WIN! LEGO THE SPIDER PARALYMPIC FURRY FRIENDS GOODIES WEEK’S S.O.S. SCANDAL FRIENDS PAGE 22 BEST PICS PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 28 PAGE 20 Issue 595 10 – 16 November 2017 THE UK’S BEST SELLING TITLE FOR KIDS* NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE SAVE OUR 16 TREES! DYNAMO’S MAGIC SECRETS 9 STUDYING ZEBRA POO! by editor in chief Nicky Cox A RECORD number of trees are being ripped up, while the planti ng of new ones is slower than it’s been for nearly 50 years, in our country. That’s the alarming news from the Woodland Trust, planti ng is done mostly by private landowners, using which manages more than 1,000 English forests. money from Government grants. The Trust warns that 780 ancient woods are at risk The Government promised to plant 11 million trees 19 from new homes, transport projects, quarries and between 2015 and 2020. The Prime Minister said last golf courses. month that planti ng trees was “at the heart of our work Numbers from the Forestry Commission show that only to protect the environment for future generati ons”. But THE 1,900 hectares of trees were planted across England in the she admitt ed they had much more to do. BACKPACK past two years. That is the smallest number since 1971. Right now about 13% of the UK is covered by forest. None of the planti ng has been done by the commission But the Woodland Trust’s boss, Beccy Speight, says the THAT CAN in England since 2008, or in Wales since 1992. Most of Government is failing and that planning laws need to be CARRY A the new planti ng done in Britain is in Scotland. Any new made tougher to protect our forests for the future. MAN! * First News ABC (Jan-June 2017) 86,413 – the highest circulation of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 16 2. Quick news FirstNews Issue 595 10 – 16 November 2017 1 traffic free 6 mini break 9 Orangutans 15 The paradise London Mayor Sadiq Khan has A hippo that tried to make a break for Did you know this week is papers announced plans to turn part of freedom from Ramat Gan safari park Orangutan Awareness Week? From Oxford Street into a pedestrianised in Israel decided to change his mind 12-18 November, people across Secret papers have been leaked, road by the end of next year. If the and come back again! The hippo was the world will take part in events revealing where the Queen, big plans go ahead, cars, buses and black spied on CCTV cameras walking out to raise awareness about criti cally- businesses and wealthy fi gures cabs will be banned from driving down of the front gates at night, but aft er endangered orangutans. keep their cash. The papers the busy shopping street. a litt le wander he then turned back reveal accounts in ‘tax havens’ round and returned home. abroad – places where people keep their money so that they 7 Tooth decay can avoid paying taxes. Taxes are important, as they help to pay Tooth decay is the most common for things like healthcare and reason children aged between fi ve educati on. Ana Caistor Arendar, and nine need treatment in hospital, Oxfam’s Head of Inequality, according to analysis of NHS Digital says tax dodging “deprives poor data. Denti sts say tooth decay is countries of billions each year.” preventable and can be reduced 10 Paris Poem 2 teen awards by eati ng less sugar and regularly French President Emmanuel Macron Inspirati onal teenagers Ellie and brushing your teeth. has writt en a poem to a Briti sh 16 Shock exit Charlott e were honoured at BBC schoolgirl, aft er she sent her own Radio 1’s Teen Awards. The girls, poem to the Élysée Palace, the offi cial Pop star Aston Merrygold became the both supported by Barnardo’s, presidenti al residence. The girl, sixth celebrity to leave Strictly Come were recognised for their work Sophie, wrote about the Eiff el Tower Dancing, leaving fans in shock! Aston supporti ng others. They att ended the during a family holiday to France. The and his dance partner Janett e Manrara award ceremony and a recepti on at President wrote back with his own were among the favourites to win the Kensington Palace (below). poem about the famous tower. show, before being voted off . 11 bad broadband 17 most powerful Residents of Australia have something Anna Wintour has been named the rather unusual to blame for their bad most powerful woman in media and broadband – cockatoos! The naughty entertainment, by Forbes magazine. BBC birds have been found chewing Anna is the editor in chief of Vogue through expensive internet cables! magazine in America. Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and JK Rowling are also featured 3 WWE Academy 20 on the list. The fi rst-ever WWE Academy has arrived at KidZania London. It will give THINGS TO KNOW AND TELL 18 Bake off blunder young people the chance to transform Prue Leith had a bit of a nightmare into a WWE Superstar! Finn Bálor, who last week, aft er unveiling the winner we featured in last week’s First News, Quick news to read yourself of Bake Off before the show had aired! helped to launch it. and share WITH FRIENDS... Prue revealed on Twitt er that Sophie Faldo had scooped the top spot. 4 Lego house She later apologised for the error, explaining she was in Bhutan, where How would you like to win an there is a big ti me diff erence, and she overnight stay at the newly opened 8 Poll results 12 mistaken identity thought viewers already knew! LEGO House in Billund, Denmark? A robot has been granted citi zenship A man in Germany rang the police Well, now’s your chance! All you have in Saudi Arabia. We asked you: Can aft er believing he’d found a Second Hedgehog waTCH to do is describe one thing you would a robot have the same rights as a World War bomb in his garden. 19 build together with your family if you person? Loads of you voted, with But when offi cers arrived, they The once had an infi nite supply of LEGO bricks. 76% of you saying NO. discovered that the unusual object familiar Find out all the informati on and how was in fact a giant courgett e! hedgehog you can enter at www.airbnb.com/ has declined night-at/lego-house. “I think yes because Yes! it is just a robot. 13 biggest liar dramati cally What harm could it do? This over the past The world’s biggest liar competi ti on 5 Equality technology could help us in the few decades. Now, a Big Hedgehog survey future, so why stop this technology takes place in Santon Bridge on 16 Watch Project has been set up to help. from blossoming and growing?” says November. Each of the competi tors The Mammal Society wants you to let Have you taken part in our First News Live! user bingaling. has fi ve minutes to tell the biggest them know if and when you last saw equality survey? Equality is a and most convincing lie they can! a hedgehog. You can take part in the big issue in the news at the survey at www.mammal.org.uk. moment, so we want to know “I don’t think so. your thoughts. Do you think No! Robots are just 14 new phone boys and girls are treated the machines, and I think we’re going The new iPhone X is now on sale. It 20 milk prices same? Visit fi rst.news/equal to a bit too far, making ones that are doesn’t come cheap, though: fans will share your views and stories. like humans,” says First News Live! The cost of milk is going up, as lots of user woof04. have to fork out a whopping £999! dairies close and supplies are aff ected. 3. big news FirstNews Issue 595 10 – 16 November 2017 Editor’s comment Nicky Cox MBE iStock FORESTS are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet and vital for our livelihoods (front page). That is why the paper used to print First News is PEFC registered. That means the paper is from sustainably managed forests. This protects the value forests provide – now and for the future. If your First News is delivered at home, remember the polyfi lm it RECORD NUMBERS OF come in is fully recyclable, so don’t forget to put it in your green bin. KIDS FACE POVERTY SUBSCRIBE MORE than fi ve million children in the UK face living in poverty over the next fi ve years. for home That is the fi nding of a new report by the Insti tute especially in the north of England, the Midlands, Wales 3 ISSUES £1* For Fiscal Studies (IFS). The IFS says that the number of and Northern Ireland. This is because poor households Get for children living in poverty will increase from 4m to 5.2m. in these areas get a higher amount of their money from Call 0330 333 0186 They say that around a third of this is because of planned benefi ts. The rates of poverty for pensioners, and adults www.fi rstnews.co.uk/ changes to benefi ts and taxes, such as the new rule that with no children, will hardly change. subscribe means parents can claim benefi ts for no more than two These fi gures are based on esti mates, including how *followed by £16.99 every children.