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Royal baby boy is born

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy. It is the third child for the duchess, who is usually known as Kate, and her husband, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. Who are the duke and duchess? Prince William is the Queen’s grandson and the son of Prince Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana, who died in 1997. He was born in 1982 and will become king after his father. In 2011, William married Kate, whom he met when they were both at university, and the Queen named them the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They had their first child, Prince George, in July 2013, and their daughter, Princess Charlotte, in May 2015. When was the new baby born? On 23 April, royal officials announced that…

Royal baby boy is born

North Korea halts nuclear-weapons tests

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un surprised the world last week by announcing that he would end the country’s nuclear tests from 21 April. Nuclear weapons are the most powerful weapons in the world and are capable of destroying entire cities. North Korea has tested many nuclear weapons – the last was tested on 3 September 2017 – which has angered countries around the world. The news was announced before peace talks that were due to take place between Kim and South Korea’s leader Moon Jae-in on 27 April. South Korea and North Korea share a border, but have been enemies since the Korean War (1950–1953). It will be the first time there has been a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders for more than 10 years. A spokesperson for the…

North Korea halts nuclear-weapons tests

Authors sign up to plastic pledge

Every year, more than eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the oceans. This is putting many creatures at risk, from the turtles and birds who get tangled up in it, to the animals who fatally mistake it for food and eat it, clogging up their stomachs. To encourage young readers and the book-publishing industry to ditch plastic, 50 of the UK’s most famous authors and illustrators have joined forces to launch a campaign called Authors4Oceans. The campaign aims to help people find eco-friendly alternatives to plastic. Quentin Blake, Michael Morpurgo and Jacqueline Wilson are just a few of the big literary names lending their support, but it’s not just down to them – you can get involved, too. Firstly, you can sign the pledge on the Authors4Oceans website,…

Authors sign up to plastic pledge

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

WHALE SPOTTING A pod of six killer whales – including a calf – was seen splashing around in Scotland’s River Clyde last week. The orcas were spotted on 21 April, and videos of them appeared on social media throughout the day. Experts believe either food or the good weather brought the pod to these waters. GOING GREEN The UK broke a new record after managing to go more than three days without using coal to generate electricity. Instead, the majority of the energy was generated from renewable and nuclear sources. The record was broken between 21 April and 24 April. A HEROIC HOUND Max, who is deaf and partially blind, has been made an honorary police dog in Queensland, Australia, for keeping a three-year-old girl, called Aurora, safe. The dog…

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Prince Charles appointed next head of the Commonwealth

Princes Charles, the Queen’s eldest son and the first in line to the throne, has a new job: he has been appointed the next leader of the Commonwealth. What is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth is a collection of 53 countries and territories, known as member states, which used to be part of the British Empire (countries once ruled by the UK). Commonwealth countries commit to a set of values, such as peace, respect, tolerance and international security. At the moment, Prince Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, is the head of the Commonwealth, which is more of a symbolic role than an official one. Her main job is to make sure the values of the Commonwealth are upheld. What happened? World leaders and foreign ministers from all 53 member states came…

Prince Charles appointed next head of the Commonwealth

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

30 April 1952 Anne Frank’s diary published in English Anne Frank’s diary was published in the UK for the first time on 30 April 1952. It was called The Diary of a Young Girl. First published in 1947 in Dutch, Anne’s diary describes how she and her family hid from the Nazis during the Second World War because they were Jewish. She started writing it when she was 13 years old, and it was published by her father after the war. Today, her diary is famous around the world and has been translated into more than 70 languages.…

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

No fast food near schools

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has called for a ban on fast-food outlets being built within 400 metres of schools in the UK. They say the move will help tackle the country’s childhood obesity crisis by making it more difficult for young people to pick up unhealthy snacks after school. Obesity (when someone is very overweight) is a serious problem. This year, the number of primary school children in England who are obese rose for the second year in a row.…

