USA Votes Donald Trump for New President Easy News a New President Chosen for United States of America December 2016

December 2016 / Issue 24

USA votes Donald Trump for new president Easy News A new president chosen for United States of America December 2016

On the 8th November 2016, the United States of America (USA) Trump has said that he wants voted for its next president. to deport 2-3 million illegal migrants when he is president. ✔ Donald Trump from the ‘Republican’ This means sending people out ✘ party beat Hillary Clinton from the of the country.

Trump has met with President Obama. All 50 states of the USA voted. 21 states voted for Clinton, He is also making contact with 29 states voted for Trump. other world leaders before he officially starts work as the

21 29 © Ron Sachs DPA/PA Images President of the USA.

© WallyGobetz/flickr The Republican party also won control of the US Congress. Trump is now picking the The Congress helps the people to join his team. They president make decisions about will help him run the USA. running the USA.

© John Locher/PA Images On 20th January 2017, a The election result was a ceremony called the inauguration ? surprise to many people will make Donald Trump the next around the world. Most people President of the USA. thought Clinton would win. He will then move into the White Some people are worried about House with his family. Trump’s strong opinions.

2 3 Easy News Brexit update December 2016

On Friday 24th June 2016, the result of the EU referendum Some Members of Parliament vote was announced. The (MPs) have said they should people of Britain voted to vote to decide about starting leave the European Union (EU). Article 50 and leaving the EU. Britain’s exit from the EU is called Brexit. On the 3rd November 2016, the High Court of Justice agreed that The UK Government will use the Government should ask MPs to special rules called Article 50 vote on whether or not to leave to leave the EU. It will take the EU. about 2 years to leave. They want to officially start in March The High Court of Justice makes 2017. decisions about important issues © Andrew Parsons i-Images/flickr within the rules of England and Wales.

The Government is talking to Theresa May and her other EU leaders about issues Government has been given like trade and free movement the right to appeal against of people after Brexit before the High Court’s decision. This using Article 50. means asking the High Court to © Geert Vanden Wijngaert/PA Images change its mind.

The referendum result showed that a lot of people in the UK want to leave the EU. The Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First wording in the referendum Minister, has also taken legal means that the result is not action to try to give Scotland mandatory. This means that a voice in making the decision the Government does not have about leaving the EU. © Andrew Parsons i-Images/flickr to make it happen.

4 5 Easy News Heathrow Airport to get 3rd runway December 2016

© wilco737/flickr The UK Government has People are also worried that decided that a 3rd runway all the airplanes using the new should be built at Heathrow runway will cause more noise Airport. The airport already has pollution. This is when there is 2 runways and is the biggest lots of loud noise which can be and busiest in the UK. harmful and annoying.

People are also concerned Transport Secretary, Chris about air pollution. This is Grayling, said that building a because all the fumes created new runway would create more by the airplanes can be jobs and also help the UK. dangerous to breathe.

It is reported that the new £17.6 billion Many people are unhappy runway will cost £17.6 billion. about the decision and do not Many people think this is far want another runway to be too much money and are built at Heathrow. worried that people will have to pay more tax.

If a new runway is built Chris Grayling is confident that many homes will have to be the new runway at Heathrow destroyed to make more space. will be built. The final decision This means that many people will be put to Members of will have to find a new home. Parliament (MPs) for a vote in 2017. © Okea/istockphotos

6 7 Easy News Man found guilty of killing British politician December 2016

© GarryKnight/flickr On 20th October 2016 a by-election was held for Jo Cox, the Labour MP for someone to take over Jo Cox’s Batley and Spen, was killed on job as an MP. Tracy Brabin, the the 16th June 2016 outside Labour candidate and friend of her offices in Birstall, West Jo Cox, won the most votes. Yorkshire. She is now the new MP for © Danny Lawson/PA Wire Batley and Spen.

She was stabbed and shot As a sign of respect to Jo outside of her constituency Cox, the other main political office by a man. A parties (Conservatives, Liberal constituency office is where Democrats and UKIP) did people go to talk to their not try to take the job for Member of Parliament (MP). themselves.

