0:00:03 > 0:00:04Hello, everyone!
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Morning, all.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Leah here with today's top Newsround.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Coming up:
0:00:09 > 0:00:14The black swans who've finally laid some eggs in Devon.
0:00:14 > 0:00:24The weeds taking over homes in rural Australia.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28First, a lot of you might be sitting next to your brothers
0:00:28 > 0:00:31and sisters right now having breakfast but can
0:00:31 > 0:00:31you imagine not having any at all because it wasn't allowed
0:00:33 > 0:00:37in the country where you live?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Well, that's what life has been like in China
0:00:39 > 0:00:45for the past 40 years - but now there's a big change.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49All these schoolkids in China have something pretty big in common,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52they are all only children.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55For some of them that might change soon.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57For the past 40 years the Chinese Government have only
0:00:57 > 0:01:02allowed couples to have one child.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04They made the decision because the number of the people
0:01:04 > 0:01:07living in the country was growing too quickly and families were having
0:01:07 > 0:01:09lots of children.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Because the country was poorer back then, the Government was worried
0:01:11 > 0:01:14there would not be enough food to go around.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17On New Year's Day this year the law changed.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Families are now allowed to have a second baby
0:01:19 > 0:01:22if they want to.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Lee Ying is 12 years old and now thinking
0:01:24 > 0:01:29about whether she will have a brother or sister.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31TRANSLATION: There are three people in my family.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35That is my father, mother and me.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40I am a so-called one child in the family.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Most of my friends and classmates around me are like me,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46they are the only child in their families.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50I feel pretty good to be the only child in the family but personally
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I would like to have a brother.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56The Government changed the law because there were a lot of elderly
0:01:56 > 0:01:59people in China and they were worried they would not be enough
0:01:59 > 0:02:01younger people to do all the jobs in the future.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Now lots of mums and dads are thinking about having
0:02:04 > 0:02:07a second child.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Because me and my husband were single kids in family
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and we want more kids to have the experience of having
0:02:12 > 0:02:19a brother and sister.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22For so many children in China they might have a brother or sister
0:02:22 > 0:02:24to share things with in the future.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26And you can watch Brothers and Sisters, A Newsround
0:02:26 > 0:02:27special online now.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29And that's where you'll also find Ryan's story
0:02:29 > 0:02:31about being an only child.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35You can check out the presenters' brothers and sisters photo gallery.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37And see five-year-old Fabrizio meeting his new baby brother
0:02:37 > 0:02:42for the first time.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Now these office chairs can tidy themselves away after a meeting
0:02:44 > 0:02:46when people clap their hands.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Cameras placed around the office tell the chairs where
0:02:48 > 0:02:51they are so they can gather around tables.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54They were developed by car giant Nissan.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57There's excitement in Dawlish in Devon after a pair of the town's
0:02:57 > 0:02:59famous black swans laid eggs.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The birds are in danger of dying out because there were no females
0:03:03 > 0:03:05until two were recently given to the town.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09The eggs are due to hatch in March.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I think it's amazing.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14It would be nice to have a good addition.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I try and sneak down to see them every
0:03:16 > 0:03:20day, just in case I can be the first person to see them start hatching.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I know lots of other people do that as well.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27I cannot wait.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Now, this dog didn't want to eat its dinner
0:03:29 > 0:03:31when it was poorly so the vet
0:03:31 > 0:03:33that was treating it decided to get inside it's
0:03:33 > 0:03:35cage and eat his own dinner with the dog.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Dr Andy Mathis said the dog felt much
0:03:37 > 0:03:40more comfortable and soon started
0:03:40 > 0:03:43eating again at the care centre in Georgia in the US.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Would you eat bent or ugly vegetables?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Well, some shoppers prefer their fruit and veg to be perfect
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Each year millions of tonnes of fresh produce
0:03:51 > 0:03:52never makes it onto the shelves.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53But a trial by one supermarket found
0:03:53 > 0:03:56that lots of customers are now happy to buy lumpy,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and curved vegetables.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I think it is a brilliant idea because a lot of these are getting
0:04:02 > 0:04:05thrown away.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06But they look funny.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Would you eat it?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08No.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10No.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Definitely yes.
0:04:12 > 0:04:19I think there is a character to it.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23So we want to know if you'd eat ugly veg or do you prefer fruits
0:04:23 > 0:04:24and vegetables to be perfect.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Go online and let us know.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Some of you have already got in touch.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Amy from Bedford says,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I would eat it, as less would be wasted.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Corinne from Scotland says, yes, they're no different
0:04:33 > 0:04:35except they look more fun.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37And Ellie from Northamptonshire says, definitely!
0:04:37 > 0:04:42They look really funny!
0:04:42 > 0:04:43I would love eating those!
0:04:43 > 0:04:49Keep them coming in guys.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51You might think ice hockey's a team sport but meet 15-year-old
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Verity Lewis, she's Britain's only competitor
0:04:53 > 0:04:55at the Youth Winter Olympics in Norway.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Players show off their skills in a series of challenges.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00She just missed out on a place in the finals but picked up
0:05:00 > 0:05:02a personal best in each of the six skills.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Hi, I'm Verity Lewis, I'm 15-years-old and I'm
0:05:04 > 0:05:05here at the Winter Youth
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Olympics doing the ice hockey skills challenge.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10The ice hockey skills challenge consists of the fastest
0:05:10 > 0:05:15lap, skating agility, puck control, shooting accuracy,
0:05:15 > 0:05:23passing accuracy and hardest shot.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27And lots of houses in rural Australia have been invaded
0:05:27 > 0:05:31by a strange form of weed called 'Hairy Panic.'
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It's clogged up homes in Victoria.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36People have had to spend hours clearing the weeds.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42A nearby farmer has been blamed for not looking after his fields.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45That's all from me today but Ricky's back at 4.20pm.
0:05:45 > 0:05:55Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow.