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19 May 2013 Last updated at 12:06

British astronaut in space mission Britain's first astronaut is expected to be chosen to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station. ISS

Video: A call from the top of the world British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief. Mount Everest

Head-on train crash in America Two trains have crashed in a head-on collision near New York in America. Connecticut train crash

Row between teachers and government The main organisation which represents heads says it has no confidence in the policies of the man in charge of education - Michael Gove. Kids at school

Bangladesh factories reopen Hundreds of clothing factories have reopened in Bangladesh today, three weeks after a factory complex collapsed killing more than one thousand people. Site of factory collapse in Dhaka.

Man to spend 60 days on a rock Adventurer, Nick Hancock, plans to set two world records and raise cash for charity, by spending a year on a tiny island. Ricky finds out more...

Jewels stolen from film festival hotel A million dollars worth of jewels - which were meant to be worn by film stars this weekend - have been stolen from a hotel in Cannes. Emma Watson with co-stars of The Bling Ring at Cannes Film Festival

Pictures: Epic Sun snaps captured by Nasa As the Sun unleashes its most powerful eruption of 2013, Newsround takes a look at some of the epic pictures of our parent star. Solar filament and flare on 3 May 2013

Chat: Are you celebrating end of Sats? You've done all the work, you've finished your exams, so how are you celebrating the end of Sats? BBC

Video: Quarter of a million young carers Statistics published today show there are nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales that care for a relative. Young carer

Beckham announces retirement David Beckham says he will retire from professional football at the end of the season. David Beckham

Star Trek beamed to space for screening The crew of the International Space Station have boldly gone where no one has gone before - to see the new Star Trek film IN SPACE! Astronaut

7 million adults have never been online So while the most of you are surfing the web, checking out Newsround or watching You Tube everyday - millions of adults have never even seen a website! An arty picture of a laptop

Video: Lightning strikes television tower Check out these dramatic pictures of a television tower in Russia being struck during a lightning storm. Leningrad Television Broadcasting Centre

Snow hits parts of England in May It's not what you'd expect to see in May, but snow has fallen in parts of England! Snow in princetown

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