Last week saw the UK swelter in an intense heatwave - the likes of which haven't been seen since the notorious summer of 1976. The historic scorcher fifty years ago brought with it 15 consecutive days of heat from June 23 to July 7 , with temperatures reaching 32.2 °C (90 °F) in some parts of England. Tarmac famously melted on the roads and the grass turned stark white in the blistering conditions. Compounding the issue, the freak weather followed the year-long 'drought of the century', causing