05/01/2012 Newsround


05/01/2012

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Afternoon all, thanks for stopping by. Ricky and Hayley here with the

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latest from Newsround. Coming up this Thursday... See what it takes

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to make big bucks while you're still in school. And take a look at

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the world's most expensive fish. But first, we've been talking about

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it all week, the wild weather sweeping across the UK. This week's

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storms have left a trail of destruction. Two people have died

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and thousands of families have had their gas and electricity supplies

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cut off. Trees have blown down and buildings have been damaged. Today

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I've been taking a look at how the weather's kept the nation gripped.

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Battered and bruised. There's not many places in Britain that have

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escaped this week's storms. In Scotland wind speeds hit 100mph.

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The Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh closed after it began to

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sway. But right across the country the weather has been wreaking havoc.

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Traffic lights are out, shops are shuttered, businesses are having to

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cancel bookings. In England thousands of homes across the East

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and West Midland lost power too. Over in Wales the River Dee burst

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its banks and flooded. And in Norfolk a school closed after the

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bad weather caused damage to the roof. Engineers have been out

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trying to fix power lines but thousands of people are still stuck

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without electricity, that means no heating, no TV and no hot water.

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You switch on a kettle and have nothing, no electricity. It is

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awful. The clean up has now begun but there's a lot of work to be

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done. The winds have caused much damage, many trees have been torn

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down by the force of the weather. Forecasters say things will improve

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and by the end of the night the wind should ease away. Fingers

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crossed! Indeed! I am sick of it. We have some comments from you

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A thanks for those. Next, to a new bread of cunning canine! Rescue

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dogs can be vital in finding people after earthquakes and other

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disasters and now they've had a high-tech makeover. This guy's been

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fitted with the latest in wireless camera technology so humans can get

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a dog's eye view of places they can't reach. Not only that, the

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device even includes a two way communication system so rescuers

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can speak to whoever's been trapped... Amazing. Now when you

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think of pirates you probably think of the likes of Jack Sparrow and

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Captain Hook. But modern day piracy is a really serious problem in some

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parts of the world. So much so that today a group of politicians is

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asking the government to clear up rules about what people attacked by

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pirate ships can do to defend themselves. Watch out for flashes

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in this report. Wild outfits, treasure maps and walking the plank.

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That's Horrible Histories' take on old school pirates from the 1700s.

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But now the real threat is here, off the coast of Somalia where 90%

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of hijackings took place in 2010. Organised gangs attack ships and

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hold people hostage, demanding cash for their safe release. And with an

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average ransom demand of �5 million, it's a serious business. The piracy

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problem is so big that back in October The Prime Minister himself

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gave permission for ships to have guards equipped with guns on board

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for protection. But the people who run the ships say it's not clear

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how far they can go. And a report out today by a group of politicians

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says there should be clearer rules on how much force ships can

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actually use, including whether they can shoot pirate ships down.

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But not everyone thinks having guns on board is a good idea. This

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couple were held hostage by Somali pirates for a year back in 2009 but

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they say bringing guns back to the high seas won't work. The decision

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to allow ships to carry arms is a step back towards the 17th century

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where it was a requirement for merchant vessels to be armed. It is

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an admission of failure by national and international government.

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people agree. They say unless more countries join Britain in trying to

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do something about it the problem of piracy will only get worse.

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some right royal news about your future Queen. Prince William's

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other half Kate Middleton has announced what she'll be doing with

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her time in the next few months. The Duchess of Cambridge has chosen

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four organisations to be patron of. They include one that works with

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the National Portrait Gallery and a children's hospice. She'll also do

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volunteer work for the Scouts. how would you like a bit of extra

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pocket money in your purse in 2012? Well, what would you do if I told

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you, you can get it? And not just by butttering up your Mum and Dad!

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Joe's been meeting some kids who are turning pennies into pounds,

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all while they're still at school. Business isn't always about grown

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ups in posh suits and shiny shoes. All over the UK there are kids

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starting their own businesses right now. Emily's kept chickens since

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she was four but last summer she had more eggs than her family could

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eat, so she hatched a plan to get some extra pocket money. We're

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getting about �15 a month. In the summer when the hens are laying

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more eggs we should get a bit more, maybe �20. We want to try to get

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some more hens so we should get lots more hopefully. Emily's just

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won a local business award but it hasn't always been an easy run.

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found all our hens had been got by a fox but we got some more so I'm

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happy now. Emily's business relies on good farming, being a good

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salesman, and also lots of these. We're about to meet someone who

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makes his money from lots of these. Computer whizz George is one of the

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youngerst people in the world to invent a smartphone app. Like Emily

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he started when he was just 11. His free app has already been

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downloaded all over the world, but his aim is to start selling it for

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69p a go. As soon as you load it up, you just get a blank screen, then

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if you pick it up, it's like nice and simple but it can be quite

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effective. Does this cost money? my dad paid for it, as long as I

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pay it back because I can make money from it. Emily and George are

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examples of kids getting stuck in early. And some business people

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think it's kids like these who are going to help make money for

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Britain. At this age many people say you're at your most innovative,

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you're coming up with fresh ideas which counts for a lot. It may be a

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hard slog but when whizzkids like Emily and George see the results,

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they say it's a good feeling. can't describe it. It's just a

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fantastic feeling. I used to try to sell chocolate bars to the people

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who worked with my parents. Good entrepreneur! Fat fish news now and

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I'm not sure how much your local chip shop charges for a piece but I

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bet it's not as expensive as this bluefin tuna. This fish has just

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been sold for three quarters of a million dollars in Tokyo. It's

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known for making the finest sushi in the world and it's so expensive

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