:00:00. > :00:00.I'm Jenny, you are live with Newsround and all the news
:00:07. > :00:10.you need to know this Sunday. Coming up...
:00:11. > :00:15.Kevin Simm is crowned the winner of The Voice.
:00:16. > :00:28.And the search for Sam the dog, lost from space, continues.
:00:29. > :00:32.Kevin Simm has won the The Voice in the final series on BBC One
:00:33. > :00:37.Simm impressed with his version of the winner's song,
:00:38. > :00:39.titled All You Good Friends, and his earlier performance
:00:40. > :00:47.He beat fellow Team Ricky contestant Jolan for the victory.
:00:48. > :00:50.Boy George's Cody and will.i.am's Lydia Lucy went out first
:00:51. > :00:56.after securing the fewest public votes in the finals.
:00:57. > :01:00.The people behind the hit show, which airs all over the world,
:01:01. > :01:03.have created their first Afghan character.
:01:04. > :01:24.Meeting Zari. Afghan Sesame Street's new character. I am excited to be
:01:25. > :01:28.here! Her name means shimmering in Afghanistan's two official
:01:29. > :01:34.languages. The makers of the show, who lived in Kabul, say they felt it
:01:35. > :01:38.was important to make sure's first Afghan character a girl due to the
:01:39. > :01:41.way women and girls are treated in the country under the country's bold
:01:42. > :01:45.leadership. Women were banned from working and girls were not allowed
:01:46. > :01:50.to go to school. Now the total number of children at school in
:01:51. > :01:56.Afghanistan has risen from 900,000 in 2001, to 8.3 million in 2011.
:01:57. > :02:01.Great progress in the country, which has been at war for almost 40 years.
:02:02. > :02:05.But although a lot has improved for children today, many girls still
:02:06. > :02:07.face difficulties. It is hoped Zari will help make a positive difference
:02:08. > :02:13.to kids in the country. It's our favourite story
:02:14. > :02:15.of the week - that was sent up
:02:16. > :02:18.to the edge of space Sadly, the dog got lost
:02:19. > :02:23.and the hunt is on to find him. I caught up with the children
:02:24. > :02:38.involved to see When he was going up, we saw the
:02:39. > :02:43.pictures of the Earth, then we sell more pictures of... We saw the
:02:44. > :02:49.atmosphere. It showed that the world is actually curve. It is so cruel!
:02:50. > :02:50.But because of the wind, it was so strong, it pushed it
:02:51. > :02:57.But because of the wind, it was so fell off. And he has been missing
:02:58. > :03:03.ever since. What have you been doing to try to find him? We
:03:04. > :03:07.ever since. What have you been doing a radio station. It is going global
:03:08. > :03:13.because we have had calls from Canada, we had calls from New
:03:14. > :03:19.Zealand, it is like, all over the whole world. What should people look
:03:20. > :03:26.out for? They should look out for a little dog. About this size. Where
:03:27. > :03:32.do you think you might be? He could be anywhere, but we know he will not
:03:33. > :03:39.go in the sea, because of the wind. He could be on a roof, which would
:03:40. > :03:44.be bad. We might not see him again. What is your message for Sam? Please
:03:45. > :03:49.come back, because the school needs you as our mascot and it would help
:03:50. > :03:50.us a lot. If you are out there, bark for help!
:03:51. > :03:53.Next to the eight-year-old boy who's spent the last three years writing
:03:54. > :03:56.Toby started sending letters to countries thousands of miles
:03:57. > :03:58.away and never expecting to get any replies.
:03:59. > :04:09.780 letters later, this is his story.
:04:10. > :04:22.My name is Tobi and I am eight years old. I like space and film-making.
:04:23. > :04:26.Three years ago I asked my mum to help me with the project. I read a
:04:27. > :04:30.book and wanted to speak to people around the world to find out what
:04:31. > :04:37.their lives were like. I started writing letters to places like the
:04:38. > :04:41.South Pole and got a response. Just before my sixth birthday, I got a
:04:42. > :04:47.response back from the South Pole and I even got a happy birthday
:04:48. > :04:53.banner. I have written nearly 800 letters and it has been really good.
:04:54. > :05:01.And the most exciting thing happened. All the letters have been
:05:02. > :05:07.turned into this book. People send me fridge magnets, pop-up books and
:05:08. > :05:12.even spices. But they also include what their lives are like and what
:05:13. > :05:21.school is like. So, I do love all my responses. I have received over 300
:05:22. > :05:24.letters! This just shows you can make friends all over the world.
:05:25. > :05:26.Finally, spectators in China were treated to a spectacle
:05:27. > :05:31.Zhang Shupeng jumped from a helicopter 2,000 metres high,
:05:32. > :05:36.and flew over the 50-metre-long Yunduan glass covered bridge.
:05:37. > :05:39.The wingsuit has special fabric under the arms and between the legs
:05:40. > :05:41.to let the wearer glide through the air
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