PUPILS at a city primary school have set the news agenda on children's TV institution, Newsround.

The 10-year-olds took over the decision-making when presenter Adam Fleming visited St Angela's primary in Darnley with the programme's producers.

Adam is from Pollokshields and was thrilled to return to his home city to talk about his work.

Primary six pupils met the TV favourite and played reporters throughout the day. The children also watched a behind-the-scenes video showing how the news show is made and were able to discuss recent news pictures.

The pupils had to sort into order of importance the day's environmental headlines, which included: Huge Windfarms Coming to Scotland; Enormous Plane Takes to the Skies; Why Composting is a Good Deal; and Kids May Pay for Climate Change.

Children were then split into groups to decide what was the top story of the day.

From 10 news stories they had to select five to be featured in the eight-minute programme.

They then decided the bulletin's running order and which story would feature a reporter.

Aoon Mohammed, 10, of Darnley said: "It was a lot of fun to put the stories into order of importance. I really loved it.

"We had to decide what was the top story and use speech bubbles to introduce them."

Kayleigh Welsh, 10, decided the launch of a new double-decker plane was the top story.

She said: "It was quite hard, when you had to decide what news should on be first and what should be second.

"I chose the double-decker plane because it looked cool. I watch Newsround sometimes, so this is quite exciting."

Matt Arnold, assistant content producer, quizzed youngsters on the latest news which included subjects as diverse as Harry Potter, Fame Academy, Comic Relief and X Factor.

Youngsters then took part in a drama workshop where they played the roles of presenter, reporter and guest on Newsround which was first broadcast 35 years ago.

Adam, who has been with the programme since 2001, said: "It's a brilliant opportunity. I love meeting the kids who watch the show because it helps me to do my job better.

"The children love getting an insight into how one of their favourite programmes is made."