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Issue 730 £1.99 12 – 18 June 2020 THE UK’S ONLY NEWSPAPER FOR CHILDREN FIGHTING THE VIRUS OF RACISM
THE KILLING OF A IS THIS THE MOMENT BLACK MAN BY A WHITE WE ALL STAND TOGETHER, POLICE OFFICER IN WHATEVER OUR SKIN THE US HAS SPARKED COLOUR, TO SAY NO TO WORLDWIDE PROTESTS RACISM FOR GOOD? ABOUT RACISM P2-3
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 19 2. NEWS AND PICTURES: RACISM PROTESTS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 WHO IS SAYING WHAT? CRESSIDA DICK, THE US PROTESTS METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONER …said 27 police officers in London had been injured
during the first Getty week of protests, when “a minority of protesters became violent” towards officers outside SPREAD Downing Street. Two officers were seriously injured, she said. She urged protesters to find “another way” to get their voices heard, adding that she was “deeply saddened and depressed” about the violence by a small number of protesters. F1 STAR LEWIS HAMILTON WORLDWIDE …praised Black Lives Matter protesters for pulling down the Edward Getty Colston statue in Bristol (p3). He said: “All statues of AMERICA BURNS WITH RAGE racist men who made money from selling a human being There have been increasing should be torn down! Which one is calls for the “defunding” of next? I challenge government officials police departments across the US in recent days. This worldwide to make these changes and
Getty generally means taking some implement the peaceful removal of responsibilities away from the these racist symbols.” police and using the money for things like investing in PRIME MINISTER better mental health care, so that people with mental BORIS health problems can get help Getty After a peaceful demonstration, clashes between
instead of being arrested Getty protesters and police led to scenes like this in Seattle JOHNSON …said: “People PROTESTS against police brutality have continued across America, including in Minneapolis, following the have a right to death of a black American man, George Floyd, while being held down by a white police officer. protest peacefully and Derek Chauvin, the white police officer have been more than 200 incidents of independent UN human rights experts. while observing social distancing, but accused of killing Mr Floyd, appeared via journalists being attacked, including one “Many in the United States and abroad they have no right to attack the police.” video conference in court on Monday. He film crew who were shot at with pepper are finally acknowledging that the didn’t enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. bullets while they were on air. problem is not a few bad apples, but BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA Although the majority of protesters President Donald Trump has been instead the problem is the very way …spoke in his home town of have been peaceful, some have been criticised for his response, including by that economic, political and social life Watford: “The virus accused of taking things too far, with former senior members of his own party. are structured.” has been declared a shops looted and even set on fire. Some He called protesters “terrorists” and There have been protests following pandemic, it is out have thrown objects at police, but the threatened to send the army in to previous police attacks on unarmed black of control. And police have also been widely criticised for deal with them. people in the US, such as the LA riots I’m not talking Getty a string of attacks on peaceful protesters “Given the track record of impunity after Rodney King was savagely beaten in about COVID-19. and journalists. [no punishment] for racial violence of 1991. However, the way this protest has The virus I’m Two police officers in Buffalo have been this nature in the United States, black spread around the world suggests that referring to is called charged with assault after they shoved a people have good reason to fear for their the calls for change in America may be racism. We need to speak out. 75-year-old man to the ground, and there lives,” read a statement from dozens of too loud to ignore this time. We need to be united.” 3. NEWS AND PICTURES: RACISM PROTESTS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 UK PROTESTS LONDON, UK TENS of thousands of people have taken part in protests across the UK to get their voices heard about racism, following George Floyd’s death. There were demonstrations big and small in towns and cities throughout the country, after a week in which people ignored calls from politicians to avoid mass Getty protests because of coronavirus social distancing. Demonstrators took to the streets in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Sheffield, Newcastle, Carlisle, Bristol, Dumfries, Derby, Chester, Wolverhampton, Middlesbrough, Lytham and Wrexham, among others. Most of the protests were peaceful but a small number of people became violent. In London, crowds gathered at the US embassy to support protesters in America. It was a peaceful gathering of mainly young demonstrators from all ethnic backgrounds. Daniel Oderinde, 23, said he had never seen protests like these in the UK before, where “white people and black come together in support of the struggles that we’ve been going through. If I can share that message and we can come together as one, then I can be part of something monumental.” An anti-racism protest was also held in Parliament Square in Westminster, where the statue of WW2 prime minister Winston Churchill was covered in graffiti. Thousands on the streets of Manchester knelt in protest, and were joined by former footballer Rio Ferdinand, his wife Kate and their three children. People gathered at Nottingham Forest’s football ground, chanting: “Enough is enough.” Many more people took part in virtual protests. The #BlackLivesMatter movement said 22,000 people from across the world had joined an online protest to show A woman walks among placards and signs their support. Apollo Sankara of BLM London said of the protests: “This isn’t just left outside the Houses of Parliament a moment, this is a movement.” CALIFORNIA, USA
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WHO WAS EDWARD COLSTON? (1636-1721) Getty In Bristol, the statue of a slave trader, Edward Colston, was pulled down. His name is seen across Bristol, with streets and buildings named after A young boy joins the Compton Cowboys – ten friends who have known one the 17th-century merchant and slave trader. His statue on Colston Avenue another since childhood – during a peace ride for George Floyd was a protected listed structure and has stood there since 1895, but it was toppled by protesters last weekend and dumped in Bristol Harbour. His memory has been argued about for years, with some in Bristol saying you can’t change history, while others campaigned successfully for his name to be removed from streets, schools and venues. The Labour Mayor of Bristol said the Edward Colston statue was an “insult” to black people. Colston was born into a wealthy Bristol merchant’s family and, although he lived in London for many years, he was always closely associated with the city. By 1672 he was running his own business in London, trading in slaves, cloth, wine and sugar.
