03/03/2017 Newsround

Hello, I'm Jenny, live on CBBC with your Friday morning Newsround.

We meet Alex from The Dumping Ground to talk about homelessness.

And we've got some of your amazing World Book Day outfits.

First, there are about to be some big changes to how the UK deals

It's all because of something you might have heard mentioned

I went to Scotland to find out what kids there think.

Despite what people say, it's not always raining.

There is loads to see and do and I love the museums.

Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, where a lot of people have strong

opinions on the vote that happened last year on whether the UK should

leave a club of countries called the European Union.

Across the whole UK, most people voted to

Scotland, most people wanted to stay in it.

So what do the children here think now the UK is leaving?

Well, I think it is kind of bad because it leaves the UK more

don't have the support that we used to since we've left the EU.

The EU has different rules from what other

countries have, if we leave we will not be following them any

more, so it might be a bit confusing.

I don't like the fact that we are leaving but I guess it

I think children should have had a say because it will affect their

I hope they don't keep going on about it, if they are going

And there's loads more about Brexit and what it all means

Next up and we're talking about the problem of homelessness.

An estimated 1.2 million young people in England have at some point

stayed in an unsecured or unsafe place because they felt they had

It's an issue that Alex in the CBBC's The Dumping Ground has

been experiencing in a new storyline on the show.

Well, Connor Lawson, who plays Alex on The Dumping Ground,

and Gaia Marcus, who works for the charity

Thank you for coming on Newsround. Connor, tell us about Alex? God he

is a pretty troubled kid, he has never had a good background, he has

constantly been in and out of care, does not have a good father figure,

you has put a wallop against the world and are showing off his bad

behaviour and persona, but he just wants to be wanted on to have love

from somebody. What is it like playing bad character? Pretty hard,

the total opposite end of the scale to me. -- playing that character? I

have been nurtured and loved coming he has not, it is a real eye-opener

and it has been good for me to see it from a different perspective. How

did you prepare? I did Method acting, I met up with a homeless guy

from Newcastle, he talked to me, it was good to see him still smiling.

How big a problem as this, Gaia? About 1.2 million young people have

at some point live somewhere where they feel unsafe or insecure. We

started a centrepoint helpline. When young people end up rough sleeping

it is because they often do not know there is help available, or they see

Calpol do not get the right help. What help is available? -- or they

seek help or do not get the right help. You should go to your local

council, the centrepoint helpline is there to ensure you know your

options and rights, but always note that people under 18 are children in

the eyes of the law, even if they don't feel like it, and something

can be done. There is loads of help. Thank you both for coming on to

Newsround and talking to us. And The Dumping Ground is on at 4.30

this afternoon on CBBC. You can also find more information

about homelessness online. Yesterday morning we asked

you to send in pictures Thank you to the hundreds

of people who got in touch. Here are some of your amazing

book-inspired outfits. Take a look at Lucy,

who is dressed as michievous Kiara has gone all green

as The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Brothers Edward and Caius have gone

for a Harry Potter theme, dressed as Mandrake Root

and Dobby the Elf. Hold onto your teeth, guys,

because Maryam is dressed as the Demon Dentist,

Miss Root. Ellwood has chosen to dress up

as Mighty Zog the Dragon Take a look at Bailey's version

of Peter Pan's shadow! You'd better check your valuables

are still there, because Gangsta Archie is taking good care of some

magical creatures as Newt Scamander Ethan is dressed as Hagrid

from Harry Potter. And take a look at Miss Pinter's

class from St John's Sampaoli and outfits. That is all

for this morning, we are back at around 4:20pm. The track was some

brilliant outfits. Go online for everything else, including the quiz

of the week and Strange,