0:00:04 > 0:00:05Afternoon Newsrounders, I'm Ayshah.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Right now weve got...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The six-year-old heading to the Oscars.
0:00:11 > 0:00:19And, who needs fireworks when you've got drones?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27First, six-year-old Maisie from Swindon will be mixing
0:00:27 > 0:00:30with the biggest movie stars on the planet at the Oscars tonight.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33She stars in a film called The Silent Child.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36She's deaf, the same as the character she plays.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38So what's it like to be six and up for an Oscar?
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Lets see.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46It is a story so happy, it could be the plot
0:00:46 > 0:00:47of a Hollywood movie.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Maisie hadn't even acted before, then her parents were told about a
0:00:50 > 0:00:53film looking for deaf children to star in it.
0:00:53 > 0:01:08And now here are the nominees for best live action short film.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11This is the moment the film team got together, to find out if
0:01:11 > 0:01:13they could get an Oscar.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16My Nephew Emmett.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17The Silent Child.
0:01:17 > 0:01:25CHEEERING.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Hello.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Welcome on board.
0:01:28 > 0:01:36And so Maisie, along with her cuddly toy, made her way to LA.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40When she got there, she made sure she did all
0:01:40 > 0:01:43the important things.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Now all we have to wait for is to see if there
0:01:46 > 0:01:48will be a happy Hollywood ending for six-year-old Maisie.
0:01:48 > 0:01:55Good luck.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Steve Backshall hasn't got long now until he attempts to climb the North
0:01:58 > 0:02:00face of the Eiger, but you can't just climb a mountain
0:02:00 > 0:02:04like that without doing some serious training.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06He's sent us an update from the Dolomites where he's
0:02:06 > 0:02:14to take on a smaller mountain as practice.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22The first glimpse of our mountain. It is utterly stunning, really
0:02:22 > 0:02:25imposing. I think these are the snowmobiles that will take us up
0:02:25 > 0:02:30now. We are going to use those to get right up to the base of the
0:02:30 > 0:02:36mountain and again our climb. It is the most staggering climb. Hopefully
0:02:36 > 0:02:40it will be worth the fact that we have slogged our way across four
0:02:40 > 0:02:44different countries to get here. You can follow, progress on the see BBC
0:02:44 > 0:02:48website. The expedition is not done yet.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51In the Premier League today, Arsenal will be looking to get back
0:02:51 > 0:02:53to winnning ways when they take on Brighton in the early kick-off.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56They are currently sixth in the league, 13 points off fourth
0:02:56 > 0:02:59place, and and that all-important Champions League spot.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02One team who have no worries about making the top four are league
0:03:02 > 0:03:05leaders Manchester City, who take on last year's champions
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Chelsea later at 4pm.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Here's someone hoping to making sport history now - Billy Monger.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Despite losing both of his legs in an accident, (he's
0:03:14 > 0:03:17never given up on his dream of becoming a racing driver.
0:03:17 > 0:03:25Here's Billy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I am Billy, I am here to show you around my car that is at that lead
0:03:30 > 0:03:36so I can race. Baize last year Billy lost both of his legs in a crash
0:03:36 > 0:03:41while racing. Now the aching growth is back behind the wheelbehind a
0:03:41 > 0:03:48single seater car. How does he do it?I spent 12 years driving a
0:03:48 > 0:03:51certain way and I have to change everything I learned and tried a
0:03:51 > 0:03:56different way. I'm getting used to it. The adaptations are that most of
0:03:56 > 0:04:02it is on the wheel. The most important part is the left-hand
0:04:02 > 0:04:05side, my floor pedal, that accelerates the car and allows me to
0:04:05 > 0:04:08accelerate in straight lines. Every lap I do, I learn something new
0:04:08 > 0:04:14about which way it is better to control. I break with my right foot.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19I have a bit more control over it. On the right-hand side of the
0:04:19 > 0:04:23steering wheel and has two paddles, the top and being up Diaz, the
0:04:23 > 0:04:26bottom down. The hand clutched to pull away, and that is the controls
0:04:26 > 0:04:32that we have come up with. It has been a most calm place since my
0:04:32 > 0:04:37accident to be back behind the wheel of a racing car. To get back behind
0:04:37 > 0:04:43the wheel is... I feel completely in control and relax when I am out
0:04:43 > 0:04:48there. It is a bit surreal, but when it comes to that first race in
0:04:48 > 0:04:56April, I will be ready by the challenge ahead of us. -- ready for
0:04:56 > 0:04:57the challenge.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Next, a baby monkey helping to fly a plane.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Yes, really.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02He was saved by a charity in Central Aftrica who've
0:05:02 > 0:05:03found him a new home.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Cue the cuteness.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Meet this baby.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09He has been taken to his new home at a sanctuary in the
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Democratic Republic of Congo.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12He was taken from the wild by poachers, but
0:05:12 > 0:05:14rescued by a charity.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16He quickly made friends with the pilot and
0:05:16 > 0:05:20seemed to enjoy the view.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23But it has all got a bit tiring, and he has had
0:05:23 > 0:05:26to have a wee nap.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29And look, he seems pleased to meet the people who
0:05:29 > 0:05:37will keep him safe at the sanctuary.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Take a look at these drones lighting up the sky.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44It is part of the Lantern Festival in China.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47500 drones were let loose to dance in the night sky
0:05:47 > 0:05:51for the crowd below.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Well, that's all, but we'll have the latest football
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and all the oscar goss for you at 2:15pm.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02Bye.