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June 07

News British Prime Minister Resigns

Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced his resignation.

He will leave 10 Downing Street on June 27th.

Labour MP's voted for a new Prime Minister.

Gordon Brown received the most votes.

Gordon Brown is Britain's chancellor.

He will become the new Prime Minister.

Tony Blair will continue to work as an MP.

Tony Blair has been Prime Minister for ten years.

news Earthquake in England

There has been an earthquake in Kent.

The earthquake damaged several buildings.

Residents said buildings shook and swayed.

Walls cracked and chimneys were knocked over.

Many families had to evacuate unsafe houses.

Electricity was cut out at thousands of homes.

One woman was injured.

The earthquake is the biggest in Britain since 2002.

news French Presidential Election

A new French President has been elected.

The election winner was Nicolas Sarkozy.

Sarkozy's first task will be to form a new cabinet.

The French parliamentary elections will be during June.

Sarkozy promised to increase employment.

Sarkozy also promised to control French immigration.

There were protests in Paris after the election.

Protestors fought with French police.

news Girl Missing in Portugal

A British girl is missing in Portugal.

The four year-old girl is called Madeline.

She was taken from the family's holiday apartment.

The family were staying at a resort in southern Portugal.

Her parents were eating at a restaurant nearby.

Portuguese police are looking for Madeline.

European, British and Portuguese police are working together.

Many people have volunteered to help search for her.

news Pensioners Playground

A new playground has opened in Germany.

The playground is only for pensioners.

The playground has special exercise equipment.

The playground also has slides and climbing frames.

Some pensioners think they are too old.

Walking frames are sticking in the bark covering the ground.

news Plane Crash in Cameroon

A Kenyan plane has crashed in southern Cameroon.

The plane was flying from the Ivory Coast to Kenya.

114 people were aboard the plane.

All of the passengers died in the crash.

The passengers were from twenty three different countries.

Rescue workers are clearing the plane wreck.

The flight data recorder has been found.

In Nairobi there was a memorial service for the passengers.

news Tornado in America

A tornado has destroyed Greensburg in America.

Greensburg is a small town in Kansas.

The town has a population of 1500 people.

The tornado's diameter was a mile wide.

It destroyed most homes and businesses.

Ten people have died.

Rescue workers are looking for trapped people.

The president promised aid to help re-build Greensburg.

news Violence in Tallinn

There has been fighting in Estonia.

A World War Two statue has been moved.

Moving the statue angered Russian people in Estonia.

The statue is a Russian soldier.

The statue has been moved to a military cemetery.

The statue is dedicated to Russian soldiers.

news Violence in Tallinn

During the War, Russia invaded Estonia.

Many people have protested against moving the statue.

Protests became very violent.

One person died.

Many shops were robbed.

Russia and Estonia are now arguing.

film Film Review: Deja Vu

Deja Vu is an action film set in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The story is about a detective called Doug Carlin.

There is a huge explosion on a naval ferry.

Inspector Carlin discovers a body in the river.

But the body is not from the ferry explosion.

Carlin must investigate the explosion and the body.

film Film Review: Deja Vu

The police have special secret technology.

The new technology can show the past.

There is lots of action, explosions, and car chases.

The film's special effects are amazing.

But there are a few violent scenes.

Deja Vu has a 12 film certificate.

films Film Review: Philadelphia

Philadelphia is about a man called Andrew Beckett.

Andy is a successful lawyer for a major law firm.

Andy has AIDS.

One day, he is suddenly fired from the firm.

The law firm says Andy is not competent.

Andy believes he was sacked because he has AIDS.

films Film Review: Philadelphia

Andy hires an attourney, Joe Miller.

The attourney questions the law firm in court.

But Andy is also becoming very ill.

Some of the actors' performances are superb.

Philadelphia won several film awards.

Philadelphia has a 12 film certificate.

films Film Review: Storm Breaker

Storm Breaker is about a boy called Alex Rider.

Alex lives with his uncle in London.

He doesn't know his uncle is a spy.

His uncle is killed during a secret mission.

The British Secret Service trains Alex to become a spy.

Alex is given an important mission.

films Film Review: Storm Breaker

A new computer called Storm breaker has been invented.

The computer is distributed all across the country.

Alex must spy on the computer's creator, Darrius Sayle.

He discovers a terrible secret about the computer.

There are lots of entertaining action scenes.

Storm Breaker has a PG film certificate.

films Film Review: The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness is based on a true story.

The story is about a man called Chris Gardner.

Chris has a wife and a five year-old son.

The family are very poor.

Chris's wife leaves him to go to New York.

Chris gets an intern's job at a stock brokers firm.

films Film Review: The Pursuit of Happyness

Chris has no money to pay the bills.

