13/04/2014 Newsround

It's Sunday the 13th of April. Ayshah here with your top stories.

Coming up: Find out how Mo's getting on in the marathon.

And The Duke and Duchess take to the water in New Zealand. This is

Newsround. First, right now thousands of people

are taking part in the London Marathon. Mo Farah is just a few

miles from the finish line and is currently coming ninth. We'll have

the latest results in our last bulletin. 36,000 people are taking

part and a staggering 750,000 water bottles will be handed out. Here's a

rundown of what's happened so far. On your marks, get set, Mo. The 34th

annual London Marathon is well and truly under way. All eyes were on

double Olympic champion Mo Farah when the elite race started. But

he's not the only one the crowds have come to see, because in total

36,000 people are taking part. Last year a staggering 33 million was

raised. Some will be in crazy outfits like this, while others will

just be glad to finish. And for most of them - it's all in the name of

charity. You'll see some familiar faces as well - look out for

ex-England Footballer Michael Owen, TV presenter Helen Skelton and Rugby

player Lewis Moody. And this is what they have to face - 26.2 miles,

passing some of London's biggest landmarks, including the Cutty Sark,

Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace. The mini marathon, which was started

by Tom Daley, finished earlier. And David Weir narrowly missed out on a

seventh marathon win, coming second in the men's wheelchair race. In the

women's wheelchair race Tatyana McFadden crossed the finish line way

ahead of the rest of the field. Some runners will cross the line in time

for lunch, others will be still pounding the streets until late

afternoon, but when they finish they can proudly say they've completed

the biggest road race in the world. All morning you've been sending in

your marathon messages. Amelia says good luck to everyone taking part

and especially my dad, who is doing the London Marathon for the sixth

time today! Muhammad is cheering on his brother who's doing the

marathon. And Izzy says Good luck Mr Clark - everyone at school is

rooting for you. Head over to the website to leave

your marathon messages. Next, to the crisis in Ukraine,

where one of the main people in charge of the country says security

forces have started a mission to remove pro-Russia supporters from

government and police buildings, after they took them over yesterday.

Earlier, Russia warned that any use of force in eastern Ukraine could

ruin crisis talks due later this week. Ukraine is a country divided

over whether to be closer to Russia, or to the European Union, and has

been in crisis during recent months. You can find out more about what's

happening in Ukraine with our guide over on the Newsround website.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have taken to the water in New

Zealand today for a high-speed boat ride and have also been involved in

a junior rugby match, and it was Prince William's team that were the

winners. The sporty day is part of their three week royal tour of New

Zealand and Australia. Football and Arsenal scraped through

to the FA Cup Final beating the holders Wigan Athletic on penalties.

They'll now face either Hull or Sheffield United who play later on

today. The early kick-off in the Premier League sees leaders

Liverpool taking on Manchester City. If Liverpool win they'll take a huge

step towards a first title in 24 years. That game kicks off just

after 1.30pm. It should be a fantastic game of

football. For us, our focus is on three points because at the end of

the day that is what comes out of the game. You gain confidence and

belief, but the three points is what we are after. There are five games

to go. Even after this one there are 12 points to play for, so we are

looking forward to this. It should be a fantastic game.

Golf and the 20-year-old American Jordan Speith is bidding to become

the youngest ever winner of the Masters in Augusta. It's his first

Major Championship and he shares first place with Bubba Watson ahead

of today's final round. The best placed British player is England's

Lee Westwood who is two under par, that's three shots off the lead.

Finally, every Friday on the Newsround website we count down the

top three weirdest news stories of the week - Martin's been on the hunt

for us to find worlds strangest story - take it away Martin.

Strange. It is not something I would like to share my tube journey with,

so I can see why these passengers wanted to get out of the way. This

rat caused chaos on a New York subway train when it boarded a

carriage filled with passengers during rush-hour. Rats aren't that

rare in the city, still I wouldn't want round my feet.

rare in the city, still I wouldn't want Stranger. Now, you might be

mistaken and think this priest in Ireland is auditioning for The

Voice, but this burst into song was actually a wedding day surprise for

the bride and groom. Ireland is auditioning for The

Voice, but this Father Ray Kelly from Oldcastle, Co Meath, started

singing his pitch-perfect version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. The

lyrics were change especially for the newlyweds, I wonder if he will

do a Newsround version. Strangest. Last, but not least, it might not

look like much, but this cup has just been sold for ?22 million. The

tiny porcelain rarity is over 500 years old and sold at an auction in

Hong Kong. Let's hope no one drops it.

That's all from me, Newsround's back right here just before 2pm.