Neil Stubley says the turf is coping well after the hottest ever start, but warns climate change may force future adaptations.

Leaders have been told they may wish to set ‘activity planning assumptions’, which can include introducing minimum waiting times.

The Met Office said heavy rain could cause some problems but temperatures would no longer be as ‘oppressively hot’.

Pauline Eyre, who officiated 16 Championships, says controversial move has reduced court staff to ‘basically butlers’.

The final episode will see the winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year unveiled.