24/09/2012 Newsround

Afternoon, guys. Hope you're warm and dry inside after a seriously

soggy Monday. I'm Joe. That's Leah. And this is what's coming up on

Newsround today. I meet the Olympic star who didn't

win a medal. And big Custard Pie Championships who got their just

deserts. But first - he called it his dream.

But now, after nine years, the dream is over. John Terry says he

is quitting international football because the FA, who run the English

game, have made it impossible for him to play for England.

Chelsea player has spent the day at Wembley, facing a disciplinary

hearing over claims he racially abused another player. Hayley sent

us this report a bit earlier on. Earlier today, John Terry left

Wembley Stadium after meeting the FA but when he arrived this morning,

his international career was already over. It is about the

alleged abusive language he gave to Anton Ferdinand last season. He was

found not guilty in the English courts but today the FA said he

still broke through rules, which bans any player from using abusive

language on the pitch. This hearing could go on for the next couple of

days, and if John Terry is found guilty he could face a match ban of

four games in the Premier League, but whatever happens, one thing we

know for sure is that John Terry will never put on his England shirt

again. Let's find out how it all kicked off.

What was said at this moment started a row that shook football,

lead to England's captain being stripped of the armband and the

Chelsea player appearing in court. Even though he was found not guilty,

whether John Terry racially abused another player last year is the

question that just won't go away. For the people who run English

footy, the court's verdict wasn't enough and the Football Association

announced they wanted to find out for themselves. So, the man who was

once one of the first names on the team sheet has quit because he

thinks it's unfair, and the situation would make him playing

for the national team impossible. He said: "I've always given my all

and it breaks my heart to make this decision". Terry's decision to quit

ends one of the most eventful England careers of all time. And,

as a player, he'll be missed. should talk about his England

career because he has been outstanding for England. Forget

about everything else, he has been outstanding. He is thinking, by the

end of the week I won't be playing for England anyway. John Terry

gives you everything, and not just on the pitch but off the pitch.

They will miss him a as a player. There were lots of good bits. Terry

was a real leader for the three lions racking up 78 games and

scoring six goals. But then there was the controversy. He was sacked

as captain, twice, first because of stories about his private life, and

then because of the racism row. And in the end, those negative stories

caught up with him, and so the man who was once the heart of the

England team won't pull on the shirt again.

From one row about words to another. And this time it's about what this

man said to police officers. Andrew Mitchell is a senior politician who

has been criticised for what he said in an argument with police

last week. In politics, sometimes things can blow up over the

smallest detail and in this row, it's all about one word.

We all say things we don't mean in heat of the moment. Senior

politician Andrew Mitchell has apologised for shouting at police

officers last week. They would not let him cycle through the main gate

at Downing Street. He says he is sorry for being disrespectful to

police, but that is not enough in this case and that is because of

one of the words he is reported to have used "player". It is not use

that often these days. -- pleb. It is used to describe the poorest

people in society and is used by some as an insult today. He belongs

to the Conservative Party, which some people say has traditionally

been a party for the rich. It is a sensitive time for the police

because it is less than a week since two police officers were

killed in Manchester. Mr Mitchell said he did not use that word, but

the police report printed in the Sun newspaper said that he did. The

government said Mr Mitchell has apologised and they want to move on,

but other politicians and senior police want an inquiry to find out

what happened. Some think he should lose his job. But until the truth

comes out, it looked like this war of words will keep on going.

Now, did you had a soggy walk home from school today? If you did, you

weren't alone. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for

most of the UK. So far the worst of the downpours have been in the

south of England. And some parts of the country are expected to be hit

with more than a month's worth of rain by the morning. Now to a lady

who was one of the biggest stars of the Olympics and Paralympics - and

she didn't even compete! We're talking about super sports

presenter Clare Balding. I caught up with her to discuss her new book

that tells us all about her childhood including when she

thought she was a dog and even had the Queen round for breakfast.

An here is at Chad le Clos's father! Unbelievable! The aubergine

and poppy club volunteers. Hello. You grew up with a sporting

background but animals were also key because your father was a horse

trainer. I grew up surrounded by thoroughbred racehorses and by dogs

and essentially, I thought I was a dog. You are about six here with a

dog collar on your head! Fantastic! Let's talk about the moment when

you burst in and the Queen was having breakfast with your dad.

Queen had her horses in training with my father and she would come

and see them twice a year, just turn up randomly, so the Queen is

sitting at the table as I come bursting through the door.

Ordinarily you would curtsy to the Queen and say "Your Majesty" and

wait until you are spoken to, but I missed the moment to say that and I

just said "sausages!". And growing up, you said it was difficult to

find your voice. I grew up in a family were women were not

considered equal to men in any shape or form.

Many people believe that a day's racing at Ascot does not begin

until you get onto the racecourse. I obviously now do a job that 20

years ago would have been considered a male job. I was the

first woman presenter of racing that there had ever been. There

were a few barriers that I'd probably broke. For most people who

watch this, it is perfectly natural to them that a woman would present

sports. Now here's a sport I'm sure Clare would love to cover but maybe

from a bit of distance! Yes, organisers have been getting

through more than 300 kilos of flour at the World Custard Pie

Championships in Kent. This lot went bananas but eventually local

team, Pie of the Tiger, were the winners. Apparently you get extra

points for the way you throw them! This Friday, we will give you a

world first of a new breed of magic sacking aliens, from a brand new

CBBC show. Nobody has seen it before. But before then, we want

you to send your drawings of what do you think they might look like.

They will not feature in the programme but we will still show as

many as possible of them on the website. I have got some ideas.

Massive tentacles. Big scary are ways. Hairy feet? You need a pen.