12/09/2016 Newsround

Good morning.

Ayshah here with your Monday's Newsround.

But first, Paralympics GB had a spectacular Sunday winning eight

golds on day four of the games.

That's Jo Butterfield on the top of the podium there.

She broke her own world record to win the F51 club throw.

Other highlights were swimmer Bethany Firth winning the S14

200 metres freestyle.

And on the track Richard Whitehead defended his T42 200 metres title.

The British team are second in the medal table,

with a whopping 23 golds.

Next, families in Cumbria in north-west England have been

moving back into their homes after floods last December

left thousands of people without anywhere to live.

Christmas wasn't the only thing ruined.

Many homes had to be repaired, costing billions of pounds.

Well, Leah's been to meet one family in the town of Kendal

who are finally making a fresh start after a difficult few months.

Zoe, Ali, These are some of the pictures you took

during the floods.

Can you talk me through them?

It was disgusting, just horrible.

Really?

I couldn't believe it.

I was like, what has happened?

December 2015.

A time of year Ali and her mum would rather forget.

It was horrible seeing that in the back garden.

Heavy rain left thousands of people's homes flooded.

Roads across parts of the north-west of England and the Borders

turned into canals.

Here in Kendal in Cumbria, people's lives were turned upside down.

Last December was the wettest month on record in the UK.

And today, things look very different.

Almost nine months have passed, and now Ali and her mum Zoe

are moving back into the family home and their life now can

return back to normal.

We are back in now and it's all over.

We don't have to be in a different house, we are all together.

It's lovely to feel like we're back in.

Where did the water come to in this room?

To the top of the fire.

So, knee-length really.

I was in my wellies and it was over the top of my knees.

It was horrible.

The carpet was black and horrible.

I was like, this isn't happening.

While the Government is investing billions of pounds into building

flood defences across the UK, it could take years for families

like this one to complete the repairs of their homes.

It feels nice to know that I am here.

I can come downstairs and sit on the sofa.

There's all the people that have helped and been really kind

towards people, and it is really nice to be here.

Onwards and upwards.

Ali will never forget what happened to her

and so many of her neighbours.

But now, finally, this is a chance for a new start in home.

Have a look at these giraffes.

They look pretty similar, right?

Well, actually, they're all different species.

Scientists in Namibia in Africa have found out that there are four

species of giraffe, not just one.

The BBC's science reporter Victoria Gill has more.

They are Africa's gentlest giants.

But these animals are in decline as their natural

habitat is shrinking.

That threat was the trigger for scientists to sample giraffe DNA

to find out more about these increasingly fragmented populations.

This revealed a genetic surprise.

What these new results show is that there are actually

four different species of giraffe, all very tall

and they look very similar.

But they are as genetically distinct from another has a polar bear

is from a brown bear.

So, these animals have now been newly categorised.

There are reticulated giraffes, northern giraffes, the southern

giraffe and Masai giraffe.

It may look like a tricky game of spot the difference

but to conservationists it is crucial information.

Now understanding these real genetic differences helps us

understand there may be differences in mating behaviour,

breeding patterns which are critical to conserving a species.

The wild population of giraffes has declined by 40%

in the last 15 years.

So, looking deep into their DNA could help conservationists

understand and protect the world's tallest mammals.

Join us in half-an-hour when we'll have even more

Paralympic action for you.

See you soon.