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The Disasters Emergency
Committee (DEC) – a group of
14 leading UK charities – has
launched an appeal to help
those affected by the disaster.
The Queen and the Prince of
Wales are among those who
have donated to the cause. If
you want to help, you could
hold a cake sale at your school
or organise a sponsored run
and donate the money you
raise to a charity like the DEC.
Homes have
been destroyed.
Rescue operation launched
after devastating cyclone
A
t least 707 people have died and more than
125,000 people are homeless after a cyclone
hit a large area of south-eastern Africa including
Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
A cyclone is a tropical storm that forms
over the Indian Ocean and the
South Pacific. More than two
weeks after the disaster,
international teams are still
rescuing people as roads
reopen and conditions
begin to improve.
were flattened, and large areas were submerged. It
is thought that more than 2.5 million people across
the region have been affected by the disaster, and
many people are still without any electricity or clean
drinking water.
What is the scale
of the disaster?
It’s huge, and it’s made
worse by the fact that
Mozambique is one of
the poorest countries
in the world and is
What happened?
not prepared for such
At around midnight on
an event. The flooding
14 March, Cyclone Idai
has made it difficult for
hit the city of Beira, on the
rescuers to reach some
coast of Mozambique. Winds
areas – many people caught
reached speeds of 105mph and
in the flooding had to move
Flooding has
heavy rain caused two big rivers near
to higher ground for safety. A vast
wrecked
roads.
the city to burst their banks, triggering
international effort has been launched
widespread flooding. Around 90% of the city is said
and teams are reaching thousands of stranded
to have been destroyed by the storm. The cyclone
people. In eastern Zimbabwe, Mandla Mataure,
then continued inland, crossing into Zimbabwe and
manager of the Chimanimani Hotel, opened his doors
Malawi. Roofs were ripped off houses, buildings
to around 400 people who had lost their homes.
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Was there a warning?
Three days before the cyclone, the Mozambique
weather service issued warnings about the storm.
They raised the alert to the highest level and told
people to evacuate areas most at risk. Some people
left but many didn’t respond to the warnings or were
not aware of them. In recent years, Mozambique has
improved flood-prevention methods in the city of
Beira, but not much has been done to improve flood
defences along the coast, where many people lived.
The storm was much stronger and bigger than any of
the three countries affected by it had predicted.
What is the situation now?
As The Week Junior went to press, the flood waters
had begun to disappear and the main road to Beira
had reopened. This meant rescuers were hoping to
get to survivors in areas they had previously been
unable to reach. More than 125,000 people are in
camps and need food, water and medical supplies.
International teams are continuing to make sure aid
reaches those who need it and to stop diseases such
as malaria and cholera from spreading. Workers are
also rushing to try and restore electricity and safe
drinking water to the areas affected.
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This week’s big news
Finland voted happiest
country in the world
F
US president
Donald Trump.
inland is the happiest country in the world,
according to the World Happiness Report. The
report is put together by the United Nations – a group
made up of most of the world’s countries that work
together on issues such as peace. It was released on
20 March, the International Day of Happiness.
The report found citizens in Finland were happier
than the other 155 countries assessed. Denmark
and Norway came next on the list, while the bottom
three were South Sudan, Central African Republic
and Afghanistan. The UK went up four places to 15th
place, and the US dropped one spot to 19th.
Those who took part in the study were asked
to say how happy they felt based on factors such
as their freedom and generosity towards others.
Laurie Santos, a professor at Yale University, in the
US, told the BBC that people can influence their own
happiness. “It’s not easy, it takes time,” she said.
“You’ve got to practise.” She suggested some ways
to improve happiness, including writing a list of
what you are thankful for, getting enough sleep, and
spending time with friends and family.
A family
in Finland.
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here is no evidence to suggest that US president
Donald Trump worked with the Russian
government during his 2016 election campaign,
according to an almost two-year-long investigation.
A summary of investigator Robert Mueller’s report
was released on 24 March nd concluded that
although Russia had tried too influence the
election, there was no evideence to show
Trump and his team were innvolved. The
findings are expected to help Trump’s hopes
of being re-elected as presiddent next year.
The investigation was launched after
suggestions were made thaat Trump’s
campaign had teamed up
with Russia to help beat his
opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Mueller and his investigators
also looked into whether or
Robert Mueller led
not Trump had broken the
the investigation.
law by trying to stop the
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THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD
Brother Peter Tabichi has won this year’s
Global Teacher Prize. The science teacher at
Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Kenya
uses 80% of his salary to help poorer pupils
at his school. He has been awarded £760,000,
which will help more of his students.
investigation from being properly completed,
but they decided this couldn’t be proven.
Trump said the summary showed he had done
nothing wrong. He added, “It’s a shame that your
president has had to go through this.” One of the
president’s top advisers, Kellyanne Conway, told
him, “Today you won the 2016 election all over
again and got a gift for the 2020 election.”
Although a summaryy of Mueller’s report
has been released, it is unclear if the full
document will ever be ppublished. Members
of the Democratic Partyy who oppose Trump
(he belongs to the Republican
Part , said the report needs
to be fuully released. They
also saaid Trump was not
comppletely innocent,
becaause it was unclear
whether he had tried to
stop
op the investigation.
A BLIND DOG
When Charlie, an 11-year-old golden
retriever, lost his sight, his owners decided
to get him his very own guide dog – a fourmonth-old puppy called Maverick. Maverick
helps guide Charlie around, and thanks
to some cute photos, the pair in North
Carolina, in the US, have more than 100,000
followers on social media.
An amazing
collection.
A HARRY POTTER SUPERFAN
Tabichi wins
the prize.
30 March 2019 • The Week Junior
Victoria Maclean from Tonna in Wales, has
been presented with the Guinness World
Records title for her Wizarding World
Collection. Her collection of 3,686 J.K. Rowlingrelated items had to be taken to her local
rugby club to be laid out and counted in full.
