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A BABY boom may have saved the giant panda
– but only in captivity.
After years of experiments
in China, scientists seem to by editor Nicky Cox
have worked out how to
breed the animals. This year yet. When they tried before,
alone 19 cubs have been a five year-old captive
born in the country’s two panda was found killed by
main research centres. wild pandas.
Now there are more than “We don’t know how to
300 pandas in captivity – a do it,” said Professor Liu.
goal that was set to save the Pandas raised in captivity
panda as a species. don’t know how to feed
The next challenge is themselves in the wild and
getting the panda back into they don’t know how to
its natural habitat where behave like wild animals.
there are only 1,600 left in
the wild. To protect them,
the Chinese Government
has created 40 panda
reserves.
Panda scientist Professor
Liu Yuliang said they hadn’t
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FIRST NEWS HEADLINES
Cholera
outbreak
hits Haiti
MORE than 250 people have died from an outbreak of Cholera that has swept through central Haiti as the country
still struggles to cope with the aftermath of January’s earthquake.
The government of Haiti have asked for
emergency Cholera treatment centres to
be set up in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
There are fears the epidemic could spread
and affect the 1.3 million homeless people in
the capital.
As First News went to press it was confirmed
that 253 people so far have died from the
disease with another 3,015 confirmed cases in
Teen drinkers Take drinks on
rising rapidly planes again
THE number of teenage patients admitted to hospital
because of alcohol-related problems is rapidly increasing,
according to a new report.
Around 36 teen patients are being
admitted to hospitals on a daily basis
as a result of drinking, and more
than half of those are girls. The huge
numbers are putting pressure on
the NHS.
Survey results show that 630,000
people aged 11-17 drink alcohol at
least twice a week.
The shocking figures come from
Alcohol Concern’s report Right Time,
Right Place: Alcohol-harm Reduction
Strategies with Children and Young
People. In London alone in 2009-2010,
2,200 alcohol call-outs were made to
under 18s.
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IN BRIEF
No 10 gifts
DAVID Cameron has plans
to open a No10 gift shop
in a bid to raise money.
Gifts and souvenirs are already
sold in Downing Street for staff
members only, but Mr Cameron
is in talks to make the shop a
public business.
All items sold in the gift
shop will be marked with the
Downing Street crest and could
be available online.
The Queen has a gift shop
at Buckingham Palace and the
American President has an
online shop.
by Serena Lacey within days.
An estimated 300,000 people died Christmas
the region, 80km from Port-au-Prince.
The disease is spread through dirty water
because of the earthquake in January and
thousands of people are still homeless after Pot Noodle
or food and causes diarrhoea, fever and the devastation. Haiti is one of the poorest
sickness, leading to dehydration and death. countries in the world, which has made it hard THIS week a special
It is the first cholera epidemic in the to rebuild the country after the quake. Christmas dinner-
country for a century. Health authorities said Lots of other countries around the world flavoured Pot Noodle
they hoped to have the outbreak stabilised have pledged money to help Haiti. has been launched.
The “Pot Noëldle” is being
tipped as Christmas in a pot
and has been launched after
trials with troops abroad. Two
pence from each pot sold will
go to the RAF Association’s
Wings Appeal, which helps
members of the Armed Forces
phone home at Christmas.
BRITISH scientists have developed an airport scanner that
can tell the difference between water and liquid explosives.
Washed away at
The security scanners have been explosives being carried onto Washaway Beach
approved by the EU and can be planes in drinks bottles.
used at European airports now. A FAMILY who bought a
It is hoped the X-ray machines Security staff scan log cabin on Washaway
will be in place by April 2011, bags for dangerous Beach in Oregon have
which could mean that travellers objects and liquids. watched it really get
will be able to take drinks on washed away.
board planes again. Heavy rain across the US
The scanners will be able to tell caused the cabin to tip into
what is in the bottles and whether the Pacific Ocean, despite the
the ingredients have been family moving it to higher
tampered with. ground. They have said losing
The liquid ban has been in the cabin was like losing a
place for travellers since August loved one. Check out the video
2006 when authorities uncovered online at www.firstnews.co.uk
terrorist plans which involved
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FIRST NEWS HEADLINES
Space runway opens The clocks go back
THE first spaceport runway has opened in New Mexico,
bringing the reality
of space tourism one
step closer.
The runway dedication
ceremony was marked with a
flypast by an aircraft carrying
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two.
Sir Richard Branson, head
of Virgin Galactic, said: “Today
is very personal as our dream
becomes more real. People are
beginning to believe now. I think
the drop flight two weeks ago,
which went beautifully, made
people sit up and realise this is
really reality.”
It is hoped that the first
passenger flights into space could
take place in 18 months. There
are already more than 300 people
who have signed up to make the Sir Richard Branson and
Governor Richardson in front
three hour flights to the edge of of Spaceport America
space at a cost of £128,000 each.
School skipped
for holidays
ALMOST four million school days were missed by pupils last spring and autumn because they were taken out
of school to go on holiday with their parents.
Figures released by the Department for
Education show that 0.51% of half-days
were missed because of family holidays
during the autumn and spring terms in
2009. In total, 24% of these absences
were not authorised by staff.
The number of primary students
missing school without permission has
risen slightly, although the number of
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EDITOR’S
IT’S that time of year again when British
Summertime ends and our clocks go back an hour.
COMMENT
SUCH happy news that it seems
This means mornings
are lighter and evenings that pandas have been saved from
are darker. However, this becoming extinct.
year could be the last time But sad to think
the clocks are changed that, eventually,
this way as an energy and these beautiful
climate change committee animals may only
is proposing a new system. live in captivity.
The system, known as So, while I think
double summertime, we have reason
would mean later sunsets The clocks go back an hour to celebrate
in midsummer (around at 2am on 31 October successful
Editor Nicky Cox MBE
10pm) but later sunrises in breeding
winter, around 10am in some parts of Scotland. plans, this has to go hand-in-hand with
There have been calls to change our time system for protecting animals in the wild.
many years but Scottish politicians claim these changes Pandas are not the only animals in
would mean mornings are too dark for farmers and children danger. Experts say that tigers face
walking to school north of the border. extinction within 12 years. Marie von Zeipel
The benefit of the changes is longer summer days, from the World Wide Fund for Animals
which could help boost tourism. says there are only 3,200 tigers left in the
What do you think? Would you be happy with darker wild, down a whopping 97% in 100 years.
mornings and longer summer days? Email us at Her organisation is leading a campaign to
newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk double the wild tiger population by 2022.
We need to protect their habitat and to
prevent poaching of tigers and their prey.
In November, Russian prime minister,
Vladimir Putin is holding a four-day summit
with experts from the 13 countries where
tigers are still found in the wild, to hatch a
rescue plan. About time!
THIS WEEK
IN HISTORY
On 29 October 1999, a massive cyclone
swept through the state of Orissa in eastern
India, killing an unknown number of people
and leaving thousands homeless.
BAD
WEEK FOR...
The Exmoor
Emperor
A big red stag, believed to be the
largest wild animal in the UK, has been
found shot dead in Devon. He was
believed to weigh more than 135kg.
GOOD
WEEK FOR...
secondary pupils skipping classes has vulnerable to falling behind.
fallen. “The Government is committed Apple
The problem is not a new one. Many to tackling the underlying causes of Apple iPods,
parents take advantage of cheap holidays absenteeism, raising academic standards iPhones and
during term time, a problem that worries and ensuring every child can meet their iPads are the top
education experts, potential.” three must-haves
Schools Minister Nick Gibb says: “It is What do you think? Have you skipped on Christmas
crucial that children are not missing out school to go on holiday? Answer our poll lists this year.
on valuable lessons that could leave them online at www.firstnews.co.uk The results came
from a survey run by Duracell.
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THE NEWS IN PICTURES