Colston’s ships took about 80,000 men, women and children from Getty Africa to the Americas between 1672 and 1689. He donated to churches and hospitals in Bristol, also founding two almshouses (houses provided by a charity) and a school. Colston also lent money to the Bristol corporation and was a city MP for a short time. Protesters hurl Edward Colston’s statue into Bristol Harbour 4. QUICK NEWS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 1. RETAIL RETURN 16. BUTTERFLIES RETURN In a further easing of the lockdown in Our sunny spring has encouraged England, some shops and restaurants THINGS TO a lot of midsummer butterflies are set to reopen on 15 June, including to emerge early this year. Dozens some branches of Primark, The of species, including the marbled Entertainer, McDonald’s and Nando’s. white (below) and the dark In Scotland, First Minister Nicola KNOW AND TELL green fritillary, are making an Sturgeon hinted that shops could 20 appearance a month before their open soon, but the question will QUICK NEWS TO READ YOURSELF AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS usual season in July. Experts be looked at again on 18 June. are saying it’s the best summer for butterflies in 25 years, with large numbers of common and 6. SAVE THE THEATRE 11. SPY DAD endangered species spotted. Actor David Tennant has called on James Bond has the Government to save theatres apparently become Getty across the country. He says that many a father in the new theatres are “teetering” on the edge movie, No Time To of going out of business. Die! In the latest instalment of the hugely popular
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OBESITYEATING more sweets and sugary snacks has een one downside of oredo in lockdown, but a Scotti sh health charity has found some health positi ves too. MASKS ARE A MUST THE Government announced that from 15 June, masks Obesity Acti on Scotland found that 43% of e e n n e n s F astronaut has e o e must be worn when travelling on public transport. more and that 21% of people are eati ng the fi rst woman to reach the As the lockdown rules ease, about 20% more people are using together as a family more. This has led to 44% deepest known point on Earth – public transport but, offi cially, the rules remain the same. People eati ng fewer takeaways and 28% eati ng fewer Challenger Deep. are sti ll expected to work from home when ss e n n use u ns ready meals, as well as 29% eati ng more fruit Dr Kathy Sullivan, who was the fi rst For months, scienti sts advising and veg. The charity is keen to make this shift American woman to walk in space, dived e e n en u n ee part of a big change in eati ng habits, especially 10.9km below the surface of the Pacifi c n e e s s e e s as almost half of people also admitt ed to eati ng Ocean in a submersible named Limiti ng e s e I 1 u n iStock e s u s es n s ee s Factor. She is the eighth person to visit e e n e n s n u ne e s n s e e e e Challenger Deep, but the fi rst to both ns e s e n e s es s n walk in space and to descend to the boarding or even fi ned. e s n s su e I 1 deepest point in the ocean. The Briti sh Medical Associati on (BMA), In e un es e e e e s ess The tren h is so dee that the water e esen s s n e s s es e e e een e e e s ressure is e uiva ent to 100 e e hants the Government is not going far enough. The BMA says that masks s u s n e e ese standing on a human head! Aft er should be worn anywhere that social distancing is diffi cult, such as n n e s s u e returning to the surface, Kathy and in shops. It also says that the new regulati ons have taken too long Both countries have suff ered high death rates, her pilot, Victor Vescovo, called the e u n un e n n un es e e es Internati onal Space Stati on to tell the The BMA is worried that the number of coronavirus cases will e e s e u e I s us ne e e s n astronauts what they’d seen. e es e s n s n u n n e e e e n n n u s es 6. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 UK SCOTLAND YORKSHIRE G e tt y nt and e ’s asse y ids oin hun ry H esen e s n n e e u n s n n e seen u e se n n s e u sse e e e en e s n en u n e ess n un e e s e s e n us n e e usse us uns e n us e e en s e n 130 n s ss e e e e s e u e 2 n e se n e s n en u n e sse es e us e us s n n e e n en e e s e n s e en n families. The Scotti sh government says it has committ ed Families Vicky Ford questi ons from 3 0 e un n e arden of the de ade s u s u n s su se es en ns e e s e e e e n n s s n n es s een n e en and coronavirus testi ng. The charity e e e e s e e e s n e J nu e Horti cultural Society) Chelsea Flower ne se e s e e e 38 Show. The cott age garden features unse n sess ns en n dry stone walls, a fl ower meadow, young people aff ected by the virus. stream and a bothy (shelter), and s es ne s e n Gregory. This year’s fl ower show was a virtual exhibiti on aft er the event was cancelled for the fi rst ti me since N ouTu e ue e n BLACKPOOL NORFOLK vo unteers u er son e u e n u ess e n e e s se e have revealed that they’re supporti ng n 12 000 s s n e e e n nee ss e e en u n n J es ee un ee s ee n e s s e n e n s een e n u u 8 2 8 n s e e en s e (the UK’s fi rst crisis text messaging n e n e J es ee helpline), providing mental health e u se es un s s su s ne s 2 000 ne se n e nu e 33 s s e un ee s e s s een e se e s e 30 s e n s n e n u e took part in tasks including eati ng 33 un e e s un ee s ee s n s u s n ee es n e s s e e n u u es n n u 33 n es e n n s e e who are self-isolati ng or vulnerable. BRADFORD DORSET i to a of in usion eahorses return Bradford City Council has apologised aft er it e ses e e u ne se produced a promoti onal poster celebrati ng the u n e n e e se city’s communiti es but only featured white people. us s e e e 1 e u es e e use n s e s e e s n se ses e e e e e n n e e un e u n s e e e e n us n n e es nu e s n e 2008 e e u e se en un n e s un e e s us n s e e nu e s
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n es en n n were used to refi ll i to e e e e se e e n n u es n n s e Barnsley Federati on of u s s n n e es s u n su e s e n e u n e ns n e n e e u e Yorkshire fi refi ghters stepped in to fi ll up the pond on their in Kett ering and fl ew event and arrested fi ve people. way home from tackling a fi re. e 0 es e 7. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 G e tt y SCHOOL PLAN SCRAPPED TH overn ent has dro ed its an to et a ri ary u i s in n and TIME a to s hoo this ter s s s s u e een ss e to sti ck to social AND MONEY s n n u e nes s n u s e u n n s Educati on Minister G e tt y Nick Gibb (right), in an interview with Sky RUNNING OUT News kids show I, said he was sati sfi ed with the return of schools so far, and that the priority was to keep pupils and teachers safe. “Schools are doing a magnifi cent job in o ia distan in ar ers have een added keeping the schools clean, making sure that at hester oo for when visitors return FOR ZOOS en e n se s u s 1 n not mixing with other groups,” he said. ZOOS across the country have been devastated by news that they will have to remain closed ‘indefi nitely’. There is sti ll a lot of uncertainty Many zoos, including Twycross, Dudley, Paradise and 31 May, zoos and aquariums were put on a list that made u e e un e e s e e Chester, are seriously worried for their future. If they can’t e e e n en coronavirus as much as older people, so raise money soon they will not be able to aff ord to feed the e ss n ne n e n scienti sts, teachers and parents have lots animals and may have to close forever. As chariti es, many the near future, zoos are appealing to the Government to of diff erent opinions about whether zoos rely on donati ons as well as ti cket prices to keep them think again. A debate has been organised in Parliament for s s s u e u n going. It costs £465,000 a month to care for and feed the u s 11 June n s e n e e However, Mr Gibb said he wanted to 35,000 animals at Chester Zoo and 97% of the zoo’s money overturned. Several zoos have launched campaigns to raise encourage all parents of children in Recepti on, es e n e e s e e money so that they can keep going unti l then. Year 1 and Year 6 to send their kids to school. At the end of May, many zoos were hoping to re- e un e s n e en es e s n He also said that all children could be back open within days, along with many other non-essenti al u u s u n ese un e e en e ne e seen in school in September if scienti sts say that us nesses sses e s e s u en before] ti mes, but it’s vital that we do not move too n e ne s e e s ee space they were safer than many beauty spots, as they can quickly in reopening, to ensure public health is would take many months to fi nd a vaccine, n e s s n n n ensu e s s e u n protected,” the Government said. and that was unlikely to be by September.
