0:00:11 > 0:00:12Good afternoon.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I'm Naz and this is Newsround.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16First, the company that owns Alton Towers has been given
0:00:16 > 0:00:19a massive punishment for making big mistakes that led to
0:00:19 > 0:00:23a rollercoaster crash last June.
0:00:23 > 0:00:2316 people were injured, five of them seriously,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29when their carriage on the Smiler ride hit an empty one on the track.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Serious accidents like this are extremely rare, so there's
0:00:32 > 0:00:37been a big investigation into how it happened.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Today a judge called the crash a "catastrophic failure"
0:00:39 > 0:00:44and an accident that could have been avoided.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Merlin Attractions has been ordered to pay a fine of ?5 million,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51a record punishment for a theme park.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Well, BBC reporter Sophie Long sent us this from Alton Towers.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Merlin Attractions, the company that owns Alton Towers,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00was fined ?5 million today for what the judge called
0:01:00 > 0:01:04a "catastrophic failure of health and safety rules."
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Two teenage girls, Vicky Balch and Leah Washington,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09both lost legs after the accident that happened on the Smiler
0:01:09 > 0:01:12roller coasters here in June of last year.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15One mother, who was on the ride with her two daughters,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19says she is still trying to deal with what happened here last June.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22The judge said the accident could have been avoided
0:01:22 > 0:01:26if the company had proper plans in place, and he said that people
0:01:26 > 0:01:29who were trapped on the ride were left there up in the air
0:01:29 > 0:01:32for far too long, some of them for up to five hours.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35The company apologised to the victims of the crash in court
0:01:35 > 0:01:38today, and again afterwards, when they reacted to the fine
0:01:38 > 0:01:41that they have been given.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44But they say they have made changes here, so that something like this
0:01:44 > 0:01:47can never happen again.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Next, to South Africa where there's been some important news
0:01:50 > 0:01:52on the future of elephants.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Jenny has travelled there and sent us this report.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Hi Newsrounders.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I've only been in South Africa for a few hours, and already
0:01:59 > 0:02:02I've seen a cheetah, some zebras and a baboon.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03The wildlife here is just incredible.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I've travelled from Johannesburg up to the north-east of
0:02:06 > 0:02:09the country, near the famous Kruger National Park,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12that's where lions, rhino and elephants live.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Now, I'm in South Africa, because elephants are in danger.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Every year, thousands of them are killed for their ivory
0:02:17 > 0:02:19in their tasks.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22World leaders are meeting for the next eight days to decide
0:02:22 > 0:02:25what is to be done about it.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Yesterday there was a vote on whether countries should be
0:02:27 > 0:02:30allowed to buy or sell ivory in future.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32And they voted not to.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Some conservationists are happy about this,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37but some countries want to be able to sell ivory, they say to make
0:02:37 > 0:02:40money to protect elephants.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43There are a lot of decisions still to be made, and I'm
0:02:43 > 0:02:48going to be right in South Africa reporting on them for Newsround.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Thanks Jenny.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Go to Newsround online for our guide on what the ivory trade is,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56and how it's affecting elephants around the world.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01You can also watch 11 things you never knew about the animals!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04And something else you probably never knew, there are jets of water
0:03:04 > 0:03:08on one of the moons circling the planet Jupiter.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11These images of Europa, sent back from Nasa's hubble space
0:03:11 > 0:03:13telescope, show what experts reckon is water spurting out
0:03:13 > 0:03:23from the moon's huge ocean under the surface.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Doctor Sarah Crowther from the University
0:03:24 > 0:03:25of Manchester explains.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27There's lots of water on Europa.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30But the surface is covered in a very thick layer of ice.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32We know that water is essential to life.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Nasa was very careful to say they haven't found aliens, they
0:03:34 > 0:03:36haven't found any life there yet.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40But these jets of water erupting from under the ice surface might
0:03:40 > 0:03:45make it easier to explore.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48From another planet to a shining star, 15-year-old Ellie Robinson,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51who stormed to gold in the pool at the Rio Paralympics returned
0:03:51 > 0:03:54to school yesterday, and what a welcome it was.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The teenage swimmer was greeted by her classmates in a special
0:03:57 > 0:04:03school assembly where they watched back her medal winning triumph.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05So what's it like for the champion to be back at school,
0:04:05 > 0:04:10and what do her mates make of it all?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12It's just having one of my best friends back at school
0:04:12 > 0:04:14and having someone to talk to.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17We are all really proud of early and what she's done.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18These are ridiculous!
0:04:18 > 0:04:19This is so cool!
0:04:19 > 0:04:20LAUGHTER.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22It's quite nice seeing everyone come together, we were all cheering
0:04:22 > 0:04:24on Ellie, and it's united us, it's really nice
0:04:24 > 0:04:26and we can all cheer.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27CHEERING.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It's great because I've been waiting to see these guys for ages,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and it's so nice to be back and talking to them.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37We aren't even talking about Rio, to be honest!
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Well done Ellie.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Well tomorrow we're speaking to another champion,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Bake Off champ Nadiya Hussain will be here and we want your
0:04:43 > 0:04:44questions and baking photos.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Go online now to send them in.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52We're back at 7:40am tomorrow morning.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Have a great evening.