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Rose and Zara are back following the Spring Break! In this week's episode they talk about their return to a life of lockdown and home school, the ongoing spread of Coronavirus around the world, the results of the UK's Labour Party leadership contest, the reduction in pollutant emissions as a result of the global lockdown, April Fool's Day, and International Children's Book Day. 

This week Rose and Zara's main stories are about the continued spread of Coronavirus around the world and International Women’s Day.  Rose and Zara are also very excited as the 10th of March is the one year anniversary of NewzKidz! To mark their one year anniversary, they discuss some of favourite stories from the past year.  The NewzKidz are now on Spring break and will return in April. 

This week Rose and Zara's main stories are about the rapid spread of Coronavirus around the world and the rioting that has been happening in Delhi in India.  The NewzKidz also talk about Greta Thunberg’s visit to England and her meeting with Malala Yousefzai, World Book Day, why we have Leap Years, and Zara and Rose review the book 'A Star Outside My Window' by Onjali Rauf.

This week's main stories are about last week’s attack in Germany and the latest news on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan. Rose and Zara also talk about why people are celebrating Fair Trade Fortnight, how a patient in the UK was able to play the violin whilst undergoing brain surgery, how the video sharing app TikTok is being made safer, and review the movie 'Dolittle'.

This week Rose and Zara's main stories are about the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, and all about the history and meaning of Valentine’s Day. They also talk about the continued spread of the Coronavirus, why the UAE is banning homework in government schools, Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle, and review the children’s book “Equal to Everything: Judge Brenda and the Supreme Court”.

This week Rose and Zara's main stories are about the US President Donald Trump and Nasa’s record-breaking female astronaut Christina Koch! They also talk about why schoolchildren in England are getting bicycle lessons, the ongoing spread of Coronavirus, the 80th anniversary of the cartoon Tom and Jerry, and the Emirates Literature Festival where Rose and Zara met the award-winning author Onjali Rauf.

This week Rose and Zara's main new stories are about the continued spread of Coronavirus around the world, and of course Brexit! They also talk about Children’s Mental Health week and review the book, 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' by Onjali Q. Rauf.

This week Rose and Zara discuss the spread of Coronavirus, Chinese New Year, whether children should be read to in school, what’s happening with President Trump’s impeachment trial, what happened with Greta Thunberg at Davos, and the world’s first robotic heart.

This week Rose and Zara talk about Harry and Meghan, the Philippines volcano, how the UK will mark the moment of Brexit, Martin Luther King Day, internet cookies, what's happening with plane company FlyBe, and whether avoiding flying really is a solution to climate change.

Rose and Zara are back after the winter break! In their first podcast of the new term, they discuss the latest news about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan seeking to step back as senior royals, the Australian bushfires, what's going on between Iran and the US, the latest technology on show at CES 2020, and how a new telescope may be able to find alien life in space.