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AN 11-year o d fro ondon has raised ore than 1, 00 for the oya Free harity y a in and se in ha iness ars oy wor in as a Maxine decided to make the jars to try to raise money we der in f hanistan for her local hospital, which helped her get bett er when she became ill with a severe allergic reacti on, aged seven. The UN’s Internati onal Labour Organizati on (ILO) says that many of Maxine made 80 jars fi lled with clay rainbows, hearts and glitt er, which she gave to the forces that drive children into work, such as poverty and litt le or no everyone who donated to her appeal. She said: “I really enjoyed creati ng the jars, but educati on, will only increase as the coronavirus pandemic conti nues. it was quite ti ring and took a lot more work than I expected! It was all worth Around 152 million kids are thought to be in work, including 72 million who it in the end and I felt really proud of myself for supporti ng this charity.” do jobs that the ILO says are ‘hazardous’. Today (12 June) is the World Day Against Child Labour, and the ILO is o you now a oronavirus o a hero end us an due to release a report about the steps countries can take to ensure that e ai a out the to newsdesk@fi rstnews.co.uk children aren’t pushed into work. However, the ILO has previously said that with o a Hero’ in the su e t o giving money to families (known as ‘direct giving’ or ‘cash transfers’) helped to reduce child labour by 40% between 2000-2016. 8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 GHANA RUSSIA INDIA rones vs oronavirus Arcti c oil spill Not this an’s The government of Ghana has been A state of emergency has est friend using drones to collect coronavirus been declared in Russia, A Briti sh man has been rescued aft er test samples. Many parts of Ghana aft er 20,000 tonnes of oil falling down a well and breaking his are rural with few roads, which makes spilled into the Ambarnaya leg. Jacob Roberts was fl eeing from a delivering vaccines for diseases and River. The oil, which came dog when he fell into the four-metre- collecti ng testi ng kits very diffi cult. from a diesel fuel tank that deep pit. Aft er six days, Jacob’s cries The new drone network has already had collapsed, is owned by for help were heard by a passing collected coronavirus samples from Russian mining company farmer going to feed his cows. Police more than 1,000 health centres across Nornickel. Russian president G e tt y pulled Jacob out and took him to the country. The UK has been helping Vladimir Puti n announced hospital, where he is recovering. to fund the eff ort, along with Gavi, that the company has agreed the Vaccine Alliance, which helps to pay all the damage costs – to vaccinate children in the world’s around £115 million. poorest countries. G e tt y
NEW ZEALAND BRAZIL ear of oronavirus New Zealand has offi cially declared Hidden deaths that it has had no new coronavirus The Brazilian government has stopped cases for over two weeks. Prime recording the number of deaths Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters related to COVID-19, and hidden she did “a litt le dance” when she was previously published stati sti cs from told the country no longer had any the government’s Health Ministry acti ve virus cases. New Zealand has website. As First News went to press, now been moved to Level One of its Brazil had the third highest death rate four-level coronavirus alert system, in the world, behind the US and the which means that social distancing is UK. Brazil’s doctors have warned that not required and there are no limits without the informati on, it will be on public gatherings. Borders will harder to plan the country’s recovery, remain closed to foreigners, however. and harder to track and fi ght the AUSTRALIA PM Ardern said: “The job is not spread of the virus in more rural areas. done, but there is no denying this is a Ni ht arrot an’t see at ni ht milestone. So can I fi nish with a very Ni ese ur The night parrot is one of the most mysterious simple: ‘Thank you, New Zealand’.” birds in the world. Acti ve only at night, it has long been thought that the creature must be able to fi nd its way in the dark to be able to fi nd food, G e tt y G e tt y avoid obstacles and escape predators. However, researchers have scanned the only known intact skull of the rare night parrot, and reckon that the bird’s eyes aren’t much bett er than those of other parrots.
TH a toy i ro hone and a ho e ade video a era ut to ether with ard oard and ta e, ois s is deter ined to et the story OUR WORLD It doesn’t matt er that he cannot actually record any dreams of becoming of the interviews he conducts with his fellow refugees in a journalist so he can shine a temporary shelter in northern Brazil. For 11-year-old a light on what’s happening NAME: MOISÉS Moisés, it’s only important that he is talking, listening in his country.
