0:00:03 > 0:00:05Hi, I'm Ayshah.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Happy Friday everyone, this is Newsround.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10On the way, a lucky escape for people who were
0:00:10 > 0:00:13on a volcano when it erupted.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16How a spider's big appetite is good for us humans.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20And the brand new hippo saying hello to the public for the first time.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34First up, to the lucky escape of a film crew and some tourists
0:00:34 > 0:00:36who were on Mount Etna when it erupted.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38This is the moment the volcano shot hot rocks,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41boulders and steam into the air.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44People ran away from the blast to safety and although some
0:00:44 > 0:00:48were hurt, amazingly there were no serious injuries.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50BBC Reporter Rebecca Morelle was there and has spoken
0:00:50 > 0:00:52about her experience.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57What happened is only really starting to sink in.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Look at this, this hole was made by one of the
0:01:01 > 0:01:03incredibly hot pieces of volcanic rock that rained down upon us.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07We had a very, very narrow escape.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes
0:01:13 > 0:01:16and it is usually thought to be safe to view lava flows close up
0:01:16 > 0:01:19but explosions like this one are unpredictable, as volcano expert
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Dougal Jerrum explains.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28Really amazing scenes at Mount Etna.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31It's one of Europe's most active volcanoes and it has been showing
0:01:31 > 0:01:32some fantastic eruptions recently.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35You can normally look at the lava flows from a reasonably close
0:01:35 > 0:01:37distance, but in this instance what Rebecca
0:01:37 > 0:01:40and the camera crew were
0:01:40 > 0:01:44caught up in is what we call a rootless eruption.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Essentially the lava flows are coming over the
0:01:47 > 0:01:49water, in this case snow, and it is flashing
0:01:49 > 0:01:52the snow into steam.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55It's really dramatically expanding, and
0:01:55 > 0:02:00it causes an eruption of the lava flow itself.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02It is called rootless because it doesn't have a vent
0:02:02 > 0:02:06beneath it, it's being driven by the ice and water being flashed into
0:02:06 > 0:02:07steam.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09The problem with these is that they are really rather
0:02:09 > 0:02:12unpredictable, so although it is great to go and view these volcanoes
0:02:12 > 0:02:14as close as you can safely do, at this time
0:02:14 > 0:02:16of year when there's lots
0:02:16 > 0:02:23of snow around Mount Etna, it can be a treacherous place to be.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25To rugby union, and it's the final weekend of the Six Nations.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27England may have already won the championship,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29but there's there's still plenty to play for.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Martin's got this.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Six teams came to the tournament with high hopes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43But then, one by one, they saw their chances of
0:02:43 > 0:02:47victory slip away.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50All except reigning champions, England.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Over the last six weeks we have seen some
0:02:53 > 0:02:54amazing tries.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57And some shocking fails.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02Oh, my word.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04But with four teams looking to tie up second place
0:03:04 > 0:03:07and Italy still searching for their first win,
0:03:07 > 0:03:14expect Saturday's games to be as ferocious as ever.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Unbeaten England visit Ireland in the final match.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19A 19th straight victory for Eddie Jones's men will not only give
0:03:19 > 0:03:24them a second Grand Slam in two years, but also break the record for
0:03:24 > 0:03:30the most wins in a row by an international team ever.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32A record currently held by none other than
0:03:32 > 0:03:34the mighty All Blacks.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36But Ireland will be doing everything in their
0:03:36 > 0:03:40power is to stop their fierce rivals from making history.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42And who were the team that brought the New
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Zealand winning streak to an end?
0:03:43 > 0:03:51England's opponent on Saturday, Ireland.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Well before the rugby, Ireland has another big day - it's St
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Patrick's day today and land marks around the world will be
0:03:57 > 0:03:59lit up green to mark the country's patron saint.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Here's the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil lit
0:04:04 > 0:04:06up, and the fountain at the White House in
0:04:06 > 0:04:07America is turning green.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Parades and other celebrations will also be taking place.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Spiders, ahhh!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Horrible things.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18But it turns out these guys have a very big appetite.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And actually it's doing us all a favour.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Arachnids.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25These creepy, crawly beasties are many people's top
0:04:25 > 0:04:29phobia.
0:04:29 > 0:04:36But maybe they should be known as our eight-legged friends.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I know, but hear me out on this one.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40A new study revealed that spiders have a pretty
0:04:40 > 0:04:41big appetite.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Apparently they eat up to 800 million tonnes of insects
0:04:44 > 0:04:45every year.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It might sound like they are greedy, but they are helping
0:04:48 > 0:04:49humans and saving us from disease-carrying
0:04:49 > 0:04:52pests like flies and insects.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Without them, the world would be swamped with bugs.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57So, for that, you have to give them a thumbs
0:04:57 > 0:05:00up.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02This spectacular appetite forms a very important, if rather gross,
0:05:02 > 0:05:08part of the food chain.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10So what do you think about spiders now?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Still scared?
0:05:11 > 0:05:17Me too.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Cuteness is about to get off the scale.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Just have have a look
0:05:20 > 0:05:23at these rare twin foals who were born on a farm in Suffolk
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It's really unusual for horses to have twins.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28They've been called Tilly and Lilly, and are doing well under
0:05:28 > 0:05:29the watchful eye of Mum Rose.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31More cute baby animals, I hear you say?
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Why not?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Meet....
0:05:34 > 0:05:38well, she hasn't got a name just yet,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41but this little one made it's first appearance with her mum
0:05:41 > 0:05:42at a zoo in Australia.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45She's a pygmy hippo and there are less than 3,000 left in the wild.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The zoo is running a competition to get a name.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And if that isn't enough news for you today, go online
0:05:51 > 0:05:54to find out who will be hosting the new Great British Bake Off.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Thanks for watching this morning, we'll see you back here at 4:20pm.