:00:00. > :00:08.Kids meet across continents to talk telescopes.
:00:09. > :00:11.If only someone had read that 'Do Not Touch' sign!
:00:12. > :00:26.First this morning, days of heavy rain have lead to severe flooding
:00:27. > :00:28.across large parts of Western Europe.
:00:29. > :00:30.Rivers burst their banks in France, Germany and Austria.
:00:31. > :00:36.Rescue services have been working around the clock
:00:37. > :00:42.Gymnastics now and this guy is pretty special.
:00:43. > :00:45.Nile Wilson's just become the first British person to win
:00:46. > :00:48.gold on the high bar at the European Gymnastics
:00:49. > :00:57.Let's take a look at the moment he won.
:00:58. > :00:58.COMMENTATOR: Come on, Nile, concentrate!
:00:59. > :01:00.Lifts up high, two twists, great landing!
:01:01. > :01:07.This is going to be very, very close indeed.
:01:08. > :01:23.Nile Wilson is European high bar champion.
:01:24. > :01:33.I am delighted to say that Nile joins me now. Let's look at these
:01:34. > :01:39.medals. I've tried a few of these things? It is an incredible moment.
:01:40. > :01:43.You train your whole life, sacrificed so much for special
:01:44. > :01:47.moments like that. It is an amazing feeling to become the European
:01:48. > :01:52.champion. Your performance look flawless. Do you ever feel nervous
:01:53. > :01:58.getting up that high? You get used to the hide. We train for so many
:01:59. > :02:02.years. It is more of the from competing, especially at major
:02:03. > :02:06.events like that. I picked the routine I knew I could do. Another
:02:07. > :02:11.person who did well was Kristian, your team-mate, and you just become.
:02:12. > :02:18.Did you feel bad about beating him? No. The team is very close and we
:02:19. > :02:24.train together and we are all on the same journey, so to do it alongside
:02:25. > :02:30.him felt more special. I felt more comfortable because Christian was
:02:31. > :02:37.the. For him to get a silver was incredible. But good to beat him?
:02:38. > :02:45.Yeah! Hi all your preparations going to Rio? I have not done myself any
:02:46. > :02:49.harm this year. I have had a few excellent results and last week was
:02:50. > :02:52.a massive highlight. If you are getting gold, you're doing all
:02:53. > :02:55.right. Thank you very much, Nile. Thank you.
:02:56. > :02:58.Now to the telescopes mapping out the furthest reaches of space
:02:59. > :03:02.Jodrell Bank in the UK and Carnarvon in South Africa have
:03:03. > :03:04.something that unites them - giant radio telescopes
:03:05. > :03:08.We decided to introduce these kids to each other to find out
:03:09. > :03:13.This is where these kids go to school.
:03:14. > :03:18.And this is where these guys go to school.
:03:19. > :03:29.Different countries, thousands of miles apart with one
:03:30. > :03:31.big thing in common - they both have massive
:03:32. > :03:43.Today, we are bringing them together so that they can find
:03:44. > :03:44.out what their lives have in common.
:03:45. > :03:55.How excited are you guys to speak to the UK?
:03:56. > :04:16.They took loads of fun pictures and stuff, as well.
:04:17. > :04:22.What would you like the telescopes to find?
:04:23. > :04:26.We would like to find movement in space.
:04:27. > :04:33.So, that's what these guys want the telescope to find.
:04:34. > :04:37.I would really like the telescopes to find out if there is really life
:04:38. > :04:39.on Mars because they have already found out that there
:04:40. > :04:44.is water and the gravity is also similar to Earth's.
:04:45. > :04:47.We have had a great time chatting to you lot from South Africa.
:04:48. > :04:50.It has been brilliant, but we have no more time left,
:04:51. > :04:56.And we've loved listening to all those questions here in England
:04:57. > :05:15.Imagine suffering this Lego brick disaster!
:05:16. > :05:18.This giant figure of a fox called Nick from the film Zootopia
:05:19. > :05:21.was smashed to pieces by a four-year-old Chinese boy only
:05:22. > :05:28.It took three days and nights to build.
:05:29. > :05:31.If that's not enough for you, then head to Newsround online
:05:32. > :05:35.for more on all today's stories, including the archaeological dig
:05:36. > :05:38.in London that has uncovered these Roman age writing tablets.
:05:39. > :05:40.They offer a snapshot of life in Roman London and include
:05:41. > :05:45.the oldest hand-written document ever found in Britain.
:05:46. > :05:47.That's all from Team Newsround this morning.
:05:48. > :05:50.Hayley's here at 4.20pm this afternoon.