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SOCCER AID 2016

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The special tenth-anniversary match sees two celebrity squads batt le it out on Sunday (5 June) in aid of UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisati on.

The game will be shown live on ITV from Manchester United’s Old Traff ord Stadium, kicking off at 6pm.

Among the other stars playing are Olly Murs, Hollywood stars Damian Lewis (Romeo & Juliet) and Iwan Rheon, McFly’s Danny Jones, Good Morning Britain’s Ben Shephard, pop star and presenter Marvin Humes, and TV chef Gordon Ramsay.

José Mourinho will manage England and his assistant manager will be the UNICEF UK Ambassador Robbie

Williams. The Rest Of The World team will be led by Leicester’s Premier League winning manager Claudio Ranieri, with One Directi on’s Niall Horan as his assistant manager.

The money from ti cket sales will add to the £17 million that has already been raised by Soccer Aid for UNICEF to help provide children with life-saving food, vaccines, and clean water, as well as protecti ng them from violence and abuse.

The live event will be hosted by The X Factor’s Dermot O’Leary.

For ti ckets, if you’re quick, you can call 0845 456 2016 or visit manutd.com/socceraid.

MANCHESTER United’s new manager José Mourinho will lead out a special England team including One Directi on’s Louis Tomlinson for Soccer Aid 2016.

Go to www.unicef.org.uk/socceraid to fi nd out more to fi nd out more

The special tenth-anniversary match sees two celebrity squads batt le it out on Sunday (5 June) in aid of UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisati on.

The game will be shown live on ITV from Manchester United’s Old Traff ord Stadium, kicking off at 6pm.

Among the other stars playing are Olly Murs, Hollywood stars Damian Lewis (& Juliet) and Iwan Rheon, McFly’s Danny Jones, Good Morning Britainpop star and presenter Marvin Humes, and TV chef Gordon Ramsay.

José Mourinho will manage England and his assistant manager will be the UNICEF UK Ambassador Robbie

MANCHESTER United’s new manager José Mourinho will lead out a special England team including One Directi on’s Louis Tomlinson for Soccer Aid 2016.

Go to www.unicef.org.uk/socceraid

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A new exhibiti on called Michael Morpurgo: A Lifeti me In Stories will showcase, for the fi rst ti me, the notebooks and manuscripts of some of the author’s classic stories. They include War Horse, Private Peaceful, Kensuke’s Kingdom and The Butt erfl y Lion. The exhibiti on runs from Saturday 2 July 2016 – June 2017 at Seven Stories, The Nati onal Centre For Children’s Books, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Batemans Bay in New South Wales, Australia, has declared a state of emergency, aft er being overtaken by 100,000 bats! There are so many of the grey-headed fl ying foxes that some residents claim they can’t even open their windows for fear of them getti ng inside. Local authoriti es are doing their best to move the animals on.

Donkeys have been ordered to wear nappies in the town of Wajir in Kenya. The unusual rule has come into force to help protect the town’s new Tarmac road. The order to donkey-cart owners reads: “No donkey will be allowed in town without this poop-collecti ng bag.”

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Bett y Morris and her husband Richard, both from Brighton, have been adopti ng the serval cats at Drusillas Park for more than thirty years. So how did Bett y want to mark her 95th birthday? With a trip to the zoo, of course! Bett y got to see her favourite cats, Ninja and Kariba, in their new enclosure and meet a trainee zookeeper. Bett y says she’d love to return for her 100th birthday!

To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the fi rst four collecti ons (folios) of the playwright’s works went up for aucti on in London last week. They sold for almost £2.5 million!

To celebrate 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl, a special dicti onary has been created. The Oxford Roald Dahl Dicti onary will feature some of the author’s invented words, such as swashboggling, phizz-whizzing and gobblefunk, alongside 8,000 real words.

A memorial service has taken place to mark 100 years since Boy Jack died in the Batt le of Jutland. The young hero was awarded the Victoria Cross for his brave eff orts during WW1. Find out more about Boy Jack on page 13.

Say hello to Europe’s fi rst pompom car! The creati on took eight hours to make, with the help of a Fiat 500L and more than 20,000 PomPom Wow! pellets.

Today’s teenagers could earn a million pounds by their 46th birthday! Data from the Offi ce For Nati onal Stati sti cs suggests that the typical 18-year-old who starts work this year will earn a whopping £1m by 2044!

Dame Helen Mirren is to lend her voice to a recording of a new story by children’s author Beatrix Pott er. The Tale Of Kitt y-In-Boots was rediscovered aft er 100 years and features Pott er’s most famous character, Peter Rabbit.

At least 35% of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have been destroyed by bleaching, according to experts from James Cook University. Coral bleaching is caused by rising water temperatures, resulti ng in the loss of colourful algae that provide oxygen and nutrients. The bleaching has been linked to climate change.

A giant hive installati on has arrived at Kew Gardens in London. Designed by arti st Wolfgang Butt ress, The Hive is a spectacular 17-metre-high, 40-tonne installati on. It is made up of 170,000 pieces of aluminium and steel, rising from the ground like a swarm of bees. The aim is to highlight the importance of bees and other pollinators in feeding the planet.

The Queen’s wedding and coronati on dresses are to be displayed together at Buckingham Palace for the fi rst ti me to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday.

Pop star Ariana Grande has topped the UK album chart for the fi rst ti me, with Dangerous Woman.

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The leaders of Germany and France, Angela Merkel and François Hollande, joined together to commemorate 100 years since the Batt le of Verdun – the longest of the First World War.

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Nepali soldier Bed Bahadur Sunuwar has won the world’s highest marathon on Mount Everest. The 29-year-old completed the race in four hours and ten seconds. More than 150 people from across the world took part in the epic challenge.

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Last week, we asked you: Should smacking children be against the law? 64% of you voted YES.

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Twin doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken are back on CBBC with a new series of Operati on Ouch! This ti me they are taking over Alder Hey, going behind the scenes to uncover the stories and medical mysteries at one of Europe’s largest children’s hospitals.

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15Lord Alan Sugar has been appointed as the Government’s enterprise offi cial. It’s hoped the entrepreneur, star of The Apprenti ce, will encourage more young people to start up their own businesses and consider apprenti ceships.

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whether smacking should be against the law:

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‘Refugee’ has been announced as the Children’s Word Of The Year by Oxford University Press (OUP). The word was featured in hundreds of stories writt en by young people for BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words competi ti on.

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THE fi nal designs of the UK’s new plasti c banknotes were revealed yesterday (Thursday).

The new £5 and £10 banknotes are being printed on polymer, a thin, bendy plasti c fi lm, rather than on the cott on paper used for previous notes.

The new notes will be a bit smaller but will sti ll have the portrait of Her Majesty the Queen on one side and a historical character on the other.

The £5 note will be the fi rst plasti c banknote we get. It features WWII Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and will come out in September 2016. It will be followed around a year later by a polymer £10 note featuring author Jane Austen.

A £20 note will follow later.The Bank of England, which has been

issuing banknotes for more than 300 years, says the plasti c notes will be cleaner, last longer and it will be more diffi cult for criminals to make fake ones.

More than 25 countries already use plasti c banknotes.

3. big news FirstNews Issue 520 3 – 9 June 2016

bristol old vicThe historic theatre in Bristol has been celebrati ng its 250th anniversary this week. It is also celebrati ng its new ti tle as the oldest conti nuously-working theatre in the English-speaking world. Lots of famous stage actors have been paying tribute to the theatre this week.

Good week for

Nicky Cox MBE

I’VE done a lot of TV and radio interviews this week with readers talking about the EU.

Turn to page 14 and 15 to read some of their views. I know we can all feel a bit fed up that the EU seems to be talked about on the news ALL the ti me. But it’s because it is a really big decision.

