:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, guys, Ricky here with a detour for the Tour de France coming up.
:00:00. > :00:09.Plus the exhibition dedicated to loos and poos.
:00:10. > :00:18.But first to the record-breaking scientists
:00:19. > :00:22.The team has just resurfaced after spending more than
:00:23. > :00:48.The lab rests almost 20 metres below the surface, just
:00:49. > :00:52.It is where Fabien and his team have spent
:00:53. > :01:01.the past month surrounded by fish, coral and other incredible species.
:01:02. > :01:05.Seeing those animals in slow motion you see things you never are able to
:01:06. > :01:06.see. The science lab is kitted out with
:01:07. > :01:09.air conditioning, a kitchen, bedrooms and even has
:01:10. > :01:12.a wireless Internet access. Living underwater
:01:13. > :01:15.the crew were able to spend less time diving and more time observing
:01:16. > :01:27.marine life and investigating the It has been a difficult endeavour
:01:28. > :01:32.and it was not without its challenges, but at the end of the
:01:33. > :01:37.day I feel it has been extraordinarily successful.
:01:38. > :01:40.Fabien's inspiration for this record-breaking attempt was
:01:41. > :01:43.his grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, a well-known oceanographer who
:01:44. > :01:45.spent 30 days living below the Red Sea 50 years ago.
:01:46. > :01:48.This time around the team's main aim was not to break
:01:49. > :01:56.the previous record, it was to raise awareness of ocean conservation.
:01:57. > :01:58.Next, the opening ceremony for the most famous cycling race
:01:59. > :02:01.in the world, the Tour de France, takes place tonight in Yorkshire.
:02:02. > :02:04.The first leg of the race begins in Leeds before passing through several
:02:05. > :02:08.Otley is one of the small towns en route
:02:09. > :02:23.It has been very busy and there have been loads of bikes. It has been
:02:24. > :02:27.really exciting. It is a fantastic opportunity for Otley because
:02:28. > :02:30.nothing happens here. I am going to watch it with my mum and dad and
:02:31. > :02:33.they are going to go really fast. Now, all this week we are finding
:02:34. > :02:36.out about your hopes, Today we are looking into
:02:37. > :02:40.whether all kids feel like they could get top jobs in the future
:02:41. > :02:43.regardless of their background. Politicians make decisions that
:02:44. > :02:45.affect the whole country, but at the moment only
:02:46. > :02:48.a small number of them in the UK are Ayshea took Newsrounders Mariama
:02:49. > :02:59.and Ronald to find out more why The houses of parliament where
:03:00. > :03:06.decisions are made about how the country is run. But only 4% of
:03:07. > :03:09.people who are politicians are from a non-white background and it is
:03:10. > :03:16.something David Cameron says he wants to change. I am at the houses
:03:17. > :03:20.of parliament and I have brought along Mariama and Ronald and we are
:03:21. > :03:30.here to speak to Sam Gymiah and David Lammy. Why are there not many
:03:31. > :03:34.black politicians? It is barriers in education, barriers in the political
:03:35. > :03:37.parties. It is getting better and all parties are beginning to look
:03:38. > :03:44.different, but we have got some way to go. Within our community we have
:03:45. > :03:49.got to have people who want to say I want to make a difference and I am
:03:50. > :03:53.going to do it through the political process. Our survey suggests
:03:54. > :03:59.children from all backgrounds are least likely to admire politicians.
:04:00. > :04:08.So can David and Sam in dash interest Mariama and Ronald? I want
:04:09. > :04:11.to be a footballer when I am older. Politics is so much better because
:04:12. > :04:16.you can meet interesting people across the country and the world. If
:04:17. > :04:22.you care about the world around you and you see things are unhappy about
:04:23. > :04:27.and you can bring that change about if you become a politician, do it.
:04:28. > :04:34.Following the last general election in 2010, 27 MPs were from an ethnic
:04:35. > :04:40.minority background and it is thought this trend will continue.
:04:41. > :04:44.Both David and Sam hope people from different communities will be
:04:45. > :04:47.joining them in the houses of parliament.
:04:48. > :04:50.Finally, a special exhibition on toilets and poo has opened in Japan.
:04:51. > :04:53.It features a five-metre toilet slide and a singing toilet choir
:04:54. > :04:56.and everyone who goes is expected to wear poo-shaped hats.
:04:57. > :04:58.The people behind it say it is educational.