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TREASURE BACK in April 2020, around fi ve weeks aft er the pandemic began,“ we asked you what you liked best – home learning or being at school. A thousand of you took part in our poll, and 46% said you preferred school, while 54% ISLAND said you preferred being at home. Now, it seems you’ve changed your mind. Many of you are home schooling because of the pandemic and have been telling First News what you are thinking now. This ti me, three-quarters of you said you prefer learning at school. One reader said: “I think school is way bett er as you are in a learning environment with professional teachers and your friends. I fi nd it so hard to get engaged at home – it’s sooo boring! Nothing beats break MORE buried treasure is being found in Britain than ever before. ti me and I miss talking to [my by editor in chief Nicky Cox in London, calls it “land fi shing,” with But what is treasure exactly? friends] so much.” people combing beaches and the A “fi nd” is called treasure if it has The latest Government fi gures reveal countryside for hidden riches. “ cultural or historical importance. that 1,311 treasure fi nds were reported Actor Carey Mulligan is starring in in 2019, the highest number ever. the Netf lix movie The Dig about Sutt on And is it fi nders keepers? When the next numbers come out Hoo, one of the biggest ever UK Viking Not always in treasure hunti ng, (due November 2021), they could be treasure fi nds. She says she has become sadly. UK law says that you must report even higher because people have been a big fan of metal detecti ng. treasure within 14 days of fi nding it. exploring new hobbies during lockdown, She said: “I have genuinely tried A local “fi nds offi cer” will be in touch while the hunt for buried treasure has to dig for treasure. I bought a metal and write a report so that museums reached record heights. It’s an acti vity detector. I’ve sort of trawled around the can decide if they want to buy what that provides outdoor exercise while fi eld outside my house trying to fi nd you’ve found. If they do, the fi nder can Another said: “Home learning does being easy to keep socially distanced. something. I came up with nothing, get a share of the reward if they had have its benefi ts, but it comes with Nearly 90% of archaeological arti facts but it was very fun.” permission to be on the land. Whoever drawbacks too, such as a loss in my in the UK are found by treasure hunters She added lockdown restricti ons had owns the land may get paid, too. But, social life and damage to my mental with metal detectors. Michael Lewis, left her with few hobby opti ons, so she if your fi nd doesn’t count as treasure, health as I never leave the house any deputy head of portable anti quiti es thought she might “give it a whirl! What or no museum wants it, then it will be more because of lockdown.” and treasure at the Briti sh Museum else is there to do!?” returned to you. Hang on in there – hopefully you’ll *First News readership is 2,626,625. Source: Opinion Matt ers 2020. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publicati ons audited in the UK. First News supports children’s chariti es – see page 21 be back at school before too long. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
2. QUICK NEWS FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 WALLY WEEKEND TEENAGE This year’s Where’s Wally? fun run is going virtual! The Where’s Wally? STOWAWAY A teenager managed to hang on Weekender, taking place from 20 to the landing gear of a plane for March, is inviting people of all ages its entire flight from Kenya to the to run, walk or jog in their local area Netherlands, via London. The dressed in their best Wally costume. QUICK NEWS 16-year-old Kenyan boy was found The event will help to raise money TO READ YOURSELF AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS on the jet at Maastricht Aachen for the National Literacy Trust. Airport and had to be taken to Find out how you can take part at hospital with hypothermia (a very literacytrust.org.uk/WheresWally. low body temperature). Experts say he was very lucky to survive, FOOTBALLER FINED WRITING COMP as the temperature so high up This year’s Voices creative writing can drop to lower than -30°C. An competition for children in care and investigation to find out why the Getty young care leavers is now open. The boy was there is now underway. theme of this year’s competition is What Makes Life Good. Entries can be in any written form, including poems, short stories, raps or newspaper articles. You can find out more at coramvoice.org.uk/voices.
A footballer has been fined for TAYLOR IN TROUBLE getting his hair cut during lockdown. COOKING SCHOOL Getty Newcastle United player Joelinton has Gordon Ramsay is opening his own been ordered to pay £200 after he cooking school. The Gordon Ramsay posted a picture of himself breaking Academy is set to open in Woking, lockdown rules by visiting his barber. Surrey, this autumn. The chef says
Getty anyone who finishes the course will DOCTOR READY get a job in one of his restaurants. TO DELIVER ECO-FRIENDLY LICENCE TO SELL EASTER EGGS The Co-op is getting rid of plastic packaging on its Easter eggs this Getty year. The supermarket chain
Getty said it will remove the use of plastic on all five of its own-brand Fairtrade chocolate eggs, to help protect the environment. It’s Taylor Swift is being sued by a theme believed the move will save over Dr Alex George has been named the 14 tonnes of unnecessary waste. park in America over the name of Government’s new youth mental A rare collection of James Bond her latest album. The singer released health ambassador. The reality books is up for sale for a staggering Evermore at the end of last year, TV star and real-life doctor said: £475,000. The 007 books by Ian which is the same name as a park “Never has mental health been more Fleming are all first editions, with ten in Utah. The venue’s owners say the important than now. From schools to of them even featuring handwritten trademark for the name belongs to universities, the NHS and the wider messages from the author himself. them and that it’s causing confusion public, MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS.” In iStock The thrilling collection is made up of for people. his new role, Dr Alex will look at what 14 books from different parts of the support is being offered to young world. It is now being sold by Yorkshire LOST AND FOUND people and advise the Government bookseller Dr John Atkinson. on how it can help further. A man who lost his wallet in Antarctica in the 1960s has been reunited with GAME OVER it 53 years later! Paul Grisham from SAY IT WITH A teenager who shouted abuse at California worked in Antarctica as a Professor Chris Whitty has had his weather scientist for the US Navy. He SPAGHETTI PlayStation taken away, says his mum. managed to lose the wallet with a Heinz is launching special ‘Marry Me’ Footage of the 15-year-old calling the host of his personal items in it before Alphabetti spaghetti to celebrate Government’s Chief Medical Officer he left the cold continent. A group of Valentine’s Day! The cans will only a “liar” over the COVID-19 pandemic strangers later found the wallet and feature the pasta letters M, A, R, Y has gone viral. The teen’s mum said set about returning it to its rightful and E. The idea has been inspired by she’s asked her son to apologise for his owner. Now, at the grand old age of the real-life story of a man’s marriage behaviour and has taken his gaming 91, Paul has got it back! proposal using spaghetti. console away as punishment. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 3. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 WHEN WILL I GET A VACCINE? The vaccine is being given to those who are most at risk of the virus fi rst, and children have the lowest risk from COVID-19. In the US, two companies are testi ng their coronavirus vaccine on children aged 12 and over – but World Health Organizati on representati ve Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe said: “Maybe in a few months, we will have bett er evidence to confi dently say that these vaccines are safe and eff ecti ve for children.” COVID-19
