0:00:02 > 0:00:06Morning, Ricky here with your Wednesday Newsround.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Coming up in the next few minutes: How computer games are bringing Max
0:00:09 > 0:00:10and his friends together.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14And how to grow the world's biggest pumpkins.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Will Young dropped a Strictly bombshell last night.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31He announced that he's leaving the show because
0:00:31 > 0:00:33of personal reasons.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36The singer said he left with joy in his heart.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40He also said he loved taking part in the show.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Well, despite him leaving, show bosses say there will still be
0:00:42 > 0:00:45an elimination this weekend.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49From fancy footwork to a bit of footie now ? let's take a quick
0:00:49 > 0:00:54look at some of last night's World Cup qualifying matches.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56England were thankful to the brilliance of goalkeeper
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Joe Hart as they escaped with a 0-0 draw away at Slovenia.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Wayne Rooney started on the bench, but England
0:01:01 > 0:01:06did not impress without him in a pretty flat performance.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09And there was shock for Scotland as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat
0:01:09 > 0:01:13to Slovakia, leaving them fourth in Group F.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15And rounding off a disappointing night for the home nations,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Northern Ireland lost 2-0 away to Germany, conceding two goals
0:01:18 > 0:01:22in just five minutes.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Hurricane Matthew struck the Caribbean island of Haiti last
0:01:26 > 0:01:29week and then swept on to affect the Bahamas and then
0:01:29 > 0:01:31the United States.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35But Haiti was the worst affected because the country is so poor.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Charities are working hard to get food and aid into the country.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44Leah has been finding out how children there have been affected.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Much-needed food and aid is being brought into the south of Haiti,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51the part of the island most affected by Hurricane Matthew
0:01:51 > 0:01:54that struck last week.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Power is still out and people urgently need clean food and water.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Lots of homes were knocked down by the storm and waves,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06and lots of crops growing in the fields were destroyed, too,
0:02:06 > 0:02:11so food like rice is having to be brought in from elsewhere.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Charities in the Caribbean country say they're worried about diseases
0:02:13 > 0:02:17spreading in the area.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Schools are being used to provide temporary shelter to help
0:02:20 > 0:02:21the thousands of people left homeless, which
0:02:21 > 0:02:25includes many children.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28TRANSLATION: The wind, the wind.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30All the coconut trees were destroyed.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32All sorts of trees fell down.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The wind destroyed everyone's house.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39All my school books got ruined.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The tin roof flew away.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Roofs and tree branches flew away.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Water started coming in, things were flying everywhere.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Water surrounded us.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51That night, it almost reached us.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53We were able to get out, but left all our things behind.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55We had to get them from the ditch.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58The United Nations says a massive response is needed to help around
0:02:58 > 0:03:031.4 million people in the country who need urgent help.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Hurricane Matthew may be gone from Haiti,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07but the damage still remains.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Cerebral palsy is a disorder that affects many different kids
0:03:13 > 0:03:15in many different ways.
0:03:15 > 0:03:1812-year-old Max, who lives in Australia, is one of them,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21but thanks to some special technology, he and his classmates
0:03:21 > 0:03:26have found new ways of communicating and having fun together.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Meet Max - he loves school and hanging out with his mates.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Max has trouble speaking because he has cerebral palsy,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36a condition that means his brain has trouble communicating
0:03:36 > 0:03:38with his muscles.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Where is Mr Jessett?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45But recently, a piece of technology called Compass has meant that Max
0:03:45 > 0:03:46can now communicate by himself.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52Compass is great and I can communicate independently.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55What's more, it's helped him get closer to his classmates
0:03:55 > 0:03:59because they've been able to make games that he can play on it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02That's it, where the red dot is, well done.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Our teacher said that we should make a game for Max and it
0:04:05 > 0:04:07just went from there.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11We all thought about ideas and I went with the maze.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15One of my other friends went with a car racing game.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17They use coding and programmes like this to create all
0:04:17 > 0:04:21the different parts of the game.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26This game, he smiles a lot when he plays them because he really
0:04:26 > 0:04:29enjoys being able to play games with eye gaze rather than just
0:04:29 > 0:04:33watching someone else play them.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36OK, Max, the point of this game is to help you strengthen your eye
0:04:36 > 0:04:37gaze for getting round the track.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Thanks to the games, Max has come away with new friends.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42When I first met Max, I didn't really know how
0:04:42 > 0:04:45to interact with him, but then when I started making this,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I started interacting a lot more with him.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Me and Max have a good friendship now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52They also entered the games they designed into a technology
0:04:52 > 0:04:57competition and came a brilliant second place.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00They say they're just glad Max has a new way to have fun
0:05:00 > 0:05:01with his friends.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06The countdown to Halloween starts right here on
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Newsround with this story.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10You're looking at some of the biggest pumpkins
0:05:10 > 0:05:11ever grown in the world.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13They're been shown off at a competition in the US
0:05:13 > 0:05:15for the orange veg.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This teacher from Washington won with the biggest
0:05:17 > 0:05:19pumpkin of them all.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21And her tip on growing giant pumpkins?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Finding the right seed.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And last up to the moment an endangered bird of prey
0:05:27 > 0:05:29was released into the wild in South America.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Zoo keepers in Argentina had been looking after this Andean condor
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and after the right care it was strong enough to be released
0:05:35 > 0:05:36back into the wild.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Look at it go.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Before I go, there's just enough time to give you some exciting news.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Astronaut Tim Peake is coming into Newsround HQ this Saturday
0:05:45 > 0:05:47and we want your questions for him!
0:05:47 > 0:05:51If you've ever wondered what it's like to be an astronaut or how
0:05:51 > 0:05:53to get his amazing job then let us know.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55That's all from me - Newsround's back this
0:05:55 > 0:05:56afternoon at 4.20pm.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57See you then.