A young lady in Manchester has melted thousands of hearts with her choice of World Book Day costume.
Seven-year-old Orla picked out her own costume from a book that she is ‘obsessed’ with.
She’d narrowed it down to two pretty inspirational women – but in the end went for Manchester’s very own Emmeline Pankhurst.
Orla had chosen Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World by Kate Pankhurst as her book (the author of which didn’t even know she was distantly related to Emmeline herself until she wrote it).
It’s a collection of tales about powerful female figures such as Amelia Earhart, Rosa Park, Jane Austen and Anne Frank, who was Orla’s second choice.
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Orla, 7, from Manchester, in her inspiring World Book Day costume. Credit: Supplied
Her actual costume featured a sash in the Suffragette colours of purple, green and white, fashioned out of tissue paper.
She wore this over a frill-necked blouse, with a floppy black hat on her head and a ‘Votes for Women’ placard in her hand.
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Since sharing the photo of her daughter, Orla’s mum Sophie has been inundated with delighted messages.
At the time of writing, 16,000 people have liked the photo of Orla in her full Suffragette-inspired costume for World Book Day.
One of the hundreds of comments read: “Amazing.. Love seeing little girls realise how amazing they are and how powerful they can be.. It makes for strong and world changing women.”
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Someone else said: “We have these books how amazing! That little lass will definitely change the world!”
Tyson Fury and wife Paris announce they are expecting their seventh child
Danny Jones
Tyson Fury and his wife Paris have revealed that they are now expecting their seventh child, as per an announcement made over social media.
Amidst the ongoing saga between himself and Oleksandr Usyk following their title fight being called off earlier this week, an update that frustrated both Fury and fight fans everywhere, the Manc boxer took to Instagram to share some “fantastic news” that cheered him up.
Posting a story on Thursday evening, Tyson shared of the two of them on a date night along with the caption “God is great… 7th baby incoming”.
The pair already have three boys, all called Prince, and three girls, Venezuela, Valencia Amber and their recent child, Athena. Paris shared the story on her profile too.
Elsewhere, Tyson must now wait for his would-be Ukrainian opponent to fight Daniel Dubois in a mandatory bout before the two can meet at Wembley, which was originally scheduled to take place on 29 April this year.
Fury-Usyk had looked to be all but confirmed as early as December, but a dispute over the “material terms critical to the fight” has seen it postponed indefinitely.
For now, the 34-year-old from Wythenshawe has nothing to focus on other than becoming a dad for the seventh time in 14 years.
Featured Image — Tyson Fury/Paris Fury (via Instagram)
Kids & Family
There’s a big 3D animal egg hunt happening at Chester Zoo this Easter
Emily Sergeant
Chester Zoo is gearing up to launch a new Easter egg hunt when schools are out next month – but there’s a bit of a twist.
With Easter right around the corner, and schools soon to be out across Greater Manchester, if you’re looking for something a little different to do with the kids that keeps them both entertained and educated at the same time, then Chester Zoo has got you covered.
The UK’s largest charity and conservation zoo is launching the ‘Really Wild Egg Trail’ at the start of April.
There’s a big 3D animal egg hunt happening at Chester Zoo this Easter / Credit: Chester Zoo
All set to be a proper “educational adventure”, the trail will see giant 3D eggs hidden around the zoo’s 128-acre site – but the catch is, each of the hidden eggs belong to animals that you might not expect to hatch from eggs.
With an interactive map specially designed by National Geographic, there’ll be a total of six hidden eggs to seek out.
Once little explorers have found all six eggs hidden around the zoo, they can then make their way over to the on-site gift shop to pick up a Nat Geo Kids magazine that’s usually worth £4.99 for free.
There’ll be a total of six hidden eggs to seek out around the zoo / Credit: Chester Zoo
“This Easter you can expect something a little different at Chester Zoo,” Customer Development Manager Elinor Trigg said ahead of the start of the trail next month.
“From the largest lizard in the world to tiny invertebrates, this educational adventure will help to shine a spotlight on our world-leading breeding programmes that are helping to save some of the most endangered animals on the planet, while connecting children to the natural world.”
“We’re home to more than 27,000 animals here at our charity zoo,” she continued.
“The trail is a wonderful way to learn more about some incredible, endangered species and, at the same time, take part some Easter-egg fun.”
Daisy Jackson -
4th March 2022 
