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UK to declare first Level 4 national emergency over heatwave as 40C possible

Met Office has also made history with first red warning over extreme heat issued for next week

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Boy, 3, suffers 'lead poisoning' after eating mud in garden as mum desperate to move

Layla Carter, 27, is trying to get Bristol City Council to rehouse her family after her toddler son Vinnie's lead levels tested high but says her request has been denied

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

School sends children home over fear of outbreak following confirmed monkeypox case

Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School, in London, remains open but, under guidance from the UK Health Security Agency, asked some pupils to leave the premises while contact tracing was underway

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

New top Covid symptom in patients revealed by latest data as infections surge across UK

A total of 2.7 million people are estimated to have had the virus latest figures show, up from 2.3m the week before

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

UK's first-ever heatwave national emergency - from NHS to water and nuclear fears

Schools could close and transport and rail networks are likely to be affected but people will need to keep going to work as the extreme temperatures affect the country

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Hospitals brace for overheating after more than 1,000 incidents of high ward temperatures

The number of overheating incidents at hospital trusts covering Greater Manchester has been steadily increasing in recent years

Manchester Evening News · Jul 14, 2022

Top Covid symptom in patients revealed by new data as infections surge across UK

A total of 2.3 million people are estimate to have had the virus latest figures show

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Nurses 'banned from drinking water or using fans' on hospital wards despite heatwave

Several nursing staff have reported their clinical areas have already hit a blistering 40C, with some senior managers wrongly believing drinking in these areas poses an infection risk

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Rare emergency response issued as temperatures forecast to hit 36C in heatwave

As a result of the emergency response members of the homeless community will be checked on, as well as provided water and advice on how to survive the extreme temperatures

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

UK bakes in 37C heatwave as fires break out and passengers left to boil on trains

The mercury is expected to soar into the mid-30s through the weekend before peaking next Tuesday and climbing to 37C in London, with the Met Office issuing a danger to life warning

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022