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Leaders from seven countries met at Carbis Bay in Cornwall, England, from 11 to 13 June. During the meeting, known as G7 UK, they set out how they would like to work together over the next few years. What is the G7? Every year, seven of the richest and most powerful countries in the world meet (the name G7 stands for “group of seven”). Leaders come from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and the UK to discuss important issues in what is known as a summit. They are joined by leaders from the European Union (EU), 27 European countries that work and trade together. This year the UK hosted the summit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson chose Carbis Bay as the location. What did they agree? G7 leaders promised…

Students at Magdalen College, at the University of Oxford, England, recently voted to remove a picture of the Queen from their common room. The students felt that the Queen represented a part of Britain’s “colonial history” they did not agree with. This is because the royal family and many other people at times in Britain’s history made lots of money from colonialism and slavery (although the Queen herself was not involved). However, for other people the Queen represents the values of modern Britain. Government minister Gavin Williamson said that to take down the portrait was ”absurd”. He said, “She has worked tirelessly to promote British values of tolerance, inclusivity and respect around the world.” So should people hang up portraits of the Queen? Yes – the Queen is an important…

In an exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York, England, Lin Qi is featured as one of the “railway heroes” who helped key workers to move around the country during the pandemic. Qi is part of a team working on HS2, a new high-speed railway that will eventually connect some of the UK’s biggest cities using trains that can travel up to 224 miles per hour. “The most rewarding thing about construction for me is getting to see a design on paper become a physical project,” Qi tells The Week Junior. With HS2, she says she also enjoys working on a project that is bringing new opportunities and creating new jobs. Qi studied architecture at university before taking a job with an engineering company. Architecture is designing buildings. Qi…

Eight red wolves have been released into the wild in the US state of North Carolina in an attempt to boost the population and save the critically endangered animal from extinction. Red wolves used to range across a wide area of the south-eastern US. However, because of habitat loss and hunting by humans, the animals were officially declared extinct in the wild in 1980. In 1973, before the animals were wiped out, a project called the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan was set up. It began with 14 of the animals being taken from the wild and kept in a zoo in Tacoma, in the state of Washington. These wolves produced cubs and, in 1987, four breeding pairs were released into a special wildlife refuge in North Carolina. Following this,…

Kyle Giersdorf In 2019, Kyle Giersdorf, from the US, won the solo competition at the first-ever Fortnite World Cup. Giersdorf, who is known online as Bugha, was awarded a £2.4 million cash prize. Sasha Hostyn Hostyn, known by her username Scarlett, is a Canadian esports player. She holds the Guinness World Record for the highest earnings by a female esports player. Hostyn has made more than £191,000 from playing popular games such as StarCraft II and Dota 2. Sang-hyeok Lee Known by his username Faker, Sang-hyeok Lee is considered one of the greatest League of Legends players of all time. With his team SKT1 he has won three League of Legends World Championships.…

The US space agency NASA has sent more than 100 baby squid and 5,000 tiny animals called tardigrades (also known as water bears) on a trip to the International Space Station (ISS). They were launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket on 3 June and arrived at the ISS two days later. The animals are being sent as part of an experiment into how spaceflight affects the relationship between humans and a variety of tiny organisms called microbes. Some microbes carry diseases but many others are good for our health. All animals have vast numbers of microbes living inside and on their bodies in “symbiotic” relationships – meaning that it benefits both the animal and the microbes. Jamie Foster, who is one of the experiment’s lead investigators, explains,…

New Zealand Test cricket team They beat England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, by eight wickets to win their first Test series in England since 1999. Johanna Konta The British tennis player beat China’s Zhang Shuai to win the Nottingham Open. It was her first title in four years. Helen Glover Glover has been selected to row for Great Britain at the Olympics. She has had a lot of time away from the sport after having three children since the Olympics in 2016. Carli Lloyd Footballer Lloyd scored for the US against Jamaica to become her country’s oldest ever goal scorer, at 38 years and 332 days.…