VACCINE G e tt y TERROR THREAT UPDATE G e tt y LOWERED VACCINES that protect us from COVID-19 are being rolled out globally, and in the UK almost one in fi ve adults has received their fi rst jab. THE UK’s terror threat level has dropped from “severe” to “substanti al”. Like all viruses, the coronavirus that causes Scienti sts say that they’re working on developing COVID-19 has been found to mutate (change). When ‘booster jabs’ that will provide protecti on from Home Secretary Priti Patel, alongside a virus mutates clearly, and begins to spread widely, variants, and that they should be ready by autumn. representati ves from Government, police and it’s called a ‘variant’. s F rs e s went to press, more than 12,294,000 intelligence agencies, has lowered the nati onal Trials are being carried out to fi nd out whether the people had received at least one dose of the vaccine threat level from the second-highest to the vaccines we’ve already developed will work on the in the UK. middle level. The UK has fi ve terror threat various new variants, and this week, we heard the The World Health Organizati on has said that levels, ranging from “low” to “criti cal”. fi rst results of these trials. around 130 countries, home to 2.5 billion people, The threat level had been raised to “severe” The Oxford-AstraZeneca jab has been found to are yet to give anyone a single dose. in November last year following an att ack on give only “minimal protecti on” against mild disease We want to know whether you think that the UK the Austrian capital, Vienna. caused by the variant fi rst detected in South Africa. should vaccinate everyone here fi rst before sharing It’s good news that the terror threat level has In the UK, 147 cases of this variant have been found. our jabs with the rest of the world – or if we should fallen, but it doesn’t mean that the security The vaccine was sti ll found to be eff ecti ve against vaccinate only those most at risk, then help out services will stop looking for potenti al threats. a variant fi rst detected in Kent, however. er u r es e us a fi rst.news/polls a es ea y u s u rry u It’s incredibly unlikely that you, or anyone you know, will ever be hurt in a terrorist att ack. EMPTY BOWLS DURING THE SUPER BOWL Worl oo rogramme the ite Nati ons agency that helps feed people in need, has revealed that almost $17 billion (£12.15bn) is spent on food and drink during the Super Bowl. a s e u buy 1 b e s a a s 00 s beer r the USA’s biggest sporti ng event! e s ar su ey s re a e e a u s e by e r F r ra e ea year The agency says the average Super Bowl fan s e s ab u 75 55 r a e ay rub – Enough chicken wings are eaten during the Super Bowl G e tt y e sa e s as a e er e y b to circle the Earth three ti mes that can feed a family of fi ve for a month. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 4. NEWS IN PICTURES FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 LONDON, UK BRISTOL, UK G e tt y G e tt y
I Luke Jerram with his glass sculpture of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. The sculpture, which is one million ti mes larger than the actual vaccine nanoparti cle, marks the ten millionth vaccinati on in the Five limited editi ons of the artwork will be sold, with all profi ts going to help communiti es badly aff ected by the pandemic.
I to Captain Sir Tom Moore at Piccadilly Circus shortly aft er it was NEW JERSEY, a u e a e a e r ra se re a r chariti es ahead of his 100th birthday last year. Thousands of people showed their USA respects and joined in with a nati onal clap for Sir Tom and healthcare workers.
shovels her car G e tt y out of the snow. Two days of snow EXETER, UK covered some parts of New Jersey in more a 60 of the white stuff . its G e tt y G e tt y CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA arti st LP Edits has boosted morale at Exeter’s Nighti ngale Hospital with this stunning tribute to the NHS. LP Edits said the artwork, which shows an NHS PEOPLE watch Skywhalepapa hover during its world premiere. Skywhalepapa worker fl exing their muscles, took him three and a half hours to create. The (left ) is the latest hot-air balloon creati on by Australian arti st Patricia Piccinini, mural is inspired by a warti me poster and is located in a corridor close and is a companion piece to Skywhale (right). Skywhalepapa is as tall as a seven- to where staff take their breaks every day. storey building, and 2,343 panels of fabric were needed to create the balloon. 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 765 12 – 18 February 2021 EDITOR’S COMMENT
S , treasure hunti ng is becoming more END YEMEN WAR, popular than ever (front page). I know that lockdown and other restricti ons over the past 11 months have been hard. But, it’s worth thinking SAYS about some of the things that have been good – like fi nding new hobbies. Treasure hunti ng is a great way to get outdoors, BIDEN and stay socially distanced, during the COVID-19 restricti ons. What things have you discovered you enjoy during lockdown? Let us know at newsdesk@fi rstnews.co.uk.
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G e tt y W S S FOR the fi rst ti me in 11 years, the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for new astronauts – especially women. The new recruits will
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S Joe Biden has said the US will no longer support the war in Yemen. In his fi rst foreign policy speech, Mr Biden In December, the UN said the confl ict has W said: “This war has to end.” led to 233,000 deaths, including 131,000 THE ITV show has run out of The US has been supporti ng Saudi Arabia from eff ects of war such as a lack of food. reserve skaters, aft er reality TV and its allies against Houthi rebels in Yemen. In his speech, Mr Biden also announced star Billie Shepherd (left ) had to Fighti ng broke out between the rebels and that the US would increase the number of
G e tt y quit ahead of last week’s show. the Yemeni government in 2014. refugees it allows to enter the country. She is the fourth star who has had to leave this series due to injury or illness. It’s the fi rst ti me ever that the show has used YOUR SAY ON BIDEN both of its replacement skaters.
