29/01/2016 Newsround

Good afternoon - it's Friday!

I'm Hayley and we're live with Newsround on CBBC -

let's get cracking.

Just how long does it take a robot to solve a Rubik's Cube?

And the town that still thinks it's Christmas.

Another winter storm has been battering parts of the UK today.

Gertrude, as it's been named, has caused big problems.

Schools in some parts of Scotland were closed today because wind

speeds reached more than 90 miles an hour.

Train and ferry services had to be stopped and some roads

were also closed.

In Northern Ireland, power lines were brought down

by the strong winds.

The BBC's Northern Ireland correspondent Chris Buckler sent

Newsround this report.

It's been very windy all day here in Northern Ireland,

and I'm trying to keep the microphone very close to me,

because it's very difficult to hear if I pull it away from my body.

At some stages here along the coast in Northern Ireland,

the gusts reached 80 mph, and that has caused

all sorts of problems.

There have been electricity lines knocked down

and that means that people woke up this morning without power

in their homes.

That meant lots of difficulties for them as they got

ready for school and work.

As they tried to get to school and work,

they found some roads closed.

Trees and branches were blocking streets.

All day, people have been removing those to try and make it easier

for them returning to their houses this evening.

The worst is now over for Northern Ireland,

but nonetheless, you can tell

that there is still rain, there is still wind,

and it's still pretty cold.

Andy Murray has made it through to the final

of the Australian Open.

He beat Canadian Milos Raonic in a mammoth five set match.

He came from behind twice to win.

Murray will play world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday.

Next to a little town in Kent in the south of England,

where it's still Christmas, and it could even continue

until mid-February.

Jenny's been to investigate.

A typical high street on a rainy day in late January.

Shopping bags, mums and dads rushing to and from work...

And a ten metre tall Christmas tree?

Here in Paddock Wood, it still looks a lot like Christmas.

That's because there's a collared dove

nesting on her eggs, hidden in the branches

just behind me.

The mum to be was discovered when the council

started to take the tree's decorations down.

They had to stop work immediately.

All nesting birds in the UK are protected by law,

which makes it illegal to interfere with an active nest.

That means the tree will have to stay in place

until the eggs hatch and all the chicks have

flown the nest.

So what do the local children think?

It's quite good to bring a bit of Christmas spirit into January.

I've just seen the dove, and I think

it's cool, because not many exciting things happen in Paddock Wood.

I think that's actually quite sweet

to have some wildlife near a village.

I think it's nice that it's found a home.

I hope that her chicks survive and that she has more eggs later on.

Hopefully, it stays in the tree,

so we can keep it up till next Christmas.

Daisy, you can do the call, can't you?

Yeah.

SHE COOS LIKE A DOVE

Amazing!

I went to the nearby wildlife rescue

to find out how long their feathered guest might stay.

Once the eggs have hatched, the birds normally take

between 15 and 19 days before they end up fledging from the nest.

How common is it for collared doves like Lola here

to nest in a busy town centre?

It's not that strange.

They do nest in trees.

They make basic nests out of sticks and twigs,

which form a platform.

But the most important factor is that there is a good food supply

around, so you might find that there is somebody nearby

that feeds them or there's a feeding station in someone's garden.

To them, it's a nice site.

That means the dove and tree could be here

well past Valentine's Day.

So for now, it's still...

Merry Christmas!

And just before we go - how long does it take you to solve

a Rubik's Cube?

Can you do it this fast?

In just over one second, this robot can solve the puzzle.

The inventors are hoping it's going to go straight

into the records books, beating the current world record

for a robot of 2.39 seconds.

That's all from me.

Newsround's back right here tomorrow morning at 8.55 with Ricky.

Have a great weekend.