Watch our video, fi nd out more about it and make sure you vote in our poll at fi rstnews.co.uk/eu-debate/kids.

Editor’s comment

LIGHTNING STRIKES EUROPEby editor-in-chief Nicky Cox

LIGHTNING strikes across Europe killed a man and caused serious injuries as summer storms gathered.

The man was killed coming down a mountain in Poland when he was hit by lightning.

A birthday party was struck in Paris, injuring 11 people, eight of them children. Several, aged around nine years old, are badly hurt in hospital.

Another three people were injured when lightning struck at a youth football match in Germany.

The party was happening in a park and the children were struck aft er sheltering under a tree, police said. That’s about the worst thing you can do in a storm because, if the tree gets struck by lightning, you get struck too.

In the UK, up to 60 people every year get struck by lightning and survive but, on average, three die.

BAD week for“Flop gear”Well, Top Gear, but that’s what the internet decided to call the show following its return to telly on Sunday night. The new series stars DJ Chris Evans and actor Matt LeBlanc and, as with many rebooted series, faced a bit of criti cism on social media aft er its debut. What did you think?

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They are due to take place in Brazil’s capital, Rio. The scienti sts are worried about the Games spreading a virus

called Zika, which is linked to babies born with serious problems.The Zika outbreak began in Brazil a year ago, but now it has

reached more than 60 countries and territories.The World Health Organizati on (WHO) and the Internati onal

Olympic Committ ee (IOC) say they don’t think the Olympics should be moved or postponed because it wouldn’t make much diff erence to the spread of the illness.

But the scienti sts, from places such as Oxford University in the UK and Harvard and Yale universiti es in the US, think it is wrong for the Games to go ahead. They say a plan has failed to get rid of the mosquitoes that spread the disease.

Between February and April 2016, Brazilian authoriti es said there were 91,387 likely cases of the Zika virus. The number

of babies born with Zika-linked problems had reached 4,908 in April.

The experts say Zika causes babies to be born with small heads and may also cause a rare and someti mes deadly brain problem in adults.

They are worried that athletes and visitors might catch Zika and return home to spread it to their countries.

The Olympics have never been moved before for health reasons.

Use Blippar or go to fi rstnews.co.uk to watch First News’ Zika virus “I Don’ t Get It” video.

MORE than 100 scienti sts have called for the Olympics to be cancelled this summer.

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REFUGEES DROWNMORE than 700 refugees are believed to have died in three shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over the past week, the United Nati ons refugee agency has said.

William Spindler from the agency said: “The fi rst one was Wednesday, which was widely reported. A boat capsized, carrying about 600 people. Some of those people are sti ll missing.

“Then there was a second incident on Thursday and a third one on Friday. In total, we fear that in these three incidents more than 700 people are missing, presumed drowned.”

Spindler said more needed to be done to stop refugees from taking to the sea in small boats.

Refugees are trying to reach safety in Europe because of war in their countries. Many are from Syria.

A SPECIAL video has been made to celebrate the 2016 Year Of The Ott er and World Ott er Day, which took place on 25 May.

CAN OTTERSFIGHT BACK?

by editor-in-chief Nicky Cox

The Internati onal Ott er Survival Fund also announced the Ott er Oscars – a new global award scheme for people helping the animals’ conservati on.

There are 13 species worldwide and 12 of these are declining. All are on the IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species.

Ott ers’ habitat is being destroyed, fi sh stocks are dropping and they are being killed on our roads. In Asia, more work is needed to stop the illegal wildlife trade. Everyone knows about the trade in elephants, ti gers and rhinos, but the trade in ott ers is even bigger.

Although the number of ott ers in the UK has gone

up since the 1950s, ott ers are sti ll at risk from new pollutants and from our roads.

Ott ers are great fun to watch but they are also great indicators of a healthy environment. They are at the top of the food chain and use both land and water – so both need to be in great conditi on for ott ers to thrive.

The questi on is… can ott ers fi ght back?The Ott er Oscars are open to everyone, with the fi rst

prizes being awarded in December 2016.Find out more at Ott er.org and click on Year Of

The Ott er.Use the free Blippar app to watch the video.

GORILLA TRAGEDYWORKERS at a zoo in Cincinnati , Ohio, shot dead a male western lowland gorilla this week aft er a litt le boy fell into its enclosure.

The “extremely strong” gorilla is said to have dragged the four-year-old boy around for ten minutes before zoo offi cials made the decision to shoot it. The boy was taken to hospital, but was not seriously injured.

Zoo director Thane Maynard said: “We are heartbroken about losing Harambe, but a child’s life was in danger and a quick decision had to be made.”

The boy’s mother is being criti cised for not keeping a closer eye on him at the zoo. Many people believe the gorilla, named Harambe, should have been tranquillised (put to sleep for a short ti me) instead of shot dead, because he did not harm the boy. Zoo bosses said there wasn’t ti me. #Justi ceForHarambe has been trending on Twitt er.

DONALDTRUMPMARCHESONDONALD Trump has got one step closer to the White House, hoping to be the next US President.

Last week, he reached the number of delegates needed to get the Republican Party’s presidenti al nominati on.

He hopes to take over from Barack Obama, who ends his term as President in November.

Republicans will confi rm their nominati on in July at a big meeti ng, called a conventi on. It’s sti ll possible the party could turn their back on Trump, as he has some very strong views that many people do not agree with.

If his nominati on is confi rmed, Mr Trump will face former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. They are campaigning for the Democrati c Party nominati on in the Presidenti al electi on.

PRINCE STAYS HOME ON DOCTOR’S ORDERS

94-year-old Prince Philip cancelled an appearance in Orkney on Tuesday (31 May) to mark 100 years since the Batt le of Jutland on “doctor’s advice”.

As First News went to press, Buckingham Palace had announced no further event cancellati ons and Prince Philip had not visited hospital.

THE Queen’s husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, had to pull out of an offi cial event this week aft er being advised to do so by a doctor.

Harambe was 17 years old when he was shot


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SOCCER AID Sunday 5 June The charity football match will see celebriti es like One Directi on’s Louis Tomlinson (right) and Olly Murs kit up and kick off at Old Traff ord. The game raises money for UNICEF (front page).

RAMADANMonday 6 June – Tuesday 5 July This runs for 29 or 30 days and marks the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasti ng is observed from sunrise to sunset.

WORLD OCEANS DAYWednesday 8 June An annual celebratory event and awareness campaign focusing on the world’s oceans, supported by the United Nati ons.

DIARY DATES &TO DOs

6 June 1944D-Day, also known as Operati on Neptune, saw 400,000 Briti sh, American and Canadian troops land on the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France.

7 june 1977Queen Elizabeth II, along with millions of people all over the world, celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years on the throne).

8 june 1984The original Ghostbusters fi lm was released in cinemas across America. The fi lm has just been remade and is set for release this summer.

Oceans make up 71% of the Earth’s surface

This weekin history

US troops landing on the beach during the

invasion of Normandy

THEBARN DOORS ARE OPEN!

Before reading on, have a go at this litt le guessing game with the family, your class or with your mates: How many working farms are there in the UK? No cheati ng by reading on. We’ll wait a mo for you to discuss…

Now, if you were anything like the First News gang, then you were way off . Most of our team guessed in the thousands when, actually, they should have been guessing in the hundreds of thousands. There are, in fact, 220,000 farms in the UK right now. We basically made a collecti ve farmyard animal noise when we found out, something somewhere between an oink and a moo! We were surprised!

This litt le game is important, though. It helps show just how vital farms are to us and this Sunday’s Open Farm Sunday will help do that, too.

Modern farming is incredibly diverse and impacts on

all of us, from the food we eat, to clothing, medicine, fuel and manufacturing.

