Meet the six-year-old from Corby who can name every US state and every country on Earth

A six-year-old schoolboy from Corby has amazed his family with his incredible memory and knowledge of the Earth and beyond.

Jo-Wilfred Adams developed an interest in the world during the first lockdown and set about learning more about the countries he heard about on the news.

Now he is able to name not only all the states of the USA, all the countries in the world and recognise their outlines, he can name all the flags and many capital cities.

Mum Brenda, a molecular microbiologist, said: "It's really amazing. I think he has a really great memory. He sits down and concentrates and learns them.

"He has a map app and when it's his turn on the screen he prefers to look at maps."

Not content with sticking to Earth, Jo-Wilfred, who attends Oakley Vale Primary School, is passionate about space and knows all about the solar system and beyond.

He has told his mum that he would like to be an astronaut or perhaps an architect and design buildings.

Brenda said: "I'm in awe of him. What he is capable of doing is endless. When I was six I was just learning my a-b-c."

Jo-Wilfred also enjoys a kick-about and playing on his bike with his two sisters, Anna-Joy, eight, and four-year-old Winifred and dad Wilfred, a carer.

Brenda added: "I suppose all the news reports about the countries affected by the pandemic made him realise just how big our world is - even the darkest of clouds can have silver linings."