21 OCTOBER
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND: Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick
Clegg enjoy lunch with pupils at Welbeck Primary School.

23 OCTOBER
NEW YORK, USA: Sissy the Norfolk Terrier takes part in the 20th Annual Halloween Dog
Parade. Her costume was inspired by the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

22 OCTOBER
SUAO, TAIWAN: This giant hole in
the road was caused by flooding,
following Typhoon Megi. The
typhoon’s torrential rains caused 25 OCTOBER
landslides killing at least seven people. QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND:
Fans of The Hobbit staged a rally
protesting against the film being
made outside of New Zealand.

23 OCTOBER
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND:
A girl joins protests
against government
spending cuts.
Protesters gathered
across the country 20 OCTOBER
to speak out against WASHINGTON, USA: US First
the public sector Lady Michelle Obama takes
cuts unveiled by the part in the White House Kitchen
Chancellor George Garden Fall Harvest, collecting
Osborne last week. pumpkins with school children.
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SPECIAL REPORT by Pardeep Mattu for the

National Governors’ Association
For more information visit
www.nga.org.uk

WHAT DO
SCHOOL BE
GOVERNORS HEARD
DO?
SCHOOLS should be places where you are learning as much as you
can, to prepare you for life when you leave school. And you deserve
the best, so that you can improve your knowledge and feel happy
when you’re at school. School governors are there to help your
head teacher make sure that this is happening!

make. Should they spend money

Who are school governors?
School governors can be staff who work at the school,
parents of children who attend the school, people who
make a big difference in the local area or people with
particular business experience. But they will all have one
thing in common – they care about the pupils who go to
the school and want them to learn and achieve effectively.
Your school will have between eight and 16 governors,
called a ‘governing body’. They look at, and decide on,
the rules that will protect both students and teachers,
how money is spent by the school, improving the school
building, the subjects you are learning and whether exam
results from pupils at the school are improving as much as
they should be every year.
Governors should always be looking at how to improve a
school. Sometimes, when money is tight for schools, which
it is at the moment, a school will have tough decisions to
You can tell your
school’s governors
what you think about
everything in your school
on new books for the library or
refurbish the toilets that pupils
are unhappy about? This is an
example of the kind of decisions that
governors need to take; all the time
remembering that they should be
doing what is best for the pupils at
the school.
You will have governors at your
school – ask and find out who they
are. Some schools involve pupils
directly in what the governing
body do. Your school might have
a student council or something
similar. Join in – make sure that what
you and your friends think about
your school is understood by both
the student council and the
governing body, so that
they can help do something
about it. They want to know
governors think and feel is understood by the Government
what you think!
and those that make the major decisions that affect schools
and education. We work with other education organisations
National Governors’ Association and provide information and advice for school governors.
The National Governors’ Association (NGA) is The NGA gives governors the information they need to
the only independent organisation for school do their jobs well. This information includes our magazine,
governors in England. There are more than 300,000 Matters Arising, a weekly e-newsletter, and we also hold
governors; one of the largest volunteer groups in regular events for school governors.
the UK. As volunteers, governors are not paid for
their efforts to improve schools. The future
The NGA supports and promotes improvement
for all schools and has members, who are The Government is now giving governors more freedom
governing bodies and local associations than ever before to run their schools the way they think is
of governing bodies (groups of people from best for their pupils. So having good school governors is
governing bodies at different schools, in particular now more important than ever, to make sure that pupils are
areas of the country). We ensure that what getting the best education they can.
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ANIMAL NEWS
Seeing double
TWIN baby two-toed sloths have been born in captivity for the first time.
The cute (and hairy) twins were born at
Loro Parque in Tenerife earlier this autumn.
Twin two-toed sloths are very rare as the
mothers can only care for one baby. To make
sure both babies had the best chance of
survival, keepers stepped in and decided to
hand-raise one of the sloths themselves.
Kirsten, a staff member at Loro Parque, has
become surrogate mum to one of the sloths,
Oil problems
THE effects of the BP oil spill may
affect marine animals like the manta
rays of the Gulf of Mexico for many
years, according to experts.
There is so little known about the
mysterious Gulf mantas that the long-term
damage caused by the oil spill may be fatal.
Manta rays feed by sucking in seawater and
filtering plankton and other tiny animals out,
before rejecting the rest of the water through
their gills. Before the water is rejected,
filaments in their gills take oxygen from the
water, which is how they breathe. These
filaments are very delicate and any toxins in
the water may lead to fatal damage. As so
little is known about these mantas, experts
are very concerned about the damage the oil
may have caused.
which she has called Luca. The baby spends
all day clinging to the front of Kirsten’s
T-shirt and sleeps in a special cot next to
Kirsten’s bed at night with a soft gorilla
for comfort.
The other twin, Chuca, is being raised by
Bimba, the mother sloth. When both sloths
are bigger and able to care for themselves
they will be reunited.
Spooky snacks
A THEME park in Devon has given its meerkats a Hallowe’en treat!
Rogan the meerkat, who lives at Woodlands
Family Theme Park in Devon, has been given
pumpkins stuffedfull of tasty treats.
Pumpkins are being used as a festive
enrichment for the animals to encourage
www. FirstNews.co.uk
Chuca is being raised by the mother sloth
Luca is being raised by keeper Kirsten
them to search for treats, like they would
search for food in the wild.
Check out www.firstnews.co.uk/animals
to see lots of pictures of animals from around
the world enjoying Hallowe’en treats.
Longest
pet cat
A CAT from Reno in the US
has been named the longest
domestic cat in the world by
Guinness World Records.
Stewie, a Maine Coon cat, measures
an impressive 1m 23cm long, while
an average domestic cat is around
45.7cm long.
His owner, Robin Hendrikson,
decided to apply for the record after
friends commented on how long
Stewie is. He beat the previous record
owner by 1.27cm.
Maine Coons, like the one pictured,
are one of the oldest natural breeds
of cat in North America. They are
known for being gentle giants.
What do
spots mean?
THE patterns on a leopard or
tiger are always individual,
but researchers now think
that they are also linked to
where the animal lives.
A team from the UK has examined
the markings on 37 species of wild
cat, trying to work out what their
patterns mean. Their findings show
that animals that live in trees and are
active during times when light is low,
are more likely to have complicated
patterns on their fur to help them
blend into the background.
The findings are being published in
Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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OUR STORIES