No fast food near schools

Titanic menu is sold for £100,000

A menu for the first meal to be served on the Titanic has sold at auction for £100,000. The menu – which includes dishes such as spring lamb with mint – was served on the first day of sea trials (testing a ship on water) on 2 April 1912. Second Officer Charles Lightoller gave it to his wife before the Titanic headed out on its maiden (first) voyage on 10 April 1912. Four days later, the ship hit an iceberg and sank; more than 1,500 passengers and crew lost their lives. Lightoller was the most senior officer to survive the disaster.…

Titanic menu is sold for £100,000

Millicent Fawcett statue unveiled in Parliament Square

A bronze statue of Dame Millicent Fawcett was unveiled on 24 April in Parliament Square in London. She is the first woman to be commemorated with a statue in the square. Born in 1847, Millicent Fawcett was a fierce campaigner for women’s rights. She was born at a time when women didn’t have the right to vote in elections. In 1897, Fawcett became president of a group called the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. The group believed in using non-violent methods to persuade the Government that women deserved the right to vote. They called themselves the suffragists and held meetings, paraded with banners and wrote letters to the Government. Not everyone was happy with the group’s methods. In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst grew impatient with the group’s law-abiding ways. She…

Millicent Fawcett statue unveiled in Parliament Square

Around the world

Lake Como, Italy Motorbike drives on lake Last year, a daredevil defied the laws of nature by riding a motorbike 3.4 miles across the surface of Italy’s third-largest lake, Lake Como. Luca Colombo set a new world record for the longest distance travelled by motorbike on freshwater, and a video of the stunt has now gone viral. Colombo achieved the feat by attaching special waterskis to his bike and keeping his speed at about 47mph. Philadelphia, US Starbucks to shut for one afternoon More than 8,000 Starbucks stores in the US will close for the afternoon on 29 May so that 175,000 of its staff can receive training about discrimination. The news comes after the coffee-shop chain was criticised following the arrests of two black men who had asked to…

Around the world

Should people have the right to be forgotten online?

What you need to know ● The “right to be forgotten” allows people to request the removal of online personal information if it is incorrect, damaging or irrelevant (unimportant). ● Two recent court cases have made the right to be forgotten a talking point. In each case, a person requested that Google delist (hide from their search results) information about them. They both wanted details about crimes they had committed in their past to be removed. One request was granted and one wasn’t. ● New rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (which goes into effect in May) will give European Union (EU) citizens the right to be forgotten. The internet holds a huge amount of data, including a lot of our personal information – which isn’t great if…

Should people have the right to be forgotten online?

The artist with a sheep’s-eye view

Many people choose to spend their summers somewhere warm, soaking up the sun, but not artist Miranda Whall. She decided to spend last summer in the Cambrian Mountains of Ceredigion, in her home country of Wales, dressed as a sheep, crawling on all fours, with 14 cameras attached to her. Every step was filmed for her art project, Crossed Paths. Whall was forced to tackle the tricky terrain – from boggy grassland and stony ground to rocky streams and barbed-wire fences – on her hands and knees. She hadn’t originally planned to dress like a sheep. “I just wanted to draw people’s attention to the mountains and give people a different perspective by viewing it through cameras, but when I got up there, I decided to wear a fleece to…

The artist with a sheep’s-eye view

Arsène to leave Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has announced that he will leave his job at the end of the football season. He has been in charge of Arsenal for almost 22 years and is the Premier League’s longest-serving manager. He was born in France and played football for small clubs there. He won the French championship as manager of Monaco in 1988 but was fired in 1994. When he was offered a job at Arsenal in 1996 he was managing a team in Japan’s J.League, so very few fans in the UK had even heard of him. Since then, he has overseen more than 1,000 games and has won three Premier League titles. He shared a message with Arsenal fans last week, “I urge our fans to stand behind the team to…

Arsène to leave Arsenal

A musical marvel

Learning to play a musical instrument is hard work, so imagine learning to play four. That’s what 11-year-old Charlie Denton has managed to do – despite being completely deaf. Charlie has Usher syndrome, a rare condition that causes deafness and, in some cases, blindness, too – but it hasn’t stopped him learning the drums, guitar, piano and violin. He wears cochlear implants, a medical device that sends signals from the inner ear directly to the brain. “We were told he would have no appreciation for music, so just to see him enjoying playing and listening to music is all we could ask for,” said his mother, Emma. Charlie can also choose to turn off his implants if he doesn’t want to hear something, “He flicks them off if I’m nagging…

