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BBC asks: ‘What will I tell my grandkids about the summer of ’26?’ How much I miss it
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The BBC suggests 2026 will replace 1976 as the ‘benchmark’ for a hot summer. It could not be more wrong. We will look back on this year’s succession of heatwaves with unbearable nostalgia.
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