0:00:15 > 0:00:17Hi, I'm Ricky you're live with Newsround this
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Saturday afternoon.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Keep watching for all of this.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22The first glimpse of Emily Blunt as the new Mary Poppins.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23The daredevils taking up icebiking.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28And spring is in the air in Japan.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33First to the story of a boy who, like thousands of children
0:00:33 > 0:00:35from Syria, has travelled to a new country in
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Europe to escape war.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Jenny went to Sweden to catch up with him to see
0:00:41 > 0:00:43what life is like now.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Meet Kava.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49He is ten years old and likes football, music and bowling.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54And, like millions of kids across Sweden, he's off to school.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00But 18 months ago, Kava's life was very different.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Kava and his family were forced to leave Syria because of a war that
0:01:04 > 0:01:05has been going on there since 2011.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Thousands of people have died and around 4 million people,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11like Kava, have had to leave the country to get away
0:01:11 > 0:01:13from the fighting.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Many people have made long journeys to countries in Europe
0:01:17 > 0:01:23because they think they will be able to have a better life there.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25TRANSLATION: We left when it was evening and we were very
0:01:25 > 0:01:27scared on the road.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33It was completely dark.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Kava and his family travelled from Syria to Turkey and then got
0:01:37 > 0:01:41on a boat to make a dangerous journey across the sea to a Greek
0:01:41 > 0:01:45island called Lesbos.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48TRANSLATION: We eventually took a small boat across the sea to Europe.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52And we were very terrified.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Newsround first met Kava in 2015, shortly after he had
0:01:56 > 0:02:00arrived from Lesbos.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02TRANSLATION: I want to see my brother who lives in Sweden.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05He is already there and I want to join him.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I miss him.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And he got his wish.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13After getting a ferry to mainland Greece, Kava's family
0:02:13 > 0:02:17travelled overland by bus all the way to Sweden.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Kava and his family have been living in this very snowy town
0:02:20 > 0:02:22for more than a year now.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25And Kava has even started going to his local school.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29So I have come to find out what his life is like now.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30TRANSLATION: I like the school.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The school is good.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33There is no violence here.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It is good here.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I like Sweden.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I like mathematics and doing my lessons.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45And writing on a computer, laptop or an iPad.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50I want to write.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Learning Swedish was difficult at first but later it
0:02:52 > 0:02:56became easier, very easy.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I have friends.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59They are very kind.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04They are good.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07My friends and I chase each other, run around and we slide our
0:03:07 > 0:03:11mattresses on the snow.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Is there anything you miss about life with your friends in Syria?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18TRANSLATION: My friends are not in Syria any more.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20They went to Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23They are not in Syria.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I would like to meet them again.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29CHEERING
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Although Kava is happy to be settled
0:03:32 > 0:03:35with his family here in Sweden, I want to find out how
0:03:35 > 0:03:39he feels about having to leave his home in Syria.
0:03:39 > 0:03:47TRANSLATION: In our old home, we used to play.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51We had a laptop, we had a large house with a large garden
0:03:51 > 0:03:54where we used to play.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57But I don't remember much else.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59TRANSLATION: When the war broke out, everybody went
0:03:59 > 0:04:03in different directions.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Some left their mothers, others their fathers or their brothers.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Not many people stay together.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12TRANSLATION: We stuck together and held each other closely so none
0:04:12 > 0:04:14of us would be left behind.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16That is why we remained holding each other so strongly.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20What are your hopes for the future?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22TRANSLATION: Now I am with my brother, sister
0:04:22 > 0:04:23and parents here together.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25We are very happy.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27It is nice here.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31I wish to continue going to school and study and become
0:04:31 > 0:04:34something one day.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39For more about what's happening in Syria, go online
0:04:39 > 0:04:42for Newsround's special guide.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Now, cycling on ice - it's not normally a good idea,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48but ice biking is becoming a booming sport all over the world.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Especially in Scandanavia.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Now it's arrived in the UK.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55The back wheels on an ice bike are replaced with blades and the aim
0:04:55 > 0:05:01is to get round the course as quick as you can!
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Next, do you recognise this lady?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Yes, it's the flying nanny Mary Poppins, played by Julie Andrew
0:05:09 > 0:05:10more than 50 years ago.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Now Disney has released the first photo of the new-look Mary
0:05:13 > 0:05:17set to be recreated by Emily Blunt.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The British actress will be dressing in her navy coat and picking
0:05:20 > 0:05:23up her patterned carpet bag for the sequel, which is due to be
0:05:23 > 0:05:24released on Christmas Day next year.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Now take a look at these pictures from Japan where
0:05:27 > 0:05:28spring is in the air.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Cherry flowers are in full bloom on a type of tree that blossoms
0:05:31 > 0:05:33in early spring in Western Japan.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Residents of this town planted around 1,000 of these trees over
0:05:35 > 0:05:38the last 30 years to attract lots of tourists.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Don't they look pretty!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44And go online for loads more stories including the twins helping Nasa's
0:05:44 > 0:05:47research into the affects of space travel on the body.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51And the secrets of how elephants sleep.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54That's all from me, Newsround's back just before ten tomorrow morning.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55See you then.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Bye.