A musical marvel

Meet the Blue Planet plankton

A newly discovered species of plankton has been named after the BBC’s wildlife series, Blue Planet. This is the first species to have been named in honour of a television programme. Scientists from Japan, Spain and the UK involved in the discovery named the microbeast Syracosphaera azureaplaneta. The second part of its name, azureaplaneta, means blue planet in Latin. Plankton are tiny floating plants and creatures, and they are incredibly important to marine ecosystems. In fact, they are vital to the health and balance of all of life on Earth. This new species is a single-celled creature, only 10 microns across – that’s seven times smaller than a human hair. Although the scientists first discovered the Blue Planet plankton in the South Atlantic, it actually lives in all the world’s…

Meet the Blue Planet plankton

PLACE OF THE WEEK

On the shores of Strangford Lough, in County Down, Northern Ireland, Castle Espie is home to the largest groups of native and exotic water birds, bats and migrant birds in Ireland. During the winter months, this wetland centre hosts nearly every light-bellied brent goose in the world. There are nature walks, with special hides (huts for wildlife watching) and various themed areas for children. These spaces include the Secret Swamp, which has a log den hideout. Find out more at wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/castle-espie…

PLACE OF THE WEEK

Ships to deliver a cleaner planet

The amount of carbon dioxide being produced by ships at sea is going to be monitored for the first time. Most large ships are powered by fossil fuels, which when burned, give off a gas called carbon dioxide. The bigger the ship, the more of the gas it emits. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is linked to rising global temperatures and changing weather patterns, which is called climate change. In an attempt to tackle climate change, the International Maritime Organization – an organisation that has 170 countries as members – agreed this month that its ships would halve their carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2050. Aeroplane emissions get lots of attention, but air transport accounts for only about 2% of the world’s man-made carbon dioxide emissions.…

Ships to deliver a cleaner planet

Good week / Bad week

Western lowland gorilla A western lowland gorilla living at a zoo in the US has given birth to a male infant named Moke, which means junior or little one in Lingala (an African language spoken by more than 10 million people). There are just 100,000 of this critically endangered species left in the world. Charismatic creatures A new study has revealed that some of the most popular animals in the world, such as elephants, lions and tigers are in more danger than we realise. Because they are regularly featured in the media, people mistakenly believe these animals are thriving in the wild.…

Good week / Bad week

A pair of extremely rare ospreys were recently spotted on an estate near Northleach, Gloucestershire, as they stopped over on their journey from Africa to Scotland (where they breed). The birds of prey can only be seen in the area for a few weeks during the spring, and in autumn as they head back to Africa. ● LIFESPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 30 years. ● HABITAT: Ospreys live on every continent except Antarctica, near sources of both salt and freshwater. ● DIET: They’re known for plunging feet first to snatch fish from the water but they’ll also eat small mammals, reptiles and injured birds. ● FUN FACT: An osprey’s wings can reach 1.8 metres across. DID YOU KNOW? Ospreys are also called fish hawks. They have oily feathers, so…

Why do naked mole rats have no fur?

George Sunter ZSL London Zoo Keeper Despite their name, naked mole rats do have hairs on their bodies – just fewer than other types of mole rat. Naked mole rats do not regulate their body temperature as most mammals do. They are thermoconformers, which means they rely on their surroundings to maintain their body temperature, and scuttle from one area to another to warm up or cool down. Do you love animals? ZSL London Zoo’s Junior Zoo Academy is a great way to learn about creatures from all over the world. Find out more at zsl.org/experiences…

Why do naked mole rats have no fur?

