16/09/2011 Newsround

Evening all. It's Friday. weekend is here. And it's time for

Newsround! We're Ricky and Leah. Here's what's coming up. It might

look like just a boring old park gate, but find out why it has got

lots of children very, very excited. And the great gorilla invasion!

But first to a desperate rescue mission that's been going on in

Wales since yesterday morning. A group of men became trapped

underground when the coal mine they were working in flooded, blocking

their way out. Luckily some of the group managed to escape, but one is

still trapped. Another three have sadly died. Emergency workers say

they are doing everything they can From the sky you can hardly see the

entrance to the mine. It is crowded with rescue workers desperate to

reach the man inside. This is a drift mine which means you can walk

straight into it, unlike other mines you may know about where you

have to travel underground. The miner is stuck 0 meters into the

tunnel. His way out is blocked by by floodwater. Off that little mine

shaft, there are numerous little tunnels, old workings which all

potentially have air pockets in. So they are experienced miners. They

know the layout of the mine. They know where to go in this situation.

Emergency workers are trying to pump the water out of the mine and

they are using special listening equipment.

There are only a few mines like this left in South Wales. Inside it

is it is dark and cramped. The men are mining for a special type of

coal, using shovels to get it out of the ground. It is dangerous work,

thousands of miners die around the world in accidents. In the UK just

ten miners have been killed in accidents since 2006 and rescue

workers say they won't give up until they find the last miner. But

for his relatives above ground, it And if any stories you hear on the

news upset you, there's lots of info and advice on the Newsround

website. Now, scientists have made another

amazing dinosaur discovery. They've found perfect feathers from

dinosaurs that lived around 70 million years ago.

They're in such good condition because they were preserved in

fossilised tree resin called amber. Scientists reckon it means many of

the most fearsome, meat-eating dinosaurs might actually have been

covered in feathers which kept them warm.

Now for 17 years one park in Northern Ireland has been divided.

A huge wall was built down the middle to stop Protestants and

Catholics from clashing. There has been trouble in Belfast for many

years and the 3.5 metre high fence stopped children from sharing the

same play areas, but from today Five, four, three, two, one, yes!

This was the moment everything changed. Catholic and Protestant

children running through a new gate in a fence that separated their

park for years. Alexandra Park in North Belfast might look like any

park, but it has has a steel fence running through the middle of it.

In the past there used to be lots of violent clashes between

Catholics and Protestants so the fence was built in the 1990s to try

to stop the fighting. That meant there had to be two separate

playgrounds, one for Catholics and another for for prod standards.

Since then -- Protestants. Since then lots of people have been

working hard to get on better and now a gate has been put into the

centre of the fence for people to get through. Today it was opened

for the first time as part of a three month trial. These children

were among the first to go through. It is a new chance to make new

friends and then we can play together.

You can play with other friends from this side and you can like

call for them and all and take them to the park and show them around

the park and all. It will only be open for a few

hours a day during the week, but people can come and go as they like.

There are 49 different peace walls in parts of Belfast. Most have been

there for decades, but if the trial at Alexandra Park works, it could

be the first step to the peace If you want to know more, head over

to the Newsround website. Now, check these guys out. These

amazing life-size gorilla statues have been put along the banks of

the River Thames in London and they're certainly brightening the

place up. They've just been moved after spending the summer in

Bristol. But they're not just there to look

cool. They'll eventually be auctioned off and the money will go

towards charities which help gorillas in the wild. Now, what

makes you happy? Playing with your mates? Going on holiday? Getting

your hands on a shiny gadget? Well, one charity says they know

what makes you feel good and it's not what you would expect. UNICEF

asked hundreds of kids from different countries including

Britain what makes them happy. Many children here said it wasn't things

like being bought the best games consoles or mobile phones, it was

something much more simple - spending time with their mum and

dad. But many found their parents are too tired to play with them

after getting home from a long day at work. It is very different to

how children in Spain and Sweden answered. In these two countries,

kids seemed to spend more time with their families.

And we've been asking kids in sunny Spain why spending time with their

parents makes them so happy. playing with my mum and daddy makes

me most happy. I like spending time with my

parents because when they come back from work they make me a sand

sandwich. They love me a lot and lot and lot and lot and lot and lot.

You guys have been in touch about this. Sian from London says she

would rather hang out with family than friends, but her mum and dad

are often busy working. Soph from Beccles wrote in to say

she doesn't see much of her dad, but gets to spend loads of time

with her mum. Carys who's from Llanelli says

she's going to spend lots of time with her mum soon because they're

off on holiday where they'll hang out together.

And Claudia, all the way from Indonesia's been in touch to say

her parents are always very busy and she'd like to see them more.

Thanks for your comments. Keep them coming in.

And before we go, ever wondered what it would be like to live in

someone else's shoes? Here at Newsround we're looking for kids

and their families to take part in a special TV programme exploring

how people who live right next to each other can live really

different lives. If you're between 11 and 13 and