Riding high

Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa rides what has been judged the biggest wave ever surfed, at the Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazaré, Portugal. On Saturday, the World Surf League credited Koxa with the world record at its Big Wave Awards. Its judging panel determined that the wave, which Koxa surfed in November last year, was 80ft (24.38m) high.