Well at this stage I would say the lead story should be Story 1 - Latest figures show increase in number of unemployed young people in Britain. The second story could be either Story 5, or Story 6 (can someone tell me why they would pick each of these?) and lastly, the 3rd story should be Story 4, because of the news value of an elite person, and it's a bit softer than the others - though it's intriguing because it shows racism is still an issue in today's society, and the audience will want to know whether there will ever be an end to this issue.
I suppose the story about ticket prices isn't appealing for the WHOLE audience... I don't know... Yes, it's appealing as many young people attend summer festivals, but there is also another (older) audience which attends festivals. I think the crossing the Channel story is appealing as it represents the audience as heroic and brave, which breaks the stereotype that is laid on young people that they are 'good-for-nothing'. I think this is important as the audience will feel powerful and will feel good about themselves. This will also make the audience want to return to the programme as it compliments them. And as I mentioned earlier, it will raise awareness of the dangers of drink-driving.
However, after thinking about the lead story again, I now wouldn't put the story about the hurricane as the lead story. This is mainly because the hurricane wouldn't affect the audience as much as the others because it isn't something that is directly affecting the audience i.e. putting their life in danger.