China-Taiwan military tensions at their 'worst in 40 years'

Taiwan's defence minister has said that tensions with China are at their worst in 40 years, warning of the risk of an accidental strike between the two. His comments came after China sent a record number of military jets into Taiwan's air defence zone for four consecutive days. Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state, but China views it as a breakaway province. We'll speak to people in Taiwan to hear how they feel about the rising tensions and whether it affects their daily life.

Also, a new study has shown that climate change academics from some of the regions worst hit by global warming are struggling to be published. The research looked at 100 of the most highly cited climate research papers over the past five years and found that less than 1% of the authors were based in Africa, while only 12 of the papers had a female lead researcher. We'll speak to our environment correspondent to find out more.

And every day we're joined by a health expert to answer your questions about Covid-19. Today our guest is Dr Maria Sundaram - infectious disease epidemiologist at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Wisconsin.

(Photo: People drive past Taiwan flags installation ahead of National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, 06 October 2021. Credit: EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO)