:00:12. > :00:18.He made his England debut way back in February 2003,
:00:19. > :00:25.went onto play 119 times and score a record 53 goals,
:00:26. > :00:30.but now Wayne Rooney has announced his retirement
:00:31. > :00:35.Rooney made the announcement this afternoon after turning down
:00:36. > :00:37.the chance to be part of the squad for next month's
:00:38. > :00:41.He bows out as England's highest scorer and the most
:00:42. > :00:46.Now, I'm joined by BBC Sport reporter David Ornstein
:00:47. > :00:57.This was a surprise move by Wayne Rooney. Why did he do it? It was a
:00:58. > :01:02.surprise he has just hit top form after returning to his boyhood club,
:01:03. > :01:06.Everton for the he scored his 200th Premier League goal on Monday night
:01:07. > :01:11.stop many would have thought he could have gone on for more years.
:01:12. > :01:16.At 31 years old he says he wants to concentrate on bringing success for
:01:17. > :01:20.Everton and unfortunately he to sacrifice his England career. Give
:01:21. > :01:24.us an idea of what his England career is like? When you are the
:01:25. > :01:28.record goal-scorer, the most capped are in the history of your country
:01:29. > :01:31.and you have had a 14 year international career, it is
:01:32. > :01:43.impossible not to be remembered as one of the very best players. He
:01:44. > :01:46.definitely will divide opinion. Some will think you cannot be a member
:01:47. > :01:48.does a great because he never won a major tournament. He has said that
:01:49. > :01:50.is a regret of his. Other people will say he carried England for many
:01:51. > :01:55.years and he will be sorely missed. And if you want to take a look
:01:56. > :01:58.at the highs and lows of Wayne Rooney's England career,
:01:59. > :02:01.then head to newsround online . In the Women's Rugby World Cup,
:02:02. > :02:03.England will get the chance to defend their title
:02:04. > :02:05.against New Zealand in Saturday's We set out to get to
:02:06. > :02:16.a World Cup final, and we've So, I think we'll enjoy
:02:17. > :02:19.the performance tonight. We've said all along the way
:02:20. > :02:22.you have to enjoy the wins. Firefighters in Northern Ireland
:02:23. > :02:32.rescued ninety three people who were trapped by flood
:02:33. > :02:35.water in cars or houses There were more than 400 999 calls
:02:36. > :02:40.to emergency services. Most of the flooding
:02:41. > :02:50.was in the north-west There is a big argument going on
:02:51. > :03:00.about whether you should be allowed to sell rhino horn.
:03:01. > :03:02.South Africa's home to more rhino than anywhere else in the world.
:03:03. > :03:05.Poaching is out of control in this country.
:03:06. > :03:08.That's where these amazing animals are killed for their horns.
:03:09. > :03:10.Buying and selling rhino horn between countries has been
:03:11. > :03:15.In South Africa, a judge has said it's OK for them to be
:03:16. > :03:27.He has a lot of rhinos and thinks he should be able
:03:28. > :03:45.I firmly believe that this is the way to save rhinos from extinction.
:03:46. > :03:50.On his land he removes the rhino's horn safely.
:03:51. > :03:53.This rhino's been sent to sleep for a short time by a vet
:03:54. > :03:58.But it doesn't hurt the animal because it's done
:03:59. > :04:02.Some conservationists don't agree this is the best
:04:03. > :04:05.There's been absolutely no evidence showing
:04:06. > :04:08.trade is going to curb rhino poaching whatsoever and there
:04:09. > :04:10.is very little evidence to show that trade
:04:11. > :04:13.has ever curbed any kind of poaching of an animal.
:04:14. > :04:14.Both sides will be watching this cell very closely.
:04:15. > :04:19.If rhino numbers go up then people like John will be happy or sales
:04:20. > :04:23.-- and more sales like this might go ahead in the future but if rhino
:04:24. > :04:25.numbers keep going down, then conservationists will say more
:04:26. > :04:26.needs to be done to protect the species and the rules
:04:27. > :04:29.A baby born during Monday's total solar eclipse has
:04:30. > :04:34.been named after it. Millions of people in the US watched
:04:35. > :04:37.the coast to coast event - the last one was more
:04:38. > :04:40.The little girl's dad in South Carolina came up
:04:41. > :04:44.with the idea to name his daughter, Eclipse Alizabeth Eubank as they
:04:45. > :04:52.Newsround's back in the morning with Jenny.
:04:53. > :04:59.If you want to catch up with all the rest of today's News you can get it
:05:00. > :05:03.online. Have a good afternoon. Goodbye.
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