04/12/2015 Newsround

It's the end of the week, and I'm Ayshah, live with some top

Coming your way - How to make power from poo.

PLUS We're catching up with two stars from a galaxy far, far away.

But first let me tell you about some massive floods that are affecting

Heavy rain has been causing chaos in one part

of the country with thousands forced to leave their homes and lots

These are the floods that have so far affected 1.8 million people.

In Chennai, one of the biggest cities in India,

schools and colleges have been shut, hospitals evacuated

Boats have taken to the streets as the army, police and local

people try to rescue others from their water-filled homes.

Some have taken to social media to try and help, offering places to

stay, food and mobile phone re-charges to people in need.India

suffers severe flooding during the annual monsoon rainy

season, but this year has been the heaviest in over a century. It

has led to food, medicines and other supplies having

to be dropped from planes and helicopters to the affected areas.

Weather forecasters say the heavy rains are expected to

continue for the next three days, across a region of India which is

Europe's tallest volcano, Mount Etna.

has been erupting in spectacular style.

It's been spewing out fire and ash clouds several miles

t's the first time Etna has erupted in two years and

the ash has fallen on nearby towns and cities, covering everything

And there's some good news for some of England's most endangered

Animal charities have been given a multi-million pound pot of money to

help save some threatened species, including the Duke of Burgundy

It will also help another 118 that are at risk.

Next, if you're in the middle of eating your breakfast you might want

to put down your spoon for a minute - because we're talking about poo.

Yep you might not spend a lot of time wondering

about what happens when it's flushed down the loo but in one country

in Africa they're actually recycling it to use as fuel.

Day after day raw sewage in Ghana's capital, Accra,

The city doesn't have a proper sewage system

and it means human waste like this, is often dumped into the ocean.But

just down the road from here, a waste company has started to put

The stench is terrible, it is so bad you can hardly breathe.

They take the raw sewage and separate the water

from the solids - they clean the water and dry the solids.

This is dried faeces. Often they are dried, we put it in a barrel. Then

we burn it. We are burning it to turn it into charcoal. This is what

you have, the Chartwell. We grind its two powder. It is a binding

agent that is used and put its two powder. It is a binding

press, it becomes Chartwell for domestic cooking. What do people

think? I don't like the fact it is made from sewage, that is not good

but it's worked so well and burns faster than ordinary charcoal. Even

comes in the toilet, I don't have a problem. They will be able to

recycle all of the human waste. Now, if you're

a Star Wars fan you'll now there's just a few weeks until the - The

Force Awakens, hits cinema screens. It's bringing back some

of the favourite characters from the previous films, but also stars

two unknown actors from Britain. So what have they made

of all the hype? It's the fourth of December today,

and day four of OUR advent calendar. The funny thing is it's an

historical set and then you walk down the stairs and hear people

talking about the latest episode of Eastenders, a great balance to have.

I was nervous anyway, terrified. It is daunting but I want people to

think I did a good job and I want people to love it. It is layered.

This week it's all about your Christmas traditions.

And Newsrounder Ashleigh sent us this video about her family.

One Christmas tradition is getting up, getting my stocking, go into mum

and dad's room, opening my stocking, and when it is open, I go

downstairs. Thank you. That is all for me, Ricky is back at 4:20pm,

goodbye.