24/01/2018 Newsround


24/01/2018

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Hi, I'm Hayley - you're

watching Newsround.

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First today we're talking

about Kyle Edmund, the tennis player

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from Yorkshire who's

through to the semifinals

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of the Australian Open Grand Slam.

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Kyle's been busy hitting

the practice courts today

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and taking selfies with fans.

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He takes on Croatia's

Marin Cilic for a spot

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in the final tomorrow morning.

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But what about his

fans back at home?

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These kids from Kyle's old school

have been sending their support.

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Pocklington School would

like to give you really good luck.

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I hope you do well

in this semifinal.

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Good luck, Kyle, playing

in the semifinals.

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I hope you have a fun time.

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It's really inspiring, because I am

in the same class as him,

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and I am in the same seat

as him as well.

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So, I just feel really inspired

and really grateful that someone

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else that was famous came

to our school as well.

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I feel really proud, because he came

here and now I am here,

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and I might become a really good

sportsperson like him.

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Good luck, Kyle, and Mr Tyrrell

and Mr Parker are looking

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forward for you to do it,

so good luck.

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Go, Kyle!

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You're doing really good.

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You're so kind to come to our school

when you only had three days,

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to spend one of the days

at our school and come

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and sign 380 tennis balls.

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And we have still kept both

of your tennis balls,

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because I have got a brother

and he kept yours, too.

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And go, Kyle!

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Good luck!

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Well, that lot are all backing him.

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But what about the experts?

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The BBC's Russell Fuller

is in Australia, so we asked him

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what he thinks about Kyle's chances.

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No British man other than Murray

has reached this stage

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of the Australian Open

for over 40 years.

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Edmund is fairly quiet,

fairly reserved.

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He loves his football though.

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He's a big Liverpool fan.

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And he's also into Formula

1 and motorbikes.

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He's an underdog, but he's playing

with a lot of confidence

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and he hits his forehand more

powerfully than virtually every

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other man on the Tour.

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These rugby captains

have their eyes on the prize.

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They've been out for the official

launch of the Six Nations today.

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The championship sees six countries

battle it out on the pitch.

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Men's and women's teams

from England, Ireland,

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Scotland, Wales, France

and Italy will compete.

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The contest kicks off

on Saturday 3 February.

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Both the England teams are hoping

to defend their titles

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to be named champions.

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Now, you might recognise some

of these characters from some

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of your favourite books.

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But have you ever wondered who

the person is behind the drawings?

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Well, his name is Axel Scheffler

and we've been to meet him.

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Axel Scheffler is an illustrator

who has delighted fans

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with his works for decades.

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He was born in Hamburg,

in Germany, and came to the UK

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to study art in 1982.

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Axel spent much of his

childhood drawing.

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This is some of his work

when he was just eight years old.

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Since then he's illustrated

over 100 books, many

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written by Julia Donaldson.

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These are just some of his most

famous creations - like Stick Man,

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The Snail And The Whale, and Zog.

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But the most famous of all has

to be The Gruffalo.

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So, how does Axel bring

his ideas to life?

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When I get the text,

I start doodling and trying

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to develop the character first.

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Quite often I have an idea

immediately what the characters

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should look like.

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But sometimes, like with

the Gruffalo, the editor says,

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"Could you do him less scary?"

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So sometimes I have

to adopt it a little bit.

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Visually I like the smaller

rodent characters.

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They're easiest for me to draw.

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And what is the best thing

about being an illustrator?

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I see so many families who love them

and for whom the books

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are really important.

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It's a link between

parents and children.

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It's also, of course,

a nice occupation to just draw.

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Finally - they're small,

they're green, they're covered

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in sand and they might just be

the cutest thing you'll see today.

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These are pictures of some

of the 106 rare hawksbill

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turtles that have hatched

on a beach in Singapore.

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Hawksbills are critically

endangered, so barriers were put up

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to keep them safe from predators.

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After some quick checks,

the little swimmers were left

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to make their journey into the sea.

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Good luck, guys!

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Thanks for watching.

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Newsround's back

on your TVs tomorrow.

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Bye!

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