britons than ever MEPs, this week. are opti ng for holidays MEPs are Members of the European by editor in chief Nicky Cox in the UK, according to Parliament (rather than MPs, who are a survey by Barclays. Members of the UK Parliament and are Greens may have also been about a vote The banking company voted for in general electi ons). for the climate. Schoolgirl Greta Thunberg’s quizzed 2,006 people and The UK hadn’t been expected to take part in #SchoolStrikeForClimateActi on and protests found that 31% planned the European Electi ons because we voted to by Exti ncti on Rebellion have been making to spend more ti me on leave the EU in the 2016 EU Referendum. The headlines this year and getti ng a lot of support. holiday in the UK this year, compared to 8% who said plan was for us to have already left the EU on Britain’s two main parti es – the Conservati ve iStock 29 March, but the UK Parliament failed to agree and Labour parti es – had a bad night. Both they’d spend less ti me on a deal about how we would leave. So, we had lost seats. Labour’s seats were halved to ten. holidaying at home. to take part in the European Electi ons, with a The Conservati ves lost 15 seats across the UK new Brexit date set for 31 October. and were left with only four MEPs. Together The Brexit party, which was formed just six they polled fewer than 20% of the overall vote. BAD WEEK FOR… weeks ago by Nigel Farage, got almost a third of Both have been unclear about their positi on on the vote share, winning 29 seats. The party had Brexit, with arguments within the parti es, and a BRITAIN’S SKIES just one message – to leave the EU as soon as failure to agree on a deal to leave the EU. WHILE it’s great news that more possible, with or without a deal. The new pro- Electi ons were taking place across Europe, people are choosing stay-cati ons remain party, Change UK, didn’t win any seats. where the picture looks to have been repeated, (see above), it was bad news for But that’s not the whole story. The Liberal with smaller parti es making gains at the expense Britain’s skies this week as a record Democrats, who want to stop Brexit happening, of the bigger parti es. number of planes took to the recorded its best ever result in EU electi ons, In Northern Ireland, three women were skies in one day. More than 9,000 winning 15 seats and coming second nati onally. elected as MEPs for the fi rst ti me ever, each of planes took off from UK airports It was also a good night for the Green them from three very diff erent politi cal parti es. on one day, ahead of the bank

party, another party that wants Britain to Overall, people seem to have been voti ng iStock holiday weekend. On the same day remain in the EU. However, a vote for the for change. last year 8,854 planes took oﬀ . CLIMATE CHANGE LESSONS THE Labour Party has said that a Labour government will make climate change part of the curriculum from primary school onwards. Under plans set out by Shadow Educati on Secretary energy and green technology jobs”. Angela Rayner, the next Labour government wants to The Labour Party announced their iStock make sure that all young people are fully educated progressive plans on the same day as the second on all things climate change. Global Climate Strike for Future (see p7), led by According to the Labour Party, the plans will make young acti vist Greta Thunberg. One of the key sure you are taught all of the necessary knowledge demands of these strikes is that the current nati onal and skills needed “in a world that will be increasingly curriculum is changed so that more children are shaped by climate change, parti cularly in renewable educated about climate change at school. SUBSCRIBE FOR HOME – TRY 3 ISSUES FOR £1* CALL 0330 333 0186 subscribe.ﬁ rstnews.co.uk *followed by £19.99 every three months by Direct Debit FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 4. NEWS IN PICTURES FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 CEREDIGION, WALES G e tt y

AN ancient forest has been uncovered by Storm Hannah on a beach in Wales. MUMBAI, INDIA G e tt y The 4,500-year-old forest was buried under and sand and water, but low ti des and strong winds have now made it visible. The mysterious forest has become CHILDREN in Mumbra gather at a park to join in with the Suitcase Library. Each associated with the myth of a sunken civilizati on, known as Cantre’r Gwaelod, night volunteers from an organisati on called Parcham take a suitcase of books to or the Sunken Hundred. parks and playgrounds to encourage local children to read. The children choose a book and then sit on the swings or other playground equipment to read. G e tt y G e tt y LONDON, UK

THE Queen makes a visit to the Briti sh Airways headquarters at Heathrow to mark the airline’s 100th anniversary.

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THE Duchess of Cambridge toasts marshmallows with schoolchildren at a visit to the Back to Nature Garden garden during RHS Chelsea Flower Show VISITORS hold poop ﬁ gurines as they pose for a photograph at the Unko at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Duchess designed the garden along with Museum Yokohama. The temporary pop-up museum lets visitors learn all Andree Davies and Adam White. Earlier in the week the Duchess visited the about poo! They can take pictures with specially-themed att racti ons and play garden with Prince William and her children. with toys. The museum will be open unti l 15 July 2019. 3 ISSUES FOR £1 SUBSCRIBE.FIRSTNEWS.CO.UK 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.

5. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 UK IS “UNCARING” WOMEN, children, poor people and the disabled are the victi ms of KIDS CONTINUE an uncaring atti tude by the Government, says a senior offi cial at the United Nati ons (UN). Philip Alston, a UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights, visited the UK in November and released his fi nal report last week. GLOBAL STRIKES Alston said that 20 years of progress in tacking child and pensioner poverty have “begun to unravel” and that 40% of children are predicted to be living in poverty by 2021. He added that compassion has been replaced by a “harsh and uncaring” atti tude towards Britain’s poor. Women, children, poor people and the disabled have felt the greatest eff ects, says Alston’s report.

Chris Bellinger The Government isn’t really used to taking such blunt criti cism from the UN. Amber Rudd, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, was reportedly going to complain to the UN about Alston’s “bias”. A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: “The UN’s own data shows the UK is one of the happiest places in the world to live, and other countries have come here to ﬁ nd out more about how we support people to improve their lives. “Therefore this is a barely believable documentati on of Britain, based on a ti ny period of ti me spent here. It paints a completely inaccurate picture of our approach to tackling poverty.” iStock

by Ben Pulsford YOUNG people from across the world took part in the second #schoolstrikeforclimate protests last Friday (24 May). Students and young people took to the streets in their own countries demanding world governments and businesses treat the eff ects of climate change as an emergency. Chris Bellinger Organisers of the world strike have said that around 1.5 million people took CLEARING THE AIR acti on in around 125 countries. A SURREY school has said that it will keep all its windows open during The school strikes were inspired the exam period, aft er a teacher discovered high CO2 levels in his by Greta Thunberg, a young Swedish poorly-venti lated classroom. student and acti vist, who got the Alby Reid from Reigate Grammar said he would “never close the window” again att enti on of the world aft er protesti ng aft er discovering that carbon dioxide levels reached 2,300 parts per million (ppm), outside her country’s parliament last or 0.23 per cent of the air – compared with a normal outdoor amount of 400 parts summer. Large demonstrati ons also took place per million (0.04 per cent) – during a double lesson. The fi rst global school strike for in Edinburgh, Cambridge and Bristol Recent research by Harvard University found a link between high CO2 climate acti on took place in March when where students staged a protest against concentrati ons in “indoor spaces” and low cogniti ve functi on scores, which means more than a million students walked out their city’s airport expansion. that in a stuff y, unventi lated classroom or exam hall, high carbon dioxide levels of lessons and protested in countries In Cambridge, 2,000 schoolchildren could have a bad eff ect on how pupils think and learn. across the world. took to the streets in protest. Mr Reid told the School’s Week Friday’s world strikes began in Arthur, 12, from The Perse School website: “If the windows and Australia and New Zealand and soon Cambridge said: “It’s great that a doors are closed, [pupils] may spread around the world to 1,664 citi es climate emergency has been declared not be performing as well as they as more and more countries woke up. by Parliament, but I sti ll don’t think it’s could. They might be fati gued or In the UK, more than 125 protests enough. The Government has been cogniti vely impaired.” took place from Cornwall to Scotland. focusing too much on Brexit and they’ve As a result of Mr Reid’s discovery, iStock The largest strike was in London been ignoring the real crisis that is Reigate Grammar has agreed to where around 10,000 young people aff ecti ng the whole world.” keep all windows open during marched on the Department for On the same day as the protest, the exams to allow fresh air to circulate. Educati on under the banner “Teach the Labour Party announced plans to review Reigate Grammar took to Twitt er Future” before moving to Parliament the curriculum to make sure all kids are to encourage other schools to Square and to 10 Downing Street, where taught about climate change in school follow their lead and “throw open the prime minister lives and works. by law (see p3). those windows!” FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.

6. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 KINCRAIG SHETLAND ANGUS HOVERFLIES HATCH TOP PLACE FAIRY FOREVER RZSS Highland Wildlife Park is hoping Shetland has been named one of the top A Fairy Liquid bott le from the 1960s to boost the populati on of a rare type ten desti nati ons in Europe by a famous has washed of hoverﬂ y, thanks to its new breeding travel guide. The archipelago (group of up on

programme. The pine hoverﬂ y is one islands) in Scotland came sixth in Lonely iStock Arbroath of the UK’s rarest insects, but plays Planet’s Best In Europe 2019 list, which beach – and an important role in the ecosystem highlights places people should visit. it sti ll has

as a pollinator. The park has now some of the iStock developed a special breeding habitat old writi ng in a shed away from the public, and is on it! The raising the hoverfl ies in empty jam jars unusual discovery was made by and hummus pots, where the fi rst fl ies schoolchildren during a beach clean- have just hatched. If the park manages up. Wendy Murray of East Haven to breed enough fl ies, they could one Together said: “The bott le has been day be released into the wild. in the sea for 50 years or more, but plasti c never truly degrades.” NORTHUMBERLAND WALL WORK Parts of Hadrian’s Wall are collapsing because tourists keep taking selfi es on it. A 10ft secti on of the famous Unesco World Heritage site has Ellie Rotheray crumbled under the weight of people wanti ng to get the perfect picture. The Nati onal Trust says £1.17 million DONEGAL is being spent on repair work, while visitors are being encouraged to walk BOOK COMES BACK around and next to the wall, rather A book borrowed from Donegal than on it. County Library has been returned aft er more than 80 years! The White Owl by Annie MP Smithson was borrowed on 23 July 1937, but wasn’t brought back to the library unti l this May. The book

is a fi rst editi on, which means it is now iStock considered very rare. ENGLAND CARDIFF iStock COLOUR CHANGE STOLEN STONES Postboxes have been painted Stones taken from Cardiff Castle were spott ed up for blue in several towns and sale on eBay last week. The stones were adverti sed citi es across England. Boxes in as limestone rocks dati ng back to the 11th century, Taunton, Southampton, Leeds and with a starti ng price of £300. The person who took Notti ngham have all been given a them said this was “the perfect opportunity for makeover to celebrate the Cricket someone to own a piece of history”. Staff at Cardiff

Donegal County Council County Donegal World Cup. Keep your eyes peeled Castle were alerted to the sale and asked the seller to see if you can spot them! to return the stones or face police acti on.

8 weeks is how long it 16-year-old took a talented teenager male Sumatran NEWS IN NUMBERS to turn an old barge ti ger Jambi into a luxury home! Billy has sadly 457,861 people 3-year-old Gary the dog has spent Walden’s mum bought passed away

have entered the more than a third of his life in kennels RSPCA the run-down boat as at Edinburgh ballot for a place at the RSPCA’s South Godstone a project for him. He’s Zoo. The zoo in the 40th London centre, waiti ng pati ently for a forever now totally transformed said everyone Marathon next home. The RSPCA says he needs an it and even built rooms was saddened year. That’s a record experienced owner to care for him, for himself and his at losing the number of runners! but he’d make a lovely pet. sister, Mati lda. beloved resident. 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 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 TRUMP POLL OF THE WEEK The Government has VISITS UK confirmed a ban on plastic

THE LAST straws, stirrers, and cotton Getty buds in England, but do you think this ban goes far

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iStock Trump will be welcomed by the Queen on his first official state visit to the UK next week. A ceremonial welcome will be held in the garden of Buckingham Palace on the first day of his THE Government has confirmed a ban on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds in England in an three-day trip. In the evening, a state banquet will be held in the attempt to seriously reduce plastic waste. But is the ban far-reaching enough? palace’s ballroom along with well- Environment Secretary Michael Gove confirmed the by Ben Pulsford known UK figures and Americans news last week, following overwhelming public support for living in Britain. a ban. It is hoped that the ban will help soften the impact hundreds of years to break down, ending up in our seas Mr Trump will meet outgoing that nearly 4.7 billion plastic straws, 316 million plastic and oceans and harming precious marine life. prime minister, Theresa May, plus stirrers and 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds have “So today I am taking action to turn the tide on plastic royals including Prince William been having every year on our fragile environment. pollution, and ensure we leave our environment in a and Prince Harry. But Harry’s A ban on the supply of plastic straws, drink stirrers and better state for future generations.” American wife, Meghan, whose cotton buds will come into effect in England in April 2020. But does Gove’s ban go far enough? Environmental baby Archie is only a month old, The ban will include exceptions so that those with medical organisation Friends of the Earth don’t think so. will not meet the US president. needs or a disability are still able to continue to access They have called on Mr Gove “to introduce legislation Mr Trump will visit Downing plastic straws. covering all unnecessary plastics”, not just plastic straws, Street for talks with Theresa May, According to the Government, restaurants, pubs stirrers and cotton buds. where they will hold a joint press and bars will not be able to display plastic straws or According to Emma Priestland, plastics campaigner at conference. It will come just automatically give them out to customers, but they will be Friends of the Earth, these three items are “just a fraction days before she steps down as able to provide them on request (for example, for those of the single-use plastic nasties” used for a short amount Conservative leader on 7 June. with medical conditions). of time that end up polluting the natural environment. The trip is expected to end with Mr Gove said: “Urgent and decisive action is needed The environmental group are campaigning for legislation Mr Trump, the Queen and Prince to tackle plastic pollution and protect our environment. to go much further: “We’re campaigning for legislation to Charles attending a national event These items are often used for just a few minutes but take cut back on pointless plastic across the board.” to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The White House says the visit will build on the “special relationship” between America and Britain. EXERCISE HELPS KIDS SLEEP BETTER The visit follows a number of protests against Mr Trump’s last TIRED of feeling tired? Struggling to sleep? You might not be exercising enough visit to the UK in 2018. during the day. This time, more protests are New research by Penn State University that for every extra hour of moderate-to- expected. Already, a number of in America has found that increasing the vigorous physical activity, the teens fell politicians and other well-known amount of exercise during the day could asleep 18 minutes earlier, slept 10 minutes people have turned down the result in better sleep that night. longer and had about one percent greater invitation to dinner with Mr Over the course of a week, researchers sleep maintenance efficiency that night.” iStock Trump at Buckingham Palace. found that when young people were more According to previous research into young The Labour Party’s shadow physically active than usual, they got to people’s development and sleep, teens foreign secretary Emily sleep earlier, slept longer and generally slept require eight to ten hours of sleep a night, Thornberry, said the president better. but a recent estimate suggests that almost has attacked the “shared values The researchers explain: “The team found 75 percent are getting less than eight. that unite our two countries”. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.

8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 USA USAMEXICO JAPAN DUCKLINGS SAVED CONFISCATED CARS SALE ALL NEW NAMES Ten ducklings who found themselves Luxury cars, seized by police from corrupt Japan’s foreign minister has asked stuck in a storm drain in Colorado politi cians and criminals are being sold that the rest of the world changes G e tt y were saved when the town’s fi re off by the government to help pay for the way that they say the names of fi ghters came to their rescue. Aft er community programmes. Mexico’s Japanese people. For the last 100 noti cing the duckling’s “very worried president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, years or so, most Japanese people mother” pacing nearby, one of the fi re has vowed that “everything confi scated have gone by ‘First name, last name’. fi ghters descended into the drain and [from criminals] will be handed back to From now on, however, he wants the used their fi re helmet to scoop up the the [poor] communiti es”. Altogether, 82 world to put the surname fi rst. For ducklings, returning them safely to vehicles, worth about £1 million in total example, Foreign Minister Taro Kono mother. Fire rescue offi cials tweeted: will be sold. Property, jewellery and other (pictured) would now be referred to “Confi rmed – Fire helmets can hold a luxury goods are also being sold off . as Kono Taro. In China and Korea, the maximum of 10 ducklings.” surname-fi rst format is already used internati onally. G e tt y

South Metro Fire Rescue Fire South Metro INDIA MODI ELECTED PM BOTSWANA The world’s biggest electi ons have ended with a decisive victory for ELEPHANT HUNTING India’s Narendra Modi, who has Botswana’s government has been re-elected as prime minister. announced that its ban on the hunti ng Modi, who has served as prime of big game, like elephants, will be minister since 2014, is a member of lift ed. First introduced in 2014, the the Bharati ya Janata party (BJP), an ban has seen the elephant populati on ‘India-ﬁ rst’ party, who say they take rise, but some politi cians have said lots of their ideas from the Hindu that this has caused problems for religion. During Modi’s last term as small-scale farmers and rural villages. PM, unemployment and debt were at Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi CHAGOS ISLANDS an all-ti me high. It’s likely these issues Masisi, has said that hunti ng is an will be some of the ﬁ rst that Modi important industry for the country, WHO GETS THE CHAGOS? focuses on solving. while a government spokesperson said Back in the 1960s, former Briti sh prime minister Harold Wilson the return to hunti ng would take place made a deal with the US to take over a part of the Chagos in accordance with laws governing Islands, near Mauriti us, and build a military base there. Almost wildlife conservati on. 2,000 people lived on that part of the Chagos at the ti me, but G e tt y the US and the UK forcibly removed the nati ve Chagos Island

people from their homes. Now, more than 50 years later, the G e tt y

iStock UN has voted that the UK should hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauriti us as soon as possible. While the vote is non-binding and doesn’t force the UK to give the islands back, it puts a lot of pressure on the UK Government to do so. The UK says that the military base helps them ﬁ ght crime and terrorism, and that the islands have been theirs since 1814.

