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Weekend: Searing heatwave in Europe

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Searing heatwave in Europe

17/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Searing heatwave in Europe

Extreme heat and wildfires hit parts of southern Europe

Extreme heat and wildfires hit parts of southern Europe.

Wildfires are spreading in southern Europe, as record breaking temperatures spread across the continent. We hear from Spain and Portugal.

Also, the COP26 chairman, Alok Sharma, about the climate policies of the candidates vying to be Britain's next Prime Minister.

And the latest on the political situation in Sri Lanka.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Paula Erizanu, a Moldovan journalist based in London; and Peter Neumann, Professor of Security Studies at King’s College London.

(Image: Digital board indicating 47 degrees Celsius at Opera Square in Madrid, Spain. Credit: Getty Images)

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