28/09/2014 Newsround

Martin here with all the latest news.

And the lucky dog rescued from a drain in China.

There were sparkles, shimmying and plenty

of fancy footwork as this year's Strictly Come Dancing contestants

Deadly 60's Steve Backshall showed off his moves in his first dance

He did an impressive tango with dance partner Ola and the audience

There is so much to learn. It is fantastic! Everyone was staring at

her dress. And we want to know what you

thought of this year's dancers. Who was your favourite

and who do you think might win? Go to the Newsround

website to let us know. To Iraq, and RAF tornados are

continuing to fly over the country to gather important information

about Islamic State militants. The extremist group has taken over

large parts of Iraq and Syria and wants to create a new country

with really strict religious rules. So far British jets have not carried

out any air strikes against the extremist group but the United

States confirmed that they have carried out ten more air strikes

against IS in Syria and Iraq. And to find out more about IS

and the situation in Iraq and Syria A wee bit of sport,

and this afternoon Burnley take on West Brom, in the only

Premier League match of the day. But there was plenty

of action yesterday. Liverpool and Everton drew one all

in the Merseyside derby, Arsenal came back to draw one all with

their North London rivals Tottenham and Manchester United just managed

a two-one win over West Ham but the talking point of that game was

Wayne Rooney's sending off. It was a break out of a set play of

hours. He made a professional foul icing. -- I think. Maybe it was too

unfriendly. Wayne said to me he wants to do it this way. He did it.

Later today thousands of American Football fans will be

That's because some of Americas biggest sports stars will be

on show, as the Oakland Raiders take on the Miami Dolphins.

Now to China, where this dog had a lucky escape.

The poor pooch was trapped down a drain for several days

Looks like he was pretty happy to get out of there and get on his way.