16/06/2014

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:00:00. > :00:07.News of this super-speedy jet car on the way.

:00:08. > :00:11.Plus, one of the world's most famous volcanoes is on the go again.

:00:12. > :00:20.First then, there are just 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world,

:00:21. > :00:23.so when new cubs are born, they need special care and attention.

:00:24. > :00:27.But one zookeeper has gone to extreme lengths to keep this

:00:28. > :00:33.pair protected by taking them home to live with his family.

:00:34. > :00:48.And this is Spot and Stripe, two of the rarest tiger cubs in the world.

:00:49. > :00:51.Following their birth at Australia Zoo, Giles helped them to

:00:52. > :00:59.adapt to their new lives by taking them to live in his house.

:01:00. > :01:06.They are more adjusted and more rounded in terms of being around

:01:07. > :01:08.people. The best way for us to give us that start was to have them at

:01:09. > :01:10.home. Giles is hoping his unusual approach

:01:11. > :01:13.helps raise awareness of In the wild,

:01:14. > :01:18.the tigers are found only on 30 years ago, it's estimated

:01:19. > :01:24.that nearly 1,000 existed. But today that number

:01:25. > :01:35.has more than halved. Sumatran tigers are critically

:01:36. > :01:40.endangered. There is lots of pressure on them in the wild. The

:01:41. > :01:44.reason we have tigers in captivity is what we call an insurance

:01:45. > :01:46.population so that if they ever disappear in the wild they will not

:01:47. > :01:49.be totally extinct. Despite the serious message, the

:01:50. > :02:03.family have had lots of fun making Stripe is very independent and likes

:02:04. > :02:07.to spend time on his own. Spot, he likes spending time with you, he

:02:08. > :02:09.will actively come and seek you out and want to be near you and sit on

:02:10. > :02:10.you. The pair are now back at the zoo

:02:11. > :02:13.and almost fully grown. But Giles and the family hope their

:02:14. > :02:16.unforgettable experience will make sure the world doesn't forget about

:02:17. > :02:20.the most endangered big cats around. Next, Europe's most active

:02:21. > :02:23.volcano is erupting again. Boiling lava and ash has been

:02:24. > :02:27.spewing out of Mount Etna in Italy. The eruption started on Etna's

:02:28. > :02:28.southern crater and has forced the closure

:02:29. > :02:32.of an airport in nearby Sicily. In about half an hour, two of

:02:33. > :02:37.the biggest teams in the tournament Portugal take on Germany with their

:02:38. > :02:41.star striker Cristiano Ronaldo The Real Madrid forward's missed

:02:42. > :02:47.most of Portugal's pre-tournament training with a knee injury,

:02:48. > :02:50.but he is set to start. They face off at 5pm today with

:02:51. > :02:56.Iran-Nigeria and Ghana-USA at 11. And you can see the highlights

:02:57. > :02:59.of all the games on the Newsround And speaking of Ronaldo, Newsround's

:03:00. > :03:05.very own predicting parrot successfully picked the winner

:03:06. > :03:08.of England-Italy at the weekend. You can see his prediction

:03:09. > :03:10.for the next game against Uruguay Next to a sneak peak at what could

:03:11. > :03:17.become the world's fastest car. The supersonic Bloodhound's

:03:18. > :03:20.being built to break the world But ahead of that,

:03:21. > :03:39.the makers have released the design To travel in a car at nearly 1.5

:03:40. > :03:44.times the speed of sound, you need to get an engine from one of these.

:03:45. > :03:51.Then you will need a dried out late were tonnes of rock have been

:03:52. > :04:02.removed to make for a super-smooth trip. The Bloodhound team hope to

:04:03. > :04:07.reach 1000mph. The driver needs to get the car to travel one mile in

:04:08. > :04:13.3.5 seconds without it taking off. This is the heart of the car, my

:04:14. > :04:17.office. The rear half of the car is bolted on with the rocket engines. I

:04:18. > :04:24.will be sitting here controlling this. I am going to drive this car

:04:25. > :04:28.at 1000mph and I need to have confidence about every part of it.

:04:29. > :04:34.This is all about speed, precision, control and safety.

:04:35. > :04:37.2 million schoolchildren are following the project around the

:04:38. > :04:41.world and it is hoped whether it reaches its target or not, it will

:04:42. > :04:45.inspire a brand-new generation of engineers and scientists.

:04:46. > :04:48.There's plenty more on that over on the Newsround website,

:04:49. > :04:51.plus a special feature on the world cup ref's magic disappearing spray.

:04:52. > :04:58.That's all from me on Newsround. Have a great evening. Goodbye.