:00:00. > :00:07.You're with Newsround this Thursday afternoon.
:00:08. > :00:09.I'm Ricky with some of this on the way...
:00:10. > :00:11.You tell us all about your smelly shoes, and...
:00:12. > :00:24.Find out how you rescue 11 elephants from a pond...
:00:25. > :00:28.But first to Syria, a country in the Middle East.
:00:29. > :00:30.A war there has been going on for seven years.
:00:31. > :00:33.Many thousands of people have been killed and millions more have fled
:00:34. > :00:39.But what is life like for the families who are
:00:40. > :00:47.A team of BBC journalists went to the city of Homs to find out.
:00:48. > :00:53.Buildings have been completely destroyed.
:00:54. > :00:58.Some parts of the country are unrecognisable.
:00:59. > :01:00.Different groups who can't agree on the way the country should be
:01:01. > :01:03.run have been fighting against each other.
:01:04. > :01:07.Life has changed drastically for children living here.
:01:08. > :01:09.Three years ago Barah-hah was scared.
:01:10. > :01:12.She lost members of her own family in some of the fiercest fighting
:01:13. > :01:17.and had to stop going to school because it wasn't safe.
:01:18. > :01:24.Back then she told the BBC what life was like.
:01:25. > :01:29.TRANSLATION: We were not eating properly. I would like to go to
:01:30. > :01:35.school. Three years on and
:01:36. > :01:37.a lot has changed. Her classroom is crowded
:01:38. > :01:43.and she gave the BBC's You know, in some ways,
:01:44. > :01:54.of course this is terrific to see, children just being
:01:55. > :01:59.children here in Syria. A place that has seen some
:02:00. > :02:02.of the worst fighting of the war. And now an ordinary day
:02:03. > :02:13.with children going to TRANSLATION: I am much happier now.
:02:14. > :02:17.I am back in my house, thank God I've got everything. When I go to
:02:18. > :02:20.bed I remember when I get a part in a play, what I did at school, it's
:02:21. > :02:22.all good stuff, no bad memories. These children are lucky to be back
:02:23. > :02:25.in school but not every child Many are still not able to got
:02:26. > :02:30.to school and there is still no end We've all got a pair of really
:02:31. > :02:39.bad smelling trainers But are they stinky
:02:40. > :02:45.enough to win a prize? I've been sniffing out the facts
:02:46. > :02:56.Axel! To get the X Factor and Britain's
:02:57. > :03:02.got talent... There's a new contest on the block all the way from the
:03:03. > :03:07.USA, the 42nd stinky sneaker contest! The smelliest trainers in
:03:08. > :03:13.one room... Seven contestants were judged on how rotten their trainers
:03:14. > :03:16.smelt. It's not just what counts on the inside... They absolutely stink!
:03:17. > :03:23.It also counts on how they smell outside! The top judge works for the
:03:24. > :03:30.US space agency Nasa, and is a certified Master sniffer, nice!
:03:31. > :03:38.Let's build the tension please... Who was 2017's stinky sneaker
:03:39. > :03:50.winner? Seriously, who Zardes? These are really bad! -- who Zardes? I
:03:51. > :03:56.help out on a farm, when I see animal to I stepped in it to get it
:03:57. > :04:00.dirty! When I go fishing I step in fish guts! 12-year-old Connor was
:04:01. > :04:08.the winner and will be inducted into the Hall of Fumes! Get it?
:04:09. > :04:11.We asked you guys to get in touch about this stinky issue
:04:12. > :04:23.Martha admits it's her feet that are the smelliest...
:04:24. > :04:35.Thanks for getting in touch you smelly lot!
:04:36. > :04:38.We all love a nice swim to cool down on a hot day,
:04:39. > :04:41.but these elephants in Cambodia got a bit more than they bargained for.
:04:42. > :04:43.11 of the Asian elephants got stuck in a pool
:04:44. > :04:47.at the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary after they went for a swim.
:04:48. > :04:50.So, a team of volunteers worked together using trees and ropes
:04:51. > :04:54.to help pull the elephants out of the pool.