内容摘要：The footage, which showed Mr Peng holding onto the glider's controls with his face and much of his body covered in ice crystals, has since been questioned by US broadcaster NBC.

The footage, which showed Mr Peng holding onto the glider's controls with his face and much of his body covered in ice crystals, has since been questioned by US broadcaster NBC.

"It's super intense at the moment. The marine heatwave has really soared this week," says Dr Ségolène Berthou at the Met Office.The entire west coast of the UK is now about 2.5C above average. A large portion of Scottish waters are 2-3C warmer than usual for the time of year.

In one location, just off Tyne and Tees, temperatures are 5C higher than average, according to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.Dr Zoe Jacobs, who is based at the National Oceanography Centre, first noticed the unusual marine temperatures a few weeks ago. She found that pockets of the UK had been coming in and out of a mild heatwave since late 2024. That heat intensified and spread in March and has now surged.A marine heatwave is defined as sea temperatures that exceed the seasonal threshold for more than five consecutive days. In the UK the marine heatwave threshold for May is 11.3C.

On 19 May the average sea surface temperature reached 12.69C."It started in the North Sea and the Celtic Sea. Now the North Sea has cooled down a bit but the west of Ireland is extremely hot," says Dr Berthou.

One of the warmest springs on record is driving the surge, as high temperatures and weak winds warm the top layer of the ocean.

Marine heatwaves in the UK are thought to be a relatively new phenomenon but they are expected to increase in frequency and intensity."By the time they're in their early 20s the standard is going to be even higher and with the viewing figures and the prize money going up, it'll become even more popular with youngsters."

India's economy grew by 7.4% in the period between January and March - up from 6.2% the previous quarter and significantly beating analyst expectations.However, growth for full 2024-25 year, which runs between April and March, is pegged at 6.5% - the slowest in four years.

The country's central bank - the Reserve Bank of India - meets later in June and is expected to cut rates for the third time in a row to boost growth.India remains the world's fastest growing major economy, although growth has sharply dropped from the 9.2% high recorded in financial year 2023-24.