BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration was quizzed on his legendary collection of socks by School Reporters.

"It started 20 years ago as a bit of fun," he said. "I try to wear socks which match my shirt and tie. My favourite ones are bright pink."

Harry also revealed why his show often tries to end on a bright note.

"The programme is about news, and sometimes pretty horrible news, so we try to have a lighter part of it around 6.50.

"I like to have a bit of fun at the end of the programme and we always look forward to it."

The new president is making headlines daily so School Report day couldn't go by without mentioning him.  

See what these pupils think of Donald Trump's policies.

Young people from Darlington took over the BBC Sport studio as part of today’s School Report and there was some real raw talent on show.

“It was really nervous when we were building up to it,” said Ryan. “It was really terrifying.

“But when you got in there, it was just you and the autocue and it was great.”

Josh also enjoyed getting to see what happens behind the cameras.

“It has been really interesting to see how it works behind the scenes as you always watch it on TV but don’t know how it works,” he said.

BBC Sport editor Ian Moss had a warning for his staff too.

“It is really great to have people coming in here, seeing how we do it, and, for us, identifying talent for the future,” he said.

“We have some of our presenters seriously watching their backs now.”

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Teenage fitness and child obesity has been much in the news and a Newcastle school decided to tackle the problem head on. 

Head teacher at Excelsior Academy, Michael Connolly, said his pupils thrive on being at a healthy school and constantly promote healthy eating, yet the number of children still classed as obese is still an issue, as it is in other schools.

Reporters at the school interviewed PE teachers who said some classes had 50% of pupils classed as obese.

They food provision at dinner times was good with a healthy menu.

However, after their investigation pupils believe there could be stricter guidelines for what students can pick for lunch, for example they cannot order a pudding if they have not had a main meal.

Currently the turnout for after school sporting clubs is around 50% which is only improving year on year.

However, when we compete in extracurricular events it is evident our student fitness levels are not what is expected for our age, something we could improve on.

Image source, Excelsior acedemy

Tristan, Tobi and Jamie
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For BBC News School Report day we've been speaking to south east based actor and producer Tom Swift about what he's up to.

You can find out more about School Report here .

Entrepreneur Poppy Jamie admits social media can give people a "warped vision" of what they should look like.

She was interviewed by school reporters Huda, Aisha and Siva from Harris Academy in Bermondsey about the impact of social media on young people.

She says we've become "really addicted" to social media - but adds that it's the first thing she looks at when she wakes up.

"My social media streams can reduce my confidence," she tells the students. "But if you get a 'like' it makes you feel good, so you want more likes".

She says: "There’s a lot of pressure to be perfect and it doesn’t exist - so we feel inadequate. 

"We can be our own harsh critics sometimes."

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Our School Report students are putting BBC staff to the test.

They're quizzing our TV and radio colleagues to find out just how our newsroom in Leeds works.

Watch below:

Newsround will be on CBBC  at 16:20 GMT and will include a round-up of School Report.

Zyisha from Blue Coat School is among a group from Coventry working out of the London newsroom today for BBC School Report .

You may even catch them on The One Show later.

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Our eager reporters have been interviewing Dr Martin Lee from the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and founder of the 'no phone zone' website on the overuse of mobile devices.

We were bowled over and astonished by the statistics he provided and when compared to our own survey at Newcastle's Excelsior Academy, our results were just as excessive.

We discovered approximately 75% of pupils we spoke to, use their phone for more than four hours a day.

Mr Lee informed us of the negative effects of the overuse of our devices, particularly the impact on our sleeping habits.

He also said further problems could arise such as mental health issues, lack of social interaction as well as the decline in our school work, if the device habit persisted.

Should our parents have more of a say in how much time we spend on them or is down to us ultimately to take more responsibility? Maybe both!

Image source, Excelsior Academy

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BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

You may have heard numerous youngsters trying their hand at football commentary whilst having a kick around at the park... Well today, we've made that dream a reality:

Youngsters across the country are making us look bad whilst doing their School Reports .

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Today we interviewed a comedian called Paul Kerensa. We were able to talk to him on Facetime and ask him lots of interesting questions.

We asked him whether he always wanted to be a comedian. He said that before he got into stand-up comedy he did not really know what he wanted to be and then decided to be a comedian.

Image source, Holgate Academy

What problems do comedians face?

Paul said that sometimes if you have said a joke too many times the audience finishes them for you and that can be embarrassing!

What are the pros of being a comedian?

He said it was the fact that he gets to travel everywhere.

It was a great pleasure to be able to talk to him and we thank Paul Kerensa very much for sparing some of his time to speak to us.

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Our reporters Carla and Jessica get the chance to interview the head teacher of Collingwood School, Michael Connolly on the importance of British values.

The pupils from Excelsior Academy wanted to know his views on how the school should promote individual liberty. 

They are currently attending a diversity conference run for Trainer Teachers.

Image source, Excelsior Academy

These schoolchildren look right at home in the newsroom.

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We interviewed our librarian at Holgate Academy, Heather Jackson and asked her some questions about her job.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Every day is different, I like that it’s not always the same atmosphere. I also like encouraging students to read something different.

What’s the best book a student has ever recommended to you?

The Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman- it was an amazing series – very different to anything I had read before.

Image source, Holgate Academy

Do you find it hard to get into a book?

Sometimes. If I feel that after the first few chapters it’s not my sort of thing I do consider giving up, I think everyone has moments like that. I would never abandon a book though. I like to see a story through to the end.

If you weren’t our school librarian, what would you want to be?

I think something to do with event management, arranging parties, events and planning weddings.

I think this interview helps to give a proper look into what it’s like to be a librarian.

School Reporters Huda, Aisha and Siva from Harris Academy Bermondsey are about to interview entrepreneur Poppy Jamie on Facebook Live - you can watch the interview here.