Like Jo Cox, Tracy Brabin was born in the local area. Before A man called Thomas Mair has Tracy became an MP she was been found guilty of murdering an actress. She was well known Jo Cox. He will go to jail for the for her acting roles in TV soaps rest of his life. Coronation Street, Eastenders

© GarryKnight/flickr A charity Christmas record has 5 months after Jo Cox’s death been made called 'Friends of Jo the area of Batley and Spen Cox' and all money raised will held a by-election to choose a go to the 'Jo Cox Foundation'. new MP to replace her. This was set up in her memory.

8 9 Easy News Calais ‘Jungle’ closed down December 2016

A camp for migrants and Everyone in the camp has now refugees in France has been been moved to different places closed. The camp was near a in France called Welcome and town called Calais. Orientation Centres.

© malachybrowne/flickr The camp was called the Calais 'Jungle'. Over 7,000 people Some of the people did not were living in tents. The people want to leave the Calais have left their own countries 'Jungle’ because there is a because they want to live in port at Calais where they were another country.  hoping to get a ferry to the UK.

Some of the people are refugees. They have left their homes and countries because Almost 200 children travelling of wars. on their own were taken from the camp and brought to the Some of the other people are UK. This is because children are migrants. They have left their more vulnerable than adults.

countries because they want to © Bakounine/ABACA ABACA/PA Images get jobs in other countries and start new lives. Although the Calais 'Jungle' has been closed down, lots of Most of the people in the people are still worried about Calais 'Jungle’ want to come to where all the children travelling the United Kingdom (UK). on their own will go and if they are safe.

10 11 Easy News UK prison problems December 2016

There have been problems in On Monday 7th November prisons in England and Wales. 2016, 2 prisoners escaped from Prisoners and prison officers Pentonville prison in the night. have complained about the They have now been caught prison environments – what it again. is like in the prisons.

© Ben Sutherland/flickr One month earlier in On Sunday 6th November Pentonville prison, an inmate 2016, at Bedford prison, 200 was stabbed to death and prisoners were shouting and 2 others badly injured. There protesting out of their cells for were over 22,000 violent 6 hours before prison officers attacks in prisons in England got them back in. and Wales in 2015-2016.

© David Rey/istockphotos One prisoner filmed some of Up to 10,000 prison officers what happened on a mobile protested about their working phone. Mobile phones are not conditions. The High Court of allowed in prisons. Drugs are Justice ruled that they could also not allowed, but many not stop working as a way people have them. of getting people to listen to them.

Peter Clarke, the Chief Inspector © Ben Birchall/PA Wire/PA Images of Prisons, made a report about The Lord Chancellor and Secretary Bedford prison in September 2016 of State for Justice, Liz Truss, is in and said that it was overcrowded. charge of prisons. She says she Lots of prisoners were hurting will get more prison staff to help themselves and more of them had stop drugs and phones being been using drugs than reported 2 brought into prisons. years before.

12 13 Easy News Quick News December 2016

Another football manager for England Andy Murray is the world’s number 1 tennis player

© Marlanne Bevis/flickr Gareth Southgate has signed a 4 year contract to be the England Andy Murray won a big tennis football team manager. competition at the O2 Arena in He is very proud to be made the London. England manager.

He adds this title to his win at © the Laird of Oldham/flickr Wimbledon and the gold medal Before taking over the England in the Rio Olympic Games in team, Gareth Southgate 2016. He has won lots of tennis managed the U21 England competitions this year. team. He also played 57 times He is now the best tennis player for the England football team. in the world.

Families beat 'bedroom tax' Actor, Andrew Sachs, dies aged 86 From April 2013, if someone had an empty room in their On 23rd November 2016, the home, the amount of housing actor Andrew Sachs sadly died. benefit they received was He had a disease of the brain cut, so they had to pay more. called 'vascular dementia'. This became known as the

© Cathy Gordon/PA wire/PA Images 2 families appealed against the He was famous for playing a Government’s ‘bedroom tax’ waiter called 'Manuel' in the because they said they needed comedy TV programme 'Fawlty an extra room. They won their Towers'. He was famous for appeal, which means they do saying “I know nothing”. not have to pay the tax. © Barry Batchelor/PA Wire/PA Images 14 15 Brexit affects shopping bills

Some people believe that these changes are because the pound is not worth as much as it used to be since Brexit. This means things we buy from other countries cost more.

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