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Issue 489
30th October - 5th November 2015
National newspaper of the year*
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MAKEOVER
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Issue 489 £1.50 30 October – 5 November 2015
MORE THAN
2 MILLION*
READERS
MAKE SURE THAT
IS A SAFE FIREWORK NIGHT
AROUND 1,000 PEOPLE END UP IN UK HOSPITALS WITH FIREWORK INJURIES IN THE FOUR WEEKS
AROUND BONFIRE NIGHT. HALF OF THOSE INJURIES HAPPEN TO CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS.
TURN TO PAGE 4 FOR TIPS ON STAYING SAFE.
Refugee update: The children whose lives have no sparkle
THE October half term is a time for fun here in the UK, but for thousands of refugee children
fleeing wars in the Middle East, the cold autumn weather could spell disaster.
The president of the European Commission, JeanClaude Juncker, has warned that thousands of refugee
families will freeze to death in Eastern Europe unless
solutions are found urgently.
As the civil war in Syria worsens, tens of thousands of
men, women and children are fleeing refugee camps
in the region to find a new life in Europe. But there are
growing fears that many could soon die in the makeshift
camps on freezing hilltops and by rivers unless they are
given warm shelter soon.
Many refugees are making their way into the European
Union (EU) through Turkey and into countries including
Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. A spokesman for
Médecins Sans Frontières, a medical charity, said there
was an urgent need for hot food, housing and washing
facilities for these migrants.
Just eight out of 28 EU member nations have offered
emergency equipment and experts to help deal with the
situation, more than a month after they were all asked to
contribute. Dozens of adults and children died last week
as boats and dinghies were damaged by rough seas on
the crossing from Libya into Europe. Continued on page 2.
Children come ashore along with other
refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos
* The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. * First News weekly readership is 2,042,199. Source: Opinion Matters 2014. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17.
Can you complete this crossword? All of the words are from this week’s four
news stories. They can be found at the bottom of this page.
ACROSS
5.This is another way to describe the 5th
November.
7. whiff, odour, scent
9. a shorter way to say aeroplanes
10. You open this big, umbrella-like canopy
when you are in the sky and it helps you to
float down safely to the ground.
11. bigger than a stream, this flows into the
sea
DOWN
1. a contest
2. These small animals have spiky coats and short
legs. They are able to roll
themselves into a ball for
defence.
3. These people jump from
aeroplanes and then make
shapes together in the
sky, before they use their
parachutes to help them
land safely.
4. the crime of betraying your country
6. another word for the 31st October
8. a drawing or plan of a place
9. trail or track for walking
smell
hedgehogs
skydivers
Bonfire Night
river
paths
parachute
treason
map
competition
planes
Halloween
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