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What happens next?
Theresa May
Protesters
in London.
Protesters march for
second
Brexit
vote
O
n 23 March, hundreds of thousands of people
took part in a protest in London calling for a
second public vote on the UK’s relationship with the
European Union (EU). Protesters came from all over
the UK to ask Prime Minister Theresa May to let
voters have their say on her Brexit deal.
What is Brexit?
Brexit is the term for the UK leaving the EU – an
organisation of 28 countries that work together
on issues such as trade. A special vote, known as
a referendum, was held in 2016, and 52% of those
who voted chose to leave. Since then, May has been
working on a deal with EU leaders to allow Brexit to
happen as smoothly as possible. A withdrawal deal
was agreed with the EU, but it was rejected twice by
UK Members of Parliament (MPs). Brexit has now
been delayed from 29 March, when it was due to
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Have you ever wondered why we call a toilet
a loo? It’s all a bit of a mystery, but there are
heories. The first is that it comes from
Wa
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oncce seen on many bathroom fittings.
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other theory links it to gardyloo!
(min
nd the water!), a cry used in pre-toilet
timees to warn passers-by that someone
was about to empty their buckets of urine
out of a window into the street below.
happen, until at least 12 April. Many UK politicians
don’t like May’s deal, but they also want to avoid
leaving without any deal at all, as this could have a
big impact on businesses and individuals.
If MPs decide to support Theresa
May’s deal, Brexit will be
delayed until 22 May to allow
all the necessary laws to be
passed. If MPs reject it, or May
decides not to ask them to vote
on it again, they will have until
12 April to come up with a new
plan. If they don’t, the UK could
leave the EU without a deal. As
The Week Junior went to press,
MPs were preparing for a series
of votes on different ideas for
what should happen next.
having a second public vote, saying that the results of
the first one should be respected.
What happened at the protest?
Celebrities including Harry Potter’s Jason Isaacs and
What do the protesters want?
X-Men star Patrick Stewart paid for buses
Those taking part in the march
to bring
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supporters from across the
said there should be a second
UK to join the march. Aurore
public vote, so they can have
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have. One Conservative MP said, “There were 17.4
Many protesters also want this, and carried EU flags
million people who voted to leave the EU, so the
or anti-Brexit banners. However, May has ruled out
protesters don’t represent the country as a whole.”
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THE WEEK IN HISTORY
1 April 1957
The BBC fools the nation
On 1 April 1957 the BBC fooled viewers with what
is thought to be the first ever April Fools’ Day prank
on TV. Presenter Richard Dimbleby narrated a fake
programme showing spaghetti growing on trees
in Switzerland (rather than how it’s really made
with flour and eggs) and a family picking the pasta
off the branches. In the 1950s, spaghetti was not
as widely available in the UK as it is now. Some
viewers complained about the prank, but others
asked where they could get a spaghetti tree.
A fake
spaghetti tree.
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Nathan Jones’s
shearwater.
Public toilets under threat
H
undreds of public toilets in the UK have been
forced to close due to lack of funding from local
councils. In the past five years, more than £26 million
that would have been spent on public loos has been
cut from local council budgets so it can be spent on
other things. Some parts of the UK have no public
toilets; in Wiltshire there is only one loo run by the
council. The first permanent flushable public toilets in
Britain opened in 1852 in Fleet Street, London.
Old Yorkshire words online
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dictionary of more than 4,000 old-fashioned
Yorkshire words is available online. Dr George
Redmonds spent 60 years collecting words used in
the county between 1100 to 1800, including “day
gate” which is another word for sunset. Ian McMillan,
a poet and broadcaster from Yorkshire, said, “The
dictionary is a fantastic door into this massive
Yorkshire house that’s full of all sorts of things.”
Churchill’s hat found in tip
A
top hat and cigar once owned by former Prime
Minister Winston Churchill have been found at a
rubbish dump. Churchill led the UK during most of the
Second World War and is considered one of the most
influential politicians of the 20th century. The items
were found by David Rose at the tip where he works.
He also discovered a cigar case and letters written by
Churchill’s cook. The objects were valued at £10,000
on BBC1’s Antiques Roadshow.
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Plastic art competition
winners announced
Purdey
Secombe’s
sea turtle.
A
colourful bird made from old plastic has won a
School in Gloucester, who collected all of her plastic
nationwide contest aimed at raising awareness
from a beach in Pembrokeshire over two days. Also in
of pollution in the planet’s oceans. Hundreds of
second place was Nathan Jones from The Mall School
schools and individual young people entered all sorts
in London, who made a rubbish-filled flesh-footed
of sea creatures made from plastic as part of the
shearwater. Nathan learnt about the species from
Oceans Are NOT Rubbish competition.
the BBC documentary Drowning in Plastic. Using
33 bottl
The year-long contest attra ted
bottle caps, 18 old water bottles, two
lots of fantastic entries from
hool folders, seven lids and a milk
across the UK, but it was
carton, he showed how the birds
pupils from St John’s
accidentally end up eating plastic.
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trators who want to inspire young
of plastic from their homes to
eachers and parents to use less
form the seabird, which represents
tic. Lauren St John, a member of the group
all the birds harmed by pollution.
a judge in the competition, said, “To see
The judging panel, which included
uch children care is both heartening and
The Week Junior’s editor and editor-in-chiie
king.” The winning team will get a visit from
Felicity Capon and Anna Bassi, decided two other
a leading author and illustrator, as well as 50 free
entries jointly deserved second place. One was a sea
books, while the two runners-up will also get a visit
turtle created by Purdey Secombe from The King’s
to their schools and 30 books.
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KNO ?
THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLI
“Persistent koala jumps into man’s
in Australia and refuses to get out”
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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Around the world
Molde, Norway
Hundreds of passengers
airlifted from cruise ship
A cruise ship has arrived in the port of Molde
after a dramatic journey that resulted in
passengers being rescued by helicopters. The
Viking Sky’s engines lost power in bad weather
on 23 March and the ship started drifting
towards rocks. The crew managed to drop the
anchor, but almost 500 of the 1,373 people on
board had to be airlifted to safety.
Lake Elsinore, California, US
Selfie chaos at blooming canyon
People have been banned from walking through poppy fields
in Walker Canyon, in the city of Lake Elsinore. The decision
was made on 17 March, a day after at least 50,000 tourists
turned up to see the “super bloom” – thousands of bright
orange poppies caused by an unusually wet winter. Visitors
took selfies and trampled through the flowers, as well as
causing traffic delays. The city has blocked vehicles from
travelling there and
to control numbers.
Soldiers
celebrate.
Baghuz, Syria
Islamic State loses final territory
On 23 March, Syrian forces claimed to have taken control of
the last remaining village occupied by Islamic State (IS).
IS is a terrorist movement that tried to create its own
state across Iraq, Syria and beyond. At its peak in 2014, IS
controlled an area around the size of Britain. After a four-year
campaign to defeat IS, the US-backed forces entered Baghuz,
in Syria, and took control of the village.
Bali, Indonesia
Baby orangutan
discovered by airport security
Kirundo province, Burundi
Schoolgirls arrested for doodling
Three schoolgirls who were arrested for drawing on a picture
of the country’s president have now been released. At first,
the teenagers were told they would face five years in prison,
but the government has now changed its mind. People have
shown support for the girls by sharing their own altered
images of president Pierre Nkurunziza online.
A two-year-old orangutan has been
rescued at an airport in Indonesia,
along with two geckos and five lizards.
The animals were discovered by
security staff at Denpasar Airport on
22 March, when they stopped a man
who was trying to smuggle the animals
out of the country in a suitcase. The
orangutan is now being looked after
by Bali Natural Resources Conservation
Agency. Sumatran orangutan
population numbers have plummeted
in recent years; just 13,400 estimated
to remain in the wild.
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Around the world
Singge La Pass, Nepal
A new record in the Himalayas
On 13 March, it was confirmed that Evelina De Lain had
achieved the Guinness World Records title for the highest
altitude grand piano performance. The UK pianist played
several pieces of music at an altitude of around 5,000 metres
in the Himalayas in September 2018. It took seven hours to
drive the piano up into the mountains, and De Lain played
for more than an hour before her fingers got too cold. She
performed at the Singge La Pass to raise money for charity.
One of
the fossils.
Danshui River, China
Beautifully preserved fossils discovered
Thousands of incredible fossils have been found on a Chinese
riverbank. The fossils date back to around 518 million years
ago and have been well preserved. Of those that have been
examined so far, more than half are previously undiscovered
species. Professor Allison Daley, a palaeontologist (someone
who studies fossils) who wasn’t involved in the study, said it
as one of the most si
rs.
Coorong National
Park, Australia
Giant fish surprise on beach
A huge, rare fish has washed up on a
beach 50 miles south of Adelaide, in
Australia. The 1.8-metre-long creature,
which experts say is an ocean sunfish,
was spotted by fishermen near the
mouth of the Murray River. Linette
Grzelak, who took photos of the
monster, said it was so big that at first
they thought it was part of a shipwreck.
Although big compared with most
fish, it was only a medium-sized ocean
sunfish, known as a Mola mola. It is the
world’s heaviest bony fish and lives in
oceans around the world.
Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand
Gun laws changed after attack
ew Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has banned
e private ownership of military-style guns, and hopes the
w will be in place by 11 April. The change comes after the
weapons were used during an attack on two mosques on 15
March, in which 50 people died. Ardern said of the attack,
“Our history changed forever. Now, our laws will too.”
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The big debate
Should we have a second EU referendum?
There has already been one vote but
some people think it’s time for another.
What you need to know
● In June 2016, a nationwide vote, known
as a referendum, was held across the UK.
People were asked, “Should the United
Kingdom remain a member of the
European Union (EU) or leave the EU?”
● The EU is an organisation of 28 countries,
including the UK, that work together on
issues such as trade and security.
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● The Leave voters won the referendum.
Around 70% of people who could vote
did so and the result was clear: 51.9%
voted to leave and 48.1% voted to
remain in the EU.
T
he European Union started life in 1952 as the
European Coal and Steel Community. To begin
with, there were six member countries. There are now
28 in the organisation, and they work together on
peace, trade and security. People are also allowed to
move freely between EU countries. Some people in
the UK don’t like being part of the EU. They says it
costs too much money and they don’t like following
EU rules. The UK voted to leave the EU in June 2016.
The country was supposed to leave on 29 March
2019, yet Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for how
the two sides should work together once the UK
leaves the EU has been rejected more than once by
Members of Parliament (MPs). So should there be a
second public vote?
Remain and
Leave protesters.
Yes – it’s time for the people to decide
MPs have been trying to work out a way for the UK to
leave the EU for about two years. They’ve been
unable to agree, so it’s time for the public to decide.
The vote would be different to the first one, because it
would most likely ask voters whether they support
Theresa May’s deal, whether they want to leave with
no deal, or if they want to stay in the EU. A lot has
changed politically in the past three years. Many of
the promises made on both sides of the debate have
turned out to be untrue, and people might have
changed their minds as a result. What’s more, lots of
people who were too young to vote in 2016 will now
be 18 and able to have their say. It is only fair that the
public decides what happens next.
reasons why there should
YES Three
be a second referendum
No – it should be left to MPs to sort out
There has already been a vote on whether to leave
the EU – in 2016 – and the Leave side won. It’s not
fair to have another vote – the result of the first one
should be respected. Otherwise, how many more
votes will there be? Three? Four? The UK voted to
leave and now it is up to MPs to make that happen. It
is a complicated issue and one that should be left to
MPs, who have more time to go through the detail.
