Life at Dennis

We wanted to let you know that Maxi’s funeral was held today in his hometown South London. It was kept private following the wishes of his family. We welcome his Faithless family to raise a glass and celebrate Maxi’s life together, wherever you are in the world.

In her editor's note this week, @abarbalich celebrates the 39 additions @UNESCO made to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list! Plus, she wants to see your kids' holiday cookies! Children can use the recipes on our How To pages & send photos to hello@theweekjunior.com.

A friend has been on the phone to 111 for 2 hours and no one has answered yet. Her son is ill and they're worried because of Strep A. It is absolutely appalling and terrifying this is the state of our NHS... And yet the tabloids want to talk about Harry and Meghan.

Congratulations @ciaransneddon!!! What a splendid achievement for him and the Science+Nature team @LifeAtDennis

Heard about @DesignVentura? It's a design challenge for schools, and this year artist @yurisuzuki has set the brief.🎨 Pupils in years 9, 10 and 11 can get involved in teams of 4-6 and the winning team's design will raise funds for charity! Head to👉ventura.designmuseum.org

"I realise now how important it is that all children can see themselves as the hero of the story." Read an interview with author Serena Patel in this week's issue of The Week Junior!

In our season finale of Mysteries of Science, we investigate the world's biggest treasure hunt. Thank you to our guides for this treacherous trail @DanBarbarisi, @andrewpettie and @AnnaMcNuff. Listen here: bit.ly/3hvS3ld

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK Australian gloomy octopuses scoop debris from the sea floor to hurl at their rivals. This could be to warn them off, say scientists or perhaps the creatures are tidying up their mess and hitting others by mistake. C: Alamy.

I'm delighted to be speaking at UC EXPO, ExCeL London (6-7 Oct), a two-day live event helping you to build a world class unified communications strategy. Join me by registering free here, it's set to be a fantastic two days! #UCX2021 invt.io/1txbr77ifse

Tranquillity is the state of feeling calm, content and at peace with the world around you. We're featuring a piece on tranquillity on our Wellbeing page, and would love to know where or how your child feels most tranquil. Email us via hello@theweekjunior.co.uk Rex Shutterstock

Dr Linda Papadopoulos says jumping into a cenote (a natural swimming hole) was the scariest thing she's ever done. Her book Happy Confident Me Life Skills Journal is our Book of the Week. @DrLinda_P

Got a spare couple of minutes on a Sunday? Why not take a break to catch up on the biggest tech stories from the week gone by with the lates IT Pro News in Review buff.ly/3EHvVOq

Double whammy! New issues of @theweekjunior and @TWJSciNat TWJ Leading with #EmmaRaducanu's stunning victory and SN with new dino discoveries. Happy 40th issue and 3rd birthday to @DiggedyDan and the rest of the brilliant Science+Nature crew! 🎂🥳🎉

@SteveFowler @AutoExpress @DennisUK @Autovia_limited 🥳🎈 congratulations Steve!

Ten years ago today - day one at @AutoExpress. Now, over 500 issues later, the world, cars and we all are very different. So very lucky to get to work with such brilliant people in such a great industry ❤️

The 300th issue of @theweekjunior leads with the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Thank you to our colleagues @theweekjuniorus for sharing their child-friendly explainer with us and to @HuftonandCrow for letting us use this amazing aerial photo of NYC - an image of hope and resilience.

🐦We're looking for young people who like listening to birdsong, to tell us about why they like it and how it benefits their wellbeing. If this sounds like your child, get in touch with us via hello@theweekjunior.co.uk C: Rex Shutterstock

Episode 9 of the podcast is out now! We investigate a planet-sized mystery – and even the brightest brains at the world’s top space agencies haven’t found a solution yet. We’re talking about Planet X: bit.ly/3hvS3ld @Sophestar @UKSpaceAcademy @spacecentre @NASAAmes

🙌Our brilliant features editor of @TWJSciNat has been included in the @PPA_Live #30Under30 Class of 2021 🎉 Congratulations @ciaransneddon, and thank you for all you do on #TheWeekJuniorShow, both mags and everything else 🎧🥳 @DennisUK @LifeAtDennis @funkids

We spoke to Jane Goodall about following your dreams in the new issue of Science+Nature – out now! Find out about her inspirational story @JaneGoodallUK