24/01/2014 Newsround

Hey, guys. Martin here. On today's show we have exciting new fossil

finds, and a brand new way to play football. Stick around, cos this is

Newsround. But first, to the peace talks aimed

at bringing an end to Syria's brutal civil war that has raged for three

years. The idea was to bring together Syria's government with the

opposition forces who want them out of power. But so far, the talks in

Switzerland have been troubled, with both sides making angry speeches,

each side blaming the other for the conflict. Now, the Syrian government

has threatened to quit the talks unless "serious" discussions begin

by tomorrow. Next, it's known as the Jurassic

Coast, and it's protected by the United Nations because its fossils

provide an incredibly detailed record of millions of years of our

planet's history. But after it was battered by the stormy weather over

Christmas and New Year, it's revealed some very exciting new

finds. Ayshah's got this one. The storms over Christmas and New

Year damaged homes and businesses, attacking coastlines around the

country. But here in Dorset, on the Jurassic Coast, the storms have

revealed ancient treasures - fossils millions of years old, including

whole skeletons of a prehistoric fish lizard known as an

icthyosaurus. These are the bones of the

icthyosaurus, similar to one the ones found in Dorset. Fossil hunters

looking for new dinosaur bones are being warned to stay away because of

the danger of mudslides and rocks falling. Britain and one sense

because it has produced hundreds of these fossils like the one we found

today. In turn, it has produced hundreds of fossil hunters coming

here to look for these fossils. The message here is please come along,

especially if you are young and eight first-time fossil hunter, take

care of those fossils and of yourself. So how important are these

new finds? You would be surprised at how common these fines are. People

bring in small bones they found on the beach all the time, haps every

40 or 50 years we find really spectacular. -- we find something

really spectacular. If you're thinking of going hunting for

fossils, it's worth remembering to always have an adult with you and to

take care of areas that have been damaged by storms because the rocks

could make it dangerous. It might be better to get a close-up look at

amazing bones like these ones that have already been discovered.

One of three possible replacements for NASA's Space Shuttles has been

given its first launch date. November 2016 will be the first

unmanned flight for what they call the Dream Chaser. It's much smaller

than the huge shuttles that transported American astronauts into

orbit and back again, but it could still carry seven people into space.

Two other companies, Boeing and Space X, have also designed options

for NASA. Tennis now. This morning in the

battle of the giants, Rafael Nadal powered past Roger Federer to reach

the Australian Open final. The Spaniard dominated from start to

finish, beating Federer in three straight sets. Nadal, who is

currently world number one, will face Stanislas Wawrinka in the final

on Sunday. And for the first time in three

miserable months, England's cricketers are celebrating a win

over Australia! They set the Aussies a massive 317 runs to win in the

fourth one-day international, and bowled them out for 259. All-rounder

Ben Stokes was man of the match, with seventy runs and four wickets.

But Australia still lead the five-match series 3-1.

Next, we all know the plan in any footy match is to score the most

goals, but when three teams are playing on the same pitch, at the

same time, keeping a clean sheet becomes even more important. Check

out three-sided football. Instead of two teams on a

rectangular pitch, there are three teams on a hexagonal pitch. That

means you form topical alliances, your enemy one-minute is your friend

the next minute. Very chaotic scramble is with two teams

converging on one goal. Last up, here's four words for your

Friday afternoon - RAT INFESTED GHOST SHIP. It's the incredible

story of an abandoned Russian cruise liner which has been drifting in the

Atlantic Ocean since being cut loose almost a year ago. It's thought

there may be thousands of diseased rats on board. But don't worry, the

British coastguard says there's no sign of the vessel reaching our

shores yet. Head to the website for more about this one, and don't

forget you can always play our quiz of the week's news stories on there

too! That's all we've got time for today.