05/06/2014 Newsround

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

A big injury worry for England ahead of the World Cup

and the record breaker flying high in a motorised parachute.

But first - a welcome home party in the hometown

of released US army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been cancelled.

Bowe was released this week after spending five years

Officials in Hailey, in Idaho, say the town couldn't have coped

But they've also been under pressure to call it off because

of claims Sergeant Bergdahl deserted his post before he was captured.

Special events toremember 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 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.

I am representing my grandad who passed away two years in September.

I have come to wear his medals and I am honoured

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

Severe weather has been sweeping the Mid-Western states, where

On to sport and Andy Murray says he wants to go all the way

He'll play Rafa Nadal in the semi finals after beating home

Andy says just getting this far isn't good enough for him.

My expectations are as good as other people. I have put a lot of pressure

on myself. Hopefully there is a long way to go.

And sticking with sport Winter Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold

has been trying to inspire a new generation of World Champions.

She's been meeting kids, and Hayley, to tell them all about her sport.

She is Great Britain's ice queen, reaching more than 70 mph

Today, she's meeting kids to let them in on the top secrets

When I was at school I did loads of sports.

What is it like now you have got a gold medal?

It is quite strange that people know who I am.

What about meeting people like you have today who look up to you?

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

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.

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.

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