WHETHER it’s because of recent climate news, strikes or documentaries like OUR WORLD Our Planet from Sir David Att enborough, loads of us, including kids from all over the world, have been inspired to do more for our planet. Here’s how 10-year-olds Lia and Juhi from Finland are helping. NAME: LIA AND JUHI For Lia and Juhi, the Balti c Sea has become an important part of their lives. They have been studying its shores at school and wanted to try to help. Aft er winning money on the Finnish LIVE: FINLAND Who Wants to be a Millionaire? TV show, they knew just what to do with their prize. “With our donati on to WWF, we want grown-ups to see the directi on our natural world is heading in. Think of all the things we would lose if the Balti c Sea was no longer there, or TO FIND OUT MORE, GO TO became really polluted. We wouldn’t be able to swim or go boati ng. Summer holidays would WWW.WWF.ORG.UK be horrible for everyone and the local wildlife would struggle to call it home”. 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. THE WEEK AHEAD FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019

75 YEARS Getty KEY SINCE D-DAY DIARY 6 JUNE DATES EID AL-FITR 4 – 5 JUNE Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims. On this special day, Muslims will take part in traditional celebrations including ceremonies at the mosque, praying, feasting with friends and families, and giving gifts. Eid Mubarak ON 6 JUNE 1944, 75 years ago, the largest-ever invasion by sea took place, as 150,000 Allied Forces from us at First News! attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. All across the UK, France and the US, events are being held to remember those who were lost in the D-Day invasion. WHAT WAS D-DAY? iStock Germany, led by the Nazi Party, had invaded France and was trying to take over all of Europe, including Britain. After a lot of effort and sacrifice, Britain and the United States had managed to slow down the German forces, giving them an opportunity to go on the attack. On a cloudy 6 June, late at night, the Allies took the opportunity to strike German forces when they were LONDON HISTORY DAY unprepared. Sending more than 6,000 ships, carrying troops, weapons, tanks, and equipment – it was a huge 31 MAY turning point in World War 2, and many historians say Get ready for London History Day, a that the D-Day invasions were one of the biggest reasons celebration of the UK’s capital, held behind the Allied victory of WW2. This is a colourised version of a photo called on the day that the bells of Big Ben Into the Jaws of Death, taken by Robert F Getty first rang, 160 years ago! It’s a great Sargant as his boat landed in Normandy. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT WE REMEMBER D-DAY? opportunity to celebrate all the In total, it’s believed that there were around 425,000 different things about London that Allied and German casualties (those killed, wounded WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE UK FOR D-DAY? make it a unique and special city. or went missing) in the invasion. This huge cost is There’s loads going on across the UK for D-Day. remembered each year with ceremonies and a festival Southwick Village in Hampshire is going back in time. The through Normandy that celebrates those who sacrificed so residents will be dressing up in wartime-wear and WW2 iStock much to free those under the oppressive Nazi-rule. vehicles will parade through the village. A lot of the focus will be on the city of Portsmouth, which is where Allied soldiers initially set off for Normandy, 75 years ago. US president Donald Trump will be visiting the port city for the day – although some have said that his visit will ‘overshadow’ the importance of the day. Trump will be there to see over 4,000 personnel, 11 INTERNATIONAL Royal Navy vessels and lots of different aircraft, depart for Normandy, along with nearly 300 veterans. All TETRIS DAY 6 JUNE of them are now all over 90 years old, and they’ll be It's been 35 years since Tetris was first travelling from Portsmouth on a specially-commissioned released, and those different-shaped The Bayeux War Cemetery in France ferry to attend events in Normandy. Getty blocks (called tetrominoes) have been For the full list of D-Day events in the UK and France, contains 4,648 graves – mostly falling since then. Here's to another 35 British troops killed on D-Day. head to www.dday-anniversary.com. years of Tetris! BIG PICTURE THE gives you abett eridea ofjust how highupJack was. Gulp! second-tallest in Australia. building Ourother picture, above, the ground, ontop oftheEureka Tower inMelbourne, the motorbike backﬂip. rider JackField pullingoﬀ theworld’s highest WE WE The daredevil deed took placearidiculous 297.3mabove feel dizzy just looking at thispicture ofstunt

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11. SPECIAL REPORT by editor in chief Nicky Cox FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019

WHO WILLTHE race has begun to become our next primeBE minister. PM?

Theresa May announced she would quit as PM aft er failing to deliver Brexit, saying: “I do so with no ill will, but WHAT’S THE CHOICE? WHO CHOOSES THE WINNER? The Conservati ve Party’s 1922 Committ ee presents Once only two candidates are left aft er MPs have with enormous and enduring grati tude to have a choice of candidate to the party for the electi on had their say, the Conservati ve Party’s 150,000 had the opportunity to serve the country I love.” of leader. Nominati ons are put forward by MPs who members get a vote to choose the winner. A number of MPs in her Conservati ve Party propose and second them. The two last candidates campaign around the have said they want the job. Usually the country hoping to win the support of Conservati ve leaving prime minister stays on in Downing THEN WHAT? Party members. Street aft er resigning to give the party long A ballot of Tory MPs is held in which the Whoever gets more than half of the vote among enough to pick a new leader. That’s candidate with the least support drops oﬀ the list. Party members will be declared Leader of the what the last prime minister David This is repeated unti l just two candidates remain. Party. And, because the Conservati ve Party are in Cameron did in 2016, and what Someti mes candidates pull out themselves when Government right now, that Leader automati cally Mrs May will do, too. they realise they aren’t getti ng enough support. becomes prime minister. WILL ONE OF THESE PEOPLE BE OUR NEXT PRIME MINISTER? It's only been a week since Theresa May announced that she'd be resigning, but a number of Conservative MPs have already said that they're running to be leader. Among those most likely to become our next PM are Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt, Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom and Dominic Raab. The vote for the next PM won't be open to the public though – it’s only for people who are already members of the Conservative Party.

JEREMY HUNT ANDREA LEADSOM BORIS JOHNSON MICHAEL GOVE DOMINIC RAAB After six years at the A prominent Brexiteer, Boris used to be Mayor for The former journalist A former lawyer and Department of Health, the former Commons London. He was the face of the was a key member of the firm Brexiteer, Mr Raab Jeremy Hunt was moved leader quit the cabinet as Vote Leave campaign, and quit Vote Leave campaign in the was calling for Britain to to the Foreign Office after Theresa May tried to win as Foreign Secretary last year in 2016 EU referendum. Mr leave the EU long before Boris Johnson resigned. last-minute support for protest at Theresa May's Brexit Gove used to be in charge the referendum. He He campaigned to remain her withdrawal deal. Mrs plans. He has been a loud critic of schools as Education became Brexit secretary in the EU during the 2016 Leadsom said she no longer of her and her policies ever Secretary, but heads in July 2018, but resigned referendum, but has believed the Government's since. Boris is popular with up the Government’s after saying he couldn’t changed sides and now approach would deliver Conservative members, but Environment Department support Theresa May's says he supports Brexit. Brexit. She has been MP for has fewer fans among MPs. He right now. He has been EU deal. He has been MP He has been MP for South South Northamptonshire has been MP for Uxbridge and MP for Surrey Heath for Esher and Walton West Surrey since 2005. since 2010. South Ruislip since 2015. since 2005. since 2010. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.

12. SCIENCE NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019

This report is from our friends at the Science Museum, part of the Science TERRIFIC Museum Group. MOVING BAD NEWS TREE NEWS HOME WE recently started building a huge new home for the

Science Museum Group iStock Collection at the National FOR BUGS Collections Centre in Wiltshire. THE Government has announced Next year we’ll begin moving a new £10 million scheme to 300,000 incredible objects (like plant 130,000 trees in towns the one below) into this new and cities across England.

