18/01/2014 Newsround


18/01/2014

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Morning, guys. Jenny here, live with the latest on Andy Murray at the

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Australian Open coming up. Plus: Why these surfing dogs are

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causing a big splash. This is Newsround.

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But first, there are more flood warnings today for parts of England

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and Wales. Heavy rain is expected to add to problems in some areas and

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major roads in Surrey, West Sussex and Kent are already closed. The Met

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Office, who predict the weather, have issued a yellow flood warning

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for South-West England and South Wales.

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Andy Murray has powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open.

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He swept aside Spain's Feliciano Lopez in straight sets, beating him

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7-6, 6-4, 6-2. The world number four plays Stephane Robert of France next

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and is still on course for a quarterfinal showdown with Roger

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Federer. Next up, you might think this boggy

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marshland looks pretty uninteresting but peat bogs like this are at the

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centre of a big debate at the moment. For years, they've been

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stripped to help people grow plants and flowers but now environmental

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experts are calling for a change. Here's Martin with more. Peat blog

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in Cumbria. This is a haven for wildlife. For many years on the peat

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box like this one have been dug up but lots of it ends up in people's

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back gardens. At garden centres, peat has been sold mixed with

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fertiliser. The result is peat Oaks field with wildlife have been and

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destroyed it takes a long time for them to come back. This has been

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mailed. The huge machine scrapes off the surface of the peat, it leaves

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the surface on which plants can't grow. This surface, for ten years,

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still hardly anything can grow on it. Peat is vegetation and plant

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life which has broken down. Some of the peat box in Britain go back 8000

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years. The government want no peat to be used by 2030. But with the

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slowdown in use, in areas like this peat bog have been restored to their

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original state. Unless Pete is used in the back hard on, we will all be

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used -- able to use more wild box -- enjoy more wild books like this one.

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Finally, to the dogs and their owners who've been making waves in

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Brazil. This lot are in practice for a special competition in Rio de

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Janeiro. Pet and human are both supposed to stand up and paddle

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round a range of obstacles. Looks like some need more work than

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others.

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