:00:00. > :00:00.Jenny here with flying bikes and a whole lot more on the way.
:00:00. > :00:13.But first to the big election that's thrown up
:00:14. > :00:17.The European elections give people across the continent a chance to
:00:18. > :00:20.vote in who they want to represent them in the European Parliament.
:00:21. > :00:23.The votes have been counted overnight and throughout the day,
:00:24. > :00:25.and in Britain, The UK Independence Party,
:00:26. > :00:29.or UKIP as they're known, shocked everyone by finishing ahead of
:00:30. > :00:35.Earlier, I spoke to the BBC's political correspondent
:00:36. > :00:50.It is a huge deal for the UK Independence Party because pretty
:00:51. > :00:54.much in the last couple of years they've come almost from nowhere.
:00:55. > :01:00.Here they are winning a national election, beating the big parties,
:01:01. > :01:02.the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. They want UKIP to
:01:03. > :01:07.take Britain out of what is known Liberal Democrats. They want UKIP to
:01:08. > :01:13.the European Union. Britain has been a member for a good number of years.
:01:14. > :01:20.This result makes that possibility at some stage that bit more likely.
:01:21. > :01:25.What does this mean for the UK 's main political parties? It means a
:01:26. > :01:30.real head scratch. What to do about the new kids on the block who are
:01:31. > :01:34.doing so well. From the Liberal Democrats who are in government with
:01:35. > :01:40.the Conservatives at Westminster, it was a terrible night. They lost
:01:41. > :01:43.almost all of the members. For the Conservatives and Labour, it was
:01:44. > :01:51.very close. Labour just managed to beat the Conservatives but not by
:01:52. > :01:54.merit -- very much at all. People will say that the general election
:01:55. > :02:01.will be very close indeed. A town in China has been overrun by
:02:02. > :02:05.tens of thousands of butterflies. More than 700 species have
:02:06. > :02:08.emerged in the Maandi township. People there say they are having
:02:09. > :02:11.to be careful not to step on them. It's thought hot temperatures
:02:12. > :02:14.and good plant life have helped You can find out more
:02:15. > :02:18.about that story on the Newsround website, which is also where you can
:02:19. > :02:20.check out pictures from today's annual cheese rolling
:02:21. > :02:23.championships in Gloucestershire. And see
:02:24. > :02:25.the first person ever to jump over This guy
:02:26. > :02:29.from Norfolk became a record breaker Finally,
:02:30. > :02:38.to National Clown Day in Peru. Hundreds
:02:39. > :02:40.of them danced their way through the streets for the annual festival
:02:41. > :02:43.that's been going on since 2006. That's it for today
:02:44. > :02:50.but I'm back bright and early