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NEWS I SPORTS I ENTERTAINMENT I INTERVIEWS I PUZZLES I COMPETITIONS

MY EARTH CHARTER PRINCE CHARLES CALLS ON BIG BUSINESS

TO SAVE THE PLANET
THE Queen’s son,
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Terra Carta – or Earth the next ten years.
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learned aabout Magna Carta at green issues for 50 years. He has had
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people in England, and was and supporters leading up to the
agreed bby King John more Terra Carta launch.
than 800 years ago in 1215. This is the Prince of Wales’
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Prince Charles’ Terra Carta is message to First News readers:

by HRH Prince Charles

THE link between human health and the planet’s health has never
been more clear.
As we start a new decade, it is dŽŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŵƵƐƚďĞĂ
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WĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ and planet.
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dŚĂƚŵĞĂŶƐŚĞƵƐĞĚũƵƐƚƚǁŽĮŶŐĞƌƐ
ĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚŚĂŶĚƚŽƉƵƐŚŚŝƐĞŶƟƌĞ
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ƐŚĞǁĂƐƉƵƚƚŽƐůĞĞƉďLJǀĞƚƐĂŌĞƌ
ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐƉŽŽƌŚĞĂůƚŚ͘ŽŽŬĞĞƉĞƌ
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DŝĐŚĂĞůƵƌŚĂŵͬKƌĞŐŽŶŽŽ
PARROT MIX-UP
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ƋƵĞĞŶŽĨƚŚĞĐĂƐƚůĞŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘
FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
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EĞĂƌůLJϱϬϬŚŽŵĞďĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ
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:ŽĞtŝĐŬƐĂŶĚƐǁŝŵŵĞƌ
DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭ͕ϯϬϬůŽĂǀĞƐǁĞƌĞďĂŬĞĚ
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ǁŚŽƐƚĞƉƉĞĚĚŽǁŶĨƌŽŵƌŽLJĂůĚƵƟĞƐ
ůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂƌĞŶŽƚĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƵƐĞ
ĂŶLJƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌ
ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĐŚĞǁĞůů
&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞŝƌ
/ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐŝŶĐĞDĂƌĐŚ͘
MISSING MOGGY
An escapee cat has been reunited
ǁŝƚŚŝƚƐŽǁŶĞƌ͕ĂŌĞƌŐŽŝŶŐŵŝƐƐŝŶŐĂƚ
an airport. Taylor Le and her pet cat
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DƵũŝǁĞƌĞƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐĨƌŽŵEĞǁzŽƌŬ͛Ɛ
>Ă'ƵĂƌĚŝĂŝƌƉŽƌƚƚŽĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ǁŚĞŶ
ƚŚĞŵŽŐŐLJŵĂĚĞĂďƌĞĂŬĨŽƌŝƚ͘ŌĞƌ
ϭϭĚĂLJƐŽŶƚŚĞƌƵŶ͕ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉ
ŽĨĂƐŶŝīĞƌĚŽŐ͕DƵũŝǁĂƐĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ
ĨŽƵŶĚƐĂĨĞĂŶĚǁĞůůʹŚŝĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ
ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ͛ƐĐĞŝůŝŶŐ͘
3. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

JOE BIDEN
The White House – home
of the US president

TO BECOME

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AMERICA’S
PRESIDENT
WZ^/Edͳ>d Joe Biden will be inaugurated on
Wednesday 20 January, meaning he becomes the 46th President
POLL OF THE WEEK
Do you think Joe Biden will be a good
president? Vote at ĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬƉŽůůƐ

ŽĨƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘dŚŝƐĨŽůůŽǁƐŚŝŵǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĞůĞĐƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘
But it won’t be a normal ceremony for a few reasons.

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The coronavirus pandemic and new security worries following violence last
ǁĞĞŬďLJĂŵŽďƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŽƵƚŐŽŝŶŐWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞƌĞ
will be changes to what is a historical American day.

Here’s what you need to know:

:ŽĞŝĚĞŶŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐĐĂƉŝƚĂůĐŝƚLJ͕tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ďLJ

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train – his favourite way to travel. See our “WOW!” below.
,ĞǁŝůůƐƟůůďĞƐǁŽƌŶŝŶŽŶƚŚĞƐƚĞƉƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞƐĐĞŶĞŽĨ
last week’s riots. Although there are fears about more protests, Joe Biden IN: OUT:
JOE BIDEN DONALD TRUMP
said on Monday: “I am not afraid to take the oath outside.”
ŝĚĞŶǁŝůůďĞũŽŝŶĞĚďLJ<ĂŵĂůĂ,ĂƌƌŝƐ;ƌŝŐŚƚͿ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ĨĞŵĂůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐŝĂŶͲŵĞƌŝĐĂŶǀŝĐĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨ
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ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘^ŚĞƐĂŝĚ͗͞tŚŝůĞ/ŵĂLJďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ǁŽŵĂŶŝŶƚŚŝƐŽĸĐĞ͕/ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚ͘͟
dŚĞLJǁŝůůďŽƚŚůĂLJĂǁƌĞĂƚŚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞLJƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŽĂƚŚ͘
dŚĞŝĚĞŶƐǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞƐĐŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞ
tŚŝƚĞ,ŽƵƐĞ;ĂďŽǀĞͿĂŌĞƌŚŝƐƐǁĞĂƌŝŶŐͲŝŶ͘
ĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶĞǀĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞƐŵĂůůĞƌƚŚĂŶƵƐƵĂůďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚ
ƌŝƐŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǀĞƌLJĨĞǁƟĐŬĞƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ceremony and viewing stands have been taken down to discourage crowds.
EŽƌŵĂůůLJƉĞŽƉůĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůDĂůůƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞ
parade is being replaced by a virtual parade.
The parade will celebrate America’s heroes, and highlight Americans
ĨƌŽŵĂůůďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ŝŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞ
country’s diversity.
dŚĞƚŚĞŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞ͚ŵĞƌŝĐĂhŶŝƚĞĚ͛ʹĂŌĞƌŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉ
ŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĐĂƵƐĞĚƐŽŵƵĐŚĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĚƵƌŝŶŐŚŝƐƟŵĞ
as president.
Joe Biden travelled by train for 36 years
between Wilmington and Washington
So, why was there a riot last week?
SUPPORTERSŽĨŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉƐƚŽƌŵĞĚƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƵŝůĚŝŶŐ;ƚŚĞh^
ƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚͿŝŶtĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĮǀĞĚĞĂƚŚƐ͘
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚdƌƵŵƉŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐĐƵƐĞĚŽĨĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐƌLJŵŽď͘,ĞŐĂǀĞĂƐƉĞĞĐŚ
ƚŽĂĐƌŽǁĚŽĨŚŝƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞtŚŝƚĞ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ũƵƐƚĂƐŚŽƌƚǁĂůŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽů͘
ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕DƌdƌƵŵƉƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚŚŝƐĨĂůƐĞĐůĂŝŵƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶďĞŝŶŐƐƚŽůĞŶ
from him, and urged people to “stop the steal”.
dŚĞŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƐŽŽŶĂŌĞƌDƌdƌƵŵƉ͛ƐǀŝĐĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕DŝŬĞWĞŶĐĞ͕
ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕
which Joe Biden won.
KƉƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚdƌƵŵƉ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
some in his own party, were due to begin the
ŝŵƉĞĂĐŚŵĞŶƚ΀ĐŽŵŵŝƫŶŐĂĐƌŝŵĞŝŶŽĸĐĞ΁
process this week. Mr Trump is due to leave his
job this month anyway, so some people think an
impeachment trial is pointless, but his opponents
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͕ǁŚŝůĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂƐĂƐĞŶĂƚŽƌ͘ŵƚƌĂŬ͕ say it would help to block him from running for

ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŚĞŚĂƐƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚϮ͘ϭŵŝůůŝŽŶŵŝůĞƐ͘ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŐĂŝŶŝŶĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐ͛ƟŵĞ͘
4. NEWS IN PICTURES FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

NAPLES, ITALY SHANGHAI, CHINA

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BULL statues are being placed in the streets for the upcoming Chinese New
Year, the Year of the Ox. This year Chinese New Year falls on 12 February, and
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ƚŚĞĨĞƐƟǀĂůǁŝůůůĂƐƚƵŶƟůϮϲ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ.

LONDON, UK

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THIS ŚƵŐĞƐŝŶŬŚŽůĞŽƉĞŶĞĚƵƉŝŶĂŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ͕ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚďĞŶĞĂƚŚ
ƚŚĞƉĂƌŬŐĂǀĞǁĂLJ͘

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

THE London Eye is lit up in blue in support of the NHS. To show thanks to
ƚŚĞE,^ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĂŶĚǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚůŝŶĞŽĨƚŚĞKs/Ͳϭϵ
ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ůŽƚƐŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͛ƐůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƐ͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚǀĞŶƵĞƐǁŝůůďĞƚƵƌŶĞĚďůƵĞ.

BLACK FOREST, GERMANY

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sKd^ŽďƐĞƌǀĞƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐŝŶŐĂƐƚŚĞLJŚĞĂƌŵĂƐƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞYƵŝĂƉŽĐŚƵƌĐŚ
ƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƚŚĞ&ĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞůĂĐŬEĂnjĂƌĞŶĞ͘dŚĞĨĞĂƐƚŝƐƵƐƵĂůůLJĂƩĞŶĚĞĚďLJ
ĂƐŵĂŶLJĂƐƐŝdžŵŝůůŝŽŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚŚĂƉƉĞŶƐĞǀĞƌLJLJĞĂƌŽŶϵ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͘dŚĞůĂĐŬ
Nazarene is a dark wood sculpture of Jesus brought to the Philippines in 1606 SKIERS ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌǁĂLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚĞĂǀLJƐŶŽǁĨĂůůƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨĂŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŝŶƚŚĞ
from Spain and considered miraculous by many Filipinos. Black Forest.

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TOUGH TIMES
EDITOR’S COMMENT
PRINCE Charles has spoken for 50 years
about his passion for the planet.

FOR THE NHS

He was talking about his concerns about single
ƵƐĞƉůĂƐƟĐǁĂLJďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŚĂĚďĞĐŽŵĞĂĐŽŵŵŽŶǁŽƌƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞ͕ƐŽŵĞƉĞŽƉůĞĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐǀŝĞǁƐ
ǁĞƌĞĂďŝƚĐƌĂnjLJ͘
ƵƚŚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌŽǀĞŶƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŝƚǁĂƐŐŽŽĚƚŽƐĞĞŚŝŵ
launching his Terra Carta project this week – which he writes

