:00:00. > :00:00.You're live with me Ayshah this Friday morning with Newsround.
:00:07. > :00:10.Briitsh astronaut Tim Peake is about to leave the UK
:00:11. > :00:26.And why Ronaldo thinks he's the best football player in the world.
:00:27. > :00:29.It's been more than a year since the first clinic was set up in
:00:30. > :00:33.West Africa to help people suffering from the deadly virus called Ebola.
:00:34. > :00:36.Lots of countries and charities have been working to
:00:37. > :00:41.Now one of the worst affected countries, called Sierra Leone,
:00:42. > :00:47.The BBC's Anna Foster sent us this report.
:00:48. > :00:51.From October 2013, the worst outbreak of Ebola in history
:00:52. > :00:56.infected more than 28,000 people across Nigeria, Liberia, Guinea
:00:57. > :01:02.Thousands of people lost their lives,
:01:03. > :01:09.Children have been unable to go to school to stop the virus spreading
:01:10. > :01:14.further, and many have lost parents, relatives and friends.
:01:15. > :01:17.Medical teams from around the world have been working hard to
:01:18. > :01:24.On Saturday it will be six weeks since the last person in
:01:25. > :01:30.That will mean the outbreak here is over.
:01:31. > :01:32.For children here at the school it is a really
:01:33. > :01:37.But what they need to remember is all the things they have learned
:01:38. > :01:39.about washing their hands and staying clean to make sure it
:01:40. > :01:46.So what does an Ebola-free country mean to the children living here?
:01:47. > :01:50.I feel good, because I stayed for nine months at home.
:01:51. > :01:55.But now I'm feeling good, I'm back to school.
:01:56. > :02:00.I feel very excited because it will mean everything is OK,
:02:01. > :02:07.Because Ebola is gone, finally, we win.
:02:08. > :02:13.After the declaration of Ebola, things will be all right,
:02:14. > :02:16.and everything will be back to its normal form.
:02:17. > :02:21.I pray that the declaration will soon take place,
:02:22. > :02:25.because I can't wait to hear that Ebola is finished.
:02:26. > :02:28.It's a huge moment for the country which has suffered so
:02:29. > :02:34.Although this marks the end of one battle, it will be a long time
:02:35. > :02:39.before people in Sierra Leone can recover from what has happened.
:02:40. > :02:44.There's just a little over one month left until Tim Peake launches
:02:45. > :02:48.into space and becomes the first British astronaut to live and work
:02:49. > :02:53.An important part of his mission is to inspire kids like you.
:02:54. > :02:57.BBC reporter Tim Muffett has been to find out how the mission has already
:02:58. > :03:02.started to get children across the country excited.
:03:03. > :03:13.# Spaceman, always wanted you to go into
:03:14. > :03:24.The mission to get children inspired by Tim Peake's journey
:03:25. > :03:32.Destination Space is about engaging young people with the
:03:33. > :03:36.It's about getting people thinking about the science, the technology,
:03:37. > :03:41.the maths and the engineering that goes into it.
:03:42. > :03:45.This two-year Government-funded programme will take place
:03:46. > :03:49.at 20 discovery centres across the UK, like this one in Bristol.
:03:50. > :03:53.There will also be school workshops and a special website.
:03:54. > :03:57.I didn't think that hovercraft could fly off the floor.
:03:58. > :04:03.I liked when we used the machines and tried to build the tower.
:04:04. > :04:07.They might need more people to help astronauts go up to space.
:04:08. > :04:11.One of the aims of this project is to highlight the variety of jobs
:04:12. > :04:16.It's hoped Tim Peake's mission will not just inspire the astronauts
:04:17. > :04:19.of tomorrow, but also the scientists, the software
:04:20. > :04:26.What you want them to take away from Tim Peake's mission?
:04:27. > :04:29.I want them to take away the idea to actually be curious,
:04:30. > :04:37.If you have a passion, to follow it all the way through.
:04:38. > :04:41.For Tim Peake, the journey of a lifetime awaits.
:04:42. > :04:49.Far below him, so too, does an incredible learning opportunity.
:04:50. > :04:51.Nasa scientists think they now understand why Mars turned
:04:52. > :04:56.They believe that intense solar storms swept away much
:04:57. > :05:02.of its atmosphere billions of years ago, when the sun was more active.
:05:03. > :05:06.Cristiano Ronaldo says he is the best footballer in the world.
:05:07. > :05:08.The Real Madrid star has been speaking to the BBC ahead
:05:09. > :05:12.of the release of a special film about his career on Monday.
:05:13. > :05:14.But does he think he's better than Barcelona
:05:15. > :05:24.I don't care what other people think or say, in my mind,
:05:25. > :05:28.not just this year but always, I am always the best.
:05:29. > :05:34.I'm always going to say that, because we have to thinking we're
:05:35. > :05:40.Is there anything Lionel Messi's better than you at?
:05:41. > :05:45.Maybe in your opinion Messi's better than me,
:05:46. > :06:00.That's all from the Newsround team this
:06:01. > :06:01.have a great day, I will see you soon. Bye-bye!