Besides, giving people another vote would mean
Brexit drags on for longer. It would cost a lot of money
to arrange and the result could be the same as the
first one. Holding a second vote could make some
people feel like they were ignored the first time – why
should they ever take part in a vote again?
reasons why there should
NO Three
not be a second referendum
1
It is right that people should have the final say
on what happens next. MPs can’t agree, but
perhaps the public can.
1
2
People have already voted once on the issue
and their answer was clear. The public might
feel angry if there is another vote.
Things have changed politically since people
voted and many of the promises made on
both sides have turned out not to be true.
3
Many young people who couldn’t vote in 2016
will now be 18 and deserve to have their say.
2
3
It is up to MPs to decide how we leave the EU.
They understand all the tricky details.
Another vote will cost a lot of money and take
too much time to organise. The result may not
be clear anyway.
What do you think?
Now that you’ve read a bit more about it, tell us what you think by voting in our
poll at theweekjunior.co.uk/polls. Vote YES if you think there should be a
second EU referendum, or NO if you don’t. We’ll publish the results next week.
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LAST WEEK’S POLL
Last week, we asked if you thought
students should miss school to take
part in climate strikes.
A big majority of
14%
you said yes,
NO
they definitely
should, for
86%
the sake of
YES
the planet.
The aim of the Big debate page is to present two sides of an issue fairly and
objectively, in order to stimulate discussion and allow our readers to make up their
minds. The views on the page do not reflect those of The Week Junior, and the page
is not funded by third parties. The page is created in association
with the English-Speaking Union, an educational charity helping
young people discover their voice and realise their full
potential. For more information, please see esu.org
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People
A life of adventure
Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle’s animal encounters have inspired a series of books.
T
V presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle has
seen many of the world’s most astonishing
sights. He has climbed Mount Everest, rowed
across the Atlantic Ocean, trekked through the
Antarctic, and seen wild animals in their
natural habitats across the world.
Among the most memorable of his
experiences was when he went diving with
wild crocodiles in Botswana, in southern
Africa. “It was the scariest and most amazing
experience,” he told The Week Junior. “We had
no protection and would get to within a couple
of inches from wild, six-metre-long crocodiles.
Our cameraman got attacked and only saved
himself by sticking the camera into its jaws.”
Even though it can sometimes be scary,
Fogle is passionate about getting up close to
wild animals. He explained, “I have loved each
and every animal encounter. Watching white
sharks hunt around the Farallon Islands, off
California, was terrifying – I watched them eat
a one-tonne elephant seal in front of me.”
Fogle is fascinated by wild creatures, and
there are questions about their lives he still
wants answered. He said, “I’d love to ask an
eel how it knows which way to travel. Did you
know they find their way from the Norfolk
Broads, in the UK, to the Sargasso Sea (in the
north-west of the Atlantic Ocean)? Can you
imagine that? They are my animal hero: the
long-distance athletes. I think I’m a bit of an
eel myself.”
The animals Fogle has met on his travels
are the inspiration for a new series of books,
starting with Mr Dog and the Rabbit Habit, his
first book for young people. Working with
bestselling children’s author Steve Cole, he
has used his own experiences to create
lifelike characters. He explained, “I have spent
20 years working in the wilderness, and a
lifetime with dogs after growing up living
above my dad’s veterinary clinic. Over the
years I’ve heard so many tales
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Winning with maths
P
rofessor Karen Uhlenbeck, from the University of
Texas, US, has become the first woman to win one
of the most important awards in maths. She was
awarded the Abel Prize on 17 March for her work on
the maths behind the structures and shapes of
objects such as soap bubbles. When Uhlenbeck
started her career in the 1960s, there were not many
female role models for her to look up to, and there
were universities that would not consider hiring her
because she was a woman. This didn’t put her off.
“I guess I have a rebellious streak, so I persevered,”
she said. “Now I see these lively, enthusiastic,
brilliant, wacky young women coming up and doing
mathematics – it’s wonderful to see.”
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anitoluwa Adewumi is an eight-year-old chess
champion who only learnt how to play the game
about a year ago. Despite being new to chess, he
recently won the New York State championship for his
age group. To make his story even more impressive,
he and his family were living in a homeless shelter for
two years. When The New York Times featured a story
about Adewumi, who is originally from Nigeria, many
people donated money so that his family could find
somewhere to live. One person paid for an apartment
where the family could live for a whole year, so
Adewumi’s father said he will donate the rest of the
money to charity. Adweumi is now concentrating on
playing chess and said, “I want to be the youngest
grandmaster”, which is a world-class chess player.
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wolves, but how did these dangerous
wild animals become one of our
favourite pets? The first dogs
probably evolved around 33,000
years ago from wolves that hung
around human camps,
scavenging for leftover scraps of
food. However, despite the
fearsome reputation of wolves,
research from scientists in Austria
suggests that the willingness of our
pet pooches to work with us actually
comes from the wolf instincts that have
been passed down to them.
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the study.
Dogs are
followers.
Friederike Range and Sarah MarshallPescini, of Vienna’s University of
Veterinary Medicine, set a puzzle
for 12 pet dogs and 15 grey
wolves that had been raised
alongside people. In each
case, the animal had to work
with a human to drag a tray
of food towards them.
Making this happen required
teamwork – both strings
attached to the tray had to be
pulled at the same time. The
experiment showed that the wolves
were just as good as dogs at working with
Squirrels
Around one fifth of
the time, these
crafty critters
pretend to bury nuts.
