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After the QuAke

Life in Haiti one year on from tHe devastating eartHquake

On 12 January last year a powerful earthquake hit the small island of Haiti, killing 230,000 people and leaving more than 1.5 million people homeless.
The stories and images of devastation shown on TV and predicted to have been infected by cholera since November.
by Gabrielle Utton
in newspapers shocked the world. You, our readers, showed That is why the British government recently funded more
your support and raised nearly £20,000 for Unicef to help the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti and Haitians’ lives are than a thousand doctors and nurses to work in Haiti as well
people suffering in Haiti. still badly affected. There are still many problems, the biggest as funding emergency supplies, 12 cholera treatment centres
Twelve months on and life is still very difficult for many of which is the outbreak of cholera. Cholera is a disease that and water purification facilities and lavatories, which will save
people in Haiti, as Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for lives in water which can kill you if not treated. the lives of many thousands of people.”
International Development, says: “It’s one year on since the “According to the United Nations, 400,000 people are continued on page 2
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FIRST NEWS HEADLINES

Cyberbullying is just as
wrong and as cruel as
saying or doing something
IN BRIEF
Bags banned
unkind to another person

Italy has banned shops

giving out plastic bags
anywhere in the country.
This is a big step for Italy as it
is one of the biggest users of
plastic bags in Europe. Each
Italian uses more than 300 bags
a year, that’s almost one a day.
The government has launched
a campaign to raise awareness
of why the public should use
bags made of natural and
recyclable materials.

Picture posed by models

Cyberbully warning
a row has broken out over a website where children can write their opinion, and often cruel comments, about their
school and fellow pupils.
The website says it’s only for use by over
18-year-olds and a lot of schools have been
removed from the site.
While some school pupils may think that
the comments are funny, there are many more
who find them cruel and hurtful.
Writing something mean or untrue or
spiteful about a person is cyberbullying. Those
who find unkind comments funny might not
do so if the comments were about themselves.
Making cruel remarks on the internet is
by Gabrielle Utton
wrong and authorities take it very seriously.
The Government’s Children’s Minister
Tim Loughton says: “I am shocked and
disheartened to hear that there are websites
like this that seem to encourage cyberbullying.
I encourage young people to think very
carefully about posting on these sites.
Whilst comments such as these may often
be intended as a joke they can all too often
Landslide
kills in the
become cruel when posted anonymously on
the internet. I hope they think about how they
Philippines
would feel if it was aimed at them. Bad weather has killed
“Cyberbullying is a serious issue and we’re five people in the eastern
working closely with the charity Beatbullying Philippines.
on their Cybermentors project. Children and A landslide claimed two lives
young people can get support, advice and while three more were killed
information anonymously from specially when they tried to escape their
trained advisers their own age. You can find homes. Tens of thousands of
out more about this project and seek advice at people had to leave their homes
www.cybermentors.org.uk.” for safety.

After the quake Families get

continued from front page
“This will help people
overcome cholera but they
still need somewhere safe and
dry to live as well as ongoing
medical care – the British
Government has provided
more than 380,000 people
with food, shelter, clean water
and medical care so far.
“The children of Haiti are
desperate to get back to
school, their parents want
to work, and families want
to go back to their own
homes so that is why the
UK Government gave more
than $150m this year to big
£50 for food
organisations like the United
Nations and the World Bank.
They work closely with
charities, other governments,
and people on the ground to a new scheme will see families given vouchers worth £50 to
improve tens of thousands of swap for healthy food and activities.
people’s lives.
“The UK is working hard to £250 million will be given out Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
support Haiti in its hour of in this way. Several big food says: “The healthy option isn’t
need to prevent diseases like companies are working with the always the cheapest option so it’s a
cholera spreading further. We Government on the new scheme, really important step to be able to
are also providing long term including Warburtons, Asda, Birds offer £50 off healthier foods, drinks
support to help rebuild the Eye, Mars and Weight Watchers. and activities.”
devastated country so children However, food policy professor at Voucher books will be available
get the future they deserve.” City University, Tim Lang, is worried through the News of the World
Turn to page 5 for a special about food companies telling newspaper, Asda stores and some
report on Haiti. people how to be healthy. local businesses.
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FIRST NEWS HEADLINES

One million kids Mystery of the falling birds
PeoPle in arkansas, USa, are baffled as to
EDITOR’S
COMMENT
don’t have a PC
new research has found that more than one million school
why hundreds of birds dropped out of the sky
last week.
More than 1,000 blackbirds fell from the sky and
landed, dead, on roads, pavements and driveways in Beebe
in Arkansas.
It feels like Christmas and new
year celebrations happened a long
time ago, doesn’t it?
Starting a new year and a new term at
children don’t have a computer to use at home and almost Wildlife officials are looking for an explanation and are school is an exciting time, there’s a whole
two million can’t get online at home. testing the birds to see if they can find out what killed them. year of new possibilities lying ahead. So
The E-Learning Foundation says that children from poorer families One idea is that a flock of birds could have been hit by a while you’re enjoying catching up with
are more likely to have difficulty finding a computer to use at home firework display. your friends and settling into the new
and getting school term, spare a thought for the
online. They children and young people of Haiti
say this makes (front page).
it harder for Last year, when the earthquake caused
those pupils to such devastation and despair in the
research school country you helped by raising money to
topics, do their provide clean water, shelter and medicine.
homework The people of Haiti are still finding life very
and join in the difficult but they hope this year will be
fun things like a happier one than 2010, and we hope
playing games so too.
and looking
at websites
like their
classmates. Editor Nicky Cox MBE

Australia under
water THIS WEEK
IN HISTORY
On 11 January 1962, an avalanche buried
several mountain villages in the Andes in
Peru, killing as many as 4,000 people.

BAD WEEK FOR...

Gavin Henson
The Strictly Come
Dancing rugby
player started a
game for the first
time in two years
but his team,
Saracens, still lost
to Sale.

Flood waters in australia have affected an area the size of France and Germany put together and more
than 200,000 people.
Rockhampton in Queensland is the
worst affected city where military aircraft
have been delivering supplies to the
77,000 stranded residents.
Torrential rain has caused rivers to rise
high enough to burst their banks and
GOOD
WEEK FOR...
amanda
Holden
submerge roads and cause people to residents have to deal with is snakes The Britain’s Got
leave their homes. Officials say the floods swimming in the water. Rockhampton Talent judge
may not ease for a long time yet. At least Mayor Brad Carter said: “Snakes have been and star of Shrek
three people have already died because swimming at people’s feet as they make the Musical is
of the water. their way through the waters. I know one expecting her
An added danger that Queensland guy who killed four snakes this morning.”
second baby.
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THE NEWS IN PICTURES

4 January
DInSLaKEn, GErMany:
a partial solar eclipse (the
moon partially covers the
sun) was seen by millions.

2 January KaILua, HaWaII: President Barrack Obama signs

H.R. 847 the james Zadroga 9/11 Health a Compensation act. The
document covers health coverage for workers that were affected after
helping at ground zero while helping others and clearing the rubble
during 9/11.

