GLOBAL WARMING IN OUR LOCAL AREA
- After the floods in Richmond we realised that Global Warming is taking its toll on local areas near us. We initially assumed that the floods were caused by global warming however we were mistaken and realised that these floods were caused by poor drainage. However, the rainfall before these floods could have been caused by Global Warming. We wanted to see how seriously people thought of Global Warming, so we visited Ealing Broadway and talked to a local Science Teacher to see what people think.
IRAQ ELECTION TURNOUT - 62%
- Despite 38 people being killed in Fallujah, Baquba and Mosui, the turnout of Iraq’s General Elections was 62% according to the officials. According to the Officials from the Independent High Electoral Commission the 62% turnout was from 19 million eligible voters. 500 candidates were banned from the Election as they were thought to have links with former dictator Saddam Hussien. Prime minister Nouri Maliki’s State of Law Coalition is highly expected to win the most seats although it is expected that it will take two parties to form a Government. Anonymous sources claim that Mr Maliki’s party is leading in 9 of the 18 provinces. The final official results will not be declared until the end of March, though preliminary results are expected in two or three days. "Today's voting makes it clear that the future of Iraq belongs to the people of Iraq," President Obama said.
RAMPANT ROONEY SPOILS BECKHAM’S RETURN
- Last night, Manchester United progressed to the quarter final of the Champions League by overpowering AC Milan by 4 goals. Wayne Rooney again made the headlines with a fine performance in which he scored 2 goals, one of those of course being with his head. After a somewhat positive start by AC Milan, Wayne Rooney again demoralised the defence of AC Milan. After a superb cross from Gary Neville, Rooney headed in his 29th goal of the season. That sucked the life out of Milan. Seconds after the restart, Rooney again extended United’s lead after excellent work by Nani, capitalising on Milan’s weak defence. After this, there was no way back for AC Milan. The tie was put further beyond Milan’s reach after Ji -Sung Park added a third goal with a cool finish. David Beckham was introduced to a magnificent reception from the Old Trafford crowd and nearly scored from a venomous volley. With United’s progress to the quarter’s assured, the Old Trafford faithful then turned there attentions to the ownership of the club. The repeated chants of ‘Get the Glazers Out’ rang all around the Stadium reiterating there discontent on the ownership.
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: GOOD OR BAD?
- Social networking sites are available for anyone to join. Any man woman or child can easily create an account and interact with anyone. However, social networking sites can be a deadly weapon to sexual predators. Often children and teens log on to their accounts unsupervised and post inappropriate media files and information that can be accessed by anybody. If this is such a threat to children’s safety why are parents not moderating and supervising the content of what children are posting on these sites?
Social networking sites and our safety: What do the students at Dormers think?
- We asked the question: "Do you consider personal safety when logging onto social networking sites?"
- 33.3% of students never really consider their safety when using social networking sites.
- 66.6% are aware that there are ‘dangers’ when using social networking sites and that they need to be careful.
Students collecting vox pops in Ealing
Votes cast in Iraq Election (Associated Press)
Social networking sites
BBC News School Report Team
Beckham's return spoiled by Rooney (Reuters)
