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:00:00. > :00:09.It's 4.20pm. You're live with me, Nel. I'll bring you news of the

:00:10. > :00:12.lucky kids chosen to carry the Commonwealth baton.

:00:13. > :00:14.Plus: The Harry Potter spin off coming to the big screen.

:00:15. > :00:21.This is Newsround. First, the impact of climate change

:00:22. > :00:25.on the planet has been debated for years. But, now, a group of

:00:26. > :00:28.scientists says they've worked out what the effects of rising

:00:29. > :00:29.temperatures might be. So, what are their predictions, and what could it

:00:30. > :00:35.mean for our future? These scientists, who work for the

:00:36. > :00:39.United Nations, say that the world will get hotter by two degrees

:00:40. > :00:43.Celsius over the next 20 to 30 years. It might not sound much, but

:00:44. > :00:47.the scientists say it'll have a big impact on all of us. They say warmer

:00:48. > :00:51.sea temperatures would mean many types of fish would move away from

:00:52. > :00:55.where they are now. They predict the amount of fish you could catch in

:00:56. > :01:01.the tropics and in Antarctica will be cut in half. It's bad news for

:01:02. > :01:06.humans, too, as, in many parts of the world, people rely on fish for

:01:07. > :01:11.food. The report also says changes in temperature and rainfall can

:01:12. > :01:14.affect crops. Rising sea levels could increase the risk of flooding,

:01:15. > :01:18.which could put farmers out of business, and again cut the amount

:01:19. > :01:23.of food available. Animals will also be affected. Some will begin to move

:01:24. > :01:28.towards higher ground, or towards the Poles, trying to get to cooler

:01:29. > :01:31.land, in search of food. As well as being tough on the animals, it could

:01:32. > :01:35.also impact the amount of meat available for people to eat. The

:01:36. > :01:40.report argues that poorer countries are likely to suffer more in the

:01:41. > :01:45.short term. But that no-one on the planet will be untouched by climate

:01:46. > :01:49.change in the future. They say the recent UK floods and the storms in

:01:50. > :01:53.America were early warnings of the effect of climate change. The people

:01:54. > :01:56.behind the report say that, once these changes happen, they cannot be

:01:57. > :01:59.reversed. But that humans are capable of dealing with some of

:02:00. > :02:03.them, by developing things like sea walls, and extra help for farmers

:02:04. > :02:06.affected by drought. Scientists have spent many years trying to convince

:02:07. > :02:10.people of the need to deal with climate change, but not everyone is

:02:11. > :02:14.persuaded. The United Nations hopes this report will be more successful

:02:15. > :02:19.in getting people to change their minds and habits.

:02:20. > :02:22.Next, one of the UK's leading disability charities has told

:02:23. > :02:27.Newsround that out-of-school clubs and activity groups don't do enough

:02:28. > :02:30.for kids with disabilities. According to Scope, there are not

:02:31. > :02:37.enough options for disabled children who want to get involved.

:02:38. > :02:43.Lots of disabled young people find it hard to take part in their local

:02:44. > :02:48.swimming clubs, youth clubs, drama clubs. Often, they feel they are

:02:49. > :02:49.unwelcoming or even they get turned away.

:02:50. > :02:52.But Paralympic champion Hannah Cockcroft doesn't agree with

:02:53. > :02:59.everything the charity says, and told us the types of things she did

:03:00. > :03:04.when she was younger. Swimming club, brownies, I signed up

:03:05. > :03:08.to the choir, dance classes, I did something different every single

:03:09. > :03:13.night. I do not agree with the statistics at all. There are so many

:03:14. > :03:17.clubs you can make friends at and have fun. You can still join in.

:03:18. > :03:27.That's Hannah's experience, but what about yours? Emily in Kent says:

:03:28. > :03:34.Keep those comments coming. And you can see Martin's report, as

:03:35. > :03:37.he meets kids with disabilities, back here at 6.50pm.

:03:38. > :03:42.Major movie news now. And a new big screen offering from the "wizarding

:03:43. > :03:46.world" of Harry Potter. The spin off book, Fantastic Beasts And Where To

:03:47. > :03:50.Find Them, is being turned into three films. Author JK Rowling will

:03:51. > :03:54.adapt the story, which is set 70 years before we meet Harry. But, as

:03:55. > :03:57.yet, no release date has been announced.

:03:58. > :04:02.Those movies will have to go a long way to match the success of Frozen.

:04:03. > :04:08.The Disney film's just broken the record for the most money ever made

:04:09. > :04:11.by an animated movie. It's smashed the previous record, held by Toy

:04:12. > :04:13.Story three, taking in more than ?600 million in cinema ticket sales

:04:14. > :04:21.worldwide. Finally, it's been an exciting day

:04:22. > :04:24.for hundreds of kids in Scotland who've been chosen as official baton

:04:25. > :04:27.bearers for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The baton's been on a

:04:28. > :04:30.global tour of commonwealth countries and is currently in the

:04:31. > :04:34.Caribbean. Today, hundreds of kids were told they'd be part of the

:04:35. > :04:43.Scotland leg of the relay in June and July. Robert was one of the

:04:44. > :04:51.lucky ones chosen BATON-ACT. I'm going to be doing it in my

:04:52. > :04:54.hometown, am overwhelmed. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

:04:55. > :04:58.There's more from Robert at 6.50pm, as well as news on England's new

:04:59. > :04:59.World Cup kit.