News Day 2009 as it happened
Find out how young people across the UK made the news on the deadline day of the BBC's School Report project

Attitudes to alcohol questioned
Year 9s at The Vyne School reflect on the latest teen drinking findings by asking their fellow students what their own experience with alcohol is.

Slumdog report crosses continents
Students from Coombeshead College in Newton Abbot have been communicating across continents with fellow pupils in India.

Apprentice hopeful fires up pupils
A contestant on latest series of The Apprentice has inspired pupils at his former school in North Yorkshire.

Jade Goody health legacy 'to last'
Reality television star Jade Goody's public battle with cervical cancer will have a lasting impact on health policy, teenagers are suggesting.

Menacing seagulls tackled by pupils
Seagulls have been causing havoc in a Scottish town, prompting students at a local school to investigate the problem.

Pupil's Olympic goal inspires study
The Olympic aspirations of a classmate provided inspiration for School Reporters in Essex when they took part in this year's News Day.

Fashion report highlights waste
Students at Haverstock Secondary School, in Camden, London, have been investigating credit card crime.

Top goalkeeper reflects on career
An interview with former Manchester City player Alex Williams was a highlight of one Lancashire school's School Report.

We're here too, say Germany pupils
All the pupils at Gloucester School in Germany have parents in the armed forces, and they've been looking at how this affects them for School Report News Day.

Crunch questions for top politicians
Young journalists have been giving some of the UK's top politicians a grilling over the state of the economy.

Reporters strike gold with Dame Kelly
Pupils from Rainham School for Girls conducted a telephone interview with Dame Kelly Holmes from their school in Gillingham for School Report News Day.

Minister defends school dinners
Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, was given a thorough grilling by two pupils from Hackney in east London as part of the BBC's School Report.

Attitudes to knife crime explored
Young journalists at a London school set out to explore attitudes to teenagers and knives.

'I'm in class - ring me, teacher'
Alex and Charlotte from Westhoughton High School in Bolton investigate rule on mobile phones in school.

French flavour for pupils' reports
One team of school reporters used French to interview people for their news item.

Jesse Jackson on Barack Obama
Seven schools have joined forces to report from the Lewisham Community Learning Centre in London, with Revd Jesse Jackson the star attraction.

Banks in spotlight over card crime
Students at Haverstock Secondary School, in Camden, London, have been investigating credit card crime.

Neighbouring schools join forces
Three schools from Shepherd's Bush and the 21st Century Classroom in London and Salford have all teamed up for School Report News Day.

Campaign to "Stop the Drop "
Students at Halton High School in Runcorn have been investigating the serious problem of children dropping objects from bridges onto passing vehicles below.

Teachers challenged on sport
Two Cambridgeshire schools are calling teachers to account as they investigate girls' sporting opportunities.

Army views on war games
School Reporters from Hounsdown Secondary School, Southampton, report from army barracks in Aldershot on real soldiers' views about computer war games.

Business roots 'key to success'
Family-run business is the key to Southall's success according to the local MP, Business representatives and shoppers who were interviewed this morning by pupils from Dormers Wells High School in Middlesex.

How exams can stink - literally
A group of reporters from Sheffield have been investigating just how literally exams can stink. For their School Report News Day, pupils at Birley Community College reported on a new invention devised by some Year Nine students.

Reporters pursue Olympic glory
Students interviewed Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy for School Report.

Bullying and school links in focus
School Reporters from Polesworth International Language College in Tamworth report on the progress of their News Day, a campaign against bullying and their worldwide links with other schools

School pupils grill political leaders
Children from schools around the country interview the UK's top politicians as part of School Report News Day

Bluetooth 'bully' fears
Widnes reporters ask if the mobile phone technology could be used by bullies

Women want cash for goals
A Queens Park Rangers Ladies player has told school reporters that she hopes women's football will soon become a professional sport.

School Reports from newsrooms near you
Reports from the BBC TV newsrooms in the nations and regions for School Report 2009.

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