AS VACCINE ROLLOUT
ĂďŽƵƚŽŶŽƵƌĨƌŽŶƚƉĂŐĞ͘ŝŐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŶŐůĞŽŶĞŽĨ
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ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŵŵŽŶƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϴĂŶĚyZƐĂLJƐ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕
ĂƌŽƵŶĚϭ͕ϳϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ͕ŵŽƐƚůLJĨŽƌ ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞŶĞǁƉƌŽƚĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ
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ƐĂLJƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŵĂLJƐƟůůďĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůƚŽ ŚĞůĚƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐŝŶ:ƵŶĞĂŶĚ:ƵůLJůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚ
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yZƉƌŽƚĞƐƚĞƌƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽŝů ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐĨƌŽŵĂLJŽƵƚŚŐƌŽƵƉĐĂůůĞĚůůůĂĐŬ>ŝǀĞƐ
>ŽŶĚŽŶƚŽĨĂĐĞƚƌŝĂůŝŶƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ^ŚĞůů͛ƐŽĸĐĞƐ
ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͘ h<ƐĂLJŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͘
7. BIG NEWS
BRAINY BIRDS!
EtƐƚƵĚLJŚĂƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚ͕ĂƚũƵƐƚĨŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚƐŽůĚ͕ƌĂǀĞŶƐĂƌĞĂƐƐŵĂƌƚĂƐ
ĨƵůůLJͲŐƌŽǁŶŽƌĂŶŐƵƚĂŶƐĂŶĚŐŽƌŝůůĂƐ͊
ZĂǀĞŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐƌŽǁƐĂƌĞǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶĨŽƌďĞŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌ
ĐůĞǀĞƌͲĐůŽŐƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽĮŶĚ
ĨŽŽĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƚĂŶĚƵƐĞƚŽŽůƐ͘
EŽǁǁĞŬŶŽǁũƵƐƚŚŽǁƐŵĂƌƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƚŽ
ŽƚŚĞƌĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŽĨWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌƌ^ŝŵŽŶĞ
WŝŬĂĂŶĚŚĞƌƚĞĂŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨKƐŶĂďƌƺĐŬ͘
dŚĞLJĂĚĂƉƚĞĚĂŶĞdžĂŵĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƚĞƐƚƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶƉŽǁĞƌ
ŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌŝŵĂƚĞƐ͕ĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞWƌŝŵĂƚĞŽŐŶŝƟŽŶdĞƐƚ
ĂƩĞƌLJ;WdͿ͕ƐŽƚŚĂƚŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚďLJƌĂǀĞŶƐ͘
dŚĞĂĚĂƉƚĞĚWdƚĞƐƚĞĚƚŚĞƌĂǀĞŶƐ͛ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŝƌ
ƐŽĐŝĂůƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞŽďũĞĐƚƐŐŽ
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ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĐĂŶ͛ƚƐĞĞƚŚĞŵĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ͘
ŝŐŚƚLJŽƵŶŐƌĂǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞŚĂŶĚͲƌĂŝƐĞĚ
ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ͕ĂŶĚŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞWd
Ăƚϰ͕ϴ͕ϭϮĂŶĚϭϲŵŽŶƚŚƐŽůĚ͘
dŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚ͕ĂƚũƵƐƚĨŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚƐŽůĚ͕
ƚŚĞƌĂǀĞŶƐǁĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞƚĞƐƚũƵƐƚĂƐǁĞůů
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ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌďƌĂŝŶƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂŌĞƌďŝƌƚŚ͘ƚũƵƐƚ
ĞŝŐŚƚǁĞĞŬƐŽůĚ͕ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂůƌĞĂĚLJĨŽůůŽǁĂŶŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚ͛Ɛ
ŽƌŚƵŵĂŶ͛ƐŐĂnjĞƚŽƐĞĞǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚ͘
ELONDƵƐŬ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŶďĞŚŝŶĚdĞƐůĂĐĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ
^ƉĂĐĞyƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ďƌŝĞŇLJďĞĐĂŵĞƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĞƐƚŵĂŶ
ŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚůĂƐƚǁĞĞŬ͘
,ĞŽǀĞƌƚŽŽŬŵĂnjŽŶĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ:ĞīĞnjŽƐƚŽŚŝƚƚŚĞEŽϭƐƉŽƚ͕
ďƵƚƐůŝƉƉĞĚďĂĐŬƚŽƐĞĐŽŶĚĂŌĞƌůŽƐŝŶŐΨϭϰďŶ;ĂďŽƵƚάϭϬďŶͿ
ŝŶĂƐŝŶŐůĞĚĂLJ͊dŚĞĨĂůůǁĂƐĚŽǁŶƚŽŚŝƐĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĐĂƌĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͕
dĞƐůĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůŽƐƚϴйŽĨŝƚƐǀĂůƵĞ͘
dŚĞƵƉƐĂŶĚĚŽǁŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚŽĐŬŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞ
ŽĨŵĞŐĂͲĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐŝƐĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ͕ƐŚŽǁƐŚŽǁƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂŶĚĞĂƐŝůLJ
ŚƵŐĞƐƵŵƐŽĨŵŽŶĞLJĐĂŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚŐŽ͘
ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕DƵƐŬŝƐǁŽƌƚŚĂďŽƵƚΨϭϳϲ͘ϮďŶ
;άϭϮϴďŶͿ͕ǁŚŝůĞĞnjŽƐŝƐǁŽƌƚŚΨϭϴϮ͘ϭďŶ;άϭϯϮďŶͿ͘DƵƐŬ
ŝƐƐƟůůǁĞůůĂŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƌŝĐŚĞƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕&ƌĞŶĐŚůƵdžƵƌLJ
ƚLJĐŽŽŶĞƌŶĂƌĚƌŶĂƵůƚ͕ǁŚŽŝƐĂƌŽƵŶĚΨϮϬďŶďĞŚŝŶĚŚŝŵ͘
DƵƐŬ͕ǁŚŽĂůƐŽŚĞůƉĞĚĨŽƵŶĚWĂLJWĂů͕ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶ
ŚŝƐ^ƉĂĐĞyƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞŝŶƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ͘^ƉĂĐĞyƵƐĞƐƌŽĐŬĞƚƐ
ƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĐĂƌŐŽƚŽĂƐƚƌŽŶĂƵƚƐĂďŽĂƌĚƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂĐĞ
^ƚĂƟŽŶ͘ůƐŽ͕ŝƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƵƫŶŐŝƚƐ^ƚĂƌůŝŶŬƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ƐŬLJƚŽŽīĞƌĨĂƐƚĞƌďƌŽĂĚďĂŶĚ͘dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨ^ƉĂĐĞyŝƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ
ƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕ƚŽƉƵƚ
ƉĞŽƉůĞŽŶDĂƌƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚĂĐŽůŽŶLJƚŚĞƌĞ͘
Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
THE UK’S FIRST
ALL-ELECTRIC
BUS CITIES
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TRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps
has announced that Coventry and
Oxford are set to become the UK’s
ĮƌƐƚĐŝƟĞƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ƌƵŶĞŶƟƌĞůLJŽŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ͘
Coventry and Oxford beat 17 other towns
ĂŶĚĐŝƟĞƐŝŶĂĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞƚŚĞ
ĮƌƐƚĂůůͲĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐďƵƐĐŝƟĞƐ͘
dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞũƵĚŐĞĚŽŶŚŽǁĚŝĸĐƵůƚŝƚ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŽŝŶƐƚĂůůĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕
ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ
ƚŚĞLJ͛ĚŚĂĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ
ďƵƐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞ͘
EŽǁ͕ƚŚĞƚǁŽĐŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŽƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕
ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞLJ͛ůůƵƐĞĂάϱϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ
ŐƌĂŶƚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͘
/ĨƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂƌĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĐŝƟĞƐ
ĐŽƵůĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞĂůůƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ
ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůŽƚŚĞƌŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ
ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĐŚĂƌŐŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
IN ϮϬϮϬ͕ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐĂƌƐƐŽůĚŝŶEŽƌǁĂLJǁĞƌĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͘
dŚĂƚ͛ƐĂĮƌƐƚĨŽƌĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞ
ǁŽƌůĚ͘dŚĞĨŽƵƌďĞƐƚͲƐĞůůŝŶŐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŝŶ
ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƵĚŝĞͲƚƌŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ
dĞƐůĂDŽĚĞůϯ͕ƚŚĞsŽůŬƐǁĂŐĞŶ/͘ϯ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞEŝƐƐĂŶ>ĞĂĨʹĂůůĨƵůůLJĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͘
EŽƌǁĂLJĂŝŵƐĨŽƌĂůůŶĞǁĐĂƌƐƐŽůĚƚŽ
ďĞ͞njĞƌŽĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͟ďLJϮϬϮϱ͘
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WƌŝŶĐĞŚĂƌůĞƐƵƐĞƐĂŶƵĚŝĞͲƚƌŽŶ
8. WORLD NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

SWEDEN INDIA HONG KONG

&ĂƌŵĞƌƐ͛ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ KƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĐƌĂĐŬĚŽǁŶ
Up to 250 million farmers in India have been on strike for almost two months, >ĂƐƚǁĞĞŬ͕ĚŽnjĞŶƐŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͕
ƉƌŽƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚƌĞĞŶĞǁůĂǁƐƚŚĞLJĐůĂŝŵĂƌĞ͞ĂŶƟͲĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ͘͟dŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶĞƌƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐǁĞƌĞ
says the new laws will improve the industry, but protesters say that they change arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly
decades-old rules on how crops are produced, stored and sold, and give big, private ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐŶĞǁŶĂƟŽŶĂů
companies lots more power in the agriculture industry. In December, thousands security law (NSL). The law was
of farmers captured world headlines when they marched through India in protest, created by the Chinese government
ŵĂŬŝŶŐŝƚƉĂƐƚƉŽůŝĐĞǁŝƚŚƚĞĂƌŐĂƐ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJƐĞƫŶŐƵƉĂŚƵŐĞĐĂŵƉŽŶ last year. The government said that
the borders of the capital city, New Delhi. Talks between the farmers and the those arrested had taken part in an
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government are ongoing, and while the government has tried to compromise, illegal poll. A few days later, most were
farmers want all three laws repealed (cancelled). There is a lot at stake in the released, but were required to give
protests – around half of all workers in India are in agriculture. ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŝůů
&ŝůŵĨĞƐƟǀĂůĨŽƌŽŶĞ have to report their whereabouts.
dŚĞ'ŽƚŚĞŶďƵƌŐ&ŝůŵ&ĞƐƟǀĂůǁŝůů
ĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚƚŚĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐŝŶŐ
ĐŝŶĞŵĂĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ
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one person to spend a week watching

ĂůůϲϬŽĨƚŚĞĨĞƐƟǀĂů͛ƐĮůŵƐǁŚŝůĞ
isolated on an island in the North
Sea! The winning applicant will not be

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ĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽƚĂŬĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͗
no phone, no computer, no books,
but they will be staying in a luxury
converted lighthouse. They’ll be
expected to review the movies, using

AUSTRALIA
the theme of ‘social distance’, in
a daily video blog.

TURKEY EƵĚĞĨƵŐŝƟǀĞĨŽƵŶĚ
dǁŽĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶůĂLJŝŶŐĐƌĂďƚƌĂƉƐ
near Darwin caught more than they
bargained for, when a wanted man
called for help from a tree. They then
ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ

ŶŽƟĐĞĚ>ƵŬĞsŽƐŬƌĞƐĞŶƐŬLJ͕ϰϬ͕ǁŚŽ
was naked and clinging to a tree. The
man was on the run and had broken
ĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶͲŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ
ankle bracelet and escaped into the
crocodile-infested waters. He told
ƚŚĞƚǁŽĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶƚŚĂƚŚĞǁĂƐǀĞƌLJ
thirsty, and had survived for four days
ĞĂƟŶŐƐŶĂŝůƐ͘dŚĞLJƌĞƐĐƵĞĚŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚ
A replica of a statue of Aphrodite ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŚŝŵƚŽƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘

Temple discovery
A 2,500-year-old temple to Aphrodite,
the Greek goddess of love and beauty,
has been unearthed in western
Turkey. The researchers who were
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĨŽƵŶĚĂƉŝĞĐĞ
ŽĨĂƐƚĂƚƵĞŽĨĂǁŽŵĂŶ͕ĂƚĞƌƌĂĐŽƩĂ Cam Faust

ĨĞŵĂůĞŚĞĂĚĂŶĚĂŶŝŶƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐƚĂƟŶŐ͗
“This is the sacred area”.

