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JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN
Today (5 September) marks the launch of our brand-new campaign, STAMP
OUT BULLYING – we’re making a noise about bullying to stamp it out for good.
We want all schoolchildren across the UK to make a noise with us, by standing up and stamping
the ground, to show you want to stamp out bullying, once and for all. We’d like you to do this for
30 seconds at 11am on Friday 26 September, at the beginning of First News’ latest My Way! tour
with children’s author Henry Winkler. By doing this, we hope to show those that run the country
that children across the UK are against bullying and demand that more needs to be done to
‘stamp it out’.
Bullying affects millions of children across the world. A shocking 46% of children have been
bullied at school at some stage, according to the NSPCC. With the rise in social media use among
children and young adults, we fear this figure will continue to rise. 38% of young people have
been affected by some form of bullying online.
“Bullying wrecks lives, not just at school, but in everyday life. We want this school year to be
the year we make a real noise about bullying,” said editor Nicky Cox MBE. “So, on 26 September,
stand up from your desks and make a noise. Join us, stamp the ground and help us show we mean
business. Let’s shake the nation, together!”
Tell your teachers to visit www.firstnews.co.uk/stampout to register your school to say it is
against bullying. Turn to page 9 to find out more information on STAMP OUT BULLYING and to read
our Special Report on what to do if you, or someone you know, is being bullied at school.
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5 – 11 september 2014
Prince
Harry’s
Glasgow
2014:Games begin!
brief
Longest-running strike
remembered
On Sunday (7 Sept), schoolchildren at Burston School in
Norfolk will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
longest-running strike in British history. Back in 1914,
pupils were taken out of school to protest against the
sacking of two teachers. The teachers set up their own
alternative school, the Burston Strike School, which they
ran for 25 years. The school closed in 1939, following the
death of one of the teachers. This year marks the 100th
anniversary of the beginning of the strike.
@CR_UK Twitter
cANCER Research UK
has released some
good news this week.
The number of children
dying from cancer in this
country has dropped
by 22% in the last ten
years, which means
that more young people diagnosed with the disease are
getting better. This is due to advancements in treatments.
The steepest decline has been in a type of cancer known as
leukaemia.
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Fighting
cancer
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LATEST figures suggest ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge has
raised over £60m in the
past four weeks alone in aid
of motor neurone disease,
although some people are
choosing to donate to other
charities instead, such as
Macmillan Cancer Support. However, a poll found that half
of people doing the challenge didn’t donate to charity.
Pistorius verdict announced
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OSCAR Pistorius, the
disabled South African
athlete charged with his
girlfriend’s murder, will
learn his fate on Thursday
11 September. If found
guilty, it is likely Pistorius
will face a life sentence in
prison. Pistorius claims that he shot through his bathroom
door because he thought a burglar was in there.
THE X Factor returned to our
screens with a bang on Saturday
night, with an impressive 43% of
the viewing public tuning in to the
first episode on ITV.
9.3 million people watched
the opening episode.
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X Factor returns
It’s a sporting event with a difference – all the
competitors are wounded, injured and sick servicemen
and women. Teams are taking part from the armed forces
of nations that have served alongside each other. All are
using the power of sport to inspire recovery and support.
Over four days, competitors will take part in nine sports
in world-class venues in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
They will challenge each other and push their bodies to the
by editor Nicky Cox
limit, all in the name of the Invictus spirit.
The event, which is championed by Prince Harry, will
shine a spotlight on people in the Armed Forces who
have put their lives on the line for their country.
Tickets are on sale now. You can buy them from
www.invictusgames.org/ticket-info.
Prince Harry will celebrate his 30th birthday on 15 September as the Invictus Games finish. A new TV
documentary this week (now on ITV Player) takes a look at his life over the past three decades, from
cheeky toddler to frontline soldier and charity worker. The programme covers how, with the Invictus
Games, Prince Harry is taking on his biggest challenge yet.
Peace one day
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The Ice Bucket Challenges
continue
MORE than 400 competitors from 13 nations will take part in Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, which
begin on Wednesday (10 September).
MOST children love singing and often report
that it makes them feel really happy. This is
great news for One Day One Choir, a new global
choral project for peace.
Singing also helps us to learn, feel more confident and
keep healthy by improving our circulation and breathing,
which, in turn, makes us feel calmer and more peaceful.
What’s more, singing together is so engaging that it unites,
inspires and uplifts individuals and their communities.
It was with this in mind, and with so much conflict in
the world right now, that choral enthusiast and learning
mentor, Jane Hanson, who has also travelled the world
for BBC Radio reporting on the power of singing together,
created One Day One Choir.
To become part of it, all you have to do is get your schools, communities and families involved for the launch this
year by ‘signing up to sing’ on or around Peace Day, 21 September. The plan is to build the project so that by 2018 it is
the biggest choral event for peace in the world.
The organisers want your school to dedicate a song or hymn in assembly or a lesson, or create something special
and sing for peace. As Peace Day is a Sunday this year, schools are asked to sing on Friday 19 September (or earlier
during the week). Register at www.onedayonechoir.org.
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Eat less meat, say scientists
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Scientists have warned that we need to cut down on meat
and dairy products to prevent serious problems in the future.
Editor Nic
THIS week, as most of you return to
school, First News launches its new Stamp Out
Bullying campaign.
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The warning has come following the results of a study at Cambridge
and Aberdeen universities, which has shown that eating a lot of meat
could mean dangerous news for the environment.
To keep up with the world’s meat consumption, particularly in
western countries, more and more forests are having to be chopped
down to make room for farm animals. There are fears that a rise in
animal farming and deforestation could result in greenhouse gas
emissions soaring (not helped by more animals burping and passing
wind!) by almost 80% by the year 2050, which could mean serious
problems for future generations.
Experts say eating a lot of meat is unnecessary for your nutrition –
and you can still have a ‘balanced diet’ if you cut down. They say eating
no more than two portions of red meat a week is “essential” to make
sure there is enough food for everyone in the future and to avoid
“dangerous” climate change.
Garbage island
To be happy at school, and to be able to learn, you don’t
want to be scared or worrying about someone being mean
to you. This can happen face-to-face, online or on your
mobile phone. Even being left out is a form of bullying. It
can show its ugly face in many ways.
We also want you to feel empowered to support other
people that you see are being picked on or made to
feel bad.
Please make sure your school signs up to
take part in the Stamp Out Bullying event on
Friday 26 September. Show page 9 to your
teacher and add your voices to
the campaign!
Use the free
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watch a video
showing how
giant garbage patches
form (see below right)
Threat update
THE Home Secretary Theresa
May has announced that the UK’s
Terror Threat has been raised from
‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ in an effort to
keep the country as safe as possible.
This means that those who are
responsible for looking after the country
think that terrorists are likely to try to
attack Britain, although it does not mean
that one is definitely going to happen.
The alert was raised to ‘severe’ because
of the threat militant groups from Iraq and
Syria pose to the UK. The Home Secretary
has stressed that there is no evidence
to suggest that an attack will definitely
happen. The Government is responsible
for ensuring that the country remains safe
from attacks like this one, so by raising
the alert to ‘severe’ they are taking extra
precautions. For updates keep an eye on
www.firstnews.co.uk.
A REPORT from America has been released explaining how a vast rubbish dump, known as the Great Pacific
Garbage Patch (GPGP), is helping scientists discover how sea surfaces are connected.
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Techies
APPLE are releasing the new iPhone
6 on 9 September. The smartphone is expected to be slightly
bigger than the iPhone 5, with rounder edges.
Researchers believe the GPGP to be one of at least five
such areas of rubbish concentration which are located in the
centre of large, circular ocean currents called gyres that suck
in and trap floating debris.
The report also contains a model to help determine which
countries are to blame for each patch. It also stresses it is not
always just the closest country to the area that is at fault!
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Great ocean garbage patches are regions in which plastics
and other floating debris gather after being carried there by
winds and currents.
The GPGP is an environmental hazard that is growing in
the ocean between Hawaii and California. The garbage is
affecting sea life around it, such as fish with enlarged and
discoloured livers.
