05/06/2014 Newsround

Good morning guys - Ricky here with all the top stories

We meet, and race, a winter Olympic legend plus the hail stones

so big they're smashing windows. This is Newsround.

But first, special events to remember one of the major turning

points of World War Two are starting today in England and France.

The D-Day Landings happened 70 years ago tomorrow, in 1944,

and saw thousands of troops from Britain, America and Canada land on

It was the biggest seaborne invasion in history, and led to the

Hundreds of soldiers, and their families, are in France to remember

I was a teenager. I would be 20 the next day and I did not think I would

see 20. It is a commemoration to those who did not see the white

cliffs. They did not come back. I am representing my grandad who passed

away two years in September. I have come to wear his medals and I am

honoured and proud to be wearing them.

And we'll have loads more on this tomorrow with some special

But on to wild weather news now and giant hail has caused chaos

Hail the size of tennis balls smashed car windows

and made driving almost impossible and just look at the damage the

To sport, and Winter Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold has made

a return to the snow - but this time the skeleton bob

legend has been meeting kids to try and inspire them to become

Hayley went along to get a few tips too.

Lizzy Yarnold goes for gold for Great Britain. Lizzy Yarnold is the

Olympic champion! She is Great Britain's ice queen,

reaching more than 70 mph on little more than an iced tray. Today, she's

meeting kids to let them in on the top secrets of how she made it to

the top. I go headfirst down the ice chute. I go up to 90 mph. When I was

at school I did loads of sports. What is it like now you have got a

gold medal? It has been a lot of fun. It is quite strange that people

know who I am. I was given a gold blue Peter badge. What about meeting

people like you have today who look up to you? That is what it is all

about. Showing my gold medal and passing it on to the next

generation. Winter sports are exciting and exhilarating. For

anyone who wants to get involved, what would you say the top tips are?

The top tips are having a goal. I wanted to go to the Olympics. Train

hard every day and be determined to never give up. Next up for Lizzy are

the world Championships in Germany. But before that I have got a

challenge. You have got to beat me at sledging!

And sticking with sport, Andy Murray will play Rafa Nadal in

He battled through his quarter final to beat home favourite Gael Monfils

And in footy Roy Hodgson has a few worries after England's latest

They drew 2-2 thanks to goals from Wayne Rooney and Rickie Lambert.

But Raheem Stirling was sent off and an injury to Man of the

Match Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could rule him out of the tournament.

He was back really do his best. All I can do is cross my fingers and

touch each piece of wood that I pass by and hope it is not that serious.

Last up, Ireland as you've never seen it before.

Adventurer Mike O'Shea has become the first person to fly

from one end of country to the other using a paramotor -

He spent more on three days in the air and reached heights

We'll have more on that and loads more back here in half an hour.