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correctly identi fi ed nearly 90% of Braille characters. ASTERIA had spott ed a world named NASA/JPL-Caltech n e Get your school Meet Ethan, aged 5 Ethan has Lesch Nyhan syndrome, involved with a rare genetic disorder. Despite his complex needs, he is very alert and Jeans for can communicate with his family using a PODD book, which displays symbols and pictures. Money Genes Day raised via Jeans for Genes has Mon 14 - sun 20 Sept meant that they can come to Zoe’s Place to receive respite care and he 1 in 25 children in the UK are born enjoys time in the pool. with a life-altering genetic disorder. Ask your teacher or school council if your Sign-up for your digital school can hold a Jeans for Genes Day fundraising kit, packed full and help us provide vital care, equipment of ideas including some and support for children like Ethan. great home-based and virtual fundraisers at jeansforgenesday.org Select your fundraising day whether you are back at school or still at home, and remember if you can’t make
Jeans for Genes ® and ™, © Genetic Disorders UK. 14-20 Sept you can hold your Registered Charity Number 1141583 Jeans for Genes Day at any time! 11. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 NOSEY FOXES FOXES living in citi es or towns are adapti ng to become more like domesti c dogs, a new study has shown. iStock Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s The diff erent snout makes it easier for the city Insti tute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & foxes to forage in bins and domesti c areas. Comparati ve Medicine have been studying the ese s n es e s e diff erences between urban foxes and foxes that changes that would have occurred in wild live in more rural areas. dogs as they became more domesti cated. As part of the study, they looked at the skulls While foxes are not domesti c animals, many of thousands of foxes from London and the of them are now much more comfortable being su un n un s e see e u around people. But we need to remember fi nd any major diff erences. that they are not domesti cated and you should They found that foxes living in more built- never att empt to touch a wild fox. If you think up areas have smaller brains and a diff erent- a fox is injured or hurt, you should contact one shaped snout to foxes from the countryside. of your local animal chariti es. TURTLE A WESTERN lowland gorilla in South Africa travelled more than 40 miles in a helicopter for a medical procedure at SURPRISE an animal hospital. The 210kg ape was A BURMESE roofed turtle living alone given a body scan called a CT to take a in a remote area in China has surprised closer look at growths in his nose. conservati onists by laying a clutch of 19 eggs.
ZSL London Zoo ZSL London Zoo e s n 1 e e s e which is fantasti c news, as this is one of e es u e s e es n e Conservati onists from the Wildlife Conservati on Society (WCS) and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) in Myanmar COOL CUT nn un e e ne s s ee Fewer than fi ve breeding females are H the UK waits pati ently for hairdressers to reopen, Trigger the known to be living in the wild, so this alpaca has had his very own lockdown haircut. many young is a fantasti c boost for e e en e e e n the species. The young will be raised e s ee n e e in capti vity in the hopes of increasing n s ee e s the numbers of these turtles. n n e e So far, 2020 has been a hugely year him off by giving him a DIY haircut! su ess u s s e es e n e People across the UK have been year a young female turtle at Yangon Zoo sharing their DIY haircuts on social in Myanmar nested, a fi rst for a turtle of ZSL London Zoo ZSL London Zoo media, but not all have been as iStock this species born in capti vity. So far, four successful as Trigger’s new look! eggs have hatched, with more expected. 11. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 12. TRAVEL TO TOKYO Adverti sement feature FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 TAKE THE NOSEY TRAVEL TO FOXES FOXES living in citi es or towns are adapti ng to become more like domesti c dogs, iStock TOKYO a new study has shown. Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s The diff erent snout makes it easier for the city Insti tute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & foxes to forage in bins and domesti c areas. Comparati ve Medicine have been studying the ese s n es e s e diff erences between urban foxes and foxes that changes that would have occurred in wild VIRTUAL CHALLENGE live in more rural areas. dogs as they became more domesti cated. As part of the study, they looked at the skulls While foxes are not domesti c animals, many T GB and ParalympicsGB are helping families to get acti ve as one nati on of thousands of foxes from London and the of them are now much more comfortable being with the Travel to Tokyo virtual challenge. They are supporti ng families’ physical su un n un s e see e u around people. But we need to remember and mental health by helping them stay acti ve together through Get Set. fi nd any major diff erences. that they are not domesti cated and you should They found that foxes living in more built- never att empt to touch a wild fox. If you think up areas have smaller brains and a diff erent- a fox is injured or hurt, you should contact one e n progress online as one school team. shaped snout to foxes from the countryside. of your local animal chariti es. s Every physical acti vity, no matt er how small, can TELL ME MORE e e e e n n e e n ne s e e u acti ve matt ers, now challenge on the Get Set website, and getti ng involved more than ever, for both physical and mental wellbeing. has never been easier. Families can e e n e e n e es s n us se e s year, the Travel to Tokyo virtual challenge is supporti ng e us n e s s e TURTLE ns 11 e s n e es and start logging acti vity – that’s it! across the UK in getti ng acti ve together as one nati on. By logging acti vity to their e es ese n n s s school’s team, young people A WESTERN lowland gorilla in South 7 e e e e e e e se s e n e n s nne e e Africa travelled more than 40 miles in their mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak. ss es n e s a helicopter for a medical procedure at SURPRISE s s su e e e u communiti es while working with an animal hospital. The 210kg ape was A BURMESE roofed turtle living alone challenge, which allows pupils to work alongside e es ee ee given a body scan called a CT to take a in a remote area in China has surprised e ss es u n e e e e goals and win fantasti c prizes. closer look at growths in his nose. conservati onists by laying a clutch of 19 eggs.
ZSL London Zoo ZSL London Zoo e s n 1 e e s e DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE which is fantasti c news, as this is one of e es u e s e es n e HOME LEARNING PACK Conservati onists from the Wildlife Conservati on Society (WCS) and Turtle In order to best support families in staying active at home, there’s Survival Alliance (TSA) in Myanmar a free Travel to Tokyo Home Learning Pack that can be downloaded COOL CUT nn un e e ne s s ee at getset.co.uk/travel-tokyo. Fewer than fi ve breeding females are The Home Learning Pack is filled with Tokyo Tens, which are fun, quick and H the UK waits pati ently for hairdressers to reopen, Trigger the known to be living in the wild, so this easy ten-minute activities that encourage young people to get active at home. alpaca has had his very own lockdown haircut. many young is a fantasti c boost for Fro Duster Dodge, which gets pupils active in the living room using just a e e en e e e n the species. The young will be raised spare sock, to the T Triath on, which keeps kids moving while watching their e s ee n e e in capti vity in the hopes of increasing favourite shows, every Tokyo Ten is designed to be accessible for all young n s ee e s the numbers of these turtles. people and to include their siblings and parents, to get the whole family moving. n n e e So far, 2020 has been a hugely year him off by giving him a DIY haircut! su ess u s s e es e n e People across the UK have been year a young female turtle at Yangon Zoo Families can download these free resources and track their schools’ progress at getset.co.uk/travel-tokyo. #TTTYourWay sharing their DIY haircuts on social in Myanmar nested, a fi rst for a turtle of Keep updated with the latest news on Twitt er @GetSetCommunity and @GetSetClub on Instagram. Please be aware of age restricti ons ZSL London Zoo ZSL London Zoo media, but not all have been as iStock this species born in capti vity. So far, four Share how you’re keeping acti ve using our hashtag #TTTYourWay n s e e s es successful as Trigger’s new look! eggs have hatched, with more expected. by Darren Macey from Cambridge Mathemati cs 13. SPECIAL REPORT and a Royal Stati sti cal Society Ambassador FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020
COUNTING i to CORONAVIRUS TH 1 ande i is a ways in the news at the o ent Every weekday, Government ministers and health experts hold a press conference to share stati sti cs about how widespread the virus is, the number of people who have sadly died because of it, and tell us the measures the public need to take to help keep people safe. But how do we know all these facts and fi gures? It turns out it’s not as easy as it might seem, and there’s more uncertainty behind these fi gures than you might expect.
