Global temperature records smashed

Temperature records have been shattered this year as the world has experienced some of the hottest days ever recorded. Scientists are warning that the speed and extent of these extreme weather events are unprecedented.

Also on the programme: The senior British MP in hot water over a video some deemed to be supportive of the Taliban; and the first original African animation series is released on Netflix.

Joining Audrey Brown in the studio to discuss all this and more are Professor Colleen Graffy, law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in Malibu, California and a former Deputy US Assistant Secretary of State, and Tom Nuttall, a senior digital editor at the Economist.

(IMAGE: A firefighting helicopter during wildfires in Mandra, Greece, July 18, 2023. CREDIT: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis TPX)