03/08/2014

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0:00:04 > 0:00:05Good afternoon Newsrounders.

0:00:05 > 0:00:07Jenny, here, with your last Newsround this Sunday.

0:00:07 > 0:00:12Coming up:

0:00:12 > 0:00:14We take a look at your epic fist bumping efforts!

0:00:14 > 0:00:22And the unusual cafe for some of our feathered friends.

0:00:22 > 0:00:25First, after 12 days of spectacular sporting action,

0:00:25 > 0:00:29the Glasgow Commonwealth Games will come to a close tonight.

0:00:29 > 0:00:32England will top the medal table, their total boosted even further

0:00:32 > 0:00:35today, with Lizzie Armitstead and Emma

0:00:35 > 0:00:39Pooley claiming both gold and silver in the 98km women's road race.

0:00:39 > 0:00:44It's Armitstead's first gold, after silver medals at Delhi in 2010.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46Pooley, who is retiring from cycling,

0:00:46 > 0:00:51cried as she crossed the line and was congratulated by her team mate.

0:00:51 > 0:00:53This is the best cycling team work that I

0:00:53 > 0:00:55have ever been a part of, really.

0:00:55 > 0:00:57It's such a shame because Emma is retiring today.

0:00:57 > 0:01:00And we finally got sorted, but a fantastic job from Emma,

0:01:00 > 0:01:01from the whole

0:01:01 > 0:01:02girls,

0:01:02 > 0:01:04I was really proud of them.

0:01:04 > 0:01:07Meanwhile, on the track last night, the Lightning Bolt was back with

0:01:07 > 0:01:10a bang, helping grab gold for Jamaica, and

0:01:10 > 0:01:15set a new Commonwealth record, in a thrilling 4 by 100m relay final.

0:01:15 > 0:01:17He then donned a tam-o?shanter, celebrating in style with

0:01:17 > 0:01:21a delighted crowd at Hampden Park.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24He said his victory lap took him quite a while.

0:01:24 > 0:01:25Here?s why!

0:01:25 > 0:01:27People are taking selfies.

0:01:27 > 0:01:29Normally, it was just autographs.

0:01:29 > 0:01:32Now everybody wants a selfie, no one really wants an autograph anymore.

0:01:32 > 0:01:39It's taking for ever to get around the stadium.

0:01:39 > 0:01:42And England's Nicola Adams made history by beating

0:01:42 > 0:01:44Northern Ireland's Michaela Walsh, becoming the first ever female

0:01:44 > 0:01:49Commonwealth Games boxing champion.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51And in the men's finals, boxers Paddy Barnes and

0:01:51 > 0:01:54Michael Conlan claimed Northern Ireland's first gold medals

0:01:54 > 0:01:56of the games, in the light-flyweight and bantamweight rounds.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59Charlie Flynn and Josh Taylor also got in on the action,

0:01:59 > 0:02:01picking up two golds for Scotland.

0:02:01 > 0:02:03All day, you've been telling us your Commonwealth Games highlights.

0:02:03 > 0:02:09Tilly and Jessica thought the athletics and field events were

0:02:09 > 0:02:11Tilly and Jessica thought the athletics and field events were

0:02:11 > 0:02:14Tilly and Jessica thought the athletics and field events were

0:02:14 > 0:02:16awesome, they loved how high competitors go on the pole vault.

0:02:27 > 0:02:33Thanks for those, guys.

0:02:33 > 0:02:35Moving on, tomorrow marks 100 years since

0:02:35 > 0:02:37Britain declared war on Germany.

0:02:37 > 0:02:39Ricky's going to be bringing you a series of reports from

0:02:39 > 0:02:41the battlefields of World War One.

0:02:41 > 0:02:44Today, he's been finding out about the unusual recruits that did

0:02:44 > 0:02:47their bit for the war effort.

0:02:47 > 0:02:50World War One was a global war.

0:02:50 > 0:02:52Around the world, millions of men were recruited to

0:02:52 > 0:02:54fight, on both sides.

