Costa del Kent: sunburn and seaweed are no deterrent as England steams on hottest day of year

Viking Bay in Broadstairs almost matches the Med as the September heatwave breaks recordsThey say summers are never as hot as those in your youth. But however warmed by nostalgia, in no one's youth did recorded temperatures ever exceed 30C (86F) for six days in a row in September.On the beach of Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Sarah Myers Conraby was savouring the sun but was also concerned by what the thermometer reading signified in terms of climate change and global warming. Continue reading...