Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns

The new plans must include rolling out insulation programmes to keep homes and schools cool in summer, as well as warm in winter. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Inadequate climate protections mean at least 6 million lives are at risk from extreme heat in England, an analysis has found.

A report by the campaign group Friends of the Earth found older people and young children were the most high-risk groups for heatwaves, with 1.7 million under-5s and 4.3 million people over 65 living in the most heat-vulnerable neighbourhoods in England.