25/01/2017 Newsround


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Hi, I'm Martin - this is your Wednesday morning Newsround.

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Coming up:

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The latest toys are revealed at a big show in London.

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Och, aye the noo!

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And you tell us how you're celebrating Burns Night.

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First up, there's been a really important decision about how the UK

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will leave a club of countries called the European Union.

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Here's Jenny with more.

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Six months ago, the UK voted to leave the EU.

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How this will happen has been argued over ever since.

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So the Supreme Court -

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where the most important judges in Britain sit -

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was asked to make a decision

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about who decides to tell the European Union

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that the UK is leaving.

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So, Britain is going to tell the EU it's leaving

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by using something called Article 50.

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And the Prime Minister Theresa May

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thought it should be the UK Government's decision

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about when to use it.

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But others thought that Parliament - where MPs make and vote on laws -

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should do it instead.

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The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments

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also thought they should have their say.

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The Supreme Court has now said that its just the UK Parliament

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which gets to decide about Article 50.

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So now all MPs get to vote on it.

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They are expected to decide that the UK should start saying

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goodbye to the European Union.

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Theresa May wants that to happen by the end of March.

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And don't forget, there's loads more info about that big decision

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and what leaving the European Union could mean for the UK online.

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Tennis now and Britain's Johanna Konta has been knocked out

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of the Australian Open by Serena Williams.

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Konta went into the quarter-finals on a nine-match winning streak

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but Serena was just too strong for her, winning in straight sets.

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Williams is now two wins from winning her 23rd major title.

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But the bad luck continues - defending wheelchair singles

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champion Gordon Reid is also out.

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The Scot was beaten in three sets by Belgium Joachim Gerard.

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The Scot was beaten in three sets by Belgium's Joachim Gerard.

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There are now no Brits left in the tournament.

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Now if you love toys, you'll love this.

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Imagine a huge hall filled with all the latest latest gadgets and games.

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Imagine a huge hall filled with all the latest gadgets and games.

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The London Toy Fair is on at the moment and BBC

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technology reporter Zoe Kleinman went along to check it out.

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From robot hamsters to electric scooters, there are hundreds of toys

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on display here at the Toy Fair in London, including some

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we've never seen before.

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The these wristbands are coming out this year and they turn

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you into a human beatbox.

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Every time you move your arms, you create a beat.

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Are you ready?

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Let's have a go, then.

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Shall I start?

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DRUMBEAT

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So there you go, you can see it's lots of fun and it's designed to get

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you moving and also get you interested in music.

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The weird thing about this show is there are so many cool toys

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but only grown-ups to play with them,

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and that's because it is for shopkeepers

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to decide what they want to sell on to you.

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So it may be a little while before you can

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get your hands into one of these.

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SHE LAUGHS

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Yes!

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Now, lots of you guys in Scotland will be marking

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Robert Burns' birthday today with food, music, poetry

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and perhaps a spot of dancing.

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The famous 18th century poet is celebrated every year

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for his contribution to Scottish culture.

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You've been telling us more about his life

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and Burns Night traditions.

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Today is Robbert Burns Day.

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Robert Burns was a Scottish poet.

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We celebrate his birthday because the Scottish are very proud

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of what he achieved in his life.

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He was a very good writer.

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He used the Scottish dialect.

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Burns wrote most of his poems in Scotland, but his work has been

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translated into over 40 languages.

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Och, aye the noo!

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He wrote the tune for Auld Lang Syne and the poem the Selkirk Grace.

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A traditional Burns supper consists of haggis,

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needs and tatties.

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neeps and tatties.

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Robert Burns wrote a special poem called Address The Haggis

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which is sometimes read before the start of your supper.

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And there will be also lots of Scottish country dancing

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happening at ceilidhs.

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And if you want to find out more about Burns Night,

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go to our guide online.

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That's all from me for now but I'm back with more top stories

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in about half an hour.

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How many Blue Peter presenters does it take to change a light bulb?

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No, that doesn't really work.

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Why did the Blue Peter presenter cross the road?

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Er...to get closer to you?

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Can you do better? We want your own original joke.

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You can get in touch via your school or on your own.

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All the details are on the website, so head there and be funny.

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The winning joke will be performed live

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on a Red Nose Day Blue Peter special,

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