28/07/2016

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:00:08. > :00:12.I'm Jenny, live with all the news you need to know

:00:13. > :00:18.why you need hundreds of chefs to make one sandwich.

:00:19. > :00:27.And why 500 African elephants are moving home.

:00:28. > :00:29.The tales of Peter Rabbit, Jemima PuddleDuck

:00:30. > :00:32.and Mrs Tiggywinkle - just some of the stories

:00:33. > :00:35.written by famous children's writer, Beatrix Potter.

:00:36. > :00:38.And today is 150 years since she was born.

:00:39. > :00:42.BBC reporter Colin Paterson sent us this,

:00:43. > :00:46.from her home in Cumbria in North West England.

:00:47. > :00:52.where Beatrix Potter wrote some of her most famous books.

:00:53. > :00:55.They are having all kinds of 150th celebrations.

:00:56. > :00:58.It looks like they are expecting Peter Rabbit

:00:59. > :01:01.because they have got the carrots and parsley

:01:02. > :01:03.he used to calm down his upset stomach.

:01:04. > :01:09.It featured in many of her books, Samuel Whiskers,

:01:10. > :01:15.the half, that is it over here.

:01:16. > :01:19.These are five things you might not know

:01:20. > :01:35.Five fun facts about Beatrix Potter. When she was young she kept a diary

:01:36. > :01:39.written in her own secret made up language,

:01:40. > :01:44.writing in a special code about places she went to

:01:45. > :01:51.Beatrix Potter loved life in the country.

:01:52. > :01:54.She was so passionate about nature and conservation

:01:55. > :01:59.It helps to protect important areas of

:02:00. > :02:03.Peter Rabbit was based on Beatrix Potter's

:02:04. > :02:11.She wrote that he was very good at tricks and very sweet.

:02:12. > :02:14.The author developed a passion for fungi,

:02:15. > :02:18.a group of living things, including mushrooms.

:02:19. > :02:21.As a grown-up she researched, studied and painted them

:02:22. > :02:28.in the Lake District where she lived.

:02:29. > :02:31.Beatrix Potter was not only a great writer.

:02:32. > :02:38.Later in life she became an award-winning sheep farmer.

:02:39. > :02:44.At Newsround online, you can find out which Beatrix

:02:45. > :02:47.Potter characters Royal Mail have chosen for a special set of stamps

:02:48. > :02:54.In America - Barack Obama has given his stamp of approval

:02:55. > :02:57.to Hillary Clinton, who's hoping to take over from him

:02:58. > :03:01.He said the former First Lady was the most

:03:02. > :03:05.qualified person to ever go for the White House.

:03:06. > :03:07.His speech came after she was officially chosen

:03:08. > :03:09.by her political party, the Democrats,

:03:10. > :03:14.to take on main rival, Donald Trump, in November's US election.

:03:15. > :03:18.This year, in this election, I'm asking you to join me to reject

:03:19. > :03:24.cynicism and reject fear and summon what is best in us to elect

:03:25. > :03:29.Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States and

:03:30. > :03:37.show the world we still believe in the promise of this great nation.

:03:38. > :03:40.Moving home can be hard work, but try doing it

:03:41. > :03:48.by a conservation group in Malawi in south-east Africa.

:03:49. > :03:51.These elephants are fine, they've been given

:03:52. > :03:54.medicine so they can sleep and be driven safely to their new home in

:03:55. > :03:59.It's hoped the move will help protect elephants, who are under

:04:00. > :04:03.threat from poaching and a lack of suitable places to live.

:04:04. > :04:05.Sending elephants to a new park is such an

:04:06. > :04:11.We need to be sure the new habitats they move to is

:04:12. > :04:14.the right place for elephants and there is plenty of food and lots of

:04:15. > :04:19.water and a very good fence around the sanctuary.

:04:20. > :04:24.they are very adaptable and clever animals and they normally quickly

:04:25. > :04:28.settle into their new home. Finally - a sandwich that

:04:29. > :04:30.could definitely fill Hundreds of chefs in

:04:31. > :04:38.Mexico have tried to make the world's largest "torta",

:04:39. > :04:43.which is a type of Mexican sandwich. It's 66 metres long and made

:04:44. > :04:46.of thousands of pieces of bread, with loads of different

:04:47. > :04:47.fillings, including avocado, Amazingly, it took the cooks

:04:48. > :04:51.less than four minutes to make! Well that's all from the team today,

:04:52. > :04:56.Newsround's back right here at 7.40