1 January SOuTH QuEEnSFErry, SCOTLanD: People in

fancy dress take part in the annual Loony Dook Swim. More than 1,000
people jumped in the River Forth to celebrate the new year.

3 January yOKOHaMa, TOKyO: a sealion

called Leo paints the word “rabbit” in Chinese at the
Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium. February 2011
sees the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.

1 January BraSILIa, BraZIL: new Brazilian President 1 January SurGuT, ruSSIa: Smoke billows from the
Dilma Rousseff receives the presidential sash from outgoing President wreckage of a plane after it is believed one of its engines burst into
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. President Rousseff is the first female President flames on the runway before take off. Three people were killed and
in Brazil after winning 56% of the votes in the election last October. dozens injured in the blast.
Issue 240 7 – 13 JAN 2011
Special report
Haiti
By Lauren Shearing for UNICEF
– one year on
On 12 January 2010 Haiti was devastated by an earthquake.
First news looks at what life is like 12 months after the quake struck…
Now that Christmas is over, children in the UK are looking
forward to getting back to school, swapping Christmas
stories and looking forward to the year ahead.
However, for children in Haiti life is far from normal, and
there are very few stories to swap. That’s because they
are still trying to recover from a terrible earthquake that
struck the country a year ago destroying many homes and
schools and killing thousands of people.
Mackintosh’s story
Ten-year-old Mackintosh Fran Durvier is one of the
luckier children, who survived the earthquake with his
family. His house and his school, however, were flattened
like a pancake.
©UNICEF Haiti/2010/McBride
* The names of the people mentioned in this story have been changed for their privacy.
Mackintosh Fran Durvier (left) and Freddy Durvier
(right), with their father, Jean Andre Durvier
A makeshift classroom has been set up next to his
former school, which was destroyed by the quake on 12
January 2010.
For Mackintosh and his younger brother, Freddy, going
back to school has helped to bring normality back to
their lives. They are with their friends, playing and
learning again.
For more special reports, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/discover 5
For more information visit
www.unicef.org.uk
“It is much better that they are at school than at They were separated from their mum and dad which was
home surrounded by the memories of 12 January, or in scarier even than the earthquake itself.
the camps, which is not an environment that children “I was very sad that I could only see my parents twice a
should be exposed to for a long time,” says their principal, month,” says Latima
Elizabeth Hyppolite. However, with the help of UNICEF, Latima’s dad, Joseph,
was able to start his rice farming business again. The
Some people still live in the camps family are all back together now, and starting to re-build
their lives.
Facise Jean, 17, still lives in one of these camps.
“After the earthquake, my home was damaged” he says.
“I now live in a camp for displaced persons. I worry about
dying from cholera. My dream is for things to be the way
they were before this terrible earthquake.”
after the earthquake some parents
couldn’t look after their children
Latima and Karline Charles, 12-year-old twins, and their
little sister, Jocelyn, used to live in a seaside town with
their parents. After the earthquake, their parents could
not afford to look after them any more, and they had to be
taken into care.
Thousands of people moved into makeshift
camps when their homes were desroyed
©UNICEF/Haiti/2010/McBride
life is getting better
The money that you raised for Haiti is helping UNICEF to
help children like these all over the country.
One year on, your support means that UNICEF is able to
help put things right for families and to re-open schools.
Thanks to you the children of Haiti have somewhere safe
to learn and to recover.
The Presidential
Palace in Port-au-
Prince is reduced
to rubble
Latima, Karline and Jocelyn Charles were
separated from their parents after the earthquake
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ANIMAL NEWS
Emperor Tamarin monkeys at ZSL London Zoo
Beaver secrets
A new study has filmed the
secret lives of baby beavers.
Scientists have used hidden
cameras to film the inside of a
beavers’ lodge, allowing them to
see how baby beavers behave when
they’re at home.
Until recently very little was
known about the behaviour of the
beavers inside their homes. The
baby beavers, known as kits, were
witnessed following sleep cycles a
lot like a human baby, so sleeping
for a few hours before waking.
The study was undertaken in
south-western Illinois in america.

Big animal count!

This week the staff at ZsL London Zoo will brave the wintry weather to count every animal in the zoo!
Every year the keepers conduct the annual with lots of births this year, the job is set to be 10,000 invertebrates and over 100 reptiles? Wow!
stocktake, where they count every bird and an even bigger one than usual. ZSL London Zoo has to count their animals
beast in the zoo. Can you imagine how long it would take to every year to keep in line with the terms of
More than 16,000 animals live at the zoo and check and count over 4,000 fish, more than their zoo licence!

Famous photo
comp opens
Orangutan Seal colony
found!
cruises home
A colony of rare
Mediterranean monk seals
has been discovered living in
This week the famous Veolia environnement wildlife
a secret location in Greece.
Photographer of the year competition opens. Mediterranean monk seals are
If you’ve taken an amazing snap in a number of categories, including A bAby the rarest seals in the world. It is
of a wild animal, or even your pet Urban Wildlife and nature in Black orangutan believed that less than 600 remain in
you can enter. The competition has and White. has cruised to the wild, so experts are thrilled with
been running for 47 years and the For full details on categories and the discovery.
his new home The location of the colony is being
winner will be chosen by a panel of how to enter see www.nhm.ac.uk/
expert judges. You can enter photos wildphoto. onboard a ferry! kept secret to ensure that the seals
One-year-old remain undisturbed.
orphan Silvestre Scientists have witnessed the
journeyed to the UK seals behaving in their natural way
onboard a Brittany – sunbathing on beaches. In recent
Ferry from his original years human activity has driven
home at Santillana this species of seal to live in coastal
Zoo in Spain. He caves, which makes them very hard
has now settled to study. It also increases the risk of
into his new home death for young pups.
at Monkey World in
Dorset.
Monkey World is
home to Europe’s
only creche
for orphaned
Picture Monkey World

orangutans.
Monkey World is
home to over 230
rescued primates!
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OUR STORIES

