Sunburn risk... in the UK

I was driving back home the other day, when I listened to the weather forecast on the radio:
'Sunburn risk for today: low'.
Sunburn risk? Did I listen correctly?!
It might sounds ridiculous, when you think that you are in the UK, end of August and the thermometer shows no more that 18C. If it is sunny? Why don't you guess?!

For the UK this does not seem to be such a ridiculous subject and it shouldn't be, as around 8000 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with malignant melanoma with 1800 deaths each year because of one of the most common cancer among people aged 20-39, the melanoma.

Research says that sunburn in childhood can double the risk of melanoma in later life, therefore an early detection is crucial for a successful treatment.
Even the risk of sunburn causing cancer could become the biggest new threat to the building industry by generating huge employers’ liability claims in the future.

For these reasons it might not be so funny to check this web:
http://www.metoffice.com/weather/uv/uv_uk.html
it is a guide to the risk of damage to your skin with not only a UK regional five-day UV index forecast, but a European one too.

As long as the summer goes on -in a few countries it looks to be a scorcher- we should be aware of the risk of the sunburn and avoid the sunbath without protection; what about the sun bed?! ...because this is also a dangerous hobby for loads.