Invictus Games inspire the world; monkey causes Sri Lankan blackout; the Harry Potter bin bargain; and Squiz-E’s world tour.

Your daily kids news podcast. Prince Harry’s Invictus Games are in full swing in Canada! This special Olympics-style event features incredible athletes who have served their countries and overcome injuries. One mischievous monkey had the whole of Sri Lanka in the dark—literally! The little troublemaker climbed into a power station, causing a countrywide blackout for 22 million people. A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was found in a trash bin—and later sold for over $41,000 at an auction! Squiz-E the Newshound has been sniffing out fake news around the world! Thanks to a special Churchill Fellowship, he and the Squiz Kids team travelled to different countries to see how kids are learning to STOP, THINK, and CHECK. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.