27/01/2014 Newsround

Good afternoon. I'm Ricky, and on today's Newsround: More parts of the

country are under water as the rain just keeps on coming.

And the glow-in-the-dark technique that could help protect the world's

most endangered frogs. Stay tuned. First then, floods continue to cause

massive problems in parts of the UK, and for some people, the nightmare

is just getting worse. 14 flood warnings are in place throughout

England, which means flooding is expected. The area worst hit is

south-west England. It's particularly bad for people in the

county of Somerset, where huge amounts of water are having to be

pumped off the land and into rivers to drain away. Many people there are

still coming to terms with the flooding at the start of the year,

and more rain is forecast over the coming days.

We want to hear if you've been affected by the flooding. Have you

had trouble getting to and from school, or are there flood waters

near your house? Head online and let us know.

Next, services have taken place across the world today as part of

National Holocaust Memorial Day. It's to remember the six million

Jews and other people killed by the German Nazi party during the Second

World War, over 70 years ago. Ayshah's been finding out what it

all means. It's never easy to think about the

events of World War Two, but it is important to understand what

happened and make sure it is never forgotten. During the war, Germany

was ruled by the Nazis, a racist government led by Adolf Hitler. He

believed people from certain religions or races were inferior and

wanted to get rid of them. In what has become known as the Holocaust,

he had millions of people sent to special prisons called concentration

camps. Families were split up, there was little food, extremely hard,

physical work, and many, many people were killed there. It's estimated

seven out of ten Jews from across Europe died. But thousands of

children did manage to escape Nazi Germany and were sent to the UK for

safety. Today is a mark of respect for all victims of the Holocaust, as

well as victims of other mass killings around the world. Here at

the Imperial War Museum North, they're running special events for

Holocaust Memorial Day. Learning about terrible things that happened

in history, like the Holocaust, helps us to try to prevent them from

happening again. Well, let's speak to someone who can

tell us a bit more about this. With me now is Jack. He works with the

Holocaust Education Trust and teaches kids about what happened.

Jack, welcome to Newsround. Thanks for coming in. Why is it important

to remember the holocaust nowadays? Well, it was always stressed to me,

from a young age, how important the Holocaust was. At our trust, we

believe we have to give the 6 million Jews their humanity back. I

learning about the Holocaust, we can help to prevent such atrocities in

the future. When we see pictures like this, it is hard to imagine

things like this could happen. You have a personal connection to this.

Your grandad managed to escape. What was his story? He was able to come

over from his home in the Czech Republic when he was 10-year sold.

He couldn't speak any English. Unfortunately, his mother and two

sisters were not as lucky. How do children react to these kind of

stories? Whilst Holocaust education is becoming more and more broad,

children especially don't know as much about it. By listening to

survivors, they will. Thank you for coming in.

And if you want to know more, there's plenty of information over

on our website about this, as well as help and advice if there's

anything in the news that upsets you.

Next to outer space, where China's moon rover, Yutu, has hit a spot of

trouble. Jade Rabbit, as it's also known, has experienced mechanical

problems. The rover arrived on the moon's surface in December and was

expected to operate for three months, to carry out experiments on

the moon's soil. Now the Chinese space agency are having to organise

repairs - from back here on Earth! Now, time for some glow-in-the-dark

frogs. Check this out. Conservationists at Chester Zoo have

come up with a way to keep an eye on critically-endangered frogs by

injecting them with a harmless fluorescent substance, making them

glow. Experts say they hope the tracking technique can be used to

help species that are most at risk. Last up - fancy wading through

freezing muddy water before crawling under barbed wire? No? Me neither.

But some people love it. The weekend saw the annual Tough Guy race in the

West Midlands, where thousands of competitors had to scramble their

way around 200 obstacles. Head to the website to see a gallery of how

they got on! That's all we've got time for. We

are back later on this evening. See you then.