On National Writing Day 2020 the #247Challenge asked people to write a 24-word story or poem starting with the phrase “One day”. Here are two entries from schools. One day, on the outskirts of town, a cardboard box was shrouded in an eerie mist. I waited for the untold horrors to unravel. – Dixons McMillan Academy, Bradford One day, schools will be open, hearts that were broken, normality will be awoken, all that was broken, one day, all will be solved. – Nonsuch High School, Sutton…

Dua Lipa has topped a chart of the UK’s most-played artists of 2020. This means she had more of her songs played on radio and TV than anyone else last year. Her album Future Nostalgia was one of the biggest-selling albums of 2020 in the UK and won British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards. This is the first time since 2017 that Ed Sheeran hasn’t been the UK’s most-played singer. He came second on the list, and Ariana Grande was third. Others in the top 10 included Little Mix and Justin Bieber. However, despite being the most-played artist of the year, Dua Lipa didn’t have the year’s most-played song. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd was the UK’s most-played song in 2020, with Don’t Start Now by Dua…

What did you want to be when you were little? An explorer. When I was little in Nigeria my friends, siblings and I discovered a red valley (an amazing fun slide in rain season) and a stretch of dry land we named desert (where we had to watch out for scorpions). What is your favourite animal or pet? Cocky-Lucky, the cockerel we had when I was a child. He came running at full speed from miles away when you called him. We even taught him some tricks. Where would you like to travel to? Madagascar – 90% of wildlife found there cannot be found anywhere else in the world. I would love to see lemurs. What is the scariest thing you’ve ever done? When I was little I found a…

How much does a metal detector cost to buy? A basic, lightweight new metal detecting kit for beginners could cost £30–£50. Most full-sized detectors will be well over £100. At a club you should be able to borrow or hire equipment. A pin pointer, which is a small device used in a hole to help home in on metal objects, starts from about £25. Can you detect in water? Yes, although not all metal detecting equipment will work and you will need waterproof footwear and clothing. With the right gear and help from an experienced person, you could detect through puddles in fields and shallow areas by rivers and beaches.…

1 Where in Cornwall did world leaders meet? □ a) Land’s End □ b) Carbis Bay □ c) Falmouth 2 True or false? A Flower Flash appeared last week in Manchester. □ True □ False 3 Who was a street named after in New York? 4 Who is the longest-reigning British king or queen? □ a) Henry VIII □ b) Elizabeth II □ c) Charles I 5 True or false? In 1976, the first woman graduated from university with a degree in engineering. □ True □ False 6 What is the name of the world’s smallest pig species? 7 What is the most popular sport at UK universities? □ a) Football □ b) Badminton □ c) Esports 8 True or false? The US space agency NASA has sent more than…

After the G7 summit, the US president Joe Biden and his wife Jill went to Windsor Castle to have tea with the Queen. The Bidens travelled from Heathrow airport to the castle by helicopter. The visit began with a guard of honour – a military ceremony to mark the arrival of a head of state – and then the US national anthem was played. Afterwards, the Bidens and the Queen talked in private. Biden said that the Queen “reminded me of my mother,” because of the way she looked and “just the generosity. She was very gracious.”…

AN INCREDIBLE ESCAPE On 11 June a man called Michael Packard got caught in the mouth of a humpback whale near Cape Cod, in the US. Humpbacks feed by opening their mouths to capture fish. After 30 seconds the creature spat Packard out. He escaped with bruising and a fractured knee. A SPECIAL RESCUE Sailors on board an ice-breaking vessel in northern Russia have found a lost dog wandering on ice more than four miles from land. The sailors were able to coax the missing pooch on board their boat and reunite it with its owner. The dog, called Aika, had been missing for a week, the owner said. SPOTTING A SEAHORSE A diver has photographed a rare seahorse off the coast of Plymouth, in England. The protected marine animal,…

