:00:00. > :00:00.Hayley here, with why September's been
:00:00. > :00:12.Plus, you tell us what makes your grandparents great.
:00:13. > :00:24.But let's start in America, where doctors have confirmed
:00:25. > :00:28.the first case of the Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil.
:00:29. > :00:32.A man is now being treated at a hospital in Texas having come
:00:33. > :00:35.into the country from the African country of Liberia.
:00:36. > :00:38.Thousands of people have been affected
:00:39. > :00:41.by a big outbreak of the disease in West Africa in recent months.
:00:42. > :00:44.But American health officials say they're extremely confident they can
:00:45. > :00:49.stop the virus spreading any further.
:00:50. > :00:51.Next to the kids doing their best impressions
:00:52. > :00:55.If you're like me, you might enjoy sitting back to
:00:56. > :01:01.But the programme's inspired loads of you to take up ballroom dancing,
:01:02. > :01:09.The sparkly outfits, the snazzy moves and, of course,
:01:10. > :01:14.Strictly Come Dancing has been waltzing its way onto
:01:15. > :01:23.our TV screens since 2004 and it's still as popular as ever.
:01:24. > :01:42.It is one of the few shows that is truly family viewing. There is Judy
:01:43. > :01:46.It is one of the few shows that is Murray, Frankie from The Saturdays,
:01:47. > :01:51.and then the grandparents like it for Len Goodman because he dresses
:01:52. > :01:56.so well! You can all sit down together and enjoy it.
:01:57. > :01:58.I am in the north-west of England in Blackpool, and this is a town known
:01:59. > :02:00.for its ballroom dancing. And halfway through the competition,
:02:01. > :02:03.this is where the Strictly celebrities will be strutting
:02:04. > :02:04.their stuff. So what do these children love
:02:05. > :02:16.about ballroom? I always watched it when I was
:02:17. > :02:25.little and I like ballroom dancing. I like the costumes. I like to get
:02:26. > :02:29.my feet moving. I like dancing with a girl.
:02:30. > :02:31.I'll be honest. I don't know my foxtrot from my cha-cha-cha. Can
:02:32. > :02:33.anybody help me? And I couldn't leave without
:02:34. > :02:35.giving it a go myself. I've spent a couple
:02:36. > :02:50.of hours here and it's really hard In other news, last month was
:02:51. > :02:53.the driest September since records The Met Office,
:02:54. > :02:58.who predict the weather, say there was five times less rain
:02:59. > :03:05.than normal for this time of year. Next, get ready to celebrate your
:03:06. > :03:08.grandparents, great grandparents, or even your great aunt or uncle,
:03:09. > :03:11.because today is the International It's been marked by the
:03:12. > :03:16.United Nations to recognise And you've been telling us just
:03:17. > :03:30.how great your grannies are. I love my grandmother because she
:03:31. > :03:38.tells me funny stories and she is the reason I am here. I love my
:03:39. > :03:45.grandad because he made me laugh by making my teddy talk. I love my
:03:46. > :03:50.grandmother because she always keeps me smiling. They make my favourite
:03:51. > :03:55.food, which is passed, and they give me pocket money. My grandad is fully
:03:56. > :04:01.interesting because he tells me stories and shows me some of his old
:04:02. > :04:04.antiques. I love them because they always tell me about the history of
:04:05. > :04:07.antiques. I love them because they my family. I love my grandma because
:04:08. > :04:12.she gives me lots of pocket money and she is really kind
:04:13. > :04:15.she gives me lots of pocket money and she tells really funny jokes and
:04:16. > :04:19.sometimes they don't even make sense!
:04:20. > :04:21.And you can let us know what makes your grandparents great
:04:22. > :04:24.by heading to the Newsround website now to get involved.
:04:25. > :04:26.Finally, how do you learn a new skill?
:04:27. > :04:31.Well, that's the technique scientist have found being used by a group
:04:32. > :04:35.Researchers noticed one of the chimps in the group making
:04:36. > :04:38.a new type of sponge from moss rather than leaves.
:04:39. > :04:43.The other chimps watched what happened then copied the process.
:04:44. > :04:51.The scientists say this is the first clear evidence of wild
:04:52. > :04:57.Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.