:00:08. > :00:13.Hi. You're just in time for Newsround on CBBC. Here's what's
:00:13. > :00:22.coming up - paying more for pop - we hear what you think. And, the
:00:22. > :00:26.monkey sent into space. But first, to something that's really got you
:00:26. > :00:29.going on the Newsround website - the call to make you pay more in
:00:29. > :00:32.tax for your favourite fizzy drinks, to help pay for healthier options
:00:33. > :00:36.like fruit at school. We've had tonnes of comments on both sides of
:00:36. > :00:41.the debate. Hana in Lancashire says, "We should pay more". While Emily
:00:41. > :00:43.in Liverpool reckons, "We already pay enough". Your average can of
:00:43. > :00:47.sugary fizzy drink contains around none cubes of sugar and charities
:00:47. > :00:51.and medical groups want you to pay more and drink less in a bid to
:00:51. > :00:55.improve health. The companies that make the drinks say 10p from every
:00:55. > :00:58.60p can of fizzy drink already goes to the Government in taxes, but the
:00:58. > :01:01.charities say an extra 20p of tax on every litre of pop would raise
:01:01. > :01:11.�1 billion every year to help fund free fruit and healthy meals in
:01:11. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:26.schools. The only benefit is the excess calories and it's not a
:01:26. > :01:29.benefit, because we have an obesity crisis in the country. Well, as I
:01:29. > :01:32.said, you guys have been getting in touch and opinion is really divided
:01:32. > :01:35.on this one. Olivia in Lancashire isn't happy about the idea. "We
:01:35. > :01:39.should have our own free choice on drinking pop. I am sensible and do
:01:39. > :01:42.not need to be forced to drink less by making pop too expensive!" Ben
:01:42. > :01:45.in Hampshire says, "Soft drinks are very fattening and there should be
:01:45. > :01:48.a small tax on them to try and get people to drink a healthier
:01:48. > :01:58.alternative like water." But Jake, in says Waterlooville says, "I
:01:58. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:03.think that fizzy drinks cost too much already. If the price goes up,
:02:03. > :02:06.they will be bought a lot less and the Government won't get any tax."
:02:06. > :02:09.We'll keep an eye on this one for you. Next, the Government has
:02:09. > :02:11.announced that up to 350 British troops are going to be sent to Mali
:02:11. > :02:14.and neighbouring countries in north-west Africa. French forces
:02:14. > :02:17.have been there for three weeks already, helping Mali's government
:02:17. > :02:19.stop Islamist rebels from taking control of the country. The British
:02:19. > :02:22.are joining to help the French with things like transport and
:02:22. > :02:25.communication, as well as training West African soldiers. They won't
:02:25. > :02:32.be fighting on in front-line combat like they do in Afghanistan. I'll
:02:32. > :02:35.have a full report on that in our next update. Next, visiting space.
:02:35. > :02:38.For many humans it's an impossible dream - but officials in Iran in
:02:38. > :02:43.the Middle East claim to have successfully sent a monkey into
:02:43. > :02:46.orbit and brought it safely back to Earth. Some people have said that
:02:46. > :02:56.Iran's experiment is no more than animal cruelty, but there's a long
:02:56. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:02.history of animals being sent into space. Joe's got more. When you see
:03:02. > :03:06.a rocket blasting into space, you would expect it to be piloted by an
:03:06. > :03:10.astronaut with years of space training, but this Iranian rocket
:03:10. > :03:14.has a monkey on board. The Government say their animal
:03:15. > :03:20.astronaut is a big step forward for their space plans. Iran is keen to
:03:20. > :03:26.flex its muscle by testing rockets and missiles, which has got tuns
:03:26. > :03:31.like the United States -- countries like the US and United Kingdom
:03:31. > :03:35.worried. Iran aren't the first country to do this. Flies were the
:03:35. > :03:40.first animals sent into space in 1947. Scientists in the United
:03:40. > :03:46.States wanted to find out about the effects of radiation at high
:03:46. > :03:51.altitudes. In 1951 the first monkey went through a space flight. Mica
:03:51. > :03:56.the dog has become one of the most famous animals. She travelled on
:03:56. > :04:00.the famous Soviet Russian spacecraft Sputnik, but died a week
:04:00. > :04:03.into the journey. Some people think it's cruel, especially if they
:04:03. > :04:09.don't make the journey back. But the knowledge gained in these early
:04:09. > :04:14.days helped pave the way for human space travel. In Iran, officials
:04:14. > :04:20.say the monkey was unharmed, but critics say it was more about
:04:20. > :04:23.showing off their strength than real space research. Finally, to
:04:23. > :04:25.Australia, where torrential rain and flooding in the north-east of
:04:25. > :04:28.the country has led to some dramatic rescues. In Bundaberg,
:04:28. > :04:30.Queensland, the city worst hit by the floods, emergency crews
:04:30. > :04:33.launched around 1,000 rescue attempts, pulling people to safety
:04:33. > :04:36.after the river that runs through town broke its banks, sending fast-
:04:36. > :04:39.moving, muddy water pouring into streets and homes. The flooding -
:04:39. > :04:46.caused by Tropical Cyclone Oswald - has also hit the neighbouring state