TomNorton commented Hot, hot, hot! Nottingham reaches 33C during heatwave

AFTER weeks of rain, overcast skies and misjudged forecasts, Nottingham has experienced its real first taste of summer weather. Despite a brief thunderstorm shower just before 2pm, the county was cooking at a high of 33C on Wednesday, the hottest day of the year so far. Visitors to the city were seen wandering around with umbrellas to shade themselves from the heat that had proved too much for them. Janet Griffiths, 60, of Whitby Crescent, Woodthorpe, said: "I popped out to do a bit of...