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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
David Jarvis

Army troops punished for breaking rules by getting sunburnt during 40C heatwave

Top brass ain’t half hot under the collar because soldiers are getting too sunburned for duty.

Fed-up officers are ordering recruits to slap on protective sun cream during hot weather and keep sleeves rolled down.

Troops based at the Infantry Training Corps in Catterick, North Yorks, fell foul of the new anti-sunburn ruling during this month’s heatwave, when temperatures hit a record 40C.

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