30/03/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.Afternoon, I'm Ricky with your last bulletin on Sunday and it's Mother's

:00:09. > :00:11.Day. What do these bones unearthed in

:00:12. > :00:13.London tell us about the Black Death?

:00:14. > :00:33.And why the lights went out across the world last night.

:00:34. > :00:37.The Guide Dogs charity is calling for a ban on parking on pavements.

:00:38. > :00:40.The charity say it blocks the way for blind people and those who are

:00:41. > :00:44.partially sighted, forcing them to walk into the road putting them at

:00:45. > :00:47.risk of being hit by oncoming traffic. There's already a ban on

:00:48. > :00:51.parking on pavements on most London streets - the charity want the same

:00:52. > :01:02.to happen across the rest of the country.

:01:03. > :01:06.Next, just in time for Mother's Day, an official photo has been released

:01:07. > :01:08.of Prince George with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

:01:09. > :01:11.The pic was taken at their Kensington Palace home, ahead of

:01:12. > :01:14.their royal tour of Australia and New Zealand. Eight-month old baby

:01:15. > :01:18.George is pictured in his mother's arms as Prince William holds their

:01:19. > :01:21.pet dog Lupo. So a happy Mother's Day to Kate and mums everywhere.

:01:22. > :01:38.We're asking you to tell us your plans for the day on the website.

:01:39. > :01:43.Human skeletons dug up in central London have been found to be Black

:01:44. > :01:46.Death victims from the 14th Century when the Great plague swept across

:01:47. > :01:49.Britain and Europe killing millions of people. Archaeologists believe

:01:50. > :01:52.the corpses may be part of an enormous emergency burial pit for

:01:53. > :01:53.thousands of plague victims 600 years ago.

:01:54. > :01:54.Death victims from the 14th Century when the Great plague swept Under

:01:55. > :02:04.this road in London, a grim discovery. The victims of one of the

:02:05. > :02:10.deadliest events in human history. In 1348, the bubonic plague swept

:02:11. > :02:15.across the UK and Europe. The disease killed more than 50 million

:02:16. > :02:18.people. Historic records say those who died in London were buried

:02:19. > :02:24.somewhere in the Farringdon area, but exactly where remained unclear.

:02:25. > :02:27.Until last year, when workers digging to extend the railway came

:02:28. > :02:30.across 25 skeletons. By testing their teeth scientists found traces

:02:31. > :02:37.of the plague bacteria, which means this is the site they have been

:02:38. > :02:40.searching for. Within several days we had uncovered

:02:41. > :02:44.two very carefully laid out rows with carefully spaced burials - not

:02:45. > :02:46.in coffins but in shrouds. The layout suggests that this was

:02:47. > :02:57.possibly the early days of the epidemic when numbers of deaths took

:02:58. > :03:00.some time to build up. These gruesome finds will reveal how

:03:01. > :03:03.ordinary Londoners lived and died during one of the most horrible

:03:04. > :03:22.times in the history of Great Britain. Next, some of the most

:03:23. > :03:25.famous buildings in the world as you've never seen them before.

:03:26. > :03:27.Big Ben and Parliament were plunged into darkness last night alongside

:03:28. > :03:30.other famous landmarks around the world to mark Earth Hour. Cities

:03:31. > :03:33.around the globe switched off their lights to draw attention to the

:03:34. > :03:36.problems of climate change. Organisers said they wanted to

:03:37. > :03:42.demonstrate what people can do to save energy.

:03:43. > :03:46.Next up, thousands of you took part in Sport Relief and a record ?53

:03:47. > :03:48.million was raised for the charity - but what happens to the cash? Here's

:03:49. > :03:56.Martin. You can't Radsey swam for it. Davina ran for

:03:57. > :04:01.it. And Grimmie cycled for it. These two sat down a lot, and Alex Jones

:04:02. > :04:06.clung on for it. Loads of celebrities got involved in raising

:04:07. > :04:12.money for Sport Relief. Hello, Sport Relief 2014.

:04:13. > :04:16.And whether it's running, cycling or swimming, thousands of you took part

:04:17. > :04:22.to help raise money for people in the UK and around the world. What

:04:23. > :04:25.happens next? In the UK, the money goes to help people who are homeless

:04:26. > :04:28.or suffered domestic abuse. Across the world, money raised goes to

:04:29. > :04:35.provide education for children, freshwater and vaccinations.

:04:36. > :04:39.Deciding where the money goes is about as difficult as raising it in

:04:40. > :04:43.the first place. The most important thing is that we use it to do great

:04:44. > :04:47.work, and to help people whose lives can be changed with that extra

:04:48. > :04:50.little bit of an injection of cash. People have to apply to us for the

:04:51. > :04:54.money, against a set of guidelines that we have written up, and then we

:04:55. > :04:57.try to choose the best of those projects to make the biggest

:04:58. > :05:00.difference to the lives of our beneficiaries.

:05:01. > :05:03.So far, more than ?53 million has been raised. It's still coming in.

:05:04. > :05:07.The money will be sent to those in need, and that's not the end because

:05:08. > :05:15.the Sport Relief team are already planning what to do next year.

:05:16. > :05:18.Sticking with sport and good news for driver Lewis Hamilton - he's won

:05:19. > :05:22.the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix. He started the race in pole

:05:23. > :05:25.position but faced tough competition from his Mercedes team mate, Nico

:05:26. > :05:28.Rosberg. But he pulled through and Rosberg had to settle for second

:05:29. > :05:32.place. Lewis was pretty pleased and had lots of praise for his team.

:05:33. > :05:36.What a great feeling. The guys did a great job throughout the weekend,

:05:37. > :05:37.and I'm just so proud of this team. What a phenomenal job they have

:05:38. > :05:51.done. and I'm just so proud of this team.

:05:52. > :05:54.What a phenomenal Now, we bring you a Newsround

:05:55. > :05:58.Special. 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of

:05:59. > :05:59.World War I and also sees the UK?s last combat soldier leave

:06:00. > :06:03.Afghanistan. As the soldiers Most of us in the UK are part of

:06:04. > :06:07.families who have fought in wars. 100 years ago, millions of people,

:06:08. > :06:12.our great-great-grandparents, they went off to fight

:06:13. > :06:15.in World War I. But what's it like being part

:06:16. > :06:20.of a frontline family today?