0:00:05 > 0:00:06It's Monday morning.
0:00:06 > 0:00:13I'm Ayshah with all you need to know to start your week.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Using new fingerprinting methods to tackle ivory poaching.
0:00:14 > 0:00:21And the twins born either side of the New Year.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26First this morning, an earthquake has struck in north-east India.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31The quake measured 6.8 in magnitude and was felt 1,000 kilometres away
0:00:31 > 0:00:35in the capital of the neighbouring country Bangladesh.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Buildings have been badly damaged and some have collapsed.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44In Scotland, more than 30 flood warnings are in place with strong
0:00:44 > 0:00:44winds and heavy rain expected today.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Experts say the rain won't be as bad as it was during Storm Frank,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51which flooded thousands of homes last week, but showers may last
0:00:51 > 0:00:57longer, causing river levels to rise again.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00The wildlife trade has become one of the biggest threats to some
0:01:00 > 0:01:02of the world's most endangered animals.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Here's Martin with a new breakthrough which it's hoped
0:01:04 > 0:01:07will help catch those involved in the illegal trade.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10An African elephant's tusks are made of ivory.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14You might not know it, but hippos have big ivory teeth.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19And sperm whales?
0:01:19 > 0:01:19Yes, they have ivory teeth too.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Ivory poaching has had some devastating effects
0:01:21 > 0:01:25on the populations of some endangered species around the world
0:01:25 > 0:01:29because it is worth a lot of money.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33A single ivory tusk can be worth between ?5,000 and ?10,000.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39A rhino horn, just one kilogram of that, is worth more than gold.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Just to give you an example, in Africa, where ivory poaching
0:01:42 > 0:01:49is particularly common, 30,000 elephants per year are killed
0:01:49 > 0:01:50for their tusks.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53That is the equivalent of about 80 every single day.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Now a team of scientists from King's College in London might
0:01:57 > 0:02:00just have come up with a way to tackle the problem.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01This is my fingerprint.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05It is unique because no one else in the world as the same one.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10That even includes members of my own family and it is fingerprinting that
0:02:10 > 0:02:12could be the key to protecting some of these animals.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17Normally, fingerprints are done using a certain kind of powder,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20which normally reveals a clear print you can actually see.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24So why hasn't this been done with ivory in the past?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Previously that wouldn't have been possible, to get a fingerprint
0:02:27 > 0:02:28of that clarity.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Ivory itself, even though it looks quite smooth and hard,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34if you look at it under a microscope, it is full of tiny
0:02:34 > 0:02:36holes and your fingerprint will actually disappear
0:02:36 > 0:02:38down those holes.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44The powder that we use here is much smaller and if you decrease
0:02:44 > 0:02:46the powder size it needs less to stick on to.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50This type of fingerprinting still has to be tried out for real.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53When it eventually does, what are the scientists hoping
0:02:53 > 0:02:59to achieve with this technique in the future?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03In the short term, we can use this type of technology to potentially
0:03:03 > 0:03:06link somebody to illegal trafficking of ivory.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Ideally, in the long-term, what we would like to do is stop
0:03:09 > 0:03:11hurting the animals.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17Next, from royal babies to sending a Brit into space,
0:03:17 > 0:03:212015 was a pretty amazing year.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24But what do we have to look forward to in 2016?
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Goodbye, 2015, and hello, 2016.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31It is going to be a huge year for sport.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33In August and September, Rio, the capital city of Brazil,
0:03:33 > 0:03:41will host more than 40,000 athletes from 206 countries for the first
0:03:41 > 0:03:47ever Olympic and Paralympic games to be held in South America.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48And after the success of London 2012, Team GB will be hoping
0:03:48 > 0:03:54to beat their haul of 65 medals.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58June will see the UEFA European Championship finals
0:03:58 > 0:04:03in France, with 24 teams battling it out for footballing glory.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Wales and England face each other after being drawn together in group
0:04:06 > 0:04:07B.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10And it will be the first time Northern Ireland have ever played
0:04:10 > 0:04:11in the finals.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17June also brings the super serves and bullet backhands of Wimbledon,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21when once again the nation will be cheering on Andy Murray.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23And the incredible spectacle of the Tour de France
0:04:23 > 0:04:25launches in July.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Britain's Chris Froome will be trying to become the first rider
0:04:29 > 0:04:32to successfully defend his Tour de France title.
0:04:32 > 0:04:362016 is the 100th anniversary of author Roald Dahl's birthday
0:04:36 > 0:04:40and there is going to be a new film based on his famous book The BFG.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45Other big films to watch out for this year are the new version
0:04:45 > 0:04:48of the Jungle Book, an Angry Birds movie and the sequel we have
0:04:48 > 0:04:49all been waiting for.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50I remembered something!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Finding Dory will hit cinemas in June.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55And there will be anew President of America.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00The current President Barack Obama has served the maximum amount
0:05:00 > 0:05:03of time he is allowed, so a new election campaign
0:05:03 > 0:05:13starts in November.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18In space, NASA probe Insight touches down on Mars in September,
0:05:18 > 0:05:18hoping todiscover more about the red planet.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20And the Juno probe launched back in 2011 will arrive
0:05:20 > 0:05:22at its destination, planets Jupiter, in July.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 90th birthday on the 21st of April.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31It is going to be quite a year.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33These two adorable twins from San Diego in America were born
0:05:33 > 0:05:36minutes apart but in different years.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42Baby girl Jaelyn arrived on New Year's Eve in 2015
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and her brother Luis was born a few minutes later
0:05:44 > 0:05:48on New Year's Day 2016.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51That's all from me and the Newsround team this morning.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Martin will be back at 4.20pm this afternoon.