Saturday, 6 April 2013

Should teenagers have to earn their pocket money?

It's news that will delight your parents but may disappoint you guys!

Doing household chores or even a paper round for money could help young people become better savers in the future, according to a new study.
Researchers from the Royal Economic Society found that the more pocket money kids are given, the more likely they are to spend it all straight away.
But those who had to earn their cash from a young age were more likely to take care of their money and save.

From CBBC News

Friday, 5 April 2013

Film star Angelina Jolie praises Malala Yosafzai

Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie has praised the strength of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban.

Malala Yousafzai
She was speaking at a big meeting in New York where Malala launched a new charity to help pay for girls in Pakistan to go to school.
Last October, Malala was shot whilst on her school bus in Pakistan after campaigning for girls' education.
Her new charity will start by funding school lessons for 40 girls.

Angelina Jolie
Jolie said Malala was "a sweet, creative, loving girl".

'Happiest moment'

"Announcing the first grant of the Malala Fund is the happiest moment in my life," Malala said in a video message at the Women in the World conference.
Speaking in support of the charity, Angelina Jolie said that Malala would be "in charge" on the fund.
The star, whose voice you may have heard in films like Kung Fu Panda and Shark Tale, has donated $200,000 of her own money to the charity.
Malala started school again in the UK in March, after being flown to Birmingham for treatment after she was shot.
From CBBC

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory out in 2015

Disney-Pixar are making a sequel to hit animation Finding Nemo, set to splash onto the big screen in 2015.

The new movie, Finding Dory, will focus on the forgetful Dory voiced by American TV host Ellen DeGeneres.
It will see the blue tang fish on her own adventure to reunite with loved ones.
According to Disney, the film will feature new characters along with familiar ones like Nemo and his dad, Marlin.
Finding Nemo won an Oscar for best animated feature in 2004 and is one of the most successful Pixar films of all time.

From CBBC


Tuesday, 2 April 2013

What's in your fish and chips?

Scientists from Salford University claim large amounts of white fish in Britain is labelled incorrectly and being swapped for cheaper types of fish.

They discovered seven per cent of cod and haddock - what you find in your fish and chips - was actually the cheaper pollock, or farmed fish from Vietnam.
Dr Stefano Mariani from Salford University is concerned consumers are being deceived: "Consumers should be able to go to a shop and know they are eating what they paid for."
Even though scientists say there's no serious health risk, Dr Mariani said it could be a problem for people with certain allergies if they don't know what they're eating.
Cod
Cod is sometimes being replaced by cheaper fish without the consumer knowing.

He wants tougher regulation and better labelling and is worried that if fish aren't labelled correctly, over-fishing of certain types could be harder to trace.
Mark Drummond, from the organisation representing fish and chip shops, also wants more accurate labelling.
He says it will protect the consumer but also the restaurants who are serving their customers honestly and not trying to cut costs through deception.

From CBBC News