:00:16. > :00:20.to find out if the 50 year football curse has been lifted. And the kids
:00:21. > :00:30.helping to wring some classic books to life.
:00:31. > :00:34.This is Newsround. First, donations to the charity backed by teenage
:00:35. > :00:37.fundraiser, Stephen Sutton, are continuing to flood in after the sad
:00:38. > :00:42.news he died yesterday. He raised more than ?3.5 million for the
:00:43. > :00:46.teenage Cancer trust after being diagnosed with the disease four
:00:47. > :00:53.years ago. He became famous for his positive attitude and a string of
:00:54. > :00:56.amazing fundraising attempts. Thousands of people are still
:00:57. > :01:02.playing tribute, including pupils and teachers from his school. Very,
:01:03. > :01:08.very difficult because he was so special. We are all very proud and
:01:09. > :01:11.that is an overriding emotion. We want to celebrate the person Stephen
:01:12. > :01:17.was, what he contributed to the school and the amazing achievements
:01:18. > :01:23.in how much money he raised. And remember, if anything in the news
:01:24. > :01:29.upset you, there is lots of help and advice on the website. To Syria next
:01:30. > :01:35.and the city of Homs. It has been devastated by the fighting between
:01:36. > :01:38.Army rebels and army forces. Groups who want the government out for the
:01:39. > :01:45.last two years. But now for the first time since the war began,
:01:46. > :01:52.fighting has stopped. Rebel fighters have fought back
:01:53. > :01:58.until exhausted and starving. They agreed a truce. Most Syrians want
:01:59. > :02:05.their ordeal to end. This man lost his family home. Today he is helping
:02:06. > :02:11.his uncle to salvage what ever he can. You are only 20, do you really
:02:12. > :02:16.see your future here? TRANSLATION: we are coming back to rebuild our
:02:17. > :02:21.country and our future. Without us, our country is nothing. For other
:02:22. > :02:31.Syrians, there is no reason to stay. This war is far from over. You can
:02:32. > :02:42.see that full report at 8:15 a.m.. Anti-football, Benfica's 50 year
:02:43. > :02:49.wait for a trophy goes on. They lost to Seville on penalties. We told you
:02:50. > :02:51.about the legendary 100 year curse put on the team by their former
:02:52. > :02:56.manager. How do you make books that were
:02:57. > :03:00.written over 150 years ago, interesting today? It is a task the
:03:01. > :03:06.British Library has taken on with the launch of digital project that
:03:07. > :03:20.aims to bring classical books to life.
:03:21. > :03:25.Please, sir, I want some more. This is like a scene out of Oliver
:03:26. > :03:30.twist. I am here at the home of Charles Dickens, one of the greatest
:03:31. > :03:36.authors in history. He wrote his books over 150 years ago, when life
:03:37. > :03:38.was very different. But does learning more about the life of an
:03:39. > :03:46.author, make you want to read their books? The British Library think so.
:03:47. > :03:51.He wrote classics like a Christmas Carol. How will they make his
:03:52. > :03:56.stories exciting and interesting today? For the first time, the
:03:57. > :04:01.original handwritten works of Victorian authors, will be online.
:04:02. > :04:09.Letters, diaries and belongings from Charles Dickens and Emily Bront?
:04:10. > :04:15.will be there to paint a picture. We want to inspire people with a love
:04:16. > :04:20.of reading and a love of books. It may inspire them to write their own
:04:21. > :04:26.stories. Today, these kids are getting a sneak peek of some of the
:04:27. > :04:34.stuff online. It will make me read more. Seeing where Jane Austen
:04:35. > :04:39.wrote, I can see why she read those books. After reading the poems and
:04:40. > :04:45.books Charles Dickens went through, I get an idea what it was like. I
:04:46. > :04:49.was reading more modern books, but now I am going to try and find a
:04:50. > :04:55.Charles Dickens book and read that instead. Who knows, maybe having
:04:56. > :05:00.this at the click of a button might inspire some of you to become a
:05:01. > :05:01.modern-day Charles Dickens yourself. That is all,
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