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Wildfires continue across Europe

In Greece, hundreds of people - mostly tourists - have been evacuated by sea from a coastal town of Viotia hemmed in by one of the many wildfires raging across the country.

Firefighters in Greece, France, Portugal and Spain are still tackling blazes spanning thousands of hectares. In Spain, more than 200,000 hectares of land has burnt in 2026 - roughly five times above the average by this point in the year - while the burnt land in Portugal is also higher than usual, EU data shows.

Also in the programme: How police in the UK are trying to divert teen hackers away from crime; the American singer Natalie Merchant on the importance of art education for children; and the scientist trying to save coffee from extinction.

Joining Krupa Padhy on the programme's panel are Dr Chandrika Kaul, a Prof in Modern History at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and Laurie Bristow, president of Hughes Hall, a college at Cambridge University and former UK ambassador to Afghanistan and Russia.

(Photo: Firefighters stand next to fire engines as they battle a wildfire near Montfort-sur-Argens, near Correns, in the Var department, amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, August 1, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga)

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