Hello and welcome to The Week Junior show. I'm Bex and I'm joined by writers Eve and Joe from the

Week Junior, the magazine making sense of the world for 8 to 14 year olds. This week, the team will

be talking about the government's new rules around smoking and vaping, a giant tiramisu, and an

amazing axolotle rescue. We'll also be having a

big debate about whether helium balloons should be banned. Now make sure you're listening closely

because at the end of this episode, we'll be asking you a question about what you've heard,

and if you answer it correctly, you could win a prize. But more on that later. In this week's

issue, there is a feature all about the upcoming local elections in England.

And it got me thinking, if you were to stand in an election, what would be your main promise to the voters?

Eve, go on, tell me.

Well, I personally think it's a great tragedy that mini eggs are only sold for a few months of the year.

So my main promise would be to put those mini eggs on the shelves for 12 months of the year.

I would 100% vote for you.

I love mini eggs in every possible form.

And you've got my vote.

Eve, to be honest, yep.

Yes, please.

Give me some mini eggs.

Joe, how about you?

I introduce work experience for adults. So when I was at senior school, we had to do a week of work experience.

I don't know if kids still do it. I guess they do. I did mine at the local council where my dad worked,

actually where he still works. But I would promise to make this a thing for adults as well.

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