:00:00. > :00:09.Morning everyone, I'm Martin with your Thursday headlines. Coming up
:00:10. > :00:13.in the next five: It's school report day, with thousands of you taking
:00:14. > :00:17.over the BBC's news services. We hear from reporters in the south
:00:18. > :00:20.west of England on how they've been affected by the winter floods. And
:00:21. > :00:27.find out why 1D's Niall was looking nervous yesterday. This is
:00:28. > :00:31.Newsround. But first, on Newsround, you'll have
:00:32. > :00:37.got used to the likes of Ricky, Leah and me telling you all about the
:00:38. > :00:41.day's top stories. But today parts BBC News are handing control over to
:00:42. > :00:44.you. Around 30,000 young reporters from over 1000 schools have been
:00:45. > :00:48.given the chance to make their own reports on the stories that matter
:00:49. > :00:51.to them. Robert Blake's Science College have this report on how
:00:52. > :01:00.their area was affected by the winter floods.
:01:01. > :01:05.The floods may have stopped making headlines but communities across the
:01:06. > :01:10.country are still reeling in the aftermath. Earlier this year, parts
:01:11. > :01:16.of Moorland near Bridgwater was flooded for the first time in its
:01:17. > :01:20.history, leaving houses devastated and uprooting families from their
:01:21. > :01:27.homes. This is the first time that 14-year-old Georgina has returned
:01:28. > :01:31.home since the water subsided. I was in France. A friend contacted me
:01:32. > :01:37.through social media. She said we had been flooded and everything. It
:01:38. > :01:41.made me want to go home. Her brother tried to rescue what he could before
:01:42. > :01:46.emergency services made them leave in the middle of the night. I had
:01:47. > :01:52.only packed by close the day before. I had my hair dryer in my bag! I put
:01:53. > :01:57.things in the conservatory thinking they were safe. It seems like a
:01:58. > :02:05.waste of time. There is no chance of surviving this. When the rivers
:02:06. > :02:15.burst their banks, over a quarter of the Somerset levels were flooded.
:02:16. > :02:19.Despite 50,000 sandbags... And 62 pumps operating 24 hours a day, the
:02:20. > :02:25.force of nature was too strong to hold back. The government may have
:02:26. > :02:32.pledged more money to flood defences but for families here, it is too
:02:33. > :02:35.little, too late. This is Robert Blake science college reporting for
:02:36. > :02:38.BBC News. And in our next bulletin at 08.15
:02:39. > :02:42.our school reporters meet two very special movie star guests! You can
:02:43. > :02:46.check out tonnes more on the School Report website too.
:02:47. > :02:50.Thousands of bird watchers took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and
:02:51. > :02:54.now the results are in. Blue tits had their highest position since the
:02:55. > :02:56.survey began in 1979. Sightings of starlings also increased but
:02:57. > :02:59.sparrows are still the most common bird coming in the number one
:03:00. > :03:02.position. Football now and Celtic secured
:03:03. > :03:06.their third Scottish title in a row last night, after beating Partick
:03:07. > :03:10.Thistle 5-1. Neil Lennon's side came out strong, with striker Anthony
:03:11. > :03:15.Stokes scoring two goals. Amazingly, the Scottish Champions still have
:03:16. > :03:18.seven games to play this season. Liverpool are back to second in the
:03:19. > :03:22.Premier League, just one point behind Chelsea, after a 2-1 win over
:03:23. > :03:25.Sunderland last night. Steven Gerrard opened up the scoring just
:03:26. > :03:28.before half time with a free-kick, and Daniel Sturridge made sure of
:03:29. > :03:44.the three points just after the restart. They have got the games in
:03:45. > :03:50.hand. Obviously, they are out of the Champions League. Chelsea are strong
:03:51. > :03:54.squad. For us, we are enjoying being up there. We have been improving.
:03:55. > :03:58.And West Ham were gifted their first win in four games with this bizarre
:03:59. > :04:02.own goal from Hull's James Chester. Sam Allardyce's men came from a goal
:04:03. > :04:07.down to win the match but were still booed off by the crowd at the end.
:04:08. > :04:10.And Andy Murray hasn't been able to defend his Miami Masters title in
:04:11. > :04:15.Florida. He was knocked out last night at the quarterfinal stage by
:04:16. > :04:19.world number two, Novak Djokovic. Just enough time to tell you to head
:04:20. > :04:22.to the website to check out both our special programmes from this week,
:04:23. > :04:24.yesterday's front line Families, Nel's report on the kids in
:04:25. > :04:27.Afghanistan's capital Kabul, and while you're there, something a
:04:28. > :04:33.little different,you can send us your questions for the coach of The
:04:34. > :04:36.Voice, Ricky Wilson. Normally it would be thousands of
:04:37. > :04:40.fans queuing up to see him - but this time it was 1d's Niall waiting
:04:41. > :04:44.in line. Here is he looking a bit nervous as he lined up to meet the
:04:45. > :04:47.Queen at Buckingham palace. She held the reception to celebrate people
:04:48. > :04:51.from Ireland who've made a contribution to Britain. Niall said
:04:52. > :04:54.it was an absolute honour to be invited. That's all from me,
:04:55. > :05:02.Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.