:00:00. > :00:07.It's Saturday lunchtime. I'm Ricky with today's top stories.
:00:08. > :00:11.Coming up. Scotland welcomes the Queen's Baton relay.
:00:12. > :00:19.And how's this for a cliffhanger? The dramatic house demolition.
:00:20. > :00:25.The Three Lions' big World Cup kick-off is just a matter
:00:26. > :00:31.Roy Hodgson's team take on Italy at 11 o'clock tonight, and it's a huge
:00:32. > :00:34.match as England need to get off to a good start in the competition.
:00:35. > :00:38.Italy have won the World Cup four times and the England boss says his
:00:39. > :00:51.It is what we think are very good 11. A very good team, a team that is
:00:52. > :00:55.capable of dealing with Italy and how they play. The team going into
:00:56. > :01:01.this game, the first game of the World Cup, with the energy, the pace
:01:02. > :01:06.and mobility we have, I do not fear it will be anything like the game
:01:07. > :01:11.that took place in Kiev, two years ago. It is history. We have learned
:01:12. > :01:12.some things from it, but we have learned even more from studying
:01:13. > :01:17.Italy recently. Well, that's what Roy thinks,
:01:18. > :01:19.but what about you? You've been telling us
:01:20. > :01:21.on the website your score predictions, but before we hear some
:01:22. > :01:38.of those, England fan Mikey has got This is it, England at the World
:01:39. > :01:51.Cup. Every year we hope, expect. The whole country does. Best place
:01:52. > :02:00.yourselves. I believe the squad can win the World Cup. Controversy. Or
:02:01. > :02:10.penalties. England are out of the World Cup. And it ain't going to be
:02:11. > :02:22.easier this year. We are in group B. First up is Italy, they are strong,
:02:23. > :02:35.organised. And what a beard. They knocked us out to matter years ago,
:02:36. > :02:45.but this is a new team. Let us not throw it away. We can do it. We are
:02:46. > :02:52.England. We never stop believing. They think it is all over. David
:02:53. > :03:08.Beckham! At this stage, it does not hurt to dream the.
:03:09. > :03:11.Head online to find out who Ronaldo the Newsround parrot thinks will
:03:12. > :03:14.win, and find out which team has won the World Cup the most times
:03:15. > :03:20.In other news, the teenager who raised more than ?4 million
:03:21. > :03:24.for charity before he died of cancer has been recognised by the Queen.
:03:25. > :03:26.Stephen Sutton's memory will be honoured with
:03:27. > :03:31.The Queen gives them to people who've made an outstanding
:03:32. > :03:37.Team GB's athlete Lizzy Yarnold will also be honoured.
:03:38. > :03:39.The Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie star of Disney's Maleficent -
:03:40. > :03:52.-- honorary. The Queen's Baton Relay has arrived in Scotland
:03:53. > :03:55.as it begins a 40-day tour ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
:03:56. > :03:58.These crowds were up early to see the moment the baton left England
:03:59. > :04:00.and was handed over to Scottish athlete Eilidh Child.
:04:01. > :04:01.The baton, the Commonwealth's version of the
:04:02. > :04:04.Olympic torch, has travelled about 100,000 miles and visited 69 nations
:04:05. > :04:07.Next, the survival of Africa's elephants
:04:08. > :04:09.is under threat according to CITES - the treaty involved in preventing
:04:10. > :04:11.animals becoming extinct or endangered by international trade.
:04:12. > :04:21.They say over 20,000 African elephants were killed last year -
:04:22. > :04:24.more than were born - and are now in danger of becoming extinct.
:04:25. > :04:26.Elephants are killed illegally by poachers for their ivory tusks
:04:27. > :04:29.that are then sold to countries like China, where some people
:04:30. > :04:33.Next, to the Texas house that was set on fire on purpose to
:04:34. > :04:37.The owners took extreme measures after it was left dangling
:04:38. > :04:39.above a lake after the ground below gave way.
:04:40. > :04:42.They decided to burn it rather than wait for it to drop,
:04:43. > :04:45.and local fire crews set fire to it in a controlled blaze.
:04:46. > :05:08.England at the World Cup. England to win the World Cup? I hope everyone
:05:09. > :05:15.is ready for this. No chance. We have only ever known disappointment.
:05:16. > :05:24.He has kept it out as well. I do not believe it. We are enjoying training
:05:25. > :05:32.and being together. It is always the same old story. He has done it. And
:05:33. > :05:40.England are out of the World Cup. Let's just try and enjoy it, shall
:05:41. > :05:59.we? It will be different this time around. Let's try and... At this
:06:00. > :06:02.stage it does not hurt to dream. Maybe this time it's our time.