A FEW weeks ago, we asked: sunnysmilz: “I think Do you think Joe Biden will that he will be a good be a good president? Nine president because he oceangirl: “Biden RED HAND DAY seems to want to do has said that he will out of ten of the 600+ votes ON 12 February it will be Internati onal Day Against the Use were YES. Here’s what some what is best for his reverse some of Trump’s controversial decisions, of Child Soldiers – otherwise known as Red Hand Day. of you had to say… country and he seems to care about making life such as the constructi on The day calls on world leaders to put an end to the use of children bett er for everyone.” of the border wall and in armed confl ict. the exit of WHO. I think Young people across the world are being used to fi ght and deliver
he will unite America messages or are used as slaves for military purposes. Oft en they are “ and restore peace and
democracy.” forced into becoming soldiers and aren’t allowed to leave. ivansp2011: “He has much nim-pom: “ On Red Hand Day, people experience and will be “He has already joined are encouraged to colour
able to see the best ways the Paris Agreement; this is e r a s re a to lead the USA instead of
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equality in general.” G e tt y children being recruited in “ confl ict once and for all. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
6. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 CUMBRIA HIGHLANDS Walkers ait S o go or skiers
Aft er a rise in call-outs at the Ski centres in Scotland are reporti ng the best G e tt y s ar a uary u a er s r years bu e a res uers a e a e e s es ue usa a ers r s ay a ay as b ss a r r u a sa F r re ues s r e a e a e the whole team here, it is hugely frustrati ng dramati cally. A spokesman a e are u ab e e e s s r s sa e a e s r s u e e us as s e y e ua y s and the situati on is starti ng er s e bes e a e see s y r e ease recent years.” People who work on Glencoe conti nue to sti ck to the rules. u a es r a e a s re r e rea
There will be a ti me when we er WalkLakes/Twitt skiing conditi ons, calling the snowfall “the oire a t S each a i the air gorms can all get out there fully.” best we have seen at this ti me of year”. CARDIGANSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE ecor sheep og sale 12 b r er e a e as s r 27 100 s as e re us s ee re r 20 000 e e s e ar er ra e er sa ery G e tt y I ra e er s e e by e second ti me. She was a very fast oses go to aste learner.” Mr Jenkins, from Talybont, re a 1 000 ses r a rus ear berys y s ea s e s bu a e a be r a ay ra s s s ee s s s be ause ey ere u e r e ey a be use ar s r e A £12,000 batch of the Pfi zer vaccine, as b u by a au a ee s be e a 70º as a farmer from Staff ordshire. Mr sent to Stratf ord Hospital, but spoilt au a sa as r bab y e as it was left unatt ended for hours. s a a e s ee a a a e u y e sse e r a e I’ve ever seen”, but he added: “I’ve a ay as earby s a s a e e er ya e I a e s e e ra su es her a bit of ti me before what she does for Dewi she does for me.” SUFFOLK o ey mi up usa s e e a e as e a woman on Twitt er for fi nancial advice by a e e r s e es a s s a re er a ey e s ar e as e e e rre y as a e es s r e e r ey I a tweet that has been seen 40m ti mes, s e es s s e I I FI I
e i e ki s/ ace ook e i I I STOCKS IS MY SURNAME.” ISLE OF MAN SUFFOLK Soggy oggy ou sa e Wil pla t thrives a sa eare e as e e rares a s a u as bee u sa e a s u the UK is thriving in a ti ny nature year s r er s a e y as reser e e e a us r a a beach walk at Garwick when she spott ed es a e e reser e ra s a duck and swam out to sea unti l she y 1 000 2 bu as e ar es sa eare r e a u er amount of fi eld wormwood in the UK. on rocks 16 hours aft er her disappearance. Botanists at Plantlife, a conservati on
er ay ey ar ey sa y as ar ey/ ace ook ayley ar y r a s sa e G e tt y e a r ar a s bu a number of fl owering plants had “we might avoid the sea for a litt le while”. r r 201 85 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 765 12 – 18 February 2021 WORK TOGETHER WIND FARM TO END YOUTH ISLAND VIOLENCE
A REPORT from England’s Children’s Commissioner suggests that agencies around the country must work together to protect children bett er. G e tt y G e tt y Anne Longfi eld’s report says that up to 12,000 vulnerable children are at risk from youth violence and being drawn into gangs. DENMARK is set to build the world’s How might a child be led into crime? The report suggests that factors fi rst wind farm island, providing power such as children someti mes not turning up to school, or going missing or three millio homes. from care, can lead to a child being at greater risk. The giant island will be built in the North The report points out that the number of children at risk is likely to get Sea alongside 200 wind turbines. It will be worse because of the pandemic. The police have suggested that “bored as big as 18 football pitches and will cost an and lonely children” could be at risk in parks and takeaways. esti mated 210 billion kroner (£25 billion). As well as “strong nati onal leadership”, Anne Longfi eld says that to As you can probably tell, this is a huge keep children safe “the response to youth violence must be a nati onal project, the biggest in Danish history. As a priority across policing, public health and children’s services”. result, it isn’t expected to be ready unti l 2033. WHEN WILL SCHOOLS NEVER TOO OLD! REOPEN? Frank Rothwell’s Atlanti c Atlanti Rothwell’s Frank 2020/Facebook Challenge G e tt y
rom o e ay o o ay a uary most ki s have t go e to school i . As the vaccine roll-out conti nues, when can you expect to be back in class? A 70-YEAR-OLD grandad has rowed 4,800km (3,000 ENGLAND SCOTLAND miles) across the Atlanti c Ocean on his own for charity. Frank Rothwell set off in a boat called Never Too Old on The Government has said it hopes Primary 1-3 will return on 22 February. 12 December. He sailed from the Canary Islands and arrived in schools can start to reopen from 8 March. On the same date, some S4-6 pupils will the Caribbean on 6 February. His adventurous trip has raised However, nothing has been confi rmed. be able to do practi cal work in school if it is essenti al for completi ng qualifi cati ons. £878,000 (and counti ng!) for Alzheimer’s Research UK. All other pupils will conti nue with remote Frank dedicated his achievement to his brother-in-law Roger, WALES learning for now. who died with Alzheimer’s during his journey. 3 to 7-year-olds should be returning to school from 22 February. Some older pupils on vocati onal NORTHERN IRELAND courses will be allowed to return on Remote learning will conti nue for pupils the same ate. unti l at least 8 March. All other pupils will conti nue with remote If a return is possible in March, it will learning for now. only be for some year groups at fi rst. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 USA INDIA RUSSIA Farmers’ protests conti nue ce cream or vacci es Farmers in India have been protesti ng for three months against changes that they Russia became the fi rst country to say will give big business too much power. Tens roll out a vaccine for COVID-19 last
S of thousands of farmers are camped outside August, but has had trouble getti ng Delhi. This week, these farmers were cut off from jabs out to citi zens. In a vaccinati on internet services by the government, which said centre in Moscow, Russians have it was to “maintain public safety”. Singer Rihanna been encouraged to get their jabs in tweeted a link to her 101 million followers about exchange for free ice cream. A doctor a news story reporti ng the internet shutdown at the clinic said that the ice cream and the protests, asking: “Why aren’t we talking provided “a nice bonus” to those about this?” Shortly aft er, environmental acti vist making it to the clinic in bad weather. Greta Thunberg did the same. Their tweets angered the Indian government, which described G e tt y issi g oo rees them as “neither accurate nor responsible”. This month, NASA is celebrati ng 50 years since Apollo 14 became the third manned mission to land on the moon. While the two other astronauts set foot – and played golf – on the surface, Command Module pilot Stuart Roosa orbited the moon with 500 tree seeds to test the eff ect of G e tt y zero gravity on them. On their return, the seeds were planted across the US and the world, and are known as Moon Trees. Unfortunately, the exact locati ons of only around 50 are known – maybe there’s one in your local park! SOUTH KOREA MYANMAR G e tt y G e tt y
rotests gro Myanmar has seen its largest protests KENYA ree po er oost since 2007, following last week’s South Korea has announced a military coup, where the country’s rillia t ricks 48.5 trillion won (£31.5 billion) plan to elected leader was removed by the A Kenyan woman made headlines around the build the world’s largest off shore wind military. Monks and nurses joined the world last week, for using waste plasti c to make farm. The wind farm would produce protests, and lots of protesters gave bricks that are tougher than concrete. Nzambi 8.2 gigawatt s, which offi cials say is as the three-fi ngered salute from The Matee’s factory produces around 1,500 bricks much energy as six nuclear reactors, Hunger Games. As First News went to a week, made from a mix of diff erent plasti cs. To and will have the environmental eff ect press, the protests had been peaceful, make the bricks, plasti c waste is mixed with sand, of planti ng 71 million pine trees. but there were fears that they could heated and then compressed into bricks. Nzambi President Moon Jae-in said: “With become violent, aft er a water cannon says her bricks are fi ve to seven ti mes stronger this project, we are accelerati ng the was used to break up crowds. than concrete. eco-friendly energy transiti on.”