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9/11
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THURSDAY 1
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SEPTEMBER
5 – 11 September 2014
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Dates for
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Stand up to cancer
Friday 5 September
A star-studded event in Hollywood to
raise money for research into cancer.
standup2cancer.org
world ploughing
championships
Friday 5 – Saturday 6 September
Competitive ploughing event in which
more than 60 competitors take part.
worldploughing.org
world fireworks
championships
Friday 5 – Saturday 6 September
Four nations compete in Blackpool, with
firework displays taking place every Friday
in September.
visitblackpool.com
on Thursday 11 September, it will be 13 years since the biggest ever terrorist attack on America.
The course of the world’s history was changed by events that happened on this date in 2001.
Known as 9/11 because of the American way of writing
dates (September is the 9th month of the year and it was
the 11th day of the month), the attacks happened after
four planes were hijacked by terrorists.
Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the
World Trade Center in New York. The impact caused the
skyscrapers to collapse.
Another plane was crashed into the Pentagon, the US
military headquarters. The fourth plane crashed into a field
in Pennsylvania (it’s thought that this plane was heading
towards the White House or the US Capitol Building, but
passengers fought back and it didn’t reach its target).
Nearly 3,000 people from different nations were killed in
the attacks, including 67 British people. Around the site of
the World Trade Center, thousands of people have suffered
illnesses since because of the huge clouds of dust that
filled the area when the towers collapsed.
The hijackers belonged to a terror group called al-Qaeda,
which is opposed to America and other western nations,
by Keilly Swift
especially the military involvement of these countries
in Arab nations. Osama bin Laden, who was the group’s
leader, admitted in 2004 that he’d ordered the attacks.
The 9/11 attacks shocked the world. George W Bush,
who was president of the USA at the time, announced that
there would be a ‘war on terror’. Security was stepped up at
airports and in public buildings. There followed invasions
of both Afghanistan (in 2001) and Iraq (in 2003) by the USA
and its allies, including the UK.
The 9/11 Day organisation was formed to honour all those
who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. People are
encouraged to do something positive in memory of the
victims, whether it’s donating to charity, doing a good
deed for someone or holding a remembrance
service. Find out more about the good deeds
people are doing for 9/11 Day at 911day.org.
Mother Teresa died. The nun from Macedonia (right) was
known throughout the world for her tireless work helping
sick and poor people. She was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1979.
7 September
1886
The first Sherlock Holmes
story was written by author
Arthur Conan Doyle (left).
Saturday 6 – Thursday 11
September
One of Europe’s largest science festivals
takes place in Birmingham.
britishscienceassociation.org
bupa great north run
Sunday 7 September
Around 55,000 athletes and fun runners
will attempt the world’s biggest halfmarathon, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
greatrun.org
world bellyboarding
championships
Sunday 7 September
Celebrates the origin of surfing in Britain.
bellyboarding.co.uk
grandparents’ day
Sunday 7 September
A day to honour grandparents!
grandparents-day.com
This week in history
5 September 1997
british science
festival 2014
It was called A Study In
Scarlet. Holmes was a
fictional character based
on the real Dr Joseph Bell.
5 September
1698
The Russian Tsar Peter the
Great put a tax on beards!
All Russian men had to
pay for their facial hair or
cut it off.
international
literacy Day
Monday 8 September
Raises awareness of the consequences of
not being able to read.
unesco.org
aspire channel swim
Monday 8 September
The country’s biggest annual sponsored
swimming event, with around 7,000 due
to take part.
aspirechannelswim.co.uk
Wales
Future discussions
This week a group of young people
met in Cardiff to debate the future
of the UK. The Young People’s
Constitutional Convention allows
young people to share their views
and opinions ahead of the Scottish
Referendum next week.
Scotland
Ryder Cup tour
The Ryder Cup golf tournament
starts at Gleneagles on 26
September and this week the
Ryder Cup trophy is on a tour
of the country. Starting on 4
September in Edinburgh, the
cup will stop in the Scottish
Borders, Shetland and
Aberdeenshire.
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N. ireland
Scotland
School app
Finally finished
Ready to vote
A school in Londonderry has
become the first school in
Northern Ireland to get its own
app. The app from St Mary’s
College was developed by senior
IT students. It is free to download
and keeps students, parents and
teachers informed about what
is happening in the school and
during the school year.
A dictionary of medieval Latin
has been completed after more
than a century! The dictionary
was started in 1913 by Oxford
University historian Robert
Whitwell. The final word, zythum
(a type of malt drink), is the
last word in the 17-volume
collection. The dictionary is
to be printed by the British
Academy, although plans for a
digital version are in progress.
The people of Scotland are
preparing to vote on Scottish
independence next week.
Scotland has been part of the UK
for more than 300 years, but now
some Scots want independence.
The Referendum will take place
on 18 September and, for the first
time, 16 and 17-year-olds will be
allowed to vote.
3. London
Giant fatberg
A team of workers from Thames
Water have spent four days clearing
a giant fatberg from water pipes
underneath Shepherd’s Bush in
London. The fatberg was a mix of
congealed fat, wet wipes and other
litter that has been washed into
drains or flushed down toilets.
Thames Water
5. home
UK
Robin tops bird poll
An online poll asking people to vote
for their favourite British bird has
seen the robin take the early lead.
People are asked to vote for one of
60 native species, in a bid to try to
find out which bird we would like
as our national bird. Voting closes
in October and the top six will go
on to a second vote, which starts
in January. You can vote online at
votenationalbird.com.
1. FOLKESTONE
Golden beach
An artist from Germany has buried
30 gold bars at Outer Harbour
beach in Folkestone. The stunt,
which used £10,000 worth of
24-carat gold bullion, is part of an
arts festival. Members of the public
have been invited to dig for gold
and those who found the gold bars
are allowed to keep them. As First
News went to press, three people
had found gold bars.
4. Guildford
Armed Forces town
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Guildford will host the National
Armed Forces Day in 2015. The
event on 27 June will include a
service at Guildford Cathedral,
followed by a formal parade
along the high street. Defence
Minister Lord Astor said: “The
county town of Surrey is an ideal
location given the many historic
links to the army, stretching back
hundreds of years!”
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wasps have built a nest on
a single bed in Winchester. A pest control
expert was called to remove the nest,
which took up half the bed!
trophies have been stolen from
the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
A £20,000 reward has been offered for
information leading to their return.
mph speed limits have been put
in place around 40 of the 83 schools in
Flintshire. The remaining schools will get the
new speed limits by October.
12,000
£19,000 has been given to the
40 ships from around the world and 1,200
people have signed a petition
supporting a campaign to fully restore the
last Victorian pier in Hampshire.
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) to help boost its
heath tiger beetle project.
smaller boats took part in the Parade of Sail
along the Falmouth coast at the weekend.
6. news in pictures
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PARIS, FRANCE: People throw coconuts during a parade to celebrate Ganesh, the
elephant-headed Hindu deity (God). Ganesh, one of the most popular Hindu deities, is
believed to grant progress, prosperity and wisdom.
brussels, belgium: Belgian Queen Mathilde takes Crown Princess Elisabeth to her
first day of school at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in Brussels.
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TARIFA, SPAIN: A kitesurfer participates in the Guinness World Record attempt for the
most kitesurfers sailing together at one time. They were successful, with 352 kitesurfers
beating the previous record of 318.
CHESTER, UK: A Philippine mouse deer – one of the smallest hoofed animals in the world
– has arrived at Chester Zoo. The new deer, which staff describe as being “not much bigger
than a rabbit” is one of just 15 to be found in zoos across the whole of Europe.
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AMRITSAR, INDIA: Indian Sikh priest Jagtar Singh sits behind the Sikh holy book,
the Guru Granth Sahib, as it is carried through the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The
procession marked the 410th anniversary of the holy book.
