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The great British bunk off: Workers and pupils stay home as 40C looms
For 15 consecutive days in 1976 the sun beat down on Britain and the temperature hovered at 32C (89.6F).
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mirror.co.uk
Heatwave hell as schools send pupils home ahead of 50-year heat record forecast
The UK temperature record for June of 35.6C is forecast to be smashed this week, as schools close early and Brits are warned against all but essential travel ahead of the heatwave
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dailymail.com
The great British bunk off: Workers and pupils stay home as 40C looms
For 15 consecutive days in 1976 the sun beat down on Britain and the temperature hovered at 32C (89.6F).
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theguardian.com
Workers jumping in fountains, tube windows smashed: how the Guardian reported the 1976 UK heatwave
26 June 1976: Paramedics are called out to over 40 fainting cases in Leeds, while overheating cars cause huge tailbacks
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What the hottest places of 1976 look like today...
The previous top temperature of 35.6C, set during the legendary ten-week heatwave, was surpassed when the mercury reached 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire..
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The summer Britain melted
This week as high temperatures send Britons flocking to beaches, parks and beer gardens, thoughts turn to the most famous heatwave of all - the Summer of 1976.