This week Britain is set for the second major heatwave of the summer with temperatures forecast to reach a sweltering 36C.
The situation in mainland Europe is also stark, with the continent on course for the worst drought in 500 years.
The scorching heat is ruining crops, disrupting transport and putting lives at risk.
There is no doubt we are now living with the consequences of the climate crisis.
Scientists had long predicted that global warming would lead to more extreme weather.
What is concerning them is the speed with which the records are tumbling.
Events which were once unimaginable are now set to become commonplace.
As the head of the Met Office, Paul Davies, tells today’s Mirror we are now entering “scary” and “uncharted” territory.
Right-wing politicians pushing for the UK to abandon its efforts to curb carbon emissions are not just denying the evidence in front of their faces.
They are also putting the country on a dangerous course.
Jabs are vital
At the beginning of the century the whole of Europe was declared free of Polio.
There are now fears the disease could return after samples of the virus were detected in London’s sewage network.
The health authorities have acted with speed by announcing plans to vaccinate one million children aged one to nine in the capital.
Covid has shown that successful vaccination programmes rely on as many people as possible having the jab.
Which is why parents and carers should ensure their kids receive the vaccine booster. It will keep them and other children safe.
Magic maker
Raymond Briggs enchanted generations of children with his books The Snowman and Fungus the Bogeyman.
You could say his work was picture perfect.
