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Severe weather warning to highlight risk to ill and elderly

A level 3 cold weather alert has been issued by the Met Office warning organisations, suchas Age UK of the health risks to old and ill people.

Temperatures have plummeted to -11C overnight and there are further warnings of snow and ice for the weekend.

The Met Office said: ''This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services.''

The only higher alert is level 4, which sees normally healthy people at risk from the cold.

Meanwhile, letters have been sent to 675,000 homes across England to raise awareness of home energy grants such as winter fuel payment and cold weather payment.

The level 3 alert will remain in place until at least Sunday.

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Sources:

BBC News website (link opens in new window)

Telegraph website (link opens in new window)

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