25/01/2014 Newsround

Good afternoon! I'm Jenny and you're watching Newsround live on the CBBC

Channel. Coming up in the next six minutes...

We check out the Japanese island that keeps on growing.

The couple who had a big surprise on holiday. And I am in Canterbury were

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 sat face-to-face but

didn't talk directly to each other in the meeting which lasted half an

hour. They're due to meet again later today, where they're expected

to talk about how to help the Syrian people affected by the war. 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 get around. The council says it 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. Take a look at this. 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 over to the island next door and it has

become so famous people started to think up names. One viewer has

called its would-be island. And you can see why. -- Snoopy island. It is

now so big, Japan is having to rethink the size of its country. And

it is getting bigger. 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 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. The Spanish midfielder Juan Mata is thought to be having his

medical today, before he officially signs for the team.

Next, for the first time in its long history, a girl's 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

place of worship for the Church of England for more than 1000 years.

It's where the head of the church, the archbishop, is based and lots of

important services are held here. For hundreds of years the boy's

choir has performed at services in the cathedral. Now it's the girl's

turn, these 16 girls have been chosen from local schools to form

the first ever girl's choir. We have to prove that we are as capable as

the boys. I am excited. I am really excited. It is something I will

remember for the rest of my life. This is a very important rehearsal

ahead of their first performance. We are going to have lots of people

coming here to here does. What was it like the first time the girls got

together to practice? We'd knew there were some good quality voices

and I was bowled over. There were nerves, obviously. But nonetheless

they have put 100% into it and have enjoy that.

This choir will now perform in the cathedral on a regular basis. It's

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

landmark occasion in that we are changing the formal singing in the

church. Everything about it is wonderful.

Now, I might not be an expert, but they're sounding pretty good to me.

Next time you're relaxing on your balcony on holiday, don't forget to

look behind you. Keep watching, if you can bear it. 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!

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 all from Newsround for today.

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