Home News
THE scotland
WEEK’S Fish future is bright
WEATHER WWF Scotland have said that the
population of Scottish whitefish
with jonathan Powell is bright, as long as threatened
species continue to get protection.
From Friday 7 january 2010 Lots has been done to monitor
to Thursday 13 january 2011
yorkshire Ireland anglesey and manage the fish stocks on lots
of species. The good news comes
Week In general
as the European Commission
Unsettled, cold. Earthquake hits Bittern in back Teen shelter announced the latest figures on
FrIday 7 january
a earthquake measuring 3.6 More than 150 years after it was a £10,000 shelter has been built catch quotes, which means how
Scotland/n Ireland – Wintry
magnitude has hit northern last spotted on Irish shores, the for teenagers in anglesey to stop much fish we are allowed to catch
showers. Day 1c/34f
England. The quake struck bittern has been spotted in County them gathering in a village centre. over the next year.
night -4c/25f. Light
around 9km away from the Wexford. Experts believed the The shelter has solar power and
northeasterly.
England/Wales – Rain/sleet
town of Ripon at around 9pm.
although ripples and tremors
bird to be extinct in Ireland, but
three have been spotted since
a blue tooth connector which
allows music to be played via
lincolnshire
showers. Day 3c/37f night -1c/30f.
were felt throughout Cumbria December. There could be many built-in speakers. It is the
Light northeasterly.
and West Yorkshire. The quake more but they are quite hard to second shelter of its kind in Fat to fit
saturday 8 january
only lasted a few seconds and spot as they are very shy. anglesey. The shelters were a town in Lincolnshire which is
Scotland/n Ireland
experts believe it is unlikely funded after a Police famous for having overweight
– Wintry showers. Day
to have caused any significant Community Support Officer residents has seen a huge increase
0c/32f night -5c/23f. Light
damage. decided things needed to in the amount of sport locals have
northeasterly.
be done to improve taken part in. Boston local council
England/Wales – Rain/sleet
facilities for teens. says the town has gone from fat
showers. Day 2c/36f night -2c/28f.
Light northeasterly. to fit after an impressive increase
sunday 9 january of the number of people who
Scotland/n Ireland exercise more than three times a
– Wintry showers. Day 0c/32f week for more than 30 minutes at
night -5c/23f. Light northeasterly. a time. In 2006 Boston was ranked
England/Wales – Rain/sleet as the fattest place in England.
showers. Day 2c/36f night -3c/27f.
Light northeasterly.
rest oF the Week
Remaining unsettled and
cold. Frosty.

FAST WEATHER
FAcTS london
Zebra status
The iconic zebra crossing outside
london the famous abbey Road recording
Studios in London has been given
a Grade II listed status. The crossing
Lizard goes walkies has been recognised for its “cultural
a 40cm long monitor lizard has been found and historical importance”. The
walking through a London Park. The reptile crossing was featured on a very
was found by a member of the public in famous album by the Beatles called
Lambeth. The RSPCa were called and staff abbey Road, which was released
transported the lizard to their animal hospital in 1969. Since then lots of hopeful
in Putney. The lizard, which comes from africa musicians have visited the crossing
On 8 january 2000, Kirensk has been named Fluffy and will be rehomed in the hope of following in the
in Siberia recorded a low of once he has been checked over by vets. Beatles footsteps.
-58ºC.

THE WEEK IN NUMBERS

1.28 million pounds has been
donated to the naankuse Wildlife
116 emergency calls were 100s of fish have been
found dead in a canal marina in
responded to by the Buxton Mountain
Sanctuary in namibia by angelina Rescue Team in Derbyshire in 2010. The Wales, the Environment agency
jolie and Brad Pitt. The couple’s most rescues in one year. Wales say the freezing temperatures
daughter, Shiloh, was born in the is most likely to blame.
african country.
20 1.84
15
per cent is how much VaT has million copies of Take
people had to be evacuated been increased to. VaT is a tax that you That’s album Progress were sold in
after a fire hit four houses in Blaenau pay on all things that you buy. VaT was 2010, making it the biggest-selling
Gwent in Wales this week. 17.5% of the cost of the object. album of the year.
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SCIENCE

Getty
The singing
ChECk out

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a clip of one of the mice at
www.FirstNews.co.uk

mice
Creating rain in the desert
could be very useful for a
dry country like Abu Dhabi

Desert
downpours
a SWISS company has claimed
that they created rain over the
dry deserts of abu Dhabi during
summer of last year.
Meteo Systems has been testing

?
In their attempts to understand how humans have its Weathertec system in the al ain
developed over time, scientists have accidentally created region of abu Dhabi. Reporters at The
Sunday Times say that they have seen
mice that ‘sing’.
The researchers first discovered When Dna mutates, it can have Did you a confidential company video that

that one of their mice was chirping
like a bird, and they have since bred
another 100 similar mice.
The scientists at the University
of Osaka have been working on
something called the Evolved
Mouse Project. They have been
breeding mice that often have
random mutations in their Dna.
This is the substance found in all of
our cells that is like a blueprint that
tells the body how to grow.
know
explains Meteo’s work in abu Dhabi.
positive or negative effects, or
Streetlamp-sized ionisers threw up
often does nothing different at
streams of negatively-charged electrons
all. Since mice breed quickly and
Gross fact alert! Mice and into the air. These electrons attract dust
are mammals, the researchers are
other rodents will often on the way up into the atmosphere,
using them to try and understand
eat their own droppings, where they then start to attract tiny
how humans evolved (changed
so that they can get the molecules of water.
over time).
vitamins contained in them. When the process works, these drops
There is still a lot of debate
of water start to increase in size until
among scientists about how
they become clouds and cause rain.
human language developed, and
It is claimed that the ionisers were
scientists hope that the ‘singing’
Instead of squeaking, the turned on 74 times last summer, on days
mice will provide some clues.
new mice tweet like birds when local weather officials said that
there would be no rain. Rain then came
on 52 of these days, claim the reports.

Space inspiration
If the stories are true, the technology
could be crucial in bringing rain to dry
areas of the planet. However, nearby
countries will want to be certain that
a mISSIon to space has provided the idea for a their own weather patterns would not
super-strong new type of jeans for motorcyclists. be affected.
The reason why bikers wear leather is because it is very
strong and won’t tear in a crash. However, for comfort,
many bikers often wear a plain pair of jeans, even though
they do not protect the legs in a crash.
now, one company has decided to make biking jeans
with a special material called ultra high molecular weight
polyethylene (UHMWPE). It was used on a European
Space agency (ESa) mission in 2007, when a 0.5mm-thick
strand stretched 30km through space to drag a capsule.
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UHMWPE fibres are twice as strong as Kevlar, and up to

100 times stronger than steel. African elephants
For a publicity stunt to show how strong his new migrating in Kenya The average January rainfall in Abu
Dhabi is 13mm, compared to over
Getty

African elephants
product was, the founder of the ESquad label suspended 250mm for many parts of the UK
a 2.7 tonne Hummer from a pair of his jeans.

