:00:24. > :00:29.Hello, Newrounders. Welcome to what's going on in the world with
:00:29. > :00:33.me, Hayley, and Ricky. It's Thursday, just after 5pm and you're
:00:33. > :00:36.watching Newsround. Coming up: The world's deadliest snake - we
:00:36. > :00:42.find out about the boy that got bitten and survived. Why a trip to
:00:42. > :00:48.the local library may soon be a thing of the past.
:00:48. > :00:50.First up to some breaking news in the world of football. In the past
:00:50. > :00:53.couple of hours, we've heard that former England player John Terry
:00:53. > :00:57.has been found guilty by the FA of using racist language against
:00:57. > :01:02.another player. It relates to an incident from last
:01:02. > :01:05.year between Terry and QPR player Anton Ferdinand. Terry was cleared
:01:05. > :01:07.by a court in July, but then faced another investigation into what
:01:07. > :01:10.happened from the Football Association.
:01:10. > :01:14.The former England captain has been given a four-match ban and fined
:01:14. > :01:18.�220,000. A teenager in Australia has
:01:18. > :01:22.survived being bitten by the world's most deadly snake.
:01:22. > :01:25.The boy was bitten on the hand by an inland Taipan, but was rushed to
:01:25. > :01:28.hospital, along with the snake that bit him.
:01:28. > :01:32.He is in a serious condition, but doctors are amazed he survived the
:01:32. > :01:38.attack, as was I, so I went to a place that has lots of snakes to
:01:38. > :01:45.find out more. One drop of its venom is enough to
:01:45. > :01:50.kill 100 grown men. One single by it can kill someone within 45
:01:50. > :01:58.minutes -- snakebite. One snake that thankfully you don't find here
:01:58. > :02:05.in the UK. The Inland Taipan. It usually avoids humans but Steve
:02:05. > :02:10.managed to track one out for his programme. The venom is very
:02:10. > :02:16.complex but the main constituent part is what is called a neurotoxin.
:02:16. > :02:23.That is, a toxin that affects the nervous system. It is very, very
:02:23. > :02:30.fast acting. For one to turn up in Sydney was a big surprise. We had
:02:30. > :02:34.never seen one before. They are not from this area. To have some one
:02:35. > :02:39.bitten by an Inland Taipan is quite Serie years. Once the venom is in
:02:39. > :02:44.your system, it starts shutting down your organs. But teenagers
:02:44. > :02:49.survived because he was treated so quickly after it had the end.
:02:49. > :02:54.has been very lucky. He was bitten in a place where the venom was not
:02:54. > :02:59.as effective. What would happen to your body if you got bitten by one?
:02:59. > :03:03.Paralysis. Your nervous system would begin to shut down and you
:03:03. > :03:08.would start to fall asleep and the sight of the wind would begin to
:03:08. > :03:13.rot away. But the only venomous snake in Britain is the adder and
:03:13. > :03:18.it is very rare to be bitten by them. The last time somebody died
:03:18. > :03:21.from one in the UK was nearly 40 years ago.
:03:21. > :03:25.The way you scared? A little bit.
:03:25. > :03:29.Back to the UK now, and across the north of England scenes like this
:03:29. > :03:33.haven't been unusual this week. But after three days of floods it looks
:03:33. > :03:37.like the worst of the rain is over and river levels in lots of places
:03:37. > :03:40.are starting to go down. Today all eyes were focused on York
:03:40. > :03:43.where there were worries the River Ouse might burst its banks.
:03:43. > :03:48.Downstream soldiers used sandbags to protect one village from the
:03:48. > :03:52.floodwater. You can see lots more on the floods on Blue Peter over on
:03:52. > :03:56.CBBC at 5.45pm. If you've got a story of how it's affected you, let
:03:56. > :03:59.them now over on their website. Now, how important is your local
:03:59. > :04:03.library? A survey by the charity the Reading Agency found going to
:04:03. > :04:06.the library is one of the top things that gets you guys excited
:04:06. > :04:10.about reading. But 60 of them have closed in the
:04:10. > :04:13.UK last year and a further 600 at risk. Children's laureate and
:04:13. > :04:21.author of Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, has been telling Nel why she thinks
:04:21. > :04:27.that's got to stop. Libraries. A place to discover the
:04:27. > :04:32.joy of reading. Use a computer. Do your homework. The councils say
:04:32. > :04:37.they have to cut costs. Hundreds of libraries could face closure and
:04:37. > :04:42.around 60 have already closed in the last year. The Children's
:04:42. > :04:46.Laureate feels so strongly about it she has written to the government.