Scotland’s government had hoped to lift coronavirus restrictions on 28 June. However, this will probably be delayed because of the new Delta variant. The government said it would keep an eye on the situation over the next few weeks. Wales has said that on 21 June it will look again at the rules but that it won’t lift all restrictions. Northern Ireland was due to look at its rules on 17 June, after The Week Junior went to press, and more people could be allowed to meet.…

Every year in June, to mark her birthday, the Queen recognises people who have done outstanding things. This is known as the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Anyone can nominate someone for an honour. Nominations are considered by a committee before they are passed on to the Prime Minister and then the Queen, who makes the final decision. This year, the list highlights the UK as a “caring nation”. Many of the 1,129 people featured on the list have worked hard to help others during the pandemic. The England footballer Raheem Sterling has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his efforts to fight against racism in sport. Racism is when people are treated badly or unfairly because of their skin colour, culture or nationality.…

• Students at a university recently voted to remove a picture of the Queen that was hanging in their common room. • The picture was removed after a vote. The majority of students thought the Queen represented Britain’s “colonial history”, a period when Britain took over and controlled other countries. • During this time Britain was one of the main countries involved in slavery, when many people – mainly from Africa – were treated terribly and often died as a result. • Some say the Queen represents modern Britain and important values such as respecting others and equal rights.…

World Rainforest Day takes place on 22 June. The aim is to teach people more about these wonderful but endangered places and how everyone can help preserve them. Rainforests are areas of tall, mostly evergreen trees that receive high levels of rainfall throughout the year. Mostly found in the warm tropical regions to the north and south of the equator, they cover about 2% of Earth’s surface but are home to around 50% of the planet’s animal and plant life. Unfortunately, huge swathes of rainforest are being chopped down every year, often to make way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is a vegetable oil made from the fruit of the oil palm tree and it is used in all sorts of things, including pizza and toothpaste. Chopping down forests…

During its lifetime a sunfish will grow from an egg that’s about a third of the size of a grain of rice into a three-metre-long, 550-kilogram giant that’s millions of times bigger. Among mammals, the record would probably go to kangaroos. When they are born in their mother’s pouch they can be the size of a bean and weigh around one gram, but adults can eventually weigh 80 kilograms. Enjoy unlimited visits to ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoos, plus a host of other benefits with ZSL Membership. Find out more at zsl.org/membership/zsl-membership…

High on a hill A farmhouse in Tuscany, Italy, in the morning light. Spotted A roe deer emerges in a barley field near Winchester, England. Waste not, want not An artwork in Cornwall, England, shows the faces of world leaders made out of recycled objects. The good life Sheep waking up in the fields of Glastonbury Tor, England. Sky-high hats Graduating students celebrate the end of their studies at a naval academy in the US. Dinosaur at sea A paddle boarder in Devon, England, amuses onlookers with his fancy dress.…

Most of us enjoy stories – whether it’s reading a gripping book, listening to a friend tell a joke or watching a plot unfold on television. Did you know that writing stories is actually good for you, too? On 23 June it is National Writing Day, an annual celebration of creative writing. It’s also a chance to understand the benefits of creative writing and using your imagination. What is creative writing? Creative writing is based on your imagination – fiction and poetry are good examples. Fiction is written work that describes imaginary events and people. Fiction can include novels and short stories. However, these aren’t the only forms of creative writing. Scripts (for a play, film or TV show); fan fiction (when readers write stories inspired by their favourite characters);…

In an Italian seaside town 13-year-old Luca and his best friend Alberto are soaking up the summer. They eat ice cream and pasta, ride around on scooters and leap off cliffs into the sea. There’s just one catch – a tightly held secret. Luca and Alberto are, in fact, sea monsters in disguise as humans. Luca is an animated film by Pixar, the film studio that made Soul and Onward. The director, Enrico Casarosa, said that for him, “There was something interesting about having a kid that age with this secret – the fact that he can’t show himself.” This theme was important to Casarosa because he remembers his own teens as “the years when you feel odd in your own body and you don’t fit in for many reasons.”…

