The brief is to educate young people in the simplest form about current world affairs and news stories that are effecting the future. In this part of the research I found a number of stories to create posters with.
I first looked at stories which were major world news that has happened in the past week Thursday 6th April - Thursday 13th April.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39595989
The US military says it has dropped the most destructive non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat on an Islamic State group tunnel complex in Afghanistan.
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), known as "the mother of all bombs", was first tested in 2003, but had not been used before.
The Pentagon said it was dropped from a US aircraft in Nangarhar province.
The news came hours after the Pentagon admitted an air strike in Syria mistakenly killed 18 rebels.
It said a partnered force had mistakenly identified the target location as an IS position, but the strike on 11 April had killed rebels from the Syrian Democratic Forces, which is backed by Washington.
How powerful is 'mother of all bombs'?
'Many militants killed'
The strike in Afghanistan follows last week's death of a US special forces soldier fighting IS in Nangarhar.
The 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb was dropped in Achin district on Thursday evening local time, the Pentagon said. It is more than 9m (30 feet) in length.
"We targeted a system of tunnels and caves that ISIS fighters use to move around freely, making it easier for them to target US military advisers and Afghan forces in the area," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, using another name for IS.
He said necessary precautions were taken to prevent civilian casualties and "collateral damage".
The strike in Afghanistan follows last week's death of a US special forces soldier fighting IS in Nangarhar.
The 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb was dropped in Achin district on Thursday evening local time, the Pentagon said. It is more than 9m (30 feet) in length.
"We targeted a system of tunnels and caves that ISIS fighters use to move around freely, making it easier for them to target US military advisers and Afghan forces in the area," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, using another name for IS.
He said necessary precautions were taken to prevent civilian casualties and "collateral damage".
The area where the bomb was dropped is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated, BBC correspondents say. Local sources said the explosion was so powerful it was heard in two neighbouring districts.
The US has not yet confirmed the results of the strike in detail, but a local official told the BBC that many IS militants were killed, allegedly including the brother of a senior leader.
US President Donald Trump called it "another successful job".
BROKEN DOWN-
- following the air strike on Syria on the 11th the US have dropped another bomb however this one was dropped in Afghanistan. The bomb was not a nuclear one.
- the bomb was first tested in 2003 but never been used until Thursday the 13th
- the bomb targeted tunnels and caves which ISIS fighters have been using to move around freely.
- precautions were taken to prevent civilian casualties and "collateral damage".
- the explosion was so powerful.
- IS militants were killed, allegedly including the brother of a senior leader.
- Trump called it 'another successful job'
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/united-airlines-video-latest-leaked-email-man-dragged-off-flight-staff-take-seat-ceo-letter-a7677631.html
United Airlines video: Man dragged off flight so staff could take his seat, leaked email reveals
After the plane was fully boarded, the company’s “gate agents were approached by crew members that were told they needed to board the flight”, the message leaked to ABC said.
"He was approached a few more times after that in order to gain his compliance to come off the aircraft and each time he refused and became more and more disruptive and belligerent."
Mr Munoz said he was “upset” by the incident, but added that employees had “followed established procedures for dealing with situations like this”.
The airline had at first asked for volunteers to give up their seats for the airline staff, offering $400 (£322) and then when no one came forward $800 (£645) per passenger. When no one agreed to leave the flight, United selected four passengers at random.
Three got off, but the fourth refused, saying he had patients he needed to treat.
One of the security officers could be seen grabbing the screaming man from his window seat, across the armrest and dragging him down the aisle by his arms.
BROKEN DOWN-
- 4 passengers were chosen at random to leave the united airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville, this was because the flight was overbooked and the seats were needed for staff to make room for employees.
- this isn't the first time united airlines have over booked their flights.
- 1 of the 4 passengers was a male doctor.
- however he refused to leave the flight because he had patients to treat.
- the doctor became upset and distressed and security came onboard the plane to physically drag him off. There was no need for the aggression of the security guards and left the man with blood down his face leaving him upset.
- the doctor became upset and distressed and security came onboard the plane to physically drag him off. There was no need for the aggression of the security guards and left the man with blood down his face leaving him upset.
- when the flight took off the man was no longer on board the flight.
Theresa May to seek general election on 8 June
Theresa May to seek general election on 8 June
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June.
She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum.
Explaining the decision, Mrs May said: "The country is coming together but Westminster is not."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party wanted the election, calling it a chance to get a government that puts "the majority first".
The prime minister will refuse to take part in televised leader debates ahead of the vote, Number 10 sources said.
Mr Corbyn said Mrs May should not be "dodging" a head-to-head encounter, and the Lib Dems urged broadcasters to "empty-chair" the prime minister - hold a debate without her.
Live TV debates took place for the first time in a UK general election in 2010, and the experiment was repeated in 2015 using a range of different formats.
A BBC spokesman said that it was too early to say whether the broadcaster would put in a bid to stage a debate.
BREAKDOWN-
- snap election is being held in June 2017
- no one in the house of commons is agreeing on decisions for brexit
- the public needs to vote what policies they want to see from the political parties post brexit
- Theresa May is not participating in televised debates because she thinks the winner is clear.
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