Temperatures are set to skyrocket again this week as the UK enters its fourth heatwave of the year – a change which is likely to herald plenty of trips to the beach.

But alongside the risk of sun damage, The Wildlife Trusts said that another danger might be lurking in the sand, hidden from sight.

The “venomous” weever fish, which appears from June to as late as October, prefers warmer water, making the summer months especially dangerous.

In fact, the common threat’s venom can be so painful and the creature itself so well-hidden that the East Riding of Yorkshire Council has urged people to “not walk barefoot on the sands during the weever fish season”.

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