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Viral ‘sky stadium’ not as it seems

Images of the world’s first “sky stadium” project in Saudi Arabia have gone viral across the globe but a closer look reveals they aren’t real. So what will the 350m high stadium really look like?

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Pictured in Kurnell today is Giotto the skateboarding bulldog back after losing an eye. Picture: Tim Hunter.

One-eyed dog chases world record

He may have just lost an eye but this legendary Aussie bulldog isn’t slowing down for anyone as his humans predict Giotto will race his way into a Guinness World Record on a skateboard

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The Daily Telegraph 20.10.2025 Ily Fraser 12 (blue), Hayden Mee 11 (red), Molly Picklum Estella Carbonelli 12 (pink), and Levi Lowe 10, (white). - Molly Picklum newly Crowned WSL World Champion and former Grom Search competitor at Rip CurlÃs National GromSearch Final, URBNSURF Sydney. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Surf champ inspires young guns

Newly crowned WSL World Champion surfer Molly Picklum has come home to Australia with one very heavy trophy, a big smile and these nuggets of wisdom for the next generation of grommets

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Kiwi man holds Guinness World Record for longest name. Photo: Guinness World Records

Man’s world record-breaking name

After a High Court ruling, over 2000 middle names and one very patient wedding celebrant, this New Zealand man’s Guinness World Record for the longest name will be a real mouthful to beat

It was a massive night. Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images

Healy smashes World Cup record

Australia has pulled off one of the greatest wins in Cricket World Cup history with skipper Alyssa Healy playing a jaw-dropping innings in India – find out how she did it

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Getting the boot can’t take shine off Ricciardo

Aussie Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is famous for his beaming smile and doing a ‘shoey’ – and not even getting the boot from his racing team can take those away

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Anthony Field and his daughter Lucia pictured as she starts her journey as the 2nd blue Wiggle. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Wiggle’s daughter makes Blue debut

The Wiggles’ famous big red car just became an eight-seater as original member Anthony Field makes room for his 18-year-old daughter, a ballerina now buckling up for a wiggly ride in blue

KIDS NEWS exclusive: Bestselling author David Walliams pictured centre with Kids News cub reporters Atticus Jenkins,7, and Iris Le Vay, 11, at the Shakespeare Room, State Library of NSW, Wednesday 20 July 2022. Picture: Ankit Mishra

Book Week: David Walliams’ favourite authors

Beloved children’s author David Walliams chats exclusively to Kids News cub reporters, sharing childhood memories of favourite stories as Kids News celebrates Book Week WATCH THE VIDEO

Short Story Competition

Grade 6 student Boris Eroshenko has taken out first prize in the Kids News Short Story Competition for his imaginative story The Bog King about a monster puddle. Please get a shot of Boris stomping/jumping in a big puddle near his home plus shots of him writing etc. His entry was chosen from more than 1000 entries nationwide. Boris 12 years old at his home in Boronia. Picture Rebecca Michael.

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Budding authors on the write path

From cheese monsters on the moon to the heartbreak of war, young writers have wowed the judges with their imaginative tales in this year’s Short Story Comp. Read the winning stories here

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Charlotte McLaren, 8 as Crullea de Ville, Ava Poate 9, as Cat in the Hat and Amelia Pegg, 9 as Peter Pan. Book Week at St Mary's College. Picture: Richard Jupe

Creative costumes for Book Week

Deciding which book character to bring to life is a tough call each Book Week, but Kids News and our friends at HarperCollins have devised some creative costuming ideas to help narrow the field

KIDS NEWS exclusive: Bestselling author David Walliams pictured centre with Kids News cub reporters Atticus Jenkins,7, and Iris Le Vay, 11, at the Shakespeare Room, State Library of NSW, Wednesday 20 July 2022. Picture: Ankit Mishra

David Walliams visits Kids News

Beloved children’s author David Walliams chats exclusively to Kids News cub reporters, answering big questions on character inspo and writing mega-selling books WATCH THE VIDEO

Mr. Happy Face looks towards the camera before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California on June 24, 2022. - Mr. Happy Face, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested, saved from a hoarder's house, won the competition taking home the $1500 prize. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Meet the ugliest mutt on Earth

An ageing Mr Happy Face has won the World’s Ugliest Dog crown – now he’s winning fans around the globe with his story of survival and a second chance at love after being rescued last year

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Louis’ antics steal the show at Jubilee party

Young Prince Louis calls an end to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations as only a child can in Mark Knight’s latest cartoon for Kids News

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Chloe Familton (16 years of age) of Cherrybrook at Camden airport. Chloe recently obtained her full Recreational PilotÃs licence through the Air Activity Centre with her father Scott Familton.

Teen puts pilot’s wings before wheels

The sky’s the limit for 16-year-old high school student Chloe Familton – a qualified solo pilot with more hours in the cockpit than behind the wheel of a car

Hang Hang at Guangzhou Zoo in China, sports a unique mane. Zookeepers insist his golden locks were left limp and droopy by the 32C heat and 89% humidity. Hang Hang was snapped trawling around his enclosure with a fellow lion on May 29, and a caretaker said photos of the 'do attracted more visitors.', Picture: Supplied

Lion with mullet causes uproar at Chinese zoo

Even lions can have a bad hair day. Just ask Hang Hang. The big cat’s once glorious mane looks more like a mullet, with keepers blaming hot and humid weather

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TV personality, comedian and author David Walliams visits Erskineville Public School to launch his new book. L to R, Kindy students with David - Olive Corben, Charlie Stewart, David Walliams, Aja Shooter and Maddox Topping. Pic, Sam Ruttyn

Have you read these Aussie kids’ favourites?

Australian kids love funny, naughty and cheeky books. Is your favourite on the list of top 50 most popular children’s books of the past decade?

Indigenous News

London Olympics 2012 - Women's 20km Race Walk in London. Australia's Beki Lee in action.

Traditional Indigenous games build sports skills

Olympian Beki Smith loves learning traditional Indigenous – or Yulunga – games from her eight-year-old son. You can try them too by downloading the special Yulunga games guide in this story

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 27, 2019 Richard Tyler Blevins (on screen), aka Ninja, speaks to the crowd at the start of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals - Round Two at Arthur Ashe Stadium, in New York City. - Fortnite rejoiced on October 15, 2019 as a new chapter began, freeing them from staring at a black hole that marked the end of the last one.

eSports in line for Brisbane Olympics debut

Competitive video gaming could be included at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games – but there are fears it will come at the cost of some iconic Australian sports

Sneaker collector Michael Fan with a pair of his $1m Jordans at the Museum of Authentics exhibition in Brunswick. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Sneaker addict gets his kicks from rare collection

A sneaker addiction has turned into an all-consuming passion for a Melbourne man, now hailed as having one of the top-five best collections on the planet

TOPSHOT - A young visitor makes his way across the Bach Long glass bridge in Moc Chau district in Vietnam's Son La province on April 29, 2022. - Vietnam launched a new attraction for tourists -- with a head for heights -- on April 29 with the opening of a glass-bottomed bridge suspended some 150 metres above a lush, jungle-clad gorge. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Giant jungle bridge made of glass

A huge glass-bottomed bridge is set to bring international visitors to Vietnam after Covid, with Guinness World Records expected to confirm that the ‘white dragon’ is the biggest bridge of its kind

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