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

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

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

  • Advice for Saddleworth Moor fire extended to Winter Hill.

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

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

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

  • Health risks for vulnerable people may increase.

  • Report on local mortality associated with particulate air pollution.

  • 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.

  • 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…

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

  • 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…

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

  • Cold weather alert issued.

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

  • 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…

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

  • 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…

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

  • 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…

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

  • 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,…

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

  • 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…

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

  • 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…

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

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

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