:00:00. > :00:10.Hi, I'm Ricky, with your evening Newsround.
:00:11. > :00:15.First, the United Nations have said that half of Syria's population is
:00:16. > :00:18.now in urgent need of aid. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says
:00:19. > :00:21.the UN has launched its biggest ever appeal and so far around one and a
:00:22. > :00:26.half billion pounds has been donated. But he says this amount
:00:27. > :00:29.isn't even half what they need to deal with the crisis. 9.3 million
:00:30. > :00:33.Syrians are thought to be affected by the war, which has raged for
:00:34. > :00:36.nearly three years now. Next to a row about smartphone apps
:00:37. > :00:39.that turn plastic surgery into a game, which a charity has said are
:00:40. > :00:44."dangerous". Players are shown a figure of a girl and are invited to
:00:45. > :00:48.make her thinner using surgery. Apple and Google both removed a
:00:49. > :00:51.version aimed at kids aged nine and older, but earlier this afternoon we
:00:52. > :00:55.told you that a very similar version was still available aimed at kids
:00:56. > :00:59.aged 12 and above. Since then, Apple appear to have removed that one,
:01:00. > :01:06.too. The eating disorder charity Beat told Leah earlier that games
:01:07. > :01:11.like this are sending a bad message. We are very concerned about this app
:01:12. > :01:15.because we know how dangerous it can be for young people to feel bad
:01:16. > :01:23.about themselves and their bodies and we don't sell -- see how this
:01:24. > :01:31.can do anything but add to that. An app has to be approved. What do you
:01:32. > :01:39.think about that? If this really has gone through an approval process, I
:01:40. > :01:43.don't think it is vigorous enough. It doesn't take into account the
:01:44. > :01:49.serious consequences of people having access to this. They should
:01:50. > :01:52.have a more responsible attitude. Google told us that they: "don't
:01:53. > :01:56.comment on individual apps but will remove apps that breach guidelines".
:01:57. > :01:58.As for Apple, we've asked them several times today whether they
:01:59. > :02:01.feel the plastic surgery game is appropriate for kids, but we've so
:02:02. > :02:05.far heard nothing back. Next, Liam Payne has said sorry
:02:06. > :02:09.after a pic was posted on Twitter of him balancing on the edge of a
:02:10. > :02:11.balcony hundreds of feet up a tall building. The pic has been taken
:02:12. > :02:31.down, but the 1D star tweeted: Note to anyone going sea kayaking:
:02:32. > :02:35.it's generally a good plan to steer clear of a 20-tonne whale. This
:02:36. > :02:39.happened in Norway last week. A humpback whale came up for air right
:02:40. > :02:43.next to this guy's kayak! He said he didn't realise he was sitting on the
:02:44. > :02:45.whale's back and didn't have time to be afraid.
:02:46. > :02:48.Last up, head online to see some amazing pics from the air of Sochi's
:02:49. > :02:52.Winter Olympic venues. And check out our interview with
:02:53. > :02:57.British slopestyle skier and medal hopeful James Woods.
:02:58. > :02:59.That's it. Newsround is back in the morning. Bye!