04/03/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Ricky you're live with Newsround this

Saturday afternoon.

Keep watching for all of this.

The first glimpse of Emily Blunt as the new Mary Poppins.

The daredevils taking up icebiking.

And spring is in the air in Japan.

First to the story of a boy who, like thousands of children

from Syria, has travelled to a new country in

Europe to escape war.

Jenny went to Sweden to catch up with him to see

what life is like now.

Meet Kava.

He is ten years old and likes football, music and bowling.

And, like millions of kids across Sweden, he's off to school.

But 18 months ago, Kava's life was very different.

Kava and his family were forced to leave Syria because of a war that

has been going on there since 2011.

Thousands of people have died and around 4 million people,

like Kava, have had to leave the country to get away

from the fighting.

Many people have made long journeys to countries in Europe

because they think they will be able to have a better life there.

TRANSLATION: We left when it was evening and we were very

scared on the road.

It was completely dark.

Kava and his family travelled from Syria to Turkey and then got

on a boat to make a dangerous journey across the sea to a Greek

island called Lesbos.

TRANSLATION: We eventually took a small boat across the sea to Europe.

And we were very terrified.

Newsround first met Kava in 2015, shortly after he had

arrived from Lesbos.

TRANSLATION: I want to see my brother who lives in Sweden.

He is already there and I want to join him.

I miss him.

And he got his wish.

After getting a ferry to mainland Greece, Kava's family

travelled overland by bus all the way to Sweden.

Kava and his family have been living in this very snowy town

for more than a year now.

And Kava has even started going to his local school.

So I have come to find out what his life is like now.

TRANSLATION: I like the school.

The school is good.

There is no violence here.

It is good here.

I like Sweden.

I like mathematics and doing my lessons.

And writing on a computer, laptop or an iPad.

I want to write.

Learning Swedish was difficult at first but later it

became easier, very easy.

I have friends.

They are very kind.

They are good.

My friends and I chase each other, run around and we slide our

mattresses on the snow.

Is there anything you miss about life with your friends in Syria?

TRANSLATION: My friends are not in Syria any more.

They went to Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey.

They are not in Syria.

I would like to meet them again.

CHEERING

Although Kava is happy to be settled

with his family here in Sweden, I want to find out how

he feels about having to leave his home in Syria.

TRANSLATION: In our old home, we used to play.

We had a laptop, we had a large house with a large garden

where we used to play.

But I don't remember much else.

TRANSLATION: When the war broke out, everybody went

in different directions.

Some left their mothers, others their fathers or their brothers.

Not many people stay together.

TRANSLATION: We stuck together and held each other closely so none

of us would be left behind.

That is why we remained holding each other so strongly.

What are your hopes for the future?

TRANSLATION: Now I am with my brother, sister

and parents here together.

We are very happy.

It is nice here.

I wish to continue going to school and study and become

something one day.

For more about what's happening in Syria, go online

for Newsround's special guide.

Now, cycling on ice - it's not normally a good idea,

but ice biking is becoming a booming sport all over the world.

Especially in Scandanavia.

Now it's arrived in the UK.

The back wheels on an ice bike are replaced with blades and the aim

is to get round the course as quick as you can!

Next, do you recognise this lady?

Yes, it's the flying nanny Mary Poppins, played by Julie Andrew

more than 50 years ago.

Now Disney has released the first photo of the new-look Mary

set to be recreated by Emily Blunt.

The British actress will be dressing in her navy coat and picking

up her patterned carpet bag for the sequel, which is due to be

released on Christmas Day next year.

Now take a look at these pictures from Japan where

spring is in the air.

Cherry flowers are in full bloom on a type of tree that blossoms

in early spring in Western Japan.

Residents of this town planted around 1,000 of these trees over

the last 30 years to attract lots of tourists.

Don't they look pretty!

And go online for loads more stories including the twins helping Nasa's

research into the affects of space travel on the body.

And the secrets of how elephants sleep.

That's all from me, Newsround's back just before ten tomorrow morning.

See you then.

Bye.