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Hard to fathom. Photo: X.

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

Drakes Supermarkets John-Paul Drake with his extensive toy car collection, pictured on March 31st, 2022, at one of his Adelaide offices.
Picture: Tom Huntley

Supermarket boss has amazing toy car collection

He’s a big businessman who runs a supermarket chain, but nothing gets John-Paul Drake revved up like a toy car. Check out his amazing collection

Brisbane Ibis

Ibis ‘bin chicken’ to the big time?

Worshipped by Ancient Egyptians, the ibis has been down on its luck since arriving in Australia – but all that might change after calls to make the nation’s ‘bin chicken’ an Olympic Games mascot

Funny kids classmates with backpacks jumping on blue background from happiness on first school day, raising hands up with exercise books, boys and girls excited to be back at school after vacation

New law bans homework in Australia

A nationwide ban on homework for Aussie kids is news worth celebrating … or is it?

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken in Paris on March 15, 2022 shows a new antenna installed by a Eurocopter AS355N Ecureuil 2 at the top of the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Eiffel Tower gets a growth spurt

The Eiffel Tower was already the tallest building in Paris, but the French capital’s most recognisable structure just got even higher

Giant potato found in New Zealand found not to be a potato afterall

World’s biggest spud is a dud

A couple who believed they’d dug up the world’s largest potato in New Zealand have had their hopes mashed after tests showed it wasn’t a potato after all

KIDS NEWS: A fully functional Launch Abort System (LAS) with a test version of Orion attached launched e in July 2019. Picture: NASA/supplied

Fly your name to the moon

Space fans stuck on planet Earth can now register their name and become a virtual passenger on the coming Artemis I moon mission

Red panda cubs born at Taronga

Cuteness levels have doubled at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo with the safe arrival of a pair of red panda cubs, whose early antics are being captured and shared via CCTV

Israeli farmer Tzachi Ariel displays a 289 grams strawberry that was found in his agricultural field and set a new Guinness World Records for the heaviest strawberry, in the Kadima village in central Israel on February 17, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Giant strawberry sets world record

A gigantic Israeli strawberry has delighted its growers by setting a new world record even after shrinking in the freezer over the past year

Zoe Neal's Covid-19 cartoon won the Kids New Cartoon Contest in the Year 7-8 age group.

Cartoon Contest winners unveiled

The absurd side of pandemic life and a rugby obsessed penguin have inspired the winning entries in the inaugural Kids News Cartoon Contest. Check out the winning cartoons here

The golden bowerbird in the Wet Tropics may be under threat as the climate changes. Peter Valentine photo

Bird sounds set for ARIA success

Endangered Australian birds could knock pop songbirds from their perch, with an album of birdsong in the running to debut in the ARIA Top 10

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! by David Walliams

Time to have some fun with Gangsta Granny

Download four great activity sheets to celebrate the end of the school year and the release of international best-selling author David Walliams’ new book, Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!

Kids News Cartoon Contest artwork by Mark Knight.

Kids News Cartoon Contest is now closed

Well done to all the budding cartoonists who sent in cartoons. The judges are checking them out now

James Harvey 15 who has the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive cat twists on a trampoline at the Eastside Activity Centre at Rokeby. Picture: Chris Kidd

Aussie teen’s world record twist

A Tassie teen has set a new trampoline world record for the most ‘cat twists’ in a row. Can you guess how many he landed?

Research from Deakin Uni about the things kids, young people and oldies want from Victorian and Melbourne parks.
Kids - flying foxes and trees to climb
Teens - basketball courts and places to hang out
Oldies - places to walk and birdwatching places.
Yumi and Coco playing up a tree. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Risk plus adventure equals fun at the park

Flying foxes, trees for climbing, swings and obstacle courses are on the park wishlist for Aussie kids, new research reveals

Mark Knight cartoon for tuesday 23rd of November 2021 Herald Sun Newspaper

Should have called in an expert

Cartoonist Mark Knight reckons a teenage fangirl would have been the perfect option to pull off Channel 7’s botched interview with singing megastar Adele

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