23/04/2014 Newsround

what is happening tonight? Hello, it's Wednesday afternoon. I'm Leah

and you are live with Newsround. Coming up: Everest on hold, the

world's highest summit is off-limits after an argument rages over safety.

And 450 years after his birth in Britain celebrates its best-known

writer, William Shakespeare. First, it's the biggest mountain in

the world, but no-one can climb it. On Mount Everest in Nepal, a

disastrous avalanche last week killed 16 of the local mountain

guides, known as Sherpas. It was the worst accident to happen on the

mountain in modern times. Now the Sherpas are threatening to go on

strike. Martin's got this one. Nepal's Sherpa community is in

mourning after 16 of the local mountain guide lost their lives.

Friday's accident has heightened tensions between Sherpas, the

wealthy climbers from abroad and the Nepalese Government. The Sherpas are

now saying they don't want to climb because it is unsafe and out of

respect for the dead. British climber Kenton Cool has climbed

Everest 11 times and said it would be hard to climb without the

Sherpas. Some of them have climbed its 17 and 18 times and they know it

intimately. It is hard work and it is very dangerous. They don't get

the acknowledgement they deserve. But it is not just over safety.

There are issues of money as well. The Sherpas have threatened to go on

strike unless they get a bigger share of the money raised from

climbers. Do you think the pay is fair? They don't get paid

particularly well by our standards, but by Nepalese standard, yes. Is it

enough to risk their lives? How do you put monetary value on risking

your life? The two sides are trying to find a way forward, but for now

there is no-one scaling the world's highest peak.

Next, he was the top story teller of his day and many believe he was the

greatest writer ever to pick up a quill. 450 years ago today William

Shakespeare was born in celebrations have been taking place up and down

the country to mark the anniversary. He changed the way we speak and

invented thousands of words that we still used today, so why is his work

so important? I really like Shakespeare, it is like learning a

new language. He makes you laugh and cry and that is important for a

writer. I like Romeo and Juliet because it is so romantic at the

beginning and at the end it is a tragedy. Sometimes it is hard to

understand, but if you really think about it, you can. Shakespeare's

hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon has been buzzing today as people

celebrate his life and work. Jacqueline Green from the

Shakespeare trust is outside his house right now and joins us live.

What has been going on today and what is happening tonight? Hello.

What a wonderful day we have had. We have had a herald celebrating

Shakespeare's birthday on the hour, singing happy birthday to

Shakespeare. We have had people dressing up and performing

Shakespeare. We have had people at all of the Shakespeare houses around

town. Ten night there will be fireworks. Why does his work

continued to be so important today? He wrote fantastic stories. And the

characters and the issues those characters face are still relevant

today. All of us can find a connection to those stories and that

is why. Not because he is important, but because he has

connections to human beings. It works so well. Thank you very much.

Our website is the place to be to find the quiz.

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray dropped in on his old school in

Dunblane this afternoon. He was awarded with a big honour, the

freedom of the city of sterling, and he broke down in tears as he made

his speech. I think everybody knows I am extremely proud... Of where I

come from. He also spoke to kids from all over

Britain on an online chat, so join us just before seven where we will

hear from Ricky and some of the kids as well. We will be having a full

chat with Andy tomorrow morning at 7am. In the meantime, head over to

the website to find out about our top stories. Goodbye.