The conflict is threatening UK household bills.

The Ministry of Defence said there were no UK casualties and no damage to UK assets at Al Minhad Air Base,which hosts a permanent RAF facility after it was struck.

'We're keeping the situation under constant review.'

It's keeping our hunt for little green men 'one-sided', an expert told Metro.

'The realisation is starting to hit me now but I've always tried to be a positive person.'  

The man then covered the monkey's head with a black cloth and tied its arms behind it to a plastic pipe.