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News & Pics Quiz FirstNews Issue 723 24 – 30 April 2020
All these questions are about stories in the news this week. Can you find the article and the information? Write the answer, the section of the paper and the page number where you found the information.
A1 Why will some of the fruit and vegetables grown by farmers this year go to waste?
A2 Why are Buddy, Vik and Arys in the news?
A3 How are the people of Belper in Derbyshire making lockdown more fun?
A4 What are William and Caroline Herschel famous for?
A5 What is the UK’s largest bird of prey, and why is it in the news?
A6 Why is 106-year-old Connie Titchen in the news?
A7 Who crawled into an ice cave under a glacier, and why?
A8 Which deadly disease killed 405,000 people in 2018, with 94% of these deaths occurring in Africa?
A9 What feline challenge have NASA scientists faced when trying to operate the Curiosity Mars rover and its drilling from home?
A10 Whose fundraising slogan is “tomorrow will be a good day”?
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE
Issue 723 £1.99 24 – 30 April 2020
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 21
WERE WERE YOUYOU CHOSEN TO CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CRESSIDA CONTINUE CRESSIDA COWELL’S STORY? COWELL’S STORY? P25P25
THE UK’S ONLY NEWSPAPERFOR CHILDREN
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOREDOM BOREDOM BUSTERS! BUSTERS! P17-19P17-19
LEMURS LEMURS LOOK FOR LOOK FOR LOVE! LOVE! P10P10
OUR NEW LOCAL HERO
PUZZLES
P2P2
POLL OF THE WEEK
Do you prefer home learning to being at school?
Tell us what you thinkat fi rst.news/polls
Since then, most children and teenagers have been carrying on their learning at home in lockdown. And now talk has turned to when school might get back to normal, but there doesn’t seem to be an immediate answer.
“I can’t give you a date,” says schools boss Gavin Williamson, the Government’s Educati on Secretary. “Of course, I want nothing more than to get schools back to normal, make sure that children are sat around learning and experiencing the joy of being at school.”
But he said the Government needed
to be confi dent any changes made did not risk a second peak of infecti ons. More than 80,000 teachers have signed a peti ti on asking for schools to be opened only when it is safe.
“We will consider how best to reopen schools, nurseries and colleges when the ti me is right,” said Mr Williamson.
The situati on is likely to be the same for the whole of the UK. Scotland’s Educati on Secretary, John Swinney, said that schools there will be closed unti l “at least” the summer.
There has even been talk of schools opening over summer so that pupils can catch up, but Mr Williamson says there
are currently no plans to do so.Some of Britain’s leading
state schools joined together onMonday to open the Oak Nati onal Academy. It’s led by 40 teachers who have put together 180 video lessons and resources each week for any teacher in the country to use.
First News is also making itsschool resources available for free at schools.fi rstnews.co.uk.
Mr Williamson said he, too, was doing as much as he could to support children learning from home; laptops have been ordered to help disadvantaged young people who sit key exams next year
and don’t have a computer at home.He had a special message directly
for children: “I wanted to say to you how sorry I am that you have had your educati on disrupted in this way.
“I know how hard it must be and I would like to thank you for making the adjustments you have had to make. I know you will be missing your friends, your teachers and your lessons. I want you to know that you are an important part of this fi ght too and I cannot thank you enough for all that you are doing.”
Meanwhile, First News readers have been telling us how they feel about being off school – see pages 22-23.
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
IT’S been fi ve weeks since schools closed their doors to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.IT’S been fi ve weeks since schools closed their doors to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
WHENWHENWILL YOUWILL YOUGO BACK TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL?SCHOOL? “I cannot thank
you enough”– schools boss
Gavin Williamson
Part A: Words
News & Pics Quiz FirstNews Issue 723 24 – 30 April 2020
These pictures are about stories in the news this week. Can you find the article and information? Write the answer, the section of the paper and the page number where you found the information.
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NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE
Issue 723 £1.99 24 – 30 April 2020
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 21
WERE WERE YOUYOU CHOSEN TO CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CRESSIDA CONTINUE CRESSIDA COWELL’S STORY? COWELL’S STORY? P25P25
THE UK’S ONLY NEWSPAPERFOR CHILDREN
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOREDOM BOREDOM BUSTERS! BUSTERS! P17-19P17-19
LEMURS LEMURS LOOK FOR LOOK FOR LOVE! LOVE! P10P10
OUR NEW LOCAL HERO
PUZZLES
P2P2
POLL OF THE WEEK
Do you prefer home learning to being at school?
Tell us what you thinkat fi rst.news/polls
Since then, most children and teenagers have been carrying on their learning at home in lockdown. And now talk has turned to when school might get back to normal, but there doesn’t seem to be an immediate answer.
“I can’t give you a date,” says schools boss Gavin Williamson, the Government’s Educati on Secretary. “Of course, I want nothing more than to get schools back to normal, make sure that children are sat around learning and experiencing the joy of being at school.”
