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  https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230409-londons-blackstock-road-the-world-in-a-street Blackstock St in north London has been recognised as a street that represents the whole world.  Why do you think that is, how can a street represent the world? Journalist Fiona Dunlop wrote recently, "In Blackstock Rd, you can travel and taste the world. From Africa to the Middle East and Asia, before finally landing in Europe.  Fiona describes a beautiful gold-domed Mosque at one end of the street which lies near the Arsenal football stadium bringing "armies of football fans" to the area in search of tasty food. Today there over 270 nationalities living in London ( ask the children to guess the number before revealing ) and over one third of the city were born in a different country. Fiona says this shows how the capital city embraces immigrants. In the 1 km stretch of road, there is only one chain supermarket; the rest are all independent, family owned stores.  Below is a pi...

  ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-65378090?fbclid=IwAR16mb7_30Nh4cPjdbdcFWPYUDt3j5n9GyCvayf8AH6NNbhePGDmMzv8KYs What do you see in the picture, where was it taken? What does "Final Finisher" mean?  Tom Durnin ran the London Marathon last week and finished with a time of 8 hours. He was the runner to come in last place, yet a video of Tom finishing the race went viral and race organisers claimed this moment as "one of the greatest moments" in London Marathon history. What do you think might be the story behind this picture?  Tom started training for the marathon last year but in December he was involved in a bad car crash that left him with a broken arm, and a bleed on the brain. Tom had to stop training for four months and could only start running again in March, four weeks before the marathon took place. Even then, he never managed more than 10k (about 6 miles).  Do you know how long the London Marathon is? 26 miles.  Tom was determined to ru...