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Hi, I'm Ayshah with your very last Newsround update. | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
And find out why koala bears hug trees. | :00:00. | :00:11. | |
She travelled to Westminster in London to give | :00:12. | :00:25. | |
a traditional speech during the state opening of Parliament. | :00:26. | :00:32. | |
In the speech the Queen sets out the Government's plans | :00:33. | :00:35. | |
They include a plan to charge 5p for plastic shopping bags | :00:36. | :00:39. | |
in England, and changes to exams to improve school standards. | :00:40. | :00:45. | |
Moving on, now here in the UK, if you get sick or are in a pain, | :00:46. | :00:49. | |
doctors can give you strong medicine to help. | :00:50. | :00:52. | |
But in many poorer countries, it's a different story. | :00:53. | :00:54. | |
Powerful painkillers can be very addictive, which is why health | :00:55. | :00:57. | |
officials from around the world worry about giving them to patients. | :00:58. | :01:00. | |
But doctors say this means many children - and adults - | :01:01. | :01:03. | |
BBC reporter, Tulip Mazumdar, sent us this report. | :01:04. | :01:13. | |
This boy is 12 years old and lives in Uganda. He was diagnosed with a | :01:14. | :01:22. | |
cancerous tumour in his eye. He was given three treatment at hospital | :01:23. | :01:30. | |
which help them recover. Might I was very painful but the kidney | :01:31. | :01:35. | |
anaesthetic so I do not feel pain. I am very grateful for the team to -- | :01:36. | :01:43. | |
took care of me. But this care is not common in many countries. Many | :01:44. | :01:50. | |
governments across the world refuse to give patients access to | :01:51. | :01:55. | |
painkillers because they worry they will become addicted, but that could | :01:56. | :02:02. | |
soon change. Last month officials from countries met to allow more | :02:03. | :02:08. | |
kids to have the same sort of care. Next, you may think koalas just love | :02:09. | :02:14. | |
trees - the amount But scientists in Australia have | :02:15. | :02:17. | |
discovered that hugging trees Using thermal imaging cameras, | :02:18. | :02:21. | |
researchers found the trunks of large trees are significantly | :02:22. | :02:25. | |
cooler than the air around them. So by hugging them more tightly | :02:26. | :02:28. | |
on hotter days, koalas can lose heat without panting | :02:29. | :02:30. | |
and losing precious water. Now if you're feeling World Cup | :02:31. | :02:34. | |
fever building already, take a look at the top five headers from | :02:35. | :02:37. | |
years gone by, over on our website. And | :02:38. | :02:41. | |
while you're there you can also find out how to improve your memory and | :02:42. | :02:43. | |
have a look inside Ricky's brain! That's all from me, Newsround's | :02:44. | :02:48. | |
back at 7.40 tomorrow morning. Don't forget to check out | :02:49. | :02:52. | |
the website for all the rest | :02:53. | :02:56. |