0:00:04 > 0:00:05It's Thursday morning.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06I'm Ayshah with your Newsround update.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Coming up in the next five:
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Could these fish mend a broken heart?
0:00:11 > 0:00:19Find out how this Lego catastrophe happened.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27First this morning, days of heavy rain have lead to severe flooding
0:00:27 > 0:00:28across large parts of Western Europe.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Rivers burst their banks in France, Germany and Austria.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Five people have lost their lives.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Rescue services have been working around the clock
0:00:34 > 0:00:40to keep people safe.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Thousands of people who left their homes because of a huge
0:00:43 > 0:00:46wildfire in Canada are beginning to return home.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48The city of Fort McMurray is reopening and firefighters
0:00:48 > 0:00:52greeted cars on bridges with Canadian flags.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Officials now say it is safe for people to come back,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58but some areas are still off-limits.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Extra police and firefighters are on hand to help
0:01:00 > 0:01:04in the first couple of days.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Now to the telescopes mapping out the furthest reaches of space
0:01:07 > 0:01:09and the kids who live near them.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Jodrell Bank in the UK and Carnarvon in South Africa have
0:01:12 > 0:01:14something that unites them - giant radio telescopes
0:01:14 > 0:01:17studying the skies.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20So we decided to introduce kids from these areas to each other to
0:01:20 > 0:01:22talk about what they have in common.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Take a look at this.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29This is where these kids go to school.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33ALL: Hello from Jodrell Bank!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35And this is where these guys go to school.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38ALL: CARNARVON!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Different countries, thousands of miles apart with one
0:01:49 > 0:01:52big thing in common - they both have massive
0:01:52 > 0:01:57telescopes on their doorsteps.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Today, we are bringing them together so that they can find
0:01:59 > 0:02:02out what their lives have in common.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08Hi, Ricky!
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Hi, Ayshah, how are you doing?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Good, thanks.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12So, we are about to talk.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13That's very exciting.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15How excited are you guys to speak to the UK?
0:02:15 > 0:02:16ALL: Hi, UK!
0:02:16 > 0:02:17This is Ella.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Ella, say hi to everyone.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19ALL: Hi!
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Will you be able to visit the SKA?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23My trip was very lovely to the SKA.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24It was nice.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29We learnt much about the SKA.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30So, they learnt loads.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33They took loads of fun pictures and stuff, as well.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34It was lovely.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I would like to ask you a question.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38What would you like the telescopes to find?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Stuff that we didn't know existed.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Gravity waves.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44We would like to find movement in space.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Another planet like Earth.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51So, that's what these guys want the telescope to find.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I would really like the telescopes to find out if there is really life
0:02:54 > 0:02:57on Mars because they have already found out that there
0:02:57 > 0:03:01is water and the gravity is also similar to Earth's.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04We have had a great time chatting to you lot from South Africa.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07It has been brilliant, but we have no more time left,
0:03:07 > 0:03:08so bye, Jodrell Bank!
0:03:08 > 0:03:12ALL: Bye, Jodrell Bank!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And we've loved listening to all those questions here in England
0:03:14 > 0:03:16so we are going to say goodbye too.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17See you, everyone!
0:03:17 > 0:03:25See you, Carnarvon!
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Tennis now and Andy Murray has reached the semi-finals
0:03:30 > 0:03:32of the French Open.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35He stormed back to form in the second set of a tense match
0:03:35 > 0:03:38to beat home favourite Richard Gasquet.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Britain's number one will face Stan Wawrinka
0:03:41 > 0:03:43of Switzerland on Friday.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Murray has now won his last ten matches, having won
0:03:45 > 0:03:48the Italian Open last month and is through to his fourth
0:03:48 > 0:03:55French Open and 19th Grand Slam semi-final.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Next, it's all change for the fiver in England.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00The five pound note, which for the last 100 years has
0:04:00 > 0:04:03been made out of cotton paper, will now be made out of plastic.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06The Bank of England, of who make the notes,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08has revealed the new design today, but it won't be in use
0:04:08 > 0:04:12until 13th September.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Next, to the fish who could mend a broken heart.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17These little guys are known as zebrafish and scientists have found
0:04:17 > 0:04:19that they can mend their own hearts.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23The hope is that if doctors can work out how they do this it could help
0:04:23 > 0:04:26many people who have heart problems.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Imagine suffering this Lego brick disaster!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31This giant figure of a fox called Nick from the film Zootopia
0:04:31 > 0:04:33was smashed to pieces by a four-year-old Chinese boy only
0:04:33 > 0:04:37hours after going on display.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It took three days and nights to build.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41The creator said he would not be accepting any compensation
0:04:41 > 0:04:48as the young boy had not done it on purpose.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49That's all from me.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Newsround is back right here in about half-an-hour.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Head online now to find out more about those new five pound notes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Goodbye!