:04:46. > :04:50.The libraries are the very best place to discover what books are
:04:50. > :04:56.like. You can borrow them for free but in those areas without
:04:56. > :05:02.libraries, where are the children going to read? The government says
:05:02. > :05:08.it is up to the people to speak to the local council. But it is up to
:05:08. > :05:12.the government to take notice. They sound like a Dalek. I ask the
:05:12. > :05:17.government minister responsible what he has to say. If we are
:05:17. > :05:21.worried that a council will close to many libraries, we do have the
:05:21. > :05:26.power to perhaps suggest changes. But you have chosen not to do that
:05:26. > :05:31.recently. I can assure people that the government looks at all of
:05:31. > :05:36.these proposals. The government says it 14 new libraries are
:05:36. > :05:41.opening in big UK towns and cities -- a faulty. But the closure of
:05:41. > :05:48.small ones have led to protests. Five out of 15 have closed in
:05:48. > :05:53.Bolton. Sammy protested. I went on to the steps wearing a sandwich
:05:54. > :05:59.board and chanting "saved our local libraries" and because of the
:05:59. > :06:04.closure of our the library and all of the others, I am never stepping
:06:04. > :06:09.foot in the town library. The town council says they will offer Sammy
:06:09. > :06:14.and has friends a tour of the big central library. They say they
:06:14. > :06:17.consulted people inside the town and many are happy with the new
:06:17. > :06:20.arrangements. The government insists they have been keeping an
:06:20. > :06:25.eye on the situation but campaigners say we should all get
:06:25. > :06:29.down to our local library and enjoy it, while it is still there.
:06:29. > :06:39.Thanks, Nel. Over on the website we've been asking you whether your
:06:39. > :06:56.
:06:56. > :07:01.library is important to you. Loads Tomorrow the world's biggest
:07:01. > :07:04.golfing competition kicks off in Chicago.
:07:04. > :07:07.It's called the Ryder Cup and sees teams from Europe and America
:07:07. > :07:10.competing against each other. Joe's been finding out what it's all
:07:10. > :07:15.about. Golf, a game that hasn't got the
:07:15. > :07:24.most colourful history. It's often seen as the kind of sport you only
:07:24. > :07:34.take up when you're old and wrinkly. But forget all that, because
:07:34. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:41.tomorrow marks the start of the Ryder Cup. It is one side of the
:07:41. > :07:47.world's verses the other, as the biggest gold stars on the panic --
:07:47. > :07:52.planet fight it out for the ultimate prize. I will try to beat
:07:52. > :08:02.their brains as bad as I can. can be great friends with somebody,
:08:02. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:08.but boy, do you want to kill them in the Ryder Cup. So much for a
:08:08. > :08:10.gentlemen's game then! It started 85 years ago and for a long time
:08:10. > :08:14.the Americans were unbeatable, but Europe fought back, winning four of
:08:14. > :08:17.the last five competitions. World number one Rory Mcilroy has been
:08:17. > :08:21.targeted by the Americans, who think the key to winning is putting
:08:21. > :08:24.the young star off his game. But the Northern Irishman is up for the
:08:24. > :08:29.challenge. Anyone can take me on. The home crowd are sure to give the
:08:29. > :08:39.Americans a big advantage, but with decides so evenly matched this year,
:08:39. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:43.it is too close to call. What do you think an alien would look like?
:08:43. > :08:49.I think a bit like this. Lots of you have been sharing your ideas
:08:50. > :08:53.with us ahead of a new CBBC series Here are just a few of your
:08:53. > :08:56.drawings. As you can see they're not all green with big eyes but