NewzKidz - global news and current affairs reported by kids, for kids

This week the NewzKidz report on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, all about Pancake Day and why it's celebrated, World Book Day, and the dropping of Coronavirus rules and restrictions in the UK.

This week, the NewzKidz talk about the Queen’s Jubilee, the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Children’s mental health week, and why truckers in Canada are protesting at the moment. The NewzKidz are taking a break next week for Half Term, and return in a fortnight.

This week the NewzKidz talk about Sue Grey's report on parties at 10 Downing Street during Lockdown, Chinese New Year, what's going on between Russia and Ukraine, and why everyone's talking about Wordle.

This week, the NewzKidz talk about Burns Night, Holocaust Memorial Day, the first transplant of a pig’s heart into a human being, and a new flying car!

Happy New Year! The NewzKidz are back after their winter break. This week they are talking about Tennis star Novak Djokovic being deported from Australia; the latest on the Omicron variant and how Boris Johnson is dealing with queries about lockdown parties; how some schools in the US are using sniffer dogs to track down Covid cases; and the news of the volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami in Tonga. 

This week we’re talking about the recent volcanic eruption in Indonesia; the discovery of a tiny exoplanet; Christmas traditions, and Zara reviews the classic book, Animal Farm. This is our last podcast of 2021 so we all wish our listeners a very happy and healthy winter holiday - we will be back in January!

This week we’re talking about the discovery of a new Covid variant, the tragedy of a migrant boat which sank in the English Channel, the world’s newest republic - Barbados, and the American holiday of Thanksgiving.

This week we’re talking about the first black female astronaut to go to the International Space Station; an update on the Royal Family; a ban on single use cutlery, and the worsening deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest.

This week the NewzKidz report on stories including the closure of schools in Delhi due to air pollution, an update on the Coronavirus pandemic, Youtube and likes/dislikes, and Anti-Bullying Week. 

This week the NewzKidz talk about plastic particle pollution, the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day, Bonfire Night, and Rose reviews the book The Lion Above The Door by Onjali Rauf.