Bolt (2008) Amazon Video, Disney+, DVD Here’s one of Disney’s first digitally animated films, made at a time when the company had recently merged with Toy Story creators Pixar. It’s a fun film, opening with an incredibly dramatic sequence that nicely sets up the rest of the story. Our hero is Bolt the dog. He’s the star of a fictional science-fiction/action TV show – but Bolt thinks that his character’s powers are real. Bolt accidentally gets sent to New York from the studio in Hollywood and has to set off across the country to get back. Unfortunately, the film didn’t do well enough at the box office to persuade Disney to make a follow-up. A pity: at the very least, it would have been worth seeing more of Rhino the…

The Story of the Windrush by K.N. Chimbiri (Scholastic) In June 1948, hundreds of Caribbean men, women and children arrived in London on a ship called the HMT Empire Windrush. This brilliantly informative book tells their story, combining facts with accounts from people who were there, archive photos, mini biographies, maps and a timeline. Coming to England by Floella Benjamin. Illustrated by Joelle Avelino (Macmillan Children’s Books) Baroness Floella Benjamin tells her own inspiring story of travelling from Trinidad to London in 1960. This new 25th anniversary edition includes lots of illustrations, an introduction by the author and some extra historical information. The Place for Me: Stories About the Windrush Generation (Scholastic) This beautiful book brings together 12 moving and inspiring stories written by authors including Salena Godden and E.L.…

On 26 and 27 June, Barnes Children’s Literature Festival will be taking place with offline events. Join Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Maz Evans, Ross Welford, Jacqueline Wilson and many more authors in person for London’s largest books party for young people. Plus, there’s Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine Science Show and Lego workshops. For the first time, the festival will also feature a five-day programme of events for primary schools. To find out more about what you can see visit barneskidslitfest.org…

Third eye for smartphone users A South Korean designer has developed a robotic eyeball that warns people who are looking at their phones if they are about to walk into something. Paeng Min-wook created the device, which he calls the Third Eye, to be worn on a person’s head. It beeps when the user gets close to an obstacle with which they might collide. Paeng said he invented the Third Eye as a warning for people to examine their own behaviour, not as a real solution to the problem. “As we cannot take our eyes off our smartphones, the extra eye will be needed in future,” Paeng told the Reuters news agency. Among Us-shaped chicken nugget A McDonald’s chicken nugget, which looks like one of the characters from the video…

Name: James “I am lucky enough to have all my climate change posters on display in the Science Museum’s Our Future Planet exhibition. It started when I went on a climate march in Year 4, skipping Friday’s school lessons to attend the march. The rally took me from Parliament Square in London to Buckingham Palace. I was so enjoying it, I even had a go at leading the catchphrase “We want climate justice NOW,” which was quite cool. Here are some photos from my time on the march. At around 11 (I had been there since 9am) a Science Museum representative approached me, offering to have my posters on display at the museum. When all the papers were signed, and I had my posters in the Science Museum, it closed…

This year the UK marked Refugee Week from 14 to 20 June. This is an annual event that recognises the contribution that refugees make to the UK. A refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their home because of war or violence, or because it is unsafe for them to live there. Founded in 1998, Refugee Week is run by Counterpoints Arts, an organisation that produces art by migrants and refugees. A migrant is someone who has left their home country in search of a better life. This year’s theme is “we cannot walk alone”, and organisers say it aims to inspire people “to extend your hand to someone new, someone who is outside your current circle or has had an experience you haven’t”. On 20 June, Refugee…

On 14 June, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a four-week delay to lifting all coronavirus restrictions. The delay affects how many people can meet indoors and outdoors in England. The Government had said that 21 June was the earliest date that the restrictions could be lifted. Why is there a delay? Johnson said a four-week pause would give the NHS more time to vaccinate people. A vaccine is a type of medicine that trains the body to fight a disease. Experts are worried about a new version of coronavirus – the Delta variant. What’s the Delta variant? The Delta variant is a type of coronavirus that passes between people more easily than other variants. However, in most people, including children, it does not lead to serious illness. The vaccines…

