It comes as June 2019 became the hottest June on record for the globe and the second month in a row that balmy temperatures caused Antarctic sea ice coverage to reach a record low.

“There is no doubt that the size of the Navy since 2005 – reduced from 31 frigates and destroyers to now 19 – has had an impact on our ability to protect our interests around the globe.”

Kieron Jenkins, 30, fled barefoot and in pyjamas after being left on his own in a hospital room

Joshua McKenzie was handed a nine month suspended sentence after admitting the offence.

The Killing Eve star said she was ‘touched’ by the vegetable sculpture in her likeness.

The Dover MP will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in September

The mercury is expected to hit 34C (95F) in London on Wednesday.

Thousands of people in Brooklyn were left without power amid high temperatures.

Motorist David Haughton, 75, has been jailed for eight months for driving the wrong way down the M6 at nearly twice the drink drive limit