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Also check out the Kickabout website for loads of great

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Ayshah here with the stories to kick off your Monday.

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Martin tells you what to look forward to.

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And the twins born either side of the New Year.

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First this morning an earthquake has struck in north-east India.

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The quake measured 6.8 in magnitude and was felt 1000 kilometres away

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in the capital of the neighbouring country Bangladesh.

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Buildings have been badly damaged and some have collapsed.

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Rescue workers are trying to free people who might be trapped inside.

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Weather now and more than 30 flood warnings have been given

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for Scotland due to strong winds and heavy rain expected today.

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Experts say the rain won't be as bad as it was during Storm Frank,

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which flooded thousands of homes last week, but showers may last

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longer causing river levels to rise again.

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A new mobile phone app has been made to help everyone understand how much

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All you need to do is scan the barcode and the app will show

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The creators are hoping that it will help improve problems that some

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kids have, caused by eating too much sugar like tooth decay and obesity.

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Next to a new idea that's being developed to help tackle

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Scientists think they can use the fine powder which shows up

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fingerprints to identify people who might be trying to steal

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ivory from elephants, rhinos and even hippos.

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I mean, just to give you an example in Africa, where ivory poaching is

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particularly common, 30,000 elephants every year are killed for

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their tasks. That is the equivalent of 80 every single day.

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Next, from royal babies to sending a Brit into space,

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But what do we have to look forward to this year in 2016?

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It is going to be a huge year for sport.

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In August and September, Rio, the capital city of Brazil,

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will host more than 40,000 athletes from

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206 countries for the first ever Olympic and Paralympic games to be

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And after the success of London 2012, Team GB will be hoping

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June will see the UEFA European Championship finals

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in France, with 24 teams battling it out for footballing glory.

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after being drawn together in group B.

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And it will be the first time Northern

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Ireland have ever played in the finals.

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June also brings the super serves and bullet backhands of Wimbledon,

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when once again the nation will be cheering on Andy

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And the incredible spectacle of the Tour de France

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Britain's Chris Froome will be trying to become the first rider

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to successfully defend his Tour de France title.

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2016 is the 100th anniversary of author Roald Dahl's

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birthday and there is going to be a new film based on his

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Other big films to watch out for this year are the new version

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of the Jungle Book, an Angry Birds movie and the sequel we have

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Finding Dory will hit cinemas in June.

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And there will be anew President of America.

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The current President Barack Obama has

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served the maximum amount of time he is allowed,

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so a new election campaign starts in November.

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In space, NASA probe inside touches down on Mars in September,

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hoping todiscover more about the red planet.

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And the Juno probe launched back in 2011 will arrive

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at its destination, planets Jupiter, in July.

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Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 90th birthday on the 21st of April.

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These two adorable twins from San Diego in America have been

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born minutes apart but in different years.

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Baby girl Jaelyn was born on New Year's Eve in 2015

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and her brother Luis was born just a while later

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That might make birthday parties in the future a bit tricky.

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Last up, a dog called Josie has been given a set of wheels

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A condition in her legs had stopped her from walking properly

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but a fundraising page collected enough money to buy Josie this

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She's now getting used to moving around again and is enjoying

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Newsround's back right here with loads more

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