:00:00. > :00:00.Jenny here with loads of brilliant stories online and on TV.
:00:07. > :00:16.The world's biggest catapult fires again at Warwick Castle.
:00:17. > :00:24.And I am here at the Brit Awards in London on the red carpet to find out
:00:25. > :00:31.which music stars will be listing the famous Brit statues.
:00:32. > :00:33.First to the biggest night in British music,
:00:34. > :00:40.Martin is there with everything we need to know.
:00:41. > :00:47.I'm at the O2 Arena in London, where later on some of the biggest
:00:48. > :00:56.stars in music will be walking up the red carpet hoping to win a Brit.
:00:57. > :00:59.Acts like Little Mix, Jess Glynne, James Bay and Coldplay are singing
:01:00. > :01:02.alongside Rihanna, who's nominated for best international female
:01:03. > :01:07.and Justin Bieber who's up for the best international male award.
:01:08. > :01:21.including Album of the Year, but she's got tough competition.
:01:22. > :01:25.So, what makes the Brits one of the biggest nights in music?
:01:26. > :01:27.The Brit Awards started almost 40 years ago in 1977,
:01:28. > :01:30.as part of celebrations to honour
:01:31. > :01:38.Back then, it was called the British Record Industry Britannia Awards
:01:39. > :01:42.and it was shown on TV in black-and-white.
:01:43. > :01:44.Throughout the years, the Brit Awards have had
:01:45. > :01:51.Like the iconic outfits, lots of different presenters,
:01:52. > :01:54.legendary performances and, of course,
:01:55. > :01:56.there's one thing that everyone wants,
:01:57. > :01:59.their hands on a famous Brit statue.
:02:00. > :02:01.But as the stars get ready for this year,
:02:02. > :02:05.here are some fun facts about the star-studded ceremony.
:02:06. > :02:07.This year for the first time ever,
:02:08. > :02:11.all 13 categories will have their very own unique statue.
:02:12. > :02:15.There will be 15,000 glasses for the stars to drink from,
:02:16. > :02:19.5500kg of ice to keep their drinks cool,
:02:20. > :02:23.that is around the same weight as an African bush elephant.
:02:24. > :02:25.Oh, and if the stars get hungry,
:02:26. > :02:28.there are 60 chefs working in kitchen.
:02:29. > :02:39.Man, you have got to love the Brit Awards.
:02:40. > :02:50.You won't be able to save the Macs even right now. Why don't I stick
:02:51. > :02:52.around and see if they will have a chat with me?
:02:53. > :02:55.So make sure you tune in to Newsround tomorrow morning
:02:56. > :02:58.Now to the massive fire-throwing catapult that's back in action
:02:59. > :03:01.after being repaired at Warwick Castle in England.
:03:02. > :03:04.It's the largest missile launcher of its kind in the world.
:03:05. > :03:12.It's made of wood. It's got a big wheel and a stick.
:03:13. > :03:20.And it launches, like, big balls that are on fire.
:03:21. > :03:23.Allow me to introduce you to the world's largest seize
:03:24. > :03:30.engine, a huge catapult called a trebuchet.
:03:31. > :03:32.Our machine is called Ursula, the bear.
:03:33. > :03:35.She is designed to destory castles, towns and villages.
:03:36. > :03:40.She stands at 18 metres tall and she weighs 22 tonnes.
:03:41. > :03:44.The shots we launch from our machine would weigh around 150 kilograms.
:03:45. > :03:50.Imagine two huge washing machines being thrown at you at 140mph.
:03:51. > :03:54.This machine has to fire every six minutes, so my men must run up these
:03:55. > :03:58.If the sun is pouring through the slats of the wheels
:03:59. > :04:01.and they're looking at it, they're going to get dizzy.
:04:02. > :04:04.And if they get sick, well, what comes out
:04:05. > :04:34.Meet Jabba the hedgehog, he's got a big problem
:04:35. > :04:36.because he's three times the size of an average hedgehog.
:04:37. > :04:39.He was accidentally over-fed during the winter,
:04:40. > :04:41.by the people whose garden he visited.
:04:42. > :04:43.He's now on a strict diet of cat biscuits
:04:44. > :04:45.at the Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre.
:04:46. > :04:48.When he's slim again he can go back into the wild.
:04:49. > :05:00.Leah's back in the morning with all the action from the Brit Awards
:05:01. > :05:03.Loans more is on mine as well. See you tomorrow.