:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Martin with your Friday afternoon Newsround.
:00:00. > :00:09.A French astronaut takes his first space walk.
:00:10. > :00:13.Flood warnings for large parts of the east coast.
:00:14. > :00:15.And what happened after this boy's kitchen nightmare?
:00:16. > :00:30.First, thousands of people living on the east coast of England have
:00:31. > :00:34.been told to leave their homes because of bad winter storms.
:00:35. > :00:36.The Environment Agency thought there would be flooding
:00:37. > :00:41.It wasn't as bad as expected but it's not over yet.
:00:42. > :00:44.Here's Kate Sweeting reporting from the Humber Estuary,
:00:45. > :00:49.one of the places at risk of flooding.
:00:50. > :00:52.The high wind that was predicted hasn't materialised and that means
:00:53. > :00:56.that the high tide here has passed without event.
:00:57. > :01:00.Tidal surges are caused by a mixture of high wind and
:01:01. > :01:04.high tides, but we are not out of the woods yet because we are told
:01:05. > :01:08.there is another high tide this evening and that could more severe.
:01:09. > :01:12.So there are still flood warnings in place along the east coast, which
:01:13. > :01:19.Council workers are on standby, the police.
:01:20. > :01:21.In Lincolnshire, the army was called in to help evacuate people.
:01:22. > :01:23.More than 3000 residents were told to
:01:24. > :01:26.leave their homes or to move upstairs, and special rest centres
:01:27. > :01:35.And the wintry weather is affecting lots of other parts of the country
:01:36. > :01:37.too with heavy snowfall closing some schools and causing
:01:38. > :01:41.But for some it's been pretty exciting.
:01:42. > :01:51.You've been getting in touch with your snowy updates.
:01:52. > :01:58.Kaitlyn, seven, sent this picture of her back garden in Eastbourne.
:01:59. > :02:05.11-year-old from Worcestershire had to look further to the hills to see
:02:06. > :02:09.the snow. But in Essex, the snow was right there when they woke up. Jake
:02:10. > :02:14.from Gloucestershire was really excited to cease no from his bedroom
:02:15. > :02:19.window. And this was the view for Isabel in Stockton-on-Tees. Isaacs
:02:20. > :02:23.and Elliott in Yorkshire had a full covering of snow and were looking
:02:24. > :02:30.forward to the walk to school. But the snow was not just at home. This
:02:31. > :02:34.class from Bedford prep school were excited to watch the first snowfall
:02:35. > :02:38.of the year from their classroom. And building a snowman was top of
:02:39. > :02:44.the list of playtime activities for spring side primary in North
:02:45. > :02:49.Ayrshire. This nine-year-old had a snowy view from her window. And in
:02:50. > :02:53.Glasgow, the playground was covered in snow and the kids say they just
:02:54. > :02:58.want to keep singing, do you want to build a snowman? Rate voice!
:02:59. > :03:00.Now staying with the snow, seeing an elephant in it isn't
:03:01. > :03:05.But at Oregon Zoo in the US, all the animals there are having
:03:06. > :03:10.In fact, so much snow has fallen in the last few days that the zoo
:03:11. > :03:14.But that hasn't stopped this polar bear and these seals
:03:15. > :03:17.Now how's this for a bit of extreme DIY?
:03:18. > :03:20.Right now French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and American
:03:21. > :03:23.astronaut Shane Kimbrough are on a space walk.
:03:24. > :03:24.They're working on upgrading the power systems on the
:03:25. > :03:29.They'll spend about six and a half hours fixing new batteries,
:03:30. > :03:35.the size of fridges, to the side of the ISS.
:03:36. > :03:42.Some people in Gwaun Valley in Wales go by a different calendar.
:03:43. > :03:46.For them, New Year's Day, or Hen Galan, is today.
:03:47. > :03:58.A group of school kids there told us how they'll be celebrating.
:03:59. > :04:07.Today, we are celebrating Hen Galan. We are celebrity New Year's Eve 13
:04:08. > :04:13.days after everybody else because Pope Gregory changed the calendars.
:04:14. > :04:20.We will be going around singing. And with the -- we will be collecting
:04:21. > :04:28.sweets and money. I can't wait. This is one of the songs.
:04:29. > :04:31.Finally, have you ever had a bit of a nightmare in the kitchen?
:04:32. > :04:35.Nine-year-old British boy Oscar was competing in the Spanish version
:04:36. > :04:38.of Junior Masterchef and got pretty upset when his fish and chip dish
:04:39. > :04:45.After being on the show, Oscar was invited to cook
:04:46. > :04:48.for the British ambassador to Spain and judging by this picture
:04:49. > :05:03.Newsround's back in the morning just before nine.
:05:04. > :05:05.How many Blue Peter presenters does it take to change a light bulb?
:05:06. > :05:09.Why did the Blue Peter presenter cross the road?
:05:10. > :05:16.Can you do better? We want your own original joke.
:05:17. > :05:18.You can get in touch via your school or on your own.
:05:19. > :05:22.All the details are on the website, so head there and be funny.
:05:23. > :05:24.The winning joke will be performed live
:05:25. > :05:27.on a Red Nose Day Blue Peter special,