19/11/2013 Newsround

Hi, guys. Ayshah here. Coming up, the 13-year-old wizzkid teacher and

the best of your Doctor Who vids. It's Newsround.

Let's start with a warning that not enough is being done to protect the

natural world here in the UK. A group of charities, including the

World Wildlife Fund and bird charity the RSPB, have released a report

today claiming nature is in crisis, and that the Government should be

doing more to help. The Government rejects this and says it's spending

billions on improving the environment. Here's Martin with more

Looking after the UK's vast range of animals, sea life, plants and green

spaces is a big job. And it's one the current Prime

Minister promised to take a big interest in - once claiming his

would be the greenest government ever. But today a group of leading

wildlife charities released a report criticising the Government for

missing some of its own targets on the environment and not doing enough

to protect nature across the UK. 60% of species are declining. The

government plans are not enough and we want them to do more. The report

uses a traffic light system to rate the Government's success in 25

different environmental areas. Four of those were given green for good

progress, including the actions taken to protect trees after the

spread of ash dieback disease and international work to protect

elephants, rhinos and whales. But nine areas were marked red for

failure - including protecting certain countryside areas from being

built on, reversing wildlife declines and improving conditions

for farm animals. The Government says, while this report recognises

some of its environmental achievements to date, many of the

criticisms are unfair and based on opinions, not facts. And at this

farm near Bolton they think Government policies have helped them

out. A lot of farms we see have been turning into private housing. What

we have done is we have managed, with Government support, to turn

this and transform it back into being a proper farm. This is just

one farm and the report insists, across the country, the Government

is failing to meet many of its own targets. But the Government says it

is investing in a much longer term plan, one that is making good

progress. In other news, a powerful cyclone

has caused devastation on the island of Sardinia, just off the coast of

Italy. Waters up to ten feet high swept through towns after a months'

worth of rain fell in just over an hour. 17 people have been killed and

several people are missing. The Italian government's declared a

state of emergency. OK, you've been at school all day so

you know the drill - the adults stand at the front of the class and

the kids listen, right? Wrong! A 13-year-old whizz kid has turned

that on its head after being hired to teach classes at MIT, one of

America's most prestigious universities.

This is Quin. He's 13, likes computer games... Oh, and he's such

a technical wizard he's been hired to teach university students up to

twice his age. He is probably better than some of

the professors I have had in terms of his ability to speak and convey

information. Began a few years ago, when he started a programme

electronics. Not even his mum and dad noticed how good he was. Really,

I think we didn't get it. For his birthday, we went to class and he

started drawing a crowd of all the teachers. All of these engineers

standing around him. I thought, that is so cool, nobody has done that

before. You should sell that. Now he's started his own company and

even developed his own handy household gadget. Fuzzbot is a robot

that can dust around your house, while avoiding obstacles. Snazzy!

So, while the future looks bright for Quin, after a hard days teaching

and acting like an adult, nothing's better than kicking back and being a

kid for the last few hours of the day.

Finally, the days are counting down to the very exciting Doctor Who 50th

anniversary special and you've been sending in your very own tributes.

Loads of you have emailed us short re-enactments of your favourite

Doctor moments. And we want you to keep them coming. Head to the

website now to find out more and we'll show some of the best ones on

Friday. And the website's also the place to go to see pictures of the

tiny antelope baby getting an unusual upbringing after being

rejected by its mum. Check it out and I'll see you back here at 6:50.