Power of the press

The pen is mightier than the sword is an old saying. It means that words more than violence have the power to shape people’s opinions and change events. So it’s vital that newspapers and magazines – just like TV and radio shows – are free to gather and share information with the public. Among other things, it means politicians can be criticised and made to prove that their decisions and actions are the right ones. This idea, known as freedom of the press, is so important that in 1993, the United Nations, an organisation that promotes world peace, declared 3 May World Press Freedom Day. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of this principle and to campaign for it to be protected, especially in countries where journalists…

Power of the press

Newspapers play an important role in revealing wrongdoing. Here are three examples of bad behaviour exposed by the press. ● Fifa corruption During the bidding process to host the World Cup in 2022, which was awarded to Qatar, The Sunday Times revealed dishonesty within Fifa – the organisation that controls international football. Some senior members of Fifa were accused of selling their vote, which means they promised to vote for a specific country in return for money. ● MPs’ expenses scandal In 2009, The Daily Telegraph reported that members of the UK Parliament were claiming large amounts of money from public funds to pay for things that they said were essential for them to do their jobs. Some of these claims were exaggerated and others were simply made up. Seven…

Robot surgeons are a cut above the rest

Robots seem to be everywhere. We’ve had robot dogs, robot bees and even robot burger-flippers. And now we’ve got robot surgeons. Meet da Vinci Xi, a £1.5 million “robotic” surgeon that operates on people using very small, precise instruments attached to its four arms. During the operation, a human surgeon (who needn’t be in the same country as the patient) sits at a computer console. Using hand and foot controls, the surgeon moves the robot’s arms and conducts the operation. A second surgeon stands near the patient to make sure the robot is correctly positioned. Da Vinci Xi was recently used at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, to perform delicate surgery on a patient’s stomach. The benefits of using a robot like da Vinci is that the small incisions it…

Robot surgeons are a cut above the rest

Medical marvels

AI diagnosis Artificial intelligence is a computer system that is able to learn and perform tasks that usually require human intelligence. Doctors feed the computer with lots of information and it learns which symptoms to look out for. Then the doctors use the systems to help diagnose patients. Virtual patients Virtual-reality headsets aren’t just for gaming. Doctors wear these headsets to practise surgical techniques in the digital world before performing a similar operation in real life. Health trackers Smartwatches and trackers can monitor your health, location and fitness levels. Doctors look at this information to determine how healthy the wearer is.…

Medical marvels

Mutant enzyme munches plastic

An international team of scientists has accidentally stumbled upon a faster way to recycle used plastic bottles, by improving a naturally occurring enzyme that digests plastic more quickly. An enzyme is a substance produced by a living thing that speeds up chemical reactions within that living thing. Plastic is cheap to produce but slow to decompose, or decay, which can cause environmental damage. In 2016, Japanese researchers found a strain of bacteria at a recycling centre that releases an enzyme that gobbles up polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the hard plastic used in bottles. Last week, a team from the University of Portsmouth announced that they had unintentionally made the enzyme 20% better at breaking down PET. It can start breaking down plastic in just a few days, a breakthrough that means…

Mutant enzyme munches plastic

Better airline food could be in the bag

Flying off on holiday is very exciting. As the aeroplane begins to climb, your belly bubbles with anticipation, but all too often the in-flight food just doesn’t take off, tasting bland and dry. So why do airline meals taste so bad? As the plane gains altitude, your body experiences a few changes. The cabin pressure drops and the air becomes very dry. This is because, at 9,000 metres, air is cold and cannot hold much moisture. The combination of low pressure and dryness reduces the sensitivity of your taste buds to sweet and salty foods. It doesn’t help that meals are often made a few days before, frozen and then reheated. Bruno Goussault, chief scientist at a company called Cuisine Solutions, believes the way forward is sous-vide cooking. This process…

Better airline food could be in the bag

Auto-darkening contact lenses

Contact lenses are thin, curved plastic lenses placed directly onto the surface of the eye to correct the vision of people who are short- or long-sighted. Wearing contact lenses can make users sensitive to bright lights, which can be annoying when heading outside on a sunny day. Contact-lens manufacturer Acuvue claims to have solved this problem, developing contact lenses that automatically darken when exposed to bright environments. The new lenses, which contain “Transitions Light Intelligent Technology”, are made with a substance that reacts to ultraviolet rays – a type of light found in sunlight. When the wearer steps back inside, the lenses return to normal.…

Auto-darkening contact lenses

How does glitter sparkle?