Hundreds of farms across Britain will be opening their barn doors for LEAF’s Open Farm Sunday on 5 June. It is a great day out for the whole family and a unique opportunity to discover what farmers actually do and how important their work is for our everyday lives.

All types of farms take part in Open Farm Sunday and most events are free. Acti viti es on the day can range from farm walks and trailer rides, through to sheep shearing, milking demonstrati ons and bug hunts.

So, round up the family, put on your wellies and head to the countryside to meet your local farmer and have a great day out experiencing all the sights, sounds and science of the farm – we guarantee a barrel of laughs! Find your nearest Open Farm Sunday event at www.farmsunday.org.

THIS Sunday, farmers from all over the country will be opening their barn doors to the public for Open Farm Sunday, to help educate people on the importance of farming. FUN FARM FACTS

17.2 million hectares of land in the UK is used for agriculture.

Half a million people work on UK farms. There are 4.7m pigs, 3.3m sheep and 168m

poultry birds living on UK farms. 51% of croppable land in the UK is used for

growing cereals. Crops can be used to make a wide range

of products, not just food, including rope, printi ng inks, cosmeti cs and fragrances.

If you’re expecti ng a funny farm joke in this speech

bubble, I’m afraid I’m going to have to disappoint you… my

jokes are just too corny.

OPEN FARM SUNDAY 5 JUNE


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HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: US President Barack Obama hugs a bomb survivor at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. This is the fi rst ti me a US President (sti ll in the job) has made an offi cial visit to Hiroshima, where the US dropped an atomic bomb, killing 140,000 people, in the fi nal days of World War 2 in August 1945.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Sydney’s iconic Opera House lights up for the annual Vivid Sydney festi val. The awesome festi val features light sculptures and installati ons that illuminate the city.

LONDON, UK: One of the new character portraits of the actors set to play Harry (left ), Ginny (right) and Albus Pott er (centre) in this summer’s new West End play Harry Pott er And The Cursed Child. Previews for part one of the play will begin this week.

SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, SCOTLAND: The Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, listens to the Royal Marines band at Hawes Pier to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Batt le of Jutland. The largest naval batt le of World War 1 was on 31 May and 1 June 1916, when more than 6,000 Britons and 2,500 Germans died.

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LONDON, UK: Ava Pott er plays 11-year-old Lilly in the stage play of Michael Morpurgo’s Running Wild, now showing at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The story, set in Indonesia during the tsunami of 2004, sees Lilly go on an incredible jungle adventure aft er being saved by an elephant called Oona. The lead role is also played by Joshua Fernandes and Tyler Osborne, when it is ‘Will’. First News was lucky enough to see one of the fi rst performances and the puppetry is amazing!

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News in numbers

1,938,700 people are predicted to live in Northern Ireland by 2024.

2 baby red squirrels have been rescued by the Scotti sh SPCA aft er being found alone on the ground in Dundee.

400 skeletons found under Cambridge University could help researchers learn more about the Black Death plague in medieval ti mes.

1 school in County Kerry had a surprise visit from Chewbacca this week. The star dropped in because the next Star Wars movie is being fi lmed in the area.

51 stretches of roads in the UK are watched by average-speed cameras – which has doubled since 2013.

11 children were saved by a bus driver in Worcestershire this week when he noti ced a bridge he was about to drive over was crumbling. The bridge collapsed as they watched.

England More help neededA new report has found that a quarter of children in England who needed to see specialists because of mental health problems, didn’t get the help they needed. NHS England has said that mental health services for young people in England need to be expanded.

UKContactless collecti ons Dogs have become the UK’s fi rst canine fundraisers by collecti ng donati ons as they walk. The Blue Cross Tap Dogs can collect charity donati ons using contactless bank cards. Special technology built into their jackets means they can raise money on the go. The Blue Cross cares for thousands of unwanted pets every year.

UK Painti ng appealAn appeal has been launched to save a painti ng of Elizabeth I. A total of £10 million needs to be raised in order to save the 16th century artwork, which was commissioned (ordered) by Sir Francis Drake and commemorates the Queen’s victory over the Spanish Armada (the failed invasion of England by the Spanish king, Philip II, in 1588). If the target amount is met, the painti ng will be owned by the public and become part of the UK’s nati onal collecti on.

Kent Migrants rescuedTwenty migrants, including two children, have been rescued from a boat off the coast of Kent. The migrants are believed to be from Albania and were travelling to reach family in Calais when their boat started sinking. They’re now being questi oned by immigrati on offi cials.

GloucestershireCheese rollingThe annual cheese rolling contest has taken place at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire. It was won for the 17th ti me by soldier Chris Anderson, who actually hates cheese! The offi cial contest has taken place since the 1950s and draws huge crowds and competi tors from across the world, although it is believed to be a traditi on that dates back centuries.

Belfast Hello hills!For the fi rst ti me ever, people can view miles of pathways around the Belfast Hills. A backpack camera was used to fi lm ten miles (16km) of trails around the nati onal park. The Belfast Hills Partnership hope that it will encourage more people to explore the area.

DevonNew beavers A pair of beavers has been released into the River Ott er as part of a fi ve-year trial. Wild beavers have been living on the river for around ten years and scienti sts hope the new additi ons will mix well with the resident beavers. The trial is to monitor the impact of the Eurasian beaver on the local wildlife and landscape. Beavers were once nati ve in the UK but were hunted to exti ncti on hundreds of years ago. Some people want the beavers that live on the River Ott er to be relocated.

SouthamptonBiggest bouncy castleThe world’s largest bouncy castle made its fi rst appearance this week at the Common People festi val in Southampton. The castle is 23.8m tall and 20.7m long. It will appear at other festi vals this summer.


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The world’schildren

Name: Isatu Age: Eight Lives: Sierra Leone

ISATU’S life was devastated when the Ebola virus killed her parents.

Isatu said: “I want to go back to school but my uniform was burnt to stop the virus spreading and my grandmother can’t aff ord to buy me a new one. I help Granny around the house and play cards with my sister to pass ti me.

“I want to be able to get a good job – my only hope is to go back to school.”

Join the campaign and speak out for every child’s right to have

an educati on. Go to www.sendmyfriend.org.

polandJewellery foundStaff at the Auschwitz museum have discovered an old mug with a false bott om that hid a ring and a necklace. Auschwitz was a concentrati on camp set up by the Nazis in the 1940s during the Second World War. Many victi ms brought their jewellery and valuables with them because they were told falsely they were being located with the promise of work and a new life. Instead, the Nazis took the valuables from the prisoners. The museum has yet to fi nd out who owned and hid the jewellery, but tests have shown that the ring and necklace were made between 1921 and 1931.

chinaFloods in HunanMore than 27,000 people have been forced out of their homes aft er heavy rains and storms hit the province of Hunan. Authoriti es have reported that nearly 2,000 homes have been destroyed and four reservoirs have burst their banks. A highway in Guidong County had to close aft er a landslide. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters are trying to help.

nigeriaTomato shortageThe state of Kaduna has declared a tomato emergency aft er a species of bug destroyed the state’s tomatoes. The tomato leaf miner wiped out 80% of the crop in Kaduna. Local farmers have lost an esti mated $5.1 million (£3.5 million) over the past month. The economy in the north of Nigeria depends heavily on tomato producti on.

canadaDon’t trust the sat nav!A lady in Ontario followed her sat nav so closely that she ended up sinking her car! Although she had to swim 30m in 4°C waters, she escaped unharmed. The police said the 23-year-old woman was new to the area and that, combined with poor weather conditi ons, led to her taking a dangerous wrong turn.