` S lives ith his amily i oha es urg i a a gerous eigh ourhoo . OUR WORLD Growing up in a dangerous neighbourhood oft en left Dumisa feeling scared, angry and alone. That all changed when he discovered Fight With Insight (FWI) NAME: DUMISA – a boxing gym that is funded by Comic Relief, which supports and develops young people physically, LIVES: SOUTH AFRICA emoti onally and academically. As well as a passion for boxing, FWI has given Dumisa life To fi nd out more, go to skills to build a positi ve future. “Boxing shows .comicrelie .com/re ose ay me I can do bett er,” he says. 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. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
10. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 TEENY CHAMELEON Glaw/SNSB Frank
SCIENTISTS have discovered a ti ny sub-species of chameleon that they believe may be the smallest repti le in the world!
A pair of ti ny lizards of the species Brookesia nana were discovered by a team of researchers in Madagascar. Experts from the Bavarian State Collecti on of Zoology in Munich say the male is just 22mm long from nose to tail and the female is slightly bigger, measuring 29mm. There are around 11,500 known species of repti le in the world and these chameleons are thought to be the smallest. The litt le lizards are the only ones of their sub-species found during the expediti on. They have been in danger of losing their habitat because of deforestati on, but the area where they were discovered has now been protected.
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RISE AGAIN ar e s oo ristol CRANES in the UK are bouncing back from the brink of exti ncti on, with a record number of breeding pairs confi rmed. here are o ree i g pairs i the accor i g to ata collecte y conservati onists monitoring the species. Last year the breeding pairs produced 23 chicks between them. Experts believe the total populati on of cranes in the UK is over 200 animals, include single cranes living alone. Cranes are the tallest birds found in the UK and can reach 1.2m tall. They were almost wiped out completely in the 1600s but, thanks to conservati on eff orts, including re-introducti on programmes, they are back and doing well.
o millio BABY BEE BAN a y ees rom taly may BRISTOL Zoo Gardens has released the fi rst pictures of a rare nocturnal have to e se t ack or lemur called an aye-aye, which was born there two months ago. destroyed because of new import laws since the UK left the EU. Unti l now, the rare baby has been kept Aye-ayes are extremely vulnerable and very year a compa y calle ee uipme t i e t hidden by its mother Tahiry, who was can only be found in Madagascar. They imports thousa s o ees hich are use to help also born at the zoo fi ve years ago. are known for having really long middle
iStock pollinate crops. New rules put in place since Brexit say Aye-ayes are shy and nocturnal fi ngers, which they use to poke around that only queen bees can be imported to the UK. Patrick animals, and Tahiry built her nest so in holes in trees to fi nd food. Murfet, managing director of Bee Equipment, has writt en that she had complete privacy while Their numbers are falling rapidly in to the epartme t or viro me t oo a ural her baby was small. This picture shows the wild, and with only 50 aye-ayes in Aff airs (DEFRA) in the hope of fi nding a soluti on. the fi rst ti me the keepers caught capti vity globally, every birth is fantasti c a glimpse of the baby. news for the species. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
11. SCIENCE NEWS FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 WHO STEPS UP LONG COVID FRILL SEEKER RESEARCH iStock
THE World Health Organizati on (WHO) is hosti ng its fi rst global meeti ng on ‘long COVID’ this week. Long COVID is the term given to describe symptoms that conti nue weeks CC BY-SA 4.0 CC BY-SA or months aft er the infecti on has gone. Most people who catch the new his is hat the rotoceratops coronavirus seem to feel bett er within might have looked like a few weeks, but some are sti ll feeling symptoms such as fati gue, cough, chest SCIENTISTS reckon ceratopsian dinosaurs like the one above had neck frills in order to att ract mates. pain, dizziness or a loss of taste or smell Many dinosaurs are known to have had frills around their ‘sexual selecti on’, which is a process of natural selecti on in for a long ti me aft er the initi al illness. necks. The most famous frilly dino is probably the Triceratops. which one sex prefers a specifi c characteristi c in the other sex. Scienti sts don’t know much about it Previous theories were that the frills were for protecti on or to Dr Andrew Knapp, a member of the research team, yet, because COVID-19 is such a new cool down the body temperature. But this new study suggests explained: “While there are quite a few examples in living illness. But studies have suggested as that they may have been used to att ract a partner. animals, where usually females select males based on the size many as 76% of pati ents who go to A team at the Natural History Museum in London studied of their tail feathers or calls, it is quite oft en overlooked that hospital with the coronavirus have at the skulls of Protoceratops, a sheep-sized ceratopsian dinosaur males do the same thing with females as well.” least one symptom six months later. The that would have lived in what is now Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. The scienti sts also think the Protoceratops’ frills may have UK’s Offi ce for Nati onal Stati sti cs carried They 3D-scanned 30 complete skulls of the dinosaur, creati ng developed due to other social behaviour, such as defending out a survey last December that found the biggest complete set of 3D data for any one dinosaur. Their food or territory from rival dinosaurs. one in ten people sti ll had symptoms 12 set ranged in size from ti ny day-old hatchlings to fully-grown Protoceratops were herbivores who lived in the Cretaceous weeks aft er testi ng positi ve. One in fi ve adults, so they had a full growth chart of the species. Period, 146 million to 66 million years ago. had symptoms for fi ve weeks or more. This allowed the scienti sts to compare how the skull changed The WHO’s Dr Janet Diaz said: “It’s a in shape as the animal grew. From this, they could see if the conditi on that needs further descripti on, shapes of the frills were a further understanding of how many result of evolving to att ract are aff ected and further understanding dinos of the opposite sex. of what is causing it, so we can bett er re app re They found that the prevent, manage and treat it.”
re app re frills had a much greater Dr Diaz explained that doctors sti ll rate of change in growth don’t know why one person gets some compared to other traits symptoms, but another person gets of the animals. In many completely diff erent ones. species, this fast change This week’s seminar will be the fi rst One of the 3D scans of the skull rotoceratops remai s happens because of of many to tackle long COVID.