EUROPE INDONESIA
ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ

Surprise Brexit charges Flight disappears

European customers of UK businesses have Sixty-two people are thought to
been hit by unexpected charges when ordering ŚĂǀĞĚŝĞĚĂŌĞƌĂŇŝŐŚƚĨƌŽŵ:ĂŬĂƌƚĂ
'ĞƩLJ

products across the Channel. Others have found ĐƌĂƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂ͕ƐŚŽƌƚůLJĂŌĞƌ

that certain companies, such as Fortnum & ƚĂŬŝŶŐŽī͘^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĐƌĂƐŚůĂƐƚ
Mason, are no longer shipping products to Europe week, pieces of the plane have
at all. The deal signed with the EU means that since been recovered in the Java
while there aren’t any taxes on goods shipped Sea. As First News went to press,
between the two regions, certain products will divers had recovered one of the
ŶŽǁďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĐŚĂƌŐĞƐĐĂůůĞĚĐƵƐƚŽŵƐĚƵƟĞƐ͘ ƉůĂŶĞ͛ƐďůĂĐŬďŽdžŇŝŐŚƚƌĞĐŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘
9. SPECIAL REPORT by Aaron Henderson
WHY DO PEOPLE FALL FOR
CONSPIRACY THEORIES?
ŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞŽŌĞŶĐƌĂnjLJ͕
ŵĂŬŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚ
ŽĨĐƵŶŶŝŶŐĐŽǀĞƌͲƵƉ͘
ƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĂLJƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ
ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƉĞŽƉůĞďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐŝĞƐ
ŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůLJ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƐŽƵŶĚůŝŬĞƌĞĂůůLJŐŽŽĚ
ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͘ǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚŵĞŶŚĂǀĞ
ůĂŶĚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŵŽŽŶƐŝdžƟŵĞƐ͕
ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐůĂƚĞƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐƟůůůŽƚƐŽĨ
ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĞůĂŶĚŝŶŐƐ
ǁĞƌĞĨĂŬĞĚĂŶĚĮůŵĞĚŝŶĂƐƚƵĚŝŽ
ŽŶĂƌƚŚ͘^ĂLJŝŶŐE^ŵĂĚĞŝƚĂůůƵƉ
ĂŶĚƉƵůůĞĚƚŚĞǁŽŽůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞ
ǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐĞLJĞƐŵŝŐŚƚďĞĂŐŽŽĚƐƚŽƌLJ͕
ďƵƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƚŽŝŐŶŽƌĞƌĞĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚ
ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĨŽƌŝƚƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŶLJƐĞŶƐĞ͘
ARE CONSPIRACY
THEORIES DANGEROUS?
WHY DO PEOPLE
dŚĞŵŽŽŶůĂŶĚŝŶŐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŝƐ
ƉƌĞƩLJŚĂƌŵůĞƐƐ͕ďƵƚǁŚĞŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ
ƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞǀĂĐĐŝŶĞƐŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁ
ĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐ͕ŝƚĐĂŶŵĞĂŶƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞ
ƐƚŽƉůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĚŝĐĂůĂĚǀŝĐĞƚŚĂƚ
ĐŽƵůĚƐĂǀĞƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘
͞&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŵĂůůŐƌŽƵƉ
ŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚKs/Ͳϭϵ
ŝƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨϱ'΀Ă
ŶĞǁ͕ĨĂƐƚĞƌǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨŵŽďŝůĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ΁͕͟
ƐĂLJƐƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘͞ĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJďůĂŵĞ
ϱ'͕ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞŶŽƚǁĞĂƌŝŶŐŵĂƐŬƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ
ŶŽƚƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐŝŶŐ͘^ŽŵĞƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞ
ĞǀĞŶƐĞƚĮƌĞƚŽŵŽďŝůĞƉŚŽŶĞŵĂƐƚƐŝŶ
ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ͘
͞/ŶĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌƚŚŝƐ
LJĞĂƌ͕ǁĞůŽŽŬĞĚĂƚǁŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞďĞůŝĞǀĞ
ĂďŽƵƚKs/Ͳϭϵ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞŐĞƚƚŚĞŝƌ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂďŽƵƚŝƚ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ
ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘tĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽ
ƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂ
ĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ
ƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂďŽƵƚKs/Ͳϭϵ͘
͞dŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞ
ĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽůĞƐƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽ
ďĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘^ŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŚŽ
ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐŽĨKs/Ͳϭϵ
ĂƌĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJϱ'ŝƐŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽŚĂǀĞ
ŐŽŶĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞǁŝƚŚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ
ƚŚĂŶƐŽŵĞďŽĚLJǁŚŽĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚďĞůŝĞǀĞ
ƚŚĂƚ͘tĞŚĂǀĞĐůĞĂƌĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚ
ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĨĂůƐĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ
ĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞŚĂǀĞŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚ
ƉƵƚƐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƚƌŝƐŬ͘͟
WHAT EFFECTS
DO CONSPIRACY
THEORIES HAVE?
ŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ
ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŵĞĂŶƐƉĞŽƉůĞƉŽŝŶƚĮŶŐĞƌƐŝŶ
ƚŚĞǁƌŽŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐĐĂŶůĞĂĚƚŽ
ƉĞƌƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ΀ĐƌƵĞůĂŶĚƵŶĨĂŝƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ΁͘
FirstNews Issue 761 ϭϱʹϮϭ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ
were secretly in control
of everything.”
ŶƟͲ^ĞŵŝƟƐŵ;ŚĂƚƌĞĚŽĨ
:ĞǁƐͿŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐƌĞĞƉŝŶŐ
ŝŶƚŽĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĨŽƌ
ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨLJĞĂƌƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĨĂůƐĞ
ĂĐĐƵƐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ:ĞǁŝƐŚƉĞŽƉůĞ
ĂƌĞƐĞĐƌĞƚůLJƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
/ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽƐƟůůƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐůLJĐŽŵŵŽŶƚŽ
ƐĞĞƉĞŽƉůĞƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ
ƚŚĞŽƌLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ
ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘'ĞƌŵĂŶLJĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ
ĂĚŽnjĞŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞ
,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚĚĞŶŝĂůŝůůĞŐĂů͘
HOW DO WE KNOW
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
LJ
'Ğƚƚ
AREN’T TRUE?
ƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌĨŽƌ
ŵŽƐƚĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐƚŽďĞƌĞĂů͕
͞LJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŶĞĞĚƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ
ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ͕
ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵƐƉŝůůŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ďĞĂŶƐ͘WĞŽƉůĞũƵƐƚĂƌĞŶ͛ƚůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚʹ
ƉĞŽƉůĞƚĂůŬ͘
BELIEVE
͞/ƚ͛ƐũƵƐƚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŬĞĞƉ
ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ
ŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐĞĐƌĞƚ͘EŽƚĞǀĞŶƉƌŝŵĞ
ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐŽƌƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĐĂŶĐŽŶƚƌŽů
ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞůĞǀĞůƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ
ƚŚĞŽƌŝƐƚƐƐĂLJƚŚĞLJĚŽ͘
͞tŚĞŶƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŚĂƉƉĞŶ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞ
ǁĂŶƚĂŶĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĨĞĞůƐƌŝŐŚƚ
FAKE NEWS?
ƚŽƚŚĞŵ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐĐĂŶŵĞĂŶŝŐŶŽƌŝŶŐ
ƌĞĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘͟
HOW DO WE STOP
zKhĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞƚŽůŽŽŬŽŶůŝŶĞĨŽƌůŽŶŐƚŽĮŶĚĂůůƐŽƌƚƐŽĨĨĂŬĞ
THE SPREAD OF
ŶĞǁƐ͘/ƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐǁŚĂƚĂƌĞŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͚ĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐ͛ʹ CONSPIRACIES?
ǁŝůĚŝĚĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŝŐŶŽƌĞďĂƐŝĐĨĂĐƚƐ͕ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ͘dŽ /ŶƚŚĞh<͕ƚŚĞ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚWƌĞƐƐ
ůĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞ͕ǁĞƐƉŽŬĞƚŽƌĂŶŝĞůůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ĂƐĞŶŝŽƌůĞĐƚƵƌĞƌ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐKƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ;/W^KͿǁĂƐƐĞƚ
Ăƚ<ŝŶŐ͛ƐŽůůĞŐĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶĂŶĚĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƵƉƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚůŝĞƐďĞŝŶŐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶ
ďĞŚŝŶĚǁŚLJƉĞŽƉůĞďĞůŝĞǀĞŝŶĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐ͘ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͖KĨĐŽŵŝƐĂŶŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ
ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨŽƌƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ƵƚŽŶ
ƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŶŽ/W^KŽƌKĨĐŽŵ
͞dŚĞŵĂŝŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐEĂnjŝ ƚŽƐƚĞƉŝŶǁŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ
'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͕͟ƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĂLJƐ͘͞ĚŽůĨ ŵŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůŝĞƐ͘
,ŝƚůĞƌĐůĂŝŵĞĚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽĨ'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͛Ɛ ƟƉĨƌŽŵƌůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͗͞/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞ
ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐǁĞƌĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJ:ĞǁŝƐŚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽŶůLJŽŶƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂ͕
ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐǁŚLJ'ĞƌŵĂŶLJĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŶŽƚƐĞĞŝŶŐŝƚŝŶŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ
ŽƵƚƚŚĞ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ΀ƚŚĞŵƵƌĚĞƌŽĨƐŝdž ŽƌŽŶƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŶŝƚ͛ƐƉƌŽďĂďůLJ
ŵŝůůŝŽŶ:ĞǁƐĚƵƌŝŶŐtŽƌůĚtĂƌdǁŽ΁͘ ǁƌŽŶŐ͘dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐũƵƐƚŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞůĞǀĞůŽĨ
dŚĞEĂnjŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĂƚ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐŵƚŚĞƌĞ͘^Ž͕LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞ
:ĞǁƐƐĞĞŵĞĚƚŽďĞƉŽǁĞƌůĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ ƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŐĞƫŶŐLJŽƵƌŶĞǁƐĨƌŽŵ
ƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘͟
'ĞƚƚLJ
/ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ
'ĞƚƚLJ
ĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽƐƉŽƚĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐLJ
ƚŚĞŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚĨĂŬĞŶĞǁƐ͕LJŽƵƌ
ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌĐĂŶŐĞƚ&ŝƌƐƚEĞǁƐ’
ĨƌĞĞ^ƉĞĐŝĂůĚŝƟŽŶ͕Making
KŶĞĂŶƟͲŵĂƐŬƉƌŽƚĞƐƚŝŶdƌĂĨĂůŐĂƌ ^ĞŶƐĞKĨdŚĞEĞǁƐ͕Ăƚ
^ƋƵĂƌĞƐĂǁϭϲƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĮƌƐƚ͘ŶĞǁƐͬĨĂŬĞŶĞǁƐ͘
ĂŶĚŶŝŶĞƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐŝŶũƵƌĞĚ
10. ANIMAL NEWS FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

CREATURE
COUNT
ZOOS ŵĂLJďĞĐůŽƐĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͕ďƵƚ
ŬĞĞƉĞƌƐĂƚ^>>ŽŶĚŽŶŽŽƐƟůůŚĂǀĞĂǀĞƌLJďŝŐũŽď
ĂŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞŵƚŚŝƐǁĞĞŬʹĐŽƵŶƟŶŐĂůůƚŚĞĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘
ZSL London Zoo

ǀĞƌLJLJĞĂƌ͕ƚŚĞƐƚĂīĂƚ^>>ŽŶĚŽŶŽŽĚŽĂŶĂŶŶƵĂů
ƐƚŽĐŬƚĂŬĞĂŶĚĐŽƵŶƚĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚůŝǀĞƐĂƚƚŚĞnjŽŽ͘dŚĞ
njŽŽŵƵƐƚĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞĞǀĞƌLJůŝǀŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƚƵƌĞŽŶĐĞĂLJĞĂƌ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐŽĨŝƚƐnjŽŽůŝĐĞŶĐĞ͘tŝƚŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϬϬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ
ĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞnjŽŽŚŽŵĞ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĂƉƌĞƩLJŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƚĂƐŬ͘
ĞƐƉŝƚĞďĞŝŶŐĂďĂĚLJĞĂƌ͕ŝŶϮϬϮϬƚŚĞnjŽŽǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚĂŚŽƐƚ
ŽĨŶĞǁĂƌƌŝǀĂůƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĚĞƚŚĞŽŬĂƉŝ;ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞĚͿ͕ǁŚŽǁĂƐ
ďŽƌŶŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘
dŚĞĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůƐƚŽĐŬƚĂŬĞŝƐĂĚĚĞĚƚŽĂŶ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞůƉƐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝƐƚƐŬĞĞƉ
ĂŶĞLJĞŽŶĂŶŝŵĂůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐĂƉƟǀŝƚLJ͘

SNAKE SHIMMY KITTENS SAVED!

