Large parts of western Europe, especially Britain and France, will be sweltering under another heatwave this Thursday as countries feel the strain on resources, the economy and services.

Forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise as high as 38 Celsius in central and southeast England, falling just short of the August record of 38.5 C, set in 2003.

This will be the country’s fifth heatwave this summer.

The Met Office said earlier this week that only average conditions were needed for the rest of August to beat last year’s record for the hottest year.

For a country that’s largely not equipped to deal with these levels of heat, it’s been a…

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