60 m. ago Brits set to wake up to snow and blizzards as Arctic blast grips UK: Fresh amber warnings issued as 'bitterly cold snap' sparks travel chaos with drivers crashing and trains cancelled

Brits could wake up to snow as the Arctic blast grips the country for up to a week amid fears over travel issues and power cuts as temperatures are predicted to drop to as low as -10C.

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14 h. ago Wes Streeting issues cold snap warning as pressure on NHS intensifies

The Health Secretary urged the public to only use A&E in genuine emergences

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17 h. ago Met Office warns UK cold snap to last ‘into next week’ as temperatures plummet

Yellow warnings for snow and ice are in force for parts of the UK while amber alerts have been issued for Scotland

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55 h. ago Rare cold health alert in place for whole of England as revellers brace for sub

A RARE cold-health alert has been issued for the whole of England as Brits look set to bring in the New Year. The cold snap, which warn of a rise in deaths particularly among elderly and vulnerable people, are set to pummel Brits for as long as a whole week. The warning will wreak 'significant...

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2 w. ago Health Secretary issues verdict on 'mask mandate' as super flu sweeps UK

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has issued an update after calls for an NHS 'mask mandate'

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting issues message to NHS patients as resident doctors begin five

"I'm really sorry to patients for the disruption that is happening as a result"

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2 w. ago Britain facing 'tsunami of flu' as NHS in 'most precarious position since pandemic'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns of super flu 'tsunami' and issues direct appeal to NHS doctors - warning that a strike is 'choosing to put lives at risk this Christmas'

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3 w. ago 'Risk' warning as record levels of people in hospital with flu

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has issued a warning

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