THE
WEEK’S
WEATHER
with Jonathan Powell
From Friday 29 October 2010
to Thursday 4 November 2010
WEEK IN GENERAL
Sunshine and showers for
most areas.
FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER
Scotland/N Ireland
– Scattered showers.
Day 11c/52f Night 6c/43f. Brisk
southwesterly.
England/Wales – Scattered
showers. Day 12c/54f Night 7c/45f.
Brisk southwesterly.
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER
Scotland/N Ireland
– Rain, overcast. Day
11c/52f Night 7c/45f. Brisk
southwesterly.
England/Wales
– Showers, sunny spells.
Day 13c/55f Night 8c/46f. Brisk
southwesterly.
SUNDAY31 OCTOBER
Scotland/N Ireland
– Scattered showers.
Day 12c/54f Night 7c/45f. Light
southwesterly.
England/Wales – Scattered
showers. Day 14c/57f Night 9c/48f.
Light southwesterly.
REST OF THE WEEK
Settling down somewhat.
Home News
Wales
Graveyard tour
Two funeral directors have
started a new heritage trail,
highlighting historic figures
buried at Treorchy cemetery,
Rhondda. Tour creators Ian and
James Reynolds were told about
some of the 70,000 graves at
the cemetery by their father
who worked there for 65 years.
Sights seen on the graveyard
tour, which is aimed at schools
and family historians, include the
graves of a footballer, war hero
and MP.
Isle of Skye
Holiday hot spot
Skye has been voted one of
Europe’s top island holiday spots.
The Misty Isle came eighth in
the Top 10 European Islands
category of the Conde Nast
Traveller’s Readers’ Choice
awards, beating sunnier Sicily and
Croatia’s Hvar.
.
Hull
Cool school
Endike Primary School in North
Hull is set to undergo a £6 million
transformation. Designs for the
new school involve all kinds of
quirky features including seating
based on fairground rides and a
giant slide between floors. It will
also have a glass roof and multi-
coloured letters on the front. The
new school will open in 2012.
Worcestershire
Child workers
Seven children have been taken
into police protection after they
were found working in a field. The
Romanian kids were discovered
picking spring onions in near
freezing conditions in Kempsey.
The children, aged between nine
and 15, were amoung adults
working in the fields but were not
dressed properly to be in such
cold conditions. The children are
now in care.
Norfolk
Travelling cat
The RSPCA in Norfolk are trying
to trace the owners of a cat who
snuck into a delivery van and
went on a 50 mile trip. Van driver
Sean Dick discovered the ginger
cat behind his passenger seat
last week after he’d dropped
parcels at more than 50 places.
The RSPCA have renamed the
adventurous moggy Walter,
after famous explorer Sir Walter
Raleigh, but can’t find his owners
as he’s not microchipped.
Warminster

WEATHER
FAST FACT
BST comes to an end at 2 am on
Sunday 31 October.
The idea of putting the clocks
forward and back, was first
suggested by Benjamin Franklin
in 1784.
Bromsgrove
Paperboy prize Dog poo painters wanted
Fifteen-year-old paperboy Sam Green-Jeffries A community group in Warminster
from Bromsgrove has won an award after caring is looking for volunteers to spray-
for a terminally ill customer on his delivery paint dog poo. The scheme, which
round. Sam carried out chores and delivered will paint the dog mess a bright
shopping to bedridden David Bishop before colour, is to highlight the problem
he died last year. The teen’s good deeds were of owners not picking up after
recognised when he was named a winner their pets and will hopefully shock
of the National Deliverer Merit Award. them into cleaning up.

THE WEEK IN NUMBERS

240 skaters an hour 260,000 pounds was the
surprise amount left in cat lover Dolores
13 tonnes of carrots are used
every week by ZSL London Zoo to
will be able to enjoy the ice
rink at Alexandra Gardens, Valentino Oszward’s will to STARescue feed their 16,000 animals, like Dirk
Windsor, when it opens again animal charity in Hampshire. pictured left!
in December.
4.6 metres is the height of a statue
100,000
2.4 million pounds is
planned to improve Caenarfon
of a child’s hand holding a car, which
is set to take pride of place in London’s
people
visited Weston Super Mare’s
refurbished pier the weekend it
Mayfair. The sculpture called ‘Vroom
town centre in Wales. Vroom’ will sit on Park Lane. reopened after a £39m refit.
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One-way ticket to Mars
Did you
know
The length of a day on
? A simple
fence
could help
to reduce
pollution
from cows

Mars would be quite

familiar for astronauts. A
Mars day is just 39mins
The poo pollution
35secs longer than a 24hr
Earth day. problem solved?
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TWO scientists have suggested that human colonisation of other worlds should start with a one-way trip to Mars.
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space travel is enormously expensive, and the
largest cost for a journey to Mars would be the
return trip. The researchers also say that this
by Ian Eddy
would help to start a human colony on Mars,
possibly using the planet’s large ice caves.
A trip to Mars with today’s technology
would take around six months. Astronauts
would face a reduced life expectancy because
of the dangers of space travel. However,
the report’s authors claim that their surveys
show that many people would be willing to
volunteer for the trip, for reasons of “scientific
curiosity” and a “spirit of adventure”.
Would you go on a one-way trip to Mars?
Take part in our poll at www.firstnews.co.uk!
THE major problem of pollution
in UK rivers could be massively
reduced by an ancient solution,
according to researchers.
Since Britain is already breaking
European regulations for the cleanliness
of our rivers, scientists have been
looking at solutions. They found that one
of the best is to simply put fences up
beside rivers to stop cows from pooing
too close to them. Because of these

