The Latest Breaking News from Hilary Williams

Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought

Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

Emergency callouts surge as NHS feels the heat from extreme temperatures

Schools have been forced to closed and some hospital machinery has failed in the heat.

Evening Standard · Jun 26

Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat

Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units and workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Man pleads guilty in rapper Pop Smoke’s death, is sentenced to four years

LOS ANGELES — A 20-year-old charged in the killing of Pop Smoke pleaded guilty in juvenile court Thursday, admitting he entered a Hollywood Hills mansion as a teenager in February 2020 intending to rob the rapper, who was shot to death in a struggle with his assailants.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2023

'We're seeing mums whose cancer has become untreatable because the NHS backlog is too big'

One of Wales' most senior cancer consultants says opportunities to cure patients of cancer are being missed as it's too late by the time they're seen

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022