03/07/2016

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0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello, Ayshah here with the last Newsround update today.

0:00:05 > 0:00:07Stay tuned for all of this.

0:00:08 > 0:00:10Shock for tennis fans as Djokovic crashes out of Wimbledon.

0:00:13 > 0:00:16THEY CHANT IN ICELANDIC

0:00:16 > 0:00:18Iceland fans tell us why they think they can go all the way.

0:00:27 > 0:00:30This week marks 100 years since the Battle of the Somme,

0:00:30 > 0:00:33one of the deadliest events of the First World War.

0:00:33 > 0:00:35Martin's been to France to find out more.

0:00:36 > 0:00:39I'm here to meet some kids from all over the UK who have

0:00:39 > 0:00:41travelled here to France to go on the same journey

0:00:41 > 0:00:44the soldiers did 100 years ago.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46One of them is Laurie.

0:00:47 > 0:00:49I'm trying to learn about my great-great-uncle.

0:00:50 > 0:00:52I already know that his name is Joshua Stevens and

0:00:52 > 0:00:53he came here to fight.

0:00:54 > 0:00:55That's all I know at the moment.

0:00:56 > 0:00:58So, Simon, what can you tell us about Laurie's great-great-uncle?

0:00:58 > 0:01:01We've been able to find out that Joshua Stevens was one of eight

0:01:02 > 0:01:04children, he enlisted in the spring of 1916 into the 8th Battalion

0:01:04 > 0:01:07of the Worcestershire Regiment.

0:01:07 > 0:01:09He would have headed out to France, where he arrived in time to take

0:01:09 > 0:01:11part in the Battle of the Somme.

0:01:12 > 0:01:13He would have spent a lot of the winter in very uncomfortable,

0:01:13 > 0:01:16unpleasant conditions, experiencing all of the worst

0:01:16 > 0:01:19that the weather and the Germans could throw at him.

0:01:20 > 0:01:22Laurie, do you think you could handle those conditions?

0:01:22 > 0:01:23No, I don't think I could actually.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26It sounds horrible.

0:01:26 > 0:01:28But like millions of soldiers fighting on the Somme

0:01:29 > 0:01:31during the First World War, Laurie's great-great-uncle

0:01:31 > 0:01:33didn't make it home.

0:01:34 > 0:01:35He died whilst fighting here on the 24th of

0:01:36 > 0:01:39April 1917, aged 20.

0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm proud of what my great-great-uncle did.

0:01:42 > 0:01:44He was a very brave person.

0:01:45 > 0:01:46This huge building behind me is the Thiepval

0:01:46 > 0:01:49memorial to the missing.

0:01:49 > 0:01:52For the soldiers who died fighting for the British

0:01:52 > 0:01:55side during World War I, but were never found.

0:01:55 > 0:01:59It's here that Laurie has a special task.

0:01:59 > 0:02:02Joshua Stevens is here on one of the panels and I'm

0:02:02 > 0:02:06going to show my respect by the placing this cross.

0:02:07 > 0:02:11Joshua Stevens is one of more than 72,000 soldiers names carved

0:02:11 > 0:02:13into the walls here.

0:02:13 > 0:02:15All around the world there are memorials like Thiepval

0:02:15 > 0:02:21to ensure that those who died during the war are never forgotten.

0:02:22 > 0:02:23Go online for everything you need to know about the

0:02:23 > 0:02:27Battle of the Somme, including the story of a 12-year-old boy who ran

0:02:27 > 0:02:29off to fight in the war.

0:02:29 > 0:02:31It's an incredible watch.

0:02:33 > 0:02:35Sport now and the biggest shock of the Wimbledon tournament so far.

0:02:36 > 0:02:37World number one Novak Djokovic is out.

0:02:38 > 0:02:41He was beaten by American Sam Querrey in four sets.

0:02:41 > 0:02:45Even though Djokovic seemed pretty unhappy with his performance,

0:02:45 > 0:02:46he still praised his opponent.

0:02:48 > 0:02:49Congratulations to Sam.

0:02:50 > 0:02:52He played a terrific match.

