The I reports that research finds that by 2070 climate change will have spread deadly virus across much of Britain. The common frog could disappear from the south east of England within 50 years unless drastic action is taken to halt climate change, an alarming report warns today.

The amphibian, which is by far the most common frog species in the UK, could also become increasingly scarce in the North of England and parts of Scotland as rising temperatures increase the potency of a deadly disease, while spreading it more widely across the country.