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5. germany
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Soap shock
Rude awakening
Health officials have been
criticised for threatening a
retired man with legal action
over a debt of 22 cents (about
17p). Jean-Louis Micalet was told
that he had accidentally been
given the money and was told
to pay it back. He has been sent
two letters about the money,
even though the cost of a stamp
is nearly three times the amount
of the debt!
Several cyclists needed medical
treatment after drinking a
washing liquid that they
thought was a sports drink. The
accident happened at a race
near Oslo, where the makers
of the liquid gave out free
samples of Omo Aktiv & Sport
to every rider.
A man in Cologne was woken
up by the sound of a crane
crashing through the roof of his
home, then realised that he was
trapped by the collapsed roof.
Fortunately, the man wasn’t
seriously hurt and was rescued
by emergency workers, along
with the other residents of the
block of flats.
8. austria
Mouse house
A man who opened a sealed pack
of toilet roll found something
unexpected – a dormouse nesting
inside one of the cardboard tubes!
Christoph Lechner said that two of
the rolls had been chewed up so
that the mouse could build a nest.
He released the cheeky rodent into
his back garden.
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A school in Glen Burnie had to
close early last Friday… thanks
to a cat! The Richard Henry
Lee Elementary School sent
pupils home when attempts
to locate the feral (wild) cat
failed. Animal control officials
set traps around the school
to try to lure the cat out. The
school tweeted about the
incident using #catcaper.
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Kitty mystery
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Officials are trying to find out
what killed 50 tonnes of fish that
washed up on the shores of Lake
Cajititlan in the west of the country.
Hundreds of thousands of popoche
chub have been scooped out of the
lake. A local environment official
said that the deaths were due to
“poor management” of the lake.
It is thought that nearby water
treatment plants could be to blame.
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Hunting for ghosts
Disaster advice
Officials have started to register every government
worker to save money that is being paid to ‘ghost
workers’. Around £700,000 a month is still being
paid to people who have left their jobs, died or are
cheating the system.
The government has urged people to stock up on
vital supplies like loo roll in case an earthquake cuts
off supplies. 1 September is Disaster Prevention Day,
held on the anniversary of a 1923 earthquake that
killed more than 100,000 people.
10. THE WORLD’S CHILDREN
Name: Arumugam Age: 13 Lives: Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India
When Arumugam worked in the building industry, his typical working day involved lifting heavy bricks and
mixing cement in his bare feet.
“I had dropped out of school because our family had no food to
eat,” he says. “My father has a disability, so my family depended a lot
on the money I used to earn. When I was a child labourer, my work
began at six in the morning and went on until sunset. I used to get
blisters on my hands and feet.”
UNICEF teams are visiting families door-to-door in poor areas
of the district to find out which children might be missing from
school. The team found out about Arumugam and managed to
persuade his parents that having him in school was better in the
long run. They also secured payments which were due from the
government to support Arumugam’s father. After three years, he is
now back at school. “I like coming to school, I am happy to be here,”
he says. “I don’t know what career I will take up, but I want to do
well in whatever job I do.”
UNICEF supports communities to help change their cultural
views of child labour, helps provide alternative income to families
and access to education and protective services.
For more information, visit www.UNICEF.org.uk.
People around the world
were shocked last week when
stories appeared saying that
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat, but is a
human girl. The story started
when someone organising a
Hello Kitty exhibition was told
by the Sanrio company that
their creation was not a cat.
However, after hundreds of
stories appeared, the company
tried to clear up the situation.
They said that Hello Kitty is a
‘gijinka’ or personification of a
cat. That means that she isn’t
totally human or cat, in the
same way that Mickey Mouse is
part mouse, part person.
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9. stamp out bullying
by Ben Pulsford
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It’s time to
THE reality is that bullying in schools
exists. It might not affect you, or
even your friends, but it happens
and it’s not always obvious.
Alternatively, you may be reading
this and feeling sad because it
does affect you. If that’s the case,
just remember that bullying is
NEVER acceptable and there are
people around you who can help put a
stop to this behaviour once and for all.
What is bullying?
A common myth is that bullying is just part of growing up; this is
utterly false. But the sad news is, bullying can be found in lots of
different places in lots of different forms, rearing its ugly head in all
walks of life, not just in school.
People are often picked on by bullies because the bully sees
something that they think is different. What’s important to
remember is that, whatever the form, whatever the reason, any
bullying is unacceptable and no-one should ever be made to feel
like a victim.
What to do if you’re being bullied
Don’t live this new school year in fear – that’s our first piece of
advice. Being bullied can make you feel very lonely, but the truth
is that you’re not alone; you have more help around you than
you think.
Bullying is taken very seriously by schools. The law says
that every school has to have an anti-bullying policy in
place, so they are ready to deal with this and help you.
So, start by opening up to someone you trust about
what is happening, whether that be a friend, a teacher or a
parent/guardian. After all, no-one can help you unless you
let them know what’s going on. Help others help you by
telling them exactly what is happening. If you’re being bullied
at school, speak to your class teacher/tutor, or another teacher
that makes you feel comfortable and that you trust.
Help
Here at First News we want this school year to be the
year we make a real noise about bullying and we plan
to make quite a noise with our anti-bullying campaign,
STAMP OUT BULLYING.
If you’re not quite ready to talk to someone face-to-face about it, start by initially
ignoring the bully. Bullies crave a reaction; if you don’t give it to them, they are likely
to get bored, but talk to someone about it as soon as you can. Write everything
down, what happened and when, so that can be used to deal with the issue.
Online bullying is a big problem today. With the rise in smartphones, internet use
and social media, online bullying is all too easy. However, online bullying is traceable
(it’s in text/recorded form, not vocal) – this is key to stamping it out. If someone has
done something that has upset you online, print off and/or email the evidence and
show it to a parent or guardian.
Finally, there are experts out there who can help and they’re just a phone call or
a click away. We’d recommend giving our friends at ChildLine a call on 0800 1111
if you need to talk to someone. They can offer you advice any time, day
or night. The counsellors are friendly, understanding and, most
importantly, are there for you.
These are all just suggestions, but we would recommend
always reporting bullying to a teacher/parent
immediately, as this is the best way of dealing with it
before it gets worse.
What to do if you know someone
who is being bullied
First of all, we’d encourage you to help the person
who is being bullied to seek help, as a starting point. This
is a very mature thing to do and can really help someone
who may not be able to help themselves. Explain to them that
the quickest solution is reporting the problem to a parent and/
or guardian, or a teacher at your school. Perhaps you could suggest
going with him/her to speak to a teacher to report the problem?
The chances are, if you’ve noticed him/her being bullied and
he/she hasn’t reported the problem yet, it’s because of fear.
This is your opportunity to lend a helping hand and be a
true friend to someone, so help him/her make those first
steps, but be sensitive.
You could also try introducing him/her to your friends.
Those who are bullied can often feel very lonely and shy, so
being surrounded by friendly people who respect them for
who they are can really help build their confidence and even
put off the bully. Make sure you don’t take on the problem alone,
though! Speak to a teacher or even your parents/guardians about
the issue, for extra help.
STAMP OUT BULLYING!
We want every pupil in every class in the country to stand up from
their desks at 11am on 26 September 2014 and all stamp the ground as
quickly as possible for 30 seconds. We’re hoping this will show that there
are thousands of pupils across the country who are against bullying and
will help us demand that more needs to be done to ‘stamp it out’ once
and for all.
While you and your friends are doing this, we’d like your teacher
to take a photograph or video of your stamping and send these to
us that very day at [email protected] (subject: STAMP OUT).
All photographs sent to us will appear in the 3 October edition of the
newspaper or on our website.
All you need to do is get your teacher to let us know by Friday 12 September that your school supports our Stamp Out Bullying campaign and how many pupils there are in your
school, by going to www.firstnews.co.uk/stampout. This will take less than a minute.
Then we’ll be able to know exactly how many UK schoolchildren are against bullying and will present this number (which we hope will be in the thousands upon thousands!)
to those that run the country, in the hope that we can get them to do more in the fight against bullying.
10. YOUR MONEY
FirstNews
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You can account
on this
WE write a lot about how to earn and save in
Your Money.
