:00:00. > :00:08.Hi, I'm Ricky, it's Wednesday, it's 4.20pm and I've got
:00:09. > :00:14.today's top stories, live on Newsround.
:00:15. > :00:17.This is what we've got for you in the next few minutes:
:00:18. > :00:19.Why scientists are getting up close with panda poo.
:00:20. > :00:21.And stayed tuned for the fastest snowboarder in Britain.
:00:22. > :00:31.First, the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations got
:00:32. > :00:36.Although the big day isn't until tomorrow,
:00:37. > :00:40.hundreds of kids were invited to Windsor Castle to sing songs
:00:41. > :00:57.God save our gracious Queen. It is a big day for these kids, they have a
:00:58. > :01:01.VIP guest to impress and it is time to exercise their vocals. They are
:01:02. > :01:06.performing a number of songs in front of the Queen. The children go
:01:07. > :01:11.to a school close to Windsor Castle, where the Queen spends a lot of her
:01:12. > :01:16.time. Along with other children they will kick-start the Queen's 90th
:01:17. > :01:21.birthday celebrations. And while a feeling? It is quite exciting to see
:01:22. > :01:26.the Queen because not many people have seen the Queen. In front of
:01:27. > :01:33.Prince Philip and the Queen and other people, it is really freaky.
:01:34. > :01:39.The children today stood in front of their special guest their hearts
:01:40. > :01:46.out. Today we met the Queen and Prince Philip and some other people.
:01:47. > :01:50.In a way it is not scary because you are singing with other schools. I
:01:51. > :01:55.thought she would wear blue but she wore pink. I thought she would come
:01:56. > :02:02.straight to us and I did not know what to say if she had asked a
:02:03. > :02:06.question. It was really, truly amazing to me the Queen because this
:02:07. > :02:07.is like a once-in-a-lifetime experience, it doesn't come up every
:02:08. > :02:10.day. The Queen's grandson
:02:11. > :02:11.the Duke of Cambridge Some newspapers claim that
:02:12. > :02:16.since Prince William left his job as an RAF pilot back in 2013,
:02:17. > :02:19.he's spent too much time going on holidays and relaxing
:02:20. > :02:22.with his family, and not enough time doing royal duties
:02:23. > :02:26.like helping charities. But the prince has hit back saying
:02:27. > :02:40.he takes his responsibilities To be honest, I am going to get
:02:41. > :02:45.plenty of criticism over my lifetime and it is something that I don't
:02:46. > :02:48.completely ignore but it is not something I'd take completely to
:02:49. > :02:52.heart. When the Queen decides that she is going to hand down more
:02:53. > :02:55.responsibilities I will be the first person to accept them.
:02:56. > :02:57.The UK's only giant pandas, Sunshine and Sweetie,
:02:58. > :03:00.are taking part in a special project looking at their poo.
:03:01. > :03:02.Animal experts from Edinburgh zoo are collecting and investigating
:03:03. > :03:05.what's in the poo to understand more about the animals' eating habits.
:03:06. > :03:07.It's hoped the research will help the animals in the wild
:03:08. > :03:24.It's really hard to work out what giant pandas are eating,
:03:25. > :03:28.which makes it really difficult for places like the zoo to make sure
:03:29. > :03:29.they are feeding them exactly what they need.
:03:30. > :03:32.We are really excited that, by working out exactly
:03:33. > :03:34.what they are eating, we can actually help not only
:03:35. > :03:37.conserve them in the wild but also hopefully help Edinburgh Zoo breed
:03:38. > :03:40.Take a look at Europa, the moon of Jupiter.
:03:41. > :03:43.Scientist say they're keen to launch a mission there in
:03:44. > :03:46.They're meeting in Paris this week to consider the best options.
:03:47. > :03:49.It's likely they'll send a probe to explore the icy surface
:03:50. > :03:51.in the hope of finding out more about our solar system.
:03:52. > :03:54.Next, being part of an after-school club can help
:03:55. > :03:58.That's what new research out today says.
:03:59. > :04:00.We've been asking if after-school activities make a difference
:04:01. > :04:06.Hollie from Carnoustie in Scotland says she goes to dancing club and it
:04:07. > :04:10.Suhas in Newcastle is a fan of after school clubs too,
:04:11. > :04:13.he says since he's been getting active, he reckons he's become more
:04:14. > :04:18.And Milly-Jo goes to gymnastics after school she says it
:04:19. > :04:25.Thank you to everyone who sent in messages.
:04:26. > :04:27.You can check out more of them online.
:04:28. > :04:30.Finally to the fastest snow boarder in Britain.
:04:31. > :04:34.This is Jamie Barrow reaching more than 94 miles an hour
:04:35. > :04:38.It's a new British record, but if you think that's fast,
:04:39. > :04:41.he didn't come close to the world record,
:04:42. > :04:52.held by a Frenchman who went over 126 miles per hour last year.
:04:53. > :04:57.That's all from me, Newsround's back tomorrow morning at 7.40am.