Rise in UK deaths expected as Met Office warns of snow and ice

In some cities there will be extra accommodation made available to homeless people in the icy weather. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Public health bosses in the UK are expecting a rise in deaths from cold weather, amid severe weather warnings for snow and ice over the next five days.

The UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber alert for social care in England, saying vulnerable people were at risk as the country braced for heavy snow and ice going into the weekend.