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Thousands of people rally outside Sydney Town Hall to demand urgent climate action from Australia's government, as bushfires continue to burn along the country's east coast. IMAGES
Evacuations have been ordered in towns and settlements near Perth, Western Australia, as bushfires driven by striong winds rage across the area. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration.
A successful record run by Mercedes-AMG at the prestigious Repco Bathurst 12 Hour. With a special version of the Mercedes-AMG GT3, the performance and sports car brand wrote another piece of motorsport history in Australia on Saturday.Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver Jules Gounon (AND) took up the challenge behind the wheel of the about 650 hp strong racing car at Mount Panorama Circuit. The three-time Bathurst winner covered the 6.213 kilometres at an average speed of 191.82 kph. With a time of 1m 56.605s, he posted the fastest lap time ever set with a GT car at the circuit.The reigning Intercontinental GT Challenge champion took to the track in the run-up to the legendary endurance race in the Australian state of New South Wales. In his record attempt, the 29-year-old beat the previous best time at the iconic circuit by 2.074 seconds and illustrated the impressive potential of the Mercedes-AMG GT3. The 6.2-litre V8 engine, aimed at maximum performance without an air restrictor, combined with the drag reduction system (DRS) derived from Formula 1, reached a top speed of 308.71 kph. This was achieved on the 1.916 kilometres long Conrod Straight. In addition to the carbon brake system, the optimised aerodynamics package with revised front apron, splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser proved its effect in the middle sector, characterised by fast corners.The operational team initially sent out the modified Mercedes-AMG GT3 onto the race track for a shakedown on Friday to gather experience and validate the setup. During this first assessment of the car, the record at Mount Panorama Circuit was already broken. In a second session, Jules Gounon broke the record once more. On Saturday morning at 9:20 a.m. local time, the team took advantage of the ideal conditions with an air temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and an asphalt temperature of 30 degrees Celsius to set the new record time of 1m 56.605s minutes during the final run.
Images of sunrise in London on Tuesday as the UK faces another day of soaring temperatures. In Britain, forecasters said the current national record of 38.7 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) could be broken and 40C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change and predicting more frequent extreme weather to come. IMAGES
The years from 2015 to 2021 are on track to be the seven hottest on record, the secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization says during a press conference at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. SOUNDBITE
Madrid, Aug 27 (EFE) .- (Camera: Santiago Castro / Juan Yagüe) .- The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) foresees 4,750,000 trips during the weekend of the summer return operation, a record number in the Spanish roads in 2021.FOOTAGE FROM THE A-42 AND ENTRANCE TO MADRID A-1