are two species

?
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Did you
an analysis of elephants and their extinct ancestors has shown that
african elephants are not just one species after all.
There are around 500,000 elephants woolly mammoths also became two
know
all elephants originally
living in africa. about 25% of those live separate species. came from africa. asian
in forests, and the rest tend to stay on To do their analysis, scientists studied elephants moved out of
the savannahs (open grasslands). samples from modern elephants, as africa around 200,000 years
new research has shown that the well as ones from a 43,000-year-old ago, at the same time as
Robin Barbosa prepares to test two split into different species at least bone from a woolly mammoth and a humans started to leave the
the strength of his leathers on 2.6m years ago. That is around the same tooth from a mastodon, another extinct continent as well.
the Estoril track in Portugal
time in history that asian elephants and ancestor of the modern elephant.
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GLOBAL STORIES
SNIPPETS
a Spanish man had to rummage
through bins when he realised
that he had thrown out a winning
lottery ticket. He found it, and
shared £7.8m with 14 friends.
Canada
Calorie control
World News
Netherlands
Donor shortage
Officials at the national transplant
agency have called for local
councils to be more active in
signing up new donors. They
Denmark
Starting young
a poll has shown that young
people in Denmark are more
politically active than the rest of the
sweden
Bulgaria
Roads result
Last year saw the lowest number
of people killed on Bulgaria’s
roads since 1960. a police
spokesman said that 775 people
were killed in 2010, which is 120
You’re fired!
fewer than in 2009.
a man working at a Volvo factory
has been sent home for describing
his place of work as a ‘madhouse’
on Facebook. The man was told he

a survey has shown that the
average Canadian adult is eating
155 fewer calories per day than
they were ten years ago. a report
by Statistics Canada suggests that
people are starting to eat more
fruit and veg, and are also cutting
down on red meat.
would like councils to ask anyone
applying for a new passport if they
would be a donor. The current
waiting time for a transplant in the
Netherlands is around four years.
population. according to the poll,
71% of 16 to 25-year-olds has taken
part in a political event, compared
to 57% for the country as a whole.
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would not be allowed to work there
again, even though he had praised
the company in several other posts
on his page.

Australia
Tourist trap
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a group of four German tourists

had to be rescued from a
crocodile-infested river after
usA their car got stuck. The driver had
apparently ignored warnings in
Kakadu National Park and tried
Fishy deaths to drive through Magela Creek,
which was 1m under water. Police
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rescued the group soon after.

NT Police
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Chile egypt North Korea

Wildlife officials are investigating
the deaths of 100,000 fish near
Ozark, arkansas. Only drum fish
were affected, which has led
scientists to believe that a disease
is to blame, rather than pollution.
a spokesman also said that the
incident was unrelated to the
mysterious deaths of birds in the
state (see page three).
Earthquake fear
a large, 7.1 magnitude earthquake
has struck Chile. Many people were
scared that the devastation caused by
February 2010’s earthquake would be
repeated. However, reports say that
no-one was killed and that very little
damage has been caused. Over 500
people died in February’s disaster.
Attack response
Riot police have been sent out onto
the streets of alexandria following
a deadly bomb attack. 21 Christians
were killed at a church on New Year’s
Day, and several protests against the
bombing have taken place. Christians
make up around 10% of the
population, which is mainly Muslim.
Keira in Korea
Bend It Like Beckham has become the
first ever Western-made film to be shown SNIPPETS
on TV in North Korea. The country’s
The ceiling of a cinema in
media is tightly controlled by the
Bathurst, australia, has collapsed
secretive government, but showed the
during a storm, right in the
film to mark ten years of links with the
middle of a movie. Miraculously,
UK. However, the film was shorter than
no-one was seriously hurt.
usual because some scenes were cut.

KIDS’ WORLD
Name: Priyaswami Age: 16 Lives: India

CLIMATE change and the environment

Priyaswami (right) is 16. He is a member
of his school Eco-Club in Tamil Nadu in
south India. Priyaswami and his friends are
learning what young people in India can
do to tackle climate change and protect
the environment.
They tell their friends and family
everything they have learned to help
spread the message.
Priyaswami says: “I’d like to ask children
in the UK to make an effort like us. We are
trying our best not to use polythene bags
and not to throw away products which
can pollute the environment. There should
be a concerted effort by everyone. Only a
joint effort can really make the planet safe.
This is the message I would like to really
share with children in the UK.”

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Special report by Juliet Davenport for Good Energy www.goodenergy.co.uk

A world
powered
by nature
What would a world powered by wind, sun and water look like?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if we

ran out of energy? How would we watch our favourite TV
at home
As you are woken up by your alarm clock for school, your
programmes, cook dinner or have a hot shower? Most of the
house would wake up to the morning light. If the sun was
energy we use is made from ‘non-renewable’ sources, such as
shining, the solar thermal panels on your roof would heat
coal, oil and nuclear, which large power stations
the water you shower with, for free! In the kitchen your
turn into electricity. These types of fuels won’t last forever,
mum or dad would make breakfast with a kettle and toaster
and burning coal and oil gives off carbon dioxide, a gas
that could tell you just how much energy you are using, and
which causes climate change. The good news is we have
where it’s coming from – maybe from solar PV panels on
plenty of alternatives around us – the wind, sun and water
your roof too.
can provide ‘renewable energy’ which will never run out and
As you and your family leave the house, a ‘Smart’ energy
does not give off carbon dioxide so is much better for
meter would be able to tell you the amount of energy your
the environment.
family has used so far today and how much it has cost. On a
Because renewable energy won’t run out, so we can keep
good day your household might earn money for generating
using our computers, TVs and games consoles, we need to
more energy than you use. Your parents might work from
use more renewables and less energy overall.
home to make the most of all the power you are producing.
So, what would a world powered by wind, sun or water
You would get in your family’s electric car, which would
look like? What changes might it make to your day?
have been plugged in to a socket to recharge overnight.
Let’s think about how your day might change.
Because the car is electric it would not give off any bad
fumes and so, as well as not needing to buy petrol, you
would not damage the environment as you drive. On your
way to school, you would notice all the houses you pass
have solar panels on their roofs; maybe a small wind turbine
if they were built on a hill with a large enough garden, and
some with water tanks in the gardens collecting rain water
to be reused. There would be no petrol stations, but you An energy monitor will tell you how
might see battery-swapping stations instead, where you much energy you are using in your
could recharge a car and swap old batteries for new. home, and how much it is costing you

a School
at lights and computers. Inside, the school would be heated
by a biomass boiler, which burns recycled wood chips –
Your school would also
like the one Good Energy installed at St Mary’s Primary
look different as it would
School, Timsbury, Somerset. A renewable cooling system in
be run on renewable
the school means that in the summer it will never get too
energy too. Like your
warm!
house, the roof would
In the winter the lights in the school and street lamps
probably be covered
outside would have motion sensors on them so that they
in solar panels and on
only come on when people walked past, saving energy.
the hilltop behind the
school would stand
big wind turbines, the future
catching the wind To make this renewable future possible, we need to think
and turning it into carefully about where our energy comes from and how we
electricity to use it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know when playing on your
power the computer or listening to a CD that the energy you’re using
isn’t affecting the environment?
In the meantime, remember that most electricity is not
good for the environment, so recycle, turn lights off when
A wind-up you’re not in the room and switch your computers and
penguin torch televisions off at the main switch to save energy.
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SCHOOL NEWS

