The Week Junior

"When you are young, you’re naturally curious about the world and everything in it. But the world seems made for grown-ups; complex and unknowable. That’s why we’ve created The Week Junior. It explains the news and events in ways that children understand; immediate, colourful, exciting. From news to nature, science to geography, and sport to books, The Week Junior explores an extraordinary array of topics from around the globe. Written to engage a young person’s point of view, without spoon-feeding or patronising, it explains events in a safe, accessible and inspiring way."

Protests erupt in South Korea

Ghana opens up travel to all Africans

Crowds gather to mark Epiphany

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Plan to cut NHS waiting times

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Renewable energy increase

Pioneering cancer treatment

Round egg raises money

Snow, ice and rain sweeps the UK

Around the world

Are sandwiches the best lunch? • Some people say there are much more exciting foods to explore.

Helping others get into cycling • Iona wants more people to get on a bike.

Zakir Hussain 1951–2024 • The musician who brought classical Indian sounds to the world.

Older animals need protection

Treecreepers spiral up trunks

Many new species discovered in Asia

Darwin’s frog

From castle moats to outer space • Find out how the simple loo became a high-tech invention.

What happens when you flush?

Crops that can handle heat

“Hiccuping” star spotted

Dinosaur footprints discovered

FIND OUT MORE

Photos of the week

Electro’s glad to be back

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

The power of dreams • Use your imagination to inspire your future.

A year of great movies • Look out for some familiar faces on the big screen.

Three series arriving in 2025

Female artists top 2024 charts

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 fresh reads for the new year • Turn over a new page and start the year with these fantastic adventures.

WildLives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History

Ben Lerwill • The WildLives author tells us his favourite things to do in nature.

READERS RECOMMEND

The voice behind the trickster god • Ben Willbond on recording the Loki audiobooks.

“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don’t you think?”

ON MY SHELF

Games coming up in 2025 • What might you be playing in the year ahead?

Make warm, spicy dal

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Festive kindness

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