18/08/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Ayshah, it's Friday morning and this is Newsround.

First today, Lionel Messi and the Barcelona football team have

given their sympathy with the people of Spain.

This is after an attack in the city of Barcelona yesterday evening.

A van was driven at people on a busy street and 13 people have died.

Police were on the scene very quickly to help keep people safe.

Leaders from around the world have spoken to say they support

the Spanish people and will do what they can to help.

If you want to know more about happened in Barcelona then

go to Newsround online where we have the full story.

That's also where you can find advice on what to do

Next, its time to talk about a big row over Big Ben's famous chime,

it's going to be silent for a while and not

..because you might not hear the dongs of Big Ben

That's because there's a row over some repair work

It's supposed to stop ringing on Monday for four years,

except for special occasions, to protect the hearing of the people

But not everyone was happy about the plan,

Of course we want to ensure people's safety at work,

but it can't be right for Big Ben to be silent for four years.

Now the plans are a bit up in the air while politicians

So while we've got a bit of time, here's all the things you might not

Most people know Big Ben as the clock tower that's attached

the Palace of Westminster, which is where Parliament sits.

But actually, Big Ben is the name of the giant bell inside it.

The clock tower used to be called the, erm, Clock Tower,

but it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the Queen's

No-one knows exactly why it's called Big Ben.

One idea is that was named after Sir Benjamin Hall,

a politician who was around when it was built.

But others think it could be named after a boxer called Ben Caunt.

Big Ben doesn't swing like normal bells -

instead, it's fixed and struck by a hammer from outside.

The BBC first broadcast Big Ben's chimes to mark the New Year in 1923.

The clock has seen every New Year since, apart from in 1962,

Last week, he won gold at the World Championships

in London, his relay team beating Usain Bolt's Jamaica and the USA.

I'm delighted to welcome Adam Gemili to Newsround this morning.

Before we have a chat, shall we take a look back

at that the race where you became a world champion?

And any outside Japan are having a good run.

Gemili doing brilliantly down the back straight.

Great Britain have won the gold medal.

Good morning, Adam, welcome to Newsround. How are you? Good,

thanks, how are you? Good, thank you. We just played that clip where

you became a wild champion, tell me how you are feeling in that moment?

It was crazy to become world champion, it's something you dream

of. The fact I got to do it with three of my mates was brilliance,

and we got to share that with 60,000 in the stadium. There's no better

feeling. At imagine that would be absolutely fantastic. What did you

do to celebrate afterwards? We didn't do that much to celebrate, we

got in on quite late after getting through all the media and press

conferences, we had some food and a early night, because we had an early

start the next morning. That's a shame, but I hope you're going to

make up for it? Yeah, when we stop racing, we will celebrate properly.

You don't have to be world champion it to get involved, I know you are

working on something to get everyone involved now? We are encouraging

park runs all across the country, there will be athletes like myself

there to support everyone who turns up. It's our way of saying thank you

for the support from the national lottery. We'll be the ones who

finished last, cinnamon has anything to worry about. I could probably

join in then! It has been a pleasure to have you on the show, thank you.

Next up, millions of people around the world are getting excited

Parts of America will see a total eclipse -

that's where the sun is completely blocked by the moon.

And one group of UK scouts is travelling to get

We're going to America to see the solar eclipse

To see it and to be there in America.

It's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

That's all for now, but don't forget you can head online

Ricky will be here at 4:20 this afternoon.