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Cooling down our climate is no easy feat, but it's a necessary one for the billions of people who face ever more frequent and furious heatwaves due to climate change.

It's estimated that by 2050, the energy demand from air conditioners will triple, and an air conditioning unit will be sold every single second.

But a higher demand for AC equals a higher production of greenhouse gases - causing even more heatwaves. So how do we break the vicious cycle and find a happy medium?

On this episode of Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi come armed with their fans, summer clothes and sweat bands as they explore how we can adapt to a warming climate.

They speak to science correspondent Thomas Moore about the dangers of extreme heat as well as a Canadian resident from the town of Lytonn, whose entire village was destroyed by wildfire.

Plus Dr. Radikha Khosla –a researcher working on cooling solutions, answers the question on all of our minds: how can we cool down, as the planet heats up?

Hosts: Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi
Guests: Edith Loring-Kuhanga, Dr. Radikha Khosla, Thomas Moore
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Tatiana Alderson

In Hungary, a crackdown on the civil liberties of the LGBTQ+ community has been passed by the government. Measures include banning the depiction of homosexuality to under-18s in TV programmes, adverts and education.

An incentive for this is the upcoming election in Hungary. But why could this win the government votes and keep them in power? And why in the past have populist leaders targeted the LGBTQ+ community?

In this episode, host Dermot Murnaghan is joined by reporter at Politico, Lili Bayer; Dr Richard Mole, professor of political sociology in the school of Slavonic and Eastern European studies at University College London; and Boldizsar Nagy, editor of a book of fairy tales for children.

On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, Australia and New Zealand's first female prime ministers discuss their journeys to the top and the hurdles still faced by some women.

Julia Gillard and Helen Clark join us on this episode as part of a special series looking at the impact women globally are making on society.

Daily podcast team:
Podcast producer - Annie Joyce
Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers
Podcast producer - Lauren Pinkney
Interviews producer - Tatiana Alderson
Archive - Simon Windsor
Archive - Rob Fellowes
Archive - Nelly Stefanova
Music - Steven Wheeler

In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years.
Episode 10 of the 21-part series is On Stage with Amy Winehouse.


Three days before Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning, she made her final stage appearance alongside her Goddaughter and musical protégée Dionne Bromfield.
Now for the first time, Dionne reveals the ‘Aunty Amy’ only she knew.
A decade since Winehouse’s death, she remains one of the UKs top selling artists.
She also remains eclipsed by the media portrayal: The icon, the beehive hairstyle, the bright lights, paparazzi, and addiction that ultimately destroyed her.
'On Stage with Amy Winehouse' explores the Amy Dionne remembers, why it’s taken 10-years to process her death, and how finding a ‘sister’ in Winehouse has come to define her.

‘On Stage with Amy Winehouse' was produced by Rob Mulhern with Amy Hitchcock.
Special thanks to Dionne Bromfield
Digital by Tom Gillespie
Presented by Jayne Secker
Sound Design, Rob Mulhern
TV treatment, Amy Hitchcock
Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris
Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham
Social media, Chris Scott
Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton
Email: storycast@sky.uk
For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21
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On 11 July, Sir Richard Branson became the first billionaire to reach the edge of space – beating his rivals Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk – but are these just flashy joyrides or will space tourism take off in our lifetime?

On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we are joined by retired NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander, Leroy Chiao, and our US correspondent Greg Milam.

Daily podcast team:
Podcast producer - Annie Joyce
Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers
Podcast producer - Rosetta Fourlagawo
Interviews producer - Tatiana Alderson
Interviews producer – Reece Denton
Archive - Simon Windsor
Archive - Rob Fellowes
Archive - Nelly Stefanova
Music - Steven Wheeler

On 8 July, organisers announced that the Games would go ahead without spectators due to rising coronavirus cases. But will the rewards outweigh the potential costs - both financial and in terms of health?

On the Sky News Daily podcast, host Dermot Murnaghan speaks to Amy Borrett from our data and forensics team, modern pentathlete Samantha Murray talks about what competing at London 2012 meant to her, and Sky's Tom Parmenter and Sophia McBride speak about the safety measures being taken in Tokyo.

Daily podcast team:
Podcast producer - Annie Joyce
Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers
Podcast producer - Rosetta Fourlagawo
Interviews producer - Tatiana Alderson
Interviews producer – Reece Denton
Archive - Simon Windsor
Archive - Rob Fellowes
Archive - Nelly Stefanova
Music - Steven Wheeler