Thursday was the hottest June day on record in the UK.

A temperature of 36.4C has been recorded in Somerset. This beats the previous record, set just yesterday. A red weather warning for extreme heat has been extended into Friday for parts of the country, and at least six NHS trusts in England have declared critical incidents.

Adam is joined by the BBC’s Climate Editor, Justin Rowlatt, and Professor Ed Hawkins MBE, climate scientist at the University of Reading.

And, how optimistic are business leaders for the next government? Adam speaks to BBC Business Editor, Simon Jack.

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00:00 How has the team been coping with the heatwave?
04:13 What does the 1976 heatwave tell us about climate change?
07:44 What does a new report say about the UK’s emissions?
12:45 How can the UK adapt to climate change?
16:07 What will the timeline for the Labour leadership contest look like?
23:05 How are business leaders reacting to Andy Burnham’s possible premiership?

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At least 164 people have been killed in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck, just a minute apart.

The second was the strongest to hit the country since 1900, and caused more than 100 buildings to collapse, the UN said.

Rescuers are searching the rubble in Caracas and the state of La Guaira, and one man in the capital said it felt like “the world was moving for a long time”.

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At least 235 people have been killed and 4,300 injured in powerful back-to-back earthquakes that hit Venezuela on Wednesday.

Many more people are feared dead, with others left homeless or too afraid to stay in damaged, unsafe buildings sleeping in the streets after the disaster.

Rescuers are searching the rubble in Caracas and the state of La Guaira for the second night, and people have been heard calling for help from under the debris of collapsed buildings.

The quakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, hit a minute apart. The second was the strongest to hit Venezuela since 1900.

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Red heat alerts have been issued in the UK, France, Spain and other nations across western and central Europe as heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days with highs of more than 40C.

Day time temperatures are due to hit 40C this week in France and in Spain temperatures are set to peak above 40C in some areas.

Meanwhile, the UK and Germany are both bracing for its hottest June day on record, with temperatures forecast to rise above 35C in the UK and 40C in Germany.

The rising temperatures are being driven by hot air moving north from the Sahara desert, which is in turn trapping hot air over the affected areas, with forecasters suggesting the conditions could result in one of the longest heatwaves in recent years.

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