16/06/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Jenny, it's Friday morning and this is your

live Newsround update.

A new world record for hanging around above Niagara falls.

And, can a world drumming record be broken for BBC Music Day?

First up to the goalkeeper who has just become the most

expensive in British history.

Jordan Pickford has left Sunderland, who were relegated last season,

to join Everton for a fee that could rise to ?30 million.

We'll get to see Pickford in action when he plays for England Under-21's

in this summer's European Championships.

BBC Music Day took place yesterday, with more than 800 live events

taking place across the UK.

It was all to celebrate the power of music for all ages.

I went to Portsmouth, where some of you guys were trying

to break a world record.

16 schools, 860 drummers, one challenge.

To break the world record for the largest djembe drum ensemble.

Here in Portsmouth, that's exactly what these guys

are about to try and do.

I think we can break the record because we've been leading up

to this moment and we're going to smash it and we're

going to dominate it.

And even if we don't break the world record,

I'm still excited to be here with my friends.

The difficulty in this record attempt is that everyone needs

to stay synchronised.

Each participant must play their individual drum

during the entire attempt, and none of the instruments

can be shared.

You must keep drumming for the full five minutes.

And they were off.

The record they've got to beat is five minutes, with 467 drummers.

Come on, guys.

So they've just finished drumming, the plan is now for everyone to get

outside and that's where they're going to find out if they have

officially broken the world record.

It gives me great pleasure to present Portsmouth music hub

with the Guinness World Records title for the largest

djembe drum ensemble.

Congratulations!

Mission complete!

Meet the new djembe drumming world record holders.

I feel absolutely amazed, it's a very prestigious thing

thing and a very rare thing, as well.

I have been inspired to achieve anything if I set my mind

to it and really try.

The trickiest part was probably learning

all the symbols and the timing.

It has inspired me now, and I really want to do more.

Now, when it come to space, black holes are pretty mysterious things.

But a group of scientists in China have just launched a special

telescope which is aiming to shed a little light on the subject.

Meet the Insight telescope, China's first x-ray telescope, which they've

just launched into space.

Its job will be to search for black holes and help scientists

understand them better.

Black holes are pretty elusive characters,

and are usually invisible to regular space telescopes.

This is because they suck in all the light which is nearby

to them with their super strong gravitational pull.

However, the new Insight telescope has a bit of a trick up its sleeve.

When objects like stars get sucked into a black hole,

they heat up and give out x-rays.

These are then picked up by the Insight telescope and sent

back to the scientists here on Earth.

Researchers are hoping it will help them to learn more about how

the black holes behave and tell them about other objects in our galaxy.

Pretty cool.

Next up, these pelicans look pretty happy but it was a different story

a couple of months ago.

Here's Hayley to explain why.

Hundreds of pelicans have been seriously poorly due to a poisonous

algae that's been growing far too rapidly in the waters

where they live.

While small amounts of this algae are fine, the pelicans have big

appetites and too much of the green stuff can make them ill.

When this toxin builds up, gets in the little fish,

doesn't hurt the fish.

Get in the barnacle, doesn't hurt the barnacle.

But when things in turn eat those critters, like our seagulls,

like our pelicans, like our loons, when they eat these critters

they can concentrate that material so much inside of them

that they get sick.

After eating this stuff the pelicans find it difficult to swim or fly,

and have to receive help from local wildlife reserves, where they nurse

the birds back to health.

When the algae has vanished from the water and the birds'

tummies are better, the vets get to take the pelicans

to the beach and release them back into the water.

It's the best part of my job, releasing pelicans.

You see them in the pool, and they look like they're doing OK,

but once you bring them out here you see how happy

they are to be out back in the wild, and the best thing is when they jump

out of the crate so fast that they kick sand up in your face!

Back on their feet and with better tummies, the pelicans are just happy

to fly free back to the water that they call home.

If you're scared of heights you might want to look away now.

This is Erendira Wallenda, and she has just broken the world

record for the highest suspension over Niagara Falls

in southern Africa.

She dangled about 100 metres above the water

to perform her tricks.

She did have a rope tether to keep her safe

but she didn't have to use it.

Obviously, this isn't one to try at home!

Finally, check out these playful dolphins off

the coast of South Africa.

Drone footage caught the pod jumping in the waves for over eight hours.

The dolphins were kicking back after the area where they live had

been hit by big storms recently.

That's all from me, Newsround's back this afternoon with Ricky.

Bye!