Monday

Read about a daring journey to the South Pole here

If the two explorers take 10 days to complete the journey how many miles do they cover on average every day?

If they covered 130 miles every day how long would it take to get to the South Pole?

Tuesday

Click here to read about endangered cod.

Fact File
Haddock, whiting and cod in danger
Scientists say need to cut numbers fished by 80%
Cod population will be endangered in 12 months if no cuts made
18 out of 20 North Sea species in danger now

You must use all the numbers in the fact file once to make

                                       800

Wednesday

Click here to find out how Paula beat Beckham and Lennox Lewis for this top sports award.

What was the old record for running the Marathon before Paula broke it?

This is the time Paula crossed the line  

                                   to finish the race.  

                          When did the race start in 24hour clock time?

                           Round the answer to the nearest 5 minutes

Thursday

Click here for news of a remarkable birth.

Kito was the most popular name, Sid was runner up, Bo, Tiny, Top, Tim and Todd were equal third with double the number of votes that Roger, who was last received.

How many votes did Roger get?

Friday

PAPER BOY BATTLES FOR FAIR PAY DEAL

Read here to find out more about one boy's battle for fair pay.

From the information in the story can you work out the age groups for the following workers?

1. Zoe who gets £18 for working 4 hours in a burger bar

2. Lee who is a swimming pool attendant and gets £10 for a 2½hour session

3. Joe who stacks supermarket shelves gets £21 for a 6hour day.