Great to sit in for the legendary Scott Ross today, even if one of our stories made my stomach turn just a little –

A Japanese beauty salon is offering ‘snail facials’.

The treatment is available for customers who want to get rid of dead skin or clear their pores.

It’s thought that the slime left by snails has an anti-ageing effect on skin.

Slime from snails helps remove old cells, heal the skin after sunburn and moisturise it. In this way, you can have 100% pure snail essence directly on the skin.

The salon are offering a ‘Celebrity Escargot Course’ to customers, with a 60-minute treatment costing £161

Snails are placed on the cheeks of the customer and are then allowed to move freely around the face.

The treatment is followed by massages and masks using creams containing snail mucus.

Sayaka Ito, who has already had the treatment, revealed: “You can feel the snails moving on your face. At first, it is surprising, but it’s actually rather nice.

“My skin really does feel smooth and moist,” she said.

Hmm… Well here’s how to keep cool in this weather.

A HEATWAVE alert has been issued by the Met Office as temperatures look set to soar across Essex and the south and east of the England.

The mercury is expected to hit 31C on Wednesday and remain high into the weekend in Chelmsford and Brentwood – prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow ‘be ready’ alert.

Tips for staying cool and healthy in the heatwave from the NHS are:

Enjoy the weather but try to stay cool.

Avoid going outside between 11am and 3pm as this is the hottest part of the day.

Spend time in the shade and avoid strenuous activity.

Help others: check up on neighbours, relatives and friends who may be less able to look after themselves (for example, if they have mobility problems).

It is more important to keep yourself and others cool if you or they have a heart or respiratory condition. If symptoms become worse, seek medical advice.

Drink water or fruit juice regularly.

Avoid tea, coffee and alcohol, and if you do drink alcohol make sure you have water or other non-alcoholic drinks too.