Talking Points

As world leaders get together for this year's sustainability conference, COP29, read the key facts and discussion questions from First News for your kids.

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FYI wins BAFTA

Last week’s prestigious BAFTA TV awards in London saw FYI, a collaboration between Sky Kids,…
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Dinos were wiped out in Spring

New research suggests that the strike probably took place in springtime – and the timing…
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Book Boy Finds Fame

Dillon Helbig wrote the 81-page Christmas tale, called The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis, in four…
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Teachers Want More Diverse Books

The finding comes from a survey of 2,270 English teachers by Teacher Tapp for Pearson.
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Robot Surgeon Operates On A Pig

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have been training their Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot…
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Miracle Tsunami Survivor

A DISABLED man survived the Tonga tsunami by drifting and swimming between islands for more than 24 hours.
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Ukraine – What’s Going On?

Read our explainer on what's going on in Ukraine at the moment, written specifically to help you talk about it with your child.
Big Interviews
Big Interview | Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam

Not many scientists have had the privilege of hosting a Christmas Lecture. How did you…
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City On The Sea

Oceanix City will be made up of different platforms, all anchored to the seabed. They…