What do we count? When stati sti cians att empt to work out the answer to a questi on like: “What’s going on with COVID-19?” the fi rst thing they have to do is decide what to count or what to measure. It’s important to get this right, as choosing the wrong stati sti cs may mean people draw the wrong conclusions and i to make bad decisions. In the case of the virus there are two key things that are reported each day: how many new cases, and how many new registered deaths? The smooth line shows the ‘rolling’ average But what do we count as a case? And what counts as a death? for example, it can take up to three months for a death to be offi cially registered. Dying of or dying with? Many do not report deaths on the weekend, leading to a curious patt ern in the Counti ng the number of people who have died because of COVID-19 is not always daily graphs that appear to show deaths falling and rising again over a seven-day easy. Many people who have symptoms of the virus and are admitt ed to hospital cycle. Fortunately, there are techniques that stati sti cians can use to help account will be tested and the test will confi rm they have COVID-19. For those people who for these problems, such as plotti ng a ‘moving’ or ‘rolling’ average that sadly pass away, some will have died directly because of the virus, but some others shows the smoother and hence more realisti c patt ern in the data. may die due to other medical conditi ons, with the person just happening to have the virus as well. Another issue is that not everyone who dies with COVID-19 symptoms nother way may have actually had a test in the fi rst place, and so a doctor might have to make a Probably the best way of understanding the impact of the virus, judgement as to whether the pati ent actually had the virus, or whether it may have and the one that allows more reliable comparison between countries, been a diff erent illness with similar symptoms. In these cases it’s up to stati sti cians is the ‘excess mortality’ [mortality means number of deaths], which is calculated to decide which cases should be counted. As long as everyone recording data follows in the UK by the Offi ce for Nati onal Stati sti cs (ONS). The excess mortality is found the same rules it doesn’t matt er too much, but it may make it hard to compare by simply counti ng every single death registered in the UK each day, regardless of diff erent countries that have diff erent rules for whether COVID-19 was a factor. When this is compared to the average number whether to record a case as a ‘COVID death’. of deaths in a parti cular week for previous years, the diff erence between the two numbers can be taken as representi ng all the deaths related to the virus. This is i to Testi ng ti mes known as an indirect measure, as it uses other numbers to infer (a stati sti cian’s The number of ‘confi rmed cases’ isn’t the word that means esti mate using data) the number we really want to know. It is same as the number of people who have the a very useful measure but takes ti me to compute, as stati sti cians at the ONS virus, but it can be a useful measure of how it is have to wait unti l they are sure they have all the data up to a certain date. spreading. This is because we can see how this number changes over ti me, and assume that The orta ity death rate in ri this year, ast year and even though the real number of cases is likely the five-year average, for England (blue) and Wales (yellow) to be much higher, it will probably be increasing or decreasing at roughly the same rate. A confi rmed case represents a person who has tested positi ve for COVID-19, but many things can aff ect the reliability of testi ng. These include the number of tests increasing over ti me, false results from imperfect tests, and the rules about which people get tested. A more accurate picture Everyone involved is working hard to provide the data to stati sti cians to help support the Government, but there is another problem with the daily updates. It’s really diffi cult to get up-to-date informati on from the hundreds of hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries around the country. Some report pati ent deaths days, or even weeks, aft er an individual passes away. This too varies from country to country, adding to the diffi culti es around making comparisons with other nati ons. In Ireland, Some of you may be going back to school and things will seem a bit di erent We have looked at how schools can open in a safe way.
reducing the keeping children having staggered size of classes in small “bubble” break and lunch times, groups without as well as drop-o s mixing with others and pick-ups
more reducing schools using not travelling cleaning the use of outdoor space to school on shared items as much as public transport they can if possible
All together www.gov.uk/coronavirus Schools are making changes so that some of you can get back to school Here’s what some Year 6 pupils have been saying at school and at home.
It was Do you know, it If social distancing exciting wasn’t anywhere measures are still to see my near as strange as working in school, I think friends I thought. Today it’s much better for properly, was a good day; students’ mental health instead of on seeing my friends and education to be Google Meet! felt so good back there
I miss seeing my friends I’m really excited to go back and having good to school, as I have only seen conversations with my my friends through a screen, teachers. However, I am which doesn’t have the same still pleased to be doing e ect as when you see them school at home in a calming face to face. Also, it is my last environment with no year at primary school, and distractions, and think the I wouldn’t want to go o to teachers are doing a great secondary without seeing all job with remote learning my friends fi rst
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T N a tor Ferdia haw a es his i s reen WHICH MYTHICAL CREATURE DO YOU LIKE BEST? de ut this wee in rte is Fow , the new I e e es n Artemis Fowl. I think they really adaptati on of the best-selling book series. e ss e e e unne n I e We chatt ed to Ferdia about trolls, dwarves their abiliti es, like the way they are able to pick and learning new skills on set. locks with their hair and tunnel through anywhere. I s e e e n e s s mythological meets sci-fi . Originally, fairies would THE FIRST ARTEMIS FOWL BOOK have just had normal wings, but now it’s in the 21st century and they have all this high-tech weaponry IS 20 YEARS OLD. WERE YOU and stuff . It’s really cool. FAMILIAR WITH THE CHARACTER BEFORE YOU GOT THE ROLE? WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING WITH ALL THE e I e e s e e FANTASTIC ADULT ACTORS IN THE FILM, AND I went to the auditi ons. I think that e e e e use I e ne DID THEY GIVE YOU ANY ADVICE? e e n I n e Yeah, it was great. You’re always picking up hints portray him. I was comfortable playing n e e n es n e n ne e s s themselves. I defi nitely learnt a lot from all the other I wasn’t just reading scenes where cast members throughout the fi lming process, just I had no idea what was going on in on how to improve my own role. We actually