How much an object sparkles is down to how light interacts with it. If a lot of light is bounced off an object, then we see that reflected light as brightness. Glitter is made up of hundreds and thousands of tiny reflective pieces that all face in slightly different directions. This means that light is reflected in lots of different directions. How much of this light falls on our eyes determines whether we see a glitter piece as super bright, less bright or dull. As we move our heads, different glitter pieces catch our eye and so appear brighter and duller. It is this change in brightness of individual small pieces that makes glitter sparkle. Email questions to hello@theweekjunior.co.ukwith the words SCIENCE QUESTION in the subject line. See more from…

How does glitter sparkle?

Marathon man Mo breaks British record

On 22 April, Sir Mo Farah broke the UK record when he finished third in the London Marathon. The four-time Olympic gold medallist ran his first marathon for four years in two hours, six minutes and 21 seconds. That was enough to smash the previous British record, set by Steve Jones in 1985, by 52 seconds. Eliud Kipchoge, from Kenya in Africa, won the men’s race for a third time. He finished the 26.2-mile event around the streets of London in two hours, four minutes and 17 seconds. In the women’s race, Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot (above right) took first place in two hours,18 minutes and 31 seconds. The fastest British female runner was Lily Partridge. She finished in eighth position with a time of two hours, 29 minutes and 24…

Marathon man Mo breaks British record

5 books about twins

Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (Scholastic) In this adventure, twins Arthur and Maudie are shocked when they get word that their explorer father has died trying to reach South Polaris. They don’t believe the story, and decide to join the crew of a new expedition led by Captain Harriet Culpepper. Can they find out the truth? Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli (Hachette Children’s Group) Twins Jake and Lily have always had a special bond, but now they are 11, it seems to be weakening. Jake is spending more time with his friends, leaving Lily feeling lonely and rejected, with no one to confide in except her grandfather. Can Lily learn to be herself without her brother? A beautifully written story about growing up and independence. The Parent Trap by Erich…

5 books about twins

BOOK OF THE WEEK

The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson. Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli (Usborne Publishing) Marinka lives in a house with chicken legs. Her magical home is always on the move, travelling from one place to the next. Her grandmother is the mysterious Baba Yaga, whose duty it is to guide the spirits of the dead from this world into the next. Baba expects Marinka to follow in her footsteps and become guardian of the Gate between life and death, but Marinka isn’t so sure. She dreams of having friends and an ordinary home. Frustrated by her strange life and overwhelmed by her responsibilities, she begins to rebel – but her actions have dramatic consequences. Can Marinka change her destiny? And what will happen to the house? Putting a fresh new…

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Sophie Anderson

Who is your favourite book character? Iorek Byrnison, an armoured bear from Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. I love his mixture of characteristics: he is strong, brave, proud and fierce, yet also affectionate, tender and caring. He is a loyal and true friend to Lyra (the heroine of the trilogy). Who were your favourite authors when you were young? Tove Jansson, the writer and illustrator who created the magical and wonderful world of the Moomins. These were the first books I read independently, and I discover new things on every reading! I also loved L.M. Montgomery’s Anne series of books, which follow the everyday struggles of Anne Shirley, an orphan finding her place in the world. My favourite was the first book in the series, Anne of Green Gables,…

Sophie Anderson

Avengers: Infinity War

The Avengers (“Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”) are assembling on the big screen once more – and this time, there are rather a lot of them. This film is the third in the Avengers series, following Avengers Assemble in 2012 and Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. However, the filmmakers have said that every film in the Marvel universe – since the very first Iron Man movie, which was released in 2008 – has been leading up to Avengers: Infinity War. That’s 18 films in total, just to get to this point. Marvel heroes from across the galaxy will be joining forces in Infinity War to stop Thanos (also known as The Mad Titan), a villain whom film fans first met at the very end of Avengers Assemble and who later appeared…