Now that you’ve read a bit more about it, tell us what you think by voting in our poll at theweekjunior.co.uk/polls. Vote YES if you think people should hang up portraits of the Queen, or NO if you don’t. We’ll publish the results next week. The aim of the Big debate page is to present two sides of an issue fairly and objectively, in order to stimulate discussion and allow our readers to make up their minds. The views on the page do not reflect those of The Week Junior, and the page is not funded by third parties. The page is created in association with the English-Speaking Union, an educational charity helping young people discover their voice and realise their full potential. For more information, please see esu.org…

A 13-year-old girl from Wiltshire, England, has set up an animal hotel to look after people’s pet hamsters and rabbits when they go on holiday. Tamzin Shipway charges £2 per pet and has already got 400 bookings. “My favourite thing so far is having the guinea pigs to look after, as I’ve never owned one before,” Shipway says. “I want to continue doing this for as long as I can.” Shipway came up with the idea when she struggled to find a place for her own pets to stay when she went on holiday with her family.…

Joshi, a 190-kilogram western lowland gorilla who was born in the UK, has arrived at a new home in the Republic of the Congo in central Africa. It is part of a project to help save the species. The 13-year-old gorilla was born and raised at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. In late May, he was flown about 4,000 miles to Lesio-Louna Nature Reserve in the Congo as part of a plan by the Aspinall Foundation, a conservation charity trying to reintroduce gorillas to the wild. The charity has already reintroduced 70 gorillas, including 26 from Kent. Joshi will spend a month in quarantine (a period of isolation to check if he is carrying any diseases). Once he is used to his new surroundings Joshi will be introduced…

In the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics, which are due to start on 23 July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has organised the first-ever Olympic Virtual Series. Across five events, players will compete in virtual versions of real-life sports. This is the IOC’s first connection with esports, which is the competitive playing of video games. Although some people don’t consider it to be proper sport, esports continues to rise in popularity and huge tournaments are held around the world. Find out more about how esports has developed and where it might be heading. The rise of esports One of the first ever video game tournaments was held at Stanford University, in the US, in 1972. It was for the game Spacewar, in which players take control of spaceships in battle.…

The world’s deepest man-made hole lies in the Arctic Circle in northern Russia, near the border with Norway. The abandoned Kola Superdeep Borehole is only 22 centimetres wide but it is seven and a half miles deep. Locals call it the “Well to Hell”. Drilling began in 1970 to dig out rock samples that revealed information about the inside of the Earth. However, the site was abandoned in 1992 and today it is only visited by adventurous tourists.…

Set up to help young women become professional cyclists, the Skoda DSI Cycling Academy now has its newest members. Maddi Aldam-Gates, Gwyneth Parry, Lucy Ellmore and Olivia French, who are all under 20, recently joined the programme. They will be mentored by legendary British Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey. The Skoda DSI Cycling Academy is a three-year scheme with training and competitions to develop top-level cycling skills. More than 100 people applied to join this year. The four new riders were chosen from a final group of 17, who were all put through their paces on a selection day that involved riding and tough physical tests. “I used to run but had to stop because of stress fractures in my legs,” Parry tells The Week Junior. “During lockdown last year I…

Antonia Byatt from First Story, the charity behind National Writing Day, explains, “This year’s National Writing Day activity challenges everyone to fill a box with a piece of creative writing, such as a poem, a letter or story, exploring the theme of connection. Once you’ve finished writing, share your words with another person to create a thread of connection. Your voice is powerful. Use it on National Writing Day, and beyond.” You can find ideas and free resources at firststory.org.uk/writeday…

