0:00:27 > 0:00:30They're hard to see but you can probably find them
0:00:30 > 0:00:31in your bathroom at home.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm talking about microbeads.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The UK has just banned them but what exactly are they?
0:00:37 > 0:00:47Here's Ayshah.
0:00:47 > 0:00:55Microbeads small and five millimetres, roughly a grain of
0:00:55 > 0:01:00sand, used in some gels and toothpaste. But the United Kingdom
0:01:00 > 0:01:04has banned products making them, they said that Trojans end up in
0:01:04 > 0:01:13rivers, harming sea life. Just one shower ten later 100,000 plastic
0:01:13 > 0:01:20particles going into the ocean. Many companies have already taken steps
0:01:20 > 0:01:24to remove them, and although making them has been banned, they are not
0:01:24 > 0:01:28going to be removed from shops completely until later this year.
0:01:28 > 0:01:35Environmental campaigners hope that a worldwide ban will soon follow.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38You may have got some of these for Christmas -
0:01:38 > 0:01:39toys that work with Bluetooth or wifi.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42But experts say some are easy to hack, and that
0:01:42 > 0:01:44could be a big problem.
0:01:44 > 0:01:55Hi. You should keep watching Newsround.Of course. But he should
0:01:55 > 0:02:01not really be saying that. It is connected toy. Really popular, using
0:02:01 > 0:02:06bluetooth and wifi. But experts have found out that some of them with
0:02:06 > 0:02:19this robot are easy to hack into. Really?We found problems with the
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Furby, the intelligent robot and the cuddly toys, some of them had
0:02:23 > 0:02:28problems with security. We found out that all you really need is one of
0:02:28 > 0:02:35these. Connecting via bluetooth. Even just having the app. Sending
0:02:35 > 0:02:42messages. The problem is that you could be playing with your acrimony,
0:02:42 > 0:02:48thinking that are talking to it, but somebody could connect to that
0:02:48 > 0:02:52without you realising. We want to see the shops to stop selling these
0:02:52 > 0:02:55straightaway and for those who have been meeting these to make sure that
0:02:55 > 0:02:59they are going to be safe and secure so that when you are playing with
0:02:59 > 0:03:07them at NBC.The company that makes the Furby has said that they take
0:03:07 > 0:03:33the privacy seriously and are confident that the RC. But Which
0:03:33 > 0:03:34magazine have said that
0:04:03 > 0:04:14This is Iq reporting for newsroom.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Next, this cute-looking new robot stole the show at a huge
0:04:20 > 0:04:22tech event in the US.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24The bot, called Chloe, got a case of stage fright
0:04:24 > 0:04:27during a live demonstration of how it can help around your home.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Am I ready on my cycle?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Oh no!
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Even robots have bad days.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Chloe is just one of thousands of new gadgets being unveiled this
0:04:36 > 0:04:38week at the Consumer Electronics Show.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Hope that goes little better.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Eight little ducklings went swimming one day...
0:04:42 > 0:04:43And ended up stuck in a water drain!
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Yep, it's a true story but with a happy ending...
0:04:47 > 0:04:49The ducklings on Australia's Gold Coast were rescued by firefighters
0:04:49 > 0:04:52who shimmied down the drain and scooped them up by hand.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54They were then reunited with their mum and waddled off
0:04:54 > 0:04:55to a safe water spot nearby.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Thanks for watching.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Ricky's back in the morning.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I will see you tomorrow afternoon.