MEC Managing Editor Jeremy Smith writes:
Haiti faces the worst humanitarian crisis in decades

This week's news item, adapted for MEC from a news article originally published in the Guardian Weekly, is about the devastating earthquake in Haiti and the difficulty in getting aid to the survivors.
You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.
February word games
This month's Witch’s Pot topics are 'months of the year' (Easy), 'words relating to computers' (Average) and 'expressions relating to the theatre' (Difficult).
The Swamp Disaster topics are 'sporting terms' (Easy), 'clothing and jewellery' (Average) and 'travel and tourism' (Difficult).
The Wordsearch topics are 'numbers' (Easy), '''watery'' words' (Average) and 'scientific words' (Difficult).
There are new Crosswords and Bridge Builders at all levels too.
Visit the Word Games area to find them all.