:00:12. > :00:15.Hello guys. You are live with Newsround on BBC1. We have a packed
:00:15. > :00:18.show coming up, stay tuned for some of this:
:00:18. > :00:26.Millions of people vote on their favourite TV shows so why are fewer
:00:26. > :00:31.people turning out at elections? Pudsey is in action in a few hours.
:00:31. > :00:41.We look at what's in store. And, join me to find out who will
:00:41. > :00:50.
:00:50. > :00:52.be singing the secret song for First, it's been described as one
:00:52. > :00:55.of the lowest election turnouts ever. Yesterday millions of people
:00:55. > :00:59.were given the opportunity to make changes to the way their
:00:59. > :01:07.neighbourhoods are policed. All they had to do was vote. But hardly
:01:07. > :01:10.anyone did. Today it was my mission to find out why.
:01:10. > :01:13.Yesterday, people in England and Wales got the chance to vote for
:01:13. > :01:17.something new - Police Commissioners who will be in charge
:01:17. > :01:20.of targeting crime in their local area. But around one in ten people
:01:20. > :01:25.actually voted. At one polling station in Newport in South Wales
:01:25. > :01:29.no one turned up at all. Skraoeupl an issue a lot of people care about
:01:29. > :01:32.so how come eligible voters weren't rushing to the polling stations?
:01:32. > :01:36.didn't have information about who to vote for. I had the card throw
:01:36. > :01:40.the door but that was it. I didn't bother. I have not had information
:01:40. > :01:44.so I couldn't make an informed decision. It's been a shambles.
:01:44. > :01:47.wasn't just the police elections, some areas were also voting for MPs
:01:47. > :01:50.and turnout there was low, too. Yesterday's elections were
:01:50. > :01:54.different from a general election, which attracts a much bigger number
:01:54. > :01:57.of voters. But even when it comes to picking the Prime Minister, not
:01:57. > :02:01.everyone takes part. For a long time only rich men were able to
:02:01. > :02:05.vote in this country. Having the right to vote is something people
:02:05. > :02:08.have fought long and hard for. Women weren't allowed to vote 100
:02:08. > :02:13.years ago. Some of them campaigned by starving themselves and even
:02:13. > :02:16.dying to try to get their voices heard. Here we are in 2012 with
:02:16. > :02:21.more people able to vote than ever before, so why are fewer people
:02:21. > :02:26.doing it? In 1950 nearly 84% of people who could vote in the UK put
:02:26. > :02:30.their cross on a card. In the last general election, in 2010, the
:02:30. > :02:34.turnout was 65%. It could be that people don't realise how important
:02:34. > :02:38.it is to vote and how people might not realise how much their vote
:02:38. > :02:41.counts. People aren't engaged as much with voting and what's
:02:41. > :02:46.happened and what we want to do is let people know how important it is
:02:46. > :02:48.they are engaged, making sure they have a say. It's a lot different in
:02:48. > :02:52.countries like Australia and Argentina, where people are made to
:02:52. > :02:56.vote by law. If they don't, they get fined.
:02:56. > :03:00.Millions of people pick up the phoner week -- every week to vote
:03:00. > :03:08.in Strictly or I'm A Celebrity. When it comes to electing
:03:08. > :03:11.politicians for many people it doesn't have the X Factor.
:03:11. > :03:13.Moving on to some other news now and the world's largest marine
:03:13. > :03:16.reserve has opened in Australia. More than two million square
:03:16. > :03:19.kilometres of oceans around the country are included in the reserve.
:03:19. > :03:22.The marine life will be protected from overfishing and people won't
:03:22. > :03:26.be able to drill for oil and gas in the area.
:03:26. > :03:29.Now there are less than three hours to go until Children in Need. All
:03:29. > :03:31.over the country people have been raising money. At Newsround's old
:03:31. > :03:35.home - at Television Centre in London - everyone's getting ready
:03:35. > :03:43.for tonight's big show. Girls Aloud will be singing the official single
:03:43. > :03:49.'Something New'. But they're not the only ones getting involved. # I
:03:49. > :03:52.like to move it, move it. # I like to move it, you like to,
:03:52. > :03:54.move it! # Pudsey Bear meets Pudsey dog from
:03:54. > :03:56.Britain's Got Talent for a dance- off.
