By Eoin, 18 Kennedy Space Centre, 1st April 2026, 18:35 local time. Artemis 2 launches the first manned mission around the moon in over 53 years since Apollo 17, which was the last moon landing. This mission has been one of the most fascinating space events in my lifetime: while it is one of the greatest scientific and […]
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The Little Things in Life : A stop motion story
The little things in life project is a funny and relatable animation about an old man who has long term depression and lives with his best friend, his dog. The character is a lost and hopeless person struggling with a purpose in life, and throughout the animation the character grows through finding purpose and happiness and noticing […]
AI Growth Zone for the North East: Development or Extraction?
By Eoin, 17. For decades, the North East of England has lagged behind the rest of the country. Lower life expectancy, lower educational attainment, brain drain of the most talented to the south and abroad, one of the highest rates of child poverty in the UK, and massive underinvestment in public infrastructure. It’s a story […]
Is Nintendo Becoming Too Expensive?
By Harrison, 13, Meg, 13 and Lia, 11. Earlier this year, Nintendo released the sequel to the Switch, the most popular selling game console of all time, the Switch 2. It’s priced at £430, whereas the original Switch is £260, double the price. Switch 2-exclusive games are also more expensive. For example, games like Donkey […]
Why Do We Even Have School Holidays?
Have you ever stopped to wonder why we even get school holidays? Why are they six weeks long? Who decided we needed them? And what were they really for? We started asking those questions — and the answers were a lot more surprising than we expected. Many of us look forward to the summer break […]
Delays, Disruption and Missed Chances: How Metro Chaos Affects Young People
By Alishia 16 We’re told to be independent, to take responsibility, to make our own way. But how are we meant to do that when the system we rely on keeps breaking down? If you live in Newcastle or anywhere around Tyne and Wear, you know the Metro is a lifeline especially for young people. […]