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Radio 4,27 Jun 2026,30 mins

'Millions' affected by Venezuela earthquakes

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With thousands of people still missing in Venezuela, we get an update on recovery efforts from our correspondent Will Grant in Caracas. British search and rescue worker Jay McNeill who's travelling to the country to help outlines what he and his team are preparing for. We get a briefing on the government's new refugee sponsorship route into UK, and we hear about flight delays affecting Heathrow and Gatwick caused by thunderstorms. Correspondent Sarah Rainsford tells us about Ukraine's latest attacks on Crimea, where a state of emergency has been declared. And, Italy marks eighty years since the invention of one of its best-known exports, the Vespa. We hear from Robin Quartermain, the Honorary President of The Vespa Club of Britain.

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