08/11/2017 Newsround

Good morning, peeps!

Martin here, with all the stories

you need this Wednesday.

Coming up in the next few minutes...

We find out how emojis are chosen.

The former rugby captain becoming a

referee.

And who knew crocodiles

could be cute!

Here at Newsround we do love

an emoji, but have you ever wondered

who decides which ones you get

to have on your phone or tablet?

We went to meet one woman

who's got that very job.

My name is Jennifer.

I am part of a group

that helps to decide the

world's emojis.

What are the things

in our world that are

important enough to be an emoji?

So, are dinosaurs important

enough to be an emoji?

What kind of dinosaurs?

A certain emoji, like

a mosquito emoji, is

really important, because it allows

you to communicate the idea of

danger without having to learn every

single language, because everybody

recognises mosquitoes.

Some people think that people use

emojis because they are really lazy.

But if you think about it,

the reason people love emojis so

much is that it's a really fast,

simple way to communicate ideas, and

allows people who don't

speak the same language

to communicate using emojis.

Sometimes emoji are really clear.

But sometimes it can be really

confusing what the other

person means.

And some people don't like that.

And other people think that's

what makes emojis fun.

In different cultures

people can give

the emoji their own meaning.

In Japanese, this

is how you say thank you.

But in America, and sometimes

the West, this looks like

people praying.

And some people actually think it

looks like a high five.

So you can actually

have very different

interpretations of

the different emojis.

A Martin emoji is coming soon!

Imagine having a picture you've

drawn sent all around the world.

Pretty cool, right?

Well, I met up with 10-year-old Ted,

whose drawing got chosen to be

a postage stamp by Prince Charles,

and is ready for all

your Christmas cards!

Ted, this is a pretty

important stamp, isn't it?

This is my stamp design.

It the first class

stamp for this year.

Wait a minute - this Christmas stamp

is going over the world?

Hopefully, yeah.

How do you feel about that?

Well, it's pretty overwhelming.

Kind of weird to think this

is going to be a stamp now,

and people can buy this.

How did you find out you had

won the competition?

The head teacher called

me to her office.

I was sort of wondering

if I had done something

wrong, although I couldn't

think of anything.

But when I got there, she was

standing in the middle of the

office smiling at me,

and then she told me.

And I didn't speak of

approximately half an hour

after that.

Prince Charles basically

picked your stamp out of thousands

of others.

What was it like meeting him?

He just doesn't seem

to me like royalty.

He seems like the kind of guy

you'd just be friends with.

He asked me how I came

up with the design.

How did you come with it?

What were you thinking?

What was your inspiration?

I was kind of thinking about mainly

what it would look like stamp size.

If it was too detailed

you wouldn't be able to

make any of that out.

So I tried to keep it pretty simple.

I couldn't have several reindeer.

Wouldn't fit.

I thought about Father Christmas,

because he delivers

presents to everyone,

and Christmas is about sharing

and being nice to other people.

Irish rugby union referee

Joy Neville will become the first

woman to take charge

of a European professional

club fixture next month.

She's already acted

as an assistant referee, and now

the former Ireland captain will take

the whistle for a match

in the Challenge Cup next month.

Have you ever fancied

walking on water?

Yes?

No?

Well, check this out.

This is the world's

longest floating walkway.

And it's just opened up in China.

It's over three miles long

and is made up of more than

220,000 plastic blocks.

They move up and down

as you walk along it,

making it feel like you're surfing.

But don't worry, guys,

you want to float away,

as there are anchors under the water

to keep the walkway in place.

So, can you guess what shape

it is supposed to be?

Anyone?

It's a butterfly!

Pretty cool, hey?

Now, sheep may be quite a bit

cleverer than we thought.

New research shows they can learn

to recognise human faces.

A group of Welsh mountain sheep

had special training,

which meant they could pick out

the faces of famous people

like Harry Potter actor

Emma Watson and former US

President Barack Obama.

Researchers say it shows

sheep can recognise faces

just like people can.

Check out these baby crocodiles

hatching in America.

They were born at San

Diego Zoo in California.

They're West African

dwarf crocodiles -

that's the smallest known species

of crocodile.

Three managed to hatch on their own

but one needed help.

Just enough time to tell you to head

online, where you can see the stars

confirmed to take part in this

year's special Christmas edition

of Strictly Come Dancing.

They include Kimberley Walsh and

Robbie Savage. And meet the women

whose idea it was to include an

emoji.

Thanks for watching.

Have a great day at school.

Whitney's back later.

See you later. Bye-bye.