30/04/2013 Newsround

$:/STARTFEED. Hello there. Coming up - scooting into school.

Is a safety test a good idea? And, the Netherlands parties for its new

King. We are talking about animal cruelty.

The RSPCA say this year there have been hundreds more people convicted

more animal neglect and cruelty than there were last year.

Inspectors say more animals than ever are in need of new homes. Here

is Martin. A few days old. These kittens

haven't had the best start. Someone saw a male dump the four kittens in

a sack this morning and left them in a park. They've been out and

picked them up this morning and given them a check before we

brought them back o the RSPCA centre. They've had a vet check and

seem healthy. They need to be with their mum but that's not going to

happen so the next step is to get them hand-reared and then all being

well, they'll be re-homed when they are old enough. These kittens

aren't alone, they are just one of many thousands of cases of animal

cruelty discovered by the RSPCA. They say last year they rescued

over 130,000 animals. In England and Wales, they charged over 30%

more people with animal neglect. So why is there an increase? There is

an increase in problems with people just not being able to look after

their animals properly, but there's also more people that are aware of

what we can do to help and will call us. The law's changed and we

are now able to intervene earlier. An animal doesn't have to be left

to suffer before we can move in and deal with it. There is no excuse

for not giving attention to an animal that needs it. If you can't

afford it, there are organisations that can help. The RSPCA hope that

by raising awareness, dogs like Lilla here, can find a new home.

But they say their staff and volunteers are struggling to keep

up with what they are calling a cruelty crisis and want judges to

take tougher action on those who mistreat other animals.

Next, and things could be getting tougher for male prisoners in

England and Wales. At the moment, new prisoners are allowed to watch

TV in their cells and socialise with other inmates. But the

Government thinks prison is a bit too easy for some of them. From

November, new prisoners will only get given privileges like watching

TV if they have been well behaved. Changes for female prisoners

haven't been decided yet. More on this story at 6.55.

Primark says it will give money to the families of people who died

after a clothes factory using Bangladesh collapsed. More than 300

people are thought to have died in the disaster which happened in

Dhaka. Some women were making clothes for Primark. The shop said

it would provide for children of those who'd lost their parents. Now

to Amsterdam in the Netherlands which got a new King today after

Queen Beatrix stepped down after 33 years and handed over the throne to

herest eld son. He's the country's first King since 1890. -- her

eldest son. Can you spot the Royal colour orange anywhere?!

Welcome to Amsterdam. This right now is Europe's biggest party.

Thousands of people dressed in the colour of the monarchy. What are

they celebrating? This country has a new King. His name is Willem

Alexander, the first King for over a century. People from come to

celebrate. A lot of music, activities, kids who've come with

their parents and grandparents. This is a moment us to occasion for

the entire country and orange is the key theme. Everywhere you look,

you can see a lot of that colour. Thank you very much.

I'm betting a few of you ride your scooters to school. At one school

in West Sussex, teachers want pupils to pass a safety test before

they are allowed to scoot to lessons. They are given a permit