baked them. It defi nitely helped! some fairy cakes with Dame Judi Dench. It was kind of a bonding experience before we went into the heavy TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT scenes together. The fairy cakes didn’t come out that YOUR CHARACTER, ARTEMIS. well, I’m afraid to say. They turned to sludge because we got the ingredients mixed up. It was a really nice e s s e s es 12 e experience though! old you could hope to meet. He’s kind of edgy; the Artemis in the fi lm has an edge but he also has his kinder side. We’re trying to get them both across. He’s struggling with the loss of his mother at the start of the fi lm n en s e s e s s spurs on the adventure of him fi nding the fairy world got me into surfi ng, so I do a bit of that now near and using it to get his father back again. where I live. The Onewheel was really great as well; I actually trained to use that. That was really tricky ARE YOU SIMILAR TO HIM IN ANY WAY? because I had to go up a really windy hill, up to Fowl Manor. I even got a Onewheel, as the crew gave e I e e e e s s me one at the end of fi lming, which was really nice. solving puzzles and stuff , especially the Aculos [fairy But I crashed it into a gate straight away, which was treasure]. The way that I trained to use that was by unfortunate, so now it’s waiti ng for repairs. It is such using Rubik’s Cubes, because the Aculos is a twistable a nice thing to do though. I was trying to do it all the object, so I did a lot of that, learning how to do ti me during fi lming – even using it during PE for diff erent combinati ons. I can do a 12-sided Rubik’s my tutoring! Cube now too. It’s not so hard once you know what you’re supposed to do. ARTEMIS IS KNOWN FOR WEARING HIS SHARP SUIT THERE’S A LOT OF ACTION IN THE FILM, SO AND SHADES. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE TO FILM IN? WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DID YOU HAVE? It was weird! The suit itself is not a proper suit, in Yeah, I did a lot of that stuff ! Obviously the surfi ng a way; it’s more of a body suit. We used to call it the was huge and that was left to my very talented surf suit of woe. It’s not made out of cott on but a stretchy double, Sam. He did those really big scenes. I did a bit material, so there are no creases in it. You actually of surfi ng, just to get the hang of it for when I come e n e su e n u n at h rte is Fow e usive y on into the shore or catch a litt le wave. That really but it was cool. isney fro 1 une CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY FIRST NEWS 20. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 ART IS COOL RICKY Wilson is a pop star and former judge on The oi e, but now he’s joined the cast of the brilliant new CBBC series e e rity u y Tea her We chatt ed to Ricky about his ti me as an art teacher and why we should ut ore art in our windows
hat ade you want to e art of BBC e e rity u y Tea her do anything else. Teaching I s e e s e s s e n I u e came quite naturally. I went to university and did passionate about, especially in schools. Art is oft en graphic design and didn’t really want to leave, so I been drawing and painti ng rainbows and displaying not seen as being as important as writi ng and adding just stayed and became a teacher at the art college. them and I think that it’s really magnifi cent. I think up, but I love it and it made my ti me at school easier It was great! Bits I wasn’t very good at were the it should be a thing: not just rainbows but anything and it made me who I am today. It’s magical to me administrati on bits, but when it came to meeti ng that you paint or draw you should put in the window, that you can walk into a room with nothing and people and seeing what their creati ve process was, not just on the fridge. Share it with the world. The e u s e n ue u e I found it really inspirati onal. If you surround yourself en u s e s e ne e se u n created. I think that is marvellous. Things that e e e e s e n e es s s u n u e u e s e n I learnt in art I use every day, and I know that I have s e I en u e n ne u e n n e es you have created. e u u s s e n s s u in something, get out there and fi nd people that are What ti ps would you have for kids interested in the same thing. The thing that I liked me and I loved every minute of it. I was one of those who want to ive art a try about art is that it allowed me to put a kids that used to spend lunchti mes in the art room, You can make art out of anything. Even building litt le piece of me into everything I did. so I wasn’t that classically cool kid, but I felt that it s Jus use u e ne was cool and it was something I did. I’m glad I did. How did it fee to ut on your my favourite things is just cutti ng things out of ot of readers wi e sur rised to tea hin hat a ain for the show magazines. That is a really good way to start, now you were on e a tea her! It was quite tricky for me because I’d never because if you aren’t that confi dent in your drawing I wasn’t born a pop star, so I had to get there and it taught kids before. It was actually a joy. When I s s u n us s e e u is really hard. No matt er how talented you are, you s e n n n s I e e n I e they have an old magazine that they don’t mind you have to be extremely lucky to get your voice heard. about colour theory and when I found out about this cutti ng up. They can help you cut out pictures and And I got into teaching because I didn’t really know when I was young, it opened so many doors in my sti ck them down to make collages. Making collages imaginati on and helped me make my pictures look is my top, top ti p for getti ng started in art! bett er. I was really excited because I really loved the our do eedus a es an a earan e e I s n n s e ne s too as he a he fu assroo assistant
BBC BBC future, because I remember when I fi rst loved art. He’s always helpful. He helps me in everything I do. You do a bit of painti ng in the show, He sits in my offi ce when I’m working and it’s always so did you have to practi se beforehand? nice to have him around. It’s like having someone No, I didn’t. It was only when I got the art supplies over your shoulder, but not someone who can tell for the show that I started doing it again. It was an you you are doing the wrong thing. I love having my amazing feeling because you grow up and you put dog around, he thinks everything I do is brilliant. I’ve things aside and you get on with life and you forget been working on a children’s book in my offi ce and at h e e rity u y Tea her wee days at how much fun it can be. Luckily I had some paint he always sits on the litt le sofa watching me write. 9:25am on CBBC or catch up on BBC iPlayer. and some canvases left over and I’ve been doing it I feel like he’s my litt le spirit guide in doing ever since. I’m painti ng my dad a picture of his house that. He hasn’t made it into the book yet Ricky’s art lesson goes out on 18 June. for his birthday. During lockdown a lot of kids have because I think he’d be embarrassed! DRIVE TO THE MOVIES H cinemas and other entertainment venues remain closed, there is hope for fi lm fans, as Luna Cinema launch drive-in cinemas this summer.
