24/11/2013 Newsround

Hi, guys, Jenny here, live from Newsround HQ with all the big

stories this Sunday. On the way, how Prince Harry is preparing for his

sub-zero South Pole trek. The Team GB athletes gunning for World Cup

glory. This is Newsround.

Let's start in Syria, though. A new report says that the war there has

had a catastrophic effect on children. A study by the Oxford

Research Group says that more than 11,000 kids have been killed since

the civil war between government troops and rebels who want to force

them out of power, which started in 2011. Researchers say that figures

could be much higher as there are still many areas they cannot reach.

They have called on both sides to stop bombing schools and targeting

ordinary people. Britain is sending six more planes

full of aid to help millions of people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in

the Philippines. The UK government is going to spend ?50 million to

the Philippines. The UK government help those in badly affected areas.

It will include sending food, medicine and almost 1500 tents. More

than 5000 people are thought to have died in the disaster, with many

still missing. Next to the Antarctic trek with

Royal approval. Prince Harry is making the final preparations for a

mammoth 200-mile journey to the South Pole, all to raise money for a

cause close to his heart. Battering winds, sub-zero

temperatures and slippery sheet ice - just some of the challenges Prince

Harry will have to contend with on his epic mission to the South Pole.

The soldier Prince is undertaking the 200-mile trek to raise money for

injured ex-servicemen and women through the Walking With The Wounded

charity. Since the team touched down at the starting point on Friday

they've been busy finalising kit, routes and getting used to the

sub-zero temperatures. Harry says the testing weather has affected the

camp. The weather forecast is supposedly all right, but it seems

to be getting worse. It is normally blue sky joint! It is just nice to

be here. The Prince and his team set off next week and aim to cover 12

miles a day before finishing on December 16th.

Next we've been talking about it all week, so did the Doctor Who Special

live up to the hype? The 50th anniversary episode was shown in

more than 90 countries around the world last night. You can tell us

what you thought of it on our website. These Whovians watched it

at a cinema in London. It was a bit creepy and fun. It was very

exciting. It was so captivating and interesting. Over on the website,

you've been telling us what you thought about Team Time Lord.

Luke in Northumberland says, "I guess it was good, but it became a

bit boring at the end because some parts made absolutely no sense. The

Christmas special certainly looks exciting, though!" But Olinka in

Hampshire says, "My friends and I had a sleepover at my house and we

loved it. It was so amazing, I really liked the end. We were up

until 4am talking about it!". It has been a bad 24 hours for

English sports It has been a bad 24 hours for

the cricket team lost the first Test of the Ashes in Australia. Alistair

Cook's men started the day needing 561 runs to win, but were all bowled

out for 179. The second game of the best of five series starts in

December. And there was also heartbreak for England's Rugby

League team yesterday after New Zealand's Shaun Johnson, scored this

last-gasp try, to deny them a place in the World Cup final. England were

seconds from victory before the Kiwi's scored, and then added the

decisive conversion with the last kick of the match. New Zealand now

face Australia in the final. But one sport where home-grown

success is starting to be a bit of a given is table football. You might

be more used to seeing it played while on holiday, but next month is

the Foosball World Cup in France with Team GB hopeful of bringing

back a whole bag of trophies. One table, 22 plastic figures, and

loads of passion. You may know it as table football or even foosball, but

whatever you want to call it, one thing's for sure. It's back and more

popular than ever! The sport was massive when your parents were born,

but dipped in popularity with the rise of computer games. But now the

number of players around the world is soaring again. Last year's World

Cup attracted over 2,500 people. Particularly in Europe, it's

massive, thousands play, and in China I've heard they've even got

schools that have foosball on the curriculum. Table football has even

scored on the big screen. Foosball: The Movie has broken box office

records in Argentina and the English-language version, which

stars Harry Potter's Rupert Grint, opens in the UK next year. Rob Atha

from Manchester, seen here on the left, won the doubles title in 2009

and was the first Brit to be world number one. And the leading British

ladies aren't far behind either. At just 17, Sarah Brice was the

youngest UK champion and is now making her mark on the global scene.

I go abroad six times a year, France, Germany, America. I've met

some incredible people. There's so much thought and mental capacity

about this game. It's about technique. You don't need strength,

just technique. It takes hours of practice each week to learn how to

control the ball. So if you've got a footy table at home and put the

hours in minus one day you could be scoring a last minute winner in a

World Cup Final! A world-record attempt to go around

the world in a motorised rickshaw has hit a snag. The two British

teachers on board had to drag the vehicle is 50 miles by hand at its

engine failed somewhere in a room. They eventually found a mechanic and

got it restarted. They are raising money for child poverty and are

making their way towards the next stop in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

That is all for now. We are back bright and early tomorrow morning.

Goodbye!