Browsing the Guardian online this morning (for work purposes!) and this was on the front page. Ive copied the first paragraph but also added the link to the full article underneath.
Is this nanny state gone bananas ? or is it justified ? Do citizens of the UK need such warnings in order to carry on safely with their lives ? Issuing and OFFICAL HEATWAVE Warning ... putting all emergency services on alert! I could maybe understand it if the temperatures were hitting 40! but 30 isnt that scarey is it?? If it were I would never leave my apartment between June and September! In fact thats a good idea ... I may take some time off work as this heat in Spain is surely bad for my health!
Sue x
An official heatwave health warning will be issued tomorrow morning, meaning that schools, hospitals, local authorities and social services must take action to avoid casualties,
unless temperatures plummet tonight.
London and much of the south-east has already sweltered through two days where temperatures topped 30C, and tonight temperatures in the low 20s are expected in many areas. The lowest temperature anywhere in the Greater London area on Monday night was 18C.
Official heatwave likely to be declared as UK temperatures soar | UK news | guardian.co.uk