14/05/2014

Download Subtitles

Transcript

:00:00. > :00:00.It's Wednesday morning, Ayshea here with some of this on the way .

:00:00. > :00:09.The top memory tips to get you through your stats .

:00:10. > :00:13.Plus is this the 500-year-old shipwreck of one of history's

:00:14. > :00:25.But first, the ticketing system for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

:00:26. > :00:29.has been forced to shut down after it failed to cope with demand .

:00:30. > :00:32.Thousands of people were left disappointed as

:00:33. > :00:36.they tried to book the last 100,000 tickets to go on sale and there is

:00:37. > :00:45.no sign yet of when the website and phone lines could reopen.

:00:46. > :00:52.Like many others, this woman has been patiently trying to get hold of

:00:53. > :00:57.tickets for the Commonwealth Games, but has had no luck. They should

:00:58. > :01:03.have given more consideration about the fact there would be so many

:01:04. > :01:05.people trying to get these golden tickets and it is frustrating

:01:06. > :01:13.because you are so enthusiastic and you want to be part of it and you

:01:14. > :01:17.can't get access. After a series of complaints because she was not the

:01:18. > :01:25.only person, the organisers acted. They decided to close the website

:01:26. > :01:28.and phone line until the technical problems can be fixed. The system is

:01:29. > :01:33.not coping right now and we are going to tackle this issue and

:01:34. > :01:38.reopen the site and provide tickets. Although a few managed to

:01:39. > :01:42.get tickets before it closed, most people will have to wait until the

:01:43. > :01:47.site is back up and running before they can try again.

:01:48. > :01:50.Now to a debate on whether you should be allowed to take

:01:51. > :01:54.Thousands of year 6 kids are preparing for

:01:55. > :02:00.They will be the first to face new rules banning the use of

:02:01. > :02:04.The Government says it will improve standards, but experts

:02:05. > :02:06.from three top universities say it is a backward step.

:02:07. > :02:10.We want to know what you think about this on the Newsround website.

:02:11. > :02:13.Will banning calculators in some exams make you better ,

:02:14. > :02:51.If you are going through stats or any other exams at the moment and

:02:52. > :02:54.you were wondering the best way to keep things fresh in your mind ,

:02:55. > :02:58.don't worry we have been getting some top tips from someone in the

:02:59. > :03:13.My top tips are: Make sure you tell your parents, brothers and sisters,

:03:14. > :03:16.friends, about the things you are learning and when you are in your

:03:17. > :03:22.exams you will remember this much better.

:03:23. > :03:28.Get a good night's sleep, go to bed at a good time and get at least

:03:29. > :03:32.eight hours of good sleep. Breakfast is very important because

:03:33. > :03:38.it gives your brain energy to think during the exam. Have a good

:03:39. > :03:43.breakfast of carbohydrates, such as brown bread, cereals and fruit like

:03:44. > :03:47.bananas. Those are my three top tips. Good luck.

:03:48. > :03:51.Earlier this week we told you about a pair of ospreys nesting in Wales.

:03:52. > :03:55.Now they are the proud parents of the first osprey chick to be born

:03:56. > :03:59.It has hatched from a batch of three eggs.

:04:00. > :04:02.The pair were found breeding there ten years ago and have returned to

:04:03. > :04:07.Next up to claims that a 500-year-old shipwreck belonging

:04:08. > :04:10.to one of history's most famous explorers may have been found

:04:11. > :04:14.Marine archaeologists are looking into claims from an underwater

:04:15. > :04:16.investigator that he has unearthed the wreck of Christopher Columbus'

:04:17. > :04:21.It sank during Columbus' trip to

:04:22. > :04:28.Now to a fond farewell to this little guy.

:04:29. > :04:31.He is called Kirobo , a talking robot who has been

:04:32. > :04:34.keeping astronauts company on the International Space Station.

:04:35. > :04:38.Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata had to say goodbye to

:04:39. > :04:41.his robotic friend before he returned to Earth.

:04:42. > :04:44.It all got a bit emotional because they had been hanging out

:04:45. > :04:58.for the last six months, but Kirobo will return to earth

:04:59. > :05:01.this afternoon. Have a great day.