This England: Hot property

This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the NS since 1934.

By New Statesman

A TikTok video of a man cooling down in a bin full of water during the heatwave has gone viral. The clip was recorded on the hottest day of the year and shows two men talking.

When asked if he’s enjoying the weather the man said: “Listen, if I want to have a swim in my bin on the hottest day of the year in England then I’m entitled to do so.”