31/08/2012 Newsround

Hello and welcome to Newsround, I'm Nell. I'm Leah. Lotdz to get

through tonight, including some of this.

We find out just how close man came to not making it to the moon.

And we tell you who's going where and just what goes on during a

frantic last day of football's transfer window.

Before all of that, to South Africa, where a group of miners have been

charged with the murder of their work mates even though they were

actually shot by police. 34 people were killed during violent protests

over miners' pay last week. Under an old law, the miners have been

blamed and it's causing outrage and the country's top politicians are

asking for the decision to be reviewed. This time last week,

people across South Africa gathered to mourn. It all started when

groups of miners stopped working and started a demonstration. They

felt they were not being paid enough for the dangerous job they

did. But things got out of hand. Police say the miners charged at

them, carrying knives and sticks. The police retaliated by using guns,

shooting 34 of the miners dead. But now, things have taken another turn.

270 protesters have been arrested, blames for the deaths of fellow

workers and charged with murder, even though it was the police who

fired the shots. There's been a strong react sthoun the arrests

with South Africa's own Justice Minister questioning a decision to

charge the protesters. On the streets, the decision's sparked

even more anger from people demanding the miners be freed.

These are people who were apparently involved in the same

demonstration and trade disputes, but they didn't pull the trigger.

The South African authorities are trying to shift the blame from the

South African authorities themselves on to the protesters and

the Trade Unionists. The people behind the arrests, the national

prosecuting authority, say they're still going to investigate the

police too. But their decision's shocked lots of people causing lots

of tension in the country. The Government has demanded an

explanation and they say they want to make sure everyone is listened

to and treated fairly. Space has fascinated scientists for

years and it all started with the original quest to reach the surface

of the moon. Today, the first man to manage it is being remembered.

Neil Armstrong died on Saturday aged 8 2 and his funeral will be

held in his home town of Cincinnati today. So why are his achievements

so special? Take a lack at this. He was the first man to ever set

foot on the moon. An event watched live on TV by millions of people

around the world. One small step for man. One giant

step for mankind. Neil Armstrong became an international superstar

on his return from Apollo 11 mission in 1969. His defining

achievement came very close to not happening at all. Being the first

person to land on the moon was pretty astonishing when you

consider technology back then was much less advanced than today. The

lunar craft they used had lest computer capacity than you would

find in an average mobile phone today and even once that limited

memory and battery power got them into orbit, Armstrong had to take

over manual control of the craft to stop them crashing into a field of

massive rocks. When they landed, they had just 17 seconds worth of

fuel left. Neil Armstrong's historic journey paved the way for

other astronauts to travel to the moon. A man who followed in his

footsteps spent hours on the surface. I put the tube in the

sample box then it was ready to go home. It's something a handful of

people have experienced and however many more make to it the moon now,

today the world said goodbye to the only man who can claim to have got

there first. Let's bring you the latest on the

Paralympics now. It was the first day of action on the track as the

Paralympic Stadium re-opened its doors and Aled Davies won Britain's

first athletics medal with a bronze in shot put. McGlyn and Scott took

silver behind Australia in the visually impaired cycling time

trial. At the Aquatics Centre, the Brothers have made it through to

the tonight's final of the 300 metres freestyle. Another gold for

GB in the velodrome. Colborne triumphs to the individual pursuit,

he broke his own world record. It adds to the silver he won yesterday.

Some fantastic stuff there. So, it's been a busy day at the

Paralympics and it's been just as busy for the fans inside the park

too. We went to East London to soak up

the party atmosphere. At previous Paralympic host cities,

it's fair to say the Paralympics haven't exactly drawn in the crowds.

I don't think you can say that about London!

What is it like to be here at the Paralympics, sum up the atmosphere?

It was absolutely awesome! It was fantastic! I really want to know,

what is the atmosphere like in there? Loud. Big. Cool. It's just

amazing to see them do it, you know. The signs may have changed but the

atmosphere is the same and it's not just the British drawing in these

mass you have crowds. Really into it because the things they have to

go through. I think they work even harder than the Olympians so in

some ways I think they kind of are better than them. It's phenomenal.

It's just amazing how with their disabilities they can still perform

in the times and records they get. It's just amazing. Today the

athletics gets under way inside there, the Paralympic Stadium and

if you thought Team GB's Olympic medal haul was impressive, just you

wait. Our Olympians are set to do even better -- our paralympians.

There's still so much going on in the world and it's going to get

crazier tonight. It's the football transfer deadline day and clubs

have until 11 tonight to sign the players they want, otherwise

they'll have to wait until Jon sw January. Here to explain it all is

David, thank you for joining us on the sofa. Let's talk about teals

that have been done already? The biggest one so far today is

Berbatov moving from Manchester United to Fulham. We think for a

fee of about �3 to �5 million on a two-year contract, a great deal for

Fulham. Fulham sold him to Manchester United for �30 million a

couple of years ago. Charlie Adam's moved from Liverpool to Stoke for

�4 million. Very good midfield player. A lot of people know him.

We've had Van der Vaart leaving Tottenham to go to Hamburg in

Germany and Sinclair from Swansea to Manchester City. So a busy day

already. What can we expect to happen until 11pm tonight, a lot

more to expect I hope? It's going to get really busy tonight which is

exciting for all of us. The main deals we are expecting are possibly

Moutinio, a Portuguese midfield player maybe moving to Manchester

City and then we've also got the possibility of Clint Dempsey,

Fulham player, maybe going to Liverpool, maybe not, so we are not

so sure yet. Very quickly, it's a crazy day. What happens behind-the-

scenes? It's all going to go crazy because you have players thinking

they are moving from one club to another, players, you know, in

helicopters, driving up and down the motorway. They could be re-

routed, they've got contracts to sign, it's a very busy time for

everyone involved. Thank you so much. Thank you. Now,

a bit more sports to finish... Kind of. How about a bit of pig racing?