:00:05. > :00:25.latest from Newsround. We've got suspended all of its trips on the
:00:25. > :00:36.River Thames after a fun day out for tourists in London ended in a river
:00:36. > :00:38.River Thames after a fun day out for can travel on land and river, burst
:00:38. > :00:46.underway. Martin has the story. into flames during the trip. A
:00:46. > :00:49.underway. Martin has the story. It might seem like the perfect way
:00:49. > :00:51.to see a city - an adventure tour that takes you to see the sights on
:00:51. > :00:55.land, and then on water, all in that takes you to see the sights on
:00:55. > :00:58.amphibious vehicle. Even the Queen took a trip on one last year. But
:00:58. > :01:02.yesterday, 30 tourists had to be rescued from the River Thames in
:01:02. > :01:05.London after one of the Duck Tour boats caught fire. Emily was on
:01:06. > :01:11.another boat at the time with her family and helped with the rescue.
:01:11. > :01:16.We were told there was an emergency and saw billowing smoke. We helped
:01:16. > :01:30.people get out of the boat, people are able over the side to get them
:01:30. > :01:38.to safety. It was actually quite scary. Fortunately, no-one was
:01:39. > :01:42.seriously injured, but seven people were treated in hospital after
:01:42. > :01:43.breathing in smoke. But the incident has raised fresh concerns over the
:01:43. > :01:46.safety of this type of vehicle. has raised fresh concerns over the
:01:47. > :01:50.similar fleet of vehicles, operated Duckmarine Tours, in Liverpool,
:01:50. > :01:53.similar fleet of vehicles, operated their licences taken away last month
:01:53. > :01:58.after two of them sank in the city's Albert Dock earlier this year. In a
:01:58. > :02:01.statement released today, London Duck Tours said it operates a fully
:02:01. > :02:04.modernised fleet of nine vehicles that have been completely rebuilt
:02:04. > :02:13.and refurbished between 2002 and 2012. According to the company,
:02:13. > :02:15.and refurbished between 2002 and boat is modified to meet safety
:02:15. > :02:19.regulations set by road and river authorities. But they have agreed to
:02:19. > :02:24.keep the boats on dry land for the try to work exactly what went wrong.
:02:24. > :02:27.To the US next, where the countdown is on to prevent the Government
:02:27. > :02:28.there from going into shutdown mode. American politicians have until
:02:28. > :02:37.between the two main political budget to fund the country for
:02:37. > :02:37.between the two main political parties has led to a deadlock. That
:02:37. > :02:45.with museums, services and even parties has led to a deadlock. That
:02:45. > :02:54.famous Statue of Liberty shut down. Tune in from 6:50pm to see my full
:02:54. > :03:00.famous Statue of Liberty shut down. Hundreds of thousands of people
:03:00. > :03:03.famous Statue of Liberty shut down. sending out letters and emails
:03:04. > :03:04.famous Statue of Liberty shut down. next summer's Games. 2.3 million
:03:04. > :03:11.popular event is the track cycling. people applied - apparently the
:03:11. > :03:13.popular event is the track cycling. Well, over on the website we want to
:03:13. > :03:16.know whether you've been lucky enough to get your hands on any
:03:16. > :03:20.Commonwealth Games tickets. If so, get in touch and tell us what you've
:03:20. > :03:24.Astronomers have written to the Scottish Government to ask them
:03:24. > :03:26.Astronomers have written to the put a ban on wind turbines being put
:03:26. > :03:30.up in the UK's only Dark Sky Park. Galloway Forest in southern Scotland
:03:30. > :03:34.has special status as a top place for star-spotting. But experts say
:03:34. > :03:37.this could be spoilt if plans to install wind turbines in the area
:03:37. > :03:39.get the go-ahead. They say lights fitted to the turbines to make them
:03:39. > :03:46.visible to aircraft would spoil fitted to the turbines to make them
:03:46. > :03:50.view of distant stars and planets. Researchers say they've discovered
:03:50. > :03:53.that being old and pink is the key to being a cool flamingo. Scientists
:03:53. > :03:56.at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust have been studying the birds, famous
:03:56. > :03:59.for their bright pink feathers and for standing around on one leg.
:03:59. > :04:00.for their bright pink feathers and found that the oldest and pinkest
:04:00. > :04:04.birds tend to be the leaders of found that the oldest and pinkest
:04:04. > :04:07.flock. The creatures are at risk of extinction and the researchers say
:04:07. > :04:16.knowing more about them can help It seems to be the birds that are
:04:16. > :04:19.older that are potentially more It seems to be the birds that are
:04:19. > :04:23.and have been in that group for longer, they are really important
:04:23. > :04:28.for keeping it all together. They collect everyone together, they
:04:28. > :04:31.start nest-building and egg laying. Once they start, or the other birds
:04:31. > :04:36.do it. And finally, check out these This is the fifth annual Surf City
:04:36. > :04:39.competition in California, where the talented dogs are judged on their
:04:39. > :04:44.board skills. This dog, Louie, was the winner, and happy to shout about
:04:44. > :04:55.it. Although my favourite is this You can find more from the contest
:04:55. > :05:00.That's Newsround out of time for now, but I'm back at 6:50pm. I'll