Grandpa galaxy
ASTRONOMERS have reported their discovery of the most distant
galaxy ever seen.
Researchers say the galaxy is so far
away that the light coming from it was
fences, the concentration of harmful E.
coli bacteria on fenced streams is more
than 58% lower than in those without.
This also means that river bank areas
become overgrown, which helps to filter
out even more pollution before it can
enter the river.
Farm animals are the main source
of poo in our rivers, which is known as
Telescope. More accurate measurements faecal pollution. Apart from making the
of its age were taken by using the Very waterways a health hazard to canoeists
M. Alvarez

given off when the universe was only
600 million years old. Since the universe
now is about 13.7 billion years old, you
can see that this galaxy is pretty old!
The galaxy, known as UDFy-38135539,
was first spotted by the Hubble Space
Large Telescope in Chile. and other river users, the pollution
Since a ‘fog’ of hydrogen covered the also empties out at the sea and causes
universe 600 million years ago, experts pollution of our beaches and oceans.
think that there must be more galaxies Human sewage can also be a major
near this one that helped to clear the fog A clip from a simulation showing the state of problem, but usually only when heavy
the early universe around 600 million years ago
enough for light to pass through. rains cause overspill from sewers.
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GLOBAL STORIES

SNIPPETS
Toxic fumes given off by a
repaired supermarket floor have
put 39 people in hospital in
Greenland. Health offi cials have
closed the store for tests.
USA
Wallet wally
A 20-year-old Gallatin man
accused of stealing a pair of jeans
has been caught after leaving
a rather obvious clue. Dustin
Matthew Marshall tried on the
jeans in Walmart and walked out
without paying – but he left his
wallet and ID in his old trousers in
the changing rooms!
World News
Spain
Snooze success
An unemployed security guard has
won Madrid’s siesta competition.
62-year-old Pedro Lopez fell asleep
for 17 minutes to win the £900 first
prize. Although one contestant
slept for a minute longer, Lopez’s
deafening snore earned him bonus
points from the judges.
France
Not dead at all
A 60-year-old cancer patient who
was declared “certainly clinically
dead” woke up 14 hours later.
Lydie Paillard was taken to another
hospital after her sons refused to
switch off her life support system.
Paillard passed out after getting an
injection before a chemotherapy
session in Bordeaux.
Austria
Russia
Hooligan hunters
Hunters taking shots at power
line insulators have caused the
electricity to 19 towns to be cut
off. The lights went off in the
Miracle man killed homes of almost 20,000 people
The first man to be able to drive
in the Irkutsk region, where
temperatures were below zero.
with a thought-controlled robotic
arm has died in a car crash. Christian
Kandlbauer lost both his arms after
receiving a massive electric shock,
but was able to drive again thanks
to scientists. It is unclear whether
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Vets in Queensland have warned
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Simpsons has denied that Homer
is a Catholic, after a Vatican
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L’Osservatore Romano made the
claim in a recent edition, but Al
Jean said that the Simpsons attend
their local ‘Presbylutheran’ church
and that Homer probably couldn’t
even go for an hour on Fridays
without eating meat!
Mountain danger
A mountain riddled with 90km
of mine tunnels is in danger of
collapsing. Cerro Rico, or rich hill,
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miners work there every day.
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Rain chaos Football investigation
More than 60 people have been
killed and 700,000 made homeless by
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has asked
police and football authorities to SNIPPETS
floods caused by heavy rains. Whole investigate the deaths of seven people
at a match in Nairobi. The people were An 18-year-old and his 15-year-
towns have been washed away
killed in a stampede as fans rushed to old girlfriend have been arrested
and the United Nations has started
get into the Nyayo National Stadium. for robbing a bank in Rhode
airlifting supplies into the worst-
Another 20 people are being treated in Island, US. The couple pretended
affected areas. Around two thirds of
hospital for their injuries. to have a bomb in a bag.
the country has been affected.

