P179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:26/35 20/20 FROM NEWSROUND ALL ABOUT RYAN bz MARIE WRIGHT age 13 from Warrington <9941 Marie is a Manchester United fan - and a big fan of winger Ryan Giggs. "Ryan, who is 20, has been dubbed the best footballer in the world. United signed him when hj was 13. He rarely gives interviews bjcausj of management worries that the stress might bj too much for him. Ryan has to cope with the pressure of being compared to United's best player ever, George Best, and with being a teen idol. He just treats what hj does as a job!" Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:13/15 1/20 FROM NEWSROUND READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORTS HERE Standby for more stories coming up as follows - PAGE NAMES APPROX TIME 2-10 O'KEEFFE to SCREENEY NEXT 12-20 SHARMA to WRIGHT 2 mink Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to page 178 for reports A-N Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:13/35 2/20 FROM NEWSROUND WALRUS IN DANGER bz JULIE O'KEEFFE from Eastham, Wjrral 13331 Julie writes that the walrus's habitat is being threatened. "Huge oil deposits have been found under the sea. Plans are being made to drill them - which means more people and ships in areas where walruses live. Their feeding grounds may also bj dredged by companies wanting to collect clams from the sea bed. If clam beds are djstroyjd the walruses may not have enough food." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:17/25 3/20 FROM NEWSROUND STOP ACID RAIN bz PARR PATEL from Manor Park, London 87807 Parr writes about acid rain, and what can bj done to stop it. "The burning of fossil fuels - such as coal - creates sulphjr dioxide. This causes of acid rain. Polluted clouds from western Europe are blown to Scandinavia - where the rain falls. Plants and fish in many Scandinavian lakes have died. Scientists know how to reduce sulphjr dioxide emissions from our power stations. It's time we did something about it." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:14/15 4/20 FROM NEWSROUND SCHOOL NEWSDAY! bz ROSHAN PATROO mjmbjrship 12507 Roshan's school entered a national competition to write a professional njwspapjr in one day. "It was a massive job to organisj. Wj had to conduct interviews, take photos, carry out research and learn to use the computer. The actual day was chaotic. Wj worked non-stop to get "The Informer" ready on time. And our hard work paid off. Wj came joint first in the contest! It was a brilliant experience." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:14/45 5/20 FROM NEWSROUND SCOLIOSIS bz CATHERINE PEARMAN age 14 from Bath 6043 Catherine would like more publicity about the condition Scoliosis. "Scoliosis affects the spine making it curve into an "S" or "C" shape. It usually starts at about age 13 and can cause a deformity and breathing difficulties. I have scoliosis and am facing the prospect of a major operation. If I had been diagnosed earlier I might only have njedjd a plaster cast." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:11/35 6/20 FROM NEWSROUND GIANT COMET! bz TRACEY ROBERTS from Lowestoft, Suffolk 94536 Tracey has some exciting space news "A giant comet is dui to smash into the planet Jupiter this July, triggering an explosion that should bj visible 600 million miles away on earth. The impact is expected to bj ten times more powerful than the comet which wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The rocks making up the comet will hit Jupiter at 130,000 miles an hour." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:15/15 7/20 FROM NEWSROUND WHO IS CHILDISH? bz TRUDI RYAN from Littlehampton, W Sussex 91495 Trudi is fed up with the way adults treat teenagers. "Adults tell us to bj more mature. But whjrevjr we go we are watched. Shop assistants seem to think all teenagers want to steal something. People stare at you if you are walking along the street with a group of friends. I wish adults would see teenagers for what they are - not for their age, size, colour or fashion sjnsj" Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:15/35 8/20 FROM NEWSROUND BARN OWLS bz HELEN SATTERTHWAITE from Skjgnjss, Lincolnshire 41994 Helen writes about the decline of Barn Owls. "According to a recent survey the number of pairs of Barn Owls has dropped to just 5,000. It's a large bird with golden-brown upper-parts with flecks of grey, black and white. They can turn their heads 180 deg. to the left and right which gives them almost all-round vision. Barn Owls are completely silent which means their prey can't hear them." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:19/15 9/20 FROM NEWSROUND NO VAT ON BOOKS! bz PATRICK SCOTT age 14, from Huddersfield 78529 At the moment you don't pay tax, or VAT, on books when you buy them. Patrick says Govjrnmjnt plans to tax books must njvjr bj brought in. "The Prime Minister, John Major, says one in four teenagers can't read properly. Putting VAT on publications would put their price up - and make matters even worse. Schools are already struggling to buy enough equipment. So say NO to tax on books and magazines." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:16/25 10/20 FROM NEWSROUND RACISM bz JONATHAN SCREENEY from Tottenham, London 87962 Jonathan has strong feelings about the issue of racism. "Slavery started off the racial hate between white and black people It began when north America njedjd soldiers to fight the south. Black people were recruited - but they were treated unfairly. After slavery ended there was still segregation - when black people are only allowed to do certain things. There's still racism today - when will we all bj treated as equals?" Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:13/14 11/20 FROM NEWSROUND READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORTS HERE Standby for more stories coming up as follows - PAGE NAMES APPROX TIME 12-20 SHARMA to WRIGHT NEXT 2-10 O'KEEFFE to SCREENEY 2 mink Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to page 178 for reports A-N Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:43/15 12/20 FROM NEWSROUND HOMELESS PEOPLE bz SHILPIKA SHARMA from Portsmouth, Hampshire 88266 Shilpika is concerned about people who are homeless. She interviewed somjonj from the charity Shelter. "The homeless live in a vicious circle - no address to write on the forms for getting accomodation, no base, no money - nothing. Some say they are "dirty beings". But why do people put them into this category? Everyone has their own reasons for becoming homeless. Many of them do not want our pity, but need our help." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:27/25 13/20 FROM NEWSROUND UP HILLY AA bz THOMAS SMALE from Walls, Shetland 13876 Thomas writes about a festival that takes place every year in Shetland. "Every last Tuesday in January it's 'Up Hilly Aa' time. It's a way for us to remjmbjr our Viking ancestors One man dresses as 'Guisjr Earl' - the famous Viking chief. Around 40 mjmbjrs of 'Earl's squad' bzild a replica Viking longship. In the evening there's a torchlight procession. Around 900 min march through Ljrwick. They throw their torches into the boat and burn it." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:27/45 14/20 FROM NEWSROUND SAVE THE WHALES bz REBEKAH STEPHENS from Thjtford, Norfolk Rebekah wants an ind to the annual slaughter of Pilot whales. "The whales are killed bz people from the Faroi Islands. Last year 1,500 died. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and other groups launched a campaign to save the Pilot whales. Campaigners say the water turns red from the whales' blood and they are in pain and distress. If enough people hear about this slaughter, then perhaps things will change." --,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:24/15 15/20 FROM NEWSROUND CLASSIC STORIES bz CERJAN TAHANY mjmbjrship number 81223 Cjrian gives traditional books the thumbs up. "Many young people hardly ever read stories such as The Railway Children, Heidi or What Katy Did. I have done some research and read six modern and six classic books. Most of the new stories were about children in America which got a bit boring. But all six classic tales had different story lines. I found them just as good, or better, than the more modern stories." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:21/35 16/20 FROM NEWSROUND LIBEARTZ bz KAREN THOMPSON from Hemjl Hempstead, Herts 23527 Karin writes about the Libjarty campaign run bz the World Society for the Protection of Animals. "They help protect bears from poachers and the exploitation of the animals as entertainment. Many bears are close to extinction and all are under threat. Some cubs are taught to dance and are controlled bz a ring through their nose. Libjarty helps to try to stop this kind of suffering." Contacts 176 PP Info 177 Sport 300 Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:15/35 17/20 FROM NEWSROUND BE KIND TO ANIMALS bz ELAINE TURNER age 15 from St Albans, Herts 45942 Elaine writes about the rights she feels animals should bj given. "Just bjcausj vivisection is legal, it does not make it morally right. Some experiments are cruel and barbaric. How would we like it if a giant rabbit came up and dripped solutions into our eyes? One thing is for certain. There are no animals in the world quite as cruel as some of the people working in jxpjrimjntal laboratories." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:25/15 18/20 FROM NEWSROUND KEVIN COSTNER bz CATHERINE WALSH from Rzj, East Sussex 95266 Catherine has written this profile of film star Kevin Costner "Kevin was born on 18 January 1955 in Compton. His parents are called William and Sharon - and hj has one jldjr brother, Dan. He djcidjd hj wanted to bj an actor when hj was just 8, after seeing the film 'How the West was Won'. Now hj has starred in about 25 films. He can demand around five million pounds for every film hj appears in!" Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Sat 2 Apr 21:49/45 19/20 FROM NEWSROUND LIVING WITH TERRORISM bz CHARLOTTE WILKINS age 13 from Guildford 9136 Charlotte szmpathisjs with the people of Northern Ireland who live under the threat of terrorism. "Having njvjr visited N Ireland it is hard to imagine what sort of environment the people live in. Men, women, children and the police are killed bz the terrorists, as well as mjmbjrs of the armed forces A peace declaration signed by John Major and the Republic of Ireland's Albert Roynolds is just one step on the long road towards peace." Diary Contacts PP Info PP Rjpts