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Average temperatures in 2024 pass 1.5C global warming limit

As temperatures go higher, wildfires in Los Angeles kill at least five people, and forecasters warn more high winds may fan the flames further

The EU monitoring climate body, Copernicus Climate Change Services, say temperatures were 1.6 degrees higher than pre-industrial average. This shows that a warming threshold of 1.5 degrees agreed in Paris was in danger of being permanently breached, as Los Angeles fire chiefs warn death toll is likely to rise.

Nicol谩s Maduro is about to be sworn in as president of Venezuela, following elections that the US and others say were rigged. We speak with a Maduro supporter.

And the US Supreme Court will decide whether the video sharing app TikTok should be banned.

(Photo: A crowd of people watch the setting sun from a hill in Ealing, west London. Last year was the hottest on record. Credit: PA)

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