At the Tesco website the New Apple Ipad was selling for £49.99 instead of £695 and the reason for that is because of a computer glitch. A spokes man for Tesco did say “I would like to give our customers unbeatable value, but unfortunately this is an IT error that is currently being corrected.” You can find more about it if you click on the link below. The Ipad will be out in the UK tomorrow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17357383

Lunchtime debate.... Should we test on animals?

There are many company’s which test on animals e.g. mice and rats. There are some people who think its ok to do this but others protest. Here are some reasons why we should and why we shouldn’t;

For Testing:  It might give us a cure for a disease or an illness.

Against Testing:  They test on other animals like cats, dogs and pigs plus the animal might die.

The BBC are looking at this topic at the moment - click this link to find out more - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17367778

 by Cuthbert and Aidin

WARNING: Given the decisions from the government, whom have decided next year’s year 11 will not be given the opportunity to chose whether they would like to stay on to do further education this will be the last cohort of students who are free to make their own choices at 16

We interviewed a few teachers at Longbenton Community College today to talk about what they had to offer in certain subjects. This included Head of History, Mr Warkman. We asked him a few questions dealing with the subject at A-level History; he concluded that “you need to be determined and willing in this subject to be successful in this academic subject.”

We also interviewed a student who was considering this subject at A-level, she responded  “I’ve been told by my history teacher that to secure my place, a grade C would be accepted, but with Longbenton Community College, a B would be more suitable.”

By Sarah and Lauren

 A bus has crashed in Switzerland killing over 28 people on a return journey to Belgium

The mangled remains of a coach which crashed head-on into the wall of a tunnel in Switzerland is now sitting in a police warehouse being assessed. The fatal accident happened on Tuesday following a skiing trip. The bus was carrying 52 people including two teachers from a primary school in Belgium.

The Belgian authorities are preparing to fly home the bodies of twenty two children and six adults including both coach drivers killed in the crash. Another 24 children were injured, some critically, in the late night accident. Those who survived are now in intensive care or sitting with shaken relatives that have flown in masses to see the fate of their children; many didn’t even know the circumstances in which they died.

The possible causes are being discussed as we speak but the outcome is proving hard to get to. At a news conference on Wednesday, Swiss prosecutor Olivier Elsig said the bus was nearly brand new which rules out many malfunctions people may think happened. The bus hit a concrete wall that forms part of an emergency access section, in a tunnel where the speed limit is 60 mph but reports show that there was no indication that the bus was travelling too fast. Imogen Foulkes, another reporter at the scene said that “The coach hit a kerb and swerved into what is a "stop lane" inside the tunnel. It appears to have then carried on and hit the wall at the end of the lane. Judging by the catastrophic destruction of the bus and the loss of life, this was at a very high speed indeed.” Mr. Elsig said that possible causes being investigated include a technical failure, the driver suffering a health problem, or "human error". Although there have been safety questions over some of the more elderly Alpine tunnels, with just two lanes facing each other, this was not one of those. This was a newer tunnel with a lot of safety features - escape lanes, escape telephones, and it's very wide. There should be enough space for traffic not to hit the kerb.

Belgium announced a day of national mourning, while the Swiss and the European parliaments observed a minute's silence for the victims. The tunnel is now open again but that fatal day will never be forgotten.

Have you ever watched an American TV show such as friends, when they have their name on their cup of coffee? Well starbucks is now started trials of that in England.

Its to be friendlier, as right now we are referred to by the drink we bought; mocha grande.... Not any more though... now you will be referred to as your mum intended you to be by your actual name.

So next time you walk into a starbucks you are now on first name basis with the person serving you. It means you don’t have to remember what you ordered, good for some of us who have unusual orders. So you can have the strangest combination you want and not have to remember it.

by Rebecca

The school newspaper is a great experience for young journalists and helps you to improve your English skills.

In Longbenton there are lots of young journalists, and there is not a lot they can do in Newcastle to help them with their future career at a young age. So the school newspaper is agreat way for young writers to have their work published.

I think it’s a great opportunity not just because it improves your English skills, on the event day you can talk to new people who have similar interests as you. You can collaborate and share ideas and make great articles

I have been involved with The Benton Bugle since I was in year 7 and you can see your work improve every year, but it also gives you a taste of what you maybe want to do as a career. In my opinion, if it was not for the Benton Bugle there would be nothing for young journalists in our area

Mr. Watson currently runs The Benton Bugle team and the last event day we had was great as ti was really fun. It’s not like it’s not like normal lessons but still it's very fun, you do have to work too though!

You can read The Benton Bugle Online

By Rebecca

During an exclusive interview with ‘HelloGiggles’ on 31^st January 2012  about the progress on her upcoming release, the singer songwriter, who has recently supported Katy Perry on her California Dreams Tour across the US and Canada, and is currently dating dubstep producer Skrillex, revealed more details on the type of album she hopes to make, which she previously confessed would be "definitely different" to her previous album Lights, her first and foremost, number 1 album. The singer also explained, "It is quite different, yeah, but it's because I'm still really getting stuff together. I think I just want less restriction, I want my album to breathe a bit more". Furthermore Goulding added, "I want to concentrate on my voice and my lyrics. I guess raw might be the word, it might be a bit more raw. But I want to flex my voice. I want to trust it for this next record."

Ellie has also promised her fans a new song cover, which they are all very excited for, especially as Ellie’s earlier covers throughout her career, for example, Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap, and her cover of Your Song by Elton John which rose to number 2 on the UK Singles top 75 and was performed at the Wedding of William and Kate in April of last year, are known to have all been successful, and in my opinion, they have sounded fantastic.

All of the Goulddiggers (Ellie Goulding’s closest fans), can’t wait for the new album and cover, especially as they are sure that it will be a massive hit and as Ellie has hinted about announcing another tour afterwards!

By Molly