Avengers: Infinity War

Three other Marvel villains we love to hate

Hela Thor’s evil sister Hela, the goddess of death, is the main villain in the second Thor film, Thor: Ragnarok. Hela was locked in a prison for millennia, but sought vengeance for her imprisonment when released. Ultron Ultron appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Originally created by Tony Stark to keep the peace and protect people, Ultron eventually decided that the only way to save Earth was to get rid of humanity. Loki Thor’s brother, Loki, is the god of mischief. His actions cause the original group of Avengers to form in the very first film, Avengers Assemble. The best thing about Loki is that sometimes he’s on team good and sometimes he’s on team bad. This villain really keeps us on our toes.…

Three other Marvel villains we love to hate

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Mystery of the Lost Paintings 8pm on 2 May, Sky Arts and Now TV Watch as art experts bring back to life masterpieces that have been lost, stolen or destroyed over the years. This includes the recreation of a portrait of former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which was destroyed in disgust by his wife. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer tinyurl.com/TWJ-jurassicworldtrailer In the final trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, it’s revealed that the mission to save 14 species of dinosaur from the island’s volcano is not all that it seems. The film is due to open in cinemas on 6 June, and it looks action-packed. Civilisations on Your Doorstep 9pm on 28 April, BBC Two Delve into the stories of extraordinary works of art from around the world that…

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Grande returns after Manchester attack

In May last year, there was a terrorist attack at Manchester Arena where US singer Ariana Grande was performing, and 23 people lost their lives. Two weeks after the attack, Grande held a concert called One Love, which raised £18 million for the people who were injured and the relatives of people who died. On 20 April, Grande released her first single since the incident, called No Tears Left To Cry. In the song, Grande refers to overcoming fear and hatred “even when it’s raining down”. At the end of the 24-year-old’s music video, a worker bee is seen flying towards the camera. This is in honour of the city – the bee is the symbol of Manchester. Check out Grande’s new song at tinyurl.com/TWJ-notearslefttocry VICTORY! Ariana Grande got her…

Grande returns after Manchester attack

The Greatest Showman (2017) DVD, Blu-ray, iTunes, Sky Store, Prime Video When The Greatest Showman arrived in cinemas last Christmas, reviews were mixed and few people expected it to be a hit. However the Hugh Jackman-headlined musical, now getting a home release, has turned into a sensation. It’s been in cinemas pretty much non-stop for more than four months now, a huge achievement, and the soundtrack has become a bestseller too. Not bad for a film that was first announced in 2009, and took eight years to make it to the screen. Apparently, the studio behind the movie wasn’t convinced there’d be a big audience for a musical of its type... MUSICMAN Hugh Jackman has starred in lots of musicals on the stage, and he was desperate to make this…

This week’s new apps

CBBC Buzz Android / iOS (Free) You may have read about the BBC launching a new app for young people recently, but is it any good? CBBC Buzz looks like it could be a fun and safe way to create and share your own memes, as well as interacting with some popular TV shows. You start by choosing a name for your profile – not your real one – and creating an avatar to represent you. Once you’re in, you can see what the app has to offer by swiping through a feed of videos, mini-games and images. From grimacing at granddads doing the floss dance to trying to spot Harry Styles photobombing Danger Mouse, there’s new stuff to look at and play every day. You can also post your…

This week’s new apps

GAME OF THE WEEK

Nintendo Labo Variety Kit Switch, £59.99 If you’re the sort of person who likes playing games, doing crafts or learning how to code, the Labo system may be for you. Inside the big box are special cardboard sheets used to make simple things such as remote control cars, to more complicated projects such as a working piano or a house for a virtual pet. The Switch console, and its detachable joy-cons, are all used to bring these cardboard creations to life. Like a Lego set, some take hours to build, which makes them perfect for teaming up with family members. Also included in this set is a fishing rod and motorbike handlebars to bring fun games to life. Once you get the hang of it you can make your own…

