25/01/2014 Newsround

Hello, you're watching Newsround live on CBBC this Saturday

lunchtime. I'm Jenny, and on the way: We check out the Japanese

island that keeps on growing. We've got the footy story that

really matters. And in Canterbury, these girls are

making history. First, the Syrian government and

main opposition have met in the same room, along with world leaders, at

peace talks in Switzerland. The aim of the talks is to try and end

Syria's three year civil war. The two sides have blamed each other for

a lack of progress so far. They didn't talk directly to each other,

but the short meeting is being seen as an important step forward.

Next, more heavy rain is on the way this weekend. And it could cause big

problems for areas already affected by the flooding. Things are really

bad in Somerset in the west of England. A massive area has been

underwater for the past three weeks. In this village, families are having

to use boats to go anywhere. Officials are calling it a major

incident, which means the council can't deal with it alone, and could

call in the military for help. Next up, to the little bit of Japan

that's popped up out of the sea, and just keeps growing and growing! When

a volcano erupted off the coast of Japan in November it started to form

a mini island and it's still not stopped.

Next up, one of the Premier League's biggest

when it started, scientists thought it would not last. They thought the

tiny island would disappear within weeks. But they were wrong. And a

month later it was three times bigger. The little island even

overtook the island next door and it has become so famous, people started

to think up names. One blogger has named its nippy island. You can see

why. From certain angles, it looks like a certain famous cartoon

character. -- Snoopy island. At least, it did. Today, 30 times the

size, it is now so big that Japan is having to rethink the size of its

country. And it is getting bigger all the time.

Next up, one of the Premier League's biggest stars has officially swapped

Chelsea for Manchester United for a club record, thought to be ?37

million pounds. The Spanish midfielder Juan Matter is thought to

be having his medical today, before he officially signs for the team.

And tennis has a new champion. China's Li Na has won at the

Australian Open for the first time. The world number four seed beat

Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets in the Women's Singles final.

Tomorrow, it's the Men's final. Spain's Rafa Nadal will meet

Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland. Next to something a bit more

relaxing. For the first time in its long history a girls' choir has been

created for Canterbury Cathedral. Girls from the surrounding area

auditioned to become members of the new choir and this evening they will

give their first performance at a service in the Cathedral. Nel has

been to see them in rehearsal. Canterbury has been an important

race of worship for the Church of England for well over 1000 years. It

is where the head of the church, the Archbishop, is based and lots of

important services are held here. But the hundreds of years, it has

been the boys choir that have formed in important services in the

cathedral. Now it is the girl's turn. These 16 girls have been

chosen to form the first-ever girls' choir. We have got to prove

ourselves and prove we are just as capable as the boys. There is with

pressure but I am using those nerves to build up my confidence. I am

really excited, I think it is something I will remember for the

rest of my life. This is a very important rehearsal ahead of their

first performance. It is going to be momentous, loads of people are going

to be here to hear us. It is going to be great. What was it like the

first time the girls got together to practice? We knew they were going to

be good, we had heard them at auditions and we knew there were

good quality forces but I am old over how competently they came in.

There were nerves obviously but nonetheless they really threw

themselves into it and seemed to really enjoy it. This choir will now

perform in the Cathedral on a regular basis. It is an important

change to the history of this amazing building. It is a landmark

occasion, we are taking into the formal singing of the cathedral,

girls' voices. It will be lovely and everyone will be cheerful about it.

I might not be an expert, but... It sounds pretty good to me!

Next time you're having a relaxing stroll around your balcony on

holiday, don't forget to look behind you. This Scottish couple staying in

America somehow didn't notice the hairy visitor in the background.

Luckily the pair and the bear were fine after their adventure. And from

bear cubs... To lion cubs! And these little guys

are causing a big stir at San Diego Zoo in America. The six-week-old

brother and sister are doing really well, and are growing up super fast,

according to staff there. The pair are now concentrating on important

lion stuff, like learning to climb and jump.

And if you love animal stories, there's a whole page on the

Newsround website. Find out about a brand new type of dolphin and check

out a mysterious beaver in Devon. But if gaming is more your thing,

we've got news of a super-rare Nintendo game.

That's it, I'm out of time this Saturday lunchtime. I'm back with

your next Newsround update just after 2pm. Don't forget to check out

all the cool stuff on the Newsround website, check out our brilliant

quiz too! See you in a bit, bye!