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Tributes have been paid to three people who died after a man attacked them in Reading, England. Three other people were injured in the attack. What happened? On 20 June, a man with a knife attacked people in Forbury Gardens in Reading. Police arrived quickly to arrest the man and stop him from hurting anyone else. Some members of the public, who saw the attack, stepped in to give first aid to the victims. The police have thanked them for their bravery. The attacker is now being questioned by police. Who were the victims? The three people were 36-year-old James Furlong, 39-year-old Joe Ritchie-Bennett and 49-year-old David Wails. Furlong was a teacher at The Holt School in Wokingham. A former pupil of his, Molly Collins, told the BBC he was…

On 18 June, president of France Emmanuel Macron awarded London the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest award. It was to mark the 80th anniversary of a famous speech given by a former French leader, Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle escaped from France to London in 1940, shortly after the Germans had invaded his country during the Second World War (1939–1945). From a BBC radio studio in London, De Gaulle encouraged the French to keep fighting.…

Paris, France The Eiffel Tower reopens On 25 June, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, reopened to the public after its longest closure since the Second World War (1939–1945). It had been closed during the coronavirus lockdown. New rules are in place to limit the spread of the virus. People will only be able to go to the first and second levels, and will have to walk up the stairs. Everyone over the age of 11 has to wear a face mask and there is a new queueing system. Florida, US Singing 12-year-old gets record deal A 12-year-old boy from Jacksonville, Florida, in the US, has been signed to a major record label after his song about being a black person in the US went viral. Keedron Bryant posted his…

When 17-year-old Ben McIlveen from Macclesfield, in England, won an engineering scholarship, he used the money to buy a 3D printer. Now, he is using it to make personal protective equipment (PPE) for National Health Service (NHS) workers. PPE includes gloves, masks and other items of clothing that healthcare workers must wear if they are looking after someone with coronavirus. The idea was suggested to McIlveen by his friend Bryn Barker, whose mother works for the NHS. Together they raised money to buy more 3D printers and produce more than 2,300 face visors. McIlveen told The Week Junior, “This experience has increased my passion for engineering and computer science. I hope to pursue something in these fields in the future.”…

There is good news for one of the UK’s rarest and most impressive bird species after £2 million was donated to a project set up to protect them. Capercaillies are a type of large grouse that live in the forests of Strathspey in the Cairngorms in Scotland. There are now fewer than 1,000 left in the wild because much of the forests have been cleared for farming and timber plantations. Another problem is that the birds bump into fences put up to control deer. The £2 million has been given to the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The fund was set up to support conservation projects that try to preserve the environment and protect animals. The money will be used for protection measures for the birds…

Astronomers monitor radio waves in space. This form of energy comes from objects everywhere in space, and the scientists search for patterns that look different to natural signals. They believe that aliens would probably use radio waves to contact Earth because they can travel a very long way without losing information – perfect for long-distance communication. Radio signals from TV and radio broadcasts have streamed into space from Earth for about 50 years. However, aliens probably wouldn’t be able to spot them because they are very faint.…

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If building Lego cars, houses and spaceships is too easy for you, how about trying to build a walking, talking robot? That’s the idea behind the brand-new Lego Mindstorms set that will be going on sale this autumn. The Robot Inventor kit will come with 949 pieces that can be used to build five different bots: Blast, Charlie, Gelo, MVP and Tricky. They will have motors to move and a speaker to talk, all controlled by an app and its built-in coding features, which are based on the popular Scratch and Python coding languages. It’s the first new kit in Lego’s Mindstorms range for seven years. The series launched in 1998 as a way to teach young people and adults about robotics and coding. Like other Mindstorms kits, the Robot…

1 What is the name of the deepest place in the world’s seas? a) Trieste Trench b) Challenger Deep c) Horizon Plunge a □ b □ c □ 2 True or false? At the first Glastonbury festival, people were given free milk. 3 Why were 250 experts from Uruguay flown to Spain? 4 What is the name of Sony’s robotic dog? a) Dogo b) Aibo c) Woof a □ b □ c □ 5 True or false? Vera Lynn was a pilot in the Second World War. 6 What is royal jelly? 7 On what date is Windrush Day celebrated? a) 22 June b) 22 July c) 22 August a □ b □ c □ 8 True or false? The saltwater crocodile is the largest reptile on Earth. 9 How…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded the biggest increase in global cases of Covid-19 (the disease caused by the new coronavirus) in one day, on 21 June. The WHO studies public health around the world. Most new infections were in the US and across the continent of South America. Brazil has recorded more than 50,000 deaths. It is the second country, after the US, to do so. In the US there have been 120,000 deaths. Medical experts in Brazil say that the president, Jair Bolsonaro, is to blame for the high death toll. He has opposed quarantine measures, like a lockdown, because he believes the damage to people’s jobs and the country’s wealth would be worse than the virus itself. The virus is a particular problem in the favelas,…

