PHEW. York hotter than the Costa Brava, 120 degrees in back gardens, snakes on the loose in Northallerton: we are not used to this.
For one man it has all got too hot to handle.
Gary Wilby's solution is a little drastic, however: instead of just adding another ice cube to his drink, he's off to Siberia.
The weather forecasters tell us the heatwave will soon be broken by thunderstorms.
Until then, if you need to cool down just think of Gary in his giant thermals shivering in sub-zero Siberia.
Updated: 11:14 Wednesday, July 16, 2003
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