Animals
By Parliamentary Correspondent, JIll Dando News TJ, a cockapoo, has been crowned winner of the prestigious Westminster Dog of the Year competition. TJ, who entered the event with Mims Davies, Conservative MP for Mid-Sussex, impressed the judges with their loveable character and loyalty. The Westminster Dog of the Year took
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Most parents know it can be challenging boosting their children’s reading during holidays. Studies show that it can take students up to six weeks to catch up again after a summer of not reading. But getting children to read over the holidays isn’t always an easy feat; a
schools
By Jill Dando News The pupils of St Anne’s Church Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset won first place in the Your School Games North Somerset Netball Championship. They will now go forward to the regional finals next month. The School Games inspires young people to be physically active for life through
Mental Health
Music can help beat anxiety, stress and even depression. The King Alfred School Academy student Samara, 16, explains how music has been magic for millions during the Covid19 lockdown. From Rap to R and B, Disco to Jazz, Classical to Rock, music is the universal language of the world. Through
Sport
By James, 17. In a world of uncertainty and fear, football acts as the escape from reality needed by many and the additions to the Premier League only adds to the thrill the sport provides Over the past months, people’s lives all across the world have been halted and
News
By Elijah, aged 11 One year ago, our Good News Post and Jill Dando reporters descended on Downing Street to interview new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The first journalists in the world to do so. What a day for the children, and what a year for Boris and the world.
Climate
By Lucy, aged 12, of Northwich, Cheshire We are always hearing on the tv about turtles getting stuck in litter such as plastic bottles, chocolate/crisp wrappers, plastic bags and straws. It’s not only with litter - they suffer with lost habitat and pollution caused by people across the
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By Shane age 13 There is too much bad news in the world. It is making people worried and it could in extreme cases lead to a lot of mental health problems like depression, agoraphobia and anxiety. Every time you switch on the television it is always doom and gloom.
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By The Editor After a career in journalism spanning 25 years, I have sensed brains and the world being sent spinning by a massive tsunami of bad news since 2000. Since 911, terrorism, financial meltdowns and fears have increased at unprecedented levels. Then we had the ‘big bang’ revolution of
Mental Health
By Dawn Carey, Head of In Charley’s Memory, a mental health charity for 11 to 25-year-olds Covid 19 has changed so much for so many this year. But one thing that remains the same, the September start for school. For the first time in a long time every single
Climate
By Lucy, aged 12 With all the talk about the environment, it is time for us to help our world. It’s the only one we have. One powerful way is to fill our garden and holes with plants that attract bees. The bumble bee is are so important to
Mental Health
By The Editor This newspaper is all about good news. But it is also about turning bad news into good news. Sadly this is one of those days. There is very little good about how this year’s A-level results have been handled by the powers that be. It seems
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By Shane, 13, Good News Post reporter The trend towards mobile phone use is not healthy. Most of what is on phones is not good news. Can governments take action? Children are too busy focusing on their phones all the time. They never have a break from them and are
schools
By Good News Reporter, Shane, 13, At the start of lockdown the weather was sunny and very hot and it seemed to go on and on. I sat outside everyday and listened to the birds singing with tunes that I had never really heard before. Everything seemed so peaceful with
Mental Health
Over the past decade, we’ve seen a considerable change in how people view mental health problems. We’re starting to recognise that people’s mental health is as important as our physical health. But we’ve also seen a dramatic increase in students with mental health problems. Whether this
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The year 2019 marked a turning point for climate change advocacy. Organisations such as Extinction Rebellion and people like Greta Thunberg had the world focused on their every move. But what can we do to help and what exactly is the dream solution? Over the last few months we’ve