:00:00. > :00:10.Hello. It's Saturday afternoon I'm Leah and you're live with Newsround.
:00:11. > :00:14.We've got loads to tell you about so stick around for some of this
:00:15. > :00:17.Amazing sand sculptures that are out of this world. And how do you like
:00:18. > :00:21.your eggs? Kids in Germany get creative this Easter But first a big
:00:22. > :00:30.rescue operation is underway on Mount Everest after an avalanche
:00:31. > :00:32.struck yesterday. Thirteen local guides known as sherpas were killed
:00:33. > :00:39.and three are still missing. The sherpas job is very dangerous but
:00:40. > :00:44.without them hundreds of people wouldn't be able to reach the summit
:00:45. > :00:48.of the world's highest mountain. Everest. One of the toughest
:00:49. > :00:54.challenges for any human being. It's also one of the most dangerous. And
:00:55. > :00:57.making it to the top wouldn't be possible without help from sherpas,
:00:58. > :01:02.local people who are highly skilled climbers. They know the mountain and
:01:03. > :01:07.its terrain very well and act as guides to ensure climbers' safety.
:01:08. > :01:12.They carry kit, cook food and travel ahead to prepare routes. Climbing
:01:13. > :01:16.the mountain can be very dangerous because of narrow cracks and
:01:17. > :01:21.unstable rocks. There's also the lack of oxygen the higher you go. On
:01:22. > :01:24.Friday morning a team of sherpas went ahead of a group of
:01:25. > :01:28.mountaineers to check out the safest way up the mountain and to fix ropes
:01:29. > :01:32.for the climbers. But an avalanche struck just above Everest base camp,
:01:33. > :01:37.an area where people prepare before heading to the summit. It makes it
:01:38. > :01:41.the deadliest accident on the world's highest mountain. Each year
:01:42. > :01:44.more and more people are climbing Everest and there's concern that
:01:45. > :01:50.more trips are putting the lives of sherpas at greater risk each time.
:01:51. > :01:53.And if you're upset by anything you see on the news there's help and
:01:54. > :01:55.advice over on the Newsround website.
:01:56. > :01:59.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited an air base in
:02:00. > :02:02.Queensland as they continue their tour of Australia. The royal couple
:02:03. > :02:08.were welcomed by service men and women and Kate even climbed into the
:02:09. > :02:12.cockpit of a jet. They also planted a tree at the bases memorial garden
:02:13. > :02:16.to remember those members of the Australian air force who have lost
:02:17. > :02:19.their lives. Snooker's world championship starts
:02:20. > :02:22.today in Sheffield, but for the last year, the world governing body has
:02:23. > :02:26.been taking a new version of the sport into schools. It's called
:02:27. > :02:29.functional snooker and the aim is to use the game to improve basic maths
:02:30. > :02:39.skills, and to tempt a whole new generation to take up the sport. The
:02:40. > :02:49.BBC's Mike Bushell tried it out. Maths lessons. For many of us, they
:02:50. > :02:58.leave us scratching our heads. Imagine if that lesson contains
:02:59. > :03:05.support. A new form of snooker. The 10,000 students over the last year,
:03:06. > :03:09.queues have replaced books. Functional snooker started a year
:03:10. > :03:17.ago as part of a project run by the governing body. Steve Davis has been
:03:18. > :03:24.sent in to demonstrate. We ramped up the maths. It can be changed to the
:03:25. > :03:35.level of abilities. Each ball has a number was up the killers have
:03:36. > :03:50.multiplication, subtraction or multiplication. You lose six pints
:03:51. > :03:58.if you point the paint. That takes six points up your school. This
:03:59. > :04:08.drive into schools will hopefully spread the sport with young players
:04:09. > :04:13.as well. It is a lot of fun. It has helped me with my maths skills as
:04:14. > :04:22.well. I believe my parting got worse. By punishment was to be an
:04:23. > :04:25.assistant for a trick shot. Footy now and there are six Premier
:04:26. > :04:28.League games kicking off this afternoon. Tottenham and Fulham go
:04:29. > :04:32.head to head in the early kick off while Chelsea have the opportunity
:04:33. > :04:34.to go top if they beat Sunderland. Current leaders Liverpool are in
:04:35. > :04:37.action tomorrow against Norwich who sit just one place above the
:04:38. > :04:40.relegation zone. Cricket and Lancashire's Peter Moore
:04:41. > :04:48.has been confirmed as England's new head coach. Moore replaces Andy
:04:49. > :04:50.Flower after being chosen ahead of England's current one-day coach
:04:51. > :04:53.Ashley Giles and three other candidates. It's the second time
:04:54. > :04:56.he's taken charge of the national side.
:04:57. > :05:00.Now if you hit the beach this weekend do you reckon you could take
:05:01. > :05:04.on a creation like this? About 5,000 tonnes of beach sand was used for
:05:05. > :05:05.these creations at the Weston-super-Mare's sand sculpture
:05:06. > :05:09.festival. This year's sculptures have a Once Upon a Time theme and
:05:10. > :05:13.include works from The Hobbit. The sand show is due to run until
:05:14. > :05:17.October. Now as Easter approaches children in
:05:18. > :05:20.the West German town of Dissen have been busy preparing their eggs.
:05:21. > :05:24.These guys had a mixture of wax, feathers and dye to jazz up their
:05:25. > :05:27.creations. They also had to use lot of patience for drawing on the small
:05:28. > :05:31.dots before soaking them in colour. Great job! Well that's an egg-citing
:05:32. > :05:35.way to celebrate Easter and you've been telling us your weekend plans
:05:36. > :05:39.on the website. Roxy is going to have a great time watching CBBC and
:05:40. > :05:42.eating yummy chocolate! Jasmine is taking part in an epic Easter egg
:05:43. > :05:46.hunt with her brother and sister. But says she's keeping the big eggs
:05:47. > :05:51.all for herself. And Mary is attending church for a special
:05:52. > :05:54.Easter Craft event. Thanks so much for all those comments, keep them
:05:55. > :05:57.coming in. That's all from me, Newsround's back right here just
:05:58. > :05:59.before two o'clock. See you then! Bye.