This confuses other
squirrels who might
be waiting to steal
their stash.
people. However, the wolves also tried out their own
methods, such as stealing the rope from the human
trainer. The dogs, on the other hand, waited for the
human to start pulling before joining in.
Range and Marshall-Pescini believe this proves
that wolves already have the traits of co-operation
and tolerance that we prize in dogs – they didn’t
appear as new behaviours when humans started to
domesticate (tame) dogs. Both animals co-operate
with humans, the difference is that wolves tend to
lead, whereas dogs are more likely to follow.
Range said, “It shows that, while wolves tend to
initiate (start) behaviour and take the lead, dogs are
more likely to wait and see what the human partner
does and follow that behaviour.”
PLACE OF THE WEEK
Powis Castle and Garden
It’s hard to know which is the
more impressive part of this
attraction: the majestic castle
or the breathtaking gardens
around it. Inside is one of the
best collections of art and
historical items in the world,
gathered from across Europe
and Asia by the castle’s
previous owners. Outside,
visitors can explore the
terraces and see grand
sculpted hedges made of yew
trees. At this time of year, the
gardens are very colourful with
flowers and blossom.
To learn more, visit tinyurl.com/TWJ-Powis
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A green tunnel
of grapevines.
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announced it creates three million tonnes
of plastic packaging each year. The company
has never before said how much plastic it
produces. It published the information after
joining an anti-plastic-pollution campaign.
Thirty-one major companies have revealed
their “plastic footprints” as part of the New
Plastics Economy, a scheme led by
environmental campaigner Ellen MacArthur’s
charity. Coca-Cola’s footprint is almost double
the size of the next largest producer – in fact,
the other 30 businesses involved make five
million tonnes of plastic altogether. CocaCola’s statistics, which come from its 2017
production figures, suggest the company is
creating 200,000 plastic bottles every minute.
Former round-the-world sailor MacArthur
hopes more companies will reveal how much
plastic they produce, which could encourage
big businesses and governments to do more
to tackle plastic pollution. A total of 150
companies have signed up to her campaign,
but most refused to reveal their footprints.
● LIFESPAN: 20 years.
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● FUN FACT: Their ancestors were the first birds to be
tamed by humans, more than 5,000 years ago.
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Alcathoe bats
One of the UK’s rarest mammals, the
Alcathoe bat, has been found outside
a cave in Wiltshire. The tiny species
was previously only found in North
Yorkshire and a small area of Sussex
and Surrey. It was spotted in a swarm
of other species of bats that had
gathered together after feeding.
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Water in England
Demand for water in England could
be greater than our available supplies
in just 25 years, warns the head of
the Environment Agency. Sir James
Bevan, who leads the organisation
responsible for protecting wildlife
and the environment in England, said
people need to waste less water.
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The most famous landmark in Paris is celebrating its 130th birthday.
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1930. The Eiffel Tower was an exceptional
feat of engineering and became an
instantly recognisable landmark. Today,
seven million people pay to go up it each
year, making it one of the most
popular monuments in the world. But
why was it built?
n 31 March 1889, construction was
completed on the Eiffel Tower in Paris,
the capital of France. At the time, it was the
world’s tallest structure – standing at
300 metres. It would keep the title
until the Chrysler Building in New
York, US, beat it by 18.8 metres in
An idea is born
In the 1880s, Paris was preparing
to host a world’s fair (an exhibition
of a nation’s success) to showcase
its scientific and technological
achievements. The fair was to take
place in 1889, 100 years after the
French Revolution – an event where
citizens seized control of the country
from the French king and queen.
Organisers decided they wanted a
300-metre-high tower to be at the
centre of the fair and asked
engineers to come up with plans
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projects were suggested, but in the
end, businessman Gustave Eiffel
and his team’s idea was picked. Not
everyone loved it, however. A group
of artists wrote a joint letter saying
they thought its style would clash
with and ruin the more traditional
beauty of the buildings in Paris.
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construction began.
How it was built
Eiffel said the tower was a “laboratory the
likes of which has never before been available
to science”, and so it proved to be. Very
quickly he installed a lab to study physics (the
science of energy and matter), weather and
space. He encouraged scientists to use the
tower in their own experiments. In 1898,
Eugène Ducretet used the tower to transmit
radio signals, which by 1899 reached as far as
the UK. By 1913, the tower was capable of
sending electrical messages to the US. In the
years since then, it has played a key role in the
development of radio and TV broadcasting.
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The tower took
more than two
years to build.
Physics was studied
in the tower.
For two years, two months and five days,
builders and engineers worked on the tower.
The first five months were spent building the
foundations, ensuring it would be perfectly
stable. After that, parts produced in Eiffel’s
factory could be attached together and put into
place using wooden scaffolding and steampowered cranes. The work had to be precise
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because getting things wrong by even a few
millimetres would affect the whole tower.
Journalist Émile Goudea visited the building
site and was struck by how loud it was, saying,
“We were deafened by the din (noise) of metal
screaming beneath the hammer.” The tower
was completed on 31 March 1889, just in time
for two million people to visit it during the fair.
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The Eiffel Tower is no longer the tallest
structure in the world – that crown belongs
to the Burj Khalifa skyscaper in Dubai. Yet
the Eiffel Tower’s distinct shape and famous
history, not to mention its location in the
heart of Paris, mean there’s never a shortage
of visitors. Perhaps because of how well
loved it is, other cities have built their own
tower. The largest is in Las
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the spaceplane.
A
super-speedy engine that could allow planes to
fly more than five times faster than the speed of
sound (the speed that sound waves travel through
the air), and even reach space, has been given the allclear for crucial tests. The SABRE engine, designed by
Reaction Engines Ltd (REL), which is working with the
European and UK space agencies, could one day fly
passengers from London to Sydney, Australia in just
four hours – a journey that takes 22 hours today.
