Surfer Andrew Cotton plans to return to his board after breaking his back on 50ft wave

A British surfer who broke his back when a 50ft wave crashed on top of him is recovering at home in Devon and says he aims to be back on a board by February.Andrew Cotton, 36, is a professional surfer who travels the globe hunting for the world's biggest waves.It was in Portugal in early November that he broke his back in mountainous seas off Nazare in Portugal.