A two-week heatwave has cleared air conditioners, coolers and fans from the shelves of all the country's major hardware and electrical stores as temperatures soared above 100 degrees, breaking records stretching back two centuries.......

....But the capital had one, at least, for sale.

In an excellent illustration of the laws of supply and demand, a small electrical shop on Goodge Street in the city center was offering a 12-inch desk fan for $112
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