Global warming set to break 1.5C limit

Scientists say there is now a 66% chance global temperature will pass the 1.5C global warming threshold between now and 2027. We explain the latest prediction and what going over 1.5C means.

A video of a young couple kissing on a train in India has sparked a row after it went viral on social media. We’ll hear views from around the world on attitudes towards public displays of affection.

We have been hearing from people still affected by Covid, and in particular, long Covid. Today, a father and a son in India and a couple in America share what’s it like to have a family member with the condition.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A view of a cracked ground near the Sidi El Barrak dam with depleted levels of water, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, January 7, 2023.
Credit: Reuters / Jihed Abidellaoui).