11/05/2016

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Leah, with all you need to know this Wednesday morning.

:00:07. > :00:09.Coming up in the next few minutes...

:00:10. > :00:14.Stick around a look at our Newsround special about saving the rhino,

:00:15. > :00:25.the superstar footy whose dream came true,

:00:26. > :00:27.And we meet one of the stars of the new

:00:28. > :00:34.First up to South Africa, where at least one rhino is killed

:00:35. > :00:48.The country is home to the largest population of rhino in the world,

:00:49. > :00:49.but poaching is driving these amazing creatures to

:00:50. > :00:54.We've have made a special film about the situation there

:00:55. > :00:58.Here's a sneak peek at Defending the Rhino...

:00:59. > :01:05.South Africa, one of the most spectacular places on the planet.

:01:06. > :01:08.I'm travelling hundreds of miles across the country which is home

:01:09. > :01:12.to some of the world's most magnificent creatures.

:01:13. > :01:15.But these animals are facing a fight and at the moment

:01:16. > :01:23.I'll meet the people putting their lives in danger

:01:24. > :01:28.to protect Africa's wildlife before it's too late.

:01:29. > :01:41.And trying to track down to rhinos who are lucky to be alive.

:01:42. > :01:44.And you can watch the film this afternoon on CBBC at 5pm or over

:01:45. > :01:55.That's also where you can learn how poo can help you track a rhino,

:01:56. > :02:01.Next, the country of China is not known for its football,

:02:02. > :02:04.but now they want to become one of the best sides in the world

:02:05. > :02:06.and want their super league to compete with the Premier League

:02:07. > :02:10.for the best players in the world, and what better place to start

:02:11. > :02:13.BBC sports reporter Richard Conway sent Newsround this

:02:14. > :02:20.Schoolchildren in China are about to get a lesson

:02:21. > :02:23.of a different kind - football!

:02:24. > :02:26.Many children in Britain play every day but up until now China has

:02:27. > :02:33.That is now changing, due in part to China's president.

:02:34. > :02:36.He is a big football fan, seen here posing for a selfie

:02:37. > :02:38.with Manchester City's striker Sergio Aguero when visiting

:02:39. > :02:45.He wants to improve China's national team and make his country as famous

:02:46. > :02:51.These children are some of the 100 million under the age

:02:52. > :02:55.of six in China who will now be taught football every day.

:02:56. > :03:00.China's professional league is growing increasingly popular.

:03:01. > :03:04.Its star players are coming from some of the best teams in Europe.

:03:05. > :03:10.The club share are as rich as Chelsea and Manchester United,

:03:11. > :03:13.with the players paid as much as Wayne Rooney and Diego Costa.

:03:14. > :03:20.Now children all over China are enjoying playing

:03:21. > :03:22.football and dreaming one day of being star players themselves.

:03:23. > :03:32.What is your favourite team in England?

:03:33. > :03:36.Do you think you one day play a World Cup?

:03:37. > :03:50.China hopes one day to host and even win a World Cup,

:03:51. > :03:52.but that may however take a long time.

:03:53. > :03:56.But those in charge here say they are prepared to do whatever it

:03:57. > :04:00.Staying with football and the boy who is getting the chance to meet

:04:01. > :04:09.Eight-year-old Marshall is a huge footie fan and even though

:04:10. > :04:12.he doesn't have any feet, he's not let it stop him

:04:13. > :04:16.Tomorrow a dream will come true for him as he meets Spurs and gets

:04:17. > :04:18.to have a kickaround with the players.

:04:19. > :04:20.His friend's say he's an inspiration.

:04:21. > :04:26.He's really helpful and he never gives up.

:04:27. > :04:30.They're so good to me, they help me up when I fall over,

:04:31. > :04:41.Now, from soapstar to superhero, actor Ben Hardy, who played

:04:42. > :04:47.Peter Beale in Eastenders, has become one of the big

:04:48. > :04:49.stars in the new superhero movie X-Men Apocalypse.

:04:50. > :04:52.He plays the character Angel, alongside famous actors

:04:53. > :04:54.like Jennifer Lawrence and he joined me in the studio

:04:55. > :04:58.I asked him if he's always wanted to be an action hero.

:04:59. > :05:01.When you are a kid, you play around and think, oh,

:05:02. > :05:07.So to actually be part of a film franchise where I get to

:05:08. > :05:11.If you could have any other X-Men kind of

:05:12. > :05:13.power, apart from the wings, what would you do?

:05:14. > :05:18.I think you'd be good with the claws.

:05:19. > :05:24.It may be five months until Halloween, but for one

:05:25. > :05:26.gardener it'll be a nail-biting wait to see if this seed

:05:27. > :05:30.grows into the biggest pumpkin in the world.

:05:31. > :05:32.Matthew Oliver paid over ?1,000 for the seed

:05:33. > :05:34.which came from the current world record holder grown in Switzerland

:05:35. > :05:53.Matthew's would need to weigh-in at more than a tonne to beat that.

:05:54. > :05:56.It have to wait a long time to see if he breaks a world record.

:05:57. > :05:59.That's all from me, Newsround's back this afternoon