13/07/2011

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:00:18. > :00:20.Hi there - welcome to Newsround. We are coming at you live from BBC

:00:20. > :00:26.Television Centre in London with all the day's top stories,

:00:26. > :00:31.including... The kids learning how to save lives in the sea. And the

:00:31. > :00:35.gorilla who turned into a cameraman for the day.

:00:35. > :00:39.First up to East Africa, and a crisis that isn't going to be

:00:39. > :00:42.sorted anytime soon. The number of people suffering because drought

:00:42. > :00:46.and war has left them without essentials like food and water, is

:00:46. > :00:50.staggering. At least 10 million people are at risk of starvation.

:00:50. > :00:53.It's likely to be many many more. The numbers are so huge because

:00:53. > :00:56.we're not just talking about one country. This whole area of Africa

:00:56. > :01:01.has been affected, including the countries of Kenya, Somalia,

:01:01. > :01:04.Ethiopia and Uganda. And it's kids who are most at risk

:01:04. > :01:10.of becoming seriously ill or even dying because of the lack of proper

:01:10. > :01:13.food. Thousands are still arriving at refugee camps in Kenya and

:01:14. > :01:18.Ethiopia. Many walking for days or weeks at a

:01:18. > :01:21.time. They get given food when they get there, but aid workers say

:01:21. > :01:24.they're struggling to cope and could run out of food in three

:01:24. > :01:32.months time. Ricky has travelled out to the biggest camp in Kenya.

:01:32. > :01:39.Here's what he found when he got there.

:01:39. > :01:43.This is Kilinochchi, be Dav refugee camp in the world. Thousands turn

:01:43. > :01:47.up here, looking for food, water and some where to stay. Many of

:01:47. > :01:50.these children have travelled with their families, some completely on

:01:51. > :01:56.their own. I spoke to one boy who travelled without his mum and dad.

:01:56. > :02:03.He is exhausted and hungry. At this point, they register and they're

:02:03. > :02:09.given enough supplies. But there is a big problem. The camp has only

:02:09. > :02:13.been built to hold 90,000 refugees. And right now, there are 370,000.

:02:13. > :02:17.The new arrivals are having to stay on the outskirts, where the

:02:17. > :02:21.conditions are dreadful. It is windy and hot. We will hear more

:02:21. > :02:24.from the children here and reporting back.

:02:24. > :02:27.Now if you love butterflies, then scientists want to hear from you.

:02:27. > :02:31.They want to know if they've been harmed by the recent hot dry spring.

:02:31. > :02:33.People are being asked to head out into their gardens to count the

:02:33. > :02:36.insects and list their results on the Big Butterfly Count website.

:02:36. > :02:40.Lots of the insects hatched from cocoons early this year, and

:02:40. > :02:48.experts want to know if they had enough food. They've got a very big

:02:48. > :02:52.name backing the campaign. butterflies are increasing in

:02:52. > :02:56.numbers, you can be sure that the health of the countryside is good.

:02:56. > :03:00.If they are declining, it is a worry. The fact of the matter is

:03:00. > :03:04.that all British butterflies, at the moment, are in decline.

:03:04. > :03:07.With the end of term just round the corner, lots of you will be heading

:03:07. > :03:11.to the seaside. But with the stats saying that more accidents happen

:03:11. > :03:14.in the water over the summer months than at any other time of the year,

:03:14. > :03:21.we all have take care. That's why I spent a day with some kids learning

:03:21. > :03:25.how to save lives by the sea. It is the middle of summer. The

:03:25. > :03:30.beaches are crammed as people head to the sea, but it is not easy

:03:30. > :03:40.making sure everyone stays safe. I'm here, were these guys are

:03:40. > :03:45.finding out just how tough it is to be a lifeguard. First up, testing

:03:45. > :03:52.accuracy and aim. Well so used to rescue swimmers. Next, the Flat

:03:52. > :03:57.race. You have to be fast on your feet to be a lifeguard. Lifeguards

:03:57. > :04:03.use body boards to reach swimmers under stress. Finally, the torpedo

:04:03. > :04:07.challenge. Demonstrating a safe rescue.

