First News

First News The leading source of award-winning news & news-based learning for children. Visit our website to find out more and to subscribe. www.firstnews.co.uk

First News is a fun and vibrant newspaper to keep children up to date with news and interesting stories from the UK and around the word. Plus, each week there's loads to keep children entertained: puzzles, competitions, crazy but true stories, celebrity interviews, sport and much more.

01/08/2025

OUT NOW! Let's peek inside the latest issue 👀

⚽ Plans to boost sport for women and girls after Euros win
📸 Man sues Google after Street View shows his bare bum!
🐍 World’s tiniest snake spotted for first time since 2005

🗞️ What will you discover?

Think your kids know the news? Put them to the test! 🗞️Play the First News quiz – the perfect companion to any holiday, ...
31/07/2025

Think your kids know the news? Put them to the test! 🗞️

Play the First News quiz – the perfect companion to any holiday, beach trips or long car rides!

🐼 Create fun avatars, climb the leaderboard, and battle it out to see who the top quiz champion is.

👉 Free with every First News home subscription!
Subscribe today: https://bit.ly/3UILI8A

30/07/2025

🎬 FYI NEWS ALERT!

On the show this week, FYI visits the UK Space Conference in Manchester to learn what the future holds for the UK’s space industry 🚀

Want to learn more?
🗞️ Read all about it in the latest issue of First News
👀 Watch the full FYI episode, our partner kids' news show from Sky Kids, on the First News app or at https://bit.ly/4o9kNjN

A powerful call to action from Matteo Bergamini in this week’s First News: To empower our young people to vote, we must ...
25/07/2025

A powerful call to action from Matteo Bergamini in this week’s First News:

To empower our young people to vote, we must first equip them with the tools to understand and engage with democracy.

We're proud to spotlight this important conversation around and the role of political literacy in shaping the future.

25/07/2025

OUT NOW! This week’s First News 👇

🗳️ UK voting age to be lowered to 16
🧊 1.5-million-year-old Antarctic ice lands in the UK
🎬 Outrage over scenes cut from Superman

🗞️ Grab your copy and read all about it!

🦋 Get out for the count! 🦋 Looking for fun activities in the summer holidays? Why not take part in the Big Butterfly Cou...
21/07/2025

🦋 Get out for the count! 🦋

Looking for fun activities in the summer holidays? Why not take part in the Big Butterfly Count! 😎

Launched by the Butterfly Conservation charity, the project encourages people to get out into nature to help check the health of local environments and the UK’s butterfly population.

Don’t forget to take the latest issue of First News with you! 🗞️

✅ On pages 14–15, there's an exciting guide and checklist to help you identify your findings. Plus, check out helpful information about reporting what you see.

The project will run until 10 August, so grab this week’s issue and get out for the count!

18/07/2025

OUT NOW! This week’s First News 👇

🤖 Kids are asking AI for emotional advice – but is it safe?
📚 Parents told to swap screen time for books
⚽ Olivia Smith becomes first £1M female footballer!

🗞️ Grab the latest issue for more!

16/07/2025

🎬 FYI NEWS ALERT!

As summer holidays approach, young people are being encouraged to get their daily dose of nature from mood-boosting forests across England ☀️

Watch the full FYI episode, our partner kids' news show from Sky Kids on the First News app or at https://bit.ly/3UfC9xO

School’s nearly out...and while that might mean lie-ins and no homework, it also brings six whole weeks to fill with fun...
12/07/2025

School’s nearly out...and while that might mean lie-ins and no homework, it also brings six whole weeks to fill with fun 😎

😅 Feeling a bit daunted by the endless free time? Don’t worry!

We’ve put together a handy summer activities guide to help keep kids entertained and inspired with First News all summer long – your kids might even end up featured in the paper!

🔗 Find out more at: https://bit.ly/3GyWsmQ

11/07/2025

OUT NOW! What will you discover this week?

🐢 Could turtles help us beat cancer?
🇺🇦 Danish boy wins award for helping Ukraine
⚽ Miedema makes Dutch football history with 100 goals!

🗞️ Grab the latest issue for more!

FREE digital First News starts today! 🥳If your child attends a subscribing school that has opted into our Summer Reading...
10/07/2025

FREE digital First News starts today! 🥳

If your child attends a subscribing school that has opted into our Summer Reading Scheme, they can now dive into the full First News experience on our app. This includes the weekly newspaper, daily news stories, games, puzzles, quizzes and more!

📥 Check your inbox for your unique login code and kick off your child’s First News summer adventure today.

Are you a teacher?
✅ Subscribing schools: make sure you’ve opted in and shared your school’s unique sign-up link with families before term ends.
💡 Not yet subscribed? There’s still time! Get First News for your school from just £80 and unlock summer access for your pupils.

☀️ Free access runs until 5 September 2025
👉 Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3Ik8IYL

09/07/2025

Media and information literacy (MIL) has never been more important.

Just 2% of UK children have the critical-thinking skills to identify misinformation, yet MIL still isn't being taught in schools.

MIL teaches young people how to spot misinformation, recognise bias and think critically about the media they consume and produce every day.

📊 A recent First News survey found that while 83% of teachers say media and information literacy is essential, just 5% feel confident teaching it.

That’s why we’re developing high-quality, curriculum-linked MIL resources built to support teachers in delivering impactful media and information literacy lessons.

Want to be the first to know more? Register your interest today and you'll be entered into a monthly prize draw to win a FREE year of First News for your school. Ts & Cs apply.

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