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- Christmas gift? Choose your subscription start date.
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- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
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- Christmas gift? Choose your subscription start date.
- Weekly issues delivered to your door and device
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- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
- Get a £100 book voucher for your reader's school. For more information, read here
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Benefits of a First News subscription
Trusted and impartial news
Founded in 2006, we are the original, independent news source for children. Our journalists and editors work tirelessly to bring children the most comprehensive age-appropriate coverage of the issues that matter.
Boosts kids’ love of reading
The National Literacy Trust carried out an independent evaluation with over 500 children. It showed that reading First News led to positive changes in children’s reading attitudes and attainment.
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Tips & Talking Points
Explaining Scary News
News stories can be scary to children, our editor Nicky Cox has some useful tips for explaining difficult news stories.
First News Named Niche Market Newspaper of the Year
We’re delighted to be recognised with this award for our dedication to engaging and informing young people.
9 Tips for Spotting Fake News
Here are our top tips to help kids understand what it is and how to spot the fake from the fact.
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Our fundamental belief is that, if the world is to become a better place, the next generation has to be better informed than the last. That’s why First News has been a trusted news source for children for nearly 20 years.