:04:07. > :04:12.It is time to hear from the real lifeguards on how the children have

:04:12. > :04:16.done. Really good with the boards. They enjoyed doing the Flat race.

:04:16. > :04:23.We have been trying to have the kids have as much fun as possible

:04:23. > :04:27.but as well as that, we want to teach them to stay safe. How have

:04:27. > :04:34.the children found their day as a lifeguard? It was really tough,

:04:34. > :04:37.because of the big waves. Fantastic, but scary, too. I think lifeguards

:04:37. > :04:45.a brilliant because they say if people and stop people from

:04:45. > :04:53.drowning. Saving someone while the tide is coming at you, today that

:04:53. > :04:55.has made me feel the time safer in the water. -- feel that I am safer.

:04:55. > :04:59.I used to be a lifeguard. Did you?

:04:59. > :05:03.Well done. Next up, a very big win. Huge.

:05:03. > :05:05.Massive. Someone somewhere in the UK has won �160 million in the

:05:05. > :05:08.Euromillions lottery. It is Europe's biggest ever jackpot. The

:05:08. > :05:12.winner hasn't come forward yet to claim their prize. What are they

:05:12. > :05:13.waiting for? Anyway, it got us thinking - what could you buy with

:05:13. > :05:17.�160 million? I'm glad you asked, Hayley.

:05:17. > :05:20.With that kind of money you could buy 30 mansions like this, more

:05:20. > :05:26.than 700 flashy Ferraris like this, or as much jewellery a girl - or

:05:26. > :05:30.footballer - could ever wish for. If you've got rubbish handwriting,

:05:30. > :05:33.you could always move to America. Because kids in the state of

:05:33. > :05:36.Indiana don't have handwriting lessons anymore. Officials there

:05:36. > :05:40.think it's more important for children to know how to type on

:05:40. > :05:43.computers. What do you think about that? Does your school teach you

:05:43. > :05:46.handwriting in the first place? Do you think it's pointless being

:05:46. > :05:51.taught to write joined up when you do so much on computers? Head to

:05:51. > :05:55.the website and let us know. Now to a gorilla who went totally

:05:55. > :05:59.bananas over a video camera. One of keepers at Jersey's Durrell

:05:59. > :06:05.Wildlife Park wanted to find out what life was like from a primate's

:06:05. > :06:10.perspective. Well, I'd say that keeper got more than he could ever

:06:10. > :06:13.ask for. Leah's been looking at the result.

:06:13. > :06:16.He might be looking a little angry, but this silverback gorilla ought

:06:16. > :06:18.to be rather proud. Because Yakwanza has managed to get the

:06:18. > :06:21.world's attention with his unusual camera skills. Keepers at Durrell

:06:21. > :06:31.zoo in Jersey hid the camera in this yellow box with his favourite

:06:31. > :06:36.

:06:36. > :06:39.food - honey and oats - to make They chucked it into his enclosure,

:06:39. > :06:42.and Yakwanza was quick to investigate. Considering he spent

:06:42. > :06:47.most of the time taking close ups of his nose, we're not sure

:06:47. > :06:57.Hollywood will come calling too soon. And once he'd licked all the

:06:57. > :07:01.food off the camera, he had a go at chewing the branding.

:07:01. > :07:11.But it wasn't quite to his taste, so when the keepers asked for the

:07:11. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :07:14.camera back, Yakwanza was happy to oblige.

:07:14. > :07:17.David and Victoria Beckham have had thousands of congratulation

:07:17. > :07:23.messages from around the world about their new baby girl. And

:07:23. > :07:29.being the polite man that he is, Becks has been thanking everyone.

:07:29. > :07:32.Thank you to everyone for the well wishing that we have had.

:07:32. > :07:36.While we're on the subject of baby Beckham, lots of people have been

:07:36. > :07:38.talking about why they chose the name Harper for the new addition to

:07:38. > :07:42.the family. Well, apparently, her brothers - Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz

:07:42. > :07:45.- may have come up with it. As most of you probably know, Harper is