18/02/2016

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0:00:03 > 0:00:04Hey, morning, everyone.

0:00:04 > 0:00:07Leah here with today's Newsround.

0:00:07 > 0:00:08Coming up:

0:00:08 > 0:00:12The weeds taking over homes in rural Australia.

0:00:12 > 0:00:20The wonky veg that's finally making it into our supermarkets.

0:00:26 > 0:00:29First, a lot of you might be sitting next to your brothers and sisters

0:00:29 > 0:00:33right now having breakfast but can you imagine not having any

0:00:33 > 0:00:36at all because it wasn't allowed in the country where you live?

0:00:36 > 0:00:39Well, that's what life has been like in China for the past 40 years

0:00:39 > 0:00:49- but now there's a big change.

0:00:51 > 0:00:53All these schoolkids in China have something pretty big in common,

0:00:53 > 0:00:57they are all only children.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59For some of them that might change soon.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01For the past 40 years the Chinese Government

0:01:01 > 0:01:03have only allowed couples to have one child.

0:01:03 > 0:01:05They made the decision because the number of the people

0:01:05 > 0:01:08living in the country was growing too quickly and families were having

0:01:08 > 0:01:09lots of children.

0:01:09 > 0:01:12Because the country was poorer back then, the Government

0:01:12 > 0:01:15was worried there would not be enough food to go around.

0:01:15 > 0:01:18On New Year's Day this year the law changed.

0:01:18 > 0:01:20Families are now allowed to have a second baby

0:01:20 > 0:01:23if they want to.

0:01:23 > 0:01:26Lee Ying is 12 years old and now thinking

0:01:26 > 0:01:31about whether she will have a brother or sister.

0:01:31 > 0:01:33TRANSLATION: There are three people in my family.

0:01:33 > 0:01:37That is my father, mother and me.

0:01:37 > 0:01:40I am a so-called one child in the family.

0:01:40 > 0:01:46Most of my friends and classmates around me are like me,

0:01:46 > 0:01:49they are the only child in their families.

0:01:49 > 0:01:52I feel pretty good to be the only child in the family but personally

0:01:52 > 0:01:54I would like to have a brother.

0:01:54 > 0:01:58The Government changed the law because

0:01:58 > 0:02:01there were a lot of elderly people in China and they were worried

0:02:01 > 0:02:03they would not be enough younger people

0:02:03 > 0:02:08to do all the jobs in the future.

0:02:08 > 0:02:11Now lots of mums and dads are thinking about having a

0:02:11 > 0:02:12second child.

0:02:12 > 0:02:14Because me and my husband were single kids in family

0:02:14 > 0:02:17and we want more kids to have the experience of having

0:02:17 > 0:02:20a brother and sister.

0:02:20 > 0:02:22For so many children in China might have a brother or sister

0:02:22 > 0:02:24to share things with in the future.

0:02:24 > 0:02:27Now to Peru's Amazon region in South America where emergency

0:02:27 > 0:02:29teams are working to contain an oil spill.

0:02:29 > 0:02:31There are worries it could affect the local water supply for people

0:02:31 > 0:02:40living close to the boarder with Ecuador.

0:02:40 > 0:02:42It's thought a pipe burst and at least 3000 barrels

0:02:42 > 0:02:44of oil has leaked into the water.

0:02:44 > 0:02:46The country's president says the company responsible

0:02:46 > 0:02:47could face a heavy fine.

0:02:47 > 0:02:49To Italy now where divers have discovered the relict

0:02:49 > 0:02:52of a World War Two plane lying on the seabed nine miles off

0:02:52 > 0:02:55the Sicilian coast.

0:02:55 > 0:02:58The team took pictures of the plane and experts believe the aircraft

0:02:58 > 0:03:01was shot down in 1942 by the British Army.

0:03:01 > 0:03:03Now, a question for you this morning.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06Would you eat wonky vegetables?

0:03:06 > 0:03:10Well, some shoppers do prefer more perfect fruits and veg

0:03:10 > 0:03:13but a trial by one supermarket found that lots of customers are now happy

0:03:13 > 0:03:17to buy lumpy, bumpy and curved vegetables.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20I think it's a brilliant idea because lots of these are getting

0:03:20 > 0:03:21thrown away.

0:03:21 > 0:03:22It's a good idea, isn't it?

0:03:22 > 0:03:28Don't they look funny?

0:03:28 > 0:03:29No.

0:03:29 > 0:03:31Definitely, yes.

0:03:31 > 0:03:41I think there is a character to it.

0:03:41 > 0:03:45So we want to know if you'd eat wonky veg or not or do you prefer

0:03:45 > 0:03:46straight sided fruits and vegetables.

0:03:46 > 0:03:47Go online and let us know.

0:03:47 > 0:03:50Lets look at some sport now and Wayne Rooney won't be playing

0:03:50 > 0:03:54any football until after Easter because of a knee injury.

0:03:54 > 0:03:58That's a real blow for Manchester United BUT the England

0:03:58 > 0:04:03captain should be available for Euro 2016 which starts in June.

0:04:03 > 0:04:06Star Player Cristiano Ronaldo steered Real Madrid

0:04:06 > 0:04:10towards the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Roma.

0:04:10 > 0:04:14And it's a new record for Lionel Messi.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16The Barcelona striker has become the first player in history to score

0:04:16 > 0:04:24300 goals in Spain's La Liga.

0:04:24 > 0:04:27Lots of houses in rural Australia have been invaded by a strange form

0:04:27 > 0:04:28of weed called 'Hairy Panic.'

0:04:28 > 0:04:30It's clogged up homes

0:04:30 > 0:04:33in the town of Wangaratta in Victoria.

0:04:33 > 0:04:38People have had to spend hours clearing the weeds.

0:04:38 > 0:04:43A nearby farmer has been blamed for not looking after his fields.

0:04:43 > 0:04:47That's all from me for now I'll be back in half an hour

0:04:47 > 0:04:55with more great stories.