SABRE is both a jet engine and a rocket engine.
When a SABRE-powered plane takes off, the jet
engine will draw in air and push it out behind,
allowing it to reach 4,000mph. More than 17 miles
to melt the lightweight alloys (metal mixtures) from
above the ground, where the air is much thinner, the
which most engines are built. To get around this
SABRE engine will go into rocket mode, burning fuel
problem, REL has built a system to cool the air that
from onboard tanks and prop
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Saira with her
winning entry.
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hat do you think cities will look
like in 200 years? Will there be
flying cars, robots and people zooming
about with jet packs? As part of a
ationwide competition, Legoland
iscovery Centre in Manchester
allenged children under 10 to
agine and design the cities of the
ture. Weird and wonderful ideas
cluded train tracks in the sky, robot
aiters delivering drinks, a “go-awayoud machine” to let the Sun shine
l day, lollipop trees and rivers of
ocolate. Seven-year-old winner
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Saira Ali imagined a future with sky
orbs to light up the night sky, flying
cars, dragons and ice cream buildings.
Her design was turned into a Lego
sculpture using 4,385 Lego bricks.
One of the judges, Richard Watson,
a futurist (a scientist who predicts the
future) at Imperial College, London,
said, “What stood out to me about
Saira’s picture was how imaginative
it was – she certainly shows an
interesting vision of the future! Ice
cream buildings are probably a bit
of a stretch, but who knows?”
GET READY FOR EARTH DAY
Travelling through space at a shocking speed of 67,000m
Earth is an incredibly special planet. It is the only planet i
solar system where we know life exists. To celebrate Eart
on 22 April, Science+Nature has dedicated a whole feature an
a poster to planet Earth. Also in the issue, find out why anima
are different sizes, and learn all about the majestic Cross River
gorillas. The new issue hits the shelves on 30 March.
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Photos of the week
Cast and crew
Messenger, a seven-metre-high bronze
cast sculpture, arrives in Plymouth.
Whole world in their hands
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Young people take part in climate
change protests in Sydney, Australia.
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Photos of the week
Ski skills
A brave skier in
Verbier, Switzerland.
Line of duty
Troops stand to attention
at Windsor Castle.
Hanging around
A spectacular slam-dunk
at a university basketball
tournament in the US.
Un-bear-ably cute
A polar bear cub plays with her
mum at Berlin Zoo, Germany.
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minutes, and under-18s are
70 minutes. Professional
matches last for 80 minutes.
● Each team has 15 players
and seven substitutes.
● Wellington College also
won the under-18s
Schools Champions Trophy
in December.
Northampton School for
Boys lost to Wellington
College in the under-15s Cup.
● Teams knocked out of the
Cup in early rounds compete
for the Vase instead.
Schools scoop top rugby prizes
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took the under-18s Cup, and Samuel Whitbread
Academy, from Bedfordshire, picked up two Vase
trophies. They beat Dartford Grammar School 22-7
in the under-15s, and Dauntsey’s School (Wiltshire)
43-25 in the under-18s. There were also victories
for Bloxham School (Oxfordshire), Judd School
(Kent), King’s (Worcester) and Trinity (Croydon).
Teams playing in the Cup and Vase finals played
at Twickenham Stadium, in south-west London,
where the England rugby team play.
The competition organisers will hold girls’
under-15s and under-18s club cup finals in May.
England beat
Sri Lanka.
Samuel Whitbread Academy
won the under-18s Vase.
Raheem Sterling
He scored four goals
as England beat the Czech
Republic 5-0 at Wembley
and then Montenegro 5-1
in Podgorica in their
first Euro 2020
qualifying matches.
Nathan Chen
The 19-year-old won the
World Championships free
skate title with a worldrecord score.
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B
etween 19 and 21 March, youth rugby teams
from around England competed in the Schools
Cup finals. It’s the biggest school rugby competition
in the UK – more than 1,000 teams took part in the
qualifying games, which began in September.
There are under-15s and under-18s categories,
with trophies awarded at different levels, including
the Bowl, Cup, Plate and Vase. The Cup winner is
the overall winner.
Wellington College, from Berkshire, won their
fifth under-15s Schools Cup with a 23-5 win over
Northampton School for Boys. Whitgift (Croydon)
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Book club
5
books about
brilliantauthors
Find out more about your literary
heroes with these great reads.
Astonishing Authors: The Brontës
by Anna Doherty
(Hachette Children’s Group)
Meet the Brontës – Anne,
Branwell, Charlotte and Emily –
in this brilliant illustrated book.
Growing up on the wild moors of Yorkshire, they
have nothing to entertain them but their own
imaginations – and so begins the incredible story
of a truly astonishing family of authors.
Boss the Bestseller
List Like J.K. Rowling
by Caroline Moss
and Sinem Erkas
(Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)
Be inspired by the amazing story
of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
As well as finding out more about her incredible
career, you’ll learn 10 important lessons from her
life that might just help you to get to the top of
the bestseller list for yourself.
Fantastic Mr Dahl
by Michael Rosen
(Puffin Books)
Author Michael Rosen has written
this fascinating biography of classic
children’s writer Roald Dahl. You’ll
find out more about how Dahl came to write
books like The BFG and Matilda, as well as stories
from his school days and family life.
Little People, Big Dreams:
Maya Angelou
by Lisbeth Kaiser
and Leire Salaberria
(Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)
Part of the Little People, Big Dreams
series, this illustrated book tells the
powerful life story of US writer Maya Angelou.
Look out for other books in the series about
famous authors including Jane Austen, Agatha
Christie and L.M. Montgomery.