SwedenRecord numbersFigures just out show that 204 million people tuned in to watch the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on 14 May. The show was held in Stockholm, Sweden, this year. People in 42 diff erent countries watched Ukraine’s entry Jamala win the contest with her song, 1944.

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K usaGator on the green!Golfers at Buff alo Creek Golf Course in Palmett o, Florida, got the shock of their lives earlier this week when a 15ft (4.5m) alligator was seen strolling across the green! A man named Charles Helms immediately reached for his mobile to fi lm the shocking sight! Snaps (ha!) of the giant alligator soon surfaced online and went viral this week. Lots of Twitt er users have compared the alligator to dinosaurs from Jurassic Park!

franceProtests conti nueA strike over new working laws is starti ng to aff ect the country’s oil supply. This means that nearly a quarter of petrol stati ons have either no petrol or are running very low. This is because many of the suppliers are going on strike. There are a lot of strikes and protests going on across France because the government is trying to change the number of hours people have to work.


10. science news FirstNews Issue 520 3 – 9 June 2016

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THIS week will be the best chance to see Mars for the next 300 years. The red planet will be closer to Earth due to the relati ve orbits of the two planets

around the sun. During the fi rst half of June, Mars will be 75.6 million km (47 million miles) from Earth. It sounds like a long way, but it can reach distances of up to 402 million km (250 million miles) away.

If skies are clear, you’ll be able to see Mars at night without a telescope. It will appear red and low in the sky opposite where the sun set. Saturn will appear close by and look yellowish, although they may be more diffi cult to see in a built-up area with lots of street lights.

Remember it’s dangerous to look up to the sky when the sun is out and never use a telescope or binoculars to look at the sky during the day.

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GREEK astronomers used to believe that the planets were kept in formati on by heavenly music known as

‘The Music of the Spheres.’

DO trees sleep like a log? According to New Scienti st, researchers in Finland have

noti ced that birch trees droop their branches at night, as if they are having a rest. During the day,

branches are angled higher so their leaves catch more sunlight.

MARS MOVES CLOSER TO EARTH

by Ian Prince

THE world’s biggest radio telescope – as large as 30 football pitches – is almost ready to be switched on in China.

Radio telescopes have to be on the larger side because they are basically giant ears! Whereas opti cal telescopes use light to view the universe, radio telescopes pick up radio waves, a diff erent form of electromagneti c radiati on. These radio signals have travelled huge distances across the universe and are very weak, which is another reason why bigger is bett er. Cup your hands behind your ears to listen to a sound and you will hear it bett er; it’s the same principle. Chinese astronomers will use the dish to listen to radio waves from deep space to give clues about the early stages of the universe. The dish will also be looking out for, or rather listening for, new planets as well as joining

the search for extraterrestrial life. Meanwhile the European Space Agency

has released designs for its planned extra-large telescope to be built in Chile. This arti st’s impression shows the size of the telescope if it was placed next to the Elizabeth Tower, home to Big Ben.

protecting the brainTHE human brain is prett y amazing.

Even though it’s only 2% of your mass, it uses 20% of your energy, making complex decisions, forming memories and making you, you. Even when you are asleep, your brain is hard at work.

However, with its jelly-like consistency and because your brain is surrounded by a liquid, it can move. If your brain hits the inside of your skull, it can be seriously damaged. Contact sports and accidents can cause these injuries, so researchers are exploring ways to bett er protect the brain.

Inspired by the way woodpeckers and bighorn sheep survive repeated blows to the head, US researchers at Q30 Innovati ons have designed the Q-collar, a collar that slightly increases the amount of blood in your head. This extra blood acts as a cushion, which may reduce damage to the brain. The Q-collar will be on display at the Science Museum from 17 May in the Antenna gallery.

This report is from our friends at the Science Museum, part of the Science Museum Group.

IT’S one of the most famous and beauti ful buildings in the world, but it’s under threat from insects.

The Taj Mahal in India was built with white marble by the 17th century Mughal ruler of India, Shah Jahan, to show how much he loved his favourite wife, Mumtaz, aft er she died. The Taj Mahal is a giant tomb and has survived invading armies, but now is under threat from invading insects. They are breeding in a nearby polluted river and are att racted by the building’s colour. Their poo cannot be scrubbed off , as it spoils the intricate carvings as well as the marble’s amazing shine.

So conservati onists are turning to nature for a soluti on. They are giving the building a series of ‘face masks,’ just like the ones people use as a beauty treatment. Clay is smothered over the green parts and washed off , taking the poo with it. Environmentalists are also calling for the river to be cleaned up as a way of tackling the plague of insects. The Taj Mahal took 20,000 master craft smen 20 years to build.

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Now Briti sh scienti sts are asking for

your help in studying what is happening

to them.

A team from Oxford University

launched Penguin Watch this week.

It’s the largest Antarcti c citi zen science

project in the world.

They have put 75 cameras all over

Antarcti ca, each of which takes a

picture every hour. But they haven’t got

enough people to look at all the images.

Lead scienti st Dr Tom Hart says:

“We can’t do this work on our own,

and every penguin that people click

on and count on the website – that’s

all informati on that tells us what’s

happening at each nest, and what’s

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how they’re getti ng on, while learning

about Antarcti ca at the same ti me.

The team’s work has already shown a

link between climate change and a fall

in chinstrap and Adélie penguins in the

area. They want to understand exactly

what is happening so they can try to

build numbers up again.

To fi nd out more, watch Our World:

The Penguin Watchers on BBC iPlayer.

by editor Nicky Cox

CLIMATE change is being blamed for a fall in

numbers of chinstrap penguins, like this one.

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questi ons being asked about whether these people were

using tax havens, like Panama, on purpose so they didn’t

have to pay tax on their money. Conti nues on page 4.

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The team’s work has already shown a

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THOUSANDS of animals are waiting to be rehomed after being rejected by their owners.

Wood Green, The Animals Charity, has revealed just how many

pets have been abandoned because their owners didn’t realise

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As part of this year’s National Unwanted Pet Week, the charity

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12. animal news FirstNews Issue 520 3 – 9 June 2016

BOOST FOR SPECIES THE birth of a rare Malayan tapir at RZSS Edinburgh in Scotland is great news for the endangered species.

The male striped calf will play a hugely important role one day in the European Endangered Species Breeding Programme. The programme is designed as a safety net to help stop the species from becoming exti nct, which is a real danger for the animals living in the wild. Malayan tapirs are the largest of the tapir species and come from the forests of Burma, Malaysia, Sumatra and Thailand. Their numbers are falling quickly because their forest homes are being destroyed and turned into palm oil plantati ons.

Check out our Blippar video of the gorgeous new calf!

DE-stress WITH PETS

CELEBRATE the sea

SPRING is a stressful ti me of year for many young people, especially if they're taking exams at school. But did you know that pets can help you relax?

Research from aquati cs company Tetra has found that around 58% of children aged 3-14 worry about going to school, whether it's because of exams or other issues like homework or school bullies. Research shows that having a pet can help children relax and also have fun. A third of parents questi oned by Tetra believe that spending ti me with pets helps their children to relax.

Child psychologist Dr Angharad Rudkin says: "Introducing a pet to the family helps development in young children and creates a calming atmosphere in the home, benefi ti ng the enti re family."

Not everyone has the space for a large pet like a cat or dog, so fi sh are a great pet for the whole family to enjoy. They're easy to keep, great for learning about responsibility and are well known for helping people to feel calm when they're watching them!

Does your pet help you relax? Tell us how at fi rstnews.co.uk.

WORLD Oceans Day takes place this week (8 June) and events are being held all around the world to celebrate the sea and help it!

