:00:12. > :00:14.Hello, welcome to Newsround with me, Leah.
:00:15. > :00:16.First, we're going straight to Buckingham Palace in London
:00:17. > :00:18.with news that Prince Philip will soon be stepping down
:00:19. > :00:34.Just behind me is Buckingham Palace, I'm in London and it's pretty cold
:00:35. > :00:36.and the atmosphere is nice with a lot of crowds and atmosphere.
:00:37. > :00:39.You might not think it's that much of a surprise that a 95-year-old man
:00:40. > :00:42.is going to be stopping work in the autumn, retiring
:00:43. > :00:44.But today's announcement about Prince Philip,
:00:45. > :00:46.the Queen's husband, is a really important one.
:00:47. > :00:49.So let's find out a bit more about him and what all this means.
:00:50. > :00:52.Prince Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh.
:00:53. > :00:56.He's probably best known to you as the Queen's husband,
:00:57. > :00:57.grandad to Princes William and Harry, and great-grandad
:00:58. > :01:02.to Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
:01:03. > :01:04.You also might have heard of the Duke of Edinburgh Award that
:01:05. > :01:11.And he has a lot of royal duties filling up his diary.
:01:12. > :01:16.As a key member of the Royal family, he gets invited to loads of events.
:01:17. > :01:18.He's usually seen out and about with the Queen
:01:19. > :01:29.by his side, meeting all sorts of people and animals!
:01:30. > :01:32.The Duke and the Queen have been married for nearly 70 years.
:01:33. > :01:37.Last year, he spent 110 days on visits around the UK.
:01:38. > :01:46.Chances are, he's been somewhere near you!
:01:47. > :01:51.I am the world's most experienced plaque unveiling!
:01:52. > :01:54.But he'll turn 96 next month, and so he gets to enjoy retirement.
:01:55. > :02:00.His jobs will be taken up by younger royals instead.
:02:01. > :02:08.He will be carrying on his duties until August but after that we will
:02:09. > :02:12.see less of him. The Queen will carry on as normal and she is said
:02:13. > :02:13.to be in full support of her husband which is pretty nice.
:02:14. > :02:15.Lots of people have been giving their messages
:02:16. > :02:17.for Philip, including Prime Minister Theresa May,
:02:18. > :02:19.who offered her "deepest gratitude and good wishes" on behalf
:02:20. > :02:25.All in all he has been getting a lot of support. Back to you in the
:02:26. > :02:27.studio. Next, we're taking a closer look
:02:28. > :02:29.at these things, fidget spinners! Have they been banned
:02:30. > :02:31.from your school? Ricky's been looking into the toy
:02:32. > :02:42.that everyone's talking about. Fidget spinners are
:02:43. > :02:46.taking over playgrounds. The small toys have become
:02:47. > :02:50.the latest must-have gadget. My spinner is a
:02:51. > :02:55.glow-in-the-dark one. You get relaxed when it spins
:02:56. > :03:00.and it's really satisfying. You can have challenges with other
:03:01. > :03:03.people, you can trade and you can These fidget spinners have got
:03:04. > :03:06.a rather surprising past. They were originally designed
:03:07. > :03:09.to help children with certain conditions like autism
:03:10. > :03:13.deal with stress. But these little things are causing
:03:14. > :03:18.big headaches for lots of teachers. Sometimes children
:03:19. > :03:21.they get distrac... Then they don't concentrate
:03:22. > :03:25.on the work, they try to rush it so they can play with it
:03:26. > :03:27.and they don't produce They have since been banned
:03:28. > :03:32.in a number of schools but here in Manchester teachers
:03:33. > :03:35.are a bit more relaxed. They are happy for kids
:03:36. > :03:38.to play with them but only You can play with them at lunchtime
:03:39. > :03:43.and playtime but you're not allowed They're banned in classes and around
:03:44. > :03:49.the school environment and you're only allowed them
:03:50. > :03:53.in break and lunch. The spinners only cost a couple
:03:54. > :03:56.of pounds but some websites have started to charge a lot more
:03:57. > :04:00.as their popularity increases. And which one is
:04:01. > :04:03.better for fidgeting? Online videos showing off tricks
:04:04. > :04:06.have had millions of views. Until the next big thing
:04:07. > :04:10.in the playground, it looks like the fidget spinners will be
:04:11. > :04:12.around until, well, Go online to tell us
:04:13. > :04:20.whether you think they should be banned at school and to send
:04:21. > :04:23.us your tricks! Finally, to the rare birds that
:04:24. > :04:27.are being counted from space! They're using really
:04:28. > :04:28.high-res satellite images The Northern Royal albatrosses
:04:29. > :04:34.come up as little white Otherwise it's hard to know how many
:04:35. > :04:39.there are as they only nest on remote islands
:04:40. > :04:57.near to New Zealand. We are back here tomorrow morning at
:04:58. > :04:59.7:40am. But at online and check out our website. I will see you this
:05:00. > :05:01.time tomorrow. Goodbye.