The Week Junior - UK (2022-03-05)

5 March 2022 • The Week Junior 27

That’s unbelievable!

*Rubbish! The dad did turn the town’s internet off but he did it accidentally and

got in trouble for it. He used an illegal gadget to block the internet in his house so

his children couldn’t go online – but it disabled the signal for the whole town.

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Snow problem for tiny boarder

Footage of an 11-month-old snowboarder in China has become hugely popular

on social media. The video shows Wang Yuji – who can barely stand or walk –

speeding down the slopes. It first became popular in November but is now a hit

all over again, probably because people have taken an interest in the Winter

Olympics, which took place in China between 4 and 20 February.

A decade of 12.34pm photos

For 10 years, Samuel Ryde has taken a photo each day at 12.34pm. The artist

and hairdresser from London chose the time because it is 1-2-3-4. He started

the project to capture everyday moments. Ryde planned to do it for a year, then

set a goal of 10 years and now says he’ll carry on

for the rest of his life. “You take for granted the

things you are surrounded by,” he told the BBC,

“but when they are gone, you miss them.”

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Hard work pays off for six-year-old

A six-year-old boy, who went to work with his dad when his parents couldn’t find

a childminder for the day, has received a letter from the boss and payment for his

work. Isaac joined his dad, Tom, for the day as the pair worked on repairing a

house in Yorkshire, England. Isaac was surprised to receive a letter a few days later

from his dad’s boss thanking him for his “excellent” work – and paying him some

money for the job he’d done.

Dad told to take town offline

A father in Messanges, France, was told he could turn off the town’s internet

each night for three hours to get his children offline. The dad spoke to other

parents in the small town and many of them supported his decision. He said

that during the pandemic his children had started using social media and going

online far more often and he wanted this to stop. He asked town officials if the

internet could be switched off for a trial period and they said it was a great

idea. In a statement, officials said that it would encourage everyone to read

more and spend time together talking instead of looking at screens. What do

you think? Is this real or does this story have no signal?*

Isaac went to

work with his dad.

No one in town could

access the internet.

The snowboarder is 11

months old in the video.

All his pictures are

taken at 12.34pm.