Forgive us if we bang on a bit each week about finding ways to raise
cash, but today we’re going to talk about something a bit different.
Say that you’ve saved a little bit of money. You might want to save a bit
more, too. Where are you going to put it all?
Bank accounts and building societies are safe and secure places to
keep money. Most accounts can be set up with just £1!
A bank looks after your money and offers different loans to
grown-ups. Having an account can help you to save and spend.
A building society is like a bank, but it is owned by the people that
keep their money inside it.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at all the stuff that people
with accounts can do!
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your cash on th
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11. SCIENCE
FirstNews
Rocket to Mars
bosses at NASA have said that work can
start on building the new generation of
space rockets, which will take humans to
Mars and beyond.
Issue 429
Secrets of the stones
The Space Launch System (SLS) will be NASA’s first
exploration vehicle since the space shuttles to move
from the drawing board to production.
Two versions will be made, the most powerful one
being capable of taking 130 tonnes into space. This
means that astronauts will be able to reach distant
asteroids and planets like Mars.
The smaller version, which will be able to lift 70
tonnes, is scheduled for a first flight before November
2018. However, NASA astronauts will have to wait until
at least 2030 before they get the chance to go to Mars.
Mike Hartmann
Getty
One of the
rocks used in
the experiment
Fighting global
garbage fires
around 40% of the world’s rubbish is
burned in open fires, which contributes to
health problems and climate change.
The figures were revealed in a new study led by
scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric
Research in the US. They say that most countries
don’t include these fires in their official records.
Huge rubbish fires are most common in
developing countries with large populations, such as
China, India, Brazil and Pakistan.
Because these fires often contain plastics and
electronic waste, harmful substances like mercury are
pumped into the air. Other pollutants linked to lung,
heart and brain problems can be given off.
The scientists now want to investigate where in
the atmosphere these substances go and which
populations will be most affected.
Getty
A worker at a rubbish
dump in Lahore, Pakistan
The valley is in California’s Mojave Desert and is one
of the hottest and driest places on Earth. Although it is
mostly empty, the valley floor is littered with rocks, some
of which can weigh up to a third of a tonne.
Weirdly, these massive stones have been known to
move across the desert floor, in a part of the valley
known as Racetrack Playa (a playa is a dry lake). The
evidence can be seen on the ground, as the rocks leave
long drag trails in the desert floor.
Up until now, no-one had ever seen the rocks
in motion, so how they moved was still a mystery.
Hurricanes and slimy sheets of algae are some of the
things that have been blamed for moving the rocks.
Two cousins, Richard Norris and Jim Norris, set up
an experiment in the valley by fitting rocks with mini
weather stations and GPS sensors. Since officials
wouldn’t allow them to mess with the park’s rocks, they
had to find similar rocks elsewhere and bring them to the
valley instead.
They got lucky in December 2013 when they arrived in
the valley in time to see
the rocks moving. They found that
on the very rare occasions when the
valley floor is filled with a thin layer
of water, it can freeze during the
night. The next day, the sun causes
the ice to break up into huge sheets.
These sheets are then blown across
the top of the water by wind,
pushing the stones across the valley
floor and creating the drag marks.
It took surprisingly little to move
the rocks. Winds of just 3-5m/s
(10mph) and ice 3mm thick was
enough to move some stones
dozens of metres.
“Science sometimes has an
element of luck,” says Richard Norris.
“We expected to wait five or
ten years without anything
moving but, only two years into the
Getty
An artist’s impression
of the SLS
scientists think they may have solved a puzzle that has baffled experts since the 1940s: the
mysterious sliding stones of Death Valley!
project, we just happened to be there at the right time to
see it happen in person.”
Because the rocks move so slowly, the researchers say
that other people may have seen the stones when they
were moving, but just not noticed it.
It can be many years in between tracks being formed,
which the researchers say is simply because rain or snow
in Death Valley is very rare, so the conditions usually
aren’t right for the rocks to move.
Did you know?
Getty
NASA/MSFC
Just a few of the sliding
stones on the valley floor
the researchers also saw
some drag marks created by
ice on its own, without a rock
anywhere near. Park officials
had previously blamed these
mysterious trails on tourists
stealing stones!
12. ANIMALs
Biggest bat found
A Bat survey in Gloucestershire has discovered the biggest greater
horseshoe bat in the area since studies began.
The young bat had a forearm 60.4mm long, when the average length of a bat arm
from this colony is 56.2mm.
The Woodchester Mansion bat survey is conducted by Roger Ransome and is the
longest continuous study of a mammal by one person. He has been recording data
about the bats at the mansion since the 1950s. Five species of bat can be found
living at the Grade II listed Victorian mansion.
Experts say it has been an excellent year for bats in the area.
FirstNews
Issue 429
LITTER
Studies show that more
litter than ever is being left
on British beaches. It doesn’t
make our shoreline look very nice, but how does rubbish
affect the wildlife that lives in the sea?
Plastic not so fantastic?
Plastic shopping bags are some of the biggest
threats to coastal birds and animals and can take up
to 1,000 years to decompose naturally! When plastic
bags float in the sea they look like jellyfish
to turtles, who try to eat them, which
can be life-threatening.
Latest badger
culls announced
It has been announced that a maximum of 1,876 badgers can be culled in
two areas this year. The number has been set by Natural England.
The start date for the culls has not been announced but the controversial fouryear pilot (now in its second year) will continue in Somerset and Gloucestershire.
The aim of the cull is to stop the spread of a disease called TB in cattle. Government
ministers and the National Farmer’s Union think a cull is the best way to tackle the
spread of the disease. Many other people feel that shooting the badgers is cruel and
unnecessary, and believe the badgers should be vaccinated against TB instead so
that they can’t spread the disease.
SeaWorld Orlando has
rescued more than 1,740
turtles and returned 1,170
back to the wild since 1980.
Many of these were suffering
from preventable injuries
caused by rubbish left by
humans. If you’re going to
Orlando you can learn about
the dangers faced by wild
turtles and meet some we’ve
rescued at TurtleTrek, our
marine habitat and 3D movie
experience. To read more
about SeaWorld and our work,
visit seaworldparks.co.uk.
Are you a wildlife warrior?
We want to hear from you! Tell us
about the amazing things you’ve done
to help the environment and send some
pictures and we’ll choose some of the
best to include in our special October
pullout. Our two favourite stories will
WIN an amazing SeaWorld Goody Bag
including plush animals, stationery and
other surprises. Send your stories to
[email protected].
If you need inspiration, why not organise
a beach clean-up with your friends and
family to coincide with Coastal Clean-Up
Day on 20 September?
The inspirational story
of one extraordinary girl.
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14. BIG INTERVIEW
FirstNews
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5 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2014
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most famous campaigners in the world. She
spoke to Callum Jones about the problems
facing the world’s schools, her new book,
and dreams that, one day, she might become
Prime Minister Malala.
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“I think we can help
all our brothers and sisters – I
call them brothers and sisters because I
think that we are all just one community, we
are one family, we are living in this world.
We can help in different ways. Instead of using
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for just posting
pictures and writing funny things, why not use it for
campaigning? And why not use it in a good way and
speak up for education and tell responsible people that
they should stand up and they should make education
their top priority?”
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until it is snatched from us. This is how I realised the
importance of education. I was in Swat, a beautiful
place, and I was going to school every day. I was not
really understanding what it meant and what impact
it has on my life, or how it was going to change my life.
These people came called the Taliban – terrorists – and
they blasted more than 400 schools. They stopped
us from going to schools and education was totally
abandoned. These people are really afraid of the power
of education, and this is what strengthens a woman and
this is what encourages her to know what her skills are
and it gives her an identity as well.”
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On 9 October 2012, Malala Yousafzai was on her school bus. She had been raising
her voice for the rights of boys and girls to go to school. A group called the
Taliban had been closing schools in Malala’s home – the Pakistani province of
Swat – and she had been criticising them.
