YOUTUBE FITNESS VIDEOS
YouTube has decided it’s going to be tweaking its algorithm to change how it recommends certain health and fitness videos to teenagers. When you’re looking to get some exercise it’s easy to turn to YouTube for answers. But experts say seeing too much of this kind of thing could be problematic. So now YouTube says it’s going to start reducing how much its algorithm pushes certain health and fitness videos to people aged 13 to 17. While it’s important we look after our bodies with some exercise every day, experts say it’s also important to make sure we’re doing it in a healthy way and to take control of our own social media algorithms if it’s all getting a bit much.

MĀORI QUEEN
A new Māori queen has been crowned in New Zealand. Nga Wai Hono i te Po was chosen as Kuini, which is Māori for queen, after her father, Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII died last week. She’s the second ever woman to be named monarch and the second youngest person to hold the position.

PARALYMPICS
Well, the Paralympics might wrap up this weekend, but that doesn’t mean the Aussies are done winning gold! Last night, long jump star Vanessa Low won gold and set a new world record in her first jump of the T63 final. Lauren Parker became Australia’s first dual-sport Paralympic gold medallist at the same Games in 48 years. She won the women’s H1-4 para cycling road race to add to her para triathlon gold. While Para swimmer Timothy Hodge won his first individual gold, in the men’s 200m individual medley SM9 final.

ALL AGES BAND
Now it’s time to meet some musicians of all ages, who are teaming up to save Bega’s 125-year-old town band. Yep this is Bega’s all ages development brass band. It’s made up of musicians of all levels who are between the ages of 7 and 77, and they’re working together to save the town’s 125-year-old district band. You see, over the past few years the town’s main band has been struggling to attract younger players. So they started this development band for anyone who wants to give it a go to develop their skills and eventually play in the main band. And the older generation are hoping it’ll help younger players to develop a lifelong love of music to keep the band alive for another 125 years.

ROBOT JETPACK
First up, to a robot learning how to fly a jetpack! It’s being developed by researchers at the Italian Institute of technology, who hope that one day, robots like this one can perform tricky search and rescue missions. But for now, teaching it how to fly is proving to be enough of a challenge. And it might be a little while longer before we see this little guy take to the skies.

HUG VEST
Now to Shanghai in China, where this high tech vest has been drawing quite a crowd. It lets you give and receive hugs remotely. And its creators say it could be a game changer for family members who live far apart. It works by having someone hug this vest and that information is sent to this contraption, which uses a series of ropes and inflatable cushions to mimic the hug.

FASHION DOGS
And finally, to the latest in canine clothing. Dogs hit the runway in New York to show off their designer fits for the CatWalk FurBaby fashion show, which raises money for animal welfare charities. This is only the second year the event’s been held, ahead of New York Fashion Week.

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