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Orphans Boniface and Prosper run away to Venice where they join a group of street children living in an abandoned cinema. The group is led by Scipio, also known as the Thief Lord, and together they discover the mysteries and magic of the city. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola Set in Calabria, which is the toe of Italy’s boot on a map, this famous folk tale is about Strega Nona, a good witch who owns a magic pasta pot. One day her helper, Big Anthony, uses the pot and almost floods the town with spaghetti. Neapolitan Mouse In this 1954 short cartoon, the famous cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry travel to the city of Naples on a cruise ship. Jerry meets an ally in…

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds In cinemas on 25 June This animated film is based on a TV cartoon from the 1980s, which was itself based on the classic novel The Three Musketeers by French writer Alexandre Dumas. The film tells the story of Dogtanian, who wants to be like his father and become one of the king’s guards. The Mysterious Benedict Society Disney+ on 25 June Four gifted orphans are recruited by the mysterious Mr Benedict to infiltrate the L.I.V.E. Institute and stop a global crisis called The Emergency. This new TV series on Disney+ is based on the book series of the same name by author Trenton Lee Stewart. Space Jam: A New Legacy trailer Watch now at tinyurl.com/TWJ-spacejam Watch the new trailer for this upcoming film in…

Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traoré (Chicken House) When her mum has to travel to London for work, 12-year-old Simi is sent from her city home in Lagos, Nigeria, to spend the summer in a remote village. She’s staying with her grandmother, whom she has never met, and without internet, TV or phone, Simi is plunged into a strange new world. Simi quickly realises there are mysterious secrets in her family’s past. Then, disobeying her grandmother’s strict instructions not to go into the dark forest, Simi finds herself following the beautiful song of a shining gold bird. Beside a red lake she is pulled into sinking quicksand – and there an incredible adventure begins. This wonderful fantasy adventure takes inspiration from west African Yoruba myths and legends. Full of…

Does the excitement of finding treasure and ancient objects interest you? Armed with a metal detector, a tool to dig with and a large open space, you could strike lucky and discover amazing things buried below the surface. A metal detector is a hand-held device with a disc-shaped “search head” attached to the bottom of a pole and a control box at the top. A detectorist (the person doing the detecting) walks slowly over a piece of land and waves the head close to the ground. If the machine detects a metal object, the control box will beep, which you can hear through headphones. The spot that’s triggering the beep can then be carefully dug with a spade or small trowel to uncover what’s there. A good detector can usually…

With the uncertainty of whether or not we’ll be able to go on a foreign holiday this year, I find myself more and more drawn to the Around the World page of the magazine. I’m fascinated by what’s going on in other countries and love trying to imagine myself some place else. The story of Greeks being outraged over the new concrete path that has been put down near the Acropolis had me imagining myself in sunny, hot Greece this week, wandering around the ancient ruins. In stark contrast is this week’s story from Australia, where winter has truly arrived, and the temperature in some parts of the country has plunged more than 10° C below average for this time of year. It’s hard to imagine such chilly weather when London…

Design a garden for bees BBC Radio 2 and the Royal Horticultural Society (a gardening charity) have teamed up to get young people between the ages of six and 12 raising awareness about the importance of bees. Your challenge is to design a garden that will attract bees and other pollinating insects. The lucky winner will have their design brought to life and they will be invited to open the garden on a radio broadcast. Each shortlisted finalist will also receive an array of bee-themed goodies. To enter, you’ll need to download a garden design entry and provide a few sentences about your design and why you want to help bees. The closing date is 5 July. You can find everything you’ll need at tinyurl.com/TWJ-Beechallenge…

Teacher’s name: Ms McKinney School: St Joseph’s Primary School, Belfast, Northern Ireland “Miss McKinney encourages us all to be the best we can be. She is always fair and helpful and gives us the best art projects. She was always there during the lockdown and even gave prizes for good Easter work. I will really miss her when I go into P6.” Martha If we pick your teacher as Teacher of the Week, we’ll send yourschoolthreefreeissuesof The Week Junior.Sendyour nominations, along with a picture of your teacher and your school’s full name and address, to hello@theweekjunior.co.uk…

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