:00:00. > :00:00.stadiums for a living and we will enjoy more of the superb skills you
:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Ricky, It's Friday, and this is Newsround.
:00:00. > :00:11.Orangutans rescued from fires in Indonesia.
:00:12. > :00:24.And we introduce you to this cool rider.
:00:25. > :00:27.Not only is it Friday today but it's also the BBC's big Children
:00:28. > :00:36.The show has been presented by Sir Terry Wogan since it started
:00:37. > :00:39.in 1980, 35 years ago, but for the first time he won't be
:00:40. > :00:50.He's had to pull out because of back problems
:00:51. > :00:54.to a magnificent cause", from home and "cheering and donating
:00:55. > :00:56.It's not all bad news though as there will
:00:57. > :00:58.still be lots going on throughout today.
:00:59. > :01:00.There'll be lots of Pudsey action, exclusive performances
:01:01. > :01:02.and Radio 1 host Scott Mills will attempt to abseil
:01:03. > :01:06.Bruce Forsyth returns with a special Children In Need Strictly
:01:07. > :01:10.All the action kicks off from 7pm on BBC One.
:01:11. > :01:16.So we asked some of you how some of you will be marking the day.
:01:17. > :01:28.In my school we are dressing up to raise money. It is like a time for
:01:29. > :01:32.us to give money for the children that don't have the good things we
:01:33. > :01:38.do. Getting to help people by dressing up in donating money. It's
:01:39. > :01:41.an important day, and it is like remembrance, because all of those
:01:42. > :01:44.people around the world don't have the opportunity that we do to have a
:01:45. > :01:47.good education and go to a good school.
:01:48. > :01:49.Schools across the Western Isles and Shetland in Scotland will all be
:01:50. > :01:54.Many roads have been closed and winds of up to 90 miles per hour
:01:55. > :01:56.are expected causing possible damage to houses.
:01:57. > :01:58.Heavy rain is also expected and may cause some flooding.
:01:59. > :02:01.BBC weather reporter Simon King has sent us this report
:02:02. > :02:14.We sometimes get some pretty big storms in the UK, and recently the
:02:15. > :02:18.UK and Irish weather service decided to start naming them. You might see
:02:19. > :02:23.your name pop up, but we had our first one, Abigail, which moved
:02:24. > :02:28.towards Scotland on Thursday night and this morning and you can see
:02:29. > :02:31.right at the top there, in Scotland, some very strong winds expected
:02:32. > :02:35.across northern and western areas and there could be some problems
:02:36. > :02:39.first thing on Friday morning. For all of us, quite windy day on
:02:40. > :02:44.Friday, but the strong winds will continue in the far north of
:02:45. > :02:47.Scotland on Friday accompanied by heavy rain. There is mounting snow
:02:48. > :02:50.on Friday and it will feel pretty cold as well. -- mountain snow.
:02:51. > :02:53.Next to the country of Indonesia in south-east Asia, where forest
:02:54. > :02:56.As well as the damage to the environment
:02:57. > :02:59.and the effects on people's health, the fires are also threatening rare
:03:00. > :03:14.This is no ordinary fire. Great areas of Indonesia are burning, and
:03:15. > :03:18.it is causing big problems for people and animals. Many apes have
:03:19. > :03:23.been forced to flee their Forest homes and head to villages in search
:03:24. > :03:29.of food, but many locals see them as pests. This can lead to an increase
:03:30. > :03:33.in attacks on the animals. This rare orangutan from Borneo and her baby
:03:34. > :03:37.were treated by an animal rescue team after trying to escape the
:03:38. > :03:42.wildfires. The two apes were eventually released back into the
:03:43. > :03:46.wild safely. The haze caused by fires has been poisoning the air
:03:47. > :03:49.across Southeast Asia for weeks now. More than 100,000 people in
:03:50. > :03:56.Indonesia are said to be suffering from breathing problems. Fires
:03:57. > :04:00.happen every year in Indonesia, but unusually dry weather has made this
:04:01. > :04:04.year's even worse than normal. A team of firefighters in one part of
:04:05. > :04:11.the country now being helped by elephants trained to carry hoses and
:04:12. > :04:13.water pumps. We are now using elephants trained to patrol in the
:04:14. > :04:22.jungle in order to put out Forest fires early and stop them from
:04:23. > :04:26.burning. Many of the fires are started illegally to clear land to
:04:27. > :04:30.grow new plants. Most are set ablaze on peat land which burns for longer
:04:31. > :04:35.and produces more smoke than other fires. With rain expected here
:04:36. > :04:37.soon, the fires could be put out in the next month.
:04:38. > :04:42.at Otto, the brilliant bulldog. He's set a new Guinness World Record for
:04:43. > :04:52.Otto passed through the legs of 30 people before being
:04:53. > :04:55.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.