09/08/2014

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:02:30. > :02:33.I've been taking a look at all the latest with loom bands.

:02:34. > :02:39.Loom band came about when a crash test engineer from the United States

:02:40. > :02:46.spent time with his family. I got the idea from my daughters. They

:02:47. > :02:53.were making bracelets, so I wanted to impress them and I came out this

:02:54. > :02:57.way with a two to make more elaborate designs than they can make

:02:58. > :03:01.by hand. Now it is worth millions and it is more than just a craze.

:03:02. > :03:07.These guys from a village outside Cambridge are involved in a national

:03:08. > :03:12.project to get kids making art in school. They use loom bands to make

:03:13. > :03:15.sculptures. I like the idea it is getting people doing thing. Anything

:03:16. > :03:20.that stops people just doing nothing. It is creative and it could

:03:21. > :03:26.lead to somebody being a designer. But it is not all good news. Pinging

:03:27. > :03:30.into people's eyes and hurting fingers and they may not be good for

:03:31. > :03:36.the environment. We were caught by surprise that this craft can be that

:03:37. > :03:41.popular. So we are thinking about how to instruct the customer on how

:03:42. > :03:43.to recycle this. But for now, loom bands aren't going anywhere any time

:03:44. > :03:56.soon. Next, it's one of the biggest prizes

:03:57. > :03:59.in Rugby League - the Challenge Cup - and we're getting towards the

:04:00. > :04:01.business end, with both semi-finals At 2 o'clock this afternoon,

:04:02. > :04:05.Leeds Rhinos will take on Warrington Wolves, live on BBC

:04:06. > :04:08.One, but ahead of that, how about giving some of the game's top stars,

:04:09. > :04:19.a challenge with a difference? You need to do four kicks. Whoever

:04:20. > :04:30.completes that in the quickest time will be the winner. It sounds easy.

:04:31. > :04:39.Let's see. Gar Gareth O'Brien, Warrington, is going to start. He

:04:40. > :04:41.got here an hour early. He has been practicing. Oh, no, the pressure's

:04:42. > :04:49.got to him. Strike, Jamie. No practicing. Oh, no, the pressure's

:04:50. > :04:55.rower. The only back row to do this. He is just taking it steady. Bad

:04:56. > :05:07.foot. Easy. Bit of a rush on there. He might win this. He looks

:05:08. > :05:15.composed. A bit slow. Yes. Too good, mate.

:05:16. > :05:17.Next, he's known for saving the world, so Superman's latest

:05:18. > :05:21.The British actor, Henry Cavill, who plays Superman,

:05:22. > :05:23.has become an ambassador for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation

:05:24. > :05:27.The trust works to prevent the extinction of endangered animals,

:05:28. > :05:31.Next, it might not be sunny everywhere in the UK at the moment

:05:32. > :05:34.but it?s still the summer holidays - so we asked you to send in pictures

:05:35. > :05:38.Here's 12-year-old Mollie with Holly the hamster, on holiday in Cornwall.

:05:39. > :05:41.And 10-year-olds Saskia and Ellie have got their dog Teddy joining

:05:42. > :05:46.But holidaying is all a bit much for Missy the dog who was caught having

:05:47. > :05:55.Well keep those pictures coming into newsroundpix@bbc.co.uk.

:05:56. > :05:58.That's all we've got time for, Newsround's back bright