P179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:11/12 1/11 FROM CEEFAX READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORT HERE Stand by for more of your reports... APPROX PAGE NAMES TIME 2-5 McCAFFERTZ to RAWLINGS NEXT 8-11 SAXON to WEAVER 2 mink Prius HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to page 178 for reports A-L Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 1=:11/27 2/11 FROM CEEFAX SKIN CONDITION by LOUISA McCAFFERTY, aged 14, from Glasgow Min No 111678 Louisa tells us about the skin condition called psoriasis.. "Psoriasis is a skin condition a bit like jczjma which affects a large number of people. It is caused by skin cells reproducing too fast. It is not contagious and can start from any age. The only tteatmjnts are creams, ointments and shampoos. Some people also get doses of ultra-violet light like being in the sun." PRESS HOLD TO KEEP A PAGE ON SCREEN Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:14/17 3/11 FROM CEEFAX UNDER THREAT bz CATHERINE MICHELL, aged 9, from Chjltenham Catherine tells us to take action to save elephants... "A baby elephant stands by a huge grey mound, gently tapping it. The mound is its mother — anothjt life stolen from one of the world's greatest creatures. The baby is orphaned. Not one but two lives have been cruelly taken. Only man would do this. It's time wi all fought for the rights of all endangered species. They have just as much right to this planet as we do." PRESS HOLD TO KEEP A PAGE ON SCREEN Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:22/12 4/11 FROM CEEFAX DIARY OF THE FUTURE bz SARAH MILLER Aged 10 from Oxford Men No 80770 Sarah lit us look at her diary and the travel of the future... 5/6/:8 - I'm going to Narspace Station for the hols. My friend Kerstinj's off to Hawaii by Canjule, flying three times the speed of sound. 10/6/98 - I saw Kirstinj off But wi were late- our car warn't behaving properly. It kept floating backwards. Wj drove to rockjtport and off into space. When we arrived, we hired a rocket for a whizz about. What a day!" PRESS HOLD TO KEEP A PAGE ON SCREEN Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:25/47 5/11 FROM CEEFAX SIT AND SUFFER by SAMAR RAWLINGS, aged 13, from Rutland Men No 14831 Samar would like to eat out in a smoke-free atmosphere... "I don't know abiut you, but I can't stand the smell of smoke. If you're lucky there's a non-smoking area when you go into a restaurant or coffee shop. But what's the point when you're sat so close to smokers? It'd bj hard to ban smoking bjcausj of freedom of choice, but smokers' don't have the right to ruin other people's health as well as their own." NEWSROUND - CEEFAX - RADIO TIMES Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:15/22 6/11 FROM CEEFAX READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORT HERE Standby for more of your reports... APPROX PAGE NAMES TIME 8-11 SAXON to WEAVER NEXT 2-5 McCAFFERTZ to RAWLINGS 2 mink Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to page 179 for reports M-Z Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:25/14 7/11 FROM CEEFAX BLEAR PROSPECT bz KATIE SAXON from the Isle of Man Men No 103340 Katie says life without television would be dull... "Switching on the box is something I take for granted. My friends and I talk a lot about what we'vj seen on TV. What would we talk about without TV? TV brings stories to life. I learn a great dial about the world in a way which is really fun. If wi didn't have TV we wouldn't learn and have fun at the same time — life would bj pretty dull." NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:29/42 8/11 FROM CEEFAX KING PIG by STEVE SHILLCOCK from Ealing Men No 88478 There is more to pigs than meets the eye, says Steve.... "Many people think pigs are dirty because they roll in mud, but mud cleans and is good for the skin. Pigs have the same digestive system as us. They see in colour. They are vrty intelligent beings. So, next time somjonj calls you one, take it as a compliment — knowing pigs are probably clianjt, more brainy and better looking than any other animal!" NEWSROUND - CEEFAX - RADIO TIMES Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:16/27 9/11 FROM CEEFAX EVERYTHING'S CHANGED by CATHERINE SMITH of Runcorn Men No 108029 Catherine looks on the bright side of the Take That split... "On February 15th, 1996, the nation came to a standstill. Tjinagj girls cried into their cornflakes, clutching the morning paper, hoping it was all rumour — SASE THAT ARE TO SPLIT! Perhaps there is a glimmjt of hope. Take That as a group may bj ovjt, but who knows what the future holds for those five fellas?" NEWSROUND - CEEFAX - RADIO TIMES Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:10/22 10/11 FROM CEEFAX ELEPHANT CULLING bz GRAEME WALLACE from Dundee Men No 108891 Grajmj believes the nature's "gentle giant" should not be destroyed... "Elephants are the largest animals on land. Despite their huge weight, thry move with ease and grace. They'ri very sensitive and form close family bonds. Sadly bjcausj of their ivory tusks they have been mercilessly hunted — almost to extinction. As a mjmbjr of the Scottish Wildlife Trust I think elephant culling should bj stopped immediately." NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Newsreel Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Thu 29 Feb 19:17/17 11/11 FROM CEEFAX CULT TV SERIES bz DAVID WEAVER from Bromsgrovj, Worcs Men No 111862 David gives the lowdown on the sci-fi Tv show that's become a cult... "'The X-Files' is an American TV show about two FBI agents, Fox Muldjt and Dina Scully, who investigate paranormal activities. The mix of strange and sometimes disturbing cases glues around nine million people to their TV sets jvjty week on both the BBC and Sky One. I think 'The X-Files" is brilliant and I can't wait for the next sjtiis." PRESS HOLD TO KEEP A PAGE ON SCREEN Newsreel Contacts PP Info Newsround