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Chefs, doctors and real estate developers among new coalition calling to rid kitchens of gas cooking

For decades, "natural gas" has sold itself to families as the fastest and most efficient way to cook. But now there's a battle for your kitchen stove, and a push to get you to embrace electric.

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Nearly a quarter with deadly lung disease wait 5 years or more for diagnosis

Sufferers of COPD waiting up to a decade for diagnosis

Evening Standard

Black and Asian children with asthma make up highest number of hospital admissions

Toxic air can lead to children developing asthma and harmful emissions are higher in areas where Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners live

The Independent UK

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Number of London children being admitted to hospital with asthma rises 64% in a year

The number of children being admitted to hospital with asthma in London has risen by 64 per cent in a year, according to new analysis, as Mayor Sadiq Khan vowed to clean up the capital's "filthy" air.

Evening Standard

Mum says son, 12, rushed to hospital 3 times with breathing issues due to mouldy home

Kayden, who suffers from asthma, has to "catch his breath" when walking inside the council home's bathroom, and has even been sent home from school due to his health problems

Daily Mirror

How mould can affect your health - questions answered after two-year-old's death

Awaab Ishak suffered prolonged exposure to mould in the housing association flat where he lived with his parents

Wales Online

Lanarkshire mum left fearing for asthmatic son's health as chronic dampness leaves home 'covered in mould'

Laura Nicholson claims the long-running issue at her council flat has left her walls wet to the touch and black with fungus

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Scots woman forced to quit job due to chronic lung condition waited six years for diagnosis

Vivienne Gaynor is now backing calls from campaigners for better respiratory care in Scotland after a new report revealed one in five people wait more than four years to be diagnosed with COPD.

Daily Record

Woman struggled to breathe for eight years before finally being diagnosed with incurable condition

'One day I was struggling to take a deep breath, it frightened me so much I went to A&E. After hours of waiting, I was finally seen by a nurse who said it was down to a chest infection'

Wales Online

Edinburgh woman waits six years for deadly lung diagnosis from doctors

Vivienne Gaynor, 60, says that she had to wait around six years to be given a COPD diagnosis and that she was forced to give up her job and use a mobility scooter due to the illness.

Edinburgh Live

Scots mum left fearing for asthmatic son's health as chronic dampness leaves home 'covered in mould'

Laura Nicholson, from Motherwell, claims the long-running issue at her council flat has left her walls wet to the touch and black with fungus which has spread to bedding, clothing and furniture throughout the property.

Daily Record

One in four COPD patients waiting five or more years for diagnosis in Northern Ireland

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland has called for urgent action

Belfast Live

Thunderstorm asthma warnings issued for northern and north central Victoria as wet weather predicted

The Victorian Department of Health says the greatest risk is in the north central and northern country districts, which include regional centres Bendigo, Shepparton, Echuca and Castlemaine.

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Hayfever, asthma sufferers warned Vic pollen levels currently the highest in decades

Victorians are struggling with worse hayfever and asthma conditions this year, with researchers warning pollen counts are higher than they have been in decades.

Wales Online

Young mum dies after asthma attack in bed despite family's desperate efforts to save her

Amy Greenwood, mum of Bailey, four, and Orla, eight months, had been looking forward to getting married

Daily Mirror

Young mum's 'worst nightmare' comes true as family perform CPR after fatal asthma attack

Amy Greenwood had only recently moved into her new home in Skelmersdale with her fiancé and was excited about getting married next year, when she had a fatal asthma attack in bed

Manchester Evening News

Young mum's 'worst nightmare' comes true after fatal asthma attack

"With asthma, everyone thinks you take a puff on a blue inhaler and you are fine."

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Thunderstorm asthma weather warning for Victoria as high winds whip up pollen

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts storms likely to produce damaging winds, hailstones and heavy rain

ABC News

High risk of thunderstorm asthma forecast for the Wimmera

Residents in a Victorian region have been warned of a severe risk of thunderstorm asthma with conditions across the state right for a widespread outbreak.

Daily Record

Scots mum left stranded in flat with young son after housing association rip out bathroom

The toddler has become poorly as his asthma is worsening from the conditions.

The Conversation

Hay fever can sometimes be more serious than we think. This is why we should know our treatment options

Hay fever (also known as allergic rhinitis) is a catch-all term that covers a group of ailments that cause sneezing, a runny nose, and itchy and red eyes.

ABC News

Hay fever: Why seasonal allergies are peaking, and why climate change may make them worse

For people with allergic asthma, pollen season is potentially danger season, more so if thunderstorms are on the horizon — not to mention climate change.

ABC News

Hay fever alert for Melbourne as Victoria's pollen count rises amid warmer weather

Victorians are warned a warm and sunny spring week ahead will bring with it a high pollen count and an extreme hay fever risk.

LiveScience

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