:00:07. > :00:08.Hi, I'm Naz with your top stories this Friday morning.
:00:09. > :00:12.Behind the scenes on TV's biggest dance competition.
:00:13. > :00:15.And what you need to know from the UK's biggest gaming event.
:00:16. > :00:30.First up, the Duke of Cambridge says more must be done
:00:31. > :00:35.to save elephants from being killed for their tusks.
:00:36. > :00:38.The animals are being hunted for the ivory in their tusks,
:00:39. > :00:41.which is then illegally sold around the world to be used
:00:42. > :00:42.in things like jewellery, ornaments and medicine.
:00:43. > :00:45.Prince William's been speaking ahead of a big meeting in South Africa
:00:46. > :00:52.When I was born, there were 1 million elephants roaming Africa.
:00:53. > :00:56.By the time my daughter Charlotte was born last year,
:00:57. > :01:02.the numbers of savanna elephants had crashed to just 350,000.
:01:03. > :01:04.At the current pace of illegal poaching, when Charlotte turns 25,
:01:05. > :01:10.the African elephants will be gone from the wild.
:01:11. > :01:14.Why is Prince William talking about this, Jenny?
:01:15. > :01:18.Well, this summer, there's been a lot of bad news about elephants.
:01:19. > :01:24.In August, a massive count of African elephants was completed.
:01:25. > :01:27.They used planes to fly over 18 countries and count the number
:01:28. > :01:36.What they found was that the number of elephants was much,
:01:37. > :01:39.much lower than people realised - in fact, almost one in three
:01:40. > :01:41.elephants has disappeared over the last seven years.
:01:42. > :01:43.It's because elephants are being killed for their tusks.
:01:44. > :01:45.They're made of ivory, which is then sold around the world
:01:46. > :01:48.by criminals called poachers, even though it's against the law.
:01:49. > :01:51.Some people even think that if things carry on like this,
:01:52. > :01:54.we could end up with no African elephants left in the wild at all.
:01:55. > :02:00.Well, tomorrow, around 180 countries will start a big meeting
:02:01. > :02:03.in South Africa, to talk about at what's happening with elephants
:02:04. > :02:17.They Betis cursing other endangered animals like right now as well. --
:02:18. > :02:18.they will be discussing what to do about other.
:02:19. > :02:21.They'll be deciding how to stop the illegal selling of ivory
:02:22. > :02:25.I'll be going to South Africa to investigate the problem for
:02:26. > :02:29.We'll find out more about how elephants are protected in nature
:02:30. > :02:31.reserves, we'll see what action is being taken to catch poachers
:02:32. > :02:33.and to stop them killing elephants for their ivory.
:02:34. > :02:36.So make sure you're watching Newsround, online and on TV
:02:37. > :02:38.for loads more from me about conservation, about elephants,
:02:39. > :02:41.and about what the world is going to do to protect them.
:02:42. > :02:43.That is really interesting stuff. Thank you so much, Jenny.
:02:44. > :02:45.And head over to Newsround online, where you can watch more
:02:46. > :02:47.of Prince William talking about the issue
:02:48. > :02:51.And there's also Newsround's guide to the problem of poaching.
:02:52. > :02:54.In other news - get ready to put on your sequins and dancing shoes,
:02:55. > :02:59.to the dance floor for the first live show of the series.
:03:00. > :03:01.BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty's given us a quick
:03:02. > :03:05.I have swapped the red sofa for the red carpet
:03:06. > :03:13.But I am keeping my fingers crossed that I don't trip
:03:14. > :03:17.Good luck. I'm only kidding!
:03:18. > :03:25.You can see him walking up to rehearsals.
:03:26. > :03:46.Now she has started enjoying it more.
:03:47. > :03:48.When you enjoy it, it becomes better and better and
:03:49. > :03:55.I tell you something I have learned about Pasha,
:03:56. > :04:08.Monkey Boy? You see what I have to put up with?
:04:09. > :04:16.Be nice, Pasha! No comments.
:04:17. > :04:30.I can't wait for that tonight. Next, although to another massive event
:04:31. > :04:32.that is happening this week. Thousands of fans will get
:04:33. > :04:36.the chance to check out all the latest consoles,
:04:37. > :04:38.gadgets and games. This is at the UK's biggest gaming
:04:39. > :04:42.event. BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat reporter
:04:43. > :04:45.Steffan Powell is there and sent I am here at EGX, the UK's
:04:46. > :04:49.biggest gaming show. It's at the NEC in Birmingham and,
:04:50. > :04:53.as you can see, it is pretty busy. They are expecting around 80,000
:04:54. > :04:55.people to come here over Now, this is a big deal
:04:56. > :04:59.because it is the first time many people will get to play some
:05:00. > :05:02.of the big upcoming titles So, I thought I would help you out
:05:03. > :05:07.by telling you three things So, one of them is just behind me
:05:08. > :05:11.here, actually. You can see it's Skylanders:
:05:12. > :05:14.Imaginators, which is the new take If you like that, then
:05:15. > :05:18.check out that game. Back here, just over there,
:05:19. > :05:20.they are testing out the new PlayStation
:05:21. > :05:21.virtual reality machine. It is that headset that you put
:05:22. > :05:25.on that can take you off to allsorts You can play loads of different
:05:26. > :05:28.games on that. Also, there is a small independent
:05:29. > :05:32.game called Ukelele. Now, you might not have heard much
:05:33. > :05:35.about it but it is really colourful and really fun and worth
:05:36. > :05:38.taking a look at as well. And finally to a different kind
:05:39. > :05:42.of Games - the Paralympics. Great Britain's stars returned
:05:43. > :05:44.from Rio this week and later today we're speaking to Kadeena Cox,
:05:45. > :05:47.who won gold in not one We want to know what you'd
:05:48. > :05:52.like to ask her, so head over to Newsround online and send
:05:53. > :05:54.us your questions. Newsround's back right
:05:55. > :05:59.here at 4.20 this afternoon.