WIN Design our logo School post office... the village post office closed 12 years ago. this caused a lot of problems for
the elderly of the village as the nearest post office was miles away. Foston’s new
FIrSt NeWS is giving every school in the country the chance to
design a new logo for us. post office has recently opened. But it is no ordinary post office – it is being run
by the children of our school!
The winning design will
be printed on the front
WIN The grand launch of the post office was on Christina Micklewright, 9, teana Calder,

page of First news for one YOUr LOGO 9 november 2010 and opened by Councillor
Seymour. It sells 1st and 2nd class stamps, cards
10, and Megan Woollons, 10, Foston School,
nr York
week which will be seen
by over 700,000 children! here! plus books.
The school council planned the new post office. people to buy cards and stamps and how to
To enter, ask your teacher take on a real job.
Our school has been shown on TV, radio and in
to download an entry form In the school holidays the post office will be
loads of newspapers.
and the activity sheet from run by the pub in the village. It will be great fun
Miss Glass, teaching assistant and administrator
www.firstnews.co.uk/ training up the holiday staff to cover the post
at the school, said: “As the villagers were without a
teachers. There is no limit office while the school is closed.
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on the number of entries
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THE BIG INTERVIEW
Primeval pair
TV’s favourite sci-fi couple, Hannah Spearritt and Andrew Lee Potts are back with the fourth series
of Primeval. We caught up with them to chat about their favourite creatures from the show and
what it’s like being an on-screen and an off-screen couple.
For those of our readers who aren’t
familiar with Primeval, what’s the show
about?
Hannah: It’s a family dinosaur show!
Andrew: It’s basically about dinosaurs
running rampage in the modern day and a
team of select people who are trying to send
them back.
Hannah: It’s fast paced, it’s action packed
and there’s a bit of humour in there as well.
What can we expect from the new
season?
Andrew: Just more of the same kind of
fun really. But it’s fair to say the CGI has got
more impressive, which means more fun
and more impressive action sequences
with the creatures. Now you can expect like,
spinosauruses climbing the O2 and stuff.
Hannah: Also, this series was shot in HD
for the first time ever, which brings those
amazing effects in to a whole new light. They
just look amazing.
The CGI in the show is amazing! What’s
it like acting with creatures that aren’t
actually there?
Andrew: I’ll admit it was a bit strange in the
beginning but we’re used to it now.
Hannah: Yeah, it got easier. You’ve just got
to imagine them basically and we’re used to
that now, but it’s taken a while to get to that
stage. We had help in the beginning though.
I remember they used to wave around a
paper bag on a stick with a scary face on it!
Andrew: I’ll tell you what though; it is funny
when a new cast member joins the show
because they just don’t know where to start.
But, you know the CGI guys are so good at
what they do, they kind of work around you.
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What’s been your favourite creature on
the show so far?
Andrew: Ah! There’s so many to choose from.
We have a recurring creature which is called
the Future Predator which I just think is really
scary, like genuinely really scary! Also me and
Hannah have a pet called Rex on the show
which kids love, so he’s definitely one of my
favourites.
Hannah: One of mine’s got to be from the
new season. It’s this creature called the
Arboreal Raptor and it’s really human-like,
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was just a kid in the beginning. He was like a
very excitable puppy. He’s got a great sense
of humour and he likes to lark about
and play with science and gadgets.
Hannah: I play Abbie and she’s a strong,
independent female character who’s
pretty confident and passionate about
what she believes in. She’s got strong
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CRAZY BUT TRUE
Sleep on the job
A THIef who attempted to rob an office in Ahaus, Germany was caught by
police after falling asleep on the job.
The man allegedly broke into the career advice
centre where he started to steal electronic
equipment, food and sweets. However, the
26-year-old thief fell asleep on the floor of the
office, where police found him.
RECORD
OF THE WEEK
TallesT married
couple
The tallest married couple living are
Wayne and Laurie Hallquist (USA)
who have a combined average
height of 407.3cm (13ft 4in).
Wayne Hallquist is 209.3cm (6ft
10in) and Laurie Hallquist is
198cm (6ft 6in).
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QUICK
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Email us your jokes to newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk
thanks to Callum Byrne
Written and illustrated by Paul Palmer
For more crazy news, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/news 15
Treehouse home
A fARMeR in China has built himself a
new house at the top of a 15.2m tree in
his back garden.
The owner of the house, Xiong Yuhu, 63, said
that he was inspired to build his new home by the
Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. It is fully
by Serena Lacey equipped with a working kitchen and bathroom,
complete with toilet and shower.
The thief was handcuffed while he slept, The house is very safe and has even managed to
before being taken to the station. Police later hold 18 people at one time, although Xiong Yuhu’s
realised he had been drinking alcohol. wife is scared to go in it. She still lives in the main
family home!
Facebook gran
A GRANDMOTHeR aged 103 is the
world’s oldest facebook user.
Lillian Lowe from Tenby keeps up to
date with her seven grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren via the social
networking site.
She goes online using one of her
grandson’s iPads, but wants to get her own.
She says she isn’t shocked by the things
she sees online, but thinks there are other
things she should be doing instead of
playing on a computer.
HA HA
Q: What is a pirate’s shop called?
A: Toys arrggh us
Q: How do you start a teddy bear race?
A: Ready, teddy, go!
!
Q: What do you call a train
that is made out of toffee?
Ready, teddy, go
A: A chew chew train
HA HA
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Focus on film with
FILMCLUB is the exciting education charity inspiring young people across
the UK to discover the power of film. Here each month FILMCLUB and
young film fans report on the fascinating world of movies.
2011 is set to be a bumper year for cinema-
goers, and this month FILMCLUB have
selected eight kids films that we’re getting
excited about!
Tangled 3D (U) – out in January
We like our Disney heroines feisty and
they don’t come much feistier than the
Mandy Moore-voiced Princess Rapunzel
in this animated version of the Brothers
Grimm fairy tale. The long-haired Princess
has spent her entire life in a tower, but
when she falls in love with a bandit who
was passing by she must venture into the
outside world for the first time to find him.
Tangled
Nenette (TBC) – out in February
nenette is a 40-year-old orangutan and
the oldest resident at the Paris Zoo. This
brilliant documentary from the director
of ‘Etre Et avoir’ gets inside the primate’s
world like never before.
Rango (TBC) – out in March
johnny Depp voices a lizard named Rango
in this visually-impressive 3D animation set
in the Mojave desert. Rango, who aspires
to be a swashbuckling hero, finds himself
in a Western town plagued by bandits and
is forced to literally play the role in order to
protect it.
Attack The Block (TBC) – out in April
joe Cornish, one half of the comedy duo
adam and joe, makes his directorial debut
with this sci-fi comedy about a teen gang
in South London defending their block
from alien invasion.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger
Tides (TBC) – out in May
Prepare for more swashbuckling
adventures with Captain jack Sparrow who
returns to the big screen to embark on a
quest to find the elusive fountain of youth,
only to discover that Blackbeard and his
daughter are after it too.
Films are great to watch with friends. If you’d like to join the 180,000 school children
across the country who are already members of FILMCLUB and set up a club in your
school, ask your teacher to visit www.filmclub.org/register
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with Serena Lacey
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Part II (TBC) – out in the summer
Get your popcorn ready for the last EVER
Harry Potter movie. The boy wizard and his
friends set out on their final adventure to
beat the Dark Lord Voldemort… will there
be a happy ending?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of
The Unicorn (TBC) – out in October
Stephen Spielberg directs a cast crammed
with British talent (Simon Pegg, Daniel
Craig, jamie Bell, nick Frost, Daniel
Mays…) in this updated re-telling of the
boy journalist with the quiff hairstyle, his
dog, Snowy, and his adventures.
Arthur Christmas (3D) – out in
November
From the makers of Wallace and Gromit,
this aardman CG-animation about the life
of Santa’s son, arthur, is sure to be next
Christmas’ film cracker! Questions such as
‘How does Santa deliver all those presents
in one night?’ are answered in this fun
family comedy.
nenette
TV, Film, Music and Theatre!
Wizards go green!
THe stars of Disney Channel’s Wizards Of Waverly Place have an
important message for you: “Let’s get together and save the planet!”
Join forces with the magical cast and find out how you can make a
difference on planet earth.
GOING GReeN WITH… JAKe T AusTIN
How green are you at home, Jake?
I try to be as green as possible. I take colder
and shorter showers, which saves both
water and energy – and I also recycle as
much as I can.
Impressive! Do you do anything else?
Yeah! I use eco-friendly light bulbs instead
of normal light bulbs at home and I also try
to use electrical equipment – like laptops
– as little as possible to save electricity. I
never leave them plugged in now as I’ve
discovered it wastes electricity. Oh, and
