17/04/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.Hey, morning! Leah here, with today's Newsround. Stick around for

:00:09. > :00:11.some of this. Why this famous writer wants

:00:12. > :00:17.publishers to book up their ideas. Plus: The four-legged vandal that

:00:18. > :00:21.had police barking up the wrong tree.

:00:22. > :00:27.But first, today: A big mystery surrounding Britain's most

:00:28. > :00:30.mysterious artist. Banksy is famous for putting street art on walls and

:00:31. > :00:34.buildings, and waiting for fans to find it. But his latest offering was

:00:35. > :00:40.taken down by a local youth club who said they wanted to sell it to raise

:00:41. > :00:44.money. And, because no one knows who Banksy actually is, it's sparked a

:00:45. > :00:51.big row about who actually owns the picture. Here's Martin.

:00:52. > :00:57.Banksy made his name and his fortune as a street artist. Almost nobody

:00:58. > :01:02.would notice him walking down the streets. But his work is far more

:01:03. > :01:08.recognisable. He doesn't say where his art is

:01:09. > :01:11.going to be. So, anyone finds it, everyone comes and sees it, it's

:01:12. > :01:15.amazing. Because many people want money, and

:01:16. > :01:21.want the fame, and want people to know who he is, but he doesn't.

:01:22. > :01:25.When a Banksy piece of art is spotted, it tends to become an

:01:26. > :01:29.instant tourist attraction. But his latest work lasted just hours before

:01:30. > :01:40.it was removed and taken here to this youth club in Bristol. Mobile

:01:41. > :01:43.Lovers was prised away from a city council-owned wall with a crowbar,

:01:44. > :01:50.and now stands in the corridor of the local boys' club.

:01:51. > :01:55.I must admit, carrying it across the car park, yesterday, I had all sorts

:01:56. > :01:58.of doubts of what I do as a youth worker, picking up something that

:01:59. > :02:02.may belong to somebody else. But, if this can do some good, for the young

:02:03. > :02:05.people coming to this club, then actually it is the right thing to

:02:06. > :02:07.do. Because this community hasn't lost it then, this community has

:02:08. > :02:11.gained it. What makes you think that the

:02:12. > :02:13.painting was yours to take in the first place?

:02:14. > :02:16.Because of where it was, right next to the club, on an easily accessible

:02:17. > :02:20.board. Banksy normally does his stuff on concrete. It's there, you

:02:21. > :02:27.can see it, but you can't just take it off the wall and walk away.

:02:28. > :02:30.Later in the day, police arrived. Instead of taking the painting, they

:02:31. > :02:34.just had a good look, and left saying no complaint had been made.

:02:35. > :02:39.So, it seemed as if it was staying put. Have a But then, there was

:02:40. > :02:42.another twist in the tale. An agreement had been made to move the

:02:43. > :02:45.Banksy piece to Bristol Museum until it is decided just who the piece

:02:46. > :02:48.belonged to. And you can find out more Banksy in

:02:49. > :02:52.our special guide on the website now.

:02:53. > :02:57.Also today, the Children's Laureate says she's not a fan of books that

:02:58. > :02:59.appear to be aimed just for boys or girls. Malorie Blackman says

:03:00. > :03:02.targeting certain books at children is a big mistake. She also says,

:03:03. > :03:05.with strong competition from computer games and social media,

:03:06. > :03:08.many boys don't choose to read away from the classroom. According to the

:03:09. > :03:12.National Literacy Trust, reading for pleasure has decreased amongst girls

:03:13. > :03:15.and boys since 2005 but, in boys, the decline has been steeper, and

:03:16. > :03:19.she wants things to change. I do feel it becomes too

:03:20. > :03:21.prescriptive. Where you have a brilliant book for boys, for

:03:22. > :03:25.example, and we have robots and dinosaurs and dragons and pirates on

:03:26. > :03:29.the cover. And we have the beautiful book for girls, it is pink and

:03:30. > :03:30.glittery and flowers and make-up. It is wrong because you are instantly

:03:31. > :03:38.excluding half the population. Big talks aimed at trying to stop

:03:39. > :03:42.the growing tension in Ukraine start today. Leaders from America and the

:03:43. > :03:45.European Union will join those from Russia and Ukraine, to discuss the

:03:46. > :03:48.crisis. It follows days of clashes between Ukrainian troops and armed

:03:49. > :03:51.groups who want Russia to have more control in the country. US President

:03:52. > :03:59.Barack Obama says Russia needs to stop interfering in the country.

:04:00. > :04:02.Each time Russia takes these kinds of steps that are designed to

:04:03. > :04:05.destabilise Ukraine and violate their sovereignty, there are going

:04:06. > :04:08.to be consequences. Mr Putin's decisions are not just bad for

:04:09. > :04:12.Ukraine, in the long term, they will be bad for Russia.

:04:13. > :04:18.Footy, and Manchester City's hopes of winning the Premier League took a

:04:19. > :04:21.big blow last night. They could only manage a 2-2 draw with bottom-placed

:04:22. > :04:23.Sunderland, to leave them six points behind leaders Liverpool. Elsewhere,

:04:24. > :04:25.Everton lost 3-2 to Crystal Palace, meaning they fall behind Arsenal in

:04:26. > :04:33.the race for fourth place. Residents in the Cumbrian town of

:04:34. > :04:36.Brampton were puzzled after their car tyres kept going down. After

:04:37. > :04:39.installing CCTV, they found the culprit was a border collie called

:04:40. > :04:43.Jess. Apparently, she was run over by a car about 18 months ago,

:04:44. > :04:46.something which may have prompted her behaviour. Jess's owner has

:04:47. > :04:50.promised to keep her on a lead in future so she can't cause any more

:04:51. > :04:55.damage. Join us here in half-an-hour, to

:04:56. > :04:57.find out about plans to use maggots like these to make cars run.