0:00:04 > 0:00:10Morning, I'm Ricky with some great stories this Monday.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Coming up: The football fan with his own special
0:00:12 > 0:00:15room on matchday.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The dogs dressing up for Brazil's Rio carnival.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33First to the young football fan who took on his team and won.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Massive Sunderland fan Nathan couldn't watch his team play
0:00:36 > 0:00:36because of a medical condition, but as Jenny discovered,
0:00:39 > 0:00:41now that's all changed.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Nathan and his brothers are football crazy.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Come on, Sunderland!
0:00:45 > 0:00:46They all have autism.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49It's a medical condition that affects the way you see
0:00:49 > 0:00:50the world around you.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52It can make you extremely sensitive to sound, touch,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56smell and light.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00So somewhere very busy and loud like a football match can
0:01:00 > 0:01:02be really stressful.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I want to go now!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Let's go, good lad.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Watching football from the stands with the rest of the crowd just
0:01:11 > 0:01:15wasn't an option so until now Nathan has never been able to go to a game.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19You can hear the noise, it's pretty noisy.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21But it's not just that, it's the lights, you've got bright
0:01:21 > 9:54:28stadium lights, big cheers, lots of crowds everywhere.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Nathan's family wanted a safe, calm space for their sons and others
9:54:28 > 9:54:28to watch football.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28They campaigned for a special room for people with autism
9:54:28 > 9:54:28and similar conditions.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28And this is it.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It's safe, away from the crowds, it has special relaxing bubble
9:54:28 > 9:54:28lights and because it's soundproof, when other fans cheer
9:54:28 > 9:54:28it's not scary.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28But it's close enough to get the atmosphere of the match.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It's absolutely tremendous.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Beforehand, trying to bring Nathan, he couldn't cope with the atmosphere
9:54:28 > 9:54:28so I had to take him home, but now, he's got his own room,
9:54:28 > 9:54:28he can come, he feels safe and secure.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It's the right environment for him so he can come and enjoy
9:54:28 > 9:54:28the day now.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28You can see the enjoyment on his face.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Sunderland are the first in the Premiership to create
9:54:28 > 9:54:28a special room for people with autism.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Now Nathan's family are meeting other clubs in the league to see
9:54:28 > 9:54:28if they can create similar spaces for other footie fans like him.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28And go online to watch our special programme Autism And Me and learn
9:54:28 > 9:54:28how Rosie lives with her condition.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Next, kids in western Australia are going back to school after huge
9:54:28 > 9:54:28bushfires struck their communities.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Here's one boy's story.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Hi, my name's Kane and this is a pretty exciting day
9:54:28 > 9:54:28for my family.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28We're getting these cool packs and so are hundreds of other kids
9:54:28 > 9:54:28around here, and we're getting it for free.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Have a look inside.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It's kind of a back-to-school boost for all of us kids because for a lot
9:54:28 > 9:54:28of people here things haven't been so great over the summer.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28A few months ago, a bushfire broke out in Pinery,
9:54:28 > 9:54:28South Australia, which is really close to Hamley Bridge,
9:54:28 > 9:54:28where I live.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28When the fire started, me and my friend were looking
9:54:28 > 9:54:28on computers to see where it was.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28When my mum picked us up from school, me and my brother
9:54:28 > 9:54:28and sister were scared when the smoke came over.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28We hopped in the car and Mum took us to the Balaclava Recovery Centre.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28The fire burned 87 homes and around 300 farmsteads.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28But our area wasn't the only area to be hit by a big
9:54:28 > 9:54:28bushfire this summer.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Over in Western Australia, the town of Yarloop was hit
9:54:28 > 9:54:28by a bushfire.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Now there's basically nothing left.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Luckily, my school wasn't badly damaged in the fire so now we can go
9:54:28 > 9:54:28back to school straightaway.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28And these packs will really help, especially for those kids
9:54:28 > 9:54:28that lost everything.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28I've got snacks, a pencil case, a lunchbox and a watch.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Things might not be completely back to normal for me or my friends,
9:54:28 > 9:54:28but we're staying positive and looking for a better future.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Next to the Super Bowl final.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It's one of the most watched TV events on the planet.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28The competition in America features the best teams
9:54:28 > 9:54:28from the National Football League.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28The Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers in the final.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28At half-time, some of the world's biggest superstars performed
9:54:28 > 9:54:28including Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Coldplay.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Read any funny books lately?
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Well, a shortlist for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards -
9:54:28 > 9:54:28a brand new prize for hilarious children's books -
9:54:28 > 9:54:28has been announced today.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28So we wanted to know what books make you giggle.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Gangsta Granny by David Walliams.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It made me laugh because of the way the granny was very odd.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Really, really funny.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28It just makes me laugh.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28I don't know what it is about it.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28The jokes are really original and it's never been
9:54:28 > 9:54:28copied from someone.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Horrible Histories, Vicious Vikings by Terry Deary.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28There's a lot of funny stuff.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Billionaire Boy by David Walliams.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28The illustrations in the book itself are really funny.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28James And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28When he adds speech, the way they say it and how
9:54:28 > 9:54:28they say it.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28These spectacular fireworks lit up the sky in Beijing to celebrate
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Chinese New Year.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28Hundreds of millions of people around the world
9:54:28 > 9:54:28are marking the event.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28People buy colourful presents for their families and make
9:54:28 > 9:54:28offerings to the temples.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28They also sing and dance.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28And these dogs got dressed up specially for Rio's carnival
9:54:28 > 9:54:28in Brazil - they wore bows and ribbons and hats
9:54:28 > 9:54:28and enjoyed the music.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28And go online to see an amazing video of the first three months
9:54:28 > 9:54:28of a polar bear's life.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28You'll love it.
9:54:28 > 9:54:28That's all form me.