Flights of Fancy
by various authors
(Walker Books)
Marking the 20th anniversary of the
Children’s Laureate, this anthology
will introduce you to all 10 of the
writers and illustrators who have taken on the role
– from the very first, Quentin Blake, to the current
Laureate, Lauren Child. There are pictures, poems
and stories, plus information about each of their
achievements during their time as Laureate.
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
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Edited by Teddy Keen
(Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)
The call to adventure is in all of us and
this beautiful illustrated book will
provide you with inspiration to embark
on adventures of your own. On an
expedition in the Amazon, Teddy Keen
stumbled upon a metal container in a
remote hut. Inside it he discovered a
bundle of tattered sketchbooks and
survival notebooks penned by an
unknown adventurer. These notebooks
appeared to have been written for two
young relatives, hoping to inspire them
to explore hidden places around the
globe. Full of jaw-dropping adventures
and extraordinary escapes, practical
expedition advice and survival tips, it
teaches everything from wilderness
first-aid to useful knots. The perfect
book for outdoor enthusiasts, nature
lovers, aspiring explorers or anyone
with a thirst for adventure.
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For a chance to win a copy, just send your name and
address to competitions@theweekjunior.co.uk and put
LOST in the subject line. Closing date: midnight Friday
5 April. See theweekjunior.co.uk/terms for rules.
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sketching, exploring and talking to animalss.
Lucy Owen wrote
The Sea House.
Cardiff Children’s
Literature Festival
The Cardiff Children’s Literature
Festival is back with a programme
packed with free workshops
and ticketed events that start at
£3. Events include meeting TV
historian Lucy Worsley; hearing
Lucy Owen read from The Sea
House; and catching Catherine
Fisher talking about The Clockwork
Crow, which recently featured as
Book of the Week in The Week
Junior. Events will be taking place
over two weekends between
30 March and 7 April. Special
school-only activities will be going
on throughout the week. Find out
more at cardiffkidslitfest.com
What is the biggest
adventure you’ve ever
been on?
I once ice-skated 125 miles
across the frozen Arctic to
raise money for Great
Ormond Street Hospital,
which helped look after my
younger brother. The children
there designed me a penguin
suit – since then I’ve been
known in Finland as Teddy
the Penguin. It was so cold
I had to wear five layers of
pants and I grew an ice beard
10 centimetres thick.
What was your fa
favourite
it
place to explore as a child?
I grew up with a fair bit of
freedom, and with that
freedom I chose to fish. This
would lead me deep into the
unknown, exploring small
rivers (or burns) in the
highlands of Scotland.
Which other language, do
you wish you could speak?
I would want to be able to
speak to animals. I think birds
would probably have the most
interesting conversations. They
see so much of the world.
What is your favourite
thing to sketch?
I love to sketch nature and
wild places, especially places
that make you feel small:
forests, mountains, rivers
and the sea.
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puzzles they can solve, and the stories they can
create and follow. Many also like the fact that games
often tackle some of life’s biggest issues, including
love, death, and friendship.
All of this is being celebrated at Now Play This, at
Somerset House in London on 6–14 April. The
nine-day event provides new and unusual games for
visitors to play, as well as giving a behind-the-scenes
glimpse into how games are created.
Throughout the event, young people can take part
in workshops and activities and get to grips with the
newest gaming technology. Community is the central
theme of this year’s event, which links together many
of the activities and talks throughout the festival.
One of the highlights this year is Octopad, a game
that is played by eight people who each have one
button to help them control a character. One player
controls going left, another jumping, and so on;
teamwork is the key to success.
It’s not just about video games though – there are
all sorts of ways to play at the event. There’s Affix, a
wearable piece of 3D art that can be designed and
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Insomnia Gaming Festival
Retro games and the latest releases are all available
to play at this event. There are also esports, which
anyone can compete in, and cosplay (where fans
dress up as their favourite characters) to see. It runs
19–22 April. Visit insomniagamingfestival.com
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Norwich Games Festival
This is a free, family-friendly event with games,
workshops and talks. Organisers haven’t yet
revealed the final programme, but it should be a lot
of fun. It’s on 27 May until 1 June; keep an eye on
what’s coming up at norwichgamesfestival.com
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beautiful showcase of the world’s most
fascinating wildlife. Each episode will also look
at how humans are affecting the natural world.
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forward in special effects. This was the first
time that a live-action film had starred a fully
computer-generated lead character, in this case
Casper the friendly ghost. The fun film is based
on a famous character who was first introduced
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Toy Story 4 trailer
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Buzz, Jessie, Woody and the gang all appear in a
new trailer for the latest film in the Toy Story
series. Joined by lots of new toys – some of
whom seem less friendly than others – the
hugely anticipated release promises to be as
funny and exciting as the earlier films.
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puzzles to solve, enemies to bop on the head, and lots
of secrets to uncover.
If you’ve played any Super Mario Bros (or more
recently, Donkey Kong Country) games, you’ll feel
instantly at home. Yoshi can run, jump, gulp enemies
then spit them out again, and collect eggs to throw at
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petition to win a Switch console.
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appearances in many of Nintendo’s games, often
as a playable character alongside Mario, Luigi and
their friends. These include the Super Smash Bros
fighting series, which started in 1999. A new version
for the Switch console was released last year.
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It’s called Stadia, and it wants to make games
something you stream rather than own.
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part of Google’s plans.
For example, if you are watching a YouTuber
playing a particular game, you can simply press
the “play now” button on the Stadia controller and
start playing the same game. No price has been
announced, but Stadia will be released later this year.
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Popular 1980s mystery-solving game Where in
The World is Carmen Sandiego? has been revived
for 2019 – within Google Earth. To play it, look for
the red pegman icon in the planet-mapping app
on Android or iOS – or in the Chrome web browser.
The app can try to
describe people’s moods.
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designed for blind and partially sighted people.
