10/08/2011 Newsround


10/08/2011

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Hi there, Ore and Hayley here for your Wednesday afternoon helping of

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Newsround. On the way, we meet the broomstick brigade on Mission

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Clean-Up after the riots across parts of England. And the Blade-

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runner's Olympic dream moves one step closer.

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But we start with the story we've been leading with all week. The

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violence and looting which has been causing chaos in some parts of

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England for four nights now. Today, Prime Minister David Cameron said a

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fightback is under way. He said he's going to do everything in his

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power to restore law and order and bring the people involved to

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justice. The trouble began in London but now it has spread

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elsewhere. As darkness fell, once again groups

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of young people took to the streets. Not London this time though. Last

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night, with thousands more police on the streets, the capital was

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pretty quiet. But the trouble spread elsewhere. In Manchester,

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these people ran through the city centre for hours, smashing windows,

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starting fires and looting shops. My message is extremely simple.

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Hundreds and hundreds of people, we have your image, we have your face,

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we have your acts of wanton criminality on film. We are coming

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for you from today. There was also violence in parts of Liverpool,

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Nottingham, West Bromwich and other places too. In Birmingham, three

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men died after being hit by a car. It's being called copycat violence.

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It's thought people, some as young as 12 and 13, have seen what's

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going on and mindlessly decided to copy it. It is people being

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interested on YouTube, Twitter, and saying, this looks fun, we can have

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a go at this. They can break into the shop and no one will stop them.

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There's probably not a lot going on in their minds, except for what can

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I get to go on the streets with my friends and show off? Prime

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Minister David Cameron today said police can start using tougher

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measures to try and stop the trouble. And he gave his view on

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why all this is happening. It is a complete lack of responsibility in

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parts of our society. People allowed to feel that the world owes

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them something. That their rights outweigh their responsibilities.

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And that their actions do not have consequences. Well, they do have

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consequences. Hundreds of people have been arrested. And the Prime

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Minister also said that extra police officers will keep

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patrolling the streets for as long as necessary to put an end to the

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The Prime Minister has also said water cannons could potentially be

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used to break up crowds if needed. They send out really strong jets of

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water but have never been used before in England. The government

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says that allowing them now shows how seriously it's taking the

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situation. Hundreds of you have been getting in touch on the

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Newsround website to tell us what you think. Natasha, who's nine and

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from Manchester told us: "I couldn't sleep last night with all

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the police and I could smell smoke from outside. Today is my birthday

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and it's not safe to go out so my party has been called off." And

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Alexandra, who's 13 and from Derbyshire, says: "My sister is a

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special in the police. She said that it was very scary. I was so

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worried about her." Thank you for all your comments. It's worth

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remembering that the trouble's only been happening in certain areas,

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not everywhere. If there are any problems near you, police advice is

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to stay at home. And there's advice on our website about what to do if

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you find the story upsetting. Across the country, volunteers are

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busy cleaning up the mess caused by vandals. In parts of London, people

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have taken to the streets, armed with more brooms than Hogwarts.

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It started as an early call across the internet. By the afternoon,

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many people turned up in Clapham in London using the latest technology

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they organised to meet up and clean-up. I liked the fact the

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community, although it's really bad, it is bringing the community

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together. But everybody is showing we are going to stick up together.

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The there is a lot of problems. James was running the show. We have

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got guys are bringing out and doughnuts and coffee and tea. The

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shops are letting us use their facilities as well. It started off

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as a social networks thing. Looters and rioters threw bricks through

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these shop windows, stealing the contents and then left to the mess

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behind but now everybody is taking action. They have had enough and

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want to see their streets back in order for I could stay at home and

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watch it on the news and do-nothing or I could make something of my day

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and to help and get involved in community spirits. Children of all

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ages have been getting stuck in. have been cleaning up because some

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body messed London upon. Nice one, Grace. Now, England

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football fans were left disappointed as tonight's match

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against the Netherlands was called off because of the riots in London.

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But over in Birmingham, despite the trouble there have been plenty of

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ecstatic England cricket fans around today. The match went ahead

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as planned and England bowled India out earlier for just 224. At the

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moment England have scored one for no wickets. England won the last

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two Test matches, and if they win again they will be the number one

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team in the world. The best team in the land, you might say.

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And we'll stick with sport to finish because this guy, Oscar

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Pistorius, or the Blade-runner as he's known, is fast becoming one

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the biggest names in the world of athletics. He's already a

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Paralympic champion, but he's now qualified for the World Athletics

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Championships too, competing alongside able-bodied athletes.

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He's the first amputee to run in the event. And that puts the South

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African on track for the 2012 London Olympics.

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It's a dream he's had for years. Taking to the track at the London

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Olympic Games. And when Oscar Pistorius lines up for the 400

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metres at the World Championships later this month, he'll come a step

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closer to turning that dream into reality. Oscar was born missing

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some bones in his legs. So when he took up running, he was fitted with

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carbon fibre prosthetic blades. Some say they give him an advantage

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over able-bodied athletes. But Oscar reckons his speed is all down

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to intensive training. I put in more hours, and overall, I think I

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am a more diligent. No one denies it's incredible for a disabled

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athlete to get this far, but not everyone think it's fair. It sets

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an amazing achievement. There will be questions over whether it's an

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level playing field between the able bodied and disabled athletes.

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Able bodied and disabled athletes have competed together in other

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sports before. But because Oscar has to run on blades, it's been a

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controversial decision to allow him to run. But many feel he deserves

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it. He works hard. You can see the determination each time he races. I

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think he should be given the chance to compete. Oscar has taken tests

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to prove his blades don't give him the edge. Now the world will be

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watching to see if he can make it to the London Olympics in 2012.

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