I’m going to buy a hybrid car when I’m old
enough, too!
Do you really think we can save
the planet?
I think so. If we all get together and make
an effort then anything is possible! You
know what? There are so many kids out
there who don’t know what’s going on
in the world, but I hope that reading this
can open their eyes. Hopefully, this will
motivate everyone to make a change for
the better.
GOING GReeN WITH… DAVID HeNRIe
How green are you at home, David?
I’m pretty green. I plug all of my electronics
into a power strip so that I can just press
a ‘kill switch’ at night and turn everything
off completely. This means my electronics
aren’t left in standby mode, which uses
power throughout the night. I also try to
conserve water and energy. Little things
can make a big difference.
Is your family good at recycling?
I’m learning so much about the
environment and going green that I want
to pass on the message, so I am definitely
informing my parents about the green
issue. They’re starting to use power strips
and things like that – and they’re starting
to recycle, too.
Are you very green on the set of
Wizards?
Very much so. We’re taking lots of steps
to help save the planet. We have double-
sided scripts instead of single-sided scripts,
which means we print on both sides of the
paper to save trees. We don’t have bottles
of water anywhere on set now – we use
reusable cups instead. and we don’t use
plastic cutlery with our lunches any more
either. We use biodegradable cutlery. It’s
very green indeed!
GOING GReeN WITH… JeNNIFeR
sTONe
How green are you at home, Jennifer?
I’m very green! For my first car, I got a
hybrid and I definitely try to recycle
whenever I can. I don’t drink out of plastic
water bottles anymore. I have a re-usable
metal water container that I can fill up
and re-use. I try to take water around in
something more environmentally friendly
than plastic. Don’t hurt the environment!
What else do you do?
I also try to use my animal compost, which
isn’t the cutest thing – but it’s a great
fertiliser. I know it sounds disgusting, but
it’s really good for the environment.
Are you talking about animal mess?
Ha ha! I am. I have a rabbit and two dogs
– and I grew up on a farm, which is where
I learned about fertiliser. It’s something
we always did, so it’s something I try to
do now. Use the not-so-cute stuff from
your cute pets in the back yard as fertiliser
to feed the garden. If we band together,
I honestly believe that we can make a
difference and help save the planet.
GReeN TIP ONe!
SeLeNA GOMeZ: “There are loads of small
steps that can make a big difference in
saving the planet – especially if everyone
gets involved. On the set of Wizards Of
Waverly Place, we recycle all our scripts and
we don’t use plastic water bottles any more
because they create a lot of waste. Why not
pack your school lunch in a re-usable lunch
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Stacey Solomon
box instead of plastic or paper bags?
Every little bit helps!”
GReeN TIP TWO!
DAVID HeNRIe: “Don’t waste energy!
Turn off all of the televisions and
gadgets and gizmos in your house.
They all have a standby mode, but
that uses up a lot of power. Switch
Cher Lloyd
them off completely!”
GReeN TIP THRee!
JeNNIFeR STONe: “I try to buy clothes
that are bio-degradable because
that’s a really cool way to help create
less waste. also, try out re-usable
canvas bags when you buy your
groceries instead of plastic bags.”
GReeN TIP FOuR!
JAKe T AUSTIN: “The easiest way to
go green is to recycle. Don’t throw
away any paper, bottles or cans in
the trash. Recycle them! It’s really not
that difficult to get involved, so get
recycling everyone.”
Catch the Wizards of Waverly Place
every day on The Disney Channel
!
E L LY
TOP T
CHeeKy DUO
Dick and Dom are back with a brand
new comedy series. Don’t miss them,
or their mad-cap antics. Dick and Dom’s
Funny Business, BBC2, Saturday 8
january @ 9am.
NeW MOVIe
Brand new Disney Channel movie
about 16-year-old hockey star alex
Pearson, whose naughty antics cost his
team dearly! Den Brother, Disney XD,
13 january @ 6.30pm.
GLee IS BACK!
The second series of this musical TV
series FInaLLY hits our screens. Expect
more singing, dancing and crazy
storylines from McKinley High. Glee, E4,
Monday 10 january @ 9pm.
For more entertainment news, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/news
SHHH!
X Factor winner Matt Cardle
celebrated winning the show and his
Christmas number one by sleeping!
Matt’s mum has admitted the family had
a quieter than normal festive period as
Matt was exhausted and spent most of his
time off asleep. He will now head into the
studio to work on his debut album and
follow up single, which will be released
later this year.
I’M a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here
winner Stacey Solomon has admitted
she plans a future as a TV presenter and
singer and actress. She said: “I want to try
everything – TV presenting, singing, even
some musical and stage acting. I love all of
it, I feel like I was born to do it.”
RaPPInG teenager Cher Lloyd has
reportedly signed a record deal just weeks
after getting voted off of the X Factor.
Reports claim Cher has been snapped up
by jay-Z’s record label Roc nation. There
has been a lot of interest in the singer
from Malvern after her attitude-packed
performances on the show.
GAME ZONE
Last week was just the start. Here’s more to look out for in 2011
Ones to
watch
GAMeRS of all types will have something to float their boat this
year, so you’d best start saving that pocket money right now.
The LEGO videogames are always a
treat, and two more will be heading
your way this year. In May, LeGO Pirates
of the Caribbean will sail into view
at the same time as the new movie.
Later in the year, we’ll get LeGO Star
Wars III: The Clone Wars (below). You
can choose to play as the Republic or
Separatists, or even a bounty hunter.
There’ll be some new lightsaber tricks
to learn, such as climbing with it or
hurling it at enemies. Strategy fans will
love the fact that you can control whole
battalions of clone troopers, build bases
and call for reinforcements.
There’s more colourful, paint-
splashing fun to be had in de Blob 2
(top). The first game was Wii-only, but
this sequel will be on 360, PS3 and DS as
well. The evil Comrade Black is back, and
de Blob has loads more new moves to
foil his crafty plans. With a mixture of 2D
and 3D platform play, this is definitely
one to keep on your radar.
We’re quite excited here about
getting our hands on the amazing-
looking Sims Medieval (above). It
should be out in the spring, and is a
whole new game rather than just an
expansion pack. You get to take on the
roles of heroes ranging from knights
and spies to wizards and priests, and
can build castles and whole kingdoms.
See www.FirstNews.co.uk/bored for some hot new trailers!
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SEGa have got two cool treats in store
for superhero fans. Captain America:
Super Soldier (below) and Thor: God
of Thunder will both be out around
the same time as the new movies.
SEGa claim that Captain america will
have “dozens” of moves at his disposal,
whereas Thor will have wind, thunder
and lightning on his side.
Sporty types with a PS3 should
definitely give Virtua Tennis 4 a go. If
you’ve got a 3D TV it looks fantastic, and
it seemed pretty cool when we tried out
the demo a while ago.
Don’t think we’ve forgotten about
all the car buffs out there. next month
will finally see the release of Test Drive
Unlimited 2 (below), and it should be
quite special. This time, the game has
moved to Ibiza, although it’ll be possible
to hop on a plane and experience Oahu
all over again, with an extra 600km of
new roads. Ibiza has over 3,200km of
main and back roads to explore, and
there are now areas where you can get
out of your car to wander round and
interact with other players. Car damage
also comes into play this time, and there
are hundreds of kilometres of dirt roads
to explore in the new off-road class.
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gREEn nEWS
with Gabrielle Utton
Cheer up with I fancy his brother
a tune
A New theory is being put to the
test to help people feel happier
during the dark, cold winter months.
the National trust think that listening
to birds singing will make people think of
sunny weather and the outdoors and so feel
more cheerful. it’s hard to find birds singing
at this time of year so the National trust
have made recordings of birdsong. they
have an audio guide on their website which
has five minutes of birds tweeting, including
the robin, chaffinch, wren, blackbird,
wood pigeon, bluetit, pheasant and great-
Green supermarkets
revealed
mArkS & Spencer and The
Co-Op have been declared
as the greenest supermarkets,
beating 17 other stores to
reach the top.
the shops ethical Consumer
magazine looked at included m&S,
the Co-op, Asda, Waitrose, tesco,
Sainsbury’s, morrisons, Budgens,
iceland, Lidl and Aldi among others.
ethical Consumer looked at the stores’
environmental and ethical performance.
the Co-op scored well because they
work to keep their fish policy in line
with the marine Stewardship Council’s
recommendations. the supermarket chain
also plans to use almost entirely renewable
electricity in all of their stores.
the magazine gave high marks to
m&S because of their work with WWF on
the issue of palm oil and its affect on forest
Paris goes electric
FIrST they had a bicycle hire scheme, now Paris is
getting electric cars to hire by the half hour.
the green idea of hiring bikes to travel short distances worked
so well in Paris that other cities, including London, copied the idea.
to reduce the number of cars jamming up the city the mayor of
Paris is launching the Autolib scheme. this will see 3,000 electric
cars available for hire for €5 for half an hour’s use. maybe we’ll see
the same idea in the UK one day?
WE WAnT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
What do you do to help fight climate change? How do you get your friends,
family and school to do their bit too? tell us and First News readers, write to
newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk or the address on page 14.
For more green news, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/news
