18/03/2014 Newsround

Hello, morning. Leah here this morning with all you need to know

before school, including: Did Grimmy finish his epic Sport Relief

challenge? And head over heels in love! This is

Newsround. First up. They're back! Britain's

most successful Winter Paralympics team in 30 years returned home last

night to an impressive welcome. Watch out for flashes in this one.

The team flew into Heathrow Airport and were welcomed home by

photographers, fans and family. There are now calls for greater

funding after they won six medals in total, including their first gold.

We went out there to do a task and a job, and we definitely did that. OK,

we had some bad days and some good days, but the good has definitely

overrode those bad days. It just shows what we were saying six or

seven years ago, that visually impaired skiing...we can be up there

and in the mix. We believed it and we got people to support us, and it

just shows that the support has been put into us, and the investment is

paying off. Next, Russia's President Vladimir

Putin is expected to invite Crimea to rejoin Russia today, after he

recognised the region as independent from Ukraine. It's after a vote on

Sunday where 96% of people voted that they also wanted Crimea to be

part of Russia again. But Europe and the US say the vote is against the

law and have imposed travel bans on important figures from Russia.

Now, for more than 300 years Scotland has been part of the UK,

and in six months time, on September 18, Scotland will hold a vote where

people will be asked the simple question: "Should Scotland be an

independent country?" And they will have to decide Yes or No. It'll be a

huge moment for the country, as Ricky's been finding out.

They're the same age, have similar interests and live only 20 minutes

apart, but there is one thing these two teenagers massively disagree on.

My name is Lewis, I'm 16 and in September I'll be voting No. Hi, my

name is Sarah, I'm 16 years old and I will be voting Yes in the

referendum. On September 18, voters will be asked should Scotland be an

independent country. They'll have to choose Yes or No. This is the first

time the voting age has been lowered, so 16 and 17-year-olds will

get a chance to say how their country should be run. When it did

first come up I didn't know much about it, so I had to go and look at

the two sides to make up my mind, and then I got quite into it and

excited about it. It is something I don't think many people my age will

ever get an opportunity to do, no matter what country they are in. To

be handed that opportunity makes me feel so excited. It is unbelievable.

Hi, my name is Annabel and I'm ten years old. Hi, my name is Alexandra

and I am nine years old. Sarah and Lewis will get the chance to vote on

Scotland's future. They'll be deciding what kind of country their

younger brothers and sisters will be growing up in. So Sarah, why are you

voting Yes? I am voting Yes because I think that, if we had independence

for Scotland, we would have more of a voice, and will be able to do what

we want, and control our own things that we need and our own money.

Lewis, why are you voting No? I'm voting No because I don't think

Scotland has the money to give the people the kind of lives they

deserve, and I have much more faith in Scotland if it were to stay a big

part of Britain overall. So, although the question may be a

simple one, the choices made by people like Lewis and Sarah will

shape Scotland's future for generations to come.

And Grimmy has finally completed his Sport Relief cycle challenge. The

Radio One DJ and his mates spent 12 hours from 7am, cycling 1000 miles

on a bike. It wasn't easy and he had to slip on extra padding after

getting saddle sore. He raised over ?115,000.

Chelsea play Galatasaray in the second leg of their last 16

Champions League tie tonight. The Blues drew one all in the first leg

and will want to avoid being the third English team to be knocked out

at this stage of the competition this year. Jose Mourhino is looking

forward to coming up against former striker Didier Drogba.

We all agree one of the most important players in the history of

our club. Is he the same player at 36 than he was at 26? I think nobody

is, but he is one of the best strikers in the world.

Finally, the seventh annual UK Wife Carrying Championships have been

taking place in Dorking. You don't have to be married to take part and

there's loads of techniques, including the piggy-back, and the

fireman's carry. Rich Blake Smith and his partner Anna won and will

now compete at the World Championships in Finland in July.

I'm back at 8:15am - see ya.