04/02/2014 Newsround

Hi, guys, I'm Ayshah with your Tuesday afternoon headlines, and

here's what's coming up. Surfing what could be the biggest

wave, we find out, using giraffes, just how tall that might be. And...

I am the daddy! Yes, he's the daddy, we meet the man who ran 5,000 miles

across Canada, dressed as a superhero. This is Newsround.

First, the future king had to travel by boat and tractor today to visit

people in flood-hit Somerset, where 25 square miles of the county is

under water. Prince Charles has been spending the day speaking to

families, farmers and emergency-service workers to see the

damaged caused by the flooding, which has lasted for more than a

month. The Prince's Countryside Fund is going to give ?50,000 from its

emergency fund to help farmers and communities in the area.

Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe they're enduring terrible weather too, but

with added ice. Slovenia is having some of the worst winter blizzards

for decades. A quarter of houses have been left without electricity,

transport has been disrupted, and more than a third of the country's

schools are closed. Next up, meet Jamie McDonald, no

stranger to cold places either. He's thought to be the first person ever

to run solo from one end of Canada to the other. That's 5,000 miles! He

took up the gruelling challenge to help raise money for children's

charities, and 275 days later he spoke to Leah about his epic

journey. Who is the daddy?! Who is the

daddy?! Jamie, AKA the Flash. A sportsman and an all-round

superhero. I am the daddy! And he's achieved something no other person

has done before. He ran 5,000 miles across Canada, which is kind of like

running 200 marathons. Dealing with sub-zero temperatures, he went

through ten pairs of trainers. He slept on the streets and did it all

dressed as his favourite superhero. What was the biggest challenge for

you? This was one year-long! I got frostbite on my nose, and I thought

I was going to lose it. Luckily, I haven't, it is still there! Every

single step was painful, but I had to make a decision whether I quit or

continue on. But Jamie kept on going. Having spent the first nine

years of his life in hospital, he managed to raise more than ?100,000

for kids here in the UK. It's unreal! I was a tennis teacher back

home, and it would have taken me five years to have earned that, and

to have in 11 months I'm so proud. But why the outfit? Because I

thought it would raise a bit more money for the children's hospitals,

but actually thinking about it, anyone can be a superhero So after

this incredible journey, what's top of Jamie must-do list? I would love

a roast dinner, but not just any roast dinner, my Mum's roast dinner.

What a guy! If that's inspired you to do something amazing, head to the

website right now and let us know what your epic challenge would be.

Check out our story about how Harry Styles's dad reckons he's not as

clever as his sister. And you can also read all about our next story,

giant rats the size of sheep. Yep, my worst nightmare. If you've

ever seen a rat, you'll know they're normally pretty small. So can you

imagine one the size of a sheep? Well, that's what scientists reckon

we could see in the future. It's thought that over a long time, rats

could fill the gaps left by larger animals as they become extinct. With

the space to grow, rats could evolve to grow bigger and bigger. But don't

worry, we won't be seeing giant rats for a long time yet.

Last up, to a British man who may have broken the record for the

biggest wave ever surfed. This is an 80 foot wave being surfed by Andrew

Cotton at a legendary surf spot off Nazare in Portugal on Sunday. It

could be the highest that's ever been ridden. At 80 feet, the wave

was as tall as four giraffes, eight TARDISes or 15 Newsround Nels. We

won't know for sure if he's made the record books until May, when surf

company Billabong officially measure it, but we asked him how you catch a

monster wave like that. It is something that I have trained for

all my life, I know the ocean very well. You know when it is right.

Even though it happened in seconds, like it was a few seconds,

everything was in slow motion. I just couldn't go fast enough, I was

hurtling down, it was massive, but I did not realise it would be the

biggest one ever. That's all from me and the Newsround

team.