27/06/2017

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:00:00. > :00:08.Hi, I'm Leah, it's Tuesday and this is Newsround, live on CBBC.

:00:09. > :00:26.And superstar para athlete Hannah Cockcroft joins me in the studio.

:00:27. > :00:30.First, it's a big night for England's Under-21 football team

:00:31. > :00:34.who play Germany in the semifinals of the European Championships.

:00:35. > :00:39.The match is taking place in Poland this evening with Nathaniel Chalobah

:00:40. > :00:41.and Nathan Redmond facing a race against time in fitness

:00:42. > :00:48.Now, they're one of Australia's famous species.

:00:49. > :00:51.But koalas are having a bit of a hard time at the moment,

:00:52. > :01:08.Since 2012, koalas have been listed as a vulnerable species

:01:09. > :01:13.and now their numbers have fallen further.

:01:14. > :01:17.Today, there are fewer than 40,000 left in the wild.

:01:18. > :01:21.Mainly because of things like dog attacks, cars, vanishing habitats.

:01:22. > :01:24.Koalas have declined by 50% in the last 15-20 years.

:01:25. > :01:29.The very area that they want to get in and absolutely hammer is the very

:01:30. > :01:37.area that is the highest koala habitat quality.

:01:38. > :01:40.So, logging and deforestation is a big issue for koala

:01:41. > :01:42.conservationists, but it's not the only problem.

:01:43. > :01:48.Researchers say coastal gum trees, where the koalas live

:01:49. > :01:50.and eat, could be affected by rising sea levels.

:01:51. > :01:52.And if that happens, the tasty leaves of the trees

:01:53. > :02:00.But there are a few ideas people are looking at to protect koalas

:02:01. > :02:08.Like huge koala parks to help those that are at risk and stopping

:02:09. > :02:14.So, hopefully, this will help them do what they normally do -

:02:15. > :02:24.Next, there's just three weeks to go now until the World Para

:02:25. > :02:30.All the big stars will be taking part and we're lucky enough

:02:31. > :02:32.to have a superstar tipped to dominate right

:02:33. > :02:37.She won three golds at Rio and holds, not two, not three,

:02:38. > :02:51.Firstly, with only three weeks to go, how are you preparing?

:02:52. > :02:56.I am feeling really good, really excited to get back out in front of

:02:57. > :03:02.a home crowd. Preparation is going really well. I have just compared

:03:03. > :03:09.gully comeback from competing in Switzerland where I got five world

:03:10. > :03:14.records. How do you focus on something as big as the

:03:15. > :03:18.championships? Are you thinking about London, Rio, everything you

:03:19. > :03:22.have won so far? You think about your successes so far, but once you

:03:23. > :03:27.are on the start line, you try not to think about those things, it is

:03:28. > :03:32.about the race ahead, focusing on each part of the race and following

:03:33. > :03:37.through and making sure you are doing it right. It can be quite

:03:38. > :03:41.difficult when it is a noisy crowd! The World Championships, it sold

:03:42. > :03:47.loads of tickets, it must be fantastic knowing you are inspiring

:03:48. > :03:52.a new generation of athletes, would be athletes. Yeah, the most tickets

:03:53. > :03:57.we have ever sold already. We want more people there! We want to fill

:03:58. > :04:01.the stadium. A British crowd is so passionate and we love not just the

:04:02. > :04:06.British athletes but all of the athletes love to perform in front of

:04:07. > :04:11.them. Jump onto the London 2017 website, get your tickets, we

:04:12. > :04:14.promise we will do well. Come back and show us your medals. Thank you

:04:15. > :04:18.so much. The SpaceX mission launched

:04:19. > :04:22.from Florida and California in the US, marking a new age

:04:23. > :04:24.for space travel! Getting a satellite

:04:25. > :04:30.into space is a challenge. But it's getting easier

:04:31. > :04:35.and a lot cheaper. This is the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

:04:36. > :04:46.in action over the weekend. It just completed two missions in 48

:04:47. > :04:48.hours, delivering ten So, what's so special

:04:49. > :04:58.about the Falcon 9 rocket? Well, it can be used

:04:59. > :05:00.time and time again. Once it has released

:05:01. > :05:03.all of its cargo,... Looks like it did have

:05:04. > :05:07.good recovery... ..it can return back to Earth,

:05:08. > :05:11.usually on the landing zone, a floating ship on water just

:05:12. > :05:13.like this one. But SpaceX has just started

:05:14. > :05:15.to successfully land The company continues

:05:16. > :05:26.to break boundaries. They even have plans to send

:05:27. > :05:35.tourists around the moon. Finally, tips for packing,

:05:36. > :05:37.things you might NOT Security staff found this crustacean

:05:38. > :05:42.after they took a look It was very much alive

:05:43. > :05:45.and it was travelling He was allowed to continue

:05:46. > :05:49.to his final destination - after a quick photo

:05:50. > :05:51.was taken, of course! Newsround's back here

:05:52. > :05:58.this afternoon with Jen.