21/09/2012 Newsround

Good evening, Newsrounders - Hayley and Joe here taking you into the

weekend in style. Here's what we've got for you today. The universal

pictures that are out of this world. And I take on the nation's tape

ball cricket champions. But first, a new report says not

enough is being done to help children who come to the UK as

asylum seekers. Thousands of kids flee countries like Syria, Sudan

and Afghanistan to escape war and famine, and last year more than

1,200 came to the UK without their parents. The Children's Society

interviewed a small number of kids who said they felt traumatised by

the way they were treated. So I've been to see what support is out

there for the kids once they arrive in Britain.

We don't know exactly how many kids come to the UK seeking asylum, but

we do know that the numbers are in the thousands. Seeking asylum means

looking for a safe place in the UK that they could call home, and

they've often come from dangerous places and travelled for months to

get here. As you can imagine, arriving in a strange country alone

could be very scary. This is a community centre run by a charity

where they try and help kids who arrive in the UK alone. Let's go

and meet some of the people that help. Do you think some people feel

very traumatised? Yes, absolutely. When they first arrive here, for

the children, it is very dispersing. When they came to us, we try to do

what we can. -- distressing. We tried to help them as much as we

can. Sadly, we cannot help everybody. It is hoped that after

they leave this centre, the kids will feel more settled into their

life in Britain. What do you do at this school to help the kids?

have a special assembly. I think it is really good for us to get to

know them, so they are not scared, so they can settle into a our

lifestyle. It can take a while for the Government to decide where a

child will be placed permanently, and that can be stressful. In the

meantime there are community centres and schools like this to

help them settle in. Well today I spoke to the UK Border Agency -

they're the people who first meet the children arriving here. They

say they take their responsibility of care for children very seriously,

and they're already working on ways to improve the things. One group of

refugees who have certainly embraced life in the UK is the

Manchester Lightning tape ball cricket team. They're made up

entirely of asylum seekers from Afghanistan and have ended up UK

Champions. So on the day when England's pro cricket team take on

Afghanistan in their first match of the T20 World Cup, you went along

to have a chat with them, didn't you? And see who they'll be

supporting! Their bowling is fast, their batting skills are top class

and their fielding isn't bad, either. But that's what you'd

expect from the Manchester Lightening - the national tape-ball

cricket champions. And for these Afghan refugees, the game has

helped them settle in to British life. This special version of

cricket is part of StreetChance - a campaign which works with the

police in urban areas lacking in green spaces, and allows young

people to concentrate on cricket and their studies rather than

joining gangs and getting involved in anti-social behaviour. The game

uses a tennis ball wrapped in tape and it can be played anywhere These

players say its made a difference to their lives. The first time I

came here, I did not know anyone. When I started playing cricket, I

made friends. From playing cricket, I learnt English. I will play

anywhere, it does not matter where it is. Over the past four years,

25,000 people have been introduced to the game in seven cities. The

coach here says he has noticed the change in his players. Now, because

of StreetChance, we have lads from all over, so they're making friends

that they have never made before. Over the next three years,

StreetChance aims to get more than 16,000 young people involved. But

which team will these guys be supporting this afternoon, England

or Afghanistan? Afghanistan! that game is happening right now.

The man charged with killing two female police officers in Greater

Manchester has appeared in court for the first time. Dale Cregan was

escorted by lots of police officers this morning. He's accused of

murdering PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone and two others. Today,

Prime Minister David Cameron visited the police officers'

families. There have been more violent protests against an anti-

Islamic film made in America. One man has been killed in rioting

across cities in Pakistan. To try to stop the violence, the American

President, Barack Obama, has condemned the film in an advert

being broadcast on Pakistani TV. Now take a look at these amazing

pictures. These aren't sent by NASA from

space. These are photos taken right here on earth for the Astronomy

Photographer of the Year competition. Photo experts say the

reason the images are so striking this time is because snappers are

getting much cleverer and more creative with the shots they take.

You can see more of the pictures on the news round website. Am When we

talk about conservation projects, that often means looking at animals

like rhinos and tigers. But there are some much smaller creatures

that also need help from humans - like spiders. Nearly 2,500 fen raft

spiderlings are being hand-reared at zoos around the UK, so I went to

take a closer look. For some people, coming across one spider is enough

to bring them out in a cold sweat. But what about finding yourself in

a nursery of hundreds of hungry spiderlings?! This manmade spiders'

nest at Chester Zoo is one of 11 such projects across the country

right now helping to save the endangered fen raft spider. Fen

raft spiders are the largest spider native to Britain, with a 10cm leg

span! They get their name because they can float on water in the fens

and wetlands where they live. But their numbers have fallen to

seriously low levels due to their natural habitat being destroyed.

That's where Chester Zoo steps in. They've taken hundreds of eggs and

are rearing them to be released into the wild. Karan has got 372

sets of fans to feed, which means she needs thousands of fruit flies.

Why does this Biden need saving? They are a very important part of

the ecology. They will feed on and midges and mosquitoes. How bad are

things in the wild? There are only three known or pockets of wild

spiders left. Slowly it is improving, as we are releasing them

back into the wild. Last year was the first time we actually saw

these spiders breeding for themselves in the environment.

couple of weeks' time, this lot will be big enough to be released

into the wild, and they will be joined by thousands of others. It

is good news for the fen rafts. I was a bit scared, actually. Funnily

enough, she was scared of spiders One Direction have released their

new single early after an unofficial version was leaked on

the Internet. It was supposed to be released next week but got its

first official radio play last night. Live While We're Young is

the first single from One Direction's new album, Take Me Home,

which comes out in November. And here's a pop performance giving the

boys a run for their money. Gangnam Style has got over 200

million hits on the Internet and counting. It's already at number 16

in the charts here and if it keeps climbing it could be the first ever

UK number one for a Korean artist. Psy's freaky moves are so

infectious, they've even got pop princess Britney Spears busting it