Malala cannot remember the moment that a gunman stopped her bus and
asked where she was. He fired a single shot into her head, which left her fighting
for her life.
The teenager was flown to a hospital in Birmingham for emergency treatment
and made an amazing recovery.
Today, she uses her fame to call for education for all.
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Here it is like seven hours, eight
hours, but in Pakistan there’s only
five hours. Here the education system
is really nice, which I like because here
you have amazing teachers who help you
but they also tell you to be independent
and do your own research. Here you have
computer labs, science labs; you have
libraries. We never used to have that.
We were just limited to books and
teachers and that was it.”
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“I’m hopeful that I’ll
get a good education in a good
university and I’ll empower myself
and then go back to Pakistan so I can help
my country and I can fulfil the dream which I
always used to think of. I usually say that I want
to do politics and go to Pakistan and become the
Prime Minister. But then I just think, you know, what
job would I do? Because politics is something that
you do, it’s not like your job that you can earn
from, and I want to be an independent girl, not
depending on my family but rather helping
my family. That’s why I haven’t thought
about a job yet!”
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something good in every person,
something special and I always try to learn
the good things from other people. There will
always be weaknesses in every person but just
try to ignore the weaknesses and look for what
good things they have. Benazir Bhutto [ex-Pakistan
PM] – she was one of the great role models for all
of us. She gives me hope that, yes, I can also be
the Prime Minister of my country. She’s one of
the inspirational leaders. There are many
others, like Martin Luther King Jr and
Nelson Mandela – may God
bless him.”
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happy and they are very nice
parents. I usually talk about my father.
He’s a very nice man. He is brave. He has the
courage to talk against discrimination and to
highlight the issues that women are facing. He talks
about human rights and he loves education. He
had his own school, as I mention. He really loves
education and he wants to campaign for it.
Then there’s my mother, she’s the
most brave woman I’ve
ever seen.”
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Swat [province
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“I was thinking that I
always speak for education. We set
up the Malala Fund and through the Malala
Fund, in one year, we did a lot of good things. We
started a project in Swat in Pakistan for those girls
who are suffering. Then we went to Kenya; we worked
with Free the Children and we built a school there.
We went to Nigeria to speak up for the girls who
were abducted by Boko Haram – who are still
held by Boko Haram.”
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16. MALALA
FirstNews
Issue 429
5 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2014
“Malala is an inspiration
to girls and women all
over the world” — JK ROWLING
Meet Malala
Malala Yousafzai, the young campaigner for education
from Swat Valley, Pakistan, came to public attention
writing about life under the rule of the Taliban. She
often spoke about her family’s fight for girls’ education
in her community. Raised in a changing Pakistan by
enlightened parents, Malala was encouraged to speak
up for herself and for what she believed in. In October
2012, Malala was targeted by the Taliban and shot in the
head as she was returning home from school on a bus.
Amazingly, Malala survived the attack and continues
her campaign for education for all. In recognition of
her courage, Malala was honoured with the National
Peace Prize in Pakistan in 2011 and nominated for the
International Children’s Peace Prize in the same year. She
is the youngest ever person to have been nominated
for the world-famous Nobel Peace Prize. Malala
now lives in Birmingham, England, and continues to
campaign for universal access to education.
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“Let us pick up our books and pens – they are our most powerful weapons”
— MALALA YOUSAFZAI
“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen
can change the world”
About the book
Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Changed The World is the inspirational
real-life story of the remarkable teenager, newly told by Malala for fellow young people. Malala’s
story is not only the story of her life, but it is also about the value of speaking out against
intolerance and hate. It’s a message of hope from one girl who dreams of education for every
girl in every country.
“They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullets would
silence us – but they failed”
School giveaway
First News and Orion Publishing team up to donate copies of Malala: The
Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Changed The World to UK schools
Inspired by Malala’s campaign for access to education, Orion Publishing and First News are
offering school libraries across the UK and Eire the opportunity to apply for a free copy of this
important book. We have 3,000 copies to give away, ensuring that as many young
people as possible have access to Malala’s inspirational story.
For details of how to apply for a free copy for your school,
and for full terms and conditions, visit orionbooks.co.uk/malala.
The closing date for applications is 30 September 2014.
To find out more, visit orionbooks.co.uk/malala. #IAmMalala
17. what did you do in the war?
FirstNews
A wartime treat
Issue 429
What Did You Do In The War? is a regular feature in First News to mark 75 years since
the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Journalist and presenter Jeremy Vine’s
daughter Martha Vine (aged ten) interviewed family friend Barbara Burgess, 90, about
her memories of World War Two… which include a very unusual meal!
She tipped the saucepan, and the contents
I told Barbara I
thudded onto the plate like a wet tennis ball.
couldn’t imagine
“I don’t like onions,” I thought to myself, as
what it would be
Barbara Burgess touched the boiled vegetable
like to look out of
with a knob of butter and dropped two pieces of my own window
brown bread next to it.
and see bombs
Barbara is 90, and the onion is helping her
falling in the back garden.
explain to me what it was like during World
“We couldn’t see them because of the blackout curtains,” she explained. “But when
War Two.
we were under the kitchen floor we heard the noise of the incendiary bombs. They
She now lives in Devon with her husband
would whistle down, a horrible noise. They whistled – ssssssshhhhheeuuw – like
Roy, but she was born in Manchester in
a firework. We were very
December 1923. When war broke out,
frightened because we
Barbara was three months away from
thought the house might fall
her 16th birthday.
on top of us or an incendiary
The onion was a treat in wartime.
could go through the roof and
Barbara aged 24 in 1948
“My friend, who was also called Barbara,
set everything on fire.”
used to ring up and say: ‘What would you
I thought Barbara had an
like for your supper?’ because they had a special oven next to their fire. I’d often
amazing memory for events
say a baked potato. But her father was very fond of boiled onions, so sometimes I
75 years ago.
would ask for that instead,” she told me when I went to see her at her home.
“Luckily our house wasn’t hit,”
I had brought Barbara an onion from my grandpa’s garden. To show me how
she said, “but it was horrible
they used to cook it, she boiled it for half an hour. Then she tipped it from the
walking around Manchester
saucepan, covered it in salt and pepper, and spread butter on it.
afterwards. Everywhere was
Normally I don’t like onions. But this one was different. It wasn’t very tasty but
bricks and broken glass.”
Use Blippar to see Martha
the butter made it quite easy to eat. It made me realise that, even though you
After hearing her story, the
trying this wartime treat!
think people ate quite disgusting things in the war, actually they had a way of
onion tasted very good indeed.
making them nice to eat. I had never eaten a boiled onion before!
The war was hard for Barbara and her family.
She was evacuated with two close friends just before the fighting started, as the
Government wanted to move all the children out of Manchester because of bombing.
“Nobody would take three girls, but I was the eldest by one month, so I had to be
brave and say I would go to a family on my own,” she said. She wore a yellow evacuee
Do you know anyone who lived through World War Two? Maybe a
tag to show which train she should be on.
grandparent, great-grandparent, elderly relative or family friend? We’d love
Sadly her father’s printing business went bust so she had to return home after only a
you to interview them for First News! They may be able to tell you about life
few weeks.
in wartime Britain or about what it was like to actually fight in the war. See
“He couldn’t get another job because printing
tinyurl.com/FNInterviewTips for advice!
was his profession. He had broken his leg when
Even if you don’t know someone to interview, your family or someone
he was young and it didn’t set right, so it was
you know may have stories that have been passed down through the
crooked, meaning he was disabled. So I had to
generations that capture what it was like to live during the war. For example,
go back and get a job to bring money in.”
they may have a medal that a great-grandparent won for bravery or a letter
It meant she was in the house when German
that was written home from a relative who was fighting in the war (Barbara
bombers struck the city.
showed Martha her national identity card – see below). We’d love to know
“We had a dugout under the kitchen floor. You
their stories!
couldn’t sleep with all the noise.”
Interviews and stories you send may feature in a weekly column in First
Now it’s YOUR turn!
