07/05/2016

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:00:00. > :00:09.I'm Ricky with everything yuou need to know this Saturday.

:00:10. > :00:12.Coming up in the next few minutes: The latest

:00:13. > :00:23.And my dad is going to the USA to represent the UK in the Invictus

:00:24. > :00:30.Games. First, huge wild fires

:00:31. > :00:32.are continuing in Fort McMurray No-one's been killed,

:00:33. > :00:39.but many parts of the city I've been taking a closer look

:00:40. > :00:44.at the latest developments. The fire started last Sunday

:00:45. > :00:51.and Canada's Oil Sands region. Experts say it was able to spread

:00:52. > :00:54.due to the unusual weather, which has caused more dryer

:00:55. > :00:59.condition than normal. Alberta has had 330 wildfires

:01:00. > :01:02.already this year, more than double the amount they would

:01:03. > :01:05.usually have in 12 months. 88,000 residents were evacuated

:01:06. > :01:07.and nine evacuation centres were set up in Alberta

:01:08. > :01:12.by Thursday evening. We had, basically, two

:01:13. > :01:15.minutes to get home, grab our staff and then

:01:16. > :01:19.we had to leave. A huge team of firefighters,

:01:20. > :01:22.helicopters and air tankers The fire now covers an area

:01:23. > :01:28.larger than New York City and is expected to double in size

:01:29. > :01:32.in the coming 24 hours. Thousands of miles away,

:01:33. > :01:36.volunteers in Toronto have been providing aid packs to those

:01:37. > :01:39.affected by the wildfires. While aid begins to reach those

:01:40. > :01:54.affected, the Canadian Government is working to find temporary

:01:55. > :01:56.housing for families A total of 40 wildfires

:01:57. > :02:00.are still burning with five out of control, and that is causing

:02:01. > :02:02.problems for people trying to evacuate their homes as one

:02:03. > :02:05.of the main routes out of the area has been

:02:06. > :02:07.covered with heavy smoke. Luckily, people have acted fast and,

:02:08. > :02:10.with no casualties, people are hoping these fires will let up

:02:11. > :02:13.so they can move on in The results are coming

:02:14. > :02:17.in after elections took place One of the big stories is in London,

:02:18. > :02:24.where people have voted We asked the BBC's man

:02:25. > :02:27.in the know to explain more. Over the last few days,

:02:28. > :02:31.there have been lots of, Where grown-ups get a say on who's

:02:32. > :02:37.in charge, who is running things, which politicians get

:02:38. > :02:39.to make decisions. We have just found out who will be

:02:40. > :02:42.the new Mayor of London Because London is such a big

:02:43. > :02:48.city on the world stage, this matters for everyone -

:02:49. > :02:50.wherever you are in the country. It used to be a guy

:02:51. > :02:53.called Boris Johnson. He is from the Labour Party,

:02:54. > :02:58.so a different party from the one that's in charge all over

:02:59. > :03:01.the country in Government. His dad used to be a bus driver

:03:02. > :03:06.and it is the first time in a big, rich western country that the mayor

:03:07. > :03:13.has been a Muslim. Hundreds of sick and injured

:03:14. > :03:16.servicemen and women are getting ready to compete

:03:17. > :03:18.in the Invictus Games, which start tomorrow

:03:19. > :03:20.in Florida in the US. One Team UK competitor

:03:21. > :03:23.is former guardsman Lamin, I've been to meet his

:03:24. > :03:26.12-year-old son Musa, The Invictus Games already has

:03:27. > :03:37.the royal seal of approval. Even US President Barack Obama is

:03:38. > :03:42.ready for action. The games begin on the 8th of May

:03:43. > :03:54.in Orlando in America and will see injured service men and women

:03:55. > :03:57.from all over the world go head-to-head in a whole host

:03:58. > :04:03.of different sports. Prince Harry came up with the idea

:04:04. > :04:06.of the games two years ago. Lamin lost both his legs and an arm

:04:07. > :04:23.during the war in Afghanistan. We were just sitting down

:04:24. > :04:25.and watching football, he came in on his wheelchair

:04:26. > :04:27.really fast and said, "I'm going to be in the Invictus

:04:28. > :04:29.Games!" How difficult is it for your dad

:04:30. > :04:32.to get around every day? Life is hard for him

:04:33. > :04:35.because he doesn't get to do most things that a father would do

:04:36. > :04:38.with a son or a daughter, He should be helping

:04:39. > :04:43.the children and the wife. Why do you think the Invictus Games

:04:44. > :04:54.are so important? It's important so we can help

:04:55. > :04:59.the wounded and the hurt, to know that they have a meaning

:05:00. > :05:03.in this world, not that they're just So, Musa, there's one

:05:04. > :05:06.last thing for us Shall we wish your dad the best

:05:07. > :05:10.of luck? X Factor boy band Union J have just

:05:11. > :05:19.announced a new member It's after George Shelley

:05:20. > :05:25.quit earlier this year. He's been replaced by another

:05:26. > :05:29.X Factor contestant, Casey Johnson, Casey said he can't wait to sing

:05:30. > :05:37.with the boys. Head online for more

:05:38. > :05:39.of the day's stories, including how scientists

:05:40. > :05:41.are using modelling clay to find out more about a strange

:05:42. > :05:53.new underwater dinosaur. That's all from me,

:05:54. > :06:02.Newsround's back tomorrow.