18/07/2012 Newsround

Double trouble tonight. Ricky and Leah here guiding you

through today's top stories. We're coming to you live from

Salford. Stick around for some of this.

Hayley meets the Australian swimmers going for gold.

How would you feel if, like President Obama, your parents

smooched on the telly? We've got your worst embarrassing moments.

There are warnings that more needs to be done to protect cyclists.

Nearly 3,000 children were injured while out on their bikes last year.

A report by MPs says more people are taking up cycling so it is

important to act now to make our Cycling is one of the fastest

growing sports in the UK. Around 3.5 million people take up a bit of

cycling once a week and there are concerns that our cities aren't fit

for cyclists. Today's report from MPs says more

people are being injured on the roads because there aren't enough

safe places for them to cycle. So what do they suggest?

Well, new laws to make sure lorries have alarms when turning in towns.

500 of the country's most dangerous junctions to be made safer, better

cycle lanes and the speed limit to be cut to 20mph in residential

areas. Lots of places in Britain have

these cycle lanes that give cyclists their own space on at road

and create distance between them and the cars, but they can be

confusing. Sometimes they vanish and sometimes cars don't take

notice of them. How safe do you feel on your bike? I used to not

like going on the roads because I was nervous about cars behind me

thinking that I'm going too slow or stuff.

If you know what you're doing, it is OK.

Cyclists need to be more confident. Campaigners argue cyclist would be

safer if Britain is more like cycle-friendly Amsterdam. Cyclists

have separate lanes and their own sets of traffic lights which keeps

them away from other road users. We asked the Government what they are

doing to make the roads safer. They said they spend �11 million a year

on training programmes for kids and they will be looking into the

suggestions made in the report. For now, I will leave you with cycling

advice from these guys. Always make sure your bike is safe,

your tyres are pumped up and your brakes are working.

Make sure you pay attention on the road. Don't listen to music or go

on your phone. I didn't look good on the bike

there, did I? I think I was on the wrong gear.

Bradley Wiggins has retained the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.

Oscar Pistorius is set to make history at the Olympics in the next

few weeks when he becomes the first double amputee to compete at the

Games. He lost both of his legs when he was a baby, but it didn't

stop him doing great things. Now some people think his blades give

him an unfair advantage, but this is what he had to say about

representing South Africa in the 400 meters.

It hit me in the beginning, but it wasn't like it was really, it

didn't really sink in immediately. I woke up the next day and I

couldn't believe it. It has been so many years of a lot of people's

time invested into me and effort and a lot of my own sacrifices and

hard work. I think I won't believe it until

I'm there in London on the starting blocks.

So plenty of Olympic athletes are currently on British soil. Training

at universities and schools all over the place. Lots of you have

spotted sports starts training where you live. Today Hayley

tracked down some Aussie swimmers right here in Manchester. Now this

may look like your every day, average, end of school term

swimming competition, but today, these guys have got a little

special helping hand from these lot! They are the Australian

Olympic swimming team. So how are you finding it in Manchester and in

Britain? It is good. There is a good vibe everywhere and everyone

is happy. All the excitement about the Olympics gets us excited.

When you are swimming in the Olympics, your families will be in

Australia in the dark asleep? family are coming over. They will

find it interesting. They will be in the stands most of the time'

racing. Have you got any tips for these lot?

Take tips from the Aussies and not the English!

Fighting talk. Fighting talk. The Olympians have been taking over

this pool, but now it is time for the real stars to give it a go.

Come on, guys. What's it like having the Olympians

training you? Like a dream come true.

Do you feel they have improved your swimming techniques? Very much.

There is just nine days to go until the start of the Olympics. You

never know, with these guys style, they could be joining them in the

future. Thanks, Hayley.

One of the British swimmers who'll be taking to the water in the next

few weeks is medallist Keri-Anne Payne. In 2008, she won a silver

medal at her first ever Olympics in the 10 kilometre open water race.

Here's how it all went for her. I'm Keri-anne Payne. On the day of

my event, it was fantastic. I was nervous the night before. I didn't

get all that much sleep and then I had to get up really, really early

at 4am to have food because my event lasts for two hours. Referee

speaking to us before we got into the race telling us the course

details and telling us to be good, making sure nobody hurt anyone

during the race. It was a surreal experience and getting in. All the

nerves just go away. I don't know how that works, but it did, getting

in and just getting on with the swim and getting on with what I

trained for so many years to do was amazing and to get the result was a

dream come true. I came out with the silver medal and I was so happy

and so proud of myself for achieving what I achieved and

knowing that all that hard work had paid off.

All day we've been asking you online what embarrassing things

your parents do. Mine has to be dad dancing, but how about parents

smooching on the telly? That's what President Obama and his wife

Michelle did at a basketball game this week. They were there with

their family when they were caught on the stadium camera. He wasn't

shy and planted a big smacker on Michelle's lips. Low pressure Their

daughter Malia looked like she didn't mind too much, but watching

those pictures got us thinking. What's the most embarrassing thing

your mum and dad have ever done? We've had loads of comments in from

you guys. Anam from London has been in touch to say, "Every time I go

shopping with my parents, my dad always starts to sing Indian songs

in public and I always start to blush when people start to stare."

Milly from Bath also got in touch, she said my mum and I went clothes

shopping and my mum held up a pair of pink shorts for me to try on. I

realised everyone was staring at me because my mum had plucked them out

of another person's trolley by mistake!

And the last one from Annabel from Gloucestershire, "If we go out and

I see my friends my parents hold hands and kiss each other. I get

really embarrassed, but they find it funny!" Next to some pictures

that look terrifying. These shots show a plane being struck by

lightning. It's not as dangerous as it looks and actually happens quite

a lot. If you want to find out how engineers make planes lightning

proof, head over to the Newsround website.

If you think you're good at making things out of Lego, you might want

to check this first. This is a replica of a jet engine and it's

made entirely of the little plastic bricks. It took eight weeks to make

and it's got over 150,000 pieces. It even shows all the working parts

of the engines. Ric Ricky don't go near that!

Now if you're a fan of painting and horses then this next story is for

you. This is Justin the painting horse. He's been so successful he's