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Cold health alerts upgraded as snow and -8C temperatures hit UK

Cold health alerts have been upgraded from yellow to amber across the north of England[1], after some areas woke up to snowfall as temperatures plunged as low as -8C.
A blast of air from northern Scandinavia arrived overnight, bringing sub-zero conditi…

Cold weather health alerts upgraded as icy blast sweeps UK

Cold weather alerts for parts of Britain were upgraded on Wednesday as millions were warned to brace themselves for snow and ice amid plummeting temperatures.The UK Health Security Agency upgraded a number of alerts from yellow to amber.The North East,…