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if you are wondering what a game of pooh sticks looks like, let these kids be your guide.ll get to do it at the same height. also the other rules, we all do it at the same time. one, two, three, go! i think hugo won or it might�*ve been friday's one. my might�*ve drowned again. how adorable. before we go, the reminder of some breaking news, disaster management officials in pakistan say there has been an earthquake in the south of the country and according to those reports, 15 people have been killed but will have more on that as we get it. that's it for this edition, thank you for lodging. hello there. tuesday's wind and rain was a distant memory by wednesday. in fact, some areas where we'd seen the heavy, persistent rain across north east england had a beautiful day, with some sunny spells, a dry story and feeling pleasantly warm. now, it's going to get warmer still over the next couple of days. average temperatures at this time of year around the mid—teens. by friday, we're likely to see temperatures peaking at around 21 celsius, 70 fahrenheit, so at least a good five de

if you're still wondering what a game of pooh sticks looks like then let evie, with herfriends hugo andto do it at the same height stop and also the other rules, we all do it at the same time. one, two, three, go! ithink hugo one or it might�*ve been friday's one. my might�*ve drowned again. friday's one. my might've drowned aaain. ., ., ., .,, you can reach me on twitter i'm @bbcmarikooi. that's all for now stay with bbc world news. hello there. tuesday's wind and rain was a distant memory by wednesday. in fact, some areas where we'd seen the heavy, persistent rain across north east england had a beautiful day, with some sunny spells, a dry story and feeling pleasantly warm. now, it's going to get warmer still over the next couple of days. average temperatures at this time of year around the mid—teens. by friday, we're likely to see temperatures peaking at around 21 celsius, 70 fahrenheit, so at least a good five degrees above where they should be for the time of year. and one of the reasons is because of this weather front that, yes, is going to bring some cloud and rain into the nort

christopher robin stood, if you have an estimated $80,000 to spare, it could be yours and you can play pooh stickser, dropping sticks into the water and seeing who came out from under the bridge first. that is my favorite game with the boys. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world news america." have a great night. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: high stakes. and at the brink, a possible breakthrough, as senate democrats and republicans may be moving toward agreement on avoiding a first-ever default on the federal debt. then, ethiopia in crisis. children i

christopher robin stood, if you have an estimated $80,000 to spare, it could be yourand you can play pooh stickser, dropping sticks into the water and seeing who came out from under the bridge first. that is my favorite game with the boys. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world news amica." have a great night. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs stion from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. over the next 10 years, comcast is

ready for the fight, ready for pooh sticks. they've chosen their sticks carefully.he rules? when you drop your stick — no throwing — and you... you've all got to do it at the same height, the other rule is all do it at the same time. it is quite hard to really tell ever who the proper winner is, because you're not even sure if it's got stuck or it might have just sank. also there's always loads of different sticks falling into the water. freddie, have you got anything to add to the rules? not really. 1, 2, 3, go! before we find out who's won, it's time to go back to the beginning of the story. they dropped their sticks in when rabbit said, "go." and then they had all hurried across to the other side of the bridge, and now they're all leaning over the edge, waiting to see whose stick would come out first. but it was a long time coming, because the river was very lazy that day. it was in the house at pooh corner, published in 1928, that winnie the pooh first played the game of pooh sticks. and this is the original bridge, built in 1907, that inspired aa milne to dream