:00:00. > :00:00.Hi, I'm Ricky, it's Tuesday and this is Newsround.
:00:00. > :00:23.We find out about the battle that was supposed to end World War One.
:00:24. > :00:25.But first - massive news in the world of football.
:00:26. > :00:28.Roy Hodgson is stepping down as England manager after his side
:00:29. > :00:33.were beaten 2-1 by Iceland in the Euros.
:00:34. > :00:39.Jenny is live in the South of France, where it all happened.
:00:40. > :00:43.England are out of the European Championships.
:00:44. > :00:46.Their loss to Iceland last night - the lowest ranked team in the Euros
:00:47. > :00:49.- will go down as one of the biggest shocks in international
:00:50. > :00:57.This is what happened on a dramatic night in Nice.
:00:58. > :00:59.Roy Hodgson's side were expected to win against a nation
:01:00. > :01:08.who have a population just 330,000, roughly the same size as Leicester.
:01:09. > :01:12.England started well and took the lead within five minutes.
:01:13. > :01:14.Wayne Rooney scoring from the penalty spot.
:01:15. > :01:20.And Rooney scores! CHEERING
:01:21. > :01:22.But just 34 seconds later, Iceland stunned England
:01:23. > :01:28.Sigurdsson scoring with this effort, following poor defending.
:01:29. > :01:36.In the 19th minute, Sigthorsson shot from just inside the box and scored.
:01:37. > :01:43.Joe Hart perhaps should have done better.
:01:44. > :01:45.In the second half, England dominated the game but just couldn't
:01:46. > :01:49.In the end, they were outfought, out-thought and outdone
:01:50. > :02:02.Iceland held on for a famous victory, the first time
:02:03. > :02:03.they have ever beaten England in thenation's history.
:02:04. > :02:05.Then, straight after the final whistle, this happened.
:02:06. > :02:08.My contract was always up after the Euros.
:02:09. > :02:10.So, now is the time for someone else to oversee the progress
:02:11. > :02:23.of this young, hungry and extremely talented group.
:02:24. > :02:31.Well done, Iceland. They go on to Paris.
:02:32. > :02:34.Let's not forget what a fantastic night it was for Iceland.
:02:35. > :02:38.Just listen to this Icelandic commentator when his side scored
:02:39. > :03:06.Will we hear him scream again on Sunday when Iceland take on hosts
:03:07. > :03:10.That would be a huge shock of course, but this Iceland side
:03:11. > :03:19.Thank you, Jenny. How is -- how amazing was that?
:03:20. > :03:23.It was Britain's Marcus Willis who was the headline-maker
:03:24. > :03:25.on the opening day of Wimbledon yesterday.
:03:26. > :03:27.The world number 772 beat Ricardas Berankis to set up a second
:03:28. > :03:31.The win was an amazing turnaround for the Brit,
:03:32. > :03:33.nicknamed 'Willbomb', who almost gave up tennis
:03:34. > :03:36.World number two and former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray
:03:37. > :03:38.begins his Wimbledon campaign later today,
:03:39. > :03:41.In the women's singles, Heather Watson and Johanna Konta
:03:42. > :03:45.On the July first, 1916, British soldiers were sent to fight
:03:46. > :03:47.a battle that was supposed to finish World War One.
:03:48. > :03:50.But, by the end of the Battle of the Somme, more than a million
:03:51. > :03:55.Even now people can't agree on whether it was the right
:03:56. > :03:56.decision or a huge mistake. Here's Martin.
:03:57. > :03:58.100 years ago, Britain and its allies were
:03:59. > :04:01.For two long years, both sides slogged it out,
:04:02. > :04:05.firing at each other from trenches like this one.
:04:06. > :04:07.The British were fighting here and the Germans were over there.
:04:08. > :04:11.After all that time, no one was making any progress.
:04:12. > :04:14.So, the people in charge of the British Army came up
:04:15. > :04:19.They hit the Germans as hard as they could with artillery
:04:20. > :04:23.The plan was from there to take the land from the Germans.
:04:24. > :04:25.But they were wrong and the Germans were waiting for them.
:04:26. > :04:27.Unfortunately, the Germans prepared these positions very well.
:04:28. > :04:33.And we weren't able to take them as planned.
:04:34. > :04:36.The soldiers were met with a wall of bombs and bullets.
:04:37. > :04:38.20,000 were killed and 40,000 were wounded on just
:04:39. > :04:45.Many were just teenagers - very young.
:04:46. > :04:49.They saw it as a big adventure but the reality was very different.
:04:50. > :04:53.Lots of death and things young people should never experience.
:04:54. > :04:55.Even though tens of thousands of soldiers were being killed
:04:56. > :04:57.in these fields, the Army commanders decided
:04:58. > :05:04.The result? Even more lives lost.
:05:05. > :05:11.Often whole groups of men from the same towns and cities
:05:12. > :05:13.volunteered and huge amounts of people were lost.
:05:14. > :05:16.With the news coming through that thousands were not coming back home,
:05:17. > :05:19.it was only a matter of time before families were expecting a knock
:05:20. > :05:24.on their door to inform them they had lost somebody.
:05:25. > :05:26.In the four months that it lasted, more than one million
:05:27. > :05:34.People in charge said it had to be done to win the war.
:05:35. > :05:37.But others argue that so many young men should never have died.
:05:38. > :05:40.Even today, you can see the results of the Battle all around us
:05:41. > :05:44.In your hometown, there is probably a memorial to the soldiers
:05:45. > :05:54.It was a battle that changed Britain.
:05:55. > :05:56.We will have more throughout the week.
:05:57. > :06:01.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here at 4:20pm with Leah.