:03:56. > :03:59.And, Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars, incuding Andy
:03:59. > :04:08.Murray, Victoria Pendleton, Louis Smith and Ellie Simmonds show off
:04:08. > :04:13.their moves with their own music video. One of the biggest moments
:04:13. > :04:18.of the night will be the Children's Choir. More than 2,500 kids will be
:04:18. > :04:28.joining in to sing one song live on air. We sent Hayley to Blackpool to
:04:28. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:38.meet some of the singers getting in tune.
:04:38. > :04:41.As you can see, these guys are in the last-minute rehearsals for
:04:42. > :04:46.their national Children in Need choir performance which will be
:04:46. > :04:50.tonight. They are sounding pretty good but I wonder how nerves are
:04:50. > :04:55.holding up. I am really excited for tonight being on TV and singing
:04:55. > :05:01.with all the other schools. I am feeling really excited. And really
:05:01. > :05:06.giddy. What song are you singing? can't tell you. You can, go on.
:05:06. > :05:10.can't tell you! I won't tell anyone. I can't tell you. It's top secret.
:05:10. > :05:14.These guys weren't r aren't alone, they're singing 2,500 other
:05:14. > :05:18.children from across the UK. We are off to the BBC studios now where
:05:18. > :05:23.the cameras are waiting and these guys are still at it!
:05:23. > :05:27.# When you see what you are... Last year, �46 million was raised.
:05:27. > :05:30.The money doesn't just go to one children's charity, but loads of
:05:30. > :05:35.different ones all over the country. But why did these guys want to
:05:35. > :05:39.help? To help people less fortunate than myself. Children in Need is sa
:05:39. > :05:47.great way to help raise money and help the sick to make them better.
:05:47. > :05:50.Tonight's show will take place in the philharmonic Concert Hall in
:05:50. > :05:57.Salford. You are going to have to tune in later to find out what song
:05:57. > :06:00.they're singing. As long as it's not Gangnam Style!
:06:00. > :06:10.Loads of you are getting involved and have been telling us about it
:06:10. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:37.In Wales 2 out of 5 children speak Welsh and this month marks a
:06:37. > :06:41.special moment in the history of the language. It's 30 years since
:06:41. > :06:50.the TV channel S4C was created especially for Welsh speakers.
:06:50. > :06:55.Hayley's back finding out how it started. From kids programmes, to
:06:55. > :07:02.news, dramas and documentaries, S4C broadcast completely in Welsh.
:07:02. > :07:07.There is even a Welsh version of Newsround.
:07:07. > :07:12.S4C began broadcasting from here in Cardiff on 1st November 1982. It
:07:12. > :07:17.was a massive moment for the Welsh language. Tpwu came after a long
:07:17. > :07:20.and sometimes bitter campaign. Back in 1980 the newly elected
:07:20. > :07:27.Conservative Government broke a promise they had made to start a
:07:27. > :07:30.Welsh language channel. It sparked protests throughout Wales. This man
:07:30. > :07:35.threatened to starve himself to death if the channel wasn't created.
:07:35. > :07:41.All this forced the Government to change their minds and finally S4C
:07:41. > :07:45.was born. Fast forward to 2012 and the channel celebrates its 30th
:07:45. > :07:49.birthday. It's been a tough time for it recently with cuts to
:07:49. > :07:52.funding, and fewer people tuning in. All this has led them to think
:07:52. > :07:56.about a controversial plan to have more English voiceovers for
:07:56. > :08:00.programmes. Everything on air is Welsh. We have to admit there are
:08:00. > :08:04.people out there who would like to watch S4C but they're learning
:08:05. > :08:08.Welsh or can't speak Welsh so it's a way of getting the family to
:08:08. > :08:11.watch together, possibly. This is one of hundreds of Welsh language
:08:11. > :08:15.schools in Wales where all the lessons are taught in Welsh. But
:08:15. > :08:20.what do the guys here think about S4C's plans? It's a good plan for
:08:20. > :08:23.people that don't speak Welsh. think voiceovers might be too
:08:23. > :08:28.extreme. It might end up turning the channel into an everyday
:08:28. > :08:35.English channel. Whether it's an English or Welsh, there's one thing
:08:35. > :08:38.left to say: Nice one, Hayley!
:08:38. > :08:43.Finally, if you are wondering what to do over the weekend we have the
:08:43. > :08:47.answer. We do, go to the website and check out strange, stranger and
:08:47. > :08:51.strangest of the weirdest clips from the week! It's a good match.