0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hello! You're live with Newsround this Wednesday. I'm Leah and
0:00:06 > 0:00:08coming up today:
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The alligator that needed a helping hand after getting lost.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12And...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I'm with the kids in Leicester who are dancing up
0:00:14 > 0:00:18a storm to celebrate Diwali.
0:00:18 > 0:00:24All: This is Newsround!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31But first today is Armistice Day and at 11 clock
0:00:31 > 0:00:35a two-minute silence was held across the country to remember those
0:00:35 > 0:00:37who have lost their lives in war.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42It represents the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the time
0:00:42 > 0:00:46in 1918 when the guns finally fell silent along the Western Front in
0:00:46 > 0:00:51World War I and peace, was declared.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Millions of people were silent today to show their respect and we asked
0:00:55 > 0:01:00some of you what you would be thinking about at 11 o'clock today.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I will be thinking about my grandad and many other
0:01:03 > 0:01:08soldiers who fought in the war and risked their lives to save us.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I will be thinking about the people who died for us so we can be
0:01:12 > 0:01:14happy and live in a free country.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19I'll be thinking about other soldiers and people who
0:01:19 > 0:01:21have risked their lives for us.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25To me it means that I am being very respectful to the people
0:01:25 > 0:01:30who took part in the war.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32It makes me feel proud of my country
0:01:32 > 0:01:37and people who suffered for us.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I will be thinking of the people who risked their lives for our lives,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44so we could be a proud country.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50It makes me feel grateful and I need to respect it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I'll be thinking about the poppy because it
0:01:53 > 0:01:56represents Flanders Fields which was the first poppy to be grown
0:01:56 > 0:02:01and represents new life and hope.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04We asked you guys at home for your comments about this
0:02:04 > 0:02:05and loads of you got in touch.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Abi, from Surrey says:
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Jack from East Sussex says:
0:02:22 > 0:02:24"I will be remembering my granddad who was a navigator in
0:02:24 > 0:02:26World War II."
0:02:26 > 0:02:28And Will from the Isle of Wight tells us:
0:02:28 > 0:02:31"I will be remembering my great, great, great uncle Eric who died
0:02:31 > 0:02:35in Dunkirk."
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Today is also Diwali, the biggest and most exciting event of the
0:02:38 > 0:02:39year for Hindu, Sikhs and Jains.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44We sent Ayshah to Leicester to find out more.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Diwali is a festival of light.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And the triumph of good over evil.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51And we all celebrate it because it's when Rama comes home with his wife
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Sita,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58as they've been away for 14 years fighting the ten headed demon.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02We also light divas in celebration of him coming home.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04These girls are all here to perform a special Diwali dance.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07You are about to go on stage, tell me how you're feeling?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I'm very excited because this is a really professional show and I'm
0:03:10 > 0:03:14really excited to take part in it.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I'm nervous, but excited at the same time.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Outfits ready, make-up done, it's showtime.
0:03:21 > 0:03:29MUSIC
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Show's over, the girls did great.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35We all thought we might do a wrong step but luckily it went all well.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40None of us did anything wrong, so I'm happy about that and I'm proud.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42This was a very special occasion for these girls, so why is Diwali
0:03:42 > 0:03:44so important to them?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Diwali means to have the families together and be together as one.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51We give loads of sweets, we give presents,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54we exchange presents and sweets and also the main thing is we light
0:03:54 > 0:03:58fireworks in the sky and it's so pretty to see them.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02My favourite part is to do the fireworks because I wait
0:04:02 > 0:04:05for one year to do the fireworks.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06It's really fun.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I think we're all danced out, but there's one thing we still have
0:04:09 > 0:04:11to do and that's wish you...
0:04:11 > 0:04:17All: Happy Diwali!
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Sport now and England rugby coach, Stuart Lancaster, has resigned.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22The team didn't perform well in the recent rugby world Cup
0:04:22 > 0:04:25championship, loosing two games in the group rounds, and failing to
0:04:25 > 0:04:26make it the quarter finals.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30So far there has been no word on who will replace him.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32And finally, meet Godzilla the alligator.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35He gave shoppers quite a surprise when he was spotted
0:04:35 > 0:04:39wandering around outside a shopping centre in Texas, in America.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42He weighs more than 360 kilograms, and can't see very well,
0:04:42 > 0:04:48so he's been taken to this sanctuary for a bit of rest and relaxation.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52That's all from me, Newsround's back tomorrow with Ricky at 7.40am.
0:04:52 > 0:05:00Bye for now.