27/02/2016

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:00:10. > :00:11.It's midday and you're live with Newsround.

:00:12. > :00:14.I'm Hayley here's what we've got for you in the next six minutes.

:00:15. > :00:16.What happens when a giant flame-throwing catapult fires?

:00:17. > :00:29.And we get your gaming views as pokemon turns 20.

:00:30. > :00:32.First up, music news and the UK's entry for the annual

:00:33. > :00:33.Eurovision Song Contest has been announced.

:00:34. > :00:36.Six acts competed to represent Britain.

:00:37. > :00:40.In the end, the public voted for Joe and Jake.

:00:41. > :00:43.The pair will try to win it for the UK

:00:44. > :00:47.when they perform in the international song contest

:00:48. > :00:50.in May in Sweden and they're pretty excited about it.

:00:51. > :00:54.Seeing the crowd singing our lyrics is just like, "Wow."

:00:55. > :01:01.It's incredible to see how many people

:01:02. > :01:04.got behind us tonight and obviously we are so proud that the public has

:01:05. > :01:14.Tell us a little bit about the song and how you got to be here today.

:01:15. > :01:19.We're both so proud of it and so happy with it,

:01:20. > :01:21.and after the back of The Voice, we were both solo acts

:01:22. > :01:27.We started writing and then this happened.

:01:28. > :01:31.If you want to find out if the UK is in with a chance of winning

:01:32. > :01:32.Eurovision this year head to Newsround online.

:01:33. > :01:35.Next up, to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil where the 2016 Olympic Games

:01:36. > :01:40.But for some living in one part of the city,

:01:41. > :01:42.the battle is on to save the neighbourhood from demolition.

:01:43. > :01:49.A city known for its beaches, its football and in five months'

:01:50. > :01:56.time, it'll be known for 2016 Olympic Games.

:01:57. > :01:58.But just metres away from the Olympic site,

:01:59. > :02:00.the Vila Autodromo favela is being cleared out.

:02:01. > :02:08.Favelas are homes packed together in a sprawling maze

:02:09. > :02:13.Homes are often made of cement or brick and most people have

:02:14. > :02:17.For many years, residents here have been told

:02:18. > :02:20.they have to leave to make way for a bigger road next

:02:21. > :02:41.Many have moved on but some, including Maria, have stayed.

:02:42. > :02:43.TRANSLATION: While I don't have a place to go to live,

:02:44. > :02:46.I am sending some of my furniture to my neighbour's house

:02:47. > :02:49.What I really want is to stay in Vila Autodromo.

:02:50. > :02:56.Almost 600 families used to live here but now there are less.

:02:57. > :03:01.The city say residents who have the move will be given money. Some say

:03:02. > :03:05.this is their home and they will stay for as long as they can.

:03:06. > :03:08.Next to the largest missile launcher of its kind in the world.

:03:09. > :03:11.The massive fire-throwing catapult at Warwick Castle in the midlands

:03:12. > :03:13.is back in action after some serious repair work.

:03:14. > :03:33...and launches, like, big balls that are on fire.

:03:34. > :03:36.Allow me to introduce you to the world's largest seige engine.

:03:37. > :03:40.Our machine is called Ursa - the bear.

:03:41. > :03:42.She's designed to destroy castles, towns, villages.

:03:43. > :03:48.She stands at 18 metres tall and she weighs two tonnes.

:03:49. > :03:50.Each shot we would launch from our machine would weigh

:03:51. > :03:58.imagine two huge washing machine is being thrown at you at 140 mph.

:03:59. > :04:03.This machine has to fire every six minutes, so my men must run

:04:04. > :04:08.If the sun is pouring through the slats of the wheels

:04:09. > :04:10.and they're looking at it, they're going to get dizzy,

:04:11. > :04:16.What comes out is going to come round and...

:04:17. > :04:37.Amazing. You can watch that again on our website.

:04:38. > :04:40.Next up, take a look at this surfer battling a huge wave.

:04:41. > :04:41.John John Florence took on an 18-metre wave

:04:42. > :04:49.That's about twice the height of an average house.

:04:50. > :04:52.His surfing skills got him more than ?50,000 at a big

:04:53. > :04:56.At 23 he is one of the youngest winners ever to take the prize

:04:57. > :05:12.We're asking you to get online and tell us what you think

:05:13. > :05:15.and how you think it rates compared to other games.

:05:16. > :05:18.Some of you have already posted your thoughts on Pokemon

:05:19. > :05:20.Patrick from Cornwall says, "Pokemon is my fave game

:05:21. > :05:22.because I used to collect Pokemon cards."

:05:23. > :05:23.However Amy from Bedfordshire isn't too fussed

:05:24. > :05:25.about it, she says she prefer newer games.

:05:26. > :05:29.Elli says Pokemon is a great game and she's not

:05:30. > :05:33.Thanks for those great comments guys, keep them coming.

:05:34. > :05:36.And last up, a new job for homeless dogs in Brazil.

:05:37. > :05:40.They haven't learned how to play the actual game just yet,

:05:41. > :05:43.but sporty dogs Ruffal Nadal and Roger Fetcherer acted as ball

:05:44. > :05:46.boys and girls at a match in Sao Paulo.

:05:47. > :05:49.It looks like they weren't too keen to give the balls back though.

:05:50. > :05:52.The aim of the match is encourage more people in Brazil to adopt

:05:53. > :06:01.That's all from me, but come back at quarter to two and I'll have