03/06/2017

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:00:12. > :00:13.Morning everyone, Leah here with today's Newsround

:00:14. > :00:17.and we're starting with news that Ariana Grande made a surprise visit

:00:18. > :00:20.to fans in hospital who were injured in last month's terror attack

:00:21. > :00:28.The US singer arrived back in the UK yesterday ahead

:00:29. > :00:31.of the One Love Manchester concert at Old Trafford cricket

:00:32. > :00:38.There's just a few days to go until a big vote

:00:39. > :00:43.Although you guys can't vote in the General Election on June 8th,

:00:44. > :00:45.the choices made will have a big impact on your lives.

:00:46. > :00:49.But with so many different political parties competing with each other,

:00:50. > :00:51.we're giving you the low down on the main ones.

:00:52. > :01:07.Plaid Cymru in 60 seconds. Plaid Cymru which means a party of Wales

:01:08. > :01:12.was created in 1925. Once more powers for Wales and eventually

:01:13. > :01:16.independence. There are no good use to be a dragon hiding in a mountain

:01:17. > :01:19.but now it is a yellow wash poppy. But the last seven years the party

:01:20. > :01:25.has had three members of Parliament who have sat in the House of Commons

:01:26. > :01:28.in London. There is a third largest party in the Welsh assembly which is

:01:29. > :01:35.the body that gives Wales the power to make its own decisions. In 2012,

:01:36. > :01:38.Plaid Cymru elected its first female leader, Leanne Wood. She is also the

:01:39. > :01:42.first leader who cannot speak Welsh but she is taking lessons. She was

:01:43. > :01:46.thrown out of the debate in the Welsh assembly after she called the

:01:47. > :01:50.Queen Mrs Windsor. She said it's because she doesn't agree with the

:01:51. > :01:54.Queen being the head of state. Some people thought it was rude. Plaid

:01:55. > :01:58.Cymru will be hoping to increase the number of MPs they have in order to

:01:59. > :01:59.have more of a say in the way things are run.

:02:00. > :02:02.You can find out about the UK's other main political parties

:02:03. > :02:04.with our quick guides at Newsround online.

:02:05. > :02:06.It's also where Ricky explains what all those words you might be

:02:07. > :02:11.CBBC's very own Hacker T Dog finds out how you really become an MP.

:02:12. > :02:18.Sport - the British and Irish Lions are in action right now in the first

:02:19. > :02:22.game of their 10-game tour of New Zealand.

:02:23. > :02:24.They're playing the Provincial Barbarians, a team made up

:02:25. > :02:36.This is expected to be the easiest game in what's being described

:02:37. > :02:39.To another huge competition - tonight is the grand final

:02:40. > :02:43.Ten acts will battle it out to become the 2017 winner,

:02:44. > :02:45.including a wild card act picked by the judges.

:02:46. > :02:48.We want to know who you'll be cheering on so get

:02:49. > :03:06.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here just before midday.

:03:07. > :03:10.It's Saturday morning - welcome to CBBC HQ.