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Hi, I'm Ricky with your Newsround update this Friday morning.

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Coming up.

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Warnings of winter storms bringing strong winds, snow and flooding.

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And what will changes to the World Cup mean for football?

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First up and many of you might be waking up to some pretty extreme

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weather this morning and there are severe weather

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warnings for much of the UK.

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People in coastal parts of Essex have been told to leave their homes

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after a warning that high tides and strong winds

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could cause flooding.

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The army is on hand at Skegness in Lincolnshire to help out

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when a storm surge hits later on today.

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And in many other parts of the UK things are feeling pretty

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frosty with snow and ice causing travel problems.

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And we want to know what it's like where you are.

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Send us your weather pics or videos to us by going online now.

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We use energy for all sorts of things in our houses,

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from the hair dryer to the kettle.

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But in the future we could be getting our power

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from a brand new energy source - the sea.

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Martin's being looking into how it works.

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From giant wind turbines to solar panels, renewable energy is one

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of the many ways we can use the environment to

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help power our homes.

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And now experts say that government should support big plans to build

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the world's first tidal lagoons here in the UK.

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Tidal lagoons use the movement of the sea to create power.

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This would involve building a huge wall in the sea,

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around five miles long, to create a pool in the middle.

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Then large machines called turbines would be placed

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between the sea and the pool.

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When the sea level is high, and the pool level is low,

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water will get sucked through the turbine

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into the pool, creating power as it moves through it.

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And when the water in the pool is high but the sea level is low,

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the water will flow back out in the reverse direction,

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creating energy as it leaves.

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So are there any worries?

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Well, some people are concerned about how it could affect the fish.

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We're very worried about tidal lagoons because they have

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the potential to chop up lots of fish.

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And the positioning of lots of lagoons near the mouth

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of rivers is very alarming.

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And how much would it cost?

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Just over ?1 billion.

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But experts say it's worth it.

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If you look at the cost spread over the entire lifetime,

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120 years of the project, it comes out at about 30p

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per household for the next 30 years.

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That's less than a pint of milk.

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The first lagoon would be built in Swansea, but the aim could be

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to build five more off the coasts of Cardiff, Newport, Bridgwater Bay,

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Colwyn Bay and West Cumbria.

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It looks like the tide is turning on the way we will see our homes

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powered in the future.

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You might have recently heard about a vote by Fifa,

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the world governing body of football, to make

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the World Cup bigger.

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But it's left a few people scratching their heads

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about what it all means.

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Here's a quick look at the details.

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From 2026, the World Cup is set to get bigger.

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A lot bigger.

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The number of teams taking part will increase from 32 to 48.

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It means more teams play more games, but Fifa say the tournament

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will still only takes 32 days and the eventual winner

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will still only have to play seven games to become world champions.

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So, what could it mean?

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Well, lots of people are hoping that it could mean that more

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big stars from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern

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Ireland could all play at the same World Cup.

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But it's thought many of the extra teams will probably come

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from Africa and Asia.

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There have been strong voices for and against it.

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Fifa say their plan is to open football up to the whole world.

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And give more countries the chance to play at the World Cup.

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Others say Fifa have done it just to make more money and that having

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weaker teams in the tournament means the football just won't be as good.

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Whatever the arguments, the goal is to make the biggest

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footballing tournament in the world even bigger and even better.

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Finally have you ever had a bit of a nightmare in the kitchen?

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Well, take a look at this.

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Nine-year-old British boy Oscar was competing in the Spanish version

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of Junior Masterchef and got pretty upset when his fish and chip dish

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didn't quite go to plan.

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Well, it wasn't all bad.

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After being on the show, Oscar was invited to cook

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for the British ambassador to Spain and judging by this picture

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it went much better.

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That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.

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Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest

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of the day's stories.

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