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Showcase Cinemas offering free entry during heatwave - but only to certain people

People with a certain hair colour will be allowed to cool off in air-conditioned cinemas for free

Manchester Evening News

Will schools close due to the extreme heat? Here's what the guidelines say

Many schools have opted to shut as the temperature soars, but what does the law say?

Manchester Evening News

How to manage with extreme temperatures during the heatwave

Here is everything you need to know about coping with the soaring mercury.

The Independent UK

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Covid vaccines: Government warned of ‘dangerous complacency’ as millions skip boosters

‘We’re currently losing the arms race against BA.5’ warns leading immunologist

The Independent UK

Millions braced for record-breaking heat as ‘national emergency’ threatens disruption in England

Level four warning is in force across England for Monday and Tuesday

The Independent UK

Heatwave health alerts explained and what an amber warning means for Scotland

When certain heat thresholds are passed, a warning is issued and sent to relevant health professionals to protect peoples health from extreme heat.

Daily Record

All over 50s in Wales to be offered a Covid booster by end of November

The decision comes following a steady rise in Covid infections over the past few weeks

Wales Online

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Covid boosters offered to thousands more people as new variants spread

UK health chiefs have announced many more people will receive a booster this autumn

Liverpool Echo

Fresh Covid jab to be offered to all over-50s in Autumn as cases spiral to 3.5 million

Healthcare workers, carers and those in a clinical risk group - including pregnant women - will also be offered a booster vaccine after analysis identified those most at risk from the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants

Daily Mirror

People over 50 to be offered Covid booster jab this autumn

Experts hope expanding the offer will provide necessary protection to those at higher risk of severe illness.

The Independent UK

What are the five heat levels and what happens when they are triggered?

Everything you need to know about the five categories

The Independent UK

Expert answers six heatwave emergency questions we are all asking

Temperatures could near 40C during 'danger to life' weather event

Wales Online

How to keep a baby cool in a heatwave and other important questions answered

Heatwave health questions answered

The Independent UK

'National emergency' declared as rare extreme heat warning issued

The extreme weather in some parts of the UK could be life-threatening

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

UK heatwave: how to identify, prevent and treat heatstroke

As first ever national emergency red alert for heat is issued, here’s how to spot the signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke

Wales Online

Number of new cases of monkeypox reported in England and where

GPs are now reporting possible cases in Herts, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire, as well as more cases in Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

England braces for 40C temperatures as experts warn thousands could die

Level 4 heat alert announced for next week means ‘illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy’

The Independent UK

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

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Daily Mirror

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

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

Wales Online

Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ about monkeypox in London

71% of recent cases have been reported in England's capital city

Bristol Post

Three-year-old boy 'gets lead poisoning' from eating mud in his garden

His mum is desperate to move out of the council flat

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ after 71% of UK monkeypox cases seen in London

The Mayor of London has written to the Health Secretary urging him to combat the spread of the virus.

The Independent UK

Rise in Covid-19 hospital patients in England ‘slowing down’

The current wave could peak below levels reached earlier in the year.

The Independent UK

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

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