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PIGS PLAY VIDEOGAMES IT was Internati onal Day of Women S that i volve pigs playi g a irls i Scie ce o e ruary. vi eogames has sho ho smart To celebrate, we’re highlighti ng females the a imals are. who made enormous contributi ons to science, but were
F ur s ere ra e use e r s u s practi cally unknown for 50 years. G e tt y to move a joysti ck connected to a monitor. Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan ey ere e au ay and Christi ne Darden were four African-American women a game in which the aim was to use the working at NASA in the 1950s and ’60s. Eston Martz/ Eston iversity State e sylva ia joysti ck to move a cursor up to four target They overcame gender and racial barriers to enable one uma computer walls on the screen. All the pigs’ responses were excellent – way bett er than of the most momentous projects in history. They used their atheri e oh so just being due to chance – showing they understood that the movement of the formidable maths skills to calculate launch and landing co- joysti ck was connected to the cursor on the computer screen. Their response ordinates for space rockets and program NASA’s computers. Their work contributed to was “remarkable,” according to the researchers. the launch of the fi rst NASA astronaut into orbit and later to the historic moon landings. FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
12. FIRST NEWS EDUCATION TV FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021
irst e s has teame up ith sho a the to make programmes a vi eos a out the e s hich you ca atch o First News Educati on TV. This week we fi lmed in Lebanon, six months aft er the blast that devastated the capital city, Beirut.
BEIRUT WATCH MY REPORT AT FIRST.NEWS/EDUCATIONTV SIX MONTHS AFTER FYI EPISODE 109 THE EXPLOSION SIX months have passed since a huge explosion shook Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. This week, we hear from Luciana Keyrouz, a 14-year-old singer who lives in Beirut, a out hat happe e ho her city has ee copi g si ce the explosion on 4 August 2020 and what she has been doing to help. This is her story.
“At fi rst I thought it was an earthquake so many songs and video clips, just to so that’s why I wasn’t that afraid, but try and spread positi vity all over Lebanon. then I realised that it was a big explosion Someti mes it was distracti ng me from the that had hit Beirut. hard situati on that we’re living in. It was the most terrifying experience. I was crying when I was recording At that ti me I was at home with my litt le because it’s so heartbreaking. It was sister. My parents were out, and it was so a tribute for all the people who lost diffi cult to see the windows breaking and their lives, or for all the people who falling down on the ground. lost a family member. I ran to my sister and I told her: The year 2020 was hard for the whole ‘Come with me, we’re going to go to the world, but it was another level of 2020 neighbour’s house’ because I really felt for Lebanon. We’re facing so many unsafe and insecure at home alone. It problems and challenges, many children was so scary. that cannot eat and so many children that The explosion was caused by dangerous don’t have a home to sleep in. material being stored in a warehouse. To It’s a challenge to live in Lebanon have lived near that danger for so long, because every day you have something not knowing, has angered many of us new; maybe a new problem, a new MORE THAN here in Lebanon, and now people have diffi culty, a new fi nancial crisis. It’s to rebuild their homes and their lives. so diffi cult. 200 PEOPLE My music means a lot to me. It’s a way For now, I have my family and I have DIED AND OVER G e tt y to express myself and to overcome my my music to keep me positi ve and I am 7,500 WERE fears. I think when we start replacing sharing my music videos online in the INJURED negati ve thoughts with positi ve ones we’ll hope I can keep all young people in start seeing positi ve results. We released Lebanon opti misti c about the future.” You can watch Luciana’s video report at fi rst.news/Educati onTV o , episode 109 Teachers – you can use your irst e s login to access educati on resources to accompany the fi lms at fi rst.news/Educati onTV FOR INTERNALSCHOOLUSEONLY. For useonprojectors andIWBs.Notto beuploadedto schoolwebsites. FOR INTERNALSCHOOLUSEONLY. For useonprojectors andIWBs.Notto beuploadedto schoolwebsites. PROOF that a pandemic doesn’t mean you can’t look fabulous! The famous Venice Carnival has been going for around 1,000 years, but THE is mostly being held online this year. However, people from the local area can still dress up and stroll around the beautiful Italian city. The elaborate masks and costumes are still a huge part of the fun, and every year there’s a competition for the best mask. The famous Bridge of Sighs can be seen at the top of the picture. It is said to have got its name from the sighs of prisoners who were taken BIG across the canal from the Doge’s Palace to the prison. PICTURE Getty FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 14. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews ssue 1 1 ebruary 0 1 TRACY BEAKER RETURNS armer has played Jacqueline Wilson’s famous character since she was 12 years old! We chatt ed to Dani about the new series and why Tracy Beaker is such a popular character.
important and wanted to make sure that really came across with Tracy as well. efore, she would o Tracy now is a mum, which is ama ing. think get really angry over the smallest things, but now the last ti me we saw her she was working as a care her priority is Jess and she’s massively protecti ve worker in her 0s. ow she’s in her 0s and she’s a of her; maybe a litt le bit too much. mum, so it’s been really cool for me because, like everyone else, really wanted to know what What’s the relati onship between happened ne t and where Tracy’s ourney is going to take her. think everyone is going So Tracy and Jess’s relati onship is a bit more like to be really pleased seeing how Tracy’s friends because Tracy had her when she was a progressed and what a great mum she is. bit younger. They’re very diff erent: Jess is quiet, she’s really good at school and she loves reading, whereas Tracy wasn’t any of those things ut that relati onship is really nice actually. Someti mes Oh yes, I’ve defi nitely brought my mum skills with it almost feels like Jess is the mum fi gure; she that Justi ne Litt lewood is coming back. Obviously me, though ess is a bit older than my daughter. really looks out for her mum. Tracy is a fi ercely that’s not going to go well. Tracy and Justi ne y daughter’s only four, but thought back to protecti ve mother and does everything for Jess. have butt ed heads since they were younger how ’ve changed. Having a child changes you and nothing’s changed there, really. completely. Your whole prioriti es change, your whole perspecti ve on life. You realise what’s really Emma blew my socks off , from the minute I met her. Her confi dence… Actually, she reminded the fi rst book was published in 1991. Why me of me when was younger, nothing phased her at all. can’t wait for everyone to see her think people love Tracy because everyone can performance, because my goodness, she has see a litt le bit of themselves in her. She has so got such a bright future ahead of her. many diff erent emoti ons. Just in one day, she can go from being really sad to really angry to ridiculously happy – and everyone can fi nd a litt le bit of Tracy in themselves. he comes across as t would probably be to ust calm down a bit, fi erce and a bit scary, but underneath it all, there’s ust chill ou don’t have to get so angry all a heart of gold there. think people ust love how the ti me. Although, saying that, as an adult independent and fi erce she really is. I hope that’s she does tend to get a litt le bit angry! But why people like her, that’s why like her. hen we not as much. fi rst brought out The tory of Tracy eaker there weren’t really many strong female characters, especially in kids’ TV. There was a lot of slapsti ck comedy, so for me to be able to portray this awesome female character was ust a dream come es, we’ve got a few returning characters. true. I’m really glad it’s stood the test of ti me The audience will be very pleased to know because women are awesome.
