09/04/2016

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Jenny with your live news update.

:00:00. > :00:11.How to land a space rocket on a drone ship at sea.

:00:12. > :00:13.Plus, the alpaca who's made himself at home as a pet.

:00:14. > :00:28.It's the live final tonight and Ricky met up with finalist

:00:29. > :00:31.Kevin Simm to find out what life's been like since he entered

:00:32. > :00:39.Kevin, the final is this weekend, the Voice final.

:00:40. > :00:46.I didn't expect to get this far so it's all just been a bit

:00:47. > :00:52.You were in a band when you were younger called

:00:53. > :00:58.Do you think of those days fondly at all?

:00:59. > :01:00.I look back at those days with a lot of pride.

:01:01. > :01:04.Because the videos were different to the videos you see

:01:05. > :01:09.You look at yourself and you think, "I shouldn't have

:01:10. > :01:12.worn that" and "I should have gone to the gym a bit more."

:01:13. > :01:15.But no, it was an amazing experience and

:01:16. > :01:22.The experience of it all has been brilliant.

:01:23. > :01:25.The place is buzzing and

:01:26. > :01:28.obviously I get on very well before the other contestants.

:01:29. > :01:30.It's just been really good fun, like a family

:01:31. > :01:34.You said you have kids, do they realise what's going

:01:35. > :01:37.That you're on the Voice and that you're doing really

:01:38. > :01:42.They obviously love seeing me on television but I think,

:01:43. > :01:45.to be fair, they like seeing themselves on television a little

:01:46. > :01:52.No, they know Daddy is a singer and they think I live on the

:01:53. > :01:54.stage so they are definitely rooting for me.

:01:55. > :01:56.A massive rocket ship has successfully landed

:01:57. > :01:59.in the Atlantic Ocean, after four failed attempts.

:02:00. > :02:03.which belongs to a US company, touched down after helping

:02:04. > :02:06.to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

:02:07. > :02:09.Landing it is a big deal because it means they will be able to re-use

:02:10. > :02:13.rocket parts in the future, instead of disguarding

:02:14. > :02:27.Next, to a spectacular sport that's becoming more and more popular.

:02:28. > :02:29.Drone racing is super-fast, super competitive and even

:02:30. > :02:33.One course, 12 laps, 32 competitors battling

:02:34. > :02:37.miles per hour to become champions of the Dorld Drone Prix.

:02:38. > :02:43.And leading this year's winning team is Lee Bannister from Britain.

:02:44. > :02:46.And leading this year's winning team is Luke Bannister from Britain.

:02:47. > :02:48.So, how did this 15-year-old become the

:02:49. > :02:51.That's something I'm going to find out.

:02:52. > :02:53.I've been flying remote control aircrafts since

:02:54. > :02:58.I've flown planes and then got bigger and bigger planes.

:02:59. > :03:01.For my birthday when I was 14, I was given

:03:02. > :03:04.my first set of goggles and about a year and a bit ago, I

:03:05. > :03:09.Sometimes I get gates to fly through if I have a specific

:03:10. > :03:12.Usually, I just fly around and have fun.

:03:13. > :03:15.My goodness, what did you do to win it?

:03:16. > :03:20.We did five laps, five laps and then two at the

:03:21. > :03:22.end to get the most power at the end.

:03:23. > :03:25.How did you feel when you found out you had won?

:03:26. > :03:29.Tell me what the best thing is about flying.

:03:30. > :03:34.What you see is a video feed from the camera, within the drone,

:03:35. > :03:36.and that gives you the freedom to fly

:03:37. > :03:39.You react with the transmitter and you can

:03:40. > :03:41.do flips, rolls, fly around, explore, dodge the ground, fly

:03:42. > :03:43.through trees - the possibilities are endless.

:03:44. > :03:51.Absolutely anyone can do this hobby but it's

:03:52. > :03:52.really important that you

:03:53. > :03:54.get along to your local flying club and search online

:03:55. > :03:57.Everyone at your local flying club, I guarantee,

:03:58. > :03:59.will be happy to help you

:04:00. > :04:03.So, come on then, show me what you can do.

:04:04. > :04:06.We're going to do some freestyle but you need to

:04:07. > :04:39.When 13-year-old Matt from Adelaide, in Australia, asked

:04:40. > :04:41.for a dog for Christmas, his parents had other ideas!

:04:42. > :04:44.Luckily, Matt fell in love with Chewy, the alpaca, and now

:04:45. > :04:46.they do everything together - Matt even takes Chewy skateboarding

:04:47. > :04:51.Now, an alpaca is an unusual choice of pet, so we asked you to tell us

:04:52. > :04:54.And as usual you haven't disappointed!

:04:55. > :04:57.Ella's been in touch to tell us that she used to have a pet pigeon!

:04:58. > :04:59.Daniel in Pontypridd has a very unusual pet -

:05:00. > :05:08.And Eleanor has just hatched her unusual pets -

:05:09. > :05:18.Finally - ever wondered what it would be like to go from school-kid

:05:19. > :05:21.Well, that's just what's happened to Neel Sethi -

:05:22. > :05:23.the 12-year-old star of the new Jungle Book film.

:05:24. > :05:26.He was picked out from hundreds of hopefuls who auditioned

:05:27. > :05:30.Now he's been working with some of the biggest names in film

:05:31. > :05:32.for his first ever role on the big screen.

:05:33. > :05:38.Newsround's going to meet him - and we want YOUR questions!

:05:39. > :05:40.Head online and tell us what you'd like to ask Neel

:05:41. > :05:51.That's all for now, Newsround's back right here at 1.40.