05/08/2014

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:00:14. > :00:16.Hi guys, Jenny here with all the news you need to know this

:00:17. > :00:24.The giant mud slides making their way through Northern Ireland.

:00:25. > :00:26.Andy Murray says he's back to his best.

:00:27. > :00:31.First to Gaza, in the Middle East, where there's been

:00:32. > :00:34.an agreement to stop the fighting between Israel and Palestinian

:00:35. > :00:42.In the last hour Israel says it's taken

:00:43. > :00:45.It comes after four weeks of heavy fighting there,

:00:46. > :00:49.The ceasefire has been in force since 6am this morning,

:00:50. > :00:57.and it's hoped there may be further talks between the two sides soon.

:00:58. > :00:59.And remember there's more information about what's going on in

:01:00. > :01:02.Gaza, on the Newsround website - You can watch Hayley's report on how the

:01:03. > :01:05.conflict is affecting children, on both sides, and find out about the

:01:06. > :01:10.full history of the fighting, in our special guide page.

:01:11. > :01:13.Next - the first live TV debate on whether Scotland should become

:01:14. > :01:15.independent, from the rest of the UK, will take place tonight.

:01:16. > :01:19.The campain leaders, on both sides of the vote, will go head to head to

:01:20. > :01:22.try and convince people to vote Yes or no, on the issue.

:01:23. > :01:24.Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, who wants independence,

:01:25. > :01:27.and the leader of the no campaign, Alistair Darling, will debate in

:01:28. > :01:42.The referendum vote takes place on September the 18th.

:01:43. > :01:45.The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has told Newsround it's important

:01:46. > :01:47.to remember the positive effects World War One

:01:48. > :01:51.Yesterday lights were turned off across the UK to mark 100 years

:01:52. > :01:53.since Britain became involved in the conflict.

:01:54. > :01:56.And at a special ceremony in Belgium, Mr Cameron spoke to Ricky

:01:57. > :01:59.about the changes the war brought about, and how he's been explaining

:02:00. > :02:17.How do you explain what's up? It can be difficult but explaining them,

:02:18. > :02:25.you are trying to explain it, it can be hard for people to comprehend,

:02:26. > :02:30.but that is important. We try to remember what war was about. When we

:02:31. > :02:36.looked at these graves, they came here because these countries were

:02:37. > :02:43.being overrun, and they were fighting against one paragraph. They

:02:44. > :02:49.believed it was just. We have to explain that to the children. Roger

:02:50. > :02:56.children fascinated by what happened? When you till the about

:02:57. > :03:00.how all the people were, who volunteered, and some of the

:03:01. > :03:11.horrible things that happened, they do get interested. And it is

:03:12. > :03:16.important for you to be here today? It is important to commemorate those

:03:17. > :03:25.people who gave the place. It is important that we find other ways to

:03:26. > :03:28.solve problems than war. But the war changed the world, in some

:03:29. > :03:31.libraries, but also in some good ways, advances in medicine and the

:03:32. > :03:41.vote for women. Thank you. You can find out more about World

:03:42. > :03:44.War One on the Newsround website. Including what the soldiers wore

:03:45. > :03:45.in battle, how many people fought and died,

:03:46. > :03:57.and the special story of Horace - In other news, a 15 billion

:03:58. > :04:12.master-plan, to improve trains and roads in the north of England, is

:04:13. > :04:13.being unveiled today. Five cities - Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester,

:04:14. > :04:15.Newcastle and Sheffield - have joined forces to try and get money

:04:16. > :04:18.from the government, to make transport in the region better and

:04:19. > :04:19.compete with London. The plan includes new 125 mile per hour

:04:20. > :04:20.trains between the cities. Next to the major mudslides caused

:04:21. > :04:23.by heavy rain in Northern Ireland. This video shows a thick river

:04:24. > :04:26.of sludge, as tonnes of mud and rocks poured down a hill onto

:04:27. > :04:28.a road in County Antrim. As much as five centimetres

:04:29. > :04:34.of rain fell within a few hours. And finally Andy Murray says he's

:04:35. > :04:36.back to his best after a disappointing 2014 so far. The

:04:37. > :04:38.tennis star says he's feeling much better, after struggling with back

:04:39. > :04:47.problems earlier in the year. He's competing in his first event since

:04:48. > :04:56.losing at Wimbledon this week. I was not able to train as much because it

:04:57. > :05:02.is a recovery process. Now I can start training again, 100%. That's

:05:03. > :05:04.all from me, Newsround's back right here at 4.20pm.