The theme for this year's World Oceans Day is 'healthy oceans, healthy planet'. Oceans are hugely important and cover nearly three quarters of our planet. They generate most of the oxygen we breathe (from marine plants), they help feed us (fi sh and seafood), they regulate our climate, they clean the water we drink, they're home to some amazing wildlife and they help contribute ingredients to many medicines! All of these are reasons why it is so important to look aft er them. One of the easiest ways you can help our oceans is to put your rubbish in a bin and recycle plasti cs. Litt er is one of the biggest threats to the ocean and its wildlife. You can even start today!

Find out about World Oceans Day events near you at worldoceansday.org – you could even sign up to host your own event!


13. Special report FirstNews Issue 520 3 – 9 June 2016

the youngest heroON 31 May it was 100 years since the Battle of Jutland. This huge event in World War One remains one of the largest sea battles of all time. To commemorate the special anniversary, we’ve been taking a look at the life of a young hero who fought so bravely in the battle.

John ‘Jack’ Travers Cornwell was a second patrol leader in the St Mary’s ‘Little Ilford’ Scout troop. He was just 15 years old when he left his home in Essex to join the Navy. He enjoyed life at sea and soon was transferred to the ship HMS Chester, in April 1916. However, it wasn’t long before fate struck and he found himself involved in the Battle of Jutland.

The battle, which saw the British and German navies fight fiercely, is the last ever to be fought with opposing forces in such close contact. 259 battleships took part in the fight, one of those being Jack’s ship, HMS Chester. During the battle, the Chester was hit 17

times in the space of just a few minutes. Jack was wounded when a shard of shrapnel pierced his chest. However, he continued to hold his post despite his life-threatening injury and continuing enemy fire.

Unfortunately, Jack died of his injuries two days later on 2 June 1916. He was awarded the highest honour of bravery, the Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross is a medal usually given only to people who have died carrying out heroic acts, just like Jack.

Jack’s Victoria Cross was received by his mother on 16 November 1916. To remember Jack, the

Government at the time declared this date as Jack Cornwell Day in schools across Britain.

Lord Baden Powell was the founder of the Scouting movement. He used Jack’s story as an example to show Scouts the importance of doing their duty. He decided to name the Scouting Courage award the Cornwell Scout badge to remember Jack’s bravery in the Battle of Jutland.

A German ship that was used in the battle

Jack Cornwell

A memorial service for Jack in June 1937

Jack’s funeral procession

Jack’s brothers and sisters


THE EU: IN OR OUT?DECISION TIME

YOU’LL have heard there’s going to be a big vote in Britain about whether we should stay in the European Union (EU). It’s called a referendum and adults will vote to leave or remain in the EU on Thursday 23 June.

You have to be 18 to vote. But, because you are going to be the people who will have to live the longest with the decision, First News thought it was really important that children and teenagers got their say.

So, last week, we hosted an EU debate for children at the Houses of Parliament, chaired by Mr Speaker John Bercow.Eight children made speeches before everyone joined in. You can read parts of the speeches on this page but the full

speeches are at fi rstnews.co.uk. Thanks to Lucy Thomas from the Britain Stronger In Europe campaign and David Campbell Bannerman from the Vote Leave campaign for answering questi ons.

On the day of the debate, most people voted to stay in Europe. But that’s not the fi nal result. It’s your turn to vote before we announce the fi nal decision of Britain’s children on the big EU questi on: should we stay or should we go?

TRAVEL, CULTURE, AND LIFE IN BRITAIN Don’t get me wrong, I love all things Briti sh. I love the fi sh and chips, I love the green hills and I do like a good cream tea, but here’s the thing: I don’t feel Briti sh, I feel European. I feel like I’m part of a world, not just part of one country. I am an internati onal citi zen. Wouldn’t life be boring if all of our art, our fi lms, our sport and our holidays had to be based in Britain? Let’s use the EU as a springboard into the future. Let’s make Britain great within Europe.

Linus, Great Malvern Primary School, Worcestershire

SOVEREIGNTYSovereignty, by defi niti on, is having power and the authority of a state to govern itself or another state. I have a, hopefully, more easy to understand view, infl uenced by something the Prime Minister said recently: “Sovereignty really means: are you able to get things done? Are you able to change things, to fi x things? You might feel more sovereign, but if you can’t get your businesses access to European markets, if you can’t keep your people safe… you’re less in charge of your desti ny.” So, if you frame sovereignty as ‘getti ng things done’ we surely already have that power, otherwise our country would be a disaster zone paralysed by indecision. I personally feel that consulti ng other experts, these experts being the leaders of other countries in the EU, on how they ‘get things done’ is a sign of strength, not weakness. No man, or indeed country, should be an island intellectually, even if, like us, they are an island geographically!

Amaan, Watf ord Grammar School, Hertf ordshire

MIGRATION, BORDERS AND SECURITYI passionately believe that Britain should stay in the EU. We pride ourselves on being a multi cultural society. Migrati on should not be a worry to us. The Government has negoti ated a deal that will make our benefi t system less desirable. Migrants will not receive benefi ts unti l they have worked in the UK for at least four years. This means we don’t need to consider leaving the EU to deter people who don’t want to work. Despite EU regulati ons the UK sti ll has control over its borders and we have the right to check everyone who enters. Being part of the EU also means that UK police have data from 27 diff erent countries. Voti ng out would lose our access to fi ngerprints, DNA and names of criminals, including terrorists. A move to leave the EU would be a step into the unknown. We have the power to maintain control within EU regulati ons. Please do not gamble with our future.

Sam, North Petherton Community Primary, Somerset

ECONOMY – BUSINESS AND JOBSDo we want to att ract new business to the UK? Do we want to retain existi ng job opportuniti es? Do we want to maintain London’s status as a world banking capital? I know I do. I believe that it would be disastrous for jobs and the economy, in both the UK and Wales, if we were to leave the EU. Therefore I encourage you, the next generati on, to vote with me to remain in the EU.

Lilly, Rougemont School, Newport, Wales

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THE EU: IN OR OUT?DECISION TIME

YOU’LL have heard there’s going to be a big vote in Britain about whether we should stay in the European Union (EU). It’s called a referendum and adults will vote to leave or remain in the EU on Thursday 23 June.

You have to be 18 to vote. But, because you are going to be the people who will have to live the longest with the decision, First News thought it was really important that children and teenagers got their say.

So, last week, we hosted an EU debate for children at the Houses of Parliament, chaired by Mr Speaker John Bercow.Eight children made speeches before everyone joined in. You can read parts of the speeches on this page but the full

speeches are at fi rstnews.co.uk. Thanks to Lucy Thomas from the Britain Stronger In Europe campaign and David Campbell Bannerman from the Vote Leave campaign for answering questi ons.

On the day of the debate, most people voted to stay in Europe. But that’s not the fi nal result. It’s your turn to vote before we announce the fi nal decision of Britain’s children on the big EU questi on: should we stay or should we go?

TRAVEL, CULTURE AND LIFE IN BRITAIN Some people may argue that remaining in the EU will protect our Briti sh way of life. I argue the opposite. If we leave the EU, we will have more freedom and the power to choose the rules, laws and regulati ons that we think are important. Why shouldn’t we be able to buy bendy bananas, eggs by the dozen and use powerful vacuum cleaners if we want to? In additi on, if we didn’t give so much money to the EU (£8.5 billion) we would have more money to spend helping vulnerable people here. We could spend money on building aff ordable houses so that everyone can be housed in comfort. This would make Briti sh life bett er for everyone.

