Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,30 Sep 2023,49 mins

NYC floods: State of Emergency declared

Big Boss Interview

Available for over a year

A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as strong storms cause flash flooding which have affected the subway, streets and highways and closed at least one terminal at LaGuardia Airport closed on Friday. The US is edging closer to a government shutdown after Republicans rejected a last-minute funding deal in the House of Representatives. The latest on the UAW strikes in America with 7000 more workers at Ford and General Motors now set to join the industrial action. And Rahul Tandon speaks to the mixologist who’s just been voted the world’s best bartender. IMAGE CREDIT: Michael M.Santiago/Getty Images

Programme Website
More episodes