Opinion

Hot yes, but Britain’s heatwave feels more like a balmy Aussie January

It was hot, but the reality was a bit less feverish than the headlines.

Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

Jul 20, 2022 – 6.54am

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London | On Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), the mercury in British thermometers went to a place it had never been before: 40 degrees. On the baking streets of London, what was it like?

I’ve been living here 14 years, and there have been plenty of hot days before. But there has never been anything quite like this.

Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London.