4 NEWS
ISSUE 88 / 2016
GOOD NEWS
LONDON NEWS
Sister sells lemonade to help save her brother
A 9 year old raised over $ 500 for her little brother who needs a heart operation . She raised the cash from a lemonade stand in her hometown , Hobbs in New Mexico . Addison and her friends sold the lemonade from their front yard and raised a total of $ 568.10 .
GET UP AND STAND UP LONDON
Malaysia protects its sharks
The country has established it ’ s biggest Marine Protection Area to protect it ’ s sharks and other marine life . Tun Mustapha Park covers 1.6 million hectares off its northern tip . The area has a strong concentration of coral reefs and is very popular with divers across the world .
Young people in London are getting involved in politics like never before . With the farce that was the EU referendum , everyone ’ s now a bloody politician ! But this is great , young people need to get involved in politics .
If you want to get involved right now , why not sign the petition that over 3.5 million people have signed to give us a jokers a second chance at saving the world . London is protesting hard with marched to keep Corbyn as the Labour Labour , protests outside Boris Johnson ’ s house following the Brexit result and the Stand Together rally , formerly the London Stays event whereby Londoners are standing in solidarity with the EU and make their Remain voices heard . Whatever you choose as your cause , don ’ t just be a keyboard warrior . Get up , stand up and be counted .
SUMMER FINALLY ARRIVED ...
And it arrived in typical British fashion
Baby boom saves the world ’ s rarest cats
The Amur leopard were so close to extinction , with only 30 left in the wild less then 10 years ago . Strict controls at the Russian national park , Land of the Leopard has revived the species with 16 new cubs spotted this spring .
Summer landed with a bang , and flashes of lightning . After we basked in the hottest weather of the year so far at the beginning of June , Mother Nature quickly reminded us that we live in Britain . Huge storms swept across London , chucking a month ’ s worth of rain down in a hour . South London bore the brunt after suffering , as Met Office described , ‘ exceptionally intense ’ rainfall that saw roads turned to rivers . Car ’ s were submerged and drivers had to be rescued across South London as twice in one week flash floods crippled the road network catching road users off guard . The fire service received 100 calls in related incidents to the freak weather including burning telegraph poles , trees and flooding incidents . So summer ’ s off to a good start , looks like we ’ ll need our swim gear after all .