Chris and his son are made to leave their apartment.

Chris has to study, work and look after his son.

The actor playing Chris is fantastic.

The film also has some great music.

The Pursuit of Happyness has a 12 film certificate.

Fun Gemini

Known as the twins.

Birthday is May 22 to June 21.

A Gemini is witty, lively, chatty and clever.

Birth stone is pearl.

The colour choice for Gemini is green.

The ruling planet is Mercury.

Fun Gemini

The animal in the Chinese calendar is a horse.

The Element is air.

Lucky numbers -

1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 41 and 43

gemini

Gemini star constellation

fun Strange Facts

Two weeks of your life is spent in a car at traffic lights.

The longest sausage ever made was 11 km long.

Eskimo's have more than 100 words for ice.

People fear spiders more than death.

Women blink twice as much as men.

India has never invaded another country.

fun Strange Facts

You can have more than 1460 dreams in a year.

42 muscles in your face tighten to make a frown.

There is a bird that can bark like a dog.

Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is insulting.

Crocodiles always grow new teeth.

In Tokyo you can buy a wig for your dog.

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features Skydiving

My name is James.

Last summer, my friends and I went to Mexico.

One friend thought it would be fun to skydive.

I was a little bit scared but agreed to go.

On February 22nd I jumped out of the aeroplane.

Fortunately, I was attached to a parachute!

We decided to do a skydive for charity.

We wanted to raise funds for a very good cause.

features Skydiving

We decided to raise money for ARCOS.

ARCOS focus on helping people with communication

and eating difficulties, their families and carers.

At Playa del Carmen airport I got on a tiny plane.

It could only hold myself, my friend

and our Mexican tandem jumpers.

We flew to just over 10,000 feet.

features Skydiving

I wasn't nervous until about

a second after I jumped out of the plane!

jumping out

It was possibly the most exhilarating minute of my life.

features Skydiving

We were freefalling to 5000 feet.

freefalling

We had a glorious 10 minute parachute ride down to

the white beach of Playa del Carmen.

The views were spectacular.

features Skydiving

I felt very lucky to be raising money for charity,

whilst having the time of my life!

landing

You can donate to ARCOS by going to web addresses:

www.arcos.org.uk www.justgiving.com/skydivemexico

community Crime Scene Investigator

What is your name?

My name is Charlotte Voizey.

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What is your job?

Crime Scene Investigator.

community Crime Scene Investigator

What do you do?

I search crime scenes for things of evidence

to help solve crimes.

I look for fingerprints, blood, DNA,

hair and shoe marks.

working fingerprints

community Crime Scene Investigator

Do you wear a uniform to work?

Most of the time I don't.

Sometimes I wear white overalls to protect me

from contaminating the crime scene.

I wear a mask to stop my DNA getting on things

and gloves to stop me leaving fingerprints.

community Crime Scene Investigator

What equipment do you need to do your job?

Loads... I have a whole van full.

Things like cameras, fingerprint brushes and powder,

magnifying glasses and cotton swabs.

How many hours a day do you work?

Nine hours,

sometimes longer if there has been a serious crime.

community Crime Scene Investigator

Do you work inside or outside?

Both, I go wherever crimes happen.

How long have you worked in this job?

Almost six years.

Do you work with other people?

Yes, I work with investigators

as well as police and scientists.

community Crime Scene Investigator

What is most rewarding about your job?

Putting criminals behind bars.

What is the worst thing about your job?

Seeing the bad things people do.

community Crime Scene Investigator

Why did you choose this job?

I was interested in looking at clues criminals leave behind.

Clues help to solve the crime.

I feel I am helping to make

the community I grew up in a safer place.

recipe Spaghetti Salad

Ingredients

25 grams spaghetti

225 grams Italian salad dressing

2 grams Italian herbs

115 grams grated Cheddar cheese

recipe Spaghetti Salad

Ingredients

1 tomato

Half a green pepper

Quarter of an onion

Half a cucumber, peeled

recipe Spaghetti Salad

Kitchen Equipment

Saucepan Fork

Grater Scales

Colander Sharp knife

Chopping board Large bowl

recipe Spaghetti Salad

Method

Get the saucepan and add the spaghetti.

Pour boiling water over the spaghetti.

Put the saucepan onto the hob.

Turn the knob to a medium heat setting.

recipe Spaghetti Salad

Method

When the spaghetti is cooked, pour into a colander.

Rinse the spaghetti in cool water and drain.

Get a sharp knife and chop the vegetables.

Put the vegetables in a large bowl.

recipe Spaghetti Salad

Method

Grate the cheese.

Add the cheese and herbs to the vegetables.

Add the spaghetti and pour over the salad dressing.

Stir and put in the fridge to chill before serving.