International

World News   2^nd October
European Commission takes the first steps to legal action over the UK breaking the International law because UK Government is planning to have a law which breaks the agreement on the withdrawal from the EU.  They were shocked by the UK plan to break the law and gave them one month to withdraw the bill from Parliament.  But the UK Government ignored it.  So now the European Commission are starting a legal process – this could take a long time.
The fires in the Amazon forests are still burning.  In fact, they got worse in September.  It has been dry and there are 32 thousand fires across the region.  The US Democrat Joe Biden called for help from other countries to set up a fund of $20 billion to try to stop the environment disaster.  But the Brazil President refused any help and called it interference.
Amazon in the US admits that over 20 thousand workers have had the virus.  Some workers complain about conditions in the warehouses.
So you want to be a fast sprinter?  Well, a study at Loughborough University shows that you need a big bottom.  They measured the muscles in the lower body of 42 elite and very fast sprinters.   The legs did not make a difference but the muscles in the fastest athletes were 45% bigger than in the slower athletes.  However, it is not just the size of your bottom altogether (in case you wanted to eat more chocolate) it is the condition of the muscles … and of course, the training.