GAME OF THE WEEK

King Tut turns tour guide in Cairo

Imagine exploring some of the artefacts of ancient Egypt with a tour guide who was one of its most famous rulers. That’s what visitors to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo are enjoying, thanks to clever use of augmented-reality technology. The guide is King Tutankhamun, who has been recreated as a virtual character in an app called MuseumEye, which visitors can use while wearing a special headset in the museum’s famous Tutankhamun exhibit. “Wearing the headset transforms the room into the Pharaoh’s temple, where he introduces himself and demonstrates his power and riches,” says Ramy Hammady, who developed the app as part of his work at the University of Huddersfield here in the UK. He’s hoping to try MuseumEye out closer to home in the future, at the Manchester Museum’s Egyptian…

King Tut turns tour guide in Cairo

A magical new mobile game

The first of 2018’s two new Harry Potter mobile games is now available. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery puts fans in the shoes of a new Hogwarts student, trying to get to the bottom of the disappearance of your brother. To do it, you’ll also have to get to grips with life at the famous magical school, learning broomstick skills, duels and potion-mixing, as well as making friends with your fellow pupils. Famous actors including Dame Maggie Smith – who plays Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films – have provided their voices for the game too. The game will be followed later in the year by another Harry Potter mobile game called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. That’s being made by the same company as Pokémon Go, and will have fans…

A magical new mobile game

Give your diary a digital makeover… Write a blog

A blog – or web-log – is like an online diary or journal. You can use it to write about what you’ve been up to, or as a place to share knowledge and information. If you’re really interested in a particular subject – whether that’s books, fashion, Lego or Star Wars – a blog can be a perfect platform for expressing yourself. Our case study, Alex, started her blog – alexknowitall7.com – when she was just seven years old. She began by writing about her life and starting a new school. This year she’s travelling the world with her family (and being home-schooled) so she has lots of adventures to blog about, but she also knows that thinking of things to write can be the biggest challenge. “You may think…

Give your diary a digital makeover… Write a blog

HOW, WHAT, WHERE?

Is blogging for me? Anyone can start their own blog, but it helps if you’re internet-savvy, you like writing and you have the commitment and self-discipline to update it regularly. How do I get started? Think of a name for your blog (the domain name) then set up a free account with a blogging platform. WordPress and Blogger are two of the most popular. What should I write about? Try picking a subject you love and you know a lot about. If you run out of ideas, there’s a list of topics here that might inspire you. Take a look at tinyurl.com/TWJ-blogideas…

HOW, WHAT, WHERE?

Bake chocolate and vanilla swirl cookies What you need 250g butter 330g caster sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 450g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 25g cocoa powder Baking tray Greaseproof paper Wooden spoon Large mixing bowl Sieve Two small bowls Cling film Rolling pin Pastry brush Knife Instructions Preheat the oven to 180° C/fan 160° C/gas mark 4 and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Mix the butter and sugar in a bowl, then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture until it’s combined. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and stir again. Once smooth, divide equally into two bowls. Mix cocoa powder into one of the bowls, then cover both with cling film and place in the fridge for 30…

Editor’s note

Here at The Week Junior we are incredibly excited to be supporting the Authors4Oceans campaign to clean up the world’s seas. Plastic pollution is a huge global problem that isn’t going to go away unless we all take urgent action, so it’s absolutely brilliant to see so many top authors and publishers getting behind this ambitious project. You can find out more about the campaign and its competition for schools on page 3, or head to authors4oceans.org for more information and practical everyday tips for reducing household plastic waste. Together we can make a difference. PS Did you know that the wrap in which The Week Junior is packaged is recyclable? It is a type of plastic wrap called LDPE…

The Royal Star & Garter Homes

The charity was established in 1916 to care for severely injured soldiers returning from the First World War. Now, The Royal Star & Garter Homes provide specialist care for veterans (someone who has served in the armed forces) and their partners living with a disability or dementia. Dementia is the decline in brain function that some people experience as they get older. The charity helps people continue to lead independent lives. For more information, head to starandgarter.org…

