18/01/2014

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:00:00. > :00:10.Morning, guys. Jenny here, live with the latest on Andy Murray at the

:00:11. > :00:15.Australian Open coming up. Plus: Why these surfing dogs are

:00:16. > :00:20.causing a big splash. This is Newsround.

:00:21. > :00:26.But first, there are more flood warnings today for parts of England

:00:27. > :00:31.and Wales. Heavy rain is expected to add to problems in some areas and

:00:32. > :00:35.major roads in Surrey, West Sussex and Kent are already closed. The Met

:00:36. > :00:38.Office, who predict the weather, have issued a yellow flood warning

:00:39. > :00:40.for South-West England and South Wales.

:00:41. > :00:44.Andy Murray has powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open.

:00:45. > :00:48.He swept aside Spain's Feliciano Lopez in straight sets, beating him

:00:49. > :00:52.7-6, 6-4, 6-2. The world number four plays Stephane Robert of France next

:00:53. > :00:55.and is still on course for a quarterfinal showdown with Roger

:00:56. > :00:58.Federer. Next up, you might think this boggy

:00:59. > :01:03.marshland looks pretty uninteresting but peat bogs like this are at the

:01:04. > :01:07.centre of a big debate at the moment. For years, they've been

:01:08. > :01:10.stripped to help people grow plants and flowers but now environmental

:01:11. > :01:20.experts are calling for a change. Here's Martin with more. Peat blog

:01:21. > :01:28.in Cumbria. This is a haven for wildlife. For many years on the peat

:01:29. > :01:36.box like this one have been dug up but lots of it ends up in people's

:01:37. > :01:42.back gardens. At garden centres, peat has been sold mixed with

:01:43. > :01:46.fertiliser. The result is peat Oaks field with wildlife have been and

:01:47. > :01:53.destroyed it takes a long time for them to come back. This has been

:01:54. > :01:57.mailed. The huge machine scrapes off the surface of the peat, it leaves

:01:58. > :02:03.the surface on which plants can't grow. This surface, for ten years,

:02:04. > :02:12.still hardly anything can grow on it. Peat is vegetation and plant

:02:13. > :02:20.life which has broken down. Some of the peat box in Britain go back 8000

:02:21. > :02:27.years. The government want no peat to be used by 2030. But with the

:02:28. > :02:31.slowdown in use, in areas like this peat bog have been restored to their

:02:32. > :02:38.original state. Unless Pete is used in the back hard on, we will all be

:02:39. > :02:43.used -- able to use more wild box -- enjoy more wild books like this one.

:02:44. > :02:47.Finally, to the dogs and their owners who've been making waves in

:02:48. > :02:52.Brazil. This lot are in practice for a special competition in Rio de

:02:53. > :02:56.Janeiro. Pet and human are both supposed to stand up and paddle

:02:57. > :02:58.round a range of obstacles. Looks like some need more work than

:02:59. > :03:01.others.