29/01/2014 Newsround

Hi, I'm Leah with your morning Newsround. On today's show. Viking

warriors take over a town in Scotland... Sort of. And another big

freeze hits parts of America. This is Newsround.

First, a big education report out this morning says a quarter of young

people in poorer countries can't read a single sentence. That's

millions of children who can't read or write. The United Nations is now

calling on the world's governments to give these kids the chance to go

to school. Nel's been looking into it. This girl is 12 and lives in

Lahore, Pakistan. She has been studying at this school for the past

three years, but doesn't know how much longer she'll be here.

TRANSLATION: My father doesn't want me to learn. He thinks it's not a

good thing for girls to study. I have to fight in everyday to come to

school. That's because in Pakistan, girls are treated very to boys and

poor children are treated very differently to rich ones. I've come

to a girls school in Manchester. I'm here to meet a girl who studies in

the UK but who visits her family in Pakistan every year. She understands

how different school life can be in the two countries. Education here is

much better. Just the opportunities you can have. Although life is very

different, both girls have the same dreams for the future. I want to

have the education to have a good job. My dream has always been to be

a doctor. Father doesn't think I can do it but I want a job, that's all.

And you can see Nel's full report into that over on our website, right

now. Next, some of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees will be

allowed to come and live temporarily in the UK. Deputy Prime Minister

Nick Clegg says those most at risk including disabled, the elderly and

women and girls will get priority. The Government haven't set a target

of how many refugees will come to the UK but expect it to be in the

hundreds. In America, more arctic weather has caused chaos in the

Midwest, with schools closing, airlines cancelling flights and

emergency crews working to dig out major roadways. Many motorists

trying to travel spun off the road or slid into snow banks. In Ohio,

high winds created "snow rollers", which are coils of snow whipped up

by the 40mph gusts. In the normally warm Southern states, a state of

emergency has been declared as they prepare for a severe winter storm

too. To warmer places and just an hour or so ago, England retained the

Women's Ashes in Australia. They needed to win the first Twenty20

match to win the series. England won by nine wickets, with captain

Charlotte Edwards hitting the winning runs to finish a brilliant

innings of 92 not out. The men play their first Twenty20 in Hobart after

8am this morning. A big night in the Premier League saw Liverpool smash

their local rivals Everton 4-0 in the Merseyside derby. Reds captain

Steven Gerrard scored after 20 minutes and Daniel Sturridge

followed up with two more before half-time. Man United also won last

night, but Arsenal were held to a draw. Luis Suarez picked up a fourth

to leave his side in fourth place, and please his manager, Brendan

Rogers. The mentality was very focused coming into this game. We

understood that could have been implications for our Champions

League aspirations. So to go four points clear against one of our

rivals was very important. The players coped with that pressure

really well. Meanwhile, Premier League leaders Arsenal dropped

points in the title race as they were held to a 2-2 draw by

Southampton at St Mary's. Adam Lallana scored the equaliser after

Arsenal scored two quick second half goals to go 2-1 up. For boss Arsene

Wenger it was a simple reaction the the final score. It's a point. We

regret I have is that at 2-1, they were quickly caught back to 2-2.

Last up, just enough time to show you some amazing pictures of people

dressed as Vikings! It was the Up Helly Aa festival in Scotland's

Shetland Islands. Every year local people carry torches through the

town of Lerwick to celebrate the islands' Viking heritage, before

throwing their torches onto a pretend Viking ship to make a big

fire. Head to the website to check out more pictures.

We've got a gallery of snowy scenes in America, too. Check that out.