World’s tallest 3D-printed tower (00:50)
An unusual tower has been unveiled in Switzerland, which is thought to be the world's tallest 3D-printed building.
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Jest in class! UK’s best school joke (00:43)
What is the best joke of 2025? Pupils at Riverley Primary School in London are named Britain's Funniest Class by Beano.
School ditches blazers and skirts for sporty uniform (03:07)
For National School Sports Week, FYI went to the school that has ditched blazers and skirts in favour of a sporty uniform to encourage pupils to be more active.
Israeli-Palestinian boyband spreads message of unity (04:27)
FYI met the first-ever Israeli-Palestinian boyband who are spreading a message of unity on tour.
All change for the 1p coin? (01:38)
As the USA stop producing one-cent coins this month, will the UK government do the same with pennies?
The school where kids make the rules (03:35)
"We choose what we want to learn and when we want to learn it." FYI visits Summerhill School, where pupils make the rules.
“It’s a start” – Energy minister on solar schools (04:01)
FYI speaks to Minister for Energy, Michael Shanks, at one of the first solar schools to benefit from the government's new money-saving scheme.
UK’s first NHS clinic for kids addicted to vapes (04:15)
As the UK ban on disposable vapes is introduced, FYI visits the only NHS vaping clinic helping kids to quit.
UNICEF: Child wellbeing drops sharply (03:16)
According to a new report, child wellbeing in wealthy nations has dropped sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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