03/08/2014 Newsround


03/08/2014

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Good afternoon Newsrounders.

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Jenny, here, with your last Newsround this Sunday.

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Coming up:

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We take a look at your epic fist bumping efforts!

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And the unusual cafe for some of our feathered friends.

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First, after 12 days of spectacular sporting action,

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the Glasgow Commonwealth Games will come to a close tonight.

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England will top the medal table, their total boosted even further

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today, with Lizzie Armitstead and Emma

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Pooley claiming both gold and silver in the 98km women's road race.

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It's Armitstead's first gold, after silver medals at Delhi in 2010.

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Pooley, who is retiring from cycling,

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cried as she crossed the line and was congratulated by her team mate.

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This is the best cycling team work that I

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have ever been a part of, really.

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It's such a shame because Emma is retiring today.

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And we finally got sorted, but a fantastic job from Emma,

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from the whole

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girls,

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I was really proud of them.

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Meanwhile, on the track last night, the Lightning Bolt was back with

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a bang, helping grab gold for Jamaica, and

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set a new Commonwealth record, in a thrilling 4 by 100m relay final.

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He then donned a tam-o?shanter, celebrating in style with

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a delighted crowd at Hampden Park.

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He said his victory lap took him quite a while.

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Here?s why!

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People are taking selfies.

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Normally, it was just autographs.

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Now everybody wants a selfie, no one really wants an autograph anymore.

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It's taking for ever to get around the stadium.

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And England's Nicola Adams made history by beating

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Northern Ireland's Michaela Walsh, becoming the first ever female

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Commonwealth Games boxing champion.

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And in the men's finals, boxers Paddy Barnes and

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Michael Conlan claimed Northern Ireland's first gold medals

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of the games, in the light-flyweight and bantamweight rounds.

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Charlie Flynn and Josh Taylor also got in on the action,

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picking up two golds for Scotland.

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All day, you've been telling us your Commonwealth Games highlights.

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Tilly and Jessica thought the athletics and field events were

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Tilly and Jessica thought the athletics and field events were

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Tilly and Jessica thought the athletics and field events were

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awesome, they loved how high competitors go on the pole vault.

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Thanks for those, guys.

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Moving on, tomorrow marks 100 years since

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Britain declared war on Germany.

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Ricky's going to be bringing you a series of reports from

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the battlefields of World War One.

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Today, he's been finding out about the unusual recruits that did

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their bit for the war effort.

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World War One was a global war.

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Around the world, millions of men were recruited to

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fight, on both sides.

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As they travelled to the battlefields of Europe,

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women at home took on their jobs in factories,

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making weapons for the frontline.

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And it didn't stop there.

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Even animals played their part.

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The British army deployed more than one million horses and mules

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during the conflict, their hard work shouldn't be underestimated.

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Many of them were used to move around artillery, general supplies,

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and even wounded soldiers.

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Dogs played crucial roles in the First World War.

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In fact, they came to be just as dependable as soldiers.

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Many were used to deliver vital messages, find wounded soldiers

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and warn of gas attacks.

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Some even helped to sniff out enemy spies.

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Pigeons were also used as messengers.

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They flew long distances quickly, delivering military orders to

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soldiers on the frontline.

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And one of the most bizarre creatures who came to help

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the soldiers, in the sometimes very dark trenches, were glow worms.

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They'd collect them in jars in their thousands,

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and then at night, when they'd glow, they were able to study maps

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and read letters from loved ones.

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At night, their glow is visible, even from as far away as 20 yards.

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Away from the frontline, even zoo animals were put to work.

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The government wanted to show everyone was helping out.

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This elephant, from Sheffield Zoo, was used to pull heavy loads,

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instead of the British horses that were on the battlefields of Europe.

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Millions of animals were relied upon by both

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sides during the First World War.

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But like the men sent to fight, the price they paid was high.

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8 million horses alone had died by the end of the war.

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But the efforts of animals in WW1 were never forgotten.

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A cafe in Tokyo has got bird fans flocking to enjoy a cup of tea

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with their feathered friends.

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The Owl cafe has thirty owls for visitors to touch,

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pet and even put on their heads.

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It's kept dark to protect the owls' eyes.

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The owners take the birds home every night, to stop them getting

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the neighbours all a flutter with their night time hoots.

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And finally, you may remember, last week we told you that

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scientists had revealed banging fists as a greeting, is more

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hygienic than shaking hands.

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Well, all week you've been sending in your fist bumping videos,

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so check out this epic montage to see if you can spot yours.

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# I'll be there for you.

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# When the rain starts to fall.

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# I'll be there for you.

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# Like I've been there before.

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# I'll be there for you.

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# 'Cause you're there for me, too.

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# I'll be there for you.

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# I'll be there for you.

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# 'Cause you're there for me, too. #

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Thanks for watching!

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That's all from Team Newsround this Sunday.

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I'm back, right here, bright and early tomorrow morning at 8.15am.

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Have a lovely afternoon!

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