News and many will be published in a commemorative book. The book
is a joint project between First News, Walker Books and The Silver Line,
a helpline for older people that was set up by ChildLine founder Esther
Rantzen.
Send your interviews, stories (please try to keep to a limit of around 500
words) and photos to [email protected] with ‘What did you do in
the war?’ as the subject, or
post them to: What Did You
Do In The War?, First News,
Third Floor, Colechurch
House, 1 London Bridge
Walk, London, SE1 2SX.
Barbara shows Martha her evacuee tags
Please note that by sending
anything in, you are agreeing that
these can be published in First
News and in the What Did You Do
In The War? book. Make sure that
you have permission from the
relevant person.
Every man, woman
and child in the UK
had to carry a national
identity card during
World War Two
18. ENTERTAINMENT TV, Film, Music and Theatre!
50 years of Charlie
ONE of the world’s most-loved books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, turns 50 this year (12
October) and in the run-up to Roald Dahl Day (13 September), we found out some amazing facts
about the delicious story, its amazing characters and the man who created them!
The first film version of Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory was made in 1971 but its name was changed
to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Roald
Dahl himself wrote the screenplay, although some
screenwriters were brought in to add final tweaks.
In the book, Veruca Salt meets her fate in the Nut
Room, where a team of squirrels shell walnuts. In the
1971 film this was changed to the Egg Room where
giant geese lay golden eggs ready for Easter. Tim
Burton’s film in 2005 kept in the squirrels using 40 real,
trained squirrels!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was written in 1964.
It was the third story written by Roald Dahl, who decided
to have a go at writing children’s books after getting fed up
with the “crummy” children’s books that were around.
Roald Dahl LOVED chocolate – he had a little red box full
of small chocolate bars, which he would bring out every
day after dinner. Even his dog Chopper didn’t miss out,
getting four Smarties after lunch and dinner every day.
(PLEASE NOTE that chocolate is toxic to dogs, so they aren’t
supposed to eat it.)
The chocolate river and waterfall in the 1971 film
was made of 150,000 gallons of chocolate ice-cream
powder, salt conditioner to stop it smelling too bad and
a special chemical to stop the waterfall creating too
much foam! The actor playing Augustus Gloop had to
jump into it repeatedly over a whole day.
Peter Ostrum, who played the first Charlie Bucket on
screen, gave up acting after and is now a vet!
One actor played all the Oompa-Loompas in Tim
Burton’s film. Hundreds of copies of actor Deep Roy
It took two years to write Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory and the first version of it was called Charlie’s
Chocolate Boy. All in all there were five drafts of the story,
which eventually became the one we all know and love. A
missing chapter of the story called The Vanilla Fudge Room
was recently discovered that was cut from the final edit.
were
added using
CGI.
Finding the right
children to star in the
West End musical version of Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory took nine months. Three or four young actors
are used for each character and they share the roles,
each starring in different performances.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been
illustrated by four different illustrators over the years.
The current book uses illustrations by Roald Dahl’s
long-time collaborator Quentin Blake.
Roald Dahl loved chocolate so much that he started
keeping the foil wrappers from all the bars he ate,
turning them into a ball
(right). He continued to add
to the ball, which stayed on
his desk in his writing hut
until he died!
Around half a million
copies of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory are still sold every year.
Find out more about Roald Dahl and Roald Dahl Day
on 13 September at roalddahl.com A brand-new book
about the story, Inside Charlie’s Chocolate Factory by
Lucy Mangan, is out now.
The magical owner of the chocolate factory was
originally called Mr Ritchie!
In early drafts of the book there were ten golden
tickets on offer and ten lucky children made their way
into the chocolate factory. The finished story had five
children: Charlie Bucket, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet
Beauregarde and Mike Teavee.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been printed in
more than 50 countries and in 55 languages. It has been
made into a West End musical, an opera, a play and two
films (1971 and 2005). There’s even a theme park attraction
based on the book at Alton Towers in Staffordshire.
TOP TV
STRICTLY COME DANCING
Roald Dahl and his dog Chopper
Nick Nicolson, courtesy of the Roald
Dahl Museum and Story Centre
The launch show is here. Tune in to see which
celebrities will be paired with which dancing
professionals. Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1,
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SEMI-FINAL TIME
The final celebrities perform on their own for
the first time in the semi-finals. Tumble, BBC1,
Saturday @ 6.00pm.
MAGIC MAN
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skills. Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Watch,
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19. ENTERTAINMENT
FirstNews
Issue 429
The boss is back!
THE new series of The X Factor burst back onto our screens this week and TV’s original Mr Nasty,
Simon Cowell, is back on the judging panel. We found out more…
So Simon, how does it feel to be
back in the UK for this series?
It actually feels really good to be back
in the UK. I think in a weird way it’s good
I’ve had a break from the show. I’ve watched
the show from a distance and now I feel like I’m
back in control again. I like it.
What are you most excited about?
The one thing that always excites me about doing the show here is the fact that we
have discovered stars from it in the past. And there’s always that feeling when you’re
on the panel that you’re going to find a new star. I don’t know who they’re going to be
or where they’re going to come from, but it’s that that excites me the most.
What’s going to be different this year?
I think you’re going to hear a different kind of singer this year. The show is going to
look different in terms of the line-up. I’ve done the small room auditions already, and
then we’re going back to arenas, which is the real test. I’ve already seen five or six
people that have got massive potential. Some of these people, when you put them
in front of the big crowds, they fall apart. And on the show this year there are a lot
of hurdles to overcome. You’ve got to go from the small room to the arena to the six
chair challenge, which I think is a great addition. Then you’ve got to do the judges’
houses visit, then you make it on to the live shows. So anyone who gets to the live
shows, they’ve earned their spot.
How competitive are you and the other judges feeling this year?
You don’t get competitive until you get your category. At that point, for whatever
reason, you almost forget about the artists at that point – it’s so much about you
winning. Or so much about someone else not winning – it’s about your competitive
nature, which is why you put competitive people on the show, because if you don’t
want to win, it’s kind of a boring show.
How does it feel to be reunited with Cheryl?
It feels good to be reunited with Cheryl, I’ll be honest with you. She’s been on good
form. It’s almost like the last four years disappeared. We just picked it up straight away.
She’s been fun and annoying, but good to be with.
We’ve seen you winding
Cheryl up during auditions.
Has she tried to get her own
back on you?
I’ve wound her up a lot in the
auditions. I mean, she’s so easy
to wind up, like a fish taking the
bait. But, like I said, she’s been on
good form, and she’s got a good
sense of humour. I’ve always said
I find the audition process hard.
And she’s found it hard. But for
whatever reason she’s enjoyed it
and we’ve had a good time.
Is there a particular type of
contestant you’re looking for
this year; a specific genre or
category?
I’m not interested in a sob story.
I mean, seriously, I’m just so over
them. I always say the same thing.
I want someone who can become
a star in this country but, just
as importantly, can become a
star in other countries. You want
somebody who’s different, you don’t want a second-rate version of someone who’s
already out there, but you want somebody who’s different from anyone else in the
charts at the moment.
What’s it like working with Mel B? What kind of judge is she?
I wasn’t sure whether Mel was going to fit in or not but, within five minutes, I got her.
She brings an incredible energy to the show. She isn’t a judge for hire, which a lot of
people are nowadays. She loves the show and is really interested in the mentoring
aspect of the show, because she did the show in Australia where she did a good job.
Plus she’s really fun to be around, although I get why she’s called Scary!
Mel B is known for her straight-talking approach, as are you – who do you think
contestants have found more intimidating ?
I don’t know if it’s a question of whether contestants find me or
Mel more intimidating, I think more about who they would
like to please – and that’s normally me!
Benedict
Cumberbatch
Caroline Flack
Caroline Flack, Pixie Lott and Gregg
Wallace are among the final celebs added
to the Strictly Come Dancing line-up.
Caroline said: “Ever since I was a presenter
on CBBC and used to see the Strictly judges
walking around Television Centre I have
wanted to be on the show. I am so excited
to get started and I just want to get
through the first dance with no
mistakes, plus I really want to
master my ‘dance face’!”
