Questions raised about King's Blue Peter badge

King Charles has been given a Blue Peter badge for protecting nature and the environment. But Blue Peter viewers are not sure that the award is deserved, and are concerned about the BBC's motivation.

'We're not stupid,' said Noah, aged 7. ' We've all done Key Stage 1 Media Studies. We know that charter renewal is coming up. And we know that there is a tension between the palace and the Beeb. The BBC has covered Andrew's childish behaviour extensively, and they've also given airtime to the American outcasts, Harry and Meghan. And the King had done a Christmas message for ITV, purely to annoy the BBC. So is this just the BBC sucking up to the King?'

Kacey, aged 6, is also sceptical. 'Did the King earn the badge on his own? Or did other people do all the hard work, as usual? Blue Peter badges really means something, and the BBC shouldn't devalue them by throwing them around like FIFA peace prizes.'

Travis, aged 8, says that the King has his own system of prizes, and that he's awarded himself and his family plenty of titles and medals already. 'He shouldn't be stealing a Blue Peter badge from a deserving child. He can just give himself another Garter or something.'

A Palace spokesman declined to comment, but said that, based on his research, Blue Peter has no process for rescinding a badge, and this could only be done by Act of Parliament. The badge is currently on display in the Tower of London.

Pulling hair, Chinese burns and Kiss Chase to be banned say FA

An FA disciplinary panel has said hair pulling, Chinese burns and Kiss Chase should not be tolerated and will be considered a bookable offence during the 2026-27 season

The panel stopped short of banning other childish games and pastimes but warned playground pursuits such as British Bulldogs and Hop Scotch could eventually be included to the list if they started creeping into the game..

A spokesman for the FA said that the pulling of hair was an ‘infringement’ and players needed to get a grip and show bit more style.

‘It is curtains for hair pulling’ said Jason Beesley ‘we can’t just comb over the incident like some pageboy pompadour. Players need to shape up before they blow out….hair pulling used to be on the fringes but this season there seems to have been an extension.

We dread locks of hair being pulled out and ending up as highlights on Match of the Day.

Players need to mullet over before they are caught bangs to right….

Obviously there are exceptions….any player caught pulling Cole Palmers hair will automatically receive a free pudding of their choice.

If he finds that hairstyle acceptable then we at the FA think pulling it is acceptable.

Local authority sets up alternative to Fifa World Cup

Given the current domestic political unrest in the US, and the ridiculously inflated FIFA pricing protocols, the Scottish local authority of Fife has decided to create the FIFE World Cup.

"Aye, going back tae the guid auld days is whit we're after," said President of Fife World Cup, Joe Havelunch, from the World Cup HQ in Glenrothes. "We'll be makin' use o' three existing world class stadiums. One in Dunfermline, hame of the Athletic, one in Methil, hame tae East Fife, and the other in Kirkcaldy, hame tae Raith Rovers. These hae a combined capacity of over 22,000. Not much over, mind you, but this is oor first World Cup, so baby steps tae begin wi'

"Hotel accommodation is plentiful and cheap. I've spoken personally tae the head of the Fife Tourist Board, and I've been reassured that even if both the Premier Inn and the Travelodge here in Glenrothes are fully booked, Mrs Teuchter always has a couple of spare beds in her wee glamping pods at Pitscottie.

"Transport and infrastructure could not be easier. Did ye ken that the two main routes into Fife, the Forth Road Bridge and the Clackmannan Bridge, are toll free? And nae remarks aboot us Scots missin' an opportunity there, right?

"And if the extreme situation occurs where Mr Trump has difficulty deciding whether he prefers Fife tae Fifa, I'm pretty sure the presence of a wee old golf course or two in St Andrews might just swing the balance. And nae need for fake prizes or awards.

"Aye, we hope to ensure that all the matches in our World Cup live up to the famous old free-scoring standard of East Fife 5 : Forfar 4 "