As climate change takes hold we need to prepare for the impact on roads, railways, animal welfare, our own health and wildfires

It is 50 years since the summer of 1976, and as the record for the hottest ever June day looks set to be broken, the Met Office has issued a chilling prediction for 2056

It's hotting up in the UK with experts predicting we could see the hottest ever day on record this week. And it was a similar story 50 years ago as temperatures soared during the…