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England issues first cold-health alert of winter for two regions

KROV newsroom

11 Nov 2026, 4:40 pm IST1 min read

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England’s North West and West Midlands will be under a yellow cold-health alert from 9 a.m. on November 12 to noon on November 14, local time. The UK Health Security Agency issued the alert on November 10, its first of the 2026–27 winter.

The agency says a yellow alert means the cold could affect people who are especially vulnerable. It singled out adults aged 65 and over, and people with existing health conditions, as groups at higher risk.

The alert is part of a system run by the agency and the Met Office to help health and social care services prepare for the effects of cold weather.

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Credit: UK Health Security Agency, GOV.UK · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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