:00:00. > :00:07.Martin here with all the top news stories this Friday.
:00:08. > :00:11.British astronaut Tim Peake is getting ready to go
:00:12. > :00:16.Plus, the police car made of ice in Japan.
:00:17. > :00:30.It's a big day for British astronaut Tim Peake as he prepares
:00:31. > :00:33.to do his first ever spacewalk this afternoon.
:00:34. > :00:38.He'll be helping to restore power to one part of the station.
:00:39. > :00:43.Here's Ayshah with what's going to be happening.
:00:44. > :00:47.At around 1255 later today you might be finishing your lunch,
:00:48. > :00:50.but somewhere in space Tim Peake will be about to take
:00:51. > :00:57.He will set for outside the International Space Station
:00:58. > :01:04.It's a huge moment for any astronaut.
:01:05. > :01:06.Spacewalks are the most exciting and challenging thing an astronaut
:01:07. > :01:10.does, the hardest thing we do as human beings.
:01:11. > :01:14.It is the most hostile environment you can imagine.
:01:15. > :01:19.For the next 6 1/2 hours he will be out in space repairing a broken
:01:20. > :01:25.power unit on the outside of the station.
:01:26. > :01:25.He will be with a fellow astronaut and their every move is guided
:01:26. > :01:30.Everything down to the order in which tools and equipment
:01:31. > :01:36.are attached to their space suits has been carefully planned.
:01:37. > :01:41.We have planned in meticulous detail the procedures.
:01:42. > :01:45.We've used computer simulations to see exactly where we will go
:01:46. > :01:51.I think it's going to be the most exhilarating feeling imaginable.
:01:52. > :01:55.After repairing the unit, his next job will be to connect
:01:56. > :02:05.In fact, the ISS orbits earth every 90 minutes so they will do this
:02:06. > :02:14.in a cycle of 45 minutes of daylight and 45 minutes of complete darkness.
:02:15. > :02:17.At the corner of your eye you're seeing the planet rotating below
:02:18. > :02:20.you so how do you stop getting distracted because you have
:02:21. > :02:23.the whole universe to look at, but you have to undo screws
:02:24. > :02:31.It is another part of Tim's exciting mission in space.
:02:32. > :02:34.Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spent more than 150 days on space
:02:35. > :02:42.He says they're are a crucial part of life on board the station.
:02:43. > :02:45.We'd been training for years to do spacewalks.
:02:46. > :02:51.Regular maintenance is required to keep the space station running.
:02:52. > :02:58.Unlike a car where you can pull over and call a tow truck,
:02:59. > :03:01.if the station had a serious problem, you have to go
:03:02. > :03:05.Today, Tim Peake will join a small group of astronauts who have
:03:06. > :03:08.European astronaut Luca Parmitano told Newsround how he felt
:03:09. > :03:28.It was at Peterlee fantastic. It was one of the most experiences for me
:03:29. > :03:33.ever -- it was absolutely fantastic. Being on top of the world don't
:03:34. > :03:40.outside a space station looking through my spells came it and using
:03:41. > :03:45.all this cool equipment was fantastic. Emotional and the
:03:46. > :03:51.realisation of a dream. Mostly, fantastic. Emotional and the
:03:52. > :03:56.there are a lot of people counting on you to perform really well so
:03:57. > :03:59.that the space station is safe and can keep going.
:04:00. > :04:02.Head over to the Newsround web site to find out everything you need
:04:03. > :04:06.To football now and two of Spain's top clubs have been banned
:04:07. > :04:11.Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are not allowed to add
:04:12. > :04:12.to their squads for the next two transfer windows.
:04:13. > :04:14.Fifa handed out the punishment because the clubs didn't stick
:04:15. > :04:18.to the rules about signing young players.
:04:19. > :04:24.Over in Japan they've been getting creative with their snow and made
:04:25. > :04:30.Kids at one school in Stevenage in Hertfordshire got a surprise
:04:31. > :04:32.when Prince William joined them for lunch.
:04:33. > :04:36.The Duke of Cambridge flew into the playing field at the school
:04:37. > :04:41.after taking doctors to a nearby hospital as part of his job
:04:42. > :04:50.He sat and chatted to some of the pupils as he had some lunch.
:04:51. > :04:52.That's all from me, we'll be back with more Newsround at 8.15.