01/02/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.Good morning, I'm Leah, with Newsround on Saturday first

:00:07. > :00:10.February. Keep watching for our look ahead to

:00:11. > :00:17.one of the most thrilling sporting events of the year.

:00:18. > :00:21.Before that, the areas of the UK that have been soaked by January's

:00:22. > :00:24.heavy rain are in for another major soaking today. More rain, more high

:00:25. > :00:28.tides and more strong winds are on their way. And there are more than

:00:29. > :00:31.170 flood warnings now in place across England and Wales. Nine of

:00:32. > :00:35.them are severe, which means a serious risk to people's safety. The

:00:36. > :00:38.worst affected places are in the south-west of England. Tides are

:00:39. > :00:47.also expected to get really high on parts of the Welsh coast.

:00:48. > :00:51.We have got sandbags out on the front of hotels. We have police,

:00:52. > :00:54.coastguard and members of the Council along the seafront, keeping

:00:55. > :00:57.an eye on what is happening. But there is not much that can be done

:00:58. > :00:59.at the moment. People are particularly wary.

:01:00. > :01:02.Next, today marks the start of the Rugby Union Six Nations tournament.

:01:03. > :01:06.Kicking off proceedings are Italy and Wales with the rest to follow

:01:07. > :01:09.across the weekend. But, which nation will be lifting the famous

:01:10. > :01:11.trophy this year? Who better to ask than England and Sale Sharks star

:01:12. > :01:30.Mark Cueto? England have got a great chance of

:01:31. > :01:36.winning. They have been the runner up in the previous 26 Nations. They

:01:37. > :01:42.have got a tough start. Next week they have got Scotland away. Their

:01:43. > :01:46.fly-half has one of the best goal kicking in Europe, it will be

:01:47. > :01:52.exciting to see how they get on. Wales are a team that always get

:01:53. > :01:57.going for the six Nations. Their starting team this weekend has 11

:01:58. > :02:04.British Lions from last summer. They have got a massively strong team.

:02:05. > :02:10.They are the guys to keep an eye out for. The star man, Brian O'Driscoll,

:02:11. > :02:14.the most capped ever player for Ireland is their callous man. They

:02:15. > :02:20.will be looking to go out with a bang. They are always competitive,

:02:21. > :02:28.but generally they are down the bottom part of the table. But if

:02:29. > :02:34.England lose at the weekend, then the second week will be Scotland up

:02:35. > :02:38.at Murrayfield and the Scottish will be really targeting that game. For

:02:39. > :02:40.me, it'll be either England or France who win the six Nations.

:02:41. > :02:45.Check out some stunning pictures of Chinese New Year celebrations on the

:02:46. > :02:50.Newsround website. And, feeling brainy?

:02:51. > :02:53.Then try our brand new quiz! That's all for now.

:02:54. > :02:55.I'll be back just before midday with your next Newsround update. Have a

:02:56. > :03:01.great morning. Bye!