But he said the Government needed
to be confi dent any changes made did not risk a second peak of infecti ons. More than 80,000 teachers have signed a peti ti on asking for schools to be opened only when it is safe.
“We will consider how best to reopen schools, nurseries and colleges when the ti me is right,” said Mr Williamson.
The situati on is likely to be the same for the whole of the UK. Scotland’s Educati on Secretary, John Swinney, said that schools there will be closed unti l “at least” the summer.
There has even been talk of schools opening over summer so that pupils can catch up, but Mr Williamson says there
are currently no plans to do so.Some of Britain’s leading
state schools joined together onMonday to open the Oak Nati onal Academy. It’s led by 40 teachers who have put together 180 video lessons and resources each week for any teacher in the country to use.
First News is also making itsschool resources available for free at schools.fi rstnews.co.uk.
Mr Williamson said he, too, was doing as much as he could to support children learning from home; laptops have been ordered to help disadvantaged young people who sit key exams next year
and don’t have a computer at home.He had a special message directly
for children: “I wanted to say to you how sorry I am that you have had your educati on disrupted in this way.
“I know how hard it must be and I would like to thank you for making the adjustments you have had to make. I know you will be missing your friends, your teachers and your lessons. I want you to know that you are an important part of this fi ght too and I cannot thank you enough for all that you are doing.”
Meanwhile, First News readers have been telling us how they feel about being off school – see pages 22-23.
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
IT’S been fi ve weeks since schools closed their doors to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.IT’S been fi ve weeks since schools closed their doors to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
WHENWHENWILL YOUWILL YOUGO BACK TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL?SCHOOL? “I cannot thank
you enough”– schools boss
Gavin Williamson
Part B: Pictures
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News & Pics Quiz FirstNews Issue 723 24 – 30 April 2020
Part A: Words
A1 Because the seasonal workers (people) who usually come over from Europe to pick the fruit and veg can’t due to the COVID-19 lockdown. ‘Slim pickings’, Coronavirus News, page 2
A2 The three police dogs passed their training on the same day and are now members of the Durham Constabulary’s Dog Support Unit. ‘News in Numbers’, Home News, page 6
A3 They are filling the town with the sound of mooing every evening! ‘The Belper moo’, Crazy but True, page 26
A4 The brother and sister’s teamwork led to the discovery of well over a thousand nebulae (clouds of gas where stars form). ‘Science Museum Group’ Science News, page 9
A5 The white-tailed eagle, which has been spotted flying over the Yorkshire Moors for the first time in 240 years. ‘Rare eagles on the move’, Animal News, page 10
A6 She is thought to be the oldest survivor of COVID-19. ‘Connie conquers corona’, Coronavirus News, page 2
A7 Author Michelle Paver, as part of her research for her new book Viper’s Daughter, which is the latest novel in her best-selling Wolf Brother series. ‘“The characters wouldn’t leave me alone”’, Big Interview, page 21
A8 Malaria. ‘Tackling myths and malaria’, Special Report, page 11
A9 A pet cat on the laptop keyboard could easily trigger Curiosity’s robotic arm! ‘Keyboard cats’, Coronavirus News, page 3
A10 Captain Tom Moore. He has raised more than £26m for the NHS. ‘Moore money’, Coronavirus News, page 3
Part B: Pictures
B1 Frederik the Great, a black stallion (male horse), has been called the most beautiful horse in the world. ‘Trot stuff!’, Crazy but True, page 26
B2 After being unable to make new friends following a move from Edinburgh to Harrogate just before lockdown, Harley Glen has been delighted to receive letters from pen pals, including a pupil from his new school. ‘Piles of pen pals’, North Yorkshire, Home News, page 6
B3 Harry Potter-branded buses are being used to take NHS staff to work in Hertfordshire, after film studio tours were stopped due to COVID-19. ‘14. Wizard idea’, Quick News, page 4
B4 For the first time in almost ten years, two Norfolk Island morepork owl chicks have been found – good news, as there are thought to be only 50 Norfolk Island moreporks left in the world. ‘Rare owl discovery’, Norfolk Island, World News, page 8
B5 Designers Jon Stynes and Tim Ellis have made child-friendly visors for nurses to wear, so that young patients will not be scared of the hospital workers in their PPE (personal protective equipment). ‘Child-friendly visors’, Brampton, Home News, page 6
B6 Illustrator Quentin Blake has produced free rainbow e-cards to help people keep in touch with loved ones during the lockdown. News in Pictures, page 5
B7 The Forestry Commission is asking people to look out for invasive oak processionary moth caterpillars and report them to treealert.forestresearch.gov.uk. ‘Caterpillar watch’, Animal News, page 10
B8 The lack of visitors, due to border and flight restrictions, has meant that animals such as the lions in the Kruger National Park in South Africa are taking over tourist areas and even enjoying a lie down on the warm, traffic-free roads! ‘Just lion around’, Coronavirus News, page 3
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