11/01/2018 Newsround

Hi, I'm Martin.

You're watching Newsround and we've

got loads for you today.

First up - the Prime

Minister's announced plans

to try to get rid of more plastic

waste over the next 25 years.

One thing Theresa May wants

to do is to make some supermarket

aisles 'plastic-free'

with no packaging at all.

Environmental groups say

if the plans aren't made

law they won't work.

So why is everyone

talking about plastic?

Plastic is everywhere. It takes a

long time to get rid of. A simple

plastic bag can take hundreds of

years to disintegrate and in that

time it can do a lot of damage,

getting into the oceans and harming

animals. And there is so much of it.

In the UK alone the amount of single

use plastic wasted every year would

fill 1000 of its famous Royal Albert

Halls. The problem is not just here.

The plastic is washing up on beaches

all over the world. We are trying to

tackle the problem. You can help by

trying to find ways to reduce the

amount of plastic used by recycling

and reusing.

We want to know what you think.

Should some plastics -

like water bottles

and drinking straws -

be completely banned?

Head to newsround online

and give us your views.

Now if gadgets are your thing then

get ready because BBC technology

reporter Chris Foxx has sent us

a special report from CES,

one of the world's biggest tech

conferences, for a quick round up

of the latest inventions.

What do you think of these? They are

emoji headphones. While you are

listening to music you can let

people know what you think about it.

There is the suitcase which follows

you around automatically so you

don't have to carry it. I asked the

company if they would make a

schoolbag version but they have no

plans at the moment. If you like

gaming you might like this body

virtual reality suit. It helps you

feel when you get hit in a video

game. That's horrific! It's

finished! An unusual idea for a

souvenir. A snow globe you can put

yourself in. The company took a

video of me and locked me in a snow

globe forever. This kit lets you put

together your brain games console to

help you learn how they work. It

lets you playing some -- play some

simple old-fashioned games. But it's

a complicated process to put it all

together. This show is about

companies are showing off what they

think will be the next big thing.

Not all of them are good ideas. And

not all of them will make it to the

shops. So, what do you think of

these? Happy emoji or thumbs down

emoji?

Ok prepare for an overdose

of animal cuteness!

More than 500 baby animals

were born or hatched

at Singapore zoo last year.

It's released footage

of some of them.

And the hippo is a bit of a looker.

Just look at the energy

in those otters!

Whereas the orangutan seem a little

more chillaxed hey!.

Next, 2017 saw so many brilliant TV

shows hit our screens

but which ones did you lot,

the British viewers love the most?

Well, here's a clue...

Hidden beneath the waves,

right beneath my feet,

there are creatures

beyond our imagination.

Yes, Blue Planet 2

was the most-watched

TV show of the year.

A chart-topping 14 million

people saw episode one

of the wildlife series,

which included dramatic footage

of walruses fighting to find a home,

and dazzling scenes

of surfing dolphins.

Second place went to

Strictly Come Dancing.

13 million people watched the final,

which was won by actor Joe McFadden

and his dance partner Katya.

Close behind in third place

was ITV's I'm a Celebrity,

Get Me Out of Here!,

which attracted an audience of 12.7

million for its launch episode.

Britain's Got Talent

and the New Year's fireworks made

it into the top ten,

but 2016's top TV show

The Great British Bake Off

missed out completely.

The delicious baking contest did

still bring in millions of viewers

after moving to Channel 4

and changing its judges

and presenters.

Let's hope 2018 is packed full

of even more incredible TV moments!

That's us for today.

We are back tomorrow morning at

7:40am.

See you later.