This isn't my first heatwave, and I'd bet it isn't yours, either, but that doesn't mean I'm enjoying it. Just like how the rare occasions when it snows can bring the UK to a standstill, when it gets over 30 degrees Celsius, we tend to all get a little loopy, largely because almost no housing in this country is designed for that level of heat (which makes finding a Prime Day cooling deal all the more important).
Last year, I bought my first flat in south London, and as a top-floor chunk of a Victorian house, it's unsurprisingly a bit of an oven when it's this hot, so after years of enduring the hottest parts of summer with ice packs and a stiff upper lip, I finally picked up a portable air conditioner.