^/Ed/^d^ŚĂǀĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚďƌŽǁŶƚƌĞĞƐŶĂŬĞƐŝŶ'ƵĂŵŚĂǀĞ dtKŶĞǁďŽƌŶŬŝƩĞŶƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞƐĐƵĞĚďLJƚŚĞZ^WĂŌĞƌďĞŝŶŐ
ĂŶƵŶƵƐƵĂůǁĂLJŽĨŵŽǀŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞůƉƐƚŚĞŵƚŽĐĂƚĐŚďŝƌĚƐ͘ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƚĂƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘
ƚĞĂŵĨƌŽŵŽůŽƌĂĚŽ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨŝŶĐŝŶŶĂƟ dŚĞƟŶLJŬŝƩĞŶƐǁĞƌĞƐƉŽƩĞĚŽŶĂƌƵďďŝƐŚ
ĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐŶĂŬĞƐƵƐĞĂŵŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ͛ƐďĞĞŶŶĂŵĞĚůĂƐƐŽůŽĐŽŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚďLJĂŶĞĂŐůĞͲĞLJĞĚǁŽƌŬĞƌǁŚŽ
ǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞŵƚŽŵŽǀĞĂŶĚƐŚŝŵŵLJƵƉůĂƌŐĞĐLJůŝŶĚĞƌƐ͕ůŝŬĞĚƌĂŝŶƉŝƉĞƐ͕ ƉůƵĐŬĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽƐĂĨĞƚLJ͘/ƚ͛ƐďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĞLJ
ƚƌĞĞƐĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌƉŽůĞƐ͘dŚĞůĂƐƐŽͲůŝŬĞďŽĚLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŚĞůƉƐƚŚĞŵŐĞƚƚŽƉůĂĐĞƐ ǁĞƌĞďŽƌŶŝŶĂƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐďŝŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ
ŽƚŚĞƌƐŶĂŬĞƐĐĂŶ͛ƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĮŶĚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌĞLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďLJǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ďĞĨŽƌĞďĞŝŶŐƟƉƉĞĚŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ
ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚďŝƌĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚ͘^ƚĂīĂƚƚŚĞ,ĂƌƚůĞƉŽŽůƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ
ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƐŶĂŬĞƐ͘ ƉůĂŶƚĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞZ^W͕ǁŚŽĐĂŵĞƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚ
^ŝŶĐĞďƌŽǁŶƚƌĞĞƐŶĂŬĞƐǁĞƌĞĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŽĨ ƚŚĞƟŶLJŵĂůĞŬŝƩĞŶƐ͘dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶƚŽ
'ƵĂŵŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϰϬƐ͕ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƌĞƐƚ ^ƚĂŶŚŽƉĞWĂƌŬsĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌLJ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ǁŚĞƌĞ
ďŝƌĚƐŚĂƐĚƌŽƉƉĞĚƐƚĞĂĚŝůLJ͘/ƚŝƐŚŽƉĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐ
Z^W
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐŚĂŶĚͲƌĞĂƌĞĚ͘dŚĞLJǁŝůůƚŚĞŶ
ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJǁŝůůŚĞůƉƉĞŽƉůĞĮŶĚŶĞǁǁĂLJƐƚŽ ďĞƌĞŚŽŵĞĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŽůĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚďŝƌĚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŶĂŬĞƐ͘
dŽŵ^ĞŝďĞƌƚ͕ŽůŽƌĂĚŽ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ

dŚĞĨƵůůƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƵƌƌĞŶƚŝŽůŽŐLJ͘

BITESIZE NEWS
ũŽƌŶ>ĂƌĚŶĞƌ͕hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ'ĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJ

RESEARCHERS have captured rare footage of

ĂũĂŐƵĂƌŚƵŶƟŶŐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌLJĐĂƚ͘
The footage, taken from a camera trap in Guatemala, shows a male
ũĂŐƵĂƌǁĂŝƟŶŐĂƚĂǁĂƚĞƌŚŽůĞƚŽĂŵďƵƐŚŝƚƐƉƌĞLJ͘,ĞŝŐŶŽƌĞƐĂ
ůĂƌŐĞƚĂƉŝƌƚŚĂƚƉĂƐƐĞƐ͕ďƵƚƐŽŽŶĂŌĞƌĂƩĂĐŬƐĂŶĚĐĂƌƌŝĞƐ
ŽīĂŶŽĐĞůŽƚ͘dŚĞĨŽŽƚĂŐĞǁĂƐƐŚŽƚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ
ĚƌLJƐƉĞůůĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƌĞ
Washington State

ŝƐĂůŝŶŬďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌͲŽŶͲƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌĂƩĂĐŬƐĂŶĚĂ
ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŝŶǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘dŚĞĨƵůůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ

ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞũŽƵƌŶĂůBiotropica͘
11. SCIENCE NEWS by Eddie de Oliveira FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

THE JOINT WARMEST YEAR

>^dLJĞĂƌǁĂƐƚŚĞĂƌƚŚ͛ƐũŽŝŶƚǁĂƌŵĞƐƚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶhŶŝŽŶ͛ƐŽƉĞƌŶŝĐƵƐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘
ĞƐƉŝƚĞĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶƐĂůůĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ
ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂĚƌŽƉŝŶĨŽƐƐŝůĨƵĞůƵƐĞ͕ϮϬϮϬŵĂƚĐŚĞĚϮϬϭϲ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŐůŽďĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĞǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ͘
ŽƉĞƌŶŝĐƵƐĞdžƉĞƌƚƐƐĂLJƚŚĞůĂƐƚƐŝdžLJĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƚŚĞ
ǁĂƌŵĞƐƚƐŝdžŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘
dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚ
ůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌǁĂƐĂƌŽƵŶĚϭ͘ϮϱΣŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞϭϴϱϬͲ
ϭϵϬϬƉƌĞͲŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ϮϬϮϬǁĂƐĂůƐŽϬ͘ϲΣ
ǁĂƌŵĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐϭϵϴϭͲϮϬϭϬ͘
ƵƌŽƉĞŚĂĚŝƚƐǁĂƌŵĞƐƚLJĞĂƌŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕Ăƚ
ϭ͘ϲΣĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞϭϵϴϭͲϮϬϭϬƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ĂŶĚϬ͘ϰΣǁĂƌŵĞƌ
ƚŚĂŶϮϬϭϵ͘/ŶƚŚĞh<͕ǁĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚŽƵƌůŽŶŐĞƐƚ
ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŽĨƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂďŽǀĞϯϰΣƐŝŶĐĞƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ
ďĞŐĂŶŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϲϬƐ͘&ŽƌƐŝdžĚĂLJƐůĂƐƚƵŐƵƐƚ͕ƚŚĞ
ƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌǁĂƐĂďŽǀĞϯϰΣ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŚŽƩĞƐƚ
ĚĂLJĞǀĞƌ;ϯϳ͘ϴΣͿǁĂƐƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞh<ŝŶ:ƵůLJ͘
dŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽ
ŚĂǀĞĂĚŝƌĞĐƚĞīĞĐƚŽŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚ͘>ĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͛ƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ
ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐůĞĚƚŽĂǀĞƌLJĂĐƟǀĞǁŝůĚĮƌĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ
ŝŶƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĐƟĐŝƌĐůĞ͘&ŝƌĞƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚĂƌĞĐŽƌĚ
ϮϰϰŵĞŐĂƚŽŶŶĞƐŽĨĐĂƌďŽŶĚŝŽdžŝĚĞŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ
ŽǀĞƌĂƚŚŝƌĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞϮϬϭϵƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘>ĞǀĞůƐŽĨ
'ĞƩLJ
ƉĂĐŬĞĚƌŝŐŚƚŽŶ
ďĞĂĐŚĚƵƌŝŶŐůĂƐƚ
ƵŐƵƐƚ͛ƐŚĞĂƚǁĂǀĞ
ƌĐƟĐƐĞĂŝĐĞĂůƐŽĚƌŽƉƉĞĚŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘
džƉĞƌƚƐŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐĚĂƚĂďLJ
ĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌƵƌŐĞŶƚĂĐƟŽŶƚŽƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶŐůŽďĂůǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ͘
dŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐDĂƩŚŝĂƐWĞƚƐĐŚŬĞƐĂŝĚ͗
͞dŚĞĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĐůŝŵĂƚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐŽĨϮϬϮϬĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƉĞƌŶŝĐƵƐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ƐŚŽǁƵƐƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƟŵĞƚŽůŽƐĞ͘͟
As &ŝƌƐƚEĞǁƐǁĞŶƚƚŽƉƌĞƐƐ͕ŵŽƌĞĚĂƚĂĂďŽƵƚϮϬϮϬ͛Ɛ
ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĂƐĚƵĞƚŽďĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJE^ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞh<͛ƐDĞƚKĸĐĞ͘

IDENTICAL

ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ
ŝ^ƚŽĐŬ

TWINS NOT
NEW COVID SO IDENTICAL
EtƐƚƵĚLJďLJƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐŝŶ/ĐĞůĂŶĚŚĂƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůƚǁŝŶƐĚŽ

DRUGS APPROVED
ŶŽƚŚĂǀĞŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůŐĞŶĞƐ͘
dǁŝŶƐǁŚŽůŽŽŬƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĨƌŽŵĂƐŝŶŐůĞĨĞƌƟůŝƐĞĚĞŐŐ͘džƉĞƌƚƐůŽŽŬĞĚĂƚ
EĨƌŽŵϯϴϳƉĂŝƌƐŽĨŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůƐŝďůŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƵŶĚ͞ĞĂƌůLJŵƵƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘͟dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ
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ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶůĂƚĞůLJ͍
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ĂƐĞƌŝŽƵƐƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐĂƵƐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌ
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That leads to dangerous levels of
ŝŶŇĂŵŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶĚĂŵĂŐĞ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞĨĂƚĂů͘
ƌĞĐĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJĂŶĂůLJƐĞĚƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐ
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ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƐŝdžĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐϮϭĚĂLJƐ͘
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ŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨĂ
ƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚŵŝůĚŝůůŶĞƐƐ͘
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from Wuhan in China has found that
ŵŽƐƚƉĂƟĞŶƚƐƚĂŬĞŶƚŽŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞǀŝƌƵƐƐƟůůŚĂǀĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵ
ƐŝdžŵŽŶƚŚƐĂŌĞƌĨĂůůŝŶŐŝůů͘
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ĂŶĚĂƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐϳϲйŽĨƚŚĞŵǁĞƌĞƐƟůů
ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐŚĂůĨĂLJĞĂƌůĂƚĞƌ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚ
ĐŽŵŵŽŶƐLJŵƉƚŽŵǁĂƐĨĂƟŐƵĞ;ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞ
ƟƌĞĚŶĞƐƐͿ͕ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƐůĞĞƉĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐ
ĂŶĚĂŶdžŝĞƚLJŽƌĚĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘
zŽƵŵĂLJŚĂǀĞŶŽƟĐĞĚƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ƐƚŚĞƌŽŽŵŵŽƐƚůŝŬĞůLJ
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How did it feel to come back to ZĂǀŝƐƚŚĞŶĞǁũƵĚŐĞŽŶƚŚĞ

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It was a relief that it happened because there ďƌŝŶŐĂŶĞǁƐƵƌŐĞŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJ͍
ǁĂƐĂďŝŐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŽǀĞƌǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŽƌŶŽƚǁĞǁŽƵůĚ dŚĞLJƌĞĂůůLJǁŽƌŬǁĞůůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂƚŽƚĂůůLJ
Įůŵŝƚ͘/ŚĂĚŶ͛ƚĚŽŶĞ͚ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ͛ĂƐƐƵĐŚďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĚLJŶĂŵŝĐƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƌŽƵŶĚ͘tŚĞŶ/ŚĞĂƌĚ
ƐŽĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐĞƌŝĞƐ/ǁĂƐĂďŝƚŶĞƌǀŽƵƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐ WƌƵĞǁĂƐŶ͛ƚĂďůĞƚŽĚŽŝƚ͕/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐĂƐŚĂŵĞ͕
LJĞĂƌ/ŬŶĞǁǁŚĂƚ/ǁĂƐĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬŝŶƚŽĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ ďƵƚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƐŐŽŽĚ͕ƚŽďƌŝŶŐĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƚŚĞĞŶũŽLJŵĞŶƚŽĨŝƚ͘ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƚŽĂƐŚŽǁ͘tĞĂůůŐŽƚŽŶƐŽǁĞůů͖ƚŚĞƌĞ
ŝƐŶŽƐŝĚĞƚŽ>ŝĂŵ͕ŚĞŝƐũƵƐƚĂŶŝĐĞŐƵLJ͘,ĞŝƐƐŽ
Did returning to the show feel like ŐŽŽĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŬŝĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƌĞĂůůLJ͕ƌĞĂůůLJǁĂƌŵ
ĮŶĚŝŶŐĂĐŽŵĨLJƉĂŝƌŽĨƐůŝƉƉĞƌƐ͍ ƚŽŚŝŵ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƵƉƐĞƚ͕ŚĞŝƐƐŽƌĞůŝĂďůĞŝŶ
/ĨĞůƚŵŽƌĞĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƚŚŝƐƟŵĞƌŽƵŶĚ͘/ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘
ƐůĂǀŝƐŚůLJĨŽůůŽǁĞĚĂŬĞKīďƵƚŵLJŬŝĚƐǁĂŶƚĞĚ ,ĞŝƐƐŽŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶďĂŬŝŶŐ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĂďŝŐůŽǀĞĨŽƌ
ŵĞƚŽĚŽĞůĞďƌŝƚLJĂŬĞKī͕ĂŶĚ/ĚŝĚƚŚĂƚĂŶĚ/ Śŝŵ͘,ĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƐŝŶĐƌƵŵďƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞʹŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂŶ
ƌĞĂůůLJƚƌƵƐƚĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͘zŽƵŶĞǀĞƌ ĂĐƚ͘ZĂǀŝƐƌĞĂůůLJŐŽŽĚĨƵŶƚŽŽ͘^ŚĞŚĂƐĂĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ
ŬŶŽǁŚŽǁLJŽƵĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞƉŽƌƚƌĂLJĞĚ͕ďƵƚ/ ůĂƵŐŚĂŶĚŝƐƋƵŝƚĞƐĞůĨͲĚĞƉƌĞĐĂƟŶŐ΀ĐĂŶũŽŬĞĂďŽƵƚ
ƐŽŽŶĨŽƵŶĚŽƵƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĂŐŽŽĚďƵŶĐŚ͕ĂŶĚŵLJ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ΁͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŽŶĞĨƵŶŶLJŵŽŵĞŶƚǁŚĞƌĞ/
ƚƌƵƐƚǁĂƐŝŶƚŚĞŵ͘/ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƚŶŽǁƐŽǁĞůů͕ ďƌŽŬĞĚŽǁŶůĂƵŐŚŝŶŐ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽŶĞďĂŬĞůŽŽŬĞĚ

ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ
ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĂŌĞƌǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŝƚŐŽŽƵƚ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂůůĂďŽƵƚ ůŝŬĞĚŽŐŵƵĐŬ͕ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀĞĚŽŶĂƐƚƌŽƚƵƌĨ͘tĞĂůůũƵƐƚ
ƚŚĞũƵŶŝŽƌďĂŬĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐŚŽǁŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ͘DLJ ůŽƐƚŝƚ͕ĐƌLJŝŶŐǁŝƚŚůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͊
ŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂůŝŐŚƚƚŽƵĐŚĂŶĚƚƌLJƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞ
ŬŝĚƐůĂƵŐŚ͕ĂŶĚĞƋƵĂůůLJƚŚĞĐĂŵĞƌĂĐƌĞǁʹƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ

THE DISASTERS
ŵLJĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ/ŐĞƚƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶŝĨ/ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵ
ůĂƵŐŚ͕ďƵƚLJŽƵǁŽŶ͛ƚƐĞĞƚŚĂƚŽŶƐĐƌĞĞŶ͊

MAKE GOOD
tŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƚŚĞĮůŵŝŶŐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐůŝŬĞ͍
zŽƵĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚƚŚĞƚĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐƌĞĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŽƐĞĞ
ŝƚ͕ůŝŬĞƐĞĞŝŶŐĂďŝƚŽĨŶŽƌŵĂůĂŌĞƌůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞ
ƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůƐǁĞƌĞĂůůŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶLJŽƵ
ũƵƐƚŐĞƚŽŶǁŝƚŚŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ͘/ƚǁĂƐŐƌĞĂƚƚŽ

TV!
ŵĞĞƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĐƌĞǁ͕ĂŶĚŝƚĂůǁĂLJƐƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐŵĞ
ƚŚĂƚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞLJĚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨũŽďƚŚĞ
LJĞĂƌƌŽƵŶĚ͕ƚŚĞLJƐĞĞŵƚŽƌĞĂůůLJĞŶũŽLJŝƚ͘tŚŝĐŚ
ŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĂǀĞƌLJƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘

tŚĂƚĚŝĚLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶ

ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ
this series?
dŚĞĨƵŶŽĨŝƚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞďĂŬĞƌƐ͘/Ăŵ HARRY,ŝůůƐƚĞƉƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨĂŵŽƵƐ
ŶŽƚĂũƵĚŐĞďƵƚ/ĂŵĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞ ĂŬĞKīƚĞŶƚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞŶĞǁƐĞƌŝĞƐ
ĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌďĂŬŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ of :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī͘tĞĐĂƵŐŚƚƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ tĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂŶLJĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĮůŵŝŶŐ͍
ǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐƐŚŽǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞũƵŶŝŽƌďĂŬĞƌƐǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĂ dsĨƵŶŶLJŵĂŶƚŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͊ ďĂŬĞƌŵŝƐƚŽŽŬƐĂůƚĨŽƌƐƵŐĂƌŝŶŽŶĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕
ĚĂLJǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐŐŽĞƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJǁƌŽŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŐŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJǁƌŽŶŐʹ
ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ďƵƚLJŽƵ
ŝĚLJŽƵĚŽĂŶLJďĂŬŝŶŐLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨĚƵƌŝŶŐůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͍ ŽŌĞŶƚŚĞďĂŬĞƌƐĐĂŶďĞŽǀĞƌͲĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ
ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŝŶƚĞŶŵŝŶƵƚĞƐƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŚĂǀĞďŽƵŶĐĞĚ
DLJůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶďĞĐĂŵĞƋƵŝƚĞďƵƐLJ͕ĂƐŵLJďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚŝƐŝŶĐůŝƉƐŚŽǁƐ ĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚ͘ƵƚƚŚĞ
ďĂĐŬ͘/ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐĂŐƌŽǁŶͲƵƉĐƌLJŝŶŐ͊dŚĞ
ƐŽ/ŚĂĚĂůŽƚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨƌŽŵďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĂďŽƵƚ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐŵĂŬĞŐŽŽĚƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͊
ĨƵŶŝƐƐĞĞŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƌĞĂĐƚƚŽŵLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ĨƵŶŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞLJƐĂLJ͘dŚĞLJĚŽŶ͛ƚƐĞůĨͲĞĚŝƚĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ͘/ǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶ,ĂƌƌLJ,ŝůů͛ƐtŽƌůĚŽĨds and preparing
ƚŚĞŝƌƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŝƚLJĐĂŶďĞǀĞƌLJĨƵŶŶLJ͘ ůŝŶŬƐĨŽƌ:ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī͕ƐŽ/ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂǀĞŵƵĐŚĚŽǁŶƟŵĞ͘
/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJďĂŬĞ͕ďƵƚǁŝƚŚŵLJϭϲͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌǁĞŵĂĚĞ
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ

ĨŽĐĂĐĐŝĂ͘tĞĨŽƌŐŽƚƚŽƉƵƚŽůŝǀĞŽŝůŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ/ĂĚĚĞĚŝƚŚĂůĨǁĂLJ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͕ďƵƚŝƚĐĂŵĞŽƵƚĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĂŶĚďĞĐĂŵĞĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ͘
ŚĂŶŶĞůϰ

tŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĂŶŶŽLJŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐ
LJŽƵĚŽŝŶƚŚĞƚĞŶƚ͍
ůŽƚŽĨƚŚĞŬŝĚƐǁĞƌĞƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĨŽƵŶĚŵĞĂŶŶŽLJŝŶŐ͕
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽůĚĞƌŽŶĞƐǁŚŽĂƌĞǀĞƌLJĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ͕ďƵƚ/ůŝŬĞ
ƚŽďƌĞĂŬƚŚĞŵĚŽǁŶĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĂĐŽŵĞĚLJŵŽŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͘/
ǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽŚĂǀĞƐŽŵĞĨƵŶ͕ĂŶĚĮŶĚĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͘
/ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂůůĂďŽƵƚǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ͖ŝƚŝƐĂdsƐŚŽǁĂŶĚ/ǁĂŶƚƚŚĞŵƚŽĞŶũŽLJ
ŝƚ͕ƐŽƚŚĞLJƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĞĨƵŶďŝƚƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJǁĂƚĐŚďĂĐŬ͘/ƚ͛ƐŐŽŽĚ
ƚŽƚƌLJĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĂŶŝĐĞďƌĞĂŬĞƌ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĚĂLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ
ďĂŬĞƌƐĂƌĞŐĞƫŶŐƚŽŬŶŽǁĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘^Ž/ƚƌLJĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ Watch :ƵŶŝŽƌĂŬĞKī
ŐĂŐƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͕ĂŶĚŚĞůƉƚŚĞŵƌĞůĂdžĂďŝƚĂŶĚŶŽƚďĞŶĞƌǀŽƵƐ͘dŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĚĂLJƐĂƚϱƉŵŽŶŚĂŶŶĞůϰ
LJŽƵŶŐĞƌŽŶĞƐĂƌĞŵŽƌĞǁŝĚĞͲĞLJĞĚĂŶĚƌĞůĂdžĞĚ͘

CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY FIRST NEWS

14. ENTERTAINMENT FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

GET YOUR SKATES ON!

1 3 5 9

ITV
6
2 4 7 11
8 10 12
THE coolest ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶŽŶdsŝƐďĂĐŬŽŶŽƵƌƐĐƌĞĞŶƐƚŚŝƐǁĞĞŬ͕
so we took a quick look at the 2021 cast of Dancing on Ice (DOI)!
8
Music star Lady Leshurr
6
1 4 signed up for DOI to
Actor Faye Brookes
Jason Donovan has
been performing since he
Former athlete take herself out of was a teenager, so he’s
hopes her musical theatre
Colin Jackson CBE had a her comfort zone. She ready to embrace the
background will help her
taster of DOI as part of ŚĂƐŚĂƌĚůLJĂŶLJƐŬĂƟŶŐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĐŽƐƚƵŵĞƐ͘,ŝƐ
with her performances.
a DOI Olympic special experience but says ďŝŐŐĞƐƚǁŽƌƌLJŝƐŐĞƫŶŐ
Unlike most of the other
in 2012. He’s back to she is good at picking injured on the ice.
contestants, she isn’t
learn a new skill and
challenge himself.
ƵƉĚĂŶĐĞƌŽƵƟŶĞƐ͘
afraid of falling over! 12
10 TV presenter

2 5 7 TV star Myleene Klass

Rufus Hound is looking
ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽŐĞƫŶŐĮƚĂƐ
Capital FM DJ Sonny Reality TV star part of his DOI training.
TV presenter signed up for the show
Jay is excited to learn Billie Shepherd has He wants to bring fun
Denise Van Outen says because her children love
how to skate backwards. ŶŽƐŬĂƟŶŐŽƌĚĂŶĐŝŶŐ and entertainment into
DOI is the scariest to skate and they want
,Ğ͛ƐŚŽƉŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ experience, so hopes hard people’s homes.
thing she has ever her to join them on the
ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞũƵĚŐĞƐ ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ
done. She has lots of ice. She’s most worried
will help him improve will help her learn. She’s
dance experience, but ƚŚĂƚŚĞƌĮŶŐĞƌƐǁŝůůŐĞƚ
each week. most worried that her
can’t skate. Yet! skated over!
nerves will get the
ďĞƩĞƌŽĨŚĞƌ͘
Media personality
Graham Bell is
best known for being an
9 Rebekah Vardy skated
quite a bit when she
3
Actor Joe-Warren
Olympic skier. While he is
used to ice, he is worried
Plant is the youngest
contestant on the show. He has
11 was a child but hasn’t
been on the ice in over
about the dancing and been in a soap opera for ten ten years. She’s scared
performance side of years and so is nervous about of taking on the famous
the show! the live elements of the show. headbanger move.

John Barrowman: Jayne Torvill: Christopher Dean: Ashley Banjo:

“I think that everybody “I have to say “I’m always all “I think viewers

THE is going to be excited to

see the entertainment,
we’re very
excited about
about technique.
If somebody can
can expect a lot
of energy this

JUDGES
the fun, the style, the who is in this show me they year. Because of
sparkle and most of all year’s show can master the the pandemic, it’s
the fabulousness that and the level glide on the ice, the kind of thing

SAY… we will bring to the ice

this year.”
that they’re
ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐĂƚ͘͟
then that will
impress me.”
none of us take for
granted any more!”
ITV

Dancing on Ice returns Sunday 17 January on ITV!

15. ENTERTAINMENT
PICS OF THE WEEK
TOM Gates is coming to a TV screen
near you at the end of this month!
The brand-new animated show follows Tom
and his adventures both at school and at home.
Liz Pichon, Tom Gates’ creator, said: “The
Brilliant World of Tom Gates is exactly the kind
of TV show that as a kid I would have completely
devoured! The cast is amazing, and I was so
excited to see how they brought the characters
to life. Now I can’t wait for the children to see
what we’ve all been working on.”
Fans of the hit book series will also get to
ƐĞĞ>ŝnjWŝĐŚŽŶŚĞƌƐĞůĨ͕ŝŶĂůŝǀĞĐƌĂŌĞůĞŵĞŶƚ
of the show.
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates comes
to Sky Kids on 25 January!
Sky Kids
FIVE
MINUTES
WITH…
BBC
SHERIDAN SMITH
IF you like dogs then you’ll love
KŶĞ͛ƐŶĞǁƌĞĂůŝƚLJƐŚŽǁPooch Perfect!
,ŽƐƚ^ŚĞƌŝĚĂŶ^ŵŝƚŚƚŽůĚƵƐŵŽƌĞ͙
FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
THIS WEEK
1 ŚƌŝƐWƌĂƩŚĂƐ
ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞǁŝůů
appear in the next Thor
Įůŵ͕dŚŽƌ͗>ŽǀĞĂŶĚdŚƵŶĚĞƌ͕ as his Guardians of the
Galaxy character Star-Lord. The actor revealed he
ǁĂƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽŇLJŝŶŐƚŽƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĨŽƌĮůŵŝŶŐ͕
ǁŚŝůĞƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽŚŝƐKŶǁĂƌĚĐŽͲƐƚĂƌ͕dŽŵ,ŽůůĂŶĚ͕ŝŶ
ĂůŝǀĞƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂĐŚĂƚ͘dŚĞŶĞǁThorĮůŵŝƐĂůƐŽ
ƌƵŵŽƵƌĞĚƚŽĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞŵĂůĞdŚŽƌ͘
2
Filming for the 15th series of Britain’s Got
Talent has been delayed due to the COVID-19
ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͘dŚĞƐŚŽǁƵƐƵĂůůLJƐƚĂƌƚƐĮůŵŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚ
ƚŚŝƐƟŵĞŽĨLJĞĂƌ͕ďƵƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞĚƵŶƟůŝƚŝƐ
Sky Kids
ƐĂĨĞĨŽƌĂůůĐŽŶƚĞƐƚĂŶƚƐ͕ũƵĚŐĞƐĂŶĚĐƌĞǁŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘
/ƚŝƐŚŽƉĞĚƚŚĂƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐŚŽǁĐĂŶďĞŐŝŶ
later this year.
3 >ŝƩůĞDŝdžŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŚĞŝƌĮƌƐƚEŽϭĂƐĂƚƌŝŽ͘dŚĞ
band shared some behind-the-scenes footage
from the video shoot for ^ǁĞĞƚDĞůŽĚLJon social
ŵĞĚŝĂ͕ƚŚĂŶŬŝŶŐĨĂŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘
Sky Kids
What’s Pooch Perfect all about?
The series features 16 professional dog
groomers from around the country, and they all
ďĂƩůĞŝƚŽƵƚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐ
for dogs. Bolu (the show’s vet) works closely with
ŐƌŽŽŵĞƌƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽŌĞŶĂŐƌŽŽŵĞƌĐĂŶƐƉŽƚĂŶLJ
on family pets, and compete to be crowned
the UK’s top dog groomer!
problems a dog has with its fur or skin, and with
regular visits these issues can be avoided. It’s great for
tŚĂƚ͛ƐLJŽƵƌƌŽůĞŽŶƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ͍
the dogs’ welfare, and it’s really important in caring for
your dog. I have learned so much from being on the
dŚŝƐŝƐŵLJĮƌƐƚƉƌŝŵĞͲƟŵĞŚŽƐƟŶŐŐŝŐ͘/ĐĂŶ͛ƚďĞůŝĞǀĞ show and I hope people at home do, too.
I got asked, to be honest! But I am a huge dog lover
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƟŵĞũƵƐƚƐĞĞŵĞĚƌŝŐŚƚ͘/ŚĂĚũƵƐƚŚĂĚŵLJƐŽŶ͕ ,ŽǁŵĂŶLJŽĨLJŽƵƌŽǁŶĚŽŐƐĚŽLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ͍
Billy, so it was an absolute honour to be asked. Being I have six dogs already and I was warned not to bring
the host, I got to know each contestant really well – ĂŶLJĚŽŐƐŚŽŵĞĨƌŽŵĮůŵŝŶŐ͊/ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŵLJŵƵŵ
/ĂŵĂƉĞŽƉůĞƉĞƌƐŽŶĂŶĚ/ůŽǀĞŐĞƫŶŐƚŽŬŶŽǁƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ no more livestock, because I also have donkeys. The
/ďĞĐĂŵĞƌĞĂůůLJĂƩĂĐŚĞĚĂŶĚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŚĞŵĂůůƚŽǁŝŶ͊/ ĚŽŶŬĞLJƐůŝǀĞŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨŵLJŐĂƌĚĞŶ͘
ŚĂƚĞĚĞǀĞŶũƵƐƚĂŶŶŽƵŶĐŝŶŐǁŚŽǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐŚŽŵĞĞĂĐŚ They’re gorgeous. They’re similar to dogs in that
ǁĞĞŬ͕ƐŽ/ǁĂƐƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůŝƚǁĂƐŶ͛ƚŵLJũŽďƚŽũƵĚŐĞƚŚĞŵ͘ they are loving and loyal, and they know their owner.
Donkeys are always in pairs; you rarely see a donkey on
Tell us about your co-host! their own, so we have two sisters and a couple. They
I have a co-host called Stanley. He’s the star of the ĂůǁĂLJƐƐƚĂLJƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͖/ƚŚŝŶŬŝƚ͛ƐƐŽƐǁĞĞƚĂŶĚƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ͊
show; I am in fact his co-host! Stanley is a dog, to avoid
ĂŶLJĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ͙ĂǁĞůůͲƚƌĂŝŶĞĚĚŽŐ͖ďĞƩĞƌƚƌĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂŶ
me! He’s a cross-breed, and was originally rescued
ĨƌŽŵĂƩĞƌƐĞĂ͘dŚĞŶĂƟŽŶǁŝůůĨĂůůŝŶůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŵ͘,Ğ
ŝƐũƵƐƚďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͘^ƚĂŶůĞLJŶĞĞĚƐŚŝƐŽǁŶ/ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ͖ŚĞ
would get millions of followers. I’m sure he’s going to
Catch
win an Oscar soon enough!
Pooch Perfect
on BBC 1
,ŽǁŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝƐĚŽŐŐƌŽŽŵŝŶŐ͍
Thursday at 8pm
Grooming is so important when it comes to caring
16. SPECIAL REPORT by Dan Morgan
WIKIPEDIA
TURNS 20
WIKIPEDIA is 20 years old today (15 January). The free online encyclopedia is one of the world’s
most popular websites, but when anyone can go in and change it, how reliable can it be?
THE BEGINNING
Founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger,
Wikipedia is not like other encyclopedias. While
ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĞŶĐLJĐůŽƉĞĚŝĂƐŐĞƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ
ĨƌŽŵĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƐĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ͕ƚŚĞŬĞLJƚŽtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛Ɛ
ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘
Getty
Wikipedia founders Jimmy Wales
;ůĞŌͿĂŶĚ>ĂƌƌLJ^ĂŶŐĞƌ
Wikipedia – the name combines the Hawaiian word
ĨŽƌ͚ƋƵŝĐŬ͛;ǁŝŬŝͿĂŶĚĞŶĐLJĐůŽƉĞĚŝĂʹĂůůŽǁƐĂŶLJŽŶĞ
ƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂŶĂƌƟĐůĞ;ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJͿĂŶĚĨŽƌĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞ
ƚŽĞĚŝƚĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŝƚ;ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶͿ͘dŚŝƐƐŝŵƉůĞ
ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŚĂƐůĞĚƚŽtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐŽŶĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƉƚĞŶŵŽƐƚƉŽƉƵůĂƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
&ŽƌĂŶŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚǁĞďƐŝƚĞƚŚĂƚƌĞůŝĞƐŽŶĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ
ĂŶĚŝƐŶŽƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞŵŽŶĞLJ͕tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛ƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ
ŝƐĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞĨĞĂƚ͘/ƚƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐĨƌĞĞƚŽĂůů͕ŝƚŚĂƐ
ŶŽĂĚǀĞƌƚƐ͕ĂŶĚŝƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƐĞůůŽƌƚƌĂĐŬƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨŝƚƐƵƐĞƌƐŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͘
“ It was like a giant community leaf-raking project in which
ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁĂƐĐĂůůĞĚĂŐƌŽƵŶĚƐŬĞĞƉĞƌ͘^ŽŵĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚ
very fancy professional metal rakes… and some were
just kids thrashing away with the sides of their feet or
ƐƚƵĸŶŐŚĂŶĚĨƵůƐŝŶƚŚĞƉŽĐŬĞƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐǁĞĂƚƐŚŝƌƚƐ͕ďƵƚ
all the leaves they brought to the pile were appreciated.
And the pile grew and everyone jumped up and down in
ŝƚŚĂǀŝŶŐĂǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƟŵĞ͘
– author Nicholson Baker, in 2008, compares the early days of gathering
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂƚŽƉĞŽƉůĞŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐůĞĂǀĞƐ
FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
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tŚŝůĞƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ
WIKISTATS!
ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶĂŶŽŶůŝŶĞƐƉĂĐĞƚŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ŚƵŵĂŶŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƐŽƵŶĚƐƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ͕ŝƚĂůƐŽďƌŝŶŐƐ
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ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘LJŽīĞƌŝŶŐŝƚƐ͚ĂŶLJŽŶĞĐĂŶĞĚŝƚ͛ůĞǀĞůŽĨ
than 55m 500m 5.6bn
ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ͕ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁĂƐŽŌĞŶ;ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƐƟůůŝƐͿ
ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ daily page monthly
ƉƌŽŶĞƚŽĂĐƚƐŽĨǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵ͘
/ĨĂŶLJŽŶĞĐĂŶƉƵƚǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁĂŶƚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞ͕ƚŚĞŶ views visits
ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞŵŝƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐ
or just plain wrong.
1.7bn
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐ͘ Available in 6.2m
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more than ĂƌƟĐůĞƐŝŶ
ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂͿ͕ƐĂŝĚ͗͞dŚĞƌĞĂůŝƚLJ monthly
300ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ English
ŝƐƚŚĂƚtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂŝƐĂƉƌĞƩLJƌĞůŝĂďůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨ visitors
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ͘ languages
͞/ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĞĚŝƚŽƌƐŽŌĞŶŬĞĞƉĂŶĞLJĞŽŶĂƌƟĐůĞƐ
to pick up incorrect edits, especially when a certain
ƚŽƉŝĐŝƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƉƵůĂƌ͘ƵƚĂůŽƚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŝƐĚŽŶĞ
ďLJ͚ďŽƚƐ͛ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞĚƚŽƉŝĐŬƵƉǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵĂŶĚ
PRINT VS ONLINE
errors.” ĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ͕ĂǁĞŝŐŚƚLJďƵŶĐŚŽĨŬƐĐĂůůĞĚ
^ŽĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂĐĂŶƐƟůůďĞĞĚŝƚĞĚďLJ the Encyclopaedia BritannicaǁĂƐƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽŐŽĨŽƌ
anyone, gone are the days where you could write ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨEncyclopaedia
ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚƵƉŝĚůŝŬĞ͚͗Dƌ^ŵŝƚŚŶĞdžƚĚŽŽƌƐŵĞůůƐ BritannicaůĞĚƚŽĂůŽƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞŵŝƐƚƌƵƐƟŶŐtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛Ɛ
ŽĨĨĂƌƚƐĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŬƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŝƐŇĂƚ͛ĂŶĚĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŽ ŽƉĞŶͲƚŽͲĂůůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐŝŶǀĞŶƚĞĚ͘
see it online straight away.
As well as bots and dedicated editors,
Wikipedia has administrators who check content
ďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŐŽĞƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘ƐŽĨ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭ͕
there are 1,114 administrators working on
the English Wikipedia website.
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These were a common sight on people’s bookshelves
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĂϮϬϬϱƐƚƵĚLJďLJũŽƵƌŶĂůNature looked at 42
ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂƌƟĐůĞƐĂŶĚĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůĞtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚ
ĨŽƵƌŵŝŶŽƌŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐƉĞƌĞŶƚƌLJ͕BritannicaĂůƐŽĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚ
“ ƚŚƌĞĞ͕ĂƐŵĂůůĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘
ĞĂƌŝŶŐŝŶŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJǁĂƐŝŶƚŚĞǀĞƌLJĞĂƌůLJ
ĚĂLJƐŽĨtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͕ǁŚĞŶƐŽŵĞĐƌĂnjLJƐƚƵīĐŽƵůĚƐůŝƉŝŶ
;ƐĞĞtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛ƐtĞŝƌĚĞƐƚͿ͕ƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐĂƌĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ͘
ŶŽƚŚĞƌďĞŶĞĮƚŽĨŽŶůŝŶĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐŝƚƐĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽ
ƋƵŝĐŬůLJĐŚĂŶŐĞŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐ͘ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞŝŶĂƉƌŝŶƚĞĚŬ
ĐĂŶ͛ƚďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƵŶƟůĂŶĞǁĞĚŝƟŽŶĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚ͘
17. SPECIAL REPORT FirstNews
ŚĂƐĐŽƉŝĞĚǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͕ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͗͞dŚĞŶĞdžƚ
A RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS? step should then be that the teacher actually formally
ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞƐ
ƚŚĞĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŚŽǁ
ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶďĞďŝĂƐĞĚ͘͟
/ƚ͛ƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽƵƌŽǁŶ,ĞĂĚŽĨĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂƚFirst
NewsĂŐƌĞĞƐǁŝƚŚ͘EŝĐ^ŵĂůůƐŚĂǁƐĂLJƐ͗͞/͛ŵĂďŝŐĨĂŶŽĨ
tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͘/ƚŝƐŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJƵƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐŽŵƵĐŚƚŽ
ůĞĂƌŶďLJĚŝƉƉŝŶŐŝŶƚŽŝƚ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͚ďƵƚ͛
ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͊zŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁŚŽǁŝƚŝƐƉƵƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͙͟
SEEKING OUT SOURCES
Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021
A SOUND STARTING POINT
tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂŝƚƐĞůĨŝƐŶ͛ƚƐŚLJĂďŽƵƚŝƚƐƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘/ƚĞǀĞŶ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐŽƵƚŽŶŝƚƐǁĞďƐŝƚĞƚŚĂƚŝƚ͞ŝƐŶŽƚĂƌĞůŝĂďůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ
ĨŽƌĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐǁƌŝƟŶŐŽƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘͟ƵƚĨŽƌƐĐŚŽŽůǁŽƌŬ͕
ĂƐĂƉůĂĐĞƚŽƐƚĂƌƚ͕tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂĐĂŶƉƌŽǀĞŝŶǀĂůƵĂďůĞ͘dŚĞ
ƐŝƚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐLJŽƵĨŽůůŽǁƚǁŽƐŝŵƉůĞƌƵůĞƐ͗
1. Do your research properly and wisely.
ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚĂŶLJĞŶĐLJĐůŽƉĞĚŝĂŝƐĂƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ
ƉŽŝŶƚĨŽƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ŶŽƚĂŶĞŶĚŝŶŐƉŽŝŶƚ͘
2. hƐĞLJŽƵƌũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚĂůů
sources have to be evaluated.