The Sherlock star has met a clay version
of himself! The life-like head will be
used to create the mould for his Madame
Tussauds waxwork model. The waxwork will
launch later this year at the Baker
Street attraction. Benedict said:
“My agents will be thrilled;
they’ve wanted a clone of
me for some time!”
This year you’re back in the audition room.
What do you prefer – the room or the arenas?
I found the first day a nightmare going back
to the small room, because you’re so close to
the contestant, only 2.5m away. I had a real
problem about laughing when I shouldn’t
laugh. I think it’s really intimidating, for the
contestant and for us. I think the good thing
about the small room is you definitely get
to know more about them because they’re
not playing to a crowd. You get to know
more about their personality, you can
probably make a better judgement call.
But I like the fact they have to go through
the next stage, from the small room into
the arena, because you see both sides of
them. Some people will shine and some
people will fall to pieces!
Don’t miss The X Factor on
ITV1, Saturday and
Sunday at 8pm.
21. crazy but true
FirstNews
Issue 429
Lost teddies
THE hunt is on to find
the owners of the
missing teddies at
LEGOLAND Windsor
Resort.
The popular attraction has collected 17 cute cuddly
toys which have been left behind over the summer
holidays. They are keen to reunite them with their
true owners via their Toy Reunion Service.
Among those missing a home are five small
traditional brown teddy bears, a white bear, a panda,
an elephant and a dog!
Owners can reclaim their lost teddies via Facebook,
but remember you must be over 13 to use the site.
Maddest auction
CHRISTIE’S auction house in London
held a truly ‘Out of the Ordinary’ auction
last week.
Among the strange
items up for grabs
was a suit of armour,
jellyfish models
in tubes, Sir Paul
McCartney’s old front
door, a pair of ‘zebracorns’ and a hippo table!
A Viking broadsword was the most expensive
item on sale, with it being valued at a whopping
£120,000!
A selection of works were also available in an
online-only auction, which meant people from all
over the world could take part.
Surprise swoop
A RARE golden
eagle stunned a
driver in
Kent recently.
Ricky Shaw was
driving along a country
road when the huge bird swooped in front of him!
The amazing moment was all caught on Mr Shaw’s
dash-cam.
“It’s not something I normally come across on my
way to work,” he said.
Golden eagles are the second-largest eagle
species in the UK, with a 1.8m (6ft) wingspan!
They are usually found in the wild in Scotland,
preferring to be out in large open areas rather than
towns or cities.
Written and illustrated by Paul Palmer
Record-breaking dog
MEET Jiff – he’s the fastest dog on two paws, and the first of many record-breakers that are being
revealed in Guinness World Records’ 60th Anniversary Edition!
The super-talented dog has not just broken one record
though, he’s actually gone the whole hog and broken two!
He completed the fastest 10m on hind legs in an impressive
6.56 seconds, and also the fastest 5m on front paws, with a
time of 7.76 seconds.
Jiff is from Los Angeles, California, and practises running on
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a pro at shaking hands, riding a skateboard and stamping his
own autograph. He even appeared in a Katy Perry
music video!
Read more about Jiff and other record-breaking stars in the
2015 Guinness World Records annual out on 10 September.
Shortest woman
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cross the road?
The shortest
woman living is
Jyoti Amge (India,
born 16 Dec 1993),
who measured
62.8 cm (24.7 in) in
Nagpur, India.
A: To get to the supermarket!
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24. book corner
Words for life
FirstNews
Issue 429
Harriet Whitehorn grew up in London, where she still lives with
her husband and three daughters. She has studied at Reading
University, the Architectural Association and the Victoria and Albert
Museum, and has always worked in building conservation. She
currently works for English Heritage. Violet and the Pearl of the
Orient is her first novel.
What books did you read as a child?
Anything I could get my hands on! My particular
favourites were, and still are, My Naughty Little Sister
by Dorothy Edwards, The Family From One End Street
by Eve Garnett and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken. I also loved fantasy by CS Lewis, Tolkien
and Ursula Le Guin.
If you could be a storybook character,
who would you be?
I think it would have to be Tintin. Aside from managing
to look cool in woolly knickerbockers, he has exciting
escapades in exotic locations, amusing, eccentric
friends and a dog who actually does what he’s told.
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Heidi by Johanna Spyri
reviewed by Caroline-Alice Westwood
Heidi is the story of the gutsy, thoughtful and kind orphan
who is sent to live with her father in the Swiss mountains. This
book is a particularly nice edition and I enjoyed it enormously.
Heidi thrives in her mountain home in the Alps and becomes
good friends with Peter, a goat herder. But then her aunt
decides she should leave the home she loves to go and live in Frankfurt, which worries Heidi. But it
does not take long for her to make friends in Frankfurt, especially with Klara, a lonely girl confined to
a wheelchair. I loved this book very much because there is much to admire in Heidi: she is strong and
funny, generous and kind. This is a book everyone should read at least once!
reviewed by Daniel Pate
This book definitely is as good as all of the other books in
the series! After Beck Granger’s adventures in Australia, he
becomes an international celebrity. Although lucrative, being
famous is not all that it is cracked up to be! So, when one of
Beck’s uncle’s friends asks him to go with him to the Bermuda
Triangle, Beck breathes a sigh of relief! However, the relaxing part of the trip is
short-lived when somebody sabotages the cruise ship. I liked this book because it never bored you
at any point, and it was very hard to put down. Bear’s writing was detailed and captivating and,
when combined with an exciting and twisting plot, it became a great read! I liked the ‘island survival’
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25. game zone
with Barney
Game tester
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Named by Nintendo
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Weird world
hohokum (ps4)
nintendo have confirmed which characters make
up the first wave of their new amiibo gadgets.
The first 12 characters to be released will be Mario, Peach, Link,
Samus, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Kirby, Fox, Marth, Villager
and Wii Fit Trainer.
The characters will work in a similar way to the Skylanders and
Disney Infinity figures, and will be able to swap data with a Wii U
GamePad and a 3DS, although the 3DS will need a separate plugin accessory.
The first game to use the amiibos will be the new version of
Super Smash Bros, which will be out for Wii U and 3DS later this
year. The figures will be on sale at the same time as the game.
There are also plans to make the amiibos work with Mario Kart
8, Yoshi’s Woolly World and more games in the future.
this latest PlayStation exclusive has a similar art style
to LocoRoco, but is much, much weirder.
Hohokum is about exploring and experimenting
with the world, and just saying: “I wonder what
happens if I do this…”
You control an odd creature that looks like a flying
snake. Touching certain objects as you fly past
reveals things, and it’s pretty much up to you to
figure out what to do. Some people might find it a
bit frustrating not being told where to go or what’s
going on, but the chilled-out music is soothing
enough that you don’t feel pressured with time
limits or completing a level like in other games.
The game’s available on PS4, PS3 and Vita, and
buying one
means you
can download
it for all three,
and crosssave too.
Barney says: “Hohokum is a beautiful art game
about discovery. It never explains anything to you, so
you are left to find out everything for yourself. Every
time you discover something new it is immensely
exciting and fulfilling. This game does what it aims to
achieve wonderfully.”
focus on you
ASK ESTHER
I’m Esther Rantzen, President of ChildLine, which helps 2,500 children
every week. If there’s something worrying you, please write to me at
the address on page 23.
Problems with sleeping
Sometimes I find it really hard to sleep at
night. I just can’t stop thinking or worrying
about stuff. What can I do?
So, I guess what I’m wondering at the outset is
what are you thinking and worrying about? I know
almost everyone has times when they are worried
and this can often get in the way of us falling asleep.
It sounds so easy to say, but if you can deal with the things that are worrying you then
you should find your sleep pattern getting back to normal. Obviously, things are maybe
not that simple and perhaps the thing that is worrying you is too big or complicated to
sort out easily. That’s when you need help, so I’m very glad you have asked for advice.
Sometimes, it can get to the stage where we just almost stop expecting to be able to get
to sleep and worry about that too, so it becomes a vicious cycle.
