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Good morning, it's Thursday 16th January. You're watching Newsround

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with me, Ricky. On the way... Searing heat stops play at the

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Australian Open. And ever wondered why birds fly in a V formation? The

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answer's coming up. This is Newsround.

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First, to the severe heatwave that's been raging through Australia.

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Temperatures have soared over 40 degrees Celsius again. And the

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extreme heat has forced the organisers of the Australian Open

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Tennis in Melbourne to stop the tournament. Players had been using

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ice packs in a desperate bid to keep cool, but in the end the heat was

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too much. And all players were told to finish their current sets and

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come off court. They are 11 hours ahead, so it's just gone 6:30pm in

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the evening there. Play is due to get started again in a couple of

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hours, in time for Andy Murray's match later this morning. Fans there

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think stopping play was the right move. Good on them so they have

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stopped it so other players do not have to deal with it. I am not

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surprised. It is quite dangerous in the heat for the players. It is not

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good they have to play in 44 degrees. The BBC's Jon Donnison is

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in Melbourne. He sent this report a bit earlier on. Just coming up to

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midday and the temperatures are up to around 40 degrees. We are told

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today it could get up to around 44 Celsius. Fans are doing what they

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can to cool down. It really is sauna like conditions. These two ladies

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have Robert Lee got the best seats in the house, right in front of

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these which are pumping out cold and misty air. I am going to join them.

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Absolute bliss! Sticking with sport, but in Manchester, not Melbourne. It

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was another goal-packed night for Manchester City as they hammered

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Blackburn to easily nail their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

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The score was 5-0 at the Etihad. Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko each

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scored twice. City have now scored 99 goals in all competitions so far

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this season. Next, it's one of nature's biggest mysteries. But

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researchers have finally found out just why many birds fly in a

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V-formation. A team of scientists fitted tiny little computers to a

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flock of birds as they migrated south for the winter and it's hoped

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the results can teach us a thing or two about our own flying habits.

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Ayshah has more. Every winter while we braved cold temperatures and

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miserable weather, up above different species of birds flying

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off to sun themselves in the south. For over 3000 years humans have

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looked at birds annual trips to warmer climates but we have not been

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able to study them up close until now. Scientists were able to get

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unique insight into their journey after they followed a flock of

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ibises in a plane. They were able to record the position, speed and wing

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flap. We discovered when they fly in AV formation they are taking

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advantage of each other's wake. How did you measure this? In my pocket,

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I have one of these things. This is effectively a smartphone. It will

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measure how much it is doing this and that in which way it is

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pointing. Why are these findings are important? It gives us an answer

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that birds are more clever than we thought. They are able to sense or

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guess where the air will be backed will give them the best chance of

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getting to winter grounds. It is also about making aircraft fly by

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using extra fuel. The next time you see a flock of birds flying off on

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their holidays you will know there is more to it than you would have

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thought. Next, to probaby the cutest twins you'll see all year. The

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fluffy pair of polar bears were born just five weeks ago at a zoo in

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Germany. And they've been caught on camera for the first time. Zoo

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keepers in Munich haven't worked out yet if they are brothers or sisters.

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Both cubs are being looked after very well by their mum, Giovanna. If

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you get a bit of spare time with your mates today, then don't forget

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to check out the brilliant Newsround website. See one of our top

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snowboarders in action ahead of the Winter Olympics. Find out the

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mystery of why birds fly in a V formation. And why Liam from 1D is

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saying sorry. Join me again at 8:15am. Goodbye.

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