This year marks 50 years since the Glastonbury Festival was first held. The festival would have taken place this year on 25–29 June at Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, where it happens almost every year. This year, the coronavirus outbreak meant that the event had to be cancelled. What is Glastonbury? Glastonbury is one of the world’s biggest music and performing arts festivals. Last year, 250,000 people of all ages flocked to Worthy Farm. Adele, Beyoncé and Stormzy are some of the world-famous artists who have performed as the headline act on Glastonbury’s main stage, and lots of musicians have played there before they were famous, including Ed Sheeran, who played in 2011. The festival is also famous for its performing arts, comedy, food and colourful culture. How did it all…

A dog called Cilla has gone viral after a cardboard cut-out of her was shown on TV during a football match between Colchester United and Exeter City. No fans are allowed into stadiums because of coronavirus, but some clubs have put up cardboard cut-outs of pictures sent in by fans. The Priest family, who own Cilla, say they were surprised to see her picture on TV and even more surprised at the number of messages they received afterwards.…

It’s well known that bees buzz but did you know that queen honeybees also quack and toot? Now scientists have discovered why. It’s all about survival, according to a report published by Nottingham Trent University this week. In the hive, the queen bee is special. Her role is to lay eggs and produce new bees. There is only one adult queen per hive, and she is bigger and lives longer than the worker bees. To make queens, eggs are sealed in special cells with wax. Unlike normal bees, which feed on pollen and honey, these eggs are fed a substance called royal jelly, produced by glands in the heads of worker bees. This rich diet turns a regular bee egg into a queen. When a queen is ready to come…

Scientists have found evidence of an ancient species of crocodile that walked on two legs and possibly ran like an ostrich. It is thought that these crocodiles roamed the Earth around 110–120 million years ago. The discovery was made by an international team of researchers in South Korea. They were analysing a series of animal footprints that had been found preserved in rock near the city of Sacheon. At first, the experts thought that the prints belonged to a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile that lived during the age of the dinosaurs. However, a scientist called Martin Lockley from the University of Colorado in the US, saw similarities between the discovered footprints and crocodile footprints that he’d seen before. Based on the shape and size of the prints, it…

The producer of some of London’s most successful stage musicals, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, has said that his shows won’t reopen until 2021. The theatres where Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera and Hamilton are performed were closed when the coronavirus lockdown started in March. Mackintosh said that he felt the Government had not given any support to theatres. Uncertainty around when social-distancing measures will be removed has caused his company to delay reopening the musicals. For the moment, he said, it is “impossible for us to properly plan for whatever the new future is”. Oliver Dowden, the Government minister who is responsible for culture in the UK, said that he will bring together a team to work out how to reopen theatres. Other theatres in London’s West…

If you’ve ever got a brand new game, only to realise within a few hours that you’re already bored, you’ll know how disappointing it is. The latest release for Nintendo’s Switch console gets around that problem by having not one but 51 games to play. It’s called 51 Worldwide Games and they are all based on familiar games and activities that are played well away from consoles. Some of the games date back many centuries. For example, there are board games including chess, dominoes, draughts and ludo; card games such as blackjack; dice games including Yacht Dice (you may know this as Yahtzee); and popular physical games such as 10-pin bowling, air hockey and darts. There are sliding puzzles, a Slot Cars game similar to Scalextric, and even fishing and…

Anew app explores the experiences of Jewish people in Germany before the Second World War, including children who escaped to live in the UK. The Journey: Leo’s Story is an iPad app designed for nine to 11-year-olds, who play as Leo across several chapters, starting in Berlin, the German capital, in 1933, and ending five years later with his journey to the UK as part of the Kindertransport programme. Leo is fictional but the Kindertransport was real. It brought nearly 10,000 children to the UK from Austria, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), Germany and Poland at a time when their families were being killed by Nazis, the people who controlled Germany. Each chapter in the game involves looking for objects, filling Leo’s diary and thinking about subjects such…

“I was given a soap-making kit for my birthday. I really loved doing it and decided to see if I could sell a few to raise money for charity. I thought I might possibly raise about £50 if I was lucky. Amazingly I’ve raised £350!” Gracie “Enjoying my The Week Junior in the poppy fields! My favourite pages are the puzzles and film club recommendations.” Charlie “This is my rabbit Nibbles reading the animal page of my favourite magazine The Week Junior.” Emily…

On 20 June, Kelly Walsh became the 12th person to dive to the deepest part of the ocean. It’s a record achievement as it means that the number of people who have dived this far down is now the same as the number of people who have been to the Moon. Walsh descended 10,925 metres (almost seven miles) to the lowest point of the Mariana Trench. The Mariana Trench is a deep and long hole in the Pacific Ocean floor. It is the deepest part of the ocean, and its lowest point is called the Challenger Deep. Kelly made the journey to the Challenger Deep 60 years after his father, Don Walsh, who was the first person to complete the feat. To reach the bottom, Kelly travelled in a submersible…