Listen to birdsong at www.nationaltrust.org.uk
crested grebe!
Peter Brash, a National trust ecologlist,
says: “We’re all attuned to the need to eat
five fruit and vegetables a day or take a
30-minute walk. taking the time out to listen
to five minutes of birdsong every day could
be beneficial to your wellbeing.”
and wildlife. m&S are also hoping to use
biofuels not made from crops for all of
its vehicles.
Budgens and Londis came top out of the
smaller convenience stores.
rob Harrison from ethical Consumer says:
“if you’re lucky enough to live close to a
local independent shop that has an ethical
stocking policy then this is where we would
recommend people to shop.”
But the magazine conducted this review
because they know that most people shop
in supermarkets, with £1 out of every £3
spent on groceries being spent in tesco.
ASK ESTHER With
thanks to
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 below.
There is this boy that has asked me out, I like him a lot but I said no because I
like his older brother. Now I feel bad. Should I tell him the truth? Anonymous, 12
it seems that you like to be honest with
people. While this is a great quality to have,
and considerate
way, to others.
it has created a dilemma for you. Whatever At least if we
decision you come to, it will end up hurting know the truth
the boy that asked you out. relationships we can deal with
with others can be difficult at the best of things and move
times, never mind when you are faced with on. the ChildLine
a dilemma. website www.
We all have a responsibility to ensure the childline.org.uk has lots of ideas on things
relationships we have are based on trust, that affect young people such as friends and
and that we are open and honest, in a kind relationships.
New start...
I’m moving schools next term and I want to be treated better than I am in my
current school. People ignore me, don’t want to be friends, boys I like always
seem to go off with my friends. Could you give me tips on first appearance and
behaviour, who I should approach and what to do about boys to get them to
notice me? I don’t necessarily want a boyfriend, I just want to be able to talk to
them without them throwing insults and pulling horrible faces. Zoe, 13
it sounds like you are hoping that your on these? You could try writing these down.
experience at this new school will be better maybe this will make you feel more confident
than your current experience. i am wondering about your qualities which might reflect in how
how you would feel about thinking about all of you approach people. i hope this helps and
the positive things about yourself and building good luck at your new school.
Growing up...
I hAve just started my period and I have a swimming party to go to soon. how
can I tell my friend I can’t go to their party? It seems rude to cancel at the last
minute and I was really looking forward to having a great time with all my
friends. Please help me. Confused, 12
it sounds to me like you want to have want to go swimming do you think you could
a good time with your friends and you do go with your friends but not go into the pool?
not want to let them down. Starting your You can call ChildLine to talk further free on
period can be confusing and can take a bit 0800 1111 if you feel this would help, or you
of time to find out what you are comfortable can go online at www.childline.org.uk.
doing and not doing. if you feel you do not take care.
WinTER DAngERS
AT this time of year most people are huddled indoors keeping warm but
there are still times when we all have to go outside.
Wherever you are going the winter time
can bring a few extra dangers, so it’s a good
are a good idea. it can get slippery out there,
and a lot of people fall over. Some of them
idea to take time to think about how you can even end up in hospital with a broken arm
keep safe. or leg.
the first major difference between winter Wherever you are going always remember
and summer is that it gets dark sooner in to let an adult know, and what time you’ll be
the evening, and can also be dark in the back. And if you’ve got a mobile phone make
mornings. take extra care crossing roads and sure your family have the number so they can
always use a crossing if there is one. call to check you’re okay. Sadly, lots of people
Playing out in the snow can be great fun, do get their mobile phones stolen so only use
building snowmen or going sledging. You’ll it in places where you feel safe, like a shop or
need to wear warm clothes, waterproof ones a friend’s house.
Write to me: Ask esther, 4th Floor, Shand House, 14- 20 Shand Street, London, Se1 2eS. emAiL me:
newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk and put ‘Ask esther’ in the subject box. I’m sorry I can’t reply to every letter.
If you have a problem you want to talk about please call ChildLine on 0800 1111. If you are worried
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THE NEWS CREW
Brave dog
I HAve a one-year-old border collie who has been deaf from
birth. Instead of feeling sorry for him, I love him even more.
We even go to dog dance classes together.
Alfie was originally meant to be a
sheep dog on a nearby farm, but as
he was deaf, the farmer couldn’t teach
him to herd the sheep properly and
offered Alfie for sale. From the minute
I saw him I knew we were going to
be friends forever and adopted him
straight away.
Because Alfie is deaf, he can’t hear
commands like other dogs, so I have
been teaching him tricks using hand
signals, actions and face expressions.
For example, if I want him to lift
his paw, I cannot just say “paw”
like other owners. I touch his paw
and his natural reaction is to lift his
leg up. Of course I have to give him a
treat after!
He is doing so well with his training
that I am now teaching him to dance
at our local dog class - The Wizard
of Paws in Glasgow – where we live.
I think he is so brilliant, that I have
now entered him into a national
competition to find Britain’s best pet.
Do you love maths?
Shape Times Shape Challenge
The coloured shapes stand for eleven of the numbers from 0 to 12.
Each shape is a different number.
Can you work out what they are from the multiplications below?
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x =
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Being on TV
Repor
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I WAS first on the telly when I entered the competition Got To Dance in
October 2009.
by Bethany King My first audition in front of the judges was by Akai Osei-Mansfield
nerve-wracking, because it was the first time
that I had ever danced in front of professional “…AKAI!” I was in total shock and had to hold
judges, Ashley Banjo, Kimberley Wyatt and onto my hat, because I just couldn’t believe it!
Adam Garcia. Since being on Got To Dance, I have been
I waited for three hours before I actually recognised wherever I go, and now I sign
auditioned, and by that time I was shaking like autographs and have pictures taken with the
jelly. Luckily, I had nothing to worry about people I meet.
because I got three gold stars from the judges, Being on the telly has changed my life, and
which meant that I was on the shortlist for the now I get to dance for a living!
live shows!
On the day of my semi-final, I wasn’t
nervous, I just couldn’t wait to get out there and
dance. I was backstage and was bursting to get
onto the stage.
Finally, Davina McCall called out my name
and it was time for me to perform. I went on
stage and danced my heart out. I got three gold
He loves the camera and because he
stars again, and amazing comments.
has been through so much, I think he
At the final I performed my dance, and got a
might have a chance of winning!
standing ovation and another three gold stars.
Having a dog like Alfie has
When it was time for Davina to announce who
changed my life. When I grow up I
the winner of Got To Dance was, it seemed like I
want to be an animal psychologist
was waiting forever. When she shouted out
and help other animals just like Alfie.
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sport NEWs
sport NEWs IN NUMBErs
Role reversal
australian kids are less competitive and better losers than English kids, according to a
surprising new survey.
The Cricket Foundation charity polled over 1,000
parents of kids aged six to 16, and the results go
against the traditional view of both countries’
attitudes to sport.
although British sportsmen are often characterised
as being very gracious whether they win or lose, the
survey showed that australians have overtaken them.
although 21% of australian parents said that their kids
were gracious every time they lose, that dropped to
just 12% for English kids.
Similarly, australians are often said to be very
competitive at sport, but 8% more English parents
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pIctUrE oF tHE WEEK
Australian kids are more
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gracious when they win
or lose, according to a
new survey
Did you
described their children as being competitive.
know
Both nations’ parents agreed that not having During construction of the
enough time was the major barrier to their kids doing aquatics Centre, 160,000
sport. The survey also suggests that australian kids tonnes of soil were dug up
have better access to facilities and organised sport, and four skeletons from
and have less homework to take up their spare time. a prehistoric settlement
One common view of England was proved right by were discovered.
the survey, though – 30% of English parents said that
the weather stopped their kids doing sport, compared A building site doesn’t look like the sportiest place on Earth, but this is
to just 17% of australians. actually the London 2012 Aquatics Centre. The hard-hat wearing figure in the
The survey was carried out as part of the Chance to middle is world 10m diving champion Tom Daley, who is standing on one of
the centre’s six diving boards for the very first time. “I’ve never seen a diving
Shine scheme to get cricket played in more schools. pool like it,” said Daley. “The Aquatics Centre looks great inside and out.”
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n 2011 For more sport news, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/news