Anyway, you’ve asked what you can do about it, so here are some suggestions: firstly,
telling another adult you trust about not sleeping and the things you are worried about
might be the support you need to break that cycle. If that doesn’t work then I think that
this is something you should see your doctor about – they should be able to give you
some ideas about things to try to get to sleep and also support for your other worries.
These are just some thoughts I’ve had. You can always talk about this with a friendly
counsellor at ChildLine too. Just call 0800 11 11 or visit www.childline.org.uk.
Stranger danger
IMAGINE you are walking
along the street and
someone you don’t know
starts talking to you. They
ask if you want to come
with them in their car.
What do you say?
You might remember your
parents or carers telling you
about ‘stranger danger’. This
is the advice that you should
never accept gifts or sweets
from a stranger and never go
anywhere with a stranger.
Just because someone looks
nice, it doesn’t make them any
less of a stranger. Not every
stranger is dangerous but, as you don’t know them, it’s not worth the risk, when you can
just follow a few simple tips to keep yourself safe.
Think back to the situation at the beginning. It might seem tempting to say yes to the
stranger, especially if it’s raining or it’s a long walk home. But you don’t know this person.
You don’t know where they’ll take you and what they’ll do. Always say no firmly and walk
away. Even if it is an adult that you know, if you don’t feel comfortable going somewhere
with them or taking something from them, then it is okay to say no.
If you are ever approached by a stranger, make sure you tell your parents, carers or a
trusted adult such as a policeman or teacher.
You also need to be aware of stranger danger online. Never give out your personal details,
such as your address or phone number, and never arrange to meet with anyone you talk to
online, as you don’t know who you are actually talking to.
If you’d like to talk about anything worrying you, you can ring ChildLine on 0800 11 11
or visit www.childline.org.uk.
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27. sport
FirstNews
Issue 429
It’s a dream
come true
How much are you enjoying being a
world champion?
It’s just been unbelievable. And now
we’ve had so much media coverage and
so much exposure for the game as well,
it’s really put women’s rugby on the
map, which is amazing.
Your try came from an amazing
team move. Did that make it more
satisfying than a scrappy try?
Just to be able to cross the try line in a
final is an unbelievable feeling. I didn’t
realise until I watched the highlights
just how much of a team try it was. I
knew that it had passed through four
forwards’ hands, including a dummy
and a show-and-go through the space,
but I didn’t realise it had started from
our own 22. It shows where we are, that
all of our performances came from a
team effort rather than from individuals.
How’s your cheek after getting
Emily Scarratt’s boot in your face?
Ha ha! Yes, it’s okay. It’s healed up really
well. I might have a little scar for a while,
but luckily I’ve got freckles, so it kind of
hides it!
Tell us more about the team’s
‘sneaky weasels’!
Every tour we have a sneaky weasel,
which is something that everyone on
tour has to have on them at all times,
and at the World Cup it was a cuddly
toy. If you don’t have your sneaky
weasel, you have to do a forfeit,
where you have to roll the dice and
each of the numbers mean different
things. You can also have your
sneaky weasel stolen from you and
then you have to pay a little ransom,
whether it’s dancing in front of the
team or singing from the bus!
You and the rest of the England
women’s sevens team have just
been given professional contracts
for the first time. What does that
mean for the women’s game?
I think it’s huge. Obviously it’s a
dream come true as an individual to
become a professional rugby player
but, for the sport, it really shows that
you can become a professional athlete
if you do make it to the top. That
gives the young girls coming into the
sport a realistic dream of becoming a
professional rugby player, which has
never been possible in women’s rugby.
This year England’s women
cricketers turned pro as well – do you
feel like 2014 has been a big turning
point for women’s sport?
I think London 2012 really put female
sport on the map. The media really got
Danielle celebrates her try
in the World Cup final with
team-mate Kat Merchant
behind the likes of Jessica Ennis and
Rebecca Adlington, who are fantastic
athletes but also good role models.
Winning the World Cup and being able
to promote it as much as we have has
been unbelievable, and
it’s all come at such a
great time. I think that
young girls growing up
now have got aspirations
to become elite
sportswomen and it’s not
seen as a butch thing to
do; it’s something that’s
seen as being fantastic to
be part of.
England were fourth
in the last Sevens World
Series. How much
improvement is needed
to catch up with New
Zealand and Australia?
We had some great results over
the World Series with a relatively
young squad. The difference that the
contracts will make will be huge to our
performance and we’ll definitely be
hoping to get top three or top two –
even number one – this year.
Getty
Danielle bursts through the
Irish defence during England’s
40-7 victory in the semi-final
Sevens will feature in the Olympics
for the first time in Rio in 2016. What
effect on rugby do you think that
Getty
by sports editor Ian Eddy
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danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman was a crucial member of
the England team that came home from Paris with
the Women’s World Cup last month. Days later, it
was announced that the England sevens team would
become professional for the first time. Nolli told us
what the win and new contracts mean for women’s
rugby, as well as explaining what a sneaky weasel is…
will have?
I never even thought that rugby would
be part of the Olympics during my
career. But it will really showcase our
game. It’s exciting, it’s fast, maybe not
as difficult to understand
as the 15-a-side game. It’s
such a brilliant form of the
game that it’s only going to
introduce more people to
the sport that I love.
Do you think more
young girls will want
to take the game up
after seeing your World
Cup win?
Oh, definitely. It’s already
shown. I’ve heard that the
clubs have had a stream of
young girls who’ve been
watching the World Cup and
turning up and saying: “Have you got a
girls’ team?” I bumped into someone in
the street and he said: “I’ve got a sevenyear-old girl and she just absolutely
loved watching you girls.” That’s not
happened to me before, so that hit
home to me how great it was.
Lastly, tell us a fact about you that
people won’t know.
My favourite food is tomatoes. I eat
them like apples!
28. sport
FirstNews
sport in numbers
24
5 – 11 august 2014
Rowing record
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gold medals went to Dame Sarah Storey
(below) at the Para-Cycling Road World
Championships, in the time trial and C5 road
race. She has won 17 cycling world titles in total,
but also has six swimming world titles!
3
hundredths of a second were knocked off
the British women’s 4x100m record by Asha
Philip (below), Ashleigh Nelson, Anyika Onuora
and Desirèe Henry, as they won their event
at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
The old record was only set at the European
Championships less than two weeks earlier!
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medals were won by British athletes at
the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
There were seven golds, six silvers and eleven
bronze medals. There were 28 Olympic sports
in the Games, including two (golf and rugby)
that were making their first appearance in any
Olympics. The closing ceremony (below) was a
colourful end to the competition.
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Helen Glover (left) and Heather
Stanning celebrate their gold
medal and new world record
helen Glover and Heather Stanning broke a 12-year-old world record as they won one of Britain’s four
gold medals at the World Rowing Championships.
Glover and Stanning dominated
the women’s pair final, beating the
US team by more than two seconds
and knocking three seconds off the
previous world record.
“It is something I am really proud of
today,” said Glover.
Team GB won three more golds,
in the men’s eight, men’s four and
para-rowing coxed four. They finished
second in the medal table, with
Australia, Germany and
Ukraine all behind with
two golds each. New
Zealand were the overall
winners, with six golds.
“That’s what I train for
every day; I train to win
and not to come second,”
said Mat Tarrant, one of
the members of the GB
men’s eight crew.
Did you know?
helen Glover, a former PE teacher, was the
first woman to ever be Olympic, world and
European champion at the same time in the
women’s pair event.
Getty
Picture of the week
2
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penalties were saved by defender Cosmin
Moti (below) as Ludogorets knocked Steaua
Bucharest out of the Champions League.
Ludogorets keeper Vladislav Stoyanov was
sent off at the end of extra time but, with no
substitutes left, Moti had to go in goal for the
shoot-out. As well as saving two penalties, he
scored one as well!
Russian athlete Irina Annenkova competes in the rhythmic
gymnastics all-around event at the Youth Olympic Games

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