09/10/2012 Newsround

Hi everyone. It's Tuesday, 9th October. I'm Nel. I'm Hayley and

we're live with today's Newsround. The man trying to fall to Earth

faster than the speed of sound. And how this cheerleader broke a

flipping amazing record! But first, today saw the opening of a massive

new training centre for England's top footballers. It's been a long

time coming and cost a lot of cash, but the Football Association hope

it'll turn around England's fortunes in World Cups and other

big tournaments in the future. It's in Staffordshire, right in the

heart of England, so I went down this morning to see what all the

fuss is about. It's home to 24 England teams and there's been a

total investment of over �100 million. Welcome to St George's km

park. It's the FA's new National Football Centre. It has taken over

ten years to build and cost �120 million and today it opens its

doors for the very first time. The England team are training for the

World Cup qualifyer this Friday. The pitch has been made as an exact

replica of the Wembley pitch. But this place isn't just for Roy

Hodgson's men, but it's the home of the ladies' side and the next

generation of the younger players. It would be nice to see youngsters

hopefully getting an early wow factor. Great place to come and

they want to be with the England teams through the age. Can they

stay through to the seniors? It's an aspirational home now. All the

pieces of the jigsaw are here. We'll have to wait to see if the

last piece can be put in place - winning the World Cup. It looked

amazing. I was this close to Wayne Rooney and the whole team playing a

match. But how will St George's Park actually work and will it

really help England win trophies in the future? I've been finding out.

1966, a year when England was at the top of their game, winning the

World Cup. Since then, though, things haven't been so rosy. It's

been 16 years since the men's team reached a semi-finals of a major

international tournament and that's why the FA is looking to some of

football's super powers, France and Spain for inspiration. They have

centres of excellence just like St George's Park. We are coming to

this quite late. We've been talking about building one for over ten

years now. Is the centre going to make a difference for the next

World Cup? This is about ten years away. I don't think even the one

after in 2018. It's a long-term thing. Spending money to get the

best facilities has worked before. This is the national cycling centre

in Manchester, where the Olympic stars like Sir Chris Hoy and

Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton train. It's been open for

18 years and in the cyclists have gradually improved. Storming to the

top of the medals tables at the last two Olympics. The FA's hoping

this will have the same effect on England's footballers, but with the

players still having to split their time and efforts between club and

country, will things change and will we see another World Cup win

for England? We'll just have to wait and find out. Staying with

football and it's not been a good day for Bolton Wanderers' boss,

Owen Coyle, who's been sacked by the club. Bolton were relegated

from the Premier League last season. And they've continued to struggle

in the Championship. Coyle was praised for the support he gave to

Fabrice Muamba earlier this year after the Bolton midfielder had a

heart attack on the pitch. Wonder how that cheerleader's getting on?

Let's have a look. More on that in a bit. Next, to a man who certainly

isn't scared of heights. Let's check up on Austrian skydiver,

Felix Baumartner, who's waiting to see if he'll be able to perform the

highest, fastest skydive of all time. The weather's delayed his

attempt this afternoon. They're hoping to get the balloon inflated

in the next hour or so. When he does make the jump, it'll be from

the edge of Earth's atmosphere and he'll freefall at more than 700

miles an hour, breaking the speed of sound. It's very dangerous and

two people have died trying to break the record in the past. And,

if you want to find out more about how he does that jump from his

ultra-thin balloon to his pressurised space suit, head over

to the Newsround website right now. There's a page with all the facts

and you can see my interview with the man himself too. Next, to a new

conservation project with a difference in the Peak District.

It's hoped that these tiny green beads called moss balls could help

bring back life to hills across northern England, They have been

spoiled by industrial pollution and wild fires. So we sent Leah to

investigate in a helicopter! When you think of the Peak District,

you'd expect something like this - lush wild grass, tranquil lakes and

breath-taking views. But not this. Black land with hardly anything

growing. After more than a hundred years of industrial pollution from

surrounding cities and wildfires, parts of the Peak District have

been ruined. I'm taking to the skies. Today, I'm joining a team

who are bring life back to this area. Our target, Black Hill, would

have taken about 45 minutes to get to by car I guess, so it's much

faster to take helicopter and the views are quite stunning So this is

the answer. Moss balls. Each tiny bead is bursting with strains of

green moss which eventually grow into healthy fresh moorland plants.

Good for the thousands of sheep and good for us. And here's the proof -

land goes from this to this. Sphagnum moss is an unusual plant.

It holds about 20 times its own weight in water. It keeps the

bogland up here healthy and that's good for species of wading birds

that rely on this as a feeding ground. And the whole food chain of

other species aswell. So today, for the first time, we'll be sprinkling

six million of these tiny little beads all across this landscape to

try and turn this dull, lifeless grass into something a little bit

like this This is a massive operation but it's hoped over the

next few months a 150 million of these tiny moss balls will help to

transform this huge landscape back to its former glory. You know, a

helicopter is how she usually travels to work? I would believe it.

Next, to a story that's really got you going over on the website - all

about how much TV you watch. A new study says that 7 to 12-year-olds

are spending too much time looking at their TV, computers and phone

screens. Experts say you should be limited to watching an hour of

telly a day, to help your brain develop better. We have had loads

If you looked up at the sky before you went to bed last night you may

have seen the Northern Lights. They were seen over parts of Scotland,

Northern England and Northern Ireland. Some people were even

lucky enough to capture the sight on camera. Impressive photos! Well,

if you head over to the Newsround website right now you can see even

more. Before we go, lets find out how many backflips 16-year-old

cheerleader, Miranda Ferguson managed in a row to break the world

record. Her target was 32, but she managed 35. Two officials were

there to witness the record and her team-mates were well chuffed. She