The E coli bacteria was successfully killed off Getty home and in 2023 it will open to by scientists at the University of Sheffield The plan aims to help combat global the public for visits from schools, warming and it forms part of the families and researchers. Government’s objective to plant one Our expert team of curators by Eddie de Oliveira million trees by 2022. and conservators are working Individuals, local authorities, hard to prepare the collection for WE recently reported that resistance to antibiotics could lead to and charities will be encouraged to its new home. They have already 10 million deaths around the world every year. participate in the scheme. looked at 140,000 objects, finding Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections in the body. But more and Last year, the Government notebooks belonging to steam more bacteria have adapted and learned how to resist antibiotics, making it appointed a “Tree Champion”, Sir pioneer James Watt, items used useless, and allowing the infection to spread or get worse. Antibiotic resistance William Worsley, whose job is to by forgotten chemist Frances is rising to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world. drive tree planting and prevent the Micklethwait, and fabrics made But now, there’s some good news. Scientists at the University of Sheffield unnecessary felling of street trees. in the early 1900s using colourful have developed a new compound they say can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria He said that trees must be “rooted artificial dyes. that are responsible for millions of infections worldwide every year. not only in our countryside, but in We are also photographing A compound is a substance made from two or more elements. The new our towns and cities too”. everything in the collection and research could lead to new treatments against life-threatening “superbugs”. Trees provide shade, absorb noise, publishing these images online. The compound was developed to fight against something called gram- reduce flood risk and provide green Go to collection.sciencemuseum. negative bacteria, which is resistant to antibiotics and causes infections such spaces. They also play an important org.uk to discover more. as pneumonia (an illness of the lungs) and bloodstream infections. This type role in naturally absorbing carbon of bacteria can lead to serious health complications or even death. The reason dioxide that would otherwise be gram-negative bacteria are difficult to treat is because their cell wall prevents trapped in the atmosphere and drugs from getting into the microbe. Doctors have not had a new treatment for therefore increase global warming. gram-negative bacteria in the last 50 years. The environment secretary, Michael But the Sheffield team successfully killed gram-negativeE coli, a serious Gove, said: “We need trees lining type of bug, with their new compound. They say it has “several modes of our streets, not only to green and action” that make it harder for resistance to form. The Sheffield team now shade them, but to ensure we remain intend to test their new compound against other resistant bacteria to see if connected to the wonders of the they too can be killed. A model of a trolleybus of of Trustees The Board the Science Museum natural world.” INNOVATORS NIGHT AND DAY ASTRONAUT Christine Invention: Microscope Year: 1590 Hammock Koch took Inventor: Hans and Zacharias Janssen, Hans Lippershey this picture from the It may not seem obvious, but microscopes have played a vital role in many International Space scientific discoveries, such as the discovery of cells. Station (ISS). While the concept of magnification dates back 4,000 years, it was only in It captures one of only 1590 that the compound microscope was developed for scientific purposes a couple of occasions in a NASA by three Dutch spectacle makers. A compound microscope is used to see year when the ISS’s orbit magnified images of objects that are placed on a glass slide below the aligns with the day/night shadow line on Earth. So you can see night-time in the lenses. It allows scientists to observe cells and tiny particles. Over time, the bottom half of the image, and daytime in the top. As Hammock Koch says: “We are microscope has become more powerful and sophisticated. continuously in sunlight, never passing into Earth’s shadow from the sun, and the Earth below us is always in dawn or dusk. Beautiful time to cloud watch.” 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. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 RETURN OF THE GREAT IN 1916 there were no ospreys left in the UK at all. Now RSPB Loch Garten is celebrating the 60th birthday of the UK’s oldest osprey nest. RSPB’s Jamie Wyver told us more. GOATSSOME goats have got a very important job in New York – they’re OSPREY helping keep a park looking lovely. Twelve goats have started roaming around an area of Manhattan’s Riverside Park in New York City as part of the Goatham initiative. They are helping to clear unwanted and invasive plants by munching away on them. Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Chris Gomersall Getty

support, the ospreys were safer from people who wanted to WHAT IS AN OSPREY? harm them or take their eggs. Ospreys are big brown LOOK OUT and white birds of prey. They only eat fish, which WHERE CAN I SEE ONE? There are now around 250 pairs of ospreys nesting in they catch by diving the UK, including at Loch Garten. Although they haven’t feet-first into water and had chicks at Loch Garten this year, thanks to this very grabbing with their sharp FOR DEER special place you now have a good chance of seeing THE Deer Initiative and Highways claws. In summer they nest them elsewhere. England are asking people to watch here in tall trees or on nest The best places to see ospreys this summer are around out for deer after several were platforms put up for them. lakes and rivers. These include the RSPB’s Loch of Kinnordy In winter they fly south to found dead on a road in Dorset. It’s Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Chris Gomersall and Loch Lomond, Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust’s West Africa. In the early thought there could be up to 400 Rutland Water Nature Reserve, and the Glaslyn Osprey 1900s the UK lost all of its people a year hurt in deer-related Project near Porthmadog in Gwynedd. ospreys, but now they are car accidents. back for good. At this time of year deer are moving around a lot looking for new homes, so WHY DID THEY DISAPPEAR? are more likely to wander into the road. Ospreys used to be killed because they were blamed We have 1.5 million wild deer living for eating the fish that people wanted to catch, and the across the UK and you can help keep Victorians liked to stuff them for display in their houses! them and yourself safe by reminding the Another big problem was that people stole their eggs for driver of your car to keep an eye out for private collections. them. The worst times of day for deer appearing on roads are between sunset HOW DID THEY RETURN? and midnight, and the hours shortly Ospreys returned to nest near Loch Garten in Scotland in before and after sunrise. the 1950s. To stop egg collectors, the RSPB and local people guarded the nest. But even then, someone managed to steal the eggs. The next year, the birds were guarded again Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Chris Gomersall and had three chicks. Then the RSPB helped people come to see the ospreys and learn more about them. With public Find out more at rspb.org.uk/osprey FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 14. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 HIT

ROCHELLE and Marvin Humes get competi ti ve as they tell us about their new music quiz show, IT! The Hit List… WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE MOMENT WHEN FILMING THE SERIES? Marvin: I actually met Beyoncé, but I wasn’t as starstruck as I was about Rochelle: I guess for me it was just seeing the contestants’ ability. There was meeti ng Mariah Carey. It was around the same ti me as I was on the X Factor, one girl called Jumi who was an absolute legend, I’ve never seen anyone answer and we had to sing one of her songs in front of her so I was a bit more nervous! questi ons as quickly as she did or have the music knowledge that she did. She was just a machine. YOU’RE BOTH MUSICAL, DID YOU LEARN ANY INSTRUMENTS WHEN YOU Marvin: Especially because she was so young as well, we nicknamed her WERE AT SCHOOL? Shazam girl. She’s at uni and in her earlier 20s, but her musical knowledge Marvin: Well, not really apart from the obvious, the recorder. was vast. Rochelle: You speak for yourself; I used to play the triangle. Marvin: Oh, did you? You were the triangle girl at school? Well, I used to play a IF YOU WERE PLAYING THE GAME AGAINST EACH OTHER, WHO DO YOU bit of the piano, the violin and other bits at school, but never really mastered it. THINK WOULD WIN? Rochelle: I did also play the euphonium. Marvin: The what? Rochelle: Marvin, annoyingly. He knows he would, he didn’t even try to say no. Rochelle: It’s a brass instrument. Basically there were no saxophones left , and Marvin: Yeah, I’m not going to be modest, but listen, Roch is on the radio once it’s massive, it’s really huge and I used to have go to school with it on my back a week and up unti l January I was on radio every single day. So I’d like to think every day. I remember coming home with it one day and my mum said: “What. that I should really know my music prett y well by now. Is. That?!” Everyone else had the saxophone, clarinet and ﬂ ute but, because I Rochelle: You do! turned up late, I got the euphonium. IF YOU COULD PICK ANY PARTNER APART FROM EACH OTHER TO PLAY Marvin: Oh my God, I’ve never even heard of that instrument in my life. THE GAME WITH, WHO WOULD IT BE? Rochelle: I will Google it for you, it’s massive! Rochelle: I would play with your brother. Marvin: Really? Rochelle: Yes, I would play with your brother, because he’s good. Marvin: Yeah, but his music taste is very one dimensional. Rochelle: Alright, don’t be a hater! WHICH MUSICIAN THAT YOU’VE MET WERE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT? Rochelle: I met Beyoncé, it was when she was doing Foxxy Cleopatra from Catch Rochelle and Marvin on The Hit List Austi n Powers and I was in S Club Juniors and was on [TV show] CD:UK on the at 7.30pm, Saturday, BBC One same day. She had a massive afro, promoti ng thatWork It Out song.

