'Cold does kill': plunging UK temperatures prompt health warning

With a forecast of frost and temperatures dropping to -4C, Public Health England advises people to prepare for the coldLow temperatures heralding the arrival of winter have prompted health officials to warn that cold weather can be fatal.A widespread frost is expected and a new survey of highways bosses shows that councils have stockpiled 1.2 million tonnes of salt to prepare for the months ahead. Continue reading...