:00:09. > :00:12.Hi, everyone! Joe here with your Friday afternoon Newsround. Stay
:00:12. > :00:22.where you are for this. The meteor that crashed to Earth. And
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:00:22. > :00:25.First up, a meteor was seen crashing to earth this morning.
:00:25. > :00:28.It's reported that more than 900 people in central Russia have been
:00:28. > :00:31.injured by debris falling from buildings and as the meteor blazed
:00:31. > :00:34.a trail through the lower atmosphere. It's incredibly rare
:00:34. > :00:38.for something like this to happen, but this time the event has been
:00:38. > :00:42.caught on camera. We're used to seeing sights like
:00:42. > :00:46.this in movies. But this is central Russia this morning. Brightly
:00:46. > :00:49.burning rocks seen crashing to earth. Even if they couldn't see
:00:49. > :00:54.the rocks, people on their way to work or school couldn't miss the
:00:54. > :00:59.light show. It's not clear whether this was the moment the meteroid
:00:59. > :01:03.exploded in mid-air or a fragment hit the ground. But shockwaves were
:01:03. > :01:06.powerful enough to blow out windows and shake buildings. The falling
:01:06. > :01:10.debris injured hundreds of people who were treated for small cuts and
:01:10. > :01:14.bruises. The largest meteor fragment landed in a lake in the
:01:14. > :01:18.sparsely populated Chelyabinsk region of central Russia. It's more
:01:18. > :01:21.than 900 miles east of Moscow. Experts say smaller meteorite
:01:21. > :01:25.strikes happen five to ten times a year, and quite often the space
:01:25. > :01:35.rocks burn up entirely before they hit the earth. Large impacts such
:01:35. > :01:38.as this one are much rarer, roughly one every five years. I was
:01:38. > :01:46.standing by the window in my kitchen and waiting for my kettle
:01:46. > :01:50.to boil. And I saw a flash of light, and my first thought was somebody
:01:50. > :01:53.was setting off fireworks. For many Russians, like Anna, it was a
:01:53. > :01:57.morning they'll never forget, a scene from the big screen, even
:01:57. > :02:02.more spectacular in real life. Traces of horsemeat have been found
:02:02. > :02:04.in cottage pie served in 47 schools in Lancashire. All the pies have
:02:04. > :02:07.been withdrawn from the school kitchens and head teachers have
:02:07. > :02:12.been informed. Scientists say any horsemeat that children may have
:02:12. > :02:15.eaten would be in very small quantities. It comes as the Food
:02:15. > :02:21.Standards Agency has revealed the results of tests on 2,500 products,
:02:21. > :02:24.with 29 testing positive for Oscar Pistorius, the most famous
:02:24. > :02:29.Paralympic athlete of all time, has appeared in court in South Africa
:02:29. > :02:32.today and formally charged with murder, a charge he denies. It
:02:32. > :02:34.comes after the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his
:02:34. > :02:37.home in Pretoria in South Africa yesterday morning, which sent
:02:37. > :02:46.shockwaves around the country and the rest of the world. Ricky's been
:02:46. > :02:49.looking at what has happened to one of sport's biggest icons.
:02:49. > :02:53.Pistorius wins! Oscar Pistorius, the blade runner. After having both
:02:53. > :02:59.legs amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old, he went on to
:02:59. > :03:02.become one of the best known Paralympians on the planet. Gold
:03:02. > :03:05.again for Oscar Pistorius! Last summer in London, he made history
:03:05. > :03:08.when, after years of fighting for the chance to compete against able-
:03:08. > :03:11.bodied athletes, he became the first double-amputee athlete to run
:03:11. > :03:13.at the Olympic Games. He became a national hero in his home country
:03:13. > :03:18.of South Africa, celebrated for uniting disabled and able-bodied
:03:18. > :03:21.sports. All this means the news of his arrest on Thursday after the
:03:21. > :03:26.tragic death of his girlfriend has stunned many people across the
:03:26. > :03:29.world. All over South Africa, posters of the athlete are being
:03:29. > :03:32.taken down, as people try to understand what's happened. Today,
:03:32. > :03:35.Pistorius cried in court as the charge of murder was read out, a
:03:35. > :03:40.charge which he has said he disputes in the strongest possible
:03:40. > :03:43.terms. But the runner will now be kept in police custody until
:03:43. > :03:46.another hearing on Tuesday. Even though he's been charged, we won't
:03:46. > :03:49.know whether he's guilty or innocent for some months yet.
:03:49. > :03:54.Whatever happens next, the world's view of one of its most celebrated
:03:54. > :03:57.sporting icons has been changed forever.
:03:57. > :04:02.Remember, if you're upset by anything you see on Newsround, head
:04:02. > :04:05.to the website, where you can find loads of advice.
:04:05. > :04:09.Next, almost one in five reptiles are struggling to survive,
:04:09. > :04:14.according to a new report by London Zoo. Freshwater turtles are one of
:04:14. > :04:17.the creatures most at risk. Experts think dramatic changes in climate
:04:18. > :04:23.might be behind the drop in numbers. Campaigners say urgent action is
:04:23. > :04:25.needed to stop some reptiles from disappearing altogether.
:04:25. > :04:29.A British backpacker missing for three days in the Australian
:04:29. > :04:34.outback has been found. 18-year-old Sam Woodhead from London had not
:04:34. > :04:37.been seen since going out for a run. With the bush home to lots of
:04:37. > :04:44.venomous snakes, people were very worried, but he was found by a
:04:44. > :04:47.rescue helicopter safe and well, if a little sunburnt.
:04:47. > :04:51.Finally, an asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool will whistle