LITTLE MIX TV G e tt y GIRL group Litt le Mix have launched their own YouTube Series. Mix It Up will be a series of YouTube videos that Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy will drop throughout 2019. The ﬁ rst series to be released is Eat In With Litt le Mix, where the girls each cook dinner for their band mates. First up is Jesy. 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. 15. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019

THE Genie was well and truly out of his lamp when actor Will Smith from Aladdin pranked fans in London THIS WEEK recently. Is Ariana going G e tt y OF The actor, who plays the Genie in Aladdin, 1 into space? The PICS hid inside the lamp and spoke to fans while singer dressed up as they made wishes on it – before jumping out to an astronaut, ﬂ oated in surprise everyone! a gravity simulator, had a go on a moon-roving vehicle and even got to speak to astronauts on the Internati onal Space Stati on THE WEEK when she visited NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston recently. The singer was in Texas as part of her Sweetener tour.

A familiar, but odd face is returning to Doctor 2 Who. The 13th Doctor and her friends will take on The Judoon. The rhino-headed, intergalacti c police, who have not been seen on y Gett screen since 2007, are returning to cause havoc.

Rumours are swirling around Hollywood 3 that Twilight star Robert Patti nson is going to be the next Batman. So far the actor himself has remained ti ght-lipped on whether he’ll be dressing up as the caped crusader anyti me soon. Gett y Gett

Ed Sheeran has announced a surprise new 4 album. The No 6 Collaborati ons Projectwill feature Ed working with lots of diﬀ erent arti sts,

including Justi n Gett y Gett Bieber on the single I Don’t Care. G e tt y The album will be out on 12 July.

Actress Tiff any Haddish who voices shapeshift ing Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi also EVERYTHING voices the character of Daisy in The Secret IS AWESOME, Life of Pets 2. Emmet and Lucy are back, but this ti me they and the residents Jason Momoa New character of Bricksburgh face a Rex Dangervest does the voice for new threat as LEGO Aquaman. In real AGAIN! is also voiced by Duplo invade from Chris Pratt (who like he also portrays AS LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part outer space. is Emmet). Aquaman in the DC comes out on DVD, we look at all the live-acti on fi lms. behind the scenes facts about the brick-tasti c fi lm… There are 11 new worlds in the movie.

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16. BIG INTERVIEW by Adam Tanswell FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM X MEN: you a platf orm to speak up about issues that you believe in. You have the power to create DARK PHOENIX? chariti es and do good, but I think fame can be Dark Phoenix is unlike any other X-Men movie a very fl awed superpower too. you’ve ever seen before. It’s very grounded and it’s very emoti onal, but it’s going to shock people. When audiences walk out of the cinema, I think they are going to be in awe CAN YOU SENSE IF SOMEONE of the diff erent spin we’ve put on the IMMEDIATELY KNOWS YOU’RE FAMOUS? franchise. It’s really exciti ng. Yes. There’s a look in their eyes. You know for sure. It’s strange, but you never get used to people recognising you. I’ve had people THE MOVIE STARTS IN SPACE. WHAT genuinely believe that I’m the character they see on TV or in movies. That happens to me WERE THOSE SCENES LIKE TO SHOOT? quite a lot, which is always interesti ng. When That was a lot of fun. Space is something we that happens, I just roll with it. haven’t done in the X-Men universe before. It’s really cool to take it in a completely diff erent directi on because all of the other X-Men movies have been on the ground. It YOU HAVE MORE THAN 13 MILLION pushes the boundaries and it raises the stakes. FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. HOW MUCH The space scenes are very intense and exciti ng. DO YOU ENJOY SOCIAL MEDIA? I think social media can be both a very positi ve thing and a negati ve thing. On the positi ve HOW MUCH ACTION CAN FANS EXPECT side, it’s a very direct way for me to interact TO SEE IN DARK PHOENIX? with my fans. It’s great that I can share my thoughts and my beliefs with the world. There’s a lot of acti on and a lot of stunts, Plus, it’s great whenever I want to tell people which is very exciti ng. I feel like there are G e tt y something or clear up a statement. I love social parts of the movie that have some of the most media for that. It’s also a great way to see incredible acti on scenes I’ve ever seen. There’s people that you admire. an amazing scene at the end of the movie and it’s mind-boggling how they did it. It’s one of the most dramati c, intense and emoti onal acti on scenes I’ve ever witnessed. WHAT ARE THE DOWNSIDES TO SOCIAL MEDIA? The negati ve side is that social media can be a very unrealisti c place. It is a place where pictures can be Photoshopped and edited. That’s why I love girls who represent body positi vity. When social media is used in the SOPHIE TURNER: wrong way, I think it can someti mes harm your mental health. It can be quite dangerous. You have to be careful.

WHAT WAS THE MOST FUN ACTION SCENE FOR YOU TO SHOOT? YOU NEVER GET In one of the trailers, there’s a scene where I’m turning a helicopter over in the sky through my hands. It turns on its side! Well, that was really happening USED TO PEOPLE on the set. We really had a helicopter there and they ti pped it over when I moved my hands. It was amazing! RECOGNISING YOU HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BRIT actor Sophie Turner chats about fans, FAMOUS? AND DO YOU THINK fame and ﬂ aws in this exclusive interview to HAVE YOU BEEN TEMPTED TO FAME IS A SUPERPOWER? celebrate the release of the latest USE PHOTOSHOP TO EDIT YOUR PICTURES? X-Men superhero movie, If you uti lise fame in the best way you can, Of course. I’m not immune to it. I grew up in I think it can be quite a superpower. It gives Dark Phoenix. this digital age where almost every picture you see is edited and controlled, but that’s not true to life. Now, I’ve become very body positi ve. I’m very happy with CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY FIRST NEWS myself as I am, so no more editi ng. For me, it’s all about health. If you’re healthy, then you’re good.

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17. GAME ZONE FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 PS4/ XBOX ONE/ 9 CRANK THAT! PC/SWITCH MEET the Playdate, an all-new handheld games console that comes with a… crank?! Playdate comes from a development team called Panic, who say that nothing is surprising any more – and surprises are great! So, to surprise you, they’ve created the Playdate, a black

and white games console that has a D-pad, two butt ons, Wi-Fi, SEGA bluetooth, a speaker and, yes, a crank. The Playdate will launch with just one game, but every month for a year, you’ll have another delivered for free. In the fi rst one, called Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure, you use the crank to control the fl ow of ti me to get Crankin’ to his date with Crankett e, while avoiding increasingly ridiculous obstacles! While it’s early days for Playdate, it will cost $149 (£117) TEAM SONIC RACING and be out someti me next year – although we don’t even know if it’ll be available in the UK yet. THE fastest hedgehog around is back behind the wheel in Team Sonic Racing! First News Games reviewer, Leo, age 11, told us how the game handles. TAKE A TRIP TO MINECRAFT EARTH “Oh my goodness! I think Team Sonic Racing has the brightest racing circuits I’ve ever seen. I nearly got my sunglasses out! AS TEASED a couple weeks ago, a new Augmented Reality (AR) Minecraft game is on the I enjoyed playing as part of a team – you can even pick up way – and that game is Minecraft Earth. weapons and give them to team-mates who need them more Minecraft Earth brings the block-building brilliance of M i n e c r a ft into our own world! While there’s than you. lots we sti ll don’t know about the game, here’s everything we’ve found out so far. “It’s great when you discover new shortcuts and diff erent You’ll be able to create things with friends on a smaller scale, routes, which help you to shave off a few extra seconds off like on a table, then take those creati ons and plonk them in the your best ti mes. The ti me att ack modes and unlockable vehicle real world for everyone to see! You’ll then be able to fi ll these upgrades make you want to keep playing because you can go creati ons with mobs and characters, which you’ll unlock over ti me. back and aim for bett er ti mes on the early courses. It also looks like various M i n e c r a ft -related things will be scatt ered “I really enjoyed playing Team Sonic Racing, but wondered over the world to fi nd. For example, you might fi nd an Enderman a bit why Sonic would even need a racing car as he’s already in your bathroom! Are you excited for Minecraft Earth? known for his speed and whizziness!”

