05/06/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Ricky and your live with Newsround this Thursday.

:00:07. > :00:10.A big injury worry for England ahead of the World Cup

:00:11. > :00:22.and the record breaker flying high in a motorised parachute.

:00:23. > :00:25.But first - a welcome home party in the hometown

:00:26. > :00:27.of released US army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been cancelled.

:00:28. > :00:30.Bowe was released this week after spending five years

:00:31. > :00:35.Officials in Hailey, in Idaho, say the town couldn't have coped

:00:36. > :00:40.But they've also been under pressure to call it off because

:00:41. > :00:47.of claims Sergeant Bergdahl deserted his post before he was captured.

:00:48. > :00:49.Special events toremember one of the major turning points

:00:50. > :00:52.of World War Two are starting today in England and France.

:00:53. > :00:55.The D-Day Landings happened 70 years ago tomorrow, in 1944,

:00:56. > :00:58.and saw thousands of troops from Britain, America and Canada land on

:00:59. > :01:05.It was the biggest seaborne invasion in history, and led to the

:01:06. > :01:09.Hundreds of soldiers, and their families, are in France to remember

:01:10. > :01:16.I would be 20 the next day and I did not think I would see 20.

:01:17. > :01:20.It is a commemoration to those who did not see the white cliffs.

:01:21. > :01:30.I am representing my grandad who passed away two years in September.

:01:31. > :01:34.I have come to wear his medals and I am honoured

:01:35. > :01:42.And we'll have loads more on this tomorrow with some special

:01:43. > :01:48.But on to wild weather news now and giant hail has caused chaos

:01:49. > :01:53.Hail the size of tennis balls smashed car windows

:01:54. > :01:56.and made driving almost impossible and just look at the damage the

:01:57. > :02:00.Severe weather has been sweeping the Mid-Western states, where

:02:01. > :02:11.On to sport and Andy Murray says he wants to go all the way

:02:12. > :02:16.He'll play Rafa Nadal in the semi finals after beating home

:02:17. > :02:24.Andy says just getting this far isn't good enough for him.

:02:25. > :02:35.My expectations are as good as other people. I have put a lot of pressure

:02:36. > :02:39.on myself. Hopefully there is a long way to go.

:02:40. > :02:41.And sticking with sport Winter Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold

:02:42. > :02:44.has been trying to inspire a new generation of World Champions.

:02:45. > :02:48.She's been meeting kids, and Hayley, to tell them all about her sport.

:02:49. > :02:55.She is Great Britain's ice queen, reaching more than 70 mph

:02:56. > :03:00.Today, she's meeting kids to let them in on the top secrets

:03:01. > :03:11.When I was at school I did loads of sports.

:03:12. > :03:16.What is it like now you have got a gold medal?

:03:17. > :03:22.It is quite strange that people know who I am.

:03:23. > :03:30.What about meeting people like you have today who look up to you?

:03:31. > :03:38.Showing my gold medal and passing it on to the next generation.

:03:39. > :03:42.Winter sports are exciting and exhilarating.

:03:43. > :03:47.For anyone who wants to get involved, what would you say

:03:48. > :04:00.Train hard every day and be determined to never give up.

:04:01. > :04:03.Next up for Lizzy are the World Championships in Germany.

:04:04. > :04:07.But before that I have got a challenge.

:04:08. > :04:23.And in footy Roy Hodgson has a few worries after England's latest

:04:24. > :04:29.They drew 2-2 thanks to goals from Wayne Rooney and Rickie Lambert.

:04:30. > :04:34.But Raheem Stirling was sent off and an injury to Man of the

:04:35. > :04:40.Match Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could rule him out of the tournament.

:04:41. > :04:42.Last up, Ireland as you've never seen it before.

:04:43. > :04:45.Adventurer Mike O'Shea has become the first person to fly

:04:46. > :04:48.from one end of country to the other using a paramotor -

:04:49. > :04:54.He spent more on three days in the air and reached heights