Warmer winter brings malaria scare

Hello I’m Iola reporting for BBC school news report.
As February’s 2nd and 3rd weekends bring warmer and longer days, the public is enjoying the warmer weather, but doctors fear another Malaria outbreak, after last year, when there was an increase in the virus due to heavy rainfall. Although the outbreaks would be rare they are possible. Flooding is thought to have an impact on the safety of drinking water with increased bacteria in reservoirs.
“Malaria has been seen in these islands in the past, and it is not impossible that it will return repeatedly if the UK experiences more tropical temperatures and rain on the scale experienced last summer.” The spokeswoman for the Health Protection Agency said.
Hospitals have been warned to prepare for malaria and other tick-born viruses in the wake of this nerve-racking discovery.
On the other hand, due to warmer winters, less elderly and poorly people are dying from the cold.
"Our nearest continental neighbor, France, has already experienced a severe heat wave, with thousands of people dying, mostly the old and frail, so it was very clearly seen by scientists as possible here within a short timeframe." The HPA said of upcoming heat waves.

CAMDEN FIRE CAUSES CHAOS!

Residents had to evacuate their homes last Saturday as a huge fire raged through Camden Town.

At their peak the flames reached 30ft, and there were fears gas canisters may be in the vicinity. Eyewitness Nick Pomfret said of the fire: "It's absolutely huge, there's smoke everywhere and it looks quite scary."

The stables were left unharmed, but The Hawley Arms and other residential property suffered major damage. Many market storage areas were destroyed, causing devastation to stall owners in the Camden Lock Market.
The fire also disrupted Camden’s attraction as a tourist destination. It usually receives up to 300,000 visitors each weekend. The commercial area lost is expected to be rebuilt in about six months.

At 7:20pm the fire brigade was contacted and police cleared thousands of people from the area and closed off roads.
"A number of residents have been evacuated from their homes. Camden Council is working with the emergency services and other agencies involved in the incident to do everything we can to help all those affected.” A spokesperson for Camden Council said.

The fire took around 100 firefighters with the aid of 20 fire engines to control. Although some were trapped, there were no reports of any injuries or deaths. Talacre Sports Centre is being used as a temporary refuge centre for those who have been forced from their homes.

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What we did

Yo, we are the hampstead peoples.
We got the train here and then spoke to nick. Afterwards, we chose our jobs, and then chose something to write about. It had to come to about 200 words. Then, when we had finished, we filmed with green screen. Cool eh?

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hampstead BBC news report

Hello, I am Jo and I am reporting for entertainment BBC news

Britney’s dad takes over much to disgust of manager

Today James Spears has attempted to fire his daughter’s manager Howard Grossman after being given legal permission on Saturday 9th February.

Mr. Spears was critical of Mr. Grossman and questioning of his intensions to his daughter as his daughter’s manager sent a car to Ms. Spears and her psychiatric ward so she could leave not fully recovered without any legal permission whatsoever. Mr. Grossman has not admitted whether he has been fired or not.

The battle between James and Howard has been going on for a long while as many allegations of Howard handing out drugs to Ms. Spears and her parents are currently questioning his intensions and feel that no contact between the two should be had.
We’ll keep you informed on the progress on Ms. Spears and whether he will continue his job as Ms. Spears manager.

The Game gets jailed

US rapper The Game has been jailed for approximately 60 days as he admitted to carrying a gun at a school basketball game last February.

The Game aged 28 supposedly held a gun to an opponent during a basketball match at a school in Los Angeles.
He did not get off lightly as he also was appoinhted 150 hours of community service and has been recommended to be put on probation for three years. However two other case ere dismissed.

The conflict between the opponents Roderick Shannon and The Game (Shannon being who the game supposedly pulled a gun the head of) had been going on for a while, as in a previous basketball match Shannon hit The Game and previous arguments have been had.

notes from the editor

*Sports: ………………………………………………………England v New Zealand

……………………………………………………… Arsenal v Blackburn

*National: …………………………………………… Banning illegal Internet pirates

………………………………………………………… Anti- gang device

*International: …………………………………………………The baby evacuates

…………………………………………………………………Obama

Weather: ……………………………………………………………Warm winter


*Politics: ……………………………………………………………Sharia law


*Entertainment:…………………………………………………….hip hop star jailed

…………………………………spear’s father attempts to fire manager


*Local:…………………………………………………………….Camden town fire



Ienjoyed working at the clc today. It was good fun and interesting to find out what it is like at BBC and how a news report is made. My favourite part of this trip is getting to be the editor and being able to make up news reports and filming them. However i enjoyed all of the trip.

Rowan Won't stand down

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Hello, I’m Olivia reporting for Hampstead BBC school report.
Archbishop Rowan Williams is apologizing for any miss-conception over what he said, but does not at all regret what he said . He told England’s general Synod- the churches governing body “I believe quite strongly that it is not inappropriate for a pastor of the Church of England to address the perceived concerns of other religious communities and try and bring them into better public focus.”
He believed that “some of what has been heard is a very long way indeed from what has been said”. He also apologized for any unclarity in what he said.
A week ago Rowan Williams said that Sharia law was “unavoidable”.
However, amongst the criticism he has received, the Prime Minister praised his “integrity” and conservative MP a Robert Key, a synod member said William’s speech was “well received.”
So, for now, it looks like Rowan Williams is standing strong.
Back to you in the studio, Olivia.