Brooke, Crestwood Park Primary School, West Midlands

MIGRATION, BORDERS AND SECURITY The Justi ce Secretary stated on Saturday that in another 14 years there will be over fi ve million more migrants (in additi on to those many millions already here), which would increase the burden on resources that are already under massive strain. There are more EU migrants than ever before in the UK and, added to the migrants from countries that are at war, we are overwhelmed. Our schools and health service are already in crisis! If we leave the EU we will be able to have the complete control we need to balance migrati on with building the infrastructure needed fi rst. It is sti ll far too easy for a ‘clean skin’ extremist [anonymous terrorist] to move around Europe with no checks and then to enter our country under cover of an EU passport, because we only have limited right to refuse entry to anyone with an EU passport. We would regain ulti mate control over migrati on and security if we left the EU.

Rafi Weston, Noam Primary School, London

ECONOMY – BUSINESS AND JOBS The UK contributes around £35 million pounds a day to the EU budget. Imagine what we could achieve with this money? We know what it is like to be part of the EU and to be fair it’s not that great. We’ve lost the right to rule ourselves, fi ve more countries will soon be joining the EU that need support, and the amount of money we contribute will have to increase. This is our one chance to make our voices heard. Let’s build an independent UK stronger, bigger and bett er.

Hannah, St Paul’s RC Primary School, Plymouth, Devon

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SOVEREIGNTYBritain as a nati on has begun to lose its sovereignty. The Briti sh Parliament is no longer supreme when it comes to draft ing the laws and regulati ons. This weakening of sovereignty started with the European Communiti es Act 1972. The UK Parliament has been called “the mother

of parliaments” internati onally. But now we have to take dictates from the European Parliament, which works at a snail’s pace. I believe only the Briti sh Parliament should have powers to legislate on the issues concerning Britain! Around half of UK legislati on originates from EU legislati on and a further 14-17% is derived from our EU membership. These laws are decided by the European Parliament in Brussels, which has 751 members, only 73 of which are Briti sh. Should Briti sh laws be decided by EU MPs, where we have just about 10% representati on? Vote leave and take back control.

Nabeha, Tonbridge Grammar School, Kent


16. big interview FirstNews Issue 520 3 – 9 June 2016

What is your character Casey Jones like?

Well, it’s fun because my version of Casey Jones is kind of an origins story for him. In our movie he is a prison offi cer and, basically, a series of unfortunate events happen to him. He doesn’t think he is to blame but a lot of people in power blame him and this just ends up frustrati ng him. He’s done everything right, and he’s played by the rules, but no-one is respecti ng that so he decides to take matt ers into his own hands. He thinks it will all go smoothly but it doesn’t because, of course, being a vigilante is very hard!

He’s a really iconic character from the Turtles stories. What made you want to play him?

I was a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles growing up and I remember Elias Koteas’s version of Casey Jones and how fun and off the wall that character was. I had to auditi on for this role, I had to fi ght for it and I wanted to do it for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which, as much as I love playing Oliver Queen in Arrow, I’ve been playing that character for three years straight without really doing anything else. I wanted to get out there and stretch my legs creati vely.

What’s happening with the Turtles in this fi lm?

The Turtles are aft er Shredder, and Casey has informati on about a couple of guys who are working with Shredder – so they’re basically having to work together. Casey is wary of the Turtles and the Turtles are wary of Casey. It’s sort of an uneasy partnership but they make it work.

Casey Jones famously spends a lot of ti me on rollerskates. What was that like?

You know what, originally they wanted to fashion skates for Casey and they gave me rollerskates. I have never been on rollerskates in my enti re life. I’ve been on rollerblades, which is a very diff erent thing. Luckily they switched his skates to rollerblades. I grew up playing hockey so I reintroduced myself to the idea of skati ng and feeling comfortable within a couple of days.

Did you have to do any special training to play Casey?

Yes, he is a diff erent kind of fi ghter to my character in Arrow. I wouldn’t say that it was special training, but one of the nicest things was that I had ti me to train. One of the problems we run into on Arrow is that the beat of episodic television is that it just keeps moving forward and so, someti mes, I don’t have enough ti me to prep for stuff . With Casey Jones I arrived in New York a couple of weeks before we started fi lming and I immediately got together with the stunt guys and we started planning out the fi rst fi ght. That was one of the fi rst things we fi lmed – Casey against the Foot Clan. That was really fun. It was an intricate fi ght because I’m being att acked from multi ple angles.

Stephen as Casey Jones, alongside Megan Fox, who plays April O’Neil in the fi lm

Do you have a favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?

When I was growing up I really liked Michelangelo. He is sti ll very funny now and he does some stuff in the movie that actually Casey thinks is prett y disgusti ng, but I thought was prett y funny when I was watching it being fi lmed.

Canadian actor Stephen Amell is a regular on our TV screens as millionaire turned undercover superhero Oliver Queen in the DC Comics series Arrow. This week you can catch him as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows. First News caught up with the actor to fi nd out more…

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“I had a turtle shell when i

was a kid ”

You’ve said you were a Turtles fan when you were younger. Did you have the acti on fi gures?

I did, and I think I had a shell and I think I wore a bandana like Michelangelo! There’s a Casey Jones acti on fi gure now. I think he looks kind of like me. Acti on fi gures are the only part of this process that I’m actually used to because I have an Arrow acti on fi gure. It’s super, super cool and people are picking them up in stores now because they’re posti ng pictures of them on my social media pages!

What’s it like seeing yourself on screen with these characters you loved as a child?

I haven’t actually seen the fi nished product, but I’ve seen a couple of scenes and it really takes your breath away. I think the coolest thing for me, having liked it as a kid, is that at some point in the future I’m going to show my daughter the fi lm and I’m just going to convince her that I know the Turtles. I mean, they look so real. That will be a cool moment!

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Now Briti sh scienti sts are asking for your help in studying what is happening to them.A team from Oxford University launched Penguin Watch this week. It’s the largest Antarcti c citi zen science project in the world.

They have put 75 cameras all over Antarcti ca, each of which takes a picture every hour. But they haven’t got enough people to look at all the images.Lead scienti st Dr Tom Hart says: “We can’t do this work on our own, and every penguin that people click on and count on the website – that’s

all informati on that tells us what’s happening at each nest, and what’s happening over ti me.”He is also encouraging school groups to adopt their own colony, following how they’re getti ng on, while learning about Antarcti ca at the same ti me.The team’s work has already shown a link between climate change and a fall in chinstrap and Adélie penguins in the area. They want to understand exactly what is happening so they can try to build numbers up again.To fi nd out more, watch Our World: The Penguin Watchers on BBC iPlayer.

by editor Nicky CoxCLIMATE change is being blamed for a fall in numbers of chinstrap penguins, like this one.

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all informati on that tells us what’s happening at each nest, and what’s happening over ti me.”He is also encouraging school groups to adopt their own colony, following how they’re getti ng on, while learning about Antarcti ca at the same ti me.The team’s work has already shown a link between climate change and a fall in chinstrap and Adélie penguins in the area. They want to understand exactly what is happening so they can try to build numbers up again.To fi nd out more, watch Our World: The Penguin Watchers on BBC iPlayer.

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THE Disney Channel’s futuristi c show Best Friends Whenever follows a group of best buddies as they travel through ti me aft er a science experiment goes wrong. We chatt ed to Landry Bender, who plays Cyd.

Can you introduce us to your character?My character’s name is Cyd Ripley and she’s a very sarcasti c tomboy. She has an edge to her and she’s also very witt y and really knows what she wants. She’s very determined and ready to take on the world, which is super-cool. I love that element to her. Getti ng to do the ti me travel thing and take on the world as her is awesome!

The ti me travelling element of the show is very cool. Do you have a favourite era?We have two episodes where we go to the 1950s and the 1970s and that’s really fun because they’re ti me periods that have actually happened. I’d like to go to either of those eras if I could really ti me travel because I love fashion and I’d love to experience what it would actually be like in that ti me.

