:00:00. > :00:00.Good afternoon, Ayshah here with Friday's stories.
:00:07. > :00:09.Here's what's coming up on the show...
:00:10. > :00:18.Tim Peake talks about his time in space.
:00:19. > :00:28.And I'm live in Birmingham ahead of a weekend of Awesome Authors.
:00:29. > :00:31.First to the sad news of an attack in the French
:00:32. > :00:35.It happened last night during a large firework display
:00:36. > :00:41.I've been finding out what happened and how it's not the first time
:00:42. > :00:47.Last night should've been full of celebrations in France,
:00:48. > :00:53.But in Nice, a city in the south of France,
:00:54. > :00:56.there was a terrible attack on people celebrating.
:00:57. > :01:00.into the crowds of people who were watching
:01:01. > :01:08.He was quickly stopped and killed by police
:01:09. > :01:11.but at least 84 people have died and around 50 more were injured.
:01:12. > :01:14.Emergency services arrived quickly on the scene to help those
:01:15. > :01:19.France's president has called it a terrorist attack.
:01:20. > :01:22.Sadly it's not the first time something like this
:01:23. > :01:30.In January last year, people working at the Charlie Hebdo
:01:31. > :01:31.magazine were targeted, as well as people in
:01:32. > :01:35.And then in November there were a number of attacks
:01:36. > :01:43.The extremist group that calls itself Islamic State -
:01:44. > :01:46.or IS - have said they had carried out those attacks but it's not
:01:47. > :01:49.yet known who's behind what happened in Nice.
:01:50. > :01:53.But why are these attacks happening in France?
:01:54. > :01:56.IS have an extreme view of the religion of Islam which means
:01:57. > :02:07.they believe that democracies like France are their enemy.
:02:08. > :02:14.The French military has bombed Islamic State
:02:15. > :02:18.in its bases in Iraq and Syria, and IS has said that the terror
:02:19. > :02:21.Attacks like this are always shocking but it's important
:02:22. > :02:23.to remember that events like this are extremely rare.
:02:24. > :02:27.France will have three days of mourning to remember the victims.
:02:28. > :02:31.France's president has also said they will improve security to help
:02:32. > :02:35.keep people living there and those visiting the country safe.
:02:36. > :02:37.If you want to find out more about what's
:02:38. > :02:43.And remember if you're upset by anything you hear in the news,
:02:44. > :02:54.A huge CBBC event called Awesome Authors is happening
:02:55. > :02:59.in Birmingham this weekend, and Jenny is live there for us now.
:03:00. > :03:03.Hello, welcome to Birmingham Library.
:03:04. > :03:06.I'm outside in Centenary Square, which is being transformed
:03:07. > :03:10.this weekend to celebrate Awesome Authors.
:03:11. > :03:16.Almost 30 top authors will be doing Q with kids,
:03:17. > :03:18.including Hetty Feather writer Jacqueline Wilson.
:03:19. > :03:29.You might recognise this guy - CBBC's Ben Shires...
:03:30. > :03:37.buy am hosting the Match Of The Day kickabout tend. We will try to break
:03:38. > :03:42.a world record as well. It is a wall of words, so the most words on a
:03:43. > :03:49.wall ever. That is very exciting. What are you most excited about? I
:03:50. > :03:51.can't wait to meet the authors and the people of Birmingham and explore
:03:52. > :03:57.their favourite books and all the rest. Who is your favourite author?
:03:58. > :04:06.I would have to say rolled all, the master of the macabre. -- Roald
:04:07. > :04:09.Dahl. So all weekend I'll be live
:04:10. > :04:12.in Birmingham bringing you the latest news AND of course
:04:13. > :04:14.some Awesome Authors. You can get involved
:04:15. > :04:17.by going to Newsround online To our very own starman,
:04:18. > :04:20.astronaut Tim Peake. He arrived back on Earth over three
:04:21. > :04:23.weeks ago but now he's talking about the highs of living
:04:24. > :04:30.in space for the first time. The first meal was actually on the
:04:31. > :04:34.aircraft that was bringing me back from Kazakhstan and I was delighted
:04:35. > :04:45.because they had prepared some reddish tea bags for me, so I had a
:04:46. > :04:50.cup of tea with a bit of salad, cheese and biscuits. That is all you
:04:51. > :04:52.want because you really feeling great. Now I am looking forward to
:04:53. > :04:54.much more food. That's it for today,
:04:55. > :04:57.we're back at the weekend with loads Don't forget to check out
:04:58. > :05:01.the website for all the rest