Clamp down on downloads

Internet users who download illegal music or films could be banned from the internet. If you get suspected of an illegal download you will receive an email for a first offence and if you receive the third email you could possibly be blocked off the internet. The proposal comes from a green paper on the creative industries.
A spokesman for the Internet Service Providers Association said, “Every right thinking body knows that self-regulation is much the better option in these areas.”
But roz groome, vice-president of anti-piracy for NBC Universal said, “we welcome the signal from Government that it takes seriously the damage caused by online caused by online copyright infringement.”
BT, Tiscali, Orange and Virgin Media - are already in talks with studios on a joint voluntary agreement to share information on web violators.

Police should just “Buzz Off,”

Children’s Commissioner Al Aynsley Green has expressed his concern at a new device brought forward by the Police called the Mosquito.

The Mosquito emits a piercing and annoying high pitched siren that, due to its high frequency, can only be heard by people under the age of 25. The device is meant to be used as a crowd control or gang warfare weapon to disperse young crowds.

Al Aynsley Green proclaims that, “These devices are indiscriminate and target all children and young people, including babies, regardless of whether they are behaving or misbehaving,”

He also believes that, "The use of measures such as these is simply demonizing children and young people, creating a dangerous and widening divide between the young and the old."
He has launched a new campaign called “Buzz Off,” to dispose of the Mosquito.

Police claim that the mosquitoes are only ever on for a maximum of twenty minutes and that they are effective in moving on anti-social gangs, shopkeepers are reported to have benefited from the technology and around 3,500 now exist in the U.K. The noise is reported to start being annoying after 5 minutes.
This report verified by REUTERS and BBC News websites.

I enjoyed working at the CLC and I hope to write something here again next year!

Heat goes up as Hillary goes down

As you may know there is a lot of tension between democrats Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton. There can only be one candidate for the democrats, at the top of the list for candidates is Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton. Senator Barak Obama aims to win the nominations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. Hillary Clinton aims to win the nominations in Ohio and Texas. Poles suggest that Republican Mr. McCain has the edge over Republican Mike Huckabee after wining in Kansas and Louisiana on Saturday. Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama are poised on a steady tie after the 22 state Super Tuesday on the 5th of February; both candidates face a long battle ahead of them as they battle for the democrat nomination.

6 Month Old Baby Survives 3 Story Fall

In Ludwigshafen, [lud-vigs-haaven] Germany, a small apartment burnt down. 24 people were caught in the blaze, burning down everything they owned. The fire spread quickly, mostly because the staircase was made out of wood. This trapped people completely in the apartment, making the fire fighters return to outside of the building. Families then had no choice; they forced to chuck their children out of the windows. Onur Calar, a 6 month old baby, was chucked out of a window by his father, hoping that his life would be saved. Onur fell towards a swarm of arms, people below desperately trying to catch people that were falling. A police officer in the swarm, dived to catch her, succeeding in his attempt. The police officer is now in shock and is also having counseling to deal with traumatic stress. The police and fire department have been rewarded by the local mayor of the town. Sadly, in the fire, nine people died. Five of these people were children and one was a pregnant woman. Around 60 people were injured in the blaze. Luckly, Onur Calar is fine, and is living with releatives, still in Germany

Arsenal 2 Blackburn 0

Arsenal 2 Blackburn 0

Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the table yesterday with a 2-0 win over Blackburn. During the second minute of the 1st half Bacary Sagna crossed the ball in from the right to Fabregas who disappointed his team when he took a bad touch of the ball. Arsenal got an early goal, a header by Senderos, thanks to a corner by Eduardo. After that Blackburn dominated for the rest of the first half with lovely crosses from Bentley down the right. They were no chances for the majority of the second half, apart from an Alex Hleb’s shot that deflected off the post and a 92nd minute goal when Adebayor powered home a short range shot into the bottom corner. Arsenal still have major players such as Kolo Toure and Robin Van Persie to come back from the African Cup of Nations and injury. When these players come back surely Arsenal will extend their lead over Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal is now at the top of the table leaving Manchester United 2nd and Chelsea 3rd place. Arsenal face Manchester United for a place in the F.A cup Quarter Final.

I enjoyed writing this because i have experienced what its like to be a sports reporter. We had to write roughly about 200 words, i didnt find it that difficult because i had the sources from the internet to help me. I really enjoyed being a sports reporter for the day

England Lose By Ten Wickets

England lost in a terrible performance which saw them lose by ten wickets to a youthful New Zealand side. England batted first and got off to a brilliant start scoring 41 in the first six overs. Mustard soon got carried away and got caught at mid-off trying to drive over the top. Ian Bell was out next ball to a delivery that lifted and caught his bat on the way through to McCullum. A partnership between Cook and Pietersen dispelled any fears as the pair took the score to 85-2 after 15 overs. England’s progress was halted when there were a 2 and half hours of rain. Pietersen was out lbw to Mason after a long stride down the wicket. Collingwood, facing his first ball was run out going for a ridiculous second. Shah got a lovely ball which cut back to bowl him from Mason, Bopara ran Cook out and Graeme Swann followed. Bopara and Broad both got 23 but it was not enough as England were all out for 130. New Zealand were set a revised target of 165 in 36 overs. New Zealand comfortably got there in the 19th over as England dropped three catches on the way. New Zealand take a two-nil lead in the series with three matches to go.

I enjoyed writing this report for the bbc schools news report as it was about an interesting topic. We had to write 200 words but I did not find this difficult as there was a lot of infirmation on the internet. What I found most difficult was finding the right website with all the right infomation on it.

Welcome!

This is the Hampstead BBC News School Report.

Below is an account of the different stories each group ran with

as well as an account of how they got on during the day at South Camden CLC.

Hope you enjoy.