0:02:52 > 0:02:56He serves very well, as he usually does, and I think that

0:02:56 > 0:03:00part of his game was brutal today.

0:03:00 > 0:03:03He made a lot of free points with the first serve and just

0:03:03 > 0:03:06well done, you know.

0:03:06 > 0:03:08He overpowered me.

0:03:10 > 0:03:12And the women's world number one Serena Williams has

0:03:12 > 0:03:16just finished her match against Germany's Annika Beck.

0:03:16 > 0:03:18After a close-call match in the previous round she's back

0:03:19 > 0:03:22on form winning in straight sets.

0:03:23 > 0:03:25It wasn't just the tennis that was exciting yesterday,

0:03:26 > 0:03:27Germany knocked out Italy on penalties at the

0:03:28 > 0:03:30European Championships.

0:03:30 > 0:03:32Here's a quick look at what happened.

0:03:32 > 0:03:34It was a tight first half, with neither side having much

0:03:35 > 0:03:37of a chance in front of goal.

0:03:37 > 0:03:39But in the 65th minute, Mesut Ozil put Germany ahead

0:03:40 > 0:03:44with this slick passing move.

0:03:44 > 0:03:46But a moment of madness from defender Jerome Boateng,

0:03:47 > 0:03:49with a handball in the box, and Italy had the chance

0:03:49 > 0:03:52to level, and they did.

0:03:52 > 0:03:56The match went into extra time, but with nothing between them,

0:03:56 > 0:04:00it went to penalties.

0:04:00 > 0:04:03Both sides struggled to handle the pressure.

0:04:03 > 0:04:08Until at last, in sudden death, Germany finally clinched it.

0:04:09 > 0:04:12They've still never lost a shoot-out since the 1976 final

0:04:12 > 0:04:14of this competition, when they lost to Czechoslovakia

0:04:15 > 0:04:1740 years ago.

0:04:19 > 0:04:22Well, Germany will face either France or Iceland in the semifinals,

0:04:22 > 0:04:25with their quarterfinal match kicking off later today.

0:04:26 > 0:04:27Iceland, who beat England in the last round,

0:04:28 > 0:04:30are the lowest-ranked side in the tournament.

0:04:30 > 0:04:34So why have they done so well and how will they do against France?

0:04:34 > 0:04:36We've been asking some Icelandic fans.

0:04:38 > 0:04:41I think they are doing well, because a lot of Icelanders

0:04:41 > 0:04:44are at the stadium rooting for them and I think they get a lot

0:04:45 > 0:04:46of support from them.

0:04:47 > 0:04:49Why do you think Iceland is doing so well in this tournament?

0:04:49 > 0:04:52Because the other sides aren't!

0:04:53 > 0:04:56I think that Iceland will definitely win.

0:04:56 > 0:04:59THEY SING IN ICELANDIC

0:05:00 > 0:05:02I think it will be a tie at 1-1 and there will be a penalty

0:05:03 > 0:05:05shoot-out and Iceland will win.

0:05:06 > 0:05:07So, you think they will win?

0:05:07 > 0:05:09Yes.

0:05:09 > 0:05:12I think they will have this much goals.

0:05:12 > 0:05:14THEY CHANT IN ICELANDIC

0:05:15 > 0:05:17We are going to win 1-0.

0:05:18 > 0:05:19You're sure?

0:05:19 > 0:05:20Yes.

0:05:20 > 0:05:28THEY CHANT IN ICELANDIC

0:05:28 > 0:05:30Finally, take a look at one of the newest,

0:05:30 > 0:05:31tallest Ferris wheels

0:05:31 > 0:05:32in the world.

0:05:33 > 0:05:36It's just opened in Japan and is 123 metres tall.

0:05:36 > 0:05:40It has 72 pods called gondolas and takes 18 minutes to go round.

0:05:41 > 0:05:42It also has a glass bottom for the brave ones

0:05:42 > 0:05:44who want to look down.

0:05:45 > 0:05:47That's all from me.

0:05:47 > 0:05:50Newsround's back in the morning at 7.40am.

0:05:50 > 0:05:52Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest

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