One of its new features lets people tap on a photo
on their smartphone or tablet to hear a description of
the objects within it. Microsoft says it can be used for
photos of the world around you, as well as for family
snaps. The Seeing AI app can already be used to read
books, street signs and menus in restaurant.
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Eight seconds. That’s how long the shortestlived country in history existed for but which was
it? You’ll find out here, along with some of the
other nations that didn’t last very long.
Microsoft’s app can also be used to identify
banknotes and try to describe people’s moods, using
facial-recognition technology.
Microsoft isn’t the only big company working on
technology for people who are visually impaired,
though. Google has just released an app called
Lookout, which can also read text in the real-world
and identify money. For now, it’s only available on
Google’s own Pixel smartphones in the US.
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Editor’snote
What makes you happy? Is it
listening to your favourite song,
playing your favourite game or
spending time with your friends and
family? Perhaps it’s getting a good
mark at school for a piece of work yo
spent ages on, hearing a really good
joke, or scoring for your football team. It can be
something as simple as going for a walk at this time of
year, when spring finally begins to make an appearance,
the sunshine and daffodils come out, and the Easter
holidays are in sight. People who live in Finland know a
thing or two about happiness. The country has just been
The finalists with
Richard Osman.
named the happiest country in the world by the United
Nations – see our story on page 3. There are lots of
reasons why this is the case. According to John Helliwell,
a professor at the University of British Columbia, it’s
partly because they trust their government, they live in
freedom and they are generous. “They do care about
each other,” Helliwell says. “That’s the kind of place
people want to live.” Let us know what’s making you
happy at the moment by emailing us at
hello@theweekjunior.co.uk
Editor
CHARITY OF THE WEEK
Child Genius competition
Competition is important; it
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scover your potential, and
aches you about your brain. I
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and figures aside, I learnt a great
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deal about how to learn: how to
manage time, work hard and to learn efficiently.
Another amazing aspect is getting to know the
country’s brightest children and their lovely
families. Whether you win that ultimate prize or
not, the values you gain will help you throughout
your life. If you think you’re up to the challenge,
or maybe just curious about how far you could get,
I would definitely recommend giving it a go.
Go to channel4.com/4viewers/take-part/
child-genius to find out more abo
the Child Genius Competition.
What’s going on at your school? Have you taken part in a sporting event,
put on a show or done something fun to raise money? Whatever you’re
up to, we want to hear about it at hello@theweekjunior.co.uk
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The Parent and Carers Support Organisation
(PACSO) works in the Chichester and Arun districts
in West Sussex with families who have children
with special educational needs or disabilities. It
organises activities for disabled children and their
siblings, including family-fun days, after-school
clubs and youth clubs. It tries to include the
learning of useful life skills in these activities, such
as teaching young people with disabilities how to
use public transport. You can find out more at
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poetry about what makes your mum,
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TWJ-mum and you could feature in a special
anthology, as well as winning flowers and
chocolates to send to anyone you like. To
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than 30 lines long, and don’t forget to
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amazing and really helps us get on with our
learning. She has made us both grow up to love
school and love learning new things.
We want to thank her for being the best teacher
ever before she leaves the school this Easter.
We will miss her so much.”
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That’s unbelievable!
The mystery of the
neat and tidy mouse
A clever mouse has been caught on
camera tidying tools in a shed. Steve
Mckears, who lives in Severn Beach
near Bristol, had spotted a screw in
a tub of bird food in February and
couldn’t work out why it was there. He
took it out of the tub, but the following
day there were even more screws
inside. He solved the mystery with a
night-vision camera, which recorded
the busy mouse moving metal objects
around. However one mystery remains:
no one knows why the mouse does it.
Anne Brokenbrow has
never broken the law.
Woman thrilled to be arrested at long last
A 104-year-old woman has had her dream come true: she’s been arrested.
Anne Brokenbrow joined a project in Bristol that encourages local residents to
grant wishes to elderly people – and she asked for police officers to arrest her.
Her strange request was granted, and the Avon and Somerset police force
brought her to justice on 20 March. Brokenbrow said, “I've always been on the
right side of the law, so I wanted to know what it’s like on the wrong side.”
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Is this a houseproud mouse?
What’s in a name?
Lucifer, Adora-Belle and Wit are among
the unusual names for babies born in
Scotland last year. Jack and Olivia were
the most popular names among the
47,785 newborns, but there were
plenty of other choices. Some were
short; one boy was named A, and
others were longer, such as AlbaCrystal Birdie. Parents also named their
children after politicians such as Corbyn
(after Labour Party leader Jeremy
Corbyn), and characters, like Merlin.
This home is inspired
by The Flintstones.
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The purr-fect job for a cat fan
There are lots of people who enjoy watching cat videos online, but one man
has managed to turn it into a career. Will Braden spends his days in front of a
screen, picking out his favourites from the internet. Those selections have now
been compiled into one long film, to be released in cinemas across the US.
According to the BBC, the film has made more than £28,000 from its first five
screenings, and it will appear in more than 200 cinemas this year. So are we
telling you the truth, or is it too im-paws-sible to be real?*
30 March 2019 • The Week Junior
Yabba Dabba Doo… or don’t?
Florence Fang is such a massive fan of The Flintstones, the prehistoric cartoon
characters who live in Bedrock, that her entire home in California, in the US, has
been decorated to look like something out of the cartoon. She even has giant
dinosaurs in her garden. Not everyone loves what she’s done with the place,
however. Local officials are asking a judge to declare the decorations a public
nuisance and get Fang to redecorate. It is not yet known when a decision over
the future of the Flintstone house will be made.
*Real! Braden set up a film festival devoted to cats and then signed a deal to show
the film in different cinemas. Part of the money raised goes to cat charities.
Do people get paid to
watch cat videos online?
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