If you’ve been stuck at home this winter while all your mates have been posting about their Euro summer, you might be struggling for sympathy at the latest snafu on the Italian Riviera… Neighbours in the ultra-flash/pastel-coloured village of Portofino have been turning on each other as temperatures soar and authorities try to hunt out illegally-installed air conditioners. The picturesque town has banned AC with outside units to try to preserve its natural beauty. Portofino’s mayor Matteo Viacava says “it’s not that we want people to suffer… but there are rules that need to be respected”. As heatwaves have swept across the continent this summer there were reports of 37 illegally installed units, even though owners risk a fine of more than $60,000. We reckon the town’s most famous current guest – none other than Madonna – will be finding a way to stay cool…