Los Angeles fires death toll rise
Emergency crews in Los Angeles are battling to contain wildfires which are now known to have killed sixteen people.
US firefighters are racing to prevent the biggest of the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles from reaching Brentwood, one of the city's most exclusive areas where the vice president, Kamala Harris has a home. With strong winds forecast to return, the Palisades fire is continuing to expand, despite earlier progress in containing it.
Also on the programme: The Sudanese army says it's captured the key eastern city of Wad Madani from rebels; and the artist Tracey Emin on her troubled teenage years and how art proved a lifeline.
Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories are Michela Wrong, journalist and author, specialising in Africa, and Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, now visiting professor at Princeton University's School of Public and International and Affairs.
(Photo: A member of the Manhattan Beach Fire Department holds a smartphone as smoke billows from the Palisades Fire threatening homes in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California. Credit: REUTERS)