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Cook. When I’m working at CBBC it’s got to be high My home-cooked signature dish would be chicken energy, so lunch is important. I oft en get something curry with cumin rice, chapati s and all the trimmings – like a baguett e with some crisps and maybe a cheeky a mint sauce, onion salad, some fresh slice of cake. Or if I am really pushing the boat out, it’s coriander and chillies on the side. a well-known high street chicken restaurant, so that keeps my energy up! FIVE of home cooking? MINUTES Cooking a tagine with my dad when I was a young chicken! It was a lamb tagine and I remember WITH… it was my nan’s recipe. We made it in London but then soon aft er we actually went to Morocco to make it I tried a lot of cooking when I was in lockdown. I made with my nan, so that was really sweet. a really nice ramen and I learnt how to roll my own
sushi. Lots of Japanese food, it’s really awesome! How does your background and experience I also att empted gyozas, but they’re a bit tricky. My culture. My dad is Moroccan and he was a chef, so I got to watch him cook a lot of Moroccan food. We had a lot of sweet and spicy fl avours as well. My mum loved Indian food, so we had a lot of spices. I hope Messy but organised chaos! It’s always about the pot to bring that blend of culture to Celebrity est Home that’s cooking, never about the pots in the sink that need washing up. I’m calm with what I’m cooking, but around me it looks like chaos.
or any foods you really don’t like. I don’t like potatoes, mashed, boiled, KARIM ZEROUAL roasted – unless they’re fries! showing off his cooking skills on BBC’s P THIS WEEK
While lots of live shows 1 OF THE WEEK PICS ahead! The show, hosted producti on of got some brand-new pictures of David Walliams (and a lot of loo roll) to kick celebs get slimed this year! off the show! David alliams said am delighted that Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Netf lix! A new, 3D families will have the opportunity to see some live 2 theatre again. The show is hilarious and hope will launch on the streaming service early next year. spreads some happiness in these diffi cult ti mes.” A sequel to the hit live-acti on fi lm, which starred Jim The COVID-safe producti on takes place in car parks around the country, kicking off at irmingham C on pril. P Find out if the show will be touring 3 is the next Julia Donaldson book to be turned into a fi lm. Olivia Colman will narrate the animati on and former Doctor M a tt
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Mark Douet The fi lm is in producti on now Christmas! FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites. 16. BAKING SPECIAL FirstNews ssue 1 1 ebruary 0 1 GET YOUR BAKE ON! Channel 4 REECE, 14, is the new Junior Bake Off champion, and over the next few weeks he’s going to be sharing some of his delicious recipes and some top baking ti ps withFirst News. This week he’s whipped up some yummy coff ee TOP TIP! and walnut cupcakes. We’d love to see what you bake over half term, so Make sure your ingredients send your mouth-watering pictures to newsdesk@fi rstnews.co.uk. are at room temperature!
Congratulati ons for winningJunior Bake Off ! Was it hard to keep the secret for so long? inning Junior Bake Off was an absolute dream. was so happy and proud, but not telling REECE’S COFFEE family and friends was the hardest secret ’ve ever had to keep. This was the second ti me you entered. Why do you think you got through AND WALNUT this ti me? Reece think last year didn’t have enough variety of baking knowledge or skills. ver since CUPCAKES! I didn’t get in last year I practi sed a variety of bakes and skills, and I think that’s what got me in this year, which was so exciti ng. Being in the tent is an indescribable feeling; it’s an Ingredients absolutely incredible e perience. ’ve learned so many skills on the show, such as having Cupcakes (makes 20) a ti dy kitchen gives a ti dy mind, and ti me management. I have really managed to work 250g self raising fl our out how to use my ti me wisely. 250g caster sugar 250g soft ened butt er How much ti me does it take to practi se for each week of 80g chopped walnuts Junior Bake Off ? 75ml cold black coff ee I tried to practi se each show-stopper at least twice, but someti mes 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste I didn’t really even get to practi se. I was most proud of my fi nale 4 eggs cake, was so impressed with the result love making cakes, as 15ml neutral oil (e.g. vegetable, canola, grapeseed, sunfl ower) think they are so versati le and you can decorate however you like and fl avour however you like. Butt ercream 150g butt er, soft ened Who inspired your love of baking? 225g icing sugar My mum was my biggest inspirati on. I’ve always helped my Splash of milk mum cook dinner and dessert in the kitchen. t’s probably my favourite part of the day – except the clean-up! Decorati on (opti onal) Extra walnuts What’s your next ambiti on? Method love to write recipes and it would be ama ing to share 1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and line your cupcake ti ns them with the world, but my ulti mate goal is to help 2. Cream your butt er and sugar unti l super pale and fl uff y, then people come out of their comfort one and bake ome add the eggs one at a ti me people don’t like to talk about how they bake due 3. Add in dry ingredients, oil, coff ee and walnuts, then fold unti l to stereotypes like only girls can bake . don’t want it’s all mixed together people to hide away their dreams, so my goal is to help 4. Bake for 17 minutes then leave to cool people pursue their dreams. 5. For the butt ercream, whip up your butt er for fi ve minutes, add What advice would you give to kids who want icing sugar and whip for a further fi ve minutes. Then add to do more baking at home and maybe even enter a splash of milk and whip for another two minutes the show? 6. Pipe your cupcakes and serve ust be yourself and try a lot of new bakes
If you’re inspired by Reece and fancy showing off your baking skills, then why not apply for Junior Bake Off 2021? If you’re aged between 9 and 15, and can whip up a cool cake or some brilliant biscuits, then this could be your year! To apply, visit junior.take-part.co.uk, but make sure to check with a grown-up fi rst. Entries close on 28 March 2021. 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.
