Railway lines are melting, wildfires are raging, and ambulance services are said to be on the brink of collapse. The current heatwave is bringing chaos to the UK.
In a country where summer, as George II once noted, tends to be “three fine days and a thunderstorm”, forecasts that temperatures could smash the 40C barrier next week are enough to send a shiver down the spine. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
