26/05/2016 Newsround

Good morning, Ayshah here bringing you Thursday's

stories with Newsround.

Coming up...

Meet the new arrival at Dallas Zoo and we take a look at these

stunning florescent fish.

First this morning, Prime Minister David Cameron wants

people to decide whether the UK should stay in, or leave

an important club of countries in Europe called the European Union.

Let's take a really quick look at what it's all about.

The European Union in 60 seconds.

In 1973, people dressed like this.

They ruled the charts and Newsround was only one year old.

And that's when the UK joined what is now known

as the European Union or EU.

It's a club of 28 countries from around Europe will work together.

This is its symbol.

It's got its own parliament, its own anthem and its own money

the euro, used by most of its members but not the UK.

Countries join the EU because they think it will help

bring Europe closer together but now British Prime Minister David Cameron

has promised to hold a vote on whether or not UK should stay

in or leave the EU.

Supporters of the EU think the UK is stronger as part of it.

That's because we buy and sell a lot of things with European countries.

People who want to leave the EU say it forces too many rules on Britain.

They say leaving will give British people more control over

issues like immigration.

It will be up to adults around the UK to decide what's best

when they vote this summer.

So, that's what the EU or European Union is.

But do you have any questions about the vote or the union itself?

If so, then we want you to get in touch.

BBC Europe expert Katya Adler will be here this afternoon

to answer as many of your questions as she can, so go online now.

Next, thousands of children have been affected by the ongoing war

in Syria in the Middle East.

Many have been forced to leave the country -

and some have even become separated from their families

Omar is one of them.

He made the dangerous journey on boat, train, bus and foot -

all the way from Syria to Calais in France.

This is Omar's story through pictures.

You could see the sunshine rising up the hills.

I was coming home from my uncle's house.

All of a sudden, there was a jet.

We'd seen many of them.

Even kids as young as two could tell if there was a particular kind

of plane or helicopter.

I could hear explosions all around me and jets

whistling as they flew by.

When they dropped a barrel bomb, nobody would dare

to watch where they fell.

If it were not for the war, I would not have left Syria.

I got on a boat for the first time.

We reached the middle of the sea and the engine

made this strange noise.

And it broke down.

Everybody was scared.

But then we saw two dolphins, and for a moment, we forgot

about the dinghy.

It took an hour to fix the engine before we could

continue with our journey.

I left Syria and took a boat from Turkey to Greece.

From there, I travelled by boat and train and I walked

until I reached Calais.

I've been stuck here in the Calais jungle for three and a half months.

There's no way out unless somebody helps you.

I left Syria to go and live with my family over in Britain.

It's been so long since I saw them.

I want to live just like everyone else.

And to bring you up to date, Omar is still in France,

living in the Calais jungle.

He's receiving support to try and legally reunite him

with his family here in the UK.

Omar hopes he'll be here in time to start school in September.

You can find out more about the jungle camp

in Calais online.

It wouldn't be Newsround without a quick round-up of some top

animal stories today.

To Dallas zoo in Texas in America, where they're celebrating the birth

of a new African elephant weighing a whopping 79 kilograms.

Keepers say the calf, who's still not been named,

will now spend time bonding with his mother and the rest

of the other elephants before he goes on show to the public.

And staying in the U.S, three one-month-old wolf puppies

have also made their debut at a Zoo near Chicago.

The Mexican grey wolf puppies were born last month but have just

emerged from their den.

Two other pups born in the same litter have been placed with a wild

wolf pack in the state of Arizona as part of a conservation effort

to save the species in the wild.

And get a load of these stunning GloFish.

These bio-flourescent fish have been specially bred to glow

different colours.

They were originally created about 10 years ago by scientists

who wanted to detect pollutants in the water where the fish's

scales would glimmer if the water contained toxins.

Now having bred and inherited the bright colours, they're proving

hugely popular at pet stores in California in America.

That's all from me this morning, Newsround's back with Jenny this

afternoon at 4.20pm.

Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest

of the day's stories.