0:02:54 > 0:02:56As they travelled to the battlefields of Europe,

0:02:56 > 0:02:58women at home took on their jobs in factories,

0:02:58 > 0:03:01making weapons for the frontline.

0:03:01 > 0:03:03And it didn't stop there.

0:03:03 > 0:03:07Even animals played their part.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10The British army deployed more than one million horses and mules

0:03:10 > 0:03:14during the conflict, their hard work shouldn't be underestimated.

0:03:14 > 0:03:20Many of them were used to move around artillery, general supplies,

0:03:20 > 0:03:21and even wounded soldiers.

0:03:21 > 0:03:23Dogs played crucial roles in the First World War.

0:03:23 > 0:03:29In fact, they came to be just as dependable as soldiers.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32Many were used to deliver vital messages, find wounded soldiers

0:03:32 > 0:03:35and warn of gas attacks.

0:03:35 > 0:03:38Some even helped to sniff out enemy spies.

0:03:38 > 0:03:41Pigeons were also used as messengers.

0:03:41 > 0:03:43They flew long distances quickly, delivering military orders to

0:03:43 > 0:03:47soldiers on the frontline.

0:03:47 > 0:03:51And one of the most bizarre creatures who came to help

0:03:51 > 0:03:53the soldiers, in the sometimes very dark trenches, were glow worms.

0:03:53 > 0:03:56They'd collect them in jars in their thousands,

0:03:56 > 0:04:00and then at night, when they'd glow, they were able to study maps

0:04:00 > 0:04:01and read letters from loved ones.

0:04:01 > 0:04:06At night, their glow is visible, even from as far away as 20 yards.

0:04:06 > 0:04:09Away from the frontline, even zoo animals were put to work.

0:04:09 > 0:04:13The government wanted to show everyone was helping out.

0:04:13 > 0:04:18This elephant, from Sheffield Zoo, was used to pull heavy loads,

0:04:18 > 0:04:21instead of the British horses that were on the battlefields of Europe.

0:04:21 > 0:04:23Millions of animals were relied upon by both

0:04:23 > 0:04:25sides during the First World War.

0:04:25 > 0:04:28But like the men sent to fight, the price they paid was high.

0:04:28 > 0:04:318 million horses alone had died by the end of the war.

0:04:31 > 0:04:41But the efforts of animals in WW1 were never forgotten.

0:04:41 > 0:04:45A cafe in Tokyo has got bird fans flocking to enjoy a cup of tea

0:04:45 > 0:04:46with their feathered friends.

0:04:46 > 0:04:49The Owl cafe has thirty owls for visitors to touch,

0:04:49 > 0:04:52pet and even put on their heads.

0:04:52 > 0:04:54It's kept dark to protect the owls' eyes.

0:04:54 > 0:04:57The owners take the birds home every night, to stop them getting

0:04:57 > 0:05:00the neighbours all a flutter with their night time hoots.

0:05:00 > 0:05:02And finally, you may remember, last week we told you that

0:05:02 > 0:05:05scientists had revealed banging fists as a greeting, is more

0:05:05 > 0:05:06hygienic than shaking hands.

0:05:06 > 0:05:09Well, all week you've been sending in your fist bumping videos,

0:05:09 > 0:05:13so check out this epic montage to see if you can spot yours.

0:05:13 > 0:05:15# I'll be there for you.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17# When the rain starts to fall.

0:05:17 > 0:05:20# I'll be there for you.

0:05:20 > 0:05:22# Like I've been there before.

0:05:22 > 0:05:25# I'll be there for you.

0:05:25 > 0:05:28# 'Cause you're there for me, too.

0:05:30 > 0:05:32# I'll be there for you.

0:05:34 > 0:05:38# I'll be there for you.

0:05:38 > 0:05:44# 'Cause you're there for me, too. #

0:05:44 > 0:05:49Thanks for watching!

0:05:49 > 0:05:50That's all from Team Newsround this Sunday.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53I'm back, right here, bright and early tomorrow morning at 8.15am.

0:05:53 > 0:05:58Have a lovely afternoon!