0:00:10 > 0:00:12Hi, Martin here.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15First up today, fast cars, burning tyres and famous drivers -
0:00:15 > 0:00:17that's what you might think of when it comes
0:00:17 > 0:00:19to Formula 1 racing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22But now there's a row about a group of women who work there.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Ricky's got this one.
0:00:25 > 0:00:31The row is about the women who work at Formula 1 races doing this...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Known as grid girls, they're often seen lining
0:00:33 > 0:00:38the race track and celebrating with fans and winners.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Now F1 have dropped them.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Former F1 TV presenter Beverley Turner is pleased.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47The idea of grid girls is outdated.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Women shouldn't be judged by what they look like,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52but what they do and say.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56The problem with grid girls is that they do and say nothing,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59they're only there to look good.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02In F1 we have no female drivers but that could now change
0:01:02 > 0:01:05if the sport tries to value women for skill and talent
0:01:05 > 0:01:06rather what they look like.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Carolyn was a grid girl and she has a different opinion.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11If you take grid girls away from the job, F1
0:01:11 > 0:01:13will still have to fill that role.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15They're still going to have someone on the driver's
0:01:15 > 0:01:21slot to mark the grid out for the drivers to come up to,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23still need people for the VVIP guests to come
0:01:23 > 0:01:25onto the pits and the track.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28That job is still going to have a role, why not have
0:01:28 > 0:01:29one boy and one girl?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31It's not just Formula 1.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Last week darts made a similar decision
0:01:35 > 0:01:40and there are calls from campaigners for more sports to do the same.
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0:01:44 > 0:01:47about what's happening on the show later.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Whitney's live in the Blue Peter studio.
0:01:49 > 0:01:56What's going on over there, Whitney?
0:01:56 > 0:02:03I am in the big Blue Peter studio. Look out huge it is, way bigger than
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Newsround. Today they are celebrating their 5000th episode and
0:02:08 > 0:02:16I'm joined by the lovely Lindsey and fashion designer Henry loves. It's
0:02:16 > 0:02:22really exciting. What have you got planned today.We've got a cool
0:02:22 > 0:02:27show, aside from the fact we will be joined by New Hope Club and young
0:02:27 > 0:02:32magician Izzy Simpson and Henrik Lund is here because he has designed
0:02:32 > 0:02:38a new Blue Peter badge.What does it look like? We won't see it until
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0:02:51 > 0:02:57it's a different shape.What does the colour looks like? I need to
0:02:57 > 0:03:03give Newsround and exclusive.It's got an element of sparkle, that's
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0:03:32 > 0:03:35else is going on, tune in at 5:30pm on the BBC.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Next, want to see the secret lives of some super-cool wild animals?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Well, a new TV series called Animals With Cameras
0:03:40 > 0:03:42is about to reveal all.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Small cameras were used to give us a critter's-eye view
0:03:44 > 0:03:47into their lives - including, for the first time,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50wild baby meerkats.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Newborn meerkat pups only appear from their burrows when
0:03:53 > 0:03:56they are two to three weeks old.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Before that they are hidden below ground.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02It's a part of meerkat life that scientists have always wanted
0:04:02 > 0:04:04to learn more about.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08These researchers carefully pop tiny cameras onto these cute creatures
0:04:08 > 0:04:11in Africa's Kalahari Desert.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Then they wait...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Until finally a meerkat gives birth.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Deep in the burrow are five new arrivals.
0:04:19 > 0:04:26These pups are less than a day old.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28even though their eyes are still closed,
0:04:28 > 0:04:29the pups are already communicating.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30THEY CHIRP.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33In this maze of dark tunnels, their chirps help
0:04:33 > 0:04:34the adults find them.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37It also helps the family build a strong bond they will need
0:04:37 > 0:04:45to survive above ground.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46That's all for today.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Newsround's back in the morning.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57If you want to check out the rest of the top stories, head to Newsround
0:04:57 > 0:05:01online. I'm going to go to the Blue Peter