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Moving HM Bark Endeavour

Harry, Year: 4; Theo, Year: 2 “My brother Theo and I went to see the replica HM Bark Endeavour being moved down the River Tees on its way to Whitby. A crane was used to lift the boat over the lock because it was too wide, and we saw the divers who had to dive to inspect the boat before they lifted it out of the water. The Bark Endeavour was Captain Cook’s ship and this is one of only two replicas in the world. He was from Marton-in-Cleveland, near Stockton-on-Tees, and we were christened in the same church as him – St Cuthbert’s, Marton. ” JOKE OF THE WEEK “What did one rubbish bag say to the other? Where have you bin?” Sofia, Year 5 What’s going on at…

Moving HM Bark Endeavour

Literacy Trust Knights and Pirates Have you heard of the words copyright and plagiarism? They’re to do with who owns a piece of work, such as a story, drawing or piece of music, and how others aren’t allowed to copy it without permission. To help explain what these terms mean, the National Literacy Trust is challenging children in Key Stages 1–3 to become a Copyright Knight or a Plagiarism Pirate. To become a Copyright Knight, you need to create a code of conduct (a set of rules) explaining what copyright is and why it’s important to protect creativity. To become a Plagiarism Pirate, entrants must write their own song teaching people all about plagiarism and what happens to the people who do it. Visit literacytrust.org.uk/competitions/knights-and-pirates for details. GET INVOLVED Email…

“This is me outside The White House, Washington DC, reading The Week Junior during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.” Darcie, Year 6 “We loved keeping up to date on current events in China, especially while visiting Beijing.” Lucia, Year 5, and Liam, Year 7 “I made the banana and chocolate-chip muffins from issue 123, and they were amazing!” Thomas, Year 7…

Teacher OF THE WEEK

Teacher’s name: Mrs Allison School: John Blandy Primary School, Oxfordshire “I would like to nominate Mrs Allison because she is always helpful and tries to get involved. She is very sociable and really funny. When you are crying or sad, she will try to cheer you up and it always works. She is encouraging in every lesson and always helps out. She is always positive about everything and always makes friends.” Evie, Year 3 If we pick your teacher as Teacher of the Week, we’ll send your school three free issues of The Week Junior. Send your nominations, along with a picture of your teacher and your school’s full name and address, to hello@theweekjunior.co.uk…

Teacher OF THE WEEK

Follow The Week Junior on Popjam@TheWeekJunior. You can download the free Popjam app from the App Store or Google Play. The Hubble Telescope sends images back to Earth in black and white. Experts add in the colour at a later stage. You said... “Cool! But how do they know what colour to turn it?” @addiethepest101 “Wow, that’s incredible. You must have to be very talented to do that!” @sparklingdolphin139 “That’s amazing! I really want to do something like that when I’m older!” @cute_galaxy_101 A funky green-haired turtle has been added to the Zoological Society of London’s list of the world’s most endangered reptiles. Here’s what you had to say about it: “That’s so cool and unusual!” @Jessluvsart “Oh no! There are too many endangered species, not another one! Poor thing.”…

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Too tall for basketball US basketball player David Simon can no longer play in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) because he is too tall. Basketball players are usually tall, but KBL has decided to enforce height restrictions on foreign players. Out of the two non-Korean players each KBL team is allowed, one must be no taller than 1.85 metres, and the other no taller than 1.98 metres. Simon is 2.02 metres tall, which makes him too tall to play. Simon has already played in Bulgaria, France, Kazakhstan and Russia, so he’ll probably be jetting off to another league. Leopard in the loo On 15 April, a wild leopard found its way onto the streets of a busy Indian city, then strolled into a house and made itself comfortable in the…

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1When did the Duchess of Cambridge give birth to her third child? a) 23 February b) 23 March c) 23 April 2What’s the name of the famous ship that sank in the Atlantic in 1912? 3In which German city was a Second World War bomb recently discovered and defused? a) Hamburg b) Berlin c) Düsseldorf 4True or false? New rules will allow EU citizens the right to be forgotten online. 5Which English football club has Arsène Wenger managed for almost 22 years? 6What is the name of the western lowland gorilla recently born at a zoo in the US? a) Moke b) Poke c) Joke 7In which month does World Press Freedom Day take place? 8True or false? A robot surgeon helped a real surgeon make a burrito. 9In which…

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