08/01/2014 Newsround


08/01/2014

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Afternoon, guys. Martin here with some of this on the way: Why a big

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ban on games consoles has finally been lifted in China.

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And we look into the pressures of being a high-profile footy boss.

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But first, playing games on a PlayStation, XBOX or other console

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is something you can do every day in the UK if you want. But did you know

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that in China consoles like that have been banned by the Government

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for 14 years because they thought they were harmful to young people?

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Now they've decided to lift that ban. China's ??DNWRD Government has

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a long history of keeping tight controls over people who live there.

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Ricky's been looking into what it could mean.

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Unlike the UK, people in China don't get to vote for who they want to be

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in charge. The country is ruled by the Communist Party, a huge

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organisation with more than 80 million members. The party has

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strict rules on what children learn at school, what they watch on TV and

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even what they can do online. They censor some websites and search

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results - access to Facebook and Twitter is restricted - and in the

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year 2000, the government said it was banning foreign games consoles

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to protect young people's mental health. Now, after 14 years, the

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console ban has been lifted. Something that could be pretty

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significant. And not just for gamer.s Because of the console ban,

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most gamers in China play on China is becoming more liberal is

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another question. A lot of the games that will be sold will still be

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subject to Government censorship. Because of the band, most games are

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played in China on the PC. One of last year's biggest hits was this

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Army training game made by the Chinese Government. But even with

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games consoles given the green light, this new freedom will come

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with government says it will inspect them before they go on sale. The

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lifting of the ban is also temporary at the moment, so consoles could be

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banned again in the future. So while allowing foreign consoles to be sold

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in China may be good news for gamers, it's unlikely to be a sign

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that there are big changes coming for the country as a whole.

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In other news, the charity ChildLine say there's been a big rise in the

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number of children contacting them about being bullied online. The

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people behind the free advice line say in 2011 and 12 around 2,500 kids

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asked them for help and counselling, but in the last 12 months that's

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increased to more than 4,500. They say the numbers reporting racist

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bullying has also increased. The rise is partly down to more kids

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having smartphones and tablets for bullies to contact them on. The

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charity also says that, for the first time ever, they've carried out

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more counselling online than on the phone.

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And for more help and advice about bullying head over to the Newsround

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website USA Elsewhere, America's continuing to cope with record low

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temperatures. about when the 2022 Football World

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Cup in Qatar will take place, today. This morning, the General Secretary

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of FIFA - the organisation that runs world football - said it definitely

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wouldn't be in summer because it's too hot, and would take place in

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November or January instead. But this afternoon his bosses said no

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official decision will be made until later this year.

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Back home, there's mounting pressure on David Moyes after Manchester

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United lost the first leg of their Capital One Cup semifinal last night

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to the Premier League's bottom club,Sunderland. It's another

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disappointment in a difficult first season at the club, so I've been

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looking into the different kind of pressures top football bosses like

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Moyes face. It should have been a dream job. But

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for David Moyes, it has turned into a bit of a nightmare. It is a very

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different kind of pressure from what he has been used to. For Everton,

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coming fifth or sixth with it a great result. Manchester United

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expect to win this trophy every year. But the same can't be said for

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the fate of other Premier League managers. Already, six of them have

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been replaced since the start of the season. So what makes a club sap the

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boss? It is all really about money. Staying in the Premier League is so

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important. If there is any threat of relegation, the owners of the club,

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who is the boss of the manager, they will think, let's get something new

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in. Soap weather at the top or the bottom, it seems there is one thing

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all managers have in common, the pressure.

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That is all from me. Find out on the

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