Starting 6 September 2026: Here's What's Happening!

Starting 6 September 2026: Here's What's Happening!
Welcome to this week's news, all summarised with amazing AI.
Join us as we explore exciting places, meet historical figures, discover amazing animals, and learn about cool science. Each article is packed with fun facts that will expand your knowledge and spark your curiosity.
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World Politics
Fun Fact!
The word "BRICS" is actually made up of the first letters of the five original member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa just like how "NASA" stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration!
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UK Politics
Fun Fact!
The UK Parliament building the Palace of Westminster which is over 900 years old! It's one of the busiest debating chambers in the world, and politicians there have been arguing about new laws since the year 1265!
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Technology
Fun Fact!
The Millennium Prize Problems are seven of the hardest maths puzzles ever created and there's a $1 million reward for solving EACH one. So far, only one has ever been solved by a human! Could AI crack them all? 🤯
Finland is so cold that some data centres there use the heat given off by the computers to warm up people's homes nearby! So when you search something on Google, you might actually be helping to heat someone's house in Finland! 🏠❄️
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Animals
Fun Fact!
T. rex had tiny arms but an incredibly powerful bite, strong enough to crush a car! Scientists think its bite was the most powerful of any land animal that ever lived. But here's the silly part: it couldn't even reach its own mouth with those tiny arms! 🦕😂
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Fashion
Fun Fact!
Sotheby's auction house is one of the oldest and most famous in the world, it was founded all the way back in 1744! That means it's been selling rare and amazing things for over 280 years. Some items sold there have fetched hundreds of millions of pounds! 💰🎩
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Environment
Fun Fact!
Trees are nature's own air cleaners! A single mature tree can absorb around 21 kg of carbon dioxide every year and release fresh oxygen in return. It would take about 7 to 8 trees working full-time to absorb the CO₂ produced by just one person every year! 🌳💨
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Sports
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The fastest tennis serve ever recorded was hit at a jaw-dropping 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) by Australian player Sam Groth in 2012! That's faster than a cheetah running at full speed and you'd have less than half a second to react! 🎾💨
Wrexham AFC is actually one of the oldest football clubs in the world, it was founded in 1864, making it over 160 years old! The club became super famous when Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought it in 2020 and made a documentary about it! 🎬⚽
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Quiz Time! Test Your Knowledge 🧠
Let's see how much you remember from the articles! Choose the correct answer for each question.
1
How many countries were represented by leaders meeting in India for the BRICS declaration?
A) Five   
B) Eight   
C) Ten   
D) Twenty
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Why did the UK government say an AI "off switch" law wouldn't work?
A) AI is too fast   
B) It costs too much   
C) AI would still be used in other countries   
D) Parliament forgot to vote
3
How many AI helpers worked together to solve the maths puzzle at OpenAI?
A) 100   
B) 1,000   
C) 5,000   
D) 10,000
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How much is Google spending to build computer centres in Finland?
A) €1 billion   
B) €5 billion   
C) €13 billion   
D) €50 billion
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Who first spotted the T. rex footprints in North Dakota?
A) A scientist   
B) A schoolteacher   
C) A farmer   
D) A child on a school trip
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What is Princess Diana's famous dress called?
A) The Royal Dress   
B) The Victory Dress   
C) The Revenge Dress   
D) The London Dress
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According to the climate report, for every $1 spent on fighting climate change and air pollution, how much comes back in benefits?
A) $2   
B) $5   
C) $10   
D) $15
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What do most of scientists think the Sun may have swallowed billions of years ago?
A) A comet made of ice 
B) A super-Earth planet 
C) A tiny moon 
D) A cloud of space dust
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What time did the US Open match between Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz finally finish?
A) 11:30 pm   
B) 1:15 am   
C) 3:33 am   
D) 5:00 am
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What was the final score when West Ham played Wrexham?
A) 3-0   
B) 4-1   
C) 5-0   
D) 6-0
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Amazing Fun Facts You Won't Believe!
Here are some incredible facts about the topics we covered this week that will blow your mind! None of these were in the articles, these are BONUS facts just for you! 🤩
🌏 BRICS Power
The BRICS countries are home to over 3.5 billion people that's nearly half of all the humans on Earth! Imagine if they all held hands, the line would stretch to the Moon and back more than seven times!
🤖 AI Learning Speed
A modern AI can read and understand an entire library of 10,000 books in the time it takes you to read just one page! Some AIs have already "read" almost everything ever posted on the internet.
🦕 Dinosaur Discovery Rate
Scientists discover around 50 new dinosaur species every single year! That means while you've been at school today, palaeontologists might have already found a brand-new dinosaur you've never heard of!
🌬️ Air We Breathe
You breathe in about 11,000 litres of air every single day! That's enough to fill roughly 550 big balloons. Keeping that air clean is super important for staying healthy and thinking clearly at school.
🎾 Tennis Ball Bounces
During a single professional tennis match, players can run more than 3 kilometres and hit the ball over 1,000 times! No wonder Ben Shelton was still going strong at 3 in the morning!
👗 Fashion Auction Records
The most expensive dress ever sold at auction belonged to Marilyn Monroe, it sold for over $5 million! It was the sparkly dress she wore when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy in 1962.
⚽ Football Fun
The fastest goal ever scored in professional football happened just 2 seconds after kick-off! A player called Nawaf Al-Abed scored it in a Saudi Arabian league match in 2009. Blink and you'd miss the whole thing! 😲
💻 Data Centres by the Numbers
There are over 10,000 data centres around the world, and together they use about 1–2% of all the electricity produced on Earth. Watching just one hour of online video uses as much energy as boiling a kettle 1,000 times!
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Quiz Answers 📝
Here are the correct answers! How many did you get right?
Answer 1
C) Ten 
 Leaders from ten countries met in India to agree on the shared BRICS statement.
Answer 2
C) AI would still be used in other countries  
Switching it off in one country wouldn't stop it worldwide.
Answer 3
D) 10,000 
 Around 10,000 AI helpers worked together and cracked the puzzle in under four days!
Answer 4
C) €13 billion 
Google is spending a whopping €13 billion (about £11 billion) in Finland.
Answer 5
B) A schoolteacher 
 A schoolteacher who loves museums was the very first to spot the T. rex footprints!
Answer 6
C) The Revenge Dress 
 Princess Diana's famous black dress is known as the "revenge dress."
Answer 7
D) $15 
The report found that every $1 spent on fighting climate change and air pollution brings back about $15 in benefits.
Answer 8
B) A super-Earth planet 🪐 
Scientists think a planet several times bigger than Earth may have fallen into the young Sun, and clues like its missing lithium could still be hiding the evidence today!
Answer 9
C) 3:33 am 
The match went on so long it became the latest-ever finish in US Open history, ending at 3:33 in the morning!
Answer 10
D) 6-0 
West Ham beat Wrexham six goals to nil their biggest home win in fourteen years!
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