WIN! A CIRCUIT AND DRIVING WIN! A NINTENDO SWITCH & THRILL FOR FATHER’S DAY LITTLE FRIENDS: DOGS & CATS BUYAGIFT.CO.UK are giving away a IT’S ti me to meet your new best friend! Sold circuit and driving thrill… just in ti me Out brings virtual pet simulator Litt le Friends: for a Father’s Day treat! Dogs & Cats to the UK this week, exclusively If your dad is someone who revels in the on Nintendo Switch™. exhilarati ng feeling of slamming their foot Choose from a variety of puppies and kitt ens to play on the accelerator and hearing the ear- with, feed, pet and dress up in an adorable simulati on blasti ng roar of a powerful engine, then that’s fun for all ages. this is perfect gift . Enjoy speeding round Get to know their personaliti es and feed them their a rally track or rip around one of the UK’s favourite food! Play with them using their favourite famous tracks in a Lamborghini, Ferrari or new toy, or take your puppy out for walks and Aston Marti n. Buyagift have hand-picked a compete in the fl ying disc tournament. spectacular selecti on of over 400 phenomenal Driving, Passenger Ride Dress them up in over 600 stylish accessories to make them look and Off -Road experiences for your dad to sati sfy his need for speed. their best, and care for your new furry friend to develop a long-lasti ng Regardless of whether he’d rather leave the well-paved roads behind friendship. We have a Nintendo Switch plus a copy of Litt le Friends: and embark across raw terrain in a 4x4, or seek a white-knuckle Dogs & Cats for one lucky winner. passenger ride in a powerful rally car, every car lover is sure to fi nd To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this questi on: something suitable with these fantasti c experiences available UK-wide! To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this questi on: Which of these is not a breed of dog? What does a black and white chequered a) Beagle b) Pug c) Yorkshire Dane fl ag indicate in a race? a) First car to start b) Disqualifi cati on c) First car to cross the fi nish line Visit www.buyagift .co.uk to view the experience ENTER NOW! MARK YOUR ENTRY CAR ENTER NOW! MARK YOUR ENTRY FRIENDS fi rstnews.co.uk/competi ti ons or see below. The closing date is 14 June 2019. fi rstnews.co.uk/competi ti ons or see page 25. The closing date is 14 June 2019. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.

18. FIRST CAREERS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019

WHAT I DO new ways to improve the way we look confi dent in working with bees to aft er them. avoid letti ng them down by not giving I work as a beekeeper, which means PHOEBE them what they need. I act as a guardian for millions of honeybees. I make wooden hives for WHAT’S DIFFICULT ABOUT IT My job is physically demanding. There them to live in, and I do my best to WHERE YOU SHOULD START IF LAMB is a lot of heavy lift ing involved, but as keep them safe and healthy. During YOU WANT TO DO THE JOB TOO long as I follow correct manual handling the summer months there is a lot of Join your local beekeeping associati on! BEEKEEPER work to be done, ensuring that the procedure, it’s like being paid to go to Search online for your local branch bees have everything they need to the gym! and ask to join. You can att end live happy lives, pollinati ng fl owering meeti ngs where people will teach you plants and making delicious honey. WHAT SKILLS I NEED a lot and help you start to keep your To be a beekeeper, you need a good own bees. HOW I GOT MY JOB understanding of basic biology, botany (study of plants) and entomology (study What started as my mother’s hobby HOW MY JOB COULD CHANGE IN of insects). One must have a calm and became a family business, as our asserti ve atti tude, and not panic, even THE FUTURE interest in beekeeping grew over when there are lots of buzzing bees fl ying In the future I think beekeeping might ti me. Studying insects is fascinati ng become more diffi cult, as humans are around you! and I was lucky enough to get an aff ecti ng the natural apprenti ceship with the Bee Farmers’ USEFUL environment. Bees need Associati on, which allowed me to fl owers and open water AS well as making honey, study them more in-depth. QUALIFICATIONS sources to survive, so bees also pollinate many There are no real a lot of beekeepers of the crops that are in WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY JOB qualifi cati ons required, but campaign to protect the food we eat every day. The best part is being outside in the the best beekeepers usually wild habitat. Without Phoebe is one of the people sunshine during summer! Working take courses in beekeeping bees to pollinate the who looks aft er bees, so with bees is always challenging (but to gain the basic knowledge fl owers that grow into helps to keep our plates full I’m not scared of being stung any they need before starti ng our food, we could face of fresh tasty food! more) and I’m always thinking of out. It’s important to be shortages of fresh food. VISIT FIRSTCAREERS.CO.UK – A SHOWCASE OF HUNDREDS OF JOBS AND CAREER PATHS TO INSPIRE YOU FOCUS ON YOU TALKING ABOUT GRIEF AUTHOR Eve Ainsworth writes authenti c and honest novels for young people. Lost is her fi rst novel for children aged ten and above, and explores themes of grief, how boys should express their emoti ons, football and the power of friendship. Here Eve tells us how you can talk to a friend who is grieving. It’s never nice seeing a good friend can also ask your friend what they need hurt or upset. But if your friend has lost from you. Do they want to talk about what someone close to them, you are going to happened? Or would they rather focus on witness a diff erent kind of hurt. This can be other things? It’s really up to them and they very diffi cult to see and it’s not always easy will tell you. to know what to do to help your friend. Most importantly, don’t be worried if So how should you talk to your friend? your friend cries. It’s a positi ve sign that The fi rst thing is, don’t treat them any they are letti ng their emoti ons out and if diff erently. Your friend may be grieving, they can do it in front of you, that means but they haven’t changed. They are sti ll the that you are a very good friend indeed. person that you know and like. They might But if you are worried or getti ng upset actually appreciate some ‘normality’ and about your friend, make sure that you speak spending ti me doing things that they used to an adult for advice. It’s a good thing to to do. So don’t be afraid to make them help someone else, but do make sure you laugh, because this might be helping. You are getti ng support too. Lost by Eve Ainsworth is out on 6 June, published by Scholasti c I’M ESTHER RANTZEN, PRESIDENT OF CHILDLINE, WHICH HELPS THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EVERY WEEK. IF YOU EVER NEED TO TALK, YOU CAN VISIT WWW.CHILDLINE.ORG.UK OR CALL THEM ON 0800 11 11. 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. 19. CRAZY BUT TRUE FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 ROBOT SWNS

THE world’s fi rst robot ARTIST arti st is getti ng her very own exhibiti on. Ai-Da is the fi rst ultra-realisti c The unusual arti st will now exhibit her humanoid robot that is able to draw work, which includes drawings, sculptures people from life, using her sight and and videos, at her own exhibiti on in Oxford. BUZZ a pencil in her hand. She’ll also make her fi rst public appearance The inventi on of gallery director Aidan since being completed back in April. Meller, Ai-Da uses AI (arti fi cial intelligence) If you’d like to catch a glimpse of Ai-Da processes and algorithms developed by and her art, you can head to Unsecured OFF! scienti sts from Oxford University to draw Futures at St John’s College in Oxford from human faces, animals and plants. 12 June unti l 6 July. IT’S not every day you pop into an Asda supermarket and come out to see your car covered in hundreds of bees! That’s what one shopper saw though, when GOLDEN NUGGET this swarm of bees descended on the back of a vehicle in Cornwall. AN Australian man has discovered a 1.4kg golden nugget, thought As it turned out, a local beekeeper was to be worth a staggering 100,000 Australian dollars (£54,000)! also shopping in Asda at the ti me. He popped The man unearthed the impressive rock in Western Australia’s gold fi elds, home to fetch some equipment and protecti ve using just his metal detector. clothing, before helping to transport the bees Matt Cook, the owner of a metal detector shop in Kalgoorlie, shared pictures to a nearby hive. of the nugget, saying it had been found by a very lucky customer. It’s believed the insects were in the middle Discoveries of rocks this size only happen a few ti mes every year and are not of moving home when they landed on the car normally found by people who go out metal detecti ng for a hobby. for a while.

