2024 warmest year on record

This BBC Global News Podcast highlights important global developments. It opens with a report on 2024 being labeled the hottest year ever, surpassing the critical 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold, with devastating wildfires in California as a stark example. The discussion then moves to the upcoming swearing-in of Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's president, despite widespread international criticism. Following this, the podcast covers a British man's failed legal efforts to reclaim lost Bitcoin from a landfill. Lastly, it spotlights a former Nigerian footballer’s initiative to promote golf in Africa and addresses the disappointing rates at which airlines return lost property. Through these stories, listeners are informed about urgent global issues such as climate change, political turmoil, and the struggle to recover lost assets.