07/08/2013 Newsround


07/08/2013

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pictures that show how the heat's affecting our fish. Hey, I'm Leah,

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we're live - also on the way... What happens when N Dubz meets classical

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music? Stay tuned to find out. So you've certainly been making the

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most of the good weather this summer, but for the UK's fish

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population it's a different story. Tens of thousands of fish have died

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because of the recent hot temperatures and now the Environment

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Agency is appealing for your help. We sent Martin to the waters edge to

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find out more. Shocking and upsetting scenes, But unfortunately

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ones that have become an increasingly familiar sight across

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the UK's rivers, lakes and ponds this summer. Last month alone the

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Environment Agency says 50,000 fish died - all because of the weather.

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The hottest summer for 16 years has meant soaring temperatures AND lower

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than usual rainfall. Something that's caused oxygen levels in water

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to reduce - suffocating the fish. The short bursts of heavy rain have

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washed pollutants off roads and fields into rivers - poisoning many

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of those left over. With the high temperatures kick in the rivers

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cannot cope. You can see here, the level is quite good. It is that the

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normal level and the water is clear and there is no pollution and the

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fish are healthy. The Environment Agency are pumping fresh water into

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rivers and lakes to try and create zones of oxygenated water But they

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also want your help They are saying to look for tell tale signs. Fish

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gasping for breath. They could be upside down. White To give the fish

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a chance some anglers will also be asked to stop fishing in certain

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areas. With the great weather set to continue for a little longer the

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number of casualties is likely to rise - so keep your eyes peeled the

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next time you're down by the water. Next - How often do you get to play

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outside? Less than your mums and dads did when they were kids, a new

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survey suggests. Parents say worries over traffic and strangers were the

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biggest reasons they don't let you lot out. Disturbing the neighbours

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was another concern. The survey for National Playday spoke to 3000

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children and parents in the UK. Well, the survey also suggests that

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lots of kids would like to play outside more if they could and

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you've been telling us what you think on the Newsround website.

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Sarah in Luton says: "I wish I could play outside more but my parents

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stop me, saying traffic and cars are dangerous." But Zaynab in Essex

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says: "It's safe where I live and the neighbours actually like it when

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they see us playing outside happily." Now classical music's

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boring, right? Wrong! Even if Beethoven isn't your thing how about

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Fazer from N-Dubz griming up one of the UK's best known orchestral

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venues? He's on a mission to encourage young people to discover

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classical music for a new TV show - but can he pull it off? Here's

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Ricky, and first Fazer to explain. Ten weeks ago, I dish and musicians

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to form a new band and I went to see whether I could open their ears and

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eyes to classical music. What do you think about? Is it Beethoven?I

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found some amazing musicians and then dropped the bomb. We will be

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playing at the Proms at the world-renowned Royal Albert Hall.

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What is it like to work with Fazer? He is very supportive and he makes

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us feel comfortable. He understands us because he is young. You have to

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come and perform or go home. I got the opportunity to perform last year

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with the orchestra. It opened my eyes to that type of music and when

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you are the two worlds together, the contemporary music that we do, and

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perform it with an orchestra, like people and live musicians, the sound

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that you get is great. Sam Agro we did not really know about classical

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music and he introduced us. Psion macro the transition from where we

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were to where we are now is amazing. I am nervous, but I am prepared.

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Almost done but what better way to end than with this escape artist who

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handcuffed himself and got inside a locked box before being dropped out

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