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0:00:05 > 0:00:08Hi, I'm Ricky with your Newsround update this Friday morning.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Coming up.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Warnings of winter storms bringing strong winds, snow and flooding.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17And what will changes to the World Cup mean for football?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29First up and many of you might be waking up to some pretty extreme
0:00:29 > 0:00:31weather this morning and there are severe weather
0:00:31 > 0:00:33warnings for much of the UK.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37People in coastal parts of Essex have been told to leave their homes
0:00:37 > 0:00:40after a warning that high tides and strong winds
0:00:40 > 0:00:41could cause flooding.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44The army is on hand at Skegness in Lincolnshire to help out
0:00:44 > 0:00:47when a storm surge hits later on today.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50And in many other parts of the UK things are feeling pretty
0:00:50 > 0:00:54frosty with snow and ice causing travel problems.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And we want to know what it's like where you are.
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0:01:01 > 0:01:04We use energy for all sorts of things in our houses,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06from the hair dryer to the kettle.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But in the future we could be getting our power
0:01:08 > 0:01:11from a brand new energy source - the sea.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Martin's being looking into how it works.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18From giant wind turbines to solar panels, renewable energy is one
0:01:18 > 0:01:21of the many ways we can use the environment to
0:01:21 > 0:01:23help power our homes.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27And now experts say that government should support big plans to build
0:01:27 > 0:01:31the world's first tidal lagoons here in the UK.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Tidal lagoons use the movement of the sea to create power.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38This would involve building a huge wall in the sea,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42around five miles long, to create a pool in the middle.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Then large machines called turbines would be placed
0:01:45 > 0:01:47between the sea and the pool.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51When the sea level is high, and the pool level is low,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53water will get sucked through the turbine
0:01:53 > 0:01:57into the pool, creating power as it moves through it.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01And when the water in the pool is high but the sea level is low,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04the water will flow back out in the reverse direction,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06creating energy as it leaves.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08So are there any worries?
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Well, some people are concerned about how it could affect the fish.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15We're very worried about tidal lagoons because they have
0:02:15 > 0:02:20the potential to chop up lots of fish.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And the positioning of lots of lagoons near the mouth
0:02:22 > 0:02:24of rivers is very alarming.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26And how much would it cost?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Just over ?1 billion.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31But experts say it's worth it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34If you look at the cost spread over the entire lifetime,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37120 years of the project, it comes out at about 30p
0:02:37 > 0:02:39per household for the next 30 years.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42That's less than a pint of milk.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45The first lagoon would be built in Swansea, but the aim could be
0:02:45 > 0:02:50to build five more off the coasts of Cardiff, Newport, Bridgwater Bay,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Colwyn Bay and West Cumbria.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It looks like the tide is turning on the way we will see our homes
0:02:57 > 0:03:01powered in the future.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03You might have recently heard about a vote by Fifa,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05the world governing body of football, to make
0:03:05 > 0:03:06the World Cup bigger.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08But it's left a few people scratching their heads
0:03:08 > 0:03:09about what it all means.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Here's a quick look at the details.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16From 2026, the World Cup is set to get bigger.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18A lot bigger.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24The number of teams taking part will increase from 32 to 48.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27It means more teams play more games, but Fifa say the tournament
0:03:27 > 0:03:35will still only takes 32 days and the eventual winner
0:03:35 > 0:03:38will still only have to play seven games to become world champions.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39So, what could it mean?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Well, lots of people are hoping that it could mean that more
0:03:42 > 0:03:46big stars from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Ireland could all play at the same World Cup.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54But it's thought many of the extra teams will probably come
0:03:54 > 0:03:56from Africa and Asia.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59There have been strong voices for and against it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Fifa say their plan is to open football up to the whole world.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06And give more countries the chance to play at the World Cup.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Others say Fifa have done it just to make more money and that having
0:04:10 > 0:04:17weaker teams in the tournament means the football just won't be as good.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Whatever the arguments, the goal is to make the biggest
0:04:19 > 0:04:24footballing tournament in the world even bigger and even better.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Finally have you ever had a bit of a nightmare in the kitchen?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Well, take a look at this.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Nine-year-old British boy Oscar was competing in the Spanish version
0:04:31 > 0:04:34of Junior Masterchef and got pretty upset when his fish and chip dish
0:04:34 > 0:04:37didn't quite go to plan.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Well, it wasn't all bad.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41After being on the show, Oscar was invited to cook
0:04:41 > 0:04:45for the British ambassador to Spain and judging by this picture
0:04:45 > 0:04:49it went much better.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest
0:04:55 > 0:04:55of the day's stories.