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Speaking to Year 6 teachers at Portway Primary School
ŝŶ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ƚŚĞLJĂůůĂĚŵŝƩĞĚƚŚĞLJƌĂƌĞůLJƵƐĞtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ
in the classroom. However, they all agreed that the site
ĐŽƵůĚďĞĂǀĂůƵĂďůĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĨŽƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘
EĞǁůLJƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌŚŵĞĚŝƌŝĂƐĂŝĚ͗͞tŚĞŶ
/ǁĂƐŝŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ƵƐŝŶŐtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂǁĂƐĨƌŽǁŶĞĚ
ƵƉŽŶ͕ďƵƚ/ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶƌĞĐĞŶƚƟŵĞƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌŝƚŝŶ
EŝĐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĂŶĞLJĞŽŶƚŚŽƐĞůŝƩůĞ
ŶƵŵďĞƌƐŝŶďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐƚŚĂƚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJƉŽƉƵƉŶĞdžƚƚŽƚŚĞ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͘dŚŽƐĞƐŚŽǁLJŽƵǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŚĂƐĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵ͘
^ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͗͞/ƚŝƐƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬ
ĂďŽƵƚĂŶĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŽƵƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘
hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƌĞůŝĂďůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ
ďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞŵŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĂƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ƐŬŝůůƐŶĞĞĚĞĚŶŽǁĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘͟
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂĐĂŶďĞĂŐƌĞĂƚŚĞůƉĨŽƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕
ƐƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŚŽŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌϮϯLJĞĂƌƐ͕
^ƚĞǀĞƐƵŵƐƵƉŚŝƐĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƉƌĞƩLJĐůĞĂƌůLJ͗
͞dŚĞďŽƩŽŵůŝŶĞŝƐƚŚĂƚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁĂŶƚĂŶĞĂƐLJǁĂLJƚŽ
ĮŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĨŽƌŵĂůůLJƚĂƵŐŚƚ
ĂďŽƵƚŵŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘/Ĩ
ƵƐĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJŝŶůĞƐƐŽŶƐ͕tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂŽīĞƌƐũƵƐƚƚŚĂƚ͘͟

ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘zŽƵŚĂǀĞƚŽĂƉƉůLJĂůŝƩůĞƐĐĞƉƟĐŝƐŵ΀ĚŽƵďƚ΁
ďƵƚŝƚĐĂŶƐƟůůďĞĂƵƐĞĨƵůƚŽŽůĨŽƌůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘͟
^ƚĞǀĞdƌĂƐŬ͕ŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ŝƐǀĞƌLJƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĂďŽƵƚ
tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛ƐƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵ͘ƐůĞĂĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ
for computer science across 50 primary and secondary
ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ŚĞƚŚŝŶŬƐƚŚĂƚ͞'ŽŽŐůĞĂŶĚtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂĂƌĞƚŚĞ
ŐŽͲƚŽŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘͟
,ĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŝƐŶ͛ƚĂďŽƵƚtŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͛ƐƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ
but more about making sure teachers help students
to use it correctly. In an instance where a student
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ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶ͛ƚĐŽƉLJƚŚĞŵƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌĞƐƐĂLJƐ͊͟

WIKIPEDIA’S WEIRDEST
WIKIPEDIA will always be vulnerable to pranksters to some
Actor Gary Oldman had an
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐďŝƌƚŚĂƐƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ
ƉŽƐƚĞĚƚŚĂƚĂĚŽĐƚŽƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ
ŚĞǁĂƐĂŐŝƌůďĞĨŽƌĞƌĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐ
Does rapper Eminem
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SquarePants? No.

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ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͘ Here are some of the weirdest lies that made it onto
the website. It should be noted that these all made it onto
tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂƐĞǀĞƌĂůLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽĂŶĚŚĂǀĞůŽŶŐƐŝŶĐĞďĞĞŶĚĞůĞƚĞĚ͊
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It was claimed that pop star Robbie

Williams eats pet hamsters “in and
around Stoke”.
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Footballer David Beckham was ƐĂƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŚŝƐĐĂƚ͕ĚtŝůĚŵĂĚĞƵƉĂϭϵϳϬƐŬŝĚƐ͛dsƐŚŽǁĐĂůůĞĚOlimar the

ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJĂŚŝŶĞƐĞŐŽĂůŬĞĞƉĞƌŝŶ Greek philosopher Plato Wondercat͘KůŝŵĂƌŚĂĚŵĂŐŝĐĂůƉŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚďĂƩůĞĚŚŝƐŶĞŵĞƐŝƐ͕ǀŝůĞƌĞŬƚŚĞĂƌŬ
ƚŚĞϭϴƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘,ĞůŽŽŬƐƉƌĞƩLJ was supposedly a Hawaiian ĂůŵĂƟĂŶ͘KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁŶĞǀĞƌĞdžŝƐƚĞĚ͕ďƵƚĚƉƵƚŝŶĂůŽƚŽĨĞīŽƌƚƚŽƉƌĞƚĞŶĚŝƚĚŝĚ͕
ŐŽŽĚĨŽƌƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŽǀĞƌϮϬϬLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͊ weatherman and surfer. ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĨĂŬĞĞƉŝƐŽĚĞƟƚůĞƐĂŶĚƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŚŽǁ͘
18. 44 CATS ĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ FirstNews
ws Issue 761 15
1 5 – 21
2 January 2021

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LAMPO MILADY
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ŚĂǀŝŶŐĨƵŶǁŝƚŚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůLJ͘

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ϰϰĂƚƐŝƐŽŶWŽƉdsĞǀĞƌLJŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ƐĞǀĞŶĚĂLJƐĂǁĞĞŬ͘
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PURRFECT POSTIE BAKE OFF

Guinness World Records

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between neighbours.
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ĞǁĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚĂǀĞ ŶƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ
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ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐĂŶĚŝĚĞĂƐĨŽƌŐŽŽĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ ŵĞƐ
A DELICIOUS new record has been
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set for the longest line of pies.
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dŚĞĨƌƵŝƚLJĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŐŽƚŽǁĂƐƚĞ͗ƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƌƐ
ĚŽŶĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽĂĐŚĂƌŝƚLJĐĂůůĞĚ^ĂŚĞŵĨŽƌ,ŽƉĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŐŝǀĞƐĨŽŽĚƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘
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OFFICIAL DINOSAUR TINY TEARAWAY

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</^ŝŶDĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ͕h^͕ĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĂƐŬĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉƉŝĐŬĂŶŽĸĐŝĂů A PET hamster has been reunited with its owners,

state dinosaur.
tŚŝůĞƐŽŵĞƉůĂĐĞƐŚĂǀĞŇĂŐƐ͕ďŝƌĚƐŽƌŇŽǁĞƌƐ͕ƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶ:ĂĐŬ>ĞǁŝƐ
ǁĂŶƚƐŚŝƐƐƚĂƚĞƚŽďĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJĂĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ͘
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ĨĂŵĞĚĨŽƌďĞŝŶŐŶĂŵĞĚďLJDŝŐŶŽŶdĂůďŽƚʹƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ǁŽŵĂŶƚŽŶĂŵĞĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ
is ŶĐŚŝƐĂƵƌƵƐƉŽůLJnjĞůƵƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŽůĚĞƐƚ
DID YOU KNOW?
dǁĞůǀĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŝŶ
ĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌƐƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚŝŶEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ ŵĞƌŝĐĂĂůƌĞĂĚLJŚĂǀĞ
Dƌ>ĞǁŝƐŝƐĮůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƉĞƌǁŽƌŬƚŽĚĂLJ;ϭϱ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJͿ͘ ĂƐƚĂƚĞĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ͊
tŚŝĐŚŽŶĞĚŽLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬŚĂƐƐĐŽŽƉĞĚƚŚĞǁŝŶ͍
ĂŌĞƌŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĂƚĞƐĐĂƉĞŽŶEĞǁzĞĂƌ͛ƐǀĞ͘
dŚĞƟŶLJĂŶŝŵĂůǁĂƐƐƉŝĞĚŚĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƐŚŽƉƐŝŶ
'ůĂƐŐŽǁŽŶϯϭĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘dsĨŽŽƚĂŐĞĐĂƵŐŚƚŚŝŵ
ĐůŝŶŐŝŶŐŽŶƚŽĂŶƵŶĂǁĂƌĞƐŚŽƉƉĞƌĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĂWŽƵŶĚůĂŶĚ
ƐƚŽƌĞ͕ďĞĨŽƌĞŚĞĂĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŝĐŬ͛Ŷ͛ŵŝdž͊
dŚĞ^ĐŽƫƐŚ^WĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞĞƐĐĂƉĞĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶŝŵĂů
ƌĞƐĐƵĞŽĸĐĞƌŵLJ^ƟƌƚŽŶƐĂLJŝŶŐ͗͞tĞ͛ǀĞŶĂŵĞĚƚŚĞůŝƩůĞ
ĂĚƌĞŶĂůŝŶĞũƵŶŬŝĞdŽŵƌƵŝƐĞĨŽƌŶŽǁ͕ŐŝǀĞŶŚŝƐMission
/ŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞͲĞƐƋƵĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽŐĞƚƐŽŵĞƚƌĞĂƚƐ͘͟
ŌĞƌĂƌĞƐĐƵĞĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽĮŶĚƚŚĞŚĂŵƐƚĞƌ͛ƐŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕
ƚŚĞĐŚĞĞŬLJƌŽĚĞŶƚŝƐŶŽǁďĂĐŬŚŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞŝƚďĞůŽŶŐƐ͘

tƌŝƩĞŶĂŶĚŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďLJWĂƵůWĂůŵĞƌ
20. PUZZLE FUN FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

SUDOKU! LADDER WORD

WIFE

ELJŽƵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŽƵƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƉƵnjnjůĞ͕ĮůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽŶĞƚŽŶŝŶĞ͍

7 3 1 SEE if you can get from the top

ŽĨƚŚĞůĂĚĚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ
ďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶĞůĞƩĞƌ
1 8 2 3 ĂƚĂƟŵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞ
a new word.
LADY

3 6 9 1 8
2 8 5 6 7
CROSSWORD
CAN you complete our crossword puzzle by using the clues below?

