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Britain Bakes at 38.1C as Europe’s Deadliest Summer in Years Tightens Its Grip
August 13, 2026, and Britain is cooking. Thermometers hit 38.1C, making it the hottest day of the year so far, while Greece fights fires whipped up by gale-force winds. A former UK government scientific adviser says this brutal heat is only a preview of what lies ahead.


