A piece of direct mail arrives from Country Holidays.

If your idea of holiday heaven is basking in glorious sunshine, you’ll be delighted to learn that 2007 is forecast to be the warmest year on record in the UK. So instead of just booking a holiday abroad, why not spend a few days or longer in the UK and make the most of the expected good weather.

I knew there had to be a silver lining to the cloud that is global warming: I’m glad somebody’s pointed it out to me.