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  • Public health advice following the Grenfell Tower fire

    Health advice from Public Health England following the Grenfell Tower fire.

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  • Heat health advice: 2019

    Warmer weather forecasts for parts of England have prompted advice to take care from Public Health England (PHE).

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  • Further environmental checks for Grenfell site

    Additional environmental checks are to be carried out in and around the Grenfell Tower site to provide extra reassurance to survivors and local residents.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Health advice for residents affected by Saddleworth Moor fire

    Advice for Saddleworth Moor fire extended to Winter Hill.

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  • New tool calculates NHS and social care costs of air pollution

    A tool calculating the potential costs of air pollution will provide councils with further impetus to act and improve air quality.

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  • Air pollution advice to the public

    For latest updates visit the Defra UK Air website at uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Cold weather health warning

    Cold weather forecasts have prompted warnings to take care from Public Health England (PHE).

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  • Cold weather arrives

    Health risks for vulnerable people may increase.

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  • Estimates of mortality in local authority areas associated with air pollution

    Report on local mortality associated with particulate air pollution.

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  • Radon tests available soon for 2,000 homes across central Scotland

    The radioactive gas occurs naturally and is present in all buildings all over the UK. It cannot be seen, smelled or tasted - but each year is believed to lead to over 1,000 lung cancer deaths.

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  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next 2 to 3 days there is a 60% chance of cold temperatures/icy conditions/snow in the East…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 60% chance of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 3 alert issued

    Cold weather alert issued.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 60% chance of temperatures in the North East England, North…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 60% chance of temperatures in the North East and North West…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 3 alert issued

    Further to the level alert 2 issued on 27 January, the levels across England have now risen to Level 3. The Met Office has confirmed that all…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 70% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East,…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is an 80% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: revised level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is an 80% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold weather plan: level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast of temperatures in the North West, North East and Yorkshire & Humber regions, falling to low levels over the next…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government