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20. YOUR NEWS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 WE WANT TO SCHOOL HEAR WHAT WALK FOR WATER NEWS YOU/YOUR by Marika, St Saviour’s C of E Primary School EVERY day, women and children around the world spend more than 200 million hours fetching water and SCHOOL IS UP TO this means many can’t go to school. When young girls have access to clean water they can att end school and get an educati on. St Saviour’s thinks it’s important to help and believes clean water is a right. Are you doing something sponsored for charity? Starti ng On 3 May, our Year 6 class arrived at Hyde Park to take Pupils from St Saviour’s part in WE Walk for Water, WE’s annual water fundraiser your own school newspaper? that aims to provide 80,000 people in developing Putti ng on a show? Are you off communiti es overseas with access to clean water for life. on an amazing holiday or did you Other schools joined us in this campaign; we all walked have a great day out? Why not together with our banners high and our voices chanti ng share your experiences with about what we believed was right – access to clean water. First News readers? It was inspiring to know that we were supporti ng an Email your report important cause and it felt very empowering to walk in (including pictures) to such a large group. yournews@fi rstnews.co.uk As we walked, many members of the public noti ced and some even joined in! At the end of the walk we pledged to Don’t forget to include your waste less water. A way to do this would be to switch the name and age (and your school’s tap off when brushing your teeth and having short showers name and address for school instead of baths. news reports). By writi ng in, It is important for young people to take part in social make a diff erence in their community, I just want to say you give consent to First News acti on because we are the future and have a responsibility that you are never too young to make a diff erence in your printi ng details and photographs to care for the world. For any young people that want to community and the world. of those involved in the report. YOUTH4STRIKE by Charlott e Lees, Varndean School, Brighton

BACK in February me and my friend found an arti cle on SCHOOL a YOUTH4STRIKE climate change strike. NEWS Jasmine, Darcie and Charlott e (right) We thought this sounded brilliant, so we rushed to our library a diffi cult thing to achieve. to make peti ti ons and posters, then printed them off . But with your help it could be possible. Our future is on the line. We are the voices We announced to several forms that we had organised a strike outside the offi ce of of tomorrow and we also want to be the voices of today. our head teacher, Mr Deighan. We began chanti ng when around 30 pupils arrived and We want to lead the way for children all around the world to have a say in their our head teacher took us into his offi ce to talk about our concerns. future. You can help the children of tomorrow by helping the children of today. Mr Deighan contacted Caroline Lucas (our local Green MP) and she agreed to come We want the world of tomorrow to be a clean, safe, green haven for those that and hear what we had to say, and we were ecstati c. When we arrived home, I quickly inhabit it. We want the world to be a place where everything that lives thrives. went on a call with one of my friends where we prepared a speech. It took us more We feel strongly that something should be done about this and you have the power than two hours! Here it is: to do so. So please help us with our quest to make the world a bett er place. We are just three of the millions of young children growing up in a world that Aft er reading our speech in front of the school, Caroline Lucas asked if she could is changing dramati cally. Someti mes this is a good thing, but in this case it’s not. put the speech on her website, and of course we agreed! We left the assembly hall Our environment is being destroyed and we cannot stand for that. This is the world and headed to Mr Deighan’s offi ce to type it up. Then, to our surprise, we found the that we are alive in and this is the world we need to change. We need our voices to be speech and a special menti on on Caroline Lucas’s Twitt er! heard. But as we are only young, growing up in such a congested world, this is quite What a day! SUBSCRIBE FOR SCHOOL – FIND OUT MORE AT SCHOOLS.FIRSTNEWS.CO.UK CALL: (020) 3195 7256 EMAIL: [email protected] 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.

21. SPECIAL REPORT by The Children’s Society and Ben Pulsford FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 RUNNING AWAY IT’S NOT THE

ANSWER iStock DID you know that around 100,000 children in the UK run away from home or care every year?

That’s according to our friends at The Children’s Society. She was stuck in a cycle of running away and bad behaviour. This behaviour led But why do children run away? Well, in most cases it’s because they had no other to more issues with her mum and more disappearances. It also made it hard for her choice – after all, no-one wants to leave the comfort and safety of a loving home. to actually get a return-home interview, which is a compulsory, in-depth discussion The reasons behind the decision can vary, ranging from family problems to drugs between an independent trained professional and a young person who has run away. and alcohol. However, the team responsible for them kept trying and eventually they managed to It’s sometimes hard to imagine facts like the one we told you at the start of this sit down with her to see what could be done to help. Special Report; the number seems so big that it’s tricky to grasp the actual severity After a few interviews it became clear that Sophie needed additional support. In of the fact. her home town, The Children’s Society provides a missing service, to which Sophie To help illustrate what might be running through someone’s head as they make the was quickly referred. She was given a support worker and received help every week. decision to run away from home, The Children’s Society has kindly shared the story of The project worker helped her understand and improve her behaviour; they talked a young girl named Sophie with us. Sophie was just one of these 100,000 children one about why she acted in certain ways and how to prevent it from escalating. year, but her story paints a real picture. Finally, Sophie moved school again, but this time the school offered support, (We’ve changed Sophie’s name to protect her identity.) instead of just punishing and excluding her. Sophie’s life is now completely different; she gets on with her mum and is about to take her GCSEs. She said it is really because of the return-home interviews: “Without them no-one would have realised I needed any help. Return-home interviews are really important, and because of them my life is a million times better.”

HELP IS OUT THERE...

If things are difficult at home, it’s not uncommon to think: “I’m going to run

away”. But if you do ever feel this way – before you act upon it like Sophie did –

know that there are people out there who want to help you.

You can call The Children’s Society on 0161 868 0382 or 0800 389 9433 or

iStock visit childrenssociety.org.uk, or get in touch with our friends at Childline on

0800 11 11 and via childline.org.uk.

You could also talk to your favourite teacher or an adult you trust about

what's going on at home.

Remember, if you feel like you're in danger or need urgent help from

someone, you can call the police by dialing 999.

SOPHIE’S STORY Sophie first started running away when she was 13 years old. She was regularly arguing and fighting with her mum and found it easier to leave home rather than face the various issues that were affecting her. Sophie admits that actually it was her behaviour that was really the problem; she was being naughty at school and this was causing a lot of friction at home. Her mum didn’t understand why she was behaving so badly and Sophie wasn’t able to explain it. Her school also didn’t help. “There was really no appropriate support,” Sophie says. “No-one ever bothered to find out what was wrong, they would just put me in isolation. I would then act out again and eventually I’d get kicked out. I ended up going to five different schools.” Sophie used to run away on a daily basis. She would often be gone all day or all night and occasionally stayed out for two days in a row. She also tried to get further iStock away several times by taking a train. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.

22. SIMON AND SCHUSTER Adverti sement feature FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 A MAGICAL NEW WORLD AWAITS... ADVENTURES happen to people who need them. Whether they want them or not is enti rely beside the point.

Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks and is allergic to adventures, so it comes as a nasty shock when he stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts. All Casper wants to do is fi nd his way home, but Rumblestar is in trouble. Together with Utt erly Thankless, a girl who hates rules and is allergic to behaving, and her miniature dragon Arlo, Casper sets off on an epic adventure. They meet cloud giants, drizzle hags and Neverlate trees and Morg, the evil harpy who is trying to steal all the Unmapped magic for herself. Can these unlikeliest of heroes save the Unmapped Kingdoms and our world from the clutches of Morg and her Midnights? OUT NOW! CALLING ALL YOUNG ECO WARRIORS! Rumblestar might be safe now, but with Morg on the loose, the rest of the Unmapped Kingdoms – Jungledrop, Crackledawn and Silvercrag – are in danger and the consequences for The Faraway, which is already on the brink of disaster as a result of global warming, could be devastati ng. In the next books in The Unmapped Chronicles, you’ll see The Faraway’s animals and plants nearing exti ncti on, its oceans drying up and its ice caps melti ng. I [Abi Elphinstone] wish these were imagined scenarios but they’re not. From climate change to plasti c waste, from overfi shing to deforestati on, our planet is in trouble and it needs YOU to help it.

So, here you go for my Top 3 Eco Warrior Tips! 1. Visit www.Authors4Oceans.org and sign the pledge, which lists simple ways in which you can help protect our oceans and FROM THE AUTHOR the beauti ful animals that inhabit them. OF SKY SONG AND 2. Host a ‘Go Wild with Born Free’ fundraiser. You can download free EVERDARK, ONE OF posters to promote your event from www.bornfree.org.uk. Every penny you raise will help Born Free care for endangered animals. THIS YEAR’S WORLD 3. Bring eco living into your home: recycle, drink tap water, turn BOOK DAY READS oﬀ lights, power down computers, donate rather than throw away old toys. AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT ALL GOOD BOOKSHOPS WWW.ABIELPHINSTONE.COM 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. 23. BOOKS FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 WORDS FOR LIFE WHAT’S IN THE COLLECTABLES

PHIL Earle is the author of SHOPS? several award-winning novels including Being Billy which won the 2012 weRead Award and was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award. BANANAS – LEMONS & LIMES Phil told us what books he read as a child: THETOYSHOP.COM TWIN PACK £7.99

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I didn’t! Not novels anyway. I devoured comics Lemons and Limes! Inside the twin pack you’ll fi nd “such as Roy of the Rovers, the Beano and Batman. “ a Lemon and a Lime to add to your fruit bowl! Peel There had to be pictures otherwise I lacked the open the fruits to reveal 12 surprises in each fruit confi dence or the interest to keep reading. including, a Crushie character with sti cker, two mini squishy friends, gemstone sti ckers plus a TO READ PHIL’S FULL INTERVIEW, VISIT WORDSFORLIFE.ORG.UK/AUTHOR-INTERVIEWS. vine hanger. Will you be lucky and FOR BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND GAMES, GO TO WORDSFORLIFE.ORG.UK. fi nd the Crushie twins?

