:00:00. > :00:00.Good morning and welcome to your Wednesday Newsround
:00:07. > :00:12.Here's a sneak peak at today's top news stories.
:00:13. > :00:16.Find out why this dress has won one family the loom band lottery.
:00:17. > :00:19.And Potter Mania hits Japan.
:00:20. > :00:29.A dress made entirely from loom bands has sold in an online
:00:30. > :00:38.There were more than 100 bids for the dress.
:00:39. > :00:40.It's worn here by 12-year-old Sian from Prestatyn in Wales.
:00:41. > :00:48.It was her mum Helen who helped make it, in just three and a half weeks.
:00:49. > :00:54.It is not known whether the winning bidder will pay up but the website
:00:55. > :00:56.rules say that they must. That is a cool dress.
:00:57. > :00:58.A big effort to redevelop the Imperial War Museum in London
:00:59. > :01:01.has been completed, just in time to mark 100 years
:01:02. > :01:06.Parts of the museum had to be completely rebuilt to fit everything
:01:07. > :01:11.There are more than 1,300 items on display at the museum, which is one
:01:12. > :01:16.And here's what it looks like now it's finished.
:01:17. > :01:28.Perhaps you went to school in fancy dress?
:01:29. > :01:30.However you raised money for Children in Need last year,
:01:31. > :01:33.you'll be pleased to hear that your donations are spent throughout
:01:34. > :01:37.the year to help fund over 2,500 projects.
:01:38. > :01:40.One of those is called Taking the Reins and CBBC's Sam and Mark
:01:41. > :01:43.went along to meet a group of children who have benefited
:01:44. > :01:48.Hi there, we are Sam and Mark and today we are
:01:49. > :01:53.Which is a Children In Need funded project so we will hang out with
:01:54. > :01:56.kids, horses as well, we are just going to hang out!
:01:57. > :02:06.Behind us we have got Beatrix and Phoebe, the little pony as well.
:02:07. > :02:10.That is what is great about this place, it is open to all
:02:11. > :02:12.kids so we have children with disabilities, behavioural problems,
:02:13. > :02:15.I have been coming here for nine years.
:02:16. > :02:21.And it has helped me build my confidence
:02:22. > :02:28.because I didn't use to be confident and I used to be really shy.
:02:29. > :02:32.There is a kind of magic to it in that it draws out of the children
:02:33. > :02:35.a lot of confidence, lots of self-esteem, as you have probably
:02:36. > :02:40.seen already and communication beyond, often beyond imagination.
:02:41. > :02:43.We have children speaking for the first time ever when they
:02:44. > :02:47.We have been watching this session here.
:02:48. > :02:53.We have got his teacher and the horse, apparently the
:02:54. > :02:59.biggest horse we have got here which is why Caden loves this horse.
:03:00. > :03:02.Rhianne is teaching Caden basically how to command the horse.
:03:03. > :03:06.She has taught him how to walk around, how to trot and stop.
:03:07. > :03:08.Caden is doing it all, it is incredible,
:03:09. > :03:12.you can see the smile on his face because he is making the horse do
:03:13. > :03:22.Well, we have had a great day here at Taking the Reins,
:03:23. > :03:27.It has been great to see how the money you raise for BBC Children
:03:28. > :03:41.Hogwarts Castle has opened its doors in Japan in east Asia, to a
:03:42. > :03:45.Actors Tom Felton and Evanna Lynch cast a spell at the entrance of
:03:46. > :03:49.Hundreds of fans - many in costume - were
:03:50. > :03:53.The new park includes a recreation of Hogwarts Castle
:03:54. > :03:57.and a rollercoaster called Flight of the Hippogriff.
:03:58. > :03:59.It's an honour and a privilege to be here today.
:04:00. > :04:02.I'm so excited to see the Japanese fans, getting this opportunity to
:04:03. > :04:07.Very pleased to see some Slytherin T-shirts over there
:04:08. > :04:10.as well, some home support, so thanks very much for having us.
:04:11. > :04:13.Thank you for sharing your passion and enthusiasm for the films
:04:14. > :04:17.and books with us as well because it means so much after all these
:04:18. > :04:22.President Obama is probably more used to having a driver
:04:23. > :04:25.and a security guard than getting behind the wheel himself
:04:26. > :04:28.but that's exactly what he did at a research centre in America.
:04:29. > :04:38.He was checking out new technology that could one day make cars smart
:04:39. > :04:42.enough to know whether another vehicle is coming around a corner.
:04:43. > :04:49.This is so exciting. I haven't been in a car in a long time.
:04:50. > :04:53.He tested it out from the seat of a driving simulator, a rare chance for
:04:54. > :04:57.him to get behind the wheel - even if it was only on a virtual road.
:04:58. > :05:01.That's all for now, but if you want to see some super sporting dogs or