17. CRAZY BUT TRUE FirstNews ssue 1 1 ebruary 0 1 GOLDEN SWEET SUCCESS CREME EGG A RARE gold Cadbury’s Creme Egg is going up for aucti on on 19 February – and boy, does it Guinness World Records Guinness World look magical! Batemans Aucti oneers Aucti Batemans The Cadbury’s Conundrum egg was part of a nati onwide treasure hunt back in 1983. Cadbury created 12 eggs with diff erent themes, then hid them in secret locati ons across THESE racing cars aren’t just fast, they’re also tasty! the UK. The public had to fi nd clues hidden in a book to The amazing creati ons are made from 91% cake, built up discover where the eggs were stashed. What lots of people around an aluminium base. Racing driver Michael Andretti didn’t know was that a 13th egg was also created. This had to park his sweet tooth so he could hop aboard one of egg – much larger than the others – was up for grabs for the unusual vehicles to give it a spin. In the process, he also retailers to win through a private draw. It’s this parti cular managed to break not one, but two Guinness World Records. egg that is now heading for aucti on. Andretti ’s cool cake car reached a top speed of 27.48km/h The 13th golden egg was made by the Queen’s offi cial (17.08mph), making it the fastest edible vehicle. It also jeweller and weighs a heft y 326.6 grams. It was fi rst sold travelled 106.62m (349.81ft ), the longest distance covered back in July 2017 for a whopping £17,200. Batemans by an edible vehicle. Aucti oneers believe the extraordinary egg could be sold The event was hosted by Cowlitz Indian Tribe in America. again for between £15,000 – £20,000. Keep an eye on First News soon to fi nd out how much it went for! VALENTINE’S VILLAGE
COULD a litt le place in Wiltshire Records Guinness World be the most romanti c of all? The village of Lover (yes, that’s its real name!) hits the headlines every Valenti ne’s Day, thanks to its very special postmark. Lots of people like to send their cards or Facebook love lett ers from the village so that they can get a unique stamp on the envelope. WATER In fact, the traditi on has been going on for years. Back in the ’60s, it became WEDDING known as the Lover Valenti ne Post. The village postmistress used to receive A COUPLE in Chennai, India, have enjoyed a rather around 2,000 Valenti ne’s cards from diff erent wedding ceremony – 18.3m underwater! across the world asking for the stamp. V Chinnadurai and S Swetha showed that their love runs This year, the village has The aff ecti onate fun came to an end deep, by taking their vows 60ft down while scuba diving! launched a Send A Litt le Love in 2005 when the local post offi ce had The couple said “I do” off the coast of Neelankarai in Facebook/Lover Villagers Facebook/Lover campaign, encouraging people to close, but thankfully in 2016 it was Chennai. They both wore traditi onal dress instead of scuba to send cards to those they are brought back. Now there is an offi cial diving suits, and there was even a fl ower garland. missing during the pandemic. Lover Community Trust that helps to The newlyweds said they came up with the idea to get Visit www.lover.org.uk manage all that Lover-ly post! married in the sea to help raise awareness of water polluti on.
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21. BIG INTERVIEW FirstNews ssue 1 1 ebruary 0 1 R always have a connecti on with the real world, so It’s a fun, cute litt le story about courage and I like the fact that they have a crossover point in determinati on, and travelling and going with your this movie. For me as a child watching TV shows gut feeling, and friendship and self-belief. It’s also and children’s movies, I liked the stuff that was a litt le bit about deforestati on and conserving our perhaps far-fetched, but at least based in an world and our imprint as human beings upon it. environment and surrounding that I was quite It’s a fun, feelgood, perfect half-term movie. familiar with. That made it a lot more real.
You play Firedrake, who is a beauti ful What would you pack for a magical F He’s courageous and he’s frustrated with his I’ve got my litt le pocket army knife, my Swiss Army current predicament and questi ons the reasons knife that I’ve had since I was about 12. It’s got a behind the authority and why there is a lack of pair of scissors, it’s got tweezers, it’s got everything freedom. I think he just wants a litt le bit more from you possibly need, so I’d defi nitely bring that. I’d life. He decides to act upon that and branch out bring a pillow because I’m a fussy sleeper, multi ple and go off on an adventure with his best friend spare pairs of dry socks and a good waterproof to see if there is a bett er life out there for him coat. For a luxury I’d bring Marmite sandwiches. and his friends and family. The fi lm is full of mythical creatures, but How did you fi nd your inner which would you like to meet in real life? Defi nitely fairies – a naughty litt le creature that It was a funny one because we were like, well, you could pop in your pocket. They’d probably should he sound really deep and big because he’s a G e tt y whisper in your ear, but I think they’d large animal? But then he should also sound a litt le be good fun to hang out with. young, a litt le naive, perhaps. So we came to this kind of like halfway between a squeaky voice, but with some kind of guts to it as well. It took a litt le bit of fi ddling around with, unti l everyone was happy with the general sound. It’s very cool seeing your
voice come out of a dragon. You get to play a part that you would just never get to play in live-acti on.
Did you practi se your dragon Not in the mirror, no! FOLLOW YOUR How did you fi nd doing the voice for this animati on? Did you get to record with the Your character can someti mes lack No, not for this one. It can be a litt le lonely. I was confi dence. Have you ever felt like that, one of the fi rst to record, so I just had guide tracks to go off . It is a bit strange someti mes, but I enjoy who feel the same? it. It’s just a diff erent challenge and it’s quite fun. DREAMS! Yeah! If you come up with an idea or thought that O I mean, you can knock out a feature fi lm in a couple gets pooh-poohed or trampled on immediately, F of days, it’s a bit mad. It’s just a very diff erent way then it’s very easy to feel squashed by that and feel of going about making a movie, but I enjoy it. adventure fi lm R like you’re wrong. That can lead to insecuriti es in your own self-belief and that’s perfectly normal; What’s unusual about this fi lm is that it’s everyone feels that. However, if it’s something that conti nues to niggle at you, then you should P go with your gut insti nct and have the courage to Yes, I think it’s great! I mean, magical worlds don’t pursue those ideas and those thoughts. The people who came up with all the most amazing inventi ons and ideas that transformed the world did so in a sea of backlash from people who said that wasn’t possible, or not needed. It was only the people who fought against that and conti nued with their own self-belief that gave us all these amazing, wonderful things like the power of fl ight and the internet. Now we’re up in space and travelling to the moon and all sorts of stuff that seemed nuts. It’s amazing, so just follow your dreams.
