0:00:04 > 0:00:06Good afternoon, Jenny here with all the top stories
0:00:06 > 0:00:09from around the world, this Friday.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12We've got loads for you, so let's get started.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Find out how you play ping pong on the International Space Station.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19And the goat who thinks it's a dog.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32First - dog poo can be big issue in some parks and streets.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Now science is being used, in one part of London,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40to tackle the problem of horrible, well, you-know -what.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Here's Ricky.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Dog poo.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48It's pretty gross, isn't it?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51You are having a nice stroll in the park when all of a sudden,
0:00:51 > 0:00:56you come across it.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Don't you hate it when people don't clear up their dog's mess?
0:00:58 > 0:01:01If only there was a way of finding out who did this.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I think this might be a job for the DPIU,
0:01:04 > 0:01:14that is the Dog Poo Investigations Unit.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19OK, so there is no such thing as a Dog Poo Investigations Unit,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22but one local council in London is getting tough on dog doo-doo.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Barking and Dagenham Council have launched a scheme to test dog poo
0:01:25 > 0:01:32to try and catch owners who fail to clear up after their pets.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Park Rangers will collect up samples of dog mess and send it off to a lab
0:01:36 > 0:01:37for DNA testing.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40The scientists will be comparing the DNA found in the samples
0:01:40 > 0:01:43with a list of registered dogs and the owner will be tracked
0:01:43 > 0:01:44down and fined.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Getting DNA from dogs involves a simple swap taking just a few
0:01:47 > 0:01:49seconds, and will also help if the dog is ever lost.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52But at the moment, registering for the scheme is voluntary,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55and some people think not all pet owners will sign up.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58A responsible dog owner will always walk around with a bag to pick up
0:01:58 > 0:01:59whatever is necessary.
0:01:59 > 0:02:08I just think it is a waste of money.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It is not realistic at all, in all honesty.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11It is not going to work.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Barking Council say the doggy forensics will help keep the area
0:02:14 > 0:02:16cleaner and mess free and wants other councils to follow suit.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19So was this idea barking mad or will it stop owners
0:02:19 > 0:02:21and their dogs from leaving this mess behind?
0:02:21 > 0:02:30I tell you what, I am going home, that is enough dog poo for me today.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33In the north east of America people have been told to get ready
0:02:33 > 0:02:35for a major winter storm.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Around 50 million people could be affected by the so called "monster
0:02:37 > 0:02:42storm," which is expected to cause terrible blizzards and white-out
0:02:42 > 0:02:47conditions in some states, and bring traffic to a standstill.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Many schools have been closed today and up to 60 centimetres of snow
0:02:50 > 0:02:52is expected in some areas over the weekend.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Where the Loch Ness Monster might be hiding is a question that's puzzled
0:02:56 > 0:02:59people for hundreds of years.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03But a new discovery might just help solve the mystery.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Eight miles east of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands
0:03:05 > 0:03:07lies Loch Ness.
0:03:07 > 0:03:17A beautiful sight, but what lurks beneath the surface?
0:03:17 > 0:03:26There have been lots of supposed sightings of what has been
0:03:26 > 0:03:29There have been lots of supposed sightings of what has been nicknamed
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Nessie and endless theories
0:03:31 > 0:03:33about what he or she might look like
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and where the monster might live.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It's led to quite a few missions to try to work out what's
0:03:38 > 0:03:39going on, all unsuccessful.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Now, a retired fisherman, Keith Stewart, is using special
0:03:42 > 0:03:44sonar equipment to look for the hiding place.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Until now, the loch was thought to be 229.8 metres deep,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48but by measuring signals sent from his boat to different
0:03:48 > 0:03:51locations, he says he's discovered a crevice that goes much deeper,
0:03:51 > 0:03:52to 270.9 metres.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55According to him, that's plenty of room for a monster to hang out.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57The findings haven't been officially checked yet,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01but it's got a lot of people talking about whether we are a step closer
0:04:01 > 0:04:11to meeting Scotland's most famous monster.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Comedian Jo Brand started her big challenge for Sport Relief today.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17She's walking 150 miles in total, across England, starting from Hull
0:04:17 > 0:04:19this morning and heading to Liverpool.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21She'll walk around 60,000 steps each day.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Sounds exhausting.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Good luck, Jo!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Here at Newsround we love finding out about life on board
0:04:28 > 0:04:29the International Space Station.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31American astronaut, Scott Kelly, has been demonstrating how you can
0:04:31 > 0:04:35still play table tennis in space, with special bats and,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38of course - water for a ball.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Wow.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Before we go, meet Hobo, now, he is a goat but...
0:04:45 > 0:04:47He acts just like a dog.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50He loves going for walks and he even wags his tail.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53His best friends are his owners' two dogs.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55That's all from the team today, but Newsround is back,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59right here on CBBC, tomorrow morning at 8.55.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Have a lovely evening.