01/12/2017

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0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hiya, it's Friday!

0:00:06 > 0:00:09I'm Ayshah with the stories you need over breakfast.

0:00:09 > 0:00:11Coming up...

0:00:11 > 0:00:13One lucky school is getting a visit

0:00:13 > 0:00:15from the Royal couple and

0:00:15 > 0:00:25the twins somersaulting their way to success.

0:00:30 > 0:00:37A Hollywood film called Wonder is being released today.

0:00:37 > 0:00:39It's based on the story of a ten-year-old boy with a facial

0:00:39 > 0:00:42disfigurement who was bullied at school.

0:00:42 > 0:00:45For 13-year-old Marcus the story is close to home.

0:00:45 > 0:00:48He joins me on the sofa now, and we also have Phillida Smith

0:00:48 > 0:00:51from the charity Changing Faces.

0:00:51 > 0:00:55Thank you for coming in!

0:00:55 > 0:00:56It's a cold morning.

0:00:56 > 0:01:01Marcus, just tell us about your condition?

0:01:01 > 0:01:10When I was younger, I got bullied, especially year four, because I

0:01:10 > 0:01:17looked different, people called me scarface, joker. And some people

0:01:17 > 0:01:26even said if they looked me they would kill themselves.I am so sorry

0:01:26 > 0:01:34about that. But you have come out on the other side?Changing Faces has

0:01:34 > 0:01:40helped. Because I have been meeting people who have gone through the

0:01:40 > 0:01:48same things as me.And please explain your disfigurement.I have

0:01:48 > 0:02:00the facial pallet.And how have you helped?Marcus, he has been a great

0:02:00 > 0:02:04example of the journey that you can have, and the confidence you can

0:02:04 > 0:02:10build.Those were some horrible names that Marcus had been called.

0:02:10 > 0:02:16What can the schools do to help?We have resources, teaching teachers

0:02:16 > 0:02:21about how to talk about this, teaching young people to embrace the

0:02:21 > 0:02:28difference.Marcus, we mentioned the film Wonder. How do you think that

0:02:28 > 0:02:35is going to help the children with these disfigurement?If you are

0:02:35 > 0:02:44getting bullied... You need to tell your parents, an adult you can

0:02:44 > 0:02:49trust. It is not you with the problem. That is their with the

0:02:49 > 0:02:56problem.That is a great message. Thank you so much. Absolutely

0:02:56 > 0:03:09brilliant. It has been a pleasure to meet you, Marcus.

0:03:09 > 0:03:12Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will carry out their first joint

0:03:12 > 0:03:14jobs as a Royal couple later

0:03:14 > 0:03:16just days after announcing they're getting married in the spring.

0:03:16 > 0:03:18They'll visit several charities in Nottingham and visit a school.

0:03:18 > 0:03:20Can you imagine them coming to your school?

0:03:20 > 0:03:21Wow!

0:03:21 > 0:03:22OK...

0:03:22 > 0:03:24Next if you like gymnastics this one's for you.

0:03:24 > 0:03:29Two sporty sisters and their story.

0:03:29 > 0:03:44I am Katie.I am Izzy.We are twins. When we were younger, we competed on

0:03:44 > 0:03:47the bar and beam, but injuries stopped us competing.How did that

0:03:47 > 0:03:54feel? You thought you could not do gymnastics again?I was really

0:03:54 > 0:03:58disappointed and upset. Gymnastics means everything to me. To think I

0:03:58 > 0:04:06could not do it again, it upset me. Was it difficult, watching me?I

0:04:06 > 0:04:12knew I was going to get better, but I had to wait and I was watching you

0:04:12 > 0:04:16when I was coaching. I was frustrated I could not jump on the

0:04:16 > 0:04:21floor!How does it make you feel, being able to do gymnastics again?

0:04:21 > 0:04:27Really happy and delighted that I can do the sport that I love. I am

0:04:27 > 0:04:33so thankful that my injury has not stopped me from doing gymnastics

0:04:33 > 0:04:38altogether.This weekend were heading to the London of gymnastics.

0:04:38 > 0:04:42It is going to be the first team since we were younger that we will

0:04:42 > 0:04:48be performing together. How are you feeling?Really excited. It is a big

0:04:48 > 0:04:51performance. A little bit nervous as I do not want things to go wrong but

0:04:51 > 0:04:57I am excited.

0:05:00 > 0:05:02MUSIC.

0:05:08 > 0:05:14It was really fun. I have not done anything like that before. I was

0:05:14 > 0:05:21competing and it was exciting.They were so good!

0:05:21 > 0:05:23Some schools will be shut and roads closed in parts

0:05:23 > 0:05:25of the UK this morning.

0:05:25 > 0:05:28Overnight it was freezing, with temperatures as low as minus 8!

0:05:28 > 0:05:29Now that's cold!

0:05:29 > 0:05:30Yesterday parts of Scotland, eastern England,

0:05:30 > 0:05:32and Kent had the first snowfall of winter!

0:05:32 > 0:05:37Another five centimetres could fall in some areas today.

0:05:37 > 0:05:40Now for any of you who have had some snow recently,

0:05:40 > 0:05:42what's the first thing you did?

0:05:42 > 0:05:47Something a bit like this perhaps.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49Here are giant pandas Aoyun and Yunyun having a play.

0:05:49 > 0:05:53Look at them go, panda-monium!

0:05:53 > 0:05:54So glad I got to say that!

0:05:54 > 0:05:55Whitney's back this afternoon.

0:05:55 > 0:06:01Have a great day at school.

0:06:01 > 0:06:01We're back