SPORT CRAZY GReeN

BUT TRUe
with
Ian eddy Sleep on Cheer up
23 the job 15 with a tune 18

Did you
know ?
Before the start of the fifth Test,
Australia had achieved the four
best bowling performances of
the series. Mitchell johnson was
top, with six wickets for just 38
runs in the third Test.

England keep

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Sour news on the Ashes

for an update after the fifth Test

Glasgow remembers
for Smith
a rEmEmbErancE service
has been held to mark the 40th
anniversary of the ibrox disaster.
british weightlifting star Zoe England spin bowler Graeme Swann leads the team’s
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performance of the ‘sprinkler dance’ after the fourth Test

smith has had her olympic
funding taken away for
a storming victory in the fourth test has helped England to retain the
allegedly lacking commitment.
ashes and make up for their 5-0 hammering down under four years ago.
by ian Eddy The Celtic and Rangers captains
from 1971, Billy McNeill (left) and John
Although Australia played brilliantly to win the third Test and level the series 1-1, England’s win Greig lay a wreath before the match
in the fourth Test meant that Australia’s hopes were finished. The fifth Test was still being played
At the end of a Rangers v Celtic
as we went to press, but even if Australia win and draw the series, England will keep the Ashes
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match on 2 january 1971, 66 people

Zoe Smith in action at the
Commonwealth Games
The 16-year-old has been accused of
not being committed to her training
programme and of being overweight.
Smith won bronze at the 2010
Commonwealth Games, her first
senior championships. It was the first
ever medal won by a female British
weightlifter.
because they were the holders at the start of the series.
died in a crush as they tried to leave
“It is not my victory, but the team’s victory” Ibrox Stadium. The dead included 31
teenagers, the youngest being a nine-
– England captain andrew strauss year-old called nigel Pickup.
A minute’s silence was also held
England won the fourth Test by the incredible margin of an innings and 157 runs, which is
before Celtic’s 2-0 win over Rangers,
Australia’s worst home defeat in 98 years. It also meant that Australia lost two Tests by an innings
as the two clubs met exactly 40 years
in a home series for the first time in history.
after the tragedy.
“It’s pretty hard to accept. We haven’t deserved it, that’s
the bottom line” – australia captain ricky Ponting
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been widely criticised and was injured for the fifth Test. His
replacement, Usman Khawaja, is the first Muslim to ever play Test cricket for Australia.