02/07/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.Ayshah here with news of the female racing driver looking

:00:00. > :00:09.Plus - Proof that lightning can strike twice...

:00:10. > :00:20.Two top celebrities have told Newsround that all kids should have

:00:21. > :00:23.chance to succeed regardless of the colour of their skin.

:00:24. > :00:25.All this week on Newsround we're the looking at aspirations -

:00:26. > :00:28.the goals and dreams we have for the future.

:00:29. > :00:30.Our Newsround survey showed one in five black children feel that

:00:31. > :00:33.their skin colour could have a negative effect when it comes to

:00:34. > :00:41.So I went to discuss this with two talented and successful people who

:00:42. > :00:44.didn't let anything stand in the way of them achieving their ambitions -

:00:45. > :00:50.singer Alesha Dixon and former England footballer Sol Campbell.

:00:51. > :00:53.Alesha Dixon has made her mark, first in music, then as a judge

:00:54. > :01:00.Now you'll probably know her from Britain's Got talent

:01:01. > :01:06.And this is Sol Campbell, the former Tottenham,

:01:07. > :01:11.They're both from black backgrounds, both very well-known,

:01:12. > :01:16.and both say they worked hard to get where they are today.

:01:17. > :01:19.In our Newsround survey, two of the more popular job choices

:01:20. > :01:27.Black boys wanted to be footballers more than any other ethnic group.

:01:28. > :01:30.Sol Campbell says that there are loads of successful black

:01:31. > :01:34.footballers and in football your background doesn't come into it.

:01:35. > :01:37.If you're a black footballer growing up and you're aspiring to play

:01:38. > :01:42.for the first team of your club, the beautiful thing about sport is

:01:43. > :01:50.Alesha Dixon started her career in the music industry before becoming

:01:51. > :01:56.But being well known can have a down side,

:01:57. > :01:59.and Alesha feels she was treated unfairly by some people in the media

:02:00. > :02:05.I think being a woman of colour made me a very easy target

:02:06. > :02:10.But I knew that by staying true to who I am, knowing

:02:11. > :02:13.that I can do the job, keeping my head up, being a positive person,

:02:14. > :02:20.Alesha and Sol say things need to change.

:02:21. > :02:24.I want people to be sitting at home, watching television

:02:25. > :02:29.I think it is very important to look at the United Kingdom

:02:30. > :02:32.as multicultural and make sure that across all forms of media that we

:02:33. > :02:37.You want to feel like you're part of this country and sometimes

:02:38. > :02:45.I think the more we talk about it in a positive way and honest way,

:02:46. > :02:49.I think people will start to slowly see and believe that it will change

:02:50. > :02:59.And having heard about the results from the survey,

:03:00. > :03:02.Alesha and Sol say they want children from all backgrounds to

:03:03. > :03:05.feel confident they have role models to look up to and the opportunities

:03:06. > :03:11.In other news - a top European court has ruled to

:03:12. > :03:14.keep a ban on women wearing veils over their faces in France.

:03:15. > :03:16.A Muslim woman had complained that the law went

:03:17. > :03:17.against her right to practice her religion

:03:18. > :03:21.but the European Court of Human Rights disagreed.

:03:22. > :03:24.It's been illegal to wear full face veils like the niqab in public

:03:25. > :03:32.There a no rules against it in the UK.

:03:33. > :03:33.There's more about the niqab

:03:34. > :03:38.and other head coverings on the Newsround website.

:03:39. > :03:41.Tens of thousands people in the south-east Asian city of

:03:42. > :03:43.Hong Kong have staged a huge demonstration, demanding freedom to

:03:44. > :03:57.They're unhappy that China want the final say over who can run

:03:58. > :04:10.Andy Murray continues his quest to hold on to his Wimbledon title this

:04:11. > :04:14.But he shouldn't rest too easily, given two shock exits - former

:04:15. > :04:16.champion Maria Sharapova has gone out to this woman, Angelique Kerber.

:04:17. > :04:19.And world number one Rafael Nadal was beaten by world number 144

:04:20. > :04:23.He played this, what's been described as "shot of the year",

:04:24. > :04:31.There were just so many emotions, I didn't know whether to drop to

:04:32. > :04:37.I turned to everyone who's been supporting me my whole life,

:04:38. > :04:45.who have sacrificed so much to get me to where I am now.

:04:46. > :04:47.Argentina will play Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinals

:04:48. > :04:49.after both teams edged through tense games last night.

:04:50. > :04:59.Lionel Messi and friends needed extra time to beat Switzerland 1-0.

:05:00. > :05:03.Belgium beat the USA 2-1 in extra time. The quarterfinals start on

:05:04. > :05:07.Friday. Susie Wolff is set to become

:05:08. > :05:10.the first female driver in 22 years to get behind the wheel of

:05:11. > :05:14.a Formula One car and take to the As part of the Williams team,

:05:15. > :05:18.Susie will be testing out But she hopes that her involvement

:05:19. > :05:22.in the Formula One calendar will one Check out this amazing video of one

:05:23. > :05:30.of the world's tallest buildings The Sears Tower, in the American

:05:31. > :05:33.city of Chicago, was hit The storm was so strong,

:05:34. > :05:52.there were power cuts in the city A woman in Wisconsin thought she had

:05:53. > :05:56.lost a Diamond five years ago. After her dog at an ice cream that gave

:05:57. > :05:59.him a funny tummy she was reunited with the ring.

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