Temperatures in parts of Britain will jump back above 30°C next week. I suggest that, in addition to making other preparations (fill your ice trays!), you read what our Bagehot columnist has to say: Britain is a hot country that pretends to be a cool one, which has strange and unhelpful consequences.
China, a mass-producer of data as much as manufactures, is about to exploit that fact for purposes benign and, possibly, malevolent. Read our leader about what China plans to do with its data profusion and the implications for democracies.
And cool off with our pint-sized news quiz. |