The Met Office has issued a red "risk to life" report.

The solution to this, obviously, is to go gangbusters drilling for gas in the North Sea so that Britons can put air conditioners in every home and school, (and also afford to run them.) Only 3% of British homes have air conditioning.

Unfortunately the Net Zero Zealots in some town councils have been doing their own version of "Net Zero" where they badger homeowners to take their air conditioning down. The Telegraph reported that some councilors have ordered homeowners to tear out air-conditioners and open their windows instead.

Air conditioning torn from homes under net zero clampdown
Climate change regulations prioritised despite soaring temperatures

In one of a string of cases uncovered by The Telegraph, a resident living in North London was forced to "permanently remove" two air-con units from the back of their home.

Planning inspectors working for Camden council said there was "no justification" for the air-con units and that they failed to comply with the local authority's so-called "cooling hierarchy".

In an appeal, the resident was told to open the windows and balcony doors of their first-floor flat to ventilate the property "by natural means".

Their concerns about security were dismissed, with inspectors saying the risk was not "as great as those associated with ground floor windows" and that the windows could be shut at night.

The UK government, by the way, responded to the social media outrage by declaring that there were no such rules, and it was flat out incorrect, but people should speak to their council "just in case" and they are reviewing the legislation, which suggests the social media outrage might be justified but the government dont' want to admit things are that stupid.

The Guardian discovers a new level of inanity and word-slop:
What is interesting here is how inaccurate the words are. Almost like they are trying to gas-light the audience:

With the country in the grip of the worst heatwave ever recorded in western Europe – a direct result of global heating – the chair of parliament's environmental audit committee warned ministers of the urgent threat and said the UK was falling "far short of what is needed".

What is this global heating? Are they trying to say "climate change" and missed?

Flossie Boyd, of Global Witness, said: "It's frightening to think of teachers and pupils trying to work and learn in swelteringly hot classrooms. This heatwave is a reminder of why we need climate adaptation now – to cool down our schools, and keep children safe.