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Last week’s Barometer detailed past UK temperature records. Those were broken by this week’s heatwave. On Monday a new Welsh record was set when temperatures hit 35.3˚C in Gogerddan and on Tuesday England measured a new high of 40.3˚C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
Source: Met Office
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants released its 20th annual listing of top dining spots around the globe. Italy and Spain have the most with 6 each. Denmark, France, Japan, Peru and the US have 3, while Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Mexico and the UK have 2.
Source: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Queen became the first band to sell seven million copies of one album in the UK. As many as a quarter of households may own their 1981 Greatest Hits album. The rest of the top ten, in descending order:
Abba, Gold 6m
The Beatles, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 5.
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