:00:00. > :00:00.Morning Newsrounders, Jenny here with your bumper Newsround update.
:00:00. > :00:08.All the latest news on the way, including:
:00:09. > :00:12.Prince William flies solo on his visit to Malta.
:00:13. > :00:15.And the teacher earning a place in the record books
:00:16. > :00:26.First, around 3,000 people have had to abandon their homes in the US
:00:27. > :00:28.state of California, after a wildfire there doubled
:00:29. > :00:33.The blaze is the biggest of 11 fires.
:00:34. > :00:37.4,000 firefighters have been trying to stop it burning out of control,
:00:38. > :00:39.which has led to a state of emergency being declared
:00:40. > :00:45.Sticking with sport, and you could say that newly crowned
:00:46. > :00:47.World Pentathlon champion, Samantha Murray, is something
:00:48. > :00:53.She shoots, swims, runs, rides horses and also competes
:00:54. > :00:58.Not only that, but she set the fastest ever 200 metre freestyle
:00:59. > :01:09.Samantha Murray of Great Britain. She has got real grit and
:01:10. > :01:25.I enjoy running and swimming. They are
:01:26. > :01:29.my strongest event and I think you always feel good when you do
:01:30. > :01:32.something well. I probably like shooting least, because I get so
:01:33. > :01:37.nervous and I can get really anxious and really shaky. I get really
:01:38. > :01:48.It is really difficult and it is all about balancing everything
:01:49. > :01:52.out. In the week, I structure every day. I like to do the physical
:01:53. > :01:57.things in the morning, have my lunch, and in the afternoon I focus
:01:58. > :01:59.on the technical events. The important thing is I absolutely love
:02:00. > :02:10.it. I wouldn't want to do anything else.
:02:11. > :02:13.I would say it's much better to have a variety of sports. You never get
:02:14. > :02:16.bored. It looks fun. If something goes wrong in one
:02:17. > :02:29.sport, you can go enjoy yourself doing something else.
:02:30. > :02:37.When it actually happens and your heart rate goes up, it has all paid
:02:38. > :02:41.off. It is an undescribable feeling of attainment and happiness that you
:02:42. > :02:44.have worked for and you have got yourself. It is priceless, really.
:02:45. > :02:48.Prince William is going to join people in the country of Malta later
:02:49. > :02:50.today, as they celebrate 50 years of independence from British rule.
:02:51. > :02:54.The Island of Malta used to be ruled by the United Kingdom,
:02:55. > :03:00.The Duke of Cambridge is taking the place of his wife, Kate, who had
:03:01. > :03:04.to pull out of the trip because she's not feeling very well.
:03:05. > :03:07.Next up, and it's not every day that you walk into school to be taught
:03:08. > :03:13.Well Miss Barnes, a PE teacher from Nottingham, gave her pupils a
:03:14. > :03:17.day never to forget as she attempted to break her third world record!
:03:18. > :03:33.World record holder. Three words you wouldn't usually associate with your
:03:34. > :03:37.schoolteacher, but the pupils at the school in Nottinghamshire it was
:03:38. > :03:41.their chance to cheer on their teacher Miss Barnes, as she
:03:42. > :03:47.attempted to break a third world record. The challenge? To do as many
:03:48. > :03:54.roles as possible in a minute. 25 of the school to beat. So, what did her
:03:55. > :04:02.fans think? She is an amazing teacher. Will she do it? Yes!
:04:03. > :04:04.fans think? She is an amazing teacher, one can knew a summing Pope
:04:05. > :04:06.and the challenge of turning upside down and it is made times as
:04:07. > :04:08.possible. Sounds pretty tough! down and it is made times as
:04:09. > :04:18.it was 20 years ago that I set down and it is made times as
:04:19. > :04:24.first challenge. It was shorter and I have had two kids since then. I
:04:25. > :04:29.think it will be just as hard! As the crunch time arrived, there were
:04:30. > :04:33.words of support from a famous face. Then the adjudicator from Guinness
:04:34. > :04:37.records got that under way. As time wore on, it got tougher and
:04:38. > :04:41.tougher. Then, as the clock reach one minute, it was time for the
:04:42. > :04:51.moment of truth. This Barnes managed a total of 30 Eskimo roll is!
:04:52. > :04:53.APPLAUSE Incredible!
:04:54. > :05:00.APPLAUSE Never again! Miss Barnes finishes
:05:01. > :05:02.her career as a triple world record-holder and in the process
:05:03. > :05:08.sets a great record-holder and in the process
:05:09. > :05:10.of how to reach their own goals. Well
:05:11. > :05:13.If you're wild about animal stories, check out the Newsround website to
:05:14. > :05:16.see some very cute panda triplets open their eyes for the first time.
:05:17. > :05:19.That's also where you can catch the best bits of Ayshah
:05:20. > :05:22.And watch me get gunged on Blue Peter as part
:05:23. > :05:31.And the weirdness doesn't stop there people, oh no!
:05:32. > :05:33.Because last, but not least, I bring you ballet dancing
:05:34. > :05:37.This group of dancers are called the Brutal Ballet Company
:05:38. > :05:41.and first started dancing to heavy metal in Australia.
:05:42. > :05:44.Now they're in the UK and have already performed in Belfast.
:05:45. > :05:51.That's it for now but meet me back here at 1.55pm for black pudding
:05:52. > :05:55.Yup, it's strange, stranger, strangest!