KIDS’ WORLD
Name: Shajiv Age: 8 Lives: Bangladesh
SHAJIV and his mother left their village for Dhaka, a city with a population roughly three times that of London, in search of
better opportunities to make a living.
In Dhaka, Shajiv’s mum worked in people’s houses
and had to leave Shajiv at home to be looked after
by the neighbours. Eventually, her husband and
other children also joined her and Shajiv.
But, with more mouths to feed, they were
struggling. Through the BBC Blue Peter Meal
Deal/Mission Nutrition project, Shajiv’s father, Abdul
Majid, was given some assets with which they
started a dry fish trade. It has helped them to feed
their family and to send their children to school.
Shajiv says: “I am happy that father has a job
now. When I have free time, I help him with the
dry fish. Now we can eat well and the best part
is that we all can go to school. My brother, my
sister and I never went to school before because
mother and father did not have money to send
us to school. We did not have money to eat also.”
Save the Children’s Household Economic
Security programme is helping extremely poor
households.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
with Serena Lacey
Focus on film with
FILMCLUB is the exciting after-school activity 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.
This month FILMCLUB sent two members, also nice, and I thought that was pretty cool
Emily and Shauna, to interview stars and pretty funny.”
Miranda Cosgrove and Steve Carell about
their new animated film Despicable Me. Shauna: What is the difference in doing a
voice part instead of live action?
Emily: Can you tell us about your new Miranda: It’s definitely really different. I
movie and character Margo? thought it would be easier to do a voice
Miranda: The movie is about an evil super over because you just get to go in in your
villain, Gru, and he has this evil plan to steal pyjamas, but I think it’s harder because you
the moon, so he can be the number one have to bring so much energy. But it’s also
super villain in the world. He adopts three more fun, because I got to go crazy and say
little girls as part of his plan. I’m the oldest some of the lines however I wanted!
of the three and I’m really protective of my
two little sisters. Emily: Do all the actors do their
characters’ voices in the same room?
Shauna: Steve, you play Gru in the film, Miranda: I thought everyone was going
what attracted you to the character? to be together but when I went in to do it
Steve: I liked the fact that he is mean but I ended up being alone in this little room,
and they showed me pictures of all the
characters, which helped a lot. I got to see
the Minions, my character and the way the
movie was going to look. Just imagining the
whole world helped me to get more into it.
Emily: In the film Gru does some weird
dancing: do you dance like that in real life?
Steve: Yes, it is exactly like my dancing! My
kids love it, I have a 6 and a 9-year-old and
they love it when I dance like that.
FILMCLUB Recommends…
…School of Rock. Check out Miranda
in her feature film debut about a wacky
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Films are great to watch with friends. If you’d like to join the 160,000 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
Good owl gone bad!
AUSSIE actor Ryan Kwanten lends his voice to the character of Kludd, the
misguided young owl in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole. He told us
all about playing the bad guy…
Tell us a little about your role in the film. the fact that I don’t give in to peer pressure.
Legends is set in the world of owls, which Even when I was really young I’ve always had
hasn’t really been captured in film at all really. I the ability to think for myself, not to follow
play the role of Kludd, who’s the older brother the crowd.
in a family of owls and you know, he’s a little
misguided, a little misplaced. He sort of takes How do you prepare to play an owl?
his angst, really in life, over to the Pure Ones, Well the animators had already been working
who are the so called baddies in the film. He is on it for about a year and a half. They had
very quickly taken under their wing. done such an abundance of research and
put together all sorts of video links. They had
Kludd is easily influenced. Have you ever a true love of owls, they were obsessed. So,
been in a situation where you were easily everything we kind of wanted to know was
lead or influenced? available at our disposal, but what was also
That’s interesting. I mean, I don’t really have interesting as well was that the characteristics
an abundance of good qualities (laughs), but I that they gave each and every owl gave
would say that would be one of my strongest, audiences the chances to have their favourites,
TV, Film, Music and Theatre!
It’s judge
Louis!
HE lost another one of his acts this week, but Louis Walsh is still having
a great time on this series of The X Factor. We grab a quick chat with
the judge and mentor to the over-28s.
One of your acts, John Adeleye, went this
week. How was that?
Someone has to go home. I mean, he is an
amazing guy to work with. He is one of the
most genuine and sincere contestants. John is
a great singer and I believe he had a lot more
to give in the competition. He’s got a talent
and I hope someone gives him a record deal.
How are you feeling about the seventh
series of The X Factor?
I am really excited because this show just
Louis and his finalists, John, Mary
and Storm at the judges’ houses stage
because it humanised them.
Do you know lots of facts about
owls now?
Yes, I mean the whole turning their heads
around instead of moving their eyes, that to
me is a really fascinating thing!
The film is stunning! What did you think
when you first saw it?
When I read it I had my own thoughts about
how I thought it was going to be and, after
having seen it for the first time, it just blew me
away even more.
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gets bigger and better every year. It is so
unpredictable and you never know what
is going to happen, unlike on some other
shows! The X Factor is definitely one of the
best shows on TV.
Who was your favourite guest judge?
My favourite was Nicole, who I had never met
before. This girl has the X factor in every way.
She just got it, was incredibly impressive and
ticked every box.
Are you pleased with Jedward’s progress
since last year’s show ended?
I’ve been delighted at the response the twins
have had. They haven’t stopped working since
they left the show and, in less than a year, they
have had two sell out Irish tours, a No1 album
in Ireland and top 20 in the UK. They have
their own reality show coming up and they
have been signed up by a modelling agency.
Not bad for two kids who we took a chance
on, but it’s worked for them. They are growing
up and learning their craft in the public eye
and have grown a lot from it.
What is the best thing about this job?
When someone walks onto the stage and
makes you feel excited. Someone that makes
3D films are kind of the way forward. How
did 3D help this film?
Well this film was specifically designed, it was
shot on 3D. I think this film lends itself superbly
to that medium because it’s a fantasy world, so
you’re immediately pulling yourself in to that
world. All kinds of things in this film really make
you feel like you’re immersed in the world of
the owls.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of
Ga’hoole is in cinemas now. Check out the
trailer and an interview with Jim Sturgess
who plays Soren in the film, online at
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The Wanted
you think: “Yes, this person could have
a career in music.” And that is the best
thing about the job – discovering and
unearthing new talent.
Justin Bieber
In your view, what is the X factor?
The X factor is when someone walks into a
room and sings and they have something
unique: the attitude, personality and
presentation all rolled into one. You watch
them perform and think immediately:
“You could sell records.” David Bowie, Elton
– people like that have the X factor.
JLS
This week…
JOHN Adeleye became
the latest act voted off
X Factor. Speaking on
the Xtra Factor, he said:
“It hasn’t quite sunk in
yet. I’m kinda left and
right about the whole
thing, I dunno how to
feel. I’m taking it gracefully, I’m still smiling
and I’ve enjoyed every moment. I would
have liked to have stepped it up and
shown some of my moves, but I enjoyed
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THE BIG INTERVIEW
Music videos are much easier
SHE’S best-known for her role as Lilly Truscott on the hit series Hannah Montana, but actress and singer Emily
Osment is about to unleash her rock side with a new single and album. We caught up with Emily to talk about
music and the end of Hannah Montana.
Tell us about your new single, Let’s
be Friends.
Let’s be Friends is the first single off the
album Fight or Flight, which comes out
digitally in October. I’m really excited about
this album because it’s the music that I have
wanted to be released for so long. I finally
figured out what I want to sound like and
who I want to be musically and what I want
to say. This album is so important to me.
I wrote it quite fast. We were only in the
studio for about four weeks and we worked
really, really hard to get it exactly where we
wanted it. I’m really happy because I feel
like it’s really different and hopefully it will
stand out in today’s giant music world.
What can we expect from the album?
In some ways it’s very dance and very
electro, but I’m a big believer in having a
balance to the record so, like I said, there’s
those dance and those electro songs but
there’s also funk songs. I guess funk punk is
what we were calling it.
You made the album in four weeks
and you wrote a lot of it yourself. How
was that?
I’ve always planned on writing this album
myself and I’d always planned on being
completely involved in the music, the lyrics
and everything, like, this is me. I can tell you
about every single word in these songs,
every single decision that was made. It is a
little bit different, but I decided I wanted to
be very involved in this. It’s too easy to go
out there and shop for a song that’s already
been written, but I won’t be able to love it
and sing it live unless I feel like I’m attached
to it, unless I’ve been in the process of it.
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The video for Let’s be Friends looks like
a massive fun party. Was it fun to make?
Absolutely! It’s actually all of my friends in
this video. We shot it in LA by the beach, so
I got to call all my friends and be like: “Be in
this music video! It’ll be so fun!” I called one
friend, the day before the shoot and was
like: “Umm, can you be my boyfriend for like
17 hours?” And he was like: “Yes, of course!”
It was just great and that’s why it looks like
it was so much fun, because it was! I was
hanging out with my friends the whole
time.
Was it hard work?
It was great, you’re doing what you love. I
mean the only thing that was a downfall for
that day was the fact that it was freezing
cold at night on the beach. I’ve never been
so cold in my life. Once you get up there
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good time you can’t really tell, but it was
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shooting about half a year ago. It was
a quarter of the length of the previous
seasons that we had done, so it was kind
of a breeze! It was not a big deal at all. We
went in there, we did our thing and we got
out. This whole season is about change and
people growing up in the final episodes of
Hannah Montana but, don’t worry, they will
re-run for the rest of my life!
Did you have a big party to say
goodbye?
Yes, we had a wrap party so we got to say
goodbye. But, you know, Los Angeles, even
though there’s seven million of us, it’s quite
small. We’ll see everybody again.
You’ve done a lot of filming for TV and
What advice would you give to kids
music. What’s easier to film, a music video
that want to follow in your footsteps in
or a TV series?
TV or music?
Oh, a music video! It’s much easier. TV
I think that’s wonderful! We can never have
shows, even like one episode, can take
enough creative people in the industry
four or five days and a music video is a lot
and in life. I think it’s so great if you want
less than that. It’s more like a performance
to become a musician or if you want to act
aspect. A TV show is obviously playing a
and if you feel like you’re passionate that
role. There’s lots of homework that goes in
way. You know, I grew up having those
to it, whereas with a music video your only
feelings and, luckily, lived in LA and had the
homework is to go out there and be
chance to go out and audition. But I would
silly and have a good time.
say, don’t get in to this entire industry just
to be famous!
A lot of your fans know you from
Hannah Montana. Are you sad that
it’s ending? Emily’s album Fight or Flight is available
I mean, for me it has ended. We stopped to download now.
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TWO pupils joined in the Climate Cops Buzz Day at London Zoo with
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to the npower Climate Cops SOS buzz
day at London Zoo. It was a really fun
day and it was really enjoyable. We got
to meet Konnie Huq and she said that we
from the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
the quiz because we had to look for
answers and we had a lot of fun. Meeting

