03/02/2016 Newsround

Good morning, I'm Jenny, live with all the big stories

from around the world this Wednesday.

Coming up!

British astronaut Tim Peake shows off some experiments in space.

Caught on camera - the Australian volcano erupting.

First, children across Britain linked up with Tim Peake

on the International Space Station yesterday for a big question

and answer session.

The British astronaut has been up there for six weeks,

but took time out to speak to children and share

some experiments.

Leah was there.

300 children from across the UK here to put their questions to Major

Tim Peake.

But not only that, around 300,000 children are also logged on right

now, all ready to watch that moment live, too.

Hello to the World Museum in Liverpool.

I hear you loud and clear, and welcome on board

the International Space Station to you and to everybody

who is following the cosmic classroom on the internet.

Good afternoon.

What is your favourite button on the ISS, and what does it do?

This button, on this panel here, actually opens up the door

to outer space.

Is there a possibility of a meteor or space junk hitting the ISS?

Actually, we do get hit by small particles everyday,

and if ever we are in any danger, then the ISS will simply move us out

of the way, and we will shift orbits to get out of the way

of any space debris.

But it is a great question.

I was really excited, waiting to be able to go up

and see him answer live.

What is your favourite science experiment on the International

Space Station?

I do like the vegetables and flowers we are growing in space,

I think that is really interesting that we can start

to grow our own food.

It felt amazing because not a lot of people can just do that.

And it is amazing how you've actually just spoken

to an astronaut.

Tim is expected back in June, but for now he'll continue

to inspire as many children as he can back down on planet Earth.

And head to our website for lots more on Tim Peake's

mission in space.

Doctors around the world are looking for ways to help thousands of people

in South and Central America, and the Caribbean, that have been

affected by a disease called Zika.

Martin has been looking into what it is and

how to fight it.

Zika is a disease carried by mosquitoes.

When a mosquito bites people, it spreads the disease

from person to person.

The types of mosquitoes that carry the disease live in tropical

countries, so it is not likely to affect the UK.

When people do catch the virus, usually it is very mild,

so mild they don't even know they were infected afterward.

They feel a bit unwell, like they've got

a cold.

But it's more serious if a woman is having a baby.

Scientists say they think it may affect how a baby grows

before it's born.

Doctors around the world are now coming up

with ways to try to deal with Zika.

While scientists are making new medicines

and vaccines to stop Zika virus, everyone is going to be working

to make sure people don't get bit by mosquitoes.

They're going to try and get rid of the mosquitoes,

and that will actually stop a lot of different diseases.

There has a been a big volcanic eruption on a remote island

in Australian territory outside the Antarctic circle.

It was filmed by excited scientists carrying out research

on Heard Island, that's over 4,000km south-west of Perth.

Let's look at some sport now.

Leicester City have beaten Liverpool with two more goals

from Jamie Vardy.

They are three points clear at the top of the Premiership,

with 14 games to go.

Manchester City are putting on the pressure though,

with Sergio Aguero scoring the only goal away to Sunderland.

City's goalkeeper, Joe Hart, says the team are determined to take

home a trophy for Manuel Pellegrini, who leaves at the end of the season.

16-year-old Katie Swan, from Bristol, is set to become

Great Britain's youngest tennis Fed Cup player,

after she was selected by team captain Judy Murray.

Australian Open semi-finalist Johanna Konta had to pull out

because of illness.

And check out these gigantic cartoon characters that have popped up

at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield .

They'll be on display for four months.

They're part of the first solo exhibition in the UK by the US

artist Brian Donnelly, who's also known by the name Kaws.

That's all just now, but Newsround is back right

here at 8.15.