Heat of the Moment
Newscast
07/17/23
•35m
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Why are temperatures soaring around the world?
Amol Rajan comes on Newscast to talk about his new job as host of University Challenge and gives us his thoughts on the BBC presenter scandal after a week of allegations in the media.
And the BBC’s Climate Editor, Justin Rowlatt, dials in from Spain to bring us the latest news from Europe’s heatwave. Eleni Myrivili, the United Nation’s Chief Heat Officer, joins him to discuss how societies must adapt to higher temperatures.
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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by George Dabby with Miranda Slade, Gemma Roper and Alex Collins. The technical producer was Frank McWeeny. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.
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