05/01/2018 Newsround

Hi, Whitney here with your

afternoon Newsround update.

First today, exciting news...

Get that singing voice

limbered up - laaaa!

Because The Voice is BACK!

This weekend!

Yes!!

And just to tease us the coaches

Jennifer Hudson, Olly Murs,

Tom Jones and Will-i-am have been

showing off their skills.

Let's have a listen.

# Loving it.

Next, this morning we told

you about a big supermarket chain

that's going to stop selling energy

drinks to kids.

You won't be able to buy them

from Waitrose shops.

It's because of their high

caffeine and sugar levels.

Children in the UK get through more

energy drinks each year

than in any other European country.

Well, we asked you

for your thoughts.

Should YOU be allowed

to buy energy drinks?

Zainab is 10 and in Blackburn

and doesn't want them to be banned -

saying they're a treat and give

you lots of energy.

Mr Davis and class 4SD at Perry Hall

Primary School got in touch.

Bonnie in his class says

all that sugar is bad

for your teeth and heart.

And they also make her dizzy.

Daniel also from Perry Hall Primary

wants a kid's version

with less sugar and caffeine.

Finally, Mariam is 11 and in London.

She want shops to keep a record

and not allow children more than 1

energy drink per child per week.

Thanks for all your comments guys.

What will be big this year in

technology. Here are the top tech

stories with Ricky.

Tech fans will be gathering in Las

Vegas for the annual consumer

electronics show. Sounds dull, but

it is where the latest gadgets get

shown off. Smart speakers will be

there. The voice activated devices

are taking over our homes with a

simple command you can get things

done. You can ask the speakers to

play music, research homework and

check the weather. Google and Amazon

have sold millions of their smart

speakers. In 2018 Apple will join

them. Each year experts say it is

the year of the virtual reality head

set. But VR has not taken off. That

could be because they're still

pricey. This year there is a cheaper

version. The all in one head set

doesn't need sob linked up to a

console to work. Could these robots

end up in our homes? This is spot

mini- the robot is like a dog. The

company that makes them thinks they

would be a good addition to homes.

And millions bought Nintendo's

latest console. Rumours of a switch

mini-have been doing the rounds and

everyone wants to know when the next

Playstation be out. Could 2018 be

the year of the PS5?

Here at Newsround HQ

we try to answer some

of life's big questions -

so we get you to send us your ideas.

Let's find out what you

wanted to know today.

Does the sound of voice change when

you're in space? A great question.

Inside the space station it doesn't,

because the atmosphere is the same

as the atmosphere in this room, the

same pressure and the same

temperature. But when we go into our

space suits, for a space walk, we

have to go to a much lower pressure,

otherwise the space suit would be so

rigid we couldn't move. So we reduce

the pressure and it is almost the

same pressure you get at the top of

mount everest and that makes the

pitch of your voice change and

people's voice drops.

Finally, you may have heard

of a fashion catwalk,

but how about a dog walk?

Posh pups can now get

designer threads to match

their owners' outfits.

Made in the Italian fashion capital

of Milan, the clothes are tailored

to each dog and made out

of the finest fabrics.

Bow-wow about that.

And that's it from me.

Have a great evening.

Bye!