:00:00. > :00:00.Hayley here with your Friday Newsround update.
:00:07. > :00:11.One of golf's biggest stars wants the Ryder Cup.
:00:12. > :00:14.Warhorse author Michael Murpurgo is live, answering your questions.
:00:15. > :00:24.First, millions of people around the globe will be watching
:00:25. > :00:30.the first day of the famous Ryder Cup today and the world's number one
:00:31. > :00:33.The competition pitches Europe's best players against those
:00:34. > :00:38.Rory's had an amazing year, so Ricky jetted off to find out what impact
:00:39. > :00:47.his success has had on his hometown of Holywood in Northern Ireland.
:00:48. > :00:55.You know you have made it in the business when you have got
:00:56. > :01:01.your own driver, someone to carry your bags and a set of wheels.
:01:02. > :01:04.But this is not America, this is Holywood in Northern Ireland,
:01:05. > :01:12.The Irishman has been coming to this golf club ever
:01:13. > :01:21.Back then he was so good, the club lowered the joining age from 12 to 8
:01:22. > :01:27.Today you will find a museum in his honour and replicas
:01:28. > :01:33.He is still only 25, but already he has achieved more than most
:01:34. > :01:45.When Rory grew up here, he was basically born into the club almost,
:01:46. > :01:50.When he was seven or eight he was better than everyone, he was
:01:51. > :01:55.He's very good, he called in after he won the Open Championship this
:01:56. > :01:58.year with the claret jug and some members got their photograph taken.
:01:59. > :02:00.He is ranked number one in the world.
:02:01. > :02:03.He is one of the youngest ever players to win three of the four
:02:04. > :02:07.And he has received an MBE from the Queen.
:02:08. > :02:12.These young golfers are hoping to one day follow in Rory's footsteps.
:02:13. > :02:15.He is a great inspiration and the fact he lives so close,
:02:16. > :02:20.it makes us want to play golf and our dream is to be as good as him.
:02:21. > :02:26.I would like to be a PGA professional.
:02:27. > :02:29.McIlroy has put this place on the map.
:02:30. > :02:33.And he has inspired loads of young golfers to take up the sport.
:02:34. > :02:37.While I am a bit new to all this, I don't think it will be long
:02:38. > :02:58.David Cameron's asking politicians to vote later on whether the UK
:02:59. > :03:00.should join in military action against
:03:01. > :03:06.IS has taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria
:03:07. > :03:09.and wants to create a new country with strict Islamic rules.
:03:10. > :03:12.America has already carried out some targeted air strikes on IS and
:03:13. > :03:14.US President Barack Obama has asked other countries to work together to
:03:15. > :03:20.If the vote approves military action, RAF Tornado jets could
:03:21. > :03:31.Now take a look at this baby meerkat.
:03:32. > :03:34.Keepers at an animal rescue centre in Penrith, in Cumbria, say it was
:03:35. > :03:37.They had no idea the mother was pregnant until
:03:38. > :03:41.The sanctuary's about to move to a new site in
:03:42. > :03:47.County Durham, and this new family will be the last to move over.
:03:48. > :03:50.And loads of you have sent in questions for War Horse author
:03:51. > :03:53.He's written a new book marking 100 years since
:03:54. > :03:57.We'll be chatting to him in just a second.
:03:58. > :03:59.Here's a quick look at his work so far.
:04:00. > :04:03.He is one of Britain's best loved authors.
:04:04. > :04:07.Writer of more than 100 books, the winner of a Blue Peter book award.
:04:08. > :04:12.Selling more than 30 million copies worldwide,
:04:13. > :04:30.What an introduction. Welcome to new shows. What an introduction. What is
:04:31. > :04:39.your new book about? It was inspired by the sinking of a ship in 1915, it
:04:40. > :04:42.was rather like the Titanic and it was carrying passengers from New
:04:43. > :04:49.York to Liverpool and it was sunk by a German U-boat. My story is of a
:04:50. > :04:54.survivor from the Lusitania. Is it quite a sad story? Some questions
:04:55. > :05:00.from children. What is your inspiration for the story? A medal
:05:01. > :05:05.my wife had she was -- when she was growing up. It is a big medal which
:05:06. > :05:09.the Germans produced celebrating the sinking of the ship which was
:05:10. > :05:13.terrible because 1000 people died. It is a terrible medal because on
:05:14. > :05:17.the back of it it has got people queueing up to buy tickets for the
:05:18. > :05:21.ship and a skeleton serving them with the ticket to get on the ship.
:05:22. > :05:30.It is full. You can stop looking at it. I discovered when I was older, I
:05:31. > :05:37.don't write a story about this. Why have you decided to take World War I
:05:38. > :05:40.as your inspiration? I was born in 1943, I don't remember the Second
:05:41. > :05:44.World War but I remember the effects of war. I remember very sad people
:05:45. > :05:50.who had lost relations and I remember the bombed buildings. And
:05:51. > :05:55.therefore war interested me. And it appals me as well so I continue to
:05:56. > :06:01.write about it, whether it is World War I or World War II. It has been
:06:02. > :06:03.lovely speaking to you. We will speak to you later. Goodbye.