The una rive n ine a wi o en in order snacks and drinks remotely, which will July at a number of locati ons around the UK, be delivered to you. It will be the fi rst cinema including Warwick Castle, Blenheim Palace e erien e to reo en sin e entertain ent and the Allianz Park stadium in London. You’ll sites were osed in ar h be able to watch a fi lm on the big screen with You can fi nd your closest Luna Drive- state-of-the-art sound and screens, from the In Cinema, and fi nd out which fi lms are
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THIS WEEK T If you enjoyed the fi rst 1 series of The Rubbish World of Dave Spud on CITV, then you’ll be pleased OF THE WEEK to know that another 52 episodes are on their way. PICS The new episodes will air later this year and in early F N wi arrive on isney in u y, ut 2021. The show follows Dave (voiced by Johnny Fro en fans can fi nd out everything they need Vegas) and his family and friends in a world where
to know about making the fi lm this month! isney nothing seems to go right! In e n n n n en 2 s n e us e behind the scenes at the animati on. The six-part documentary TV presenter Gino D’Acampo is rumoured to be starts a year before the world premiere of en 2 n s 2 relaunching a family quiz show that your parents to fi lm-makers, arti sts, musicians and cast members about would have watched! Fa i y Fortunes was a huge the pressure of making the long-awaited sequel. hit 20 years ago and will be back on ITV later this In e n n n n en 2 year. The show features two families who batt le premiere on Disney+ on 26 June, followed by it out by answering questi ons for a chance to win en 2 on 3 July. money and prizes.
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You’re taking an you re e er part in the online the fi rst story you Puffi n Festi val of Big wrote as a kid? NATHAN Dreams, but what I can’t remember the fi rst story FIVE will you be doing? I wrote as a kid, but the fi rst I will be doing a super story I wrote as a teenager was MINUTES sneak peek reading e June Goes To The Moon. BRYON of our brand-new It was about my mum, who was WITH… Clean Up u desperate to watch the movie 23 July) and showing a The Devil Wears Prada, but in few of the pages with our house me, my dad and my Dapo Adeola’s incredible brother didn’t want to watch it, illustrati ons. so my mum kidnaps the Queen and fl ies to the moon for some What can people peace and quiet to watch it. expect when they tune in to an online festi val? What advice would you give to children Well, to be honest this is my fi rst online festi val, who are reluctant readers? but Puffi n have made an amazing resource pack to I was a reluctant reader at one ti me, and I think it’s guide everyone through all the amazing events, so important to remember stories come in all shapes they don’t miss anything. Unlike most festi vals in and sizes. I’m dyslexic, so I would be, and sti ll am, put fi elds, an online festi val means you don’t have to off by longer books, so I love reading comic books. use a Portaloo, which is a big win! Picture books may seem like they are for super young children but they have incredible stories for everyone. What advice do you have for kids who Work your way up to the more inti midati ng books might want to practi se their writi ng and with more pages, and also get into audio books! storytelling while at home? THE author tells us all about the Puffi n Festi val Write it! Jump right in the deep end, dream big! The Puffi n Festi val of Big Dreams runs fro One challenge I would set is whatever you do, make 8-14 June as part of the celebrati ons for of Big Dreams, the online book festi val happening Puffi n’s 80th birthday. Find out more at sure you fi nish the story. Don’t stop mid-way if you this week! www.puffi n.co.uk/DreamBig get stuck; keep on going and get to the end! 22. CRAZY BUT TRUE FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020 CHEEKY GAMING GRANNY LITTLE MONKEYS TH lady might just be the coolest TH T in ndia have revea ed that a grandma ever – a 90-year-old from Japan troo of on eys sto e ood sa es fro who loves playing videogames! eo e who have the new oronavirus s en s ee e u s e n n e ee u e e e e e n u e es n e en s s un e n e n esus ues s e n u u e nne e e s e e u e e ss e e e us e n e s s s e s e ee I 1 s es e s e n n n e n s e e e en s n e e n e s es e een en u n e n n es e s u e s usu u n e en s u ns u nness n uses e s n ss e s u ns es n animals at ti mes, u u e u e s es i to a er rand a ouTu e a er rand a e e un n RECORD BREAKER! N has ro en his 1 0th uinness or d e ord FEISTY FLAMINGOS us I e s es e n n n N study has revea ed that the ore in a fl amingo is, the more fi erce it is. enti re litre of lime juice in 17.29 seconds. e e s e s e u es s n e e ese e n e s e e s e e a torti lla, the furthest distance to blow a pea in one breath and the pinkest fl amingos are the most aggressive when it comes to e s es n e s n food. The team studied the lesser fl amingo species at the WWT s s e s n ss n e e s e e n en e n u es e s e n un promote STEM educati on. s us e e e un n e u e e u e s e e e ess e n e e s A fl amingo’s pink colour comes from carotenoids in their food, n e n e e s e s n e i to
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ove that every oo or story is its own ourney “Flatt en yourself against the wall,” Trick instructed in a hushed you begin and off you go! I love the freedom of it, “ “ the han e to e ore other eo e and a es voice. Ferocity immediately followed suit, covering Guggalugs’ ears. “We’ll conti nue on in the mornin’ then?” a rough, deep voice said, ou don’t now who you wi eet a on more as a statement than a questi on. the way, nor where you wi o “Aye,” another voice replied, hoarser than the last. A third, more human voice yelled out: “You haven’t explained what you TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, VISIT WORDSFORLIFE.ORG.UK/AUTHOR-INTERVIEWS want with me!” FOR BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND GAMES, GO TO WORDSFORLIFE.ORG.UK Trick’s face changed suddenly and he covered his O-shaped mouth. “Mum,” he whispered. Sadness turned to anger and Guggalugs thought that smoke would start pluming out of his ears. “You don’t need to know yet, princess!” snarled the fi rst voice. Trick picked up two large stones and hurled them at the two creatures. They fell, knocked out, onto the cave fl oor. Trick’s mum cried in relief but fell silent, not wanti ng to wake her captors up. Ferocity helped Trick fi nd the key and take off the woman’s bonds. “Good YOUR READS! aim!” she smiled, embracing her son. Her face wore a warm smile but her eyes were ti red and sunken. