Seal Has The X Factor

These 6 week old grey seals pups now have the X Factor. They have been named after some of the judges too.

They are getting their strength by going on a diet of soup (fish) vitamins and herring to eat. The grey seals are to be nursed by the Manx society for the cruelty of animals. They have rescued and put them back in their natural habitat. There have been 100 seals put back to the sea since 2001.

One of the team, Jenny Corran said "All the pups were very underweight when they were brought to our sanctuary but they are now gaining weight on their diet. Each seal has its own personality like all the judges on the X Factor."

When the grey seals reach to their full strenth and weight they will be released back into their natural habitat.
These grey seals were found in the Isle Of Man and they are one of the most rarest animals ever. According to the sanctuary there are about 40 pups born each year.

This Years Sport's Personality Of The Year Contenders.

The twelve contenders for this years Sport Personality Of The Year have been revealed!

On the list is.



Mo Farah, the long distance runner that represented Britain in the Olympics, and he won not one but two gold medals.




Andy Murray has also made the shortlist for winning the gold medal in the Olympics signals and only just missing out on the gold medal in the doubles, also he won his first Grand Slam in the US.




Chris Hoy has made the shortlist because he won two golds in the Olympics this year, this means he has won six Olympic golds in total.







Boxer Nicola Adams also has a chance of getting the award after she became the first ever Olympic women boxing champ.





Ben Ainslie has won his forth ever Olympic gold and is now the most decorated British sailor in history.





Jessica Ennis was the poster girl of the Olympics as she stormed to gold in the heptathlon.






It was forth time lucky for rower Kath Grainger, after having to settle for silver for three Olympic,s she finally got gold.





World number one golfer Rory McIliroy is the only contender that is not an Olympian or Paralympian.






Ellie Simmonds won two golds at the London Olympics to add to her two from Beijing, she won the Young Sport's Personality Of The Year back in 2008.




Sarah Storey won an amazing four gold medals at the Paralympics, matching the GB record of 11.






David Weir has a good chance of winning after he won four gold medals at the Olympics.





Bradley Wiggins, did something no Brit has ever done and he went on to win the Tour de France, so he has a good chance of winning.



Pictures from BBC Newsround.

Wii U Shipped Early and Possible Miniture Wii?

With the release date of Nintendo's eagerly anticipated home console, the Wii U, just one day away, online retailer Amazon seem to have jumped the gun after some customers received their console early. Delighted fans showed no hesitation in uploading snaps of their new television companion online. While some celebrate, others are faced with an agonising wait as stocks dwindle prior to the Christmas rush.

Obviously unclear of the imminent popularity of their news console, the Japanese giant have also unveiled a modified edition of the console that took the world by storm in 2006; come forth the Wii Mini. An exclusive to Canada as of yet, it is said to be the alternative for those who don't fancy the $300 receipt and nasty sting in the Christmas budget - or for the 3 people who don't actually have a Wii. This cheaper option features all of the original goodness, albeit online connectivity and the ability to play Gamecube titles. Would you be interested in it coming to the UK, despite the price an original Wii costs?

Why Is The UK Flooding So Badly?

Earlier this year we had a drought where there was very little rain and then the ground became very dry. The summer was the wettest in 100 years,  this caused so much stress for people who now have had floods. It has been a crises.

A Building In The Middle Of A Road

The house was built in Wenling in China where officials have knocked down a neighbourhood to make room for a motorway.

The couple that was living there refused to move after saying they weren't offered enough money to go.
A man named Luo Baogen said "I just want them to build me a new house" "They can build me the same size somewhere else and decorate it for me"

The money that Mr Luo got is less than what he payed when he got the house. He told  local reporters his electricity and water supply are flowing. He also said that his wife has to sleep in separate rooms so people don't knock down the other side of the house.

The road has not let traffic through yet. In China situations like this aren't common. The city is redoing the road and they are building a train station, businesses, hotels, shopping malls and factories.

Little Mix Want To Follow In The Footsteps Of 1D!

For the Little Mix girls its been a pretty good year overall!

It has been less than 12 months since they won X factor and they're already set to release their first album.

The girl group told Ricky (from Newsround) that they want to crack America and follow in the foot steps of One Direction. And all of us can't wait for the album to come out. Keep up the good work girls!

THE WANTED Can't Compeat With One Direction!!!!

Max George from the wanted has told newsround that they can not compete with reality bands like  One Direction (another famous boy band).
He said "I don't think anyone can ever compete with a reality TV band, they're just too big, like any of the acts off [The X Factor]."

On rivalry between them and 1D: "We don't really know them that well so I won't say that they are any rivalry."

There's a few little snarky comments here and there but that's all part of the fun"

The group also said "potentially" a collaboration in the pipeline with Justin Bieber.
But they did confirm that they are going into the studio with Chris Brown, as well as working with Pitbull, Rita Ora and LMFAO.