29/01/2016 Newsround


29/01/2016

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with his skills and we will marvel at more of your incredible skills.

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It's Friday, I'm Jenny, you are live with Newsround.

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Keep watching, because we've got all this on the way!

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Comedian Jo Brand smashes her Sport Relief challenge.

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And just how long does it take a robot to solve a Rubiks Cube?

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Schools in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles of Scotland

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have all closed today as Storm Gertrude hits the UK,

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Strong winds measuring up to 70 miles an hour are due to arrive this

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morning, with many train companies taking the decision to cut services

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because of worries about the weather.

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Strong winds and heavy rain are likely to affect people living

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in Northern Ireland and northern England, as well as Scotland.

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More child refugees from the middle eastern country of Syria will be

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The government will invite kids who have been separated

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from their families and are currently living

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in refugee camps - not those who have already made

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War and conflict in Syria in the Middle East has sent

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thousands of people, many of them children,

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looking for safety in other countries.

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Some have travelled to Europe, making the dangerous journey

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Children can get split up from their families and end

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Others are living in refugee camps in countries

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Here they live in tents and shelters.

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Last year the government said that it would allow 20,000 people

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from camps like these to live in the UK.

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They have come under pressure to do more, especially for Trowbridge and

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who have travelled to Europe on their own. They said they will give

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more help but have not put a precise figure on it. They want to focus on

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children in camps in places like Jordan and Lebanon but ministers say

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they do not want to encourage more families to make a very dangerous

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trip across Europe. Labour have said they need to help the children

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already here in Europe. The war in Syria has gone on for five years

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now, a long time, and lots of children have already fled that area

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to escape it. It is good news the government wants to help these

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children but it is important they also help those who have already

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fled and made their way to Europe. The details are not clear but more

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vulnerable children will be able to start a new life in the UK. There

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are worries that many thousands more already in Europe are still at risk.

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Lots of you might have your own Barbie at home but take a good look

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The toy maker Mattel has introduced new different shapes

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of the well known character - including curvy, tall and petite.

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As well as new skin tones and more than 20 different eye colours.

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Many people had complained that the traditional Barbie

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It shows what is actually happening in the real world and helps people

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feel better about themselves. Changing the sizes and making them

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different, and they will not be the same all the time. Sometimes it can

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be quite boring to have them all blondes and perfect so maybe they

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can just be normal. Andy Murray will be hoping he's got

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what it takes to make to it He's got his semi-final

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to get through first. He'll be playing Canadian Milos

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Raonic later this morning. The winner will play Novak Djokovic

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in the final on Sunday. Comedian Jo Brand has

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finished her massive She walked from the east coast

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of England to the west coast - starting in Hull and

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finishing in Liverpool. It took her seven days

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to complete the 136 mile trek. She said that she was blown away

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by the amount of support she got At 8.15 we have a treat for you,

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because we'll have a report from Paddock Wood in Kent,

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where it could be Christmas I'll be finding out why,

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and what the local children think, And just before you go -

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how long does it take you to solve In just over one second this robot

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can solve the puzzle. The inventors are hoping it's

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going to go straight into the records books beating

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the current world record for a robot That's all from me, Newsround's back

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right here in about half an hour.

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