THE UK’S A RRIGHTIGHT RROYALOYAL HOW DO YOU CHILDREN’S RROW,OW, WWITHITH FFEELEEL AABOUTBOUT NEWSPAPER HHARRYARRY AANDND MMASKSASKS AATT WITH MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION* MMEGHANEGHAN PP55 SSCHOOL?CHOOL? PP33 READERS! Issue 769 £2.25 12 – 18 March 2021 HHELPINGELPING TTHEHE UUKK GGROWROW NEWS I SPORTS I ENTERTAINMENT I INTERVIEWS I PUZZLES I COMPETITIONS CCOULDOULD YYOUOU LLIVEIVE WITHOUT THE Morris/Apex David IINTERNET?NTERNET? IISS IITT A BBIRD?IRD? by editor in chief Nicky Cox IISS IITT A PPLANE?LANE? DKZƚŚĂŶĂďŝůůŝŽŶLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĚŽŶ͛ƚ have the internet. NNOO, IIT’ST’S A SSHIPHIP dŚĂƚĨĂĐƚŝƐŚŽůĚŝŶŐďĂĐŬŐůŽďĂů ĂƌĞĨĂůůŝŶŐĞǀĞŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌďĞŚŝŶĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ƐĂLJƐƚŚĞtŽƌůĚtŝĚĞtĞď ŽƚŚĞƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ǁŝƚŚǀĞƌLJůŝƩůĞ inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĐĂƚĐŚƵƉ͘ /ŶĂůĞƩĞƌŚĞ͛ƐǁƌŝƩĞŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ dŽĚĂLJ͛ƐůĞƩĞƌ͕ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJ^ŝƌ IINN TTHEHE SSKY!KY! ǁĞď͛ƐϯϮŶĚďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJƚŽĚĂLJ;&ƌŝĚĂLJͿ͕ dŝŵĂŶĚZŽƐĞŵĂƌLJ>ĞŝƚŚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ^ŝƌdŝŵŝƐĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŐůŽďĂůƉƵƐŚ tĞď&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐLJŽƵŶŐ ƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĂůůLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƐĂĨĞůLJ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƵƐŝŶŐĚŝŐŝƚĂů to the internet. ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJƚŽƚĂĐŬůĞƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞ ^ŝƌdŝŵ͛ƐůĞƩĞƌĞĐŚŽĞƐĂƌĞƉŽƌƚ ǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƉƌŽďůĞŵƐʹůŝŬĞŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ĨƌŽŵhE/&ĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚ Ks/Ͳϭϵ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐ LJĞĂƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƐŚŽǁĞĚƚǁŽͲƚŚŝƌĚƐŽĨ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŐůŽďĂůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƐĐŚŽŽůͲĂŐĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶʹ ƵƚZŽƐĞŵĂƌLJƐĂLJƐƚŚĞƐĞ W,KdKŽĨǁŚĂƚĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƚŽďĞĂŇLJŝŶŐƐŚŝƉǁĂƐ Žƌϭ͘ϯďŝůůŝŽŶĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŐĞĚϯƚŽϭϳ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞŽƉĞŶƚŽ taken this week. LJĞĂƌƐŽůĚʹĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ Ăůů͗͞/ĨŚĂůĨĂŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨLJŽƵŶŐ ĂǀŝĚDŽƌƌŝƐƚŽŽŬƚŚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŶĞĂƌ&ĂůŵŽƵƚŚ͕ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐ͘ people are unable to use the tools ŽƌŶǁĂůů͕ďƵƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŚŝƉƌĞĂůůLJŇŽĂƟŶŐŝŶŵŝĚĂŝƌ͍ dŚĞĨĞĂƌŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐůĂĐŬŽĨ ƚŽƚŚƌŝǀĞŝŶĂĚŝŐŝƚĂůǁŽƌůĚʹƚŽ EŽ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĂŶŝůůƵƐŝŽŶ͕ƐĂŝĚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞdžƉĞƌƚĂǀŝĚ internet access could cost the ůĞĂƌŶŶĞǁƐŬŝůůƐ͕ƌƵŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ƌĂŝŶĞ͘,ĞƐĂŝĚƚŚĞ͞ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŵŝƌĂŐĞ͟ƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŶĞdžƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚďƵŝůĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐʹƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ͞ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚďĞŶĚůŝŐŚƚ͘͟ ďLJŝƐŽůĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ as a whole will miss out on their ,ĞƐĂŝĚƚŚĞŝůůƵƐŝŽŶŝƐĐŽŵŵŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƌĐƟĐ͕ďƵƚ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ĂŶĚŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƚĂůĞŶƚƐ͕ŝĚĞĂƐĂŶĚĞīŽƌƚƐ͘͟ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ͞ǀĞƌLJƌĂƌĞůLJ͟ŝŶƚŚĞh<ĚƵƌŝŶŐǁŝŶƚĞƌ͘ out of reach. ^ŝƌdŝŵŝƐĂůƐŽĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌƚĞĐŚ ͞^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌŵŝƌĂŐĞƐŽĐĐƵƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ hE/&ƐĂLJƐĂĚŝŐŝƚĂůĚŝǀŝĚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĂŶĚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƚŽ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŬŶŽǁŶĂƐĂƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŝŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ ŵĞĂŶƐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŽƌŬŽŶǁĂLJƐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚLJŽƵŶŐ Children in a doorway of a remote ĐŽůĚĂŝƌůŝĞƐĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂǁŝƚŚǁĂƌŵĞƌĂŝƌĂďŽǀĞŝƚ͕͟ from the poorest households and people from harms online and school in northern Ghana, where ŚĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ͘͞^ŝŶĐĞĐŽůĚĂŝƌŝƐĚĞŶƐĞƌ΀ŵŽƌĞĐůŽƐĞůLJ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂƌĞŵŝƐƐŝŶŐŽƵƚ͘dŚĞ ŵĂŬĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚ the levels of poverty are some of ƉĂĐŬĞĚ΁ƚŚĂŶǁĂƌŵĂŝƌ͕ŝƚďĞŶĚƐůŝŐŚƚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞĞLJĞƐ ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJŝƐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ͘ the worst in the world ŽĨƐŽŵĞŽŶĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŽƌŽŶƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚ͕ *First NewsƌĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŝƐϮ͕ϲϮϲ͕ϲϮϱ͘^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗KƉŝŶŝŽŶDĂƩĞƌƐϮϬϮϬ͘First NewsŝƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƐƚͲƌĞĂĚŽĨĂůůĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂƵĚŝƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞh<͘First NewsƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐĐŚĂƌŝƟĞƐ͕ƐĞĞƉĂŐĞϮϰ͘ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŚŽǁĂĚŝƐƚĂŶƚŽďũĞĐƚĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ͘͟ 2. QUICK NEWS FirstNews Issue 769 12 – 18 March 2021 FAIRY TALE MUSEUM UK CENSUS TIME Households in England and Wales are being asked to complete a special survey this month. QUICK NEWS Known as the census, the survey happens every ten years, and ƚĞůůƐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ TO READ YOURSELF AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS ĂďŽƵƚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ůŝǀŝŶŐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ and work. The answers help ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐĚĞĐŝĚĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚŝŶŐƐ in your area, such as transport, ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ͘ 'ĞƩLJ FOOD BANK CRISIS MUSEUM IS JAB HUB KŶĞŝŶĮǀĞƐĐŚŽŽůƐŝŶƚŚĞh<ŚĂƐƐĞƚ dŚŝƐǁĞĞŬ͕ƚŚĞ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞDƵƐĞƵŵ ŶĞǁĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞŵƵƐĞƵŵŝƐŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ MUDDY POTATOES ƵƉĂĨŽŽĚďĂŶŬĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ŝŶ>ŽŶĚŽŶƌĞŽƉĞŶĞĚĂƐĂŶE,^ ŝŶĞŶŵĂƌŬƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽĂŶĞǁƐƵƌǀĞLJďLJzŽƵ'Žǀ͘ ǀĂĐĐŝŶĂƟŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌŬŽĨ,ĂŶƐŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŶĚĞƌƐĞŶ͘dŚĞ More than a third of teachers also said ĮŐŚƚďĂĐŬĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐ͘ famous author wrote more than 100 ƚŚĞŝƌƐĐŚŽŽůŚĂĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚĨŽŽĚƉĂƌĐĞůƐ dŚĞŵƵƐĞƵŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĐůŽƐĞĚĚƵĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐĨĂŝƌLJƚĂůĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐdŚĞhŐůLJ ƚŽƉƵƉŝůƐ͛ŚŽŵĞƐ͘dŚĞŶĞǁƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŽKs/Ͳϭϵ͕ŝƐĂůƐŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĞǁ Duckling and dŚĞ>ŝƩůĞDĞƌŵĂŝĚ. The ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐ ĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐͲĨŽĐƵƐĞĚĞdžŚŝďŝƚƚŽŐŽŽŶ ŵĂŐŝĐĂůŵƵƐĞƵŵǁŝůůƌĞͲƚĞůůƚŚĞƚĂůĞƐ ŚĂƐĂīĞĐƚĞĚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚŽƐĞ display once the museum reopens ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞĞdžŚŝďŝƚƐ͕ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ ůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƉŽŽƌĞƌĂƌĞĂƐ͘ ĨƵůůLJ͘/ƚ͛ƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵƵƐĞƵŵ ĂŶĚƐŽƵŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ƚŽŚŽƐƚĂŶE,^ǀĂĐĐŝŶĂƟŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘ BLOOMING LOVELY WEDDING SCANNER Please put your marriage in the ďĂŐŐŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͊ŶĞǁƐĞůĨͲƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐĐĂŶŶĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐĞƚƵƉŝŶŚŝŶĂ͛Ɛ :ŝĂŶŐƐƵWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƐĐŽƵƉůĞƐ iStock ƚŽŽĸĐŝĂůůLJŐĞƚŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ͘dŚĞĐŽƵƉůĞ ƐŝŵƉůLJƐĐĂŶƚŚĞŝƌ/͕ŝŶƉƵƚƚŚĞŝƌ Tesco has announced plans to sell unwashed potatoes to help cut down 'ĞƩLJ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƐŽŵĞ photos taken. The machine then prints ŽŶĨŽŽĚǁĂƐƚĞ͘WŽƚĂƚŽĞƐĂƌĞƚŚĞh<͛Ɛ ŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƐŝŶŐůĞŵŽƐƚǁĂƐƚĞĚĨŽŽĚŝŶƚŚĞŚŽŵĞ͕ ĐŽƵƉůĞĂĚĚƚŚĞŝƌĮŶŐĞƌƉƌŝŶƚƐƚŽŵĂŬĞ ƐĂLJƐƚŚĞĐŚĂƌŝƚLJtZW͘ĂĐŬŝŶƚŚĞ ŝƚůĞŐĂů͘/ƚƚĂŬĞƐũƵƐƚϭϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͊ ϭϵϳϬƐ͕ŵŽƐƚh<ƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐĂŶĚ greengrocers sold potatoes with soil PANTO IS BACK… ŽŶƚŚĞŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĞdžƉĞƌƚƐƐĂLJďůŽĐŬƐŽƵƚ OH, YES IT IS! POP-UP PLAYGROUND light and makes the spuds last longer. A primary school in Tower Hamlets, East London, is set BANKSY BREAKOUT to turn a road into a ‘pop-up’ iStock playground for pupils this term. Dorchester on Thames in Oxfordshire Chisenhale School is taking over has come up with a unique way to the street in front of the building, ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞŝƚƐĂŶŶƵĂůŇŽǁĞƌƐŚŽǁʹŝƚ͛Ɛ Searle Andrew ǁŝƚŚĂůŝƩůĞŚĞůƉĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞǀŝůůĂŐĞƚŽũŽŝŶŝŶ͊ community, to transform it into /ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJĚƵĞ a fun outdoor space with plants ƚŽĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ and drawings. It will be used ĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚƚŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJŇŽǁĞƌƐ for play and learning, as well ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ĚĞĐŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƐŚŽƐƟŶŐĂŶĂƌƚƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͘ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŶĚŐĞƚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͘/ƚ͛ƐŚŽƉĞĚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƉůĂĐĞ ǁŝůůďĞďůŽŽŵŝŶŐĨŽƌƐƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞĂŶĚ the Easter weekend. 'ĞƩLJ ƉĂŶƚŽŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌ͍dŚĂƚ͛ƐƌŝŐŚƚ͕ SNOW WAY! ĨŽůŬƐ͊<ŝŶŐƐdŚĞĂƚƌĞŝŶWŽƌƚƐŵŽƵƚŚŝƐ Heat Island Architects Heat ĂŶŬƐLJŚĂƐĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞŝƐ bringing panto season back early. 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