:00:08. > :00:11.Good afternoon. I'm Hayley and here's Newsround to add a bit of
:00:11. > :00:21.sparkle to up your Tuesday afternoon. A huge diamond robbery
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:00:21. > :00:24.in Belgium. And. The new bionic limbs for wounded soldiers. But
:00:24. > :00:32.first, power, and news that the UK is heading towards an energy
:00:32. > :00:35.shortage. Today, Ofgem, the people who regulate Britain's power supply,
:00:35. > :00:45.warned that we soon won't have enough power stations to meet our
:00:45. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:48.energy demands. I've been looking into our energy gap. Energy -
:00:48. > :00:54.pretty handy stuff, but according to the people who keep an eye on
:00:54. > :00:59.the UK supply, Ofgem, soon we won't be producing enough of it ourselves.
:00:59. > :01:04.A lot of our energy comes from ageing oil and gas power stations,
:01:04. > :01:09.but many are shut down because they don't meet environmental standards.
:01:10. > :01:14.The Government have planned to use more resources like wind and water
:01:14. > :01:18.and nuclear power stations, but are still trying to work out the mix
:01:18. > :01:22.and how to pay for it. With no new power stations actually being built
:01:22. > :01:28.at the moment, and the old ones being phased out, the UK faces
:01:28. > :01:34.losing as much as 10% of the energy capacity. Within a month's time 10%
:01:34. > :01:38.of the capacity basically old coal and other systems will go off and
:01:38. > :01:41.we'll be tight. That doesn't mean the light are going out. We
:01:41. > :01:47.normally have reserve energy supplies of 14% to fall back on,
:01:47. > :01:52.but these will shrink to just 5%. If we are unable to produce our own
:01:52. > :01:57.energy, we may need to buy more from abroad. We already buy gas,
:01:57. > :02:01.but that is shrinking and increasing demand across the world
:02:01. > :02:05.means it's getting pretty expensive. That win mean your mum and dad's
:02:05. > :02:09.energy bills will go up, but the advice from the experts is don't
:02:09. > :02:15.panic. They want households to help out by only using the energy that
:02:15. > :02:18.you need until new power stations can be built. Next to Belgium,
:02:18. > :02:21.where robbers have stolen over �30 million worth of diamonds from
:02:21. > :02:24.Brussels Airport. The gang snatched the gems last night as they were
:02:24. > :02:27.being loaded onto a plane destined for Switzerland. Local police say
:02:27. > :02:32.they are looking for eight suspects, after what has been described as
:02:32. > :02:35.one of the biggest diamond robberies ever. Next, soldiers who
:02:35. > :02:38.lose limbs in battle have been promised new bionic legs by the
:02:38. > :02:41.Government. Members of the Armed Forces who have been injured in
:02:41. > :02:45.Afghanistan or Iraq will now be able to get the most up-to-date
:02:45. > :02:48.artificial limbs available thanks to �6.5 million of new funding.
:02:48. > :02:58.Joining us in the studio to explain all about artificial legs is John
:02:58. > :03:02.Head from Salford University. Getting downstairs is a particular
:03:02. > :03:06.function to be highlighted. I'm looking forward to that, but you
:03:06. > :03:16.have to learn the legs, so there are lots of functions that we have
:03:16. > :03:21.not been told about. What exactly is this new technology and what can
:03:21. > :03:26.it do before? I can show you this simple limb. It's solid and does
:03:26. > :03:31.the job and allows the person to stand and walk. In contrast, if we
:03:31. > :03:35.look at these two, again, this is a simple knee unit and allows a
:03:35. > :03:39.person to flex and straighten their knee. In contrast with this new
:03:39. > :03:43.device, which effectively not only does what the old one does, but
:03:43. > :03:47.stops a person from stumbling and adapts to their natural walking
:03:47. > :03:51.speed, allowing them to walk more naturally and allows them to walk
:03:51. > :03:56.upstairs, like Dave said in the clip. Are they expensive or
:03:56. > :04:01.available for everyone? They are expensive, but they're not really
:04:01. > :04:07.suitable for everyone. There are others that are just as useful.
:04:07. > :04:11.Those who will need it will get it? I think so. Thank you. Fascinating.
:04:11. > :04:13.If you've ever had a cold, flu or chicken pox you'll know viruses can
:04:13. > :04:16.be nasty. But scientists have just started using diamond laser
:04:16. > :04:26.technology to try and understand more about some the deadliest
:04:26. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:30.viruses on the planet. Here's Joe. This is a particle accelerator.
:04:30. > :04:37.Tiny atoms are flying so fast they can travel around the world seven
:04:37. > :04:42.times every second. The light this produces is what scientists are
:04:42. > :04:46.using to look at the viruses. It's here in the labs that they are
:04:46. > :04:50.being analysed. It's too dangerous for us to come anywhere near these,