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had to help stop pollution, climate change Konnie was also the highlight of my day.
and food waste. “I can’t wait to use all of the skills I
“My favourite bit of the day was doing learned at the Buzz Day in our npower
Climate Cops project and hopefully we will
Sara (left) win! I am so proud to be part of npower’s
and Donya
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Climate Cops SOS and think our project
Konnie Huq is going to be successful in helping our
ideas on diversity and inclusion. How community.”
could your community become a Donya: “Our project is about compost
better place for all the people who heaps and food waste. We decided to do
food waste because we thought that in our
live, work and go to school in it? How country, in restaurants, they waste too
could you communicate this with an much food and, in other places, such as
Africa, they don’t have food.
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SCHOOL NEWS

Fund raising Baa baa...

WE felt that the people of Pakistan needed a lot of help to enable them to rebuild
their lives and an article in First News (issue no. 221) inspired us all.
Both classes put their heads together and, after Katie Reid, 11, Cameron Lyall, 11, and Alex
narrowing down our ideas, we came up with a French, 11, Timmergreens Primary School
week of events beginning on 13 September. Some
raised a lot of money. We made cakes and biscuits
of the activities we participated in were things
with help from our school cook, Fiona. This was our
such as coming to school in the Pakistan colours,
most successful event – Tuck Shop Treats.
girls dressing up as boys and vice versa – which
We were made ‘Rights Heroes and Global Citizens’
was very funny, especially some of the teachers
by UNICEF representative Mr. Wilkinson. All of the
– orienteering and holding an auction.
All of these events were very successful and money that has been given to Mr. Wilkinson will go
towards children’s rights in Pakistan, which includes
water, medication, food and shelter. Eighteen
million people have been affected by the floods
and will still need care as, although we have raised
a lot of money, it is still not enough to save all those
flood victims.
At the end of the week our teachers announced
the total of the money raised. We raised a total of
£1,233.43!
We are very proud that Timmergreens Primary
School is helping save lives.
WE have been very busy over the last few weeks creating a model,
life-sized sheep.
We got the idea from our head teacher The composite class, Balnain School,
after she visited the Botanic Gardens in St Inverness-shire
Andrews.
She saw two sheep on display and it will graze.
thought that we could copy the idea Lots of interested parents have come
and build an exhibit of our own. We asked to school to see our project. We are very
a parent to help us with this exciting eco- proud of it! The woolly structure has
project. The janitor was also involved in been named ‘Shaun MacSheep’.
cutting down twigs from the trees
in the grounds. These were sorted
out for the different parts of the
structure. The legs were made first,
then the body was fixed into place
by wrapping wire around them.
A flexible piece of hose pipe
was then made into a semi-realistic
set of horns.
When the last piece of fleece was
pushed into place, we lifted the
sheep into our ‘Quiet Garden’, where

Your school in First News We want to hear what your school is up to

ARE you doing something sponsored for charity? Starting your own school newspaper? Or putting on a show?
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CRAZY BUT TRUE

Vinegar
drinkers!

Enormous
enchilada
MEXICO City is celebrating after being awarded a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s
largest enchilada.
The giant dish can feed 230 people and
weighs 1,426kg.
It took around 600 people two and a
half hours to make the dish, which is 70m
long and filled with white onions, green
tomatoes, serrano chillis, chicken, cheese,
salsa and lots of other ingredients, all
by Serena Lacey
prepared from scratch.
A special machine was created to roll out
the giant tortilla.
A spokesperson for Guinness World
Records said: “This is the first time
someone has established this record.
People have tried this before in Mexico and
in the United States but they couldn’t fulfil
the rules needed to have the record.”
Check out a video of the giant meal online
at www.firstnews.co.uk
A CITY in China has held a vinegar
drinking competition to try to
attract tourists!
The contest in Zhengjiang, in the Jiangsu
Province, requires people to drink three 375ml
bottles of local vinegar one after the other.
As well as attracting tourists, the competition
was used to promote local vinegar and the
benefits of it for your health.
We think drinking vinegar sounds disgusting!
What do you think? Vote online at
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4,410kg choc bar
A CHOCOLATE bar weighing a massive
OF A VEHICLE
4,410kg has been made in Armenia.
The record for the most The super-sized sweet was made by Grand Candy to
transformations of a vehicle is three celebrate their 10th anniversary. It took 48 hours to mix
and was completed when an Ellert the chocolate, five of which were spent roasting and
was transformed into a hotrod, a grinding cocoa beans.
rocket powered hydrofoil and a The huge bar is 5.6m long and 7.75m wide, and is
plane, on TV show NERD, Denmark, offi ciallythe Guinness World Records’ largest bar of
on 8 September 2006 chocolate. Experts think it would take 107 years for one
For info on this record and hundreds more, go to www.guinnessworldrecords.com
person to eat the entire thing. Instead, it will be broken
into pieces and shared among the public in Yerevan.