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23. LOVE IS IN THE AIR FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 HAPPY A KOALA-TY HUG VALENTINE’S LOVEBIRDS DAY iStock FOR lots of us, the beginning of the year has been pretty tough. But since 14 February is Valentine’s Day and lots of the UK is blanketed by snow and ice, we thought that we could all use a bit of warmth and love this Sunday – and what’s warmer and more lovely than a cuddle? So take Getty a deep breath, get under a blanket and have a look at these adorable hugging animals this Valentine’s Day! iStock iStock Getty SOFTLY SOFTLY TONS OF LOVE WALLABY MINE? iStock Getty
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24. GAME ZONE FirstNews Issue 765 12 – 18 February 2021 SONIC IN BRICKS ELDRADOR CREATURES O has teamed up with Sega to turn a fan-made Sonic the Hedgehog set into a reality! The LEGO Ideas website lets you submit your own LEGO set designs. If they receive more a 10 000 es r er users e LEGO Group will then consider making the set a real thing. e e e e se as rea e by ra e base er es 2017 s a a. Viv said: “Having 10,000 people back my design SWITCH, as er e e u e e r e s a a y be e bu a be se e e 8 for further development was the most exciti ng secret I have ever had to keep!” PS4, PC Viv, Sega and LEGO will now work together to fi nalise the design for Viv’s LEGO a a Green Hill Zone LEGO Ideas set, which will be available worldwide. ELDRADOR Creatures puts you in control of powerful monsters, who you must lead in the Batt le of the Four Worlds. First News reviewer George went into batt le for us. ILLEGAL POKÉMON SELLER ARRESTED ra r rea ures is a strategy game where you go into batt le for A JAPANESE man has been arrested aft er he was reportedly caught the Superweapon. You can choose from four diff erent worlds: Lava, selling hacked Pokémon Sword and Shield creatures online. Jungle, Ice and Rock. You get to choose a character to batt le other creatures. Each one In Japan, the Unfair Competi ti on Preventi on Act has its own special abiliti es, so you need to choose the best one for a es e a y a es a ay a each batt le. promotes “unfair usage” or “imitati on”. I really liked all the diff erent creatures; my favourite was the crocodile. Back in April last year, a man modifi ed the I a s e e er u s bu s u e ar – y u a e a e a Pokémon Sobble to be much bett er than usual, strategy to beat all the diff erent creatures.” using his PC to hack the soft ware. He then sold the shady Sobble (below left ) to a Pokémon Sword a e player in Kyoto for 4,400 yen (around £30). e e ear ab u e ea a as ee arres e e a s STADIA SHOCK u a e ear e er OO has said that it won’t make £7,300 selling modded any more new games for Stadia. Pokémon Sword a e monsters over the years. a a s e s u base a s F rs e s e platf orm. It streams games in 4K to Google ress e Pokémon e es u r e as ra e ra er a bee r e br ser a e a a b e se e e s e app for Android smartphones and tablets. a s e ea as a y u u ee a u s e r se expensive console to play games. e a y u ra e e as e e s a s a es a as s u Selling Pokémon sounds more like down its two development studios. Google says it wants to work with Pokémon is. a scheme by Team Rocket! other developers who will conti nue to make their own games for Stadia. TELL YOUR TRY 3 ISSUES FRIENDS FOR £1 Sti ll delivering the news to your door every Friday Learn about the changing world around you while keeping up to date with the latest science, sport and entertainment news.
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Manchester City’s John Stones beats Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, only for the goal to be ruled out for off side. It didn’t matt er – City thrashed the champions 4-1 at Anfi eld. It was their fi rst win at Liverpool’s ground since 2003, and the fi rst ti me since 1963 that Liverpool have suff ered three home league defeats in a row
Belgian tennis star Elise Mertens poses with the Gippsland Trophy aft er beati ng Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 6-1 in the fi nal
Tim Wellens of Belgium and the Lott o Soudal team celebrates winning stage three of the Étoile de Bessèges race in France. Wellens went on to take overall victory
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, aged 39, celebrates scoring the 500th club goal of his career in a 4-0 The dazzling opening ceremony of the Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 in win over Crotone. The victory took Corti na d’Ampezzo, Italy Milan back to the top of Serie A FOR INTERNAL SCHOOL USE ONLY. For use on projectors and IWBs. Not to be uploaded to school websites.
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Scotti sh players celebrate their historic Six Nati ons SPORT IN NUMBERS u er s a e bee by Brady, aft er his Tampa ay u a eers bea 7 reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. It was the G e tt y Buccaneers’ second ti tle and they are the fi rst team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. Brady, aged 43, is the oldest Super Bowl player ever. G e tt y SUPER SCOTS! O have beaten England at Twickenham for the fi rst ti me in 38 years, on the opening weekend of rugby union’s Six Nati ons.
The Scots put on a brilliant show to stun the he took the defeat “very seriously”. G e tt y reigning champions 11-6. Fly-half Finn Russell This year’s Six Nati ons began with France as e s s re scored two penalti es and set up Duhan van steam-rollering Italy 50-10 in Rome. The French as Brighton & Hove der Merwe’s try as the visitors secured a fi rst scored seven tries, which won them a bonus Albion beat Chelsea victory since 1983 at the home of English rugby. point (awarded to any side scoring four or more 2-1 in the Women’s Super England struggled throughout, managing tries in a single match). League. The result just 38% of possession. They also conceded Meanwhile, Wales beat Ireland 21-16, with ended Chelsea’s unbeaten run, which 15 penalti es. George North and Louis Rees-Zammit scoring a had lasted 33 games. The Blues took Six Nati ons matches between Scotland and try each, and Leigh Halfpenny (right) notching the lead but Aileen Whelan scored England are known as the Calcutt a Cup, and up 11 points from penalti es and a conversion. (below) to make it 1-1, before Megan the trophy is awarded to the winner. This game Peter O’Mahony became the fi rst Irishman Connolly’s corner went straight into marked the 150th anniversary of the fi rst to be sent off in the Six Nati ons aft er elbowing the back of the net. Calcutt a Cup. It was glorious for the Scots but a Tomas Francis in the face. day to forget for the English. Coach Eddie Jones The next round of matches will be played on said that his side let the country down and that 13-14 February. GB STARS G e tt y G e tt y
runs was the winning margin for England SEEK SKI against India on the 227 fi nal day of the fi rst Test in Chennai. It was only the second ti me India had lost at home in eight years. Bowler James SUCCESS Anderson (below) took an impressive COVID-19 has led to many internati onal sporti ng events being cancelled, but the 2021 Team GB’s Charlie 3-17 for the tourists. Guest in acti on in Alpine Ski World Championships are underway. Some 600 athletes from 70 nati ons are a World Cup podium fi nish earlier this year. competi ng in Corti na d’Ampezzo, Italy, at Paul Trayner of GB Snowsport reckons the biggest ski racing event of the year. It Britain goes into the tournament with “one runs unti l 21 February. of the strongest teams ever, aft er a season
G e tt y Two of Team GB’s medal hopefuls are of top results”. Charlie Guest and Dave Ryding. In 2019, The championships got off to an Guest became the fi rst Briti sh woman to unfortunate start, however, when the fi rst ever win an Alpine European Cup race, and event, the women’s alpine combined, had she won another last year. Ryding achieved be a e e ue ea y s