15/04/2014 Newsround

Hi, I'm Martin with your morning Newsround. On today's show: A rare

total eclipse of the moon. How licking rocks can help discover

dinosaurs. First up - if you're planning on

going to the beach this Easter I have some good news for you. A

record number of UK beaches have received the top water quality award

from the Marine Conservation Trust, meaning more of our coastline is

cleaner than ever. The BBC's Tim Muffett put down his bucket and

spade for a minute to send us this report.

It is a beautiful morning near Gosport in Hampshire, where the

water quality from this beach has been classed as excellent. Every

year scientists test the quality of the water off our beaches and more

than ever have reached the top rating. Around three quarters of the

700 that were tested. Richard, you are from the Marine Conservation

Society. Why the improvement? It seems we had a really good summer

and there was hardly any rainfall so the beaches were not affected by

floods which cause the sewers to overflow and go into the sea. The

winter was very wet, will that not have made the pollution worse? It

would have done at the time. Around the coast, the beaches are not

tested at that time of year. I would imagine it would have been pretty

bad at around the time of the floods. What are the dangers of

dirty water? You can pick up some nasty bugs, ear, nose and throat

infections, and things that can be harmful to you. It is important for

people to swim in the sea, to play in the sea that you don't have those

bugs to pick up. Some beaches failed to reach the minimum standard. It is

not just down to the weather. Water companies and local authorities are

being encouraged to make sure sewage does not flow into the sea. But it

is good news when it comes to the quality of the water.

A memorial service will be held at Liverpool's football ground later to

mark the 25th Anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The tragedy

happened in 1989 when 96 Liverpool fans died in a crush at an FA Cup

semifinal. Thousands of people are expected to observe a minute's

silence at seven minutes past three this afternoon, the time the game

was stopped. Next, some of you might know from

moving house how difficult it can be to transport all your stuff from one

place to another. Well spare a thought for engineers in America who

had to transport the most complete skeleton of a T-Rex ever discovered,

over 2,000 miles from one side of the country to another.

Roardiculous! In a basement at this museum in the

Rockies, one of the most delicate packing jobs is underway. The

66-year-old remains of the T-Rex, bound for the Natural History Museum

in Washington. This is a once-in-a-lifetime moment to stand

here and help pack up a T-Rex and packet across the country. Then put

that on display. Most museums only get one shot at that if they are

lucky. This is one of the most examined and documented dinosaurs in

the world. But the science of discovering can be basic. Montana is

dinosaur country. But how do scientists know they have found a

dinosaur? The bone likes to hold on to your tongue. Put your tongue on

to the bone. Its stock! Put your tongue on the rock for a negative

test. It did not stick. The bones are transported in a climate

controlled a truck. It has added security systems and the journey

across the US is under constant satellite surveillance. This gives a

good idea of how it will look when it is fully assembled. The first

time in 66 million years the nation's T-Rex will stand on its own

two feet. People across the Atlantic are

enjoying a rare total lunar eclipse right now. These NASA pictures show

what's been happening. The moon has been moving into the Earth's shadow

this morning, covering it in full darkness. The moon will be fully

eclipsed for more than an hour - during which it'll have a red glow.

Just time for me to tell you to head over to the CBBC website because

from 12:30 today Leah and I will be answering your questions live. So

head online and ask us