21/05/2014

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:00:00. > :00:07.Leah here this Wednesday evening - stick around for some of this...

:00:08. > :00:11.The best footage of baby cranes you'll see all day!

:00:12. > :00:14.And another chance to see the loo lady who gives tours

:00:15. > :00:24.First to a very special award for a very special dog.

:00:25. > :00:28.An army dog who saved many lives in Afghanistan has been given the

:00:29. > :00:31.highest award any animal can receive while serving in the military.

:00:32. > :00:35.Sadly, Sasha the labrador passed away in 2008 but she was today

:00:36. > :00:40.honoured with the Dickin Medal at a special ceremony in London.

:00:41. > :00:43.During her time in the army, Sasha helped discover 15 hoards

:00:44. > :00:50.of weapons used by the Taliban who were fighting out there.

:00:51. > :00:53.Next to gymnastics and Team GB's junior men's team have got

:00:54. > :00:55.their European Championships campaign underway in Bulgaria.

:00:56. > :00:57.The seniors, including Olympic bronze medallist Max Whitlock,

:00:58. > :01:00.will have to wait until tomorrow to start their quest for medals.

:01:01. > :01:03.But they all have a very tough act to follow

:01:04. > :01:06.after the women's teams brought home eight medals earlier in the week.

:01:07. > :01:09.Gold medallists Becky Downie and her sister Ellie came into the studio

:01:10. > :01:38.I am just really happy. All my hard work has paid off. The family cannot

:01:39. > :01:42.believe it that we have come back with European champions. It is

:01:43. > :01:55.phenomenal. I you back to school next week? I'm going back tomorrow.

:01:56. > :01:58.It is half term next week, apparently. A a lot of catching up

:01:59. > :02:04.to do then. Now, when you visit

:02:05. > :02:07.a new city you might want to check out the sights - tourist

:02:08. > :02:10.attractions, a nice restaurant, Well tour guide Rachel Erikson takes

:02:11. > :02:14.visitors round her favourite loos in London telling them

:02:15. > :02:16.about their history. The tours are pretty popular

:02:17. > :02:34.and Rachel says being I love London and its history. My

:02:35. > :02:40.obsession was where you could go to the toilet for free.

:02:41. > :02:43.Last up to some rare footage of baby cranes hatched this week.

:02:44. > :02:45.The team at the Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire believe

:02:46. > :02:49.the chicks are the first to be born in the wild in 400 years.

:02:50. > :02:52.Cranes used to be quite common throughout the UK

:02:53. > :02:55.but their numbers are low because of hunting and habitat loss.

:02:56. > :02:58.The birds will be monitored on a webcam to make sure they're OK.

:02:59. > :03:01.That's all from me, Newsround's back tomorrow morning with Ayshah.