Spring heatwave sweeps east coast; China’s mile-high sky ladder; India’s 13 yo cricket star; and influencers that just don’t check.

Your daily news podcast. Spring heatwave sweeps east coast; China’s mile-high sky ladder; India’s 13 yo cricket star; and influencers that just don’t check. Hold onto your hats (literally)! Sydney is baking under a heatwave while parts of Victoria clean up from record-breaking storms. Western Sydney? Scorching above 35°C for five days straight! Daredevils in China are scaling a jaw-dropping steel cable ladder hanging between cliffs 1,500 metres high! Meet Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 13-year-old cricket star smashing records and earning a whopping $200,000 in the IPL 75% of Facebook users share stories without reading past the headline! That’s how misinformation snowballs. Squiz-E says, “STOP, THINK, CHECK”, before clicking share. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.