In New Zealand two girls were testing the amount of vitamin C in soft drinks as part of their school science project. They found that the Ribena sold over there did not contain as much vitamin C as the manufacturers claimed. In fact they could find no trace of the vitamin at all! The girls told makers GlaxoSmithKline, who ignored their results at first. But now a court's said the firm misled people. Adverts claimed "the blackcurrants in Ribena have four times the vitamin C of oranges". Now the firm has been fined £80,000!
Please note that Ribena sold in New Zealand isn't the same as the drink that's sold over here, and the UK makers aren't in any trouble.
A massive cane toad the size of a small dog has been captured in Australia. He’s been nicknamed Toadzilla and he’s about 20cm long - more than twice the size of the average cane toad! It is the biggest cane toad ever found in the Northern Territory.
Cane toad facts:
- They originally come from South America.
- Cane toads (Latin name Bufo marinus) can weigh up to 2kg
- They are toxic and spread quickly
- They can live for 15 years in the wild
- Females lay 4,000 to 36,000 eggs at least twice a year
The toads were first released in Queensland in the 1930s to help stamp out cane beetles. But since then their numbers have multiplied and they've marched in their millions across the country - some experts think there could be as many as 200 million of them!
This story came from BBC Newsround
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