:00:00. > :00:00.special episode to the programme this Saturday at 8am. Radzi will be
:00:07. > :00:07.in the Netherlands to give you a tour of the most famous for all
:00:08. > :00:25.academy in the world. Thanks, Leah. Good morning. You're
:00:26. > :00:27.in the right place for all of Monday's top stories. I'm Ricky. On
:00:28. > :00:31.the way! And why is there a horse on the
:00:32. > :00:36.pitch? Stay tuned to Newsround! Tennis now and Great Britain are
:00:37. > :00:39.through to the quarter finals of the Davis Cup after a strong performance
:00:40. > :00:41.by Andy Murray. He beat his opponent, American Sam Querrey, in
:00:42. > :00:44.four sets. It's the first time a British player has beaten the USA
:00:45. > :00:48.since 1935. Andy's now looking forward to the quarter finals in
:00:49. > :00:57.Italy and says playing there's going to be tough. We are going to play in
:00:58. > :01:03.Italy. I can imagine it will be a hostile place to play. I have been
:01:04. > :01:07.to some football matches and played against some Italians in a
:01:08. > :01:12.tournament in Rome before. It is the building, it is a challenge and
:01:13. > :01:16.something you need to embrace. Next the big problems for some parts
:01:17. > :01:20.of the country hit by floods, and there's no let up from the rain.
:01:21. > :01:23.Heavy rain and gale force winds have been forecast for the South West of
:01:24. > :01:27.England, parts of which are still underwater. Three severe flood
:01:28. > :01:30.warnings - meaning there is danger to life - are still in place on the
:01:31. > :01:32.coastline between Lands End and Plymouth, and on the River Severn in
:01:33. > :01:37.Gloucestershire. Now to a story that proves you
:01:38. > :01:40.really can do anything if you set your mind to it. How about becoming
:01:41. > :01:44.a hot air balloon pilot after being told you'll never fly again. A crash
:01:45. > :01:48.left former RAF fighter pilot, Tim Ellison, in a wheelchair but after
:01:49. > :01:51.lots of hard work Tim has now become Europe's first disabled balloon
:01:52. > :02:00.pilot. He now hopes to inspire other people. Well, Tim joins me on the
:02:01. > :02:04.sofa now. So how did you do it? I had a course of lessons from a very
:02:05. > :02:09.good instructor, Brian Jones who flew around the world several years
:02:10. > :02:15.ago. Together with some special equipment, we worked it out. We went
:02:16. > :02:22.through the process of 16 hours to get what is a private balloon
:02:23. > :02:30.pilot's licence. How did you feel when you got back in the air again?
:02:31. > :02:34.It is a tremendous feeling. It is a very serene way to fly. It is
:02:35. > :02:39.difficult, very difficult to do well and I am still working on that
:02:40. > :02:44.process, but very enjoyable. What was the atmosphere like on the
:02:45. > :02:49.ground when you returned? I became the first qualified disabled balloon
:02:50. > :02:54.pilot in Europe will stop so there was great celebrations and lots of
:02:55. > :03:01.jubilation. Do you want more people with disabilities to do this? We do.
:03:02. > :03:08.There are organisations to help people like me fly balloons. I want
:03:09. > :03:13.to get more experienced and hopefully become an instructor and
:03:14. > :03:20.help disabled children to operate and fly the balloon. How young do
:03:21. > :03:24.you have to be? As far as learning to fly a balloon, you just need to
:03:25. > :03:29.be old enough to understand the briefings, the theory and the
:03:30. > :03:36.principles. To qualify, and I think the age is 17. You next getting back
:03:37. > :03:39.in a hot balloon? As soon as possible, but you have seen what the
:03:40. > :03:43.weather is like at the moment! We will just have to wait and see.
:03:44. > :03:47.Lovely to meet you. As you heard from Leah, Arsenal are
:03:48. > :03:49.top of the Premier League again, at least until Manchester City play
:03:50. > :03:53.Chelsea tonight. Two goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, just back from
:03:54. > :03:55.injury, gave the Gunners a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace yesterday.
:03:56. > :03:59.Earlier in the day it was disappointment for Liverpool though
:04:00. > :04:01.as they were held to a 1-1 draw with West Brom.
:04:02. > :04:06.Next to one of America's biggest sporting events. The Seattle
:04:07. > :04:10.Seahawks won the Super Bowl thrashing the Denver Broncos in New
:04:11. > :04:17.Jersey. The Broncos were led out by their mascot, Thunder. But he wasn't
:04:18. > :04:21.so lucky on the night because they lost 43-8. It's thought around one
:04:22. > :04:25.billion people tuned into the game. Bad news for this panda at Memphis
:04:26. > :04:31.Zoo, who predicted the outcome of the game incorrectly. He will be
:04:32. > :04:35.hanging his head in shame today. Imagine waking up to find that your
:04:36. > :04:38.car has been swallowed by a sink hole in your drive way. That's what
:04:39. > :04:41.happened in Buckinghamshire yesterday when a 30-foot hole opened
:04:42. > :04:46.up in front of Zoe Smith's house, taking her car with it. Luckily no
:04:47. > :04:49.one was injured but the local council are now investigating why
:04:50. > :04:53.the sinkhole which measures 15 foot in diameter appeared.
:04:54. > :04:58.That's all for now, I'm back right here in about half an hour.