Have you learned anything from your character?I learned a lot from Cyd. She’s very cool. I love her wit – honestly, it’s my favourite thing. I wish I could come up with things on the spot like she does. Also, both of the girls in the show get into trouble with ti me travel, so I learn lessons from the things that they go though. I’m the same age as my character so when they’re going though things, I’m going through similar things and growing up at the same ti me.

The show is about friendship. What does friendship mean to you?Having a good communicati on with someone. Being trustworthy and honest with someone is super-important. There are so many people in my life that I’m lucky to call friends and I’m lucky to have that relati onship with so many people.

Why should First News readers tune into Best Friends Whenever?Ooh, I think readers should check out Best Friends Whenever because it’s very diff erent! There have been sci-fi shows and friendship shows, but we’ve done a really good job of mixing the two together. I hope people enjoy it for that reason. I think it’s really cool what we’ve been teasing with the Future Lab, how every few episodes we go into the future, whether it’s on accident or on purpose. In the new seasons there are more of those problems. It’s crazy all of the things we’ve been going through.

Catch Best Friends Whenever on the Disney Channel.

Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson is heading to the UK. She’s taking on the role of Miss Adelaide in the West End musical Guys And Dolls for a limited, eight-week run. She starts on 28 June.

McFly have postponed their June arena tour because drummer Harry has a back injury. Harry said: “I’m absolutely gutted that we’ve had to postpone the tour.” All dates have been rescheduled for September.

My Head Teacher Is A Vampire Rat! by Pamela Butchart has won the Children’s Book Award for 2016. The award is voted for entirely by children.

JK Rowling has said her new play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child will make you cry!

James Bond director Sam Mendes has hit out at the gossip around who will play the next James Bond, saying: “It’s not a public vote”. The new Bond will be chosen by Barbara Broccoli, the head of Eon Productions, who make the films.

The first trailer for Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (starring Emma Watson as Belle) was released and is now the most-viewed preview trailer ever! Catch it at firstnews.co.uk.

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Frozen on ice!FROZEN fans may face a long wait unti l the second fi lm is released, but they can get their Frozen fi x this autumn when Disney On Ice tours the UK.

The ice-skati ng spectacular takes on a Frozen theme for 2016 in the biggest Disney On Ice producti on to date! The story of sisters Anna and Elsa will be brought to the ice for the fi rst ti me and they will be joined by other popular Disney characters too!

The tour starts in Manchester on 13 October and will visit nine other citi es before ending in London. Tickets are on sale now at disneyonice.com.

IF you’re heading to the cinema this half term, check out the coolest cat on the big screen – Top Cat! Top Cat Begins is the new fi lm about a smart-talking alley cat and his gang of friends. No

matt er what they do, mischief seems to follow them. Did you know the character of Top Cat has been around since 1961? It was originally a 30-episode TV series that your parents probably watched! First News’ entertainment editor Serena was even given a Top Cat makeover to celebrate the release of the fi lm, which is out now!

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‘The best way to use obstacles is… as stepping-

stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you

to something better.’

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IN THE CLASSROOMThe students at Loreto High

School in Chorlton, Manchester are huge Enid Blyton fans. Led by

school librarian, Mr K Sheehan (a past winner of School Librarian

of the Year), they have recently been enjoying The Secret Seven.

‘Seven of our Year 7 students have formed a Secret Seven Book Club

that meets once a week during lunchtime or after school in the Learning Lounge (our name for

the library),’ Mr Sheehan told the Enid Blyton Club.

‘So far we have read two of the colour short stories and a

full-length mystery, Go Ahead Secret Seven. We also aim to do a craft-related activity and, of course, enjoy the kind of food

Enid Blyton’s characters loved – such as homemade lemonade

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Trollific twoJUSTIN Timberlake has been making headlines this month aft er performing

at the Eurovision Song Contest and at the Cannes Film Festi val. Adam Tanswell caught up with Justi n and his Trolls co-star Anna Kendrick at the star-studded fi lm event.

The video of you guys performing True Colours in Cannes has gone viral! What was it like to perform?Anna: It was terrifying!Justi n: I was actually really nervous. Even though it was a smaller gig, it actually made me more nervous because everyone was so close.Anna: And everyone was so quiet. They could hear us so well.Justi n: We are both coming back from a cold and we didn’t have a lot of ti me to rehearse, but it was a performance that I will never forget.

The song is from your new fi lm Trolls. What do you like about working in animati on?Justi n: You don’t have a lot of rehearsal so, funnily enough, it’s almost like you get an unembarrassed honesty from yourself in the performance.Anna: It’s pure insti nct.Justi n: Yes, it’s all insti nct. And there’s something kind of exciti ng about that. Plus, Dreamworks Animati on is 15 minutes from my house. I can go there in sweatpants and that is also really cool for me. That’s a cool part of the job, too!

Justi n, your new single Can’t Stop The Feeling is from the fi lm too. How did that come about?Justi n: The song was originally writt en for a specifi c

scene in the fi lm. There were certain lyrics and ideas that I talked about and exchanged with the writers and directors on the movie. I said: “Why don’t we make it a disco, dance record and see what happens?” It was writt en specially for the movie but, subconsciously, I think I wanted it to be something that people would feel

like I would release as a musician as well. I feel like we have done that because I have felt good about putti ng it out so far in advance. And it seems like it’s getti ng people excited about the movie and the summer and dancing. It’s nice to bring it to people!

What else are you working on at the moment?Justi n: I’m working on a new album, but I’ve only just started. I’m not focused so much on a sound as I am trying to write some songs.Anna: I’m going to shoot Pitch Perfect 3 at some point this year. I sti ll don’t have a script, but that’s happening. And then I’m fi nishing

my book and it comes out in the fall [autumn]. It’s just about my life and my thoughts and silly stories. I’m nervous about it, but it’s really exciti ng because it’s the only thing that I’ve created enti rely by myself!

Justi n’s new single Can’t Stop The Feeling! is out now and Trolls hits cinemas this October.

Watch the video of Anna and Justi n performing at Cannes using the Blippar app

A very magical winner RICHARD Jones has become the fi rst magician to win Britain’s Got Talent aft er astounding the public with a series of tricks and a touching tribute to a war hero.

Richard’s winning performance was an emoti onal tribute to the 97-year-old war veteran Fergus Anckorn, who inspired him to start practi sing magic. Fergus made a surprise appearance during the grand fi nale and brought tears to the eyes of the judges and the audience.

Richard looked shocked at the announcement and was quick to thank his family, friends and the other contestants. Aft erwards he tweeted: “So pleased to have been on stage in front of the nati on once again last night. Sti ll in shock to have won, thank you!”

The magician beat singer Wayne Woodward in a tense fi nal that also featured a huge performance by past winners and contestants.

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I’m Esther Rantzen, President of ChildLine, which helps 2,500 children every week. If you ever need to talk, you can visit www.childline.org.uk or call them on 0800 11 11.

WE all have things we parti cularly enjoy doing, whether it’s reading books, playing a sport or perhaps doing something creati ve. But it’s important to try new things too, to keep variety in our lives and to appreciate new experiences.

If you fi nd yourself at a loose end, or with too much free ti me on your hands, picking up a new hobby could be a great way to add interest and challenge to your life, as well as making new friends. There are heaps of clubs for you to join, including sports clubs, arts clubs, dance classes, church groups or youth groups. These can oft en be found in community newslett ers or online. Perhaps you could visit your town hall or local leisure centre for informati on.

In summer, there are many programmes available specifi cally for young people, including dance groups, creati ve writi ng courses or sports tournaments. These can be a good way to get a taster of something, without having to make a long-term commitment. It’ll also help you to keep fi t and healthy over the holidays.