FORTNITE LOOT CHEST COLLECTABLE BOOK REVIEW ACCESSORY SET RJ PALICO ARGOS £8.99 WONDER Bring the thrill of Batt le Royale Reviewed by Thomas Milner, aged seven to life with this Fortnite Loot Box What an amazing book! I didn’t want to put it down it was so Collecti ble Chest. This cool treasure good. It is about a boy called Auggie who has a terribly deformed face and he is chest contains a variety of loot, including starti ng school for the fi rst ti me. weapons and building materials. Reuse the Loot Chest to store all your It was an inspiring book because of the friendships he makes and it got me thinking Fortnite accessories safely. There’s a collector’s guide inside, so you can about how Auggie coped at middle school and how important kindness is. keep track of your collecti on. This book is writt en from the views of diff erent people in Auggie’s life, which makes it really interesti ng to fi nd how Auggie’s deformity aff ects the other people in his life. HARRY POTTER MINI FIGURE BLIND BAG BOOK NEWS SMYTHSTOYS.COM £1.99 The magical world of Harry Pott er is now MEET ROCKY OF THE ROVERS ! available as collecti ble pencil topper mini CLASSIC comic Roy of the Rovers is getti ng an all fi gures. You can collect all of your favourite new story focussed on Roy’s sister, Rocky! Harry Pott er characters. Which one will you get? There are 36 to collect including rare The book will be about the adventures of Rocky Race, her brother Roy and her ti tanium, hologram and two special limited football coach Ffi on as they travel around France to cheer on the Lionesses. editi ons: a golden Harry Pott er and a Furry Hedwig! This is the fi rst ti me Rocky – or any female character – has taken the lead on a All prices correct at ti me of printi ng. Roy of the Rovers story in the 65 years of the comic, so it’s a prett y big deal!

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24. PUZZLES FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 CATS WIN! ULTIMATE WORD FOOTBALL HEROES SERIES HAVE a go at our sudoku and fi ll in the numbers one to nine. Send in your answers and two lucky winners will win a copy of Ulti mate Football Heroes: Smith. Celebrate the Women’s World Cup this summer and explore the life of four world-class female LADDER football legends in the Ulti mate Football Heroes series. These fantasti c books, which SEE if you can get from the top now include Kirby, Marta, Morgan and Smith. As well as their stories, each book of the ladder to the bott om by features fantasti c additi onal content, including player profi les, stati sti cs and ti meline. changing one lett er at a ti me to make 6 8 1 9 5 a new word. PURR 2 8 5 1 9 2 7 1 4 3 CROSSWORDJUST for fun this week! 4 5 7 3 Can you complete our crossword by using the clues below? 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 7 5 3 4 8 6 7 8 3 6 1 9 8 3 2 9 10 11 WHE D lett more ers yo E 12 13 14 R or u c ee an L Othr m f u fi nd the w a s o n yo ord t ke Wrd d ca hat , u o n u s w . A se in y e s a g 15 n on ll th a h t e m c h m a e w e le id o in tt d h e l r r e 16 17 18 E e s E tt ? S le B E E U 19 AcrossACROSS DOWN Down 1 Time when the whole school 1 Country whose capital is B 1 - Time when the whole school gets together (8) 1 - Country whose capital is Buenos Aires (9) gets together (8) Buenos Aires (9) 6 - Sticky substance6 Sti cky substance (4) (4) 2 ___ Arabia: country 2(5) - ___ Arabia: country (5) E L 7 Tool for cutti ng hedges (6) 3 Woody plant (4) 7 - Tool for9 Loudcutting sound hedges (5) (6) 4 Gave in to (7) 3 - Woody plant (4) 11 US state (5) 5 Not close (3) 9 - Loud12 sound Enter (5) data into a computer (5) 8 Body parts at the 4 - Gave in to (7) 13 Perfect (5) tops of the arms (9) B M 11 - US state (5) 5 - Not close (3) 16 Unit of electric current (6) 10 School pupil (7) 12 - Enter18 Area data of landinto asurrounded computer (5)by 14 Follow on as a result8 - (5) Body parts at the tops of the arms (9) the sea (4) 15 Short note (4) 1319 - PerfectClothing (5) worn over your legs (8) 17 Adult males (3) 10 - School pupil (7) 16 - Unit of electric current (6) 14 - Follow on as a result (5) 18 - Area of land surrounded by the sea (4) 15 - Short note (4) 19 - Clothing worn over your legs (8) 17 - Adult males (3) 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.

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27. SPORT FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 SPORT IN PICTURES G e tt y

Roger Federer strikes during his ﬁ rst appearance in four years at the French Open. The Swiss star beat Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in the ﬁ rst round at Roland Garros

Lewis Hamilton leads the pack during the Monaco Grand Prix. The Brit won, describing it as “the hardest race” G e tt y G e tt y G e tt y Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson (right) runs the 100m hurdles in Götzis, Austria. She won the heptathlon with a Steve Smith in acti on against England during a World Cup personal best score of 6,813 points warm-up match. Smith scored 116 as Australia won by 12 runs

England players celebrate during their 2-0 World Cup warm-up win over Denmark. Nikita Parris and Jill Scott scored the goals G e tt y

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28. SPORT by Eddie de Oliveira FirstNews Issue 676 31 May – 6 June 2019 SPORT IN NUMBERS trebles in three VILLA THRILLER! seasons in a row is Celti c’s remarkable 3 record. The Scotti sh side had already secured the Premiership ti tle and League Cup before last weekend’s G e tt y Scotti sh Cup ﬁ nal, in which they beat Hearts 2-1. Odsonne Édouard (below) scored both of Celti c’s goals.

Aston Villa players celebrate their promoti on to the top ﬂ ight

ASTON Villa are back in the Premier League aft er they beat Derby County 2-1 in the Championship play-off fi nal. G e tt y Goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn sent their fi rst season aft er promoti on. the Birmingham club back into the big ti me, following Derby will hope their coach, relegati on in 2016. It was a parti cularly sweet result for ex-Chelsea player Frank Lampard, will Dean Smith Villa because they lost last year’s play-off fi nal to Fulham. remain in charge next season. He has El Ghazi gave Villa the lead just before half-ti me, before been linked with a possible return to Chelsea as manager. McGinn doubled the lead with half an hour to go. Derby But Villa boss Dean Smith was over the moon. He said: threatened a late comeback aft er Martyn Waghorn’s “It feels right that Villa are in the Premier League, the G e tt y defl ected goal on 81 minutes, but The Villans held on for a history and the size of the club, the fans it has.” win that will earn the club £170 million. The two Championship sides automati cally promoted They have their work cut out, however. In the last fi ve to the Premier League this year were Norwich City and is the last ti me ice years, four of the fi ve play-off winners were relegated in Sheffi eld United. hockey team the St Louis Blues reached 1970 the fi nals of the NHL’s Stanley Cup. Now, 49 years later, they are back in the big ti me aft er beati ng the San Jose Sharks. The Blues’ run is even more G e tt y impressive considering they had the worst record in the NHL in January! IS GOLF TOO HARD? The fi nal is played across seven games from 27 May unti l 12 June.

under was Bronte Law’s winning score as the English golfer 17 won her fi rst ti tle on the LPGA Tour. Law (below) triumphed at the Pure Silk Championship in Virginia, USA. Meanwhile, at the Jabra Ladies Open in France, fellow English player Annabel Dimmock won her fi rst Lee Westwood European Tour ti tle. HAVE you ever tried playing golf? If you haven’t, would you? has started a Top golfer Lee Westwood thinks his professionals… is very slow. I think discussion about sport is too hard, takes too long to play, it’s very expensive to play golf – more golf’s accessibility costs too much and isn’t appealing to could be done to make it a bit cheaper. enough new players – especially girls I think more girls and women could and women. be encouraged to play. It’s diffi cult to The Englishman, who has won change people’s percepti ons of the 24 European Tour ti tles and seven game. [Golf] is too hard. We should be

G e tt y Ryder Cups, made the remarks in an trying to make it easier.” interview with the BBC. He said: “The What do you think? Is golf too tricky speed of play, when people watch the and expensive a sport?