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING “Who’s your friend here, Trick? My name’s Ariella.” Ferocity nodded and introduced herself and Guggalugs. “I assume your grandad sent you? Best be ASTRID LINDGREN, MINI GREY getti ng back then,” Trick shook his head. “He sent us on a quest, to fi nd the reviewed y iya u ta, a e nine last copper piece. Ferocity found one on the way to Perum Hollow. He never e s u e menti oned anything about you being taken by Night Creatures.” n s n s n n e e e Staring into his crystal ball, Trick’s grandfather n e s e e e es watched the foursome from afar. “Drat!” ressida e u s e e e the old man hissed. owe said es s e e e u rather i e or ha’s e e s e es ne en s n s s story deve o ent diff erent adventures. where the randfather I s u e e e s s e PART 12: BY YOU! turns out to e evi e unn n n e s e e is a diff erent adventure in each chapter. I think readers who enjoy A big thanks to everyone who took the ti me to send us their u u u e s creati ve eff orts. We enjoyed reading them all, and love how e n n n s e e s e 10 e ne n ta ented you a are! f your story wasn’t I did not like so much is that it can be diffi cult to keep track of the chosen this ti me, don’t let that stop you having en u es s e en s u another ra at it e ou d hoose you to e I e s n I n u u conti nue the story in next week’s issue! I u en u e u u u n su e ne e s e newsdesk@fi rstnews.co.uk n tory WE WANT YOUR BOOK REVIEWS! n e su e ne fi rst.news/cressidacowell e’ need around 100 words on a oo you’ve een readin and a i ture e e e n n e ne e s e e of yourse f with arents’ er ission! sent to bookreviews@fi rstnews.co.uk n s e su e u sen us u s en 26. FIRST NEWS iHUB FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020
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JUNIOR COMMUNITY HELP LITTER HUNT JOURNALIST JUNIOR by Fern and Skye by Beatrice Stewart JOURNALIST live in a beauti ful village called Lymm to the south of around the orner fro t ves od e Manchester. Alongside the Trans Pennine Trail and the Bridgewater Residenti al Care Home and thought you’d like Canal, the most popular tourist att racti on is Lymm Dam. to know about the amazing local response n un e and how we have clubbed together to support ue I 1 the home aft er it was featured on the news. e There are 35 residents at St Ives Lodge and 47 staff . e s n e e 2 uses n u e e Nati onal Trust se u su u e I es e n e en es e neighbouring Spinney Care Home. With neighbours se n u e e een e n 80 u s seen n u s n e e se n s n e se (Bancroft ’s, Woodford Green) to provide 60 visors s s u e e e en e e s e u s s e s e n e s s e s Beatrice making a delivery like Lymm Dam. use for their scrubs; picked fl owers from our gardens e n and prepared them for the residents, as well as arranging donati ons from the local shops. e e Litt er picking Plus we provided hand creams for all workers aft er they menti oned washing their hands nee e had made them excepti onally dry. u n u I also hand-made cards, labels and helped create fl ower arrangements and pick ’n’ mix e e se n es u un un e s nu e e e bags for the residents and delivered them. are disrespectf ul towards nature and the amount of litt ering has signifi cantly When we handed these items to the staff they were hugely appreciati ve and said: increased. We had an amazing idea to help with this issue and to improve the “The fl owers are wonderful, we have put them in residents’ rooms that are isolati ng… environment by collecti ng litt er. We used sti cks to collect rubbish while our Thank you, you don’t know what it means to us. It’s brought a tear to our eyes”. mum helped with her rubber gloves. Overall we collected two bin bags full of I e un su u n es nse n I e en e e n u rubbish and made Lymm Dam a prett y place once again. and community. We’re all so keen to help during this scary ti me. SUBSCRIBE FOR SCHOOL – FIND OUT MORE AT SCHOOLS.FIRSTNEWS.CO.UK CALL: (020) 3195 7256 EMAIL: [email protected] 28. SPORT y ddie de liveira FirstNews Issue 730 12 – 18 June 2020
Chelsea players celebrati ng during the League Cup G e tt y SPORT IN fi nal in February NUMBERS days aft er snooker s sus en e ue to the pandemic, 78 it’s back. The Championship League fi nals started on 1 June at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, THE without any spectators. World number one Judd Trump (below) won nine of CHELSEA his opening ten matches. CHAMPIONS CHELSEA have been crowned champions of the Women’s Super League (WSL), aft er the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blues were in second place in the table when the Chelsea are unbeaten in the WSL since January 2019 and G e tt y season was suspended in March. Manchester City were have now won their third league ti tle. They also won this one point ahead. year’s League Cup when they beat Arsenal in the fi nal. anti -doping tests However, the Football Associati on (FA) chose to decide In the men’s game, the Premier League remains on track were missed by world fi nal positi ons on what they call a “basic points-per-game to restart on Wednesday 17 June. The fi rst match will be 400m champion basis”. The FA worked out how many points each club got Aston Villa v Sheffi eld United, followed by Manchester 4 Salwa Eid Naser. per game, on average. Chelsea scored 2.60 points, just City v Arsenal that same night. Teams will be allowed to That’s what the ahead of Manchester City on 2.5. make fi ve substi tuti ons, instead of the usual three. Nine Athleti cs Integrity Unit says – but Liverpool, who were placed at the bott om of the table substi tutes will be allowed to sit on the bench. Salwa claims she missed ‘just’ three. on just 0.4 points per game, have been relegated. Aston All the remaining matches will be live on TV, with Sky Strangely, she was allowed to race at Villa, who were top of the Championship (the second and BT showing the lion’s share. Four matches will screen the World Athleti cs Championships in division), will replace them next season. This, the FA live on the BBC – the fi rst ti me ever the broadcaster has Doha last year aft er missing the fi rst said, was decided “on sporti ng merit”. Liverpool said shown live Premier League football. Amazon Prime will three. She has now been suspended. they were “disappointed” in the decision. show four games, and says they will be free to watch. NFL: “WE WERE WRONG” G e tt y
was the score in the fi nal as Nathan Aspinall beat Jonny 6-4 Clayton to win darts’ PDC (Professional Darts Corporati on) Home Tour ti tle. Aspinall made a trophy out of a dinner plate to celebrate his triumph! The tournament involved more than 100 G e tt y players who fi lmed themselves at THE Nati onal Football League (NFL) has changed its mind and said players Colin Kaepernick (No7) home on their mobile phones. can now protest against racism during the American nati onal anthem. taking the knee in 2016 Quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling before NFL matches in 2016. It quickly became a symbol of anti -racism in the USA and beyond. Kaepernick was strongly criti cised by US President Donald Trump, and the NFL banned players from ‘taking the knee’. Now, the man in charge of the NFL, Roger Goodell, has said: “we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier”. He also said “we believe black lives matt er”. President Trump has conti nued to strongly criti cise players for kneeling during the anthem. Recent protests (see p2-3) have seen hundreds of thousands of people
worldwide kneeling.