Archaeologists (experts who study ancient man-made objects to help us understand history) have discovered a circle of large man-made holes around a site near Stonehenge. The circle is thought to be the largest prehistoric monument ever found in Britain. Stonehenge is a ring of giant stones in Wiltshire, England. It was constructed around 4,500 years ago. To this day, people have different theories about how it was built and what it was used for. About two miles away from Stonehenge, a circle of large round holes have been found in the ground. They surround Durrington Walls, which is an ancient settlement where the people who built Stonehenge lived. Although only 20 of the holes have been found, researchers think that there may have been more than 30 in total. Each…

Reni Eddo-Lodge has become the first black British author to top the UK’s bestseller list. Her book, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, was published in 2017. This month, 220,000 copies were sold. She said that the increase was because of the death of a black man called George Floyd, who was killed by a white police officer in the US in May. Since then, around the world protesters have been campaigning against racism (when people are treated badly or unfairly because of their skin colour or culture). Eddo-Lodge said she was sad that it had taken so long for a black author to achieve the feat, but added, “It’s absurd, it’s exciting, I hope the Guinness Book of World Records send me a plaque...”…

Around 50 years ago, there were just 14 giant Galápagos tortoises on Española Island, one of the Galápagos islands, off the coast of Ecuador. Diego was brought from a zoo in the US as part of a breeding programme to save the species. Having fathered more than 800 offspring, he is now retiring at the age of 100. ● LIFESPAN IN THE WILD: More than 100 years. ● HABITAT: Large, humid islands where there is plenty of vegetation for them to eat. ● DIET: Grasses, fruits and cacti. However, they can survive for up to a year without any food or water. ● FUN FACT: The word “galápagos” comes from the old Spanish word for tortoise.…

There may be at least 36 intelligent alien civilisations within our galaxy, the Milky Way, according to a new scientific report. Researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK decided to work out if humans are alone in space or whether other contactable aliens could be out there. There have been estimates of the number of types of intelligent extraterrestrial before, but the team claims that their study is the most accurate yet. In order to reach their conclusion, the researchers counted rocky planets (like Earth) that have been the right distance from a star for at least five billion years. Life is believed to have started on Earth around 4.6 billion years ago, so they assumed that a smart species like humans would have needed a similar period…

Scientists are looking to a sea creature’s snot for inspiration. The giant larvacean is a small underwater creature, less than four centimetres long, that builds delicate houses for itself out of its own mucus. These structures start off small but the larvaceans blow them up like a balloon, until they’re up to 90 centimetres across. That’s equivalent to a five-storey building for a human. These giant snot bubbles provide the larvaceans with protection, and they use them to trap prey. The creatures build a new one every day, allowing the old one to sink to the sea floor. Scientists believe that these structures could inspire new technology for humans. Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California, US, recently used an underwater robot fitted with lasers to…

Premier League football returned on 17 June after a 100-day break because of the coronavirus outbreak. The first match in the restart of top-level football in England saw Aston Villa draw 0-0 with Sheffield United. Manchester City enjoyed a 3-0 win over Arsenal and Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Southampton and Wolves all won their first games back. Before the restart, Liverpool had a 25-point lead at the top of the league, ahead of Manchester City in second place. Liverpool drew 0-0 with Everton, meaning that if they get five points from their final eight games they will definitely win the Premier League. A team gets three points for a win and one for a draw. Liverpool last won the league in 1990. The Championship, the league below the Premier…

This is a drawing game with a twist. Start by choosing something that you’d like to draw, and place it in front of you. Then get your paper and pencil ready. Before you start drawing, study the object and its details. If you are drawing a mug or flowers in a vase, look at its shape, see where the object is placed. Does it have any marks or chips on it, for example? Now you are ready to draw. Here is the challenging part. Once your pencil is on the paper, you cannot lift it up until you have finished – and you cannot look at the paper either. You must keep your eyes locked on the item you’re drawing until you are finished. This can be challenging but it…

Accidental cheese sells out A new type of cheese has accidentally been created in France. Farmers Laura and Lionel Vaxelaire, from Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, usually turn the milk from their 25 cows into a soft cheese called Munster. However, during the coronavirus lockdown, sales of cheese dropped because most shops in France were closed. Laura and Lionel forgot about the cheese they were making in their cellar, only to discover a month later that it had turned into a new type. They said it tasted unlike anything they’d had before and it sold out quickly at markets, which are now open. They named it Le Confiné, which means someone or something restricted to one place, after the French name for the lockdown, le confinement. Marmite shortage spreads both panic and celebrations The…