18/02/2016 Newsround

Hello, everyone!

Morning, all.

Leah here with today's top Newsround.

Coming up:

The black swans who've finally laid some eggs in Devon.

The weeds taking over homes in rural Australia.

First, a lot of you might be sitting next to your brothers

and sisters right now having breakfast but can

you imagine not having any at all because it wasn't allowed

in the country where you live?

Well, that's what life has been like in China

for the past 40 years - but now there's a big change.

All these schoolkids in China have something pretty big in common,

they are all only children.

For some of them that might change soon.

For the past 40 years the Chinese Government have only

allowed couples to have one child.

They made the decision because the number of the people

living in the country was growing too quickly and families were having

lots of children.

Because the country was poorer back then, the Government was worried

there would not be enough food to go around.

On New Year's Day this year the law changed.

Families are now allowed to have a second baby

if they want to.

Lee Ying is 12 years old and now thinking

about whether she will have a brother or sister.

TRANSLATION: There are three people in my family.

That is my father, mother and me.

I am a so-called one child in the family.

Most of my friends and classmates around me are like me,

they are the only child in their families.

I feel pretty good to be the only child in the family but personally

I would like to have a brother.

The Government changed the law because there were a lot of elderly

people in China and they were worried they would not be enough

younger people to do all the jobs in the future.

Now lots of mums and dads are thinking about having

a second child.

Because me and my husband were single kids in family

and we want more kids to have the experience of having

a brother and sister.

For so many children in China they might have a brother or sister

to share things with in the future.

And you can watch Brothers and Sisters, A Newsround

special online now.

And that's where you'll also find Ryan's story

about being an only child.

You can check out the presenters' brothers and sisters photo gallery.

And see five-year-old Fabrizio meeting his new baby brother

for the first time.

Now these office chairs can tidy themselves away after a meeting

when people clap their hands.

Cameras placed around the office tell the chairs where

they are so they can gather around tables.

They were developed by car giant Nissan.

There's excitement in Dawlish in Devon after a pair of the town's

famous black swans laid eggs.

The birds are in danger of dying out because there were no females

until two were recently given to the town.

The eggs are due to hatch in March.

I think it's amazing.

It would be nice to have a good addition.

I try and sneak down to see them every

day, just in case I can be the first person to see them start hatching.

I know lots of other people do that as well.

I cannot wait.

Now, this dog didn't want to eat its dinner

when it was poorly so the vet

that was treating it decided to get inside it's

cage and eat his own dinner with the dog.

Dr Andy Mathis said the dog felt much

more comfortable and soon started

eating again at the care centre in Georgia in the US.

Would you eat bent or ugly vegetables?

Well, some shoppers prefer their fruit and veg to be perfect

Each year millions of tonnes of fresh produce

never makes it onto the shelves.

But a trial by one supermarket found

that lots of customers are now happy to buy lumpy,

and curved vegetables.

I think it is a brilliant idea because a lot of these are getting

thrown away.

But they look funny.

Would you eat it?

No.

No.

Definitely yes.

I think there is a character to it.

So we want to know if you'd eat ugly veg or do you prefer fruits

and vegetables to be perfect.

Go online and let us know.

Some of you have already got in touch.

Amy from Bedford says,

I would eat it, as less would be wasted.

Corinne from Scotland says, yes, they're no different

except they look more fun.

And Ellie from Northamptonshire says, definitely!

They look really funny!

I would love eating those!

Keep them coming in guys.

You might think ice hockey's a team sport but meet 15-year-old

Verity Lewis, she's Britain's only competitor

at the Youth Winter Olympics in Norway.

Players show off their skills in a series of challenges.

She just missed out on a place in the finals but picked up

a personal best in each of the six skills.

Hi, I'm Verity Lewis, I'm 15-years-old and I'm

here at the Winter Youth

Olympics doing the ice hockey skills challenge.

The ice hockey skills challenge consists of the fastest

lap, skating agility, puck control, shooting accuracy,

passing accuracy and hardest shot.

And lots of houses in rural Australia have been invaded

by a strange form of weed called 'Hairy Panic.'

It's clogged up homes in Victoria.

People have had to spend hours clearing the weeds.

A nearby farmer has been blamed for not looking after his fields.

That's all from me today but Ricky's back at 4.20pm.

Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow.