So this really is an opportunity for them to step forward and tell us some of their original stories. and some of them are just that, like the ones you showed in the last few minutes, they are fantastic stories and we get a chance to go through it with some brilliantjournalists and presenters in the bbc, huw edwards is on the team as well, so, you know, a bbc news legend, and we get to go through them as well and pick some of the best ones. it s really interesting. i wonder if you ve notice any themes. we were just hearing about the cost of living just there, you must notice as the years go by different themes, different issues coming up? yes, one of the things i have noticed a lot, over the last year or two are stories about children s anxiety levels and i think a lot of that stems from covid and lockdowns and the children being worried about what is going on during that time. we had a story on newsround about a young girl who suffers from anxiety and in order to combat that she has a
Home from schooljust relaxing with a chickens and that has really calmed her down. that has been a quite strong theme and i think in general children are suffering with anxiety more than ever before, so i think that has come through. but really, i think it is just children wanting to shine a light on what is happening where they live. so cost of living crisis has definitely been one of the themes this year. but then we get many other stories as well, children talking about struggling with gaming addiction, we heard from a lad called theo who was talking about a blue lights that are emitted from gadgets and computers and how that affects his sleep. loads of stories that you just wouldn t hear anywhere else and it is brilliant that we are able to give these kids a platform to tell them. it s about raising awareness, raising those issues, but also, like you say, giving the platform, that voice and that sense of empowerment, isn t it? ricky, before i let you go, what would be your message
Working, you know, in a reasonably good job in terms of pay and yet still really struggle with the basics. and i think that is something that quite a lot of us can relate to. the breakfast club is going to expand too, with the help of business donations, giving more children a good start to the school day. for eight year old alishah, who spoke to us, free school meals until she leaves primary school. it s been an emotional few days for her and dad ali. expenses going up, right, so that s why it s very hard to manage the house expenses like these. you know, the bills, everything is very, very expensive. it s nice, schooljust to give them something to kids, notjust my kids but every kid.
Who spoke to us, free school meals until she leaves primary school. it s been an emotional few days for her and dad, ali. it s very hard to manage l a house expense like this. the schooljust giving something like to kids, you know, - not only my kids, every kids. i want everyone to eat free at school. so then they re happy and all the families are happy. singing. the christmas story plays out in schools across england this week, even here, where children learn about many faiths different from their own, this winter, simple human kindness is lighting the way for this school. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bradford. thousands of people in shetland have spent a second night without power in freezing conditions.
I think the situation now with the cost of living crisis is even worse. and you can be working, you know, in reasonably good job in terms of pay and yet still really struggle with the basics. for eight year old alicia, who spoke to us, free school meals until she leaves primary school. it s been an emotional few days for her and dad, ali. it s very hard to manage l a house expense like this. the schooljust giving something like to kids, you know, - not only my kids, every kids. i want everyone to eat free at school. so then they re happy and all the families are happy. singing. the christmas story plays out in schools across england this week, even here, where children learn about many faiths different from their own, this winter, simple human kindness is lighting the way for this school.