Hallowe’en HA HA
CHUCKLES Q: Where does a ghost go
on a Saturday night?
A: Anywhere he can BOO-gie
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Email us your jokes to newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk
AAARRGH!

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THE NEWS CREW
Film premiere... Spooky Scarefest
WE went to the film premiere of Alpha and Omega, a new animation that
is just out in the cinemas.
by Lottie and Alice Hills
The film is about two wolves called Kate
and Humphrey, who fall in love. Kate is
the Alpha and Humphrey is the Omega.
The part of Kate is played by Hayden
Panetierre who stars as Claire in the TV
series Heroes and whose first ever role
was Dot in Bug’s Life. Because it was the
premiere, Hayden was there and, as we
were reporting for First News, we got to
interview her before the film.
She said that her favourite part of the
film is when the goose and the duck are
playing golf.
Hayden really cares about animals, and
someone brought some pet wolves to the
cinema. She was having her picture taken
with them, but one of the wolves didn’t
like the camera flashes and she told them
to stop.
We then went to see the film. It was very
funny and exciting. Our favourite bit was
when the wolves were using a tree trunk
as a toboggan and sliding down the hill.
We really recommend that you go
to see it.
Fly like
a Hawk
GUS King is one of the hottest skateboarding talents
around, and has been wowing crowds for years. The
outrageously talented British skater has hit the ramps with
the sport’s biggest star, Tony Hawk, and looks set to take
the skating world by storm. As top new skating game Tony
Hawk: SHRED hits the shops, we spoke to Gus about his
toughest trick and hanging with the Hawk.
Has competing against older riders ever bothered you?
No, never. There is a real supportive bunch of skaters who
skate together and they always encourage you to do better.
Obviously, when you compete it’s not always like that, but on
the whole we all want each other to do well.
Do they ever underestimate you because of your age?
Every time, but it’s water off a duck’s back. I enjoy the look of
surprise on their faces when I pull off a tough trick.
Which trick that you’ve learned has been most satisfying?
The 360 flip, by far. It’s a tough trick to learn and took several
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WE were lucky enough to be invited along to Scarefest at The Alton Towers
Resort last week.
by Lauren and Callum Byrne
We headed off really early, as
we wanted to make the most of our
weekend. When we arrived at the park
it was full of pumpkins, scarecrows
and scary music. There were witches
wandering around casting spells and
giving out treats from behind their
Trick or Treat doors.
After we had been on all the rides
we made our way back to The Alton
Towers Hotel and to our room. After
a quick change of clothes it was
time for dinner and to watch Pirate
Bill and The Witches in their
Hallowe’en show. park again to go on our favourite rides.
We went along to the Boiler House and The best part of the weekend for us was the
the Carnival of Screams, which were right rollercoaster ride TH13TEEN. It is scary
by our hotel. The Carnival of Screams was enough during the day, but it’s absolutely
full of evil killer clowns and, to escape terrifying at night. Are you brave enough
them, you have to make your way through to give it a go next time you’re at The Alton
the maze. We finally made it out but Towers Resort?
only after we had jumped and screamed
our way through. Check out www.altontowers.com for
The next morning we went back to the information on tickets and hotel packages.
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Gus tries out his skills with the cool
board controller for Tony Hawk: Shred
attempts, nights after school and weekends to get right. Even lots of advice
now there are times when I still don’t catch it right, but I’ll just and encouragement,
practice and try again until I do. telling me to keep
practising and to always enjoy
Do you feel fear when you try something new? what I was doing.
Nervous more than fear, I’d say. If I ever attempt a big air jump,
then that might change. I find that nerves help me, though, What are your ambitions for the future?
and make me concentrate more on what I need to do. I hope to be skateboarding for a long time yet.
My ambition is to turn pro, but also concentrate on school.
What was skating with Tony Hawk like? If I do well at both, then opportunities like becoming an
Really overwhelming. I couldn’t believe that I was skating with ambassador for Tony Hawk: SHRED will come more often.
Tony; he’s a legend of the sport. He’s a cool guy and gave me Tony Hawk: SHRED is out now for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii
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GAME ZONE
with Lauren (11) and Julien (16) Game Testers

Stephen Hawking
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moves
Just Dance 2 (WII)
THE first game was a huge hit for Ubisoft, so they’re back with a
sequel with more tunes and dance routines.
The main criticism of the first game
was that it wasn’t really accurate enough,
but that didn’t seem to stop millions of
people having fun with it.
This time around, there’s a bit more
polish to the presentation and a slightly
bigger track list. There are still a few
tracks that aren’t the originals, but the
A way
artists range from Ke$ha, Rihanna,
Outkast and Vampire Weekend to older
acts like James Brown, Cher and The
Rolling Stones.
Lauren says: “This is brilliant! Even better
than the first one, and there are loads of
songs to choose from. The duet dancing
mode is fab and loads of fun. Some of the
dance moves are more tricky and take a
little bit of practice. There are some cool
dance styles, including rock, street and
tribal. The download content is a bonus,
although at the
moment there are RATED!
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only a few songs to
download. It really is
a great, fun game.”
FIRST NEWS is running a campaign called My Way! It’s about recognising that for
some people school is easy but, for others, it might be harder – but that the way you
learn has nothing to do with how smart you are. Around six children in each class
have learning challenges which means that their brains work in a different way. But
that doesn’t mean that they won’t be fantastically successful in whatever they choose
to do. You will probably have heard of Stephen Hawking, who is considered to be one
of the world’s most brilliant scientists. And, guess what? He found school really hard
and couldn’t read at all until he was eight.
Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, own way to communicate. A Cambridge
FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942) is an scientist built a device that means he
English scientist specialising in physics can write onto a computer with small
and cosmology. His scientific career spans movements of his body, and then have a
more than 40 years. voice synthesiser speak what he has typed.
He is known, particularly, for his This week he spoke of much earlier
theories about quantum gravity, struggles – trying to keep up with his
especially in relation to black holes. classmates at school and not being able
When he was around 20-years-old to read until he was eight.
he developed a disease called ALS “My classwork was very untidy,” he said,
(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) which has “and my handwriting was the despair of
left him almost completely paralysed and my teachers.”
unable to talk. But he has still found his And look how brilliant he turned out to be!
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BOOK REVIEWS www.redhouse.co.uk INTERVIEW