6 3 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 5

1 9 4 2 5
6 7 8
3 2 7 9
5 8 2 9 10

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ŝŶĂƩĞŶƟǀĞ;ϴͿ 3 ͺͺͺ^ŬĞƚĐŚ͗ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐƚŽLJ;ϰͿ
6 ^ŽƌĐĞƌLJ;ϱͿ ϰĂƵƐĞƚŽĨĞĞůǀĞƌLJĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ;ϲͿ

L L 7 ^ĞƌŝĞƐŽĨůŝŶŬĞĚ
ŵĞƚĂůƌŝŶŐƐ;ϱͿ
9 ^ǁĂůůŽǁĨŽŽĚŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƋƵŝĐŬůLJ;ϰͿ
10 ^ĐƌĂƚĐŚĞƐ;ϲͿ
ϱƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽůŽƚƐŽĨƉŝĞĐĞƐ;ϱͿ
6 ƉƵƌƉůŝƐŚƌĞĚĐŽůŽƵƌ;ϳͿ
ϴWĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƐĞ;ϳͿ
11 ͘Ő͘ŵŽŶŬĞLJŽƌǁŚĂůĞ;ϲͿ
12 dŚŝƐŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚďLJďĞĞƐ;ϲͿ 13 ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ;ϱͿ

I B ϭϰůĂƐƟŶŐŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝŶ;ϰͿ
17 tĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŽƵŶĚ;ϱͿ
ϭϴ&ŽƵƌƚŚŵŽŶƚŚŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ;ϱͿ
19 /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJŝŶŶƵŵďĞƌ;ϴͿ
ϭϱType of hard substance that forms
ůĂƌŐĞƌĞĞĨƐ;ϱͿ
16 ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶ
ĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĨŽƌŵŽŶĞLJ;ϰͿ
20. PUZZLE FUN FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

SUDOKU! LADDER WORD

WIFE

ELJŽƵĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŽƵƌƐƵĚŽŬƵƉƵnjnjůĞ͕ĮůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽŶĞƚŽŶŝŶĞ͍

7 3 1 SEE if you can get from the top

ŽĨƚŚĞůĂĚĚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ
ďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶĞůĞƩĞƌ
1 8 2 3 ĂƚĂƟŵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞ
a new word.
LADY

3 6 9 1 8
2 8 5 6 7
CROSSWORD
CAN you complete our crossword puzzle by using the clues below?

6 3 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 5

1 9 4 2 5
6 7 8
3 2 7 9
5 8 2 9 10

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ŝŶĂƩĞŶƟǀĞ;ϴͿ 3 ͺͺͺ^ŬĞƚĐŚ͗ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐƚŽLJ;ϰͿ
6 ^ŽƌĐĞƌLJ;ϱͿ ϰĂƵƐĞƚŽĨĞĞůǀĞƌLJĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ;ϲͿ

L L 7 ^ĞƌŝĞƐŽĨůŝŶŬĞĚ
ŵĞƚĂůƌŝŶŐƐ;ϱͿ
9 ^ǁĂůůŽǁĨŽŽĚŽƌĚƌŝŶŬƋƵŝĐŬůLJ;ϰͿ
10 ^ĐƌĂƚĐŚĞƐ;ϲͿ
ϱƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŽůŽƚƐŽĨƉŝĞĐĞƐ;ϱͿ
6 ƉƵƌƉůŝƐŚƌĞĚĐŽůŽƵƌ;ϳͿ
ϴWĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƐĞ;ϳͿ
11 ͘Ő͘ŵŽŶŬĞLJŽƌǁŚĂůĞ;ϲͿ
12 dŚŝƐŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚďLJďĞĞƐ;ϲͿ 13 ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ;ϱͿ

I B ϭϰůĂƐƟŶŐŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐŬŝŶ;ϰͿ
17 tĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŽƵŶĚ;ϱͿ
ϭϴ&ŽƵƌƚŚŵŽŶƚŚŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ;ϱͿ
19 /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŐƌĞĂƚůLJŝŶŶƵŵďĞƌ;ϴͿ
ϭϱType of hard substance that forms
ůĂƌŐĞƌĞĞĨƐ;ϱͿ
16 ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶ
ĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĨŽƌŵŽŶĞLJ;ϰͿ
22. SPECIAL REPORT by The LEGO Group FirstNews Issue 761 15 – 21 January 2021

THE POWER
OF LIMITLESS
PLAY
DID you know that as well as being fun, playing is really important and is
crucial to our development? The LEGO Group told us about it and introduced
us to a very special young man!

MEET ALEJANDRO
We all know that playing is fun, but we have now found
out just how good it can be for our development too! The
LEGO Group believes that play can help develop lots of core
ƐŬŝůůƐǁĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJ͕ƉƌŽďůĞŵ
ƐŽůǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ͘WƌĞƩLJŐŽŽĚŶĞǁƐ͕ƌŝŐŚƚ͍

Rebuild
JUST ĂŌĞƌůĞũĂŶĚƌŽǁĂƐďŽƌŶ͕ŚĞ
the world
That’s why
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĐĂůůĞĚƌĞƟŶŽƉĂƚŚLJŽĨ
the LEGO Group prematurity (ROP), an eye disorder that led
launched its ƚŽůĞũĂŶĚƌŽŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŵƵůƟƉůĞƐƵƌŐĞƌŝĞƐ
Rebuild The at a very young age. Unfortunately these were not
World campaign, ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂŶĚŵĞĂŶƚƚŚĂƚůĞũĂŶĚƌŽůŽƐƚĂůůŚŝƐ
designed to ƐŝŐŚƚŝŶŚŝƐůĞŌĞLJĞ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƐŝŐŚƚŝŶŚŝƐƌŝŐŚƚĞLJĞ͘
celebrate how
kids of all ages WůĂLJŝƐĂǀŝƐŝŽŶͲĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ǁŚĞƌĞǁĞƐĞĞĂ
build, unbuild ƚŽLJĂŶĚƌĞĂĐŚŽƵƚƚŽŐƌĂďŝƚ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĚŝĸĐƵůƚĨŽƌ
and rebuild ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽĚƵĞƚŽŚŝƐƐŝŐŚƚůŽƐƐ͘>ŝǀŝŶŐŝŶĂƐŝŐŚƚĞĚǁŽƌůĚ
the world with where we rely on our vision to interact meant that play
>'KĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ǁĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŵŽƌĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚĨŽƌůĞũĂŶĚƌŽ͕ǁŚŽĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ
Recently, as part ƐĞĞƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƚƐŽƌƚŽLJƐƚŽƚŽƵĐŚ͕ŚŽůĚŽƌĞdžƉůŽƌĞ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕
of this project, he had to be taught how to use all his senses, such as his
the LEGO Group hearing and touch, to learn how to play and do all the
worked with a London primary school to re-imagine and ƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŵŽƐƚŽĨƵƐĚŽĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ͘
rebuild the world around them to make it a happier place EŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐďůŽĐŬĞĚůĞũĂŶĚƌŽ͛ƐĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ
ĨŽƌĂůů͕ǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͊ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ŽƌŵĞĂŶƚŚĞĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞŚŝƐŽǁŶƵŶŝƋƵĞƉůĂLJ
ƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶ͛ƚĂŽŶĞͲƐŝnjĞͲĮƚƐͲĂůůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƉůĂLJĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘,ĂǀŝŶŐďĞĞŶŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƚŽ>'KĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ
it doesn’t need to be in the form of a big project. Play is ĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͕ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽƵƐĞĚƐĞŶƐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŽƵĐŚĂŶĚƐŽƵŶĚƚŽŚĞůƉŚŝŵŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĂŶĚ
ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁĞĂůůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJĂŶĚŝƐƵŶŝƋƵĞƚŽ ďƵŝůĚŚŝƐŽǁŶǁŽƌůĚ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽǁŽƵůĚůŝƐƚĞŶƚŽƚŚĞĐůŝĐŬƐŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ>'KďƌŝĐŬƐ
ŽƵƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐ͕ƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐ͘KŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶǁŚŽŝƐ made when they snapped together to understand how they connected, to help him build something
taking the concept of ‘limitless’ play to the next level is Year 9 ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ͘,ĞĂůƐŽƵƐĞƐŚŝƐ>'KƌĂŝůůĞďƌŝĐŬƐƚŽƐƉĞůůŽƵƚǁŽƌĚƐƚŽĂĚĚƚŽŚŝƐĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ͘
secondary school student Alejandro Fernandez-Khonyongwa, ůĞũĂŶĚƌŽ͛ƐŵŽƚŚĞƌĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞůĞũĂŶĚƌŽĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁĂLJ
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bricks into his version of limitless play. We found out about ĞĐĂƵƐĞŚĞĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƐƚĂƌƚĂďƵŝůĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁĂLJǁĞŵŝŐŚƚ͕ƚŚĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŽĨŚŝƐ>'KďƵŝůĚƐĂƌĞ
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DŝĐƌŽƐŽŌ
ĂƌĚŵĂŶͬ&ŝĐƟŽŶĞĞƌƐ
adventure where fans help out Wallace and
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ŚŝƌĞĚƚŽ͚ĮdžƵƉ͛ƌŝƐƚŽů͕ďƵƚƚŚĞŐĂŵĞĐĂŶ
ďĞƉůĂLJĞĚŝŶƚŚĞh<͕h^ĂŶĚĂŶĂĚĂ͘
Using AR technology, Wallace and Gromit’s
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,ĞůƉŽƵƚďLJĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐũŽďƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĚƵŽ͕ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ůůĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂůů
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You’ll also end up coming across some of Wallace’s past
ŝŶǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵŝŐŚƚŶĞĞĚĂďŝƚŽĨĂƚƵŶĞͲƵƉ͘
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some family friends inspired me
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Crawley Town players celebrate

scoring their third goal against Leeds
United in the third round of the FA
Cup. Crawley, who play in League
Two, beat the Premier League side 3-0

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KŶĚĂLJĮǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚdĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌŝĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚ/ŶĚŝĂŝŶ^LJĚŶĞLJ͕ /ƚĂůLJ͛Ɛ^ŽĮĂ'ŽŐŐŝĂŽŶŚĞƌǁĂLJƚŽǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŽǁŶŚŝůůĂƚƚŚĞůƉŝŶĞ^ŬŝtŽƌůĚƵƉŵĞĞƚ
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Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine plays against Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the ZĂŶŐĞƌƐ͛ůĨƌĞĚŽDŽƌĞůŽƐďĞĂƚƐďĞƌĚĞĞŶŬĞĞƉĞƌ:ŽĞ>ĞǁŝƐƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚϮͲϬŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ^ĐŽƫƐŚ
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