The World Tonight   /     Losses from LA fires expected to top $50 billion

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Two of the five wildfires threatening Los Angeles are still burning uncontained -- though firefighters say they've made progress with some smaller blazes. City residents are beginning to count the cost, estimated to exceed $50 billion. We look at the growing challenge of insuring one's home in the city.Elon Musk has hosted the leader of the far-right AfD party in Germany for a live discussion on X, with German federal elections just over six weeks away.And four women's football clubs are starting a trial to allow the drinking of alcohol in the stands. We ask about cultural differences between the terraces of the women's and men's games.

Subtitle
LA fire chief says fires are most destructive natural disaster in history of Los Angeles
Duration
2250
Publishing date
2025-01-09 23:06
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026nhl
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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