20/10/2016 Newsround

Hi, Martin here, live, with your Thursday afternoon Newsround.

The kids being paid to read to their hairdressers.

And we find out how the Bake Off finalists measure up.

First up, yesterday the Schiaparelli probe was meant to land

on the surface of Mars to do research on possible life forms

But things didn't go to plan and the scientists lost contact

Information the probe sent back as it fell towards the surface seems

to show a parachute may have detached too early and the rockets

used to soften its landing may not have fired for long enough to break

The BBC's David Shukman sent us this.

There's been a real roller-coaster of emotions

here at the European Space Agency, with good news and bad.

What scientists are pleased about is that they now

have an orbiter circling Mars, looking at its atmosphere for clues

But the bad news is that a lander they sent to the surface of Mars

They kept track of it as it descended.

They know that its heat shield worked.

They also know it released a parachute to slow itself down.

But in the last minute, before it was meant to reach the ground,

it lost contact and no one really knows what happened.

This is bad news because the European Space Agency has more

It wants to send a very large robotic rover there to drill

into the ground beneath the rock to look for signs of life.

There's now a bit of a question over whether that will happen.

Next, the Great British Bake Off is really hotting up.

If you're planning on watching later then look away now.

Last night saw the end of super-chilled Selasi,

Let's take a look at the contenders hoping to win the baking crown.

From 12 hopeful bakers down to three aspiring Mary Berrys.

The Great British Bake Off is entering its final stage.

Let's take a closer look at the final three.

First up, Candise Brown, who has already cooked up three

Star Baker wins, more than any of

This striking peacock show stopper in the quarterfinals has

made her a firm favourite to win the baking crown.

But Candise faltered when her cheesy fish pies leaked.

Next, Andrew Smith, a jet engine designer from Northern Ireland.

He was flying in desert week with his ice cream mousse cakes

on a Ferris wheel, but Mary and Paul were not so impressed with his plain

And last but by no means least, Jane Beadle, the first to win

Star Baker, and she has been consistent ever since.

But has she got enough to wow the judges in the final?

I think this is pretty tricky for them.

If you're bonkers for Bake Off then head online to let us know

Imagine if someone paid you every time

Well, that's what happens at a barber shop in

But there's a catch, children have to read a whole book

out loud while they're having their hair trimmed.

If they do, they get some money back.

Our team in the US has been finding out more.

No, I'm afraid not, she said. She sat at her desk and... The end. Good

job. How do they feel reading the book aloud? I felt pretty nervous

because I'm not like a person that reads all the time. Now, you get $2

off. Because you did a wonderful job. Have a good day. You, too. When

they realise how we're helping them as they are cutting their hair, the

kid might perk up. He is not afraid to read any more, not worried about

who else is in the room, and he gives you the effort. What gets some

of them in the chair to read a book is the $2 incentive. After you have

finished, tell me what the book is about, because we want them to

understand what they read. You make them work hard. Sometimes.

Newsround's back tomorrow morning with Ricky. Bye.