Trying something new can be incredibly daunti ng, but it is an important step to make to expand your own range of skills and become a more versati le person – and, you never know, you may fi nd your true passion!

This piece was writt en by NSPCC ambassador, Grace.

Sue, a ChildLine counsellor, says: “Making ti me for new hobbies can have a positi ve impact on your self-esteem and help to build your confi dence while you develop new skills. The idea of starti ng something new could make some people feel anxious but it can be good to step out of your routi ne and think about diff erent things. If you do feel anxious, remember you can always talk to ChildLine.”


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Viral videoA WOMAN from America has broken the record for the most watched Facebook live video in history!

Candace Payne found a Star Wars Chewbacca mask in a department store while returning some clothes. She couldn’t get over how funny it was, so decided to buy it.

The 37-year-old then fi lmed herself wearing the mask and howling with laughter like a true Wookiee! She broadcast it on Facebook, where it became an instant hit and went viral across the world!

Candace’s video, called ‘The simple joys in life’, has now had more than 100 million views and been shared more than two million ti mes. See, there really is nothing bett er than laughter!

Written and illustrated by Paul Palmer

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Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 12mm (0.47in) beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 November 2007.

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LEGO LondonLONDON’S Big Ben is set to be immortalised in LEGO!

To celebrate the news that a new LEGO store is opening in London’s Leicester Square – two whole fl oors of LEGO! – the LEGO Group has announced a new additi on to their Creator Expert range.

The set will give fans the chance to build a small-scale version of Big Ben and Parliament from our famous capital city.

When fully built, the LEGO build will stand over 60cm high and pay tribute to the engineering and architecture of the real buildings. It will feature a detailed front with statues, shields and windows, and a clock tower with four adjustable clock dials. The tower will even house the iconic bell – Big Ben itself – which can be accessed through a removable roof. So cool!

The set hits stores in July.

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The super-powered characters were spott ed high above the ground as they celebrated their return to Cartoon Network aft er more than ten years.

Blossom, Bubbles and Butt ercup descended upon the city, sailing through the air against the backdrop of the Burj Al Arab hotel, the twinkling Persian Gulf and the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. They stunned sunbathers and tourists with their magical appearance (helped by drones).

The Powerpuff Girls fi rst premiered in 1998 and was later turned into a fi lm in 2002. Now the girls are back, ready for even more cartoon capers. Yay!

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The morning started with refreshments followed by a tour of the gallery. Our guide from the academy, Kate, took us round and pointed out various things to us. Aft er that we set about painti ng our own fl owers.

We had a plant display to use and numerous diff erent paints and brushes. I was rather worried because my art isn’t very good but it turned out to be okay. The workshop leader,

Harry, gave us lots of ideas and encouragement, which made me feel more confi dent about just having a go. It was great to try something diff erent and to have ti me to relax.

Spread A Smile’s visits to me in hospital always cheer me up and I’m really grateful to them for giving me this opportunity to do something when I’m out of hospital and feeling well. Thank you!

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by Thomas Clews

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by Miles Bloomfi eld, The Moat School, London

I JOINED the Eco-Innovati on Awards because it sounded like fun and I care about the environment.

We had to come up with something that would help the environment in some way. I worked in a small team and I was lucky enough to be chosen as team captain. Our team decided to design a house submerged underground. The idea was that the soil would keep the house warm in winter and absorb extra heat in summer to keep it cool. Because the house was buried it did not disturb the look of the countryside. I researched prefabricated houses and I looked at the costi ngs and discovered a small house can be built in a factory for around the price of an average family car, so it has the potenti al to solve the housing crisis. We pitched our idea to Nic Seal, MD of Environet UK, who is sponsoring the award. Mr Seal has himself invented an eco-friendly machine to remove Japanese knotweed. The best bit of the awards was acti ng in a mock advert we fi lmed for our house. I was very happy when I won the overall prize, which was an Amazon voucher.

If any Specialist Schools would like to apply to enter the Eco-Innovati on Awards scheme, email [email protected].

AS a break from schoolwork and revision, I had the chance to go to the Painti ng the modern garden: Monet to Mati sse exhibiti on at the Royal Academy in London, arranged through the charity Spread A Smile.

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WE went to No10 with Save The Children to hand in a thank you card for David Cameron, because he’s now promised to do more to help child refugees in Europe who don’t have their parents to look aft er them.

Along with my sister, I wanted to start a conversati on to get everyone talking and thinking about the lives of children in countries who do not have things such as friends, toys, family, school, someti mes even parents. They are children who do not choose to be in the positi on they are in.

They are living in crisis not through their fault. We can’t even imagine how scared they must be. We are their friends.

We were extremely lucky to be asked to hand in a peti ti on including lett ers of support and to highlight our poem at Number 10 Downing Street for the #everylastchild campaign.

It was a fantasti c experience for myself and the other community champions and it gives us hope that we can change things if we endure and keep going. We would urge everyone to sign up. We just want these children’s futures to be bett er and to be a part of that change. We believe in fairness and this campaign is teaching us to never give up and that’s what we want to let these children know as well – not to give up because together we are stronger and can make a diff erence.

by Summer and Wynter McNamee

Summer, Wynter, Scarlet, Kimia and Niamh

Art Workshop


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To read Barry’s full interview, visit www.wordsforlife.org.uk/author-interviews For book recommendati ons, acti viti es and games, go to wordsforlife.org.uk

Wordsfor lifeBARRY Hutchison lives halfway up a mountain. His book Beaky Malone: World’s Greatest Liar is out now. Here Barry tells us what storybook character he would be:

What’s in the shops?

Book ReviewBENJAMIN HULME-CROSS – The Gladiator’s Victory, reviewed by Harry CooperThis marvellous book is about two boys, Finn

and Arthur, who ti me-travel to ancient Rome. The ghost of an ancient gladiator asks them to avenge the death of his brother, recover a lost sword and save a loved one from certain death! I recommend reading this book if you like historical fi cti on.

Hutchison lives halfway up a mountain. His book

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4 Who co-stars with Justi n Timberlake in Trolls?

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WHAT HAVE WE

LEARNED THIS WEEK?

“When I was younger, I desperately wanted to be Wagstaff e from Jan Needle’s Wagstaff e The Wind-up Boy. Mostly, it was

just because Wagstaff e could pee out of his fi nger, which I thought would be very useful on long car journeys.”

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1st Paralympian wheelchair racer to break the three-minute mile is Britain’s David Weir (below). He completed the distance in two minutes and 57 seconds, beati ng his previous best by six seconds, at the Westminster Mile event in London.

1st F1 victory of the season for Lewis Hamilton came at the weekend (below). But Hamilton, the defending world champion, sti ll has to catch up to Nico Rosberg, who is 24 points ahead in the points table and has so far won four of this year’s Grands Prix.

4th ti me lucky for Briti sh boxer Nicola Adams, who has won the world fl yweight championship ti tle aft er a run of three silver medals. Adams will be heading to Rio to defend her Olympic gold.

2-0 play-off win for AFC Wimbledon (below) over Plymouth Argyle will promote the club, formed 14 years ago, into League One. Meanwhile Hull have secured a return to the Premier League aft er a 1-0 play-off win against Sheffi eld Wednesday.

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THIS is the exact moment that Real Madrid clinched the Champions League ti tle in a penalty shoot-out against Atléti co Madrid.

Real Madrid forward Cristi ano Ronaldo scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out, aft er the match ended 1-1.

Real were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th ti me. It’s Ronaldo’s third Champions League victory – he won

once with Man United and now twice with Real. The two Spanish sides faced each other at the fi nal in Milan in Italy. Real manager Zinedine Zidane said: “Mentally, there’s a lot of pressure. You have to fi ght and we’ve got there by working hard.” Real Madrid celebrate their victory


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