:00:00. > :00:09.Fighting to stop more floods in Somerset.
:00:10. > :00:19.First to Hong Kong where hundreds of teenagers and young students have
:00:20. > :00:25.They want more freedoms and want to change the way
:00:26. > :00:28.the government is run and decide themselves who is in charge, not be
:00:29. > :00:42.The Chinese government is very strict
:00:43. > :00:48.There are more freedoms in Hong Kong, but some of the seven million
:00:49. > :00:51.people there want more freedom to speak out, use the internet however
:00:52. > :00:57.they want and chose who's in charge of their government.
:00:58. > :01:07.But that's made some people angry as they want to make their own choices.
:01:08. > :01:10.So protestors are causing problems for the authorities
:01:11. > :01:19.and telling people around the world about their frustrations.
:01:20. > :01:24.What the protesters want is a free and fair vote to elect a leader. The
:01:25. > :01:33.government says all the candidates and fair vote to elect a leader. The
:01:34. > :01:36.visions and the danger is and fair vote to elect a leader. The
:01:37. > :01:42.protests continue, the situation could
:01:43. > :01:48.The demonstrators were overwhelmingly young
:01:49. > :01:53.Chinese TV and radio aren't reporting
:01:54. > :02:01.We will not go home. If we lose the demonstrators away,
:02:02. > :02:05.We will not go home. If we lose chance to fight for ourselves, the
:02:06. > :02:09.China's warned other countries not to support them.
:02:10. > :02:12.But the UK says everyone has a right to protest.
:02:13. > :02:14.Remember the heavy flooding in Somerset that caused lots
:02:15. > :02:22.of families to move out of their homes and ruined their belongings?
:02:23. > :02:30.BBC's Clinton Rodgers watched the work start.
:02:31. > :02:39.As you can see, the bulldozers have moved in and the work has begun.
:02:40. > :02:44.Work to prevent a repeat of this. The worst flooding in living memory.
:02:45. > :02:48.Thousands of acres of land on the Somerset Levels was underwater and
:02:49. > :02:55.dozens of homes were flooded. Communities were cut off for weeks
:02:56. > :02:58.on end. It caused a lot of anger and questions about how it was allowed
:02:59. > :03:04.to happen and what could we do to stop it happening again? Government
:03:05. > :03:11.came up with ?10 million and told organisations here, come up with a
:03:12. > :03:14.plan. So they did. A 20 year flood prevention plan and this is part of
:03:15. > :03:22.it. They are widening drainage tunnels that lead from land and into
:03:23. > :03:26.the river. The idea that if you widen them, water will run quicker.
:03:27. > :03:32.They are clearing out the rivers of mud that has built up over many
:03:33. > :03:37.years. Put a lot of these things together, people say, and that will
:03:38. > :03:38.prevent the worst of the flooding. People who live and work here hope
:03:39. > :03:42.that they are right. A pilot's successfully taken a
:03:43. > :03:47.specially designed hot air balloon Ivan Trifonov dropped slowly
:03:48. > :03:53.down through He then steered it
:03:54. > :03:59.down 200 metres then back up again. Earlier we told you
:04:00. > :04:02.about a new world record for running a marathon - two hours,
:04:03. > :04:05.two mins and 57 seconds.Well, She's covered almost 1500 miles.
:04:06. > :04:14.a well earned rest after running 53 She's now waiting to be told if
:04:15. > :04:24.she's made it into the record books. It is weird. It is strange. I can
:04:25. > :04:32.put my finger on. It was great meeting people. I cant believe I am
:04:33. > :04:38.finished. I cant believe it. It is absolutely amazing. I cannot say
:04:39. > :04:47.amazing many more times! I loved it. How many people would like to train
:04:48. > :04:52.as a Jedi warrior? If you live in Southeast Asia, you can do it. You
:04:53. > :04:53.can learn about the force and learn how to use a light sabre!
:04:54. > :04:59.And on our website we want to know if you
:05:00. > :05:26.School inspectors say boys and girls do better when they learn together
:05:27. > :05:29.My parents split up nearly a year ago,