5 minutes with
BILLIONAIRE BOY
DAVID WALLIAMS
DA V I D
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reviewed by Amit Pandya, 7
FOLLOWING the success of The Boy in
Billionaire Boy is a book about a boy called Joe.
He is so spoilt and had everything a kid dreams
the Dress and Mr Stink, David Walliams has written a new
of having, except any friends. All the teenagers brilliant book for kids – Billionaire Boy. First News reader
were mean and jealous because his father made Amit Pandya put a few questions to the author…
money out of loo rolls. So off went Joe in his quest, or rather a race, for friendship.
I really enjoyed Billionaire Boy because the adventure Joe goes on is exciting and full of Would you like to see any of your and it was successful. I write for an adult
humour. At the beginning Joe is really miserable because he has no friends and is feeling books made into films? audience with my television programmes
the pressure of keeping his secret about being a billionaire from anyone. Joe is forced to It would be amazing. I think my books and, if I had a great idea for a book for an
experience loneliness, by his dad, so the story is set for a real journey. would be more suited to live action than adult audience, I’d write it. It’s more led by
My favourite part in the book is when Bob is dumped into a green rubbish bin and Joe’s animation as they’re about people and their the idea than anything else. The next book
king-size Twix is snatched by the mean and nasty ‘Grubbs’. To their shock, Joe and Bob are feelings. It would be easier to portray with I’ll write will be for children.
rescued by Lauren, who karate-kicks the bullies in a comic way. I give it 10/10! actors. A film is being made of The Boy in
the Dress and it’s looking likely that I might What is your favourite children’s book?
be in it but it’s not certain yet. Alice in Wonderland is one of the greatest
works of literature ever written. Alice in
If you were as rich as Joe and his dad Wonderland is the
MORE BLOODY HOROWITZ what would you do with your money? children’s book
ANTHONY HOROWITZ I would want to do something for other that intrigues
people like build a school in Africa because me the most. I
reviewed by Dominic Dennis, 11
the feeling that would give you would be can read it over
Anthony Horowitz has brought out greater than anything you could ever buy. and over again.
a book containing ten spine-chilling It’s such an
horror stories. From robo-nannies to Why do you like writing books for kids amazing world of
killer massage chairs, this book has rather than adults? imagination.
everything to scare the pants off you. It has ghosts, cobras, evil Sat Navs and much more... When I first had the idea for The Boy in the
You may want to sleep with the light on after you read this! Dress I thought it would make a good book Billionaire Boy is in
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ASK ESTHER With
thanks to Cool dude?
I USED to be called a nerd at my old school but, now I’m in high
I’M Esther Rantzen, President of ChildLine, which helps 2,500 children every week. If there’s school, I don’t want to any more. My friends do bad stuff and think
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it’s cool. I want to be cool, but not bad. Anonymous, 12
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HI Esther. My friends have broken up from me. I don’t know what to do. It all started
when they sat next to someone else on the dinner table. I didn’t want to sit next to DEALING WITH ANNOYING SIBLINGS
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It’s not always about you
Marvellous
Manassero
ITALIAN golfer Matteo Manassero
has broken the record for the
youngest ever player to win a
tournament on the European Tour.
Getty
Manassero on
the green during
his final round
The young star was just 17 years and 188
days old when he won the Castello Masters
in Spain. The previous holder of the record
was Danny Lee, who was 18 years and 213
days old when he won the Johnnie Walker
Classic two years ago
“My results this year are well above my
expectations,” said Manassero. “I never
dreamt of winning on Tour so soon.”
Apart from giving him the record, the win
also means that Manassero will take home
nearly £300,000 in prize money.
“I am too young to have a drink and I am
too young to drive, so I will not be buying a
car,” he said, “and I have not got a girlfriend
who would like a present!”
Manassero has broken several records
already and has been praised by fellow
players.
“He has a passion for the game,” said US
legend Tom Watson. “Technique can be
added if necessary, but if they don’t have
that passion then I am concerned. Matteo
has it.”
CRAZY
BUT TRUE
Enormous
enchilada
THIS week, we witnessed the rather bizarre sight of England cricketer Kevin Pietersen playing table tennis
with a cricket bat. KP and Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu were at the West London Academy
in Northolt to give selected students a surprise assembly and to talk about adiStars, the new adidas scheme
to get more 13 to 19-year-olds involved in sport before the 2012 Olympics. After a table tennis lesson, we
spoke to Christine.
How good do you think you were at
table tennis?
I don’t think I was good at all! Sometimes
it’s nice to just do something that you’re not
so good at, so that people can see you’re
human.
Do you think adiStars will get kids up off
the sofa?
Yes. I think the first thing for kids is that it has
to be attractive, to grab their attention, and
I definitely think it’s that. You’ve got loads of
well-known sports stars who can really try
and help get the ball rolling, and get kids at
least to look on the website.
When you come to things like this, do a
lot of kids ask your advice about stuff?
Yes, I was talking to a few of them. There’s
one guy who runs, and he asked me what
I thought about when I run. He does the
100m so, for him, 400m is a really long way!
What advice would you give to kids if
they wanted to take up a new sport?
I think just to enjoy it. Today’s been about
fun, and these kids are having fun while
they’re learning. It’s about being relaxed
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Kevin Pietersen gives Christine
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about what you do. I enjoy what I do – I like you are one?
know it’s horrible and it’s hard and it hurts, People in the public eye don’t like being
but you can’t quite beat that feeling of seen as a role model, because that suggests
running around a track. that you have to be perfect. You maybe
shouldn’t see yourself as a role model, but
You said in the assembly that it’s a just that you have something valuable
lonely sport. Do you ever wish that you to offerback to these young people who
sometimes still played a team sport? look up to you. If these kids are paying to
Netball gave me so many of the elements watch you, or they’ve got posters of you on
that you need as an individual person. It their wall, we owe them to be able to give
gave me a lot of discipline. I kind of do miss something back.
it. It’s nice having people that you win with
and lose with. When I run and I don’t win,
To see some footage from the day,
it’s just me, and no-one understands what
including KP playing table tennis with a
it’s like.
cricket bat and a brief video interview with
Christine, head to www.firstnews.co.uk!
When we last spoke to you, you said
To find out more about adiStars, go to
that you would take the day’s problems to
www.adistars.com
bed with you. Have you got any better at
putting your worries aside?
I think that, hopefully, I’m getting a bit better
at dealing with my issues! It’s nice to come
to events like this when you see things in a
differentlight. It’s not always about you, it’s
about what you can do for others.
People in the media always say that
sports stars are role models. Do you feel